At ten o'clock in the middle of the night, someone came back to report that a dozen old men who had not had time to escape had been invited from a hidden mountain village thirty miles away, and were waiting outside the tent. （_o_m）

Chai Shao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite the old men to a relatively spacious tent and light a charcoal basin to ward off the cold. Then put out refreshments and drinks, so that you can be treated. Then he cleaned up a little, changed into the clothes worn by ordinary noblemen, walked in with a smile, and bowed to the old people to apologize, "In order to get rid of the Dou thief as soon as possible, Chai had to invite a few old people to come and ask for directions." Where the collision occurs, please forgive the old people! ”

The old people had never seen such an occasion, and they were already frightened. Listening to what Chai Shao was talking about, he quickly stood up cautiously and stammered: "Good man, good man is polite." If you have anything to say, you can always ask. We will never dare to hide it! ”

"I am a colleague of your family, General Li. This time it was to expel Dou Jiande and relieve the people from hanging upside down! Chai Shao was a little angry by a few good men's calls, and he dragged out his voice to explain to everyone.

"Hero, Hero is right. Solution, solve the people upside down. The old men didn't understand what he meant, and just blindly followed his tone and said good things.

Bullying these flat-headed people really doesn't show any prestige. Chai Shao shook his head, no longer meeting the other party. "I wanted to cross the river, but the bridge was blocked. So I would like to ask you, old people, is there a way to cross the river besides this bridge? ”

This time, all the old men finally understood. looked at each other, and exited a more articulate elder responded: "If you go back to the good man, if it is usual, you can live anywhere." The river was not very deep, and it swam over after two flutters. But now ......"

"What now? Now the water is rising, isn't it? Chai Shao was so anxious that he asked one after another.

"It's autumn, and it's flooding," the old man looked at him, and then replied sullenly.

"Is there a way to cross it, other than this bridge?" Chai Shao's eyes were blue, but he didn't dare to be angry, and asked with a smiling face.

"About ten miles down, I remember there was a ferry. But there is only one ship, and I don't know if it is still there! The old man thought for a moment and replied in a low voice.

"Hey!" Chai Shao was so anxious that he gritted his teeth. No wonder Wu Tianxi didn't tear down the bridge, it turns out that the truth is here. But now it's too late to regret it, after such a long delay, how many days the ferry has been destroyed. However, fortunately, there are not many people under the command of the surnamed Wu, otherwise he would cross the river at night and attack the camp, and he would suffer a big loss.

Thinking of this, Chai Shao respectfully saluted the old man and continued to ask: "Old man, can you think about it again, in addition to this bridge and the ferry not far away, are there other ways to cross the river?" ”

"Yes!" Seeing that Chai Shao had always been polite, the old man was no longer as scared as before, thought about it, and continued to add: "There is a mountain thirty miles upstream, not very high. There are several single-plank bridges in the ravine, which can be walked directly through. After crossing the bridge and walking a little more, it is Beiping (note: the current Wan County). If you don't think it's convenient to walk the mountain road, then go downstream, about fifty miles, the river becomes very wide and much shallower, and people can walk slowly by holding the horse's tail! ”

Chai Shao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered someone to take a few copper coins and reward them to the old men. Then, with five hangs as a reward, he hired two old men with relatively dexterous legs as guides, and took his own soldiers and horses to find the ferry. Just wait for the next morning, he forcibly crossed the river, copied Wu Tianxi's back, and captured him in one fell swoop.

The old people took the money and went happily. Chai Shao immediately promoted his account in the Chinese army, transferred troops and sent generals, and was very busy. In the blink of an eye, the generals who went to find the ferry sent people to report that the ferries had been found, but there were no boats at the first ferry. The second crossing was indeed wide and shallow, but there were thousands of enemy troops waiting on the opposite bank.

"Kill it at all costs! Otherwise, I'll see you! Chai Shao didn't even think about it, and ordered the messenger sent from the ferry farther away.

Compared with Wu Tianxi on a bridge, downstream is obviously a better choice. At least the battlefield is wider, which can give full play to the superiority of the Li Jiajun in numbers.

After that, he left 500 soldiers to monitor Wu Tianxi by the bridge, led the rest of the men and horses, and rushed to the lower reaches of the Lishui River.

On the north shore of the water, the spirit scout had already reported the movement here to Wu Tianxi. Hearing that Chai Shao went downstream to find a ferry, Wu Tianxi couldn't help laughing, "This guy, if you rush a few more times like yesterday, you will drown Lao Tzu by drowning." I didn't expect to be cowardly to find another way, and I lost what a general! ”

smiled, and faintly worried about Shi Chong, who was guarding the downstream. Based on yesterday's observation of Li Jiajun, those minions under Shi Zhan's command are definitely not Li Jiajun's opponents. In case the defense line of the lower reaches of the Weishui River is broken through by Chai Shao, I am afraid that all the plans of the sect leader will fall into the void.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly ordered someone to report the latest military situation and his judgment of Li Jiajun's strength to Cheng Mingzhen. Then he ordered all the lancers to stay and continue to guard the bridge, lit all the Mo knife hands by himself, stepped on the patchwork war horses and war donkeys, and rushed downstream.

After receiving Wu Tianxi's report, Cheng Mingzhen groaned slightly. The latest situation was not unexpected, his original plan was to consume Chai Shao's troops on the banks of the Lishui River at the expense of a brother, and when the other party was exhausted and landed on the shore, he and Shi Zan would lead the ambush soldiers to attack halfway. Unexpectedly, Wu Tianxi did not demolish the wooden bridge, and with a specious strategy, he dragged Chai Shao for an afternoon and a whole night.

With an extra night to prepare, the previous arrangement seemed a little too hasty. The more than 2,000 people in Shizhong's department, plus the hundreds of Mo swordsmen in Wu Tianxi's department, I am afraid that they will not be able to stop firewood. And before the opponent's morale and physical strength drop to a certain level, the ambush rushing out may not be of much use. After all, the difference in the number of people between the two sides is obvious, and the more than 20,000 people under Chai Shao's command, as long as they cross half of the river, they will not take the thousands of ambushes who suddenly kill out in their eyes.

"What? Are they afraid that they can't withstand the small stones? Seeing that Cheng Mingzhen was silent, Shi Zan stepped forward and cheered him up with a smile. Don't worry, those brothers under my command are not as capable as the people in your Luzhou camp, but they are not muddy. Let them top it for three hours, and they will definitely not just top two and a half! ”

"It's not!" Cheng Mingzhen shook his head with a smile. At this time, he didn't want to say anything to hit his allies, "I think the previous arrangement was too costly, kill three thousand enemies, and lose one thousand and five!" ”

"If you can win, you will win! I can't bear to let the child catch the wolf! Shi Zhan could see it openly, and comforted him with a smile.

"It's not easy for Brother Shi to make up this little bit of soldiers!" Cheng Mingzhen continued to shake his head and said very considerately. In fact, he didn't want to save Shi Zhan's vitality, but a bolder plan suddenly appeared in his heart. "If you can lose fewer brothers and defeat Chai Shao, what does Brother Shi think!"

"Of course that's fine. What kind of general Zuo Yiwei is he? Sensei said that defeating him and making him suffer a big loss is enough for our buddies to have a long face! Shi Zhan was taken aback and responded very enthusiastically.

"But take some risks!" Cheng Mingzhen thought about it, but was still a little hesitant. "Moreover, Brother Shi needs to cooperate with me. One step can't be missing! ”

"It's okay, I can't bear the child to catch the wolf!" Shi Zan still said the same thing, as long as he can win, he doesn't care whether he takes risks or not, "Besides, you said that if you can't win Chai Shao, we will become grasshoppers after the autumn." Anyway, what do you want to do, brother, I'll follow! ”

"First of all, someone needs to be in the wet water and the side to resist Chai Shao. Wu Tianxi and Shi Zhong will definitely not be able to do it. Brother Shi has to go out in person, take half of the brothers, and ...... here" Cheng Mingzhen pressed his finger against Yutu, and his voice sounded slightly trembling.

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