At night, Lin Zheng sat alone in the tent, and suddenly heard that Yan Liang had sent a message, and Li Zhengzhi led all his soldiers to raid at night and rushed to the state city occupied by the Chu State.

"Are we going to support Li Zhengzhi?" Yan Liang asked Lin Zheng.

"No need. Lin Zheng thought of Li Zhengzhi's confident appearance: "If he can't do it, then he doesn't need to live." ”

Li Zhengzhi is a talent, Lin Zheng can be sure of this, but Lin Zheng wants a talent among talents, if Li Zhengzhi is not brilliant enough, then Lin Zheng does not need to keep him.

After speaking, Lin Zheng sat in the big tent and waited for the good news, Yan Liang also sat down when he saw this, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

Early the next morning, the spies sent out by Yan Liangpai came to report: "Commander Li led an army of 30,000 to raid Yunzhou City at night, exterminating 10,000 enemy troops and capturing 13,000 enemy troops. ”

"What about the losses of our army?" Lin Zheng asked.

"The losses of our army ...... Seventeen people. The spy swallowed in disbelief.

"Seventeen?" Lin Zheng sat on the chair and thought for a while, then stood up: "Let's go, let's go to Yunzhou City to take a closer look." ”

Yunzhou City, as a border city, is also divided into an inner city and an outer city, at this time, Li Zhengzhi and many soldiers stood at the head of the inner city and the outer city, looking coldly at the captives trapped in the outer city below.

"Li Zhengzhi! Those who surrender will not be killed!" Below, a middle-aged general looked at Li Zhengzhi, he learned that the commander of the Zhou Dynasty had arrived last night, for fear that the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty would raid at night, and each city head was sent to guard it.

But he didn't expect Li Zhengzhi to directly lead people out of the inner city, and in a blink of an eye, he lost 10,000 people on his side, and there was no way to keep the remaining soldiers, so he could only surrender.

But now he was familiar with the position where everyone was standing, and the twenty meters of the city full of archers on both sides was a height he could no longer climb.

"Shoot the arrows. Li Zhengzhi gave the order indifferently, and the soldiers drew their bowstrings to the full, and shot arrows without hesitation.

"Li Zhengzhi! you will have retribution!" the middle-aged general said the last word, and then he was pierced by an arrow, and he was speechless.

Lin Zheng and Yan Liang arrived just in time to see this cruel scene, so they couldn't help but step forward to inquire.

"If you are a descendant, why do you want to slaughter like this?" Lin Zheng asked Li Zhengzhi.

"Is it the first time for your lord to lead troops?" Li Zhengzhi looked up and asked Lin Zheng when he saw this.

Lin Zheng nodded, which was an acknowledgement.

"So that your lordship knows, which of these surrenderers really surrendered? Where did the food come from if they were not killed? Could it be that they were released? If they were released, they would return to the state of Chu and come back to slaughter us again from the newly organized army, and the so-called surrenderers would not be killed, but it was just a beautiful excuse invented by the victors to reduce their losses. Li Zhengzhi looked at Lin Zheng seriously: "My lord, soldiers are not tired of cheating." ”

Lin Zheng was speechless, he was not a foolish person, but he lacked experience in leading troops for the first time, and after Li Zhengzhi's explanation, he also thought that what Li Zhengzhi did was correct.

"My lord, I've got this city back for you. Li Zhengzhi saw that Lin Zheng acquiesced to his behavior, so he knelt down on one knee in public and respectfully dedicated this city to Lin Zheng.

Know where you are. Lin Zheng sighed in his heart, Li Zhengzhi is indeed an outstanding talent, so good that Lin Zheng feels that he should sit in the position of this commander.

Li Zhengzhi's kneeling is equivalent to admitting Lin Zheng's identity, and even if there will still be criticism in the army because of Lin Zheng's identity as a heavenly master, such a voice will definitely be much quieter.

"Garrison it. Lin Zheng nodded: "After taking back the state city, the next step is to enter the territory of Chu State." ”

Li Zhengzhi raised his head sharply when he heard this, and immediately understood what Lin Zheng meant, this is to take down the Chu State!

"The subordinates will definitely do their best to assist the commander!" Li Zhengzhi said seriously.

"I'll come to my tent in a moment, I have something to ask you. After Lin Zheng finished speaking, he turned around and went back, leading the whole army to Yunzhou City to establish a new defense line.

The soldiers moved very quickly, because this was where their original line of defense was, and they had to retreat from the state city after they had been forced to retreat.

Lin Zheng's big tent was built in the center of the three military camps, and he could see the three armies.

After the big tent was established, it didn't take long for Li Zhengzhi to come alone and walk into Lin Zheng's big tent.

"Sit. Lin Zheng pointed to a chair below him.

Li Zhengzhi nodded, and sat directly on it unceremoniously.

"Commander Li lost seventeen people tightly, and then killed all the more than 20,000 people on the other side, which is really amazing. Lin Zheng said with a smile.

"If there is anything you want to ask, just ask, and your subordinates will definitely know everything. Li Zhengzhi took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

"How did you manage to make a surprise attack when the other party was tightly guarded?" Lin Zheng asked.

"The subordinates directly bypassed their guards and appeared in the inner city, and they were able to take down the other party in one fell swoop by relying on the skill of sneak attack. Li Zhengzhi explained.

Lin Zheng nodded, he had already heard that Li Zhengzhi appeared directly in the inner city, and knew that he wanted to know more about how Li Zhengzhi appeared in the inner city, could it be that there was some secret passage?

"How did you end up in the inner city?" asked Lin Zheng.

"Your Excellency may not know the specifics when you just arrived, the Chu State has not provoked a war for many years, so in recent years, the garrison here has been reduced more and more, and most of them have been transferred to other places by the court, which has also led to the increasing lack of our defensive strength, in order to prevent the loss of the state city, I secretly sent someone to secretly dig a secret passage, in order to recapture the state city with the least loss. Li Zhengzhi explained.

"So when the state city was lost, our army didn't lose a single soldier, and it was also your means?" Lin Zheng asked.

"Yes. Li Zhengzhi nodded: "If we fight head-on, it will definitely cause a lot of losses and may not even be able to win, but if we take a step back, we will have the foundation to win." ”

Awesome, Lin Zheng admired in his heart, not for anything else, but how much pressure did he have to bear for the decision to give up the state city without resistance?

Lin Zheng felt that probably no one could do it.

"Alright, go down and rest, and then you will continue to lead your army, and continue to be your commander. Lin Zheng waved his hand.

"Thank you, sir. Li Zhengzhi knelt down on one knee and clenched his fists and said.

He knew that being able to continue to be this commander was already Lin Zheng's biggest reward for himself.

Later, Lin Zheng called Yan Liang and Shen Yueting, and in front of the 300,000 army, he told the Liang commander about the corruption, and named Yan Liang as the new general and Shen Yueting as the deputy general.

Among the 300,000 people, 150,000 were brought by Lin Zheng personally, and the remaining one-third were Qian Weimin's subordinates.

The rest were under Commander Liang, and at this time, Commander Liang was beheaded, and everyone had already lost their backbone, so there was no objection, and Yan Liang and Shen Yueting naturally took over the army under Commander Liang.

"Pavilion Master...... "Goodbye Lin Zheng Shen Yueting is still a little timid, after all, the mistake he made is too serious, even if Lin Zheng forgives him, he himself will not forgive himself so easily.

"People make mistakes, so don't worry about it. Lin Zheng shook his head: "Cherish this opportunity, I hope you can grow up in the army." ”

Shen Yueting nodded vigorously: "I will definitely not disappoint the pavilion master again." ”

"You go and order troops, if the number is not enough, recruit more, and you must make up the number of 50,000. Lin Zheng asked Yan Liang to recruit troops, which has its own meaning.

Yan Liang naturally also understood that this military power was in the hands of the Heavenly Master Pavilion, but it was not so easy to return it.

Lin Zheng stood at the head of the wall, with a large plain in front of him, and across this plain, he seemed to see the border of Chu State far on the other side.

The destruction of the Chu State was the first step for the Heavenly Master Pavilion to ascend to the Five Great Dao Systems.

At night, Lin Zheng obtained a piece of information sent by Wang Zixuan, and now Confucianism is really rooted in the Chu State, and it is even more suppressive of the ministers as the prince's teacher, under the leadership of Confucianism, the Chu State is indeed a thriving attitude, so the monarch of Chu also acquiesced to Confucianism's behavior.

"Is Confucianism powerful?" Lin Zheng sat on his chair and thought quietly.

On the second day, Lin Zheng woke up from his chair and raised his eyes to see Yan Liang walking into the big tent.

"How's the recruitment?" asked Lin Zheng.

"It's not going to be good. Yan Liang shook his head: "There are not many young adults in Yunzhou City who are willing to join the army, if you want to gather 50,000 people, I am afraid you need to go to the next state city to recruit troops." ”

"Do you want to hand it over to Shen Yueting?" Lin Zheng saw Yan Liang's intention.

Yan Liang nodded: "He can do it." ”

"Master-apprentice love. Lin Zheng shook his head: "Since you think he can do it, send him there." ”

Yan Liang nodded, turned around and walked out to deal with the matter.

Lin Zheng sat in the empty tent, Yan Liang had been swayed by Shen Yueting's master-apprentice feelings, causing him to lose the decisiveness he once had, but it didn't matter, Lin Zheng believed in Yan Liang's ability, and with him in Shen Yueting, he would definitely be able to succeed.

Now Lin Zheng's primary goal is to find out whether Confucianism and himself are still in a cooperative relationship, if Confucianism is still willing to help him, then with Confucianism's current status, it only takes one opportunity to destroy the Chu State.

Lin Zheng took out the map, and if he wanted to destroy the Chu State, he needed to break through three levels, six fortresses and many state cities.

And the most critical link is the last level of the three levels to fix the armor. This may be a major turning point in the destruction of the Chu state, but only if Confucianism is still on its side.

After all, all agreements will change over time, and with the current status of Confucianism in the Chu State, there is really no need to return to the state city to fight for the position of the state religion.

What's more, there are already people in the state religion of the Zhou Dynasty today, and it is still the Wudang Mountain that is not an exaggeration to say that it is a behemoth.

Compared with Wudang Mountain, Confucianism is of little value, and after the destruction of the Chu State, whether it is life or death can be decided by Li Jiunian's words.

Lin Zheng really couldn't think of any reason for Confucianism to help him.