“…… Therefore, if the monarch dies for the community, he will die; If the community dies, it will die. If it is not his own selfish pleasure to die for himself, who would dare to let it go? ”

The north wind is cold, the Huaishui is cold, walking on the road from Yingdu to expectation, Xiong Jing still remembers Yan Zi's words of immortality from time to time. The story is actually not complicated: Duke Qi Zhuang and Tang Jiang, the wife of the doctor Cui Wuzi, had an affair, and was later killed by Cui Wuzi in the house, and the minister Yan Zi cried when he heard the news of the body. According to the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, the king dies and the minister dies, but Yan Zi does not die, but says that the king dies for the society, the minister dies, and the king flees for the community, and the minister flees, but if the monarch dies and dies for his own selfishness, and the courtier is not his personal close friend, how can he follow him and die? At that time, Yan Zi cried and said this truth, and then 'stomped his feet out', and he didn't even take away the body of Qi Zhuanggong.

Duke Qi Zhuang died more than 490 years ago, and the story of Yan Zi's immortal martyrdom is already known to scholars. Xiang Yan didn't save Ying, precisely because he didn't die as a monarch and only died as a country. In the past, Xiong Jing would say that this was right, but on himself, the first word that came to his mind after several dangers was actually 'protect China but not the Qing Dynasty'.

"Your Highness, Da Sima and the Duke of Qisi County have arrived at Yuanmen." The day is getting colder, and the march has been changed to the three hours after the middle of the corner and before the feeding time, and after the feeding time, the meal will be made. Concubine Zhao's hundred officials and courtiers took a boat together and went west against the water, while Xiong Jing had to live in the army with the army every day in order to seize the military power and gain the hearts of the army.

"Please." Xiong Jing was overjoyed when he heard the news. This is the seventh day of the Yingdu, the Yue people live in the mountains, can walk the water well, can walk six kilometers per hour, at least four hours a day. However, Xiong Jing did not dare to make a mistake, and while ordering the army to carry out fighting food (three meals), he also asked the rear ships to transport grain and fuel along the Huaishui, so the marching speed changed from 30 miles a day to more than 40 miles a day, and after walking for seven days, he finally arrived at the outskirts of Qisi.

"The minister has seen His Royal Highness the eldest son." Within the military curtain, in addition to the great Sima Nao's cunning, there are still Yin Fei flaws in Si County. This was the first time he had seen Xiong Jing, and although he didn't dare to look rudely at him, he could still see Xiong Jing's appearance in the afterglow: white clothes with hanging hair and a sword hanging from his waist. What surprised him was his height and expression, the prince didn't look like a child a few years old at all, but like a teenager dancing with a spoon. He couldn't understand how a child of how old could be so tall and old, could it really be a natural endowment and a saint came into the world?

Fei Fang was surprised by Xiong Jing's height, and Nao Cunning was surprised by the person sitting under Xiong Jing's head, this person had white hair and was dozing, but his thick waist and neat uniform made people dare not insult him.

The surprise in the eyes of the concubine, the cunning surprise Xiong Jing at a glance, he smiled and introduced the veteran general to Nao Wei: "This is the letter of Zhao Guo, General Lian." Lao Lian Po was sleeping soundly, Xiong Jing said disapprerovitically: "It's freezing outside, Da Sima and Concubine are working hard, so I don't invite you to drink tea." ”

Hot tea is a way of hospitality, Xiong Jing's decent words and actions surprised the concubine again, if it weren't for the lack of surprise on Nao's cunning face, he would have thought that Xiong Jing, who was sitting in danger, was dressed as a dwarf, not the prince himself.

"I would like to inform Your Highness that the enthronement ceremony has been prepared, and Your Highness is requested to go to the throne immediately." There is no need for Lian Po to be afraid of offending King Zhao, who is in exile in other countries because of discord with King Zhao. Nao wanted to persuade him, but it was not good to refute Xiong Jing's face in person, so he endured it.

"The enthronement should be in a few days, and I think I'll be in two days." Xiong Jing said his own arrangement to Nao slyly.

"Your Highness, the army travels more than forty miles a day, and in two days it should be sixty miles east of Qisi, and on the day of its accession, it should be a hundred miles away." Nao reminded slyly, very puzzled.

"Yes." Xiong Jing knew that he was sixty miles west of his thoughts at that time. "Teacher, I have learned to ride a horse, and I can travel a hundred miles in a day. The day before yesterday, Chengyang reported that the outer city had been broken, and the military situation on the front line was like fire, and the army did not stop on the day of his accession, so that he could go to Xixian County on the 11th day and join forces with Xiang Yan. ”

"In such a hurry?" Nao cunning and silently calculated the itinerary, as long as Xiong Jing could travel a hundred miles to catch up with the westbound army in one day, he could indeed arrive in Xixian on the fourth day and join forces with Xiang Yan.

"How is the division of Cai County?" Xiong Jing did not say when he ascended the throne, but asked about the Huaibei division of Cai County, and according to the plan, during the time when the Jiangdong division went to Xi, they would rush to Xixian by water, in order to form an overwhelming advantage over the Qin army in Jiangyi in terms of numbers.

"Cai County's division has gone to 70,000." Nao replied slyly. The army assembled in Cai County went down Rushui to Qisi, and then went to Xixian County from Huaishui against the water, so the numbers are very clear. "That's right, Xiang Yan wants to lead these 180,000 people to the north first."

"He's going north again?!" Xiong Jing screamed in annoyance, and the dozing old Lian Po woke up.

"Nao Cunning has seen Xinpingjun." Seeing Lian Po wake up, Nao Cunning immediately shook him, and so did Fei Fei.

"Zhao sent troops?" As soon as Lian Po woke up, he asked Zhao Guo, and his relatives hurriedly whispered in his ear.

"Zhao has not sent troops yet," Xiong Jing no longer had expectations for Zhao, he explained: "It is the general Xiang Yan who has 70,000 reinforcements, and before the Jiangdong division converges, he will pull out the camp to the west to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army." ”

"It's not proper, Chu Jun ......" Lian Po wanted to say that Chu Jun was inferior to Zhao Jun, but fortunately he was stopped by his personal entourage. Although he is old, he has fought all his life and knows the Qin army. "Our troops are increasing, why won't Qin Renyan secretly increase troops? It is common practice for the Qin people to do strange ways when they fight, and the Chu army is not as good as the Qin people, so it is very difficult to detect this. Although Meng Wu is not as good as his father, he also has the style of a general, Xiang Yan went north to Yiyi with 180,000 Chu troops, and it was necessary to ...... The necessity is overwhelming. ”

When he left Ying, Xiong Jing secretly asked Lian Po to go with the army, and then the disciple Li listened to him every day to teach him the way of generals and the art of war. Lian Po is indeed old, but some of what he says is completely reasonable. Yiyi is the main point of the Chu army's northern and southern divisions, since Meng Wu knew that Xiang Yan wanted to seize this point, how could he let it go easily? What if Xiang Yan led 180,000 Chu troops to the north, and Mengwu reconnaissance learned that an additional 100,000 people would be sent to Jiangyi immediately? With the efficiency of the Qin army, not to mention 100,000 people, even 200,000 can do it.

The Qin army has the advantage of horses, and the horses are transformed into reconnaissance advantages through the warriors, which is equivalent to the local scope, the battlefield is already one-way transparent to the Qin army, which is like the German army in World War II was detected and cracked the Engel code; Besides, the Chu army was not a German army at all, but it was very similar to the southern army in the Civil War: it was patriotic and daring to fight, but it did not have strict military training and leading military technology.

"Strictly order Xiang Yan to wait for the Jiangdong division to arrive in Xixian before he can pull out the camp and go to Yiyi!" Xiong Jing emphasized. "A must!"

"Your Highness," Nao Wei presented a copy of the news he had just received, "Xiang Yan has set to pull out the camp tomorrow, he has a talisman in hand, and only the inner city of Chengyang is unbroken, so he may not be willing to listen to the news at this time." ”

"I'll write it!" Xiong Jing stood up, because he deliberately wore high-top leather shoes, and his height of more than five feet made Fei Fang marvel.

The army traveled more than forty miles a day, and naturally could not camp according to the post stations along the road, after Xiong Jing Feixun was written, the cavalry galloped for more than ten miles before rushing to the Feixun station of Qisi to transmit the news to Xixian. The news is not short, there are 100 words, when receiving this news, Xiang Yan's army was packing up and preparing to pull out the camp tomorrow, I heard that the news was sent from the prince, Xiang Yan didn't answer it, and only let the army Sima Peng Zong see it first.

"But do you want us to wait for the Jiangdong division to go to rest before we start?" Xiang Yan asked with a smile.

"Exactly." Peng Zong's face was a little serious, "Look at the words and sentences, they are not written by people from the Great Sima Mansion." ”

"So what?" Xiang Yan asked rhetorically. "The eldest son needs to think about the enthronement ceremony in the future, and it will be seven or eight days later, when can Chen Beggars keep it? Besides, there is a king who is a few years old in the army, and there are a bunch of strategists from the Great Sima Mansion around him, how to fight this battle? ”

"In four days, the division of Jiangdong will be able to rest." Peng Zong handed Feixun to Xiang Yan, "I traveled more than 400 miles from Yingdu, and there was also an enthronement gift, but it only took 11 days, which can't be regarded as slow." ”

Xiang Yan finally glanced at Feixun a few times. It is true that the words and phrases written above are different from those of the past, but he is still not willing to walk with the king, saving the hindrance of those close ministers. "Reply: The outer city of Chengyang has been broken, and the generals of the inner city are afraid that it will be difficult to hold on, and they are looking forward to it day and night, and Yan has to lead the army to save it quickly. Fortunately, with the help of Lu Lijing, our army sent a message to the interrogation, and it did not lose to the Qin people's reconnaissance cavalry......"

Xiang Yan said that the paperwork next to him, after he finished it, he instructed: "This news will be sent to Xi County early tomorrow morning." ”

"You are deliberately disobeying the order, and our new king will definitely be displeased." Xiang Yan's request to send the message early tomorrow morning obviously meant to create a fait accompli, so Peng Zong had this remark.

"Will be outside, the king's order will not be affected." Xiang Yan sat quietly, not caring about the new king's displeasure. "Instead of worrying about the likes and dislikes of the new king, let's think more about Mengwu's Qin army, what will happen to him when he goes north this time?"

"It must be an increase in troops, if we can defeat our army between Jiangyi and Yiyi, our army will no longer have the possibility of rescuing Chengyang." Peng Zong didn't even think about it. Stationed in Xixian for a long time, the strategists have long planned and formulated various strategies.

"If I take Jiangyi and don't go north, what will happen to the Qin army with additional troops?" Xiang Yan asked, he went north not for a decisive battle, but for containment.

"No further north?" Peng Zong thought about it.

"The Qin army has provoked me to go north several times before, which shows that it is willing to fight quickly. If I go north, the Qin army will secretly transfer troops on the one hand, and abandon Jiangyi on the other hand by pretending to be invincible, so as to lead me to Yiyi. If I really go to Yiyi, Jiangyi will be taken by the Qin cavalry, cut off my transportation, cut off my grain route to disturb our army's heart, and then I will be defeated by the Qin army. "Xiang Yan deduced the possibility of leading his troops north." I don't want to fight the Qin people, as long as the Qin people transfer the army of Chengyang to Yiyi, then Chengyang may be saved. ”

"If yes, if yes......" Peng Zong thought of another possibility.

"Our army was surrounded by the Qin army in Jiangyi?" Xiang Yan asked, and Peng Zong nodded immediately.

"Xixian Jiangyi is only half of the place, and then there is Jiangdong's division, and the Qin army can't besiege me for long." Xiang Yan is confident.