Pei Ji's "confession" is, in Ma Jian's view, to solve a major problem.

At least the internal collaborator will find out, which can save a lot of trouble.

After solving the internal problems, it is necessary to start retaking Minjiang County and recovering the lost territory.

The most important thing is to drive away Ning Ze and take down Pei Ji's treasure hidden in a remote village. Equivalent to half of the treasury or even more wealth, it is the capital to enhance the national strength and change the situation for Nancheng.

The surrounding counties have been reinforced one after another, which gave Ma Jian a lot of confidence.

Therefore, he summoned the national teacher Xin Tieshan alone, as a master who fought with Ning Ze and reached a draw, he is now the best hope to ensure that Nancheng's army defeats Ning Ze.

Xin Tieshan came to Ma Jian and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty summoned the ministers to come, what are your orders?"

Ma Jian got up to greet him and behaved quite cordially: "I have something important to discuss, the national teacher will sit down and discuss in detail!"

"Your Majesty Xie!" Xin Tieshan was pulled into the hall by Ma Jian, and watched him return to the main seat and sit down, then knelt down and sat down.

The two sides sat down, and Ma Jian said to him: "Previously, the national teacher and Ning Ze fought without a victory. Now that I've fought him, I know a little bit about him. I really want to ask, if my army fully cooperates, can the national teacher take Ning Ze before the battle?"

When Xin Tieshan heard this, he lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Back to Your Majesty! In the previous battle, Ning Ze seemed to have reservations. In terms of strength, it is not impossible to defeat Ning Ze. ”

"National teacher, please speak!" Ma Jian's face was happy, "If you want me to cooperate, just say it!"

"Ning Ze's mana is strong, so it's not suitable to deal with. What's more, this person is thoughtful and full of wisdom. Xin Tieshan said seriously, "If you want to take it down, you need to prepare carefully and set a trap in advance." Step by step, he was cornered. If the minister engages him head-on, the odds of victory are not high. You need to find a way to weaken Ning Ze's mana and make it depleted. When he is weak, let the ministers take action, and nothing will go wrong!"

"Weaken mana?" Ma Jian asked, "How am I going to act?"

"Ning Ze has three major monsters under him, one is Shuibo, and his mana is not low? In the heyday, even if you have Xuanwu, you can't be defeated!" Xin Tieshan replied seriously? "To push him into a corner, you need to divide your troops into multiple attacks one by one. Ning Ze has limited troops? And you want to control all the counties in Minjiang County? We have the upper hand. If the opponent wants to win, they must use spells. We are bound to suffer heavy losses? But Ning Ze's mana depletion can't last, once he falls into a weak state? Can the minister win by surprise? It's just a matter of whether Your Majesty can make up his mind and endure the pain!"

"How sure is the national teacher?" asked Ma Jian.

"If you use the strategy of the minister, you are ten percent sure of taking Ning Ze!"

Ma Jian fell into deep thought, he had understood Xin Tieshan's strategy? Is it to use the lives of Nancheng soldiers to persecute Ning Ze? So that he had to deal with it with spells. After all, Ning Ze did not have many troops, and they were extremely scattered. Without spells, he couldn't withstand the offensive of Nancheng's army. However, Ning Ze's mana is strong, and Shui Bo and three monsters are controlled by him, and the soldiers in his hands are all elite. According to the strategy of the national teacher? It is not yet possible to rush all the forces at once. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Ma Jian could also figure it out? In other words, his own troops are so much worse than the other side, when the enemy pours out? Surely you won't be stupid enough to stay where you are and go head-to-head, but avoid the edge? Adopt more flexible tactics. Ning Ze would definitely do this? That's more troublesome.

Want to consume Ning Ze's mana? First of all, we can't let him feel too much pressure and directly lead the troops to evacuate and circle around the territory of the Minjiang River. It is necessary to send a certain number of soldiers to engage the opponent when they feel they can afford it. Because he was afraid of the army in the rear, Ning Ze would definitely cherish his soldiers and would not start a large-scale war of attrition, so he must use mana to massively kill and injure the enemy army and achieve victory.

As long as he continues to consume mana, he will hurt his vitality, just like before the national teacher, most of his strength was weak before recovering his vitality. When Ning Ze became weak, the national teacher was able to take it down.

It stands to reason that it is not cost-effective to sacrifice a large number of soldiers just to take down an enemy. But the other party is Ning Ze, and the situation is different.

The most powerful, left-and-right position in the entire Huaguo, and the person who controls it together is also the strongest and invincible existence in the whole world. As long as Ning Ze dies, the situation in the world will change in an instant. Nancheng can also find a glimmer of life in this variable.

For this, it is worth paying any price!

Ma Jian thought about it for a long time, weighed the pros and cons and felt that it was worth a try: "In this case, it will be according to the plan of the national teacher! If the national teacher can win Ning Ze, I will unify the world in the future, and you and I will sit together in the country!"

Xin Tieshan knew that it was good to listen to this, and no emperor was willing to sit with his courtiers. No matter how good it is said now, once you get the country, the birds will be exhausted, the good bow will be hidden, and the lackeys will cook.

Pei Ji made great contributions, how much did he contribute to Nancheng? Ma Jian even married Princess Chongwen to him. As a result, Ning Ze made a slight trick, buttoned up a hat of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and mercilessly condemned him to death.

Even if Xin Tieshan really had a way to take Ning Ze, he would really assist Ma Jian to seize the world in the future. When Ma Jian's position is threatened, the consequences are self-evident. What's more, compared with Ma Jian, the future given by Ning Ze is smoother and more secure.

The most important thing is that Xin Tieshan wants to be a true cultivator, not a god who pretends to be a ghost.

After discussing with the national teacher, Ma Jian was confident to receive an affirmative answer.

The next day, civil and military officials were summoned to discuss the dispatch of troops outside the customs.

When Ma Jian's strategy of the national teacher was proposed, Feng Qiao immediately stood up: "Your Majesty, this plan is not appropriate! Ning Ze is very human, if he abandons his advantage and divides his troops to attack him, he will be defeated one by one. ”

"What is the best strategy for the military advisor?" asked Ma Jian.

"Ning Ze has few soldiers, so he just needs to surround him, and when his food is exhausted, he will naturally be captured!" Feng Qiao replied.

Ma Jian looked at Xin Tieshan: "What does the national teacher think?"

"Your Majesty," Xin Tieshan said, "what the military advisor said is reasonable. It's just that Ning Ze's mana is all over the sky, not to mention that he has a lot of ears and eyes, how can he be easily surrounded? If he doesn't succeed, he will be caught by surprise and lose a good opportunity! The minister's strategy is not perfect, and the losses are huge, and the military advisor feels that it is not appropriate. The minister's wisdom is limited, and he can only think of such a strategy. If the military advisor has a good choice, I hope to give advice!"

"Strategist, is there an alternative to take Ning Ze?" Ma Jian turned to Feng Qiao and asked solemnly.

Feng Qiao pondered when he heard this, and then replied: "The minister doesn't know anything about spells, and the national teacher knows more about this. If you can let the minister know more about Ning Ze's spells, as well as the difference in strength between the national teacher and Ning Ze, he will be able to find a proper plan in time. ”

"But the military advisor, Ning Ze is right in front of us, and we don't have time!" Xin Tieshan said, "If you don't take Ning Ze as soon as possible, and wait for the Chinese soldiers and horses to reinforce the Minjiang River, it will be difficult to recover!"

Ma Jian nodded when he heard this: "The words of the national teacher are also what I am worried about!"

Feng Qiao thought for a while and said, "In this case, we must improve our strategy. The minister thought that it was okay to divide the troops, but only by rushing to each other's aid and helping each other could we reduce losses and preserve our strength as much as possible. Moreover, the loss of Ning Ze's mana may not sacrifice the generals, and you can also use the strategy of virtual soldiers to deceive it!"

"What does the national teacher think?" Ma Jian turned to Xin Tieshan.

Xin Tieshan replied respectfully: "The military advisor is reasonable! If you can achieve the goal of weakening Ning Ze and reduce the loss of our soldiers, why not kill two birds with one stone?"

"Okay!" Ma Jian nodded with satisfaction, "Strategist, this battle will be based on the strategy of the national teacher, and you will try to improve it as much as possible." While dealing with Ning Ze, we must also try our best to ensure that the loss of our troops is minimized. ”

"Whoa!"

Feng Qiao took the order and began to arrange with Xin Tieshan.

Outside the gates, Ningze camp.

The dynamics of Ma Jian's side, Ning Ze grasped it in real time, and someone kept sending messages quietly.

When the Nancheng army came out of the pass one after another, gradually divided and advanced, forming a new formation connected to each other, it was known that the other party began to act.

"Lord Wang, the Nancheng army has already left the pass, and Zu Hong, the leader of Lihu, led the Lihu army as the vanguard and approached our army. In the rear is Qiangyang Taishou Liu Pan, on the two wings are the brothers Baijingtang and Baitingwan, and on the side are Ma Lian, Ma Jin, Ma Xiu, Yang Zhao, Feng Qiao, Xin Tieshan, Ma Jian's army is waiting for an opportunity in the pass, I am afraid that there will be any changes!"

"Don't worry, be steady!" Ning Ze was not worried.

Zuhong's soldiers and horses were the first to kill, and when they arrived in front of the camp, they shouted for battle.

Ning Ze led his troops to meet them, and the two sides met on the battlefield.

Compared with the people of the Sixteen Prefectures, Zu Hong, who was born in Lihu, did not take Ning Ze seriously.

Li Hu does not believe in the ghosts and gods of the Central Plains, but has their own beliefs.

Therefore, he was not timid when he saw Ning Ze before the battle: "You are the Empress Yuanxi of Huaguo, the husband of the Imperial Lieutenant, Ning Ze, the King of Danyang?"

It was the first time Ning Ze saw the Lihu army, and saw that they were not as afraid of him as the other Nancheng troops, so he said, "It is the Lone King!"

"Why did you have to come to Nancheng from all afar?" Zu Hong shouted, "It's better to withdraw your troops and leave, wouldn't it be better for the two countries to be peaceful?"

Ning Ze showed a serious expression: "Ma Jian is self-reliant, intending to steal the Dacheng country! As the royal family of Dacheng, my lord should recover the mountains and rivers! The sixteen states in the world are all Dacheng territory, how can the two countries say that Li Hu is originally a Dacheng vassal, how dare he assist the traitor? If you don't surrender from the horse, you will always be the lord of Li Hu, and your descendants will inherit it!"

When Zu Hong heard this, he was quite moved. However, he did not agree, and replied loudly: "Your Majesty is kind to me Li Hu Guang, how can you betray it? King Danyang, if you don't withdraw your troops, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"That being the case, there is no need to say more!" Ning Ze replied, "If you have the courage to attack it, let you know that Lone is powerful!"

The talks between the two sides collapsed, and Zu Hong gave an order, and the Lihu army immediately moved forward to kill.

Ning Ze directly summoned the iron-backed crocodile, the odd-winged moa, the ancient ant scorpion, and the poisonous lizard dragon to help in the rear of the army, and raised his hand to use fire attack against the Lihu army, and the raging flames instantly filled and spread rapidly.

The Chinese army formed a defensive array led by sword and shield soldiers, and musketeers loaded their guns under cover, waiting for the enemy to approach.

When the Lehu army rushed over, smoke and gunfire burst out in an instant.

Fire attacks, musket volleys, surprise attacks by "monsters", and strange battlefields that have never been encountered before surprised all the Rihu soldiers.