Unexpectedly, when Zheng Rong, the king of Lingnan, had not yet set foot on the land of Jiangnan Province, he had already heard the news that the army besieging Shanyin County had failed, and Zheng Yu and the veteran general Sun Hao were fighting a decisive battle with Qiuyi's headquarters under Jinling City.

Qiu Yizhi's ability, Lingnan King Zhenggui knows something; He also knows the ability and character of his second son, Zheng Yu. Therefore, as soon as he heard the news, he immediately guessed that Zheng Yu would inevitably be difficult to win in this battle, so he hurried to the direction of Jinling.

Unexpectedly, when Zheng Gui arrived at the battlefield, the Lingnan army had already been tricked to lure the enemy into attack, only to see the old general Sun Hao next to the raging fire, hurriedly cleaning up the remnants of the defeated army, and his second son Zheng Yu had been captured by Qiu Yizhi.

So Zheng Gui was furious, and regardless of whether his soldiers were tired and tired, or whether their morale was low, he immediately used his Lingnan King Guanfang Great Seal to gather more than 40,000 defeated soldiers and challenge Qiu Yi again.

And these soldiers of Lingnan Dao, seeing that it was the arrival of the Lingnan prince, were all surprised, delighted, and cheered, and immediately gathered under Zheng Gui's banner, packed up the only remaining armor and weapons, and regained their morale, shook up their spirits, and advanced to Qiu Yizhi's side, wanting to be ashamed.

The reasons for this are not Qiu Yizhi, who stays in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River and only Jinling City in his eyes, can know, and it is no wonder that he is so surprised by the arrival of King Lingnan.

The surprise of the king of Lingnan was actually no less than that of Qiu Yizhi.

He was surprised that he had deployed so many elite soldiers in Jiangnan Province, and in a few months, instead of controlling the situation in Jiangnan, he was beaten by Qiu Yizhi to the point that only 40,000 elite soldiers were left to use, and the second prince Zheng Yu was captured alive by his opponent - all of this was done when Qiu Yizhi only relied on the local strength of the Jiangnan Jiedu army, and did not receive reinforcements from the imperial court.

So Zheng Gui, the king of Lingnan, stroked his slightly pale beard on his chin and said: "The virtuous nephew is prosperous in martial arts, and he has beaten more than 100,000 of my elite soldiers to the point of losing his armor and abandoning his armor with his own strength. ”

"Take a look? That's a very easy way to say. But your Lingnan prince has come all the way, so you don't have to look at it and leave, right? I don't necessarily have to treat you to a bowl of tea or a meal, right? You're clearly here to challenge me! Qiu Yizhi thought secretly.

If it was usual, he would have blurted out these mean words a long time ago, but when he thought of the king of Lingnan, he was a famous general who was not inferior to any famous general in the world; thought that the 40,000 troops under the King of Lingnan were still twice as large as his own; When I thought of these so-called victorious divisions under my command, except for some elites, they were no better at fighting than the defeated soldiers of the Lingnan Prince......

The few words that Fang Cai thought in his heart, Qiu Yizhi immediately retracted, bowed his hand to Zheng Gui, the king of Lingnan, and said: "This is just a temporary fluke for the younger generation, how can the prince praise him?" ”

Zheng Gui waved his hand and said: "When the old man was young, his merits were less than half of yours, but his arrogance was several times more arrogant than yours...... This is really the reason why my imperial brother is well-educated! In this regard, it seems that this king is far inferior to the royal brother. Take my unassuming son Zheng Yu as an example, so many elite soldiers have been lost by him. That's it, even he himself was captured by the enemy, which is really embarrassing for the old man! ”

While listening to this, Qiu Yi racked his brains to think about the meaning of Zheng Gui's words, but he immediately made his words clear: "It's the old man's unsuccessful son, can the virtuous nephew return him for the sake of the old man who spared you twice, so as not to make the old man desolate?" ”

Qiu Yizhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and secretly speculated: "It is indeed true that the King of Lingnan has let him go twice, and this kindness is indeed difficult to repay except for letting Zheng Yu go." I had also put Zheng Yu back once before. But this time is different from the past, when Zheng Yu was let go, he was confident that he would capture him alive again. However, now that the king of Lingnan has arrived to take over the army, if Zheng Yu is released back and wants to arrest him again, it will be sad to ascend to the sky. ”

So Qiu Yizhi hurriedly discussed nervously with Lin Shuhan beside him, and then he arched his hand and said: "The prince must not know yet, the second prince Zheng Yu, I let him go once before, thinking that I can make him repent, even if he can't persuade the prince to be good, he can't be an enemy of the court again." Unexpectedly, after the second prince returned to the camp, he met my sword soldiers again. The younger generation is not only for self-preservation, but also for the emperor, so he has to recapture the second prince. ”

Although he didn't say much, he felt that his mouth was dry, and he swallowed his saliva hard, moistened his slightly dry throat, and then said: "Lord Wang, please forgive the younger generation for being rude, and persuade the prince here - your arms can't reach your thighs, you can't fight the emperor." Fortunately, at the moment, you still call yourself a prince and call yourself a descendant of the Han family. If you are interested, I am willing to work with several brothers and Prime Minister Zhongli as a guarantee, and then take the second prince Zheng Yu as a hostage, and bother the prince to write a letter asking for sin, presumably the emperor can also read on the brotherhood, and give the prince a good death. ”

When Zheng Gui heard this, he sneered: "I'm afraid that my virtuous nephew has this kindness, but my imperial brother doesn't have this benevolence." People, as long as you ascend to the throne, what kind of things can't be done? He suddenly smiled to himself, "If I am the emperor, a person like the virtuous nephew falls into the hands of the old man, and he can use it if he can, and get rid of it if he can't use it, and he will never return to the mountain!" ”

As soon as Zheng Gui's rebellious words came out, even Qiu Yizhi, the most daring person in the world, didn't dare to speak.

At this time, the "black-necked toad" and others escorted Zheng Yu, who was tied up strongly, to the front line.

When Zheng Gui saw it, his face sank, and he scolded: "Rebel, what did the old man tell you at the beginning?" Tell you to be cautious, tell you to defend first and then attack, tell you to listen to the words of the veteran, which one have you done? If you want the old man to pull an old face to intercede for you, it really loses the old man's face! ”

Zheng Yu's only remaining self-esteem, under his father's merciless lessons, was also stripped away, and his originally very fat body was clumped together, shrunk into a ball like a deflated ball.

Qiu Yizhi saw the scene of his father and son, but he was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, please calm your anger, don't be angry......

Zheng Gui's face was a little better, and he changed his words and said: "The old man never falls into people's will, and the virtuous nephew wants to be my imperial brother's loyal minister and filial son, and the old man will not be reluctant." It's better to do this, you promised the old man that you would not harm Zheng Yu privately, which can be regarded as a little wish of the old man. ”

Qiu Yizhi thought to himself when he heard this: Anyway, I don't have the right to deal with Zheng Yu, so it's better to agree to it, so I can make face in front of the King of Lingnan.

So he arched his hand and replied: "This is natural, the so-called 'punishment is not a doctor', how should the second prince Zheng Yu be issued, to listen to the emperor's decision, my Qiuyi's small seven-grade county order, how to deal with it?" ”

"That's good! The virtuous nephew is really fast-talking, and the old man thanked him first! With that, Zheng Gui made a gesture towards Qiu Yizhi on the horse.

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly returned the salute, and was about to be humble, but heard Zheng Gui say again: "Since the virtuous nephew said this, the old man will be relieved." He is willing to retreat three hundred steps, and after the virtuous nephew is successfully arrayed, he will engage with the virtuous nephew in a short battle. ”

Qiu Yizhi was shocked when he heard this: Does this mean that he is going to fight with himself now?

He was about to open his mouth to ask for confirmation, but saw that Zheng Gui had returned to the formation surrounded by the honor guards, and the large formation of the Lingnan Army had also begun to retreat slowly and methodically, and he was no longer allowed to discuss his words.

Qiu Yizhi was surprised, but he heard Lin Shuhan beside him remind: "My lord, what are you still doing in a daze?" The king of Lingnan is coming, why don't you hurry up and line up to fight? Returning to the camp and holding on to it is only a dead end! ”

Only then did Qiu Yizhi react and replied: "Mr. Lin, look at these tired soldiers around me, how can they beat the Lingnan prince?" ”

Lin Shuhan shook his head: "It's better to be prepared than not to be prepared, right?" Fortunately, the king of Lingnan gave a buffer of 300 steps. It is better to follow the previous strategy, gather the elite soldiers, and see if there is a chance to directly take the Lingnan King himself during the melee, and maybe there will be a chance of victory. ”

This may be the only way to win.

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly sent an order and divided the 20,000 troops into three formations - 7,000 soldiers and horses on the left wing were commanded by Zhang Qi, 7,000 soldiers and horses on the right wing were raised by Wu Changxi, and the central 6,000 men and horses were personally led by Zhao Chengxiao and himself, while 17 personal soldiers and 200 elites followed closely by his side, ready to surprise the enemy chief at any time.

The preparations here just had some eyebrows, but listening to the drums of war in the Lingnan army on the opposite side, Lingnan King Zheng Gui did not play any tricks, and directly ordered the 40,000 troops under his command to fully press the official army.

Qiu Yizhi didn't expect that Lingnan King Zheng Gui didn't give him a chance to breathe, the army pressed fast and fiercely, and in the blink of an eye, he had killed only a hundred or ten steps away from him, and he couldn't allow himself to use any more conspiracies.

In desperation, Qiu Yizhi could only wave the command flag and order the whole army to move forward and engage with the enemy in short combat, but his elite troops did not move, hoping that the enemy army could have a moment of chaos and expose a flaw in the middle before he could raid the main general and succeed in one fell swoop.

What he didn't expect was that under the command of Zheng Gui, the morale, fighting spirit, and combat strength of the Lingnan Army were completely different from usual, as if they had changed an army, as if in the blink of an eye, the tired army that had just failed had become a new force, and the slightest contact had formed an absolute overwhelming advantage over the officers and troops.

Qiu Yizhi also grew up in the army since he was a child, although he was young, he experienced many wars, and immediately smelled the rapid change of the situation on the battlefield, and was just about to give the order to change the formation, but he heard a frightened shout from ahead:

"Ghost ...... Ghost...... Hell here! ”

"Oh no! Hell here! ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, only four words came to his mind: "inexplicable": the so-called "strange power is chaotic, and the son is silent; Outside of Liuhe, there is no ghost in this world, and even if there is, it will not appear in broad daylight and in plain sight; Nor will it appear on such a heavy battlefield as murderous; will not appear in these tens of thousands of hot-blooded men.

So when it was in danger, Qiu Yizhi also gave a special order: "Don't bewitch the people, shake the morale of the army, and behead those who violate the order!" ”

However, his military orders were conveyed, but the chaos did not change in the slightest, the formation of the officers and soldiers under his command became more and more loose, and the fighting spirit became more and more sluggish, and the sergeants standing in the front row could not help but want to retreat, and those standing in the back row did not have the courage to step forward.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the golden drums and killing sounds in the Lingnan army, and the offensive instantly intensified. In the face of such an offensive, the officers and troops were obviously unable to resist it, and they retreated one after another.