Li Hong didn't speak for a long time, and asked at this moment: "Brother Wang, at present, we still have to find a way, how to deal with the ambush of the original tribe of Nanzhou, and the rest will be talked about slowly." ”

The child was silent for a long time.

Li Jiao also urged: "Second brother, this place is not far from Chongcheng, it's better for us to rush all the way over and be safe when we enter Chongcheng." ”

Ziqi shook his head, "No, now the enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light." And the enemy is three hundred, and the enemy is outnumbered. Even if the Flying Tigers are brave and good at fighting, they will inevitably shed blood and casualties. ”

He looked around, and saw a cliff two or three miles ahead. The sub-stage horse whip pointed and said: "Go forward three miles and camp with your back against the cliff!" ”

When the soldiers saw the order, they ran to the cliff together. According to the instructions of the sub-period, Li Jiao set up a half-moon-shaped camp with his back against the cliff. The sub-period sent three scouts to see the enemy approaching. On the one hand, Li Hong was sent to lead 20 Flying Tiger teams to climb the cliff with flying claws to hide, which could not only avoid being attacked by the enemy from behind, but also condescendingly block the attack.

After everything was arranged, Ziqi said to Li Jiao with a smile: "Brother, you are the best at digging beast traps, dig two rows of beast traps in 100 steps before the camp." Li Jiao didn't say a word, and led the people to go. Fei Zhong stood next to Ziqi and nodded, secretly admiring that Ziqi was really a natural general.

After an hour of busyness, it was already dark.

Li Jiao walked to Ziqi's side, "Second brother, can the enemy army come?" If we don't come, we'll be busy in vain. Without waiting for Ziqi to speak, Fei Zhong said confidently: "Don't worry, I will definitely come back!" ”

Let everyone rest in place in the sub-period to staking. It was getting darker and darker, and the sweaty soldiers were so cold that the mountain wind blew their teeth. A crescent moon hung in the sky, and from time to time there was a roar of apes and wolves on the mountain.

In less than two watches, the three scouts turned back at the same time, reporting that the soldiers and horses of the original tribe of Nanzhou were less than ten miles away from the camp.

Ziqi immediately ordered the lights to be extinguished, and the lights in the camp were ready for battle. The shield-bearers were in front and the Changge men were in the back, and the archers put on their brass wrenches and put their arrows on the bowstrings, staring nervously ahead.

There was silence in front of the battle, and the sound of horses' hooves in the night wind came from far and near.

Seeing that the people of the front team had already entered the firing range, Zi Qi drew out a white slash from the ground, and Dahe shouted, "Shoot!" Immediately, the archers bowed their bowstrings and flew locusts in a rain of swords, and the soldiers on the cliff doubled their range because of their condescendingness. The soldiers who rushed to the front immediately became hedgehogs, screaming and shouting to kill.

Before rushing to the front of the battalion, the original soldiers of Nanzhou broke fifty or sixty people. The original tribe of Nanzhou is dominated by herdsmen, and they are fierce by nature, and many people actually carry the corpses of their companions as cover, quickly rush to kill, and also use bows and arrows to fight back, all of which are blocked by shield players, and the enemy is not greedy for life and afraid of death.

Ziji, Li Jiao and He Bu also had a long bow in their hands, Li Jiao's fierceness, accuracy of shooting, and speed of arrows were staggering, he aimed at a knight in a gorgeous robe, and in the blink of an eye, it was three arrows from a meteor, and the enemy chief immediately fell off his horse and died.

Finally approached the camp tent, but before it was too late, they suddenly fell into the trap, and the bamboo sticks inserted in the pit were rooted into the flesh, and the screams were endless.

The enemy rushed to the front and had already lost most of it, and was blocked by the shield hand on the periphery, Chang Ge took the opportunity to assassinate continuously, and Ziqi and others put down their longbows and slashed fiercely with their swords.

Although Fei Zhong was injured, he also drew his sword in his hand and cut down the two of them in succession.

Li Jiao was killing and shouting again and again, "Mr. Fei Zhong, good job!" ”

The soldiers on the cliff saw that there was already a short-handed battle below, and they were afraid of accidentally injuring themselves, so they stopped one after another.

In a moment, there were only twenty or thirty enemy troops left, and they no longer dared to fight, so they turned around and ran.

The child shouted, "Don't let go of anyone!" ”

The archers immediately bent their bows and shot arrows, and even the two fastest runners were killed by the soldiers on the cliff.

He ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and check their own casualties, but only one archer was shot through the throat and killed, and only seven were wounded.

He also ordered the soldiers to throw all the dead bodies into the pit and bury them overnight. Then the sentry posts were dispatched, and the rest went into the tents to rest. Because He Bu and the Flying Tigers followed the sub-period of the Northern Expedition to the ghost side, they boasted to their companions, "It's cool to fight in the sub-period!" ”

The soldiers of the whole battalion respected the sub-period as if they were gods.

The sun is bright, and the soldiers do not have to cook, and they enter Chongcheng to work again. The cheers were thunderous up and down, and the morale was even stronger. While ordering people to clean up the bloodstains on the battlefield, he pulled out the camp and set up the village.

The sub-period asked Fei Zhong to quietly change into a soldier's clothes, and Fei Zhong knew it and was grateful to the sub-instrument.

Ten miles away from the city, the child asked He Bu to enter the city first to report, and escorted the carriage and horses together.

Approaching the city gate, I saw a group of people and horses coming out of the city from a distance, led by Chonghou Hu.

Ziqi and others dismounted one after another, leading the horses to approach. Chonghou Hu led people to dismount and stepped forward and said loudly: "Chonghou Hu welcomes His Highness into the city!" "The sound is like a loud bell, deafening. Ziqi took the Li brothers forward to salute, Chonghou Hu laughed, and heartily pulled Ziqi and said: "The royal court has already sent news, thinking that His Highness will arrive two days ago!" ”

Ziqi hurriedly said; "It's just that the road is not familiar, and I was two days late."

Chonghou Hu said boldly: "It's okay, it's good to arrive, it's good to arrive!" "After that, he got on the horse with the child, and went straight to the Chonghou Mansion side by side. Zi Qi peeked at this famous marquis, although his body was not too tall, but his body was strong. A dark face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a shiny scar on the corner of his forehead.

In front of the mansion, Chonghou Hu let the sergeants of the sub-period enter the guard camp to rest and eat, and took the sub-period, He Bu and the Li brothers into the Hou Mansion, and the main hall of the Hou Mansion had already set up a banquet.

During the Yin Shang period, the grain was abundant, so the wine-making process was very developed. All the subjects of the whole country like to drink for fun, and later generations have mixed opinions about the wine culture of Yin Shang. What's more, it is even said that Yin Shang's death was due to wine, which is pure slander and slander.

If you want to drink, you must have the capital to drink, and if you want to drink, you must also have the capital to drink. The Yin Shang Dynasty had this capital, and it would not even be unable to eat, and it would also use grain to make wine. The agricultural civilization of the Yin Shang reached a very high level, and even the early Western Zhou Dynasty was beyond the reach of the dust, and the small state Zhou at this time was still in the stage of nomadic herding.

Chonghou Hu accompanied the son to the same table, and the child raised a wine to respect: "Chonghou Waiyu Yidi, great merit to the royal court, loyalty and courage are commendable, and the son is admired!" ”

Chonghou Hu smiled, "Your Highness has won the award, and the old minister also wishes His Highness this Xiqi competition to recruit relatives, and he can dominate the many beauties!" ”

Ziqi was stunned for a moment, "Chonghou misunderstood, I only came for Princess Shaoshu's birthday this time, and I have no other plans." ”

Chonghou Hu was also stunned for a moment, and then asked: "The old minister misunderstood, and thought that he was here for the marriage, why didn't the royal court receive the invitation of Xibohou?" ”

Ziqi said seriously: "I've never heard of it! ”

Chonghou Hu smiled slightly, "It seems that Xibohou and Wang Ting are still in trouble!" ”

The sub-period put down the bronze wine, "The sub-period is willing to hear the details!" ”

Chonghou Hu raised his eyebrows, and the scar on his forehead trembled and said: "Xibo Hou Jichang is very deep in the city, and he is scheming. A total of eighteen princes and children of Fang Kingdom were invited, but I was not invited to the Yin Shang royal family, the reason for this is intriguing! ”

He paused and continued: "These eighteen Fang countries are all neighbors of Xibohou and conquered Fang countries. There is no shortage of goodwill between countries, such as the original friendship between the northern state and the original southern state; The three states of Yiqu, Kunyi, and Yurong also formed an alliance until Xibohou Jili defeated Yiqu and captured the Yiqu chieftain. Later, the Yiqu Kingdom was willing to return to Xiqi, and Ji Li released the leader of Yiqu.

Xibohou Ji Chang is the best at planning, how can he be willing to live in harmony with the Fang countries around him, these Fang countries take out one by one, which one is not Ji Chang's opponent, if they are united, Ji Chang will be powerless.

Therefore, the purpose of this martial arts marriage is to make Fang Guo fight with each other and make enemies against each other.

No matter who wins, in the end, there will not be a Fang Guo and Xiqi who will marry each other. ”

Ziqi couldn't help nodding, although Chonghou Hu had a rough appearance, his heart was as careful as hair, and his insight ability was extraordinary, which was the same as what Fei Zhong said.

Chonghou Hu drank with Zi Qi, and then said, "There have been two generations of in-laws between Xiqi and Chaoge, Ji Li married Tai Ren, the daughter of a great Shang noble, and Ji Chang married your aunt Shaoshu as a concubine. But why didn't you invite the children of the royal family this time? It can be seen that Ji Chang has scruples with the royal court!

Fortunately, His Royal Highness came to Xiqi a few days in advance, if he only waited until Shaoshu's birthday, he would not be able to catch up with this good show. Lao Chen heard that Ji Chang's fourth princess, Ji Ji, is not only beautiful as a flower, but also dignified and intelligent. According to the old minister's opinion, His Royal Highness might as well persuade Princess Shaoshu and promise His Royal Highness to participate in the competition, if he can win, he will not only marry a good princess, but also shatter Ji Chang's wishful thinking, wouldn't it be better to kill two birds with one stone? ”

Ziqi looked at Chonghou Hu and smiled silently, thinking to himself, sure enough, none of the officials in this Yin Shang are fuel-efficient, etc., they are all full of flowers.

But after thinking about it, this is not a good thing, and he peeked at Li Jiao. I had an idea in my heart, "Thank you Chonghou for your advice, let's act when we get to Hojing!" ”

At the banquet, Ziqi drank with Chonghou Hu and asked about the situation of Fang Guo. This Hou Ye is also really well-informed, because Chonghou Hu has lived in Chongcheng for generations, and has made peace with all countries, and has been repeating for more than ten years, so he knows all kinds of countries well.

Therefore, there is no end to knowing and saying about the sub-period.

On that day, the child lived in Chongcheng.

The next day, he led his soldiers straight to Hokyo.

Chongcheng is only one day's journey from Hojing, and that night, I came to the south gate of Hojing. Soon after the city guard and supervisor reported in, Xibohou Ji Chang brought his sons Ji Kao, Ji Fa and other ministers to the city gate directly.

Ji Chang's beard is white, his face is white and bearded, and his triangular eyes look alert and cold. Ji Chang's eldest son, Ji Kao, looks nothing like Ji Chang, with a tall figure and extraordinary handsomeness. The second son Ji Fa is much shorter than Ji Kao, and his triangular eyes are very similar to his Lao Tzu, and he always never uses his eyes when looking at people, which looks a little obscene.

Ji Chang and his sons placed the child period in Guanyi, left Ji and them for the examination period, and then went back and left.

[Tsing Yi says in this chapter]

The description of Tongguan and other facial features in the god and demon novel "Fengshen Bang" is pure nonsense. There was no related concept in the Yin Shang period, and it was not until the Han Dynasty that Tongguan was built in Taolin Village. "Fengshen Bang" is not only the biggest executioner to smear the king of Shang, but also misleads many historical concepts, which is extremely hateful!!