In front of Hangu Pass, the Shu Han army camp, the Chinese army's big tent.

Zhuge Liang raised his skinny hand, covered his lips, and coughed lightly. The fumes in the big tent were so thick that people couldn't breathe, even the young and sturdy Jiang Wei felt a little uncomfortable, not to mention Zhuge Liang, who was not in good health.

In three or four months, Zhuge Liang's body that had just improved turned sharply, his eyes were deep, his eyes were bloodshot, his cheekbones were towering, his face was gray, and there were many brown spots, looking like an old man who had been sick for a long time and was dying.

The cough was not loud, but it echoed in the tent like thunder. Coughing made Jiang Wei's heart beat for a while, and his scalp was numb.

The prime minister has been coughing more and more often lately.

"Prime Minister, go out and breathe." Jiang Wei couldn't help but say loudly: "You've been busy all night, you can't work so hard anymore." ”

"It's dawn?" Zhuge Liang looked at Jiang Wei in surprise, and then turned his gaze to the oil lamp on the side. The lamp was full of oil, and the wick was new. "This oil hasn't ...... yet"

"Prime Minister, that's the third time I've added oil." Jiang Wei stood up, walked in front of Zhuge Liang, and gave a deep salute. "Prime Minister, please take care of your body for the country, if there is no Prime Minister, what can you do in the world?"

Zhuge Liang turned his face, looked at the map on the case, and looked at the stack of papers next to him, which was blank and there was not a word.

"My combat jihua...... It's still undecided......"

"Prime Minister......" Jiang Wei's heart was like a knife, and he couldn't help choking. The battle jihua was originally planned by him, but the jihua he drafted twice failed to satisfy Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang had to draw it up by himself, but after staying up all night, he hadn't made up his mind yet. Jiang Wei blamed himself and was speechless for a while.

The tent door suddenly opened, and a personal guard walked in and bowed his hand: "Prime Minister, Wu General Zhuge Ke begs to see." ”

"Yuan Xun?" Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, and then nodded, "Boyo, you go and greet you." Wait for me to change and wash. ”

"Whoa." Jiang Wei glanced at Zhuge Liang. Turned around and walked out. Zhuge Liang immediately called the guards to wash him. He had not rested for a day and a night, his spirit was extremely exhausted, and his face was very bad. But an ally messenger came, even if it was his own nephew. He also didn't want the other party to see his weakness.

The guard Ni Long developed a bun for Zhuge Liang. Re-combed. Zhuge Liang's hair was dry and thin. The bun was pitifully small. Ni Long quietly hid a handful of fallen hair in his sleeve, soaked a cloth towel in the boiling water, and handed it to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang took it. Rub it vigorously on your face until your face is red, and then you give up. A guard served a bowl of porridge, which was boiled with fine grains of mutton, which was fragrant and appetizing.

Zhuge Liang ate a bowl of porridge, his spirit was slightly invigorated, he stood up, straightened his waist, walked out of the big tent, opened his arms, and shook slowly.

Jiang Wei led Zhuge Ke and happened to come to the big tent.

Looking at Zhuge Liang, who was moving his body with a red face, Zhuge Ke raised his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth inadvertently skimmed, and stepped forward to salute: "Uncle is really good at health, he is busy all night, and he is still in good spirits." ”

Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, he had already done a good job of covering it up, and let people open the big tent for breath, but he still didn't hide it from Zhuge Ke's eyes. This self-confident and clever boy stabbed him as soon as they met.

"Yuan Xun, why are you in such a hurry to see me so early?"

"A not-so-haode message."

Zhuge Ke told the news of the failure of Wei Wen and others to intercept the Wei army's cargo ship in the East China Sea. Zhuge Ke had known about this for a long time, and Zhuge Liang also knew about it, so Zhuge Ke said it very calmly and did not hide it at all.

After listening, Zhuge Liang's face darkened.

"What is General Lu going to do?"

"Wait for a batch of fire bombs in Zuihou, if they can be delivered to the camp within a month, and start Zuihou's attack."

"What if not?"

"Withdraw troops." Zhuge Ke said without thinking.

"Withdrawing troops?" Zhuge Liang raised his voice, and his anger was uncontrollable. "Hundreds of thousands of troops, attacking for months, just because there is not enough fire ammunition to stop fighting?"

Zhuge Ke smiled bitterly, noncommittal.

Zhuge Liang's face was pale, and the false flush disappeared without a trace. He waited for so long, Li Yan didn't move, Wei Ba didn't move, and now even Lu Xun is shaken, how can Luoyang fight? Quitting the army, wouldn't it be a joke to leave the army this time?

"Uncle, be patient and wait, wait a few days and there will be news. If it goes well, in about twenty days, the fire bombs will be delivered to the camp. ”

Zhuge Liang snorted and waved his hand: "How many fire bombs are in this batch?" ”

"About 300,000."

"If I lend you 300,000 fire bombs, will you attack immediately?"

Zhuge Ke smiled. "If Uncle is so generous, I don't think General Lu will have any more excuses."

Zhuge Liang glanced at him: "You go back and tell Xun Xun that as long as he has the heart to attack Luoyang, I will lend him 300,000 fire bombs first." Time is running out, there is no time to lose, let him think carefully. ”

"Whoa." Zhuge bowed down in response.

Jiang Wei sent Zhuge Ke out of the camp, and when he came back, his face was a little nervous. He stepped into the big tent in three steps and two steps, picked up his battle armor, knelt in front of Zhuge Liang, who was meditating on the desk, and said urgently: "Prime Minister, borrow 300,000 fire bombs to the Wu army, and our army's reserves will not be enough." Hangu Pass will cost at least 200,000 to 300,000, and it will take at least 500,000 to attack Luoyang......"

"Even if there is a shortage, the quantity is limited. Besides, Luoyang City is so big, do you think you can attack it with just a fire bomb? Everyone has fire bombs, and after they are used up, the contest is still the strength of the two sides and the wisdom of the generals. Zhuge Liang interrupted Jiang Wei, and there was a thick worry between his eyebrows. If I can't conquer Luoyang this time, I don't know if I have another chance. Li Yan is pressing step by step, Wei Ba is eyeing us, we have no way out. ”

"In that case, weishenme we don't attack?" Jiang Wei asked puzzledly: "With the fire bomb in hand, we can break through the Hangu Pass first and attack Luoyang first." In this way, can Li Yan still be able to calm down? As long as he orders Meng Da to help, great things will be done. ”

"It's been two months, and Meng Da hasn't sent troops, can you guarantee that he won't keep watching?" Zhuge Liang sighed: "Don't you know, the key now is not Li Yan, but Wei Ba." ”

Jiang Wei was speechless, and after a moment of silence, he said hatefully: "Wei Ba sells fire bombs and Wei people, which is like collaborating with the enemy, this is an unforgivable crime. Prime Minister, after the class teacher, how to deal with him? ”

"Then it depends on how you are a teacher." Zhuge Liang straightened his waist, shook his head, and stopped talking. After a long time, he said: "Boyo, let the army prepare for the siege, no matter what, we must at least break through Hangu Pass and take a look at Luoyang City." ”

"Whoa." Jiang Wei responded, turned around and walked out of the big tent. He walked in a hurry, as if he was running away. He understood Zhuge Liang's thoughts. Whether it was borrowing fire bombs to Lu Xun or preparing to attack Hangu Pass, Zhuge Liang was because of timidity, he didn't dare to go all out to attack Luoyang, he wanted to borrow the power of Wu Jun, and he also wanted to borrow the power of Meng Da. Once this jihua falls through and Meng Da is still unmoved, then he would rather withdraw his troops and preserve his strength than storm Luoyang City and give up this opportunity in vain.

This is the prime minister's mind, he disapproves very much, but he does not have the courage and capital to refute. Without the support of the prime minister, he is nothing.

……

Lu Xun got Zhuge Ke's reply and sent someone to contact Zhuge Liang, and after consultation, Zhuge Liang allocated 300,000 fire bombs to Lu Xun. Lu Xun immediately led his army to launch an attack on Yuyuan Pass.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang also launched an attack on Hangu Pass.

The Luoyang battlefield, which had been silent for more than a month, finally became noisy again.

Qin Lang, who was stationed at Hangu Pass, organized a counterattack while sending people to Cao Rui for help. He is determined to defend Hangu Pass, but this does not mean that he can defend Hangu Pass. Hangu Pass is the Xiongguan Pass in the world, but that refers to the old Hangu Pass, not the current Hangu Pass. This pass is just an ordinary pass, compared to the flat terrain of Luoyang, it can barely be regarded as an important pass, in fact, the geography is not dangerous. Before the loss of Guanzhong, the west gate of Luoyang was Tongguan, after the loss of Guanzhong, this Hangu Pass was re-emphasized, but limited to the topography, it could not play the role of a man at all, and it was impossible to open the role.

Facing Zhuge Liang's main force, Qin Lang, who was defeated by Zhuge Liang three times in a row, had no confidence at all.

Yuyuan Pass and Hangu Pass were in an emergency at the same time, and Luoyang was full of rumors, and the grass and trees were all soldiers. Cao Rui gathered the ministers in the palace and forbade them to go home, so as not to spread rumors. He ordered the trees around Luoyang to be cut down, demolished a large number of houses in the south of Luoyang, built thunderbolts day and night, collected a large number of stones and bricks, and prepared to live and die with Luoyang.

Zhang He, the general of the cavalry, led 20,000 elite cavalry to be stationed near Taixue in the south of the city, and Luoyang City was still and moving, attacking and defending, preparing to fight a bloody battle with the Han and Wu coalition forces to the end. Because of the existence of this elite cavalry, whether it was Lu Xun or Zhuge Liang, they did not dare to take it lightly when attacking the city, and they divided at least 20,000 foot soldiers to build a strong defense line to avoid being raided by Zhang He. It was precisely for this reason that Lu Xun refused to attack the city without enough fire bombs.

With the 300,000 fire bombs borrowed by Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun's confidence increased greatly, and he commanded the army to launch a fierce attack on Yuyuan Pass. Zhang He led the army to help, Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran led 20,000 troops to block, and the two sides fought a fierce battle.

A day later, Yuyuan Pass was lost, and the guards were killed by Zhu Ran.

Another day later, Zhuge Liang broke through Hangu Pass, Qin Lang was seriously injured, and Tian Yu led more than 10,000 remnants of troops to retreat to Luoyang.

The Han and Wu coalition forces advanced rapidly, approached the city of Luoyang, and besieged the city of Luoyang.

Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang respectively sent the victory to Wuchang and Chengdu with fast horses

(To be continued......)