Five days later, the day before the Celestial Rite. In the morning, the Son of Heaven and the princes of all walks of life led 500 soldiers into the mountains and forests west of Huangchi to enjoy the joy of hunting.

In the dense grass, a pair of fluffy gray ears stood up, and the pair of big ears searched alertly, and there was silence all around, as if there was no danger. The big ears slowly retracted, quietly hid in the grass, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew and pushed the grass down, and a huge hare burst out of the grass and ran quickly up the slope. Seeing that the hare was about to disappear into the woods, a sharp arrow roared and hit the hare.

Everyone cheered, and King Jin hurriedly stepped forward to flatter: "The Son of Heaven's archery technique is unparalleled in the world!" ”

"Huh." The Son of Heaven smiled slightly, took back the hunting bow, and said, "I'm old, just this one arrow, no matter how much I have the strength." ”

"The Son of Heaven is too modest, the Son of Heaven is almost ancient, and he can still shoot a hare running a hundred steps away, this is already divine power!"

"Haha, haha." The Son of Heaven laughed, "King Jin has always listened to what he says, okay, this hare will be rewarded to you!" ”

"Thank you!" King Jin hurriedly saluted.

After watching King Jin's performance, King Wu was disgusted and jealous, so he urged his horse forward and said to King Jin: "I heard that King Jin is good at riding and shooting? Why not show your hand today? ”

King Jin knew King Wu's intentions, so he raised his head and smiled, "Huh? This king has heard that King Wu is good at opening bows left and right, haha, why don't you show your hand too? ”

The two went toe-to-toe, and the scene was very tense.

At this time, King Wu saluted to the Son of Heaven and said: "Son of Heaven, today's hunting, everyone is in full swing, why don't you organize all the princes to compete in archery and run for the first warrior in the world, how about it?" ”

"Oh?" The Son of Heaven looked at King Jin with interest and asked, "What does King Jin think?" ”

"Good! This is what the king wants! ”

King Wu said with a smile: "In this way, you can not only have fun, but also run for brave warriors, kill many birds with one stone, good is good, just afraid of ......"

"Afraid of what?" King Jin glanced at King Wu with oblique eyes.

King Wu also glanced at King Jin, smiled contemptuously, and said, "I'm afraid that other princes won't dare to compete with the warriors of my Wu Kingdom!" Hehe! ”

King Jin was displeased, and said angrily: "Hmph! Why don't you dare! Compare to compare! ”

The Son of Heaven smiled slightly, pressed his hand, signaled the two not to argue, and then turned to look at the crown prince Ji Zhi and asked, "Zhi'er, can you arrange a competition today?" ”

Ji Zhi coughed and said weakly: "Father, you can start the competition in the afternoon, and the child has a plan." ”

The Son of Heaven nodded and said, "Okay, then let the princes compete." ”

"Wow. Ahem......"

King Wu turned to Zhang Xun and whispered, "Go find Fan Li, he has prepared a shooter for me." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Xun was shocked and asked in a low voice: "King, why do you want to let Yue Guo go out?" We also have shooters who wear through the sun in 100 steps. ”

"No, our shooters are masters at best, and they don't have a full chance of winning compared to other masters. I know that Fan Li has a lot of talented people, and he also found Chen Yin to teach me the art of bow and crossbow, so this king has already asked him to help me prepare people. ”

"Whew...... Here. ”

Zhang Xun hurriedly left to find Fan Li, at this time his heart was extremely shocked, he never thought that King Wu would let him go to Fan Li to ask someone. What he didn't expect was that King Wu actually knew about Chen Yin, and even knew Chen Yin's current whereabouts.

King Jin saw that his husband was about to get his hands on it, and of course he couldn't fall behind, so he also turned around and whispered a few words to Zhao Wuxian, Zhao Wuxian nodded, and immediately turned his horse back to the camp to prepare to go.

At this time, the second prince Ji Ren took a few steps forward to join the Son of Heaven and asked in a low voice: "Father, is it not conducive to checks and balances that Jin and Wu are fighting openly and secretly?" ”

"Huh." The Son of Heaven smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Only when they fight each other can they limit each other and consume each other, and this is the basis of checks and balances." Today's events, you have to watch more and learn more. ”

"Yes, the boy understands."

At this time, the crown prince Ji Zhi lowered his head to wipe the blood coughed up from the corners of his mouth, he looked at his father and third brother who were whispering in a low voice, and showed a treacherous smile.

Zhang Xun came to the Yue Guo array and found Fan Li, without waiting for Zhang Xun to explain the origin, Fan Li asked: "General Zhang is here to find the shooter?" ”

Zhang Xun asked knowingly, "How does Master Fan know?" ”

"Haha." Fan Li smiled and said, "General Zhang often accompanies King Wu, isn't it better for me to understand him?" ”

Zhang Xun was inexplicably aware of a feeling of unease, but he couldn't think of the cause and effect for a while, so he had to nod and say, "That's right, I was ordered by the king to come to find a person who is good at shooting." ”

Fan Li led out a young man from behind him, only to see that this person was of medium stature, with a mediocre appearance, his eyes were blank, and he looked half-open.

"General Zhang, this person is the first marksman in the Yue country, he has been talented since he was a child, he has practiced hard for more than ten years, and his archery has long been superb, and then he has been trained by General Chen Yin for three years, and now his archery is unparalleled, as long as the arrow is off the string, the arrow will be missed!"

"Oh? So magical? Zhang Xun looked at the young man again and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"I don't have a name, everyone says I have a dead fish eye, so they call me dead fish eye."

"Dead fisheye? So indecent. No, I want to see the Son of Heaven in a while, how can I use this name. So, when I see that your eyes are blank, I will name you - Away from the Eye, how about it? ”

"Thank you, General, for the name!" Leave your eyes and thank you.

"Okay, grab your bow and arrows, and come with me. Remember, from now on, you are a native of Wu. ”

"Whoa!"

Zhang Xun was not at ease, and asked again: "Let me ask you, what is your name?" What nationality are you from? ”

"Under the name of Limu, the people of Wu are sworn to the death to be loyal to the king of Wu."

"Yes, that's very good."

Zhang Xungang was about to take Limu back to the camp of Wu State, but Fan Li grabbed Limu and whispered a word in his ear.

This move made Zhang Xun feel uneasy, and he asked suspiciously, "Master Fan, what did you say to Limu?" ”

Fan Li smiled and said, "Hehe, it's nothing, it's just to warn him to understand things and not lose the face of King Wu." ”

"Master Fan, for some reason, I always have a very bad premonition. This time, King Yue was supposed to participate, but why didn't he come in the end? Why did the king ask for someone from you? Also, how did the king know about Chen Yin? ”

Zhang Xun asked a series of questions, but Fan Li smiled and said nothing, just saluted Zhang Xun and said, "General Zhang, do it yourself." ”

Zhang Xun saw that Fan Li was reluctant to answer, so he could only return to the Wu camp with his eyes.

At the same time, Xiao Shi had already led an army of 20,000 to quietly approach Gusu City, and the army rested in a mountain forest a hundred miles southeast of the city.

Xiao Shi took a sip of water and asked Li Zida, "Master Li, are you familiar with Gusu City?" ”

Li Zida shook his head and said, "Xiaguan was just a county magistrate of Changyi County back then, and he rarely had the opportunity to go to the capital. Besides, the Huashe of Gusu Fancheng is more than ten times larger than Huiji, except for living there for extraordinary years, otherwise, it is not easy to get familiar with this huge Gusu City. ”

"Yes, I left Gusu when I was very young, although I often went to Gusu for official business in recent years, but Gusu City has undergone earth-shaking changes over the years, and now Gusu is a bustling big city, so I can't talk about familiarity."

"Oh? The general lived in Gusu when he was a child? ”

"Yes, I was originally from Gusu, but I haven't been back since I left."

"Oh, I see. Then the general can be regarded as returning home this time. ”

"No, Gusu is not my home, but my home is in Gusu at this time." When he said this, Xiao Shi's face showed a trace of true emotion, but this emotion was fleeting, and it was replaced by his signature evil sneer, "Hehe, Master Li, let's talk about it, what is the current situation in Gusu City?" ”

"Oh, just now the horse report has not yet discovered the movement of our army, the city gate is still wide open, and the city is still bustling with markets and traffic. General, we are only a hundred miles away from Gusu now, so it is better to kill the generals directly, and we should be able to catch them off guard. ”

"No, I always feel that things are a little strange, although we have been extremely cautious in our march, but in the past five days, we have not encountered any reconnaissance, which is very unreasonable."

"The general is too worried, we basically march at night, and during the day we only rest in the mountains and forests and paths, and for five days, the soldiers only eat cold food for every meal, and never make a fire to cook, so it is normal that they are not discovered."

"Master Li, can you be sure that there is no leakage in Changyi County?"

"Sure! That night, we surrounded the county seat, and absolutely no one could go to Gusu to report the news. ”

"Well, in this way, could it be that Gusu's side is really defenseless?"

Xia Guan felt that this was indeed the case. However, how does the general plan to attack Gusu? ”

"The walls of Gusu are high, and it will be very difficult to storm them, although the strength of Gusu is limited, but if we are determined to defend it, we will also pay a huge price. Therefore, outwitting is still the best policy. ”

Li Zida asked, "Outwitted?" Are you still poisoning like last time? ”

Xiao Shi shook his head, "No, Gusu City is huge, and there is Mingxin Lake as a water source, no matter how much poison is invested, it is impossible to have the desired effect." ”

"Then let the brothers of Xingyue Hall get in and steal the city gate at night."

Xiao Shi thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Well, although it is difficult, it may work." I have an inner presence in the city, and if he can help, we can steal the gates. ”

"Guilty?"

"Hehe, yes. Go and herald, gather twenty Xingyue Hall assassins, disguise themselves as merchants, and prepare to follow me into the city. ”

"The general wants to enter the city himself? That's too dangerous, isn't it? ”

"It's okay, I have my own measure, go and give orders."

"Whoa!"