After Mrs. Yan had eaten and drank enough, she strode out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, looked back at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then left. When he got home, his wife came out of the house to greet him and asked eagerly: "Husband, where have you been since you didn't come home all night? I thought something had happened to you, and I'm worried to death." Mrs. Yan held her head high, He seemed to be showing off in front of his wife and said: "Husband, don't worry about me. It's getting late, and the Prime Minister will let me stay in his house for one night." As if he was saying to his wife, look, the Prime Minister How highly it respects me, it is like the red ant next to Xiangguo, it is also an insect. Then he looked around, but saw no swordsmith coming out, and asked again: "Why don't you see sir?" The husband ant replied: "The Chong family went out to look for you early in the morning."
The swordsmith wandered on the street. There were ant nests and wormholes on both sides. The ants stood at the entrance of their caves, set up stalls and shouted. These merchants set up stalls to trade freely, and no officers or soldiers came to disturb the people. It can be seen that Xiangguo's governing philosophy is to put the people first and realize Mencius's thoughts on benevolent government. Being able to develop like this in a short period of time, with a prosperous market and a population of tens of millions of households, demonstrates the prime minister's ability to govern. The swordsmith stood among the insects, watching the insects coming and going, and his desire to see the Prime Minister became more and more intense.
But in Frontier Canyon, that's not the case. The soldiers of the termite tribe are constantly mobilizing at the border, and enemy troops often invade the border. There were times of war and times of peace, so the border was littered with corpses. Although the termite clan and the ant clan are brothers and do not invade each other, this is only a superficial peace. If this peace is broken, then war is likely to break out.
The Termite King summoned the Prime Minister, Country Ant, to the Termite Palace to discuss the attack on the Slippery Ant Kingdom. The Prime Minister of the Ant Country remonstrated and said: "Your Majesty, the Slide Ant Country is adjacent to the Ant Tribe. If the Slide Ant Country is captured, it will form a semi-encirclement of the Ant Tribe. It will be beneficial and harmless to our Tribe, and it will be harmless to the Ant Tribe." It is harmful and useless. If we attack the Sliding Ant Kingdom, the Ant Clan will send troops to assist, and it will be difficult for our tribe to conquer the Sliding Ant Kingdom. For this reason, I have a strategy to delay the Ant Clan from sending troops. A large number of troops stationed in the Grand Canyon can cause harm to the Ant Clan. Threat. The Slippery Ant Nation is weak, we only need to send 300,000 troops to destroy the Slippery Ant Nation." After hearing this, the Termite King agreed and said: "That's right."
A large number of troops are stationed in the Grand Canyon, and troops are often dispatched to pose a frontal threat to the ants. The general of the Yishi ants climbed up to the tower to watch and saw abnormal activities of the termite army. After entering the general's mansion at night, he wrote a letter to the king of the ant tribe, sent it out from the border, and went straight to the capital of Qingshuihe. The messenger took the official road, riding non-stop. Every time he arrived at the post station, he changed horses and rode day and night. He crossed the Qingshui River, stood under the city gate, and shouted: "The border pass is eight hundred miles away, hurry up." The city gate opened, and the messenger Rush in on horseback. Entering the ant nest and arriving at the palace gate, he called out: "Urgent news from the border." Entering the palace, he knelt down and looked up, saying: "Urgent news from the border." The ant king sat on the main hall and said: "Bring it up." Urgent. When the report was submitted, the Ant King took the urgent report, took it out, opened it, and read it, with a serious expression on his face, and said: "The termites have sent a large number of troops to the Grand Canyon and their activities are abnormal. They are afraid of attacking. What are the strategies to deal with this?" ?" The ministers below were all talking about this matter and were frightened. Some ministers stood up with their wats and said: "Your Majesty, please send more troops to the Grand Canyon. Be careful of changes." Xiangguo Xiao Yi stood up with his wats and said: "No, Your Majesty. If you increase your troops rashly, you will be in vain. Termite The tribe will think that our increase in troops means going to war and blatantly tearing up the peace treaty. The termite tribe will use this as an excuse to attack us. Furthermore, the people have just lived a peaceful life and production has just resumed, so it is not easy to challenge us again. The war is about to begin." The Ant King cast his gaze on Xiang Guo and asked: "In the words of Xiao Yi, how should the Ants deal with the current situation?" Xiang Guo stepped forward, looked at the Ant King, and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. , the Grand Canyon is impregnable and heavily defended. If the termite army really comes to attack, it will be difficult to capture it for a while. According to my guess, the termite tribe stationed troops in the Grand Canyon this time because they are not drunk. "A minister faced the Prime Minister and said: "Prime Minister, please forgive me for disagreeing with me. How do you determine that the termites are stationing troops this time because they are drunkards and not for drinking? There is a saying in the military book that soldiers should kneel down. This is why. Water has no constant shape, and soldiers have no constant momentum. The purpose of sending troops is to surprise them and attack them when they are not prepared. If the termite army is stationing troops this time to confuse our army's judgment, and the enemy and we are unclear about our judgment or are still hesitant to suddenly launch an attack, the border city will be in danger." Prime Minister Guo said. He also expressed his agreement with this opinion and said: "What Situ said is not unreasonable, but how many soldiers are there in our army guarding the city? How many soldiers are stationed in the Grand Canyon by the termites? Let's compare this. There are 10 soldiers in our army guarding the city. More than one million. The enemy's army plus the new troops is more than 1.8 million, which is 800,000 more than ours. If we want to attack a city with several times more troops than ours, it will be time-consuming and laborious. We I think the Prime Minister of the Termite Clan should also know this. As the saying goes in the art of war, the key to victory lies in temple calculations, so the termite tribe’s troop deployment this time is to build momentum and confuse us." The Ant King listened to Xiang Guo's little ant. It is recommended that the defenders of the Grand Canyon be ordered to stay calm and remain unchanged in response to all changes.
Then the termite army invaded the Slippery Ant Kingdom, marched to the city gates, and surrounded the capital of the Slippery Ant Nation. Inside the capital, the insects were panic-stricken. They climbed to the towers to watch and defend the capital. It was completely dark below the city. The Termite Clan invested a large amount of troops to attack the Slippery Ant Kingdom. We were outnumbered and the enemy was outnumbered. They also knew that the Termite Clan was powerful and could not compete with it. At this critical moment for the country's survival, the king of the country convened civil and military officials to discuss the matter and inquire about countermeasures. The ministers stood in the main hall, talking or standing in small groups. They all know about the termite tribe's invasion of the ant kingdom, and they all talk about it with a pale face. The monarch of the Sliding Ant Kingdom slowly walked out of the inner court, his steps heavy and slow, and he sat down again with a preoccupied look. There was sudden silence in the court hall, and the birds stood and looked up at the king of the Sliding Ant Kingdom. After a long time, the king of the Sliding Ant Kingdom said: "My lords, I believe you all know that the army is approaching. I wonder if you have any strategies to retreat?" The monarch of the Sliding Ant Kingdom was eager to ask for countermeasures and turned his attention to these ministers. . These ministers all looked at each other, unable to decide whether to fight or to fight. The king of the Slippery Ant Kingdom looked at these ministers, and these ministers looked at me and I looked at you. The king of the Sliding Ant Kingdom became anxious and said: "Aren't you usually very good at talking? Why are you all so dumb in today's critical moment?" A minister stood up holding a wat and saluted: "Your Majesty , our country, Huayi, is just a small country, and the enemy's army is so powerful that we cannot compete with it. Let's sue for peace." The minister was interrupted just as he asked for peace, and another minister stood up with his wat. "Although our Huayi country is a small country, it cannot be without backbone." The minister turned around and said, "You are just a scholar. How can state affairs be a trivial matter?" One said it was a scholar's mentality, and the other said it was weak. The two ministers argued endlessly about this matter, and neither of them was convinced. The monarch of the Sliding Ant Kingdom watched the two ministers arguing endlessly, and his head suddenly buzzed, saying: "Okay, the country is in crisis, but you are fighting here. What the ant needs is to retreat from the enemy. Strategy, a strategy to retreat the enemy." He then focused his attention on Shangzhu Guo and asked: "Shangzhu Guo, you are in charge of the troops and horses of our Huayi Kingdom. Do you have any good strategies in mind?" Shangzhu Guo stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the war has not even started yet, and we have already lost. If we insist on seeking peace, how will the army defending the city feel? Although our country is a small country, we must be firm-willed and cannot lose to a powerful enemy. ." The prince of the Huayi Kingdom also understood the meaning of Shangzhu Kingdom's words, and said: "Shangzhu Kingdom is the main battler." Shangzhu Kingdom said firmly: "Fight! Even if you can't retreat, you can still dampen their spirit. The subsequent summation will give you a better chance of winning."
Just when it was difficult to tell whether they were fighting or fighting, the army outside the city began to attack the city with all their strength. The army formed a square formation outside the city and slowly approached the capital. Arrows rained down from the city wall. The shield soldiers moved forward to block the army. They continued to approach and fired arrows at the city wall. The soldiers on the city wall fell down one after another. The shield soldiers moved away, and the army rushed out, carrying the ladder across the moat, and climbed up the city wall. The soldiers on the city wall raised stones and threw them down. The soldiers attacking the city slid down or fell down the ladder. Under the city, there were mountains of corpses and rivers of blood. The second group of troops attacked again, pushing out logs and hitting the city gate, and the army behind them attacked. The rubble on the city fell, causing many casualties, and the army had no choice but to withdraw.
Shangzhuguo led the army to pursue them and started a battle in the wilderness. The two armies took up positions in the wilderness. The open fields are suitable for both armies to line up. Shangzhu Guo personally led the army into the formation, charging back and forth, and the army surrounded him. The general of the termite tribe came in a chariot and rushed towards them. The two chariots collided with each other, and the soldiers clashed and sparked. The Slippery Ant Kingdom may have been outnumbered, and finally returned with a disastrous defeat. Black smoke filled the air, flags fluttered, fire burned and broken, mountains of corpses piled up, and thin horses neighed. The wind roared, tearing the sky apart, wheels and wooden ruts scattered, and withered grass turning yellow. The sun sets in the west, the clouds are dyed with blood, the battlefield is full of smoke, and the flute is played sadly.
The Shangzhu Kingdom led the remnant soldiers back to the capital, and the termite army pursued them, surrounded the capital, and trapped the Slippery Ant Kingdom's remaining soldiers in the city. The Shangzhu Kingdom faced the ruler of the Huayi Kingdom alone. The ministers who were negotiating for peace came forward and said: "Your Majesty, it is the Shangzhu Kingdom's fault that the defeat in the wilderness is the fault of the Shangzhu Kingdom. Let's negotiate a peace." The Shangzhu Kingdom angrily went up and said, "What are you doing?" I'll shut up and don't propose peace." The minister said, "Aren't you still determined to give up after this defeat? You still want to fight again, do you want to destroy our Huayi Kingdom?" Shangzhuguo's eyes were bright and he said: "With ministers like you in the Slippery Ant Kingdom, how can we not forget the truth? If we continue to talk to you, I will kill you in the court." Then he pulled out his long sword and said angrily: "Do you want to try my long sword? Is it sharp enough?”
