The four-way army marched towards Xiangling, crushing several small forces along the way. After the Ming army entered Xiangling, the leader of the Zada clan, Lei Mo, and the leader of the Dark River clan, Wang Xian, attacked Lizhou and Dechang Ersuo, and they were extremely arrogant.

It was urgent to regain the lost territory, Li Yingxiang ordered Zhu Dawen to lead 3,000 soldiers to attack the Lei Mo tribe, and Bian Zhiyuan attacked the Wangxian tribe. He and Zhou Guanghao and others guarded Xiangling to prevent the Black Bone Clan from supporting the other two clans.

Under the starry night, Zhu Dawen led his troops to Lizhou, and the people of the Lei Mo tribe crossed the river when they heard the news, and Zhu Dawen's people had already laid an ambush on the river. When the Raymo tribe sailed to the center of the river by boat, they heard a loud shout: "Release the arrows." "Rows of dense fire arrows shot like meteor showers towards the big ship of the Miscellaneous Division. For a moment, the sound of wind, arrows, and screams were all in one. When the river landed, it was red by the firelight.

The Ming army fleet, which came from all directions, slowly gathered towards the ten big ships of the Raymo Division. When Remo saw that the situation was not good, he immediately ordered his men to put down their sampans and flee. Zhu Dawen raised his sword and pointed forward, and said loudly: "Left full rudder, rush forward." ”

The Ming fleet abandoned the enemy ships that were already on fire in the center of the river and continued to pursue the remnants of Lei Mo. Lei Mo looked at the Ming army's ship in shock, and at this moment, with a "poof", an arrow shot Lei Mo in the left eye. Raymo let out a yelling and fell backwards. The guard behind him said, "King, King." ”

And the battle of Bian Zhiyuan was also fought very happily, three battles and three victories, directly smashing the enemy's lair. Barbarians are just blindly fighting fiercely. If it comes to fighting alone, the Ming army may be inferior. And the army is far inferior to the barbarians. They only know how to rush and kill, and see people cut indiscriminately. However, the Ming army trained quickly and waited in formation. They often killed their men by random arrows before they could rush to the front of the battle.

The remaining remnants approached in time, and the Ming army was not afraid. Block with the shield hand in the front, and fly out of the back row, dragging the enemy into the formation and slashing with a knife. Zada and Dark River both suffered defeats, so they had to retreat to the mountains and entrench themselves.

A fire burned in the iron basin, and An Shou, the leader of the Black Bone Clan, sat on a tiger skin chair, and beside him a seductive-looking woman poured wine into his rhino horn cup with a flask. Yasumo was in his forties, with dark skin, a thick, stiff beard on his chin, and a gold ring on his left ear.

At his head sat Raymo and Wangxian. Lei Mo said indignantly: "Brother An, the younger brother has suffered from the Ming army this time and lost an eye, you have to call the shots for the younger brother." Before his words fell, Wang Xian also said with a bitter face: "The Ming army is more cunning than the foxes in this mountain, we might as well surrender early." ”

As soon as Lei Mo heard Wang Xian's discouraged words, his heart was angry, and he said loudly: "Surrender, we have done everything, do you expect the Han court to forgive us for our crimes?" Wang Xian sighed and said, "Lei Mo, you also saw it." We have suffered heavy casualties, and if we continue to fight against the Ming army, I am afraid that everyone in this clan will suffer. ”

Lei Mo disagreed, and said coldly: "You want to be a coward, I can't control Lei Mo, my miscellaneous department is determined to fight the Ming army to the end." Wang Xian was called a coward by him, and he was not angry. slapped the table and said: "Fart, my Dark River clan is all iron-clad heroes, if you are not convinced, you will fight with me." ”

Lei Mo stood up, his chest straightened and said loudly: "Fight, fight, I'm still afraid of you?" Seeing that the two of them were red-eyed, An Shou smiled and said: "Look at your appearance, are you still the descendants of Chiyou?" A few Han people scared you out, and they actually shouted to surrender. Wang Xian's face turned red and said: "Brother An, now the brothers in the village are dead and injured. I can't help it. ”

An Shou craned his neck, drank the wine in the bottle, and said slowly, "You two sit down and listen to me." The Han people use their brains to fight, while you use brute force. Reclamation with stones, dousing fire with hot oil are all foolish things. Our ancestor Chiyou the Great can compete with the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor of the Han people, what do you think he relied on?"

Lei Mo hurriedly said: "Emperor Chiyou is brave and unparalleled is the god of war, and he naturally relies on courage and strength. Wang Xian thought for a while and said, "With courage." An Shou smiled: "You are only half right, in addition to courage, strength, patience and wisdom. ”

Lei Mo said: "Brother An means to let us be patient, but I can't swallow this breath." An Shou picked up a piece of bread on the table and said, "If this cake is only cut three times, how can it be divided into eight parts?" Remo looked at the cake in front of him and cut it horizontally, vertically, diagonally, and again, and it could only be divided into six parts.

Wang Xian also tried to cut three times, and the result, like Remo, was also divided into six parts. An Shou glanced at the two of them and smiled, "You can't think of such an easy thing?" As he spoke, he picked up the knife in front of him and cut it horizontally and then vertically on the bread surface, and then flattened the edge of the cake with a third knife.

The two of them looked at An Shou with wide eyes, and An Shou said: "Emperor Chiyou and Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor can fight each other, relying on the word bravery, but wisdom. You fought with the Ming army and lost the battle, you lost the battle, don't you reflect on it?"

Lei Mo lowered his head and said, "The Ming army is very cunning, their archers are hiding in the shield array, and our men were shot before they rushed in front of them. We should also use rattan cover to move forward slowly. ”

An Shou said: "You have finally opened your mind. In fighting against the Ming army, we must not blindly rush to kill, but must find out the enemy's fighting style. The Han people have a saying that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles. The meaning of this sentence is to know your own strength, but also to understand the strength of the other party. Only by knowing in your heart can you not lose the battle.

Now the servants let us fight for them, and they hide behind and enjoy their success. Haven't you thought about it?"

Lei Mo slapped the table and said, "Yes, it has always been our people who have been desperately bleeding, while the people of the Yu tribe have been hiding in the dark to watch the show. Although we accepted their gold and beauty that day, they did not contribute to the battle with the Ming army. ”

Wang Xian twisted his chin and beard and said, "Brother An means that the Yu people want us to kill you and the Ming army, and in the end, they will be wiped out?" An Shou nodded and said, "Not bad." We said that everything was good, but the servants did not move, making it clear that they wanted to consume our strength. Even if we surrendered to the imperial court, our vitality was greatly damaged at that time, and the servants took the opportunity to ride on our heads.

Such a stupid thing, do you think we can't do it?" and the two said in unison: "Don't do it." An Shou said: "Very good, I have already told their leader on the side of the Yu tribe that if this battle continues, they will have to send troops and food, otherwise they will not want to order us even if they have Chiyou blood." ”

In the ice room, Ji Qianyun finally completely suppressed the Chiyou blood in his body, he opened his eyes, put on his clothes and walked out of the door, and came to the Chiyou Hall of the Yu clan after passing through a long corridor. The high priest Ami Khan and a thousand warriors of the Hu tribe in bright armor have been waiting for a long time.

As soon as Ji Qianyunfang sat down, those warriors bowed half-kneeling and said in unison: "See the prince." Ji Qianyun waved his hand and said to Ami Khan: "How is the war in the southwest now?" Ami Khan said: "If you go back to Your Highness, the Zada clan and the Dark River clan have been defeated by the Ming army, and they are now hiding in the old nest guarded by the Black Bone Clan. ”

Ji Qianyun nodded and said, "Then why didn't the Black Bone Clan fight the Ming army?" Ami Khan said, "They are waiting and seeing." Ji Qianyun sneered: "Are they afraid that my Yu clan will not contribute?" Ami Khan said: "Exactly, this person is not like Lei Mo, Wang Xian, this person is cunning and scheming. He is weighing at the moment whether the benefits given by Da Ming are more or the benefits we give them. ”

Ji Qianyun's fingers grabbed on the armrest, and five finger marks appeared on the stone. He glanced at Ami Khan and said lightly: "This king doesn't like disobedient people, you have a way to get rid of this person." ”

Ami Khan pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, now the Black Bone Clan in the southwest is the most powerful to compete with the Ming army, if you get rid of him at this time, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to the battle situation." Ji Qianyun raised his palm and said, "What do you mean?"

Ami Khan said: "When we made an alliance with the other three clans and raised the banner of anti-Ming together, the other two clans fulfilled their promises, and we did not move, and they were already dissatisfied. If we don't send troops again, I'm afraid that once they join the court, we will applaud. ”

Ji Qianyun raised his head, sighed and said, "Okay, this king will grant your request." Ami Khan said, "Thank Your Highness for your permission." He turned to the warriors and said, "You are all the warriors of my tribe, and you are the descendants of Emperor Chiyou. This time, we will definitely kill the Ming army and turn it on our backs, do you have the determination?"

The faces of those warriors of the Yu tribe were murderous, and they shouted: "Destroy the Ming army." Ami Khan said, "Very well, tomorrow we will set out and join their men at Moqi Mountain." Ji Qianyun said: "Let the soldiers go down, I have a few words to say to you." ”

Ami Khan waved his hand to Sanda, who led the men out of the main hall. Ji Qianyun said: "There is a saying: shoot a man first and shoot a horse first, and capture a thief first and capture the king first." Is there a way to assassinate their boss Li Yingxiang?"

Ami Khan said: "It's not that this subordinate hasn't thought about it, but I'm afraid it's not easy to get close to Li Yingxiang." ”

Ji Qianyun said with a smile: "What's not easy? You just need to send someone to deceive and surrender, and then the person who deceives will wait for the opportunity to assassinate." Ami Khan said: "My subordinates heard that Li Yingxiang was very cautious, and when he fought with the people of Forty-Eight Villages, those people must have also used such a strategy, and it may not be easy to win his trust." ”

Ji Qianyun said: "Isn't An Shou disobedient? Then you can use his head to present Li Yingxiang to win his trust." Ami Khan shook his head and said, "Your Highness thinks twice, the Black Bone Clan has always only obeyed An Shou, even if I can easily get rid of him." But in this case, the Black Bone Clan will definitely hate us. At this time, if any of the leaders of the three clans are moved, it is difficult for the other clans to guarantee that they will not turn back. ”

Ji Qianyun lowered his head and muttered for a moment and said, "Then the assassination of Li Yingxiang will be done by you personally." As long as Li Yingxiang dies, the Ming army will definitely be disheartened, and it will not be easy to drive them out of the southwest when the time comes. Ami Khan is naturally confident in his martial arts, but what he is worried about is that if he misses, he will be with his granddaughter Yongjue, and it is difficult to predict whether Qianyun will break his promise when he dies.

Seeing his hesitant gaze, Ji Qianyun immediately guessed his thoughts, and said with a smile: "High priest, the matter of this king's promise to marry the holy woman will be held as soon as the war is over." What else are you worried about?" Ami Khan hurriedly said: "How dare your subordinates disobey His Highness's wishes. Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will cut off Li Yingxiang's head with my own hands. ”