After Nangong Shi and his entourage returned to Bishui Pass, Lei Zhenzi couldn't help but admonish: "General, the king of Xuan led the army to come, the road is very long, I have fought with them, although they were defeated, but it is very clear that the merchant army will be everyone lack sleep and are not in good condition, today they are busy camping and cutting down trees, and they must be more tired at night, it is better to lead the troops to sneak attack, even if they are not captured, they can also find out the truth and rub their sharpness." ”

Nangong Shi waved his hand, shook his head and said: "It's still Lu Xiong, although Lu Xiong was defeated, he is not a mediocre talent, and he was defeated for a while, he will inevitably be ashamed, we know that the soldiers and horses of the King of Xuan are tired, Lu Xiong naturally knows better, how can he not guard against it? ”

"Yes!" Lei Zhenzi nodded, Lu Xiong's troops and horses were indeed a little troublesome, they suffered a defeat, adjusted for a few days, even if they still did not have the ability to tackle key problems, there was no problem with the defense, and with the eight hundred miles of the company camp of the King of Xu, they were really horns of each other, and people had nowhere to eat.

On the other side, the 800-mile company battalion of the merchant army has been built.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zishou gathered again.

Ao Lie arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the wood cut by our army is enough to build siege equipment, and the follow-up grain and grass will be sent in a few days." ”

Siege Engines .... I don't attack the city, I just slip away after a circle, what do you want that thing for?

Zishou shook his head and said, "You don't have to work hard to build siege equipment, let the army rest for a day today, and talk about other things tomorrow." ”

"Yes!"

The generals were puzzled, but they still received the order.

Zishou then looked at Ao Lie and said, "After a day of travel, does the general still have any strength left?"

Ao Lie responded: "The last general's physique is different from ordinary people, and he will be a hundred times more energetic after a short rest, but Your Majesty has an edict?"

Zishou smiled and said, "I want you to go to the Bishui Pass to call for war." ”

"Call for war today?" Ao Lie frowned when he heard this: "Our military is here, the foothold is not stable, and the battalion is far away from Bishui Pass, if there are fewer soldiers and horses to call for war, the soldiers are tired and unable to meet the battle, if there are more soldiers and horses brought, I am afraid that Nangong Shi will not be able to shrink again, Your Majesty, according to the opinion of the last general, today is not a good time to call for war." ”

Zi Shou said: "Our army came from afar, and was busy camping, the soldiers were tired, and the generals of the Zhou army would definitely propose to attack the camp, but Nangong Shi is a brave and resourceful general, and he will not easily send troops if he is not enough, and General Lu Xiong is the wing of our army, so he will not dare to lead his troops to attack." ”

These are actually very simple things, even if Zi can't stand it, the soldiers are also very clear, Lu Renjie has already said that the battalion is impregnable, and there is Lu Xiong from the side, basically there will be no loss, plus Nangong has been guarding the pass since he got the Bishui Pass, and has never taken the initiative to attack, and now the Zhou army does not have an advantage, and it is even more impossible to take the opportunity to attack the battalion.

Since Nangong Shi won't take the initiative, what should we do?

The higher he stands, the more painful he falls, and Zishou knows this very well, why did the generals dissuade him before sending out the army, and did not want him to drive the expedition in person? It was because he was afraid that the western expedition would be blocked, and the army would be disadvantaged, and the prestige of the king would be damaged in vain.

Now, of course, it is time to ridicule Laman, to make a lot of nonsense, to erect an image of arrogance, and at the same time to give others expectations that the westward expedition will be successful.

In this way, when the western expedition is blocked, people can be even more disappointed in themselves.

Zishou continued: "General Li, according to the record on this edict, you lead the troops to the Bishui Pass to call for battle, if the Zhou army can't hold out, you shout hungry, return to the camp, if the Zhou army has the intention of going out of the pass to meet the battle, immediately withdraw the army, don't ruin the lives of the soldiers." ”

Ao Lie's face was strange, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the king of Xu, but he was idle, and he didn't lose anything when he went to call for a war, and he went to explore the truth in front of the pass in person, and he had a bottom in his heart, so he responded: "Since this is the case, the last general is willing to go!"

Zishou nodded, and said: "Li Lie, you lead 800 troops to the Bishui Pass to call for battle, not to kill the enemy, but to go with your whole body, when you pass by the camp of General Lu, pass down my will, and order him to lead troops to respond, I will prepare a dancing girl for you in the camp, let people make a fire to cook, and have a big feast!"

“... Yes, sir. ”

Ao Lie bowed his head to receive the order, it seemed extremely difficult, he was only twenty or thirty miles away from the enemy, and he still wanted to have a big banquet for the dancing girl and the music girl?

However, he still went down to order troops.

Inside the Bishui Pass.

A few pawns gathered together, prepared some wine and meat, and ate together.

The early autumn is already a little cool, and when the wind blows, the body can't help but shiver.

A pawn lit a charcoal fire, warmed a pot of wine, sucked his fingers after gnawing on the meat, and said: "The hour is almost up, after drinking this, we are also going to start patrolling. ”

Another pawn rubbed his hands to dispel the chill on his body, his expression was quite unhappy, and said: "You go, you go, what do so many people want to do in the patrol, who doesn't know that the king of Xuan is camped twenty or thirty miles away, Lu Xiong is also defeated and has no sharp spirit, this is the middle of the night to freeze to death, who has nothing to do to attack the pass." ”

The pawn who was about to go to patrol the customs replied: "I think so too, but the general said that we must take strict precautions, and we can't help but listen, take a few turns and take a look, I have been eating and drinking here, I can't feel at ease!"

The chilling guard said disdainfully: "The merchant army has just arrived, and the camp has been busy for a day, but I am afraid that I have fallen asleep, besides, our army has won a big victory, and the merchant army is vulnerable, only we have the part of the attack, how can there be a reason for the merchant army to take the initiative to attack...."

This pawn obviously looks down on the merchant army, but this is understandable, a big victory, the famous veterans of the big merchants did not dare to tackle the problem, and the western expedition became a joke, and they were inevitably proud and complacent in their hearts.

"This..."

"It's just.... Only if we fight over, the merchant army can't fight over...."

"I heard before that General Lei Zhenzi also suggested that the general take advantage of the merchant army's foothold to attack the camp, but unfortunately the general is unwilling, if the general is willing, I'm afraid that we are already drinking and eating meat in the merchant army camp at this time, right?"

"Okay, okay, everyone, eat, drink!"

"Come, come, eat!"

The pawns chatted about the day, only the patrol pawn was still a little uneasy, got up and left, and did not forget to add a sentence before leaving:

"I'd better go and see, you eat first, and leave some for me. ”

At this moment, Ao Lie had already led his troops to reach the Bishui Pass.

He couldn't hear the talk of the gate, but when he looked at the sparse lights turned off, he knew that there were not many people patrolling the gate.

With Nangong Shi's level, it is impossible to be so lax, and after a rough analysis, he understands that Zhou Jun is very likely to be arrogant.

The generals above have enough insight and military experience to know that arrogance is not advisable, but once a person has an arrogant heart and swells up, it is not easy to disappear, even if the generals who lead the army understand these truths, it is impossible to completely suppress the arrogance and complacency of ordinary soldiers.

This is uncontrollable, in the past, Dou Rong could let the soldiers hold on, because Han Rong had lost a game before, he was at a disadvantage, and he would lose the pass if he was not careful, and Dou Rong led by example, the sleep time is always the least, and the enemy will always be the first to stand on the pass when the enemy attacks, which is also something that Nangong Shi can't do.

At first glance, the Zhou army took the Bishui Pass, and thwarted Lu Xiong and the Western Expedition army, forcing the King of Zhou to drive the expedition in person, especially the King of Zhou also avoided the edge, deliberately stayed away from the Bishui Pass to camp on the defensive, everything was inclined to the Great Zhou, the situation was very good, and ordinary soldiers were not cautious at all at this time.

Ao Lie's eyes flashed, this is the opportunity, the Shang army's westward expedition, in addition to the advantage of troops, the remaining point is that the Zhou army has won the fighter plane one after another, and is complacent.

Looking at the holy decree in his hand, he felt that he seemed to understand a little bit of the thoughts of the king of Zhou, and when he was complacent to a point, he had an opportunity, and at the moment, it was to let Zhou Jun continue to swell, and then turn from complacency to dissatisfaction.

Ao Lie waved his hand and shouted out loudly the arrogant provocation of the holy decree:

"Capture Nangong Shi in two months!"

"Three months to recapture the water pass!"

"We're just going on a military hike to Xiqi!"

"I want the young men who participated in the war to return to the court to sing for the Spring Festival!"

(End of chapter)