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That night, Zhong Kexi started a fever. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the military doctor said that it was caused by fright. Shen Ruoyu went to visit in the tent, Zhong Kexi was so confused that he didn't know he was coming. The third brother was in good condition, but when he saw him, he turned his face away and refused to look at him, obviously complaining.

On December 7, Ding You, the war report came, and Yan generals Wang Zhen, Wang Cong, Zhu Rong, and Liu Jiang led 3,000 elite horsemen to attack the slippery port, and broke the camp set up by Sun Lin and Tang Li. General Tang Li was captured by the Yan army, and all the 5,000 elite forwards surrendered. The whereabouts of General Sun Lin are unknown.

When the generals heard the news, they were silent for a moment, and then Zhuang De and Chu Zhi jumped up angrily and began to scold Shen Ruoyu for being short-witted and resourceful, and insisting that the vanguard set up separate camps on both sides of the estuary on the south bank, so that the soldiers were defeated and defeated.

Shen Ruoyu couldn't argue, so he asked the two to shut up, but the two didn't listen. He Fu and Chen Hui persuaded on both sides, but unexpectedly added fuel to the fire, and after a while, even He Fu became angry, on the one hand, he condemned Zhuang De and Chu Zhi for being brave and unstrategic, only knowing how to resist orders, and never offering advice, and on the other hand, complaining that Shen Ruoyu acted arbitrarily, misemployed people, lacked resourcefulness, and blindly talked on paper. Chen Hui was caught in a dilemma among the crowd, and soon couldn't stand it, covered his ears and ran out of the Chinese army's tent and fled. Several people quarreled more and more intensely, and finally Shen Ruoyu pulled out Shang Fang's sword, shouting that he was going to cut Zhuang and Chu to show the public, He Fu said that General Zuo's move was very inappropriate, and he would report to the general.

For a few days in a row, Shen Ruoyu and the generals did not see each other. Zhong Kexi burned down, his body was still weak, the third brother's resentment was not gone, and he was even more afraid of being angry, neither of them dared to enter the account to see General Zuo. Only Gu Shenyu relied on martial arts and cooking skills to dare to enter the account; All affairs such as food delivery were taken care of by Gu Shenyu alone.

On the Yan army's side, the action was not fast. King Yan led 300,000 Yan troops to leave Pingyin on December 10, crossed the Daqing River north to Dong'e, and then stopped at Dong'e to rest, and there was no sign of sending troops for a while. Shen Ruoyu received the report and ordered the generals to discuss the big tent of the Chinese army, but no one went, and the generals collectively couldn't get sick. Shen Ruoyu rushed to Zhuang De's tent and ordered Zhuang to go to the army, but was refused. Shen Ruoyu was angry, and he drew his sword to cut Zhuang Command, but was stopped by other generals who rushed to hear the news. After some dispute, Shen Ruoxiao brushed his sleeves away, got out of the camp, and went into Dongchang City.

That night, Gu Shenyu called open the gate of Dongchang City, found Shen Ruoyu, and reported something to him. After the morning cooking the next day, Shen Ruoyu and Yuan Yu returned to the camp together, and immediately ordered Gu Shenyu to immediately order all departments to raise the tent and count the troops.

When the generals received the order, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts and rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army together.

Shen Ruoyu stood in front of the tent with his whole body draped, with gold armor and red robes, bright and dazzling, the autumn wind sword at his waist, Shang Fang's sword in his hand, and General Zuo's seal on the case. A cluster of arrows stood high on the table. On the side flagpole, the majestic flag hunts and flutters in the north wind, and the Shen character embroidered with silk on the flag is thick and coarse, and it is particularly eye-catching.

The generals had arrived, and stood neatly on both sides of the tent. The 200,000 troops also solemnly lined up in the camp, looking intently at the twenty-one-year-old general of the Pingyan army in front of the Chinese army's big tent.

Shen Ruoyu looked around at the generals in front of the tent and the soldiers in the battalion, and said:

"The general is in Texas, guarding the rear of our army. Our army has been here for more than a month, and there are several sieges, and it is not Shen Ruoxiao's ability to get today's momentum, but because all the generals work together and make suggestions. I am here today to thank all the soldiers and generals. ”

He bowed deeply, and the generals hurriedly bowed back. Then he ordered:

"Bring it on!"

Gu Shenyu escorted a person, stepped forward, and threw it in front of the big tent. This person was wearing the uniform of the imperial army and was wearing heavy weapons, but his hands and feet were safe, and there were no injuries on his body.

Shen Ruoyu said: "The army has come out of Texas, and the reason why I have repeatedly concealed military aircraft, and frequently made ridiculous moves, and even annoyed the officers and soldiers of the whole army, is because of this person. Er deceived me, made a fine work for the king of Yan, frequently stole the secrets of our army, reported to the king of Yan, and wanted to kill my 200,000 soldiers to die here, and the Jiangshan Society fell into the hands of the anti-king, and thought I knew nothing? ”

The man just lay on the ground and shivered, not daring to look up. Shen Ruoyu ordered:

"Pick him up and face out of the tent, so that my army of 200,000 people can see your face clearly."

Gu Shenyu picked up the man, turned around, knelt outward, pulled his hair, and lifted his face. When the army saw it, they were taken aback.

The third brother was pulled to the roots of his hair and felt pain, tears flowed, he was bound by iron weapons all over his body, and he was uncomfortable everywhere. He couldn't turn back, so he could only let himself be caught in the air, shouting at the same time:

"Ruo Xiao, you can't wronged me like this! You and I are friends in tribulation, and they have started from the end of the slightest, how have I ever had the heart to harm you? ”

Shen Ruoyu sneered: "You still want to deny it and force me to come up with evidence of your collaboration with the enemy?" ”

He reached out and grabbed a piece of cotton cloth with handwriting written on the case and brought it to the third brother:

"Do you recognize this letter? Texas grain and grass arrived, you wrote a letter to the king of Yan, all here, word by word. Ladies and gentlemen, please take a look. ”

He sent the cotton cloth to the generals for circulation.

The third brother said: "I didn't write it, I really didn't write it, I've never seen this book." ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I sent someone to Dezhou to ask for grain secretly, and then pretended to send people to the surrounding counties to borrow grain, lured the Yan army to capture the counties, and waved the army south, so as to vacate the grain road in Dezhou to ensure the safety of grain transportation." On the 28th of November, the grain and grass arrived, and that night I ordered you not to go to Li Rang's sister's tent to keep vigil, but to stay by my side at all times and obey your orders, just to keep an eye on you. For a few days you don't have any chance, and you are restless; On December 1st, Lan Zhengjun came back to restore his life and brought back a letter from King Yan, I asked you not to come to accompany you at night, so as to give you a chance, and at the same time ordered Lan Zhengjun to wait by the river that night. Sure enough, in the middle of the night, you secretly came to the river and shot arrows at the opposite bank, and Commander Lan and General Yuan captured the arrow-catching Yan soldiers and captured the arrow-bound letters, which was there. I cut off the fingers and gouged out the eyes of the Yan soldiers, and hanged you on the camp gate, but you don't know how to restrain yourself, last night, and secretly reported to the king of Yan that I was at odds with the generals so that the swords and soldiers met, Commander Lan saw it with his own eyes, captured you at the scene, what else can you say? ”

The third brother cried: "Brother, you are too affectionate, to believe his words, but do you not believe me?" He's making false accusations, spewing blood! Maybe he was a traitor and framed me on the head! ”

"Shut up!" Shen Ruoyu shouted, "The Yan soldiers who responded to you were tortured in the camp the day before yesterday to deter the three armies, you have seen it clearly, at this time, in the face of evidence, you still want to deny it, you also want to taste the taste of cutting off your fingers and gouging out your eyes!" ”

The third brother shouted: "If you want to kill or chop, it's all up to you; I'm just a ghost! ”

Shen Ruoyu sneered: "You are still hard-mouthed; I will accompany you to the end today, and you will have nothing to say. I have been suspicious of you since the time you surrendered to Jinan; Do you think it's just this month? ”

"When I was in Jinan, how could I have reported to Yan Jun? If you have evidence, why don't you also take it out and call the 200,000 army to see it. My army used a trick to earn King Yan into the city and wanted to kill him, if I was a spy of King Yan, how could he take the bait? ”

"Well said. When you were in Jinan, you really didn't report to the Yan army, it was just because I, the general, and the iron lord took turns to keep an eye on you, and you couldn't find a chance to start. Every inch of the city wall is guarded by no one at all times, and the defense is that there are people who communicate with foreign enemies, so that Jinan will not be attacked. Ever since the plan to ambush and kill the Yan King, you have been making all kinds of excuses to slack off the water fortifications and find opportunities to slip away; If it weren't for Lord Tie to go down to the cellar to carry the iron plate as a precaution, lock you in the cellar, and dedicate the city, I am afraid that you would have already broken the big thing in Jinan. You are confident that I can't come up with evidence of Jinan, and you are yelling here, but you don't know that you have already been full of flaws. You claim to have surrendered to the court to save your sister. How did you forget your sister after surrendering, and never mention that I wrote to the Datong defenders to release me? ”

The third brother said anxiously: "That's because-at the beginning of Jinan, under the siege of the Yan army, I didn't want to think about personal affairs, not to mention that I begged you to write, Jinan was besieged, and the letter couldn't be sent." After the siege of Jinan was lifted, before I could say anything, you told me that you had already written. ”

"Pure absurdity! Since you left King Yan for your sister and went to the court, now why do you have no intention of thinking about personal matters? You never told me your sister's name, or even who your real name was, I still don't know; How can I write a letter to the Datong defenders? But you didn't notice it, and I was already on my guard. Later, when he came to Cangzhou, the Yan army went east, pretending to attack Shanhaiguan, but in fact, he secretly went south to attack Cangzhou, how many detective cavalry disappeared, and no one in Cangzhou City knew the movements of the Yan army, but you suddenly persuaded me to go to Texas to ask for troops; I just walked on the front foot, and the Cangzhou city fell on the back foot. You didn't harm me, but you caused 3,000 soldiers to be buried alive by the Yan army. Later, I sent Lan Zhengjun to the camp of King Yan to write a book, no one knew about the 200,000 army, I only told you about it, there was only one purpose, in order to prevent King Yan from angering the messenger, I intended to report to him through you, saying that I actually wanted to use the hand of King Yan to get rid of Lan Zhengjun, so that he would come back safe and sound. Do you know that when King Yan saw Lan Zhengjun, the first thing he said asked him was, 'Jun left Dongchang on the 14th, and it has been seven days now, why is it too late?' 'King Yan knew the situation of our army well, knew that I was in the camp and set up a sword, knew that I sent the camp prostitutes, knew that I went to the surrounding counties to collect grain, knew that my generals were not in harmony, the army was in turmoil, and knew that I was short-tempered. I could have killed you at that time after I captured that Yan soldier, but the reason why I didn't do it was to use you and continue to send false information to King Yan. But you also obediently take the bait. I really should thank you, if you hadn't been by my side every step of the way, I would have tried my best to create all kinds of illusions to confuse King Yan, and how could I be so successful! ”

The third brother was already in tears, let out a long wail, and said:

"Shen Ruoliao, how can you be so ruthless and unrighteous, how did King Yan treat you badly, and now you will take revenge, and treat your brother who begged for food together in the past like this?"

Shen Ruoyu said coldly: "You finally no longer deny the fact that you are making eyeliner for King Yan and deceiving me?" ”

The third brother begged: "Ruoxiao, have you forgotten how I took care of you at the beginning, you forgot that heavy rain, you were seriously ill and dying, I carried you to the Hong's hotel and begged Hong's sister-in-law to accept you?" Have you forgotten how you once stole fifty yuan from Yao's housekeeper, but you didn't spend a penny, and gave it to your brother to buy wine? ”

Shen Ruoyu was indifferent: "Since I returned to the treasure of the county lord's guest of honor, I am no longer the Shen Ruoliao in Beiping." Now I am the left general of the Pingyan army, entrusted by the Son of Heaven and the general, and the king of Yan is only the head of the anti-thief enemy to me; You are both the Yan army and my enemy, and nothing else. At the time of Baigou River, I have clearly warned you that my position is clear, if you come to vote, I will never allow you to have two hearts. At this point in today, there's no reason to blame me for not making it clear beforehand. ”

The third brother said: "Then do you know that I know that once I vote for you, I will go deep into the tiger's den from now on, why do I still accept such a heavy trust from King Yan and come over willingly?" Am I for my own sake? I'm here for you, too! Have you ever thought about how difficult the situation was for Sister-in-law Hong from the march? Master Yao almost couldn't save her several times. Before leaving, King Yan said to me that I should not only inquire about the military situation of the imperial court, but more importantly, find out what you are thinking, why you betrayed him and opposed him; The reason why he has not killed Sister-in-law Hong is also because he is worried that you have something else to hide, and he doesn't want to blame you and fail you. King Yan is still thinking of the old love, and you can't bear to treat King Yan like this? You tortured the warriors of King Yan with such vicious torture, I never thought you could be so cruel! ”

Shen Ruoyu said sharply: "You are a Yan soldier, you ravaged the wives and daughters of the Huailai defenders, and killed 3,000 Cangzhou soldiers, and you have done all the shameless deeds of destroying humanity and losing your conscience in this world, and now you are worthy of saying that I am cruel?" Enough of what you've said, right? Our army still has to send troops, and this time it is scheduled to be a battle in Dongchang and annihilate the Yan army, but there is not so much spare time to listen to your ramblings here. It's too late to be a lobbyist. ”

He shouted: "Pull me down, slash!" ”

The third brother said anxiously: "You can't kill me!" Kill me, Sister-in-law Hong will not be safe! ”

Shen Ruoyu stopped his subordinates: "What did you say?" ”

The third brother said: "King Yan said, if you are pretending to take refuge in the imperial court, and there is another secret, then you will keep me safe, and he also knows your intentions, and he will ensure that Sister-in-law Hong is safe and sound." If you kill me, he will join your mother as a prostitute, and then he will kill her as a prostitute." If you are few, your mother's safety is hanging in your hands! ”

Shen Ruoyu didn't move for a while, the statue generally stood there, just silent; The army of 200,000 looked at him in horror and waited uneasily. The north wind also stopped at this time. For a time, there was only a dead silence in the entire Dongchang.

He smiled coldly, and his voice was as calm as a pool of stagnant water, as hard as a Kunlun stone:

"It's fine; When I exchange my sister for my mother, I will kill you again! For the time being, he will be escorted with me, and Lan Zhengjun will be in charge, heavily guarded, and no one is allowed to approach. ”

Shen Ruoyu waited for Gu Shenyu to escort the third brother to retreat, returned to the side of the case, and picked up an arrow.

"General Sun Lin listens to orders!"

Sun Lin hesitated, stepped out, and stepped forward.

Shen Ruoyu said: "General Sun and General Tang Li acted according to the plan in the slip the day before yesterday, and withdrew in a shallow battle, and they were proud of their Yan soldiers and achieved great success. Now that the general has returned safely, General Tang Li has also led his troops into the Yan military camp smoothly, and the two have made great contributions. Now the five places around Dongchang, including Guanxian, Shen County, Dong'e, Chiping, and Gaotang, have been arranged in advance by me to fake the Yan army, and the king of Yan is really paralyzed, leaving only a few troops to garrison, thinking that he will win this battle. When the Yan army arrives in Dongchang, these five places will re-establish the imperial court banner, revert to the encirclement with me, and cut off the retreat of the Yan army. Only one place in Linqing was broken by the Yan army, and there were still 3,000 men and horses to guard. After the Yan army was defeated and retreated, there was no way out, and it was necessary to go to Linqing. The general led 5,000 cavalry and set up an ambush at Weijiawan on the north bank of the Maji River, but when he heard the sound of drums on the south bank, he rose and fell to rob and kill the Yan army. You must be careful when ambushing, and don't let the Linqing Yan Army find out. ”

His demeanor was calm, his voice was calm, and his eyes were determined, as if the incident of the third brother had never happened before. Sun Lin was frightened, responded in a panic, and took the arrow.

Shen Ruoyu picked up another arrow.

"General Chu Zhi listens to orders!"

Chu Zhi is out of the ranks. "The end will be."

Shen Ruoyu said: "The general led a thousand elite soldiers to set up an ambush in the south of Linqing City. When he saw that the city was on fire, he went into the city. ”

Chu Zhi asked suspiciously, "What does this mean?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "When the Yan army arrives in Dongchang, General Tang Li will be in Linqing City. I want to recapture Linqing and cut off Yan's way back. ”

Chu Zhi hesitated: "Can a thousand people use it?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "At that time, another 1,000 Texas men and horses will set up an ambush in the north of the city, and the north and south will ambush and respond, and Linqing will be obtained by me." ”

Chu Zhi took the arrow and said: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

"General Zhuang De obeys the order!"

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"The general ordered 5,000 crossbowmen, prepared strong crossbow arrows, and went to the confluence of the canal and the Tuxiao River, and set up an ambush along the west bank of the canal and the south bank of the Tuxiao River. When the Yan soldiers crossed north from Tuxiao, they just let it go. When the Dongchang cannon was heard, the pontoon bridge was demolished, the river bank was guarded, and the arrows and crossbows were fired in unison, blocking the retreat of the Yan army in the river. The general must be careful when going to ambush and never be exposed. ”

Zhuang De led the arrow.

"General Yuan Yu listens to orders! From now on, the general should always be vigilant against whether there are Yan army scouts around Dongchang, and on the west bank of the canal, on the south bank of the Tuxiao River, within 20 miles of the northeast of Dongchang City, in addition to exploring horses and riding rangers, soldiers must be on guard day and night above the city defense, but if there is any doubt, report immediately!

"Lan Zhengjun obeys the order! Lan commanded all the scouts in the battalion to assist General Yuan in guarding against the Yan army patrol, and was responsible for all military intelligence matters; Everything is going to happen and report it directly to me.

"The grain officer listens to the order! Within two days, you will transport all the grain and grass into the city of Dongchang, and only keep ten days' grain in the camp; After three days, if the Yan army does not commit, they will go to the city to get three days' grain and grass; And so on every three days, until I command otherwise. When transporting grain, Commander Lan will take someone to help you check the surrounding situation, be sure to pay attention to concealment, and not be discovered by the Yan army rangers. The situation of grain and grass shall be reported once every three days, and there shall be no mistakes.

"General He Fu listens to orders! General He immediately counted all the firearms and ammunition in the battalion, and then transported them all into Dongchang City, and arranged them all on the west city defense, and were strictly guarded by the general's confidants. It is limited to three days for the general to complete.

"General Chen Hui listens to the order! General Chen gathered all the remaining strong bows and crossbowmen in the camp and waited for dispatch at any time.

"General Yuan Yu, please count all the crossbowmen in the defenders in the city and organize them into a team, and listen to my dispatch. Clean and debug all the fire extinguishers in the city to ensure that there is no damage and no mistakes. All ammunition and arrows are stored in the city defense, and special personnel are assigned to strictly guard them, and idle people are not allowed to approach. When the army entered the city, the general was asked to assist the grain officer in choosing a place in the city to store it properly. When the firearms and ammunition in the battalion entered the city, General Yuan was also asked to assist General He, and the firearms and ammunition in the city were combined together, arranged on the west side of the city defense, and closely guarded together. And ordered the craftsmen in the city to make gunpowder and arrows overnight, and the more the better.

"Generals, everything must be completed within the deadline. If you have any difficulties, report them to me as soon as possible. Those who delay the time without reason shall be severely punished. I am responsible for the preparation and training of the camp. Please also pay attention to the daily life, diet, and mental state of the soldiers at all times, but if you notice anything abnormal, report it immediately. ”

The generals replied solemnly: "But from the general's order, there will be no mistakes!" ”

Shen Ruoyu suddenly blinked and smiled weirdly:

"I have good news for you. The general was unscathed; The day before yesterday, an arrow fell from a horse, but it was a joke; The Yan army thought that the general was seriously injured and would die, and he would inevitably underestimate the enemy, thinking that Texas was worry-free. As everyone knows, the north of Linqing is already under the absolute control of the general; To the east of Chiping, they were also under the strict guard of the soldiers of Wei Guogong and Tie Shangshu Jinan; I use my own plan to clear up; The Yan army was defeated and retreated to Linqing and was blocked, so it was inevitable to go southwest to Guantao. On the west bank of the Wei River, there are already the Zhending soldiers of the right general Ping'an and Wu Jie, the Marquis of Anlu, who are strictly defended, and they can raid and rob the Yan army back and forth and retreat to the soldiers of Guantao. In this way, the encirclement of our army has been completed; And Yan Wang Shang was smug, thinking that the battle situation was under his control. For now, our army only needs to continue to act steadily according to the plan, and must not be impetuous and impatient, and be anxious for quick success; If you do it step by step, you can do great things. ”

The generals replied, "I'll understand!" Please rest assured, General! ”

Shen Ruoyu dismissed the generals and returned to his tent, where Zhong Kexi was trembling.

Shen Ruoliao pulled him to sit down and said, "I want to kill the third brother, because he is the eyeliner of King Yan, I have to do this." It's not about you, it's not about anyone else. You don't have to worry about anything. ”

Zhong Kexi shuddered and said, "General...... Will ...... The general also ...... Also ...... Still believe me? ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled: "Of course; You're not like him. I brought you out, and you have been with me for so long, born and died together. Besides, you are too soft-hearted and cowardly by nature, these are all shortcomings as a soldier, but as a comrade-in-arms who knows you, it is enough for me to believe you, even if one day, the 200,000 army will recognize you as the third brother, I still will not have the slightest doubt about you. ”

Zhong Kexi said: "Third brother...... Actually, people are not bad......"

Shen Ruoyu said: "I know, I know; If it weren't for the fact that he could only meet each other on the battlefield, he would still be one of my best friends, after all, we have suffered together, and it is really helpless to get to this point; Each man has his own will, each his master, each has his own responsibility, and each has his loyalty. He deserved to die, and I have no regrets or regrets. If you feel sorry for him, you can wait for him to die, bury his body alive, sacrifice a pot of wine, pay tribute to him for the king of Yan, and also pay tribute to you and me as friends. ”

"General......" Zhong Kexi muttered, "...... general's mother?" ”

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a moment. "I don't know," he sighed, "I still have Li Rang's sister here, and I'll see if King Yan fulfills his contract." My mother is in the Yan Army, so she has three longs and two shorts, and I have no choice but to look forward to revenge on the battlefield. The third brother was stupid, and thought that he could move my feelings, but he didn't know that I, as General Zuo, held the sword of the party, and led an army of 200,000, but I had no choice, and all decisions were not for a certain person. It's not that I'm ruthless, and my personal feelings are not enough to derelict my duties. ”

Zhong Kexi calmed down a little. Shen Ruoyu said:

"In the past few days, you have been stimulated, and I will send you to Dongchang City to recuperate for a few days. I don't need you to worry about it here, I have someone to take care of it. ”

"No, the third brother is gone, and the general has never used anyone else, so don't worry. The subordinates didn't go anywhere, so they stayed by the general's side and waited. ”

"Can you do it? Look at you like this, now give you a basin of water to see if you can hold it steady? ”

"Subordinates can do it; If the general doesn't suspect me, I'm at ease, and there's nothing else. ”

Zhong Kexi said, jumped up and started to work. Shen Ruoyu watched him toss and turn, and his heart was infinitely stunned.

In the afternoon of the same day, Shen Ruoliao sent a soldier to the Dong'a Yan army to inquire about the exchange of hostages with King Yan. King Yan replied, agreeing to exchange hostages at noon on December 20 at 15 miles east of Jicheng halfway between the two places. No more than 20 people on each side should be brought.

In the past few days, Dongchang has been busy and orderly. The army's grain and grass have all been transported into the city in accordance with Shen Ruoxiao's orders, and the firearms have been arranged. Sun Lin, Chu Zhi, and Zhuang De received enough military rations and weapons, and each took his men and horses away. 20,000 crossbowmen were on standby. The city rushed to produce ammunition and arrows day and night, and according to Shen Ruoxiao's instructions, filled the ammunition with iron filings hook nails, and quenched all the arrows.

On December 19, the king of Yan suddenly sent an envoy to report the exchange of hostages, and put it on hold until he chose another time.

Shen Ruoxiao was silent for a moment and said, "This must be because King Yan has not been able to receive the secret report of the third brother for several days, and he is already suspicious." ”

The generals asked, "What should I do?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "The Yan army is coming, our army is ready, and we are just waiting to set up the formation." and sent Li Rang's sister to Dongchang City to take care of her. ”

The generals hurriedly asked, "How to set up the formation?" ”

"Please follow me to Dongchang City and discuss with General Yuan."

On the 23rd, the Malay newspaper reported that 300,000 Yan troops left Dong'e and slowly marched to Xiazhai, 20 miles south of the Tuxiao River.

That night, Shen Ruoliao and the generals held a banquet to reward the soldiers. Yuan Yu sent the best cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks in Dongchang City, as well as the fat carp in Dongchang Lake. The army feasted, but not a drop of wine.

In the early morning of the 25th, the Yan army opened and slowly came towards the Tuxiao River. Shen Ruoyu ordered all the soldiers to have a full breakfast, and inspected the layout of the camp and the city defense of Dongchang and the west of Dongchang for the last time; Then he ordered to take the third brother.

The knife and axe man dragged the third brother up and threw him under the flag. The third brother shouted:

"Your mother is still in the hands of King Yan, you can't kill me!"

Shen Ruoyu shouted: "I will even kill King Yan today!" Decapitation of the Flag! ”

The third brother raised his head, sighed with tears:

"Lord Wang, sister-in-law Hong, Shen Ruoyu in Beiping back then, is completely dead!"

The big knife rose and fell, blood splattered, heads fell to the ground, and everything was silent.

The heavy troops of the Yan army slowly crossed the pontoon bridge of the Tuxiao River; Exploring the Malay newspaper, the three armies of the imperial army lined up on the north side of the camp, with their backs to the camp and Dongchang Jiancheng. He Fu and Zhuang De will be the left army, Chen Hui and Chu Zhi will be the right army, and Shen Ruoliao and Sun Lin will be the middle army together.

When King Yan heard this, he looked up to the sky and laughed.

"The lonely people will clash with Shen Ruoliao in Japanese dramas. He Fujiu commanded the array, proud of his achievements, the imperial court only took him as a general, but worshiped Sheng Yong's unknown people as generals, and Shen Ruoxiao and others were fortunate to be the left deputy generals, and they had already harbored resentment; Zhuang De and Chu Zhi were also dissatisfied with Shen Ruoyu, and were repeatedly threatened and humiliated by him in public, and they were angry; Chen Hui was also not convinced by Shen Ruoliao and Sheng Yong; And Sun Lin hated his mediocrity and incompetence even more, so that he almost lost his life. Seeing its formation like this today, the three armies will lose each other's support and defense, and they will be divided internally; Even with his back to the camp, he thought he was foolproof, but in fact, he dug his own grave, and God really helped me. Shen Ruoyu's death is at an end, and he still doesn't know what to hear. ”

Then he ordered the generals to be left and right, but he had to do so according to the plan.

At noon, the Yan army, under the leadership of King Yan, unhurriedly bypassed Dongchang City, came to the north of the city, stopped facing south, and looked at the imperial army in battle.

King Yan looked at Shen Ruoliao, who was draped all over his body in front of the battle, and led his horse to the middle of the two armies.

"General Shen, Jinan has been farewell for several months; Has the general's arrow wound been healed? ”

Shen Ruoyu stepped forward and faced King Yan.

"Thank you, Your Highness; If there were only a few arrow wounds, it would have been gone. But I don't know how His Highness's injury is? ”

King Yan said: "Lonely's injuries are all shallow, how can he be more than a general's chest?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "When the ambush is issued, His Highness's dragon horse is killed under the iron plate, and His Highness must be injured when he comes?" ”

King Yan's eyes were full of murderous intent. He still has the same demeanor, strokes his long beard in a chic manner, and smiles leisurely:

"The destiny is mine, how can you do it?"

He leaned forward and looked at Shen Ruoyu's entourage, only Zhong Kexi and Gu Shenyu, who was holding the flag.

King Yan asked, "Where is Li Rang's sister?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Now in Dongchang City." Where is my mother? ”

King Yan said: "In the camp of our army." General Zuo's retinue, a commander, a guard, and a banner, why is there one less today? ”

Shen Ruoyu said coldly: "I have the autumn wind in my hand, and I am already invincible in the world, why do I need to be escorted?" These two are enough. ”

King Yan stared at him intently and was silent for a moment.

"Does the general still want to exchange hostages?"

Shen Ruoyu said: "Why waste time exchanging hostages. When our army breaks through the Yan army, I will go to your camp to collect people. ”

King Yan said gloomily: "Ling Tangzheng is tied to the camp, and after my 300,000 army sets foot in Dongchang, I will use her to pay the army." ”

Shen Ruoyu saluted on the horse and replied firmly, "See you later." ”

With that, he led his horse back to the front of the formation.