The old general Lu Xiong, led 50,000 elite soldiers to support Zhang Guifang, after the five passes, there was a report from the exploration of the horse: "Xiqi asked for the help of the masters, the four Taoist chiefs have died, Zhang Guifang, the chief soldier of Qinglong Pass, attacked Xiqi at night, was besieged in the city, and finally killed himself. ”

Lu Xiong was shocked when he heard this, and said: "General Zhang is dead, we must not go deep into the enemy again, camp on the spot, and wait for reinforcements from the Taishi." In this way, Lu Xiong set up camp at the foot of Xiqi Mountain and explained the current situation to Wen Zhong.

Xiqi repelled Chaoge's army this time, killed Zhang Guifang, the general of Yin Shang, and was celebrating in the city, and someone came to report: "At the foot of Xiqi Mountain, there is a team of Yin merchant horses, with the banner of Lu, less than 100,000. ”

The sudden merchant army did not attract everyone's attention, Zhang Guifang's 200,000 army has been wiped out, and this army does not even have 100,000, so naturally it will not be taken to heart.

"Is the opposite side really playing the Lu banner?" Compared with everyone's indifference, Huang Feihu's expression was surprisingly serious.

"Did King Wu Cheng think of something?" Jiang Ziya commanded the whole army, and he looked at the problem a lot, since this banner could attract Huang Feihu's attention, then it seemed that the other party still had some background.

"As far as the last general knows, among the merchant army, there is only one general surnamed Lu, and that is the veteran Lu Xiong. From this, it can be seen that another benefit of Huang Feihu's surrender is that he knows the generals of Yin Shang well.

"Lu Xiong, what is this person's ability?" Jiang Ziya regretted a little in his heart after speaking, because as soon as the word Lu Xiong came out, all the generals frowned.

"The prime minister is a person in the immortal road, living in the mountains all the year round to practice, I don't know that this person is normal, Lu Xiong is a veteran of the Yin Shang Dynasty, with great achievements, when Dongyi committed the border, Lu Xiong with 10,000 troops forced to commit 100,000 people in the future to reject the outside of the pass, is the first good guard of Yin Shang. Nangong Shi stood up and said.

Jiang Ziya has been in Kunlun for forty years, and he really doesn't know much about this business, after Nangong Shi said this, and then looked at the expressions of the generals, he also knew this person's ability, but Jiang Ziya laughed out loud and said: "It's okay! Even though he uses soldiers like a god, he can't fight for days." ”

Jiang Ziya led 10,000 troops out of Xiqi City, and it seemed that he was going to take Lu Xiong directly, Huang Feihu hurriedly persuaded on the side: "Prime Minister must think twice, Lu Xiong is a famous general of Yin Shang, and he is good at defense, and now he is stationed at the foot of Xiqi Mountain." There is still a little distance to reject Xiqi Mountain here, and if he rushes away at this time, he will be able to wait for his work. ”

Nangong Shi and Huang Feihu were also persuading together, but Jiang Ziya turned a deaf ear, until they reached the foot of Xiqi Mountain, and saw that the merchant army was already in battle, and both of them laughed bitterly, not knowing why the prime minister was so abnormal.

When the two armies met, the sabre rattling, even if they were extremely unwilling, the generals could only brace themselves and prepare for battle.

But Jiang Ziya said: "I'll wait to camp on the top of the mountain." ”

All the generals were shocked, now that the weather was raging, and the soldiers were out of breath, if they went up the mountain at this time, wouldn't they be roasted on an iron plate? But the military order could not be violated, and the soldiers went up to Xiqi Mountain one by one panting, their clothes were wet, and they complained in their hearts that they did not mention it.

Lu Xiong camped here, naturally after some consideration, this place is not a small distance from Xiqi City, if Xiqi leads the troops to come, whether it is a surprise attack or a battle, it will consume some of the physical strength first. Moreover, although the camp of Yin Shang was built on the mountain, it was staggered on the water veins, so there was no need to fear fire attacks.

As early as when the Zhou army was still a few miles away, Lu Xiong got the news and set up a formation outside the camp, just waiting for Jiang Ziya to attack, but Jiang Ziya seemed to have just come to say hello to him, turned around and left. When he retreated, he was still very embarrassed, Lu Xiong was good at guarding, his surname was naturally calm, and he was afraid of Jiang Ziya's plan, so he just stood still.

When he learned that Jiang Ziya was camped on the top of the mountain, Fei Zhong laughed in the tent and said: "Jiang Shang is really in vain, now it is midsummer, we are at the bottom of the mountain, and it is still like being in the midst of a raging fire, what kind of scenery is this mountaintop? ”

Lu Xiong frowned when he heard this, Fei Zhong You Hun was given to him by Wen Zhong and asked him to find a chance to kill them, for these two annihilators, of course Lu Xiong wanted to get rid of them quickly, but at this time he had to admit that Fei Zhong's words made sense, but Jiang Ziya, as the prime minister of Xiqi, defeated Zhang Guifang, is he really such an unwise person?

"Pass the order down, strictly guard the three days, prevent the surprise attack of the thieves, and the water used by the army is all from the well water in the ground, in case Jiang Shang is poisoned. After thinking for a while, Lu Xiong still couldn't understand Jiang Ziya's motives, camping on the top of the mountain was nothing more than two major benefits. One is to gain the momentum of the mountains and use the cavalry to break the camp with thunder, and the other is to cut off the water source, or directly poison the water source. So give this order, spend him three days, and wait until after three days, Jiang Ziya's army must be exhausted, and at that time, he will be waving his army, but he will succeed in a battle!

After he went up the mountain, he ordered the soldiers to build a three-foot-high earthen platform on the top of the mountain, and transferred some materials from Xiqi. This made the generals smile bitterly, because this batch of materials was actually a cotton jacket and a hat, Nangong smiled and said: "I will accept this hat, so that it can cover the poison, this thick coat is not necessary, stay in the harsh winter and use it again." ”

Jiang Ziya didn't listen to his complaints, and forced the soldiers to wear padded jackets, even if they didn't wear them, they had to be kept nearby.

On the second day, Jiang Ziya climbed the earth platform, dressed in Taoist clothes, cloaked and holding a sword, first knelt three times in the direction of Kunlun, and then got up.

Suddenly the wind was fierce, howling among the mountains and forests, the sky was dark, like dust, and the clouds rumbled and deafened.

Lu Xiong and Fei Zhong Youhun were in the tent, heard the sound of whistling outside the tent, out of the account, only to see the wind howling, the air heat was completely gone, Lu Xiong was overjoyed, and said: "I am worried that when he said that the Taishi arrived, the weather was too strong, and it was not conducive to combat. ”

"The Son of Heaven is blessed with heaven, so there is heaven's will to help. You Hun said.

The merchant army was still happy about this cool breeze, but as soon as the wind blew it was a day, it turned midsummer into a harsh winter, and Lu Xiong knew that something was wrong, and sighed: "The sky is different, and the country is not right, and this time it is more auspicious." ”

Thirdly, the weather in Xiqi Mountain has all changed to winter, and the merchant army is dressed in single clothes, how can it withstand the severe cold. Lu Xiong hurriedly ordered people to pull out the village and set up camp, but at this time, it rained heavily, drenching everyone, and then the goose feathers and snow fell, and the sky and earth were white in an instant.

On the mountainside, Styx casually caught a falling snowflake, felt the faint mana inside, and sneered: "Ignorance is extreme!"