Ba Yuan'an, the eighth prince of Baguo, ordered the others to withdraw from the tent, and said: "The fourth brother has just received an urgent battle report: the capricious Shu King Xiao'er, who personally led the army, suddenly launched an attack on me, and has broken through my border pass and marched towards Jiangzhou. The father-in-law asked the fourth brother to make a quick decision, although he did not make a clear order, which meant to return to the army to save the trouble. ”

Ba Xiu was shocked, dulled for a while, and said, "Don't worry, son. It's time to come, and sooner or later. The conspiracy of the people of Chu turned out to be a two-sided attack by Chu and Shu. ”

"How could I not be anxious? Fourth brother's intention, he will immediately lead a large army back to rescue Jiangzhou, and we will deal with the Chu army here. However, there are 100,000 troops of the Chu State here, not counting the reinforcements, how to deal with them? What is the best way to do both?"

Ba Xiu thought for a while and said, "Another pot of rice was prepared, and there were two guests, and there was no way to do both." According to the opinion of the last general, it is inevitable to return to Jiangzhou. However, before the army withdrew, he should do his best to fight a vicious battle with the Chu army, and if he won all the battles, things would be easy to do; even if he could not win all of them, as long as he could cause a large number of Chu troops to be wounded and killed, and his sharp spirit would be broken, there would still be room for maneuver. Otherwise, the Chu army will take advantage of our division of troops, and our army will be in danger. In addition, the million-strong division of the Chu State can increase its troops at any time. In this way, even if we die in battle, the two major tribes of the Ba Dong clan and the Youshui Gong clan, and even the Yushui Salt Spring, will no longer be owned by our country. ”

"Saving soldiers is like fighting fires, the country is in danger, no one dares to be careless, how can the fourth brother agree?"

At this time, the Chinese official of the Sixth Prince's Mansion of the Citrus Capital and the great wizard of the Great Tribe of Hu'an Mountain

The son-in-law of Qi Rui is famous, and despite the guards' obstruction, he crashed into the tent.

Ba Yuanan saw Chi Yuan, who had always been well-behaved, bumped into the tent and exclaimed, "Why are you here, and there is bad news?"

Well-known said: "I heard that Shu has sent troops, and I expect to divide troops to resist the enemy." Knowing that Childe was here, he hurried over. ”

"I am discussing this matter with the lieutenant general. Ba Yuan'an said.

"According to the villain, there must be a bloody battle with the Chu army, and then the troops can be divided. Otherwise, our army of Zongdu, Batong, Danfushui, and Youshui alone will not be able to resist the Chu army for a long time, and it will lose its territory. "Well-known.

Ba Xiu said: "You and I have the same idea. However, Jiangzhou's urgency is 100,000 urgent, and there is no certainty of victory here, will His Royal Highness the Prince agree?

"At this moment, there is no such thing as a perfect plan for both worlds. The generals Ba Wujian and the son Ba Rui, who stayed in Jiangzhou, are not idle people, and the villain dares to predict: The Shu army will not be able to approach my capital for a while, let alone enter my capital. In just ten days, a big battle can start here. ”

Ba Yuanan completely agreed with Ba Xiu and the well-known opinion, and said: "Burning eyebrows, don't discuss it anymore." I will immediately go to see the fourth brother and persuade him to fight hard first, and at the same time ask him to let him go to see the Duke of Qin again, urge him to send troops, and put pressure on the Shu State; General Baxiu will still go to find out the terrain and the enemy's situation as soon as possible, and fight a decisive battle as soon as possible!"

The famous saying: "It is better to ask for others than for yourself." The Duke of Qin, like the King of Shu, is unprofitable and cannot afford to be early, he will not keep his promise, and most of them will stand still, waiting for the snipe and clam to fight each other and profit from it. ”

Ba Xiu said: "What the well-known said is in line with me." However, a dead horse should be a live horse doctor. ”

Famous said: "Eighth prince, General Ba Xiu, Xiao Ke is not talented, and he is willing to go with the general to detect the enemy." ”

Ba Yuanan said to Ba Xiu: "I think it's famous." ”

Since the last time he pretended to be a master and fooled Chu General Qu Rong, Ba Xiu was impressed by Mingming and agreed to take him with him.

Time is running out, so go your separate ways.

The eighth prince Ba Yuan'an looked at the back of Ba Xiu and the famous person, and felt a little inexplicably unhappy in his heart.

When the backs of Ba Xiu and the others disappeared into the bushes, Ba Yuanan hurriedly went to see the prince Ba Dong'an, and tried to present the idea of a decisive battle and then divide the troops.

Ba Dong'an heard that Shu had sent troops, and the capital Jiangzhou was in danger, and he was anxious, but he couldn't stand Ba Yuan'an's hard persuasion, and he also thought that the general Ba Wujian who stayed in Jiangzhou and his most proud son Ba Rui would definitely not sit still, and would do everything possible to resist the Shu army for at least a month.

However, whether in terms of military strength or human and financial resources, it is difficult for Pakistan to fight and win at the same time with Chu and Shu. At this point, as the future monarch of the country, Ba Dongan has a mirror in his heart.

Ba Dong'an knew that his younger brother Ba Yuan'an's suggestion was a big gamble, and if the Chu army withdrew after a big victory in the first battle, of course it would be the best policy; however, if it was defeated, Pakistan would lose three out of five troops, and it would be in a state of collapse and let Chu and Shu bully it; even if the war was drawn, it would be impossible to withdraw for a while, and how could the danger of Jiangzhou be solved?

The difficult decision made Ba Dongan feel that his head had become bigger, and he thought of leaving half of the army he had brought here, and bringing half of it back to the capital, but in this way, the chances of victory here would be greatly reduced.

Ba Dongan couldn't make up his mind for a while, for such a major decision, he needed to fully consider it with the generals from Jiangzhou and his own henchmen.

No one dared to disturb, Ba Dongan thought silently for more than half an hour before he said: "Fourth brother, you go and do other important things first, and wait for General Ba Xiu to come back from the investigation, depending on the situation, and then make a decision." ”

The eighth prince Ba Yuan'an sat like a needle felt, he didn't dare to say a word, his sweat soaked his clothes, waiting for this sentence, he didn't dare to say anything, he said goodbye to Ba Dong'an worriedly, and went to his old subordinates Ba Dong, Yu Jun, Gongjun, Zhu Menglong, Tutian Ruler, Gongbiao and others to discuss countermeasures.

Besides, more than 10 people, including the same general Ba Xiu, walked for more than two hours, and arrived at a mountain cliff, one of which is only about one mile long, which is a cliff left by the landslide, which is extremely steep, dozens of zhang high, and there are scattered small shrubs and some drought-tolerant grass in the rocks on the cliff face, and the road is in the middle and lower part of the cliff.

Herb pickers say that the locals call this place "Monkey Rock." ”

Well-known said: "Since it is called Hou Eryan, why don't you see a monkey?"

"I've seen a group of monkeys going up and down this cliff, playing and fighting. I heard that someone provoked the monkey, and the monkey threw small stones and smashed them. ”

That night, I trekked dozens of miles to a mountain peak.

This peak is called Sixiu Peak, and there are three other peaks nearby, with Sixiu Peak as the highest point.

At this time, the sky is already bright, standing on the edge of a cliff, looking at the mountains and rivers far and near, with a panoramic view. Exactly: it will be the top of the mountain, and the mountains will be at a glance.

Ba Xiu chose a point with the most ideal vision and observed, what he was most concerned about was the mountains, rivers and valleys within dozens of miles centered on the camp of the Chu army, and the medicine pickers introduced the names of the mountains, peaks, and valleys one by one, and in some places, even the medicine pickers could not say the specific names.

After observing at this point for half an hour, Ba Xiu changed his angle to observe, and then returned to the most ideal observation point, and observed again for less than an hour, Ba Xiu said: "I have an idea." ”

Well-known looked at him beside Ba Xiu, pointed at the medicine picker and Yu Fei, and said, "Please advise the general." ”