The four armies marched towards Xiangling, defeating several small forces along the way. After the Ming army entered Xiangling, Leimo, the leader of the Zada clan, and Wangxian, the leader of the Anchuan clan, attacked Lizhou and Dechang with great arrogance.
It was urgent to regain the lost territory. Li Yingxiang ordered Zhu Dawen to lead 3,000 soldiers to attack the Leimo tribe and Bianzhiyuan to attack the Wangxian tribe. He, Zhou Guanghao and others guarded Xiangling to prevent the Black Bone Clan from supporting the other two clans.
Under the starry night, Zhu Dawen led his troops towards Lizhou. After hearing the news, the Leimo tribe crossed the river, but Zhu Dawen's people had already laid an ambush on the river. When the Lemo tribe sailed to the center of the river by boat, they heard a loud shout: "Fire arrows." Rows of dense fire arrows shot towards the Zada tribe's big boat like a meteor shower. For a moment, there was the sound of wind, arrows, and screams. The river water immediately turned red by the firelight.
The Ming army fleets coming from all directions slowly gathered towards the ten large ships of the Remo Department. When Remo saw that the situation was not good, he immediately ordered his men to put down their sampans and flee. Zhu Dawen raised his sword and pointed forward, saying loudly: "Left full rudder, charge forward."
The Ming fleet abandoned the enemy ship that was already on fire in the center of the river and continued to pursue Remo's remaining soldiers. Lei Mo looked at the Ming army's ship in shock. At this moment, there was a "pop" and a feather arrow hit Lei Mo's left eye. Remo yelled and fell backwards. The guard behind him said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
And Bian Zhiyuan also fought very happily, with three battles and three victories, and he went straight to the enemy's lair. The barbarian people are just striving for strength and ruthlessness. When it comes to fighting alone, the Ming army may be inferior. But a large army is far inferior to the barbarians. They only know how to rush and kill, and chop people indiscriminately. However, the Ming army trained quickly and waited in formation. Their men were often shot to death by random arrows before they could reach the front of the formation.
The remaining soldiers approached in time, and the Ming army was not afraid. Use the shield hand to block in front, then fly out the long claws from the back row, drag the enemy into the formation, and kill them with random swords. Both Zada and Anchuan were defeated and had to retreat to the mountains to take up residence.
There was a raging fire burning in the iron basin. The leader of the Black Bone Clan was sitting on a tiger leather chair. Next to him, a charming-looking woman was holding a wine flask and pouring wine into his rhinoceros horn cup. An Shou is about forty years old, with dark skin, a thick and strong beard on his chin, and a gold ring hanging from his left ear.
Below him sit Remo and Wangxian. Lei Mo said angrily: "Brother An, this time I suffered from the Ming army and lost an eye. You have to make the decision for me." Before he finished speaking, Wang Xian also said with a grimace: "The Ming army They are more cunning than the foxes in the mountains, so we might as well surrender early."
When Lei Mo heard Wang Xian's depressing words, he became angry and said loudly: "Surrender? We have done everything. Do you expect the Han court to forgive us for our sins?" Wang Xian sighed and said, "Le Mo , you have also seen it. We have suffered heavy casualties. If we continue to fight against the Ming army, I am afraid that everyone in this clan will suffer."
Lei Mo disagreed and said coldly: "I have nothing to do with you Wangxian trying to be a coward. Our Miscellaneous Department is determined to fight the Ming army to the end." Wangxian was called a coward by him and was furious. . He slapped the table and said: "Fart, our Anchuan clan are all tough-minded heroes. If you are not convinced, just have a fight with me."
Lei Mo stood up, puffed out his chest and said loudly: "Just hit me, am I still afraid of you?" Seeing the two of them blushing, An Shou smiled and said: "Look at you, are you still the descendants of Chi You? ? Just a few Han people scared you to death, and they actually shouted to surrender." Wang Xian's face turned red and he said: "Brother An, the brothers in the village are dead and injured now. I can't help it. .”
An Shou raised his neck, drank the wine from the bottle, and said slowly: "You two sit down and listen to me. The Han people use their brains to fight, but you use brute force. Use stones to fill the sea, use heat to Adding fuel to fire is what fools do. Our ancestor Chi You was able to compete with Emperor Xuanyuan Huang of the Han people. What do you think he relied on?"
Lei Mo rushed over and said: "Chiyou was the God of War with unrivaled bravery, and he relied on courage and strength." Wang Xian thought for a moment and said, "He relied on courage and wisdom." An Shou smiled and said, "You are only half right. In addition to courage and strength, there is also patience and wisdom.”
Lei Mo said: "Brother An means to ask us to be patient, but I can't swallow this breath." An Shou picked up a cake on the table and said: "If this cake can only be cut three times, how can we divide it into eight parts? "Remo looked at the cake in front of him and cut it horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, but it could only be divided into six parts.
Wang Xian also tried cutting it three times, but the result was the same as Lei Mo's, and it was divided into six parts. An Shou glanced at the two of them and smiled: "You can't think of such an easy thing?" As he said that, he picked up the knife in front of him and made a horizontal cut on the cake first, then a vertical cut, and the third cut Then cut it flat on the edge of the pancake.
The two of them looked at An Shou with wide eyes, and An Shou said: "The reason why Emperor Chi You and Emperor Xuanyuan were able to fight against each other is not by virtue of bravery, but by wisdom. If you fight the Ming army and lose a battle, you will lose a battle. Don't you reflect on it? one time?"
Remo lowered his head and said: "The Ming army is very cunning. Their archers hid in the shield array, and our men were shot before they could rush in front of them. We should also use shield shields to cover and advance slowly." "
An Shou said: "You have finally figured it out. When fighting the Ming army, we cannot just rush to kill, we must find out the enemy's fighting style. The Han people have a saying that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger in a hundred battles. This sentence means that if you know your own strength, you must also know your own strength. Understand the opponent's strength. Only by knowing it well can you avoid losing the battle.
Nowadays, the Bo people let us fight for them while they hide behind and enjoy the benefits. Haven't you ever thought about this? "
Lei Mo slapped the table and said: "Yes, our people have always been bleeding desperately, while the Bo people have been hiding in the dark to watch the show. Although we accepted their gold and beauties that day, we had to fight against the Ming army. But they didn’t contribute.”
Wang Xian twisted the beard on his chin and said: "Brother An means that the Bo people want us to fight to the death with the Ming army, so that they can all be killed in one fell swoop?" An Shou nodded and said, "That's right. Everything we agreed on was reversed, and Bo The fact that they stood still clearly showed that they wanted to consume our strength. Even if we surrendered to the court, our vitality would be severely weakened, and the Bo people would take the opportunity to ride on our heads.
Do you think we should do such a stupid thing? "The two said in unison: "Don't do it. An Shou said again: "Very good, I have already told the leader of the Bo tribe that if this battle continues, they will have to provide troops and food, otherwise they will never be able to order us even if they have Chi You's blood." "
In the ice room, Ji Qianyun finally suppressed Chi You's blood in his body. He opened his eyes, put on his clothes and walked out of the door. He walked through a long corridor and arrived at the Chi You Hall of the Bo people. The high priest Amihan and a thousand Bo warriors with bright armor have been waiting for a long time.
As soon as Ji Qianyun sat down, the warriors knelt down and said in unison: "See you, Prince." Ji Qianyun waved his hand and asked Amihan: "How is the war in the southwest now?" Amihan said: "Go back. According to His Highness, the Zada clan and the Anchuan clan have been defeated by the Ming army, and they are now hiding in the lair guarded by the Black Bone clan."
Ji Qianyun nodded and said, "Then why did the Black Bone Clan not fight against the Ming army?" Amihan said, "They are waiting and watching." Ji Qianyun sneered and said, "Are they afraid that our Bo clan would not be willing to contribute?" Amihan said. Khan said: "Exactly, An Shou is not like Remo or Wang Xian. He is cunning and scheming. At this moment, he is weighing whether Ming Dynasty will give more benefits or we will give them more benefits."
Ji Qianyun scratched the handrail with his fingers, and five finger marks appeared on the stone. He glanced at Amihan and said calmly: "I don't like disobedient people. Do you have a way to get rid of this person?"
Amihan pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, the Black Bone Clan in the southwest is now the most powerful to compete with the Ming Army. If we get rid of him at this time, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the war situation." Ji Qianyun raised his palm and said: "That's it. What do you mean?"
Amihan said: "At the beginning, we made an alliance with the other three clans to raise the banner of anti-Ming. The other two clans fulfilled their promises. We stood still and they were already dissatisfied. If we don't send troops again, I'm afraid that once they surrender to the imperial court, we will It’s hard to even applaud.”
Ji Qianyun raised his head, sighed and said: "Okay, I will grant your request." Amihan said: "Thank you for your permission, Your Highness." He turned around and said to the warriors: "You are all We, the warriors of the Bo tribe, are the descendants of Emperor Chi You. This time we will definitely kill the Ming army and defeat them individually. Are you determined?"
The faces of those Bo warriors were filled with murderous intent, and they shouted loudly: "Destroy the Ming army." Amihan said: "Very good, we will set off tomorrow and meet up with their people at Moqi Mountain." Ji Qianyun He said: "Let all the soldiers go down. I have a few words to say to you."
Amihan waved to Sangda, who led these people out of the hall. Ji Qianyun said: "There is a saying: shoot the man first, shoot the horse first, and capture the thief first, capture the king. Is there a way to assassinate their coach Li Yingxiang?"
Amihan said: "This subordinate has not thought about it, but it may not be easy to get close to Li Yingxiang."
Ji Qianyun smiled and said: "What's so difficult? You only need to send people to pretend to surrender, and then the people who pretended to surrender will wait for the opportunity to assassinate." Amihan said: "I heard that Li Yingxiang is very cautious. When he fought with people from the Forty-Eight Village, , I think those people have also used such tactics, so it may not be easy to win his trust."
Ji Qianyun said: "Isn't An Shou disobedient? Then use his head to offer to Li Yingxiang to win his trust." Ami Khan shook his head and said: "Your Highness, think twice, the Black Bone Clan has always only obeyed An Shou's orders, even if I We can easily get rid of him. But if we do this, the Black Bone Clan will definitely hate us. At this time, if any of the leaders of the three clans are touched, there is no guarantee that the other clans will not rebel."
Ji Qianyun lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said: "The assassination of Li Yingxiang will be carried out by you personally. As long as Li Yingxiang dies, the Ming army will definitely be demoralized. It will not be easy to drive them out of the southwest." Amihan is naturally confident in his martial arts. But what he was worried about was that if he missed it, he would be separated from his granddaughter forever. It would be hard to predict whether Qianyun would go back on his promise once he was killed.
Seeing his hesitant eyes, Ji Qianyun immediately guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile: "High Priest, my promise to marry the saint will be held as soon as the war is over. What else are you worried about?" Ami Khan hurriedly said: "How dare I disobey His Highness's will? Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely cut off Li Yingxiang's head with my own hands."
