Ning Baoguan sent someone to send some gold ingots and cloth, which were not valuable, but with a letter of surrender, it had the meaning of "tribute".

Shan Yu received the surrender letter from the Central Plains Qunxiong for the first time, and he was a little proud, but also had some doubts.

Xu Ji couldn't lie, and replied: "King Ning submitted the surrender letter, because he doesn't take this kind of thing seriously at all. ”

"And what is his intention?"

"In the name of borrowing orders, suppress the fierce enemies around you."

Shan Yu laughed, "This King Ning sounds like a villain who plays tricks, and he can actually be called king, probably only in the Central Plains will this kind of thing happen." ”

Xu Ji didn't refute, he hated King Ning, but he didn't want to take King Ning too seriously, at least not for now.

Kou Daogu only heard of his name and rarely had contact with him, so he had nothing to say.

Shan Yu wanted to know the Jin King's countermeasures, so he continued: "The Tiancheng Army in the north, let's call it the Tiancheng Army, has entered Jinyang thirty miles away. Qinzhou in the west, which is relatively chaotic, has not had any definite news, but there is indeed an army approaching the border of Bingzhou, the intention is unknown, and they do not respond to the emperor's and my inquiries. As for the southern states, King Ning sent a letter of surrender, Huaizhou and Luozhou were deployed along the river, and there was no sign of going north for the time being, and the other states had no impact on the situation in the merged states. This is the general trend of the world that King Jin is facing, how will he deal with it? ”

"King Jin...... Tricks must be used. ”

"What's the trick?"

"It's a trick, and others can't guess it."

"Haha, that's a bit of a trick and useless. Guess what, Mr. Kou? ”

"I don't know this King of Jin." Guan Daogu was the first to admit this, "Judging by his behavior all along, he will surrender if he just attacks Jinyang City." ”

"If you want to surrender, why do you re-fortify and not allow the cities to abandon them?"

"Just because there is a intention to surrender, you have to make a stubborn appearance, if it is too easy to win, will you allow King Jin to surrender?"

Shan Yu smiled and nodded, "Okay, then it depends on whether he wants to surrender, or will he use a 'strange trick' - surrender is not a 'strange trick', right?" ”

"Of course not."

Shan Yu yawned, "Dealing with you Central Plains people, you need to guess, sometimes it's more tiring than fighting." ”

The two consultants walked out of the big tent, Kou Daogu, as usual, walked to his tent without saying a word, and did not even maintain the politeness on the surface, but Xu Ji was unusual, caught up a few steps, and said: "Although Shan Yu can speak the Central Plains dialect, he will never take the Central Plains as a confidant, how long does Mr. Kou plan to follow him?" ”

Kou Dao stopped and did not answer the question.

Xu Ji continued: "If you stay here, it's to get revenge on me......"

"What, are you going to kill yourself to apologize?"

Xu Ji smiled: "It's not that serious, I will leave, in this case, Mr. Kou doesn't have to force himself to do something against his will." ”

"You want to escape?"

"If I go, it will be above board, let Shan Yu send me away."

"Hey." Kou Daogu sneered and glanced at the direction of the big tent, "No matter what, I won't leave, Tiancheng and King Liang are not masters, and I have no intention of staying for a long time." Although Shan Yu is a foreign race, he has the appearance of a true dragon, and he is the one who reorganizes Kyushu. ”

Xu Ji arched his hand, "I feel much more relieved to know that Mr. Kou didn't stay by Shan Yu's side because of me." Thank you for informing us. ”

"Well, I can tell you that you can't leave with me. I will not rush to take revenge on you, but one day, I will make you regret everything you have done. ”

"Then I hope 'one day' will come later."

In the afternoon of the next day, He Rongjun encountered another city that refused to surrender, but Shan Yu still left people to attack the city, and he led the main cavalry to march quickly.

There was already news from the front, and the King of Jin was camped more than 100 miles away, as if he had the intention of a decisive battle, rather than retreating in Jinyang City.

Shan Yu was very much looking forward to this battle, and every time he took a break on the march, he would gather some people to discuss military affairs and strive to be impeccable.

In the middle of the night that day, He Rongjun stopped camping, and he personally led people to the front to survey the terrain.

Xu Ji didn't follow, sat in the tent and chatted with Chang Yanzhi, talking about King Jin, he felt that the situation was dangerous.

"How dare the King of Jin go out of the city to greet He Rong?" Chang Yan was puzzled.

"The king of Jin has been attacked on several sides, the troops are insufficient, and the morale is low, if he defends Jinyang, he is afraid that the prefectures, counties and counties will all surrender before him. Going out of the city to face the battle can at least stabilize the morale of the Quartet. ”

"But...... The Jin army can't win, right? ”

"Well, it's hard to win, maybe Kou Daogu is right, King Jin just wants to fight for a decent surrender."

"Is surrender still decent or undignified?"

"It's a big difference." Xu Ji smiled, but did not explain, he always felt that with King Jin as a person, he would not easily choose any kind of surrender.

Early the next morning, Shan Yu personally led his troops to the battlefield, and Xu Ji was even more ineligible to participate, so he stayed in the camp and waited for news.

Since he learned that he would be sent to Yuyang soon, Zhang Shiyu has become much bolder, he has no friends on He Rongren's side, and he has nothing to say to his entourage, so he often runs to Xu Ji, and sends a lot of movements by the way.

"The king of Jin is dying and struggling, and the army alone has become encircled, and it is estimated that the Jin army can be completely annihilated before dark." Zhang Shiyu was very excited, "If the king of Jin is defeated, and the rumors in the cities of the state can be determined, or in a few days, Jinyang will surrender, and I can leave at that time." ”

Xu Ji's tent was too small, Zhang Shiyu could only circle in place, "Finally, I finally want to leave here, and I won't come again if I am killed in the future." ”

"I'm afraid it won't work." Xu Ji reminded.

"Yes, Shan Yu said that after he reorganizes his army and determines the next goal, let me come over, and then I can call myself sick, or let the queen beg Shan Yu again." Zhang Shiyu rubbed his hands, "The queen is the key, after I go back, I have to please her well, so that she can't leave me...... Xu, do you have any ideas? ”

"Pleasing the Queen? I don't understand this kind of thing. ”

"Don't be modest, my sister hates you so much, she has lived in the valley for a few days, and her temperament has changed greatly, what kind of 'general trend' she talks about like you, and she is running away from marriage for you - think about the last time she ran away from marriage, but it was you who escaped - she must have been bewitched by you in the valley, teach me a few tricks, right?"

Xu Ji said with a smile: "The avenue can be taught, thaumaturgy is difficult to teach, and the technique of 'bewitchment' can only be understood, not taught." ”

Zhang Shiyu was very disappointed, "If you don't want to, forget it, I'll figure out a way by myself, from childhood to adulthood, no one hates me yet." ”

Xu Ji wanted to say something, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back.

With his own safety guaranteed, Zhang Shiyu had the energy to consider others, "Strange, where did my sister flee to?" There's been no news for so long. ”

"It must be a very safe place."

"Can it be safer than being alone?"

"Probably the safety in her eyes is different from what you think."

"Hey, she used to be arrogant, now she's stupid, of course unlike me." Zhang Shiyu has always felt that he is in danger, and his sister has to bear some responsibility, so he will burst out of anger from time to time.

Zhang Shiyu left, and came back not long after, his expression became even happier, "Sure enough, as I expected, the Jin army only lasted less than half a day, and then Mingjin withdrew his troops, and he didn't dare to fight again after retreating to the gate." Shan Yu probably didn't want to suffer too many casualties, and he had already collected his troops, so he camped opposite the Jin army, and it is estimated that we will all have to meet him later. ”

Zhang Shiyu guessed correctly, and soon an order came, and everyone immediately set off and moved the camp forward for dozens of miles.

On the way, Xu Ji found that there was a group of strange people in the team, more than fifty people, all of them were old men, more men and fewer women, it seemed that they were He Rongren, the clothes were not gorgeous, not like adults, not like soldiers, but they were definitely not servants, walking in the middle of the team, protected by a large number of cavalry and served by servants, and the treatment was better than that of the emperor.

Zhang Shiyu also noticed it, and ran on horseback to whisper to Xu Ji: "A group of poor relatives of Shan Yu just arrived this morning, and it is estimated that they are here to fight the autumn breeze." Look at them, they are black and ugly, even more stupid than the servants of my house, but they are triumphant as if they were big men. ”

"It's your Zhang family, and you also have poor relatives, right?"

"Who knows, I've never seen one."

The new camp was so close to the Jin army camp that you could even hear the shouts from the other camp.

In the battle just now, He Rong's cavalry had won a lot, so everyone was excited and showed off their merits to those who came after them.

The tent was set up, and Xu Ji said to Changyan: "This time, King Jin is smarter than me. ”

Chang Yanzhi is opening the package, "King Jin...... King Jin is about to be wiped out, and he is smarter than Gongzi? ”

"Looks like he's going to get away with it."

"How do you escape?"

"Based on what you have seen and heard, what is the attitude of He Rongren towards the elders?"

"Although I don't understand what they say, I can see that He Rongren never respects the elders, those who work more get more, and those who can't do the work have to wait for death."

"Hehe, but Lao Shan Yu can always be respected by the tribe."

"Can that be the same? The people I see are all servants, don't say anything about it, but ordinary adults will also be treated preferentially when they are old. ”

"Apparently."

"What does this have to do with Jin Wang Cong's lack of intelligence?"

"The Shen family is familiar with the customs of the He Rong people, and the King of Jin found a way to protect himself. I originally suggested that he lead his troops north out of the fortress, but it was a lose-lose strategy, and it was better for him to take advantage of the situation to suppress people. ”

"Those old guys in the team today? Can they reconcile Shan Yu and the Shen family? Unlikely. Chang was skeptical.

"King Jin's hope lies in these 'old guys'."

"Huh." Chang Yanzhi felt that there was not much hope, but he didn't want to argue with Childe.

Shan Yu, who had just won a big victory, didn't seem to have any intention of showing off, and he didn't summon two Central Plains advisors until midnight.

Early the next morning, the scheduled decisive battle was also postponed, and after three successive battles, it was finally announced that it would not fight.

Soon after the afternoon, Xu Ji was called to the big tent.

Shan Yu's face turned pale, and he said to Xu Ji: "King Jin will come to surrender before dark, and he will appoint you to meet him." ”

"Let Mr. Kou guess accurately, the King of Jin is really going to surrender." Xu Ji said with a smile.

Shan Yu stared at Xu Ji and said for a while: "It's you who is more accurate." Hey, Central Plains people......"