――On the night of November 6 in the fourth year of the Great Zhou Jingzhi, the snow forest on the west side of the Zhou army's base camp --

At the end of the day, Qi Zhi creaked through the snow and walked to the depths of the snow forest with a worried expression, and not far in front of him, Cheng Yang, the general of the Great Liang Army, held a big tree dressed in silver and watched the distant night.

"Something?" As if hearing footsteps from behind, Cheng Yang glanced at Qi Zhi, who was approaching him, and asked lightly.

"Huh?" Qi Zhi was stunned, he didn't expect Cheng Yang to take the initiative to talk to him. You must know that although Cheng Yang will act with him tonight, it does not mean that this general, who was born in the Great Liang Army, will look at him differently.

"......" Cheng Yang glanced at Qi Zhi indifferently.

Qi Zhi came to his senses at this time, shook his head and explained, "Maybe I feel a little awkward...... Four months ago at Hukou, the two sides were still fighting, and now they will join forces to deal with Li Shen, the king of Qin......"

"The world is impermanent?"

"That's what it means......" Shrugging his shoulders, Qi Zhi pretended to be relaxed and said, "Her Royal Highness the princess appointed the last general as General Chengyang's deputy, and the last general didn't expect this matter, I'm sorry, General Chengyang ......"

"Excuse me?" Cheng Yang's flat eyes showed some doubt.

Seeing this, Qi Zhi smiled bitterly and explained in a low voice, "To be honest, General Chengyang actually doesn't want the last general to act with the general, right?" ”

After taking a deep look at Qi Zhi, Cheng Yang said lightly, "Obeying the order is the first military discipline of the Great Liang Army!" - Besides, haven't you already found out the entrance and exit orders of the rebel army in Maicheng? ”

"General Chengyang knows?" Pretending to be surprised, he glanced at Cheng Yang, and Qi Zhi suddenly said, "I see, it was Her Royal Highness the Princess who told General Cheng Yang, right?" ”

"Not bad! -- Only a few people in the entire military camp know about you. Because Cheng was shouldering the heavy responsibility of attacking Maicheng, he was fortunate to be revealed in advance by the military advisor, and the rest of the people like Liang Cheng, Tang Hao, Wang Huai and others did not know about it......"

"Strange soldiers attack Maicheng...... Qi Zhi nodded, took a breath and praised sincerely, "It is worthy of Her Royal Highness the Princess." I can think of this kind of anti-customer-oriented, will be calculated by the clever strategy! - Li Shen would never have imagined that when he was calculating Her Royal Highness the Princess, Her Royal Highness the Princess was also calculating him! ”

"......" Looking at the smile on Qi Zhi's face, Cheng Yang's eyes fluctuated slightly, and after a moment's pause, he chuckled and said, "This matter is thanks to General Qi...... If it weren't for General Qi's abandonment of darkness and surrender to the light, endure humiliation and bear the burden of being our army's internal response, and set up Li Shen's scheme, I think. No matter how brilliant the intelligence of the military advisor is, I am afraid it will be difficult to implement the plan......"

"......" Qi Zhi was stunned, he faintly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it, as if a fog enveloped him one day.

After thinking about it, Qi Sik planned to divert the topic.

"Speaking of which, General, when will I act?"

"Wait!" Turn your head to look at the dark night scene in the distance. Cheng Yang said in a deep voice, "According to what you say." The White Water Army of Li Shen, the king of Qin, will attack our army's base camp from the north, northwest, and southwest successively...... If our army is dispatched now and marches towards Maicheng, it is very likely that we will meet those three white water armies head-on...... When the three generals Tang Hao, Liang Cheng, and Wang Huai fight with the three White Water Army, it will not be too late for our army to act! ――Those three generals were there to cover this strange army for us, weren't they? ”

"That's right......"

"Cheng is not familiar with Liu Qing's military division, but he worked as an errand under the command of the eldest grandson military division earlier...... The Elder Sun Army sternly demanded that our generals act according to orders. If the commander of the Changsun Army wants us to lie in ambush somewhere, then before the order to attack is given, even if the enemy army drives by unsuspectingly in front of our army, it must be regarded as not being seen! - Otherwise. Even if the enemy army is broken, not only will it not be meritorious, but it will even be convicted for it, and it will be idle at least and dismissed at worst......" Speaking of this, Cheng Yang sighed slightly, because what he said was indeed the voice of most of the Jizhou army and the Great Liang army.

After all, the art of war pursued by the eldest grandson Xiangyu never needed peerless generals such as Liang Qiu Hao, Liang Qiu Wu, and Zhen Lei who could reverse the unfavorable situation with their personal bravery, because she would never put herself at a disadvantage, she only needed obedient and obedient generals.

It is undeniable that the eldest grandson Xiangyu is a military advisor, which does dampen the enthusiasm of the generals under her command, but this does not mean that the generals do not obey her command, after all, the eldest grandson Xiangyu has not fought a single defeat so far, and he can be called a divine army division that must win the battle.

"And this?" Qi Zhi was really a little surprised, after all, he didn't expect that the eldest grandson Xiangyu's requirements for his generals would be so harsh and ...... Eccentric.

"Probably all the military advisors are like this! I don't like people to make their own decisions and ruin their plans, they always arrange everything in advance and eliminate all uneasy factors......" Speaking of this, Cheng Yang glanced at Qi Zhi intentionally or unintentionally, and could see that he seemed to be hinting at something.

But it's a pity that Qi Zhi is in the mood to pay attention to Cheng Yang at this time, after all, his mind is full of the plans he and Xu Le made before.

As if seeing something, Cheng Yang secretly shook his head, stopped talking, and stared at the night scene in the distance with solemn eyes.

Because he knew that it would not be long before the three commanders of the White Water Army under the command of Li Shen, the King of Qin, would lead the elite White Water Army under his command to officially launch a night attack on their Zhou army base camp. And when the time comes, Tang Hao, Liang Cheng, and Wang Huai will lead troops to intercept these three night raiding soldiers and horses.

When these six armies of soldiers and horses were fighting, as the key person tonight, he Chengyang was going to lead an elite army, drive deep, and capture and kill Li Shen, the king of Qin, in one fell swoop.

As Cheng Yang understood, under the night more than 20 miles away, Chen Zhao, the commander of the First Army of the White Water Army, was leading 20,000 troops under his command to march towards the ice city, the base camp of the Zhou army.

It was obviously an extremely important event such as a night attack on the Zhou army's base camp, but as the chief general of this army, Chen Zhao was lying on horseback with his hands on his back, and he couldn't see the slightest nervousness and attention at all, which made his deputy general Zhang Fang a little incomprehensible.

"General? Checkmate? While trying not to alarm the surrounding soldiers, Zhang Fang rode his horse slowly close to Chen Zhao and reminded his main general in a low voice.

"What's wrong?" Under Zhang Fang's stunned gaze, Chen Zhao only stepped on the stirrup with his right foot, and his left foot rested on his right leg, and the whole person was almost completely lying on the horse's back. flickered and flickered, and seemed to be closing his eyes to recuperate.

This superb riding skill is really jaw-dropping, but the question is, which image should a general who is about to be in charge of the night attack on the Zhou army camp have?

"General, tonight we are waiting for the night attack on the main camp of the Zhou army...... The general is self-respecting! ”

"Hey!" Biting a piece of withered grass in his mouth, Chen Zhao closed his eyes and said slowly. "Nervous about what? - I can't get to the main camp of the Zhou army! ”

"What?" Zhang Fang was stunned and asked suspiciously, "Why can't you reach the main camp of the Zhou army?" Isn't the task assigned to our army by His Highness a night attack on the main camp of the Zhou army? ”

"Are you stupid to be Zhou Jun?" With a yawn, Chen Zhao said slowly, "Our army has a full 20,000 people, and it travels six or seven miles in an hour, so if the Zhou army can't intercept our army, what else will they fight?" Get home early! ”

"This ......," Zhang Fang's face changed slightly when he heard this. "How's that good?" The last general remembered, according to the scout's report, Tang Hao of the Zhou army has been wandering around this area since he left the main camp, in case he bumps into ......"

"What's the panic? -- Tang Hao has 20,000 people, and our army is also 20,000 people, what is there to be afraid of? ”

"The problem is if you bump into Tang Hao. Our army will not be able to follow what the prince said and attack the main camp of the Zhou army! ”

"Hey, hey!" Chen Zhao smiled when he heard this. He opened his eyes and glanced at Zhang Fang, who was looking anxious, and said mysteriously, "That's just His Highness saying this to you, the real battle plan, except for His Highness, only the Boss of the Thunder and the three commanders of our army know!" -- The main camp of the Zhou army. It's not like I'm waiting for the dish on the plate, don't think about it! ”

"The target of our army's night attack was not the main camp of the Zhou army? That's ......"

"Of course it's ......" Speaking of this, Chen Zhao seemed to feel something, turned over and sat up, and there was a slight inexplicable smile in his eyes staring at the night in the distance. Licking his lips, he grinned and said, "Isn't this coming?" -- The real goal of our army tonight, I will see...... Well, Tang Hao, deputy marshal of the Jizhou Army, has 20,000 soldiers! ”

Zhang Fang subconsciously looked ahead when he heard this, and suddenly, his eyes were round. Because he found that in the seemingly peaceful night in the distance, a black and oppressive soldier and horse appeared at some point, and it seemed to be endless from a distance. The first general, holding a spear and riding a horse, stood on the snow slope, staring at them with cold eyes.

"All troops on alert!" Zhang Fang subconsciously shouted.

As soon as the words fell, the 20,000 White Water Army stopped and formed a defensive phalanx. There was not the slightest noise or chaos in the whole process. Based on this alone, it is clear that the quality of the soldiers of the White Water Army is not at all comparable to the vassal army of the local vassal king.

"Yo, isn't this Deputy Marshal Tang of the Jizhou Army! - Long time no see! Chen Zhao greeted Tang Hao in the distance with a grin.

Because a while ago, when Tang Hao and Liao Li attacked the camp of the rebel army at night, Chen Zhao had chatted with Tang Hao when Liao Li and Zhen Lei were head-to-head, so the two of them could be regarded as acquaintances.

"Damn, the lottery was drawn......"

Listening to the greeting from Chen Zhao, Tang Hao scolded in a low voice.

To be honest, he really didn't want to meet Chen Zhao, the commander of the First Legion of the White Water Army, after all, according to his estimates, Chen Zhao's martial arts were definitely above him, and he was more than a star and a half strong. You must know that Chen Zhao came to the vicinity of his body that night when he Tang Hao was almost unaware of it, at this distance, if Chen Zhao had the intention of being unfavorable to him Tang Hao at that time, he would be seriously injured even if he did not die. After all, although he Tang Hao is the deputy marshal, in terms of martial arts, he is far inferior to Fei Guo, Liao Li and Ma Dan.

However, after thinking about it, Tang Hao felt that no matter whether he met Chen Zhao or the other two commanders of the White Water Army, there was actually no difference, because Chen Zhao couldn't beat him, and the other two, he might not be an opponent.

"General Chen!" Standing on the snow slope, Tang Hao hugged his fist towards Chen Zhao in the distance as a salute.

"Hey! ――Vice Marshal Tang, it's so late, and you still have the leisure to enjoy the snow here? Taking the iron spear from his subordinates, Chen Zhao put it on his shoulder and looked at Tang Hao with a smile.

"What kind of wind did General Chen blow again? -- In the middle of the night, with a large group of ......"

"It's okay to hang out!" Chen Zhao licked his lips, and while speaking, he secretly gave an order to be ready to attack at any time.

"Coincidentally!" With a sneer, Tang Hao suddenly raised his spear and shouted in a deep voice, "Kill!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a shocking shout of killing sounded in the snow forests and snow on both sides of Chen Zhaojun, accompanied by this deafening shout. The endless Zhou army launched an offensive against Chen Zhao's army with spears.

"Shh Chen Zhao, who realized that he had lost the opportunity, pursed his lips secretly, but despite this, there was not the slightest panic on his face.

"Let them kill!"

The relaxed tone seemed to verify the calmness in his heart. Who would have thought that Tang Hao's sergeants, who obviously took the lead and took the initiative, would be intercepted when they touched Chen Zhaojun. But Chen Zhaojun has not been able to reverse the momentum because of this.

"Damn snow!" Almost in unison, Tang Hao and Chen Zhao scolded in a low voice at the same time.

The reason why there has been no military in winter since ancient times is best explained by Tang Haojun and Chen Zhaojun.

The two-foot-thick snow almost reduced the momentum of the soldiers on both sides, not to mention the cold wind that blew on people's faces like knives, and the two soldiers who had almost ten fingers frozen in the cold wind were completely unable to play their due level, which made this encounter as ridiculous as a farce.

The two armies totaled 40,000 men. Among them, 20,000 vanguard troops were already in complete confusion at the first round of contact, and as far as the eye could see, the two sergeants tripped over large areas of snow or were pushed down by the enemy non-commissioned soldiers, and then scuffled with the enemy on the snow.

"General ......" Looking at the chaotic scene in front of him, Deputy General Zhang Fang subconsciously looked at his own general Chen Zhao.

"It's okay, just fight like this!" Glancing around, Chen Zhao said lightly. "As many troops as the Zhou army invests, our army will invest as many troops. Just drag Tang Hao on! ”

At the same time, the deputy general beside Tang Hao also asked the same question to his own commander, but the answer he got was the same as Chen Zhao.

"Don't worry, just hold that Chen Zhao back!"

Tang Hao and Chen Zhao have never communicated at all. actually launched a slow-paced war of attrition quite tacitly, and their purpose was just to drag each other down.

At the same time, in the other two directions, Huang Shou, the commander of the Second Army of the White Water Army, and Fu Ao, the commander of the Third Army. They also encountered Liang Cheng and Wang Huai, the generals of the Zhou army, and what was shocking was that these four soldiers and horses also launched a slow-paced war of attrition like Tang Hao and Chen Zhao.

Although the lieutenants of the six generals expressed their incomprehension of this, the faces of the six generals remained unchanged, as if they had expected this situation.

And at this time, the Chengyang army finally took action......

"Report! -- Chen Zhao, Huang Shou, and Fu Ao, who rebelled against the king's army, fought with the three generals Tang Hao, Liang Cheng, and Wang Huai respectively......"

The Jinling Assassins, who accompanied the army, reported the latest battle situation to Chengyang in a timely manner.

It's finally this time, but ......

Qi Zhi, who was listening to the battle situation on the side, frowned when he heard this.

Chen Zhao, Huang Shou, Fu Ao......

The night attack route of the three forces of the White Water Army was all calculated by Liu Qing?

There were only a few thousand soldiers in the main camp of the Zhou army, which could almost be regarded as an empty camp, but Xu Le only had five hundred soldiers around him......

If Chen Zhao, Huang Shou, and Fu Ao failed to attack the main camp of the Zhou army as planned, Xu Le alone would ......

What's going on? Something always felt wrong......

Chen Zhao's three people, how could they all be intercepted by Zhou Jun?

What the hell is going on? With such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, could it be that Li Shen, the king of Qin, would also let it go? Shouldn't the three generals under his command be told to throw off the blocking troops of the Zhou army and storm the main camp of the Zhou army at all costs?

What was Li Shen, the king of Qin, thinking?

"General Qi? General Qi? A call woke Qi Zhi from his contemplation, and when he looked up, Qi Zhi found that Cheng Yang had come to him at some point, and was looking at him with strange eyes.

"General Chengyang......" Qi Zhi smiled a little unnaturally and asked in a low voice, "Are you ready to go?" ”

"Hmm!" Cheng Yang nodded, and said contemplatively, "The three generals Tang Hao, Liang Cheng, and Wang Huai have led away the night attack of the rebel army's soldiers and horses for our army, and now that the road is clear, the time has come for us to come forward!" ”

"That's it......" exhaled, leaving those cranky thoughts in his heart behind, Qi Zhi clasped his fists and said in a low voice, "In this case, if General Chengyang doesn't dislike it, the end will show General Chengyang...... The night road is dark, although it is faintly moonlight, but after all, there are still more than ten miles away from Maicheng, if you take a fork in the road, it will not be good to ruin Her Royal Highness the princess's plan......"

Forget it, don't think about Xu Le's matter first, Chen Zhao and the other three reinforcements have not arrived, and the reckless man will not be stupid enough to rebel now, let's bring this Chengyang to Maicheng for the time being, anyway, Li Shen still has 50,000 or 60,000 vassal army, and there are generals and thunders sitting at the head of the city, and Chengyang has more than 10,000 troops, and he can't capture Maicheng if he wants to!

Qi Zhi secretly added in his heart.

However, at this moment, Cheng Yang said something to Qi Zhi that shocked him inexplicably.

"Actually, I'm not waiting for this trip to McTown......"

"No...... Not Wheat City? Qi Zhi was stunned, a little unable to turn around, and asked in amazement, "Aren't you going to attack Maicheng at night?" -- Capture the thief and capture the king first......"

Looking at Qi Zhi and shaking his head, Cheng Yang said lightly, "It's right to attack at night, and it's not wrong to capture the king first by capturing thieves, but it's not a night attack on Maicheng!" ”

"This ...... Why is that? ”

Patting Qi Zhi's shoulder, Cheng Yang said in a deep voice, "Because Qin King Li Shen is not in Maicheng right now, he is in Cai's Mountain!" -- This is what Liu Qingjun said himself! Therefore, our army does not go to Maicheng, but goes directly to Cai's Mountain! ”

What the?

Liu Qing thinks that Li Shen, the king of Qin, is not in Maicheng at the moment, but in Cai's Mountain?

Then Qin King Li Shen has nothing to do when he runs to Cai's Mountain?

Also, how can Liu Qing assert this?

The two of them......

This...... What the hell is going on?

“……”

A few cold sweats gradually oozed from Qi Zhi's brain, because he instinctively realized that the so-called clever plan he and Xu Le had carefully planned was most likely just one part of someone's entire huge plan. (To be continued......)