Chapter 454 Sima Shi's three thousand dead soldiers
"I saw the four major legions of Fenglin Volcano in Xichu and the battlefield where blood flowed into a river."
Zhuge Liang ended the deduction with a serious expression.
The threat came from the Western Chu established by Fan Zeng.
Huang Yueying rarely saw Zhuge Liang so serious.
This shows that the situation we will face next is quite dangerous.
"The Fenglin Volcano in Western Chu, four major legions. The Feng Legion, the main general Zhonglimei, is as fast as the wind. The Lin Legion, the main general is unknown, the Xu is as slow as the Lin. The Fire Legion, the main general Long Ju, invades like fire. The Mountain Legion, the main general Ji Bu, is as motionless as the mountain."
Zhuge Liang knew the four major legions of Western Chu as he knew them well.
The commanders of the four major legions were all famous generals of Western Chu when the Chu-Han battled.
After Ying Bu betrayed, although Fan Zeng changed a legion commander, his combat effectiveness would not be greatly affected.
"Lord Kong Ming, many civil officials and military generals, have arrived."
Personal soldiers came to report that Fan Zhongyan, Li Ji, Zhang Xutuo, the commanders of the three armies guarding the Central Plains gathered in Yangdi City to discuss the fight against Fan Zeng of Western Chu and Sima Yi of Western Jin Dynasty.
"The two legions of fire and wind are deployed in Pengcheng, and the two legions of wood and earth are deployed in Bozhou."
"Sima Yi's Jin army was stationed in Xuchang."
"Zhao Kuangyin's Song army was stationed in Xiaopei."
"The four legions of Fenglin Volcano will definitely take the lead in attacking Songzhou."
Fan Zhongyan imagined the attack direction of the four major legions of Fenglin Volcano in Western Chu in advance.
"Xiang Yu probably hasn't appeared yet, right?"
Zhang Xutuo raised the most core question.
If Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu, appears, he will be a legion alone.
"If Ye Bushou had no discrepancy between the information of the Jinyiwei, even Fan Zeng would not know Xiang Yu's whereabouts. Otherwise, with the national strength of Western Chu and Xiang Yu's martial arts, the territory of Western Chu would definitely not be limited to its current territory."
Zhuge Liang did not see Xiang Yu in the fragments a few months later, so he thought that Xiang Yu was not in Western Chu at all.
Zhuge Liang, Fan Zhongyan and others also calculated Xiang Yu's military power. Judging from the competition between Xue Rengui and other powerful generals and the Flying Tiger General Li Cunxiao, if Xiang Yu really appeared, one person might be able to kill a city.
"Kong Ming, when are you going to move when are you seeing the Fenglin Volcano Legion going?"
"Ten days later."
"It seems that Sima Yi already knew that a war was about to break out in Guanzhong, so he decided to take advantage of the situation and conquer the Central Plains. Sima Yi is still a tricky guy."
"Fan Zeng of Western Chu is no less than Sima Yi. He is one of the few think tanks in Western Chu and is good at mental attacks. Even if a powerful general encounters Fan Zeng, he must be careful."
"Li Ji, Fan Zhongyan defended Songzhou, Zhang Xutuo attacked Changshe and restrained the Jin army. The war is about to come, and he can temporarily recruit troops and expand his organization."
Zhuge Liang conveyed Zhang Hua's meaning.
After Zhang Hua transferred some troops in the Central Plains, he allowed these generals to temporarily recruit soldiers from various cities to deal with the heroes of Kanto.
The four major armies of the Western Chu Fenglin Volcano brought too much pressure to Fan Zhongyan and the others. With this little force alone, it is far from enough to defend the Central Plains.
Zhang Hua raised the organization of the three major legions to 200,000.
As long as they can defend the Central Plains, everything will be done cheaply.
In Xuchang City, in a dark secret room, a candlelight, thirty leaders of the dead soldiers attended and waited for Sima's orders.
Sima's talent is to raise dead soldiers in the dark.
"The father is about to conquer the Central Plains. I have been kind to you. You have recruited three thousand dead soldiers for me one after another. These dead soldiers have received my kindness directly or indirectly."
"Build troops for a thousand days and use troops for a while. Now is the time for you to repay your kindness."
Sima asked these dead soldiers for rewards.
He, Sima, recruited three thousand dead soldiers and served for himself in order to prepare for emergencies.
The deceased soldiers selected by Sima Shi were either death row prisoners or Sima Shi helped them avenge their father's murder. Sima Shi won them over through kindness. The loyalty of these deceased soldiers was far greater than that of the assassins hired with gold and silver.
Most of the famous assassins in history have sacrificed their lives to repay kindness or righteousness.
If it is just money, it is impossible to make these people devote themselves to their hearts.
Master Sima knew this truth, so Master Sima deliberately captured people's hearts and nurtured three thousand dead soldiers.
Most of these three thousand dead men are ordinary people, but this is true. These dead men are hidden in the market and are difficult to find.
When they received the order from Sima Shi, they came to repay their kindness.
One of the leaders of the Dead Soldiers asked, "I don't know what the lord wants us to do this time?"
The candlelight in the secret room was almost motionless. Sima Shi, who was sitting in the main seat, had half of his cheeks hidden in the darkness, and his tone was low and dangerous: "Assassinate Zhuge Liang."
"yes!"
Thirty leaders of the Dead Warriors didn't think there was any problem.
They were Sima Shi's dead soldiers, and they received the kindness of Sima Shi. These kindnesses can only be repaid with death.
Sima Shi asked them to assassinate Zhuge Liang, so they went to assassinate Zhuge Liang without any delay.
"You contacted the dead soldiers scattered all over the country and organized assassination. Zhuge Liang was close to the people and was deeply loved by the people. This is his advantage and his shortcomings."
"And according to my father's speculation, although Zhuge Liang's Qimen Dunjia can predict the future, he can only see fragments. The probability of being detected by Zhuge Liang in assassination plan is not high."
Sima Shi has followed Sima Yi for a long time and is not unfamiliar with Zhuge Liang, the old opponent.
Zhuge Liang's advantages are also flaws in some cases.
For example, Zhuge Liang will do everything himself, and he will overwork and die of illness early.
Sima Shi took advantage of Zhuge Liang's characteristics of being close to the people and organized assassination.
The leaders of the deceased soldiers looked at each other, and one of the leaders of the deceased soldiers came forward and asked, "Please tell me clearly, how should I set up a plan to assassinate Zhuge Liang?"
“So this…”
Sima Shi whispered.
The leaders of the various dead soldiers knew that it was difficult to achieve Sima Shi's wisdom, so they patiently followed the arrangements and nodded silently.
"As per my plan, he will not be fooled with Zhuge Liang's mind and normal plan. But if he uses his character, then assassination will be sure."
"Not only did Zhuge Liang assassinate, except for the difficult generals such as Luo Shixin, all the other senior generals of the Xia army were assassinated."
"You guys go and deploy."
"yes!"
Thirty leaders of the Dead Warriors disappeared from the secret room after answering.
"Zhuge Kongming, if I can kill you, it means that my strategy is close to my father."
After the dead soldiers left, Sima also came out of the secret room.
His three thousand dead soldiers finally came in handy.
The three thousand dead soldiers who were dormant in Chen County, Yangdi, Xuchang, Daliang, Songzhou, and Sima Shi successively received orders from Sima Shi. These butchers, hunters, craftsmen, and merchants gathered together to organize the assassination of the senior leaders of the Xia army.
Chapter completed!