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Although Zhang Liao had already made arrangements, when he went to Wuligang with the army, he found that Wuligang was a bare lonely mountain.
It's a bit far-fetched to say it's a mountain, and perhaps as its name suggests, it's just a high hill slightly higher than the flat ground.
The highest part of Wuligang is only more than four meters high, all around are bare, without any vegetation, and although the highest place is flat, its area is too small, it is estimated that it can accommodate five or six people, and there is nothing that can be used as a shield within a radius of three miles.
Zhang Liao rode on the war horse, looked around at the surrounding terrain, and suddenly felt a headache, he wanted to ambush here, but he didn't want the terrain here to be so transparent, he couldn't ambush at all, even if he did ambush, he could only be in the sparse woods three miles away. In this way, his plan to take the opportunity to capture Meng Huo and other rebel leaders was completely shattered, and he couldn't help but say indignantly: "What the hell is Zhuge Liang doing!" ”
When Gan Ning, Wen Ping, Wu Yi and other accompanying generals saw it, they all felt that their heads were big, their brows were tightly locked, and they saw that the plan had failed.
"Metropolitan Governor, Zhuge Liang chose the place of meeting here, he must know the terrain here, Ken... 4 must have been surveyed a long time ago. I'm sure Zhuge Liang must have done it on purpose to embarrass the Duke! Wen Ping hurriedly said.
Gan Ning said: "Governor Dadu, although what Wen Ping said has some truth, it may not be such a situation. There is also a possibility that Zhuge Liang also did not know that the place he chose was such an environment. Even the Metropolitan Governor and I didn't know the situation in this place at first, how could Zhuge Liang know when he first arrived? Perhaps, this is just Zhuge Liang's unintentional mistake! ”
Wen Ping said: "Unintentional mistakes? Zhuge Liang, as a military advisor, before doing one thing. I think Zhuge Liang knew that there was such a place early on, so he deliberately set this place as the place of the meeting, he was afraid that the Metropolitan Governor would secretly set up an ambush, ruin his good deeds of recruiting the leader of the rebels, and rob him of his credit. So it was deliberately done so that the Metropolitan Governor could not destroy it. Don't forget, Zhuge Liang has been talking about attacking the heart and attacking the city since he came here, and he wants to subdue the rebels in Nanzhong, which may be his intention! Also, Zhuge Liang knew that we were not dealing with him, and he deliberately went to the governor of the capital to say that he borrowed troops. The three of us were named to go together, and they must have known that the Metropolitan Governor would not send us with him for the sake of the overall situation, so he deliberately went to the Metropolitan Governor to ask for it, but in fact, it was to cut off the Metropolitan Governor's participation in his affairs! And ......"
Zhang Liao heard Wen Ping's chattering words, and thought of this series of things, as if it was indeed the same thing. So a nameless fire was born in his heart, and he said angrily: "Enough! Stop it! Who did he think he was! Meng Huo was the leader of the rebels. How could it be that because Zhuge Liang let go of his mother-in-law, he would change his mind and return to the Han? Meng Shu is not so easy to deal with, Zhuge Liang is lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot! ”
As soon as the words fell, Zhang Liao turned his horse's head and said to Gan Ning, Wen Ping, Wu Yi and others: "Withdraw the army and return to the camp!" Zhuge Liang planted the fruit himself, let him bear it himself, success or failure. It is all by the destiny of heaven, and you will return to the camp with me, and no one will be allowed to leave the camp without my order! ”
Zhang Liao came with a group of people and returned in defeat. Sadly, he returned to the barracks. At this time, Zhang Liao's anger gradually dissipated, and when he remembered what he said, he also regretted it a little. He sent a scout of his cronies to Wuligang to inquire about the news, and if there was any trouble, he would know it immediately. After all, whether he succeeds or fails, he is the commander of this army and will be affected and will have to do it.
At the same time, Meng Shu was also annoyed. In fact, this time he met Zhuge Liang, and Meng Shu followed the advice of his wife, Mrs. Zhurong. Mrs. Zhurong suggested that Meng Shu take the initiative to ask Zhuge Liang to talk about surrender, so as to paralyze Zhuge Liang, and then set up a heavy ambush at the meeting place, if Zhuge Liang can be caught, he can give the Han army a dismount and severely demoralize the Han army, and at the same time, Zhuge Liang can be used to blackmail the Han army. Because Mrs. Zhurong learned that Zhuge Liang was a person who was valued by the regent, and was personally appointed by the regent, even Zhang Liao had to obey his orders, such an important person, if he was caught, it would be equivalent to having a bargaining chip with the Han army.
Even if the Han army has a large army to follow, then Meng Huo's heavy troops in advance can come in handy to defeat the Han army and bring Zhuge Liang back.
This is a very perfect plan, but when the rebel scouts went to explore the meeting place Wuligang, they were surprised to find that there was no ambush here, and it was bare within a radius of three miles, not to mention people, even if it flew into a sparrow, it could be seen clearly, especially in the middle of Wuligang, as long as you stood on it, everything here was in full view, and it was impossible to ambush.
After Meng Shu heard the news, he immediately felt that the situation was not good, and secretly scolded Zhuge Liang for choosing a bad place, and he didn't want to fulfill the agreement anymore.
Or Mrs. Zhurong is careful, she said that Zhuge Liang is a weak scholar who has no power to restrain the chicken, except for being handsome, the others are useless at all, and the body looks very weak, and Meng Huo is a strong man with excellent martial arts, even if there is no ambush, as long as Meng Shu and Zhuge Liang meet alone, Zhuge Liang can be captured. And Mrs. Zhu Rong also suggested that heavy troops should be set up within a radius of three miles in case of emergency.
In short, Mrs. Zhu Rong is bent on facilitating this meeting, and then let Meng Shu capture Zhuge Liangsheng, so that she can break the current deadlock and grasp the bargaining chips for dialogue with the Han court.
Meng Shu has always been obedient to Mrs. Zhu Rong's words, and Mrs. Zhu Rong's suggestions this time are also very pertinent, so he accepted this meeting.
Three days later, Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong appeared on the west side of Wuligang with more than 100 relatives, while Zhuge Liang also appeared on the east side of Wuligang with more than 100 people.
Such a proposal was put forward by Zhuge Liang himself, and after Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhu Rong heard it, they felt that they were in the middle of it, so Meng Shu took his wife Mrs. Zhu Rong to meet Zhuge Liang on the top of the high post in the center of Wuligang.
Zhuge Liang didn't bring a sergeant, but just brought a person dressed as a scholar, who was only about thirteen or fourteen years old, two people, a master and a servant, and walked leisurely towards the highest place of Wuligang.
Meng is superior in martial arts, can be called one of the best in Nanzhong, his wife Mrs. Zhu Rong is also a heroine among women, and her martial arts are not inferior to men, if you rely on force alone, regardless of men and women, Mrs. Zhu Rong's martial arts can be ranked in the top ten in Nanzhong. Both husband and wife are excellent martial artists, and their skills are also agile, although they are advancing on foot, the speed is not very slow, and they soon climbed to the high post.
At this time, Zhuge Liang and the accompanying scholars were only halfway away, Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong looked down from a high place, and when they saw the entourage brought by Zhuge Liang, the corners of their mouths invariably showed a strange smile. The husband and wife glanced at each other, and their eyes burst out with dazzling light, as if Zhuge Liang had become their bag.
Zhuge Liang and the accompanying scholars finally climbed the high post, but they were a little gasped. Zhuge Liang first glanced at Mrs. Zhurong, and then bowed: "Madam, you really kept your word, and brought King Meng so quickly, Kong Ming is really grateful!" ”
Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhu Rong suddenly heard Zhuge Liang's words, the expressions on the faces of the husband and wife were different, Meng Shu's face was a little more suspicious and uneasy, and Mrs. Zhu Rong's face was a little dazed, not knowing why Zhuge Liang said this.
Without waiting for the husband and wife to speak, Zhuge Liang quickly shifted his gaze to Meng Shu's body, took a quick look, and then arched his hand and said: "King Meng, in order to invite you here, Kong Ming really put in a lot of effort, Mrs. Zhurong is afraid that you are unwilling to come, so she can only make this decision, and please don't blame Mrs. in the future." ”
Meng Shu frowned, glanced at Mrs. Zhurong again, and asked, "Madam, what did he mean by this?" ”
Mrs. Zhurong was also at a loss, and hurriedly shook her head and said, "I don't know why he said this!" ”
"Madam, don't pretend, you have already brought King Meng here, is there any use in saying these words? Since Madame has completed her agreement with me, then I will also give Madame everything she wants according to the agreement. Zhuge Liang said.
Mrs. Zhurong said angrily: "Zhuge Kongming, what are you talking nonsense? You ......"
"Madam, what is the agreement between you?" Meng Shu didn't wait for Mrs. Zhurong to finish speaking, then he became suspicious, turned his face to look at Mrs. Zhurong, and even his eyes were full of suspicion, and asked loudly.
"Don't listen to him, there is no agreement between me and him at all......" Mrs. Zhurong said.
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Madam doesn't admit it, forget it, anyway, you have already brought King Meng, which means that you have completed the agreement between us, you can rest assured, I will fulfill my promise according to the agreement with you." ”
As soon as the words fell, Zhuge Liang didn't wait for Mrs. Zhurong to speak, and said to Meng Shu: "King Meng, I want to wronged you for a while!" ”
As soon as the words fell, Meng Shu didn't react to what was going on, only to feel that the ground under his feet suddenly became empty, revealing a deep pit, and the whole person fell into the pit in an instant, and when he reacted, the whole person was already in a cage made of stainless steel, and the only exit was actually the square inch above his head.
The sudden scene made Mrs. Zhurong inevitably lose her face, and she screamed in surprise, never expecting that such a scene would appear.
At this moment, Mrs. Zhu Rong only felt a big hand behind her push over, and her whole person, like Meng Shu, fell into the big pit and just smashed on Meng Shu's body.
When there was a loud bang, there was an extra door supported by steel above the heads of Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhurong, and they both fell into it, and then only Zhuge Liang shouted, and the cage began to slide forward quickly, sliding into the endless darkness...... (To be continued.) )
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