Looking at Cao Zhen, Zhuge Liang smiled and said calmly," It is my honor to meet you here.”
"Great Wei's great disaster, Zhuge Liang. Nice to meet you.”Cao Zhen also looked at Zhuge Liang with a smile.
"If it's just a personal thought, I really wish I had known you earlier. However, for the sake of the country's interests, I hope that you will disappear as soon as possible.”Zhuge Liang joked.
" I feel the same way, hehe…" Cao Zhen nodded lightly and said.
"Hehehehe…"
After that, the two of them fell silent. Cao Zhen's heart was heavy as he watched Zhuge Liang's army and Jiang Prefecture's reinforcements meet up. It could be said that this strategy had completely failed.
Originally, Cao Zhen thought that he could defeat Zhuge Liang with an absolute advantage in numbers. However, who knew that even the heavens were not on his side? The Ziwu Valley had been raining for days, and the roads were muddy. Moreover, they had lost contact with Zhang He and Sima Yi's troops, causing them to be unable to fight together. This resulted in both Tianyang and Zhuge Liang sending out a team to resist Zhang He and Sima Yi's attack.
Faced with the attack in front of him, Cao Zhen already had the intention to retreat.
On the Shu Kingdom's side, they had Wei Yan, Ma Dai, Chen Dao, Dongfang Fengfu, Hei Guang, and the others. They also had Zhuge Liang, a rare immortal cultivator, as their support. Moreover, Zhuge Liang's ability to command troops was lacking. In addition, Jiang Zhou's reinforcements also had the Shu Kingdom's most elite White Vine Army. This battle was bound to be lost.
After a long while, Cao Zhen sighed and said to Yang Fu beside him," There's nothing we can do. Let's retreat for now!”
"Yes, sir!" Yang Fu nodded and replied. At the same time, he was thinking about Yang Lan, whom he had met earlier.
Seeing Cao Zhen slowly withdraw his troops, Zhuge Liang was not in a hurry to pursue. Seeing this, Wei Yan immediately said to Zhuge Liang," It seems that Hanzhong is held. Prime Minister, I suggest that we pursue him immediately. Only by pursuing him now will we have a chance to capture Cao Zhen.”
"No, Cao Zhen is only temporarily retreating. His army is still strong. However, Guo Huai's group can still be attacked. I'll let you and Zi Yuan (Wu Yi) chase after Guo Huai's troops.”Zhuge Liang shook his head.
" Yes..." Wei Yan said regretfully, but then his heart was reignited with fighting spirit." Although I can only chase after a small character like Guo Huai, I still have to win a beautiful battle." I want to let the Prime Minister know who is indispensable to the Great Han Dynasty, Yang Yi or me.”
Shu Han Army Camp
"Prime Minister, where are Wang Ping and Zi Yuan (Wu Yi)?”He glanced at the people around him and realized that only Wei Yan and Wu Yi were missing. Ping Wang couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"Liang ordered them to pursue Guo Huai and Fei Yao. We just received good news from Wen Chang that they successfully defeated the rebel army at Yangxi.”
Zhuge Liang held the battle report in his hand and said in a good mood.
"Wen Chang can actually chase the enemy so far and still win. He is really a valuable general.”Ping Wang couldn't help but praise.
Hearing Wei Yan's news, Yang Yi's eyes couldn't help but flash with a trace of disgust. She thought to herself," If the Prime Minister wasn't in a good mood because of the good news, I would have poured cold water on him. This Wei Yan has brought our Great Han army to such a faraway place to fight. It's simply child's play. If we lose, can he bear the responsibility?”
"This time, it's all thanks to Yong 'an's Zhengfang and Shuzhi. Otherwise, Hanzhong would be in danger.”Zhuge Liang looked at Chen Dao and Li Yan and said.
"Prime Minister, you flatter me. As a subject of the Great Han Dynasty, it is my duty to rescue you.”Chen Dao said seriously.
"In the future, no matter what the Prime Minister has to do, Li Yan is willing to go through fire and water.”Li Yan said seriously on the surface, but Tian Yang, who was good at observing people, saw the impatience in the depths of Li Yan's eyes.
"Hmph…in the end, you still have to take my attitude.”Li Yan thought to himself.
"Although Cao Zhen was repelled by us a few days ago, the army is still stationed near Chenggu. A long battle is beneficial to us, but if we don't make the rebel army retreat, I'm afraid the people in the court will not be at ease.”Wang Ping said worriedly.
"Zijun is right. Liang had a way to make Cao Zhen retreat. He only needed a letter. The only question was who would deliver the letter?”As he spoke, Zhuge Liang took out a letter. It seemed that Zhuge Liang had already made preparations.
"Prime Minister, how about you give me this task?”At this moment, Yang Lan suddenly barged in and said to Zhuge Liang.
" Yang Lan!?" Tian Yang was shocked. Why was this girl here?
Seeing Yang Lan barging in like this, everyone else's expressions were more or less strange, but Zhuge Liang didn't care at all. Instead, he said with a smile," Good, good, good. Miss Yang's performance of going to the enemy's battle alone is really a hero among women. But don't worry, Cao Zhen is a general who pays attention to etiquette. He won't make things difficult for you.”
"When I was a mercenary in the Qiang, I have seen even more dangerous situations than this.”
Yang Lan took the letter and said confidently, but a person's name kept appearing in her heart," Yang Fu..."
Chang Bai Army Camp
Hei Guang stood at the gate with his eyes closed, as if he was waiting for someone.
"What's wrong? Black light? You'll be lonely without Yang Lan."
At this moment, a mocking voice entered Black Light's ears, but Black Light did not move at all.
"Aren't you bored, Hong En?" Hei Guang's eyes were still closed, but his tone was filled with helplessness.
"Then tell me, why are you standing here?”Hong En smiled and asked.
"That's right. Usually, at this time, you would directly find me to compete with you.”The person who said this was Chenshi.
At this moment, Hei Guang opened his eyes and looked behind him. He did not expect that not only Chen Shi and Hong En, but even Dongfang Fengfu, Xia Xiaomo, Zhang Lijun, Zhang Yuzhen, and Wu Ming had already walked over.
"How boring are you guys?" Hei Guang said rather helplessly," I'm just standing here for a while. You guys think so much?”
"Are you trying to say that you weren't waiting here for Yang Lan to come back?”Zhang Lijun's lips curled up as he asked.
Being choked by Zhang Li Jun like this, Hei Guang was instantly speechless because he was indeed waiting here for Yang Lan to return.
"I heard from Boyue that Yang Fu from the Wei Family's Young Lord's Mansion who participated in the war should be Yang Lan's biological father.”Dongfang Fengfu said indifferently. He was implying that Yang Lan was probably going to see his father this time.
"I roughly guessed it." Hei Guang nodded." Actually, I should have guessed it long ago. I heard the name Yang Fu when I was in Tianshui. The Wei Family's Young Master's Mansion is very famous in Tianshui. I should have thought of it when I saw Yang Lan's necklace.”
" Hei Guang, don't tell me you really…" Seeing Hei Guang's melancholy look, Zhang Yuzhen's expression changed slightly. At the beginning, they did have the mentality of gossiping and watching Hei Guang make a fool of himself. After all, it was rare to have a woman who was against Hei Guang in every way. However, Hei Guang really liked Yang Lan, which was beyond their expectations.
That was true. After all, based on their impression of Black Light, it would be a little difficult for him to find a woman he liked. However, they did not expect that Black Light had actually found a woman he liked.
"This is a little troublesome." Chenshi was speechless. Yang Lan was going to see his father now, and it was very likely that Yang Lan would leave with his father. Didn't this mean that Hei Guang's first relationship would end before it even started?
"Also, don't forget our current status.”Xia Xiaomo hit the nail on the head. Even if Black Light could be with Yang Lan now, it might not be possible in the future. As members of the Executor team, they often had to cross planes. If they were to date or something, they would probably have to inform their superiors. If their superiors didn't agree, then it would be impossible.
"Don't be a busybody." At this moment, Hei Guang spoke. He glanced at the others present and said indifferently," Boring.”
As he spoke, Hei Guang walked towards the interior of the camp. Looking at Hei Guang's departing back view, Chen Shi and the rest exchanged glances with each other before sighing in unison.
Suddenly, Dongfang Fengfu seemed to have thought of something. He pulled Zhang Lijun to the side and muttered to himself.
After hearing Dongfang Fengfu's words, Zhang Lijun immediately nodded and headed towards the place where Hei Guang had left.
"Speaking of which, Wuming, why are you keeping silent?”Suddenly, Hoen looked at Nameless and asked.
Now that everyone was familiar with each other, although Wu Ming and Tian Yang had a better relationship and spoke more, he would usually give a lot of suggestions. Why didn't he say a word today?
However, the first thing that Wu Ming said made everyone speechless.
"I've never been in a relationship before. I don't have any advice on this.”
They had almost forgotten that this guy in front of them had lost all his memories.
Wei Army Camp
"This war has reached its end. In the past, when King Wu conquered Zhou, he was still afraid when he saw auspicious signs. Today, facing the continuous rain, how could our army not tremble? Zuo Zhuan has a saying: "If you know the difficulty, you will retreat." Now that our army is trapped here, it really doesn't seem like a king's army.”Yang Fu advised.
"Hmm…previously, the Chief Attendant of the Scattered Cavalry (Wang Su) and the Grand Commandant (Hua Xin) also wrote similar letters. I know what you're saying. This attack can only end here. It's just that I'm still waiting for the Emperor's edict. If we retreat now, it will damage our prestige.”To put it bluntly, although Cao Zhen had the idea of retreating, he did not want to retreat so easily.
"Report! The messenger from Shu said that he had sent a letter for Da Sima to read.”At this moment, a messenger walked in and said.
"Quickly invite him in. I want to see what kind of tricks Zhuge Liang will play.”Cao Zhen said indifferently.
Gradually, Yang Lan walked in and came in front of Cao Zhen." I am Yang Lan. Greetings, General Cao Zidan and the other generals.”
"I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to send a girl to deliver a letter. This is an eye-opener for Cao Zhen.”Cao Zhen said indifferently, his tone carrying a hint of contempt.
"General Cao, you are wrong. There is no distinction between men and women on the battlefield. Even your princess can go on the battlefield to kill enemies. Although I, Yang Lan, think that my status is not as good as your princess, my strength is not much weaker!”
As he said this, a powerful aura was emitted from Yang Lan's body. Cao Zhen's pupils constricted, and he immediately put away his contempt.
"Cao Zhen hereby apologizes to Young Lady. Young Lady is also a valiant general.”Cao Zhen was also a general with quite a bearing. It was not a big deal even if he wanted to apologize to a woman.
"I'm following the Prime Minister's orders to give this letter to you, General. You shouldn't make things difficult for me, right?”Yang Lan said with a smile.
When Sima Yi heard Yang Lan's words, he thought to himself," I didn't use the identity of my woman to threaten the opponent just now. If I use the identity of my woman now, even if everyone wanted to touch her, they wouldn't dare to do it because of their reputation."”
"Going to the enemy camp alone, this kind of performance is really the beauty of courage.”Zhang He couldn't help but praise Yang Lan.
" This tone, this action, it can't be wrong. It must be her..." Looking at Yang Lan in front of her, Yang Fu was even more certain of the guess in her heart.
"Since the letter has been delivered, I'll take my leave.”Yang Lan said indifferently and slowly walked out of the tent.
"I still have some questions to ask that woman. Please allow me to send her out of the camp.”
The moment Yang Lan walked out of the tent, Yang Fu immediately said to Cao Zhen.
"Please, Young Lord." Cao Zhen nodded and said.
Then, Yang Fu followed Yang Lan out of the tent.
At the same time, Cao Zhen slowly opened the letter Zhuge Liang had written to him." Let me take a look at this letter…Everything is ready, except for the imperial edict. Zidan set up an ambush, and the Han Minister will not pursue. Hahaha, Zhuge Kongming is the one who knows me. Pass down the order to retreat."
As he said this, Cao Zhen felt bitter in his heart." The Shu people are powerful. This time, I used all the resources at hand but still couldn't overcome the mountain danger. It's really a pity that my ambition hasn't been fulfilled.”
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