Seeing this shadow, a touch of tenderness appeared on Chen Zhi's face. He walked over and asked softly, "Madam, why did you come to the city wall, it is very dangerous here, go back quickly." ”

"Husband, I heard that the enemy army is attacking the city again, so I came to take a look, you didn't come back so late, you must have not eaten, I brought you something to eat." Mrs. Chen said and took the food box handed over by the maid behind her.

"No, I've already eaten. You go back as soon as possible, wait...... It's over, I'll go home and see you. Chen Zhi said softly.

"General, no! Oh no! Just when the husband and wife were thick, suddenly a hurried voice came, and I saw a soldier running over in a hurry.

Tan Qihe walked over and asked, "What happened?" ”

The soldier paused, took a breath, and said, "There are people in Beicheng who have been killed, causing outrage, and now the people have lost their minds, and the soldiers are almost unable to bear it. ”

"How so?" Tan Qihe said angrily, the other three city gates are still holding on, but the north gate is now in chaos.

Chen Zhi frowned, "Needless to say, it was also something provoked by secret spies, just to make Heyuan Mansion chaotic!" ”

"Then general, what should we do, we can't send troops to suppress these people, right?"

Chen Zhi looked worriedly in the direction of Zihu, and muttered in his heart, "General Wei, why haven't you come yet?" ”

In Jiguan County, Xu Xiang led the army to camp outside the city gate, and You Qingling brought Qiao Wenze and some businessmen who were doing fishing business in Jiguan County to his camp.

got the news from You Qingling, saying that Qiao Wenze alone did not have such a great strength to provide food for Xu Xiang, so he wanted to gather everyone's strength in exchange for Xu Xiang's live fish technique.

Xu Xiang had already seen the eldest grandson Mingying who had returned, and knew the current situation outside Heyuan Mansion, but he was not as anxious as before.

So they were entertained in the camp.

A few people sat at the bottom of Xu Xiang, and there were some coarse grains and dough cakes on the wine table, and there was no meat or fish, so that these rich and noble people didn't know where to start.

"What? How many people think that these foods in our army are not to their liking? Xu Xiang sat lazily on the main seat and said.

Qiao Wenze opened his mouth and said, "The general misunderstood, I just have some doubts. ”

"Well, you say." Xu Xiang picked up a piece of bread, took a bite of water, and ate it with relish.

"I don't know a little about the origin of the general, I wonder if the general can solve our doubts?" Jovinzer started his first question.

"Rather come." Xu Xiang replied casually, and then said, "I'm in a bit of a hurry, can Master Qiao stop asking these irrelevant questions, can you provide what I need." If I could, I wouldn't mind teaching you the art of living fish. ”

Hearing the technique of live fishing, the eyes of everyone who was there, including Qiao Wenze, lit up.

"With so much food, it is difficult for Qiao to get together, so he specially brought over the various families in the county who are engaged in fishing business. Jointly raise food for the general, and also share the art of this live fish, I wonder if the general can agree? ”

"No problem." Xu Xiang didn't care whether they provided the food alone or many people together.

Hearing that Xu Xiang agreed, everyone's faces were happy.

"Okay, Qiao will go back to the city and raise food with everyone, but this live fish technique ......"

Xu Xiang took out a small wooden box, opened it, and saw a piece of silk cloth quietly placed in the wooden box. He said, "This is the art of living fish!" When will the food be in place, and when will it be given to you. If you can't get it by tomorrow night, forget it. ”

At this time, there was a person with a hint of doubt on his face, and he couldn't help but ask, "How do we know if the live fish technique in the general's wooden box is true or false?" ”

Xu Xiang looked at him with burning eyes, without saying a word, and the atmosphere was very depressing for a while. That person was stared at by Xu Xiang's "seeing prey" eyes, a little apprehensive, and his head lowered slightly.

Everybody thinks that, it's just that no one has the courage to say it.

"Give you a chance to reorganize the language." Xu Xiang spoke lightly, as soon as his words ended, there was movement outside the camp gate, hundreds of people surrounded the camp tent, and the edge of the blade made everyone tremble with fear, and the tension was beyond limits.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the man really couldn't say anything to these people who held the troops, and he said very timidly, "It was a mistake just now, and please calm the thunderous anger!" ”

Xu Xiang waved his hand, and the soldiers outside the camp left in an orderly manner, and the atmosphere in the camp eased.

Xu Xiang smiled and said, "Do I need to lie to you?" The entire Jiguan County is only 500 defenders, and for me, it is as easy as a hand. ”

"It's just that I didn't plan to capture Jiguan County, that's why I found you."

At this time, everyone realized: what he said was not wrong, if he just wanted food, it didn't seem to be too difficult to capture Jiguan County and make everyone force to pay grain.

Now that he has figured out this layer, Qiao Wenze opened his mouth and said, "General, I will definitely go back later, and I will prepare the food immediately!" ”

"Well, don't you all eat it? Or do you hate the food in my camp? Xu Xiang continued to hold the dough, and he had to stop drinking water while eating, otherwise he really couldn't swallow it.

They didn't have these flours before, but Xu Cheng walked to Guyuan City with people and tried their best to buy them. Now there is a shortage of grain everywhere, and they can't buy grain in a big way, so they can only buy some coarse grains and flour.

Although it is indeed a little unpalatable, for Xu Xiang, he has eaten all the worse things, and he can fill his stomach, so he doesn't have to worry about it at all.

Seeing the appearance of these coarse grains and bread, Qiao Wenze and everyone had no appetite, and in the face of Xu Xiang's inquiry, they didn't dare to say anything directly.

I muttered to myself in my heart, knowing that I was disgusted and still asked?

Qiao Wenze saluted Xu Xiang and said, "General, it still takes a little time to raise food, why don't you ask the general to enter the city, and I will be the east, how about the general try the food of our Jiguan County?" ”

Xu Xiang showed a smile and said lightly: "Thank you Master Qiao for your kindness, it's just that Xu has no intention of enjoying the food now." However, I will return to Jiguan County soon and visit Master Qiao when the time comes. ”

A flash of disappointment flashed across Qiao Wenze's face, although he had already written a letter to Qi Ping of the Fisheries Department to explain the situation.

But I didn't get a reply for the time being, and it stands to reason that with such a close distance, how could I reply in two hours.

He originally thought that he would first use half of the grain mixed with sand and soil and give it to Xu Xiang in exchange for the art of live fish, but in fact, he secretly notified the Fisheries Department to annihilate Xu Xiang's two thousand people in the river.

In this way, not only did he "help" the Ming clan to destroy this "rebel army" at a very small cost, but he was also able to obtain the art of living fish, which was simply the best of both worlds.

And now Qi Ping has not replied to himself, which makes him a little uneasy. Therefore, he had a plan just now, if he could trick Xu Xiang into the county town and directly capture the leader of the "rebel" army, his own merit would be even greater!

It's a pity that Xu Xiang refused.

He couldn't force Xu Xiang to enter the city, so it would arouse Xu Xiang's suspicions.

After Qiao Wenze left Xu Xiang's camp, he returned to the city, called the housekeeper, and asked, "Hasn't the person who went to deliver the letter to Lord Qi come back yet?" ”

"Master, I'm back." The butler replied.

Qiao Wenze was a little displeased, "Since you're back, why don't you bring it over to see me?" Does Lord Qi have a reply? ”

"Master, Lord Qi didn't reply to the letter, but replied to a message."

"How?" He asked hurriedly.

"Lord Qi said, you can act!"

Hearing Qi Ping's reply in agreement, he breathed a sigh of relief and was in a good mood. I thought to myself, when I get the art of live fish, then my fish can be transported to farther cities, even Ningdu, how much silver will I have to make!

It's exciting to think about it, but he is not the kind of person who gets carried away, he quickly calmed down, and now he is preparing food for Xu Xiang, which has to find a way to mix with sediment, and it can't be easily discovered.

When everything was arranged and everything was confirmed that there would be no problem, he was relieved and ready to meet the secret techniques that would make him rich.

When all the food and supplies were ready, there were twenty carts in total, all of which were pulled into the ship to be loaded.

As the largest fish merchant in Jiguan County, Qiao Wenze had more than 100 boats under his hands, and Xu Xiang rented 20 of them with him to transport food, materials and personnel.

Qiao Wenze agreed, these ships probably won't come back, but he doesn't feel any pain.

Xu Xiang handed him the box and thanked him, but his mind was all on the art of live fish, and he didn't care at all.

He couldn't wait to open the box, took out the silk cloth and looked at it, only to see the word "bowfish" written on it, and then introduced how to bow fish.

It's as simple as that? He looked at Xu Xiang with some suspicion, sure that this was really a live fish technique?

Seeing his confused look, Xu Xiang smiled slightly and explained, "Master Qiao thinks this technique is too simple? ”

"This ...... General Xu, it's not that I don't trust you, but this ...... This...... That's too easy, right? ”

"Or else?" Xu Xiang explained, "This bowfish is to open the gills of the fish and have oxygen to breathe, so that the fish can live longer." Generally speaking, you can live for at least four or five days! ”

"Nourishing Qi? What is it? And, it says, if you take the fish out of the water, won't it die faster? ”

"Of course not! This oxygen is a very important thing, you can't see it, you can't touch it. We people need it, and so do the fish. If you don't bow the fish, the fish leaves the water, and the gills are closed, which is equivalent to covering the nostrils and mouth of the person! When put in the water, the fish can open their gills freely, but over time, the oxygen content in the water decreases, and the fish naturally does not live long. ”

Qiao Wenze didn't seem to understand, hearing Xu Xiang say it so seriously, it didn't seem like a lie, so he decided to go back and try it himself.

Seeing Xu Xiang board the ship and leave, he also turned around and was about to leave.

At this time, a servant on a horse hurriedly came, and Qiao Wenze recognized it at a glance, that servant was a servant in the family of Lord Fishery Siqi.

He hurriedly greeted him, "Brother Wang, is there something that Lord Qi needs to explain?" ”

The servant surnamed Wang turned over and dismounted, and said eagerly: "Master Qiao, there have been some changes on your side, so you can suspend your plan!" ”

"What?" Qiao Wenze was shocked, he had all the skills of living fish, and now he told him to suspend the plan?

"Originally, the lord thought that Master Qiao's plan was good, so he asked the messenger to bring you back the news, saying that you can carry out the plan with peace of mind and destroy the rebels! The adults also began to go to General Wei to transfer troops and besiege the rebels in the Tianma River! It's just that...... When the adults went to the barracks, General Wei was no longer in the army. There are only 500 soldiers in the camp! ”

"Huh? How could General Wei leave the station? And took everyone away? ”

"General Wei has an old relationship with General Chen Zhi of Heyuan Mansion, and yesterday he received a request for help from Heyuan Mansion, so he urgently led the army to Zihu along the Tianma River to support. Now, it is estimated that it is almost to Zihu! ”

When Qiao Wenze heard this, he felt a little bad, if the Fisheries Department couldn't encircle and suppress Xu Xiang, then Xu Xiang found that the grain he gave him was mixed with half of the sediment, and it was estimated that he would come back to settle accounts with himself.

Xu Xiang led the army down the Tianma River, halfway through, and the reconnaissance boat in front returned.

The reconnaissance ship detected that a large fleet had appeared ahead, and the flag was from the Fisheries Division.

"I said, when I passed near the garrison of the Fisheries Division, I didn't even stop it! I thought it was Qiao Wenze's boat that really had so much energy, and it didn't even need to be cross-examined! Xu Xiang said to himself.

"Instructor Xu, the garrison of this Fisheries Division must have a purpose when they left the garrison and came to Zihu!" Jing Shu analyzed.

"What other purpose can there be, it is nothing more than to receive the news of Heyuan Mansion asking for help, and plan to log in from Zihu and raid the back of the Chengfeng Army!" Xu Xiang could see at a glance that there was only this possibility.

"Young Patriarch!" The eldest grandson, Mingling, thought that the back of the Chengfeng army was Zihu, and if the army of the Fisheries Division landed from Zihu and carried out a sneak attack, maybe it would really be successful.

Now the biggest disadvantage of the Chengfeng army is that the number of troops is too small, and the siege of Heyuan Mansion is already dwarfed, and they have to come up with a trick like inflating the troops.

The Fisheries Division, with 4,500 people, raided their backs, and if they didn't give advance warning, they might be defeated!

Xu Xiang didn't have a worried expression, he knew the eldest grandson Mingyue well, and the eldest grandson Mingling had already seen the spies of the Chengfeng Army, and he also informed the situation.

If Changsun Mingyue didn't have any defense against these forces of the Fisheries Division, he wouldn't believe it if he was killed.

At present, all that needs to be considered is how to cooperate with Changsun Mingyue and eat the strength of the Fisheries Division.

"Jing Shu."

"In!"

"Order the leading boat to follow as far as possible, so that the people of the Fisheries Division will not find out! As long as they were ambushed ashore, they quickly rushed to the shore and landed, and cooperated with the Chengfeng Army to leave all these people behind! Don't let any of them go! ”