King Wu and the generals were discussing in the big tent, and suddenly heard the Qi army send an envoy to send a war letter. King Wu said, "Call him in." ”

When the messenger came in, he did not bow down, but saluted: "The little army has seen His Majesty. ”

King Wu said, "The two armies are fighting, what is the matter with the envoys?" ”

The messenger said, "What is the war?" As he spoke, he handed over a letter of war. Someone took it and handed it to King Wu, who opened it and saw only the four words on it: "Tomorrow's decisive battle!" ”

King Wu nodded, with a kind look on his face, and said, "The envoy has worked hard, look at the reward!" ”

There was not much time, and someone brought a white ingot of silver on the plate. Brought to the messenger: "Please take it." ”

The envoy was astonished, this was a lot of money, and he couldn't earn so much money in his life as a soldier. hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the bounty is too heavy, and Xiaojun does not dare to accept it." ”

King Wu smiled and said, "Take it." The messenger worked hard, and he was paid a little. ”

Bo Yao said: "When the two armies go to war, the envoy's affairs are the most dangerous, and sometimes they will be humiliated and lose their heads, but the king of my family is kind-hearted and treats the envoy well, please accept it." ”

This is really a super courtesy, the messenger bows again and then accepts it. said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Xiangye, please ask if you have anything to say." ”

It's really money that buys people's hearts, and the effect of a silver ingot makes this scheming messenger take the initiative to provide information. King Wu said: "There is nothing to ask, how is the mood of Qi Jun now?" ”

The envoy said: "Our army has won the first battle today, and the whole army has been greatly encouraged, and the morale is high, and they all say that the Wu army is vulnerable. ”

A frightened look appeared on King Wu's face: "That's the case." How is the big handsome? ”

The envoy said: "The marshal of the national book is full of confidence, saying that the decisive battle tomorrow will definitely defeat the Wu army. ”

King Wu looked at Bo Ya, and Bo Ya's face was also solemn, and he said, "What is the mood of being a soldier?" ”

The envoy said: "The soldiers are also high-spirited, and they are all gearing up, and they all say that they will be able to defeat the Wu army tomorrow and attack the Lu State." ”

King Wu's face was frightened, and he didn't speak for a long time, and Bo Yao said: "Don't worry, the king will come to block the water and cover the earth, no matter whether you win or lose, this battle has to be fought, and we withdraw our troops now, which will make the Qi army laugh." ”

King Wu said, "Shut up! How can you talk about military aircraft in front of the envoys? ”

Bo Yao hurriedly bowed down and said, "Yes, the minister has neglected to observe." ”

King Wu looked lacking in confidence, and said after a long time: "The envoy returns to the marshal, and the Wu army will fight tomorrow, please go back." ”

The messenger thanked him again and departed. King Wu laughed and said, "The arrogant army will be defeated, and the Qi army will be destroyed!" The congregation will obey the order! ”

The generals said in unison: "Listen to the military order!" "It's thunderous.

King Wu said: "Tomorrow the third watch cooks, the fourth watch sends troops, and the arrangement is completed before dawn." The main battlefield is in the Valley of Ailing, which we are inspecting. Uncle Sun Zhou Qiu-"

Uncle Sun Zhou Qiu replied loudly: "The end will be!" ”

King Wu said: "I order you to lead the men and horses of your headquarters, attack the first formation, and ambush in the mountains and forests eight miles away from the Ailing Valley. Fight for a while, and guide the Qi army to the valley. ”

Uncle Sun Zhou Qiu said: "Yes! ”

King Wu said: "Zhanru! ”

Zhan Ru replied loudly: "The end will be!" ”

King Wu said: "I order you to lead the men and horses of your headquarters to attack the second formation, and lay an ambush in the mountains and forests five miles away from the valley, and fight in the same way as your uncle and grandson." ”

Zhan Ru said loudly: "Yes! ”

King Wu said: "Prince Gu Cao! ”

The prince Gu Cao replied loudly: "The end will be! ”

King Wu said: "I order you to lead the men and horses of your headquarters to attack the third formation, and lay an ambush three miles away from the valley, and the fighting style is the same as that of the two generals in front." ”

The prince said, "Yes! ”

King Wu said: "The three generals listened: "Your task is to lead the Qi army to the valley, encircle and divide it, and annihilate it all. Xumen Nest! ”

Xu Menchao replied loudly: "The end will be!" ”

King Wu said: "Order you to lead the men and horses of your headquarters to lure the enemy, pay attention, you can only defeat, not win, and lead the Qi army to the valley step by step." ”

Xu Menchao said loudly: "Yes! ”

King Wu said: "The widow will lead the Chinese army to ambush on the hill to the west of the valley tomorrow morning, as a reserve, responsible for galloping to the aid of the various departments, and interspersing and dividing the Qi army. The battle was estimated to take one to two days, and all the soldiers were ordered to carry two days' worth of dry food and water with each of them. You can't go to war hungry. Now let's go back to camp and get some rest. Tomorrow as planned. ”

The generals replied with a loud voice: "Yes!" ”

The envoy returned to the camp of the Qi army, met with the letter of state, and reported the situation of the war letter, of course, concealing the details of the reward given by the king of Wu, but emphasizing the depressed mood and panic and fear shown by the king of Wu and the generals after the blow suffered by the initial defeat.

Guoshu smiled and said: "These Jiangnan barbarians, this time they know that they are afraid, and what really makes them afraid is still to come." ”

This arrogant sentiment was quickly transmitted to every soldier through the generals, and everyone felt that the barbarians of Wu were too unbeaten, and they were afraid of being like this after just a small defeat. Can such an army still fight?

The Qi army carnivaled late into the night for a small victory, needless to say, this night, the Qi army did not rest well. People don't rest well, and the battle is discounted. It's a terrible thing.

Early the next morning, the secretary of state summoned all the generals and deployed for battle. Guoshu said: "Wu is a barbarian land, not yet civilized, many barbarians have cut their hair, and the soldiers beheaded Wu Jun have no way to bring back the head of Wu Jun to ask for merit." The soldiers were ordered to carry a rope each. Prepare to return with the heads of Wu soldiers. ”

As soon as this order was conveyed, the entire Qi army boiled like boiling water, and the crowd was in high spirits, thinking that it would be sooner or later to eliminate the Wu army.

Chen Zhilai's participation in the battle was just a polite persuasion, but in fact, he came to supervise the army and had a lot of power. He ordered his soldiers to fight. The so-called jade is a custom at that time, people can't die empty, but should die with a piece of jade in their mouth. Dying with jade is a treatment that only high-ranking officials and nobles have, how can ordinary people have any jade? But he couldn't disrespect the customs, so he shouted a coin or other small objects of value. The same is true for soldiers, if there is no jade, they prepare some small objects and put them in their mouths when they fight.

The purpose of Chen Wei to do this is also to stimulate morale. But there is no lack of absurdity and blindness.

The other two generals, Gongsun Xia and Gongsun Hui, commanded the soldiers to sing funeral songs, and then collectively swore an oath: "Those who come back alive are not heroes!" ”

A strong tragic color. The national secretary said loudly: "The soldiers encourage themselves with the spirit of decisive death, and we will surely be able to win a great victory in this battle." ”

was making a commotion, and suddenly came to report, and a sentry of the Wu army challenged outside the camp. The letter of state said: "Do you know who it will be?" ”

The report said that it was the Xumen nest that lost the battle yesterday.

Guoshu laughed. He said, "Husband and barbarian, don't you have any other generals to send?" Why do you send the future of the defeated army? Turning to the generals, "Which general will be at the head of the battle?" ”

A man under the tent replied in a loud voice: "The last will go!" ”