The land of the south is particularly harsh. Within a few days, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the military horses and horses could not wear their clothes and armor, and many soldiers also suffered from heat stroke. Beigong Ru sat in the tent and discussed with the generals how to break the enemy. The weather was too hot, and he wore only a thin white robe, which was already soaked with sweat and wrapped tightly around him, vaguely outlining his solid chest and shapely figure. I only heard Zhao Jingzhi say: "Son, I have explored the road, less than twenty miles away from here, there is a river, and the forest by the river is luxuriant. Why don't we lead our troops there, pick up shady places and set up camps, and then build some grass huts to let the horses and soldiers escape the heat. ”

Beigong Ru shook his head and said, "This is too dangerous." If the soldiers sneak across the river, come to rob the camp, and set a fire, we will not be able to fly. Sun Boya wiped the sweat from his head, nodded and said, "Childe is right." We can't afford to take such a risk, and if they attack, we will definitely lose our vitality. Just when he was at a loss, a tooth soldier ran in and reported: "General Qiyu, someone caught a Rong army spy while patrolling, how to deal with it?" Beigong Ru took a sip of water, twisted his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Bring it up, I'll ask him personally." Jing Zhi, Bo Aya, you stand on both sides with swords and axes. ”

After a while, a thin figure staggered into the tent, and when he saw Zhao Jingzhi and Sun Boyan on both sides, he immediately knelt on the ground, his body trembled like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, and he didn't dare to raise his head. Childe said solemnly: "Raise your head." Only then did he slowly raise his head, and it seemed that he was still a half-old child, wearing Liu Bing's military uniform, and only a pair of green eyes could see that he was from Lirong.

"Who are you?" Beigong Ru asked, there was no trace of anger in his tone, but it made people shudder. The little soldier raised his head and looked at Gongziru who was sitting behind the case, only to see a young general with his hands on the side of the case, looking at him coldly, his eyes full of murderous aura. For a while, I was so frightened that I couldn't speak. Sun Boyan turned to Gongziru and said, "He may not understand the Central Plains dialect." Beigong pretended to be impatient, waved his hand and said, "That's useless, push it out and kill it." ”

"No, no, no," the soldier hurriedly said, "Please spare the general." He kowtowed like garlic as he spoke. Childe was surprised and asked, "Oh? You're right. What is the origin? Xiao Bing replied: "The origin of the small surname, the name Xiyang." His father was from Lirong and his mother was from Middle-earth. So I can speak the original dialect. Gongziru nodded, he remembered that Sun Boyan had said on the road that many of these Lirong people were mixed with Rong Khan. Then he asked, "What is the use of me keeping you?" ”

Yuan Xiyang stammered: "I, I, I just saw some soldiers suffering from heat stroke outside the tent, and I am willing to help you relieve the heat." I beg the general to let me live. Beigong Ru asked with great interest: "How to solve the law?" Yuan Xiyang said: "In the woods around here, there is a kind of grass called 'Ice Spring Grass', which can be soaked in water to clear the fire and reduce heat. "Gongzi Ru asked Zhao Jingzhi to take more than a dozen people to pick this grass with this origin Xiyang. I took it back and soaked it in water, and first gave it to Yuanyuan, and when I saw that there was nothing unusual, I was relieved to take it to the soldiers who suffered from heat stroke. After a while, the situation has improved greatly.

In the evening, Gongzi Ru asked people to bring wine and dinner to Yuanyuan Xiyang, and asked, "How is the situation in the city?" Yuan Xiyang was already hungry, and while gobbling up his meal, he replied casually: "Very good, there is enough food and grass, and the people's hearts are stable, just waiting for the Wing Army to come and ......" "Nonsense!" Gongzi suddenly changed color, stood up suddenly, pointed at him and said angrily: "You dare to deceive the general? If you don't beat you with a hundred sticks, you won't tell the truth! ”

Yuan Yuan was so frightened that he dropped his rice bowl on the ground, kowtowed to the ground and said: "The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare, it's true, because ......" swallowed the words back halfway through. "Because of what?" Beigong Ru asked. Yuan Xiyang is just a fragment and refuses to say it again. Gongziru slowed down his tone and said calmly: "If you help Ben to break the city, Ben will ensure your glory and wealth, just like you go to the underworld to be a ghost." Yuan Xiyang sighed and said, "Alas, fate should be like this." I hope the general will not break his promise. "I'll talk about this in detail.

It turned out that the king and queen of Lirong had a son and a daughter, and the princess's name was Xiu Yuyue, who was only eighteen years old this year, but she was brave, resourceful, and intelligent. Prince Xiu Yuyang is still a five-year-old child, so all the affairs of the country are assisted by Princess Xiu Yuyue. In several battles with Liu Jun these days, she strategized and commanded the soldiers and horses. The princess also speculated that the Liu army had lived in the north for a long time, and it must soon be unable to stand the scorching heat in the south, and only wait for the Liu army to camp on the edge of the forest, and the Rong army could sneak attack and attack. Beigong Ru was shocked when he heard this: This is really a strange woman, and the woman does not let her eyebrows. If we are based in the forest, we will really die without a place to be buried.

He then asked, "Is there really no shortage of food and grass in the city?" "Exactly, this is also the princess's foresight. Two years ago, a secret passage was dug from the inside of the city to the outside of the city, and this grain and grass weapon could be continuously sent in from the granary outside the city. Childe suddenly muttered, "I see, I see." "I didn't expect that the first time I led the troops, I was unfavorable, and I was played by a young woman, which made Gongzi even more unwilling, and he just wanted to break the city as soon as possible to see what kind of powerful character he was.

Beigong Ru asked: "Do you know where this grain and grass are stored and where the entrance to the secret passage is?" Yuan Xiyang replied: "The villain knows that he can lead the way for the general." "Beigong is like a great joy, it is night, and the generals will consult, and tomorrow's soldiers will be divided into two ways. One way, Sun Boya took 500 people to cut off the grain and grass, and one way, Beigong Ru took the remaining 1,000 men and horses to sneak into the city from the tunnel in the middle of the night, and killed it by surprise. The plan has been decided, the city is just around the corner, and Beigong has a sense of relief.

In the early morning of the next day, Beigong was like rectifying the soldiers and horses, led by Yuanyuan Xiyang, and advanced at full speed. It was a rugged path all the way, and it was noon when I walked to a river, and people were sleepy and tired. When the soldiers saw that there was water, they drank their horses, and some saw that the water was shallow and gentle, so they entered naked. I only heard Yuan Xiyang shouting: "Don't drink water to cross the river!" But it was too late, and the horses and men roared everywhere, and they all died of bleeding from their mouths and noses. Zhao Jingzhi was shocked and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Yuan Xiyang explained: "This river is called the Night River, because you can only cross the river at night. In the hot summer weather, the poisonous gas in this river gathers and evaporates, and people and horses will be poisoned when they cross the water or drink water. It is only after the night that the water temperature becomes cold and the poisonous gas sinks before the centaurs can pass. Beigong Ru asked: "Is there any other way?" Yuan Xiyang shook his head and said, "There is no other way." When this granary was first built, it was deliberately selected to be fifty miles ashore on the night river, and this river was a natural danger to protect everything. Except for the Lirong people, outsiders don't know this method of crossing the river. ”

Beigong Ru was helpless, so he had to tell the army to rest and wait until nightfall. In the evening, the air was cool, and the army crossed the river safely. After going ashore, the march at night, the speed was not as fast as the day, and the group walked until the next morning, when Yuan Xiyang said: "The front is the place where the grain and grass are stored." "Beigong Ru sent two pathfinders to the front to find out the truth. After a short time, the two rode horses and reported: "There is indeed a large kiln warehouse ahead, built according to the place, and arranged in an orderly manner. ”

"This south is humid, and the granary is built according to the ground but not raised, how to prevent moisture and moisture?" Beigong Ru asked curiously. Yuan Xiyang replied without thinking: "The bottom of this kiln warehouse is first padded with a layer of dry soil to strengthen and compact, then baked with fire, and then smeared with tung oil mixed with red clay crumbs, carbon embers, etc. The four walls of the kiln warehouse are more complex, from the bottom to the top around the kiln wall to build a horizontal row of wall panels, the outside of the wall board is close to the wood foil made of wattle wood strips, and then two layers of mats are pasted on the outside of the wood foil, and a thick layer of chaff can be filled between the mats to resist moisture and moisture. ”

Gongziru nodded deeply and praised: "Sure enough, the design is thorough." Then he led the army slowly close to the grain and grass. Yuan Xiyang offered a plan: "The soldiers on this guard will generally take off their armor and unsaddle at noon because of the heat, and the precautions are relatively lax, so they can wait until that time to raid." Beigong agreed, so he ordered Sun Boya's men and horses to ambush in the nearby woods, wait until noon and wait for the opportunity to attack, and he and Jing Zhi took Yuan Xiyang to find the entrance to the tunnel.

Gongzi Ru led the army for about another hour, and then felt that something was wrong, and asked Yuan Xiyang: "How many days will this grain and grass be sent into the city from this tunnel?" Yuan Xiyang replied: "About once every three days." Beigong Ru asked again: "Even if this is the case, why can't there be scattered straw grains and wheel prints on this road?" Yuan Yuan smiled flatteringly and said: "The general is really observant. This is also the order of the princess Xiuyuyue. Wherever the cart carrying grain and grass passes by, there must be soldiers sweeping the traces behind, so that there is no trace to follow. After hearing this, Gongzi Ru had a little more respect and curiosity for this thoughtful young princess.

After walking for more than half an hour, it was almost noon, and suddenly the shout shook the sky, and two teams of Lirong ambushed soldiers on the side of the road, surrounded Gongzi Ru and others, and the two roads of people and horses fought in a scuffle. Beigong Ru knew that he had fallen for the trick again. During the fight, I caught a glimpse of the origin of Xiyang was about to escape on horseback, the son was so angry that he took a bow and shot an arrow, hitting the horse's leg, and Yuanyuan Xiyang was overturned off the horse and fell to the ground. Gongzi stepped forward like a flying horse, leaned over and picked him up on his horse, fought and retreated, and fled towards the mountains with Zhao Jingzhi and the remnants of the army.

The soldiers behind chased after each other all the way, and Beigong Ru and his party finally tried their best to get rid of the pursuers, so they could take a breather. At this time, there was a crowd from afar, and it was Sun Boyan who fled in panic. The two roads converged, and there were less than 500 people left. Zhao Jingzhi's eyes were already red, and he gasped and asked, "Childe, what should we do next?" Childe sat on the horse and said with a smile: "What's next?" It's time for us to turn defeat into victory! Then, he lowered his head and said coldly in Yuan Xiyang's ear: "What do you say? Princess. Yuan Xiyang felt the hot breath exhaled by Beigong Ru slowly dissipating in his ears, and he couldn't help but shiver.