In front of Hangu Pass, there was a large camp of Shu Han army and a large tent of the central army.

Zhuge Liang raised his skinny hand, covered his lips, and coughed gently twice. The smoke in the tent was too strong to make people unable to breathe. Even the young and strong Jiang Wei felt a little uncomfortable, let alone Zhuge Liang in poor health.

After three or four months, Zhuge Liang's body, which had just improved, turned sharply. His eyes were deep, his eyes were covered with bloodshot, his cheekbones were towering, his face was gray, and he had many brown spots, looking like an old man who had been sick for a long time and was in twilight years.

The cough was not loud, but it echoed in the big tent like thunder. Jiang Wei felt a thunderous and his scalp was numb.

The Prime Minister has been coughing more and more frequently recently.

"Prime Minister, go out for some breath." Jiang Wei couldn't help but say, "You have been busy all night and can't work so hard anymore."

"It's dawn?" Zhuge Liang looked at Jiang Wei in surprise, then turned his gaze to the oil lamp beside him. There was a lamp full of oil, and the wick was also newly replaced. "This oil has not yet..."

"Prime Minister, that's the third time I've added oil." Jiang Wei stood up, walked to 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 will happen to the world?"

Zhuge Liang turned his face, looked at the map on the table, and looked at the stack of paper next to him, with a blank space on it and no word.

"My combat plan...is not yet decided..."

"Prime Minister..." Jiang Wei felt like a knife was shattered, and he couldn't help but choke up. The combat plan was originally planned by him, but the plan he planned twice could not satisfy Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang had to draft it himself. Unexpectedly, he had not made up his mind after staying up all night. Jiang Wei was very guilty and speechless for a moment.

The tent door suddenly opened, and a personal guard walked in and bowed: "Prime Minister, Wu General Zhuge Ke asked for a meeting."

"Yuan Xun?" Zhuge Liang was stunned. Then he nodded, "Boyou, go and welcome me and wait for me to change my clothes and wash."

"Here." Jiang Wei glanced at Zhuge Liang, turned around and walked out. Zhuge Liang immediately asked the guard to wash him. He did not rest for a day and night, and was extremely exhausted and had a bad face. But an ally envoy came. Even if the envoy was his nephew, he was unwilling to let the other party see his weakness.

Guard Ni Long opened his hair for Zhuge Liang and combed it again. Zhuge Liang's hair was dry and sparse, and the bun was pitifully small. Ni Long hid a handful of hair falling down in his sleeves, soaked a cloth towel in the boiling water, and handed it to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang took it and rubbed it hard on his face, making the skin red, and then gave up. A personal guard brought a bowl of porridge, which was filled with fine mutton granules, which smelled so strong that it made people's index fingers move.

Zhuge Liang ate a bowl of porridge and then became a little more energetic. He stood up, straightened his waist, walked out of the tent, opened his arms, and slowly shook it.

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

Looking at Zhuge Liang who was flushing and moving his body, Zhuge Ke raised his eyebrows. The corner of his mouth casually turned around and bowed: "Uncle is really good at maintaining health. He has been busy all night but is still full of energy."

Zhuge Liang was stunned. He had already made a cover up and let someone open the tent for breathing, but he still couldn't hide it from Zhuge Ke's eyes. This self-reliable boy stabbed him as soon as he met.

"Yuan Xun. Why did you come to see me so early?"

“A bad news.”

Zhuge Ke told the news that Wei Wen and others failed to intercept Wei's cargo ships in the East China Sea. Zhuge Ke had known this for a long time and Zhuge Liang also knew it, so Zhuge Ke spoke very calmly and did not cover it up at all.

After listening, Zhuge Liang's face turned dark.

"What's the plan for General Lu?"

"When the last batch of fire bombs can be delivered to the camp within one month, the final attack will be started."

"What if it doesn't?"

"Retreat the troops." Zhuge Ke said without hesitation.

"Retreat?" Zhuge Liang raised his voice and his anger was hard to contain. "Ten hundred thousand troops, after fighting for several months, they stopped fighting because of insufficient fire bombs?"

Zhuge Ke smiled bitterly, not saying anything.

Zhuge Liang's face turned ashen, and the false blush disappeared without a trace. He had been waiting for so long, but Li Yan did not go out, and Wei Ba did not go out. Now even Lu Xun was shaken. How could Luoyang fight? Just withdrew the troops, wouldn't it be a joke to go out this time?

"Uncle, wait patiently, and you'll get news after a few more days. If it goes well, the fire bombs will be delivered to the camp in about twenty days."

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

"About 300,000."

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

Zhuge Ke smiled. "If my uncle was so generous, I think General Lu would probably not have any excuses."

Zhuge Liang glanced at him: "You go back and tell Xunxun that as long as he is willing to attack Luoyang, I will borrow 300,000 fire bombs to him first. Time is not waiting, and the opportunity must be missed, so let him consider it carefully."

"Now." Zhuge Ke bowed and replied.

Jiang Wei sent Zhuge Ke out of the camp. After returning, his face was a little nervous. He stepped into the tent in two steps, lifted up his armor, knelt in front of Zhuge Liang who was thinking at the desk, and said anxiously: "Prime Minister, if we borrow 300,000 fire bombs to the Wu army, our army will not have enough reserves. Hangu Pass will consume at least 200,000 to 300,000, and at least 500,000 to attack Luoyang..."

"Even if there is a shortage, the number is limited. Besides, Luoyang City is so big, do you think you can attack it with just a fire bomb? Everyone has fire bombs. After using it, the battle is still the forces of both sides and the wisdom of the generals." Zhuge Liang interrupted Jiang Wei, and there was a deep worry between his eyebrows. "If I can't conquer Luoyang this time, I don't know if I have another chance. Li Yan pressed step by step, Wei Ba was eyeing him, and we had no way out."

"Since that's the case, why don't we attack?" Jiang Wei asked in confusion: "With the fire bomb in hand, we can break Hangu Pass first and attack Luoyang first. In this way, can Li Yan still calm down? As long as he orders Meng Da to help, big things will be accomplished."

"It's been two months since Meng Da has not sent troops. Can you guarantee that he won't keep watching?" Zhuge Liang sighed: "Don't you know yet? 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 sold fire bombs and the Wei people, which was like a marriage between the enemy. This is an unforgivable crime. What should the Prime Minister do after the army? "

"It depends on how you train." Zhuge Liang straightened his waist, shook his head, and stopped talking. After a long time, he said, "Boejo, let the army be prepared to attack the city. No matter what, we must at least break through Hangu Pass and take a look at Luoyang City."

"Here." Jiang Wei responded and turned around and came out of the tent. He walked in a hurry, as if he was escaping. He understood Zhuge Liang's mind. Whether he was borrowing fire bombs to Lu Xun or preparing to attack Hangu Pass, Zhuge Liang was afraid to attack Luoyang with all his might. He wanted to borrow the power of the Wu army, but also Meng Da's power. Once this plan failed and Meng Da was still unmoved, he would rather withdraw his troops and preserve his strength than attack Luoyang City, and give up this opportunity in vain.

This is the Prime Minister's thought, and he disagrees with it very much, but he does not have the courage and capital to refute. Without the Prime Minister's support, he is nothing.

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

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

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

Qin Lang, who was stationed at Hangu Pass, organized a counterattack and sent someone to ask Cao Rui for help. He was determined to guard Hangu Pass to death, but this did not mean that he could defend Hangu Pass. Hangu Pass is a powerful 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 with the flat terrain of Luoyang, it can barely be regarded as an important pass, but in fact the geography is not dangerous. Before Guanzhong lost, Luoyang's western gate was Tongguan. After Guanzhong lost, this Hangu Pass was taken seriously again. It was limited to terrain and could not play the role of one man as a pass and ten thousand men could not open it.

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

At the same time, there was an emergency in Luoyang, and the wind and cranes were heard in Luoyang, and all the plants and trees were soldiers. Cao Rui concentrated all the ministers in the palace and did not allow them to go home to avoid rumors. After coming out again, Sima Yi, who took over as the general, took on the task of Luoyang. He ordered the cutting down of trees around Luoyang, demolished a large number of houses in the south of Luoyang City, built thunder chariots day and night, collected a large number of stones, bricks and tiles, and prepared to live and die with Luoyang.

General Zhang He of the chariot and cavalry led 20,000 elite cavalry near the Taixue in the south of the city, and was stationary and moving with Luoyang City, attacking and defending, preparing to fight the Han and Wu coalition forces to the end. Because of the existence of this elite cavalry, whether Lu Xun or Zhuge Liang, they did not dare to take it lightly when siege. They showed at least 20,000 infantry and built a solid defense line to avoid being attacked by Zhang He. It is precisely for this reason that Lu Xun refused to attack the city without enough fire bullets.

With the 300,000 fire bombs borrowed by Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun's confidence increased greatly. He commanded the army to launch a fierce attack on the Luyuan Pass. Zhang He led his army to rescue, Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran led 20,000 troops to block the attack. The two sides fought fiercely. Although Zhang He broke through Pan Zhang's position, he was unable to reach the Luyuan Pass.

A day later, the guard was lost and Zhu Ran was 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 remaining troops back to Luoyang.

The Han and Wu coalition forces advanced rapidly and approached Luoyang City and surrounded Luoyang City.

Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang used fast horses to deliver the victory to Wuchang and Chengdu.

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Chapter completed!