Luo Hanqi pulled Song Zhuzhu to his side and said with a smile: "I introduced Mr. Xu, this is Song Zhuzhu, known as the thousand-armed old Song." ”

"I have had several encounters with General Song." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"I'm redundant. Lao Song is good, he is a ruthless man, and he has made a lot of contributions, and King Ning values him very much. Luo Hanqi slapped Song Zhuzhu twice on the shoulder and walked away to talk to others.

Song Zhuzhu smiled: "Mr. Xu seems to be a little surprised to see me. ”

"Deceived by rumors, I thought General Song was ...... Already killed. ”

"Haha, got it." Song Zhuzhu glanced at the people around him, and said: "It's not that King Ning is ruthless, Chen Aicai and others are shouting loudly, and they are the king of Qin, and they are the expulsion of the northern captives, and when they are in danger, they suddenly become cowardly, and they all want to escape to Jiangnan by boat." King Ning once gave them a chance, claiming that they could only take one or two hundred soldiers to cross the river, the original intention was to see if they had the heart to love the soldiers, and if they insisted on leading the troops across the river, they could be let live. But without exception, the leaders only wanted to flee for their lives, even if they didn't bring a single soldier, they had to rush to cross the river. In this way, King Ning felt that there was no need to keep these people. ”

"King Ning did the right thing." Xu Ji nodded and said, "The big war is imminent, the main general will retreat first, how can we stabilize the morale of the army?" ”

Some of the surrounding generals were originally subordinates of other families, and when they heard the conversation between the two, they interjected: "The generals don't love the soldiers, and the soldiers don't love the generals, only King Ning takes us seriously, without King Ning, everyone would have been killed by He Rongren a long time ago." ”

"Or fall into the river and feed the soft-shelled turtles." Another humane.

The crowd laughed and laughed.

Xu Ji also smiled, but he understood very well in his heart, this is all an illusion, the big battalion outside the small camp is the real state of the soldiers of the Ning army, they have been forced to a dead end: retreat, there are no boats to cross the river, attack, full of fear for He Rongren, the whole army is on the verge of collapse.

Song Zhuzhu whispered: "Some people are disgruntled and want to avenge the lord. ”

Xu Ji nodded and asked, "What about the King of Xiangdong?" ”

"The king of Xiangdong is still there, and the king of Ning has clear rewards and punishments, saying that the king of Xiangdong is innocent, and he was held hostage by Chen's illness, and he should not give away his life in vain."

Xu Ji nodded.

"What kind of heart does Kou Daogu have?" Song Zhuzhu asked, he is also a disciple of Fan Guan, but he has no contact with this "senior brother", and has only heard some rumors.

"I don't understand it either, but ......"

Ning Baoguan took Kou Daogu out of the tent and said to the generals: "Pass the order, reward the whole army, you must eat enough tonight and tomorrow morning, and tomorrow morning, I will personally lead the army to fight a decisive battle with He Rongren." ”

Some people cheered, others were more cautious, and when the cheers subsided, a general carefully reminded: "There is not much food in the army, and if you want everyone to be fed, I am afraid that there will not be much left......

"No leftovers." Ning hugged Guan Hao's dry clouds, "There is no need for any left, let everyone be fed, and the people accompanying the army are no exception, tomorrow afternoon, let's eat the cattle and sheep of He Rongren!" ”

Whether there was doubt in their hearts or not, all the generals cheered loudly.

Ning Baoguan lined up outside the tent, Ning's army had few horses, and could not confront He Rong's cavalry head-on, his countermeasure was very simple, send a small number of cavalry to lure the enemy, a large number of infantry divided into several parts, steady and steady, gradually close, and force He Rong's cavalry to a nearby mountain.

"No matter how many people die, we must not take half a step back, as long as we enter the dangerous ground, we will win, and if we retreat to the flat ground, we will lose. He Rongren had just died of Shan Yu, and vowed to kill all the Central Plains soldiers and give Shan Yu a burial. Go back and make it clear to your subordinates: death on the left and right, there is still a glimmer of life when you rush forward, and if you retreat you will definitely die, and you will suffer the contempt of the enemy. ”

Ning Baoguan glanced at Kou Daogu who was standing beside him, and nodded lightly with deep meaning, "And I have a plan to win, I will never risk everyone's lives for nothing, tomorrow I will personally go into battle and fight with the soldiers." ”

King Ning didn't say what the "plan to win" was, but his confidence was passed on, and the generals were originally half-convinced about tomorrow's decisive battle, and then they believed two or three more points.

The Ning army started to eat a little earlier than usual, the cooking smoke was everywhere, and the tension in the camp was reduced by more than half - although they all knew that there was not much food in the army, the vast majority of the soldiers did not care about this, as long as they could eat a full meal, they would be happy.

Xu Ji lived in a small camp, also had a full meal, and was given a bowl of wine, which he gave to Luo Hanqi, who came to visit.

Luo Hanqi was not polite, drank it all in two sips, raised the bowl and poured it into his mouth for a while, before he reluctantly put down the bowl and said with a smile: "Enough is enough, tomorrow I will die on the battlefield, and I have no complaints." ”

Luo Hanqi will lead the cavalry to act as bait tomorrow and try to lead He Rongren to the mountains, which is an extremely dangerous task, even if the Ning army finally wins, these baits will be more dead and less alive.

Luo Hanqi obeyed King Ning's orders, but he couldn't completely treat death as home, and came to visit Xu Ji to inquire about one thing in private: "That Kou Daogu, what is his ability?" ”

"Reading, solving doubts, and discussing the Tao, he is a first-class person, well-known in the world."

"Famous in the world? Why haven't I heard of it? ”

"He is well-known among the world's scholars."

"Well, Zhang Wenbi heard his name. Mr. Xu told me the truth, does Kou Dao know spells? ”

"What spell?"

"Scattering beans into soldiers, calling for wind and rain."

"Never heard of it."

Luo Hanqi frowned slightly, "In this way, King Ning's plan to win is not him?" ”

Xu Ji was faced with a choice, and he quickly made a decision, "What do you think about Kou Daogu?" ”

"Some say that he knows magic, some say that he can tell fortunes and predict things like a god, some say that he knows the yin and yang gossip and knows the Buqi array, and some people say that he is the concubine of his wife and knows the weaknesses of He Rongren......"

Xu Ji couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Luo Hanqi didn't know why, "Which sentence did I say wrong?" ”

"I'll just tell you what I know."

"Facts are enough."

"Kou Dao is a lonely ......," Xu Ji thought for a while, "I am indeed favored by Shan Yu's eldest wife, and she is the 'holy teacher' of her two sons." ”

"So the rumors are true." Luo Hanqi nodded repeatedly.

"It's not a concubine, it's just a holy teacher."

Luo Hanqi blinked his eyes tacitly, "Understood." ”

"The rest is my guess."

"Mr. Xu guessed for sure."

"Kou Daogu knows some secrets from Shan Yu's eldest wife, and he can guarantee King Ning's victory."

"What's the secret?"

"I don't know."

"Because Mr. Xu is not...... That one? ”

Xu Ji smiled: "No, neither is Kou Daogu." ”

"If he doesn't have a personal relationship, how can he know the secret? Is that all? ”

"That's all I know."

"Okay, I'm much more down-to-earth, if King Ning is not a little sure, how can he fight to the death? This is called Jiren's own natural appearance, and God wants to let King Ning win a big victory. Farewell, if I come back alive tomorrow, please drink wine, drink the spirits outside the plug, and they will always have a few jars left, right? ”

Luo Hanqi said goodbye, Xu Ji still wondered, what did Kou Daogu say to make Ning Baoguan dare to make a desperate bet? Although Ning Baoguan kept shouting for a decisive battle, after talking to Kou Daogu, his confidence increased significantly.

Since then, several people have come to visit, some acquaintances, some strangers, all of them to inquire about the origin of Kou Daogu.

According to the servants who entered and exited the tent, the content of the conversation between the two was high, and they couldn't understand it, but they only remembered that the word "Heavenly Dao" appeared frequently.

Xu Ji neither exaggerated nor fabricated the facts, but after everyone talked to him, they all left satisfied, convinced that Kou Daogu really had the ability, and was full of confidence in tomorrow's decisive battle.

This is Xu Ji's choice, shaping Kou Daogu into a "strange man".

Song Zhuzhu came late, the only one who was not very interested in Kou Daogu, but came to explain why he survived, "It was I who led the troops to burn the ships on the other side, and when I came back, I scuttled the remaining ships. Now the Yiling City on the other side hates me to the bone, and they all think that I killed Yang Moyu. ”

"General Song has no choice."

Song Zhuzhu sighed, glanced at the door, and said in a low voice, "To be honest, I'm a little scared of King Ning. ”

"I don't see anyone who isn't afraid of him, and I'm the same myself."

"So when King Ning agreed to cross the river, and he stayed alone to guard the north bank, I knew it...... But he was still too ruthless, and none of the forty-seven big and small leaders, as well as the more than 1,000 soldiers who followed them, survived. Oh, just let the king of Xiangdong go. I'm still a little scared. ”

Song Zhuzhu's expression was slightly sluggish.

"King Ning has a reward for General Song, right?"

Song Zhuzhu smiled, "After the victory, he promised me to be the king of Chu." ”

"It's really possible to win this fight."

"Could Kou Daogu have ulterior motives? Why did he betray He Rongren for no reason and come to King Ning? ”

"A strong arm is a single death, Kou Daogu must think that King Ning has the ability to calm the world."

"That's it?"

Xu Ji nodded.

"I don't care about that for now, in fact, I came to visit and asked after the victory."

"What happens after that?"

"Should I claim the throne of King Chu?"

"General Song doesn't have to ask for it, if you can defeat it, King Ning will immediately crown you king."

Song Zhuzhu laughed, "Then should I accept it?" ”

"General Song's heart is moved?"

"It would be a lie to say that I am not moved, the king of Chu before me was self-proclaimed, if I can be canonized by King Ning...... But it's different. ”

"General Song, do you remember what Mr. Fan said to you?"

"Cook porridge?"

"Hmm."

Song Zhuzhu sighed lightly, "I was named the king of Chu at this time, and I am still in name only, but where can I 'cook porridge'?" ”

"If this battle can be won, King Ning must turn to attack the Xi family in Jiangling City, and General Song should take the initiative to ask for help."

"Hehe, King Ning regards Jiangling City as a bag and will not allow me to attack."

"If King Ning refuses, he refuses, in short, the name of 'King of Chu' is not important at present, General Song wants to try his best to lead his troops to stand alone, if he does not go to Jiangling, he will also go to other places, and I will also help you."

Song took the bamboo and said, "Thank you." Then he said, "Mr. Xu...... Think there's still hope for me? ”

"General Song asked me, I said no, General Song didn't ask, and I didn't say."

Song Zhuzhu laughed, "You still need to make your own decisions about your own affairs." Farewell, tomorrow's war is unpredictable, maybe what we say now is superfluous. ”

"Dare to think about the future, it is never superfluous." Xu Ji sent Song Zhuzhu out of the tent, and found an acquaintance standing there outside the door, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"General Chang." Xu Ji said with a smile, he hadn't seen him in Ning Baoguan's tent before.

"Childe." Chang Yan arched his hand, looking a little nervous.