"Subordinates, see the prince!"

After Wang Guang and the others entered the camp, they did not wait for others to react, they had already taken the first step to kneel on the ground, bowed to worship, and their faces were filled with an exaggerated smile, and their tone was also excited: "The king went north to save the people from dying, and all the people in Jijun and the township were grateful for this kindness, and then raised funds to worship the army, only hoping that the prince and the prince would build a great cause and kill the thieves!" ”

Seeing that this Wang Guang seemed to be a descendant of the king, Xie Ai was also quite crying and laughing for a while, raised his hand and signaled his soldiers to step forward to help Wang Guang up, and said with a smile: "The prince doesn't need to be polite, this time the prince is going north, thanks to you and other village elders, I have flattered the governor in this matter, and there will be a heavy reward in the future." The people are not divided into north and south, and those who are loyal and righteous will be rewarded by the king's order. ”

Hearing this, Wang Guangcai stood up diligently, but he still stood on the side seat with his head bowed, not daring to sit down, and put on an appearance of listening respectfully to the teachings.

Such a humble gesture is too contrived, but it has to be said that it is really effective. At least among the surrendered people in Jijun, at present, this Wang Guang is the most trusted and reused by the Huainan Army.

Of course, this is not because Xie Ai and other Huainan generals are arrogant and arrogant, but because they are crossing the border as a strong dragon, and if they want to appease their hometown, they must set up several models. As for the truth or falsehood of these people's intentions, this is not within the scope of consideration of the Huainan Army, anyway, no matter how much reuse there will be, there will be a scale, and the other party will never be given a chance to turn the tables.

Just like Zhao Zhushile, there were many preferential treatment for Jin people before, and even set up a gentleman's camp, in the final analysis, it was just a lackey camp. And for these Jin strategists and celebrities, they are completely treated as eagles and dogs, whether it is the so-called right marquis Zhang Bin, or Cheng Yao, who has a relationship with each other, including the Taiyuan Guo family of the Jin people Wangzong, the reputation of the position is only the appearance, and there is no scruple about killing them if they are not satisfied.

The Huainan army crossed the border, and its foothold in Jijun was not stable, and it could not learn to burn, kill and loot like a rogue, so the representatives of these villagers had their value. Of course, the real battle still needs to rely on the Huainan army itself, even if these people dare to help in the war, Xie Ai does not dare to arm them. However, in terms of overall manpower and material use, the role that these township sects can provide is irreplaceable.

For example, when mobilizing grain and grass in the countryside, the Huainan Army itself was not familiar with the rural conditions, and even did not know where the densely populated place was, and did not have the opportunity to patrol and search the suburbs.

Entrusting these things to those township sects, stipulating a scale, Wang Guang and others looted more than 2,000 grains and sent them to the army during this period of time, at least during this period of time, the military degree of Huainan in Jijun was completely self-sufficient.

And before, whether it was Wei Shui ambushing Tian Ni or occupying Xifang City first, Xie Ai also listened to this Wang Guang's advice. After all, no matter how high his talent is, the first time he has set foot in Hebei in his life, even if he has any military plans, it is difficult to implement them without a specific terrain environment as a reference.

These people then sent things to the army, and Xie Ai personally set up a banquet to entertain them. One of the two sides was restrained and wooed, and the other was flattering and flattering, and the atmosphere was harmonious for a while.

When Wang Guang and the others arrived, it was already early, so they were arranged to live in the camp. When they were sleeping soundly at night, suddenly there was a fierce drum and trumpet sound in the city, they were also in the army for a long time, and the current power and strength were no longer there, and the sense of crisis was stronger than before, after hearing the movement, they got up and left the camp, and even saw that the entire Xifang City was as bright as day, and the firelight spread to the river.

Seeing this scene, everyone still didn't understand that it was the enemy army who launched a night attack. When he was panicking for a while, he saw Xie Ai, who was in a wide robe, calmly walking around surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers.

When Xie Ai saw these people, he turned his head and said with a smile: "It's really rude for the thieves to attack at night and disturb the guests' sleep. If you are not tired, you may wish to go to the city to watch the battle. ”

Among these people, Wang Guangna put himself in the right position, obeyed Xie Ai's words, and stood behind Xie Ai after hearing the words. As for the other people, there is still some panic in their hearts, you must know that there are many uncontrollable factors in the night battle, although they have all seen the strength of the Huainan army, but the enemy army on the opposite side is not weak, and they still have an advantage in terms of troops.

If they are on the battlefield to watch the battle, once the battle is unfavorable, the Huainan army may not take special care of these generals.

However, after seeing Xie Ai's calm face, it seemed that he was not disturbed by this night attack at all, and the panic in their hearts was somewhat restrained, and after a little thought, when they saw that Xie Ai had turned around and left, they all hurried on.

At this time, both inside and outside the city were active, Xie Ai was walking, while issuing military orders in an orderly manner, with the issuance of military orders, several Huainan troops also left the camp in an orderly manner, and went to the camps along the river to reinforce the defense. Those generals of Jijun traveled all the way, and when they saw the chaotic performance of the Huainan Army in these places, they were all amazed and overflowing.

When everyone ascended to the top of the city, the Huainan army's formation had already been set up. Hurun, who was supervising the battle at the head of the city, saw Xie Ai and others coming, and even had spare time to mark a viewing area for them at the head of the city.

The Huainan army is already in flames here, and the opposing army no longer hides its whereabouts. In fact, the gathering of the two armies is not far away, and even if there is a move, it is difficult to reap the effect of a surprise attack, but as the active attacking side, it is undoubtedly more prepared.

The lights of the enemy army were all lit up, and a lying fire dragon appeared on the river in an instant, stretching for nearly ten miles, and there were countless boats and boats. It was like a surging wave of fire, sweeping in the direction of Xifang City!

When everyone in the city saw this scene, they couldn't help but gasp, and even Wang Guang, who was determined to follow the Huainan army, looked uncertain against the firelight.

However, in the Huainan army array, whether it was the generals supervising the battle at the head of the city or the soldiers in the camps and defenses everywhere, they all stood solemnly at this time, and they were not moved by the strength of the enemy army.

A loud drum suddenly sounded from the opposite side, and after a signal, the originally continuous fire dragon fell silent for a moment, and the entire river surface returned to darkness again.

"What's wrong......

The light suddenly disappeared, and the tens of millions of enemy troops that were rolling in were instantly covered by the night, and the few people watching from the top of the city couldn't help but exclaim.

Between this light and darkness, such a huge scene is enough to make people's hearts tense, and it is even more uncontrollable imagination, the enemy soldiers who suddenly disappeared into the darkness, at this moment, seem to be incarnated as nocturnal ghosts, are quietly approaching, the strong breath of death is coming, and the waiting torture quickly bites the reason and patience in the bottom of people's hearts.

"Junhou, how should you deal with this?

Wang Guang licked the corners of his dry mouth, and subconsciously approached Xie Ai, fine sweat was already dripping on his forehead, I don't know if it was because of the stuffiness or timidity.

"It's just a trick, the thieves will have heavy troops in vain, and they don't dare to come to the battle, it's really ridiculous!"

Xie Ai still looked calm, and then raised his hand and made a gesture to Hurun. After Hurun received the order, he turned his head and gave a few orders, and then three short drums sounded at the head of the city.

Then, located in the north of Xifang City, a more abundant sound of propaganda sounded, and during the day, the light was abundant, and even if the battlefield was huge, military orders could be clearly transmitted. But in the dim light of the night, the people from all walks of life need more accurate advocacy and guidance in order to receive more precise orders to carry out.

After the sound of the drumming sounded, the fire in the northern camp suddenly looked into the river, and the joint drainage grate burned one after another, and soon pierced the darkness that shrouded the river, and the enemy fleet that had disappeared from view reappeared.

It's just that after reappearing, the formation of the fleet has been very different, originally spread flat on the river, but now it is divided into two parts, one of which is still coming straight to Xifang City. But this was obviously a feint, because the other part of nearly two-thirds of the boats and boats bypassed Xifang City and headed straight to the mouth of the Qishui River to the north, which was the direction of the enemy's main attack!

It was a very simple trick to confuse, but due to the environment, if the Huainan army could not see through it and did not deploy more troops in the north, it was very likely that the enemy would rush up and break through the blockade. Even if it is a temporary breakthrough and the troops are urgently deployed, it is inevitable that there will be chaos at night, and the army will not be able to arrive in time, and they will even take care of one thing and lose the other, so that the defense line will be completely chaotic.

"The prince is really a clever ......"

Seeing that the Huainan army was still orderly and did not show panic, Wang Guang wiped the sweat on his forehead and said with a sigh. The others felt the same way and nodded. Just looking at the current reaction of the Huainan army, it should have been prepared.

"It's just a trail."

Xie Ai only smiled lightly after hearing this, Fangtou will communicate with the Yellow River further south, this section of the river is the Huainan naval army has the advantage, so if the enemy wants to make a big breakthrough, it must bypass Fangtou from the north. Judging by this, how could he not do it, but there was no need to explain it too clearly to these people.

"Overseer?"

Hurun went up again to ask for instructions, and Xie Ai nodded and said, "Fight back!" ”

The rapid sound of drums suddenly sounded at the head of the city, and then a series of chaotic and rhythmic sounds sounded near the northern camp, although there was a fire, but after all, the light was not as uniform and sufficient as the day, and everyone stood on the head of the city several miles away, only to see the light of the fire, and vaguely heard the chaotic sound of fighting.

Although it is not clear to see the specific counterattack methods of the Huainan Army, through the shouting from the battlefield and the general outlines in the haze, everyone can feel that the Huainan Army occupies an absolute advantage.

"W-What is that?"

Suddenly, a person pointed to the river and said in shock, and everyone followed the reputation, only to see a three-story enemy building ship on the river collapsed, causing a large ripple in the river. They knew that there were no warships launched in the Huainan Army, and there was no fierce fighting on the river, but the extremely large enemy ship collapsed and sank for some reason, and it looked full of monsters!