Chapter 95 Shocking! Two King Kongs actually did this in the jungle.
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Three days later, in Dongcheng, Liaodong.
"Your Majesty, the Later Jin army of 100,000 is heading straight for our border!"
Liu Fu raised an eyebrow:
"The Later Jin are invading? They've got some nerve."
Xun Yu then said:
"Around three days ago, the Jin vanguard of 10,000 men arrived at Heitu Pass and almost attacked the pass. Prime Minister Zhuge happened to be surveying the terrain near Heitu Pass, preparing to build a reservoir nearby. Prime Minister Zhuge then won a small victory."
Liu Fu was completely bewildered:
"He only had a few dozen followers, how could he have won a battle?"
Xun Yu said:
"There are 1,200 garrison troops at Heitu Pass. Prime Minister Zhuge knew that Heitu Pass would have difficulty stopping the 10,000 vanguard troops of the Later Jin. If they held on to the death, the enemy would definitely launch a strong attack, and Heitu Pass would definitely not be able to hold out. Therefore, he arranged for the garrison commander to open the gate in advance and planted our army's flags all over the city gate."
"Oh ho, is this some kind of empty city stratagem?"
Liu Fu also found it interesting and asked:
"What happened next?"
"When the city gates were wide open, Prime Minister Zhuge ordered the more than 1,000 garrison soldiers to light fires and cook. The 10,000 vanguard troops of the Later Jin, unaware of the situation, did not dare to attack the pass. After waiting for most of the day, when they realized that there seemed to be no one in the city, they sent about 3,000 men to attack the city in order to test the strength of the defenses of Heitu Pass."
"Unexpectedly, the 1,200 defenders had eaten a good meal and were full of energy. They had prepared a large number of rolling logs and stones, which they threw down all at once. The attacking Jin soldiers suffered heavy losses and immediately retreated. At this moment, Prime Minister Zhuge actually ordered all 1,200 defenders to chase after them. Arrows were fired in a hail, and the war drums were beaten like thunder. The vanguard of the Later Jin misjudged the situation, thinking that there were no less than 5,000 defenders in Heitu Pass. They were exhausted and had not eaten for a day, so they led their soldiers to retreat 50 miles. Their retreat was not a big deal. Our pursuers caught up and burned all the siege equipment they had abandoned in their panic."
At this moment, Xun Yu also looked helpless and amused:
"All of the Later Jin vanguard's siege equipment was burned. After they realized what was happening, they launched another attack on Heitu Pass, but they suffered another setback due to the lack of siege equipment. Currently, they are locked in a stalemate at Heitu Pass."
Liu Fu found it amusing, never expecting Zhuge Liang to pull such a stunt.
He wasn't worried at all, because all those gorillas had been sent to Zhuge Liang's forces to dig reservoirs, which meant that half of his beast army was in Zhuge Liang's hands. If he really wanted to attack these Later Jin vanguard troops, defending Heitu Pass would be no problem at all.
Now, Liu Fu's only curiosity is about what he gained from this trip:
"Since it was a minor victory, how much did the Later Jin suffer losses?"
"About eight hundred Jin soldiers were killed in action, our army suffered almost no casualties, and we captured some armor, weapons and horses, but not many."
Liu Fu nodded, "That's already quite impressive."
With only 1,200 men holding off 10,000 vanguard Jin soldiers, it would be difficult enough to hold the pass, let alone kill 800 enemy soldiers.
"Did Prime Minister Zhuge leave any further messages? Does he need any support?"
Xun Yu shook his head:
"The Prime Minister only told the lord not to worry, and that good news would be sent back soon."
Sure enough, good news arrived shortly afterward.
"Good news from Heitu Pass! The Later Jin's 100,000 elite troops have retreated!"
Liu Fu immediately took a look at the victory report and realized that Kongming's skill in using minimal force to achieve maximum effect was truly brilliant.
It turned out that Liu Fu had left several treasure-hunting rats for Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang did not use any other exotic beasts, but only sent out the treasure-hunting rats.
Overnight, these two treasure-hunting rats killed one commander, two deputy commanders, four strategists, and two vanguard officers from the Later Jin's 100,000 cavalry.
Moreover, all twenty-odd Later Jin generals who accompanied the army were killed.
The saying "to catch the thief, first catch the king" perfectly describes a situation where a group of people without a leader is like this.
With all the generals in command killed, even a large number of soldiers would be leaderless. They would be lucky if they didn't fight amongst themselves, and the problem of Black Earth Pass would naturally be solved.
After learning of Zhuge Liang's strategy of retreating troops, Liu Fu compared it to what he had done and realized that he would definitely not have done it in his own words.
He would definitely try every means to use all his reputation points to upgrade his beast, and then do everything he could to take down all 100,000 Jin soldiers and cavalry, annihilating them completely, so as to give the Later Jin a resounding slap in the face and let them know that Lord Ma has three eyes on his head.
However, this method of his would take a long time if it involved a large number of people.
Zhuge Liang's method was very practical, achieving the greatest results with the least cost and time, and was remarkably efficient.
Not long after, the leaderless Later Jin cavalry hastily retreated, and the matter came to an end.
Liaodu.
When the Liao emperor learned of the Jin army's withdrawal, he slammed his fist on the table in anger.
"They withdrew their 100,000 troops so quickly?"
The Liao emperor knew that he could not afford to offend Liu Fu at present, so he prepared to ask his subordinates for help. Since he had already formed a marriage alliance with the Later Jin and Japan, he immediately persuaded the Later Jin to send troops to attack the Later Han and harass Liaodong.
Unexpectedly, the Later Jin army of 100,000 arrived quickly and left just as fast, retreating again.
"Hmph, that brat loses more than ten years of his lifespan every time he summons a giant beast celestial soldier. I originally wanted to use the Later Jin to force him to summon the giant beast. As long as he exhausts his lifespan and dies, my Great Liao will be free from any more troubles. I didn't expect the Later Jin to be so unreliable!"
The Liao emperor began to consider new methods...
Liu Fu soon received Ma Liang's message and rushed to the Liaodong Mountains.
During this time, Ma Liang and Wang Ping transformed some caves and built some spacious villages and houses nearby for the barbarians to live in.
They also prepared a large amount of food, ready to cook it into a delicious meal at any time.
After making some preparations, Ma Liang summoned Liu Fu.
This time, Liu Fu directly released two Vajra warriors, venturing deep into the Liaodong Mountains inhabited by the barbarians.
"Go inside and have a blast, do whatever you want, but whatever you do, don't hurt the barbarians or damage any of their belongings."
As soon as Liu Fu finished speaking, the two gorillas, overjoyed at receiving the order, immediately jumped into the jungle.
Even when a gorilla is over forty meters tall, it is like a giant in the jungle. Most trees are like grass growing taller in front of it. Two gorillas frolic in the forest, and the huge footprints they leave behind can break dozens of trees and cause great damage!
These two orangutans are a couple; Xing Liu is the male, and Xing Qi is the female.
Liu Fu hadn't expected that releasing these two would be to have them do something to intimidate the barbarians.
Who would have thought that after wandering around the Liaodong Mountains for a while, these two would actually find a place to get intimate...
Two enormous creatures, each over forty meters long, were entangled together deep in the jungle, doing something rather indecent. The sight was truly...