Inside the castle of Zhonggo.

In the mansion, Bai Yan, Yao Jia, and Xun Shuo, followed by Ya, came to the courtyard, and there were already more than ten men wearing cloth clothes and holding swords in the courtyard.

"Lord Yao, these are the elites of the scout camp! On this trip, they will escort the adults to investigate the whereabouts of the Zhan clan! ”

Bai Yan looked at the dozen or so people in the courtyard, turned his head to look at Yao Jia and said.

Since Yao Jia came to Zhongwu City, Bai Yan naturally would not stop Yao Jia from looking for someone, but for the matter of Yun Middle School, it is a matter of the corporal in the world, and Bai Yan will not tell Yao Jia.

The most unguardable thing is people's hearts! People's hearts are sinister, which is why Bai Yan set the school palace in the Yunzhong Mountains, instead of the fiefdom Luoyin.

"Thank you, General Bai!"

Yao Jia bowed to Bai Yan, full of gratitude.

Although the news of Wang Ben has come, but leading the troops to fight is not something Yao Jia is good at, Yao Jia thought about it last night, and was always worried about Qi State, and really found the old man and persuaded him to return to Qi.

Therefore, Yao Jia made up his mind that he must track down the whereabouts of the Zhan family.

"Lord Yao, this trip is dangerous, there are soldiers who are fighting with all their skills, you must be careful! Bai Yan has already sent orders to the generals in various places, and if Lord Yao needs it, the guards of each city will send troops! ”

Bai Yan returned the salute.

This time it is not that Bai Yan is reluctant to give more people, but that there are too many people for Yao Jia, and Yao Jia can't use it, Yao Jia is going to investigate clues and track down the whereabouts of the Zhan clan this time, not a war, and there is a shortage of food in all parts of Chudong, the more people Yao Jia brings, the higher the supply of grain and millet needed, so it is inconvenient to investigate.

"Thank you, General Bai! Yao Jia is a small matter, but he is a general, he must beware of Xiang Yan, Xiang Yan leads the troops, and he is not weak General Wang Qian! ”

Yao Jia nodded, looked at Bai Yan and sighed, and shook his head.

Seeing that Bai Yan was worried about his safety, Yao Jia was even more worried about Bai Yan, although he didn't know Bai Yan's plans, but with Yao Jia's understanding of Bai Yan, he vaguely guessed that with the arrival of Wang Ben's bamboo slips, the decisive battle between Bai Yan and Xiang Yan would definitely be in the near future.

Thinking of this, Yao Jia was very worried in his heart, not because he underestimated Bai Yan, but because Yao Jia knew Chu General Xiang Yan too well, not to mention that this was still the territory of Chu State!

"Bai Yan remember!"

Bai Yan arched his hand and nodded.

Yao Jia sighed and raised his hand.

"This time General Bai and Xiang Yan are fighting, it is related to the dispute between Qin and Chu, if the general wins, the king's wish to dominate the world will not be long in coming! Yao Jia is here, may the general win as soon as possible! ”

After Yao Jia finished speaking, he looked at Bai Yan.

"Farewell!"

Yao Jia and Bai Yan saluted each other, bent down slightly, and then turned around and walked towards the outside of the courtyard, and the general of the scout saw Yao Jia leaving, looked at Bai Yan and raised his hand to salute, and after seeing Bai Yan nodding, he left behind Yao Jia with the soldiers.

"Yao Jia is different from what I remembered!"

Xun Shuo watched Yao Jia leave, and said to Bai Yan.

As a disciple of Xun Shuo, a member of the scholar clan, whether it is in Chu State, Qi State, or Zhao State, Xun Shuo's impression of Yao Jia is actually not very good, not only his background, but also what Yao Jia has done in Wei and Zhao before, and after Qin State gained power, he traveled around the country, and finally persecuted Han Feizi.

"I thought Yao Jia would be assassinated last night!"

Bai Yan heard Xun Shuo's words and looked at Xun Shuo beside him.

In addition to Han Gongzi, Han Feizi has another identity, studying under Xunzi and a disciple of Xunzi, and Han Feizi was imprisoned because of Yao Jia and was finally killed.

"Yao Jia knows that Shuo won't want his life!"

Xun Shuo shook his head, and then looked at Bai Yan: "In the past, he sent Jiuding to Xianyang, and then visited Li Si, if he wanted to avenge Han Feizi, Xun Shuo would not go to Li Si's mansion!" ”

As he spoke, Xun Shuo's eyes were a little sad.

Bai Yan could see that although he let go of Han Feizi's death, it would still make Xun Shuo uncomfortable, and why he let go of his prejudice against Yao Jia was probably related to Li Si.

"If the general didn't know, how could he have said that yesterday!"

Xun Shuo looked at Bai Yan helplessly.

Xun Shuo didn't believe that Bai Yan couldn't detect it, if Bai Yan didn't know, how could there be what he said yesterday.

"I asked Xunzhou at the beginning!"

Bai Yan shrugged his shoulders and did not deny it.

A long time ago, when Xunzhou followed Tian Ding and went to Xianyang, he also went to see Li Si.

"Is the general really determined to stay in the city? But General Wang Ben has already led his troops south! ”

Xun Shuo didn't seem to want to mention the sad thing anymore, and then looked at Bai Yan and asked, his eyebrows were a little worried, after all, with Wang Ben entering the battlefield, the entire situation had changed drastically.

The state of Qin, once again, became the attacking party.

And if Bai Yan defends when attacking, this situation is not only dangerous to Wang Ben, but Bai Yan will also be in danger, and even if the army is defeated because of this, Bai Yan will be responsible.

"Yao Jia is right, Xiang Yan leads the troops, not weak Wang Qian, if it is a head-on battle, Bai Yan is not sure!"

Bai Yan heard Xun Shuo's inquiry, shook his head, explained softly, and told Xun Shuo that don't look at the previous battle with Xiang Yan, he has not fallen behind, but in fact, he has always been passive.

Not only because Xiang Yan had 200,000 Chu troops under his command, but even more, he was still not sure to fight Xiang Yan head-on.

"You need to wait for Xiang Yan to leave!"

When Bai Yan said this, he looked at Xun Shuo, who was still puzzled: "Do you remember, before Bai Yan gave Chang Wenjun's head to Changping Jun?" ”

After Bai Yan finished speaking, he looked at the sky in the distance.

"Changping Jun rebelled against the Qin State, because the king placed him in Yingchen, and there were many grievances, but Chang Wenjun was a general in the Qin State, and the king never shirked his power, with Chang Wenjun's prestige in the Qin State, the merit of protecting the king, and the perennial absence in Xianyang, Chang Wenjun should know that the king will not do anything to him, but Chang Wenjun will eventually rebel against Qin!"

Bai Yan explained, turning his head and looking at Xun Shuo in thought.

"The Chu people have revenge, Wu Zixu took revenge in ancient times, digging graves and whipping corpses, Bai Yan wants to see if Changping Jun is like this!"

Xun Shuo listened to Bai Yan's words, and after reacting, he couldn't cry or laugh, but after understanding Bai Yan's thoughts, he was relieved.

"Why didn't you tell Yao Jia?"

Looking at the courtyard, where Yao Jia had just left, Xun Shuo looked at Bai Yan with some curiosity, after all, Bai Yan didn't seem to have informed Yao Jia about this matter.

Bai Yan heard Xun Shuo's inquiry and looked at the sky above the courtyard.

"Yao Jia is old! Yao Jia also knew that when the Chu State was defeated and the Qin State ruled the world, it was at his fingertips, and at that time there was no place to show what he had learned in his life. ”

Bai Yan turned his head to look at Xun Shuo, and in the gaze cast by Xun Shuo, he looked at the empty courtyard.

"The old man that the Qi country is looking for is one of the few things that Yao Jia can share the king's worries!"

When Bai Yan said this, there was also a trace of sadness in his eyes.

Recalling the first time I saw Yao Jia, he was still in Korea, and he bowed to Yao Jia at the beginning, but he was just a general, escorting Yao Jia to Xinzheng along the way, and under Xinzheng City, Yao Jia was so high-spirited, standing in front of the carriage with a scepter in his hand, looking at the Han generals and Han pawns in Xinzheng City, without the slightest fear, Yao Jia at that time, with black hair and long beard, without a trace of white sorrow.

At that time, Xi Yuan did not die in battle, and Yang Yang did not die in battle, Jiang Shang, who never liked to say much and liked to draw his sword, was still alive, and there were still flat wildernesses under the Gaonu Mountains, and the four thousand soldiers did not sleep there......

"Yao Jia is not the one who leads the troops, now that the decisive battle is imminent, why do you need to know too much, after all, the death of Chu is a foregone conclusion, even if our troops are defeated!"

Bai Yan looked at Xun Shuo, who was a little distracted beside him.

In Yao Jia's heart, would he really like to see the destruction of the Chu State? No one dares to say 'unwilling', but no one dares to guarantee that it is.

Some choices, maybe not in Yao Jia's hands, but for Yao Jia, it is a good thing.

Thinking of this, Bai Yan turned around and walked towards the study.

“……”

Xun Shuo looked at Bai Yan's back as he turned around and returned to the study, thinking of Bai Yan's words, as well as Bai Yan's actions, Xun Shuo knew that Bai Yan's actions seemed to be a little villain's heart, but he did what he should do!

But for some reason, looking at Bai Yan's back, Xun Shuo could feel at this moment that it seemed that this young back was carrying a lot of things, things that he and others couldn't see.

Inside the castle of Zhonggo.

In one room, obscene sounds came and went, and messy clothes and women's clothes could be seen everywhere beside the bed.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, which immediately quieted the room.

"General Cai! General Bai Yan asked the general to pass! ”

The voice of the soldier came from outside the door, and after a while, as the door opened, Cai Yu, whose hair was a little messy and his breathing was a little short, hurriedly walked out of the door, and after a glance in the room, he turned to look at the soldier and frowned.

"Didn't General Bai say that everyone is resting in the city today, so that they can recuperate?"

Cai Yu asked curiously.

When Qin Shu heard this, he shook his head at Cai Yu, indicating that he didn't know, and the person who came to report didn't say anything.

"Prepare the horses!"

Seeing this, Cai Yu asked this cronie who had just been promoted to prepare the horse, after all, it was Bai Yan who asked him to come over, although he didn't know what it was, but Cai Yu didn't dare to delay.

That night in Zhongli's mansion, Cai Yu will never forget, being held by the iron knight with a sword around his neck, watching the other generals disobey Bai Yan's orders in the slightest, he was killed and fell to the ground, becoming a corpse, what is even more chilling is that Bai Yan already knows about the rebellion.

Right now, watching himself follow Bai Yan, lead the troops to encircle and destroy the Chu army, make great achievements, and kill Jing Qi and the traitor Chang Wenjun, Cai Yu is more and more glad that Bai Yan let him go.

If it weren't for Bai Yan, how could he be today.

"Stay here, I'll go see General Bai!"

Cai Yu looked at the pretty woman who came out of the room, and said softly, it is no surprise that the general is looking for fun in the city, and this pretty woman is a gift from Zhongli's family, and she is already his woman.

"General, come back!"

The woman's cheeks were a little rosy, and her watery eyes seemed to be delicate, which made Cai Yu's heart feel hot for a while, and he scolded secretly, if it weren't for Bai Yan looking for him, Cai Yu really wanted not to go out all day.

Letting the woman wait here, Cai Yu gathered his mind and turned around and walked towards the outside of Xiaoyuan.

Half an hour later.

The city guarded the mansion, Cai Yu followed the iron cavalry soldiers in the mansion, all the way to the study, and saw Bai Yan kneeling at the wooden table, handling the bamboo slips.

"Cai Yu, meet the general!"

Cai Yu saluted Bai Yan and looked at Bai Yan curiously, not knowing why Bai Yan suddenly summoned him over.

Bai Yan saw Cai Yu coming, slowly got up, took a roll of bamboo slips, and asked Cai Yu to follow him to the hanging cloth.

"You have a heavy responsibility, would you like to take a trip?"

Bai Yan looked at Butu, turned around, looked at Cai Yu and asked.

"General Bai's order, Cai Yu doesn't dare to disobey!"

Cai Yu was a little stunned, but then he bowed to Bai Yan, and said with a serious face, this is not a joke, now that Bai Yan asked him to kill whom, he would definitely not hesitate.

"Take a trip to Daliang!"

Bai Yan looked at Cai Yu's actions, and handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Cai Yu.

Seeing Cai Yu take the bamboo slip, Bai Yan turned around, raised his hand, and pointed to the place where Wei was before.

"I have ordered the letter to be sent to Dangjun, and the army will be recruited from all over the city, remember, go to Daliang, recruit soldiers and horses, disperse, if you recruit 100,000 people, you will spread the news, saying that only 50,000 will be recruited! If 150,000 people are recruited, it can only be said that 70,000! ”

After Bai Yan finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Cai Yu.

"When you get the order, immediately lead the troops south!"

Bai Yan instructed.

After the fall of the Wei State, Yingzheng set up 21 large cities such as Chenliu, Yongqiu, Daliang, and Danfu County as Dangjun, but he has not yet sent ministers to come to Dangjun to serve as county guards.

When Cai Yu heard this, his pupils looked at Bai Yan with shock, no matter what, he couldn't imagine that Bai Yan actually handed over such an important matter to him, which was almost the credit of Bai Yan, in the past, it was usually used to promote henchmen.

Cai Yu thought about it, if he does this well, plus his previous contributions, maybe he will return to Xianyang one day, and he will be a general.

O general!!

This is something he once dared to think of in twenty years, or even in this life.

"No! Cai Yuding lives up to the general's order! ”

Cai Yu's face was full of shock, he looked at Bai Yan with a moved expression, raised his hands, knelt on the ground with his legs, and bowed to Bai Yan.

Perhaps only those who have been reborn after experiencing despair can appreciate Cai Yu's gratitude to Bai Yan in his heart.

"I believe in you!"

Bai Yan looked at Cai Yu who was kneeling, helped Cai Yu up, looked at Cai Yu's excited gaze, and asked Cai Yu to leave earlier.

A moment later

Bai Yan watched Cai Yu leave the study, retracted his gaze, and looked at Peng Cheng's location on the map.

In the cold winter, the people everywhere are short of food, not to mention that at the beginning of the first time I saw the Wei generals who had made meritorious contributions to the knighthood go back, that is, I saw that all the Wei soldiers were rewarded, and it was difficult for the people who lacked food and were difficult to survive the winter, it was difficult not to be moved.

Bai Yan didn't care if those people could fight or not.

At this time, in Bai Yan's eyes, the situation is very different from before, and the soldiers are naturally not necessarily elite, and at this time, the more the better.

Only then did Bai Yan not tell Cai Yu, in addition to sending the letter from Daliang to Rui Wei, Bai Yan also wrote another letter, ordering someone to send it to Pengcheng and handing it over to Hewlett-Packard, and ordered Hui to immediately collect all the clothes and armor, and do everything possible to secretly make Qi armor.

Whether it is to dismantle all the Wei armor, or find a way to bribe the officials of the Qi State and exchange the armor of the Wei armor for the Qi armor, in short, before the decisive battle with Xiang Yan, Bai Yan must see at least 100,000 Qi troops appear on the battlefield, and the 30,000 Qi soldiers led by them must at least withstand the offensive of the Chu army.

It is not difficult to have 30,000 good soldiers, just secretly summon those Wei generals in the past, in Suiyang City, those soldiers have already killed the momentum, and they are not afraid of the Chu army at all, and the real difficulty is Qi Jia.

"In a decisive battle with Xiang Yan, whether you win the battle and defeat Xiang Yan is likely to depend on whether these 100,000 Qi troops can appear!"

Bai Yan looked at the map, his eyes thinking about all the variables that would happen in the future.

…………………

After Yao Jia and Cai Yu left.

For the next five days, Bai Yan stayed in Zhongwu City and never left.

During this period, there was also good news from Hongcheng, the Chu army, which had 'more than 100,000 soldiers and horses', all fled in defeat, captured countless 'pawns', and had more than 10,000 armor.

When Bai Yan saw the news, he immediately took people to disguise themselves and go to Hongcheng to secretly send all those clothes and armor to Pengcheng.

Inside the castle of Zhonggo.

Outside Zhongli's mansion, there were dense groups of men, all lined up, waiting to receive the reward.

"After living for decades, it's the first time I've seen Zhongli's money!"

"Not really! It's a pity that this kind of thing is the first time I've encountered it, if I thank you for the opportunity, I will run a few more times! ”

All the men in cloth clothes who lined up were more than 30,000 Zhongwu City people who had left the city before, for the reward in front of them, some time ago, all of them ran to Zhongwu City without their lives, no one dared to fall behind on the road, it is no exaggeration to say that there is no army in the world that can run faster than them.

"It's all there, it's all there, don't worry!"

"What's your name?"

In front of the mansion, behind the wooden tables, Zhongli's domestic servants are busy holding pen and ink, verifying the names registered on it.

If you forget where the special sign is, then whether it is you or you are fake, you will have no chance with the reward, who dares to make trouble, the Qin pawn who guards the boxes full of coins behind him, and the sword on his waist, are all used to kill.

"How many are left?"

Zhongli Hao stood under the gate of the mansion, looked at the countless people who were boiling outside the door, turned his head to look at the old servant, frowned and asked.

"My lord, it's almost over! There's not much left! ”

The old servant said to Zhongli Hao.

Hearing this, Zhongli Hao took a deep breath, looked at the boxes of empty wooden boxes in the distance, discarded like mountains, and sighed, with a little lost soul in his eyes.

Seeing that Zhongli's family wealth was all dispersed, Zhongli Hao said that it was false if he didn't feel heartache, but Zhongli Hao, who was already tied to Bai Yan, had no choice and didn't make a contribution, if Bai Yan was defeated, let alone the family wealth, it would be difficult for all of them to save their lives.

Right now, I only hope that Bai Yan can defeat Xiang Yan, if there is a chance, when the Qin State recovers, he will find a way to give back to him after he breaks through Shouchun, the capital of Chu State.

"Go to the castle guard!"

Zhongli Hao looked at those wooden boxes that were full of money before, but now there was nothing, and finally decided not to see out of sight, and it was better not to look at it.

The castle guards the house.

When Zhongli Hao saw Bai Yan, he saw a beautiful woman in the study, standing timidly by the wooden table, looking down at Bai Yan, pinching the corners of her clothes with both hands.

"General White!"

Zhongli Hao stepped forward and saluted Bai Yan.

"Hao Junzi!"

Bai Yan looked at Master Xu, sighed, and then bowed to Zhongli Hao.

Bai Yan never thought that when he saw that day when he lost his mind, he would make his own decisions and order the soldiers to tell Xu Shi about the matter, causing Xu Shi, who had already left, to return in a hurry and come to Zhongwu City.

"How's the reward?"

After Bai Yan invited Zhongli Hao to take a seat, he asked.

Zhongli Hao nodded, and then told Bai Yan that the reward had been paid, but as he spoke, Zhong Li Hao's wry smile and the distress in his eyes still couldn't be concealed.

This is a real distress, 30,000 people!

Even though the Zhongli clan is a century-old wealthy family in Zhongwu City, shops, restaurants, land, etc., which are not comparable to ordinary scholars, but after such a squandering, they have basically emptied their savings, not to mention the people of the previous clan, none of them are the masters of saving money.

"Rest assured, Mr. Hao, today's loss, the king will definitely not treat Zhongli badly!"

Bai Yan could also see Zhongli Hao's helplessness, raised his hand and said, draw cakes for Zhongli Hao.

Previously, Bai Yan had no choice, if he didn't pay for it, he just rushed with a knife, and the people would not run desperately, and even look for an opportunity to disperse in a hurry, but if there was the slightest flaw, Chu General Xiang Yan, as well as Fan Zeng and other staff, would definitely notice the abnormality.

Only if the people themselves are willing to fight hard, can the Chu army not doubt it.

"As long as the general defeats the Chu army, there is only a lot of money, and Hao does not ask for anything in return!"

Zhongli Hao arched his hand and said.

Conversations.

Bai Yan turned his head to see Xu Shi with his head down, carefully took the tea and came over, and poured tea for him and Zhongli Hao.

Looking at Xu Shi's appearance, Bai Yan didn't know what to say at this moment, not to mention that he would lead his troops to leave soon and go to a decisive battle with the Chu army.

During this period of time, there were no less than a dozen servants killed in the mansion, and all of them were killed by assassins, even Zhongli's mansion.

Knowing that the servants of the city guard mansion were all brought back from the Zhongli clan, so the assassins wanted to become servants so as to get close to him, those assassins were ruthless, knowing that the Zhongli clan could not do without the servants to serve, for the slightest opportunity, they were almost eager to kill the hundreds of servants of the city guard and the Zhongli clan.

And the battlefield, not to mention how dangerous it is, not only does Xu Shi not know how to ride a horse, but the situation on the battlefield changes in an instant, and if one is not good, even a warrior who is good at fighting, will be devoured by the enemy and hacked to death by random knives.

"General!"

Bai Yan looked at Xu Shi, Xu Shi buried his head deeper, and did not dare to look at Bai Yan, but at this time, a soldier hurriedly came to the study.

"The scout came to report and found that the Chu army seems to have evacuated Boshan!"

The soldiers came to Bai Yan and reported to Bai Yanyu.

When Zhongli Hao heard this, he was shocked, and then looked at Bai Yan.

"Why did the Chu army withdraw?"

Zhongli Hao was full of doubts.

When Bai Yan heard the soldier's report, he took his eyes off Xu Shiqiao's face and heard Zhongli Hao's words.

"General Wang Ben has led the troops and headed south from Yingchuan! A few days have passed, and Xiang Yan is anxious! ”

Bai Yan said to Zhongli Hao.

When Zhongli Hao heard this, he became short of breath, and then looked directly at Bai Yan, but there were some words that Zhongli Hao didn't dare to say, because he didn't dare and couldn't take that responsibility.

"Xiang Yan ......"

Bai Yan could naturally see that Zhong Lihao's thoughts were thoughtful, but after a few breaths, Bai Yan shook his head.

"At this time, Xiang Yan must still be waiting for Bai Yan to send troops, if Xiang Yan wants to leave, how can he let the scouts know!"

Bai Yan judged, not in a hurry.

After determining that Changping Jun would definitely want to take revenge, plus letting go of Xiang Le and Xiang Quan, the two children of the Xiang family, even if Xiang Yan had really led the troops to leave, Bai Yan was not worried, as long as there was a Chu army left in Chudong, Xiang Yan wanted to defeat Wang Ben, it was not so simple.

He Bai Yan is inexperienced, and he didn't dare to fight Xiang Yan head-on before he was prepared, but Wang Ben is different, as the son of the old general Wang Qian, not to mention the military books he has read since he was a child, and the teachings he is familiar with, it is that over the years, he has been attacking and fighting with the old general Wang Jian beside him, and Wang Ben is experienced in battle battles.

"Keep exploring!"

Thinking of this, Bai Yan turned his head and instructed the soldiers.

"No!"

After the soldiers led the troops, they turned and left.

Xu Shi knelt on the side, secretly looked at Bai Yan's side face, looked at Bai Yan who was confident and calm, and then his beautiful eyes couldn't help but look at the place where Bai Yan's hand had already been scarred.