Zhuge Liang, who figured out the key to it, suddenly felt cold sweat all over his body.

He raised his head suddenly, looked at Chen Xu fixedly, and then sighed: "King Qin is scheming, Liang is ashamed of himself." ”

Chen Xu still had a righteous face, and said with an earnest look: "My sincerity can be seen by the sky, high-ranking officials and lords, waiting for a vacant position!" ”

Zhuge Liang sneered: "Fame and fortune are just things outside the body, King Qin tempted me with these, maybe he underestimated me Zhuge Liang too much." ”

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang paused, and then said: "What's more, I am now the commander of the four countries, with millions of soldiers and thousands of generals. ”

"The land of Guanzhong, it won't be long before it will turn into powder under the iron cavalry of the coalition army, and the King of Qin may be unable to protect himself."

Zhuge Liang's voice became louder and louder, deliberately letting Cao Cao and others behind him hear it.

"If the king of Qin issues an edict now, and then surrenders the city, the princes will be magnanimous, and you will still be able to ensure your prosperity and wealth for a lifetime."

"If you are stubborn and insist on fighting against the heavenly soldiers, the day of death is not far away."

"Hahaha!"

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Chen Xu was not angry, and said: "Even if you are unwilling to surrender today, I will definitely be able to capture you alive one day." ”

"The person I Chen Xu wants to get, I will never get it!"

After speaking, Chen Xu didn't talk nonsense, turned the horse's head and returned to his own position, and then ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

The coalition side is now defeated, morale is low, and it is getting late, and it is not a good opportunity to fight, and it is also a withdrawal of troops on all fronts.

During the return journey, Zhang Liao sighed: "We won a big victory in the two battles, but it was a pity that we didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue and break the enemy." ”

Chen Xu just smiled, but didn't speak.

After the army withdrew to Hangu Pass and settled down, Chen Xu returned to his residence.

As soon as he finished washing, Zhao Yun brought Deng Ai to ask for a meeting.

Chen Xu hurriedly lured Zhao Yun in and asked, "Zilong came late at night, what happened." ”

Today's battle between the two sides lasted for a long time, and after the army returned to Hangu Pass, the sky had completely darkened.

Even though Chen Xu was strong and strong, he still felt a little tired. Chen Xu didn't know what Zhao Yun had done when he brought Deng Ai.

Looking at Chen Xu, who was slightly tired, Zhao Yun said slightly apologetically: "It's Yun's fault to disturb the lord's rest." ”

Chen Xu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Zilong has something to say." ”

Zhao Yun pondered for a long time, and then said: "Today, the Lord ordered us to lay down the formation, and let Guan Yu and the others come to break the formation. ”

"This time, Ah Ai will fight with me, and when the long snake formation evolves into a four-gate bottom formation, in fact, Ah Ai is completely able to defend the east gate."

"But I don't know, why did the lord deliberately expose our flaws, so that Guan Yu and the others broke through from the east gate?"

The only flaw in the four-gate bottom formation is that there is no general stationed at the east gate, how could Chen Xu not expect it before?

For a year, Zhao Yun has been taking Deng Ai with him, and Zhao Yun knows Deng Ai's changes and abilities very well.

Although Deng Ai has not yet reached the crown, he is also highly qualified and has the style of a general.

Zhao Yun believed that if Deng Ai was allowed to defend the east gate, Guan Yu and the others would not be able to trap Guan Yu and others in the battle.

It's just that due to Chen Xu's military order, Deng Ai can only kill and injure the coalition forces as much as possible, and finally let them go.

Hearing Zhao Yun's words, Chen Xu set his eyes on Deng Ai again.

Today's Deng Ai, after a year of training in the military, his body looks stronger and stronger, and even his skin has become darker.

The immaturity on Deng Ai's face at the beginning gradually disappeared and became a lot calmer.

"Ah Ai, do you also have doubts in your heart?"

Deng Ai hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

Guan Yu, Zhang He, and Xu Chu are all among the few generals in the coalition army, if there is no Chen Xu to signal waterproofing, maybe these three people will be trapped in the battle.

If that were the case, the blow to the morale of the coalition forces would be huge.

Zhao Yun and Deng Ai thought about it for a long time, but they couldn't understand why their father-in-law did this.

Brushing his beard, Chen Xu sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "There are two reasons why Guan Yu and the others were deliberately allowed to break through. ”

"For one, Ah Ai's reputation is not obvious now, and he will not be noticed by the coalition forces, and when you can be on your own, it will be of great use."

Although there are many generals in Guanzhong, most of them are famous, and the coalition forces are constantly paying attention to their movements.

For example, if Zhao Yun, Pang De, Zhang Liao and others suddenly disappeared, the coalition forces would definitely have some suspicions.

In that case, what they are asked to do is likely to fail.

If you want to hide from the eyes and ears of the coalition forces and do something unseemly, you must use a person who is not well-known but capable.

The appearance of Deng Ai, as well as his continuous progress, made Chen Xu choose him without hesitation.

This is also why, on the one hand, Chen Xu asked Deng Ai to follow Zhao Yun to keep training, and on the other hand, he did not allow Deng Ai to emerge and enter the field of vision of the coalition forces.

Although Zhao Yun didn't know much about Chen Xu's plan, he also knew a little, so he was not very surprised.

As for Deng Ai, he had never heard anyone talk about it before, and when he suddenly heard that he would be of great use in the future, his eyes suddenly showed excitement.

Taking in the expressions of the two, Chen Xu continued: "Second, if Guan Yu and the others really can't break through, how can the coalition side sit back and watch them die in battle? ”

"At that time, they will not abide by the agreement, and they will definitely come to the rescue with a large army, and a scuffle is inevitable."

"If you hurt the enemy for 1,000 and lose 800, in this way, not only will you not be able to kill Guan Yu and others, but in the process of fighting with the coalition forces, our army will also suffer heavy casualties."

"Therefore, letting Guan Yu and the others leave is the best choice."

Chen Xu went out of the city to fight Zhuge Liang this time, not to let the two armies die, but to hit the morale of the coalition forces.

If the coalition forces are forced to have no way out, causing the two sides to fight together, it is not something that Chen Xu wants to see.

After all, what Chen Xu has to do now is to preserve his strength, and then give the coalition forces the illusion that they have to withdraw their troops, instead of losing a lot of soldiers and horses here.

When Zhao Yun and Deng Ai heard this, they suddenly realized.

It's just that Deng Ai still asked a little apprehensively: "Lord, what are you going to let me do in the future." ”

Chen Xu smiled, and then said: "You don't need to know about this matter for the time being, as long as you keep improving your ability." ”

In this matter, even Zhao Yun only knew an outline, and Chen Xu naturally would not tell Deng Ai in advance.

If it weren't for the place where Deng Ai would be useful in the future, Chen Xu might not mention this matter in front of Deng Ai at all.

At the end, Zhao Yun asked with some expectation: "The lord is in front of the formation today, and he said those ancient strange formations, but is there really something?" ”

Chen Xu spoke with a nose and eyes, and even Zhuge Liang couldn't tell the difference, let alone Zhao Yun.

In Zhao Yun's heart, there was no trace of expectation, if there was really such a powerful Ancient Strange Array, as long as it could be put out, there was no need to fear the coalition forces at all.

As if knowing what Zhao Yun was thinking, Chen Xu said with a smile: "Those so-called ancient strange arrays are just things I made up, just to hit Zhuge Liang's self-confidence. ”

"What's more, the formation is dead, people are alive, although the formation is somewhat useful, the effect is not too great."

The requirements for the terrain and the soldiers are too high, and like the gossip array placed by Zhuge Liang, it can only be passively defended, and there is no way to attack at all.

Even if Chen Xu can't break the Bagua Array, he can completely bypass it, in that case, the Bagua Array will be useless.

Therefore, these so-called formations seem to be powerful, but their practicability is relatively poor, and they are even more useless in the process of conquering cities.

Otherwise, the coalition forces would not have sent troops for a year, and they would not have achieved much success.

Zhao Yun and Deng Ai, when they heard that those ancient strange arrays that were said to be eye-catching and plank-eyed, were actually fictional, and they were all dumbfounded.

Their admiration for Chen Xu was like the Yangtze River for a while, galloping endlessly.

Chen Xu this time, but with one mouth, he deceived all the people in the world, I am afraid that whenever the allied soldiers think of those so-called ancient strange formations, they will feel terrified.

……

Time passes slowly.

Since that day in front of Hangu Pass, the morale of the coalition forces has not been as high as before, and many people are privately discussing what if Chen Xu really puts out the ancient strange formation.

More importantly, Chen Xu openly recruited Zhuge Liang in front of the battle, which also made many coalition generals complain.

They all felt that Chen Xu took out such a big weight, Zhuge Liang was very likely to be tempted.

Even some generals didn't think that Zhuge Liang would defect, but they also felt that it was not appropriate to continue to hand over the Four Nations Alliance to Zhuge Liang.

This turmoil lasted for a long time, which made the coalition army panic, and finally Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Yuan Tanli overrode public opinion and retained the position of commander of Zhuge Liang's coalition army.

It's just that after this incident, the cohesion of the coalition forces is not as good as before.

Rao is like this, the coalition army is still determined to win Hangu Pass, and they keep attacking the city every day, but they are stopped by the Guanzhong army and cannot advance an inch.

Zhuge Liang and others wanted to go upstream through the Yellow River and transport the allied soldiers to Hedong County.

However, the port of Koheimatsu was like a dividing line, and there was not much obstacle for warships to move east of Koheima.

After passing west of Xiaopingjin, the Soochow naval army kept encountering all kinds of shoals and rapids.

They also sent a naval army to prepare to find out the waterway, but in the summer, the Yellow River was turbulent, and many Soochow warships were destroyed.

In winter, it is frozen for thousands of miles, and it is very difficult to sail.

Therefore, even if the Eastern Wu naval army gained control of the Yellow River for a year, it still failed to sail at will west of Xiaopingjin.

Even if some soldiers were occasionally transported westward, they would be driven out by the Guanzhong cavalry patrolling both sides of the strait, making it impossible for them to land.

After all, even though the Yellow River could transport a few foot soldiers, it could not transport cavalry.

The field of vision above the river is extremely wide, as long as the Guanzhong cavalry is careful and vigilant, it will not give the coalition army a chance to land at all.

As for the night, the Soochow navy did not dare to sail on the Yellow River, and the slightest carelessness would destroy the ship and kill people.

In this way, the battle remained deadlocked until 217 AD, and it had been two years since the two sides went to war.