The heavy rain has been falling for three days, and the Zu Zhao army did not choose to attack the city, and the rainy day to attack the city is not good for their own army, which must be the defender taking advantage. And Zhao Ci knew that Zu Zhao would not brave the rain to attack the city, and indulged in lust night and night, Ji Ling asked him to discuss military affairs, and suggested that he take advantage of the rain to attack the enemy's camp. Now that the Zuzhao army camp is unstable and there is heavy rain, they must be unable to prevent a sneak attack.

However, Zhao Ci was greedy for pleasure, and at the same time he was waiting for the Yellow Turban Army's attack on Zu Zhao's rear and waiting for reinforcements, ignoring Ji Ling's suggestion, letting Ji Ling have a good rest, and when the sky cleared and the reinforcements arrived, he would fight to the death with the enemy out of the city, and he would definitely destroy Zu Zhao's army at that time.

Ji Ling suggested taking the initiative many times, but Zhao Ci refused. Seeing Zhao Ci indulge in lust night and night, not thinking of fighting, Ji Ling was sad, and sighed to himself: "Maybe what Zhao Meng said is true." Our army will not escape the fate of defeat in the end. With a few sighs, he retreated into the house, and from then on he no longer suggested fighting, but hid in the house.

Zu Zhao and his group discussed countermeasures in the camp, if the enemy braved the rain and attacked at night, it was a huge threat to our army, and we had to guard against it. Although it can still be used, Zu Zhao understands that eating such food is extremely harmful to the army. Moreover, the soldier is in a humid climate day and night, which is very bad for the future.

Su De also thought that the enemy might sneak attack, and suggested that Zu Zhao raise the camp in the rain, and at the same time dig a ditch to let the sleep flow out, so that there can be no water accumulation in the camp. Zu Zhao agreed, and ordered people to brave the rain to open ditches and drain water and strengthen the camp. It rained heavily for five days and five nights, and on the sixth day it cleared up at noon, and finally the sun appeared in the sky for a long time, and the soldiers cheered, and the longitudinal sun shone brightly. Under the sun, all the soldiers immediately enjoyed this comfort, and all took off their armor and exposed themselves to the sun.

If the enemy knew that they were so relaxed now and sent troops to attack the village, then even if the enemy could not occupy the camp, the loss would be not small. Seeing that it was Zu Zhao's order, the soldiers had to put on their armor and helmets and wait for the battle.

But it was said that just after noon, a soldier suddenly came to report, and an army suddenly appeared behind the camp, which seemed to be Zhao Ci's troops. As soon as Zu Zhao summoned people to discuss, Su De immediately pointed out that the enemy army must be heading for grain and grass, and now our army's grain and grass are damp, if they destroy it again, the army will have no grain and grass, and the final consequences are unimaginable.

So Zu Zhao immediately gathered the army and divided it into five teams to attack at the same time, one pair guarded the gate of the camp, one team went directly out of the camp to intercept the enemy's rear road, and the remaining three pairs directly protected the grain and grass behind the camp. Zu Zhao and the others had just led the army to the grain and grass reserve area, only to see flames erupting there, and there was chaos in the army. Zu Zhao was shocked, the enemy really came for the grain and grass, but looking at the current fire, he was afraid that the grain and grass would be damaged a lot.

Zu Zhao arranged for the soldiers to extinguish the fire, and at the same time commanded the army to fight. Zhao Meng took the lead and rushed directly towards the enemy. But the enemy should not fight, and they fired a round of rockets and slowly retreated. Zhao Mengde ordered his ancestors, waved his army to chase and kill, and snatched back a lot of grain and grass. It turned out that it was Ji Ling who came to grab grain and burn grain.

Zhao Meng saw Ji Ling and rushed directly towards him. Ji Ling did not like to fight, and ordered the soldiers to scatter all the grain and grass they had grabbed on the ground, and then withdrew. When the soldiers led by Zhao Meng saw the stacks of grain and grass all over the ground, they had no intention of pursuing, and they dismounted and stopped to pack up the grain and grass. When Zhao Meng saw it, he had no intention of pursuing.

Ji Ling was walking, and suddenly a team appeared in front of him, it was Ma Yuan and Han Ye. When the two saw Ji Ling, they knew that they couldn't single him out, so they glanced at each other and rushed up at the same time. Ji Ling fought with the two for a while, afraid that Zhao Meng would chase him, so he didn't dare to fight, and he fought and retreated, and finally retreated to the city. Ma Yuan and Han Ye chased them to the city and recovered all the grain they had stolen, but Ji Lingjun sprinkled the grain on the ground in the process of retreating, and the amount of grain recovered by Ma Yuan and the others was less than half of the original.

Ma Yuan and others led the army back to the camp and poured out the recovered grain, which was mixed with a lot of sludge and sand, which made the soldiers feel distressed. Zu Zhao saw that the grain and grass were seriously damaged, and saw that the soldiers were all a little uneasy, and immediately told them that the follow-up grain and grass were already on the way, and they would arrive soon, and everyone only needed to think about how to break the enemy as soon as possible, and there was no need to worry about the opposite side of eating.

When the soldier heard Zu Zhao say that the grain and grass were coming, he was full of confidence and full of spirit. Zu Zhao saw that the soldiers had spirits, so he returned to the general's camp. At this moment, Zhao Meng, Su De, Ma Yuan, Han Ye, and Zhao Qi all gathered under the tent.

Zu Zhao frowned, and couldn't help but sigh lightly. Su De said: "I can't imagine that the enemy will really attack at this time, if they pour their troops to attack, I am afraid that our army will be defeated." When the rest of the generals heard this, their hearts were gloomy.

Zu Zhao said: "Fortunately, it was only the military horses of Ji Ling's headquarters that came this time, and I guess Zhao Ci must not have agreed to attack with his troops." This is also God help me. ”

Zhao Meng said: "Zhao Ci is greedy for pleasure, and it is difficult to listen to people's persuasion. I came out to Ji Ling this time, maybe without Zhao Ci's permission at all. If Zhao Ci was willing to listen to Ji Ling's brave and combative character, I am afraid that he would have come to attack us when it rained. ”

Zu Zhao was silent for a moment and said, "If this is the case, it can separate the two of them." ”

Everyone was stunned and asked how it was separated. Zu Zhao thought about it, explained it to everyone like this, and heard the generals nod their heads again and again, if they could separate them, except for Ji Ling, then no one under Zhao Ci would be able to resist Zhao Meng and others, and they could directly attack the city when the time came.

However, it was said that after Ji Ling sneaked up on the ancestral grain and grass storehouse, he led the remnants of the army back to Xinchang City, and he really attacked secretly this time. When the sky cleared, he saw how lazy his soldiers were, and he expected that his soldiers were still like this, let alone the enemy troops who lived outside the camp. So Ji Ling immediately met Zhao Ci and asked for the whole city to attack Zu Zhao's army. It's a pity that Zhao Ci is still drunk and lying in the arms of a beautiful woman at the moment, and he didn't see Ji Ling, and let people tell him that there are strategists like Su De in the enemy's camp, and he will definitely know that someone will sneak attack, so he asked Ji Ling not to go. Now that the sky is clear, the enemy army does not dare to attack, let Ji Ling have a good rest, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive and fight out of the city together.

Ji Ling asked again and again, but Zhao Ci just didn't see it. Helpless, Ji Ling could only quit. He looked up at the sky and sighed a few times, when suddenly a soldier came to report that part of the grain and grass in the city was seriously damp and needed to be moved. Ji Ling was inspired by this, Zu Zhaojun's grain and grass must also be eroded by the rain, at this moment they should also be transferring grain and grass, if they unexpectedly burn their remaining grain and grass, when they have no food and grass, they will definitely retreat, this is the best strategy.

So he met Zhao Ci again, but Zhao Ci was enjoying the joy of fish and water with the beautiful woman at the moment, and the guards heard the movement in the house and did not dare to go in to report. After half an hour, the movement in the house stopped slightly, and under Ji Ling's repeated requests, the guards seemed to go and knocked on the door and reported the matter to Zhao Ci. Who knows if Zhao Ci was furious when he heard this, saying that this Ji Ling wanted to rebel, and he actually disturbed him to rest five times or three times, and if he was not afraid of death, let Ji Ling take the people of the headquarters to try.

What Zhao Ci said was originally angry, but the guards told Ji Ling the original words, and after a person's mouth, the meaning naturally changed. Ji Ling thought for a while, his own army and horses were less than eight hundred, but it was enough to sneak attack the enemy's grain and grass camp. So he really led the 800 troops of his headquarters to rush out of the city gate, directly bypassed the back mountain and took the grain and grass camp of the Zuzhao army, and ordered the soldiers to take away what they could take away, and burn what they could not take, and if the enemy chased after him, then he would spill the grain he had grabbed on the ground, and the enemy would not chase after him, so that the army could also withdraw to the city smoothly.

After Ji Ling's sneak attack was successful, he led the team back to the city, I Zhao Ci had already known about Ji Ling's troops, and he was angry in his heart, this Ji Ling actually sent troops privately, completely ignoring him, the lord. When Ji Ling came back, Zhao Ci immediately ordered someone to bring him to see him. Ji Ling didn't know why, so he went to see Zhao Ci. If they want to continue to insist on holding on here, then there will definitely be follow-up troops to send grain and grass over, if they send an army to bypass directly from the path and intercept their grain and grass supply behind the back, then the Zu Zhao army will not defeat itself, and when there will be no grain and grass, they will definitely withdraw the army, and then send troops to pursue, then they can occupy the entire county of Liaodong in one fell swoop, and then they can directly use this place as a rear foundation to fight against the Han Dynasty.

Although Ji Ling's idea was good, after Zhao Ci saw him, he didn't give him this opportunity at all, and scolded him as soon as he met, saying that he didn't listen to military orders and sent troops privately, is this the rhythm that will cause him to be wiped out. Ji Ling was not convinced, and said: "Lord, when I met you, didn't you send someone to send me a message and let me take the army and horses of my headquarters to attack?" ”

Zhao Ci was angry, slapped the table, and roared: "When did I let you lead the military horse to attack?" You sent troops privately, lost many soldiers, and returned from defeat, which was detrimental to our morale, and now you dare to confront me. Come, pull him out and beat him with twenty sticks. ”

The generals knelt down and pleaded one after another, saying that Ji Ling was actually doing this for the sake of the army, he had already destroyed the enemy's grain and grass, and he should not have done it. But Zhao Ci was angry in his heart, and still thought that Ji Ling was wrong, and insisted on pulling him out to beat the twenty military sticks, and the first to intercede for Ji Ling was also pulled out to beat the twenty military sticks. Pity the pleading person, one of them is a civil official, how can he withstand twenty military sticks, only ten military sticks down, he would have already broken open his skin and passed out. When the generals saw it, they sighed one after another, and no one dared to say a word.

One of the generals who pleaded for mercy was beaten with twenty sticks, and he was also unsteady on his feet, and he was very resentful in his heart. This person has a black face and a red beard, seven feet long, not tall, but a fellow villager of Ji Ling, named Ji Gang, the two met in Nanyang, knowing that they are fellow villagers, and the two have contacts from time to time. Later, when Zhao Ci rebelled, the two followed at the same time.

Now that he has been innocently beaten by twenty military sticks, how can he not be angry, when he came to Ji Ling's room, he cried loudly, and said that Ji Ling was meritorious, but it became a sin, this Zhao Ci is really a mediocre and incompetent person, ask Ji Ling to leave together, so as not to lose his life in the future.