After preparing for more than half a month, everything is finally ready.
However, in order not to cause unnecessary disputes. Li Ran finally decided to use only four thousand elite refugees to form an army to defeat Zheng Yi. After the banner of "Qing Jun Side" was raised, Sun Wu ruled the three armies, while Li Ran took charge of the central army.
However, Ye Yi's original garrison only had a thousand soldiers, who were thought to be the rear.
The main reason for doing this was to avoid being reported as "Chu invaded Zheng" by the Zheng State, thereby directly elevating the dispute to the international level.
Because no matter how you say it, Ye Yi is still a city of Chu State, not Li Ran's private town.
I saw these five thousand people marching towards Zheng Yi in a mighty manner.
Fan Li asked Ying again and was willing to accompany Li Ran with the army, and Li Ran naturally would not refuse.
Therefore, Fan Li was appointed to the left side of the car, while Chu Dang was appointed to the right side of the car.
Ye Xu temporarily acted as the county Yin, and continued to stay in Ye Yi to take care of the safety of all the women.
As for Zheng Guo, once he learned the news, the whole country was shocked.
Zheng Boning immediately summoned Feng Duan, and Feng Duan naturally knew why the emperor was so anxious to summon him.
"Don't panic, Your Majesty. I have found out clearly that the people Li Ran led were only three or four thousand. Moreover, it was a long and tiring journey by boat and carriage. We came all the way from Ye Yi in the Kingdom of Chu. As long as we wait for work, we can make a big harvest." success!"
After hearing this, Zheng Boning calmed down and breathed a sigh of relief:
"In your opinion, who in our country of Zheng can take on the important task of defending against the enemy?"
"I think that Si Dai's son, Si Xie Si Zi, can certainly take on this important task!"
Because of his admiration for martial arts and his willingness to fight, and his love of studying the art of war, Si Ming spent his whole day in the army. Therefore, he is quite famous in the military.
So, Zheng Boning immediately summoned Si Minlai.
After arriving at the main hall, Zheng Boning said directly:
"Xiao, right now Li Ran is trying to cause trouble, gathering thieves and coming to Zheng Yi to kill me. This is really treasonous! I will now appoint you as the commander of the left army and lead the enemy immediately! I hope you can live up to my expectations! "
Si Xie hesitated for a moment, then fell to the ground, kowtowed and said thanks:
"Here!"
When Feng Duan came out of the main hall and on his way back to his home, he encountered a vertical cow blocking his way again. Naturally, he also learned that Li Ran was coming to kill him in the name of Qingjun. And naturally, he was involved in this!
Feng Duan brought him back to his house and comforted him.
"Li Ran only has a few thousand troops, and most of them are just refugees who have only practiced for a month or two. How can you say that you are brave? You have always been bold, Shu Niu, why have you become so timid today?"
"Master Boshi, this matter has nothing to do with being brave. It's just because Li Ran has so many tricks and tricks. Even if there are only a few people, there is always an eventuality. If this happens... if that guy succeeds, then what will happen to our efforts? Isn’t it in vain? Did Mr. Boshi forget about the lockdown and epidemic prevention? Mr. Boshi, please pay attention to this matter!"
In fact, since Shu Niu lost to Li Ran in Zheng State last time, and after escaping from Zheng State, he also caused a bloody storm in Lu State.
However, in the end, it was the most inconspicuous young man, Shusunruo, who turned the tide, so that his attempt to take over the unclesun family ended up in vain.
And after he returned to Zheng this time, what he planned was really smooth sailing. Just because of the "Four Kingdoms Fire" that he directly participated in planning, all the family property of the Ji family became his possession, and Dr. Zichan was also criticized by the government and the public for "disrespecting God". Still criticized.
Such a Tianhu start, so Shu Niu does not want to experience failure again here.
Feng Duan naturally knew Li Ran's abilities, but he still believed that Li Ran was short of manpower and it would be difficult for him to make any big waves.
And now in Zheng Guo, since he successfully brought down Zichan, the entire government and opposition parties are under his control. As a result, a kind of blind self-confidence emerged spontaneously.
"I have asked Uncle Zheng to send Si Xin to resist Li Ran. You don't have to look so panicked!"
"It's just... Doctor Ziran is so young, he may not be Li Ran's opponent!"
"Hate! Are you scared out of your wits by that Li Ran?! It's not like he has three heads and six arms! I, Zheng Yi, have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and their mere thousands of people are nothing, what's the point? Okay, you just have to worry about it these days Just stay at Jishi’s house!”
Shuniu pursed his lips, finally sighed helplessly and left the Fengduan Mansion.
It's not that Feng Duan doesn't believe in Li Ran's methods and abilities, he's just too confident.
Do you think that Zichan will not be defeated by his men in the end? Just him, Li Ran? What can be done?
When Feng Duan thought about this, he couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
…
When Si Min took office, the first thing he did was to reorganize the three armies and summon the people in the city to come and enlist in the camp.
Unexpectedly, when these Chinese people learned that they were going to confront Li Ran, they secretly resisted and tried their best to avoid going if they could.
And in order to achieve this goal, these people in the country have gone to great lengths to find all kinds of excuses to obstruct it.
Some pretend to be sick at home, some have family changes, and some even go missing.
Just because these people, what they see on weekdays is the desolation inside and outside Zhengyi since Dr. Zichan was ousted by Feng Duan and others, but how can there be any fireworks?
Therefore, deep down in their hearts, they have long hated the current court. Who would still sacrifice their lives for them?
yes! Who doesn’t miss the No. 1 commercial city in the world that was bustling with people, bustling with traffic, and harmonious between the country and the countryside?
So out of the nearly 10,000 people who should have been registered, only less than 5,000 came to register.
In addition, most of the standing army originally stationed in Zhengyi, including its generals, expressed their willingness to stay in the city to guard the city and were unwilling to lead troops to face the enemy.
In the end, Si Ming had no choice but to lead eight thousand troops out of the city.
As a result, the two armies formed formations and started a confrontation in the suburbs of Zhengyi.
Sun Wu had already ordered people to prepare the chariot, and the three swords were also assigned to the hands of several strong men. As soon as the battle started, they swung across the chariot.
However, as an international practice of "courtesy first, then attack", they did not rush to take action, but waited and watched first.
Si Xie also knew Li Ran's name and was well aware of Li Ran's influence in Zheng State. He was actually thinking about how to deal with it.
No fight! It is disloyal, fight! It is unjust!
Si Xie finally decided to have a chat with Li Ran in front of the battle.
So, he led the army first and then retreated ten miles to set up camp.
Li Ran saw that Si Xie had led his troops to retreat first, so he was not in a hurry. He also ordered the army to withdraw ten miles and set up camp as a show of "righteousness."
Si Xie, on the other hand, sent another envoy to Li Ran's camp.
Li Ran also received the envoy solemnly.
"Master Sima has specially ordered this little man to come here to deliver a message. At noon tomorrow, Master Sima hopes to discuss with you in front of the two armies' formations!"
Fan Li and Sun Wu listened and felt that this move was too risky and unnecessary.
It's true that in their opinion, if they really want to talk, even if Feng Duan Feng Boshi doesn't come forward, at least one of the Six Ministers should be sent.
And since this Si Min was not one of the six ministers of the Zheng Kingdom, he could not make up his mind. In this case, what is the point of inviting each other to talk in front of the battlefield except to increase the risk?
Li Ran was stunned for a moment after hearing their opinions, and then smiled:
"Haha, Master Ziran's move is strange, but it is not out of etiquette. If we can just stop using the weapons, it will be a good thing. Okay! Li Ran agreed!"
In this way, Li Ran readily agreed.
…
There was no words all night, and soon it was almost noon. Li Ranqi left Sun Wu to take charge of the troops. According to the agreement between the two parties, each party could only bring two people with them, so he took Chu Dang and Fan Li with him and walked towards the middle of the two armies.
Looking from a distance, one could see Si Xian walking towards this side with the two of them. When the two sides met, the sun was overhead, which was noon!
Si Ming cupped his hands and said:
"I have never met Mr. Ziming!"
Li Ran also bowed in return.
"Doctor Ziran, you're welcome!"
The two parties were polite for a while, and then sat on the floor. After Si Zhen and Li Ran sat face to face, Si Zhen spoke first:
"In my early years, I heard about what Mr. Ziming did in the state of Zheng, and I sincerely admired him. But in recent years, Mr. Ziming has been serving Chu Jun Xiong Wei regardless of the interests of the state of Zheng and the world. This move is really meaningful. Damn the reputation of a virtuous man! I have heard that even Dr. Zichan has some complaints about this, right?!"
At this point, Si Zhen did not mention Li Ran's "inciting troops to cause chaos" this time, but instead talked about what he did in Chu State, which was obviously well prepared.
Li Ran smiled indifferently when he heard this.
"Haha, it is true that he has made many plans for Chu State in recent years, but he definitely does not ignore the interests of Zheng State and the whole world. What Dr. Ziran said is ridiculous."
"I think since I, Li, went to the Chu State, the Chu State stopped advancing to the north and dominated the east. In ten years, how could it be more than half of the Zheng State? As for the Chen and Cai States, they were all for themselves. The disaster cannot be avoided even if Li is not around. If you want to blame Li for this, you are really doing Li an injustice."
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"As for Dr. Zichan, Li and Dr. Zichan are both teachers and friends. Since Li respects Dr. Zichan as his elder, it is natural for him to receive one or two lessons from him."
When it comes to talking nonsense, Si Xian is indeed a little bit tender. Even though Li Ran was not quoting scriptures, he was a little overwhelmed when he only talked about these simple truths.
Therefore, he could only talk about things from another angle:
"But...but what Mr. Ziming did in the Chu State, is it considered an injustice? Is the current situation of the Chu State also a result of Mr. Chu? Could it be that Mr. Zi is preparing to disrupt the Chu State? Now Are you going to mess with our Zheng country again?"
Si Xie's words were unobstructed, his words were voluble, and his momentum was aggressive. And his remarks have to be said to hit the point.
Li Ran, on the other hand, still looked calm and said softly:
"Haha, Lord Ziran only knows one thing but not the other! This statement seems reasonable, but in fact it is just nonsense!"
