The soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, and the heaviest in the army was the grain and grass.

Zhou Ziru has been familiar with military books since he was a child, so he naturally understands this truth, but this time, he did the opposite.

The grain and grass have not yet been transported to the border of the northland, and Zhou Ziru has already led 5,000 light horsemen to the original city. Five thousand light horsemen, the number is not much, and along the way, the supplies of each city are enough.

It was night, and the camp stood outside the original city.

It was rare that Zhou Ziru did not write and paint in the camp, but walked leisurely in the camp tent with his hands behind his back, looked at everyone with a smile, and asked softly: "Gentlemen, you have been running around for days, but you still have the strength?" ”

"Yes!" Zhou Xiang inquired in person, but if he had no problem with his brain, he would not say the word "no".

"That's good, they're all good sons of my Great Apocalypse! Ahem..."Zhou Ziru didn't know if he was excited, and coughed softly again.

A personal guard next to him immediately brought a bowl of medicinal soup and handed it to Zhou Ziru.

Zhou Ziru took the medicinal soup and was about to drink it, when suddenly a soldier asked in a loud voice: "Zhou Xiang, why do we have to rush over in such a hurry?" ”

"That's right! Zhou Xiang, why? The surrounding soldiers hurriedly echoed and asked.

5,000 cavalry, not to mention that the troops are too small, even if the city is sieged, no one will send cavalry to attack the city. Even if the 5,000 cavalry dismounted and fought on foot, there was not a single siege machine.

The army and grain and grass were far away, and only 5,000 cavalry soldiers came to the border of the northern land, and no one could figure out what medicine was sold in Zhou Ziru's gourd.

Zhou Ziru thought for a while, drank the medicinal soup in his hand, and said, "This brother asked very well!" Why did Benxiang take 5,000 horsemen to attack in the starry night and come to this original city? After speaking, he stared at the crowd, as if waiting for everyone's answer.

"Zhou Xiang, how can we know? Zhou Xiang has a clever plan! The soldiers laughed.

"Okay, okay, since you don't know, what Zhou Xiang told you is in vain!" The generals on the side came forward to laugh and curse everyone.

Zhou Ziru chuckled, gently lifted the sleeves of his robe, sat on the ground like an ordinary soldier, pointed to the boiling cauldron in the middle and asked, "What is this boiling?" Bring me a bowl. ”

"Back to Zhouxiang, it's beef bones that are cooked!" The clever soldier on the side hurriedly filled a bowl and handed it to Zhou Ziru.

"Cow bones, cow bones are good. Then I'll take this cow bone as an example to give you an analogy. ”

The soldiers gathered their attention one by one, wanting to hear Zhou Ziru's explanation.

"If you have a brother who has an old ox and you want to buy it to cultivate the land, but your brother refuses to sell it. Until a stranger came and saw that the old ox was about to be slaughtered and eaten for meat, your brother naturally refused to do so, so he fought with him. ”

"So what are you going to do now?" Zhou Ziru glanced at the soldiers.

This metaphor is too simple and easy to understand, and everyone can hear the relationship between brothers, scalpers and strangers, and they all laugh: "Naturally, I am helping my own brother!" ”

"But this brother has never trusted you, and he won't even let you go to his house, so if you go to help, do you have to discuss it with your brother first?" Zhou Ziru is good at persuasion.

The camp was silent, and understood what Zhou Ziru meant, and they came so quickly with them to discuss it with the North.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhou Ziru smiled slightly, stood up with the support of the guards around him, and said: "After all, this is still the place of the Northland, even if we send troops by holy decree, and the Northland does not trust us, then there is no way." You can't really go all the way to the city and return to the city. ”

"The army and grain and grass are still behind, we are here to win the trust of the Northland, and I believe that the imperial court will not have any attempts, just to drive out the Beiyi." Zhou Ziru said his thoughts.

"But... How do you get trust? The soldier on the side raised his head and asked.

Another soldier slapped him on the head: "Are you stupid? We've only had 5,000 people, isn't that sincerity? ”

"I don't know? I want you to say! I deliberately accosted Zhou Xiang... I have to fight with you! The beaten soldier was not convinced, and pounced, and the two frolicked and frolicked.

Zhou Ziru smiled, turned around and walked towards his camp, leaving only a group of soldiers to fight there.

"Zhou Xiang, there are only 5,000 people, I'm worried..."A general followed Zhou Ziru's side, and he stopped talking.

The war general is afraid, that is to show cowardice, it is not easy to say so clearly.

Zhou Ziru shook his head lightly: "I understand your worries, but they won't." ”

"Why not?" The warlord wants to ask for clarification and peace of mind.

"Now that the Beiyi army is pressing, if he is not good for me, then he will push the court to the opposite side, and the enemy will be affected on the back, why bother?"

"But... If they surrender to Beiyi...", Zhan continued to ask.

Zhou Ziru smiled: "How can that be? Beiyi broke through Fengcheng, and it was not a return to the city. If Beiyi was surrendered like this without fighting in the First World War, then the three places of the Northern Domain would have been returned to Beiyi a long time ago, and how could Daqi have been stable for these 600 years? ”

"What we should be worried about is that in the past 600 years in Beiyi, there has been a person Jiemeng Mulie, who has unified many tribes in Beiyi. Next, it is the real battle between Daqi and Beiyi.

"I think the three kings of the Northern Domain are also waiting to see if Daqi can beat Beiyi."

The warlord said with some indignation: "It's another bunch of wall grass..."

"Weighing the pros and cons is human nature, so we need to be neither humble nor arrogant on this trip. Don't take the initiative to provoke right and wrong, if it is a last resort, it is only war. ”

While speaking, the two had arrived outside the big tent, and Zhou Ziru stepped into the camp tent, leaving the general to guard the door, thinking carefully about the words "neither humble nor arrogant".

……

"Zhou Xiang is polite, in the lower is the original city and county order Luo Huafang, according to the imperial court system, you should go out of the city to greet you, but unfortunately at this time and that time, the confrontation with Beiyi is imminent, and the officials can't greet each other!"

On the walls of the original city, a thin official shouted loudly.

"Lord Luo, is it inconvenient to greet each other or can't greet each other? 5,000 soldiers and horses, that's not much! The generals on the side shouted to the city wall first.

The general laughed, it was indeed inconvenient to greet him. Otherwise, once the prince is blamed, the lower officials will not be able to afford it! Luo Huafang said with some embarrassment.

"Then we'll go around the city, okay?" Zhou Ziru said softly, and the generals on the side repeated it loudly.

When Luo Huafang heard this, his eyes narrowed together with a smile: "That's it, it's even better!" ”

"It's just that we are all coming on light horses, and there is no food in the army, so I hope Lord Luo will make it convenient!" The castle shouted.

Luo Huafang lay on the city wall, carefully looked at the soldiers and horses below, but the five thousand cavalry soldiers, and then agreed: "Zhou Xiangdan, if he has any orders, the lower officials will never give up!" ”

"Heh, don't give up..."The general was very disgusted with the behavior of this county commander, but he couldn't help it.

After a while, the gate of the original city opened, and a team of soldiers of the original city escorted the grain and grass out of the city one by one and sent it to Zhou Ziru.

"Report~" Suddenly a soldier came to the city wall: "The prince has an order, but whatever Zhou Xiang needs, he will be released!" Except for Zhou Xiang, the rest of the people can't pass! ”

Luo Huafang squinted his eyes and smiled: "Zhou Xiang, this is the will of the prince, and I hope Zhou Xiang understands a thing or two." ”

"By the way, did the prince send someone to escort him? If not, the lower officials will choose people and horses to escort Zhou Xiang away! ”

"The prince sent eight thousand soldiers and horses to meet the escort." The soldier replied.

Zhou Ziru laughed softly: "It seems that the prince is careful about Zhou." As he spoke, he rode alone towards the original city.

"Zhou Xiang, be careful!" The warrior reminded from the sidelines.

Zhou Ziru didn't reply, and instructed: "Be on call at any time, listen to my orders!" ”

……

In Baicheng, an official came to the Baicheng Mansion, went straight in, came to the meeting hall, and whispered softly in the ear of Zhang Lizheng, the king of Anxi.

"Lord Wang, this is too out-of-the-box, isn't it? Isn't it that Beiyi has already sent troops and is coming here? Yi Xiaodao on the side said with a smile.

The faces of King Anxi and this official were not very good-looking, and after a while, they said: "Wuding Gong misunderstood, not intentionally concealed, but I, Anxi and Beiyi, have fought the most, and the officials up and down are quite cautious." ”

"Then what does the prince think now?" Yi Xiaodao continued to ask.

"What does Grandpa mean?" King Anxi didn't want to reveal it, but asked about Yi Xiaodao.

King Anxi's unification made Yi Xiaodao a little annoyed, and said: "If we defend Baicheng to the death, I am afraid that the end will be no different from Fengcheng, but I think that it is better to take the initiative to attack than to be trapped here." ”

When King Anxi heard this, he nodded again and again: "The Duke of Wuding is arrogant, and this king admires him, I don't know how many soldiers and horses the grandfather needs?" ”

"There is no need for soldiers and horses, although I am not as good at fighting as Beiyi, but it is more than enough to ambush Beiyi." Yi Xiaodao laughed softly: "If the prince really helps, send the army to the rear, and when the Beiyi soldiers and horses are defeated and escape, the prince will intercept and kill for a while, how about it?" ”

"It's up to Grandpa!" King Anxi didn't think about it, this Yi Xiaodao and Li Dingxing came to look for him every once in a while, and every time he said something, it was reasonable and well-founded, which gave him a headache.

Now as soon as he heard that Yi Xiaodao was going to lead his troops to battle, it was too late for King Anxi to be happy, and it could be regarded as a few days of happy life.

"Lord Wang, send troops quickly, or it's too late." Yi Xiaodao took a sip of tea and reminded King Anxi.

King Anxi was stunned: "Won't Duke Wuding go back to the camp to make some preparations?" ”

"Prepare what? My people have already set off. It's better for the prince to send someone quickly. Yi Xiaodao looked leisurely, and it didn't look like a joke.

"Report~" Another soldier came to the main hall: "Report to the prince, urgent military situation." Beiyi led his troops to attack Baicheng. It was defeated by the second battalion of the Shangwu Battalion and the Waving Battalion, and is now fleeing north. ”

King Anxi looked at Yi Xiaodao solemnly, he finally admitted now that he couldn't see through him.