The autumn rain is clear, the road is full of mud, the soldiers walk with halberds, and the generals ride their horses. After a night of light rain, the Qin army's war cavalry opened the way in front, and the foot soldiers followed up in stride, and they all left Wangjin City. Under the Great Guard, Meng Qian and Feng Ling rode in parallel. On the way, the two exchanged experiences in the art of war and had a very happy conversation.

When the army marched to a place thirty miles away from Xingyang City, it encountered the general Luo Daoping leading more than 1,000 remnants of cavalry from the northeast in a hurry towards the army, and when he came to Meng Qian's approach, he fell to the ground and fell unconscious. When Meng Qian saw this, he hurriedly called a military doctor to wake him up. After he recovered his breath, Meng Qian asked anxiously, "Why did you come back, and where are the rest of the war horses?" ”

"Back to the general, the last general fell into the trap of the enemy army and almost wiped out the whole army." Luo Daoping cried and mourned, so he told all the information about last night's march.

At midnight last night, Luo Daoping crossed the river overnight as instructed and went straight to the Jinjiang River. There were no obstacles along the way, and I came to the bushes by the ferry and waited quietly.

When he arrived, he found more than 20 warships from the river to the shore, and about 5,000 Jin troops landed one after another. So Luo Daoping took advantage of half of them to go ashore, and led the first team of cavalry to gallop to kill the Jin army. The Jin army encountered almost no resistance, and after a few round-trips, most of them were killed and wounded, and those who did not have time to go ashore fled to the north shore by boat.

The first cavalry returned to the forest after success, and a moment later the Jin army sent additional ships to prepare for the crossing. Luo Daoping saw that the number of incoming enemies increased, so he sent two teams of cavalry forward. After the Jin army crossed more than 10,000, the cavalry began to charge. As in the case of the first team, the Jin army had no defense at all, and killed and wounded thousands, while the rest were either dispersed or fled back on ships.

When the two teams of cavalry returned to the bushes, they saw dozens of large ships full of soldiers from the opposite bank of the Jin army, preparing to cross the river again. Luo Daoping saw that the Jin army was weak and wanted to make meritorious contributions, so he wanted to kill for a while, so the whole army went out and attacked the Jin army that was crossing the river. As soon as he came into contact with the Jin army, he found that the situation was not quite the same as before. The Jin army that crossed the river this time formed a quick formation and defended tightly, which greatly increased the resistance of the Qin cavalry to attack, and after several hard battles, the Jin army suffered few casualties, and the Qin cavalry fell into a heavy siege.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Luo Daoping immediately ordered a retreat. Unexpectedly, a fire suddenly broke out in the rear, cutting off the way back, and the cavalry formation was suddenly chaotic. After breaking through the siege several times, Luo Daoping and the rest of his subordinates were able to escape.

On the way back, the guards grabbed a few scattered Jin soldiers, and after torture, they learned that the first two crossings were not the Jin army at all, but the citizens of Jinjiang City, who were captured and pretended to be sent to death.

After learning what happened, Meng Qian said angrily: "Let you be greedy for merit, and cause our army to lose nearly 10,000 elite horsemen, and you should be beheaded for the crime." ”

The generals hurried to persuade each other. Feng Ling also persuaded: "The general is angry, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and spare his life and let him make meritorious contributions." ”

"For the sake of Young Master Feng's intercession, and spare your life, I don't thank Young Master."

Luo Daoping was grateful, and kept kowtowing: "General Xie spares his life, and Young Master Xie Feng pleads." ”

Ordering him to return to the command of the deputy general Wang Yue, Meng Qian immediately ordered the army to continue to move forward, and arrived at the camp on the west side of Xingyang City an hour later. As soon as the soldiers and horses from all walks of life were settled, there were front scouts to report that the Jin army had reached 40 miles north of Xingyang City, and Meng Qian immediately ordered the generals to summon the generals to the Shuai tent at noon to discuss the matter.

When the Qin army entered the camp, Feng Ling said goodbye to Meng Qian and led everyone into Xingyang City. After the four of them checked into the post house, they entered the Chen Palace to ask for a pass token for the waterway. When Chen Jun learned of his intention, he wanted to set up a banquet to entertain him, but Feng Ling refused to give a banquet, and immediately arranged a boat and gave a passage order.

After leaving the Chen Palace, Feng Ling quietly rode a horse to Luoxia Temple in Xingdu Mountain to visit Xu Zhenren. When I came to the temple, I listened to the child who served him tell the real person to practice on the top of the peak. Feng Ling went with the boy, and saw a real person standing on the railing along the railing of the small building, looking at Xingyang City and the camp of the two armies, with a solemn face.

When he came to his side, he heard Xu Zhenren say: "The prince and the prince are fighting, and the battle is flat." If you win, the people will be hurt, and if you lose, the people will be hurt even more. Young master, can there be a double strategy in the world, live up to the king and the people? ”

Feng Ling also looked at the battlefield and muttered for a long time before saying: "If you cut down the upper and lower levels, bully the weak, and raise unrighteous soldiers, the soldiers will be tired of the people's anger." With the help of the above, the strong help the weak, and the righteous division will be supported by the brave and the people. Therefore, the war between the two countries is not a crime of war, but the crime lies with the princes. And the world is united but not governed, and after a long time, it must be divided, and divided and ruled before it can coincide. The country is strong and unchanging, and after a long time, it will be weak, and if it is weak, it will be stronger. Therefore, the strategy of governing the country, strengthening the army, and enriching the people lies in self-examination and self-examination in order to try to change, so as to save the country and secure the people. If the country is rich and the army is strong, and then the righteous army is carried out, the people will know it, the princes will return, and the world will be peaceful. ”

"Listening to your words, it is better to read a hundred dialects, but it is a pity that the princes Lulu have lived in vain for decades, and they are not as good as a young man with a hair, sad, and lamentable." After the real person lamented for a long time, he asked again: "The young master is here, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Feng Ling told the real people the purpose of this trip and the situation of being chased by the black and white demon armor a few days ago, and then said: "I want to sneak out of the city and leave by boat, but I am not familiar with the waterway, I want to ask the real person to find a reliable boat and take us across the sea to the country of Qi." ”

Listen to the truth, the word; "There is a disciple of Poor Dao, formerly known as Zhan Qinghe, a person from Bohai County, an ancestor of the boat family for generations, and he is a good hand at chasing the tide and making waves, known as 'White Shark in the Waves'. Six years ago, he was framed and his family was convicted, and he escaped by going to sea and not returning. Because his grandfather Zhan Meat was a cousin of a poor Taoist family, he had taken him to Guanzhong many times, so he defected to me. I then gave him the name Qinghe and ordered him to practice here. In recent years, the purchase of Chinese medicinal materials and grains has been handled by Qinghe Caozhou. Later, I will order him to control the ship for you, and you will be able to cross the sea safely on this journey. After that, he ordered the boy to invite Qinghe.

A moment later, Qinghe arrived. Xu Zhenren introduced Feng Ling to him and explained the reason.

Feng Ling saw that he was wearing a scarf on his head, wearing a soap veil, and his complexion was bronze but his face was handsome, so he immediately said, "There is Senior Brother Lao Qinghe." ”

"The young master is polite." After Qinghe finished speaking, he stood aside and waited for the two to continue talking.

Xu Zhenren looked at the battlefield again, and after thinking for a long time, he said to Feng Ling: "Today's morning class, the poor Dao divination hexagram asks the hexagram, the hexagram is like the separation of Xun and the bottom, it is for the Ding hexagram, I am afraid that this battle will be unfavorable to Chen, dare to ask the young master if there is a solution?" ”

Feng Ling knew that the real person's divination was extremely effective, so he couldn't help but pay extra attention to it, and hurriedly gathered his eyes to look at the Jin army camp. I saw that there were countless burdens in the village, a lot of grain and grass, neat military tents, flags in a forest, soldiers coming and going, and constant inspections. There are nine palaces outside the camp tent, and there are eight trigrams inside, and the north is dry and the south is kun, and the west is away from the east kan. The soldiers are ready to move, and the Genmen is heavily armoured. There are two tents in the center, one yin and one yang, the yang account Li Yan, and the yin account is unknown. Outside the village, the passage to the Jinjiang River is tightly guarded, and there are cars and horses entering and exiting from time to time.

Feng Ling was shocked when he saw it. Looking at this battalion formation, both offensive and defensive, changeable, the Jin army must want to fight for a long time. Its arrangement is extraordinary, it is difficult for Li Yan to have this means, there must be a master in charge.

After thinking for a long time, Feng Ling asked the real person to prepare a towel and pen and ink, and wrote two secret letters, one of which was sent to the general of the Qin State in person, Meng Qian. He took out another paper crane, bundled another envelope, and ordered it to fly to the Hanyang Prime Minister's Mansion.

After the deed, Feng Ling entrusted a real person to take care of the white horse on his behalf, and he will take it later. Xu Zhenren agreed, and the disciples were led to the stable, and the three of them went down the mountain together. will enter Xingyang City, Xu Zhenren went to Qinzhai, Feng Ling and Qinghe whispered a few times, and asked him to go to Dongmen Water Village with a pass token to arrange a boat, and sneak all the way to the post house.

Quietly came to the post house, informed the people one by one, and asked the four of them to take care of their bags and wait for the evening to come. At three o'clock, the five gathered in the queen's room. Seeing that the fox girl Xiao Ling'er had changed into men's clothes, and everyone had all their luggage, Feng Ling took out the invisible charm full of cracks, covered everyone, and hid her whereabouts and took advantage of the night to leave the post house and go to Chen Guoshui Village.

When they came to the east gate, Qinghe had already answered the village, and several hawkers were carrying goods back and forth to the building boat outside the village. Feng Ling secretly stretched out his finger and tapped his back three times, Qinghe understood, and led the hidden five people to quietly get on the boat. Entering the cabin, Feng Ling withdrew and hidden, and the invisibility charm immediately exploded and shattered, turning into ashes and dissipating in his hands.

After the goods were loaded, Qinghe ordered Yang Fan to set sail. The ship, which was three feet wide and twelve feet long, slowly moved under the force of more than a dozen pulpmen. As soon as the boat left the shore for dozens of feet, Feng Ling looked back at the dock and saw two merchant men who were unscrupulous, staring directly at Feng Ling and the others on the boat. Looking at each other from afar, no one was alarmed. Half a quarter later, the boat went around the water dragon xuan, turned down the river to the south, and headed towards the Daming River.

Besides, on the Qin army's side, from noon to night, scouts reported many times, all saying that the Jin army had established a strange camp thirty miles away, and the troops did not move. Meng Qian was puzzled, and after two discussions, he asked all the generals without a clue, so he strictly ordered all armies to strengthen their defenses and wait and see what happened.

At the time of the lamp, Meng Qian of the handsome tent stared at the layout of the camp in the sand table by candlelight, and thought hard. Suddenly, there was a crane with a childish face outside the village, saying that he was entrusted by Feng Ling and came to deliver the letter. Meng Qian immediately sat on the table and urgently ordered the guards to invite him into the main account.

After a short time, the Taoist came. After entering the tent, he looked at the general in front of the case, and after confirming that what Feng Ling said was correct, he said to Meng Qian: "I have seen General Meng, and I am polite." ”

"The real person is polite, I heard that the real person was entrusted by the young master Feng to send the letter, I don't know where the letter is."

"Here." Xu Zhenren took out a brocade silk in his arms and passed it to the guards in the tent, who stepped forward to deliver Meng Qian.

Meng Qian took it, got up and went to the candlestick to open the secret letter, only to see that it was written: The general personally opened, I watched the Jin army camp layout on the Xingdu Mountain, and its front and back were dry, and the nine palace gossip was built. The soldiers' strange array was placed in the wall, which was intended to last, not a quick battle, and the Jin army definitely wanted to drag the Qin army here. And in the next visual observation of the Jin camp to the position of the garrison, I am afraid that it will divide the troops to the west to cut off the back road of the Qin army and trap the army in Xingyang. Please send troops to guard the pass from Yanjin to Xingyang immediately and keep the grain route smooth. I have sent a message to my senior brother Lu Yi, asking him to send additional troops and horses to assist first, and then ask the messenger of the Son of Heaven to come forward to reconcile. As for the sneak attack of the Jin army, I hope the general will pay more attention. Feng Ling worshipped.

Meng Qian was shocked after reading it, and after thanking Xu Zhenren, he urgently summoned the generals to listen to the order. After the tea, all the generals gathered, and Meng Qian held the order arrow and ordered: "Wang Yue listens to the order, and you lead 10,000 cavalry, immediately go out of the camp to Wangjin, control the passes along the way, ensure that the westbound road is unblocked, and when you arrive at Wangjin City, you will urgently recruit 10,000 Yanjin infantry to come to assist in guarding Wangjin." ”

"The last general commands." Wang Yue went out to receive the order.

"Peng Lu listened to the order and ordered you to lead 20,000 cavalry, divided into four squads to take turns patrolling within a radius of five miles from Dazhai at night, beware of the enemy's sneak attack."

"Order."

"Houjun Fan Tong listened to the order, and you led 30,000 foot soldiers, and took half of the heavy grain and grass to the city to assist Lei Ming in defending the city."

"Obey."

After the three generals left, Meng Qian said again: "The rest of the army sticks to the camp, takes care of the grain and grass, and strictly guards against meticulous work. ”

The rest of the generals were ordered to leave the tent and prepare.