What is a miracle? The miracle is not to take a lot of bombs to abuse the landlord or peasants when fighting the landlord, but to take a bad card, but still suffocate the opponent, so that the opponent can not even play a card, can only fold the card and admit defeat.

The temporary landlord Xiang Kang created such a miracle, the two opponents of the peasant Gu County Ling and Chao Zhi not only looked much better than Xiang Kang's cards, but also had many more cavalry and chariots similar to trump card bombs than Xiang Kang, but Xiang Kang played a bad hand of cards and used a gang of rabble to directly knock down Gu County's tower, and was so frightened that the Qin army, which was not far away, did not dare to move at all, and watched the young marshal army, which was weak in strength and comprehensive strength, directly burst the nest of the Qin army in Yu County. In one fell swoop, it reversed the situation of the advantages and disadvantages of the entire subordinate battlefield.

Or when it was closer to more than half of the fifth, Chao Zhi, the commander of the Qin army, confirmed that there should be no ambush ambush of the young marshal army around the camp of the self-army, and the noisy harassment of the gong should also be the masterpiece of the small team of the young marshal army, and combined with various intelligence, Chao Zhi also concluded that the main force of the young marshal army should have been put into the battlefield of the raid on the Qin army camp in Suxian County, and it is unlikely that there will be a backhand to deal with the Qin army, and the Qin army can rest assured and boldly reinforce the friendly troops in Yuxian County, without worrying about the safety of the camp of the self-army.

However, it was too late to draw this conclusion, Gu Xianling and Hao Ce, the main and deputy commanders of the Qin army in Yu County, had already died tragically in the hands of the young marshal's army, and the leaderless Qin army in Yu County had completely collapsed, and had already escaped from the camp of the self-army and fled all over the mountains, and it was impossible to regroup into an army and join forces with the Qin army to resist the enemy. At the same time, the scout report also showed that after the young marshal army successfully captured the camp of the Qin army in Yuxian County, it immediately gathered its troops and horses to prepare for another battle, and only arranged a small part of the army to clean up the battlefield, so this would take into account that the Qin army would send troops to reinforce it, and the reinforcements would have to face the main force of the young marshal army with high morale alone.

Of course, Chao Zhi also has a desperate choice, that is, taking advantage of the opportunity that the main force of the young marshal army has not had time to collect troops and return to the city, he quickly pulled out all the remaining more than 1,200 Qin troops and rushed to the camp in Yuxian County to fight to the death with the young marshal army.

But it's still a pity, when it takes courage to make a decision, Chao Zhi, who is not outstanding, is timid and hesitates, afraid that the morale of the main force of the young marshal army is flourishing, and the morale of the army is constantly frustrated, and the Qin army is not an opponent; was also afraid that the camp would be empty after the outpouring of the nest, and the young marshal army in the city of Xia Xiang took the opportunity to send troops to raid his camp; I was even more afraid that my army would not be able to do the main force of the young marshal army in the field, and I was defeated by the young marshal army in the first battle, so that I lost my head directly on the battlefield. So after thinking about it, Chao Zhi could only make a safe choice and decided to continue to stick to the camp of the self-army and wait for the situation to be clear before making a decision.

Chao Zhi's timid conservatism of course gave the young marshal army the opportunity to clean up the battlefield calmly, and in the majestic Chu song, the rabble of the young marshal army was elated, loading all the military supplies that could be collected, and what military tents, flags, grain and grass, ordnance, weapons, as long as they could be taken away and recycled, the rabble of the young marshal army did not let go at all. At the same time, many young marshals and soldiers were still greedy enough, and even the corpses of the Qin soldiers on the ground had to be squeezed dry, in addition to taking away weapons and repeated body searches, they simply stripped off the clothes on the deceased and took them away, so that many Qin soldiers could only be bare-bottomed corpses in the wilderness, and Xiang Kang could only order to prohibit this kind of immoral behavior, and he ordered to collect troops and return to the city as soon as he was bright.

Out of prudence, when the troops retreated back to the city, Xiang Kang not only sent more people to closely monitor and consider the Qin army's every move, but also personally led the army to the rear of the palace, ready to engage the Qin army's pursuers at any time. But fortunately, Chao Zhi, who had been completely confused, missed this opportunity again, and when the young marshal army was in a hurry to return to the city, he did not decisively send troops to pursue, but still chose to continue to hold the troops, and the young marshal army was able to transport all the spoils back to the city, which greatly alleviated the dilemma of the young marshal's current shortage of military supplies.

After successfully returning to the city in triumph, of course, the top and bottom of the young marshal army were even more jubilant, and they couldn't wait to hope that Xiang Kang would quickly order a reward for the three armies, so that he could eat and drink a lot and celebrate this hard-won victory happily. As a result, Xiang Kang did not disappoint the young marshal soldiers, and the first order issued after returning to the county temple was to reward the army, kill pigs and sheep, and let the soldiers who had worked hard all night eat enough. However, to the great disappointment of the children of the Xiang family and many young marshals and soldiers, Xiang Kang decided to reward the army at the same time, and at the same time, he also issued an order saying that drinking alcohol was strictly prohibited at today's celebration banquet, so as not to delay the major events of the military aircraft.

In this regard, the children of the Xiang family, who have long been accustomed to no alcohol and no joy, of course everyone has a sad face, and Xiang Zhuang, who made a great contribution last night, also stood up and said to Xiang Kang with a smile: "Brother, can you change your alcohol ban?" Don't be so strict, let everyone drink as much as you want, it means. ”

The children of the Xiang family present echoed one after another, but Xiang Kang shook his head categorically and said: "Brothers, it's not that I don't give you face, I also know that you want to drink, and I won't tell you that after such a big victory, I also want to drink a few bowls to celebrate." But there is no way, there are still enemies staring outside the city walls, and if the alcohol ban is opened at this time, once the mistake is made, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, this opening cannot be opened, and once it is opened, it may not be closed. ”

After that, Xiang Kang smiled at Xiang Zhuang and said, "You made a great contribution last night, in addition to the reward you should give, I should also give you three more bowls of wine." But these three bowls of wine can only be owed first, and after we have killed the remaining tyrannical Qin army and completely won this battle, I will toast you in public at the celebration banquet to thank you for your great achievements last night. ”

Fortunately, Xiang Zhuang's brother is quite reasonable, knowing that Xiang Kang is thinking about big things, and he didn't force it, so he wiped it off with a smile, and then Xiang Zhuang couldn't wait to ask Xiang Kang: "Brother, how do you clean up the remaining tyrannical Qin army, do you come up with a way?" When to get your hands on? ”

"Don't worry, how to deal with the remaining tyrannical Qin army, I haven't figured out a way yet." Xiang Kang replied: "But it doesn't matter, our overall strength now has a certain upper hand, and we are certain in this battle even if we have a head-on decisive battle, and it will definitely not be difficult to clean up the remaining tyrannical Qin army." ”

"Then you think about it, come up with a good idea, let's do it." Xiang Zhuang urged, and said with gusting hands: "It's best to kill all the remaining tyrannical Qin troops in one battle, just like last night, so that we can sit down and celebrate and drink in peace." ”

Xiang Kang agreed with a smile, but Zhou Zeng next to him suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Young marshal, although I am not good at military affairs, I still feel that the remaining tyrannical Qin army may not necessarily need to be solved by fighting, and with some other means, maybe the remaining enemies can be solved without a single soldier." ”

"Eliminate the remaining tyrannical Qin army without spending a single soldier? What is Uncle Ya's plan? Please point me to the little nephew. Xiang Kang hurriedly asked with some surprise.

"I don't dare to be a clever plan, I just want to suggest that the young marshal try to surrender." Zhou Zeng replied: "Send an envoy with a letter to the enemy's camp to persuade the worried Zuo Lieutenant Chao to lead the people to surrender, if this matter is successful, then the tyrannical Qin army outside the city will not only no longer threaten the safety of the city of Xiaxiang, but on the contrary, it will become the arm of the young marshal to overthrow the tyrannical Qin and rejuvenate the Great Chu." ”

"But there's no way that Chao Zhi will surrender to us?" Xiang Kang said in surprise: "He still has an army of about 1,200 people now, and after collecting the defeated army of the fleeing Yu County, it will definitely only be more, and he is not at a great disadvantage in terms of strength and strength, and he still has the strength to fight, how can he surrender to us?" ”

"Not necessarily." Zhou Zeng smiled and said: "Although the situation of Chao Zhipifu's army is not critical, his own situation is already in danger. A few days ago, he was greedy and made a light advance in Shajidu, and the three hundred-man teams were completely wiped out by us. ”

"Last night, he fell for the young marshal's suspicious tactics again, and he didn't dare to send rescue troops to reinforce his friendly army in Yu County, and sat back and watched the friendly army in Yu County collapse, and the county ordered Gu Bi to be killed by our army, according to Qin law, this is another felony. The two crimes are punished together, and he is at least beheaded and abandons the market. Therefore, in my opinion, considering his own situation, if you show favor to him and lure him to take advantage of him, you may not be able to bring him and the army to surrender. ”

After thinking about it carefully, Xiang Kang soon found that Zhou County's analysis was quite reasonable, and immediately said: "Uncle Ya is reasonable, you can give it a try, please Uncle Ya, you can repair a book now, state the benefits and disadvantages to that Chao Zhi, promise a reward, and persuade him to bring the army to want me to surrender." I immediately arranged for a messenger to be sent to him with gifts and letters, and I would see his reaction first. ”

After that, Xiang Kang immediately ordered Xiang He to send someone to the county prison to pick up a prisoner of war who was worried about the Qin army to come over for backup, but Zhou Zeng stopped Xiang Kang and said, "Young marshal, are you planning to let the prisoner of war who is worried about it send a letter again?" ”

Xiang Kang nodded and said that this was it, but Zhou Zeng shook his head and said: "Young marshal, sending prisoners of war to deliver letters when performing a strategy is indeed a good trick, so you don't have to worry about the envoy being bribed and leaking the military plane, and you don't have to worry about the safety of the envoy's life." But to surrender is different, surrender must be sincere, especially this time we really want to recruit Chao Zhi to surrender, so we must send a real messenger, and it is best to send a slightly weighty messenger, so that Chao Zhi understands the sincerity of our surrender, so that it is possible to succeed. ”

Xiang Kang nodded, and subconsciously turned his gaze to the children of the Xiang family present, but after looking around, Xiang Kang retracted his gaze again, because none of the children of the Xiang family present were good at clever persuasion, and at the same time, Xiang Kang was also a little reluctant to take such a big risk with his own brother. But fortunately, he found that Xiang Kang had no intention of sending the children of the Xiang family, and Sun Xuanpeng, whose real name is Sun Gong, stood up and said to Xiang Kang: "If the young marshal doesn't dislike it, how about giving it a try?" ”

Sun Gong recommended himself, but Xiang Kang was not overjoyed to agree, because Xiang Kang was still a little trustworthy but was forced to surrender after the Xiaxiang County Temple was breached, and second, Sun Gong's political and civil ability was quite good, and Xiang Kang, who was desperately short of internal affairs talents, was also reluctant to take Sun Gong's risk. So Xiang Kang quickly shook his head and said, "It's too dangerous, Sun Xiancheng, you can't go." In this way, Uncle Ya, Sun Xiancheng, you should be familiar with the situation of the old officials of the prime minister, recommend me a person who has the courage to speak at the conference, and I will give him an official and let him go. ”

Knowing that Xiang Kang also had some good intentions, Sun Jianpeng, who volunteered, of course did not insist too much, and after a little discussion with Zhou Zeng, he recommended a scribe of Xu Shu to Xiang Kang, Xiang Kang did not hesitate, and immediately sent someone to pass Xu Shu, who was jointly recommended by Zhou Zeng and Sun Gong, to him, explained the reason to him, and promised a heavy reward, asking him to go to the enemy camp. As a result, this little official named Xu Shu did not live up to the expectations of Zhou Zeng and Sun Gong, even if he knew that his life would be in danger when he sent the enemy camp, he still agreed and accepted the order without fear. Xiang Kang was overjoyed, and gave this Xu Shu a meritorious title on the spot, and asked him to rush to the enemy camp with gifts and letters on the same day, trying to persuade Chao Zhi to take the initiative to lay down his arms and surrender.

After the envoy was sent out, when the celebration banquet with meat and no wine was held, it was already early, and Xiang Kang, who had not slept for two days and one night, returned to his residence, and immediately fell asleep like a dead pig, not only completely forgetting the matter of sending the envoy to surrender, but also did not even know that the Yu family sisters came to visit him together, and missed a rare opportunity to flirt with his sister-in-law. However, when it was close to the third watch at night, Xiang Kang was forcibly woken up by his biological clock, struggled to get up, and led Xiang It and a team of personal soldiers to the city to inspect the city defense.

In the end, it was only after the end of the night patrol that Xiang Kang remembered to inquire if Xu Shu, who was sent to contact Qin Jun, had returned, and what made Xiang Kang overjoyed was that Xiang Qi actually yawned and said: "Come back, but at that time, Uncle Ji, you were already asleep, and we knew that you were very tired, so we didn't wake you up and let him rest in the guest house of the county temple first." Also, the matter of surrender was not successful, and the left lieutenant surnamed Chao returned all our letters and gifts. ”

"Call Xu Shu immediately, I want to see him overnight!"

Xiang Kang was not discouraged by the failure of the surrender, on the contrary, he was very excited and decided to summon Xu Shu overnight, and when Xu Shu was brought to the county temple hall after yawning, Xiang Kang couldn't wait, and immediately asked: "What is the specific situation, tell me carefully about the before and after, the more detailed the better." ”

Xu Shu agreed, and truthfully confessed that after he was escorted into the Qin army camp by the Qin army scouts, although he had already explained his intention to see Chao Zhi, the sealed letters and gifts of persuasion were also searched by the Qin soldiers and presented to Chao Zhi in advance, but Chao Zhi ordered to summon him after nearly half an hour. After meeting, Chao Zhi didn't have any angry and joyful reactions, just smiled and said that Xiang Kang and Zhou Zeng looked down on him too much, Xu Shu boldly persuaded Chao Zhi to think more about his own interests, but Chao Zhi shook his head vigorously, and interrupted Xu Shu's words, asking Xu Shu to leave immediately with gifts and letters, and said that this time it was for the sake of Xu Shu's identity as a messenger, and let Xu Shu go, but if Xu Shu dared to talk in front of him again, he would not forgive.

After listening carefully to Xu Shu's introduction, Xiang Kang asked another key question, and said, "When Chao Zhi saw you, was there anyone else in his military tent besides his own soldiers?" ”

"Back to the young marshal, no." Xu Shu shook his head and said truthfully: "At that time, the other people in the military tent were all combed in oblique buns, and those who did not comb straight buns and wore crowns should all be the upright pro-soldiers!" ”

"Good!" Xiang Kang was overjoyed, first slapped his palm on the table in front of him, and then couldn't help but rub his hands with excitement, and said in his heart: "The surnamed Chao didn't do anything perfectly, nor did he let his generals participate in the reception, and deliberately left himself room to flicker and move, which shows that there is a door to this matter, and he must have been shaken in his heart, as long as he adds more fire, there must be hope to really recruit him over!" ”

Excitement is excited, but the timid and suspicious character instinct reminds Xiang Kang that he needs to be careful, and asks Xiang Kang to prevent this from being the enemy's plan. But it doesn't matter, the traverser Xiang Kang doesn't believe it, in this era of valuing righteousness and neglecting life and liking a promise, fighting with his heart and eyes, and fighting with his heart, who can fight over himself who is familiar with thick black and regards shame as nothing?

"Ahh At the same time, someone in Mangdang Mountain sneezed heavily.