He glanced at Ji Hu, as if he wanted to say something and stopped, but Ji Hu understood: "I don't!" I don't want to hide in the mine with Eshizi! I'm a man, too, and I'm going to fight side by side with my eldest brother and my brother Duoyou! ”

"What?" Ji Duoyou was amused: "You little child, you don't grow as tall as a halberd, how can you fight side by side with me?" After speaking, he also used his hand to compare the top of Bijihu's head and pulled it under his armpit.

The tent was full of laughter, and Ji Hu was so angry that his little face turned red, and he stomped his feet and ran out. Zhao Bohu was worried that something would happen, and was about to go out to have a look, when he suddenly heard the "report-", and the spies came into the tent again: "Suihou brought the armies of Deng, Yun, Jiao, Jiang, and Huang to help in the battle!" ”

Hearing this, everyone was as energetic as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. Zhao Bohu stepped forward and asked, "How many people did Suihou bring?" ”

"About forty or fifty thousand, and four hundred chariots."

This is a large number, and in one fell swoop, the disadvantage with the Chu army in strength will be reversed, and the battlefield pattern will be reversed.

"Great! Go, follow me down the mountain to meet Suihou. Zhao Bohu excitedly wanted to go out of the tent.

"Your Excellency!" The spout's eyes were a little evasive: "Suihou didn't come to Tonglu Mountain ------, he camped sixty miles to the west." ”

"Camped?" Ji Duoyou felt incredulous: "It's not the sun, he camped?" Still so far from here? What does this mean? ”

Everyone looked at each other, only Zhao Bohu was thoughtful.

Three days passed, and both Zhao Bohu and Shenhou sent several groups of envoys to the Suihou camp sixty miles away, urging them to come and join the army. What I got was all prevarication, nothing more than the fact that the water and soil were not adapted, the supply was difficult, and it was inconvenient to pull out the camp.

This side refused to meet the teacher, but the movement on the Chu camp side was getting bigger and bigger, and every day from early morning to night, the fireworks of the casting furnace were endless. The soldiers in charge of the woodcuts were all over the mountain, and they all cut down half of the mountain. Zhao Bohu couldn't sit still, he understood that these princes were all making their own calculations, and Suihou must have any requirements that he needed to meet him.

"Ziliang, you can accompany me to the Suihou camp for a trip!" Zhao Bohu suddenly said to Ji Duoyou, who was pacing restlessly in front of the tent.

"Huh?" Ji Duoyou came back to his senses and was excited: "Are you going to teach those old bastards who are sitting on the wall and watching, it's great!" ”

Teenage heart! Zhao Bohu smiled helplessly, and without saying a word, the two stepped onto their mounts. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Zhao Bohu said to the guards: "Go and call Zhao Hu and go with us!" ”

"You don't have to worry about him now!" Ji Duoyou quipped, Zhao Bohu just laughed and didn't answer.

A group of more than 20 people rode horses and galloped wildly for most of the day, and the others were fine, Ji Hu only felt that his courage was about to come upside down. Seeing the white tent stretching for two miles from afar, I was relieved that I had finally arrived!

The gate was wide open, and the marquis brought several princes of different ages and heights to greet him. It was a short, stout man, fifty years old, his temples were gray, but his small eyes were still shining.

Zhao Bohu met with the princes, and then introduced Ji Hu and Ji Duoyou. When Sui Hou saw Ji Hu, his eyes lit up, and his expression was very strange, first he was shocked, then he realized it, and at the end he seemed to have great expectations. Ji Hu was very uncomfortable when he saw his eyes glancing at him.

Everyone came to the tent of the Chinese army and sat down one by one. Sui Hou asked Bohu to take a seat, but he insisted on not accepting it and fell into the second seat. Everyone has finished greetings, Zhao Bohu made a look, Ji Duoyou understood, and asked: "The princes have been here for three days, why haven't you come to Tonglu Mountain to meet the teacher?" ”

A group of people looked at Suihou together, and summoned Bohu to say: The concubines of Hanyang really only follow the Hou Ma's head, which seems to be true!

"Well------ this" Sui Hou smiled and didn't answer, only glanced outside the tent: "I do have a heartfelt word with the king, can you hold back?" ”

The princes of the five kingdoms of Deng, Yun, Jiao, Jiang, and Huang at the bottom agreed and resigned from the account. Zhao Bohu said to Ji Duoyou: "You go to guard outside the tent." ”

When everyone retreated, only Zhao Bohu, Suihou and Ji Hu were left in the tent. Suihou suddenly left the table and headed for Ji Hu's last seat, lifted the hem of his shirt, knelt down truthfully, knocked his head three times, and shouted in his mouth: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, the minister has missed the distance, and it is a capital crime!" ”

Ji Hu was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and said with trembling lips: "How do you know ------ you?" ”

"The minister received an urgent order from Hojing a few days ago, ordering the minister to lead the army to help Zhao Gongzi repel the Chu army of Tonglu Mountain, and the king also informed in the secret book that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also accompanied Zhao Gongzi to the southern expedition. Seeing that you can match your age, Zhao Gongzi calls you Zhao Hu, so he dares to deduce your identity. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accompanied the southern expedition, originally only to boost the morale of Jianghan countries, and everyone worked together to resist Chu. Now, since you have sent troops, why don't you come to meet at Tonglu Mountain, but camp here, without fighting or retreating, what is the reason? Zhao Bohu interrupted Suihou's confession.

Suihou lowered his head and refused to answer, and summoned Bohu to Ji Hunu. Ji Hu was encouraged, and boldly asked, "Do you have anything unspeakable, just tell this prince directly!" ”

"No!" Suihou seemed to be waiting for Ji Hu's words, and then kowtowed: "I follow the country is the surname of Ji, and I am respected in the Jianghan countries, and the region is the widest, so I should take on more responsibilities for the Zhou family." For 100 years, we have cared for the 'copper and tin road' from Tonglu Mountain to Hojing for generations, and there has been no mistake. But the country of Hubei is not angry, this time I almost lost the Tonglu Mountain, and buried the location of my Great Zhou country. Therefore, the minister wanted to ------"

He raised his head and looked at Zhao Bohu and Ji Hu with tentative eyes, and saw that the two had no intention of answering, so he had to continue by himself: "Chen thought, if this copper green mountain can be in the hands of my own people surnamed Ji, wouldn't it be a hundred times stronger than a different surname?" What's more, after this defeat, the country of Hubei was almost destroyed, this time Wang Shi and the Jianghan countries helped him to defend the Tonglu Mountain, so what about the next time? Do they still have the ability to resist another attack by the Chu people? ”

A storm was set off in Zhao Bohu's mind. I have to say that what Sui Hou said is exactly what he is thinking about these days. Echeng has been lost, most of the country has entered the Chu boundary, and I am afraid that I will have to find another place to re-establish the country. After this catastrophe, if the Tonglu Mountain is still assigned to the Hubei State, and the Chu people are determined to win it, they will definitely make a comeback. At that time, will the country of Hubei, with its broken mountains and rivers, still be able to hold the first copper mine of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

Although Suihou is greedy, after all, he is the bloodline of the surname Ji, and his strength is second to none in Jianghan. But how could ------ Eyu Fang give up? This is also the lifeblood of his country!

Suihou was good at observing words and feelings, and seeing that Zhao Bohu's face seemed to be shaken, he immediately added another fire, and said: "If the copper green mountain can be returned to my country, the ministers must do their best to defend it." Even if I fight to the last person in my realm, I will never back down. ”

Zhao Bohu finally made up his mind, and he said to Suihou: "Although the king has given me the right to act cheaply, this matter is too important for the tiger to arbitrarily exercise power. In this way, as long as you can lead the troops and join us to defeat the Chu army together, you will make immortal achievements. Then you can go with me to Hojing to offer victory to the Son of Heaven, and then you will ask for it again, and the tiger and my father will definitely speak for you. What do you think? ”

It has been a practice since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty to reward meritorious princes after the great victory, and Zhao Bohu said that this matter is almost half the success. Suihou turned his gaze to Ji Hu again, this kid had already been trained by Zhao Bohu to become a fine, and immediately responded: "This prince will definitely speak well for Suihou in front of his father." ”

Sui Hou was overjoyed, and bowed to the ground again: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince!" Thank you, Your Majesty! The minister immediately set up the camp, and he must rush to the foot of the copper green mountain before noon tomorrow! ”

It was noon, although it was late summer and early autumn, but the dazzling sun made the land of Jianghan hot. The samurai could not bear the heat, so they took off their cowhide armor and leaned on their horses. Zhao Bohu only felt depressed in his heart, and he also took off his raw cowhide soft armor, and angrily whipped the horsewhip a few times. The jujube red horse under the crotch spread its hooves and ran away, and although the entourage was all dry-mouthed, they had to follow.

Ji Duoyou stepped forward and grabbed his reins: "Zimu, you can't go to Ma Sa if you are angry!" If we continue to run like this, we and the horses will be exhausted! ”

Zhao Bohu looked back at this time, and saw that everyone was dusty and listless, especially Ji Hu, who was so tired that he was panting and rubbing back and forth on the saddle, and he felt unbearable, so he sighed helplessly and said, "Then rest here!" ”

As soon as he said this, he saw Ji Duoyou throw the horse whip to his guards, personally helped Ji Hu to dismount, and pulled him to a remote place, and knelt down without saying a word: "His Royal Highness the Prince, please forgive me, the minister does not know the identity of His Highness, and he has been offended a lot in the past few days, and I hope that His Royal Highness Haihan!" ”

Ji Hu hurriedly helped him up: "What did Brother Duoyou say?" These days, we have been getting along very happily, and you seem to have suddenly broken up. In the future, you still call me Brother Hu! ”

"Don't dare, Your Royal Highness the Prince!" Ji Duoyou said repeatedly. That cautious look amused Zhao Bohu, he grabbed a handful of soil and threw it at Ji Duoyou, and said with a smile: "Look at your useless appearance!" He's just a kid's family, you're afraid of being like this? When he becomes the Son of Heaven, won't you shrink into the ground? ”

Ji Duoyou was not far behind, and immediately pulled out a handful of grass and threw it on Zhao Bohu's face: "What do you still say!" This day, you hide it from me so hard! Otherwise, I dare to call His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brothers? Remembering that he had said something like "concubine", Ji Duoyou couldn't wait to get into the ground.

After this fight, the depression in Zhao Bohu's heart was swept away, and he said with emotion: "If all the princes and courtiers of my Great Zhou are as loyal and frank as you, how good it would be." ”