So, Jian Huaizhen thought of another way to attack.

Soon, the lighted torches were thrown into the valley from the surrounding hills, and Nangong Jiuzhong and Tang Jingran stopped them from the exit and entrance with 10,000 soldiers.

Li Tianyou led the soldiers to escape, and the raging fire soon burned in the Tianhe Valley, and suddenly the screams spread throughout the valley, reaching everyone's eardrums, and the cry shook the sky.

At this moment, the soldiers in the Tianhe Valley were already in a mess.

They originally came to kill the enemy with great courage, and everyone had a sharp spirit in their hearts. But he didn't expect that the soldiers would not get tired of cheating, but he fell for the enemy's strategy.

Li Tianyou saw that the soldiers were in a mess, so he held a flag and gave orders.

But at this moment, the fire has burned the whole valley, and who will listen to him, the commander.

Soon, all that was revealed in the area where the fire passed was a pile of white bones, and the smell of burning human flesh filled the entire valley, and the soldiers who were not burned began to gag.

At this moment, everyone is already in chaos, and the army of 100,000 is crushed.

Seeing this, Li Tianyou knew that this time he would not be able to escape no matter what. He looked at the 100,000 soldiers, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and cry: "Why do you want to do this to me? Why do you do this to me? Then he knelt down to the north, kowtowed a few times, and said in a loud voice: "King, the minister is sorry for you." Since the minister has made a military order in front of you, he will commit suicide and apologize if he cannot annihilate the army of the Ming Dynasty. Now not only did the minister not annihilate the army of the Ming Dynasty, but buried 100,000 brothers in this fire, the minister is really worthy of your trust. ”

With that, he raised his sword and killed himself.

The soldiers in the valley were already chaotic enough, and when they saw that the commander actually committed suicide, they were even more chaotic. There are some people who try to rush out in vain, but there are only two exits and entrances, where can they rush out.

There are also people who try to climb the mountain and escape from the valley, but when they look up, they see that there are people on all sides of the mountain, and where can they escape?

As a result, the 100,000 army had no choice but to stay in the Tianhe Valley and wait for death.

The fire was raging, and soon the entire Tianhe Valley was on fire......

The fire burned for a day and a night, and when Jian Huaizhen and the others went to see it the next morning, they saw that the fire was burned black everywhere. And the white bones in the valley are piled up everywhere, and the white bones are lined with black-gray ashes, gray and white, which is shocking and particularly chilling.

Jian Huaizhen sighed and said, "It is exactly this truth that one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither. ”

It is so tragic, so terrifying, so bloody, that the war is accompanied by not only blood and fire, but also hatred and tears.

Jian Huaizhen deeply knows that he must not have the slightest tolerance for the enemy in the war, because tolerance for the enemy is cruelty to oneself. In order to defeat the enemy, there is no other way than to fight to the death with the enemy in the battle between the two armies.

The news of the total annihilation of the Warat army soon reached the court.

When the king heard this, he was furious, and his face turned red, and then blue, and his tendons burst out, and his neck was swollen as if it were about to explode.

His gray beard trembled and trembled, his whole body trembled, and his eyes sunken into his sockets seemed to devour people, and he roared: "Why is this so? Li Tianyou is really too disappointed by this king, I gave him 100,000 troops, and he actually led my 100,000 troops to the road of no return, how do you say that you can eliminate the hatred in my heart? ”

The courtiers looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say for a while, when King Warat's eyes happened to catch a glimpse of Li Changqing, and he said angrily: "Li Changqing, weren't you full of plans before?" Why don't you speak again? ”

Li Changqing stood up very carefully, bowed, and said to the king of Warat: "The king, the minister has told him a thousand times before, but the king refuses to listen to the minister's words. Now, if the king wants to blame the ministers, the ministers have no other way. ”

King Warat waved his hand, and said arrogantly, "No, I won't blame you. As long as you can figure out a way to deal with this woman of the Ming Dynasty, don't say that I won't blame you, but will reward you. ”

Li Changqing knew that the Warat people were relatively simple in their thinking and handsome in their actions, especially the King of Warat was not a scheming person, since he said so, he must have thought so in his heart.

So, he said: "If you want to deal with Princess Huaizhen, it's not impossible, the minister has a plan, I don't know if the king can adopt it?" ”

Warat said to Li Changqing: "If you have any ideas, you might as well come and listen to it, as long as it makes sense, this king will definitely adopt it." ”

When Li Changqing heard him say this, he stood up and slowly said his thoughts, he said: "Now that Princess Huaizhen is leading troops to fight outside, the so-called generals are outside, and the king's order is not affected. When the generals are outside, there is only one thing that can restrain them the most, and that is military rations. If we can let Cao Jixiang find a way to hold him back and withhold the military rations, then there will be no military rations in this army, and they will not be able to fight even if they want to. We can take advantage of their hunger and panic to wait for an opportunity. When the time comes, we will definitely be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop and avenge our dead soldiers. ”

Li Changqing's words were like a copper hammer, beating on the heart of King Warat.

At this moment, in addition to the overlapping hatred in his heart, there was also endless regret, he regretted that he was too underestimated by the enemy, he despised Jian Huaizhen as just a woman, and regretted that he was too reckless.

Li Tianyou died lightly and sent 100,000 troops to the road of no return, how does this have nothing to do with his connivance?

Thinking of this, he said to Li Changqing: "Okay, just do everything according to what you said." No matter who it is, if there is merit, this king will definitely reward it, even the people of the Ming Dynasty are no exception. ”

Li Changqing smiled helplessly.

At this moment, although he has been in Warat for a long time, he has never been able to integrate into this circle, and the Warat people still treat him as an outsider.

Despite this, he also knew that he had now embarked on a road of no return, and there was no way to return to the Ming Dynasty and the past. So far, the only thing he can do is to hurry up to the Ming Dynasty and tell Cao Jixiang about the detention of military rations.

Li Changqing soon bid farewell to the king of Warat and set off from the capital of Warat to the Ming Dynasty.

After arriving at Shuntianfu, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, he changed into the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, dressed up as a Ming Dynasty person, and went to Cao Jixiang's mansion to meet Cao Jixiang.

Cao Jixiang heard that Li Changqing was coming, and he didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd, so he welcomed him in with anxiety.

Shi Heng's death was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Cao Jixiang.

Since Shi Heng's death, Cao Jixiang would be awakened by nightmares every night when he fell asleep, and he thought to himself that since the golden jade staff of the eldest princess could kill Shi Heng, how could he not kill me Cao Jixiang.

Even though Shi Heng has done a lot of bad things, I have been involved in almost everything he does. Now that he is dead and Xu Youzhen has been sent to Yunnan, can I still survive?

Thinking of this, he felt more and more anxious, and just when Li Changqing arrived, he felt that he had some bottom in his heart, after all, now he had secretly taken refuge in the Wara court. If Jian Huaizhen or the emperor wanted to be unfavorable to him, he still had a way back.

"Father-in-law Cao hasn't seen him for a long time, and his father-in-law has lost a lot of weight?" The first thing Li Changqing said after seeing Cao Jixiang was this.

Cao Jixiang chuckled in his heart when he heard this, and said, "I didn't expect the anxiety in my heart to be seen by him." ”

Despite this, he still didn't show it on his face, and said with a smile: "Master Li, but it's a rare guest!" All of a sudden, I visit the house, and I don't know what happened? Let's go to the chamber and sigh. ”

When Li Changqing heard this, he followed Cao Jixiang, and the two of them came to the secret room.

After arriving in the secret room, Li Changqing's expression became very solemn and solemn, and he said: "Now that the matter is over, I will open the skylight and say something, I don't know if Gonggong Cao got the news?" The army of the Ming Dynasty won a great victory on the battlefield, introducing our 100,000 Wara troops into the Tianhe Valley and burning them to death. ”

Cao Jixiang had already heard about the Ming army's victory in Tianhe Valley.

Hearing this, he nodded and said, "This news has already been reported to the imperial court, and the emperor is rejoicing about this matter. ”

"Princess Huaizhen is just a mere woman, but she can use soldiers like a god and win by surprise. If this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist it then. So when I came down to Shuntian Mansion, I came to ask Gonggong Cao for help. ”

Cao Jixiang had long known that Li Changqing would not be fine, and he would go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and he was very uneasy when he heard him say this, and asked, "I don't know what to do with me?" How can I help? ”

Li Changqing looked at Cao Jixiang with a smile and said, "It's not a big deal to find my father-in-law to help, I believe my father-in-law will be able to do it." The so-called three armies did not move grain and grass first, and it can be seen that the most important thing for the army in a war is grain and grass. Now Jian Huaizhen is like a god in her army, if she wants to defeat the battle, the only way is to be able to use her hands and feet on the grain and grass. Cao Gonggong has a huge influence in the DPRK and China, and I believe that there must be a way to withhold the military rations and not distribute them. In this way, it will not be long before the army of the Ming Dynasty will be dragged down. When the time comes, our Warat army will be able to win the battle again. ”

Cao Jixiang listened to Li Changqing's words, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Although he was forced to take refuge in Warat in desperation, he still didn't want to do anything harmful to the Ming Dynasty. After all, although Warat promised him the title of king and marquis, and the two sides also signed a contract, everything is changeable, and it is always unknown how it will be in the future. And now in the Ming Dynasty, he has always been a powerful minister in the court, one person under ten thousand people, enjoying all the glory and wealth, and can do things that no one can do.

Li Changqing saw that Cao Jixiang seemed to be quite hesitant, so he laughed out loud and said, "Grandpa Cao, don't you want to do this?" If you really don't agree, then you will definitely not be embarrassed in the future. ”

When Cao Jixiang saw Li Changqing talking, his eyes kept rolling around, as if there was a ghost in his heart, so he asked with some surprise: "What do you want to do?" ”

Li Changqing smiled and said, "I wonder if Gonggong Cao still remembers that we signed a contract before?" The contract says that Gonggong Cao is loyal to Warat and wholeheartedly does things for our Warat, and when the time comes, the king of Warat will definitely be crowned the king and marquis for Gonggong Cao, so that Gonggong Cao can enjoy endless glory and wealth, has Gonggong Cao forgotten? ”

"What the hell do you want to do?" Cao Jixiang was furious when he heard this, and glared angrily at Li Changqing, the messenger of Wara.

Li Changqing said with a smile: "I don't want to do anything, I just want to remind my father-in-law." If the father-in-law does not do what our king instructs, the contract may flow out at that time, and it may not be passed on to the emperor. ”

Cao Jixiang's face suddenly turned pale when he heard this, and his heart fell down. He knew that now that he had the handle in his hands, there was nothing he could do but help him.

He said expectantly: "It's not that our family refuses to help, it's just that how can our family manage this military ration, our family is just a eunuch." ”

Li Changqing looked at Cao Jixiang with a smile, his eyes were full of trust, and he said with confidence: "Before I came to sign the contract with Grandpa Cao, I had already inquired about what kind of person Grandpa Cao was. I believe that with the power of Gonggong Cao in the imperial court, it is not difficult to stop the military rations? Whether Gonggong Cao is endlessly glorious and rich, or wants the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to punish you, you can do it yourself. ”

After speaking, Li Changqing brushed his sleeves and left.

Cao Jixiang looked at Li Changqing's back, and the more he thought about it, the more cold he felt, and he shouted gloomily behind Li Changqing: "Lord Messenger." ”

When Li Changqing heard Cao Jixiang shouting like this, he already understood that he was very jealous of himself now, and he would definitely poison himself.

But Li Changqing was so witty, he didn't have any fear at all, but turned to look at Cao Jixiang, and said to Cao Jixiang: "Father-in-law Cao, do you tell me to have anything else?" I advise you, it's better not to play any ideas on me. If I have any three strengths and two weaknesses, the contract you signed with Warat will definitely be sent to the emperor as soon as possible. ”

Cao Jixiang originally thought that maybe the letter would be in Li Changqing's hands, and if he was taken down now, he would not be able to snatch the contract back, but he didn't expect him to be so treacherous, of course he wouldn't take the letter with him, and even used it to blackmail Cao Jixiang.

Cao Jixiang was helpless, so he could only grit his teeth and watch Li Changqing leave.

Cao Jixiang sat in the secret room, thinking about the cause and effect of the whole thing, only to feel that he had been forced to a dead end at this moment, and there was no other way than to help Li Changqing and Wara.

He knew that withholding military rations was a big crime, and if the emperor knew about it and blamed him, he would definitely not have his own good fruit to eat at that time. However, if he did not follow the instructions of the Warats, then the contract he signed with the Warats would be passed to the emperor, and then he would not only end up dead, but also be connected to his clansmen.

Thinking of this, "alas" he sighed and said: "I didn't expect that I, Cao Jixiang Yingming I, would be confused for a while, and signed this contract with Wara, and now I am subject to them." I hope this matter can be safe and pass soon. ”

Thinking of this, he had already made up his mind to withhold the military rations.

Jian Huaizhen led 100,000 troops to achieve a great victory on the battlefield, and Zhu Qizhen was overjoyed when he learned the news. He never thought that Jian Huaizhen was just a woman, but she could use her soldiers on the battlefield like a god and win by surprise, and the first confrontation between the two sides severely damaged the 100,000 army of Wara, killing them without leaving a single piece of armor.

It happened that at this time, the person sent by Zhu Qizhen to find Jian Wenying was not found, and he was worried that Jian Huaizhen would not be able to cope with it alone, hoping to find Jian Wenying to lead the troops. Now that Jian Huaizhen is so wise and powerful, it doesn't matter if he finds Jian Wenying or not.

Zhu Qizhen knew that the most important grain and grass for fighting on the battlefield was the most important thing, so he raised a lot of grain and grass and ordered the courtiers to transport the grain and grass to the front line.

Originally, the person who transported grain and grass was Peng Shi, who had always been loyal to the imperial court, and he could not trust him the most to transport grain and grass. Who knew that Peng Shi happened to be seriously ill at this time, and the emperor had no choice but to find another candidate.

Cao Jixiang took the opportunity to recommend his nephew Cao Tie to the emperor.

Li Xian privately advised the emperor not to let Cao Tie escort the military rations.

The emperor didn't have a good impression of Li Xian, thinking that he was a two-faced person, so he didn't take his advice. still ordered Cao Jixiang's nephew Cao Tie to escort grain and grass.

Cao Jixiang personally called Cao Tie to the mansion and discussed with Cao Tie about escorting grain and grass.

Cao Tie knew that escorting grain and grass was a fat shortage, and he was very happy to see that Cao Jixiang had won it for himself. He came to Cao's mansion, saw Cao Jixiang, kowtowed and said, "Cousin Cao Tie thanks uncle for winning this fat shortage for me." ”

Cao Tie was originally the son of one of Cao Jixiang's sworn brothers, and after the death of his sworn brother, Cao Tie has been raised by his mother. Cao Jixiang and Cao Tie's father had a very close relationship, so they took care of him in everything, and the two have always been called cousins and nephews.

Cao Jixiang said to Cao Tie: "Tie'er, there is another meaning in the reason why our family asked you to transport military rations, do you know?" ”

Cao Tie shook his head blankly, he knew that Cao Jixiang had always been able to call the wind and rain in the court, and he said that there were other things, naturally there were other things. Therefore, he saluted and said, "I don't know what Uncle Cousin else commands, as long as Tie'er can do it, he will do his best." ”

Cao Jixiang nodded with satisfaction, he still trusted this nephew Cao Tie very much, he said: "Tie'er, this time to transport grain and grass, you must find ways to drag the grain and grass, so that the grain and grass can be transported to the front line later." ”

Cao Tie was very surprised, his face changed greatly, and he asked Cao Jixiang, "Uncle, why do you say that?" If the grain and grass are transported to the front line late, this is a great crime of beheading! ”

Cao Jixiang laughed twice and said, "What is the big crime of cutting off the head, what if the grain and grass meet robbers on the road?" What if the grain and grass encounter rainy weather on the road? Things are man-made, as long as you want to think about it, there must be a way. ”