Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Sima Jin took two steps forward, and said provocatively to Yang Xiu, "What's the business of me going to the Fanbang when the rebellious ministers and thieves come?"

Yang Xiu had obviously discovered him a long time ago. He laughed wildly after hearing what he said, and retorted: "I don't have any idea, where did the so-called imperial court come from? It came from killing the king and usurping the country. Face to say the four words of rebellious officials and thieves!?"

Sima Jin was at a loss for words.He has not changed his role yet, and he still thinks that his court is Cao Wei, so he said what he said before, but now he is being ridiculed by Yang Xiu, so he is speechless.

Fortunately, the bell to enter the palace relieved him of this embarrassment.Both of them left their entourage outside the hall, and rushed into Himiko's hall together with the crowd of Japanese officials.

The Japanese do not have the etiquette of the Central Plains. After everyone entered the hall, they found their respective seats and sat down cross-legged.Yang Xiu went to Yamatai as an envoy, and found the seat reserved for envoys with ease, and knelt down.Sima Jin was at a loss for a while, and then under the guidance of his servant, he sat directly opposite Yang Xiu.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Himiko, the leader, raised his head, opened his slightly closed eyes, and said straight to the point: "The envoy from the Jin Kingdom, why are you sending me to Yamato Castle?"

When Sima Fang heard it, didn't he directly hand over the imperial father's imperial edict to you a while ago?Isn't this asking knowingly?But he still said patiently: "Your Majesty, a certain envoy to Xiematai wanted to explain that Cao Pi, the former emperor of Wei, had given up Sheji Zen to the current emperor of Jin. Therefore, the Holy One hopes that Xiematai can be as great as before. Jin became a minister and worked together to fight against the thieves who invaded Yingzhou..."

Before he could finish his words, Yang Xiu who was on the opposite side burst into laughter, interrupted him and said, "Return to the Emperor of Jin. How did you come here as the Emperor of Jin? Let's not talk about how Cao Pi died. Let's just talk about you This so-called Son of Heaven ruled no land in the Central Plains, and no one from the Central Plains went to Yingzhou to occupy a corner of the land to bathe in the monkey crown. Is this also called the Son of Heaven? Do you want Her Highness the Queen to be a vassal to Sima Yi? And I Daliang occupies the Central Plains, governing tens of thousands of miles, and all foreign countries submit to it. And I, the emperor of Daliang, also has a jade seal that has been handed down for generations. This is the real Ninth Five-Year King."

After hearing this, Sima Jin opened his mouth to retort, but was interrupted by Himiko.Himiko said to Yang Xiu: "Your envoy's words remind me of this. You can bring the evidence that the emperor of Liang Kingdom holds the Jade Seal of the Kingdom this time."

Yang Xiu said with a smile: "Going back to Her Majesty the Queen, how can I ignore your entrustment? Naturally, I brought it. And this is not only a piece of evidence, but also an edict from the Holy Majesty to Her Majesty the Queen."

After finishing speaking, one of Yang Xiu's followers had already submitted the edict.Himiko watched carefully in court, and the change of expression on his face could be described as ups and downs.Even those Japanese officials who sat cross-legged on the floor were surprised.Because Himiko usually looks calm and indifferent no matter what happens to him.

Himiko saw that at the end, there was indeed a vermilion seal at the end of the edict.After she whispered a few words to the servant next to her, a simple rectangular box was presented to her soon after.It was the imperial edict given by Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty to the king of the Wonu Kingdom.Himiko made a comparison, except for the difference in color, the two imprints were indeed the same.Himiko nodded and said, "Sure enough, Emperor Liang holds the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, it seems that this king must..."

Sima Jin hastily interrupted her and said, "Your Majesty, this Jade Seal is a dead thing after all. How can the legitimacy of the Ninth Five-Year Lord be proved by a dead thing? Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was surrendered to Emperor Qin's son Ying, and he was pacified. The princes are the most righteous when they win the country. Wei Taizu Cao Cao was abdicated to Han Xiandi Liu Xie, and I, the emperor of Jin Dynasty, was abdicated to Wei Shuaidi Cao Pi. Therefore, the emperor of Dajin is the real destiny."

Yang Xiu laughed again and said, "Don't talk nonsense to ignorant people. When Ziying descended to Liu Bang, he had already abdicated as the King of Qin, not the Emperor of Qin. In addition, the abdications you mentioned were nothing more than coercion by the palace. How can it be called abdication."

Sima Jin blushed, and wanted to argue again, but was interrupted by Himiko again: "Okay, I don't want to hear these meaningless arguments. I have already determined who is the Nine-Five King of the World, that is... "

Seeing that something bad was going to happen, Sima Jin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you. My Emperor Dajin is willing to marry Taihe, the niece of Her Majesty the Queen, as his concubine. From then on, the two families will be good friends in Qin and Jin Dynasties forever."

Himiko's expression remained indifferent, on the contrary, there was a hint of teasing in his eyes.Yang Xiu who was on the side laughed again: "Sima Jin, you are talking nonsense again. Qin Jin is not a relationship between monarch and minister."

Then he solemnly called Himi: "His Royal Highness, my King Wei is willing to marry Taiwan and be his queen. This is the real good of Qin and Jin. My King Wei is about the same age as His Highness's niece, and has a gift from the current emperor. Far more than It's much better to marry that bad old man who is so precarious."

Chapter 801 Giant Mace

In the thatched hut hall of the Yamatai Palace, there was silence after Yang Xiu finished speaking.Even Sima Jin was speechless for a moment.

Cao Chong is in his twenties, and Sima Yi is in his early fifties.One is to marry Himiko's niece Taiyo as the queen, and the other is just to accept it as a concubine, and it is not known what rank this concubine is.What's more important is that behind Cao Chong is a huge empire that occupies the entire western mainland and even the Haidong Peninsula, while Sima Yi is just a monkey who occupies most of Kyushu Island.If counting the vassal states, his territory is not even half the size of Yamatai.This kind of comparison is clear at a glance, and individuals know how to choose.

Himiko changed his indifferent attitude from just now, and said to Sima Jin with a teasing face: "Your elder brother wants to accept this king's niece who is more than [-] years younger than him as a concubine, and he still thinks it is a favor. Does he really take himself seriously? The emperor? This is really ridiculous, in fact, he and his so-called Great Jin are not as good as the Gonu Kingdom in the eyes of this king."

Without waiting for Sima Jin to refute, Himiko waved his hand and said: "Come here, blow this person out of the hall and immediately drive him out of the border." After finishing speaking, he threw the imperial edict that Sima Jin handed him a few days ago to Sima Jin said in front of him: "This king should have beheaded you here, but according to the rules of your two countries in the Central Plains, if you don't beheaded, you will be left with your dog's life. In addition, take this rag back to Sima Yi , Why should he issue a so-called edict to this king in the name of the Son of Heaven?"

As soon as she finished speaking, several Japanese soldiers stepped forward and lifted Sima Jin out of the hall like a chicken.Then she stood up and kowtowed to Yang Xiu in front of all the ministers.Yang Xiu hurriedly stood up from the floor and said, "Your Royal Highness, this cannot be done."

But Himiko said: "Today is different from last time. Last time you came here as an envoy of Wei State. But this time you came here with the imperial edict of Emperor Daliang, that is, the imperial envoy of the upper kingdom of the Celestial Dynasty. This king is the envoy of the Kingdom of Wei. The lord of the country in Yingzhou, seeing the imperial envoy is like seeing the emperor, and should greet him with the courtesy of a monarch and minister."

Seeing her saying this, Yang Xiu had no choice but to let her go.Afterwards, Yang Xiu represented Wei Guo and Himiko quickly became good friends of Qin and Jin, and agreed on the auspicious day for Cao Chong to marry Tai and Princess.

At this moment, Cao Chong and his generals, Chen Bing, were under the city of Xinye in Xuhui Town.In front of Cao Chong is the tall city wall of Xinye.Such a city is nothing in the Central Plains, but it can be regarded as a huge city in Kyushu, and the small adobe-enclosed cities built by the Japanese cannot compare with it.

Cao Chong looked at the city of Xinye, but his mind was not on Xinye. He asked Guo Jia who was beside him, "Minister Guo, we came to attack Xinye before we got a response from Ximatai. Are you not afraid that if Ximatai fails? If we can form an alliance with us and attack Xiaguan from behind us, wouldn't we be in a dilemma of fighting on two fronts."

Guo Jia stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, nothing happens. Yamatai will definitely form an alliance with us. The marriage between Wei and Yamatai can make Yamatai feel at ease. Because Yamatai is different from For other foreign countries, they don’t only inherit the throne through the patrilineal line. So our marriage is equivalent to the merger of the two countries. Now that they have been merged, of course, it is impossible to have the problem of who annexed whom.”

Then Guo Jia joked again: "I just wronged the king of Wei and wanted to marry a Japanese girl who has never met as queen. If this Japanese girl is beautiful and talented, it's okay to say, otherwise I will feel very sorry."

Cao Chong blushed a little and said, "For the sake of the country and society, what is the relationship between children and daughters? It's just that we are willing to marry Ximatai. Couldn't it be that Sima Yi didn't think of it?"

Guo Jia sneered and said, "No matter who he is looking for to marry the royal family of Yamatai, it is better than our conditions. So even if he can think of it, he can't compete with us. This humble minister can guarantee it."

Cao Chong nodded, then looked at Xinye City and said: "Then start the general attack!" Zhang Yun next to him said to the soldiers: "Send a certain military order to launch a general attack on Xinye!"

With the sound of drums and horns, hundreds of ballistas began to project fireballs towards Xinye.These hot bombs were not self-made by Wei Jun, they neither had the resources nor the craftsmanship.These clay pots filled with naphtha were provided to them by the Wei Wen fleet.

In addition to the ballistas, the crossbowmen also fired all their arrows, covering Xinye under a dense rain of arrows.The fire at the top of Xinye City suddenly blazed, and it was obvious that Wei Jun would also use Liang Jun's teleportation siege tactics to capture Xinye.

Sure enough, tens of thousands of Wei soldiers rushed towards Xinye City like a tidal wave, carrying ladders amidst the roar of mountains and tsunami.Under the cover of the sea of ​​flames and the rain of arrows, there was no longer anyone at the top of Xinye City, so they rushed to the foot of the city without any hindrance, and densely packed ladders were erected on the four walls of the city.Wei Jun soldiers climbed up the ladder like ants.

One of the soldiers led by Wei, with a two-foot short knife in his mouth, climbed up with his hands and feet like a monkey, and the distance from the top of the wall was less than seven feet.At this moment, a huge boulder suddenly popped out from the top of the wall and fell straight down. With a bang, it first smashed his head into pieces, and then his whole body was brought down by the boulder and pressed into the soil.The two soldiers of the Wei army who were taken down the ladder were followed closely behind.

When the soldiers of the Wei army were about to reach the top of the city, the rolling stones fell like a shower, and the soldiers of the Wei army fell like pear blossoms after the rain.Cao Chong's expression changed drastically, and he asked, "It is impossible for the enemy army to exist at the head of the city. How did these rolling stones fall down?"

Guo Jia also stroked his beard in doubt for a long time, and then said with certainty: "There are only two possibilities. One is that the city wall structure is exquisitely set up, which can hide the enemy soldiers. The other is that there may be traps, and the traps thrown out These rolling woods and rocks. What kind, as long as our soldiers rush to the top of the city and see if there are invincible soldiers coming to stop them, we will know."

Zhang He immediately ordered that the whole army continue to attack.The soldiers of the Wei army who attacked in the second wave learned their lesson and no longer climbed the ladder "naked" for the sake of speed, and they all supported thick oar shields.Of course, this kind of scull shield is still ineffective against boulders weighing hundreds of catties, but it can hold boulders and logs weighing tens of catties.

When some Wei soldiers were about to reach the top of the wall, a "flagpole" on the tower suddenly fell down.In fact, this is a flagpole, but a giant mace full of nails. One end of it is fixed on a shaft of the tower. Of course, many of the Wei soldiers on the ladder were smashed to pieces. Even if they were not hit by the giant mace, they would still be half dead if they fell from several high altitudes.

Chapter 802

Cao Chong, who was watching the battle from a distance, said: "It seems that the enemy is using a trap."

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "It's true that they used the mechanism, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they don't have soldiers hidden in the city."

As soon as his words fell, the giant mace slowly stood up again, and it could be vaguely seen that a rope was pulling it.Seeing this, Guo Jia said with certainty: "There must still be soldiers hidden in the top of the city, because they can use the mechanism to throw rolling wood and rocks from a long distance, and put down the big stick. But they can't take it back from a long distance, so the top of the city There must be people hiding. Just don't know how they set up the game to keep them from our hot bombs."

Zhang Yun said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, before the enemy's situation is clear, let the soldiers retreat quickly, so as not to increase casualties." Guo Jia nodded hastily.Zhang He immediately said to the commanding soldiers: "Pass a certain military order, and the whole army will withdraw."

The gong sounded suddenly, and the soldiers of the Wei army who were suffering under the city withdrew like a tide.At this time, the fire at the top of the city had been extinguished, and the figures of countless Wei soldiers immediately appeared from the top of the city, and they began to cheer.This also proved Guo Jia's assumption.In such a short time, it is impossible for them to run from the bottom of the city to the top of the city.

Guo Jia said again at this time: "We must be clear about the enemy's defense at the top of the city in order to succeed. Or we can only use brute force to directly destroy the city wall."

Zhang He sighed and said, "It's a pity that we don't have these two conditions. If we have the lift-off lights of the imperial army, we can detect the enemy's defenses on the top of the city, and their giant catapults can blast the solid city wall. Wei Wen has These equipment, but the main force of his fleet is currently cruising in the Seto Sea. Let’s ask him, it won’t quench our thirst.”

Guo Jia also frowned.At this time, a soldier came to report, saying that a Liang army soldier and horse had rushed here.He also brought some equipment to Wei Jun.

"Oh? Was it sent by Wei Wen?"

"Returning to the country is not Wei Wen's subordinates, but Liang Jun Xu Rong's troops opposite Ma Hai. And General Xu Rong came with the troops in person." Cao Chong and Guo Jia hurried to meet Xu Rong when they heard this.

As soon as the two sides met, Guo Jia said, "General Xu Rong, what kind of wind has brought you here to Yingzhou?"

Xu Rong laughed and replied: "King Wei, Prime Minister, it wasn't some wind that brought me here. It was ordered by the Holy Majesty to come here. The Majesty said that you are expected to be difficult to attack, so I made a special trip to ask me to bring you some A siege weapon."

Guo Jia asked urgently, "What kind of treasures did General Xu bring?"

"There's nothing new, but they're all things that might be used for siege. What kind of counterweight trebuchet, lift-off lamp, flying army..."

Before Xu Rong could finish speaking, Cao Chong, Guo Jia, Zhang Yun and the others were overjoyed and said, "This is really a timely help. We are rightly missing these siege equipment."

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Cao Chong and Guo Jia rode in the oversized lift-off lights and looked down at the top of Xinye city.Guo Jia watched for a while, then pointed to the top of the city of Xinye and said: "It turns out that they built a ravine behind the walls, and the soldiers squatted behind the ravine. Because of the cover of the walls, it is impossible to fire arrows." Shoot directly into the ravine. After the fiery bomb exploded at the top of the city, it was impossible for the naphtha to flow into the ravine because of the stone sill on the edge of the ravine. So they were able to escape the flames. We know This is simple..."

With the sound of war drums, Wei Jun launched another attack.This time, the heavy trebuchets went first, and concentrated their bombardment on a section of the city wall.Xinye's city walls are so strong that even ballistas and stone bullets cannot bombard its walls.

With the sound of huge rocks colliding and roaring, the piled walls at the head of Xinye City were shattered into powder in the rockslide, revealing the head of the city behind.The soldiers of the Jin army who were hiding in the ravine behind the wall panicked.Wei Jun didn't give them a chance to breathe. Under the guidance of the watchmen in the lift-off lights, the crossbowmen kept correcting the gun positions.The thrown fireballs fell into the ditch more and more accurately.

Soldiers of the Jin army turned into burning men and crawled out of the ditch, but the city outside was also full of flames.They can only jump off the walls that are several battles high.The crossbowmen of the Wei army were not idle either, and their arrows shot towards the four walls like locusts, and the Wei army who were trying to reinforce the rest of the city walls were constantly injured by random arrows.The dozen or so bomb-throwing Qiang Eagles brought by Xu Rong's flying army were not idle, and under the guidance of the beacon, they were constantly rising and falling, throwing explosive bombs at the city head and the ditches along the city head.

Soon, the part of the city, including the ditches, became a sea of ​​flames again. It was basically impossible for any living people to live on the top of the city. The giant mace also burned blazingly, and the iron chains that pulled it began to turn red. But no one put it down, because the person who manipulated it has turned into a few balls of charred corpses.Numerous ladders had already been erected on the city wall, and soldiers of the Wei army climbed to the top of the city where the flames had passed and the fire had diminished.

When they rushed through the hot corridor at the head of the city and rushed down the city wall, the shouts of killing sounded again.However, the Jin army defenders in the city had limited strength, but more and more Wei army soldiers climbed onto the city wall and killed them along the corridors and stairs of the city wall.Soon the city gate was controlled by the Wei army, and then the city gate was opened, and thousands of tiger and leopard riders began to pour into the Xinye city gate.

Because the strategic policy of the Jin army is to stick to it, the Jin army guarding Xinye did not deploy cavalry. After these tigers and leopards entered the city, they began to crush the Jin army.It's just that the Jin army had already prepared various horse-repelling roadblocks in the streets and alleys of the city. Zhang Yun, who led the tiger and leopard riders forward, retreated to the city gate decisively when he saw this situation, and the first wave of attacks failed.

However, at this time, the Wei army had already occupied the four city walls, erected ballistas directly on the city walls, and began to bombard Xinye violently.When the hot bombs are exhausted, they throw stone bullets, when the stone bullets are exhausted, they throw crossbow guns, and when the crossbow guns run out, they throw stones.

Suddenly, the flames blazed in Xinye City, thick smoke billowed, and there were ruins everywhere.Some of the roadblocks that refused to drive were set aflame.At this time, the tiger and leopard cavalry rushed into the city again along the main street in the city, and at the same time, the infantry of the Wei army rushed down the city shouting with their weapons raised.

Although the Juma roadblocks have not been cleared, the soldiers of the Jin army who guarded behind Juma have disappeared.They either fled or turned into corpses on the ground.The tigers and leopards of the Wei army jumped over these horse-rejecting roadblocks with a single leap.

Two hours later, when the sun was setting, the Wei army finally took control of the entire city of Yecheng.

When Sima Yi, who was [-] miles away in Xin'an City, heard the news, he was in his morning routine.His suddenly pale face let the officials know that something big had happened.Sima Yi thought that Xin'an City, which he built with painstaking efforts, could be defended for at least three months with [-] elite soldiers, but he did not expect that it would be captured by the Wei army in just a few days.

It happened that the room was leaking and it was raining overnight, and when Sima Yi was frowning, Sima Jin who had been chased away by Himiko happened to return to the hall.

Chapter 803 The Only Choice

Sima Yi looked at Sima Jin's face like a bitter melon, and knew that his errand had failed without him saying a word, but he still held a trace of fantasy and said, "Huida, how about going to Yamatai as an envoy? Then Himiko agrees." gone?"

Sima Jin immediately replied: "Your Majesty, my younger brother has insulted the Holy Majesty's mission and should be punished. However, this result was entirely caused by the fact that Cao Chong also sent envoys and proposed marriage to Yamatai. They also took out Feng Yugai. There was an edict to pass on the jade seal of the country. As a result, Himiko agreed to become a vassal to Feng Yu and formed an alliance with the Wei army."

After hearing this, the muscles on Sima Yi's face twitched.He thought that Sima Jin just didn't complete his mission, and Himiko didn't agree to his conditions.But he didn't expect Himiko to unite with Wei Guo.

Sima Yi hammered his fist heavily onto the table, stood up abruptly and said, "I originally planned to hold off for a year or so, stalemate with the enemy for a while, and create a fleet that can rival the Liang army. But I didn't expect the situation to change so quickly and deteriorate to such an extent, Zhu Qing, what do you think?"

None of Sima Yi's officials surpassed him in resourcefulness, and he couldn't think of a good solution. How could the officials of the Great Jin Dynasty come up with a solution.There was a sudden silence in the hall.In the end, Sima Yi himself said: "Now there are only two ways. One is to retreat to the Four Kingdoms for the time being. At present, the Wa Kingdoms in the Four Kingdoms that belonged to the Dog Slave Kingdom have already belonged to us. Therefore, we can stand there and wait for opportunities. Cross the Seto Sea to the east and seize Yamatai, and use the manpower and materials of Yamatai to confront the Liang army. When we arrive at the Yamato Basin where the capital of Yamatai kings is located, Liang Wei's front will be stretched thousands of miles, and we still have Opportunities can be kept.”

Sima Yi went on to say: "In addition, we have a second choice, which is to concentrate our troops, including all the Japanese soldiers attached to us, and fight to the death with the Liang Wei coalition forces! Zhuqing, which option do you think is better?"

When the people below heard it, they started arguing.Some said that it is difficult to fight Liang Jun at the moment, and they must avoid their edge. Since there is a way out, let's retreat first.Another person said that it was hard to gain a firm foothold on Jiuzhou Island, so how could they just give up and give up.Besides, the army has all retreated to Shikoku Island, and it is very likely that they will encounter Liang Jun's navy on the sea.Taking Yamato Castle from Yamato across the sea from Shikoku is not a guaranteed success.Anyway, after all, it is necessary to fight to the death with the Liang Wei coalition forces, so it is better to fight the enemy in this city of Xin'an.

In the end, Sima Yi made his own decision, and he was determined to retreat to Shikoku Island.What prompted Sima Yi to make this decision was that he remembered the decisive battle with Liang Jun in the south of Yecheng.

Back then, when he persuaded Cao Pi, he also gathered hundreds of thousands of troops to fight the Liang army to the death, but he was defeated in the end and was forced to take Cao Pi into exile at sea.So once Sima Yi was bitten by a snake, he was afraid of well ropes for ten years, and he still has lingering fears today.

Just as he was about to announce his decision to the ministers, a servant hurried up to the hall to report: "My Majesty, there is an urgent military situation on Long Island! A large number of Liang Army warships have appeared near Feizhou!"

Sima Yi's ass, who had just sat on the dragon seat, left his seat again, and asked in surprise, "What? The Liang Jun Navy left the Seto Sea and entered the Ariake Sea?"

The Ariake Sea is a large bay that runs deep into the western interior of Kyushu Island.The nearest port to Xin'an City is on the coast of the Ariake Sea, and most of the Jin Army's navy is also deployed in the Ariake Sea. In addition, the Jin Army is still building a large number of warships here, preparing to build a new fleet.

It's just that there is only one exit for the Ariake Sea, which is located in a place called Feizhou.There are two castles built by the Gonu Kingdom, guarding the main road to and from the Ariake Sea.If this place was blocked by Liang Jun's navy, it meant that Sima Yi had to walk five or six hundred miles across the mountains to reach the east coast of Kyushu, and then cross the sea if he wanted to retreat to the Four Kingdoms.This will take a few days, not to mention, the key is that there are not enough ships to allow the troops to cross the sea in a short time.

At this time, His Highness had already appeared in charge of the defense of the east coast, and said: "Your Majesty, according to the pond report from the defenders stationed in Miyazaki on the east coast two days ago, not only did Liang Jun's navy in the Seto Sea not appear less, Instead, the number increased even more.”

Hearing this, Sima Yi's face turned pale, and he sat back on his seat, saying: "It seems that Liang Jun has dispatched a new navy, so we have only one choice left. Gather troops and fight with Liang Jun." The Wei army will fight to the death. The fate of my Great Jin depends entirely on this battle."

Sima Yi guessed correctly, the current waters around Kyushu include Gan Ning's fleet as well as Wei Wen's fleet.Feng Yu, who was far away in Luoyang, was sure that Himiko would unite with Cao Chong, thinking that this was an opportunity to win a battle against Yingzhou.So the Nanyang Fleet, commanded by Gan Ning, was also transferred to Kyushu.

Then, he said with a solemn face: "I pass on the imperial edict to gather all the troops and food that can be mobilized to Xin'an from now on..."

Just as Sima Yi was meeting with the ministers in Xin'an City, the troops of the Wei army were marching towards Xin'an. Cao Chong, who was riding on the horse, glanced at the endless line, and asked Guo Jia beside him: "Minister Guo, what should we do this time?" If the soldiers of the whole country come out, can Sima Yi easily fight us?"

Guo Jia laughed and said, "If he doesn't want to, he has to be willing, because they have no choice. The two naval forces of the imperial court have blocked the Ariake Sea in the west and the waterway leading to Shikoku Honshu in the east. Most of the warships of the Jin army also Sealed in the Ariake Sea, it is impossible for the few remaining warships to withdraw tens of thousands of Jin troops from the rest of the coast. So unless Sima Yi abandons his troops, it is impossible to escape from Kyushu Island. Of course, if he does He has tens of thousands of horses, even if he escapes, he is nothing."

When Guo Jia said this, his face became solemn again and he said: "However, this is his desperate fight. The fight between trapped beasts is the most ferocious. We must also be prepared for heavy casualties."

From Xinye to Xin'an, although you can see mountains and mountains everywhere, the troops have been marching on the plains.This plain is formed by connecting large and small basins, so some places are very narrow.

Cao Chong, Guo Jia and others walked and found that the mountains on both sides of the front were getting closer and closer. Cao Chong said to Guo Jia: "Guo Xiang, there must be a place to rush to the throat.",

Guo Jia immediately responded: "That's right, ten miles ahead, I named it Hulukou on the map. It is a canyon with a width of only two miles at the narrowest part of the road. May I ask the king, if you were Sima Yi, how would you use this place?" Road Canyon."

"The king will definitely set up an ambush here."

After hearing this, Guo Jia smiled slightly and shook his head.Cao Chong suddenly asked in doubt: "What else can he do if he doesn't use this dangerous terrain to set up an ambush?"

Chapter 804

Seeing Cao Chong's doubts, Guo Jia explained: "Anyone would have imagined an ambush. The attacker would definitely send out scouts to investigate and clean up the ambushes. They might even attack and kill the ambushes. Therefore, the treacherous Sima Yi would not set up an ambush, but directly stationed troops. Snipe our troops here."

"Then he is going to fight us here?"

Guo Jia shook his head again and said: "No, he will only intercept us here, not a decisive battle. Because the terrain here is narrow, although it is suitable for defense, it is not suitable for a large-scale decisive battle between the two armies. He intercepted us here just to Use a small force to dampen our spirit first."

As soon as Guo Jia said this, some soldiers came galloping on horseback and reported to them: "Your Majesty, Minister of the State, Hulukou is ahead. There are Jin troops stationed there, and General Zhang He's former army has already lined up. Before the canyon exit, confront the enemy."

Guo Jia nodded and said, "Here's an order, the Chinese army will speed up and arrive in front of Hulukou!"

After all, he and Cao Chong, surrounded by their personal guards, rode their horses and galloped forward first.When they came to Zhang He's army, Zhang He bowed his hands and bowed to them and said: "The prime minister's prediction is indeed good. The Jin army has deployed troops in the canyon and on the top of the cliffs on both sides. Our army can only attack the two cliffs first. It is possible to pass through the mouth of the gourd just now."

Cao Chong looked at the steep cliffs that were more than ten battles high on both sides and mumbled: "However, such mountains are so high that even arrows and crossbow projectiles cannot be thrown up, and even steep antelopes are difficult to climb. Our soldiers have to risk the enemy Army arrows, rolling trees, rocks, and various unknown weapons climb up, how many troops will be lost?"

Guo Jia snorted coldly: "This is exactly Sima Yi's intention. The loss of troops is still a trivial matter, but the key is that it can seriously damage the morale of our army. Fortunately, we have the assistance of the flying army brought by General Xu Rong."

Half an hour later, with the sound of Wei Jun's horn, thousands of Chinese infantry also lined up under the cliffs on both sides.On the top of the cliff, the Jin army clenched their swords and guns and was eager to try. They only waited for the Wei army to climb the rock and began to slaughter.

Unexpectedly, there was no movement at all in Wei Jun's army formation, but several huge monsters rose up instead.That was the hot air balloon brought by Xu Rong.Seeing this situation, Sima Jin, the general of the Jin Army on the top of the cliff, hurriedly shouted: "Shoot them down with arrows." Immediately, the arrows shot towards these hot air balloons like locusts.It's a pity that the distance is too far, and some arrows just reached the cowhide skin of the hot air balloon, but were bounced off because of the loss of strength.

However, there are two-foot-long arrows shooting out of these hot air balloon baskets one after another, continuously shooting towards the top of the cliff.Although the arrows shot by these longbowmen can reach the top of the cliff, they are too far away to hit any target.

However, they were not used to snipe and kill the soldiers of the Jin army, but to provide beacons for the bomb-throwing Qiang eagles flying in the air.One after another, the explosive bombs fell to the top of the cliff, and were then ignited by the Longbow rocket.The top of the cliff suddenly ignited a raging fire.Many soldiers of the Wei army were immediately burned into firemen.Amid the mournful wailing of the soldiers of the Jin army one after another, Sima Jin hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up and find a place sheltered from the wind and no vegetation to avoid the fire! The crossbowmen shoot these falcons!"

Just when Wei Jun soldiers were looking for bare rocks with sparse vegetation like headless chickens on the top of the cliff.Several hot air balloons quietly approached the top of the cliff, and then suddenly several objects flew out of the hanging basket, flying straight towards the top of the cliff.Those were several specially made flying claws with ropes, which were shot out by the portable ballista in the device and hanging basket.The flying claws shot deeply into the rock one after another, and the special barb member expanded to hold the rock firmly.Then, several figures slid down the rope to the top of the cliff.

Sima Jin had just found a place where he could hide from the fire, and found out about Wei Jun's situation. He immediately felt that it was not good, and shouted: "Quickly block Wei Jun, kill them, and cut off those ropes."

But at this time the Jin army was in a panic, and only a few dozen nearby soldiers heard his military order and greeted each other.The few people rushing forward were still a few battles away from the opponent, and they were knocked to the ground by the longbow and heavy arrows.The soldiers behind and the Wei soldiers were beheaded by the opponent after only one round of confrontation.Now these Wei soldiers are the elite of the elite.This is not what shocked Sima Jin the most. What surprised him the most was that the opponent's soldiers continued to slide down from the "lift-off lights" to the top of the cliff.In fact, these hot air balloons also have rope ladders hanging on the gondolas. The soldiers of the Wei Army kept climbing up the ladders and then sliding down the ropes.

Sima Jin saw more and more Wei troops climbing to the top of the cliff, and he was heartbroken. He drew his sword and said, "I'll kill them all! The crossbowmen shoot those enemy soldiers' lift-off lamps!"

Then he took the lead and led the messy Jin army soldiers to meet the opponent.The two sides immediately fought into a group, the Jin army had many soldiers, and the Wei army was fine. For a while, the two sides maintained a stalemate, but the Jin army had a slight upper hand.But no matter how much Sima Jin and his soldiers charged and fought, they couldn't reach the edge of the hot air balloon rope, and Wei Bing continued to slide down from the sky.

The crossbowmen of the Jin army were not idle when the two sides were fighting. A crossbowman drew his bow and shot an arrow at the airbag of the hot air balloon. This time, because the distance was close enough, the arrow was inserted into the skin bag with a puff superior.It's a pity that the lift of the hot air balloon weakened by this damage is negligible and has no effect.The crossbowman was immediately split in the head by a Wei soldier.As more and more soldiers of the Wei army climbed to the top of the cliff, the crossbowmen of the Jin army were quickly killed.