-- September 8, at the end of the day, the southern camp of the Zhou army --

Because Xie An and eldest grandson Xiangyu helped share the responsibilities, as the commander of the Jizhou soldiers, Li Xian was finally able to sleep peacefully in the past two days.

Especially after the Dongling and Jinling assassins served as secret sentinels in the camp, Li Xian didn't have to worry about whether he would be taken by a man named [One-Man Army] in his sleep.

got up and asked the henchman guard about the time, and when he learned that it was already the time scene, Li Xian blushed a little.

"It's still half an hour later than yesterday......" Li Xian muttered a little embarrassed, right to laugh at himself, reached out and patted his cheek, muttered to himself, "It seems like the current situation, don't relax, Li Xian......"

The henchmen and guards who were waiting for Li Xian to wash on the side looked at each other and smiled when they heard this, thinking that compared to the previous days when Li Xian was tired of military affairs and couldn't sleep all night, and his bloodshot eyes were open all day, Li Xian in the past two days made them feel much more at ease, and they didn't have to worry about when their main guild would fall down due to fatigue.

"How's the battle on two fronts?" Before eating, Li Xian asked.

"Back to Your Highness, on the northern front, the situation in the Hulu Valley, the Chuan Valley, and the Valleys are all the same, oh, by the way, the focus of the attack of the rebels of the Three Kings is really concentrated on the side of the Sichuan Valley as His Highness expected, according to the battle report, six hours ago, Li Bo, the prince of the king of Qiuyang, tried to detour from the left with five thousand soldiers, but was repelled by General Fei Guo......"

"Hehehe!" Li Xian nodded with satisfaction and smiled, and praised sincerely, "Xiao Wang can be trapped here for a month and a half, and the two generals Fei Guo and Ma Dan have contributed a lot...... They are all the talents of the coach! ――What about the valleys? ”

According to the news, the rebels on the opposite side did not seem to move, but two hours earlier, General Ma Dan had sent a small detachment of 300 men from the mountain path through the valley to try to attack them. However, he encountered the rebels of the Three Kings and quickly retreated......"

"The Three Kings rebels can't really give up the valley!" Li Xian smiled when he heard this, nodded and said, "The rebels want to make Ma Dan relax his vigilance without moving, but it is just in vain...... Speaking of which, the generals on both wings of our army are actually quite strong! ”

Seeing Li Xian's heartfelt smile, several guards laughed for a while, after all, the battle was easy. It's also a good thing for them.

"What about the southern route?" Li Xian, who was eating, asked casually.

"Southern Front ......" Several guards glanced at each other, and one of them asked cautiously, "Your Highness refers to Nanying...... Hmm, is it referring to Xie Shangshu and his wife's Liang Army? ”

As if sensing something, Li Xian swallowed the food in his mouth. Frowning and asking, "What's wrong?" ”

"Actually," one of the guards whispered, hugging his fists, "Your Highness, in fact, there hasn't been the slightest movement in Nanying so far......"

"Impossible!" Li Xian smiled when he heard this. He shook his head with a bit of a sarcasm and said, "Our Xie Shangshu is better at defense than offense, but his lady ...... Her art of war is to attack! ”

"But. But there is really no movement in Nanying! ”

"Really?" Li Xian's eyes flashed a little different, put down the bowl, and asked hesitantly, "What is Da Liang Jun doing these days?" ”

"Cut down trees and expand Nanying!" Another guard said with his fists clenched.

"Build a camp?" A hint of incredulity flashed in Li Xian's eyes. After a while, he shook his head and said categorically. "Impossible! -- Xiangyu would never do such an unwise move! ”

The guards looked at each other, and one of them said in surprise, "Your Highness, build the camp...... How to be unwise? ”

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, and when he saw that his guards were puzzled, he explained kindly, "You also know that although our army has a lot of troops at the moment, but there is a shortage of food, the only way to pacify the three kings is to conquer Jiangling and supplement the army food with the food hoarded by Li Yan, the king of Chu. - The eldest grandson will not be unaware of this, so Xiao Wang will never believe that she will spend a lot of time on the garrison of the camp! ”

The guards nodded in realization.

"I see...... But Your Highness, the Great Liang Army is indeed cutting down trees, if it is not for the expansion of the camp, what are you doing cutting down trees? ”

"No!" Waving his hand holding chopsticks, Li Xian chuckled and said, "It stands to reason that there are 60,000 more Liang troops in Nanying, and the camp should indeed be expanded...... Presumably Li Yan from Gangneung thinks the same way, right? However, cutting down trees is not necessarily to expand the camp, but it may also be to build siege equipment......" Speaking of this, Li Xian's face changed slightly, and he asked strangely, "In the past few days, has that eldest grandson ever been to the dam by the river?" ”

"The dam we use to block fishing?"

"Yes!"

The guards looked at each other, not understanding why Li Xian suddenly got involved in this aspect, and after a short while, one of the guards said cautiously, "Not in the past two days, but it is said that the eldest grandson lady went to the dam by the river with her entourage before entering the camp...... Hey? ”

"What's wrong?"

Speaking of which, General Han Yu, who was in charge of the dam, seemed to have said that after inspecting the dam, Mrs. Changsun once said with a smile...... "Speaking of which, the guard's face is not very good-looking.

As if he had guessed something, Li Xian said with a smile, "But it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

"Yes! - The eldest grandson lady said, [It's really leisurely, Li Xian, haven't you thought about it all?] How? When it came to the end, you retreated? That's not what your ancestors taught you......]" After finishing the narration, the guard cautiously looked at Li Xian's expression, for fear that His Royal Highness the Virtuous King would be angry because of this.

To his surprise, Li Xian's face became much more solemn when he heard this, and after a long exhale, he said with a sigh and firmness, "That's really the case......

The guards looked at each other and asked cautiously, "Your Highness, what is the case?" ”

Li Xian shook his head, put the chopsticks on the table casually, and got up to leave the tent.

"Your Highness? Your Highness? ”

Ignoring the incomprehensible call of the guards behind him, Li Xian selected a batch of horses in the stable next to the tent, turned over his horse, and headed towards Nanying, after all, the middle camp where he was located was some distance from Nanying.

Since there are 60,000 more Liang troops in Nanying, it is natural to expand the camp......

Since it is necessary to attack Gangneung, where the city wall is high and strong. Then it is natural to build countless punches and wells......

According to common sense, most people think so, right?

Actually, you're building a ship, right? Xiangyu ......

I thought that after you married Xie An, you would be somewhat restrained, but now it seems that your ruthlessness in using soldiers is still the same......

Frowning, Li Xian's crotch speed up a lot, and a moment later he came to Nanying, climbed the dirt slope and took a look, and sure enough, he saw tens of thousands of Liang troops cutting down nearby forests. The trees were cut into logs and transported to a heavily guarded place on the east side of the camp.

"Huh?" Suddenly, Li Xian's eyes showed a little strange color, and he was surprised to find that it was near the Nanying camp gate not far away. Xie An was holding his hands behind his back and staring at the Liang sergeants outside the camp who were working in full swing.

A somewhat weird smile appeared on his face, Li Xian turned over and dismounted, took the reins of the horse and walked over, standing side by side with Xie An, and said with a chuckle, "I heard that the camp is going to be expanded?" ”

"......" glanced at Li Xian beside him. Xie An didn't seem to be surprised at all, and said lightly, "What? Want to reserve a place to build a tent? Yes, 5,000 gold! ”

"So ruthless?" Li Xian looked at Li Xian in amazement. After half a ring, he chuckled and shook his head, and said meaningfully, "Five thousand gold is fine, but." Isn't Xie Shangshu afraid that he won't be able to get the delivered things when the time comes? ”

"......" Xie An frowned when he heard this, and said displeasedly. Pit Man King, what are you doing here? Did you come here to block the house? It can be seen that Xie An at this moment does not seem to be in a good mood.

With a cough, Li Xian looked into the distance and said absent-mindedly, "Lord Shangshu is quite angry today?" ――A little disappointed? ”

"......" Glancing at Li Xian, Xie An said lightly, "I don't know what His Royal Highness King Xian is talking about!" ”

"Really?" Li Xian raised his hand and pointed at the countless Liang troops who were cutting down trees in the distance, and said with a chuckle, "What about this?" ”

A hint of annoyance flashed in Xie An's eyes, and he said dishappily, "You are really annoying, Li Xian!" ”

"Hehehe!" Li Xian shook his head with a smile.

Sure enough, this guy also saw it......

It's no wonder that it's always a husband and wife who sleep together, as a husband, how can he not understand his wife's character?

Li Xian's heart was slightly pantothenic, and he said melancholy, "In fact, Xiao Wang also thought about this plan......

"Know! - You even built the dam ahead of time! Xie An sneered and said in a mocking tone, "One hundred thousand Jizhou soldiers...... Well, there were only 80,000 left, right? -- Setting up a dam to fish and satisfying the mouths of 80,000 soldiers can only deceive fools! ”

"Xie Shangshu is wrong, in fact, the fresh fish in the river has indeed slowed down the food consumption of our army a lot......"

"Humph!" Xie An snorted coldly, and after a long time, he suddenly said without warning, "Why don't you release the water?" ――Count that crazy woman in my house will come? ”

Li Xian was stunned, and then said with a wry smile, "I see...... I always feel that Lord Shangshu seems to have a special opinion on Xiao Wang today, so that's the case...... Lord Shang Shu thinks that Xiao Wang is the kind of hypocrite who cherishes his wings and pretends to do evil things with human hands? ”

"......" glanced at Li Xian deeply, and the annoyance in Xie An's eyes dissipated a lot.

Seeing this, Li Xian smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "Don't hide it from Xie Shangshu, Xiao Wang actually thought about this plan a few days ago, but first, at that time, Li Yan frequently attacked our army, and our army often had several troops of 10,000 people outside, and in the low terrain, once the water of the Yangtze River was put upstream, it would be difficult to distinguish between the enemy and us, and the jade would be burned, and secondly, ...... Xiao Wang really didn't dare to bet, betting that Li Yan had moved the people of the nearby and even downstream villages in order to clear the income of our army's grain and grass......"

"Should this government say that it is worthy of being a student taught by a teacher?"

"Oh, water attack and fire attack, it is in the chapter of the art of war, the good fighter takes advantage of the terrain, the convenience of water and fire, the wisdom of the eldest grandson is above Xiao Wang, what Xiao Wang wants, Mrs. Zun naturally wants to get...... On the contrary, it was Xie Shangshu ......"

"Turning around and scolding this house for being stupid, right?"

"Don't dare, don't dare," Li Xian smiled, waved his hand again and again and said, "As far as Xiao Wang knows, Xie Shangshu is the only person who has made the eldest grandson clan suffer, how dare Xiao Wang slander?" Moreover, just looking at Xie Shangshu standing here and watching, he has seen far more people than in the world...... Xiao Wang just wondered, since Xie Shangshu knew about this, he didn't care about it. As far as Xiao Wang knows, although Xie Shangshu loves Mrs. Zun, Xie Shangshu has quite an opinion on Mrs. Zun's way of using soldiers......"

Xie An exhaled slightly when he heard this, and muttered after a long time, "You think I'm stupid? At this time, it must be unpleasant for both parties to bring it up, and if it is not good, they will quarrel......"

"Hehe......"

"Laugh at the fart!" Glancing at Li Xian unhappily, Xie An continued, "Furthermore. I believe that Xiangyu must be much better than before...... In my opinion, compared with five years ago, her personality and temper have indeed changed a lot......"

Li Xian was moved when he heard this. He glanced at Xie An in surprise and said with relief, "Indeed...... According to Xiao Wang, Mrs. Zun has probably also considered whether this matter will cause Xie Shangshu to be displeased, so most of them have inquired about the nearby situation in advance, since she dared to use this plan. It means that Li Yan has indeed moved away from the villages near Gangneung......"

"I use you to comfort me?" Rolling his eyes, Xie An turned around and left.

Li Xian was stunned, and subconsciously shouted, "Where is Xie Shangshu?" ”

"Fishing! ――I'm an idler now, isn't he? ”

"Idler, ......," Li Xian smiled when he heard this. After thinking about it, he said, "Speaking of which, Xiao Wang is also idle, if Xie Shangshu doesn't dislike it." Can you take Xiao Wang with you? ”

"Tsk!"

"Hey...... Xiao Wang is also Xie Shangshu's Shangguan, right? ”

"Yes, yes, Prime Minister, please!"

“……”

-- At the same time. Nanying Shuai's Tent -

"At this rate, it will be about the same in two days......"

Holding a stack of papers full of words in her hand, Qin Ke'er said inexplicably to the eldest grandson Xiangyu who was lying on the bed at the moment, and at the same time, her eyes glanced at Wang Xin, who was pinching her shoulders for this little girl.

What an uncompetitive little girl......

I remember that three or five days ago, when the little girl rushed into the tent with a wooden stick with a fierce face and yelled [bad women don't bully Sister Ke'er], Qin Ke'er was so moved in her heart, but now......

Please, you're your brother's godsister, aren't you? It's not this woman's maid, why do you cater to her so much?

It's your own ...... Hum!

"Tea!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu on the couch said lazily.

Slightly startled, before Qin Ke'er could react, she had already brought the hot tea.

"It's in the barracks, after all...... Sister Ke'er, if you return to Jijing in the future, you can use more snacks in the tea ceremony. The eldest grandson Xiangyu smacked his lips after taking a sip of tea, not looking so satisfied.

"Yes, sister......" Qin Ke'er greeted her with a flushed face, secretly despising herself for being as uncompetitive as that little girl.

"Two more days......" Sitting up, the eldest grandson Xiangyu stretched lazily, and after touching the little girl's head like a reward, he chuckled and said, "Speaking of which, I always feel that the concubine's deliberate flag has no effect......

"Sister's [eldest grandson] banner?" Qin Ke'er asked curiously.

"Yes!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu stroked the little girl's head, looked at the latter's expression of enjoyment, and said with a strange expression, "The reason why the concubine hung out the [eldest grandson] banner is that she doesn't want to take advantage of Liu Qing, and secondly, she wants to ask Jiangling to collect the soldiers and horses outside the city...... It's not that I'm boasting, my sister and I still have some fame in Jijing, it's enough to scare Li Yan! ”

Glancing at Wang Xin, the little girl who was looking at the eldest grandson Xiangyu's lower abdomen with wide eyes and a look of envy, Qin Ke'er asked suspiciously, "Didn't Jiangling City recall all the troops to the city as my sister thought?" As soon as the flood arrived, the important city of Gangneung suddenly turned into a water, and even if the city wall was high, our soldiers could ignore this obstacle and easily climb the city wall. ――Isn't that what my sister wants? Why didn't it work as well as it should? ”

"No, it's different, if Liu Qing knew the name of the concubine, she would be somewhat suspicious, but so far, she has not sent anyone over to find out if our army is really expanding the camp...... It's too easy to win, and I always feel a little bit invincible! - Maybe it's a pity, maybe the concubine has too many expectations for that little girl! ”

"Call me?" The little girl Wang Xin raised her head suddenly and asked with a confused expression.

"Giggles...... eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled, touched the little girl's head, and said with a smile, "It's not yo, it's another little girl, about the same age as you." Well, maybe a year younger than you......"

"Younger than me?" The little girl's expression became strange, and she frowned, as if she was worried about something.

As if seeing through the little girl's thoughts, the eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled and said, "Don't worry, you are much cuter than that little girl!" ”

It's a lot easier to deceive, isn't it?

Because it's easy to be deceived, it's cute, isn't it?

Qin Ke'er secretly discussed.

"Really...... It's true? Under Qin Ke'er's angry gaze, the little girl looked happy. Then, looking at the eldest grandson Xiangyu's bulging lower abdomen, he said excitedly, "Sister-in-law, in two or three months." Can I really be a little aunt? ”

"Of course, I think my son will like to have such a lovely little aunt as you......" the eldest grandson Xiangyu said with a smile, as if he was coaxing an ignorant child.

"Hee-hee! ――My sister-in-law is so powerful, I know if it's a man or a woman when I'm still in the womb...... Hey? Sister-in-law? ”

"......" Qin Ke'er saw clearly, and a trace of fierceness flashed in the eyes of the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

"My son is naturally a man, this little guy will inherit our Xie family's family business in the future, but he is not allowed to talk nonsense. Got it? The eldest grandson Xiangyu stroked the little girl's head with a smile, which obviously seemed to be amiable, but for some reason it made the little girl and Qin Ke'er feel an inexplicable palpitation.

If you don't like to say something about this, it's like having a boy and a girl, only God knows. Maybe this woman will turn into a demon right away, right?

Thinking of the cold, Qin Ke'er's whole body trembled slightly, and she quickly changed the topic and said, "Then again." Has my sister ever wondered if this plan would be seen through? ”

"Of course you'll be seen through!" The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, said unapprovingly, "What if you see through it?" Does Gangneung dare to send troops to attack our army? Gangneung still has a wall to block the river. Can be ...... in the wild Hum! Speaking of which, Li Xian's kid is soft-hearted, even if he once slipped through the ghost gate, he didn't learn what it means to be ruthless, and he probably forgot the phrase "using soldiers like mud......"

"Li Xian? His Royal Highness? Qin Ke'er was stunned when she heard this, and said in astonishment, "What does my sister mean, His Royal Highness King Xian actually thought of using this trick?" ”

"Do you think Li Xian is just a scribe who uses a pen? A few days ago, I heard that he was building a dam in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to stop the water, and I knew that this kid had the intention of flooding Jiangling...... After all, my heart is still too soft, like such an evil thing, I have to be a concubine and this evil woman to do it......" Speaking of this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at Qin Ke'er, and suddenly laughed jokingly, "In fact, most of our husbands have guessed it!" ”

Our husband-kun......

Qin Ke'er's heart was beating more than once she heard this, since she gradually fell in love with Xie An's handle and was caught by the eldest grandson Xiangyu, the latter used this matter to tease her, making Qin Ke'er grit her teeth and secretly hate.

Know that you're still using all sorts of excuses to pull yourself away from that guy?

If you can't eat it, you can't let other women touch it, right?

After scolding a few words, Qin Ke'er barely showed a smile and said in a low voice, "Master? The little slave doesn't look like it......"

"That's because you don't know him yet!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at Qin Ke'er quite complacently, and said with a chuckle, "Our husband, my lord, is quite keen in this kind of thing, when he was in Tongguan, the concubine wanted to play him, but he lost, and he lost everything...... The poor concubine is also the eldest daughter of the eldest grandson's family, but she has to be small, it's really pitiful......"

Seeing that the eldest grandson Xiangyu showed a look of self-pity, Qin Ke'er was not fooled.

"Tsk! Women are too smart, but they will be hated by other women! In response to Qin Ke'er's non-cooperation, the eldest grandson Xiangyu complained as if he had said something, and then continued the topic of Fang Cai and said, "Didn't you hear it when Fang asked Su Xin just now?" In the past few days, he has been to the gate of the camp several times to inspect the progress of the soldiers of Daliang outside the camp in cutting down trees...... can't fool him, of course, the concubine didn't think about deceiving him. - Over the years, I have been punished and I don't dare to deceive him, the concubine is really pitiful......"

“……”

"Alas, after this woman gets married, she has to worry about this and that, and she always has to worry about causing her husband to be unhappy in the future...... It's not free! - That's it, let's not mention our husband...... Liu Qing, Liu Qing, don't let the concubine down, the concubine has been riding in a carriage from Jijing to Jiangling for three months, just to continue the unfinished battle with you four years ago...... How will you fight back? Cluck! ”

"......" glanced at the eldest grandson Xiangyu in surprise, Qin Ke'er said suspiciously, "Listening to the meaning of my sister's words, it seems that she didn't plan to fight?" ”

"It's so boring to decide on a war!" With the support of the little girl, she slowly stood up and walked to the table, the eldest grandson Xiangyu looked at the marching map on the table, and said with a chuckle, "Don't dare to put too much river water, otherwise it will flood the downstream, and it will be difficult for the husband to explain...... As long as you can attack Gangneung Castle, it is enough...... Hmm, just scare Liu Qing...... In this way, Liu Qing and Li Yan will inevitably abandon Jiangling and counterattack our army......"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed in the direction of the valley on the map.

"Kawatani?" Qin Ke'er's eyes showed a little different color.

"Gangneung is just a lonely city, and her only chance of winning at the moment is ...... How to get in touch with Li Shen, the king of Qin on the northern line......" As he spoke, the eldest grandson Xiangyu's fingers moved from the valley to the valley, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face.

"Where is this?" The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, pointed to the col next to the valley.

"The unknown valley is nothing but a dead valley with a cliff at the end......"

When the eldest grandson Xiangyu heard this, the corners of his mouth raised a little inexplicable smile.

"This should be it...... The final battle between the concubine and Liu Qing! ”