On the city wall, looking at the Chu army who boarded the ship and left in an orderly manner, Xu Xin's face turned pale.

Miscalculated!

No one expected that the two Chu generals would have such a strong strength.

One axe cut a three-foot-wide crack in the bluestone city wall, and the other was even more exaggerated, and the peak river was cut off for a few breaths with a single sword.

Although he is only a civil official, he can also see that these Chu troops are led by such generals, and they are definitely not something that the five hundred weak soldiers of their small county town can calculate and block.

"My lord, what do we do now?"

The cronies beside Xu Xin looked at his face and asked cautiously.

"What else can I do, collect the troops and return to the city! As for these Chu thieves, let them be a headache for others! ”

Xu Xin said angrily.

He is also coming back to his senses now, the other party has such strength, and their small county town will definitely not be able to stop the other party.

When the time comes, if His Majesty is held accountable, he will push that Xiao Chengji out to block the gun.

His county order was originally going to resist the city and fight to the death, but Xiao Chengji, who was the county lieutenant, said that he had a good plan to retreat from the Chu thieves, so he had this fraudulent surrender.

Who would have thought that Xiao Chengji's name was a fraudulent surrender, but it was actually a real surrender, so that his county commander was caught off guard, and he could only watch the Chu army cross the river.

This time, Xiao Chengji helped the Chu army cross the Fengshou River and capture the military horse farm, which was a great achievement for the Chu people.

When he returns to Chu with the Chu army, the emperor of Chu will definitely reward him, and the day of soaring is just around the corner.

In this way, Xiao Chengji was labeled as a traitor, and he, the county commander, only had to bear the leadership responsibility.

As most of His Majesty's attention is attracted to Xiao Chengji, a traitor, correspondingly, his punishment will be reduced a lot.

Also, I want to write a letter to inform Your Majesty that the Chu army rogues who have entered the country are ready to take action against our army's horse farm, and I hope that Your Majesty will send troops to protect it as soon as possible.

Just when Xu Xin was trying his best to think about how to shirk his responsibility, Xiao Chengji, the man who carried the blame, also came to the north bank of the Dengfeng River safely under Wei Yan's "escort".

Stepping on the hard ground, Xiao Chengji even had a sense of trance.

His elaborate deception plan was overturned by the other party with extremely strong force.

As if seeing the depression in Xiao Chengji's heart, Wei Yan patted him on the shoulder, not forgetting to sprinkle another handful of salt on his wound.

"In the general's opinion, in order to shirk his responsibility, there is a chance that your county commander will say that you are a spy planted by our Chu people, and when the Son of Heaven of Qi knows about this, you will become a traitor, a traitor, and a thief in the mouth of Qi. Although this Qi country is big, there is no place for a boy anymore. Thinking about it this way, Ben will still have a little sympathy for you. Tsk, that's so pathetic! ”

"You!"

Xiao Chengji glared at Wei Yan angrily, his eyes full of rage.

He fell into this field, wasn't it harmed by this group of Chu people?

Now that such a cat is crying a mouse, do you want to punish your heart after killing someone?

It's just that, thinking about his future situation, Xiao Chengji's heart became more and more gloomy.

Although the guy in front of him is hateful, what he said also has some truth.

Since then, although this Qi country is large, it has no place to stand on its own......

Wei Yan's voice sounded again.

"But, enemy of the enemy, my hero. You are a traitor to the Qi people, but you are a hero of my Chu people. Your Majesty is a wise lord, as long as you and I return to Jiangnan, I will definitely reward you greatly. Where to go, you think about it slowly. ”

Looking at Xiao Chengji, who was lost and depressed, Yue Zhou, who was also a prisoner of the Chu army, shook his head, and sighed in his heart.

This kid originally secretly sent someone to find him, wanting to cooperate with him inside and outside to deal with the Chu army, but he thought of the methods of the main general Wei Yan, so he couldn't help but be moved and politely refused to go back.

Unexpectedly, when he woke up, this kid stole chickens and rice, and like himself, he also became a prisoner of the Chu army.

"This kid will follow us back to Jiangnan?"

Gao Ran turned his head to look at Xiao Chengji, who was looking down in contemplation, and leaned over to Wei Yan's side and asked in a low voice.

"When today's events spread to the surroundings, his reputation in the Qi country will stink, and he will become a street rat that everyone shouts and beats, and there is no place for him in the Qi country." Wei Yan smiled, "He has become a lost dog, what else can he do except follow us south?" ”

"Don't forget, this kid is only in his early twenties, and he is at the age when he fantasizes about making achievements and leaving a name in history. The eight words of the surname of Shinobi will never appear in his mind. ”

"What's more, if he really can't think about it, then I will seal his big holes, so that he can't speak, his ears can't hear, and then carry it across the Canglong River. As long as he crosses the Canglong River, everything will be out of his control. ”

Good guy, it's still you Wei Wenchang ruthless!

Gao Ran glanced at Wei Yan silently, and decided that whoever he offended in the future could not offend this guy.

…………

About 50 miles northeast of Fengkou County, two rivers meet here, creating a large triangular fertile field.

The two rivers flow through them, irrigating the fertile fields on both sides of the river and eventually flowing into the sea.

Although it is located in the north of the river, the land is fertile and suitable for pasture growth, so it is an excellent place for horse grazing.

From Chu to Qi, the imperial court opened a military horse farm here, which was used to graze and domesticate war horses.

Early in the morning, when Wei Yan and Gao Ran led the army to the top of the mountain, through the light mist, a bird's-eye view of the pasture below, looking at the fields below the mountain like puzzles, forming a beautiful pattern, for a while, I was relaxed and happy.

Five or six lakes of different sizes are dotted like mirrors on top of this fertile field for tens of miles, and the blue water and verdant fields are intertwined, which is breathtakingly beautiful.

On the field, groups of horses of all colors are resting, forming a beautiful picture.

"This is the final destination." Wei Yan, who came back to his senses, looked at the military horse farm below, and a rare trace of regret flashed in his eyes, "After finishing this ticket, we can return to Jiangnan." ”

"A high-quality war horse is indeed the best gift for Your Majesty."

Looking at the thousands of war horses in the pasture, Gao Ran's eyes were full of fire.

As a warrior, there is no one who does not love BMW.

Although the quality of the war horses here cannot be compared with the Northern Great Xia Khanate, compared with the war horses produced by the Chu State, both endurance and speed are a cut higher.

At that time, it was because of the loss of Dongchang Mansion that the Chu State had no high-quality horse-producing land, so it was unable to go on the Northern Expedition, and for decades it could only rely on the advantages of boats and ships to stick to the line of the Canglong River.

Glancing at Xiao Chengji, who was silent beside him, Wei Yan said in a deep voice:

"The Qi people know that our target is a military horse farm, and there is a good chance that they will mobilize a large army to come. In order to prevent accidents, the battle was quickly resolved, and then quickly marched eastward, joined the fleet, and returned to Jiangnan. ”

Last night, Xiao Chengji found him and told his guess.

After learning that the other party had guessed their target, Wei Yan glanced at Xiao Chengji even higher, and at the same time subconsciously asked the other party, who else had this guess told him.

Sure enough, in addition to Xiao Chengji himself, the county commander Xu Xin also knew.

Just in case, he sent his guards on horseback to inform the fleet, so that the fleet could rush to the vicinity of the mouth of the sea and meet his group.

With the issuance of Wei Yan's military order, the 2,000 Chu army was like a tiger descending from the mountain, rushing straight to the military horse farm.

"Who?"

As a military stronghold of the Qi State, the military horse farm is also garrisoned by nearly 1,000 Qi troops.

When he saw countless figures running from afar, the captain in charge of commanding the garrison suddenly felt that something was wrong in his heart, and hurriedly shouted.

However, what answered him was a brilliant sword light.

Seeing Wei Yan split the opponent's main general in half with a single sword, the morale of the Chu army was greatly boosted, and they rushed towards the Qi soldiers who were hastily assembled not far away.

In an instant, the battle broke out!

Although the Qi army occupies a favorable geographical position, both morale and state are far from the Chu army.

As the main general of the Qi army was beheaded in an instant, the morale of the Qi army plummeted, and they were in a hurry to assemble, and before the formation was set, the Chu army rushed in front of them.

Wei Yan and Gao Ran personally acted as arrows, and the personal guards served as the two wings, and the Chu army completely crushed the already incomplete defense line of the Qi army in an instant.

With the unpreparedness to attack, the Qi army, which was already at a disadvantage in numbers, was suddenly disorganized under the onslaught of the Chu army.

They lasted less than half a cup of tea, and then they could no longer hold on, threw away their armor, turned around and ran.

Great rout!

Wei Yan looked at the fleeing Qi army all over the mountains and fields, and ordered:

"Let the soldiers not hunt down the routs, but find the wranglers, and let them find the good horses in the herd, and we will not wait to stay here for long."

Soon, several Wranglers were brought to Wei Yan.

"Wait, as long as you find out the good horses in this horse farm, Ben will spare your life, otherwise, today next year will be your death day."

As Wei Yan's words fell, the Chu soldiers standing behind him drew their swords one after another.

"Don't worry, don't worry, you can do what your adults say, and we will find a good horse for your adults."

These wranglers had never seen such a battle on weekdays, and they were so frightened that they trembled like chaff, and said in a trembling voice.

Wei Yan waved his hand, and a horse wrangler was followed by three Chu soldiers and soldiers, looking for horses.

But in an hour, one by one the war horses were driven in front of Wei Yan and the others by the wranglers.

Among the five or six hundred war horses, two of them stood out the most.

One of the big black horses, black and shiny, without a trace of miscellaneous hair, but on top of the four hooves, with a circle of white hair, was the famous snow-stepping black horse.

The other, on the other hand, was the exact opposite of the snow-treading black horse, which was four feet long from head to tail, and about nine feet from the hooves to the back, and was as white as snow all over its body, except for a handful of flaming red hairs on the front of its head, which looked like a lamp in the snow from a distance.

"My lord, this snow-stepping black horse and a thousand miles of a lamp are the best horse kings in this horse farm. The horses in this horse farm are all subservient to them, and they are their race. ”

A Wrangler said boldly.

Unleashing his own momentum and subduing the two horse kings, Wei Yan showed a satisfied look on his face.

"You are doing a good job, it just so happens that Your Majesty is short of talents to manage horses, so you can go back with me."

Yes?

More than a dozen Wranglers didn't expect each other to come to this show at all, and they all showed surprised looks on their faces.

Wei Yan sneered:

"The horse farm has been attacked, the war horses have been robbed, do you think that only those defenders will be condemned?"

Hearing Wei Yan's words, these wranglers couldn't help but look at each other.

Yes, if the court investigates it afterwards, the defenders of the military horse farm will certainly not be able to eat and walk, but they don't want to end up well.

In this way, they had no other way but to return to Chu with these Chu troops.

Looking at the Wrangler who was fooled onto the boat by Wei Yan's words, Xiao Chengji, who had been silent, felt a lot more comfortable for no reason for some reason.

"Wen Chang, there are so many war horses, we can't bring them all on the boat!"

The number of domesticated war horses in this military horse farm is around 10,000, and it is impossible to transport all of them back to Chu.

"We only took the stallions and the head horse, and drove the rest of the horses out." Wei Yan obviously had a draft in his heart, "As for this horse farm, it will be burned with a fire, and not a single brick or tile, grass or tree will be left for the Qi people." ”

Hiss!

Gao Ran's eyes changed as he looked at Wei Yan.

He only thought about slaughtering all the high-quality horses before leaving, but he didn't expect Wei Yan to be even more ruthless than himself, and he wanted to burn down this military horse farm.

Although most of the war horses are still there, without the forage of the horse farm, these war horses will have no food source, and they will lose weight after a long time.

If the horse loses weight severely, it cannot be used as a war horse, but can only be used as a horse.

In addition, it was also a troublesome matter for the Qi people to raise enough forage for so many horses to eat in a short period of time.

No wonder this Wei Wenchang can be appointed as the main general by Guan Zhenguo, and he can only be his deputy.

Soon after, the flames in the military horse farm were in full swing, and the billowing smoke could be seen clearly even if it was a hundred miles away.

The frightened horses began to flee in groups.

At this time, Wei Yan and the others also left the military horse farm with these wranglers and nearly a thousand carefully selected horses, and quietly rushed towards the place agreed with the transport ship.

…………

However, it was said that Xie Wenyuan was defeated and fled all the way, and finally stabilized his foothold at the junction of Zhongping Mansion and Shangtai Mansion, gathered the defeated generals of the remnant army, stabilized his position, and then sent someone to inquire about Zhang Zhaoxing's news.

Soon, the bad news came, saying that Zhang Zhaoxing was defeated and died, and his body sank into the Canglong River and could not be salvaged.

When Xie Wenyuan heard the report, he mourned in his heart, crying and fainting to the ground, bluffing the generals into rushing to rescue him, and then he woke up slowly.

Xie Wenyuan thought of the loss of troops in the past few days, and couldn't help but hate from his heart, gritted his teeth and said:

"In order to save us, Zhang Shuai led troops to resist the Chu army alone, and the soldiers were defeated and died, this hatred and hatred, if I Xie Wenyuan didn't report it, it should be such a case!"

With that, he struggled to his feet, drew the sword at his waist, and cut off several cases with a single sword.

"I am willing to avenge this with the general!"

Seeing this, the Lord General bowed in unison and said.

Seeing this, Xie Wenyuan felt a lot better, and comforted the generals:

"This plan failed, and it was calculated by the Chu people, which was the fault of Xie and had nothing to do with the generals. I also ask the generals to gather the soldiers with peace of mind, count the number of people, and Xie will ask His Majesty for his guilt. ”

Seeing that Xie Wenyuan took the initiative to take responsibility, the generals breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

A few days later, all the armies and units counted the soldiers and reported them to Xie Wenyuan.

Xie Wenyuan looked at it, and his heart became more and more uncomfortable.

It turned out that after this battle, the Qi army suffered heavy losses, nearly 100 large and small warships remained, and only more than 10,000 of the 40,000 sailors remained, and the rest were either killed or captured.

Cleaning up his mood, Xie Wenyuan beat his spirit, and sent the battle and the letter of guilt, together with Zhang Zhaoxing's suicide note, to the Eastern Capital City in the starry night.

However, this was just the beginning, and in the following days, one bad news after another was reported to Xie Wenyuan.

First of all, a grain transport team was suspected of being looted by the Chu army around Supu County, and the grain transport officer Yuezhou was missing, and after the other party looted the grain and grass, only the enough part was left, and the rest was distributed to the people living around.

"Damn the Chu people!"

Looking at the information in front of him, Xie Wenyuan scolded hatefully.

This is simply generous to others!

Not to mention the grain that was stolen, but the grain that was left in the hands of the people, did they collect it or not?

When it is collected, although the soldiers do not need to go hungry, the people around them will complain;

But if he didn't accept it, the soldiers under his command would starve for several days, and the morale of the soldiers, who were already low because of the defeat, would suffer a serious blow, and even lead to a mutiny, and the people would not thank themselves.

Because in the final analysis, this grain was sent to these people by the Chu people, not their Qi people.

Thinking of the pros and cons, Xie Wenyuan hated General Chu for this poisonous plan, but he couldn't care much at the moment, pinched his nose, and sent Zhan Xin, a cavalry general, to lead five hundred cavalry to the surrounding areas of Supu County to collect the grain.

Because compared to popular grievances, the mutiny is undoubtedly more terrible.

Not long after the cavalry was dispatched, one urgent letter after another came to Xie Wenyuan.

The letter said that all the news was that the township was broken by the Chu army.

After marking these townships on the map, Xie Wenyuan's brows became tighter and tighter.

Because through these towns, he could clearly see that the other party was going all the way north.

Where are they targeting?

Xie Wenyuan began to think in his heart.

"Where are the most important locations in Dongchang Province?"

Xie Wenyuan looked at several strategists beside him.

The strategists stared at the map for a while, and said: "General, in addition to the Dongchang Mansion City, there are also these places, which are either important military places or important places. ”

As he spoke, he marked Xie Wenyuan on the map.

Looking at the several locations that were marked, Xie Wenyuan frowned and thought about it, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but exclaim:

"Not good, Horse Farm!"

When several strategists heard this, they also reflected it, and their faces changed color.

Because although the military horse farm in Dongchang Mansion is not the largest in Daqi, it is the best, and the quality of the horse breeds produced is much higher than that of other horse farms, and His Majesty's imperial horses are almost all selected from this military horse farm.

If this military horse farm fails, not to mention whether the quality of the entire Great Qi cavalry will decline, they will not be able to withstand His Majesty's thunderous wrath alone.

"Quick, quick, quickly send someone Pegasus to inform General Zhan, let him stop collecting grain, cross the Fengshou River directly, and save the army horse farm!"

Thinking of the serious consequences of the destruction of the military horse farm, Xie Wenyuan was also a little panicked.

Two days later, when Zhan Xin, who had received the military order, finally crossed the Fengshou River and came to the vicinity of the military horse farm, the scene he saw made his heart drip blood.

Even across the hills, you can still see the black smoke rising into the sky in the distance, and the surrounding woods and roads are full of war horses.

"General, what should I do?"

The guard on the side asked aloud.

"What else can I do?" Zhan Xin said helplessly, "Tell everyone, get off the horse, gather these horses together, and at the same time let people inform General Xie and ask him to send more people over, it is best to have a groom who is familiar with horse nature, otherwise even if you and I are exhausted, we won't be able to collect many war horses!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhan Xin couldn't help but scold those Chu people who had black hands.

This group of people is so ruthless that they keep such a big mess to themselves!

While the Qi army was busy collecting horses, Wei Yan also came to the coast of the East China Sea with 2,000 soldiers and more than 1,000 war horses, and connected with the troop transport ships waiting here.

"The general is mighty, I admire it!"

Looking at the war horses that were transported onto the warship, the word "admiration" was written all over the face of a famous sailor.

Facing the words of praise from the sailors, Wei Yan reversed his previous rebelliousness, arched his hand in the direction of Shenjing, and said:

"Thanks to Your Majesty's blessings, this will be today."

Subsequently, he asked the general of the naval army headed by him:

"How is the battle situation between Guan Dashuai and Master Du?"

When the other party heard this, his expression became more and more excited, and he was overjoyed:

"General Wei, Guan Dashuai and Du Bachelor won a complete victory in this battle, almost annihilating the entire Qi army and naval division, and even Zhang Zhaoxing, the commander of the Qi army, died in the Canglong River!"

Without waiting for Wei Yan to speak, behind Wei Yan, Yue Zhou and Xiao Chengji, who heard the news, exclaimed in unison.

"How is this possible?"

The general of the navy knew the identities of the two, and when he heard the words at this time, his face suddenly showed displeasure, and he snorted coldly:

"If you two don't believe it, when you get to Jiangnan and see Guan Dashuai and Bachelor Du, you will know that what Ben said today is true! Hmph, if it weren't for Xie Wenyuan's fast running, Guan Dashuai would have even caught him together! ”

Seeing that the other party's words were conclusive and did not seem to be fake, Yue Zhou and Xiao Chengji showed a look of amazement on their faces, and they didn't seem to have recovered from the news of the defeat of the Qi army and the death of the commander.

Seeing this, Gao Ran smiled, adding another dose of fierce medicine to the hearts of the two.

"Do you think that Zhang Zhaoxing's strategy is perfect? To tell you the truth, long before you all sent troops, my Great Chu monarch and ministers had already seen through all the tricks, so that there was this plan to lead the snake out of the hole. ”

The two of them changed color, completely unexpectedly that before the plan was implemented, they were completely seen through by the other party, and they were even calculated by the other party, and they were countered by the other party.

Among the two, Xiao Chengji is more thoughtful and thinks more.

Recalling what Wei Yan had done along the way, Xiao Chengji felt a little more frightened in his heart in addition to admiration.

Even such a wise and brave general in the Chu army is just a partial division used to contain harassment all the way, so how many heroes are there in the Chu army?

The Son of Heaven of Chu can be respected by such a general, the monarch and the ministers are single-minded, and the top and bottom have the same desire, so in time, when the Chu State is full-fledged, who can compete with me?

Xie Wenyuan Xie General Xie?

Originally, he was still full of confidence, thinking that after Zhang Zhaoxing, the optimus pillar of Qi would definitely be able to help Qi block the road of Chu to the north, but after this defeat, he gradually became less optimistic about the other party.

Thinking of himself now in Qi country, I am afraid that he is so bad that his reputation is rotten and he is engraved with the name of "traitor", if he is seen by Qi people, I am afraid that everyone will be punished and ......

Where does he go from here?

Thinking of this, Xiao Chengji, who boarded the ship, looked westward, looking at the land that was gradually moving away, only to feel more and more confused in his heart, and his thoughts about dying for the Qi country gradually became weaker.

(End of chapter)