Chapter 119: The Great Han Has Never Died!

That village rustic Zhuge Liang is fond of calculating three steps ahead.

It is not impossible that he is feigning death to plot against the Cao Wei army.

However, Sima Yi thought about it and soon abandoned this idea.

Given the current military disparity between the Cao Wei army and the Shu Han army, even if Zhuge Liang feigned death, it would be of no use.

The comprehensive national strength of Cao Wei is stronger than that of Shu Han, and its military strength is naturally stronger as well.

Otherwise, there would be no need for Zhuge Liang to calculate and scheme a thousand times over, always wanting to rely on stratagems to overcome the strong with the weak.

Cao Wei can afford to lose, but Shu Han cannot.

This is the gap.

In the battle at Shangfang Valley, Cao Wei did indeed suffer some losses, but they were not significant.

What is Zhuge Liang feigning death for now?

Could it be that he wants to repeat the battle of Shangfang Valley and use fire to deal with the Cao Wei army again?

Sima Yi pondered the current feasibility and felt that no matter how he looked at it, even if Zhuge Liang were feigning death, it would not cause any losses to the Cao Wei army.

Sima Yi pondered for a moment and felt that this was still a heaven-sent opportunity.

That old scoundrel Zhuge Liang must already be dead.

Even if he is not dead, there will still be time for Cao Wei to retreat when the time comes.

Sima Yi immediately gave the order, "Even if that village rustic Zhuge Liang is not dead, I do not fear him. Muster the troops and intercept the Shu Han army for me."

The others saw that Sima Yi had made his decision and said nothing more.

After all, what Sima Yi said was not wrong.

Zhuge Liang may calculate everything, but can he calculate the will of Heaven?

In the battle of Shangfang Valley, didn't the rain sent down by Heaven prove that the mandate of Heaven lies with Wei?

Under the leadership of Sima Yi, the Cao Wei army began to intercept the Shu Han army.

At first, the Shu Han army engaged the Cao Wei army in battle, but later they directly avoided the brunt of the attack.

This left Sima Yi feeling suspicious, yet at the same time, he felt a glimmer of confirmation.

If Zhuge Liang were still alive, this would certainly be his lure-the-enemy stratagem.

But Zhuge Liang is already dead.

Sima Yi confirmed that Zhuge Liang was already dead.

No matter how well the Shu Han army disguised it, Sima Yi deduced that his old rival was at the end of his rope and was now dead.

Therefore, Sima Yi pursued the Shu Han army relentlessly, determined to keep the entire Shu Han army here.

And under Sima Yi's command, the Cao Wei army caught up with the Shu Han army.

"Hahaha! Village rustic Zhuge Liang, you are indeed dead."

Sima Yi laughed loudly and said, "Without that village rustic, where else do you think you can escape to?"

Hearing Sima Yi's words, a trace of panic appeared in the Shu Han army.

Every plan was kept hidden from the ordinary soldiers of Shu Han.

Treat the real as fake, and the fake as real; only in this way could they deceive that old fox Sima Yi.

Hearing Sima Yi's words, the soldiers on the scene were naturally panicked.

Seeing the surface of the Shu Han army, Sima Yi felt completely assured.

If Zhuge Liang were dead, he would certainly have to hide it from these ordinary soldiers.

If Zhuge Liang were alive, he would surely have appeared by now.

Sima Yi said with a smile, "Soldiers of Shu Han, Zhuge Liang is already dead, and Shu Han is finished. If you surrender now, those who surrender will not be killed."

Sima Yi was very excited; he was about to destroy Shu Han and accomplish a feat for the ages by wiping out a nation.

However, at this moment, Sima Yi actually calmed down a little.

The merit of destroying a nation might well arouse the vigilance of Cao Rui.

After all, the merit of destroying a nation is impossible to reward further, and it is easiest for one's achievements to overshadow the master.

He must think of a way to satisfy both sides that would not arouse Cao Rui's vigilance.

Otherwise, this Cao Rui might just take him along before he dies.

Sima Yi was still thinking about whether there was a way to satisfy both sides, but he did not know.

Zhuge Liang had already rehearsed everything about his future into a script.

No matter how Sima Yi hides it, Cao Rui will still harbor suspicion toward him.

After all, no matter how the Three Kingdoms fight internally, whoever the winner is, it is acceptable.

But if the political power falls into the hands of the Sima Family, it will cause the tragedy of the Five Barbarians Invading China.

Sima Yi was still fantasizing that this battle would keep the entire Shu Han army here and deal a heavy blow to Shu Han.

As for destroying Shu Han, he would wait until he thought of a way to satisfy both sides.

But just at this moment, Zhuge Liang walked out.

He gently waved his feather fan and said, "Old thief Sima, I have disappointed you; I, Zhuge Liang, am not yet dead."

"Damn it, I actually fell for your village rustic's feigned death stratagem again."

Sima Yi widened his eyes, confirming that the Zhuge Liang before him was not an impersonator.

This should not be; even if Zhuge Liang were not dead, his physical condition should not be this good.

Sima Yi immediately ordered the Cao Wei army to be on guard; Zhuge Liang was using a feigned death stratagem, and who knew what other conspiracies he had.

As far as Sima Yi personally believed, there was currently no possibility for Shu Han to defeat the Cao Wei army.

But who knows?

The vigilance in Sima Yi's heart was soon fulfilled.

Zhuge Liang let out a cold shout and said, "Old thief Sima, you escaped from Shangfang Valley last time, but today I see how you can run; this place shall be your burial ground."

"Hahaha! Village rustic Zhuge, cease your insolence!"

Sima Yi laughed loudly and said, "How could your Shu Han army be a match for the heavenly soldiers of my Great Wei? Could it be that you intend to reenact the events of Shangfang Valley?"

Sima Yi was indeed extremely vigilant regarding the events at Shangfang Valley.

Therefore, even though he was pursuing the Shu Han army this time, he had avoided terrain like that of Shangfang Valley.

With the current terrain, even if Zhuge Liang were to set another fire, it would not surround the Cao Wei army.

Hearing Sima Yi's words, Zhuge Liang felt truly unmoved in his heart.

After joining the Heavens Chat Group, Zhuge Liang naturally understood where he had failed in that battle at Shangfang Valley.

He had not lost to the will of Heaven.

Rather, it was because he did not understand the knowledge of geography and physics.

In terrain like that of Shangfang Valley, flames cause water vapor to rise, making it very easy for rain to form.

However, that would not happen this time.

Zhuge Liang said indifferently, "Very well, Sima Yi, if this is your last testament, then everything is over."

Following Zhuge Liang's order, a sound like a thunderclap erupted directly around the Cao Wei army.

The terrifying explosion sent the Cao Wei army reeling and falling in disarray.

That's right, this time Zhuge Liang had directly brought Explosives, directly blowing the Cao Wei army into chaos.

The immense power of the explosion caused countless Cao Wei soldiers to die in an instant.

Watching this scene, Zhuge Liang did not feel a shred of mercy; benevolence does not command an army.

Since they stood on opposite sides of Shu Han, and since they were enemies, then he could only say he was sorry.

After the terrifying sound of the explosion, most of the Cao Wei soldiers were left completely stunned.

"What is this? Is this the power of gods and demons?"

"Has Shu Han mastered the power of gods and demons? Could it be that Shu Han is the true orthodox mandate of Heaven?"

This terrifying sound of the explosion completely shattered the morale of the Cao Wei soldiers, to the point where they had no courage left to be enemies with the Shu Han army.

If this is not the power of gods and demons?

Then what else could be the power of gods and demons?

The impact of thermal weapons on cold weapons is violent.

It is just like the modern era, during the Opium War, the impact of England on the Qing Dynasty.

The Cao Wei army no longer had any courage to be enemies with the Shu Han army.

Moreover, after this wave of explosions, there were severed limbs everywhere and corpses everywhere; they no longer had the ability to fight against Shu Han.

Sima Yi gasped, and there was a moment of dullness in his gaze.

He swallowed his saliva repeatedly, suppressing his nervousness and fear.

At this very moment, his body was also trembling; clearly, the appearance of the Explosive had a significant impact on him.

He wiped his face, which was covered in blood and gore.

Once he came to his senses, he could not help but cry out in grief, "Zhao'er, Shi'er!"

It was true that Sima Yi had survived this explosion.

However, his two sons, Sima Zhao and Sima Shi, had been blown to death.

Sima Yi watched with his own eyes as Sima Zhao and Sima Shi were left with no remains; at this moment, his heart was filled with hatred.

He glared viciously at Zhuge Liang and cursed, "Village rustic Zhuge, I want you dead."

Sima Zhao and Sima Shi were the next generation of leaders of the Sima Family that Sima Yi had spent so much effort cultivating.

Now that he could not complete his goal of seizing the Cao Wei regime, he would have to rely on Sima Zhao and Sima Shi.

Who would have thought that these two sons, in whom he had placed such high hopes, would be blown to death right before his eyes?

With the elderly burying the young, how could Sima Yi not hate him?

Seeing Sima Zhao and Sima Shi blown to pieces, Zhuge Liang felt a sense of relief rising from the depths of his soul.

He mocked, "Dead, it is good that they are dead."

That old beast Sima Yi, along with the pack of little beasts he raised, had wreaked havoc on Huaxia civilization.

If these two little beasts hadn't been blown to death, Zhuge Liang would have wanted to slice them into a thousand pieces.

Letting them die just like this was simply too easy on these two little beasts.

Zhuge Liang looked at Sima Yi and said coldly, "Old beast, now that these two little beasts are dead, it will soon be your turn. You may go on your way to join them."

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, not to mention Sima Yi, even the people of Shu Han looked at each other in dismay.

What exactly had Sima Yi done to make the Prime Minister, who was always so calm in the face of events, curse with such foul language?

And upon hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Sima Yi completely broke down.

He roared grimly, "Zhuge Liang, I, Sima Yi, swear that I will not rest until you are dead."

After saying this, Sima Yi glared fiercely at Zhuge Liang, then ordered the Cao Wei army to retreat immediately without any hesitation.

Now that Shu Han controlled such a sharp weapon, if they did not figure it out and continued like this, the Cao Wei army would surely be completely annihilated.

At this moment, the key was to take the remaining Cao Wei army and return as quickly as possible to figure out what kind of divine weapon Zhuge Liang had mastered.

Sima Yi was, after all, no fool, and he soon understood.

This was definitely not the power of gods and demons; it was a divine weapon that Zhuge Liang had somehow mastered.

Back then, Zhuge Liang had invented the Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse, so it was understandable that he had now invented this weapon similar to divine thunder.

The key now was to quickly figure out what this weapon of Zhuge Liang's was and how it was created.

Otherwise, Cao Wei would be in danger.

Sima Yi felt great hatred in his heart, but he had always been the person who understood endurance best.

He understood very well what he should do at this moment.

Therefore, he did not hesitate at all, preparing to retreat with the remaining remnants of the Cao Wei army.

Sima Yi thought things through well, but he did not stop to think: since Zhuge Liang had prepared for so long, how could he allow them to escape?

A great opportunity was right before his eyes; how could Sima Yi be allowed to escape?

Zhuge Liang said coldly, "Kill for this Prime Minister; kill Sima Yi, dead or alive."

If it were in the past, Zhuge Liang would have thought about sparing Sima Yi's life if he could.

He would have tried to see if he could persuade the other party to be used by Shu Han.

Now, Zhuge Liang had only one thought, and that was to kill Sima Yi, this eternal sinner who had brought chaos to Huaxia, as quickly as possible.

Now it was Sima Yi, Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao; after them, it would be the entire Sima Family.

The Sima Family, these eternal sinners of Huaxia, all deserved to die ten thousand deaths.

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, the soldiers of Shu Han finally reacted.

The main reason was that the soldiers of Shu Han were actually in a dazed state at this moment.

The power of the Explosive was too great; even the Shu Han soldiers who were personally responsible for burying the Explosive had not reacted for a moment.

Only after hearing Zhuge Liang's words did the soldiers of Shu Han react.

Shu Han soldiers who had long been in ambush cut off all retreat routes for the Cao Wei army.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Revive the Han Dynasty! Return to the old capital!"

"Restore the Han Dynasty! Restore the Han Dynasty!"

The soldiers of Shu Han were all howling and shouting.

This time, they clearly saw the banners of the Flame Han fluttering once again on the ancestral land of the Thirteen Provinces of the Han.

Restore the Han Dynasty, return to the old capital.

This time, they were so close to this goal.

The soldiers of Cao Wei had already been turned into remnants by the Explosive; how could they block the now tiger-like, imposing army of Shu Han?

In less than ten minutes, the remaining remnants of Cao Wei had all begun to flee in defeat.

Sima Yi looked at the Cao Wei soldiers fleeing in all directions in a wretched state, his heart filled with great hatred.

Could it be that he, Sima Yi, was going to die here today?

Sima Yi knew that at this moment, the morale of these remnants of Cao Wei was completely gone.

Relying on these remnants of Cao Wei, it was destined to be impossible to break through.

Sima Yi looked up at the heavens, his gaze filled with an unprecedented urgency and piety.

"Oh Heaven! Shangfang Valley, you helped me, Sima Yi, once; please help me, Sima Yi, once more."

Sima Yi could only pin his hopes on Heaven.

Unfortunately, there was no Heaven to respond to him.

A general of Shu Han kicked Sima Yi off his horse.

Sima Yi could not help but cry out, saying, "I, Sima Yi, do not submit! I, Sima Yi, do not submit! Zhuge the villager, I, Sima Yi, do not submit!"

Unfortunately, just as his words were finished, his head was directly severed by a blade.

Carrying his unwillingness and despair, Sima Yi died.

This old thing Sima Yi was too good at surviving, too good at enduring.

For such an old turtle, it was better to die early and be reincarnated early.

Once Sima Yi died, the remaining remnants knew there was no hope of escape and directly chose to surrender.

This battle almost completely annihilated the hundreds of thousands of the Cao Wei army; the losses of Shu Han were negligible, and it was a great victory for Shu Han.

In November of 234 AD, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang of Shu Han used divine weapons to defeat the Cao Wei army; Sima Yi died, and the Cao Wei army was almost entirely wiped out.

In December of 235 AD, Zhuge Liang led the Shu Han army in a direct advance, pressing straight toward Chang'an City.

It was also this month that the Shu Han army launched a fierce attack on Chang'an City.

In just three days, the Explosive showed its power again.

In three days, the Shu Han army directly breached Chang'an City and took control of Chang'an City.

And only after Zhuge Liang led the Shu Han army to garrison Chang'an City did they stop.

The news spread, and the world was shaken.

Inside Chang'an City, everyone in Shu Han was filled with an unprecedented excitement at this very moment.

There was even a feeling of bitterness ending and sweetness beginning, with tears streaming down their faces.

The Three Kingdoms stood in opposition, and the feudal lords vied for hegemony.

This group of people in Shu Han were romantic idealists.

Harboring the dream of rebuilding the Great Han, they worked hard time and time again.

Unfortunately, they failed time and time again.

Revive the Han Dynasty, return to the old capital.

In just eight characters, how much blood had the people of Shu Han, from top to bottom, shed?

General Guan, who shook Huaxia, died on this road; he was killed by a sneak attack from the rats of Eastern Wu.

The First Sovereign Liu Bei, whose virtue shone over the four seas, died; he died to avenge General Guan.

And in order to return to the old capital and revive the Han Dynasty, they had to endure the deep blood feud with the rats of Eastern Wu and set foot on this road once again.

Time and again the Northern Expeditions, time and again the offensives, all for the sake of rebuilding the Great Han, all for the sake of restoring the Han house.

This is to tell the people of this world that the Great Han has never left.

In this era, there are still those people of the Shu lands striving for the restoration of the Han house.

Too many, far too many people have fallen on this very path.

Failure after failure, at times it also makes them begin to doubt: is everything they are doing of any use?

No one knows, and there is no answer.

But now perhaps there is an answer, looking at this Chang'an City, looking at this former Imperial Capital of the Great Han.

They have the answer in their hearts.

"Prime Minister, we did it! We did it! We have stepped into Chang'an City!"

"Prime Minister, we did it, we have rebuilt the Great Han, made the Great Han great again, and the light of the Great Han will eventually shine once more upon these Thirteen Provinces of the Han."

Countless people wept bitterly; these are the tears of a group of idealists seeing hope.

Zhuge Liang's eyes were also somewhat moist at this moment.

He said with a hint of a choke, "Yes, we did it, we finally did it, we did not fail the expectations of the late Emperor, we have recovered Chang'an City."

Restore the Han house, return to the old capital.

How far is it from Chengdu to Chang'an City?

How far is it from Chengdu to Luoyang City?

Zhuge Liang does not know, but he knows he has walked it for a lifetime.

Now he has finally walked to Chang'an City.

For decades, rising early and sleeping late, working himself to the bone, all just to restore the Han house, inherit the late Emperor's legacy, and rebuild the Great Han.

And now Zhuge Liang has finally seen hope.

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and instructed the soldiers present, "Send the news back to Chengdu, and at the same time, prepare for a counterattack from Cao Wei."

Zhuge Liang quickly calmed down; he knows that recovering Chang'an City is only the first step.

There is still Luoyang City; Luoyang City is the true Imperial Capital of the Eastern Han.

Chang'an was once the former capital of the Great Han, and now the capital of the Great Han is Luoyang.

Chang'an is only the beginning; his goal is Luoyang City.

Only by stepping into Luoyang City and destroying Cao Wei can one truly rebuild the Great Han Third Empire and fulfill the dying wish of the late Emperor Liu Bei.

It is true that Chang'an City has been occupied now, but it must also be held.

(End of this chapter)