In the hours that followed, the armies of the two sides were in a strange equilibrium. At noon, the Shouzhou army, which had stood for two hours, did not hold on hard, and took turns to the rear for lunch, and when they came back, the originally neat and tidy team became much more scattered, and many people wearing variegated clothes stood everywhere, and even sat on the ground.

Seeing this, many people in the Hou Zhou army relaxed a lot when they had been nervous.

However, things that made the Zhou army feel more relaxed happened one after another, and when the army that crossed the river swept along the river bank, they found that all the people on the guard towers were empty, and when they arrived at the water village and protective fortress at the north wharf of Shouzhou City, they found that the water village there was also burned, there was not a single guard on the fortress, all the arrows were cleaned up, and there was nothing on the dock except for a pile of neatly placed corpses of assault Zhou soldiers!

When the bold Zhou soldiers tried to advance towards Shouzhou City, they successively found that the Shouzhou Township Soldier Training Camp on the east side was empty, and even most of the wall had been demolished; When they reached the north gate of Shouzhou, they found that the city gate was closed, the drawbridge was raised, and there were heavily armed soldiers at the head of the city, and there was no one outside the city, so they immediately reported the situation back.

Shi Detong, who was commanding the ships to transport troops at the Zhengyang Ferry Wharf, was overjoyed when he heard the news, and quickly rushed to the top of the fortress, ready to ask Li Shuai for permission to lead his men to raid the Shouzhou army from the rear.

However, when Shi Detong arrived at the top of the fortress, he ran into a scene that he had never imagined: in the middle of the fortress walls on both sides, the handsome Li Gu was drinking tea and chatting with a very chic middle-aged literati around a simple table.

Seeing Shi Detong coming, Li Gu smiled and pointed at the middle-aged literati and said, "General Shi, this is my old friend and brother, Han Xizaihan, a member of the Tang Yu Department who is famous all over the world!" ”

Han Xizai stood up with a smile, shook his head and said: "Li Shuai has won the award, and now he is just a grass citizen, no official or position, and he doesn't dare to call himself an adult!" I've seen General Shi in the next place! ”

Shi Detong heard that it was Han Xizai, shook his head slightly strangely, bowed back slightly, and stood to the side silently.

Han Xizai is such a smart person, he immediately bowed to Li Gu and said: "Brother Li, today, it can be regarded as a recount of the old relationship between you and my brother, and my long-cherished wish." I am now just waiting for Li Shuai's clear answer and will turn back! ”

Li Gu stepped forward and grabbed Han Xizai's clothes, and persuaded with regret: "My brother has great talents, but he deigns to a corner of the south, and now he is forced to resign from the government and serve the people, it's a pity!" After the most stubborn brother, I will persuade my brother again, I am generous and benevolent in the Great Zhou Sheng, try to accumulate evils, and treat talents well, why don't you return to Tokyo with your brother, and my brother will ensure that you enter the court again as an official! ”

Han Xizai's right hand covered Li Gu's hand, closed his eyes slightly and paused slightly, then gently pushed Li Gu's hand away, only then did he open his eyes and say, "Brother, you don't know anything!" In the past, it was possible for me to return to the North, but now, it is completely impossible for me to go back, brother! Because I have already decided to follow Lin Feng in this life! ”

Li Gu was immediately stunned, looked at Han Xizai in disbelief, and said softly: "Lin Feng is just a mussel-mouthed child, how can he make his brother so persistent?" ”

Han Xizai shook his head and smiled, and whispered: "Please wait and see, brother will completely change the entire world in the future, it will only be Lin Feng alone!" I also ask my brother to reply to our army's invitation to challenge, and if not, our army will immediately retreat. ”

As soon as he heard that the Shouzhou army was going to retreat, Shi Detong, who had been waiting impatiently, was stunned, took two steps forward, and shouted loudly: "Li Shuai! ”

Li Gu immediately stretched out his hand, stopped Shi Detong from speaking, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, my Da Zhou has agreed, and you and I will have a gentleman's battle in three quarters of an hour!" ”

Han Xizai smiled at the sky and said loudly: "Happy! Joyfully! Being able to fight with Brother Li on the battlefield is also a great joy in life! Brother Li cherishes, brother goes! "Turn around and walk away.

Shi Detong looked at Li Gu with surprise on his face, and argued loudly: "Li Gu, the subordinate soldiers have reported, the Shouzhou Wharf Water Village has been recovered, and our army can be surrounded on all sides and sweep the Shouzhou military formation in one fell swoop. ”

Li Gu shook his head lightly, pointed to the challenge letter on the table, and said softly: "But I have already agreed to Lin Feng's challenge, how can I go back on my word?" ”

Shi Detong was anxious and shouted loudly: "Li Shuai, don't be a woman's kindness!" Such a good opportunity to destroy the enemy, once missed, it will never be again! ”

Li Gu's face was calm, and he didn't pay attention to this matter, but asked, "General Shi, do you know how many people our army has crossed the river now?" ”

Shi Detong was stunned, and immediately replied: "At present, only three pontoon bridges have been completely erected, mainly relying on warships to transport people back and forth, and nearly 50,000 people have crossed the river!" "The 180,000 troops, including all the baggage, want to cross the river in full, and give priority to ensuring that the cavalry men, horses, and fodder cross the river, which is definitely a time-consuming and laborious systematic project.

Li Gu turned to the south and said softly: "Through the conversation with Han Xizai, Ben Shuai now also believes that the following 30,000 people are all the elites of Shouzhou!" If we attack now and don't completely leave the opponent's absolute strength, it is better to face them in a head-to-head battle, defeat them in a dignified manner, and capture Lin Feng by the way! ”

Shi Detong was very unconvinced, muttering in his mouth, annoyed.

Li Gu smiled, walked to the south of the city, and watched Han Xizai pass through the soldiers on his side, through the trapping formation, and easily return to the Shouzhou military formation, before pointing to the cavalry and some infantry that had been assembled under the fortress, and said softly:

"General Shi, you haven't been through the battle, I don't know what is the most important thing in the confrontation between the two armies! The old man thinks that it is confidence, the confidence to win! If we don't dare to fight against Lin Feng today in the situation of taking advantage of everything, we are afraid that all the generals and soldiers will lose their confidence in taking Shouzhou City! Shouzhou will be a demon that all of us and all the soldiers will never be able to cross in the future! ”

Commander Shi let out a long breath and lowered his head.

Li Gu was still smiling, and suddenly pointed to the front and said, "General Shi, listen, it should be Lin Feng mobilized before the battle!" ”

In the wind at this moment, there was a loud cheer faintly from the south.

At this time, Lin Feng rode a big horse, raised his sword high in his right hand, ran eastward first, and shouted with the soldiers in the front row of the battle array; After running to the east end, Zai Zhe turned back, handed the knife to his left hand, and shouted with the soldier again.

After returning to the Chinese army, Lin Feng stopped his horse, jumped down, walked to the high platform in the middle of the military formation, looked around, and then wrapped his arms around the shoulders of Li Congqian, the king of Ji, raised his right arm and shouted wildly: "Brothers, do you know the battle situation in the past two days?" A total of 123 brothers of our army are buried on the south bank of the Huai River! But what about the enemy, there are more than 7,000 casualties! The casualty ratio is close to seventy to one! ”

The eyes of many Shouzhou soldiers were filled with surprise, and people couldn't help but become restless.

"Now, there are 50,000 elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in Chuzhou who are ready to go! On the south bank of the Great River, 100,000 elites can cross the river at any time to support! But, I told them, just bring the food! People, don't come to steal credit! No, they are also very obedient, and they have just transported 100,000 stone of grain into Shouzhou City! ”

Lin Feng's confidence and humor caused many Shouzhou soldiers to laugh, but he immediately restrained his smile and looked at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng beat his chest several times in a row, and continued to roar: "I am by no means arrogant, but full confidence in you and in our Datang elite!" Let me tell you that in my eyes, the Zhou army in front of me is just a small hurdle that we must over! Today, as long as we have passed, in the future, the world will no longer be able to stop us from moving forward! The whole world will be ours! ”

The Tujia soldiers in the rear of the army formation all listened to Panlong many times tell Lin Feng's grand plan to conquer the world, and knew the deep meaning behind Lin Feng's words, and took the lead in waving their swords and cheering. The other Shouzhou soldiers and regimental training soldiers were naturally all involved in the cheers.

When the cheers subsided, Lin Feng waved his sword and roared: "Today, King Tang Ji is fighting side by side with us, let us use the sword in our hands to tell the northern invaders - we are the mountains they will never be able to cross!" Shouzhou is the city they will always look up to! Datang is the country they will always surrender to! Kill! ”

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

……

The 30,000 Shouzhou troops waved their swords in unison and shouted wildly, and the voices gathered together, and suddenly became extremely majestic, completely suppressing the continuous whirring wind.