The fire, a raging fire, blocked the gate in front of Edo Castle, and the thick black smoke that rose completely cut off the view from inside and outside the castle, as well as the beasts that stormed the gate.

Zhuge Mo looked at the wall of fire formed by the flames, and could only shake his head and sigh: "No way, the other party uses fire oil, and it is impossible for my machine beast to forcibly storm the city gate, it seems that I am afraid that you will not be able to take this Edo City, if you want me to say, if you give up, forget it, it may be better to go to Kyoto." ”

Pavaro stared at the raging fire, his face full of unwillingness, obviously he didn't want to give up like this, after all, he had been planning this game for a long time, and almost sacrificed all his chess pieces in Fuso.

Prior to this, Pavaro had a lot of chess pieces in Fusang, and he thought that he would definitely be able to control the entire Fusang in his hands, even the Tang Empire in Middle-earth might not be able to detect it.

However, the appearance of Lucius, in just over a year, has made the situation of Fuso extremely chaotic, if you look back at the historical process of Fusang during this period in the future, I am afraid it will be easy to find that the emergence of Lucius has accelerated the process of Fusang's historical development.

From the previous backwardness of both the political system and the people's consciousness, in just over a year, Lucius completely subverted and changed the situation of the entire Fuso.

Not only did he gradually weaken the power of the samurai who wielded heavy armies, and re-elevated the status of Emperor Fuso, but he also raised the consciousness of the people of Fuso, especially in times of crisis, when most ordinary people of Fuso dared to stand up and even take up arms to fight back at the enemy.

Before Pavaro led his troops to attack Edo Castle, I am afraid that no one could have imagined that the ordinary people of Fuso would actually take up arms and fight.

You must know that under the constraints of the hierarchical system of Fusang, for thousands of years, to the ordinary people of Fusang, they are like a group of sheep that have been driven wantonly.

Originally wanted to come in Pavaro. Lure away the army of Tokugawa Iehiko in Edo Castle, and an Edo Castle that has lost its defenders is just an empty city.

He didn't see the people in the city as a threat at all, and in order to achieve this effect, he did not hesitate to use Kinoshita Hideyoshi as bait, and even took the initiative to expose the movements of Oda Nobumitsu's troops and army to Lucius.

The purpose was to make Lucius feel that he could defend Edo Castle, and Oda Nobumitsu would give up the attack when he saw him in Edo Castle.

Therefore, Lucius took the initiative to persuade Tokugawa Izuhiko to lead his troops to leave. Because he had to make Tokugawa Ihiko show his loyalty, in exchange for the trust of His Majesty the Emperor Fuso, so that the emperor would no longer be suspicious of Tokugawa Isahiko and his group of samurai with heavy troops, so that Fuso could truly achieve a unified situation.

Only after that situation was he able to pursue his plan further, introducing a new form of government in Fuso, derived from the original brotherhood's so-called coexistence of king and popular opinion.

It can be said that in Pavaro's entire plan, he calculated almost everyone's thoughts, especially many of Lucius's ideas. and the plans that Lecius might make.

It is very good to grasp the lifeblood of Lucius, and the whole plan can be described as a drip, allowing Lucius to bind himself and finally trap himself in Edo Castle. Waiting for him to come and reap the fruits of victory, he will also be able to recover the fields he lost to Lucius before.

It's a pity that Lucius didn't play his cards according to common sense, and he actually succeeded in changing the concept of the ordinary people of Fuso in Edo Castle. Let the people of the whole city take up arms to defend Edo Castle.

Now it's even more like using fire oil to block Zhuge Mo's trap beasts, and Edo City, which was originally within reach. was guarded by Lucius alone.

This situation made Pavaro really a little difficult to accept, and even more unacceptable to withdraw the army like this, and let him give up Edo Castle, it would be tantamount to making him bow to Lucius and admit defeat, so it was impossible for Pavaro to accept Zhuge Mo's opinion and was unwilling to give up Edo Castle like this.

Seeing that Pavaro, who had been silent for a long time, was silent, Zhuge Mo naturally understood that he was unwilling to withdraw from the army, and couldn't help but shake his head and continue to persuade: "Brother Pei Yan, there are some things that can't be forced, although this time we are considered to have lost, and we can't personally avenge your scholar and Bai Meng, but as long as we can control Fusang, we will not lose." ”

After listening to Zhuge Mo's persuasion, Pavaro stared at the Edo Castle that was blocked by the flames, and many different thoughts were churning in his mind, and all kinds of different thoughts kept emerging.

Vaguely, he caught a glimmer of inspiration, thinking that since Lucius was in Edo Castle, then there must only be that group of Fuso people stationed in Kyoto, because Pavaro had already received the news that Du Liniang's people were in the south, and while Kinoshita Hideyoshi's army left the south, they were controlling the south as quickly as possible.

In addition to the emperor and Tokugawa Ihiko who went to help Kyoto, even if you add that Takeda Koji, there are only two forces.

If Pavaro withdraws his troops from Edo Castle now, it seems that he will be able to gain an advantage by moving to Kyoto, but if he withdraws his troops, it will be equivalent to allowing Lucius to leave Edo Castle.

Thinking of this, Pavaro told Zhuge Mo his thoughts, and said very solemnly: "Now, not only can I not leave, but I have to stay here, and I want to trap Lucius. ”

Zhuge Mo looked at Pavaro with some surprise, feeling that the person in front of him was a little different from Pei Yan, whom he had known for many years, but he couldn't tell what was the difference?

I just vaguely feel that if it was Pei Yan in the past, I am afraid that he would listen to his own persuasion and temporarily give up the difficult Edo Castle in front of him, let alone make a desperate bet, and even give up the original land in the south of Fuso, and it is bound to use this decisive battle attitude to have such a decisive battle with the other party when the preparation is so inadequate.

However, after listening to the other party's plan, Zhuge Mo felt that what the other party said was also very reasonable, judging from the current situation, it seemed that it was the best way to stay and trap Lucius in Edo City.

Later, Pavaro continued to say to Zhuge Mo: "Brother Zhuge , I still need to trouble you, please rush to Kyoto immediately to assist Kinoshita Hideyoshi's army to break through Kyoto." ”

Zhuge Mo's face was full of puzzlement again, and he couldn't help asking: "It's just to attack a Kyoto, do you need me to bring the machine beast over?" Brother Pei Yan, do you think too highly of those Fuso people? I'm afraid that it won't be long before Kinoshita Hideyoshi's army will be able to conquer Kyoto along the way." ”

Pavaro shook his head: "No, Brother Zhuge , you still underestimate Kyoto, you must know that Lucius is now alone in Edo City, which means that all the guards of the mechanical corps around him have gone to Kyoto, and it is almost impossible to count on Kinoshita Hideyoshi's army to conquer Kyoto." ”

Speaking of this, Pavaro smiled and said, "Moreover, haven't you always wanted to see the strength of the Lecius Mechan Corps? ”

Zhuge Mo was shocked when he heard this, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Pavaro said was very reasonable, and he hadn't noticed that Lucius was staying alone in Edo Castle before.

Thinking that Lu Xiusi's mechanical corps was in Kyoto, Zhuge Mo gently patted the scalper under his crotch, and his heart was indeed very yearning for the confrontation with the mechanical corps, so he stopped procrastinating at the moment: "Okay, since you have already said it, Brother Pei Yan, then I will follow what you said, and lead the machine beast to Kyoto now." ”

Seeing that Zhuge Mo was persuaded by himself, Pavaro smiled and nodded, "Hehe, then I wish you Brother Zhuge a success and defeat Lucius's mechanical corps in one fell swoop." ”

Zhuge Mo grinned when he heard this: "Hahaha, Brother Pei Yan accepts your auspicious words, this time I want to see with my own eyes what the strength of the mechanical corps in Lu Xiusi's hands is." ”

After that, Zhuge Mo patted the old cow under his crotch, and the scalper "moo" twice, then turned around and shook his head and tail and slowly left, and those mechanical beasts that were originally attacking the city also retreated, quickly withdrew from the battlefield, and quickly left behind the mechanical ox.

In Zhuge Mo and Pavaro's opinion, Lucius in the city must not have known their movements, after all, the raging fire and smoke blocked the view.

But in fact, Lucius used special glasses to see everything through the fire and smoke, and clearly saw that the trap beast was led away by Zhuge Mo.

Seeing those trap beasts and Zhuge Mo leaving, Lu Xiuston guessed that Pavaro might have changed his strategy and planned to let Zhuge Mo take his trap beasts and participate in the battle to attack Kyoto, wanting to use Zhuge Mo's trap beasts to help him break through Kyoto first.

In this regard, Lucius was not surprised, but smiled and said to himself: "Pavaro, I'm afraid you will soon find out that I have prepared a great gift for you." ”

The fire outside the castle blocked the enemy, and there was no longer a need for the people on the castle tower to throw stones and rolling logs, so Lucius asked Tokugawa and the others to arrange for everyone to go back to rest and prepare for the siege methods that the other party might use next.

And he himself did not leave the city tower, but still ordered the best restaurant in the city to bring the wine and food, and sat alone on the city tower to drink and drink himself.

After Tokugawa and the people in the city were appeased, they returned to the castle tower, and were stunned when they saw the cups, bowls and chopsticks placed opposite Lucius's table, and they didn't understand who Lucius had prepared for an extra pair of tableware?

Just as he was puzzled, Lucius had already opened his mouth and shouted, "Why? Since you're back, can't you come and have a drink with me? Or is it that in your eyes, I, the one who brought war to Edo Castle, is not qualified to drink with you here?"

Tokugawa Kazuto looked around and found that there seemed to be no one on the castle tower except himself, so he came to his senses and knew that Lucius was talking to himself, so he walked to the table in a daze. (To be continued......)