The officials sent by Changqin walked slowly in the dimness of the afterglow of the setting sun, and came from the high platform on time towards the apse of the Tianquan Palace.

He tried his best to keep his steps smaller, let himself walk slower, and ensure that Xiao Shizhu could reach the high platform no earlier than the Qingqiu Fox King.

The ghost official, who was walking slowly, walked for a long time before slowly coming to the apse of the Tianquan Palace.

Before he could climb the steps and walk towards the palace gate, he was stopped by Xiao Shizhu's palace general, Jin Lei.

"General Jin, please inform the king that it's time to go to the banquet. The ghost official who was stopped gave the golden house a smile and saluted.

Jin Ti, who was holding Jin Ge, was not accommodating, and replied to him without a smile: "This lord, please wait a while, the Lord is just discussing important matters with other adults in the palace." ”。

The ghost official who came to invite Xiao Shizhu was not in a hurry, and after answering, he stepped aside and waited.

Above the main hall, Xiao Shizhu walked back to his throne and sat down.

He sat on the throne, his face still grim, his brow furrowed in contemplation.

This will be a difficult decision, not only because of the length of time it will hold, but also because of the problem that the Nine Shadows Kingdom will continue to deliver supplies to the defenders at that time.

The two sides will consume each other on this small piece of land with a radius of more than 200 miles.

You come and go, the Nine Shadows Kingdom can cut off the grain routes of the coalition forces, and the enemy's coalition forces are naturally not included, and they can cut off the grain routes and material transfer routes of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

Even if it is transported by air, the Nine Shadows Kingdom also needs a large number of flying thunder vehicles and immortals to transport.

From this point of view, even if the army of Dongyingzhou is required to be prepared for a protracted war, it cannot be held alone, and it must not be so.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shizhu's tactical thinking went in another direction.

Chunyun also walked back to his chair and sat down, patiently waiting for Xiao Shizhu's reply, and also pondering countermeasures.

The two ghosts of the monarch and the minister, this time are late on the high platform not far away, and the dinner party is about to be held.

Above this apse, there is also a faint sense of tension and depression.

"No, you can't just rely on this eight-way army to defend it. The supplementary troops and galloping reinforcements mobilized for the king of Yama, a large number of flying thunder cars and immortals, and a few days before they arrived in Dongying Continent?"

Over there, Chunyun, who was contemplative, was suddenly stunned, and then came back to his senses, sighed, thought about it, and replied: "There are still about ten days." However, you can first mobilize 80,000 troops for the king of Yama from the southern rear of Dongyingzhou, and these 80,000 troops can reach Dushuo Mountain in Dongyingzhou in three days. ”。

As soon as he heard this, Xiao Shizhu's brows that had been locked for a long time finally relaxed.

He got up again, strode to the front of the map, swept around Dushuo Mountain again, and finally quickly locked his gaze on the map, the northeast of Dushuo Mountain.

In the northeast of Dushuo Mountain, there are many mountains, forests and rivers within a radius of seventy or eighty miles, and there are many places where dangers are guarded. It also forms a mountainous area that is long from north to south and narrow from east to west.

If the enemy's allied forces move south, this place will be the left flank of the enemy's east and left, and further north, there will be many hilly areas, which can be defended without danger, and it will be connected to the rear of the combined enemy forces advancing southward.

And the hills and plains further north from this narrow strip of land are just right for the movement of large armies, especially the elite cavalry, which can come and go freely.

The Nine Shadows Kingdom has a strong cavalry, and some of them are stationed in the Dushuo Mountain area. Moreover, it is an open-ground cavalry, which can not only attack in the air, but also gallop back and forth on the ground.

Combined with these, a bold plan has sprouted in Xiao Shizhu's mind.

"If we form a strong cavalry and follow this all the way north......" Xiao Shizhu raised his hand, his finger drew upwards as far as his eyes could see on the map, and said to Chunyun, who had already followed: "Open up an eastern front battlefield along this route, use the rapid maneuver of the cavalry, make a detour from here to the rear of the enemy, give them a rear surprise attack, and disrupt their subordinates." If they retreat, they should take advantage of their unstable foothold and retreat along the road after a strike, so as to reduce the pressure on the Eighth Route Army facing our country. ”。

Xiao Shizhu expected that the enemy coalition army numbered more than one million, and most of the troops in his rear had already been evacuated.

That is, the enemy must be empty in the rear. That's what he wants to do.

"It's okay, but we have to make sure that this surprise attack force won't be robbed by other ghost countries......" Chunyun, who had pondered for a moment, nodded, and fell his gaze on the map, the central region of Dongying Continent.

Here, it is neither the land of the Nine Shadows Country, nor the border of the Qingqiu Fox King. It belonged to the three small ghost countries in that place, and among two of them, there were also a total of 1120,000 Xudu troops abandoned by the Northern Yin Dynasty.

Although the combat effectiveness is not very large, the number is not small.

These armies want to send together, give the Nine Shadow Kingdom another robbery, and fall into the ground, and the Nine Shadow Kingdom army in Dongying Continent will face a blow that will be caught off guard, and it will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

"We have to act early. Chunyun, who was silent for a while, then said: "In addition to facing the other borders of the Qingqiu Fox Country, the army that has been preparing for several months must also launch an attack on the enemy outside the border within two or three days. ”。

"That's exactly what I thought. Xiao Shizhu smiled, turned around and walked back to the throne to sit down again, and said in a calm tone: "Since this coalition army has disrupted our plans and subordinates, then we should not be polite to other enemies except the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom." Anyway, the enemy barracks and enemy fortifications in these places had already been marked on the maps of the commanders of the Dongyingzhou front, and they were nothing more than the original plan not to wait until the capture of Yitian Mountain before starting the war. Only in this way can the deadlock be broken. In order to make the enemy's million-dollar coalition army, it is just a lone army. ”。

Chunyun also returned to his chair and sat down, pondering again.

Although the time is pressing, she is not willing to be hasty, and she must think carefully.

Otherwise, there would be no need for her Chunyun to come here to meet Xiao Shizhu and discuss these things.

After pondering for a while, Chunyun also felt that this plan was indeed feasible. Moreover, war is inherently flexible. You can't be rigid and don't know how to be flexible.

Since there is such a slight change, the battle situation in Dongying Continent will not let the Nine Shadows Army fall into passivity and disadvantage, so why not do it?

Thinking of this, Chunyun nodded heavily, and said, "This is indeed a strategy and method, and it can make our cavalry safe and sound, and make an indomitable surprise attack to the rear of the enemy, killing two birds with one stone." As long as the cavalry can turn the rear of this million coalition troops upside down and cut off their rear roads. ”。

"Ordered, the battle plan in the Dushuo Mountain area was to go ahead according to the Eighth Route Ghost Army, and the capture of Dushuo Mountain had been defended by the eight major places in the region. The king of Yama sent cavalry to make a detour to harass the rear of the enemy's territory. Xiao Shizhu no longer hesitated, and said to Chunyun: "The armies in other regions will also launch an attack within three days. After that, the generals of various localities can make their own changes and formulate plans according to the actual situation on the battlefield. I only have one request, don't rush it, and be ready to fight a protracted battle. All enemies must be eaten step by step, if you can eat one enemy, then eat one, do not rush to cut, in vain to destroy all enemies at once. The purpose remains the same, it is better to weaken the allies of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom and strive to turn these enemies into our own. ”。

"Yes. Chunyun immediately responded, stood up, and bowed before leaving.

"Send it out quickly, send it out immediately, don't delay. Xiao Shizhu's mood was a lot better, and the sense of pressure was gone, and he told Chunyun to say: "Come and eat quickly after you finish it, today is a big feast, and there are a lot of delicious foods." ”。

Xiao Shizhu finally remembered that there was a banquet today.

Chunyun was reminded by him, and also remembered this matter, so he hurriedly answered and strode out of the main hall.

You can go to the banquet or something later, but this military order must be issued as soon as possible, and there is no room for delay, otherwise it will change later.

Chunyun didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went to issue military orders to the generals in Dongyingzhou according to Xiao Shizhu's request.

As soon as Chunyun left, the official sent by Changqin outside the hall strode in.

He came to Xiao Shizhu and stood still, and after bowing slightly, he said, "King, **, Lord Changqin asked the minister to inform you that it is time to go to the banquet." ”。

The ghost mother put down the long pen in her hand and motioned for Qinglan to clean up the case, while Xiao Shizhu said that she knew, raised her hands, stretched her waist deeply, and stood up.

"You go first, we'll pack up and go. Xiao Shizhu put down his hands and said to the official: "Tell Changqin to entertain the Qingqiu Fox King." ”。

The official answered, bowed his head slightly, and withdrew.

"I'm really hungry. After waiting for Qinglan and Chen Ruo to clean up the table, Xiao Shizhu looked at the door of the main hall in front of him again, and his stomach suddenly gurgled, making him smile awkwardly.

And the ghost mother also got up and took Chenruo to the side hall to dress up......

"Qingqiu Fox King. Standing in front of the gate of the courtyard that temporarily served as a pavilion and placed the ghosts of the Qingqiu Fox King and his party, Changqin bowed slightly to the Qingqiu Fox King who came out.

A carriage had been prepared behind Changqin, waiting for the Qingqiu Fox King.

followed the Qingqiu Fox King, who had a good rest for an afternoon, and the fox Shidou, and the few personal guards he brought, the four Hu brothers.

At today's night banquet, the Qingqiu Fox King is not able to bring many people into the palace, except for these few guards who are proficient in divine and ghost arts, he can only bring fox ten buckets.

However, the Qingqiu Fox King is not afraid. He expected that Xiao Shizhu would never do anything to him.

As a result, most of the accompanying officials and guards stayed in the pavilion.

"Please Qingqiu Fox King to ascend to the public opinion. Changqin respectfully invited the Qingqiu Fox King to the car.

A few ghosts sat down in the car, and the coachman drove the car towards the palace and drove the Qingqiu Fox King to the banquet.

"Changqin, what did your father-in-law do after lunch today?" asked the Qingqiu Fox King, who was sitting in the car, casually.

He wanted to know if this Xiao Shizhu had really begun to faint.

"The king of my family went directly back to the dormitory to sleep, and before leaving, he told me to send someone to summon him this afternoon. Changqin smiled awkwardly, and replied very naturally: "I'm afraid I haven't woken up yet." ”。

At the end, Changqin hurriedly apologized to the Qingqiu Fox King and said, "If the Fox King sees that my lord has not arrived for a while, you have to wait for a while, so please forgive me." ”。

Saying this, the embarrassed look on Changqin's face did not decrease but increased.

Whether it was the Qingqiu Fox King or the Fox Shidou, they all believed it to be true.

The Qingqiu Fox King hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's not in the way, it's not in the way, it's a little strong compared to the wine I drank at noon." ”。

"Isn't it?" Changqin pursed her lips and argued in a low voice, "After the banquet was dispersed, my lord drank some more wine. said that he didn't drink enough and didn't drink enough, Fox King, tell me, did you drink enough of this wine?".

The Qingqiu Fox King didn't know how to answer this for a while, and after thinking about it, he could only say: "He likes to drink, so let's drink." This thing, anyway, can only make him drunk, and there is nothing bad about it. ”。

When Changqin heard this, he pretended to be deep and pretended to think about it, and then said happily: "Yes, it's good to get drunk and sleep." ”。

"However, while I am in the palace for the banquet, I will tell you something. Then, Changqin changed his words, continued to lower his voice, and said to the Qingqiu Fox King: "This time, I have inquired about a matter from many sources, one of the agreements that my lord will sign with you in a few days is to buy a large amount of grain. If the Qingqiu Fox King has a heart, it is best to say that there is no grain in the country. ”。

"Buying grain?" After the Qingqiu Fox King was slightly stunned, his eyes were confused and confused.

The Qingqiu Fox King couldn't turn around at this time, and he didn't know why Xiao Shizhu was in charge of such a large and rich Nine Shadows Kingdom, why he suddenly wanted to buy food from the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom.

The fox Shidou on the side thought about it a little and knew the doorway, so he also asked in a low voice: "Is it the excuse of the Nine Shadows King to weaken the strength of our country?"

The sound of animal hooves and wheels outside the carriage completely overshadowed their words, so that the people outside the carriage did not know what they were talking about.

But Changqin still nodded without saying a word for the sake of safety. Then, he said slowly: "But it's not my lord's own idea, it's Lu Wu's old immortal method." ”。

He Changqin and Lu Wu had a secret party dispute, and what he said this time really meant that he would not be angry when he mentioned Lu Wu.

"This old man, wilted and wilted. Immediately afterwards, Changqin turned his head to look at Fox Shidou, and then counted the innocent Lu Wu, and said: "With a belly of bad water, I want to be the master of the lord." It was okay before, and the lord didn't listen to him all, but now it's okay, the lord is a little fun-loving, and when he doesn't have time to deal with government affairs, Lu Wu has the final say on many things. ”。

After a pause, Changqin reminded Fox Shidou again, and said, "When the time comes, the representative of the talks, you are from the Qingqiu Fox Country, but you are the Fox Shidou." You have to pay more attention to this Lu Wu. ”。

Fox Shidou stroked his beard with a smile, bowed to Changqin, and said politely: "The old man is here, thank you Lord Changqin for the reminder." ”。

Changqin waved his hand and said boldly: "You're welcome, I think when I was in your fox country, the two of you were very kind to me, please rest assured, Changqin is not a person who knows how to repay his kindness and is ungrateful." ”。

After speaking, the three ghosts in the car all looked at each other and smiled, which was meaningful.

At this time, the convoy stopped, and after the car was stable, the coachman announced outside the door: "Lord Changqin, the palace gate has arrived." ”。

"Wait a minute, you two, I'll go and tell the forbidden army guarding the palace gate, so that this car can enter the palace. Changqin said and stood up and walked out.

After getting out of the car, he strode to the palace gate, and showed his palace entry card to the forbidden soldiers who were guarding the door, and said: "Everyone, according to the order of the king, bring the distinguished guest Qingqiu Fox King into the palace for a banquet." ”。

The forbidden soldiers naturally knew about this, but after checking the waist card on Changqin's hand according to the procedure, they said to Changqin: "Lord Changqin, the lord has sent an order here, let you entertain the Qingqiu Fox King, don't slack off." ”。

When Changqin heard this, he immediately realized that this was some code that he and Xiao Shizhu had already agreed on, so he said to the forbidden army: "Okay, then I will take the car of the Qingqiu Fox King in." ”。

The forbidden army retreated to the side and made way for the chariot to enter the palace.