Ji Yan didn't think much about it, so he immediately nodded in agreement with Zhu Hai's proposal.

He is also a ghost who has been on the battlefield for a long time, and naturally knows that the road cavalry is completely unable to exert the advantage of impact power on the mountains, and only on the 10,000 acres of plains under the mountains, Zhu Hai's five hundred elite cavalry can truly give full play to their advantages.

Ji Yan turned around, looked at Zhu Hai, whose facial features were full of calmness, and thought about it: "I have arranged for you and your five hundred horsemen to be on the west side of the mountain range, which is the closest to the border; ”。

Zhu Hai did not object, nodded and said that he looked around the mountain again, and replied sonorously: "The last general will obey the general order of the Ji battalion general." ”。

After speaking, Zhu Hai took out an official document from his sleeve and handed it to Ji Yan: "Before coming, Lord Lin will hand this over to the last general, and let the last general pass it on to you; Lord Lin has exercised the right to act cheaply, and allowed the Ji battalion to recruit troops within a radius of fifty to one hundred miles in this place, and the quota is exactly one battalion." ”。

Ji Yan took it but didn't open the official document, just nodded and thanked him, and let his subordinates take Zhu Hai and his five hundred horsemen to rest.

After Zhu Hai had left, Ji Yan turned to look beyond the mountain, and frowned again at the light of the fires that stretched for miles on the plain.

Although his words were light before, he only had more than 2,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, but he had to guard this open and unobstructed projectile land on all sides, and the pressure was really not small.

Fortunately, Lin Cong gave priority to distributing ammunition and grain and grass to the defenders on the border, so the defenders stationed on the west bank of the Longshu River, which were like galloping pegasus, had plenty of ammunition and abundant food and grass.

But Yoshiki was still worried, he was worried that the enemy army would bypass Mt. Ryukoma at his feet and drive straight into Aoki County. If he came to cut off the grain route and harass the rear, he would inevitably fall into a dilemma of going down the mountain, not defending to the death, and being in a dilemma.

Thinking about these things, Ji Yan was depressed, but at this time, he didn't know that the coach opposite was a straw bag, and it was the Xiazhou Guoyoudu who became a general by nepotism.

And Youdu's command ability on paper not only ruined the ghost lives of hundreds of thousands of ghost soldiers in Xiazhou in vain, but also achieved Ji Yan, who was born as a civilian, and Zhu Hai, who was born as a ghost slave......

In the early morning, in the city of Basai, surrounded by mountains and forests, the air is filled with a faint fragrance.

Xiao Shizhu, who had not slept all night, stood in front of the windowsill in the inn room, carrying his purple clay pot in his hand, under his tightly locked eyebrows, a pair of eyes that still contained anger, looking at the stars in the sky outside the window that were gradually dimming and stunned.

The ghost mother, who had been squinting on the bed for a while, woke up and saw that her husband had not rested, so she hurriedly got up and took out a cloak with brocade inlaid with unicorn neck hair from her baggage, and put it on Xiao Shizhu: "Still thinking about the killing of Wu Yingzang?"

The details of this matter, after returning from watching the puppet show, Xiao Shizhu told her in detail; the ghost mother was shocked when she heard it, she was shocked not that Ma Qi Mountain dared to kill the envoy of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, but that Ma Qi Mountain did such a thing that lost his conscience, and it was actually to cater to the Northern Yin Dynasty.

After Xiao Shizhu nodded his head, he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Ma Qishan, this dog minion, will only wag his tail and beg for mercy in the Beiyin Dynasty, I can't wait to kill him now." ”。

A cold night breeze blew and poured into the house from the open window, blowing the cloak on Xiao Shizhu's body, but it couldn't blow away the anger on Xiao Shizhu's face and the anger in his heart.

Seriously, he hadn't really seen Takekagezo. Before the envoy to Mashou Kingdom, this was just a spring palace in charge of the state ceremony, and among the subjects and guests who came and went from various countries, a small Zhengliupin was in charge, and he didn't even have the opportunity to go to the court to discuss matters.

But although Xiao Shizhu is very 'shameless', he loves the people like a son. Takekagezo is his ghost minister, but he is also one of his ghost people.

The ghost people who killed him, Xiao Shizhu was absolutely a hundred who did not agree. Regardless of whether the person who was killed was a feudal official under his rule or an ordinary person, Xiao Shizhu would never tolerate it.

But he couldn't bear it, not only was he on the Eastern Expedition at this time, and it was difficult to fight on both fronts. What's more, Fenglin Island is surrounded by weak water that does not float, and if you want to cross this sea, you need a warship made of strong wood.

But this strong wood is forbidden in the underworld, and the Emperor Xudu has blocked this sacred wood for thousands of years, and only allows the Northern Yin Dynasty to hold a large amount.

Don't look at the strength of the Nine Shadows Country, it has already monopolized the southern part of the underworld, crisscrossing all parts of the sea, the ghost people of each county live and work in peace and contentment, and all kinds of resources are also high-yielding, and the reserves are mostly there;

Xiao Shizhu spent seven years and paid tens of millions of gold to let Ah San and his men travel through the mountains and rivers of the underworld, but they only found hundreds of tree species and some mature strong wood.

But those strong woods that were painstakingly purchased were only used up after building dozens of wave-fighting boats and a dragon ship that had not yet been launched into the sea. And if you want to conquer Fenglin Continent in the west, the Nine Shadows Kingdom must have a fleet composed of warships made of strong wood.

The ghost mother saw her husband's distress, and it was the fleet formed by the warships made of no soldiers and no strong wood, which made the Nine Shadows unable to go west. At that moment, he put his hand with slender fingers on her husband's shoulder, and said softly: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." ”。

Xiao Shizhu looked at the brighter and brighter night sky outside the window, and said nothing.

He understands the reason, but he is not angry.

"Think about it another way, whether they kill Wu Yingzang or recruit An, Ma Shou Kingdom will become the land of the Northern Yin Dynasty in the future, and we will have a legitimate reason to crusade in the future. The ghost mother smiled lightly, her demeanor was moving, and then she whispered softly: "What's more, as soon as Zhao Anling arrives in Fenglin Continent, there are those who are willing to cater to Fenglin Continent, there are those who are willing to cater to it, there are those who are hypocritical, there are those who are silent and pretend to be deaf and dumb, and there are those who swear to die." Emperor Xudu was cunning and confused for a while, and actually divided one of his fists into five fingers, and pestled them in all directions, looking menacing, but in fact, he was strong on the outside, but accelerated the demise of the Northern Yin Dynasty. ”。

Xiao Shizhu's face was still angry, but after being persuaded by his wife's kind words, it had obviously subsided a little.

After thinking silently, he nodded, and his calm face softened a little.

Emperor Xudu has the advantages that Xiao Shizhu has, and the Emperor Xudu has the disadvantages, such as being suspicious and cruel, Xiao Shizhu is also comparable to him. But some of the advantages of Xiao Shizhu are not available to Emperor Xudu.

That is humility and introspection, as well as patience.

"You're right, it's our turn to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. After another moment of secret thought, a smile finally appeared on Xiao Shizhu's face, as always, full of a faint treachery.

The fox-like, intelligent gaze once again replaced the anger that had lingered in his eyes before.

The ghost mother was very relieved to see it, and the smile on her face became a little stronger. Xiao Shizhu then stuffed the purple clay pot in his hand into the hand of the ghost mother, took off the cloak on his shoulders and backhanded, and put it on the ghost mother who was dressed in single clothes, and complained with displeasure: "I just came out of the warm quilt, and I was wearing such a little, and I was not afraid of being cold suddenly." ”。

"Guess who will be the first one in Fenglin Continent to disobey Zhao An's order?" Xiao Shizhu took the teapot again, stuffed the spout into his mouth and took a sip of tea, smashing it.

"Maybe it's Lingshan Country. After thinking about it for a while, the ghost mother went to fetch a cloak and put it on Xiao Shizhu, frowning slightly and said thoughtfully: "Lingshan Country is more special, it is governed by ten great witches at the same time, but this ghost and witch is also strong-blooded, and is good at the art of gods and ghosts, and has always been not afraid of the Northern Yin Dynasty, but I am afraid that they will disobey first." ”。

"You're only half right. Xiao Shizhu smiled, turned around and walked to the round table in the middle of the room and sat down, crossed Erlang's legs and said leisurely: "I thought about it all night, and I thought a lot; ”。

"Why?" asked the Ghost Mother, widening her eyes.

"Ji Xuanyuan was the leader of the tribe when he was in the world, the leader of the Huaxia Alliance, above tens of thousands of people, he had long been accustomed to being held and carried. After arriving in the underworld, he became the prince of Hades, and he was used to the life of ten thousand ghosts under one ghost, and there was a bear country in Fenglin Continent and he was strong and strong. Now that Emperor Xudu is going to suddenly cut his power, will he sit still and wait to be killed?" Xiao Shizhu paused, took another sip of tea, and then said confidently: "I think the old fox of Emperor Xudu also expected it, maybe he is already deploying troops and sending generals, and there is a border with Xiong Country." ”。

The ghost mother thought about it and walked over, and after sitting next to him, she felt that his words were very reasonable, so she also nodded and hummed.

But there was still a little doubt in her eyes, wondering why Xiao Shizhu said that she was only half right.

"After I came to the underworld, I knew that the history of the world was incomplete for a long time, and I also knew that the Xuannu who taught Ji Xuanyuan the art of war back then was not a god, but a ghost and god servant in the underworld. Therefore, Ji Xuanyuan is the first person in the human soul who is proficient in strategy, and this former tribal leader is also an old fox. Xiao Shizhu just glanced at it, and understood what his wife was suspicious of, so he said: "He will rebel, but he will not rebel first; according to what I know about him in recent years, he will definitely form an alliance with the Lingshan Kingdom first, and then instigate the Lingshan Kingdom to oppose this order first, so that the attention of the Emperor Xudu will be shifted to the Lingshan Kingdom, and then he can take advantage of the situation to solve the army that the Emperor Xudu has arranged around the Youxiong Kingdom." ”。

The ghost mother thought silently for a long time, feeling that Xiao Shizhu's analysis was indeed reasonable; with her understanding of Ji Xuanyuan, this ghost wanted to give priority to self-interest and never benefit others. Think about it carefully, if Ji Xuanyuan is not satisfied with Zhao'an, he will definitely do what Xiao Shizhu analyzed.

Just as they were talking about this, there was a knock on the door outside the door, followed by Chun Han's voice: "Xiao Ye, there is an urgent letter from the east." ”。

"Come in and talk. Xiao Shizhu gave the ghost mother a look and put down the teapot. The ghost mother also got up and went to open the door.

After Chun Han gave the ghost mother a salute, he strode into the house and stood in front of Xiao Shizhu.

"Lord Qi. The ghost mother just closed the door, and Xiao Shizhu didn't ask any questions, so Chun Han saluted and lowered his voice and said: "Aoki County Taishou Lin Cong is in a hurry, Xiazhou State took advantage of the battle between the Xudu Army and the Lubi Corpse Army in the north, and when he had most of the idle soldiers in Xiazhou Country, he waved his army east to press the northwest of Aoki County, wanting to take my country's Longshu River and Longshu Lake. Lord Lin was in short supply of troops, and Lord Shang asked for reinforcements. ”。

Xiao Shizhu didn't get angry after listening to him carefully, and his face was unusually calm. After just a pause, he snorted lightly: "The small Xiazhou Kingdom of only 20 cities dares to be the enemy of our country?"

"I remember that when Lord Weng was on my patrol, he allowed Dongyue to recruit 30,000 new soldiers in Danshui County, right?" Xiao Shizhu turned his head to look at the ghost mother who came over and sat down opposite him. After seeing the other party's slight bow, he turned his head to look at Chun Han again, and said slowly: "Hasn't the Zhenxing Sailor already returned to China and started to rest?" Just take out 30,000 soldiers from Danshui County, and let the Zhenxing Sailor draw some warships out and transport them to the mountain bay of Aoki County. ”。