1419 Sanjiang City
"My wife and I have a deep affection, life and death go hand in hand, wait for me to break Duosi's corpse into thousands of pieces, avenge my wife's hatred, and solve the hatred in my heart." Meng Shu said in annoyance.
"You still hate me!" Mrs. Zhurong said unhappily.
"How could it be, when I saw my wife for the first time, I knew that there was a bond in this life, and I couldn't cherish it, how could I dislike it? But I am annoyed that I am very incompetent, and it is my fault that my wife and I have to suffer from the sufferings of escape, and even to be treated with contempt. Meng Shu said emotionally, hugged his beloved wife tightly, tears fell from the corners of his eyes, and his expression was sad.
"Of course not!" Mrs. Zhurong giggled at this time, and snuggled up to her husband, satisfied.
Zhuge Liang's army is at the foot of the mountain, and Bald Dragon Mountain is not a stable place, and now that he has lost Duosi, he relies on his own strength, and Meng Shu does not want to fight again.
Just as Meng Huo and his wife were discussing their next move, Meng Huo's father-in-law, Zhu Rongdong, sent someone to send a few words and a letter.
Although the master of Zhurong Cave did not let his daughter in, he was also a daughter anyway, especially his daughter's disappointed departure, which made him, a father, heartbroken.
Thinking about it afterwards, I can't sit idly by, just listen to the messenger sent by the cave lord of Zhurong: "The king, madam, the cave master confesses, if you are not defeated by the Shu army, you can rely on this letter to vote for the king of Mulu." ”
Meng was overjoyed, hurriedly accepted the letter, rewarded the messenger, and said countless words of gratitude to his father-in-law.
Speaking of the King of Mulu, this person is quite famous in the land of the Southern Barbarians, the King of Mulu has 30,000 soldiers, proficient in spells, in and out of elephants, can drive tigers, leopards, jackals and other beasts, it is also said that he can call the wind and rain, scatter beans into soldiers.
Although Meng Shu was known as the barbarian king, he was quite jealous of this person, and he occupied the most flat and rich Sanjiang Plain, where the king of Mulu also built the famous Sanjiang City.
"If King Mulu helps, Zhuge Liang will definitely be invincible, and this is the credit of Madame." Meng Shu said excitedly that his father-in-law's letter was a treasure to him, hugging his daughter-in-law and kissing him hard.
The relationship between the Lord of Zhurong Cave and the King of Mulu is quite good, and it is precisely because of this relationship that the King of Mulu has never invaded the territory of Meng.
"My lord, although Mulu has a relationship with my family, he is not a good person. If we go to take refuge, we will inevitably be suppressed by it, and I hope that the king will be able to endure for a while. Mrs. Zhurong inevitably reminded.
"I have already thought about this matter, if he helps and retreats the Shu army, the land of Nanzhong can be divided and ruled equally with him." Meng Shu made up his mind.
Mrs. Zhurong frowned slightly, wanting to say something more, but she still couldn't help but say nothing.
Two days later, Meng Shu led the army to evacuate the Bald Dragon Cave and retreated to the southeast, and Zhuge Liang's army rested on the mountain for a few days before continuing to pursue.
"Prime Minister, the direction Meng Huo is going should be Sanjiang City." Lu Kaidao.
"What's so dangerous about this place?" Zhuge Liang asked.
"There is no danger, the road is open, but the Mulu King in Sanjiang City should not be underestimated, it is rumored that he is proficient in spells, good at driving beast soldiers, and the local barbarians are all afraid of it." Lu Kaidao.
Speaking of spells, Zhuge Liang immediately looked at Wang Baoyu, the powerful monks who are good at spells today, but they are all gathered in Yiling City.
"Sir, you see that I'm useless, those so-called immortals don't want to care about this kind of thing at all, and we have to rely on ourselves." Wang Baoyu said.
"Well, since ancient times, evil has not suppressed good, so I will go to meet the Mulu King for a while." Zhuge Liang was firm in his confidence, even if Meng Shu was arrested, he would continue to fight Sanjiang City, otherwise he would be subdued by the entire territory of Nanban.
The army crossed the mountains and mountains, surging forward, after more than ten days, finally came to a plain area, this place is surrounded by rivers on three sides, one side leads to a dry road, as far as the eye can see, the longitudinal and horizontal, the grains spit green, quite the inland style.
Zhuge Liang strictly ordered the army not to disturb the people, let alone damage the crops, and the army advanced along the dry road until it reached the foot of Sanjiang City.
This is the first time Wang Baoyu has seen a large-scale city since he followed Zhuge Liang to pursue Meng Shu, with walls dozens of meters high, moats and suspension bridges.
Asking along the way, Zhuge Liang learned that Sanjiang City was also the commodity trading center of the barbarian tribes in the south, and that the city was rich in materials and hoarded with grain.
Meng Shu had already arrived at Sanjiang City first, and relying on his father-in-law's letter, he gained the trust of King Mulu and drove the army into the city.
King Mulu also received him in person and talked about his friendship with the master of Zhurong Cave, so we are like family, don't be restrained, and if you have any requirements, just ask.
Where is Meng Huo still qualified to negotiate conditions, the guest is as he pleases. Sure enough, as Mrs. Zhurong thought, Meng Shu had no conditions, but it didn't mean that King Mulu didn't, he changed his words, although he promised to help, but he unceremoniously asked Meng Shu the question of return.
Meng Shu was secretly annoyed, so he had to delay it for two days, so he had to agree to wait for the Shu army to retreat and divide the territory of Nanzhong equally.
King Mulu still didn't look very happy, the reason was that it was difficult to ensure the safety of the city, Zhuge Liang was an army of 400,000, and his tens of thousands of horses were not enough to squander.
Meng Shu is not a fool, he patted his head, and said very helplessly: "If the Shu army is defeated this time, the army can still be divided equally." ”
King Mulu felt satisfied at this time, and really agreed to help meet the Shu army, Meng Shu hated it so much that the roots of his teeth itched, if it weren't for the need to use his mana, he would have killed this person now.
"Madam, we have been married for many years, why is your father still so stubborn, he can send troops to help, why let outsiders benefit!" Meng Shu couldn't help but nag with his daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Zhurong glanced at Meng Shu and said disdainfully: "Although my father is stubborn, he is not as good as you. If you surrender to Zhuge Liang, these soldiers and horses and territories are still yours, why bother to send people under the fence and swallow your anger? ”
"Hehe, Fang is joking, don't take it seriously, madam." Meng was comforted by his daughter-in-law, not wanting to continue the topic of surrender.
The strength of the two armies gathered in one place, Meng Shu took the initiative to let Xian, temporarily handed over to the king of Mulu to command, and the soldiers were gearing up, just waiting for Zhuge Liang's army to come and fight happily.
Zhuge Liang stopped the army at a distance of ten miles from Sanjiang City, convened everyone to discuss the strategy of breaking the enemy, and attacked the city as well as a mountain and forest battle.
"Prime Minister, our army has priority in strength, and we can concentrate on attacking in one place, and within ten days, its city will be broken." Zhao Yundao.
"Lest its reinforcements come out of the other gates, and attack in turn, it is also appropriate to divide the troops to block the four gates." Wei Yan said.
"There is no need to be so troublesome, open the city gate with fireball cannons, and the army will enter the city directly." Qian Mo was accustomed to Wang Baoyu's advanced weapons, and also put forward his own ideas.