Since Xiao Chengji is also a well-known person in the county, his deeds can be said by the people in the county, so it didn't take much effort for Xiao Chengji's general information to appear in front of Wei Yan and Gao Lan.

The county lieutenant of Fengkou Prefecture?

And once paid bandits?

"Lao Gao, you said that such a character, I will be so submissive when I see you?"

Combined with what his personal guard said to him, the envoy's every move after entering the woods, Wei Yan couldn't help but sneer.

"It seems that some people don't hit the south wall and don't look back......"

Gao Ran, who was also aware that something was wrong, let out a muffled snort from his nostrils, moved his wrist, and asked with a sneer.

"This kid has a kind of dare to play this kind of trick in front of you and me, Wen Chang, you say, how to concoct this guy?"

"How? Of course, it is to let this kid taste the taste of betrayal and separation. Wei Yan showed a mouthful of white teeth, "Doesn't Your Majesty often say that there are no capable people?" This kid dares to take risks under your noses, and he can be regarded as brave and strategic. How about you and I turn this guy back to Jiangnan, it will be regarded as bringing some Qi specialties to Your Majesty. ”

Well, the Qi people are only owned by the Qi country, which can be regarded as a local specialty.

No problem!

Gao Ran glanced at Wei Yan speechlessly.

"Are you sure that this kid will not make trouble when he arrives in Jiangnan?"

Wei Yan's red face showed a rare smile.

"When I arrived in Jiangnan, I couldn't let him call the shots. Besides, Wang Shumi and the others are shrewd, Lao Gao, don't you know that you can be deceived by this kid? If he really dares to play tricks, he will suffer when the time comes, and even in the end, it is not certain who will deceive whom. ”

"There is some truth in what Wen Chang said."

Gao Ran thought about it and found that this was indeed the case, so he nodded and agreed.

"Come, you and I combined. After thinking about it, I always felt that if this Qi person wanted to attack us, there were only two ways......"

The voices in the woods grew inaudible.

As Xiao Chengji returned to the county seat and brought the reply of the Chu army, the county commander Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief and began to let people prepare grain and straw.

Seeing the movement in the city, Wei Yan also commanded his subordinates to come to the open space around the county and began to set up camp.

The three-pole banners embroidered with "Chu", "Wei" and "Gao" were hung up by the soldiers and fluttered in the wind, plus more than 2,000 armor soldiers, which was enough to cause enough psychological pressure on the people in the city.

Although this Fengkou County is the county seat, there are only more than 5,000 residents, which is only the number of young and strong, and even slightly less than the Chu army outside the city.

Now facing more than 2,000 Chu soldiers, both men and women in the city, young and old, feel Alexander.

"My lord, this is the Chu army demonstrating to us."

On the city wall, looking at the Chu army outside the city, Xiao Chengji said in a low voice.

"How can this official not know?"

Xu Xin glared at Xiao Chengji and said angrily.

I know it, but this pressure is really a little unbearable for him......

"County Lieutenant Xiao, let your soldiers hurry up and give these Chu people the weight of the grain, don't let them find excuses to do it." Xu Xin said, "The official asked the county to organize manpower to transfer all the boats and boats around the county. ”

Xiao Chengji said yes.

When the sun was about to set in the evening, the gate of the county seat was opened, and a famous soldier transported a load of grain and straw to the humble military camp outside the city and handed it over to the hands of the Chu soldiers.

"Wen Chang, these Qi people can be regarded as keeping their promises, and this food is enough for two thousand people to eat for more than five days. In addition to food, there were also some clothes and bedding. ”

After counting the supplies, Gao Ran found Wei Yan and said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Wei Yan nodded slightly, five days of food was enough to support them to retreat after finishing the vote.

"Is there anything wrong with the grain?"

"I picked some and let those Qi people eat them, and there seems to be no problem in a short period of time."

"Don't be careless, find a few soldiers to taste it too, what if they have a drug in it that takes a long time to take effect?"

Wei Yan was still not at ease and admonished.

In his opinion, in the territory of the enemy, it is impossible to be too careful to eat what the enemy has sent.

"I understand."

Gao Ran knew the severity and nodded hurriedly.

Even if he said so, Wei Yan also knew that it was too dangerous to do it in the grain, and if he was detected by his own side, it would really be endless.

Whether it is for the people in the city or for his own life, there is a high probability that Xu Xin will not do anything in the food.

If it were him, there was a chance that he would suddenly make a move before the other party left, when his vigilance was the weakest.

"However, if they really dare to do it, I think the greatest possibility is still on this peak river."

Wei Yan looked sideways at the sparkling river in the distance under the sunset.

Under the order of the county order, there were already seven or eight boats docked on the bank of the Fengshou River, and as far as the eye could see, there were faint Qi people driving boats of different sizes from the upper and lower reaches of the river to the direction of the county seat.

Obviously, these ships were collected from around the county by the Qi people on the orders of Xu County.

Most of these boats are small boats, and it is the limit that they can seat seven or eight people at a time.

Their Chu army combined was more than 2,000 people, and they wanted to cross this Fengshou River, and there were a lot of such small boats.

Wei Yan made a rough estimate, according to the speed of Qi people's collection, I am afraid that even if they find all the ships, it will be the second half of the night.

Calculating the time, Guan Zhenguo and Master Du are likely to have succeeded.

Most of the annihilated Qi army and naval divisions should be busy retreating and regrouping at this moment, and they have no time to take care of their own side. So, there's nothing too risky to stay here overnight.

However, just in case, the watch tonight should be strengthened.

"Lao Gao, tonight is on duty, you take people in the first half of the night, and I take people in the second half of the night, how about it?"

Gao Ran nodded, looking at the shadowy city wall in the distance.

"Wen Chang, you are the main general, I will listen to you."

Even if this group of courageless Qi people didn't dare to go out of the city and attack at night, they still had to have the warning they should have.

Just when Wei Yan and the others were talking about the people of Qi, as everyone knows, the people of Qi were also talking about them on the city wall.

"My lord, although there are few camps in the Chu army, they are arranged in an orderly manner, and sentry posts are arranged, so they are extremely cautious and cautious. Even if we take advantage of the night to sneak attack, there is a high chance that we will fail. ”

On the city wall, Xiao Chengji carefully observed the Chu military camp for a while before he said to Xu Xin, the county commander on the side.

The other party is too vigilant, and with the combat strength of the county government soldiers alone, even if it is a night attack, the probability of winning is extremely low.

"So, you can only do it tomorrow when the Chu army crosses the river?"

Xu Xin was a little disappointed.

"The art of war is cloudy, and it strikes halfway."

Xiao Chengji looked at the choppy Fengtou River outside the city and said.

Xu Xin was silent for a long time, and Fang said tentatively:

"County Lieutenant Xiao, otherwise, you and I will really descend, how about sending this group of plague gods out of the country?"

Xiao Chengji pursed his lips imperceptibly.

This county order, seeing that the risk is too great, wants to be a turtle with a shrunken head again.

"Lord Prefectural, it's too late to say anything now." Xiao Chengji pointed to the Fengshou River outside the city, shook his head and said, "Do you know, why did these Chu troops cross the river?" ”

Xu Xin shook his head blankly.

He is not a Chu person, how can he know the other party's thoughts!

"Fifty miles north of the Fengshou River, there is a military horse farm. Nine times out of ten, these Chu troops were aiming there. Xiao Chengji said, "The Chu people just wanted to send troops to harass the rear, and wanted Zhang Dashuai and others on the front line to devote part of their energy to deal with it." ”

Up to now, the news of the defeat of the Qi Army and the death of the coach Zhang Zhaoxing has not completely spread.

"My lord, have you ever thought in your heart, if the adult really helped the Chu army cross the river like this this time, don't say that His Majesty knows about it, even if Zhang Dashuai knows, what will happen to the adult in the end?"

Hearing Xiao Chengji say this, Xu Xin's face twitched suddenly.

If you really want to be crossed by the Chu army and burn the military horse farm, you don't need Your Majesty to do it, Zhang Dashuai can't wait to kill himself!

Seeing that Xu Xin came back to his senses, Xiao Chengji continued:

"My lord, the Chu army is powerful and invincible, so it is okay to surrender by fraud, but it is absolutely impossible to surrender if it is really surrendered. As long as the Chu army is defeated in the end, Your Majesty will not only not blame the adults, but will also feel that you are brave and resourceful. But if you do surrender, then you will become a traitor, and how can your majesty tolerate you in the eyes? ”

"So if you want to save your life, the only way out is to take advantage of the Chu army to relax your vigilance after surrendering. Success is life, failure is death, and there is no third option. ”

Xiao Chengji's words made Xu Xin's heart extremely bitter.

Isn't he unlucky this year, why is he so unlucky?

It was not easy to manage this county in an orderly manner, thinking that he was about to be promoted, but he didn't want to be in Fengkou County, which was in the rear, and he could still meet the Chu army soldiers in the city.

The other side is strong, and not surrendering is a death.

really surrendered to the Chu army, and His Majesty knew about it, but it was still a death afterwards.

If you don't succeed, you will be retaliated by the Chu army, and you will still die.

If you want to save your life, you can only pray that the Chu army believes in this trick, and then the sneak attack is successful......

Now, he has no choice but to gamble with his life according to what Xiao Chengji said.

He only hoped that, God would bless him, and that this plan would come to fruition.

"For today's plan, I can only follow the words of County Lieutenant Xiao." Xu Xin smiled bitterly and said, "It's just, can your strategy really succeed?" ”

"My lord, even if it is a top strategist, he can't guarantee that every plan he has will succeed, let alone a half-witted official."

Xiao Chengji said helplessly.

"However, as long as adults and I don't show flaws, the chances of success are still very high."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the Fengshou River and said his plan.

"Your Excellency, you see, this peak river is extremely wide. A normal ferry, a round trip, takes at least a quarter of an hour. When collecting ships earlier, Xia Guan had already ordered them to go down, leaving only the small boats to the Chu army, and the larger cargo ships were hidden in no one's place. These five or six cargo ships are enough to carry two or three hundred people. ”

"The Chu army only has 2,000 people, and they will inevitably let some of them cross the river first to investigate the situation on the north bank, and the number is about 500 people."

"After the main general Wei Yan landed on the vanguard, he would cross the river by boat. In this way, they have troops on both sides of the strait, so that they can take care of the whole thing. ”

"When the Chu army crosses the river with about 1,000 people, and the Chu army on the south bank only has about 500 people left, it will be our chance to do it."

"At that time, light the beacon smoke in the city, inform the upstream cargo ships, and let them go downstream. With the size of the cargo ship, all the Chu troops who were operating the boat were knocked into the water. At the same time, Xia Guan led the strong and daring warriors out of the city and wiped out the 500 Chu troops that were still stranded on the south bank. ”

"By that time, there were only more than 1,000 people left in the Chu army, and they were all on the north shore. The entire Fengshou River is under our control, and even if they jump in anger, they can't cross the river, and they can't retaliate against Fengkou County. The safety of the adults and the people of the county is guaranteed. ”

"As for the rest, it has nothing to do with us, so I'll leave it to the lords of those counties on the north shore. Your Excellency has already done this, even if Your Majesty knows about it in the future, it is impossible to blame Your Excellency. ”

After listening to Xiao Chengji's plan, Xu Xin's eyes lit up.

Wonderful, wonderful!

Pretending to surrender, fighting back, and leading the water to the east, this is interlocking, it is simply seamless!

In the end, they only had to face a total of about a thousand Chu troops on the south bank and in the river.

"Okay, just follow the county lieutenant Xiao!"

Xu Xin slammed the bluestone city wall with his hand and said in a deep voice.

The next morning, it was just dawn.

There was bad news from the Chu army.

Chu Jun hoped that the county magistrate would personally send them across the river, and of course, they also promised that they would send the county magistrate back with all the beards and tails.

Hearing this news, both Xu Xin and Xiao Chengji were a little dumbfounded.

Because according to the agreement between the two parties yesterday, they only need to provide the grain and straw ships that the Chu army wants, and the agreement will be completed.

The county commander Xu Xin didn't even need to go out of the city in person, and he Xiao Chengji could also stand at the head of the city safely, watch the Chu army cross the river, and send a signal at the right time to let the upstream cargo ships go out and attack from both sides of his side.

Who would have thought that early in the morning, the Chu army would put forward new requirements.

"County Lieutenant Xiao, how is this good?"

Xu Xin was so sad that she was about to cry.

Everyone can see that Chu Jun's request like this is not for hostages?

really agreed to the other party's request, and when he did it, he Xu Xinke would lose his life, but if he didn't do it, the crime of collaborating with the enemy would really fall on his head, and he still couldn't wash it off.

If His Majesty liquidates in the future, can he have Xu Xin's good fruits to eat?

"My lord, or you can excuse yourself with illness and let the lower officials go. Xia Guan thinks that he has some martial arts, and when he looks for an opportunity to get out, he can also grasp it a little more. It's just that when it's time to do it, I hope that adults won't hesitate. ”

Xiao Chengji gritted his teeth and said.

There is no way, this strategy was made by him Xiao Chengji, and Xu Xianling is his boss, so it is reasonable, he should stand up at this time.

Seeing that Xiao Chengji took the initiative to take over the matter, Xu Xin was greatly relieved.

"It's okay, it's just that it's hard for Lieutenant Xiao."

"Sharing worries for adults is a matter for the lower officials."

Xiao Chengji said with his fists clenched.

On the bank of the Fengshou River, looking at Xiao Chengji who came over, Gao Ran snorted coldly.

"Didn't you ask your family to come? How did you change it to you? ”

"Two generals," Xiao Chengji clasped his fists and saluted Wei Yan and the others, his attitude was extremely humble, "My family was afraid of the general's divine might, and I woke up several times last night, so that I was not in good spirits today. When he heard that the two generals wanted to see him, he was even more frightened, and locked himself in the study, and no one could see him. In desperation, everyone had to push the villain out, after all, the villain had seen the two generals yesterday, and they were familiar. ”

"Oh, a soldier will be a bear, and a nest of bears will be bears. Your Lord Xu is like this, no wonder your kid is also a coward. ”

Gao Ran sneered.

"Lao Gao, what kind of anger do you have with a doll, it's important to cross the river." Wei Yan persuaded lightly, looked at Xiao Chengji, and said, "If you Qi people don't play tricks, I will let you go back to the city after crossing the river, but if you dare to do anything crooked, then don't blame the general for being ruthless." ”

After that, Wei Yan didn't look at Xiao Chengji's face, and began to command the soldiers to cross the river.

There were thirty or forty boats on the shore, and in a short time, more than 500 Chu troops were transported to the north bank of the Fengshou River.

"Xiao boy, you and I should get on the boat, let's go."

With almost eight hundred soldiers crossing the river in front of him, Wei Yan turned his head and said to Xiao Chengji, while reaching out and grabbing his wrist.

Feeling the force coming from his wrist, Xiao Chengji's heart tightened.

This thief is so powerful!

But at this time, he didn't dare to act rashly, so he had to be pulled onto the cargo ship by Wei Yan.

On the city wall, watching the Chu army cross the Fengshou River with the help of boats, Xu Xin's expression gradually became nervous.

"My lord, the little ones have counted, there are already more than 800 Chu thieves who have crossed the river, and the county lieutenant Xiao and the main general have also boarded the boat."

Beside Xu Xin, the cronies who were staring at the movements of the Chu army said to him.

Xu Xin was silent for a moment, and then said with difficulty:

"Put out the smoke and tell the upstream that the time has come. Lieutenant Xiao didn't want to care about him, he said before he left that he had a plan to get out. ”

The main general of the Chu army is in the middle of the river, and at this time, as long as the other party is killed, the Chu army will be leaderless and will collapse without a fight, and he can also raise his official position by virtue of this merit.

As for Xiao Chengji's life and death, if he dies, his fate is thin, and if he lives, his fate is big, it all depends on God's face, what does it have to do with him?

With Xu Xin's order, after a few breaths, billowing wolf smoke rose from the city wall of Fengkou County, and even if it was several miles away, it could be seen clearly.

In the Fengshou River, Wei Yan, who was standing at the bow of the boat and holding Xiao Chengji's right hand, heard the exclamation of the soldiers, looked back, and the billowing wolf smoke instantly came into view.

"County Lieutenant Xiao, this is your strategy?"

Looking at Xiao Chengji, who was facing him with an uncertain complexion, the corners of Wei Yan's mouth were slightly raised, and he said with a smile.

"Chu thief, suffer death!"

Seeing that the county town sent a signal to move, and he couldn't get out for a while, Xiao Chengji turned his heart sideways, activated the true qi in his body, and prepared to directly take down the chief general of the Chu army in front of him.

As long as the other party is taken, these soldiers will be under the trap, and their own safety will be guaranteed.

However, before he could make a move, a huge amount of true qi that was so strong that he couldn't imagine it poured out from the general surnamed Wei, poured into his body along the opponent's right hand, blocked all his true qi back into the dantian, and by the way, sealed his big acupoints all over his body.

"You ......"

Xiao Chengji, who couldn't move a bit, was shocked and angry in his heart.

"Tsk, boy, is this what you rely on? Seven grades of cultivation, not bad, it's good, it's just a little not enough to see. ”

Letting go of his right hand, Wei Yan looked at Xiao Chengji, and said a few times in his mouth:

"Your self-cultivation, don't say that you are a general, even the senior deputy general can't hide it, and you still want to do things under our noses?"

"Damn Chu thief, there's a kind of killing grandpa!" Knowing that the plan had failed, Xiao Chengji, who had no hope of getting out, gritted his teeth and scolded with hatred.

He just wants to provoke the other party and give himself a good time.

"The spirit is good, Your Majesty will like it when you see it." Wei Yan nodded appreciatively, and Fang joked, "However, after a while, I hope you still have such a spirit." ”

As he spoke, he looked to the south bank.

"At this time, it's almost time for Lao Gao to do it."

As soon as Wei Yan's voice fell, he could only hear the uniform roar of his sons and daughters from the south bank.

"Tell the people of Er and Wait for Qi that the county lieutenant Xiao Chengji has secretly defected to our army, and my general already knows about the tricks of Er and the others!"

"Don't make mistakes, otherwise you will break the city, and the chickens and dogs will not be left!"

Immediately after, there was Gao Yan's angry roar.

"You are optimistic, if you dare to do it, this is the end of you!"

Immediately, Wei Yan felt that a powerful qi suddenly erupted on the south bank.

"This qi machine, eight, eight pins?"

Xiao Chengji, who also felt the qi, couldn't help but turn pale and feel bitter in his heart.

This Chu army still has a master of eight-rank cultivation on the south bank, and if the county order is done according to the plan, I am afraid it will not be enough for the other party to kill......

"Guess what it will be?"

Wei Yan asked with a smile.

Not daring to think about the outrageous thought in his heart, Xiao Chengji, who had regained his senses, thought of what the Chu soldiers on the shore said, and suddenly turned pale, and looked at Wei Yan with his neck curled.

"General Wei, how can you smear people's innocence out of thin air like this, when did I, Xiao Chengji, take refuge in the Chu State?"

Wei Yan raised his hand and patted the other party's shoulder, and said with a smile:

"It doesn't matter what you think, the key is what the county magistrate in your family thinks, this is the most important thing. Sent us to eat and drink across the Fengshou River, and the strategy failed again, you say, the Son of Heaven of Qi State pursued it, in order to save his life, can he carry this black pot himself? ”

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Chengji suddenly opened his mouth and was speechless.

He knew his own adult's temperament, and knew that if he didn't throw the pot at that time, a "dead man", it would be a strange thing.

"Alas, it's a pity, from now on, your kid will be a street rat beaten by the people of Qi State."

Wei Yan shook his head with regret, arched his hand in the direction of Shenjing, and said:

"Ben Jiang saw that you can come up with this strategy, and you have martial arts, and you can barely be called 'both civil and military', so I cherished my talents. I have always liked talents, and when I return to the Chu State, I will personally inform Your Majesty of Xiao Chengji's merits, and announce it to the world, so that the world will know about it. In the three prefectures of Jiangbei, everyone has the heart of Chu. ”

Xiao Chengji opened his mouth and gave up the idea of arguing.

Now that people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat, what does the other party want, he is now powerless.

For the ambush arranged by the upstream, he did not report any hope.

The master of the eight-rank cultivation is the deputy general, and he can't even think about how the master surnamed Wei cultivates.

However, Murphy's Law tells us that the more undesirable things are, the more they will happen.

Soon, eight cargo ships sailed down from the upstream, each carrying twenty or thirty Chu soldiers, each with weapons stuck in their waists, quickly rowing their oars, and rushing towards the small boat carrying Wei Yan.

"Take care of him."

Commanding the guards, Wei Yan tiptoed a little and walked out of the cabin.

Relying on his own strong cultivation, Wei Yan was suspended above the river like this, holding the hilt of the knife in his right hand, and looked coldly at the rushing Qi ships.

When the other party got closer, Wei Yanfang shouted.

"Listen to it, I don't want to kill more, but if you dare to take a step forward, this turbulent river will be the end of you!"

With a brilliant sword, Wei Yan slashed towards the river in front of him.

Rumble!

After a loud bang, everyone on both sides of the Fengshou River looked at the scene in front of them and froze in place.

It turned out that under Wei Yan's sword, a fault layer appeared directly from the place where the sword light cut down the wide river surface of nearly two hundred meters, and the river surface full of mud and sand appeared in everyone's field of vision.

The surging river was cut off for three or five breaths under the knife before it closed again with a bang.

One knife, cut off the river!

"The general is mighty!"

Seeing this scene, the morale of the Chu troops on both sides of the bank and in the river instantly skyrocketed, and they shouted loudly in unison.

In the cabin, looking at Qi Jun who hurriedly turned the bow of the ship, Xiao Chengji had mixed feelings in his heart.

Nine Rank Grandmaster Realm!

No wonder the other party is so fearless, because in the face of absolute strength, any calculation has become useless.

(End of chapter)