"Two days later...... Is it? ”

That night, Xiong Hu, the monarch of Chuping, received a reply from Zhao Hongrun and circulated it to the generals in the tent.

When they heard about this, the generals in the vanguard tent of the Chu army were very surprised.

"That King Su...... Agreed? Chu General Wu Gan looked at Chu Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu in surprise, and said in disbelief: "Your Majesty, you ...... How did you convince him to agree? ”

Pingyujun Xiong Hu smiled and said: "A certain wrote in the letter that if he can win, the offensive of a certain side will end here. In other words, our army's offensive on the Yingshui battlefield stopped at Yanshui. ”

He ...... Convinced? Chu Jiang Shen Kang touched his chin and asked in surprise.

"It's not so much that he believed, but that he chose to believe." Chu Ping Yujun Xiong Hu smiled slightly, snorted coldly and said, "In the face of my Great Chu's powerful offensive, how can the Wei State have the power to resist? Rather than expecting to repel our army, I believe that the people of Wei are more inclined to how to block our army's offensive so that no more cities will fall. …… At this time, a certain person threw a bait, how could the young King Su not bite the hook? If it were changed to so-and-so, I believe that so-and-so would also seize this rare opportunity and strive to win the gambling contract, forcing my Da Chu's army to stop at Yanshui ......"

"Don't you want the lost city?" General Chu Wu Gan frowned and asked.

Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu laughed when he heard this: "The Wei people naturally want to recover the city that has been captured, the question is, how did they get this ability? Under the all-out attack of my Great Chu, it is already a great thing that they can defend the country to the death and not destroy it. Counterattack? Hehehe! …… After all, the gap in the number of armies between the two countries was too large, like a chasm, and it was not something that could be reversed by a mere Wei state. ”

The generals in the tent chuckled and nodded in agreement, and after half a sound, Shen Kang frowned and asked, "However, this 'Thousand Pawns Invitation to Fight' bet is not very beneficial to our army...... Your Majesty, although the strength of the Wei State is far inferior to our army, but their level of iron smelting is higher than that of our country, and the weapons and armor used by the sergeants and soldiers of their army are one or two grades higher than that of our army......

Hearing this, Chu Pingyujun Xiong Hu showed a slightly weird smile on his face: "Are you still serious?" That was just an excuse to deceive the young and ignorant King Su into acquiescing to the construction of a pontoon bridge by our army...... Once the pontoon bridge is successfully built, who will care what kind of bet he has? The mere Yanshui region can't satisfy Lord Xiong Tuo of Xuancheng! ”

"I see!"

The generals in the tent had a relieved smile on their faces.

"But in this way, the reputation of the king may be damaged...... "Chu General Wu Gan frowned and said: "Actually, according to the last general, why should this matter be so troublesome?" There is no need for the king to deceive and gamble, now Yanling only has five or six thousand troops, even if our army crosses Yanshui strongly, the Wei army may not be able to stop ......"

"No, that's not safe." Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu shook his head, and said with a straight face: "You only see that there are only five or six thousand troops in Yanling at the moment, but in fact, Chen Shi in the upper reaches of Yanshui may lead the army back to Yanling at any time. …… Although Nasu Wang Ji Run squeezed out Chen Shi, if Yan Ling's situation was critical, he would naturally recall Chen Shi, and as a result, Yan Ling's strength would become more than 10,000, which would greatly hinder our army's forced crossing of Yanshui. …… Therefore, either you don't fight, or you fight, you have to attack the north bank of Yanshui in one go, so that Chen Shi has no time to come back to help! ”

"I see." Wu Gan nodded knowingly and said, "The king is planning to launch a surprise attack on Nasu King Ji Run in the gambling fight two days later, and attack the north bank of Yanshui in one go!" ”

"That's exactly what happened!" Pingyujun Xiong Hu smiled and said: "Everyone, let's go back and prepare, two days later, my vanguard army will be the first to set foot on the north bank of Yanshui and go straight to the Wei capital Liang!" …… Oh, by the way, that Su Wang Ji Run, don't forget to pay attention to it when the time comes, if you can capture him alive, it will be a good card. ”

"The last will understand."

The generals in the tent responded with their fists clenched in unison.

Two days of work passed in a blink of an eye, and when it was time to wait for October 23, Zhao Hongrun proposed to the civil and military generals in Yanling City that he had agreed with Xiong Hu, the prince of Chuping, to gamble on the shore of Yanshui two days ago, and ordered Wang Shu and Ma Zhang, two military captains, to lead the army to accompany him.

Hearing this news, Zhao Zhun, Xu Youzhi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang in the house all changed their faces greatly, only Yanling County Ling Pei Zhan looked at Zhao Hongrun with a strange expression, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Ridiculous! Absurd! Wuwei Wang Shu was the first to jump out and retorted loudly: "His Royal Highness King Su, don't be deceived by Chu thieves!" …… The State of Chu has coveted my Great Wei Yingshui County for a long time, and now that he is in a good situation, how can he sincerely make a bet with His Highness? There is no doubt that Xiong Hu, the king of peace, is just tricking His Highness into allowing him to build a pontoon bridge! …… Once the Chu army builds the pontoon bridge, my Yanling is in danger! ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Wu Wei Ma Zhang also clenched his fists and said eagerly: "This kind of gambling contract is not credible at all!" …… With the same strength, our soldiers have an advantage in weapons and armor, and if the Chu army does not rely on the superiority in numbers, it will not be able to defeat our army at all! But Xiong Hu, the king of peace, still proposed this kind of gambling contract that was very beneficial to my Great Wei, which shows that he didn't take this gambling fight to heart at all, just to coax His Highness to acquiesce in his ability to build a pontoon bridge! …… Your Highness must not fall for it! ”

"Heh, the local generals of my Great Wei are still quite reliable, well, if it weren't for this, these people wouldn't be able to block the vanguard of the 60,000 Chu army in Yanshui with just more than 10,000 people......

Zhao Hongrun secretly praised Wang Shu and Ma Zhang, the two military captains, a few words in his heart, but there was nothing on his face, and he said unceremoniously: "This king has made up his mind, you don't have to talk too much, just do it!" ”

"His Royal Highness King Su!" Wang Shu and Ma Zhang shouted anxiously, but unfortunately Zhao Hongrun was unmoved.

They had no choice but to ask Yanling County Ling Pei Zhan for help with their eyes.

But what surprised the two was that Pei Zhan, the commander of Yanling County, who used to stand up with them to persuade Zhao Hongrun, didn't say anything uncharacteristically today, just looked at Zhao Hongrun with complicated eyes.

"That's a ...... Hehe, Wang Shu and Ma Zhang, you underestimate His Royal Highness King Su...... No, it should be said that we are too underestimating His Royal Highness King Su, the heart of His Royal Highness King Su...... It's so big, it's so big for you, it's so big that we can't even think about it......

Recalling that he was secretly called to his house by Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, two days ago, and told him all about his plan, Pei Zhan, the commander of Yanling County, realized that the ignorant people were not this king of Su at all, but they were guys who judged people by their appearance.

"No wonder Your Majesty would grant King Su such rights...... It's been so many years......

He smiled bitterly in his heart, but Pei Zhan didn't dare to say anything on his face, after all, Zhao Hongrun had warned him that there were nine times out of ten that there were spies of the Chu army in this Yanling City, so there must be no rumors to let the Chu army know the true purpose of this Su king.

Thinking of this, Yanling County Ling Pei Zhan deliberately pretended to be helpless, and shook his head helplessly.

"This, how can it be so ......"

Wang Shu and Ma Zhang glanced at each other and clenched their fists hatefully.

Half an hour later, the army of Yanling City was exhausted, and Zhao Hongrun took almost all the troops in the city, as if turning Yanling into an empty city.

Looking at this scene, Wang Shu and Ma Zhang felt more and more that their future was bleak.

"This ...... Can you win? Brigadier General Zhao asked suspiciously.

A strange relaxed smile flashed in Pei Zhan's eyes, and then he pretended to sigh and said, "The matter has come to this, and we can only pray." …… If the war ahead is unfavorable, we can only move the people in the city to Anling ......."

"That's all there is to it." Civil official Xu Youzhi sighed, then shook his head and sighed: "This Su Wang...... It's too self-serving! ”

"......" Pei Zhan glanced at the former and didn't say anything.

Because, it's not yet time to reveal the truth.

Soon after, the whole city of Yanling City had been full of mobilization orders, once the front line was unfavorable, the people in the city would move to Anling.

After hearing the news, the people and refugees in the city all packed up their valuable things at home and prepared to evacuate at any time, while some wealthy families who were still waiting and watching even carried valuable things into the carriage early, gathered at the city gate and argued to take a step forward to Anling.

At the same time, Zhao Hongrun ordered Wang Shu and Ma Zhang, two military captains, to lead the more than 5,000 soldiers to the north bank of Yanshui and set up a formation on the north bank.

Probably in order to avoid Zhao Hongrun's suspicion, Xiong Hu, the prince of Chu Ping, did not ask the Chu army to build a pontoon bridge in advance, but waited until the Wei army arrived, which was belatedly late, and ordered the Chu army to slowly build a pontoon bridge in front of the Wei army.

"Your Highness, this is the time to launch an offensive......

Seeing that the Chu army began to build bridges one after another, Wuwei Wang Shu couldn't help but suggest to Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, again: "While he is busy building bridges, if he sends archers to attack, he will be able to kill more than a thousand enemies!" ”

"Killed more than a thousand? …… There are 160,000 Chu troops here, what use can you do if you kill 1,000 Chu troops? Either you don't fight, or if you want to fight, you will completely annihilate these 60,000 Chu army vanguards!"

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wang Shu and said lightly: "Since this king has already made an agreement with Xiong Hu, the king of peace, how can it be violated?" The order went down, and the whole army was not allowed to attack until a thousand Chu troops crossed the river! ”

"Your Highness......"

"It's an order!"

Wang Shu and Ma Zhang glanced at each other and sighed helplessly.

And seeing that the Wei army really didn't take the opportunity to attack, Xiong Hu, who was watching from a distance, showed a slight sneer on his face: "That Su Wang Ji Run, that's really childish and ridiculous...... The order went down and ordered the thousands of soldiers who crossed the river first to launch an offensive against the Wei army and cover the follow-up army to force the Yanshui crossing! ”

"Yes!"

The pontoon bridge was successfully built, and under the incomprehensible gaze of countless Wei soldiers, a thousand Chu soldiers crossed Yanshui without hindrance.

According to the agreement, they had to set up a formation first, and then fight with a thousand soldiers of the Wei State, and decide whether the Chu army would stop at Yanshui with the outcome of this victory, but it was obvious that Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, did not intend to abide by this agreement, and ordered the 1,000 soldiers to attack the Wei army immediately after crossing the Yanshui monkey.

"I knew it! I knew it! ”

Seeing the treachery of the Chu army, Wuwei Wang Shu glared at Zhao Hongrun, with an indisputable look of anger: "Counterattack!" Destroy the pontoon! ”

But fools know that the Chu army finally succeeded in building a pontoon bridge in Yanshui, and how could it be easily destroyed by the Wei soldiers, no, the Chu soldiers who crossed first held the pontoon bridge to the death, and did not hesitate to pay a huge price for casualties, forcing the Wei soldiers to retreat with a suicidal attack.

"It's over......

Seeing that instead of destroying the pontoon bridge, more and more Chu troops were building follow-up pontoon bridges one after another, rushing to the north bank like a tide, Ma Zhang clenched his fists hatefully.

"......Hurry up," he dragged a crony next to him, and said urgently: "Quickly report back to Yan Ling, Yan Shui can't hold it!" ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun clearly saw this scene, but he didn't say anything, his expression was always calm.

Suddenly, he slowly took off the brocade robe on his body, revealing the Zongwei-style armor inside.

Mu Qing ...... Almost, in the name of this king, withdraw it! ”

"Yes!"

Zong Wei Mu Qing put on a luxurious brocade robe at the right time, took a few Zong Wei, and the banner of the 'Su King', and slowly retreated.

It's like a hasty escape.