As soon as Yang Zhai was ordered, Lin Ze immediately ordered all the scout battalions to be dispatched and went in all directions, one was to inquire about the news in the direction of Chen County, and the other was to see if the coalition forces would abide by their promises and come to converge.

If there is really a cowardice or a deliberate attempt to find something to do, Lin Ze doesn't mind killing chickens and monkeys to deter everyone.

What Lin Ze didn't expect was that his worries were completely superfluous, and before the sunset, at the beginning of the day, at dusk, there were coalition soldiers carrying large bags and small bags on their backs, rushing to Yangzhai and marching into the city, just like the scene of the Spring Festival in the previous life.

Needless to say, what is contained in the burden is the "benefits" that this group of people have collected in the reconquest.

Lin Ze just smiled when he saw it, and he didn't care too much, after all, he couldn't criticize a group of people who exchanged their lives for wealth.

What's more, the more things they take, the deeper the bond will be, and Lin Ze's calculations will be successful.

The millions of troops squeezed into Yangzhai City, which seemed slightly crowded, if it weren't for the fact that Yangzhai City had been transformed by Zhou City once before, it might not be able to tolerate it.

It's just Zhou Shi's hard work, and at this time, it's all cheaper for Lin Ze.

......

The next day, Lin Ze received news from the scouts that the rebel commander Zhou City had troops in Xu County, with more than 400,000 people, sufficient food, grass and equipment, and was heavily guarded.

Lin Ze immediately reacted, and the city had chosen a good location this week.

Xu County is not far from Yangzhai City, only more than 100 li, and is the gateway from Yingchuan County to Chen County.

Zhou Shika is here, and he has long been prepared for Lin Ze to attack.

However, what made Lin Ze have to admire was Zhou City's ability to explode, in the three wars, Lin Ze eliminated almost 800,000 rebels, and he could still make up 400,000.

You must know that the elites in Chang'an City can only gather 500,000 troops, Lin Ze began to want to recruit Zhou Shi a little, if he and Han Xin cooperated, one recruited troops and the other trained soldiers, wouldn't he be able to sweep the world by relying on explosive troops?

However, this is all off-topic, Lin Ze's priority is to break Xu County as soon as possible, so as to officially start his plan.

......

Xu County, Zhou City invited the envoy sent by Chen Shi into the county office, and asked with a little urgency: "Regarding my plea, can the king have a document to condemn the crime?"

The envoy glanced at Zhou Shi with a sympathetic look and said, "The little one didn't hide it from General Zhou, the king did not issue a letter of surrender, but asked the little one to tell you that the 600,000 army was destroyed, why is the general still alive?"

When Zhou Shi heard this, he took three steps back, and couldn't believe that Chen Shi was so ruthless.

Seeing this, a trace of unbearability appeared on the envoy's face, and he was silent.

After a long time, Mayor Zhou took a breath, calmed his mind, and asked, "Has the king said anything else?"

The envoy nodded slightly and replied: "Yes, Zhao Qichu sent an envoy to complain to the king, saying that the general secretly poisoned their main general, so as to force Zhao Qichu's army to attack the city, causing Zhao Qichu to lose his troops and lose his generals. ”

"Now that Zhao Qichu's envoy is in Chenjun, he has to give an explanation from the king, otherwise when the covenant is broken, Zhao Qichu regards Zhang Chu as an enemy and will join forces to kill him. The king was furious and demanded that the general go back immediately to settle the matter. ”

"The king said that if the general could not explain clearly, he would take the general to make amends to Zhao Qichu. ”

Zhou Shi's face was calm and said: "There is nothing to say about this matter, for the sake of Zhang Chu's overall situation, even if Zhao Qichu wants me to pay for my life, I have nothing to say." It's just that now that the millions of Qin troops are entrenched in Yangzhai, I can't leave Xu County, otherwise there will be no one to resist the Qin army. ”

The envoy's face changed slightly, he stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Shi's sleeve, and said with a pleading face: "General, listen to my advice, immediately go back to Chen County to intercede with the king, and you can still save your life." If the general refuses to go back under the pretext of the Qin army's attack, I am afraid that the king will not let the general go easily. ”

Zhou Shi glanced at the envoy with a little surprise, and said without sadness or joy: "What is there to be afraid of, the worst is nothing more than death, in comparison, it is more important to defeat the Qin army." ”

The messenger's fingers clenched Zhou Shi's sleeve, and he looked like he hated iron but not steel: "You will die in this way." ”

Zhou Shi smiled slightly, his true anger floated, and the envoy was gently shaken away: "Please tell the king my words truthfully after the royal envoy goes back, this general is busy with affairs, so I won't send the royal envoy." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left.

The messenger stretched out his hand and tried to grab Zhou Shi again, but he flashed it lightly and watched Zhou Shi leave.

The messenger had no choice but to leave the city.

When the envoy left Xu County alone, a team of heavily armed knights, holding a document, rushed into Xu County while shouting loudly: "The king has an order, and Zhou City does not respect the king's order, so that the army is lost, and now he is removed from the position of general and brought back to Chen County for investigation." However, those who hinder it will be punished as a crime of treason, and they will not be pardoned immediately. ”

This team of knights shouted three times in Xu County, and everyone knew about it, and they rushed into the county government where Zhou City lived.

A soldier had already passed the news of the arrival of the knight to Zhou Shi, and Zhou Shi suddenly realized, with a wry smile on his face, he finally understood why the previous messenger persuaded him to go back to Chen County with him.

It turned out that Chen Shi gave two orders, if Zhou Shiken took the initiative to obey the order to go back to be investigated, most of the things he committed would not be over, and now he just showed his "disobedience", and the order to arrest him followed.

No wonder the first messenger did not bring paperwork, but it seemed unnecessary.

Thinking of this, Zhou Shi's smile was inevitably a little bitter, the king still gave himself a chance after all, but the Qin army was attacking, and he really couldn't pull away.

After the knights rushed into the county office, they saw him standing in the courtyard with a group of guards beside him.

The knight captain turned over and dismounted, bowed to Zhou City, and said, "General Zhou, the king has an order to dismiss you from your post and investigate it, please go back to Chen County with us for investigation." ”

Zhou Shi's face was calm, and he shook his head and said: "The Qin army is coming, and the soldiers can't be leaderless, and they can't obey their fate." ”

The knight captain was not surprised by Zhou Shi's answer, but continued to reply: "The king has already prepared for resisting the Qin army, and specially ordered General Wu Guang to come and take your place, you can rest assured that you can wait with me to return to Chen County." ”

"Wu Guang?" Zhou Shi frowned slightly, and asked suspiciously, "Can he stop the Qin army?"

At this time, a young scribe flashed among the knights, and said with a slight sneer: "Look at what you said, didn't you stop it? Otherwise, how could you flee from Hangu Pass to Xu County like a lost dog, you must know that you have an army of millions." ”

Zhou Shi listened to the young scribe's words, felt a little uncomfortable, and asked, "Who are you?"

The young scribe said with a proud face: "In the next is not talented, Zhang Chu's general Wu Guang is also." ”

I saw Zhou Shi with a disappointed face and said: "It turns out that you are Wu Guang, it really doesn't look good, so I am even more worried about handing over the army." ”

Wu Guang's face immediately became gloomy, and he said sharply: "Zhou Shi, don't forget, you are the king's courtier, and the army is also the king's army, do you think you say it alone?"

Zhou Shi nodded very confidently, and said with a smile: "This army is carefully recruited by the general, and the whole army only listens to the orders of the general, if you don't believe it, just try." ”

Wu Guang said faintly: "Do you think that your military order is still spreading? It is difficult to say whether you can save your life or not." ”

A sneer appeared on Zhou Shi's face: "This general's martial arts cultivation, in addition to being inferior to the king, can be called the first person in Zhang Chu, and he is under the protection of the army, what can you do to me?"

"For the sake of you being sent by the King, I won't kill you, .31xs. get out!"

Wu Guangyin smiled and said, "Is it? General Zhou used his true qi to try?"

Seeing this, Zhou Shi's pupils shrank, and a trace of bad feeling appeared in his heart, and he subconsciously activated his true qi, and after running his true qi for a week, he suddenly scattered, and under the impact of his internal organs, he spit out a large mouthful of blood forward.

Zhou Shi's face was shocked: "Poison, when did you poison me?"

Wu Guang looked behind Zhou Shi with a smile on his face, only to see a personal guard walk out, looked at Zhou Shi with a complicated face and said, "Sorry general, the little one is the king's person, and when he prepared food for the general and the brothers before, he did a little trick. ”

Zhou Shi smiled miserably: "I see, the king guarded against me from the beginning, and pity me for being loyal and fighting on the battlefield for him, but I ended up like this." ”

The guard shook his head and said, "If the general is really loyal enough, how can he end up like this?"

Wu Guang stood aside, a little impatient, and said, "Why are you telling him so much? If the army is not controlled as soon as possible, and the Qin army attacks, everything will be over. ”

At this time, the captain of Zhou's own soldiers slammed it away, drew his long sword, and shouted while vomiting blood: "The general run, as long as the general escapes from the county office, there are soldiers outside, and the general will definitely be safe." ”

said that it was too late, it was fast, and I saw Wu Guang rushing up, passing over the captain of the pro-soldiers, and imprinting a palm on Zhou Shi's chest, breaking his heart.

Then he said faintly: "Zhang Chu is the first person, haven't you thought that since the king can help you condense two hundred acupoints, can't he condense two hundred and five for me?"

Zhou Shi's eyes widened angrily when he heard this, and he didn't blink his eyes to death, and a generation of famous generals fell.

Immediately, Wu Guang waved his hand, and a group of knights rushed up and killed Zhou City's personal guards cleanly.