The surrounding cavalry surrounded the three ants, encircling them but not attacking them, intending to consume their physical strength. The three ants watched them calmly, riding horses to charge into the rebel army until they died in battle, serving their country loyally. The enemy was numerous and we were outnumbered, so we went deep into the field alone, with no reinforcements to rescue us. We had to fight alone until all our elite cavalry were lost, and it ended in a disastrous defeat. These cavalrymen dispersed, their bodies scattered in the grass, their horses neighing sadly. Withered trees and old vines are full of dim crows, small bridges and flowing water are home to insects, the west wind is blowing and the horses are thin on the ancient road, the sun is setting in the west, and heartbroken insects are at the end of the world.
In the enemy camp, a bonfire was set up, its flames reaching into the sky. Men and women danced around the bonfire, the generals sat beside the bonfire, drank wine and talked, grilled the corpses and ate them, drinking strong wine into their throats and smiling drunkenly, each accompanied by beautiful women. At this time, a cockroach general stood up and said: "Your Majesty, give me an army, and the general will be able to capture the border city." King Cockroach looked at the leaders of each tribe, and a leader stood up and said: "We can capture it tomorrow. In the border city, the enemy's elite cavalry has been lost, and the border city is easily accessible." King Cockroach stood up and announced, "Okay, tomorrow the whole army will attack the city, and we must capture the border city." The next day, the army gathered outside the city and attacked the city vigorously. A dense army poured in. Arrows were fired from the city or rolling stones were thrown down from the wall, directly hitting the heads of the army below the city. Many generals were knocked off their horses by the falling stones. Later, the army came up again and braved the rain of arrows to fight, but they were all killed. The walls are high and the city is strong, making it difficult to capture and the only option is to withdraw the troops.
Since the founding of Ruluo Xizhou, King Ruluo Xizhou has adopted a policy of recuperation and recuperation. In addition, the failure of the battle in the border town has given the Cockroach Kingdom the opportunity to invade the south. The Cockroach King contacted the leaders of various tribes and sent heavy troops to besiege the border town. Seeing that there were no reinforcements for a long time, the guard of the border city sent messengers out of the city, but they were all captured by cockroaches. The Cockroach King sat in the commander's tent, discussed with the generals, and said: "My army has been besieging the border city for several days. The city has been sending messengers to the enemy court for help. It seems that they cannot hold on for long." The tribal leaders He encouraged the generals and said: "Your Majesty, we have many soldiers and generals, so let's attack the city." After thinking about it again and again, the Cockroach King said: "No, if the soldiers in the city stubbornly resist, our army will suffer great losses. When using troops, you need to be cautious and not act hastily. It is not too late to send an envoy into the city to inquire about it. After understanding the situation in the city, it is not too late to act." The envoy took advantage of the night to sneak into the city and looked up at the full moon hanging high above the city wall. The soldiers held Chang Ge and looked up at the full moon in the sky, listening to the roar of the wind. They must be homesick. All of them have yellow faces and thin muscles, and their chests are close to their backs. We also heard howling ghosts and wolves in the city, even eating each other and even picking up the straw sandals under their feet. The city has been without food for many days, suffering from hunger and death. Everything that can be eaten in the city has been eaten, and the old and weak can only chew the remaining bones. The soldiers have no fighting spirit and just want to eat and drink enough. The detective reported this situation to the Cockroach King. The leaders and generals of each tribe continued to encourage, saying: "Your Majesty, the food and grass in the city have been cut off, so we can attack the city." The Cockroach King said: "Although the food and grass in the city are cut off, there is still no chaos. We will besiege it for a few more days until there is chaos in the city. We will take advantage of the situation. It wouldn't be easier to take it by chaos." A few days later, the Cockroach King led his army to attack the border city, and the border city was quickly captured. He then entered the border city several times, small gains for small gains, large gains for big gains. The city slaughtered the towns, plundered the livestock, and killed the officials and soldiers, which brought heavy disasters to the people in the northern region of Ruluo Xizhou and seriously endangered the tranquility of the northern border.
King Ruluo of the Western Kingdom of Ruluo, wearing a royal crown and a royal robe, sat in the court hall and said: "The Cockroach Kingdom has invaded our northern border several times, and I swear that I will never be the king of the Cockroach Kingdom until it is destroyed. Gentlemen, do you have any opinions on this? I am willing to listen attentively." A minister stood up, holding a wat board in his hand, bowing and said: "Your Majesty, please quickly send a good general to guard the border town. If the border town is lost, the cockroach army can march straight into the capital. We are in danger." King Ruluo Xi faced the civil and military officials and said, "Who is willing to go?" A military general stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the general is willing to go." King Ruluo Xi was pleased and said, "General, you have such courage. "He then faced left and right and said: "Bring the wine, I want to make the general's appearance strong." The eunuch brought the wine, and King Ruluo Xi took it and walked down. He stood in front of the general and said: "A bottle of thin wine will make the general's appearance strong. May the general guard our northern barrier." The general took it with both hands, drank it in one sip, knelt down and knelt down, bowed his head, and said, "Thank you for your gift, your Majesty. I will definitely leave the enemy country with no return until I leave." King Ruluo Xi helped the general up and walked up. He faced the ministers in front and said: "I made Xuan Juyi the general of the border town and led an army of 800,000 into the border city. After the general entered the border city, he patrolled the herds on behalf of the emperor. He gave the general the power to appoint, remove, reward and punish. All military and political important matters do not need to be reported to the general." He knelt down and said: "Your Majesty is so kind to you, so I will have to fight on the battlefield to repay your kindness." General Xuanju Ant led his army out of the city before dark, but the cockroach army only grabbed some finances and food. Already returned north. General Xuanju Ant took back the border town without spending a single soldier. If the enemy comes to attack, it will build a deep wall and be unable to get out. The border city is as solid as gold, and the cockroach army has invaded the south several times but failed, forming a confrontation stage. No one can attack the other?
In order to fight against the Cockroach Kingdom, King Ruluo improved the military system, strengthened the training of cavalry, and selected young generals to command operations. Build military fortresses and train elite cavalry that can compete with the cockroach kingdom. In politics, a large number of talented people were selected, cruel officials were appointed to formulate criminal laws, and power was concentrated on the king. Economically, a tax on merchants and ships was levied, and a government-run policy of salt and iron was implemented. All smugglers of salt and iron, merchants, and officials were subject to severe punishments such as beheading or nose cutting, depending on the crime. If one family was found guilty, ten families would be punished. After painstaking efforts, Management has comprehensively created the military, economic and political conditions to fight back against the cockroach country.
King Ruluo West danced his sword in the court hall, and all the ministers who watched him praised him greatly, saying: "Your Majesty, you are so alive and powerful, and your swordsmanship is superb. I am so embarrassed to see you!" King Ruluo West put away his sword and put it behind him. On the sword stand, he took the sweat towel and wiped the sweat on his forehead, sat down and said: "General Xuanju Ant sent a precious sword from the border." Then he took the sword and passed it down to the ministers for a look. The ministers appreciated it and said: "Oh, what a good sword, what a good sword." King Ruluo Xi called a general to hold the sword upward with both hands. King Ruluo Xi pulled out the long sword behind him and slashed back and forth, and the tip of the long sword broke. He flew out, but the sword was unscathed. Then he sat down and said: "This scimitar is the saber used by the Cockroach Cavalry. The Cockroach Kingdom used this saber to defeat our fine cavalry. Without good weapons, it is difficult to defeat the Cockroach Kingdom." , keeping our border troops passive."
King Ruluo Xi got up and walked out, riding a horse to Zhujian Mountain. The swordsmith went out to greet him and presented him with the sword. King Ruluo Xi faced to the left and right and said: "Take Gu's sword." King Ruluo Xi took the scimitar and slashed it, breaking the long sword. When the swordsmith saw it, he was shocked and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty." King Ruluo Xi threw down the broken sword and said: "This sword is not good, continue to make it." The swordsmith stood up and said: "Your Majesty, please let me Senior brother Yan Sangzi, it can make a peerless sword." King Ruluo Xi immediately asked: "Where does your senior brother live?" The swordsmith replied: "Wuzhishan. It is so aloof that the king went to invite it in person." Wuzhishan is there. Looking south to Buzhou, it is thousands of miles away from Ruluoxizhou.
After King Ruluo returned to the court, he was supervised by the prince and assisted by the prime minister. He disguised himself as a common person and left the palace accompanied by his entourage. He crossed the sea by boat and arrived at Nanzhan Buzhou. Looking at the rolling mountains in front of you, you can see the Wuzhi Mountain. The mountains are towering like a person's five fingers, so it is called Wuzhi Mountain. When King Ruluo Xi arrived at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain, he saw that it was getting late, so he had to find an ant family to stay. The two ants, the master and the slave, were wandering around here. They stopped walking at an ant house and saw that this house was at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain. They called the servant ants to come forward. The servant ants stood at the door of the firewood and reached out to knock on the door. The two ants opened the door and asked, "What kind of ants are you? Where did you come from?" The servant ants stepped forward and replied, "We are doing business in the past and passed by here." , seeing that it is getting late, I want to find a tenant to settle down in. Can I stay at your house temporarily for one night?" The two ants, the grandfather and grandson, stood aside and said, "You guys go inside first." The servant ants stood aside and bowed. "Sir, please come first." King Ruluo Xi stepped in through the door, followed by his servant ants. King Ruluo Xi faced the two ants, his grandfather and grandson, and said: "Old Chong, are there no other insects in the house?" The old Chong said, "I have two sons. The eldest son died in the battle against the Qin army. Later, a war broke out between the termite tribe and the ant tribe, and my youngest son was drafted into the army. Now I wonder what happened to my youngest son at the border between the two countries? There was no news after the expedition. I don’t know whether he is dead or alive. Only me and The grandchildren depend on each other." Then he sat under the big tree in the courtyard. There were stone tables and stone benches under the big tree. The old ant looked at the servant ant behind King Ruluo Xi and asked: "Why doesn't it sit down?" King Ruluo Xi looked up at the servant ant standing behind him, then faced the old ant and said: "It is used to standing. , just let it stand." The servant ant smiled and said: "The master is right, I am used to it." King Ruluo Xi teased the child sitting on the lap of the old ant again, and said: "Child, what is your name? What's your name? How old are you?" The child was quite smart, with sharp eyes, and his eyes rolled around like glass balls. He said, "My name is Xiaobao, and I am nine years old this year." The Western King of Milk Snails pinched his little Face, he seems to like this child very much, and said: "You are so good, where are your parents?" The child replied: "Grandpa said that my parents went to a very far away place and cannot return to pick up Baoer in a short time." King Ruluo Xi said: "Your parents will be back soon. Let's take Xiaobao to play, okay?" The child showed an innocent smile and replied: "Okay!"
