The ant tribe also made two preparations. On the one hand, they sent envoys to the termite tribe; on the other hand, they recruited a large number of soldiers and horses and sent troops to camp on the other side of the river.
If the enemy country dares to cross the river, annihilate the enemy outside the country's gate. The envoy stayed in the post house. The sky was getting dark. The full moon was either dark or bright in the sky. It was difficult to distinguish between dark and bright, and the situation was difficult to understand.
The messenger entered his room, looked around and hesitated before slowly walking out, leaning against the railing alone. Looking up at the full moon in the sky, I have a lot of thoughts.
The melancholy blocks a snow tree in the east, and the ants can see clearly. There are also pear blossoms, pale white and deep green, and catkins flying all over the city.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. When the messenger opened the door, the innkeeper was standing outside with fine wine and food, saying:
"Put it aside." The store owner put it down and exited, closing the door behind him. A gentle breeze and drizzle hit the windows, letting in a cool breeze.
It knew that this mission to the termites would be extremely dangerous and extremely dangerous. For the safety of the ants, it doesn't care so much. Even if it is a dragon's pond or a tiger's den, it has to break into it. Life and death have long been ignored.
He glanced at the fine wine and delicacies on the table, why did he need to add so much melancholy? Disturbing the mind. If there is wine today, you will be drunk now. The life of an ant is short-lived and you can enjoy yourself when you are in a hurry.
Sit down and drink a pot of wine alone. After getting drunk, you fall asleep and wake up at dawn. Packing up his luggage and heading to the Termite Palace, he stood at the entrance of the cave and was asked by the gatekeeper:
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" the messenger replied:
"I am the envoy of the ant tribe. I am sent as an envoy to the nobles by the order of the queen ant. Please come in and report." The soldier guarding the gate struck the envoy in front of him, held his hand on the envoy and said:
"You wait here until I report it to the king." He ordered another guard to keep an eye on it, then entered the ant nest himself, met the termite king, and said:
"Your Majesty, the ant tribe's envoy is outside the cave asking to see the king." The termite king stood up in fear, his eyes wandering, not knowing whether he was announcing or not, hesitating because he was afraid of General Bumblebee.
General Bumblebee stood up and said:
"The envoy of the Xuanyi Clan is here to see you." The Termite King then turned around and said:
"Yes! Yes! Proclaim it quickly, announce it quickly." The messenger then entered, looked around, looked down upon the bumblebee next to him, and saluted:
"The foreign minister has been ordered by the Queen Ant to pay homage to the King." The Termite King had a smile on his face and was about to say:
"Foreign envoys are exempt from courtesy." However, he was interrupted by several coughs from General Bumblebee, who was sitting nearby. At this time, King Termite was even more absent-minded. His eyes fell on General Bumblebee and said:
"This is the general of the Bee Kingdom." The messenger held his head high and said:
"The foreign minister only knows the king in his heart, but never the general." General Hornet stood up with his sword in hand, furious, looked at each other sideways, and said:
"The envoy is so rude, aren't you afraid that the general will kill you?" The envoy looked up to the sky and laughed, looking at each other coldly, and said:
"I'm afraid you have a ghost in your heart. You destroyed its clan and pretended to support a king to become your puppet. What do you want? You led your army to attack the ant clan. How could you be polite? It was you who was rude to our ant clan first. Why should I treat you with courtesy? The foreign minister has already put his life and death at risk. If you want to kill me, just come, and all the members of our ant clan will rise up to resist." The general was speechless.
The messenger faced the termite king again and said:
"You and I are originally a country of brothers and are friendly to each other. Why did you follow the instigation of this treacherous man, tear up the peace treaty, and break the peace on the border between the two tribes? I don't think this is the king's original intention. The queen ant sent me as an envoy to the nobles. , build friendship together, and be friends to each other. It wants to destroy our ant clan and kill your father, why are you still letting it do it? The hornet has come a long way, and it will not last long. What will you do if it retreats? It will be doomed. . Your Majesty, have you ever thought about this?" At this time, the Termite King was also hesitant and hesitantly said:
"I..., I..., this..." General Bumblebee was so angry that he slapped the case and stood up, saying:
"This general will send troops to destroy your ant tribe." The envoy sneered a few times and said:
"If you want to destroy our ant clan, come on! Come on! The millions of soldiers and civilians of our ant clan will fight you to the end, dragging you down until you die. You will pay the heaviest price." Bumblebee jumped up. , raise your sword and kill him.
The messenger fell down and said:
"You will pay dearly for your atrocities," and die. The termite king was shocked and said:
"The two armies are fighting and will not be killed." General Hornet pointed his sword at the corpse lying on the ground and said:
"Those who want to undermine this general's plan, die! Nothing can stop you, including you, the king. Don't forget that this general can support you, or he can destroy you and replace you. Don't you want to keep the ancestral temple of your termite clan? "The termite king had no choice but to swallow his anger and become the king submissively. Seeing this general, he was always on tenterhooks and worried.
Sometimes I am really afraid that the general will abolish it and replace it himself, and then the termite clan will really die.
In order to preserve his position, he remained silent and allowed himself to be manipulated by the general. The general stepped forward and said:
"Order the army to cross the river and cross the border." The termite king was helpless and agreed to the general's wishes. An order was sent to the army to cross the river, and a border battle was about to break out.
At this time, a young general walked in and said something in the general's ear. The general walked away.
The Termite King looked up at the general's departing back and finally breathed a sigh of relief. The minister stepped forward and asked:
"What does the general want?" The Termite King also understood his situation and said:
"Do your best, and everything will be settled according to destiny." Returning to the general's mansion, the young general followed closely behind. The general asked:
"How did you catch the ant? Report it to the general in detail." Then he sat in front of the desk and looked at the young general.
The young general replied:
"Back to the general, when I was patrolling the streets, I received a secret letter saying that the crown prince Fu Yi and his son were hiding in the husband's house. So I went to search and reported the matter to the general if I found something." The general was delighted and said:
"What position do you hold in the army?" the young general replied truthfully:
"The young general holds the position of commander in the army." The general nodded and remained silent for a while, then said:
"This is a great achievement. I will be appointed as the chief of two to five hundred people and be promoted to the rank of mid-level officer." The mid-level officer knew how many enemy generals had to beheaded to be promoted to such a rank. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed:
"Thank you, General, for your appreciation." The General said happily:
"Perform your meritorious service in the army, and I will put you to good use. You will be indispensable for a knighthood." Then he looked forward and said:
"Bring them up." The young general stepped down and brought the crown prince, the crown prince, and his father-in-law into the general's mansion to meet the general.
The general's expression suddenly changed, becoming friendly and he said:
"My husband has suffered so much, please give him a seat." The general said that he was showing courtesy for nothing, and that he was either committing adultery or stealing. The prince and his son stood at the foot of the hall, and the abbot stood behind them.
Fu Yi is a straight-tempered person and said:
"General, why do you need to be so mysterious? If you have something to say, please just say it." The general laughed but then stopped and said:
"The husband ant is really a cheerful ant. Okay, let me tell you the truth. The current king is cowardly and incompetent. He wants to depose him and support the prince to ascend the throne, because the throne is his. Please write a letter to him. Recruit the prince back to the country." Fu Yi knew the general's conspiracy and wanted to trick the prince into bringing him back and kill him, so he said:
"You'd better give me death, general, so don't waste your efforts." The general was furious. He stood up and slapped the desk with one hand, making him startled. He turned around and walked down, very sternly.
The prince hid in his mother's arms out of fear and wandered in front of the father-in-law. He stopped, forced a smile and said:
"Your daughter does not want to write this letter. I heard that your eldest daughter married the late king and your youngest daughter married the prince. Your eldest daughter Buxin was accidentally killed by our army. Therefore, it is up to you, the father-in-law, to apologize to you. Come and write for me." Seeing the murderous look in the general's eyes, the abbot said:
"Although I am willing to write, the prince may not listen to me or my daughter. Besides, I don't have the power," the abbot looked up at the general and smiled awkwardly.
The general walked up and waved, saying:
"Take them down." Sitting down and feeling depressed, the young general was also guessing, and stepped forward and said:
"General, go and kill them now." The general raised his head and looked ahead, saying:
"He has such a chaste and fierce temperament, just like our Qin Dynasty. No, treat him well, and don't use severe punishment. I have my own uses." The two armies lined up on both sides of the river, and the termite army began to cross the river.
The ants were waiting with their troops, their bows and crossbows were ready, and they were waiting for all the enemy troops to enter the river. Thousands of arrows were fired in unison, and arrows rained down like rain.
More than half of the termite army was dead or injured before they could even cross the river. When they were brought across the river, they were scattered by the ant army before they even got into position.
The termite army was in chaos and fled. The remaining soldiers were like scattered sand and returned to camp on the other side, not daring to cross the border.
The news of the defeat in the first battle soon spread to the termite tribe, and everyone was frightened. King Termite sets his sights on General Bumblebee.
General Bumblebee said:
"I didn't expect that your termite clan is so vulnerable." Then he sent a partial general to supervise the battle and said:
"This general sent his general to supervise the battle. I hope you won't disappoint me." Then he faced the general and said:
"Don't fight to the death. The key is to tire out the enemy so that they have no time to take care of themselves and are tired of running for their lives. If there are any termites in the termite army who don't obey military orders, you can kill them first and then report them. It's easy to do it." After receiving the order, the general withdrew, rode his horse to the border to supervise the battle, and took turns to attack. , when the ant soldiers attack, the termite army will retreat with one attack, either east or west, or attack from the east and west, or attack from both sides.
The ant army was exhausted, busy running and defending from east to west. If the force is divided and the force is weak, then the termite army will find the weak point to concentrate its force and attack it, and the canyon will be lost.
The guard general sent a letter from the border, requesting more troops. If there are millions of strong soldiers, the canyon will be strong and invulnerable.
