On the narrow mountain road, a group of Yan soldiers slowly advanced.

Ziqi looked at the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom who slowly passed by him, his mind was a little impetuous, and he always looked at the northwest direction unconsciously, and there was a road of no return.

"General, the third group of scouts is back."

"Say."

"The mountain road ahead is very safe, there is no ambush team, and we can pass normally."

"Hmm" Ziqi nodded, as if he had thought of something, and then asked, "What is the news under Turbid Deer City?" ”

"Xizuo hasn't sent back any new news yet, but judging from the first few news, although Turbidity Deer can't be said to be an empty city at the moment, the defense problem is really worrying." The adjutant general looked at Ziqiman's cautious expression on his face, and unconsciously relieved him.

"yes. For three consecutive days, the chariots, foot soldiers, and cavalry were successively evacuated from the turbid deer to the north, leaving only some foot soldiers and cavalry in the city. No matter where you look at it, it looks like an empty city, and as soon as I and the Zhongshan army arrive, I'm afraid the other party will have to be captured. ”

Although he said it so easily, the adjutant general still didn't see a little relief in his expression, so he asked suspiciously: "General, it seems that you don't appreciate this strategy of dividing your troops and attacking together. ”

Ziqi glanced at the lieutenant general and nodded helplessly.

A month ago, Zhang Deng, the envoy of Zhongshan State, sent an envoy to Yan State and met King Yan in Jicheng, and Bang Zizhi, the minister of Yan State at that time. Zhang Deng, with his three-inch incorruptible tongue, persuaded King Yan and Zizhi to make the decision to send troops to attack Zhao. and decided to lead the troops to the Zhao State by the sub-period.

Zizhi still remembers that when he received the order, he said to Zizhi very cautiously: "Brother, Zhongshan is not my race, if you listen to it and believe it, I'm afraid it is not the best policy." "Yes, Zizhi is not only the prime minister of Yan Kingdom, but also the eldest brother of Zizhi.

Zizhi gently placed the cup on several cases, looked at his brother who had some military insight, and asked with a charming smile, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Eldest brother, that Zhang Deng said that in order to show merit to the new King Zhao, Zhao Guo started the 'Northern Tour' against Sanhu once a year in advance, and it was Zhao Xi, the general of the Dai County, who urgently mobilized the defenders of Turbidity Lu and Feihuyu to the west to cooperate with the Zhao army. Another general, Niu Qian, went north out of the Gate of Infinity and attacked the Linhu pastoral area. Although on the surface, there are no flaws, but this actual situation is somewhat worth figuring out. Zizhi said unabashedly.

Zizhi was slightly stunned, he knew that his brother had always said something, and he was never exaggerating, he must have noticed something before he said it. After a slight groan, he continued: "The news from my border that came out of the Infinite Gate can also confirm that Zhao Guo has indeed shrunk his army and has no way to retreat. It seems that Zhang Deng's news is not a lie. ”

"Definitely." The sub-period is decomposed into the sub-period, "Although Niu Jian is an informal, marching and fighting war, he pays great attention to the details. Retreating to the city of the Infinite Gate does not mean shrinking the defensive line, on the contrary, the further back the battle line retreats, the more powerful the counterattack becomes. It's like a bowstring, the harder you pull, the farther the bow and arrow will shoot. ”

"Hmm." Zizhi himself has no military concept, and now when he hears Zizhi analyze him, it seems that there is really some truth, "However, we also have news in the details of Daiwangcheng, Daiwangcheng has indeed carried out a new military deployment recently, Niu Jian is westward, Zhao Xi is sitting in Daiwangcheng, and the forward general leads the chariot soldiers and foot soldiers, attacking from Yangyuan and Yanmen, respectively, against the local Lin Hu and Lou Fu. In order to confirm this news, Hosaku also went deep into the above-mentioned areas and found that there were indeed signs of a convergence of large armies. Zizhi tapped a few cases lightly with his fingers, and said lightly: "To put it mildly, from Turbidity Deer to Flying Fox Valley, I'm afraid there are only a small number of foot soldiers and chariots to defend, most of them are cavalry, and they have no combat power, is this still fake?" ”

"This?" Zizhi was slightly stunned after hearing this, it seems that Zizhi made a decision after news investigation. It's not that he just listened to Zhang Deng's words, so he had to shake his head and said helplessly: "Although so, it is difficult to distinguish the truth of the news, and my brother is not at the border, so I really can't judge the truth or falsehood." Maybe Zhao Guo is preparing to rely on cavalry to defend the city, but I don't know? ”

"Hahahaha, little brother is joking. Although I don't know much about Rong Zheng, I still know the combat power of the cavalry. Zizhi laughed and said, "The most victorious cavalry today is none other than Sanhu and Zhongshan." And Zhao Guojiu has been trapped in both for a long time, precisely because the cavalry is not strong. If the cavalry of Zhao State is strong, then why send a large number of chariots and foot soldiers to participate in the northern tour, just let the cavalry take the lead. ”

"That's different. Although the cavalry can't fight directly, there are still some commendable things about the sneak attack and harassment attack. Ziqi argued.

"Okay, okay, and listen to me." Zizhi waved his hand, signaling him to stop arguing, and then said: "This time I sent troops to Zhongshan, since I recommended you to the king, I naturally believe that you can win, otherwise, if there is no certainty of victory in this battle, I would have given this opportunity to those children of the Zigong clan a long time ago." Speaking of the children of the Gong family, Zizhi was a little disgusted, as if he had seen something disgusting.

"But the younger brother still can't see what the purpose of this march is?" Ziqi shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Although Zhao Guo is empty in the east this time, he actually puts on a posture of killing his neck, and the younger brother feels that this trip may not be smooth." I'm afraid it hurt my eldest brother's insight. ”

"No, no, no." Zizhi said, "The reason why you are allowed to go is because the eldest brother's recent situation is really not easy." ”

"What do you mean?" Zizhi thought for a while and said, "Those sons of the clan attacked you for abusing power. ”

"Not bad. The eldest brother is dedicated to the development of the Yan Kingdom, which can be said to be a waste of sleep and food, but some of the children of the clan still see me as an enemy, saying that I am overriding the king and acting arbitrarily. He also said that most of the children of our family have no real talent and learning, and they all rely on a certain talent to reach a high position, and there are many ridicules between words, which is really unbearable. The son's heart-wrenching look made anyone who saw it feel that this person must be very aggrieved.

However, the sub-period is indeed very unimpressed. He knows that what outsiders say is mostly groundless, and it may not be without cause. Especially the children of the family, there are many arrogant acts between the government and the opposition, and there are some things that even he, who does not ask about political affairs, knows very well.

Moreover, he also heard that Zizhi was very close to Su Dai and Lu Maoshou, and the three seemed to have formed an alliance to fight against the forces of the prince led by the prince Ji Ping. This also made the child feel a little bad for this big brother. Let's ask, Ji Ping is the future King of Yan, and if he is guilty at this moment, doesn't it make the whole family stand on the opposite side of him? What's in it for the family? Unless, Zizhi has the ability to instigate King Yan to change the prince. The question is, will King Yan will?

"In this attack on the Zhao State, the princes recommended the general city, and it was a certain force that overrode the public opinion and promoted you to the king, the purpose of which is to establish the prestige of my family in the army, so that some clowns who jump off the beam can rest and rest. Don't do anything out of the way. Speaking of this, Zizhi returned to the majesty of one person and ten thousand people, squinted his eyes, looked at Zizhi and said, "You understand." ”

"Yes." The child period responded helplessly.

"In this battle, no matter what, only victory is allowed, not defeat." Zizhi said, "Don't worry, I have discussed with Zhongshan, and for half a month, the two sides will divide their troops to attack Turbid Deer City." It is best to take advantage of the situation to defeat Feihuyu and gain the initiative against Zhao State. With that, he walked up to Ziqi and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't let Brother Wei down." ”

Looking at the back of Zizhi leaving, Zizhi wanted to persuade again, but the words came to his lips and he couldn't say it.

"General, if we wait for the current marching speed, I'm afraid that by the appointed day, we will still not be able to reach the Turbid Deer City." The adjutant unconsciously interrupted the memories of the sub-period.

"It's okay. The three consecutive days of exploration have shown that Zhao has not set up an ambush here, and we can attack quickly. Within three days, you should be able to reach the city of Turbidity Deer on time. ”

"Although it is said that it is a joint attack, but the general thinks that the Zhongshan people will arrive at the city of Turbidity on time? They won't trick us and then fight at the last minute. The adjutant general said with some concern.

Ziqi waved the horsewhip in his hand and said lightly: "Don't worry, they are much more enthusiastic than us about attacking Turbid Deer City." Believe it or not, they wouldn't have frowned if we offered to put it in our hands. ”

"Why is that?"

"There is a Zhao State as a neighbor, they can't sleep well, but our Yan Kingdom uses them as a barrier, and they can go south with peace of mind." Ziqi said coldly, "This group of Zhongshan wolves is really vicious. ”

Sure enough, when the Yan ** team arrived at the foot of Turbid Deer City, Zhongshan Guo had already arrived here one day in advance, and built a barracks, closed the way out, and camped five miles away from Turbid Deer City.

When Zi Qi came with the army of Yan State, the generals of Zhongshan Kingdom came out to greet him at the same time, but it was Sima Zhen.

"I didn't expect Xiangbang to come with troops in person, which really surprised a certain family." After the greetings on both sides, Ziqi said in surprise.

"The soldier is a big deal, and the king of my family is not worried about others, so he has to use this dying old age. However, this attack on the turbid deer still depends on the performance of the general and the Yan army. A certain family is here just to sweep the battle for the general. ”

Ziqi was not stupid enough to think that Zhongshan would come for nothing, knowing that this was Sima Xun's humble words, so he changed the topic and pointed to Turbidity Deer City and said to Sima Cheng.

"Xiangbang thinks, what about tomorrow's battle?"

Sima Xun stroked his beard, groaned slightly, and said lightly: "In the opinion of a certain family, tomorrow's battle is set at the number of four or six, and the second day should be the number of three or seven, and on the third day, I am afraid that this city will be owned by you and me." ”

"Sangbang is so confident."

"Haha, there are no chariots in the city, just relying on infantry cavalry, I don't believe that Zhao is so powerful."

"I heard that Zhao Guo has been training cavalry recently. Some of the new tactics are also unknown. ”

Sima Yun smiled coldly, "Then let's wait and see." ”