Ji Fa couldn't understand why Ji Chang would give up the good situation, and immediately found the big tent of the Chinese army. And Ji Chang naturally did not hide it from the designated heir, and directly told the reason for the withdrawal.

Ji Chang is not a stunned young man like Ji Fa, but a mature politician who has extremely keen views on the pros and cons of the situation, and he decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops this time, which naturally has his reasons.

First of all, since the Xiqi army came to Chongcheng, it has only been more than ten days, is it really good to capture Chongcheng in such a short time?

You must know that before Xiqi attacked Chongcheng, there were Jizhou Hou Suhu and Qinglong Guan Taishou Zhang Guifang both under Chongcheng. Chongcheng, who defeated the two famous generals of the imperial court, was captured by the Xiqi army in less than ten days, where do you put the face of the imperial court?

Moreover, Ji Chang also knew very well in his heart that because of his position, no matter how low-key his Xiqi was, it would be impossible for the imperial court to eliminate its wariness of him.

If Ji Fa is allowed to capture Chongcheng today, then Xiqi's strength will inevitably be too eye-catching, such a powerful army, I am afraid that it will make the imperial court sit like pins and needles, although Mingli will not say anything, but secretly will definitely use all means, and it will also bring a lot of trouble to Xiqi.

Of course, there is another more important reason for Ji Chang to order the withdrawal of troops today, and that is because he received a letter today.

The owner of this letter, who is also one of his close friends, is Caozhou Hou Chong Heihu, and this person's identity is also extremely sensitive, he is the younger brother of Beibohou Chonghou Hu.

Chongheihu sent a letter to Ji Chang for only one purpose, which was to ask Ji Chang for help.

Speaking of which, the relationship between the two brothers is not very close, Chonghei Tiger and Chonghou Tiger are completely different, not only humble and courteous, but also repeatedly made military exploits, so they will be made an exception to be named the Marquis of Caozhou. But Chonghou Hu's trouble, but Chonghei Tiger suffered.

As I said before, people in this era have an extremely strong clan concept. Chonghou Hu confronted the imperial court and committed the crime, but the first of the ten evil sins, rebellion. Such a sin, according to the law of the imperial court, there is no doubt that it is difficult for all relatives to survive.

Caozhou is only more than 100 miles away from Chaoge, and it stands to reason that at this time, it should definitely be the first time to get rid of the Chonghei Tiger.

For this reason, Chongheihu had already prepared for the worst, but after a year of fear, not only did the court not send someone to crusade against him, but he didn't even wait for the holy decree to announce his going to the court.

Could it be that the imperial court had forgotten his identity as a black tiger? Only the ghost would believe it! Prime Minister Zigan has always been known for his meticulous thinking, so how could he have missed this hidden danger that was close at hand?

But the court's behavior is really incomprehensible, and slowly, he also gave birth to a fluke, only because the king of Shang remembered his merits, and did not get angry with him because of the matter of Chonghou Hu.

But in May last year, another thing happened that shattered his illusions.

In May last year, because Donglu Jiang Wenhuan attacked the Wandering Soul Pass, Taishi Wenzhong was ordered to go to the Wandering Soul Pass to support.

It stands to reason that Wen Zhong's army must pass through the Caozhou territory from Chaoge to Yousoul Pass, and for this reason, Chongheihu waited for a long time in fright, for fear that Wen Zhong would take him to Chaoge as soon as he came.

But who knows, Wen Zhong didn't even say hello, and when he was still fifty miles away from Caozhou, he turned north to Yuncheng, and then went from Yuncheng to Yousoul Pass. In other words, the army led by Wen Zhong did not pass through Caozhou at all, but bypassed Caozhou by force.

You must know that Dou Rong, the Taishou of the Wandering Soul Pass, has been in a frequent emergency, and saving soldiers is like fighting a fire, Wen Zhong should be extremely anxious. But this detour, a full detour of hundreds of miles, took nearly three more days, and the reason was not to enter Caozhou.

This kind of behavior is really a bit intriguing.

At this moment, Chongheihu finally understood that the imperial court did not forget him, but temporarily adopted a pacification policy, wanting to deal with the crisis in Chongcheng first, and then change hands to destroy him, the insignificant Marquis of Caozhou.

Presumably, when Wen Zhong defeated Jiang Wenhuan and the army returned to the court, it was time to escort him to Chonghei Huhui to be tried.

And the reason why the imperial court is so jealous of Chongheihu is not because he is particularly powerful in Chongheihu, but because Caozhou's position is too ingenious.

More than 100 miles to the west of Caozhou is the capital of the Great Shang, and 80 miles to the east of Caozhou is the fortress of Donglu to defend the soul pass.

The reason why the imperial court was so forbearant of Chonghei Tiger was precisely because he was afraid that in order to survive, he would take refuge in Donglu and fight with Jiang Wenhuan at the Wandering Soul Pass. If the Wandering Spirit Pass falls and the Donglu army enters the Central Plains, it will really lure the wolf into the room.

Soon, Chongheihu's conjecture was confirmed.

At the end of last year, Qinglong Guan Taishou Zhang Guifang failed to defeat Chonghou Hu, but after the news reached the court, the imperial court did not send Huang Feihu, the king of Wucheng, as expected, but unexpectedly ordered Zhou Wen Wang Jichang to crusade against Chongcheng, which also completely made Chonghei Tiger die.

Now that the battle situation in Chongcheng has eroded like this, King Wucheng has always led 200,000 troops to guard Chaoge, and he will not go out even if he dies, who do you think he is guarding against? In addition to him Caozhou, what else can be guarded against near Chaoge?

At this time, there are only two ways in front of Chongheihu, one is to conspire with Jiang Wenhuan and also rebel, and the other is to eat, drink, and wait for death quietly.

At first glance, it seems that the first path is better, but Chongheihu knows very clearly that Wen Zhong is too powerful, even if Donglu and Caozhou have no chance of winning. When the time comes, if he fails, he will only die even worse.

Now that Wen Zhong has arrived at the Soul Pass, the imperial court is also a lot less afraid of him, as long as Caozhou has the slightest change, I am afraid that the army of King Wucheng will come immediately, and Caozhou City can not withstand the destruction of the 200,000 army.

So, after he meditated for many days, he suddenly thought that Ji Chang, the king of Zhou Wen, had always had a strategy and had a good relationship with him, so he wrote a letter and sent it to Ji Chang under Chongcheng.

And Ji Chang has always been extremely sensitive to politics, and after seeing this letter, he only hesitated for a moment before coming up with an idea that would have the best of both worlds.

Ji Chang knew very well from the beginning that Xiqi's dispatch to Chongcheng this time was a complete voluntary labor.

If Xiqi loses, the army will be defeated, and the court will issue a few words of appeasement, and then send someone else. Perhaps, many people will gloat over the loss of Saiki.

If Xiqi wins, the imperial court will issue a verbal reward at most, and eighty percent will not even give a little military subsidy. There's no way, who called him King Wen of Zhou, Xiqi is extremely strong, and there is no way to seal it.

In this way, this dispatch of troops must be a loss-making business, but Ji Chang is a courtier after all, and he has just been awarded the throne, so he can only pinch his nose and admit it.

But now seeing Chongheihu's letter, Ji Chang immediately had an idea to win back a little bit for this loss-making business.