After listening to him, it was like I was in a dream. I sighed and said to Hanti'er: "In the final analysis, he will kill himself if he commits many injustices, and he can't complain about others." You didn't do anything wrong in this matter. Chong'er smiled and said, "It's not that my father taught me well." Hearing him say this, I knew that he was slapping on the back again, so I laughed and said, "You kid, you can really talk." ”

At this time, I had reached the vicinity of the big quagmire, and I looked around for the wooden stake that Chong'er had mentioned, but there was nothing. Chong'er was a little anxious, rushing to the quagmire, and he had to find it. But the stake was not found, and half of his foot collapsed into it. This quagmire is like quicksand, and if you sink into it, you can't get out, and I can't help but feel anxious.

"Chong'er, grab the gun, I'll pull you up." I shouted, reaching out the gun to him, Chong'er reached out and grabbed it, I pulled him hard, but I couldn't pull it up, as if something was dragging Chong'er.

I looked at Chong'er's feet, and there were clearly hands tugging at his shoes, those hands were not bloody at all, black, and the nails were very long. I couldn't help but be stunned and shouted, "Chong'er, take off your shoes." When Chong'er heard this, she immediately understood, threw off her shoes hard, and I dragged him up.

Chong'er let out a long sigh and asked me what was going on, but I just pointed to the quagmire and shook my head. Chong'er saw that I didn't speak, and knew that there was something strange in it, so she didn't say anything anymore. I took him down the trail and nothing strange happened along the way. It was late at night, and I finally returned to the house.

The house was brightly lit, and the ice geese were already anxious. came up and hugged Chong'er, and muttered, "Chong'er, are you hurt?" Chong'er smiled and said, "With my father here, what's the matter with Chong'er?" I thought it would be better not to tell Bing Yan about some things, so I said, "Well, those people are just ordinary bandits, they just want to get some money to spend, and when they see that I am really coming, they are scared away." Although Bing Yan was a little confused, he didn't say anything when he saw Chong'er returning safely.

Sima Jin listened from the sidelines, just smiling slightly. When Bingyan and the others went back to the room to rest, he suddenly came to the study and found me and said, "Lord, I don't know whether to say something or not?" I was stunned for a moment, but still said, "Strategist, please speak." "This matter, I guess the lord has something to hide." Sima Jin said.

I sighed and said, "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you, the military advisor." Sima Jin said in a low voice: "Don't worry, my lord, I will never tell anyone else about this matter." I smiled wryly and said, "That's the best." So I told him the story that Chong'er had told.

After hearing this, Sima Jin's face suddenly changed, and he said to himself: "Life, this is all life!" I was puzzled when I heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Why did the military advisor say this?" "Sima Jin just sighed, and after a while, he said: Most of the bandit leaders mentioned by Lord Fang are the sons of my eldest brother Lei Aotian!"

"Lei Aotian?" I marveled at the resentful look in his eyes when he fell off the cliff that day, and I couldn't help but feel palpitations. "But I've never heard of any relatives of him!" I said. "Hey, he is also a hard-working man, his wife died after giving birth to this child, his family has been a farmer for generations, where is the money to buy a coffin, so he borrowed some money from a rich man in the township, and he said that he would pay it back in a good year, and even the principal with interest was only five hundred dollars. But the rich man asked him for 5,000 yuan, and he had no money to pay it back, so the rich man took possession of his family's land, and threatened him that if he did not pay it back, he would occupy his house. When his father heard this, he became ill and returned to the West within a few days. In a fit of rage, he broke into the rich man's house in the middle of the night with a knife and killed 19 members of his family. Since then, he has been saddled with a murder case and has gone to this Tiger Claw Mountain. The government went into the mountains many times to arrest him, but he escaped, and many people died. His fame is getting bigger and bigger, all kinds of bandits and robbers have come to him, and many others have been forced to come up, and they have more or less carried murders, and he did not refuse to come, so there was Tiger Claw Village. Later, the young master, that is, his son, quarreled with his father because of a little thing, and since then he has run away from the village and does not know his whereabouts. I've only met him a few times. ”

After listening to him, I couldn't help but feel a lot of feelings, but if it wasn't for that Lei Aotian who had done too many unrighteous things, how could he end up like that. His son insisted on avenging his father, the murderous intention was too heavy, and he took the blame on himself, which also complained about others, Sima Jin talked about it, and burst into tears, asking for a good burial of Lei Aotian's son. I nodded, as if I acquiesced.

The next day, Sima Jin sent people to look for his body, but the stockade had already burned to the ground, along with the corpses. Sima Jin was a little lost, I comforted him a few words, and promised to set up a tablet for the son of Lei Aotian, and Sima Jin had a look.

A few days later, I was admiring the flowers in the courtyard when suddenly a soldier reported that Sima Jin had something important to discuss with me. I knew what Sima Jin had always said and what it was, so I knew that this matter was not small, so I hurriedly called Bingyan to go with me.

When he entered the main barracks, he saw Sima Jin with a sad face, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand. I asked him what it was written on, but he just sighed and handed me the bamboo slip. I took it and looked at it, and I couldn't help but be very disillusioned. I saw the bamboo slip written: "The Han army has a total of 200,000 troops besieging the capital, and the grain and grass in the city are less than half a month's needs. "It's Guan Yunyong who signed the money.

After reading it, I couldn't calm down anymore and asked, "Strategist, where is the messenger now?" Sima Jin shook his head and said, "He was hit by an arrow on the way over, lost too much blood, and couldn't save him." It was the horse that pulled him over, and when he pulled him over, he was already out of breath, and he was still holding the bamboo slip tightly in his hand at that time. ”

"Strategist, how many of us do we have now?" I asked, Sima Jin thought for a moment and said, "At present, we have 300,000 troops in our hands, but if the lord needs it urgently, I can transfer about 100,000 people from various cities." Then he did not add: "There are still 600,000 adult men in our country who can join the army." "Quite a few, so why don't they join the army?" I don't understand, after all, the military salary is much more than the income from farming.

Sima Jin sighed and said: "The lord doesn't know anything, these 600,000 people, a small number of them are yeoman farmers, and more are servants and slaves of the landlord's family, many of them have signed lifelong contracts, and they will follow the landlord for the rest of their lives." "After listening to it, I felt very uncomfortable, but because the power of the feudal landlord class in China was too strong, I had to give up the idea of liberating them.

"Now the situation is very precipitous, the Han army's 800,000 army is divided into four routes, three of which are attacking from due north, due west, and due south, and have now captured Anyang, Sanmenxia and Xinyang. The army led by Liu Bang himself, which was also an elite army, broke through from the northeast and besieged the capital. Sima Jin pointed to the topographic map and said, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, I have divided the country into eighteen cities according to the modern division method, so as to make it easier to remember.

"That's not what worries me the most." When Sima Jin said this, he suddenly hesitated, and then said: "There is a country in the north of the Han Dynasty, we all call it the Xiongnu, the Qin Dynasty violated the border many times, and later the Qin Dynasty built the Great Wall, the national strength is getting stronger and stronger, and the Xiongnu have not dared to move. As soon as Qin was destroyed, Chu and Han fought with each other, and they began to plot again. ”

I sighed and said, "Yes, although the Huns are small in number, their strength should not be underestimated, they are known for their strong cavalry, and they usually end up grazing. In recent years, the environment has deteriorated dramatically, and it has become difficult for them to survive the winter, and they are likely to lead their troops to invade again. ”

"Don't panic, lord." Sima Jin smiled indifferently, "If this Xiongnu wants to fight, they won't fight our Luo country first." "That being said, I feel like I'm going to have to fight them sooner or later." I said.

"Well, but the top priority at the moment is to think about how to drive out the Han army first." Sima Jin said, "Capture the thief and capture the king first, as long as you capture Liu Bang and use this as a threat, you don't have to worry about the other three armies not retreating." I said. That's true, but most of Liu Bang's subordinates are capable, and if you don't like it, I'm afraid it's far better than you. Sima Jin's face was sad.

"Yes, Zhang Liang, Fan Xu, Han Xin, Xiao He, which of these four is easy to deal with?" I said with a sigh. "The lord's words are wrong, these four people are very powerful together, but if they are separated, they can be broken individually, after all, the four of them have their own weaknesses." After Sima Jin finished speaking, he laughed, it seemed that he already had an idea in his heart.

"The lord doesn't know, Liu Bang wants to capture the country of Luo from all sides, so he separated these four people and divided the army all the way, which saves us a lot of trouble, otherwise I have to think about how to separate them!" Sima Jin smiled, "Strange, how did the military advisor know?" I hurriedly asked, and Sima Jin took out a note, which read: "Now the King of Han has sent a four-way army to attack Luo, and I also ask General Liu to continue to lurk patiently. "The inscription is printed with the seal of the Han Dynasty.

"Strategist, is this note credible?" I asked, Sima Jin smiled slightly, and took out a token, which was made of acacia wood, and the front was engraved with the four big characters of Duqi Captain, and below was the name of this person - Liu Yong. The back is engraved with the word "Dahan". "What is this?" I was a little surprised. "This is exactly what Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, gave him." "According to his soldiers, he has been in the country of Luo for a long time. When the Lord settled on the Central Plains, he was placed by Liu Bang. Sima Jin frowned slightly.

"Okay, this Liu Bang is really scheming. If he had gotten rid of him, he might have done something. I stomped my foot and said. I wrote back to them with the pigeon, saying that the task was completed, so Zhang Liang sent him another task, and said that it was the last one. Sima Jin continued.

"Is there a good plan for the military advisor?" I asked tentatively. Sima Jin stroked his beard, "Yes, yes, but it's a bit risky." He smiled and looked at me. Strategist, please speak, so far, I have to give it a try. I said.

"It's okay, take a gamble." Sima Jin sighed, and then said, "My lord, please take a look." After the completion of the Han Dynasty, the county system was implemented. The country is divided into a number of counties, which is to win the hearts of the people and strengthen their own power. In fact, it is not the case, there is constant intrigue between the monarchs of various counties, but they dare not take action because they are controlled by Liu Bang. Now that Liu Bang has invaded the Central Plains, the counties have an opportunity to provoke a struggle between them and cause civil strife. On the other hand, I think the Huns will also take the opportunity to make a move. When the time comes, there will be Liu Bang's good fruit to eat. ”

After I heard what he said, I couldn't help but be surprised, this Sima Jin's talent is really extraordinary, such a counter-plot can be come up with, fortunately, it is from my Luo country. "But, Strategist, who will you send?" I asked. "I've been prepared for this. Come on in. Sima Jin smiled, and a young man in coarse cloth walked in, slightly chubby, with bright eyes and dark skin, "Who is this?" "I'm a little puzzled," this is Shi Yuan, nicknamed 'Tiezui'. He can say that all the dead are alive with this mouth! Sima Jin said, with a hint of ridicule in his words.

Seeing that I was looking at him suspiciously, Shi Yuan suddenly laughed and said, "I haven't seen you for so many years, you are still the same." is immoral and incompetent, thanks to the military advisor's food, this title of 'iron mouth' is never daring. I didn't know if she was really capable, so I wanted to give him a try, and said, "Do you have a countermeasure to divide the county this time?" Shi Yuan was still laughing and said, "No." I was a little angry, wondering if he was playing tricks on me, so I cried out, "Come on, pull this liar down and cut him down!" Before he could finish speaking, two sergeants held him down.

At this time, Sima Jin hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord, Shi Yuan is this character." I have been with him for many years and know his temperament very well, but he is talented. "Oh? Then let him go first. I said, and the two sergeants let go of him. As soon as he was released, he gave each of the two soldiers a punch, just an ordinary inch punch, but it flew both soldiers out of the camp and couldn't get up for half a day. He snorted and shouted, "I don't know how to be polite, my clothes are torn!" ”

I looked at him and felt that he seemed to have some ability, and said, "If you are really capable, I will reward you with ten sets of clothes." "No, that's what I want." He said loudly, his voice like thunder. Sima Jin saw that he was angry, and hurriedly said, "Senior brother, don't say it." I'll just order someone to make it up for you. ”

"Senior brother?" I was a little surprised, looked at Sima Jin, Sima Jin was silent for a while, and said, "This is all in the past. I was born with him, both orphans, my parents died in the war, and I was adopted by the descendants of Guiguzi. I was five years old and he was three. We studied under the master for ten years, and the master had no children under his knees, so he treated us like his own sons. But the good times didn't last long, when a prince and king learned of our residence and sent someone to ask my master to be his military advisor, but my master refused, so they asked my master to hand over the secret book "Seven Chapters of the Art of War". The master handed me the book and asked me to take my brother and sister away quickly, and I tried my best to stop them and was killed by them. Those people chased after each other, so I divided the cheats into two halves, half for my junior brother and half for myself. I was cornered by them, and I jumped off a cliff. was lucky not to die, but he broke his leg, and was rescued by his eldest brother Lei Aotian and picked up his leg. At that time, he had just killed someone and fled to Tiger Claw Mountain, Tiger Claw Village had just been established, there were few people, he saw that I knew the art of war, so he asked me to be the master of his son Erzhai. I was very grateful, so I helped him recruit troops and horses, and repelled the Qin army that went up the mountain to encircle and suppress many times. ”

Speaking of this, I couldn't help asking: "It turns out that the military advisor has had such an experience, no wonder ......" Sima Jin sighed, "Don't mention it again, let it pass in the past." "What about cheats?" I'm a little curious.

At this time, Shi Yuan opened his mouth and said: "This secret book is called "Seven Chapters of the Art of War", but it is not exactly the Art of War, the first four chapters teach people to lead troops to fight and calm the world. The last three chapters are strange arts, eight doors Dunjia and the like. "And you?" I was speechless in amazement.

"Well, that day, my junior brother desperately tried to get rid of the bandits, and after a few days went to look for me, but he couldn't find anything. So he found a ruined temple to live in, and the ruined temple was said to be haunted, so no one would go there. On the contrary, my junior brother thought that it was safe to hide there, so he stayed and studied the three chapters intently, but he inadvertently opened his yin and yang eyes, and then he saw that there were really some lonely ghosts and wild ghosts in the broken temple, and he drove the wild ghosts away according to the methods in the book. After that, he practiced eloquence, mingled in the market, came into contact with all kinds of people, and figured out human nature. A few years ago, he heard that I was in Tiger Paw Village, so he came to me, and by this time the village had long since become a ruin. He was disheartened, so he ran to the Han Dynasty, and after traveling around the counties and states, he went to Liu Bang, but Liu Bang did not recognize his talent and only gave him the official position of pavilion chief. He came to Luo in a fit of rage, and when he heard that the lord loved the people like a son, he signed up to join the army. I didn't know he was coming, so he dared to be the head of the army for three months. It was also in these two days that he met me by accident. ”

I was a little ashamed, and hurriedly apologized to Shi Yuan Shi Yuan still smiled: "I won't take this kind of thing to heart, if it's reasonable, I will help you and my senior brother." Then Liu Bang looks down on me, so I will make him suffer some hardships. After he said this, he gave me an in-depth analysis of the character and countermeasures of the monarch of a county country.

After I heard this, I only hated why I didn't meet him earlier, and hurriedly named him a military general, rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold and a thousand pieces of cloth, but he didn't want any, and said: "Shi never cares about these things outside his body, and he is satisfied with eating all the food." ”

"So when is Shi Junshi going to leave?" I asked, "Without further ado, I'll go tomorrow." Shi Yuan said. However, now that the two countries are at war, how can the military division infiltrate? I was a little worried, Shi Yuan smiled slightly, and said, "In the Han Dynasty, I was not a fool of nothing this year. If I can get out of there, I will have a way to get in. There is no need to worry. But the lord, if you want to fight with Liu Bang's army, you have to rely on your senior brother a lot. ”