"Mr. Zhuge thank you so much today, if it weren't for you, we would all die here." Cheng Biting Jin had palpitations, and after returning to the camp, he still whispered. The rest of the generals also nodded, today I almost died in such a small place as Zou County.

"It's okay, it's okay, everyone is serving Your Majesty." Zhuge Sheng waved his hand with a smile and said: "But this incident has also sounded the alarm for us, Xu Shiji has already run out, I'm afraid there are other changes in the Shandong battlefield." ”

"Your Majesty's side!" Cheng Yanjin asked nervously.

"I'm afraid Your Majesty also knows, but even if you know, Your Majesty can't do anything. It is a 100,000-strong army besieging Caozhou, and His Majesty's soldiers and horses are a little less, which can only help us hold off the 100,000-strong army, and the rest will depend on us. Zhuge Sheng understood the current situation very well, he thought about it, and said: "Now Xu Shiji is only thirty miles away from us, I definitely don't know the changes in the city, I don't know if you have the courage to do his vote." ”

Cheng Yanjin and the others glanced at each other, arched their hands and said, "Listen to Mr.'s orders." "These guys are all bold people, they were tricked by Meng Qian just now, and there is still anger burning in their hearts, at this time, I heard that they can play Xu Shiji, and everyone is still very happy in their hearts.

"Ten miles away, is Centipede Ridge. We're in ambush here. Although the terrain of Centipede Ridge is not very good, the terrain is long, and the two sides are just suitable for ambushes, so we don't want to annihilate Xu Shiji, just give him a powerful look. All the archers can be aimed at Xu Shiji's troops. "Zhuge Sheng didn't have a good strategy, he just wanted to catch Xu Shiji off guard.

"Okay, let's set up camp now." Qin Hu said loudly. These guys can't wait to go to Centipede Ridge now, ambush them, and deal with Xu Shiji.

"Yes, General Cheng, give the order!" Qi Yancheng said loudly.

"That's good, Qi Yancheng. You led 5,000 men to the city of Zou. Cheng Yanjin said with a smile: "In terms of charging into battle, you are still a little weaker, or you are better to sit in the county seat and protect Mr." ”

"Ahh Be. Qi Yancheng's face was stunned after hearing this, and finally he had to respond.

"There is also a person who is not afraid of death to send a letter to Xu Shiji, saying that he has killed us." Zhuge Sheng said with a smile.

The generals' eyes lit up, and Cheng Yanjin even said: "You scholars still have a lot of ideas, yes, Lao Cheng will choose a clever person who is not afraid of death to meet Xu Shiji for a while." ”

Xu Shiji really didn't know about the changes in Zou County, when he received the news. Didn't ask too much. Early the next morning, he ordered the army to set off, because at this time, Xu Shiji not only considered the changes in Zou County, but more importantly, he also had to consider the soldiers under his command, the composition of the soldiers under his command was extremely complex, they were all private soldiers of some big families, these private soldiers obeyed the orders of the master, but they did not necessarily listen to Xu Shiji's words, these private soldiers were mostly unruly, Xu Shiji might be able to command. But how much combat effectiveness can be exerted, I'm afraid it will take time.

"What's up ahead?" Xu Shiji rode on his horse, pointed to the mountains in the distance, and said to the soldiers beside him.

"Back to the general's words. On the opposite side is Centipede Ridge. A small lieutenant living in Zou County said to Xu Shiji.

"Although Centipede Ridge is not high, the surrounding mountains and forests are intricate, and if someone ambushes here, we will definitely suffer heavy losses." Xu Shiji stopped looking at the war horse and looked at the surrounding mountains and said.

"General. At this time, the enemy was killed by Meng Qian if he couldn't get it, how could he still be ambushed here? The lieutenant said with a smile: "And I heard that Cheng Yanjin was a thief before, where can he think of any good strategies." The general is a famous general in the world, how can these people be the opponent of the general? ”

Xu Shiji's face suddenly showed a hint of pride when he heard this, just as the captain next to him said, he really didn't put Cheng Yanjin in his eyes. He thought about it, commanded the army to set off, and killed it towards Centipede Ridge.

After advancing hundreds of steps, Xu Shiji stopped suddenly, looked around and said: "You say, if Cheng Yanjin was killed last night, Zou County would definitely be in chaos today, and those bandits in Shandong Lvlin Road must have been in chaos, at this time, there will be many more chaotic soldiers in this place, but now, there is no half of the chaotic soldiers." ”

"What do you mean?" The captain next to him said in surprise.

"That's what worries General Ben." Xu Shiji shook his head and said: "Either Meng Qian has already controlled those chaotic troops, or Cheng Yanjin has not happened to anything, Meng Qian is dead, then the person who came to report last night is a fake." Do you think Meng Qian can control the rebellious soldiers under Cheng Yanjin? ”

The captain beside him changed his face when he heard this, can Meng Qian control those chaotic soldiers? That's certainly impossible. Meng Qian may have been killed, and the person who sent the news last night was a fake.

"Withdraw, withdraw first. The rear team became the front team and withdrew from Centipede Ridge. Xu Shiji looked ahead, the forward had already entered the depths of Centipede Ridge, he was a little uneasy in his heart, and hurriedly ordered someone to turn the horse's head and prepare to withdraw from Centipede Ridge. He now regrets that he didn't release the sentry, and he is also very credulous about Meng Qian, which will cause the current situation.

"Shoot the arrows!" At this time, there was a roar on both sides of Centipede Ridge, and I saw that Centipede Ridge was full of soldiers, these hands were either bows and arrows, or crossbows, and even some siege crossbows.

"Quick, get out of here." Xu Shiji was extremely angry in his heart, he didn't expect to be hit in this place.

"Shoot the arrows." Cheng Yanjin looked at Xu Shiji in the crowd, and felt a little regretful, Xu Shiji was not only surrounded by guards, but more importantly, Xu Shiji was relatively close to the entrance of Centipede Ridge, and under the sudden attack, Xu Shiji quickly rushed to the entrance, so that the random arrow only hit the soldiers in front of him instead of Xu Shiji.

"Attack." Qin Hu took the lead, there were very few cavalry around him, but more than 100 people, but the momentum was very sufficient, the earth shook, Centipede Ridge was in the midst of killing in an instant, although Xu Shiji fled, but the soldiers in front were in chaos, not enough defense, these soldiers are mostly private soldiers of the family, dozens of people, hundreds of people may be able to cooperate with each other, but thousands of people are difficult to cooperate, and these private soldiers bully the people of the good family on weekdays, and it may be okay to protect the grange, But it was impossible to fight, Qin Hu and the others were like wild beasts, their eyes were red, the big knife in their hands flew up, and the army of tigers and wolves behind them quickly broke into the chaotic army, and the enemies they killed turned on their backs.

Outside the Centipede Ridge, Xu Shiji's face was gloomy, he did not go in to rescue his subordinates, but lined up outside the Centipede Ridge to meet the enemy, the team was quickly lined up, Xu Shiji rode a war horse, walked in front of the team, and looked at a cavalry not far away, holding a long lance, majestic, it was Cheng Biting Jin. Back then, he also met Cheng Yanjin, and the relationship between the two was not very good, but it was definitely not much worse.

But now the two sides are each their own master, fighting under the Centipede Ridge, which is really a change in the world, which is unpredictable. In the Centipede Ridge, a group of defeated soldiers soon rushed out, and these soldiers rushed into the military formation, only to see the sword in Xu Shiji's hand raised.

"Separate the two sides, kill!"

"Separate the two sides, kill!" Then a dark cloud flew up from the army and landed in front of the place where it was a stone's throw away, and there were screams in the distance, and the soldiers who had just escaped fell to the ground, and these soldiers did not die at the hands of the enemy, but at the hands of their own people. After some of the soldiers were shot, they even lay on the ground and cursed loudly.

There was also a burst of discussion in the military array behind Xu Shiji, but Xu Shiji's face was calm, his heart was like a stone, and it was his own army that released the arrow just now, and it was his own team that had been trained for a long time. Because he knew that once these rebellious soldiers hit their own military formation, the soldiers who had not yet completed their training would definitely be even more panicked, and Cheng Yanjin would lead the army to press up, after all, he was facing a situation of defeat, which was not acceptable to Xu Shiji, so he did not hesitate to order the arrows to be released and shoot the soldiers who ran back.

Sure enough, after a rain of arrows, the defeated soldiers in front were much more honest, although there was still some chaos, but they also fled back to their main formation from both sides according to Xu Shiji's arrangement.

After half a ring, I saw Cheng Yanjin leading a large group of people and horses out of Centipede Ridge slowly. He held the long lance in his hand, and a smug smile appeared on his black face, Cheng Biting Jin laughed and said: "Xu big eyes, how is it, was it calculated by my old Cheng this time?" It's rare! Rare. ”

"Cheng Biting Jin, I didn't expect you to have a long ability to follow Li Xin, however, a small victory is nothing, you can't change the overall situation, Li Xin's attack on Shandong this time will definitely fail, if you don't get it right, don't say that Shandong will be lost, that is, he himself may even lose his life." Xu Shiji said loudly: "Cheng Biting Jin, if I were you, why don't you submit to the King of Qin now, and the King of Qin will not hesitate to reward the marquis?" ”

"A marquis wants to buy me Lao Cheng? I, Cheng Yanjin, am now the county prince of Jiyang, and then I must be the prince of the country, Xu Shiji, you are also the county prince now! It's better to submit to my Tang Dynasty, according to your ability, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely reward you with a prince. Cheng Yanjin said disdainfully. He thought in his heart, even if it was really given to a national duke, he would not want to go, although the national duke was good, but he would not seal the territory, and the descendants would only be a title, in this regard, the Tang Emperor was much more generous than Li Yuan.

"Cheng Biting Jin, how is Meng Qian?" Xu Shiji's face was gloomy, Cheng Biting Jin's words touched Xu Shiji's bottom line, he is still a county duke, how can Cheng Biting Jin be able to seal a county duke?

"Dead, a clown like a jumping beam, and he actually dares to calculate our Tang army?" Cheng Yanjin said disdainfully. (To be continued.) )