On the first day of the seventh month, the border coast of Qi State. The weather is hot, and the scorching sun fills the sea with a strong smell of fish.

Ji Zheng stood on the towering cliff by the sea in light armor and looked out at the cape in the distance. The sea breeze blew wildly at the hair of his sideburns.

"Qingmen, has the situation there been investigated?" Ji Zheng asked, pointing to the cape.

Qingmen took a step forward and gave a military salute to Ji Zheng, "General, the situation has been discovered, that bay is called Chai Bay, and there is a Haiphong town on the cape at the entrance of the bay, named Chai Kou Town, which is an important coastal defense town of Qi State. ”

"How's the troop situation?"

"There are 14 warships in Chaikou Town, 3,000 troops, and about 10,000 people."

"Hmm......" Ji Zheng nodded and asked again, "How is the situation of Wu Jun?" ”

"The Wu army and the Chen and Lu coalition forces are progressing smoothly, and they have now broken through the three border counties, and it is expected to be able to attack Chai Wan within 10 days, but the progress of the naval army is not good, and the two attempts to attack Chai Wan were blocked by the soldiers and civilians of Chai Kou Town. Now Wu has thrown twelve warships in Chaikou, including a flagship, and now there are thirty-eight warships left in Wu's naval army. ”

"Hmm...... Therefore, the Wu army asked us to take the town of Chaikou as soon as possible, so that their land and water armies could converge at Chai Wan. ”

"Exactly, once the Wu army breaks through Chaikou Town, after the land and water army joins forces, it will march along the inland river to the hinterland of Qi State, in that case, Qi State will be in danger."

"You're right, so this battle is crucial."

"General, there is one thing I don't understand, since Chaikou Town is so important, why would the people of Wu give us this battle to fight?"

"Hmph, why don't they want to fight themselves? But after all, Chaikou Town is a coastal defense town, and it has a great advantage against attacks from the sea, so the Wu State Navy has no effect after two battles, so we can only ask us to go up and die first, so as to consume the defense force of Chaikou Town. ”

"That'...... Are we really going to go up and die? ”

Ji Zheng smiled coldly, and his trembling hand tightly grasped the Chongli sword, "The king ordered us to cooperate with the Wu army to fight, hum, since the Wu army has asked for this, we might as well obey our orders respectfully." ”

In the second half of the night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and the huge black waves were surging, crashing against the reef on the coast with a loud thunderous sound.

Ji Zheng led 3,000 Vietnamese soldiers to ambush in the grass and trees not far from Chaikou Town, the wind howled, covering all sounds, and the Vietnamese soldiers lurked like poisonous snakes waiting for an opportunity, staring at the swaying fires in Chaikou Town.

Qingmen lowered his body and ran to Ji Zheng, handing over an arrow tied with a strip of cloth, "General, the brothers of Xingyue Hall have replied. ”

Ji Zheng took off the strip of cloth and looked at it by the faint light, only to see that there were only two big words written on it - "ready". Ji Zheng turned to Qingmen and asked, "Qingmen, how sure are you this time?" ”

"General, please rest assured, the brothers of the Star Moon Hall infiltrated this afternoon, and now they are ready to deploy, as long as you give the order, they can quickly open the city gate."

"What do you think of the assassins in the Star Moon Hall?"

"There is absolutely no problem, although there are only fifteen of them, but each of them is a top master, with them inside and outside, we can definitely take Chaikou Town."

"Okay, get the soldiers ready to attack the city immediately."

"Whoa!"

"Remember! Only attack the city, do not kill people, and no troops can be deployed at the back door! If the Qi people break through the back door, let them go. ”

"Subordinates remember!"

"Okay, let's go and give the order."

"Whoa!"

The night sky was still pitch black, and a point of light suddenly appeared in the grass and trees, and the point of light flickered regularly, three bright and three dark, and then three bright and three dark. Immediately afterwards, a point of light also appeared on the wall of Chaikou Town, three bright and three dark, and then it was also three bright and three dark.

The hidden Xingyue Hall assassins began to act, they were dressed in black, armed with short soldiers and crossbows, and assassinated the Qi soldiers in important positions one by one. It didn't take long for the gate of Chaikou Town to slowly open with a muffled sound.

"Attack!" Ji Zheng ordered.

So, 3,000 Vietnamese soldiers suddenly came out of the grass and trees and rushed straight to the city gate. For a time, the wind was roaring, shouting and killing, and even the sound of the surging waves was drowned in the roar of war.

In the middle of the night, when the white tide receded, 3,000 Vietnamese soldiers had successfully occupied Chaikou Town, and the 14 warships that had been connected into a row to block Haikou with iron locks were also captured by the Vietnamese soldiers.

Ji Zheng stood barefoot on the yellow sand, quietly looking at the direction of the sunrise, the junction of the sea and the sky was dyed golden, and a round of red sun slowly rose from the horizon. The sea breeze is light, the waves are calm, and if it weren't for the fact that a few bodies soaked in the sea still tried to dye the sea red, no one would have believed that such a beautiful coast had just been brutally slaughtered.

Qingmen ran quickly, saluted Ji Zheng, and reported: "Report to the general, our army won a complete victory in this battle, successfully occupied Chaikou Town, killed 340 enemies, captured 14 warships, and killed 65 people and wounded 93 people. ”

Ji Zheng nodded and asked calmly, "What is the current situation of the people of Qi State?" ”

"According to the general's instructions, last night we attacked the main gate with all our might, and completely gave up the attack on the back gate, so the living force of the Qi people was basically preserved, and the vast majority of the soldiers and civilians escaped from the back gate from Chaikou Town, and were camped not far outside the city at this time. Although the people of Qi were attacked by us, the main forces are all there, and the soldiers and people of Qi are eager for revenge and have the same hatred for the enemy, I think they are vigorous and may counterattack at any time. ”

"Okay, go and inform the Wu State Navy, and let their warships enter Haikou now."

"Whoa!"

In the morning, the sun gradually brightens, and the sparkling waves reflect the sparkling waves. Thirty-eight warships of the Wu Kingdom marched along the coastline towards Chaikou Town. The commander of the Wu State Navy stood at the bow of the flagship, looked at Chaikou Town, which was full of the flags of the Yue Kingdom, and nodded contentedly.

However, Wu's naval army was still cautious, and discharged a defensive formation and tentatively sailed towards Haikou. When the array of Wu warships entered the defensive circle of Chaikou Town, they still did not suffer any attack, and the Yue flag on the wall of Chaikou Town was waving against the sea breeze, as if welcoming the fleet of Wu State.

Finally, the Wu navy completely sailed into Chai Bay and collected the fourteen captured Qi warships. The lord of Wu led all the sailors to disembark and go ashore, but unexpectedly, there were no Yue people coming to greet him. They walked out into the streets, and found that there was no one in the huge town of Haiphong, and the front and back gates of the town were open, and what was even more puzzling was that there were weapons piled up near the back door, and they were all elite iron weapons.

Just when the general of the Wu State was uneasy, the soldiers and civilians of the Qi State suddenly came in from the back door of Chaikou Town. Originally, the people of Qi didn't have elite equipment, but they just copied some wooden sticks and farm tools to go into battle, but now it's good, there are elite blades all over the ground for them to use at will.

The people threw away wooden sticks and farm tools, picked up the elite iron weapons on the ground, and rushed towards the confused Wu people. Lord Wu was so frightened that he hugged his head and fled, but before he could take a few steps, a flying arrow pierced his chest. Seeing that the army was about to be defeated, a general of the Wu army stepped forward, immediately stabilized the situation, and organized soldiers to fight against the soldiers and civilians of Qi State.

This partial general is named Cao Zu, five years ago when Wu attacked Chen for the first time, Cao Zu was an adjutant to Ji Zheng, who was then in the army, and then has been serving as Zhang Xun's adjutant in the army, although he has no outstanding ability, but he has followed Zhang Xun for many years, and has accumulated rich combat experience. He came from a poor background and didn't have any background, so until now he is just a partial general of the navy.

Cao Zu knew that the town of Chaikou was very important to the state of Wu, so they had no way to retreat in this battle, and they had to take the fortress and the bay behind it. So Cao Zu led the soldiers of Wu to fight hard, and for a while, the war broke out everywhere, and black smoke billowed out.

The fierce fighting continued until noon, and the small town of Chaikou was already stuffed with corpses, and the tide was surging up, rolling up countless corpses.

Ji Zheng looked at Chaikou Town from afar and said to Qingmen, "We can go and clean up the mess." ”

"General, is the time ripe?"

"It's okay, the killing in the town has subsided, it is estimated that both sides have been defeated, next, our troops are divided into two ways, and besiege the front and rear doors at the same time, in case of resistance, don't talk about killing! Remember, no one can let it out! ”

"Whoa!"

As a result, the Vietnamese soldiers once again marched with the whole army and advanced into Chaikou Town from the front and rear gates at the same time. At this time, Chaikou Town was like purgatory, full of wounds, and only a small number of Wu soldiers and Qi people were still insisting on fighting. The Vietnamese soldiers met little resistance and soon took control of the town of Chaikou again.

Ji Zheng ordered the soldiers to search carefully and bring all the living people to the shores of the town. Those Qi and Wu people who were still fighting just now have become prisoners, and they are tied up like a flock of lambs to the slaughter.

Ji Zheng stood on the embankment, looking at the captives all over the beach, without a trace of expression on his face. At this time, Qingmen came to Ji Zheng with Cao Zu, who was covered in injuries, Cao Zu lowered his head, his hands were tied behind his back, and his clothes were covered with blood.

Qingmen said to Cao Zu: "Raise your head, the general has something to ask you." ”

Cao Zu endured the pain and raised his head with difficulty, he wanted to mock this general of the Yue Kingdom who set a trap to frame the friendly army with contemptuous words, but when he saw the appearance of the general of the Yue State clearly, he was extremely surprised, and he didn't expect that this general was actually the Ji army he had assisted five years ago. Although the disgust and hatred have not subsided, the memories of the past have suddenly flooded back to my heart.

"Ji ...... Ji joins the army ......"

As soon as he heard this title, Qingmen became angry, and in a flash of cold light, he had pulled out a short knife from behind his back and put it on Cao Zu's neck.

"What Ji joins the army! It's General Ji! ”

"Hmph, when I knew him, he was a member of the army, hehe." Cao Zu raised his head arrogantly and glanced at Qingmen with disdain.

Qingmen just wanted to have a seizure, but was held down by Ji Zheng on the back of his hand. Ji Zheng's face was expressionless, without the slightest anger, he asked calmly, "Cao Zu, is it?" ”

"That's right! When you attacked Chen State, you joined the army, and I was your adjutant! ”

"Well, five years ago......"

"Humph! I can't imagine that you have become a lackey of the Yue people! Where did you say that Wu Guo treated you badly!? Are you worthy of the king?! ”

"Huh." Ji Zheng smiled coldly, shook his head, and then asked, "What is the date of the meeting between the army and you?" ”

"Humph! I do not know! ”

"I'll only give you one chance, and if you tell me the time of the meeting, I can let you continue to be my adjutant."

"Haha, stop daydreaming! I'm not going to be a lackey of the Vietnamese like you! I am loyal to the Kingdom of Wu and loyal to the King! ”

Ji Zheng saw Cao Zu's firm expression and knew that he would never reveal secrets, so he could only shake his head helplessly, and then turned around and prepared to leave.

As soon as Ji Zheng took a few steps, Qingmen chased after him and reported to Ji Zhengyu: "General, we have captured more than 7,000 soldiers and civilians of Qi and Wu Shui, and now Chaikou Town and all the warships are under the control of our army. ”

"Okay." Ji Zheng nodded and ordered: "All the houses and warships will be burned, and all the prisoners will be executed." ”

"Kill them all?!" Aoto was taken aback, as an Assassin, he had long been accustomed to killing, but the execution of more than 7,000 people at one time was still difficult for him to accept.

"General, most of this is civilian......

"All the same, all of them will be executed, what is happening here must not be known to others, and the truth must be buried here." There was no trace of pity in Ji Zheng's cold eyes.

"But...... Civilian...... Civilians are innocent......"

"Qingmen, the people you slaughtered in Yiyang Village six years ago were also civilians. Remember, no one is innocent in war, do it. ”

Qingmen hesitated for a long time, and finally saluted Ji Zheng: "Oh! Subordinates will do it! ”

At this moment, Cao Zu actually used the shells on the beach to grind the rope tied to his arm, saying that it was too late, and then it was too fast, Cao Zu slammed into the guards on the side, picked up a short sword and pointed it directly at Ji Zheng. The incident happened suddenly, and Qingmen was caught off guard, so he could only step sideways in front of Ji Zheng and try to block it. Cao Zu's body flashed obliquely past Qingmen, and suddenly stretched out his left hand to grab Ji Zheng, and his right hand immediately stabbed out, this blow obviously wanted to put Ji Zheng to death.

Qingmen didn't have time to hesitate, he took another half step and used his body to block Cao Zu's attack, and the sword was stabbing Qingmen in the abdomen. Qingmen endured the severe pain, grabbed Cao Zu's wrist and twisted it down hard, pressing Cao Zu to the ground, and then, he pulled out a short knife and stabbed Cao Zu's chest fiercely.

Cao Zu was fatally wounded, and his life was not long in coming, he supported his body with one hand, pointed at Ji Zheng with the other, and insulted Ji Zheng in a hoarse voice.

Ji Zheng hurriedly tore off his clothes to help Qingmen stop the bleeding, but Qingmen was full of apologies, "General, it's my fault...... I...... I didn't protect the general! ”

"It's okay, Qingmen, you're doing well."

Ji Zheng hurriedly called the military doctor to come over for treatment, and the military doctor helped Qingmen hold down the wound and did emergency treatment, but fortunately, he failed to hurt the vital point, and Qingmen did not worry about his life.

Ji Zheng walked up to Cao Zu, grabbed the short knife inserted in his chest, and then pulled it out forcefully, and then the cold light flashed, Ji Zheng's hand rose and fell, and Cao Zu's head had already landed.

Blood was dripping from the short knife, Ji Zheng looked at the sea in the distance, and ordered sharply: "Pass my order, all prisoners, kill without mercy!" ”

A massacre lasted from noon to evening, with corpses piled up all over the beach, and the sea was blood-red at sunset......