On the fourteenth night of the first month of the first year of the Warring States Period, Longxian, a border city on the border between Qi and Liangzhou.

The situation in Longxian County is the same as that of Guangyuan City opposite, Longxian County has not had many troops, a total of 3,000 people, responsible for daily border patrols and public security in the county, and the King of Qi went west, and transferred 2,000 people, and the defenders of Longxian County at this time were only 1,000 old and weak. When it was ugly, just after the sound of the fifth watch, the defenders of Longxian County were drowsy. A Qi soldier was woken up by the sound of beating, while cursing and cursing, while getting up to prepare for a small relief, facing the wide clothes outside the city to untie the belt, when a thousand miles of water, "collapse" sound, a feather arrow shot into the abdomen, an instant sharp pain spread throughout the body, the pain directly bent over and knelt on the ground, but he forgot, at this time he was on the edge of the city, too late to call, so he fell headlong, in the process of falling, he saw not far away are rows of dense soldiers, he didn't know where these people came from, he couldn't think, In the last brief period of his life, his mind went blank.

In the early morning of the fifteenth day of the first month of the first year of the Warring States Period, 30,000 elite border troops of Liangzhou, plus 20,000 iron cavalry, quietly crossed the border line and appeared in the territory of Qi.

At the same time, the 80,000 elite of the Liang army, which had gone straight south to attack Lu Wei, suddenly inserted themselves into the Luqi border, and then set up camp on the border line. The Lu Wei coalition army originally stationed troops at the junction of Liang and Lu Wei three continents, waiting for the Liang army, and heard that the Liang army turned direction, King Lu was overjoyed, thinking that the Liang army was cowardly, and said to King Wei, "The Liang army saw that our army was majestic, and did not dare to come." King Wei thought so, and together with Lin Zijie and others, he flattered him. So, the two kings of Lu Wei returned to China, set up a banquet to celebrate their achievements, and ate and drank with their subordinates all night, and there was an endless stream of food and beauties.

When the king of Qi got the news, it was already a month later, and the king of Liang ordered that when attacking the city, regardless of the cost, he would immediately close the city and block the road, and try every way to block the news and compress the reaction time of the king of Qi as much as possible. The Liangzhou army and the Fengzhou army marched eastward and southward, and in just one month, the two armies were like entering a no-man's land, and the entire northern part of Qi was basically lost.

At that time, the king of Qi was receiving soldiers and horses from all over the country every day, and after Huang Ming, the son of the general Huang Qu, led the cavalry vanguard of 30,000 people to arrive, he went to the king of Qi to ask for guilt. And the king of Qi arranges the new arrival of soldiers and horses to camp every day, has been anxious, looking around, there is no one who can help, every day please see the king of Qi's generals in an endless stream, such as the place to camp, the supply of grain and grass received, the weapons have been replaced, and so on, the king of Qi has long been annoyed, at this time to see Huang Ming, who understands military affairs, it should really be seen benefactor, so a matter of size, completely handed over to Huang Ming to deal with, as for Huang Qu's slow march, let it be discussed later.

In the first year of the Warring States Period, at the beginning of February, Huang Qu arrived in Hotan nearly a month slower than originally planned. And only brought a part of the troops of less than 100,000 people, I thought that the king of Qi would be furious, but I never thought that I would arrive in Hotan for a few days, but I didn't see the king of Qi, Huang Qu had no choice but to arrange the encampment of the troops.

The Qi army has a complex structure, with 200,000 regular troops, including 50,000 cavalry troops and 50,000 sailors. The water division was in the hands of the Tian clan, and the remaining 150,000 foot cavalry were led by Huang Qu. Huang Qu originally stationed 80,000 troops on the Liang and Feng borders, and all 50,000 cavalry and 20,000 foot soldiers on the Qi-Tang border.

The Qi State claimed 700,000 to the outside world, but in fact, except for some 200,000 regular troops, the rest were exaggerated figures by various cities every year in order to ask for military salaries, and there were no more than 300,000 people when they were full, and they were all put together temporarily. In addition to the defenders of the cities, there are also servants, fast catchers, and family members of large families.

The king of Qi set out on this expedition and disrupted all the deployment of troops in the country of Qi. In the early stage, 80,000 regular troops and 120,000 local armies and recruits almost fought each other many times because of the distribution of various military supplies, and Qi ignored this, and every time he met with the new troops, the people disappeared. This situation was not alleviated until Huang Ming arrived with 30,000 cavalry. But Huang Ming was young after all, and his prestige was not enough, so he could only use 20,000 cavalry to separate and place the troops, and he brought 10,000 cavalry to escort the various armies and battalions with his own 10,000 cavalry.

When Huang Qu arrived in Hotan, in addition to bringing 20,000 cavalry, 20,000 southern border troops, plus all the soldiers and horses gathered all the way, a total of nearly 100,000 people, plus 200,000 brought by the king of Qi, Huang Ming's 30,000 cavalry, small Hetian, a total of more than 300,000 horses and horses of the Qi country, and more than 100,000 on the way.

Outside Hotan City, the mountains and fields were densely packed with military tents as far as the eye could see, and Huang Qu, the general of Qi State, looked at his son Huang Ming with tired eyes, and reached out to pat Huang Ming's shoulder, "It's hard work, you did a good job, go, go to see the king." ”

Huang Ming was also relieved when he saw his father coming, "Yes, father." ”

The two rode all the way to the Hotan City Lord's Mansion, and now the City Lord's Mansion has been changed to the Palace of King Qi, but the father and son waited at the gate of the mansion for a long time, and they didn't see King Qi at all, only the merciful general Hongyue passed the word on his behalf.

Hongyue is now on the steps, looking at Huang Qu and his son condescendingly, holding his hands behind his back, and his voice is high-pitched, "King Qi said, General Huang missed the fighter plane, and he should have been engaged in military law, but fortunately, the Liang army did not move, and General Huang did not make a big mistake." Now that most of our army has arrived, General Huang should rectify the army and make up for his mistakes. ”

Huang Qu said in a low voice, "Command." ”

Seeing that Huang Qu didn't refute, Hongyue nodded with satisfaction, and said to Huang Qu, "Old General Huang, this time my prince is on the expedition, there must be many places to rely on the general, and I hope that the old general will work hard." ”

Huang Qu was noncommittal, "The military affairs are heavy, if General Hongyue has nothing else to do, Huang will leave." ”

"Wait, General Huang is old, pay more attention to your body, if there is any inconvenience, you can say it directly, the king is there, Hongyue can still speak."

"Farewell." Huang Qu turned around and left after speaking.

Hongyue stood on the steps, looked at the backs of Huang Qu's father and son, gently hooked the corners of her mouth, and then turned around and walked to the palace.

When Huang Qu and his son returned to the gate of the palace again, it was already February 16, and at the gate of the palace, the red moon was still waiting for Huang Qu and his son. Hongyue didn't say a word, she led the way directly, and said with a smile as she walked, "General Huang, I haven't seen you for a few days, why are you so haggard?" ”

Huang Qu looks dusty, during this period of time, the remaining troops have arrived one after another, and the contradictions of each unit are increasing day by day, Huang Qu divided the army into three parts, 150,000 regular troops and 50,000 cavalry in the first place, and the military supplies should be given priority distribution, and this time the army gathered, the daily grain and grass required are astronomical, the surrounding counties have long been overwhelmed, Xiangguo Tian Heng left and right, so the remaining city guards and recruits Ding Zhuang A total of 300,000 people of grain and grass will occasionally be lost, and people will be hungry, will not be afraid of heaven and earth, so that there are often incidents of stealing grain and grass, fights and brawls, and Huang Ming and the regular army generals have expressed their willingness to secondment the military rations of their headquarters, but they are all ignored by Huang Qu. Huang Qu knew very well in his heart that the combat effectiveness of the regular army must be guaranteed, otherwise once a war occurs, it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out, but count on the remaining troops? It's ridiculous to think about.

At this time, Hongyue asked, Huang Qu's tone was neither salty nor light, "Don't worry about General Hongyue, this general's body is hard and ruthless"

Hongyue stopped talking nonsense, and said directly, "General, do you know why the king summoned you this time?" ”

"I don't know, I'll know when I meet the king."

Hongyue stopped talking, and when she arrived at the council hall, Huang Qu and his son knelt down to ask for peace, and the King of Qi sat high in the middle, and when he saw Huang Qu and his son, he waved his hand slightly and said, "Old General Huang, please get up, give me a seat." ”

"King Xie"

When Huang Qu sat down, Huang Ming stood aside. The King of Qi said, "Old General Huang knows that the King of Liang led the soldiers and horses of Liang Feng and the two states to capture more than a dozen cities in the north of my Qi country?" ”

Huang Qu was shocked and stood up suddenly, "King, is this true?" ”

"Can this king still lie to you?"

"This, this," Huang Qu was speechless for a while, at this moment, how empty and chaotic the territory of Qi was at this moment, he knew better than anyone else.

"Don't worry, the king will immediately assemble his troops, 150,000 border troops, 50,000 cavalry, hurry up and go to defend against the enemy."

"Worried? This king is not worried. The purpose of this king is to fight a decisive battle with the king of Liang, this time he actually found a way to die, hmph, this king fulfilled him. King Qi's face flushed and he was excited.

"What does the king mean?"

"Every time he captures one of my cities, he will spend troops to defend the city, and I will be loyal and brave in all our troops, and he will definitely suffer heavy losses. As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the red moon, "What is this called?" ”

Hongyue covered her mouth and chuckled, "Back to the king, this is called closing the door and beating the dog"

"Hahaha, yes, close the door and hit the dog"

Huang Qu looked at these two people and arched his hand, "King, dare to ask who came up with this plan?" ”

King Qi looked displeased, "Why did General Huang ask this?" ”

That night, a person appeared outside the gate of the palace, threatening to see the king of Qi and tell him something important.

This person's real name is no longer known, but because he is good at running, he is called Ben by the world. One day the king of Qi wears big red armor, riding a big red horse galloping between the mountains, so a figure flashed, the king of Qi chased on a horse, often just saw it sitting on the side of the road to rest, when the horse chased, the person has been several miles away, when the king of Qi was ready to give up, he sat down and waited, the king of Qi approached, and appeared several miles away, so repeated several times, the king of Qi was discouraged and gave up, when he pulled the horse away, he appeared next to the king of Qi again, the king of Qi was competitive, the horse ran wildly, his two feet were like wheels, he could go hand in hand with the king of Qi, and later, the king of Qi stopped the horse and received as a guest. This time, the king of Qi went on an expedition and stayed in Qizhou City, so that he could pass on news back and forth, and assist the eldest prince Qi Zhuang in handling daily affairs.

Qi Zhuang is thirty years old, and many celebrities in the Jixia Courtyard are familiar with each other, often eat and live in the courtyard, and do a good article, which is called virtuous by many people at the time.

King Liang attacked Qi, although he blocked the news in every way, but in the end, the paper couldn't contain the fire, and when Qi Zhuang got the news, he thought it was a rumor. It was later confirmed that Qi Zhuang panicked and hurriedly asked Tian Heng, who knew that Qi was empty, and he was even more afraid that the people would panic and affect the hinterland of Qi. So on the one hand, he asked Ben to rush to Hotan to inform the king and General Huang, and ordered that the news should not be leaked, and at the same time he explained that he must inform the two in person, and on the other hand, he organized Qingzhuang in Qizhou City.

When Ben appeared outside the Hetian Palace, he was greeted by Hongyue, who asked, "Why are you in such a hurry, the king has just fallen asleep, and I will talk about it tomorrow." ”

Ben insisted on seeing the King of Qi, Hongyue just refused, and ordered him to take it down left and right, Ben was anxious, thinking that the safety of the Qi country was in danger, it didn't matter if I died, I was afraid that I would miss a big event, this Hongyue was the person of the King of Qi, and it didn't hurt to tell him. So he informed Hongyue of the Liang King's attack on Qi and Qi Zhuang and Xiangguo's explanations one by one.

After hearing this, Hongyue asked, "Are you here alone?" ”

"Yes"

"Then you go down"

"But the king and General Huang ,,, there"

"The king and General Huang are there, I will inform them together"

"But Xiang Guo's subordinates must tell the king in person"

"You can't trust me?" Red Moon's tone suddenly turned cold.

"This".

"Go back and restore your life, let Xiangguo and Gongzizhuang not act rashly, everything is waiting for the king to decide." Hongyue's tone was unquestionable, "I'll send two people to escort you back." With a wave of his hand, two people spun out behind him

Ben hesitated for a moment, and finally replied "yes".

Hongyue said with a smile, "You have been running for days, and you have worked hard, you should have let you rest before leaving, but without further ado, you go back as soon as possible, and Gongzizhuang and Xiangguo will also be at ease as soon as possible."

"Thank you for your care, the villain is not tired"!

"It's really a loyal and brave man, I have such heroes, why not be afraid of that little King Liang"?

Ben was also encouraged when he heard Hongyue say this, "Then listen to General Hongyue's arrangement"

Hongyue smiled and said, "How about you ride a horse first, and then wait for you to recover, and then get off the horse and gallop?" After speaking, he nodded to the two people around him, and ordered, "You two, escort the strong man back" and made a secret gesture at the same time.

The two bowed their heads to receive orders, and then took Ben together to get the horses and went directly out of the city.

After seeing the three of them leaving, Hongyue turned around and walked to King Qi's bedroom. King Qi was sleeping, Hongyue's eyes were gloomy, he stretched out his hand and gently stroked King Qi's cheek, and then went all the way down, his fingers crossed King Qi's lips, his thoughts drifted away, and he inadvertently used strength on his hand, King Qi woke up and saw that Hongyue was by his side. Seeing that Hongyue was wearing a red silk robe, her face was as white as snow, and her lips were greased, King Qi stretched out his hand, took Hongyue into his arms, bowed his head and smiled: "Yue'er has something on her mind?" ”

Red Moon replied in a low voice: "Red Moon has nothing to worry about, I just want to accompany the king forever like this."

King Qi laughed, "This is nature"

"Will the king protect me forever?"

"Yue'er, don't worry, with me Qi Wei for a day, I won't let the world bully you."

Hongyue was overjoyed, and Zhengse said, "King, Hongyue has just received a secret report, and King Liang led his troops to capture the northern part of Qi State"

"Hahaha, it's impossible, King Liang is close at hand, and he is so frightened by my army that he doesn't dare to act rashly, how can he lead his troops to attack my Qi country?"

Hongyue's face was serious, "King, it's true. ”

King Qi saw that Hongyue didn't seem to be cheating, and got up instantly, "Spread Huang Qu to see me." ”

"The king doesn't need to worry, we can destroy him in the territory of Qi Kingdom." So the two discussed it 1510. King Qi was very excited, and the red moon even turned upside down, well, upside down?

The next day, the King of Qi summoned Huang Qu.