Mi Han

Yong Kai was in a very bad mood during this time.

From ancient times to the present, all those who rebel, either for psychological comfort or to fool others, most of them will have an illusion similar to "the destiny is mine".

Yong Kai is naturally not exempt from customs.

When he had just killed Zheng Ang and separatist Yizhou County, this illusion in Yong Kai's heart was quite strong.

After all, the situation at that time was that Gao Ding, Zhu Bao, Meng Huo and others responded to his rise of troops inside, and Huang Yuan, Cao Wei envoys and other powerful factions outside supported him. The situation was very good.

Yong Kai felt that his fantasy was quite reasonable.

But what Yong Kai never expected was that the seemingly good situation had undergone tremendous changes years ago.

First, the coalition forces of Gao Ding and Meng Huo were defeated by Zhuge Liang's army outside Bodao County. In recent days, he received news that Zhuge Liang's army had taken advantage of the victory to pursue and stationed outside Qiongdu County.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that Qiongdu County is already in jeopardy.

Of course, this is not Yong Kai's conjecture. This is what Yong Kai deduced from the multiple emergency letters sent by Gao Ding and Meng Huo.

If it wasn't for the critical situation, why would Gao Ding and Meng Huo, the two barbarian kings, bother to ask for help in such a hurry.

After realizing this, Yong Kai's face was so gloomy that he could almost drip water.

Recently, I don't know how many servants died under Yong Kai's staff.

But anger is anger, and Gao Ding and Meng Huo have to save them.

Qiongdu City is here, Yuexi County is here, this is a very simple stake.

In order not to make his own situation worse, Yong Kai actively dispatched troops after receiving the request for help, thinking of going north to support Gao Ding and Meng Huo.

Before Yong Kai led the army to go out, in order to boost the morale of his own army, the envoy of Cao Wei in his mansion took out several seals and made Yong Kai, Gao Ding, and Meng Huo generals on behalf of Cao Pi.

Yong Kai, the most powerful, was even officially worshiped as the prefect of Yizhou by the envoys of Cao Wei.

Facing the worship of Cao Wei's envoys, Yong Kai did not dislike Cao Wei's court's being too far behind.

He happily accepted the envoy of Cao Wei envoy, and after making a series of promises to the envoy of Cao Wei, he immediately led an army of six thousand to go north.

Next, he is going to meet Zhuge Liang in person.

There is a distance between Yizhou County and Yueyi County, but thanks to the fact that the army under Yong Kai's command is all fast-footed, half a month later Yong Kai led an army of [-] to Qiongdu County.

After learning that Yong Kai personally led the army to help, even Gao Ding, who had a feud with Yong Kai in the past, had to take the initiative to go out of the city to welcome Yong Kai's arrival.

It's just that Yong Kai has an arrogant temperament, coupled with his dislike of Gao Ding's incompetence, so when he met Gao Ding, Yong Kai didn't give Gao Ding any good looks.

Yong Kai's rebellious behavior made Gao Ding angry.

But now Gao Ding needs the assistance of Yong Kai's army, so he didn't show up on the surface.

For Gao Ding Yongkai is dismissive, but for Meng Huo, an ally of the family for generations, Yongkai is much more amiable.

After Meng Huo and Gao Ding brought Yong Kai into the city, Yong Kai asked Meng Huo, "Has the reinforcements from Taishou Zhu arrived?"

The prefect Zhu that Yong Kai spoke of was Zhu Bao.

Yong Kai knew that since both Gao Ding and Meng Huo would ask him for reinforcements, of course Zhu Bao and the others would not let him go.

Faced with Yong Kai's question, Meng Huo said with anger on his face, "He just sent one member of his tribe to order 2000 troops to help him, on the grounds that he wants to protect the border and the army is weak."

Hearing what Meng Huo said, anger also appeared on Yong Kai's face.

Zhu Bao is really short-sighted.

He doesn't like Gao Ding so much, but he is still willing to lead the army to come to Qiongdu to help, isn't it because of the four words?
Thinking about it, Zhu Bao didn't realize this.

As for the reason Zhu Bao said about the weak military strength, Yong Kai knew it was false as soon as he heard it.

Although Yong Kai didn't know how many troops Zhu Bao had, his military strength would not be inferior to his own, nor would it be so weak that he could only send two thousand reinforcements.

If the army is really weak, why did Zhu Bao rebel?

But after all, Zhu Bao was not his subordinate, and Zhu Bao still sent reinforcements, so Yong Kai no longer paid attention to this matter.

Zhu Bao's [-] soldiers and horses, together with the [-] troops he brought this time, totaled [-] reinforcements, more than enough to defend the city.

After asking about Zhu Bao's movements, Yong Kai asked about the recent movements of Zhuge Liang's army with concern.

Under Yong Kai's questioning, Meng Huo explained in detail what he had observed recently.

"Mr. Zhuge's army was stationed ten li outside the city. According to Erlang who went to investigate, Mr. Zhuge ordered his soldiers to rest every day and allowed them to play games in the army.

Especially on New Year's Eve some time ago, Zhuge villager even slaughtered pigs and sheep, and feasted with the generals all day long. "

During the time when Yong Kai led the army to Qiongdu County, the world has quietly turned the page.

It is the first month of the third year of Zhang Wu.

Gao Ding frowned at Meng Huo's answer.

This, this, this.

Who is Mr. Zhuge looking down on?
After a moment of astonishment, Yong Kai was furious, and he said angrily: "He actually underestimated our army so much!"

It's no wonder that Yong Kai is so angry. People who are arrogant by nature are most jealous of others being more arrogant than him.

But Yong Kai soon realized something was wrong.

"Could it be that King Meng is just sitting back and watching villager Zhuge defeat our army so much?"

Zhuge Liang made the Han army live like a vacation outside Qiongdu City, which may be a great joy for the Han army.

But after this news spreads in Qiongdu City, it will definitely cause a huge blow to the morale of one's own army.

Zhuge Liang almost wrote the word contempt on the faces of every Han army.

And if the morale is hit too hard, how can it be beneficial to the next defense of the city?
There was a questioning tone in Yong Kai's words, and Meng Huo was not angry at Yong Kai's questioning.

He also knew that he wasn't doing enough.

But Meng Huo had no choice.

The Yi army was defeated in the First Battle of Bodao. Although this did not cause a big blow to the Yi army in terms of numbers, it made the Yi army a little afraid of the Han army led by Zhuge Liang in terms of military spirit.

Under the condition that the morale of the army has not recovered, Gao Ding and Meng Huo have just suffered a big loss from Zhuge Liang, so of course they want to stand still.

Faced with Yong Kai's questioning, Meng Huo had to respond. After thinking about it, Meng Huo could only say:

"The general doesn't know, but there is a white-robed veteran named Zhao Yun in the Han army. He is as brave as a god. He really cannot be underestimated."

Meng Huo finally attributed his fear of war to Zhao Yun.

Seeing Meng Huo mentioning Zhao Yun, he happened to understand the high definition of these two words, and his face also revealed a look of fear.

The Yi people have drank blood since they were young, and they have been with beasts. This not only makes the Yi people have a physique like a beast, but also makes them naturally fear the strong in their hearts.

Obviously, with the bravery Zhao Yun showed in front of the two armies that day, he was worthy of any Yi people's fear of him.

After Meng Huo mentioned Zhao Yun, no matter how fearless Yong Kai was, fear appeared on his face.

Zhao Yun's bravery that day had already spread throughout Nanzhong through the mouths of nearly ten thousand Yi people.

However, because he has never faced Zhao Yun's bravery, Yong Kai is only jealous of Zhao Yun.

The existence of Zhao Yun does not make Yong Kai intimidated.

Yong Kai did not express his opinion on Zhao Yun, but began to think about the information he had just obtained.

According to what Meng Huo just said, on New Year's Eve, Zhuge Liang rewarded the three armies generously to celebrate the New Year.

Yong Kai is also a Han Chinese. Of course he knows how important New Year's Eve is to the Han people, so he is not surprised by this.

But at the same time, Yong Kai seemed to have grasped a clue to defeat the Han army.

Today is the tenth day of the first lunar month, and five days later it will be the Shangyuan Festival.

It is rumored that the Shangyuan Festival was set up by Emperor Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty to commemorate the "Battle of Zhulu".

At that time, Emperor Xiaowen was deeply aware of the hard-won peace and prosperity, so he designated the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to quell the "chaos of Zhulu" as the day of having fun with the people.

Since then, the Shangyuan Festival has been passed down to this day as a traditional festival of the Han people.

Later, during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, the sacrificial activity of "Taiyi God" was set on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Because of this move of Emperor Xiaowu, the Shangyuan Festival has an irreplaceable position in the hearts of Han people.

Up to now, in terms of importance alone, Shangyuan Festival and New Year's Eve can be said to be indistinguishable.

So since Zhuge Liang will hold celebrations in the army on New Year's Eve, it is very likely that he will do the same on Shangyuan Festival.

And once Zhuge Liang celebrated the Shangyuan Festival in the army, the Han army's guard must be the most relaxed that day.

But after a while, Yong Kai had already made various inferences in his mind.

Then Yong Kai couldn't wait to tell Meng Huo the inferences in his heart one by one.

As for why he didn't tell Gao Ding, it was because Gao Ding could only understand Yi language, so it was useless to tell him.

After Meng Huo heard Yong Kai's judgment, he heard two words from Yong Kai's mouth that surprised him-Zhiying.

Gao Ding saw that Meng Huo had a look of surprise on his face after listening to Yong Kai's words, so he asked Meng Huo what Yong Kai had said in Yi language.

Under Meng Huo's report, Gao Ding also knew Yong Kai's intention.

After knowing that Yong Kai had plans to attack the camp, Gao Ding also had a look of surprise on his face.

Before that, both he and Meng Huo planned to stick to Qiongdude.

Seeing that both Gao Ding and Meng Huo were surprised by his plan, Yong Kai knew that Gao Ding and Meng Huo did not agree with his plan.

But Yong Kai led the army northward not just to help Gao Ding guard his base camp.

Moreover, Yong Kai believes that under his analysis, his attack on the camp is very likely to be successful.

Yong Kai knew that he couldn't persuade Gao Ding, and he didn't want to persuade Gao Ding either. Yong Kai just looked at Meng Huo and asked him, "Meng Wang is willing to walk this journey with me."

Meng Huo felt some pressure from Yong Kai's inquiry.

Yong Kai and him are both handsome men in Yizhou County, and the reason why one mountain can accommodate two tigers is because the ancestors of the Yong family and the ancestors of the Meng family have long formed a political alliance.

With the passage of time, the political alliance between the Yong family and the Meng family has become very close.

Under the meeting with his allies, even if he faintly felt that the night attack was a bit risky, it was difficult for Meng Huo to refuse directly for a while.

When Yong Kai saw the hesitation on Meng Huo's face, Yong Kai, who knew Meng Huo's nature well, immediately spoke provocatively: "Could it be that King Meng loses all his courage after being captured by Zhuge Villager once?"

When the news of the Yi army's defeat outside Bo Dao spread, the news that Meng Huo was captured by Zhuge Liang was also known to many people.

Of course, given Meng Huo's prestige in Nanzhong, others didn't become suspicious after knowing this.

It's one thing not to be suspicious, but this incident made Meng Huo completely ashamed.

No matter how Meng Huo learned the culture of the Yi people, he was still influenced by some family knowledge. If he was an authentic Yi people, he would not be ashamed of this matter, but Meng Huo was not necessarily so.

Seeing Yong Kai mentioning the pain point in his heart, Meng Huo's whole face flushed red. He puffed up his mouth and wanted to defend himself, but in the face of the iron-like facts, he didn't say any words of defense in the end.

But under the sense of shame in his heart, Meng Huo's head became hot, and he said directly to Yong Kai: "I have been in Nanzhong for decades, how can I be afraid of mere night raids."

When Meng Huo said this, Yong Kai was overjoyed.

Meng Huo had already fallen into his trick.

After Meng Huo agreed to join him in the night attack, Yong Kai became more confident about the night attack on the Shangyuan Festival.

Meng Huo's soldiers and horses would not be more elite than his, but Meng Huo had several strong generals under his command, and with the assistance of those strong generals, the night attack on the Shangyuan Festival must be more effective with half the effort.

Then Yong Kai discussed with Meng Huo about the specific matters of the night attack on the Shangyuan Festival.

As for Gao Ding, Yong Kai didn't intend to bring him to participate in this matter at first. In Yong Kai's heart, he never believed in Gao Ding.

Coincidentally, Gao Ding also has the same attitude towards Yong Kai.

Gao Ding saw that Yong Kai, who was on the side, was discussing matters with Meng Huo on his own. While drinking, his eyes kept flickering, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

Five days passed in a flash.

Soon, the Lantern Festival has arrived.

Early this morning, Yong Kai sent many scouts to investigate outside the Han army camp.

Although he had inferred that Zhuge Liang would celebrate the Lantern Festival before, that was just an inference before.

Whether Zhuge Liang will celebrate the arrival of the Shangyuan Festival today depends on the report of the scouts.

After sending out the scouts, Yong Kai has been pacing nervously back and forth in his big tent, anxiously waiting for news.

Yong Kai didn't make him wait long, and the scouts he sent came back one after another at noon.

Hearing that the scouts had returned, Yong Kai quickly summoned them to inquire about the details of the Han army camp.

Under Yong Kai's questioning, the scout said that the Han army camp was decorated with lights and festoons today, and looking down from the high mountain, there were still waves of cooking smoke in the Han army camp.

And they were so close to the camp of the Han army, they could even smell the smell of meat.

Yong Kai sent more than one scout, but the information reported by the many scouts he sent was basically the same.

This made Yong Kai's heart full of excitement.

Sure enough, everything was not as he expected.

Excited, Yong Kai immediately called for Meng Huo. After seeing Meng Huo, Yong Kai shared the information he found with Meng Huo, and then he laughed and said:

"Prince Meng, it's time for us to get things done today."