Pajaqili saw that Chen Hongyi was logging heavily in Niuwangzhai, thinking that Chen Hongyi was going to expand the village and defend it for a long time, so he sent his subordinate Zuodu Lieutenant Wuge Tuli to take 2,000 people out of the city to cut off the grain road of the Liang army, and the right Lieutenant Ju Wuzhi took 1,000 people to attack and harass Niuwangzhai.

Pajaqili was very worried when he saw the second general leaving the city, after all, the commander on the opposite side was Chen Hongyi, and it was always Chen Hongyi who sent troops to cut off the opponent's grain route first, and it was impossible for Chen Hongyi not to send heavy troops to guard the grain road. But if he didn't fight Chen Hongyi, he would retreat in the city, and he couldn't explain it to his generals and the wealthy families in the city, so he had to let these two generals go back to fight a defeat and come back to defend the city with all his might.

Along the way, Ugotuli complained: "I don't know where I offended the Great Khan, I actually brought you to do this death, and we will run away after a while, and we will stay alive, and when we go back, we will only be whipped", and the sergeants were also very happy, after all, no one wanted to be sent to death.

When Ugotuli walked a hundred miles to the southeast, he encountered the Liang army's convoy transporting grain, and Ugotuli fixed his eyes to see that the Liang army's convoy transporting grain was only escorted by dozens of light cavalry and hundreds of infantry, ready to rush up to rob the grain. The adjutant general next to him pulled the reins of his horse: "Captain Zuo, Liang Jun has always used treacherous tricks to deceive us, be careful of deception!" ”

Ugo Tuli didn't dare to blindly rush to kill without thinking about it, so he followed the Liang army's grain transport team three miles away, and sent fifty cavalry to investigate everywhere. After walking twenty miles and making sure that there was no ambush, he rushed up to rob the grain. The Liang army was small, most of them were killed in battle, only a few cavalry escaped, and Ugo Tuli looted 200 grain carts and escorted them back to Xiangguo.

On this side, the right captain Ju Wuzhi with a thousand people did not dare to go up the mountain, only to go around the mountain and release arrows, the generals of the Liang army asked Chen Hongyi to fight, but Chen Hongyi did not allow it, and the generals hated and left. Liu Jian didn't understand why Chen Hongyi was abnormal today, so he went to Chen Hongyi alone at night.

Chen Hongyi had been waiting in the tent of the Chinese military camp for a long time, and when he saw Liu Jian arrive, he pulled him up to a boulder on the mountainside: "King Han, you have to bear more burdens in the future, the old man will lose the battle from now on", Liu Jian stretched out his hand and wiped the ice and snow on Chen Hongyi's shoulders: "Master, Master, has not been defeated for decades, today's enemy is just a clown who jumps off the beam, how can he be defeated?" ”

Chen Hongyi pointed to the sky: "Have you seen the moon?" ”

At this time, it was the end of the month, Liu Jian couldn't see the moon but had to look up: "Master, the disciple is stupid, there is no moon in this sky"

Chen Hongyi smiled: "In fact, the moon has always been there, but we can't see it, just like the current Chen Jiajun, everyone thinks that they are invincible, who knows the hardships and dangers behind it?" The elite soldiers may still be able to obey orders in my hands, but I will be gone one day, and this elite soldier will be arrogant and fierce in the blink of an eye, and when the time comes, the chaos will be ruined. Moreover, those people in Mobei, although they do not eat kings, they are more able to endure and learn than us, if we can't see this, we will suffer a big loss in the future. Now that the recovery of Hebei Zhuzhou County is imminent, I will defeat the battle, and you will win the battle, which can not only reassure the imperial court, but also make the soldiers obey you. But in this way, you are roasted on the fire, and it has always been taboo for the court to lead the army. However, the emperor seems to have intended for you to lead the troops, and the old man has not been able to think through this."

Liu Jian knelt in front of Chen Hongyi: "The teacher tried his best for the sake of Daliang and for me, but I didn't notice it, I'm really sorry for the teacher." The teacher's reputation in this life is really going to be given away in this Xiangguo? ”

Chen Hongyi laughed loudly for a while before saying: "When I was young, I was competitive, and I wanted to be the first calligrapher in swordsmanship, and the first hero in calligraphy, but I later found that I had fought for a lifetime but in the end it was not what I wanted, everything was just a passing cloud, all I wanted was to end this troubled world as soon as possible, so that the people could live a few days of peace, and I could also go back to my hometown to fish and write." As for the name of the god of war, or don't want it, the so-called god of war has never died well, and the old man still wants to live in his old age? ”

Liu Jian had to admire his master again, and he couldn't imagine that his old man's realm had surpassed the world a lot. Chen Hongyi helped Liu Jian up: "From now on, you can fight with me for every order I make, let the soldiers see that you are not my only servant, the important thing is to let the court see that we are not monolithic!" ”

Liu Jian burst into tears: "Jian'er must listen to the master's teachings and do what the master says!" ”

The next day, several cavalrymen transporting grain fled into the cottage, crying to Chen Hongyi to report that the grain and grass had been robbed, Chen Hongyi was furious: "You are all unwilling to fight, greedy for life and afraid of death, and lost our army's grain and grass, come!" Cut down these few who escaped from the battle to sell food to the enemy! ”

Liu Jian came out immediately: "Don't be handsome, these people can only escape with their lives by fighting the enemy army to report to us, if there is no them, the enemy will pretend to be our army's grain transport team and mix in, it will be very bad!" Please spare them! ”

Chen Hongyi paused, looked at the generals, and several generals also knelt down to intercede for these people, Chen Hongyi waved his hand: "That's it, since King Han intercedes, your head will be sent down for the time being, but the crime is inevitable, pull me out and whip twenty"

Several people thanked Chen Hongyi and Liu Jian, and the guards on the side dragged them all out and whipped them.

When Pajaqili first heard that someone had come to report that he had robbed the Liang army's grain and grass, he thought that Ugo Tuli had falsely reported his military exploits, but he didn't care. When Ugotuli entered the city with two hundred carts of grain and grass, Pajaqili rubbed his eyes repeatedly before daring to look, how could this Ugotuli in the Black Flag Khanate, that is, a general with ordinary martial arts, defeat Chen Hongyi's grain transportation team so easily and capture so much grain and grass. Pajaqili suddenly pulled out a knife and pierced the pockets on the grain cart, and then pulled the knife, and the yellow and clear corn flowed out, and Pajaqili had people pierce the pockets on the other carts, which were all corn and rice. It turned out that Pajaqili was still afraid that this grain truck was fake, and this time he finally believed that his martial arts were ordinary Zuo Duwei, who had made a great achievement. Pajachili had an idea, and hurriedly asked Ugotuli to pull the grain cart out of the city, and put up the banner of the Liang army to call Chen Hongyi for battle.

There was a commotion at the bottom of the mountain, and the Liang army was all watching from the mountain, only to see the two hundred grain carts under the mountain swinging out in turn, inserting the banner of the Liang army, and Pajaqili took the lead in front and shouted: "Thank you General Chen for sending grain to Ben Khan, two hundred carts, we can eat for half a year", Ugo Tuli also carried the banner of the Liang army with a spear and shouted: "The Liang army is mighty, it must be sent in every battle, and it will be sent in every battle, and it will be sent in every battle."

For a while, all the generals went to ask for battle, Chen Hongyi's answer was answered, but he wanted to personally lead the army to charge, Chen Hongyi asked Liu Jian to stay in the camp, and he took 20,000 people down the mountain to attack the city. Liu Jian wanted to lead the army to attack the city by himself, Chen Hongyi shouted angrily: "Although you are the prince, but the commander is the main general, leave 3,000 men and horses for you, and I will lead the army to attack the city!" ”

Liu Jian couldn't argue, so he had to rely on it. When Chen Hongyi rushed down the mountain with more than 20,000 people, Pajaqili had already returned to the city with the grain cart, Chen Hongyi called for a battle outside the city, fired arrows into the city for a while, and actually led the army to the southeast. Pajaqili was overjoyed when he heard that Chen Hongyi had withdrawn from the army, and immediately ordered someone to hold a banquet to celebrate.

Liu Jian and the remaining 3,000 men and horses saw that Chen Hongyi was leading most of the men and horses to the southeast, and they suddenly despaired. Liu Jian pulled out his sword: "Chen Dashuai retreated in order to leave us with food, and Chen Dashuai will return to the division to attack the city by opening up the grain road." Now it's up to us to see if we can capture this country."

The two lieutenants sat on the ground: "His Royal Highness King Han, we, the three thousand old and weak soldiers, even if we don't release arrows in the city, we won't be able to climb the city wall."

Liu Jian pointed to the dozens of big snowballs that he pinched a few days ago: "Now push these snowballs and big stones down the mountain for me, a few days ago, tens of thousands of people were on the mountainside, afraid of hurting their own people, now it won't, the siege is now!" ”

Everyone understood, and together they pushed all the snowballs down the mountain. In Xiangguo City, Pajaqili was drinking, and suddenly the cups and plates on the table shook, and the wine jugs were overturned, Pajaqili shook his head: "I only drank three bowls today, why are you drunk?" ”

"No, the ground is moving, get out!" One of the attendants shouted

The room full of people hurriedly ran out, only to hear the dull crashing sound from the southeast of the city, and when I looked up, the lookout in the southeast corner had collapsed. Pajaqili and the generals hurriedly climbed the city wall, and looked to the southeast, dozens of huge snowballs were speeding towards the city wall, and the connection in the southeast corner was broken with ice and snow, and the south wall had been deformed.

Pajachili's face turned ugly: "What's going on?" Can this wall still be held? “

Everyone looked at the huge snowball rolling in: "The southern city wall can't be saved, even if the city wall is not broken, the Liang army climbed up with the snow, and now it's too late to water."

It was really too late, Liu Jian led people to follow closely behind the snowball, the archers of the Black Flag Khanate on the city wall put arrows on the snowball, the smoke and dust in the distance were huge, the banner of Chen Zi was from far and near, and Chen Hongyi's cavalry also began to rush over.

Seeing that Xiangguo City could not be saved, Pajaqili was fortunate that his men and horses had not been damaged, and he could not fight hard with the Liang army, so he hurriedly ordered Qi Jun and horses to flee to Fanyang with goods and goods out of the north gate. 、

Rolling out, rolling in. Old Master Lu took the heads of various families to wait at the door of the mansion with gold, silver and jade, and Liu Jian took the lead to the mansion and dismounted to salute them. Old Master Lu led everyone to kneel and worship: "The general expelled the thieves, saved the lives in the upside down, regained the lost land, supported the rivers and mountains, and made great contributions to the country and the people's houses, please accept our kneeling and congratulatory gifts"

The deputy general beside Liu Jian broke off and shouted: "What general, this is His Royal Highness King Han, Prince, are you blind?" “

Liu Jian hurriedly stopped: "Don't be rude to the elderly"

Old Master Lu patted the dust on his body and pointed at the adjutant with a cane: "You don't know how to be polite and insult the dignity of the prince, we are all families, how can you be so presumptuous"

Liu Jian hurriedly walked past Old Master Lu and walked to the mansion: "Don't worry about the old man, we who march and fight, we only know how to kill the enemy and serve the country, and if you are not polite, please include more."

Old Master Lu snorted: "Well, King Han is a prince and nobleman, that is, he has great wisdom and great wisdom, and the people of Xiangguo are blessed."