Although Zhao Chengxiao was puzzled, he also knew that Qiu Yizhi's actions were strange and unusual, so he ordered his seventy crossbowmen to fire a volley across the cliff, just to be careful not to shoot the man in gorgeous armor.

These crossbowmen under Qiu Yizhi were originally born from the old Youyandao army and were specially used to deal with the northern nomadic cavalry, so except for those Turkic cavalry archers who came and went like the wind, they were still able to fight with them, and there was no opponent in the Central Plains.

Therefore, the three bursts of crossbow arrows flew over like a storm, and in an instant, they killed and wounded more than a hundred or so people on the opposite side, especially the two sharpshooters who had exposed their positions, and they were even more hit by dozens of arrows, like two lifeless porcupines, with spikes all over their bodies, lying on the mountainside.

When Qiu Yizhi saw such a scene, he was extremely proud, so he smiled and said: "These crossbowmen under my command, I don't know if the second prince can still see them, right?" If you're not satisfied, I've got another show! ”

As he spoke, Qiu Yizhi stretched out his hand to beckon Meng Hong, pointed to the deputy general who had just made an idea to snipe at him in Zheng Yu's ear, and ordered: "This person almost killed me, shoot him to death for me, vent the anger in my heart!" ”

Meng Hong was originally a marksman, and after special training in the past few days, his archery skills have become more and more exquisite, and an arrow hit the face of the lieutenant general, making him unsteady on his feet, and he fell off the cliff like an onion.

So far, in the competition of long-range firepower, Qiu Yizhi has far surpassed Zheng Yu in terms of accuracy, density and fierceness, making his tone full of confidence: "The second prince has also seen it, as long as I give an order, the crossbows around me will be fired, not only these Lingnan Dao soldiers, but even the second prince yourself will be burned." ”

"That'...... That...... Then you just have to give the order, I am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death! Although the meaning of Zheng Yu's words was still hard, the tone was a little loose.

Qiu Yizhi said: "No." At the beginning, the prince of Lingnan once spared his next life. Although I was an old man with him, I was also fascinated and willing to follow suit. Therefore, as long as the second prince can agree to the next condition, the second prince and your soldiers can all return to the camp safely......"

"What...... What conditions? Zheng Yu blurted out, but he already regretted it.

However, as soon as he spoke, he flew into Qiu Yizhi's ear canal like a sparrow released.

Qiu Yizhi was already weak and timid when he heard Zheng Yu's words, but he didn't want to break it, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the second prince wants to leave all these food and military supplies under the mountain, and as for the soldiers, please take care of yourself." How is it? ”

If Qiu Yizhi made such a request an hour ago, Zheng Yu would definitely not agree. But now the situation has been completely reversed, no matter whether he agrees or not, as long as Qiu Yizhi who is condescending on the opposite side is willing, he can shoot all the soldiers who escort the grain and grass under the mountain to death, and these soldiers and horses brought by him may not be able to survive a few under the rain of arrows, and these grains and grass under the mountain are naturally at the mercy of Qiu Yizhi.

But if he agrees to this request, then Zheng Yu is equivalent to obeying Qiu Yizhi's orders under heavy pressure, and he really can't hold face on his face, and he doesn't know what to do.

Lin Shuhan, who was beside Qiu Yizhi, knew human feelings, and when he saw Zheng Yu's appearance, he had already guessed what he was thinking, so he muttered a few words in Qiu Yizhi's ear.

Qiu Yizhi listened, nodded, and said with a smile: "The second prince should not be stingy. He led the army to drink blood in the mountains for an unknown amount of time, and these grains were like a long drought and rain. I also know that you and I are our own masters, and there will always be a big battle in the end. Why don't the second prince be merciful and let me wait for a full meal before the war, even if I die on the battlefield, I can be a full ghost, how about it? ”

Qiu Yizhi handed the stairs up, and Zheng Yu hurriedly went downhill and said, "What you said is quite measured. Well, I'll give you all this food, and when you're full, you'll come back to fight me!" ”

Qiu Yizhi listened to Zheng Yu's bluff words, smiled on his face, and replied: "Then I will thank you for the reward, and the second prince will go back to the camp first!" Don't go in the wrong direction! ”

The last thing he added was to let Zheng Yu return to Shanyin City and not go to a second place—this was not so much a reminder as an instruction.

Of course, Zheng Yu heard the three flavors, but now he is "under the low eaves, and he has to bow his head", so he had to suppress the evil anger in his heart, and led his soldiers to lift up their comrades who were killed by sharp arrows, and went down the mountain in a huff.

Although An Ping, who was in the valley below the mountain, did not dare to interject indiscriminately, he was also listening attentively to the conversation between the two people on the mountain about his life and death.

When he heard Qiu Yizhi suggest to Zheng Yu to let him live, he felt strange and grateful in his heart. Later, when he heard that the second prince Zheng Yu personally ordered him to return to the camp, he was even more amnesty, and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to only let them carry their belongings, and did not care about the heavy grain and grass that was escorted.

The "iron-headed Jiao" beside Qiu Yizhi saw that the enemy troops who had finally managed to get into his pocket withdrew calmly like this, and he was anxious, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, just let go of those few people who are holding grain, why did you even let Zheng Yu go?" As long as the adults loosen their mouths, Meng Hong and they will be able to shoot Zheng Yu to death immediately! ”

Qiu Yizhi smiled and didn't answer, but Lin Shuhan, who was beside him, used the folding fan in his hand to knock on the bald head of the "Iron Head Jiao", and said with a smile: "Idiot! You know what! ”

"Iron Head Jiao" was originally born as a bandit on Funiu Mountain, and even if he was among the bandits, he was rude and untamed; But he was convinced of the people who really had the ability and ability, and he was not angry when he was "drunk on the head" by Lin Shuhan, a weak scholar, but smiled with a smile: "I don't understand, Mr. Lin just taught me...... Just ask my husband to hit me next time, and be gentle......"

Lin Shuhan was also amused by his words, and replied: "You dog, you only know nonsense all day long. I won't teach you either, so I'll just ask you, even if you let Zheng Yu go now, is it difficult for your Lord Jiaqiu to arrest him again? ”

"Iron Head Jiao" suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand. It turned out that the adults wanted to learn 'Zhuge Wuhou', so he would capture seven verticals. But I want to persuade adults, this Zheng Yu has no ability, he has a show, it's useless to catch him, it's just a waste of food, just kill it. ”

Qiu Yizhi glared at the "Iron Head Jiao" and said, "You kid is talking nonsense again, why don't you go down and help your brother Zhao run errands?" Still talking nonsense here, mistaken for a big thing, see if I don't pull out your tongue! ”

When the fierce-looking "Iron Head Jiao" heard this, he was so frightened that he stuck out his tongue, and hurriedly retracted back, only to find Zhao Chengxiao.

Uncle Lin watched the "Iron Head Jiao" disappear into the dense bushes, and then said to Qiu Yizhi with a smile: "My lord, this 'Iron Head Jiao' is a rough person in the end, I'm afraid I don't know the true meaning of adults, right?" ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "I still can't hide it from Mr. Lin." Zheng Yu is a mediocre talent, and only when he stays in the Lingnan Army to command the battle, can I have the confidence to ...... them" He was halfway through his words, and suddenly felt that he was too full of words, and remembered the emperor's father-in-law Zheng Rong and the prime minister's master Zhong Likuang's comments on his "frivolity", so he hurriedly closed his mouth.

After Zheng Yu escaped and returned, he breathed in the camp for two or three days in shock, and finally figured out one thing - it was impossible to catch Qiu Yizhi around Shanyin County - it was tantamount to wishful thinking that he wanted to hold him with a light elite army before.

The situation has developed to such a point that if a wise commander finds himself in a situation where he is unable to break through the opponent's fortified city, capture the enemy's main general, and destroy the enemy's main force, he should take the initiative to withdraw from the siege, return to his own camp to recuperate, and then seek an opportunity to fight again.

However, Zheng Yu was afraid that such efforts would be fruitless and provoke the punishment of his father Zheng Gui, so he was unwilling to evacuate Shanyin County, but ordered the garrisons in Jiangnan to immediately raise military rations and send them to Shanyin County. In order to avoid the risk of running out of food, he also issued a strict order that all localities must deliver military rations on time, and if they were one day late, they would be punished with 10 military sticks for the officers and soldiers transporting grain; Two days late, he beat twenty military sticks......

Poor Lingnan troops in various places, they have worked hard to collect grain and grass, trembling like a fish that has slipped through the net, how can they still deliver the grain and grass on time? There is no ass that is not unharmed.

All of a sudden, transporting grain and grass, which was an extremely easy task, turned out to be the most frightening errand in the army stationed in Lingnan.

And Qiu Yizhi's side, since Zheng Yu was subdued, it seems that he has become more and more comfortable to make a living by plundering grain and grass like this. Most of the teams attacked by him had also heard of his methods, once the grain and grass were robbed, they would not resist at all, nor did they dare to continue to move forward to return to Zheng Yu, but left the goods they were transporting and turned around and ran back.

Qiu Yizhi didn't want to, and he didn't have enough troops to pursue it. Fortunately, he now has no interception in front of him and no pursuers behind him, so he can easily dispose of the looted things, and then wait for the opportunity to loot the next wave of grain convoys.

In this way, although the amount of grain and grass transported by the Lingnan Army to Shanyin County has increased, the grain and grass actually transported through the blockade is less than one-fifth of that at the time of departure, and the supply of grain and grass in Zheng Yu's army is becoming more and more tight.

In desperation, Zheng Yu had no choice but to let his sergeants reduce the number of meals from three meals a day to two, and reduce the frequency of daily patrols and drills, so as to reduce consumption, thinking that if he had to support the defenders in Shanyin County for one more day, he would be able to win this sparsely fought war of attrition.

In this way, the two armies confronted each other for half a month, and finally came to the end of the year.

In the poor Zheng Yu army under the city, only one more miscellaneous grain nest was issued to each sergeant on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and a bottle of wine was issued for every ten people, which could be regarded as the New Year......

On the other hand, the soldiers and civilians of Shanyin County in the city deliberately lit all the torches and lanterns to let the fire shine through the city wall, and called a few people in the city who could sing operas, and they put down the theater building on the inside of the city gate and sang a play "Lost Space Chop".

This "Lost Space Chop" tells the story of Zhuge Wuhou's mistake in employing people, "losing" to defend the heavy ground, having to put down the "empty" city plan to scare away the attacking enemy army, and finally "beheading" the story of the failed love general.

Although this play is a famous story, and the protagonist is the intelligent and super-intelligent Zhuge Wuhou, he plays an authentic defeat, and it is rarely performed on festive occasions such as the Spring Festival. Today, the defenders deliberately staged this play, just to disgust the defenders outside the city, so that they could not speak out if they were bitter.