-- On July 30, the fifth year of the Great Zhou Jingzhi, the commander's tent of the Northern Xinjiang Army's battalion --

When the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army came out of their respective tents one by one yawning and were ready to bury the pot to cook, the lord they were loyal to, Li Mao, the lord of the Northern Frontier, was carrying the dragon and tiger halberd in the school field to start a round of martial arts competition with the general Youdou under his command.

Compared with Liangqiu Hao and Thunder, Li Mao is only a relatively talented person at best, except for being lucky enough to worship Liangqiu and become a disciple of Liangqiu Gong, his achievements today are inseparable from his daily efforts.

Who would have thought that Li Mao, who has become the overlord of Northern Xinjiang, still does not slack off at all, and still maintains the habits of practicing martial arts, and gets up every day before dawn to practice martial arts.

From this point alone, Li Mao does have the efforts of Liangqiu Dance, of course, this is inseparable from Liangqiu Gong's teachings, after all, Liangqiu is extremely focused on the foundation.

"Whew-hu-"

Although it only took seven points of strength, the dragon and tiger halberd in the hand of Yan King Li Mao was still waving loudly, and the wind was loud. may be related to Li Mao's character, and the moves he uses are all open-and-close, extremely domineering moves, but there is no lack of delicacy in the domineering moves, which makes the Northern Xinjiang general Youdou, who serves as a sparring partner, secretly bitter in his heart.

In all fairness, Li Mao's arm strength is actually not strong, even if it is stronger than Fei Guo, Liao Li and others, but it is also limited, after all, it is like a genius who has not been out for decades or even hundreds of years, looking at the world, but it is not a matter of grasping a lot.

The real strength of Li Mao's martial arts lies in his moves, and in the fact that he learned from Liangqiu. Then he blended it and turned it into his own possessions.

Thanks to the subtlety of Liangqiu's marksmanship, Li Mao is not boasting when he says this, he has been worshipping Liangqiu's family since he was four years old, and he has been practicing gun skills for more than 20 years, and he is definitely qualified to say this.

Just as few people in the world know that Liangqiu Dance is excellent in martial arts and famous, she has put in several times the effort and sweat behind her. Similarly, few people know that Li Mao, the first warrior of the Li clan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was not able to reach this position because of how outstanding his talent was.

This point, I am afraid that only the Northern Xinjiang general Youdou, who is learning marksmanship with Li Mao, the king of Yan, knows it best.

"Tide!"

With a loud shout, the dragon and tiger halberd in the hand of Yan King Li Mao slashed to the ground, and then the heavy halberd swept, and it was incredible to slap the agitated pieces of mud and stone at Youdou, who was about to take the opportunity to sneak attack, and forcibly interrupted the latter's offensive routine.

"Alas!" Shaking his head and sighing. You Dou took a big step back, and said with a bitter face, "Your Highness's spear and halberd technique is really stable and leaky, and the last general still thinks that it will be a good opportunity for His Highness to reveal the empty door......

"Hahahaha!" Looking at Youdou's bitter gourd face, Li Mao smiled. The general said, "What? That won't work? You're the king's deputy, Yodou! -- Come on, come on. Accompany this king on a hundred moves, maybe you have a chance to beat this king! ”

"No fight, no fight." You Dou waved his hand again and again, and said with some discouragement, "Your Highness, don't want to be the last general, although the last general's martial arts are far inferior to Your Highness, but you have also studied with Your Highness for several years, and this confidence is still there...... When fighting with the last general, His Highness has always used only seven points of strength, and kept three points of force to prevent abruptness, even so. Where will the end be? - Anyway, the last general has already seen it, and I am afraid that he will not be the opponent of His Highness in this life. ”

Li Mao was a little helpless when he heard this, shook his head and said angrily. "Is this my general in the northern frontier, so unambitious!"

"No matter what His Highness says, the last general has no strength...... "Spread his hands, Youdou simply lay on his back on the ground, looking like he was no longer getting up, and Li Mao shook his head but was helpless.

After all, You Dou is the most outstanding martial arts general in Northern Xinjiang, only this person still has the strength to fight in front of him, as for people like Zhang Qi, Cao Da, Le Xu, etc., they are far behind Li Mao in terms of martial arts, not to mention Xiao Huo, a young and reckless young man, it is effortless to win in Li Mao's opinion.

"Okay, okay, this king is also sweating, let's stop here, don't fall to the ground and pretend to be dead, so that the soldiers can see that you have humiliated the general of the deputy commander of the three armies in vain......" As he spoke, Li Mao walked up to Youdou and kicked Youdou's thigh with his foot.

Hearing this, Youdou got up, and at this time, Li Mao's guards who were waiting on the side handed over dry towels with great discernment, and asked Li Mao and Youdou to wipe the sweat on their bodies.

"Your Highness, the last general feels that the Liaodong Expeditionary Force is a bit unreliable......

Taking advantage of the opportunity for Li Mao to wipe the sweat on his body, Youdou hesitated and expressed the concerns in his heart.

"Huh?" Li Mao glanced at Youdou in surprise, wiped the sweat on his body, and said slowly, "Don't worry, those people can't make a fuss, they don't have the courage to hand a knife to this king!" ”

You Dou shook his head when he heard this, and said, "The last general is not worried that the Liaodong Expeditionary Force has the courage to have bad intentions and harm His Highness...... Haven't Your Highness heard that two days ago, those people were swept around by the Jijing guards. ”

"......" Li Mao paused as he wiped the sweat on his body, bowed his head slightly, and said with a chuckle, "Ah, I heard, what's wrong?" ”

"Does Your Highness really think that the Liaodong Expeditionary Force can capture Jijing for Your Highness?" Youdou buried his compatriots without blushing, after all, in his eyes now, those compatriots who were born in the grassland like him are indeed lacking in education, and they only know how to fight with the blood in their chests, and they can't even see through the most superficial tired soldiers' plans.

"Ben Wang...... I didn't expect those people to take Jijing for this king! Glancing at Youdou, Li Mao did not hide his thoughts, and said with a smile, "This king just asked them to drag the defenders of Jijing, no matter which side loses troops, it is good news for my northern Xinjiang...... Rest well and recuperate. This Jijing, I still have to wait to conquer it! ”

"Yes!" You Dou responded with his fists clenched energetically, and after speaking, his words changed, and he asked curiously, "I don't know who is commanding the soldiers and horses in Jijing right now, and making suggestions?" ”

A little trouble flashed in Li Mao's eyes, and he said with a puzzled expression. "The one who commands the soldiers and horses should be Xie An...... Although this king looks down on that guy, it is undeniable that this person is also a general, and he does have some skills in commanding generals and recruiting people, such as Fei Guo, Ma Dan, Liao Li and other warlike generals who are good at fighting have been snare by him, and today's Jizhou Army can be regarded as full of talents...... As for giving advice, it should be Li Xian, the eighth brother of this king...... Wrong. It may be Xiangyu, the eldest grandson of the concubine! ”

"Is it what Your Highness once mentioned, helping His Highness and General Yan Huji defeat the behind-the-scenes military division of my brother Gutu Hachi's 100,000 cavalry army?" Yooto asked in some surprise.

Li Mao couldn't help but think of the memories of that scene in his mind, nodded and said, "Yes, it's this woman!" Your brother Gutu Hachi is indeed the strongest man in the world, and his bravery. Back then, neither this king nor Xiao Wu could be defeated, if there was no eldest grandson Xiangyu...... It's probably hard to win! ”

Youdou was silent when he heard this, to tell the truth. At first, he looked down on his own brother, the leader of the 100,000 foreign cavalry of the grassland eleven years ago, the wolf of the Cangyuan, Gutu Hachi, because his brother was defeated and defeated at the hands of a woman.

Yanhu Ji Liangqiu dance!

It wasn't until three years ago that Youdou was also defeated at the hands of this woman, and he gradually began to face up to his deceased brother, and at the same time, he heard a lot of things about his brother from the mouth of Li Mao, the king of Yan, and he realized that his brother Gutu Hachi had been defeated. Not because he was weak, on the contrary, his brother was quite strong. Once worthy of hitting the royal capital of the Great Zhou.

It's a pity that Yanhu Ji Liangqiu Wu is stronger than him, so he lost, that's all.

Even, the defeat of his brother Gutu Hachi was based on the cooperation of Li Mao, the king of Yan, Liang Qiu Wu, and the eldest Sun Xiangyu, the eldest of the three worlds.

But then again, the strength of Yan King Li Mao is quite clear, and the horror of Yanhu Ji Liangqiu Dance, he has seen it as early as three years ago, as for the last one, the eldest grandson of Yanji, Xiangyu...... To be honest, Youdou doesn't have a general concept of this woman.

"Eldest grandson Xiangyu...... Is that woman really that strong? Yuto asked a little puzzled.

"Strong, very strong!" Taking a deep breath, Yan King Li Mao Zhengse said, "Jijing Shuangbi is not a wasted name, Xiao Wu is famous for beheading your brother Gutu Hachi, but the eldest grandson Xiangyu is different, this woman doesn't like to be famous, so in addition to being famous for her beauty in Jijing, the world doesn't know that this woman is the biggest behind-the-scenes hero of the great victory in Hebei eleven years ago...... With this woman here, I am afraid that even the eighth brother of this king, Li Xian, will have to stand aside. Unlike Xiao Wu and this king, her power is here! As he spoke, Li Mao pointed to his heart, lowered his voice and said, "The city, the scheming, the strategy, this is the most terrifying thing about this woman!" ”

"Really?" You Dou was shocked and suspicious when he heard this, and said strangely, "Since that eldest grandson Xiangyu is so capable, why can the expeditionary force still be alive?" ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Li Mao asked curiously.

"Isn't it?" Casually throwing the spear in his hand to Li Mao's personal guards, You Dou said with a little puzzlement, "Two days ago, although those guys in Jijing played the reckless men of the Liaodong Expeditionary Force, they did not cause any casualties to the expeditionary force...... Speaking of this, he showed a little smug on his face, and then said, "If it is the last general, hum, since I saw that the expeditionary force had neglected to take precautions, and even the city gate was opened again after running in vain a few times at night, I should find an opportunity to quietly open the city gate, Sneak attack on the unguarded expeditionary force...... I can't even think of this kind of thing, what kind of genius is the eldest grandson Xiangyu? ”

Li Mao was stunned when he heard this, and immediately laughed, only laughing so much that Youdou looked puzzled.

"You're wrong, Youdou, it's not that she can't think of it, it's just that after weighing the stakes, she doesn't dare to do it! ――It seems that not only the gang of the expeditionary force were tricked by the eldest grandson Xiangyu, but even you were deceived by her! ”

Hearing this, You Dou's face changed slightly, and he asked in amazement, "Your Highness, how do you say this?" ”

Li Mao slowly suppressed his laughter, and suddenly looked at Youdou Zhengse and asked, "Youdou, do you think that if the Jijing side chooses to defend the city, will this king be able to win?" ”

"Yes! Naturally! After a moment's hesitation. Youdou said categorically.

"Why?" A few smiles flashed in Li Mao's eyes, but he said deliberately, "You have to know that Jijing has only added seventy or eighty thousand new forces to the Jizhou Army!" - Tell the king why you think our army will win! ”

"Grain and grass!" Glancing up at Li Mao, You Dou Zhengse said, "No matter how many soldiers and horses there are in the capital of Ji, but his grain and grass have been cut off by our army...... When in the steppe. As long as the other party's grain and grass are cut off, even the most powerful tribe will not be able to escape the end of annihilation! -- At present, although Jijing has newly acquired the support of the Jizhou army, the strength has increased greatly, but the grain and grass have not increased because of this, on the contrary, because of the arrival of the Jizhou army, the consumption of grain and grass in the Jijing capital will become more and more intense, if Jijing only thinks about defending the city. In a few months, our army will even be able to take the city without much effort! ”

Li Mao nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, and said approvingly, "That's right, it seems that you have indeed listened to the words of this king and studied my Great Zhou's military book carefully......" He suddenly changed his tone and said with a smile, "This king can tell you straightforwardly. The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, is the most powerful strategist this king has ever seen...... Since even you know that Ji Jing will be lost for a long time, will she not think of it? Take a step back and say, even if as you said, that woman actually doesn't have much ability, but even so, there is still the eighth brother of this king, Li Xian, in the city, would he not think of it? But why is the Jijing side still looking so comfortable, as if they don't notice that the grain and grass in the city are being consumed day after day......

"This ......" Youdou was speechless.

Of course, she wanted to take the opportunity to sneak up on the unguarded expeditionary force, but she didn't dare to give this order, because once she attacked the expeditionary force once. The expeditionary force will be vigilant and pay attention to Jijing's movements again, which goes against her original intention of exhausting the expeditionary force! ”

"Contrary to the original purpose of the expeditionary force's exhaustion plan?" The more you listen, the more confused you become. looked at Li Mao with a puzzled face.

"Not bad!" Turning his head to look in the direction of Ji Jing, Li Mao lowered his voice and said, "She's paving the way!" It seems that she is playing with those vulgar Liaodong expeditionary forces, but in fact, she is preparing for a breakthrough in the near future, opening the city gate at night again and again, so that the expeditionary force has paid attention to it from the very beginning to the current ignorance, and it is just so that when the city gate is opened on the day of the breakthrough, the expeditionary force will not notice it at the first time, and ruin her plan to lead the crowd to break through......"

Youdou only heard a big shock in his heart, and said in an exclamation, "Suddenly...... Breakthrough? Does His Highness mean that the woman planned to let Jijing's army of nearly 100,000 slip away quietly under the nose of the expeditionary force? ”

"Or else?" With a chuckle, Li Mao's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said in a deep voice, "Eldest grandson Xiangyu, that is a woman who will grasp opportunities one by one in her hands, no matter how small that opportunity is, she will not allow it to disappear in front of her eyes...... It's hard to imagine that this woman would give up the opportunity to sneak attack the expeditionary force and weaken our army for other reasons! Unless she's planning something bigger! For example, at this moment, the nearly 100,000 troops in the capital of Ji quietly slipped out of the city from under the noses of our army and fled! - This woman is the best at weighing the stakes and the stakes is very clear, even if she manages to sneak up on the expeditionary force and lose thousands of men and horses of this king, it will not matter to the whole situation of the battle, unless she can find a way to get the army in Jizhou City out of our encirclement......"

You Dou was shocked when he heard this, and he realized the depth of the eldest grandson Xiangyu's plan, but at the same time, he also had a stronger admiration for Li Mao, the king of Yan who had seen through the eldest grandson Xiangyu's plan.

"Your Highness is wise! -- No wonder Your Highness isn't in a hurry these days...... A few days ago, I obviously couldn't wait to capture Jijing. ”

"Ahem!" Coughing a little embarrassedly, Li Mao said lightly, "Since the other party has planned to give up Jijing to this king, what is the need for this king?" ”

Youdou nodded suddenly, and then asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, what should I do then?" Do you want the last general to send an iron cavalry to ambush him and attack him when he leaves the city? ”

"Don't be overly troubled!" Li Mao shook his head and said lightly, "Eldest Sun Xiangyu and Li Xian are both careful and cautious people, if they learn that our army has ambushes outside, they will definitely retreat back into the city...... With Jijing, a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, to be honest, the king of Yueben is not sure to take it down! - Just let them go! ”

"Let them go?" You Dou exclaimed, "Eliminate the evil, Your Highness!" ”

"What's the shouting about? Isn't there still an expeditionary force? Glancing at Youdou, the corners of Li Mao's mouth flashed a little smile, and he said with a chuckle, "After all of them withdraw from Jijing, call the expeditionary force to pursue, and we can just sit and collect Jijing!" Although the expeditionary force is full of reckless men who lack wisdom and lack of wisdom, if they pursue a defeated and fleeing army and horse, hehe, I am afraid that even if the eldest grandson Xiangyu has thousands of plans in his chest, it will be difficult to stop the iron hooves of the expeditionary force from trampling ......"

You Dou nodded approvingly, after all, since Li Mao formed the Liaodong Expeditionary Force, this extremely vicious army has broken through many large tribes on the grassland.

"Tell the guys in the expeditionary force for this king that this king's promise is still valid, as long as they can defeat the Jizhou army and kill it without leaving a piece of armor, remember, it is a piece of armor that will not be left! After that, no matter what they ask for any city in my Great Zhou, this king will be able to call the shots and give them the city for three days, and let them do whatever they want! ”

Speaking of this, a hint of coldness flashed in the eyes of Yan King Li Mao.

"As long as they come back alive......"