"Master, there is still half an hour to go before Jishui......"

Kong Qiu glanced at his disciple Zi Lamb tiredly, nodded, and then turned back to see if the big pomp behind him had arrived.

Behind the chariot and horses in which he and his disciples were riding, countless pillars of smoke drifted diagonally towards the sky, like a beacon of wolf smoke that had been ignited.

It was actually a campfire lit by the army of the three secretaries of Lu State, and as they set off from the camp, all kinds of voices drifted through Qianmo, acres and suburbs one after another. At first, it was hazy, like the call of the open sea, but as Confucius's carriage stopped on the hillock, the sound behind him became clear, and the chaotic footsteps, the wheels of the wheels, the clash of gold and iron, and the neighing of horses became clear.

From here, the horses and chariots lined up in front stretched for miles, and in order to make long poles to carry the flag, the Lu people cut down an entire forest and bare it.

Under the bright sun, countless soldiers marched through the smoke and dust of the chariots, coughing like thunder and sweating like rain, and Kong Qiu and his disciples could clearly see the phalanx with spears, the swords-wielding soldiers, the tigers wearing armor, the archers with quivers on their waists, and the scouts who transmitted messages between the various troops.

Huge siege engines are arranged at the end, there are temporary cars, rushing cars, and siege rams, there are many craftsmen in Qufu, and the equipment made is relatively large, and the wheels alone are taller than a pawn.

As far as the disciples of Confucius are concerned, although they set out from the army first, they don't know the number of people in the army, and once they are far away, they can't help but stutter for the army in front of them.

"It's incredible...... I never knew that Lu had so many troops. Chen Guoren looked intently at the advancing army.

"Zizheng, you don't know, as "Lu Song" said: the bus is a thousand rides, and Zhu Ying is green. Two spears and heavy bows. There are 30,000 public disciples, and Zhu Zhu is a shell. As early as the time of Lu Xugong. The country of Lu is the country of a thousand times, so now the office, the Ji family, the Meng family, and the uncle and grandson. and the strength of the rest of the doctors, it is not surprising that there are 30,000 people. ”

Zilu, who has a deep sense of identity with the Lu State, has a faint pride, and the Lu State is indeed rarely able to concentrate so many soldiers, thanks to the master's raised arms, thanks to the fact that the office and the three secretaries can work together this time to solve the problem of the big doctor sitting in the Yi Zai that has plagued the Lu State for decades.

He also thought that if he could recruit so many people when fighting against the Qi State, he would be able to use his strength in one place, and he would be the general. With the master and son as the prime minister, the embarrassing situation of the Nalu country that was earlier "taken between the big powers, coupled with divisions and brigades, and therefore famine" can be gone forever!

It's a pity that the opponent he wants to target this time is what Zilu doesn't want to be the enemy, and he can't help sighing.

The disciples did not have enough knowledge, so they had such thoughts, but Confucius did not think so about the army behind him.

Yes, the power of the whole country. Thirty thousand people were made. Ji Sunsi went out on behalf of the monarch and played the dragon banner on behalf of Lu Hou, except for Xilu Jiyi, almost all the doctors of Lu responded to Ji Sunsi's call. The banners of these people gathered around Ji Suns in order to stand on the side of the victor in this drama of "falling capital"!

Among them, there are even envoys and soldiers sent by Dr. Qinyi and Dr. Fanyi who belong to the alliance of Xilu doctors.

Rats leave a sinking ship. They seem to feel that Zhao Wuxian has really gone over!

……

Back in early October. After the successful fall, Lu Guo also got the news that the victory and defeat of the Song civil strife had been divided.

If Zhao Wuxian is defeated. Then Confucius can be sure that his strategy of falling into the four capitals will definitely succeed, and the Xilu, which has deep roots, can be uprooted in one fell swoop, and the burning ambition of the Zhao gentleman can be locked in a cage.

In that case, everyone would be happy, but the problem now is that Zhao Wuxian won! He miraculously defeated Zheng Guociqing, who was known for being good at fighting!

After everyone was stunned, Confucius immediately made up his mind.

"I heard that Wu Guo also intervened in the Song Rebellion, and now that Song Guo has not rebelled against the party, and Wu State is contending, presumably Zhao Xiaosikou will not be able to come back for a while. "Yi" cloud: The gentleman sees a few and does it, but he doesn't wait all day, and the "Book of Zhou" is cloudy, and the sky does not take it, but suffers from it. Now it is time to take the power of the fallen Yun, cross the Jishui, enter Fanyi from Xuju, arrive in Yuncheng before Zhao Xiaosikou, and force Xilu to dissolve the so-called mutual protection alliance and reduce the troops by himself. ”

However, Mengsun He Ji and Shusun Zhouqiu, who really controlled the army, hesitated, and they used the excuse that the soldiers needed to rest and recuperate, and stayed in Yunyi for five days. During the period, he couldn't help but loot, and Shusun Zhouqiu didn't seem to regard this place as his own territory, and he wantonly liquidated the "rebellion" of Yunyi in the past ten years. It wasn't until Ji Sunsi also came to join with an army that Sanhuan had the courage to march towards Xilu.

"I heard that Zhao Wuxian lost his troops in the Song Kingdom, and although he won, it was only a miserable victory!"

After Sanhuan learned that this news was said to be from within the Song Kingdom, he chose to believe it, and they suddenly became emboldened and rushed towards Zhongdu Yi with great momentum.

The situation in Zhongdu once again confirmed that the information was true, and the people here went to Yikong, and the Yi Zaiyu who took refuge in Zhao Wuxian abandoned the city and fled, and the Xilu side did not send anyone to resist for a moment.

Sanhuan became more and more complacent, and it was expected that Xilu was already empty after the Song Rebellion, and there was no need to be afraid.

But what made Confucius a little uneasy was that the people of Zhongdu did not have the slightest consciousness of being recovered, and their eyes when they looked at Master Lu were full of unkindness, and only when they saw Master Confucius and his apprentices did they have a good face. But the older ones still couldn't stop complaining, saying that the peaceful life of the easy life had been disturbed again.

The army continued to march westward, preparing to cross the Jishui River, go straight to Yuncheng, and take back all the cities that did not belong to Zhao Wuxian in terms of etiquette, and this scene was today.

When they finally saw the clear water shining in the sun, for the first time, there was finally a slightly decent army on the other side, and they made a posture of resistance.

"Look, look at that Xuanniao flag, it's Zhao Xiaosikou himself!"

……

Crossing the fields soaked in the drizzle of winter rain and the flat banks of the Jishui River, Confucius saw more than ten miles to the south, and the huge Onozawa was lying quietly on the ground like a silver sword. Outside the sparse woods on the other side, Zhao Xiaosikou's army looked so small and helpless, like gray-haired rats holding flags.

"There are only three or four thousand people, and it seems that the information is correct. Zhao Zitai suffered heavy losses in the Song Kingdom, and the main force was lost! ”

Ji Suns stood on the car. Radiantly sailed to Confucius, like a small clerk guarding a warehouse. After counting the number of opponents on the other side, he was immediately overjoyed.

"And here I have eight times as many troops." Ji Sunsi looked around, and he felt that after the early Yang Hu dictatorship and Zhao Wuxian's secession, he, the ruler of the Lu State, finally had a day of raising his eyebrows. As long as the walls of Yuncheng are fallen, Zhao Wuxian will lose his prestige, and those doctors who are attached to him will rebel against the Ji clan one by one.

But Confucius was not so optimistic. 30,000 people, it sounds lively, but in fact, there are 10,000 people who can fight? If you look closer, you will find that there are many young men who are not as tall as spears, old men with shaky teeth, and reluctant merchants and craftsmen. Most of these people are people who have not been trained much, and they were forcibly requisitioned by Sanhuan to make up the numbers.

So he sighed worriedly: "The soldiers are not outnumbered, they are fine." I can work together...... Not to mention that the best time has been missed, let's just say that Zhao Xiaosikou seems to be in the army on the other side, he is known for being good at fighting, and every time he is a small enemy. The battle of the snow field, the 40,000 Qi army was tied, and the battle of Meng Zhu. The famous general You was defeated quickly. Nowadays, it is easy to hit half-way. Don't be careful. Because if it is defeated this time, there will be no emptiness in the country. There is no longer the strength to fight, whether it is an external attack or an internal attack, they can arbitrarily fish and flesh this Zhou Gongguo, entrenched in the court. ”

In Confucius's heart, if there is a person who is not good, he will use faithfulness to influence him; Those who are disturbed by riots use benevolence and righteousness to calm them, and do not have to rely on force to solve the problem. The Marquis of Yunyi is a perfidious traitor who killed his father-in-law, so he can beat the drum and attack him, but Zhao Xiaosikou can be persuaded with reason.

Ji Sunsi groaned when he said this, his boasting was just emboldening, although everything seemed to be going well now, but if he really wanted to tear his face and see Zhao Wuxian on the battlefield, he didn't dare. Not to mention Zhao Wuxian's deep Zhao background, let's just say that his allies of the Cao State and the allies of the Song State cannot be easily offended.

For the Ji family, the most important thing is to quickly force Zhao Wuxian to make concessions, ask him to make an oath that he will never expand, and then go back to solve Fei Yi. Fei Zai Gongshan is the so-called "inner coward" of Confucius, and now he is being watched by the Meng family's Zaigong Yang Bias, there should be nothing wrong, but Ji Sunsi is always not very down-to-earth.

Just when Ji Sunsi was hesitating how to talk, someone came from the other side.

From a distance, a group of people appeared in the neat and small Zhao barracks, waving the banner of the Zhao Xuanniao, and they slowly walked to the shore and began to board the big ship with a central wing that had been prepared for a long time.

"That should be Zhao Xiaosikou himself......"

Ji Sunsi was overjoyed: "Isn't he going to come over and ask for peace?" ”

He had already quickly thought about the conditions for agreeing to Zhao Wuxian's request for peace, well, Ji Sunsi felt that he was a tolerant person, and all the four yi belonging to Zhao Wuxian could be left, and the rest of the towns would be divided by Sanhuan, and the smallest Gao Yuyi could be counted as the territory of the office, so that he could deal with Kong Qiu, who wanted to respect the king. In addition, the walls of Yuncheng must be destroyed, and it is said that the boat division that is being built in Onozawa will be disbanded, and the army will be controlled below one division......

At the end of the daydream, Gongliangru said again: "Hey, the middle wing drove to the center of the river, and the anchor stopped." ”

"Another small boat is coming this way from the big boat, holding a festival, it is a messenger!"

Ji Sunsi and Mengsun He Ji, who came to watch, and Shusun Zhou looked at each other.

"Looking at this posture, Zhao Zitai wants to talk to us on the big boat in Jishui, and since he is here, he will definitely invite the doctor here. Two cousins, who are you waiting for? ”

As soon as Ji Sunsi's words came out, the faces of Mengsun He Ji and Shusun Zhouqiu suddenly darkened, and after glancing at each other, they all stared at Ji Sunsi, thinking that it was more appropriate for him to talk face-to-face with Zhao Wuxian in the position of power.

"Is there any reason in the world for pre-government and adventure? No, it's absolutely not going to work. ”

In this way, they who had never given in to each other in the competition for the territory, the people, and the goods suddenly became filial, and they pushed each other endlessly, and the scene was difficult to see.

Confucius turned his face away, too lazy to see this timid scene, these three people groveled to Qi Guo at the Jiagu meeting, and they had already lost the face of Lu State, and now they are also unbearable internally. Zilu was also angry, if it weren't for his lack of identity, he would take the initiative to invite Ying to go on himself.

When the boat from the other side stopped, Gongliang let out another exclamation, and it turned out that the messenger with a high crown and a broad belt was actually ......

"Zigong?" Zilu gritted his teeth, he didn't understand why the good fellow master and apprentice brothers should be their masters now? Treat each other as enemies.

"Give ......" Confucius watched his beloved disciple who had disappeared for many days slowly walking with complicated eyes, and he followed suit, engrossed, holding the king's order, fulfilling the envoy's accusation.

A few years ago, on the top of Rong Mountain, the heroic ambition of the plain-clothed young man was still in his ears: "To get a plain-clothed crown, so that between the two countries, the soldiers who do not hold the size, the food of the fight, and the two countries are like brothers!" Prosper with the giver, and die without the giver! ”

Good, this is the will of a debater......

The three huans were still pushing each other, but Zigong had already passed the layers of interrogation and walked in front of them. He ignored Sanhuan, just bowed lightly, and walked straight to Kong Qiu and bowed.

It is the gift of the envoy to see the doctor of the enemy country, not the gift of the disciple to see the master and the elder!

He was thinner and more mature than a few days ago, and his voice was much deeper than before: "Zhao Xiaosikou has set up a banquet on the boat in Jishui, and I specially invite the great uncle to meet!" ”

For a while, everyone was shocked, and Sanhuan was stunned on the spot like a fool, especially Ji Sunsi was trembling with anger.

"How dare the Zhao family be like this, disrespectful, disrespectful!"

Zhao Wuxian ignored them, he didn't invite any of the three Huan, but directly invited Kong Qiu! (To be continued.) )