Wang Tong served as a stand-in for Ning Ze, and the army of Ouyang Chun and Dewey was stationed in Chizhou as a Liang, approaching the border of the Di people.

Of course, Tang Niu didn't know that the "Ning Ze" on this road was a stand-in, not himself. Out of prudence, he personally led his troops and rushed to the territory of the Di tribe for defense.

The soldiers and horses of the Di tribe converged with Tang Niu and deployed defenses on the border.

To fight Puzhou, it is necessary to cross the area where the Di people are located, and for Tang Niu, this is an important hub and must not be lost.

The two armies were stationed on the Chizhou and Di borders to guard each other.

Wang Tong's side is to attract attention, create a false impression, and attacking Puzhou is not the main task. Therefore, there is no rush to move forward.

Ouyang Chun put the entire army in a posture along the border, which looked aggressive, but in fact it was more defensive, with the aim of effectively curbing the raiding troops on the border of the Zhou State.

Tang Niu's side is like a big enemy, after all, "Ning Ze" came over in person, which is not trivial.

The armies of both sides were still relatively far away to avoid unnecessary clashes.

On the Huaguo side, it was nominally attacking Puzhou or mainly defending; because of the serious damage caused by the previous disaster and the infiltration and sabotage of the other three forces, there were a lot of domestic problems, and it was not very stable. It is also not desirable for a large-scale border war to break out, otherwise internal chaos will arise and it will be quite difficult to control.

Fight must be fought, and the idea on both sides is to come steadily, and fight small. As long as you don't launch a large-scale attack, you should maintain this situation for the first time, and it is best to survive until the other side retreats.

There was no negotiation, but the two sides had a tacit understanding.

The Di people didn't want to do so much, so they directly asked Tang Niu for their lives, wanting to send troops to attack the Hua ** team, so that the beast destroyers should fight the first battle.

Tang Niu was a little hesitant, to be honest, in this situation, if it weren't for "Ning Ze" leading the troops to attack, he would not be willing to start the war lightly.

Who wants to make a big deal out of the outside world when the situation at home is turbulent?

Seeing his hesitation, Mei Xu knew what he was worried about, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty! The army is sitting in the rear, and the Hua ** team does not dare to move lightly, so they can test it first. ”

It means that there is no need to worry, just let the Di people be a pioneer and make a small scene, and it will not become very troublesome. And you can test the other person's attitude. I heard that there were also traces of Ning Ze on the Yuanzhou side, so I couldn't figure out whether the other party wanted to fight Puzhou or Mizhou.

Tang Niu thought about it and felt that there was some truth.

So he turned to the new leader of the Di tribe: "If you want to fight, you must win!"

"Your Majesty rest assured!" replied the servant, "There are dewormers under the command of the ministers, and they are good at repelling poisonous insects. Let him lead the troops to attack tonight, drive away poisonous insects and attack the Huaguo barracks, and he will definitely win a big victory!"

That night, the beggar took the insect repellent soldiers to the border quietly, and when they were at a certain distance from the Chinese ** team to ensure that they would not be discovered, they took out the earthen pots they carried with them, opened the lid and put it on the ground.

Inside the jar, there are countless scorpions, centipedes, spiders, and unknown poisonous insects.

When the bugs appeared, the beggar and all the insect repellent soldiers took out a handmade whistle with a strange shape, put it in his mouth and blew it.

The sound of the whistle was very strange, like the sound of an insect, or like the sound of a frog.

After the sound appeared, all the poisonous insects immediately became energetic and quickly crawled towards the Huaguo barracks.

Under the cover of night, the Hua ** battalion was heavily guarded, and the patrols patrolled back and forth, without slackening for a moment.

The strange insect chirping in the distance did not attract attention, after all, the sound of insect chirping was constant all around, and it was normal to hear the insect chirping in the wild.

No one noticed the swarm of insects in the grass that was rapidly approaching the barracks, and the insects moved so lightly that it was difficult to hear the movement if they weren't paying attention.

Unaware of the approaching crisis, the patrolmen guarding the gate walked back and forth with torches, not chatting with each other.

Suddenly, the patrol at the front stopped and bowed his head in confusion.

"What's wrong?" asked the companion who followed immediately.

"It's all right! trample a bug to death......" The patrolman lifted his foot, and there was a large centipede on the ground that had been trampled flat.

"Be careful, bugs in the wild can be poisonous. ”

"Where did such a big centipede come from?"

When he said this, he didn't care.

The patrol continued on his way.

After walking a few steps, under the faint light of the torches, I suddenly found that the grass was shaking and countless black dots were emerging.

The patrolman stepped forward in confusion and held torches to illuminate the light, only to see an astonishing number of scorpions, spiders, and centipedes rushing towards him, and these insects were so dazzling that he was so frightened that he threw away his torches on the spot and retreated again and again.

"What's wrong?!"

"Poisonous insects!

The companion took a few steps forward, and sure enough, he saw an astonishing number of various poisonous insects gushing out of the grass around the barracks, and they were very large. These poisonous insects, which should not have appeared at the same time, gathered together for some reason, just like a well-trained army, and came head-on.

"What's going on? Where are so many poisonous insects?"

"I don't know!"

"Did someone poke a worm's nest?"

"Quick, burn them with torches!"

"Burn them quickly!"

"Bugs are afraid of fire!"

"Stop them ......"

The patrolmen panicked and shouted loudly, each brandishing his torch in an attempt to drive away the poisonous insects.

It is true that these poisonous insects did not dare to advance in the face of the torches, but soon more poisonous insects appeared, from the side and even around the rear, to launch a sneak attack on the patrol.

"Ah——! what bites me?"

"I was bitten!"

"My feet are numb! I can't move!"

"Something jumped on my back!ah——! it bites me!"

"Get out of here, get out of here!"

"Help!"

......

For a while, there was a wail, and the whole patrol was quickly drowned in the army of poisonous insects.

The shouts of the patrolmen near the gate alarmed the camp.

The Chinese soldiers woke up one after another.

"What's going on?"

"What's going on?"

"What's wrong?"

"Poisonous insects!

"Countless poisonous insects have emerged out of nowhere, and they are everywhere near the walled gate!"

"The poisonous insects have entered the camp through the cracks in the wall!"

"There are many people in front of you who have been bitten, report to the prince quickly!"

......

An astonishing number of poisonous insects poured into the camp, chasing and biting people when they saw them. A large number of Huajun soldiers were bitten by poisonous insects, and after being poisoned, they wailed.

Most of the soldiers carried torches to drive away or burn the poisonous insects, but the poisonous insects were too numerous and were quickly overwhelmed by them.

Wang Tong was awakened in his sleep and was at a loss to learn that poisonous insects were coming.

He is not Ning Ze, facing the soldier's inquiry, where do you know how to deal with it?

Fortunately, Ouyang Chun came in time and said solemnly in front of him: "This is the secret technique of the Di tribe to repel insects! The Di tribe is good at repelling beasts and insects, and it is impossible to prevent it! The prince recruited the generals of the Di tribe before, and he specially learned about this information. There is also insect repellent medicine prepared on this trip, and you can order the soldiers to sprinkle the medicine around the barracks to resist poisonous insects and make them dare not approach!"

"Since you have this medicine, why not use it earlier?" Wang Tong said urgently.

"Don't waste time, hurry up and order!" Ouyang Chun urged.

Wang Tong didn't want to be bitten by poisonous insects, military doctors may not be able to cure well, and it is not cost-effective to die here. So he issued an order as "Ning Ze" to quickly mobilize army supplies and deworming drugs to deal with poisonous insects.

When the order was issued, the soldiers immediately took the medicine to kill the insects, and the effect was wonderful. As soon as the poisonous insects were sprinkled with medicine, some died on the spot, and some turned around and ran.

The poisonous insects were successfully dispersed, and the Chinese soldiers poured anthelmintic medicine around the camp to prevent this situation from happening again.

After the inventory the next morning, it was found that nearly 400 people had been injured under the attack of poisonous insects last night. More than 300 of them died of poison, and the remaining 100 or so were lucky, either they did not have many toxins, or their own quality was strong enough.

The problem is that the enemy lost more than 300 people without even seeing his face, which can be said to be a crushing defeat.

Ouyang Chun blamed himself a little, he had heard about the methods of the Di clan before he came, but he was not ready. The main thing is that the other side attacked suddenly, which was somewhat unexpected. According to his thoughts, Zhou Guo is now suffering from internal and external troubles, and he should be reluctant to take the initiative to adjust the war, and the dominant power is originally on his side, so it stands to reason that the other party cannot take the initiative to attack.

In fact, there is a situation in the battlefield. When you draw conclusions based on various circumstances, it is very likely that the other party will not think so much, but will make you suffer.

After this incident, Ouyang Chun didn't dare to be negligent anymore. Therefore, he said to Wang Tong: "The Di people are good at driving away beasts and insects. In addition to these poisonous insects, they can also drive poisonous snakes, as well as all kinds of ferocious beasts. The walls of our military camp are high, and it is difficult for wild beasts to enter, but the other party may drive poisonous snakes to attack again, and insect repellent medicine cannot stop poisonous snakes!"

"What should I do?" Wang Tong said hurriedly, "The poisonous insects are still so terrifying, if the poisonous snake comes, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop it! ”

"No!" Ouyang Chun said, "If our army retreats, it will be suspected by the enemy." The mission of this trip is to attract attention in a high-profile manner and provide cover for the ghost-faced general. In fact, a large amount of realgar has been prepared before coming, which can be sprinkled around the camp, and poisonous snakes dare not approach. ”

"There is realgar, hurry up and use it!" Wang Tong said hurriedly, "Don't be the same as last night, it's too dangerous!"

At Ouyang Chun's suggestion, Wang Tong issued an order as "Ning Ze", and sprinkled male yellow around the barracks.

At night, the Di tribe really sent the general Yi Nalou to drive away the snake and attack.

It's just that this time there was a precaution, and the poisonous snake came to the vicinity of Hua** camp, and when it encountered Xionghuang, it did not dare to move forward, and fled one after another.

Yi Nalou was unsuccessful, and after going back, he told the leader: "The Hua ** team is prepared, I am afraid that it will be sprinkled with male yellow around the barracks." The snake army is hard to get close!"

The leader of the servant was very sorry, and turned to report to Tang Niu: "The enemy army has been prepared after last night's defeat! Moreover, the high walls of the camp are strong, and tigers and wolves cannot break in. ”

Tang Niu said: "In yesterday's battle, Qing has already made a great contribution! Since the other party is prepared, don't waste the insect army and the beast army on this. Ning Ze has rarely lost since his debut, and Qing Neng has succeeded in one battle, and he has proven his strength!"

"Now that the other party is prepared, how will Your Majesty make a move next?" asked the servant.

"Don't worry!" Tang Niu turned his head to look at Mei Xu, saw him nodding, and continued, "The other party has suffered heavy casualties, and it is they who are in a hurry!"