After a great battle in Lingtong, the ant army was clearly retreating. King Ruluo Nan drove his chariot back and asked, "Why don't you two kings go to war with the ants?" But the two kings said perfunctorily: "How can you kill a chicken with a ox-knife? Our army is standing by to cheer for the king." Wang lowered his head and looked down at the corpse lying in the valley, and said: "The enemy army is retreating steadily in the face of my powerful coalition forces. Whoever can capture the Qingshui River and capture the king of the ant tribe will be the overlord of the South China Sea?" The two kings? They looked at each other for a long time and led the army to rush forward. Everyone wanted to seize the first prize. The three kings led the army and rushed to Langshan first.
In the Lang Valley area, you can see that it is surrounded by mountains, all of which are steep and surrounded by lush trees and withered grass. If an ambush is set up here, the whole army will be annihilated. Thinking of this place makes me deeply scared. At this moment, I saw flags waving on the surrounding mountains. The swordsmith stood on the top of the mountain and said, "I have been waiting for you here for a long time." General Ant and General Bingyi led their armies to guard various mountain passes like iron barrels. The mountains look like a huge bag. When they lead their army into this huge bag, the generals guarding each mountain pass will close the mouth of the bag. Only then did they realize that they had fallen into the enemy's plan, and the army suddenly fell into chaos. King Ruluo Nan gathered his troops and began to break out. Unexpectedly, a huge fireball rolled down from the Nanshan Pass, igniting the withered grass. The soldiers who rushed forward were burned to death by the fire. There were fireballs rolling down from the surrounding mountain passes, like sparks scattered, and the surrounding area suddenly turned into a sea of fire. Most of the soldiers were swallowed up by the sea of fire, struggling in the fire, screaming in agony, this is more than two million lives! The swordsmith looked down at the soldiers running in panic in the fire in the valley below the mountain. He had a kind thought and closed his eyes. He couldn't bear to see this scene, and tears fell from the corners of his eyes. The two kings helped up King Ruluo Nan and looked at the raging fire burning around them. The soldiers were running or rolling in the fire, like a purgatory among insects. They asked desperately: "Are the ants going to die here?" More than two million soldiers were lost in its hands. How will it go back and face the people and ministers at the dawn of its motherland? When King Ruluo Nan thought of this, he was too embarrassed to face it. They walked up and looked at the soldiers who were burned to charcoal. They were extremely sad and were about to draw their swords and kill themselves. A general stopped them and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." The two kings stood aside and said: "Alliance Leader, what do we want to do now? How can we break out of the encirclement?" King Ruluo Nan looked around in despair. The surrounding area was surrounded by a sea of fire. Most of the more than two million coalition troops were killed in the fire, and said: "How can we break out of the encirclement?"
General Ma Liang led an army of 20,000 people and rushed to Langshan, shouting: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." The three kings seemed to see a glimmer of hope and ran to General Ma Liang and said: "General Ma Liang." On the top of the mountain, these generals Standing in front of the swordsmith, he said: "Military advisor." The swordsmith looked up to the sky and said, "God is good at saving lives, let them have a way to survive." With the net open, General Ma Liang helped the three kings get into the chariot. He drove out of Langshan and escaped with only 30,000 remaining soldiers. Most of the outstanding generals were burned to death in the fire, and only a few escaped. This place is surrounded by mountains and has no transportation, let alone contact with various forces. This is a very good encirclement, and almost no soldiers can escape. To turn the encirclement into a desperate situation, I am afraid only a commander as talented as the swordsmith can do it. On the chariot, King Ruluo Nan could not figure out where the 20,000 troops led by General Ma Liang came from. So he asked: "General Ma Liang, where did you get this army from?" General Ma Liang replied: "Back to the king, I have 20,000 troops hidden in Haitang for future response. I expect that when the king comes here, he will be hit by the enemy. As a plan, we will mobilize the 20,000 troops and ask for your forgiveness." King Ruluo Nan felt deeply ashamed when he heard this. He was ashamed that he did not listen to the general's words, which led to today's tragic defeat. If I had listened to General Ma Liang's advice before the battle, I would have felt regretful thinking about it, and said with a slight trembling: "General." After a long time, he said: "General, he has made a meritorious service in rescuing the enemy. What crime is he guilty of?"
Back at the Yazhou base camp, there were corpses everywhere, obviously after a fierce battle here. General Ma Liang stood aside and said: "General Tu Gongyi led an army of 30,000 people to fight against the enemy's army of 100,000 people, and defeated the enemy army. In the end, he was outnumbered and died for his country." King Ruluo Nan looked towards the base camp, and the two kings followed. Behind them, not a word was said, and everyone remained silent. After several nights of fire, the base camp turned into ruins. They just said: "Find the body of General Tu Gong Ant and transport it back to the country for burial." They walked into the base camp and looked around for a burnt corpse kneeling in the camp. In front of the shed, facing the corpses of these soldiers. At this time, its face had been burned beyond recognition by the fire. It was confirmed that the charred corpse was General Tu Gong Ant. King Ruluo Nan stood in front of the body of Tu Gong Ant and said: "General Tu Gong Ant is loyal and brave. He made Tu Gong Ant the general and posthumously named An Guojun." General Tu Gong Ant has no political background. In a home of ordinary people, with only four walls and no livelihood, he was drafted into the army to conquer everywhere before he reached adulthood. He fought bravely and took the lead. In this bureaucratic period, there were no promotions and no military ranks. This time he went out with the army, ordered him to stay at the base camp, and made him a subordinate general, leading an army of 30,000 people. After his death, it was his greatest honor to posthumously title him Lord An Guo.
On the Jieshi to the east, all the warships were burned and driftwood floated on the sea. King Ruluo Nan and the Second King took a small boat back to their homeland.
The swordsmith led the army back, entered the Ant King's palace, knelt down and apologized, saying: "Your Majesty, I am guilty." The Ant King asked: "What crime did the military advisor have?" The swordsmith looked up at the Ant King above the hall and said: " In Langshan, Chen failed to annihilate all the enemy troops. I deliberately let them survive. I am guilty. Please punish me." The Ant King also sympathized with him and said: "There are more than two million troops. They are all common people, and the common people are innocent. Yes, if it were an ant, the ant would do the same thing." The swordsmith said: "The essence of the art of war is to end the war with war, sacrifice some lives to save more lives. In our southern part of the continent The struggle continued, and within hundreds of years, the people suffered numerous casualties, and many people left their homes. The people hoped for reunification, to eliminate the war, so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment, resume production, and make the country prosperous and strong. Unification is the first step for a strong country. At this time, I have Out of compassion, if the generals follow suit, it will hinder the progress of unification, so please punish me." The ant king only agreed and said: "Then I will be fined for three years, military advisor, what do you think?" said the swordsmith. : "Your Majesty, please remove me from the post of General." The swordsmith knows that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. The swordsmith holds military and political power and will be jealous of the king in the future. We turn to the book "Spring and Autumn" written by Confucius. There are countless examples of military generals rebelling or killing kings. Although the king seems to have no independent opinion, who can truly let go of power in the face of power? Many kings want to concentrate Power belongs to all, only in this way will its throne not be threatened, only in this way is it the safest. The swordsmith proposed to remove him from the post of general to appease the ant king. Just as the swordsmith said these words, the ant king agreed quickly and said: "Okay, I promise you, I will give you a three-year salary and remove you from the post of general, as a punishment." The swordsmith followed. A general and strategist concentrated all the military power until the general was removed, deprived of military power, and became a military staff officer. Perhaps this was the result of his self-preservation, and also the result of the little ant admonishing the ant king when he left. In order to make the ant king feel more at ease, thinking that it is an insect without ambition, the swordsmith stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have one more request, please agree to it." The ant king said: "What is the request of the military counselor? Tell me what you want, and I will satisfy your needs." The swordsmith said, "Please give me land and a house." This sentence made the ant king hesitate a little. The swordsmith should be a noble person in its heart. He couldn't figure out why he was so unambitious, so he asked: "What is the reason for this, military advisor?" The swordsmith replied: "I am old. For the sake of my descendants, please give me the gift of your Majesty. My land and house. This is also my selfishness. I ask your Majesty to agree to this." The ant king thought for a while and said, "Let the ants think about it before we talk about it." The swordsmith said again: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to do. It's something." The ant king raised his head and asked, "What else does the military advisor have to do?" The swordsmith said, "This is official business." The ant king couldn't sit still, his eyes were a little wandering, and he said, "I know, you tell me. ." The swordsmith said: "Through this battle, I learned that the maritime power of Ruluo Nanzhou is very powerful. If we don't lead it to land to fight, I am afraid that our army will not be able to compete with it. Although the enemy's This disastrous defeat at Langshan has shaken its national power, but it cannot be underestimated. The minister advised us to develop a strong naval force and consolidate our maritime power." The Ant King suddenly became interested when he heard this and said: " The military advisor continued." The swordsmith said: "Repair the military ports in Yazhou, Tianya, Haitang, and Lingshui and station a large army to form a sense of oppression on Ruluo Xizhou and Ruluo Zhongzhou. Control these two continents to make them Don't dare to act rashly; secondly, select excellent generals who understand water warfare and command skills to train a powerful navy; build hundreds of warships, speedboats, and main battleships again, and prepare the two armies for combat. "Then it's the battle formation, again it's the superiority of the troops, and finally it's the time, place, and insects, all of which are indispensable." The ant king repeatedly praised: "Good, good, the words of the military advisor are in line with the wishes of the ants." Facing the prime minister, Guoxu Ant said: "Xiangguo, I'll leave it to you to select generals who are proficient in naval warfare." Xiangguo Xuyi stood up and said: "Yes, I will go down and do it right now." Then he stepped back and stood among them. The ant king faced the swordsmith again and said: "Military advisor, the military advisor has the full authority to repair the military port and train the navy. The military advisor can go down and take care of it." After that, the eunuch stood up and said: "Disband the court." The ant king got up and entered the harem.
The ministers looked up at the court hall and dispersed one after another, some talking to each other. The swordsmith walked out of the palace ahead of them, and Xiangguo Xuant followed and reached behind him. All the ministers caught up and saluted one after another, saying: "Prime Minister, military adviser." The prime minister and military adviser returned the salute and said: "Comrades, go on your way."
