Zhao Youyou is a team leader of the Jizhou Army, just after the year of establishment, his father died early, his mother is still alive, his health is not too good, his wife is virtuous, and he gave birth to a son and a daughter, the oldest child is less than ten years old.

He has a happy family and does not want to lose his family, let alone cause the whole family to collapse because of his death.

So he came to ask "King Wu" for advice.

Zhao Youyou has been guarding the sentry post outside the valley, and he is familiar with the people in the valley, but he has never seen King Wu himself, so he asked Chang Yanzhi for help.

Chang Yanzhi was very surprised, "I can inform you, Xu Gongzi had better speak, and he will definitely see you." After meeting, don't call 'King Wu', just Xu Gongzi. ”

"Understood. Xu Gongzi. Zhao Youyou nodded, with a slightly nervous expression on his face.

Chang Yanzhi was still confused, "Can you tell me what you want to ask first?" ”

"I want to ......" Zhao Youyou himself was a little confused, "I want to ask a way to survive." ”

"Huh?"

"I'm going to go out with the army and go to Qinzhou, it is estimated that it will be a big battle. I hope...... can get Xu Gongzi's guidance and let me come back alive, and the whole family is counting on me. ”

"Okay, I'll let you know." Chang Yanzhi still didn't understand, but after going out, he happened to meet the old servant and said to him, "Is the son in the house?" ”

"No, on the other side of the graveyard. Something? ”

"It's the Zhao team who is guarding the valley outside, asking to see the son."

"Zhao is useful? What is he going to do? ”

"He's going to go out with the army, hoping to get some guidance from Childe."

"Huh? Childe is not a fortune teller, what guidance can you give him? ”

"Who knows. Lao Zhao is good, so let Gongzi see him. ”

"He's gone, who's going to guard the entrance? Feng Juniang took away more than ten people, and Tian Craftsman took away six or seven, and there are not many people left here. Hey, it's said that it's been following Childe, it's only been a long time, and they all have different intentions and run away cleanly......"

"I'm not leaving." Chang Yanzhi said with a smile, not wanting to listen to the old servant's ramblings, he took his leave and went straight to the deepest part of the valley.

Xu Ji was weeding the mound, dressed like a farmer working in the field, but his appearance was wrong and his movements were clumsy.

Seeing Chang Yanzhi coming, Xu Ji stepped forward, wiped the sweat on his face, and said with a smile: "I don't know how it was in previous years, this year's grass is really lush, Mr. Fan didn't choose the right place." ”

"Wild grass, that's it, the grass in Jiangnan grows even crazier. Someone asked to see Childe. ”

"Please come here, please?" Xu Ji didn't even ask who the guest was.

"It's Zhao You, who is guarding the valley outside, he wants to go out with the army, and he hopes to get the guidance of his son before leaving."

"Pointing out what?"

He thought...... When he came back alive, he had a loving mother, a good wife, and a son and a daughter...... Zhao Yongyong is a very good talker, so ......"

Xu Ji nodded, Chang Yanzhi didn't say any more, and turned around to ask Zhao You.

Xu Ji was very interested in this unexpected visit, put down his sleeves, carried the hoe and went back, and met the guests halfway.

Zhao Youyou hurriedly took two steps and arched his hand: "Villain Zhao Youyou, please meet Xu Gongzi." ”

"General Zhao is polite."

"What kind of general am I? It's just a famous team, just a dozen soldiers. Zhao Youyou scratched his head and smiled innocently.

"There will be a chance to be a general in the future." Xu Ji said with a smile.

Zhao Yong's mouth grinned wider, Chang Yanzhi nodded silently, and stood a little farther away.

Zhao Yongyou coughed twice, "I'm welcome, I have something to say." Tomorrow I will march west with the army, which is far away, and life and death are unpredictable, so I want to ask for guidance from Xu Gongzi. ”

"If you ask about the general outline, I may be able to say a few words, if you ask how to survive on the battlefield, I am a layman, but I have to ask General Zhao for advice."

"What I want to ask is a rough idea, but not a rough one, but ...... How so? What do you think is the chance of winning this battle? Will there be any changes along the way? Knowing this, I know how much I need to do my part. As for the time when the two armies really fought, it would be a stroke of luck, and someone on the side that won the big victory would die. ”

"You want to go to Qinzhou with the army?"

"Yes, tomorrow. First to Mengjin, and Bingzhou, Huaizhou and the Eastern Capital Army convergence, and then go to Tongguan together, from there the army divided into two routes, one to Hanzhou, and Jingzhou Army north and south, the other road into Qinzhou, the specific fight is not for me to know. ”

"The Eastern Capital will also send troops?"

"King Liang is a person who understands current affairs, and he surrenders to the surrounding heroes one by one, depending on his meaning, as long as he can retain the title of King Liang, he is willing to hand over the Eastern Capital. Hehe, we all said in private, King Liang and King Wu ...... can't be compared with Xu Gongzi. Zhao Yongyou coughed twice, thinking that he had said a little too much.

Xu Ji didn't care, and thought for a while, "General Zhao is on the march, what things are prepared by himself, and which ones are issued by the government?" ”

"Uh...... Bring your own bedding, change of clothes or something, oh, I can bring an attendant, prepare daily necessities, and hand them over to the attendant for safekeeping, what do I need, ask him. Armor and weapons were issued by the government, but if you wanted to be better, you had to spend your own money. The mount is given by the government for one, and we can prepare up to two additional horses ourselves. I'd rather ride my own horse, because it's more familiar and because it won't be too much trouble if something happens. Xu Gongzi may not know how expensive the horses of the government are, and it is okay to die on the battlefield, but if he accidentally dies of illness on the way, he will be in big trouble. ”

Zhao Yongyong said a lot of nonsense, Xu Ji kept nodding his head and didn't interrupt.

"I've said so much, and I don't know if it's useful or not?"

"General Zhao's name is 'useful', and what he said is naturally useful." Xu Ji smiled, "How many horses did General Zhao prepare at home?" ”

"A horse."

"What about the others?"

"It's almost the same horse."

"Why are there so few people preparing two horses?"

"Horses are very expensive, especially in the last year, they have doubled."

"That's the only reason?"

"Not exactly, but ...... Everyone thinks that this battle will not be too difficult, the alliance of the states, and possibly the support of He Rongbu, when the Emperor of All Things and the Great General were alive, they had never launched such a large-scale army, and it should be easy to pacify the traitors. If it is the Eastern Capital that I want to attack, and the opponent is Xu Gongzi, I will definitely have to prepare another horse, and even let the entourage bring an extra horse, no matter how much it costs, at least run faster when fleeing for my life. Ha ha. ”

Xu Ji also smiled, and then said, "My advice to you is to bring one more horse." ”

"Huh? Xu Gongzi thought that the traitor was not easy to pacify, and this battle would be very difficult? ”

"The situation in Qinzhou is not known to me, I just think it is safer to bring more horses, it will be good for you, as for what the benefits are, I can't tell."

Xu Ji said vaguely, but Zhao Youyou listened very seriously, and arched his hand: "Understood, I'll buy another horse as soon as I go back." ”

"Can I ask General Zhao a word?"

"Of course, I'm afraid I don't know enough to answer."

"I just want to know, why did General Zhao come to me?"

"Therefore...... You are Xu Gongzi. Zhao Yongyou said blankly.

"What's so special about 'Xu Gongzi', it's worth asking for advice and asking about the way out?"

"Gongzi Xu has won every battle, and ......" Zhao Youyou lowered his voice slightly, "Gongzi Xu is a disciple of Maitreya, who has passed through the gods and Buddhas, and has been sent to the ghost master." ”

Xu Ji couldn't help but laugh, "I understand the Divine Buddha, what does it mean to send a ghost master?" ”

Zhao Youyou's face changed slightly, "I shouldn't talk nonsense." ”

"It doesn't matter, there are no outsiders here, no matter what you say, I don't blame, and neither do the 'gods and Buddhas'."

Zhao You's face returned to normal, but his voice became lower and lower, and he stretched out his hand to the depths of the valley, "Mr. Fan Shufan." ”

"He's a ghost master?"

"Yes, no, no, Mr. Fan must have ascended to heaven as an immortal, he should be an immortal master, and Xu Gongzi will go down to an immortal master." Zhao Youyou laughed inexplicably twice, "Siguo Valley is a spiritual place, Mr. Fan has become an immortal here, besides him, only Xu Gongzi in the world can be worthy of this valley." Thank you Xu Gongzi for your guidance, I won't bother, I'll buy a horse when I go back. ”

Zhao Youyou said goodbye, leaving faster than when he came, and he seemed to be full of interest, as if he had asked for a sign from above.

Chang Yanzhi saw him off for a while and came back soon, "Does Mr. Fan come every night?" Zhao Youyou said that Mr. Fan taught the magic machine at night, and the son was already a half-immortal body. ”

Xu Ji smiled wryly, "Do you see me chopping wood and weeding, like a half-immortal body?" ”

"Honestly, it's not really. If Mr. Fan's ghost had come to visit at night, we should have been able to hear the noise. It is strange that the people who live in the valley every day are unaware, but the people outside speak with their own eyes, as if they have seen ghosts coming. ”

"That's often the case."

Chang Yanzhi shook his head, "What does Childe mean by asking him to prepare more horses?" ”

"He said that the price of horses had skyrocketed, and I thought it might be more expensive in the future, so I suggested that he buy one as soon as possible."

Chang Yanzhi laughed, "Zhao Youyou used to ask the immortals for advice, but the son gave him the words of benefit...... When he returns, at least he won't complain. ”

The two went back together, and Chang Yanzhi asked again, "Childe...... Really don't care about this battle? The Golden Holy Maiden is in Qinzhou, and the situation is not good. ”

"What's wrong?"

"Obviously, the old and new parts of the Descendant Army are not in harmony, first, Qinzhou is short of food, second, there are mostly old and weak women and children in the Descendant Army, third, there is no son in charge, fourth, there are these four points, no matter how you think about it, it is not the opponent of the coalition army of the states."

"Hehe, you see four points of 'not good', and I see four points of 'good'. The army is not in harmony, and the foreign enemy is current, and discord must also be peaceful, one of them. Qinzhou is short of food, and the officers and soldiers must carry more baggage, and the tail is too big to fall, and this is the second. The descending army dragged their families and returned to their hometowns, and they had to fight bravely, which was the third. The Golden Saintess was originally more than brave, knowing how to advance but not retreating, but after entering Qin, she was able to endure defeat and leave, and she already had the style of a general, and there was no need for others to be in charge, and this was the fourth. ”

Chang Yanzhi said with a smile: "I can't argue with the son, but if the Golden Saintess wins this war, Jizhou will be in danger, first defeated in the Eastern Capital, and now it can't be quelled, why should you be the leader of the Zhuzhou Alliance?" ”

Xu Ji put away his smile, "That's why we have to wait, this battle can at least lay the foundation for the next two or three years, will Tiancheng be able to resurrect it?" Who is qualified to compete for the top in the world? There will be some signs of it. ”

"I just want to know, which situation is the most beneficial for Childe and us? I'm used to life here, and I don't want to go out to war anymore. ”

"Don't worry." Xu Ji said with a smile, he had arrived at the door, and put down the hoe, "You have to clean it up, there may be guests coming in the next two days." ”