Chaoge's side sent a vanguard army to ask Xiqi for the crime, but the vanguard general Chao Lei was defeated and captured in the first battle, and was later surrendered and surrendered to Lu Zhi.

However, Chaoge's trip not only sent Chao Lei alone, but also his brother Chao Tian to accompany him, and seriously speaking, the chief general of this vanguard army is also headed by his brother Chao Tian.

Therefore, after some discussion, Chao Lei took the initiative to ask for an order, wanting to go to the military camp outside the city, persuade his brother to surrender, and lead his sergeants to surrender Xiqi together.

Lu Zhi glanced at Chao Lei, and saw that his face remained unchanged, and he didn't seem to have any calculations to coax, so he responded to the matter, and he was also ready to use this to test it.

Anyway, he didn't worry about Chao Lei rebelling, after all, he was waiting for the military camp to be stationed outside the city, if this Chao Lei really went and didn't return, if he was bullied by him, Lu Zhi could also capture him again and send him to the rear pit to mine and work as a coolie.

Chao Leidang bowed to Lu Zhi, and then went out of the city and returned to the camp outside the city.

After he left, Jiang Ziya asked out loud: "Marshal Lu, aren't you afraid that Chao Lei will coax us and others, saying that he will go out of the city to persuade my brother to surrender, but in fact, he will flee under the pretext, and then continue to be the enemy of us?" ”

Nangong Shi on the side also agreed: "Yes, marshal, that Chao Lei has just landed, you trust him so much, let him return, if you let the tiger return to the mountain, won't it be a disaster?" ”

Lu Zhi said disapprerovingly: "Ben Shuai just wants to see what choice Chao Lei will make." ”

"If he really surrenders, then this person can be reused with peace of mind, no different from the people of my Xiqi headquarters, they are all robes."

"But if he dares to coax Ben Shuai, just use words to prevaricate and deceive Ben Shuai... That coach will not give him a second chance. ”

"As for letting the tiger return to the mountain, I'm afraid it will be a disaster..."Lu Zhi just smiled faintly, "Isn't Chao Lei and his soldiers and horses right under our noses?" What kind of waves can it afford? ”

Lu Zhi turned his senses, looked at everyone, and said, "Everyone will listen to orders!" ”

"Ordered Nangong Shi to lead 5,000 men and horses, quietly go out of the city, detour behind Chaoge's army, ambush in Hulu Valley, and intercept him and other retreats!"

"Order Nezha, lead two thousand men and horses, wait in the city, if the two brothers Chao Lei and Chao Tian have the intention of retreating and evacuating, and immediately attack, cooperate with Nangong Shi to attack before and after, and capture his headquarters in one fell swoop!"

Only then did everyone know that Lu Zhi had already had a plan, and if he thought about it carefully, this was indeed the case.

Therefore, the people did not say more, and each received a military order and began to act.

On the other hand, after Chao Lei returned to the camp, even if he persuaded his brother Chao Tian to surrender, he was scolded by Chao Tian for a while, until he said that Xiqi's current boss was Lu Zhi, Chao Tian's face showed a little emotion.

Seeing this, Chao Lei immediately hit the railway while it was hot: "Brother, I know that you are loyal to Chaoge, but don't forget, if it wasn't for Marshal Lu to improve the rice seeds, teach me the new cultivation method of Chaoge Wanmin, and solve my starvation, hundreds of people in my Chao family Zhuangzi would have starved to death in that famine year!" ”

"Didn't my father and mother always tell me to wait, and I must not forget this kindness? Now that the opportunity is in front of him, why don't my brother directly lead his sergeants and demote Marshal Lu? ”

Chao Tian was silent for a few seconds, and said, "Then what should I do with my old father and mother?" What should the folks of Chao Zhuangzi do? He's still in the middle of the song! ”

"If I wait for the surrender, Chaoge receives the news, I'm afraid that my father and mother will inevitably be implicated by my two brothers, how can I bear to be a brother?"

Chao Lei smiled and said, "Brother is confused, how can I not think of this matter, brother?" also reported to Marshal Lu early and made a plan with Marshal Lu. ”

"Brother, you and lead your sergeants to demote Marshal Lu, and my brother and I rushed to Chaoge, under the pretext of reporting the military situation on the front line, but in fact, we quietly took out the family and brought it to Xiqi City for reunion, so that I will be safe and tidy."

Hearing this, Chao Tian hesitated for a few seconds: "This plan may be possible, but... Shall I really be that traitor? ”

Chao Lei sighed and said, "Brother, in front of you today, I might as well speak up, brother, over the years, you and I have seen the king's unrighteous deeds in the court song, is there still a few?" ”

"For so many years, we have been on a journey with Master Wen to fight in the east and west, has the world ever been peaceful? Not only did it not, but it became more and more chaotic, and most of the princes of the Eight Hundred Roads were reversed, and this Yin Shang country was already in turmoil. ”

"And—" he looked up at Chao Tian, "I heard that Taishi had sent my two brothers to this Xiqi, can't my brother see it?" I'm clearly treated as an outcast who can be discarded at will! ”

This time, Wen Zhong only sent the two brothers Chaotian and Chaolei to lead 3,000 troops to Xiqi, and the lone army went deeper, and there were no reinforcements later, so he just had the intention of testing Xiqi.

If Xiqi's side is still unwilling to openly rebel against this, it is fine, he and the others can spy on a few pieces of information and go back to the business, but if Xiqi has already decided to directly oppose Shang, they will probably be eaten up by Xiqi in an instant!

So they were just an abandoned child that was casually discarded by Wen Zhong to test Xiqi's attitude, how could Chao Lei not have any ideas in his heart for such an arrangement.

After all, his two brothers are not Wen Zhong's descendants, and they have not been taken seriously for so many years, and now they are used as abandoned sons to test Xiqi... Even if Lu Zhi was lowered, he wouldn't have much guilt in his heart.

After all, it was Lu Zhi's favor back then that allowed his family and villagers not to starve to death in that famine year, this is a great grace of life, plus Wen Zhong doesn't pay attention to him so much, and it is even more chilling to treat him as an abandoned child, so what can he do if he simply drops?

Chao Tian made up his mind at this time, raised his head and said: "Brother, you don't have to say it anymore, for my brother I figured it out, so I led my sergeants and joined Marshal Lu!" ”

"Brother, you also hurry back to Chaoge and bring me and the rest of the family to Xiqi for reunion."

Chao Lei smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry, I will bring back all the children in the family safely." ”

Xiqi Barracks, Shuai Tent.

"Report! Uncle Lu... Uh, marshal. Nezha entered the tent and reported, "Chao Tian outside the city has led his three thousand soldiers to surrender outside the city, and asked the marshal to go and surrender in person." ”

Lu Zhi smiled, that Chao Lei did not live up to his trust.

However, the candidate sent to the rear mining is going to be found again, and I don't know when the next batch of captive laborers will be sent to the song city. The next army is coming.

Lu Zhi got up and said, "Let's go, Nezha, go with Ben Shuai to meet Na Chaotian and his sergeants." ”

Successfully received a sergeant from Chao Tian, and stayed until a few days later, Chao Lei led a thousand people Wen Zhong to send additional reinforcements and a family to vote, Xiqi's side was bloodless, and did not pay the slightest casualty price, and easily won the first battle.

even added 4,000 soldiers and horses, two good generals, and when Wen Zhong and Chaoge got the news, they almost vomited blood in anger.

However, at this point, Chaoge and Xiqi can no longer coexist, and the battle to destroy the country has completely begun.

The attitude and actions of the Xiqi side, the rebellious heart has been clearly revealed, and the Chaoge side naturally can't tolerate it anymore, when even if the herald summons a heavy army to assemble, it will march straight to Xiqi to destroy Xiqi in one fell swoop.

The Chaoge side gathered a large army to advance, and the Xiqi side immediately received the news.

That Wen Zhong ordered the Qinglong Guards to gather an army of 100,000 troops to suppress Zhang Guifang, this time it was no better than the 3,000 men and horses of the two brothers of Chaotian and Chaolei last time, and it was clearly with the intention of destroying the country and destroying the county!

Therefore, after getting the news, Lu Zhi and the others did not dare to be careless, even if they summoned all the generals and ministers of Xiqi to discuss how to win this battle.

However, the speed at which Zhang Guifang's army came was not slow at all, and before they could officially discuss a process, someone came to report that Zhang Guifang had already led the army to the outside of Xiqi City, and was stationed less than ten miles outside the city.

Within half of the incense, someone came to report that Zhang Guifang's army had come to the city, shouting and scolding under the city wall, and the power was terrifying, so please hurry up and go to the town.