At this time, the soldiers sent back to the camp by Mo Hua had already informed Zhang Xun of the news, and Zhang Xun was shocked, and immediately organized a military aircraft council to discuss how to deal with it.

Xiao Shi asked Zhang Xun for orders: "General! The people of the Lu country dared to raid the mission of the Son of Heaven, and their behavior was really intolerable to the world! The general should immediately raise troops to attack Qufu! ”

Zhang Xun shook his head and said: "The cause of the incident is still unclear, since the people of the Lu State asked the Son of Heaven for mediation, how could they raid the Son of Heaven's mission?" This is unreasonable, and besides, Lu is a country of etiquette, and this kind of thing is not like the practice of Lu people. ”

Xiao Shi retorted: "The facts are in front of you, but the general can't see them? Now that the peace talks have been shattered, and the Qi army has arrived at the border and is eyeing the city, if the general does not order the siege of the city, I am afraid there will be no more chance! At that time, we will have no way to advance, no way to retreat, what should we do? ”

"Humph!" Zhang Xun glared at Xiao Shi angrily and said, "Siege!?" How can such a city be captured?! Even if you take the city, how many people will it cost?! ”

Xiao Shi smiled coldly: "Hehe, general, where did you go with the courage to attack Wanqiu with four hundred people?" Why is it that the bigger the official position, the less courage it becomes? ”

Zhang Xun was speechless by these words, but he knew that he was no longer the stunned young man who was desperate for victory, after so many victories and defeats, and witnessed so much bloodshed and death, he became more and more aware of the value and preciousness of life. Now, he only wants to exchange the least price and the least sacrifice for the most favorable situation.

Without waiting for Zhang Xun to speak, Xiao Shi said again: "Since the general doesn't plan to attack Qufu, don't go to the rescue, anyway, we will lose General Mo Hua and 2,000 men and horses at most." If you really try to save it, you may suffer a big loss. ”

Zhang Xun ignored Xiao Xue, but just said to the generals: "The people of Lu regard the Son of Heaven as nothing, but we can't do this, now that General Mo and Lord Ji Shang are besieged, we must send troops to rescue as soon as possible." ”

At this time, Yu Lan stepped forward and asked: "What the general said is very true, the veteran is willing to lead the troops to the rescue!" ”

Zhang Xundao: "No, General Yu needs to stay in the army to defend the camp." ”

Without waiting for the other generals to answer, Xiao Shi stepped forward and recommended to Zhang Xun: "I thought that General Huang Yun could lead the troops." ”

Huang Yun was shocked, but when he thought of the red rash on his neck, he didn't dare to say a word, neither did he dare to die, nor did he dare to say anything.

Zhang Xun shook his head, he resolutely would not agree to Huang Yun leading the troops, because he had long seen that Huang Yun had no intention of making meritorious contributions this time, and only wanted to protect himself. If Huang Yun is asked to save people, he will definitely not do his best, and maybe even before the rescue force arrives, Mo Hua and Ji Shang have already been wiped out by the Lu people. In addition, Zhang Xun had already planned that he would deal with Huang Yun at the right time, and if Huang Yun was given military power at this time, it might add right and wrong.

Seeing that Zhang Xun didn't agree, Xiao Shi said again: "If the general thinks that General Huang Yun can't do it, then it's better to send me to save people." ”

Zhang Xun frowned, caught in a dilemma. Although Xiao Se has outstanding ability, he is bent on attacking the city, and Zhang Xun is worried that Xiao Se will secretly take some extreme moves, so Xiao Se is definitely not a candidate. However, except for Xiao Shi and Yu Lan, the rest of the generals were not enough to shoulder the mission, after all, in Zhang Xun's view, the political significance of rescuing Ji Shang far exceeded the military significance of capturing Qufu.

It seems that he can only go out in person. I saw Zhang Xun pull out his saber and ordered: "Order 10,000 soldiers, and the general will personally lead the troops, march quickly, travel lightly, and quickly go to Qufu to help!" ”

"Whoa!"

All the soldiers received the order and left the tent one after another to prepare.

When only Zhang Xun and Xiao Shi were left in the camp tent, Xiao Shi walked up to Zhang Xun and said in a low voice: "General, there is something I want to tell you. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I'm worried that Senior Brother Ji may be in danger......"

"What?!" Zhang Xun was taken aback. He ...... He's alive?! ”

"That's right! Two years ago, Senior Brother Ji was framed by Huang Yun, and was rescued by the Yue people when he was in danger, and has been working as a strategist in the Yue Country since then. ”

Zhang Xun's breathing became more and more rapid, and his fingers repeatedly rubbed the Chongli sword on his waist, although he had already found out the news of Ji Zheng in Yueguo, but when he heard such accurate information for the first time, it was still difficult to control his excitement.

"Actually, he has been in the camp all this time."

Zhang Xun became more and more excited, stared at Xiao Shi intently, and asked, "What about others?" Where are you now?! ”

"Hey, that Lord Ji Shang seems to be his relative, so he followed the team to escort Lord Ji Shang this morning, I hope Senior Brother Ji has a great life and can still live."

Zhang Xun clenched the Chongli sword and said, "General Xiao, please be sure to assist General Yu to guard the camp, and I will go to save people!" ”

"Whoa! Don't worry, General! Xiao Zhi answered.

Soon, Zhang Xun led 5,000 soldiers and horses, traveled lightly, and quickly marched towards Qufu City.

At this time, Huang Yun found Xiao Shi angrily and asked, "Why did you propose me just now?!" Didn't you get me ready to do it tonight! ”

"Hmph." Xiao Shi smiled coldly: "I propose that you go, but it is even more impossible for him to use you." ”

"Then how do you know that he will personally lead the troops to save people?"

"I naturally know that saving people is more valuable than besieging cities, and besides, he has no better choice."

"Okay, okay, we'll do it as soon as it gets dark, and when it's done, you must detoxify me immediately!"

"Hehe, Lord Huang, what's the hurry? After the mutiny, you still have a lot of things to do, don't you plan to get rid of Zhang Xun? ”

"Detoxify first! Otherwise I wouldn't have done things for you! ”

"It's up to me whether to solve the detoxification or not, don't forget, Zhang Xun is a gift from me, not a bargaining chip you used to blackmail me, haha, haha."

Huang Yun looked at the scar on Xiao Shi's side face and felt a chill to his bones, he knew that this person was definitely not a good stubble.

In the south of Qufu City, the remnant sun is like blood, dyeing the river water into a blood-red color.

Ji Shang was already hungry, he complained, he should have accepted the courtesy of King Lu and the ministers of Lu as a benefactor, but who knew that he was trapped by the river by the Lu people, not only did he have no wine and food, but even his life was in danger.

At this time, Mo Hua walked up to Ji Shang, handed him a piece of dry cake, and said, "Lord Ji, be hungry, this is my ration for noon." ”

Ji Shang was a little moved, but also a little embarrassed, although he was indeed so hungry that his chest was close to his back, but he had never eaten such rough food in his life, looking at that piece of dry cake, he really couldn't raise his appetite, so he saluted Mo Hua and said: "General Mo, thank you, the general still has to command the battle, and he hasn't eaten at noon, so it's better to keep it for himself." ”

Mo Hua saw that Ji Shang was refusing, so he didn't say anything more.

The Lu army camp was lit with dense firelight, and with the firelight, smoke wafted up, Mo Hua shook his head and sighed: "Things are dangerous." ”

These words really startled Ji Shang, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, General Mo?!" What's in danger? ”

"The number of Lu troops has increased significantly, and I estimate that they have transferred another 3,000 people from the city, and at this time they are burying their pots and cooking, I am afraid that they are preparing to launch a general attack on us with a full stomach."

"Then when will our reinforcements arrive?!"

"If General Zhang comes to the rescue immediately, it is estimated that it will take another hour to arrive."

"An hour!? Can we hold on?! Ji Shang panicked.

Mo Hua looked at the remnants of the defeated soldiers around him, and said helplessly: "Look at your fate." ”

Ji Shang's mood almost collapsed, and he scolded hysterically: "These Lu people are simply rude!" Rude! What else is the country of etiquette! It's a land of beasts! To treat the envoy of the Son of Heaven like this, sooner or later he will be retributed! ”

"Hehe, Lord Ji, it's useless to say this, it's still the same sentence, whether it's the people of Lu or Wu, who really puts the Son of Heaven in their eyes? What about the country of Lu, which has always been known as the country of etiquette? In the face of survival or interests, the Son of Heaven is not even a fart. ”

Suddenly, Ji Shang stood up and panicked and turned out the Zhou Guowen hidden in his arms, he held the document and said to Mo Hua: "No! Wrong! Lu people have always paid attention to etiquette, they will not attack us for no reason, there must be some misunderstanding here! I'm going to see General Lu! As long as you take out this document, you will definitely be able to clear up the misunderstanding! ”

"Hehe, can he believe it?"

"This document has the documents and seals of the Son of Heaven, he dares not to believe it! When he reads the papers, he will definitely admit his mistake to us! Definitely! ”

Mo Hua thought for a while and said, "It's okay, anyway, it's a dead end right now, so let's give it a try." ”