Cen Liangzhi saw that the officials and generals had arrived, so he said to everyone: "Just now Situ Zhan came to assassinate Shifu, he wants to marry Ling Xiang'an, Ling Xiang'an, Ling Zhi'an, and wants me to marry my little daughter to Ling Xiang'an, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Don't drive Cen Liangting over fifty years old, he is Cen Liangzhi's brother.

"Envoy, this must be a trick given by Situ Zhan to Ling, and you must not agree to this marriage." Cen Liangting said.

Zhonglang General Ning Lupan said: "Cen Beijia is right, you can't marry Miss Ling Xiang'an. Situ Zhan still dared to come to Zhanzhou City, so it was better to take this opportunity to kill him and break Ling Ji's arm. ”

Cen Liangting shook his head and said, "General Ning, we can't kill Situ Zhan, kill him, Ling Ju will definitely lead a large army to kill him, just drive him away." ”

Sheng Banyan said: "Envoy, Ling Ju has always wanted to capture Zhanzhou, even if you agree to this family business, Ling Ju will still lead the army to attack it." In his opinion, he should decisively refuse Situ Zhan and send someone to the post house to drive him out of the territory of Zhanzhou. ”

Cen Liangzhi saw that Zong Yanxiao was speechless, and asked, "Zong Gongzi, what do you think I should do?" ”

Zong Yanxiao replied: "If you refuse Situ Zhan now, Ling Ju will soon lead the army to kill, so it is better to promise him first." ”

"You mean to let me marry the little girl to that Ling Xiang'an?"

"No, what I mean is that we can pretend to promise Situ Zhan first, and after Situ Zhan returns to Yinghui City, we can rearm ourselves for war, and then we can find a reason to refuse this family business." Zong Yanxiao said.

Cen Liangzhi nodded and said, "I understand, you are delaying the army, just do what you say." After a while, I went to the post house in person, pretending to be a family business. ”

"Envoy, there is one more thing that needs to be sent to do it immediately." Zong Yanxiao said.

"What's the matter?"

"We should immediately send someone to Ruizhou City and inform Yu Shengwei that Ling Ju will soon attack Zhanzhou, and let him lead troops eastward to deal with our Zhanzhou army."

"Okay, I'll fix the book immediately and send someone to Ruizhou City on a fast horse."

Situ Zhan was reading a military book in the post house when an entourage ran over and said, "Mr. Situ, Cen Liangzhi is here." ”

"It's coming so soon." Situ Zhan was a little surprised.

"Mr. Situ, I thought about it, what you said makes sense, please tell the general, I am willing to marry the little girl to Ling Gongzi." Cen Liangzhi said.

"It's easy to say, Cen Yuanjun, you are really a person who understands current affairs, I will go back to Yinghui City and talk to the general."

"What? Mr. Situ is leaving now, don't worry, I'll have some food and drinks, let's have a few drinks first, and then you can leave after drinking, how about it? ”

"I have grasped the good intentions of the king, but the general's order cannot be violated, I have to go back, and it is not too late to drink this wine in the future." After speaking, Situ Zhan rode out of the post house with his entourage.

Situ Zhan hurried back to Yinghui City, went straight to the General's Mansion, and said, "General, Cen Liangzhi has agreed to this family business. ”

"Really? He said yes so quickly? Ling was a little unconvinced.

"It's true, he told me personally."

"If Cen Liangzhi's daughter can marry Xiang An, then he will become our pawn, and I will also get rid of a piece of heart disease, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

Yu Shengwei received Cen Liangzhi's secret letter, and after he read it, he asked everyone to read it again, and then tore the letter to shreds.

Yu Moyuan said: "If Ling Zhen really leads a large army to attack Zan Zhou, it will be a good time for us to lead the army eastward." Father, son is willing to lead an army of 90,000 to crusade against Lingjiao. ”

"Okay, I'm willing to go with my son." Zuoqiu said.

Yu Shengwei thought for a while and said, "After we get the news that Ling is attacking Zhanzhou, we will send troops to the east, and you will first prepare grain and grass and siege equipment in the next few days." ”

Yu Mo went to the granary and was counting the grain and grass, Zhongsun Yunxu ran over and said, "Brother Yu, I heard that you are going to lead troops to fight again, this time I will follow you and make contributions." ”

"Okay, but I want to tell you in advance, when marching and fighting, you must follow military orders, and you must not act on your own." Yu Mo said from afar.

"I know this, the military order is like a mountain."

In the Zhanzhou Thorn Mansion, Cen Liangzhi was discussing the war with everyone.

Cen Liangzhi said to everyone: "Qianmiancheng is located on land and water, and it is the barrier in the north of Zhanzhou. We must send troops to Qianmiancheng as soon as possible for reinforcements. ”

Cen Liangting nodded and said, "Yes, let General Ning rush to Qianmian City with 10,000 cavalry and heavy armored infantry. ”

"No, I will personally lead the army over, brother, you stay to guard Zhanzhou City, and I will allocate 5,000 men and horses to you." Cen Liangzhi said.

Cen Liangting arched his hand and said: "Envoy, you don't need 5,000, it's enough to leave me 3,000 men and horses." ”

"Good! Zhanzhou City will be handed over to you. ”

Situ Zhan ran into the General's Mansion in a panic and almost fell to the ground.

"What's wrong? Mr. Szeto. Ling asked, he had never seen Situ Zhan so flustered before.

Situ Zhan gasped and said: "Just now there was an urgent report from Tanma, saying that Cen Liangzhi was leading the army to Qianmian City, and he was going to fight with us. ”

Ling said: "Mr. Situ doesn't have to blame himself, since Cen Liangzhi wants to fight with us, then we will fulfill him, and early tomorrow morning, we will set up troops to attack Qianmian City." ”

Cen Liangzhi led the army to Qianmiancheng, and just after settling down, Tanma came over and said, "Envoy, Ling Ju has already raised troops." ”

"Who is Ling Jun's vanguard general?" Cen Liangzhi asked.

Tanma replied: "It's General Zuo, their vanguard army has 30,000 people, and it is only fifty miles away from Qianmian City. ”

"I see, you can step back first."

Sheng Banyan said: "While the enemy army has not yet arrived, we will quickly strengthen the city defenses. ”

Cen Liangzhi said: "Okay, you go and give an order, let the soldiers cheer up, prepare more rolling wood and stones on the city, dig more horse pits outside the moat, and put more antlers." ”

"No!" Sheng Banyan took the order and left.

Zong Yanxiao said to Cen Liangzhi: "Envoy, the last general thinks that we can't just defend, but also take the initiative to destroy his vanguard army. ”

"Yu is a fierce general under Ling's account, and the vanguard army under his command must be the elite of the enemy's army, and I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat them." Cen Liangzhi hesitated.

"Envoy, their vanguard army is elite, our heavy infantry is also elite, they only have 30,000 people, and we have 70,000 people, we can defeat the outnumbered, fight a victory first, and dampen their prestige."

"Okay, Yan Xiao, you and General Ning will lead an army of 60,000 out of the city to meet their vanguard army." Cen Liangzhi ordered.

"The last general obeys!"

Yu Xi walked quickly with 30,000 horses, and he asked the guide: "How far is it from Qianmian City?" ”

The guide replied, "There are still twenty-five miles. ”

"The general ordered us to camp ten miles away from the city, and we haven't arrived yet, continue to march!" Yu Xi said.

"Look, general, the Zan Zhou army is rushing over!" The guide officer shouted as he pointed into the distance.

Yu Xi looked at it fixedly, and ordered loudly: "All the soldiers lined up to meet the enemy, the crossbowmen pressed the formation, and the cavalry protected the two wings. ”

Zong Yanxiao led the cavalry of the Zhanzhou Army to rush to the front, and Ning Lupan followed closely behind with the infantry army.

Yu was accustomed to seeing that the Zan Zhou army was approaching, and ordered loudly: "Release the arrow!" ”

Before Ling's crossbowmen could shoot the third round of arrows, Zong Yanxiao had already led the cavalry to disperse them, and then, Ning Lupan also led the infantry into the formation.

Zong Yanxiao brandished a spear and rushed left and right in the chaos of the army, as if entering a no-man's land. Ning Lupan swung his knife and took Yu Xi directly, Yu Xi fought with a gun, and the two fought for more than ten rounds without winning or losing.

In only two quarters of an hour, Ling Jun couldn't resist, the formation was in chaos, Yu was used to not daring to fight, he shook a shot, turned his horse's head, and ran away with his troops. The Zhanzhou army was in hot pursuit, and Ning Lupan shouted loudly: "Follow me!" Kill the thief and get used to it! ”

The Zhanzhou army chased twenty miles in one breath and won a lot, Ning Lupan still wanted to continue chasing, Zong Yanxiao stopped him and said: "General Ning, you can't chase anymore, I'm worried that Ling Ju will lead an army to respond, let's collect our troops and return to the city." ”

"Okay, General Zong, I'll listen to you. The first battle was won, and we made the first contribution! As he spoke, Ning Lupan burst out laughing.

Yu was accustomed to seeing Ling Ju, knelt on the ground and said: "General, the last general didn't expect the Zan Zhou army to take the initiative to attack, and he was not well prepared, so he suffered a defeat. Most of the soldiers were killed and wounded, and only a few thousand people remained in the vanguard army of the last general. ”

Ling Ji was furious, turned over and dismounted, dragged Yu Xi, and said: "Because of you, my army is not good!" Morale is hard to be high, too! You've ruined my big deal! As he spoke, Ling Yi drew his sword and wanted to kill Yu Xi.

All the generals knelt down and interceded for Yu Xi, Situ Zhan also said: "General Yu has followed the general for many years and has made many military exploits, if he is beheaded because of this defeat, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers." ”

Ling Ju listened, put away his sword, and said to Yu Xi: "You go back to Yinghui City, I don't need you to go with Cen Liangzhi this time, I don't want to see you again." ”

"No, General, the last general would rather die on the battlefield than return to Yinghui City." Yu Xi said.

Ling Ji was a little impatient and shouted, "What? Will I send someone to escort you back?" ”

Ling got on his horse and ordered the march to continue.

Zong Yanxiao and Ning Lupan returned victorious, and Cen Liangzhi personally went out of the city to greet them.

"General Zong, I didn't misunderstand you, you are really a good general in the world! In today's battle, you have broken the enemy army and made a great contribution! Let's go, let's go into town. Cen Liangzhi praised.

Zong Yanxiao arched his hand and said: "The envoy has won the award, this is all the credit of the soldiers, and the general will not dare to be greedy for credit." The army led by Ling Ju is also about to arrive, and it is estimated that the army will be able to come to the city before dark. ”

Cen Liangzhi clenched her fists and said, "It's good that the old thief is here, I must fight him this time!" ”