After Zhaoju led the army back to Juyang and asked Yin Jun to settle the army, he immediately summoned Xiangjun Yiyangjun and others, who were in charge of defending the city, to give a brief explanation of the battle between the two armies of Chu and Wei not long ago, and then ordered:

"Xiangjun, I will know that although your fief has been lost, you still have a very high influence in your respective fiefdoms, so I will ask you to immediately contact the local Chu people and spread the news that the Wei army is afraid of me like a tiger, and I will want the entire Huaibei people to know about this, so that the entire Huaibei people will know the name of the rhino rat."

Xiang Jun and the others were stunned for a moment, and then Xiang Jun suddenly realized: "Ling Yin spread this matter, but I want to boost the morale of my Chu ** people, and tell the people that my Chu State has not yet failed, and my Chu State army may defeat the Five Kingdoms at any time and recover the lost territory." ”

As soon as Xiangjun's voice fell, Yi Yangjun perked up, looked at Zhao Ju expectantly, and said, "Ling Yin, then do you need to contact the people in the lost land, so that they can be prepared and ready to repeat at any time." ”

As soon as Yiyang Jun finished speaking, the other feudal lords who had lost their fiefdoms immediately looked at Zhao Ju excitedly.

"Ben will have this idea." Zhao Ju nodded, confirmed Yi Yang Jun's statement, and then said excitedly: "This time, the five countries took the opportunity to attack on a large scale with the new defeat of our army, and wanted to take advantage of our Chu State. Therefore, the will of the five countries to fight in this war is far less than that of the last one. And our Chu army retreated from Chencheng to Juyang, and not far behind him was Huaishui, which had no way to retreat, so that the whole army had the heart to fight to the death.

In this way, I would have thought that there was still a great hope that we would defeat the five countries in this war. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ju looked at the monarchs and said, "So, on the one hand, it is to reduce the pressure of guarding Juyang, and on the other hand, it is also to be able to recover the lost territory after defeating the Five Kingdoms. Benjun needs six people to go to the lost land to contact the local righteous soldiers, and form one or two armies, on the one hand, to harass the grain routes of the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song, and on the other hand, to be ready to recover the lost land at any time. ”

After speaking, Zhao Ju looked at everyone expectantly: "You have people who volunteer. ”

"This" When everyone heard that they were going to go behind enemy lines, they couldn't help but look at each other, this task was much more dangerous than defending it in Juyang.

Go deep into the lost territory to form a rebel army, but if there is a slight mistake, or if you are betrayed by a traitor, you may not be able to come back.

Just when the others hesitated, Le Jun's heart was crossed, and he took the lead in responding: "Ling Yin, I am willing to go." ”

As soon as Zhao Ju saw that Le Jun, who was punished the heaviest, volunteered, he immediately rejoiced: "Okay, Le Jun is loyal to the country, and he will definitely report Le Jun's mind to the king, as long as Le Jun can make meritorious contributions in the lost land, he will be able to make a guarantee, and make light contributions to the king, and restore the title and fief of your family to Le Jun." ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju saw that the other feudal monarchs who had made meritorious contributions showed eagerness to try, and encouraged again: "Also, as long as Le Jun can make enough meritorious deeds, even the general can ask the king to return half of your fiefdom that Le Jun has been cut to you." ”

As soon as Le Jun heard that the half of the fief that was deprived by the king might also return to his family again, he immediately bowed down on one knee and said excitedly: "Please rest assured that Yin will do his best to mobilize righteous people from all over the world to cut off the grain routes of various countries." ”

At this time, the other feudal monarchs saw that Le Jun had set up a guarantee, thinking that if they stayed in Juyang City, not only did they have little chance of making meritorious contributions, but they were also too passive, and they were afraid that it would be difficult to satisfy the king of Yingdu.

Thinking about it, they looked at each other for a while, and asked for their orders: "Ling Yin, I am also willing to go to the lost land to serve the country." ”

"Good." Seeing that the feudal monarchs had been mobilized, Zhao Ju was overjoyed to pick out five feudal monarchs from among them along with Le Jun, and let them return to their fiefdoms, preparing to harass the back roads of the Three Kingdoms.

Then, Zhao Ju convened the generals to discuss the matter, arranged for the deputy general Yin Jun to guard the city, and the next day took the most elite Yingdu and the 100,000 troops composed of the Chu army in various counties out of the city, and then disappeared into the distance.

At the same time, when the state of Chu had the intention to spread the news, in just two days, the name of Gongsun Xi Rhino Rat began to circulate in the entire Huaibei region.

Later, Gongsun Xi accidentally learned that his name as a rhino rat jokingly called by Zhaoju was spreading throughout Huaibei, and although he was angry in his heart, he had no way to take the Chu people who never slandered him in front of him, and even more so Zhaoju who spread rumors.

It's just that since he learned that his rhino rat's name spread, he always felt that the Wei soldiers looked at him differently than in the past, as if there was a slight abnormality.

After another two days, Gongsun Xi, who was becoming more and more angry in his heart, secretly made up his mind in his heart that this time he must break the Chu army and use the blood of the Chu people to wash away the stigma imposed on him by Zhaoju.

He wants to prove to the world that although he is no longer young, he is still a rhinoceros of all countries, not a rhino rat.

Five days later, the Qi and Song coalition forces arrived.

In the camp of the Wei army.

The Qi general Kuang Zhang, the Wei general Gongsun Xi, and the Song general Su He sat down, and Kuang Zhang asked calmly: "General Gongsun has arrived in Juyang for a few days, and he dares to ask what the situation is in Juyang City now." ”

When Gongsun Xi heard Kuang Zhang's title, his heart suddenly burst out.

In the past, when Kuang Zhang talked to him, he always called him General Xiwu, but he never called him General Gongsun.

Now Kuang Zhang calls him that, isn't it

Thinking about it, Gongsun Xi looked at Kuang Zhang, and saw that his face was calm, and there was no hint of banter or contempt on his face, so his heart was slightly relieved.

However, Kuang Zhang's change of title still made him feel very uncomfortable, as if he couldn't afford the title of Xiwu.

After a pause, Gongsun Xi calmed his mind and replied expressionlessly: "General Zhangzi, according to the investigation of our army's spies, at present, Juyang City is defended by 100,000 Chu troops led by Chu General Yinjun, and these 100,000 Chu troops are basically the armies of the two Huai feudal monarchs. ”

Kuang Zhang was stunned: "The general's words are true, didn't he say before that Chu Xiangzhao Ju led 200,000 Chu troops to defend Juyang?" Now that there is only this amount of troops left in Juyang City, where is Zhaoju's 100,000 army? ”

Gongsun Xi shook his head and said: "I don't know, Zhao Ju was still in Juyang before, but three days ago, Zhao Ju led 100,000 Chu troops to leave Juyang, and his whereabouts are unknown after that. ”

Saying that, Gongsun Xi said with a heavy face: "The two generals also know that now our coalition army has penetrated seven hundred miles into Chu from Chendi in the north of Yingshui to the north bank of Huaishui, and we don't know much about the nearby terrain and roads. Therefore, now that Zhao Ju leads his army away, as long as he is out of the sight of our spies and does not stay on the avenue for a long time, it is difficult for us to know where Zhao Ju has gone. ”

Su He was taken aback: "It is impossible for Zhaoju to disappear for no reason, could it be that he went to rob our grain channel." ”

Kuang Zhang thought for a moment when he heard this, and added, "It is also possible to deal with the coalition forces of Huangcheng Ye County. ”

"General Zhang Zi is reasonable, and he is also worried that Zhaoju has gone elsewhere." Gongsun Xi nodded, and then continued: "It is precisely because of this concern that I have sent a letter to the main generals of the coalition forces in Huang Guoye County, asking them to be careful and not to be successfully attacked by Zhaoju. ”

"General Gongsun deserves to be a famous general in the world." Kuang Zhang praised Gongsun Xi, and then said with a smile: "The coalition army of Huang Guoye County was originally only to contain the Chu army, as long as the kings of the two places set up camps in dangerous positions, and then defend carefully, in this way, although they cannot establish meritorious deeds, they are enough to protect themselves."

As for Zhao Ju's department, no matter where they are hiding, as long as Zhao Ju still wants to repel us, then he will inevitably appear in the three places of Juyang Huang Guo Ye County. ”

Saying that, Kuang Zhang frowned again and said: "It's just that this time we came to take Huaibei, and we only had 450,000 troops in our hands, and the Chu army guarding Huaibei had 300,000, plus the Chu army was sitting on the city, and Zhao Ju was leading the army, and he might lead 100,000 or 200,000 troops to harass and attack the city at any time."

In this way, we will not be able to fight in the next battle. ”

Seeing the heaviness of Kuang Zhang's words, Su He couldn't help but smile and comforted: "General Zhang Zi is too worried, this time our Three Kingdoms were originally to contain the Chu army, and our real main direction of attack is the land of Hanbei.

Now the state of Chu has 300,000 troops stranded in Huaibei, 100,000 troops stranded in Huainan, and only 200,000 Chu troops in northern Han. The Chu army was so arranged, and it was already defeated before the battle.

Therefore, in my opinion, maybe we don't need to capture Juyang Huangguo at all, as long as the coalition army conquers Hanbei, the king of Chu will inevitably be in a panic and cut off the land of Huaibei in order to ask our three kingdoms to retreat. ”

When Kuang Zhang heard this, his heart moved in vain, and then he smiled: "It's extreme, there is such a big mistake in the strategy of the Chu State, maybe we don't have to conquer Juyang."

On the west bank of Xishui, the camp of the Qin army.

Gan Mao took the information from the Chu State, and was overjoyed: "The main force of the Chu State is concentrated in Huaibei, and the three-hundred-mile defense line in Hanbei is only defended by 200,000 Chu troops

Providence, providence, this is God's intention to let me establish meritorious deeds. ”

After sighing for a while, Gan Mao immediately ordered: "Pass my general order to speed up the construction of ships, and I will attack the Chu army on the front line of Danxi as soon as possible to put pressure on the Chu people." ”

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