As soon as the Chu army arrived, Lu County was defeated without attack.

This matter has to start with the late King Han Xin of Qi. In the two Si Shui Wars, Han Xin fished twice in the pond. He forced the military rations from the aristocratic families and civilians in Qi, causing public resentment. To use a word to describe the mood of the people of Lu County at this time, that is, happiness. They looked forward to the Chu army that was long before they could be.

When Xiang Zheng and Gao Lang appeared outside the town of Lu County surrounded by the five hundred Hu Ben Guards, Lu County Magistrate Tian Mu had already waited on the left side of the road with dozens of officials and local well-known squires. On one side, there was a head of the incense table, but it was the head of the Xue County Magistrate sent by King Qi Han He to Lu County.

"Greetings to the prince!" Seeing Xiang Zheng from afar, Tian Mu and others bowed their heads and bowed.

Xiang Zheng quickly turned over and dismounted, rushed forward and helped Tian Mu up, and then knelt down to the official behind Tian Mu. The squire said, "Don't give such a great gift, please get up, please get up quickly."

"The prince, I have been waiting for the king's army." Tian Mu stood up and sighed.

Behind Tian Mu, many gentry were even crying. Speaking of which, Lu County was once the fief of Xiang Yu, there were many old and young people from Chu in the county. Now that they finally waited for the Chu army, how could they not sigh? And the merchants and merchants were even more excited. They were the ones who most wanted to rule the Chu State.

At the moment, the army entered the city, and Tian Mu set up a banquet in the county government to welcome Xiang Zheng.

The banquet lasted until late at night, and Xiang Zhengcai returned to the military camp outside the city with all his might.

The accompanying waiter presented Yan tea, and Xiang Zheng waved his hand to hold him back. Then he asked Gao Lang, who was kneeling down and said, "Ziliang, you must not guess that this Lu County Magistrate Tian Mu was actually the distant nephew of General Tian Heng."

"Oh?" Gao Lang said with a very clever mind, "What did he say to you?"

"This guy is also a smart guy, he didn't say it clearly." Xiang Zheng smiled and shook his head, and then said again. "However, his implications have been expressed clearly, and he still insisted on saying that the elders of Xue County hope that Tian Heng could return to Qi. Haha, he also said that Tian Heng's return will help Qi quickly restore order."

Gao Lang smiled and said, "The second half of his sentence is true. The Tian family is a royal family for hundreds of years. The tree has a deep roots and its influence on Qi is beyond the reach of other families. As the old King of Qi, Tian Heng would indeed be conducive to the restoration of Qi. However, it is hard to say whether this is a blessing or a disaster for Da Chu."

No matter what, Tian Heng was also one of the heroes of the times. He was always ambitious and the King of Chu was also wary of him. Since the more than ten years since Tian Heng returned to Chu, the King of Chu has basically never allowed him to lead his troops alone and go on a war.

Xiang Zheng waved his hand and said, "I think it is a blessing or a disaster to enfeoff Tian Heng. I will write a letter to my father to tell you about this."

Gao Lang was a little stunned, but didn't ask much. Others didn't understand Xiang Zheng, but Gao Lang knew very well. The prince seemed dull on the surface, but in fact he was very handsome. With so many of the great tutors' earnest teachings, his knowledge was far beyond the ordinary prince. He was just clumsy in eloquence and was not good at expressing himself.

Gao Lang said again: "Zihe, what should I do next?"

According to the agreement between Chu and Han countries, the Chu army could stop the army after capturing Lu County, but Gao Lang obviously did not intend to abide by the agreement between the two countries, so this question was asked.

"What should I do?" Xiang Zheng smiled, "Of course I will continue to go north and take Linzi directly."

Gao Lang laughed loudly, immediately got up and walked to the screen hanging on the map, pointed to the map and said, "There are two roads to go from Lu County to Linzi, one is to take the east line, detour to Langya, and Jiaodong to Linzi. However, this road takes a long way to go, and it takes a lot of time. Besides, it is to take the western line and enter Linzi from Jibei. Although this road is close, it is likely to be intercepted by the Han army."

Xiang Zheng also got up and walked closer, patted the map and said, "Ziliang, there is actually a third way to go."

"You mean crossing the Eastern Taishan (Yishan Mountain)?" Gao Lang's eyes lit up, and he immediately said with concern, "But the Eastern Taishan Mountain is high and dense, with ravines and beasts appearing in it, so it's difficult to get away."

"So, we have to divide the troops into two groups," said Xiang Zheng. "Ziliang, you lead the army to the western front to attract the attention of the Han, Han and Zhao coalition forces. The marching needs to be slowed down to confuse the audio-visual of the coalition forces. But I led three thousand elite troops across the Eastern Taishan and went straight to Linzi. Only in this way can I capture Linzi before the coalition forces."

"No, this is too dangerous." Gao Lang said decisively, "I'll go to Linzi."

"Ziliang, don't fight." Xiang Zheng smiled, "I am not as good as you to lead the army to win the battle, kill generals and seize the flag, but when it comes to dealing with the opportunity and using troops to make tricks, you are not as good as me."

Gao Lang was speechless because Xiang Zheng was talking about the facts.

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The Han, Han and Zhao coalition forces have been stationed in Lixia for more than ten days.

Zhou Yafu, the chief general of the coalition army, seemed calm and composed. He neither sent troops to attack the city nor sent people to persuade the surrender. He only flipped military scriptures in the tent every day. Occasionally, there were melodious and pleasant sounds of the tent. Not only did the generals of the Han and Zhao countries express their disdain, but even the generals of the Han army shook their heads and smiled bitterly.

Bai Mo was dominated by Zhou Yafu, and there was a lot of controversy among the soldiers of the coalition.

No matter what, Zhou Yafu is still only eighteen years old, just a young man who has just grown up. Just because he has read several military books and is the prime minister's personal disciple, he is qualified to be the commander of the 100,000 army? Isn't this a joke? But if he doesn't accept it, no one dares to chew any tongue.

At Bai Mo's suggestion, the King of Han, King of Han and King Zhao all gave Zhou Yafu the King's Sword. In other words, Zhou Yafu has the right to deal with the situation. If he offended Zhou Yafu, who knows whether this young man would ask the King's Sword to kill them? If he really becomes the dead soul under his sword, he will be unable to find a place to complain about his grievances.

Bai Yan brought a large group of lieutenants, Sima, and military marquis into Zhou Yafu's central army tent.

Bai Yan was the distant nephew of Bai Xuan, the general of Zhao State. Fifty thousand of the 100,000 coalition forces were Zhao's army. Logically speaking, he should be the commander of the coalition forces by Bai Yan, but Bai Xuan was eventually convinced by Bai Mo. Although Zhao State sent the most troops, the commander of the coalition forces eventually became Zhou Yafu, the commander of the Han army, who only sent 20,000 troops.

"General." Bai Yan bowed slightly to Zhou Yafu and said in a deep voice, "We have been waiting for almost half a month in the lunar calendar. When will we have to wait?"

"That's it." Han Ju, the chief general of the Han army, walked up and said coldly, "The coalition forces have only prepared two months of military rations. If they are exhausted after the cessation, what can they use to attack Linzi? The general can't let the soldiers attack Linzi on hungry, right?"

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious." Zhou Yafu waved his hand and said lightly, "The deep ditch and high walls of the river are the strong city defense. If you just attack hard, there will be many casualties and injuries, and the military will not take it."

"Don't be anxious, always don't be anxious." Bai Yan spread his hands and said, "When will we wait?"

Zhou Yafu's eyes were slightly cold, he glanced at Bai Yan and said in a deep voice: "The reinforcements arrived, and it was time for soldiers to seize the city without bloodshed!"

"Reinforcements? What reinforcements?" Bai Yan was stunned and frowned, "There are all 100,000 coalition forces here, where can they come from?"

"The general is not talking about the Chu army or the Yan army, right?" Han Ju also said sarcastically, "The general really thinks that the Chu army will have the Yan army with the coalition forces?"

Zhou Yafu sneered: "When did this general say that the Chu and Yan armies will come to support?"

Han Ju replied coldly: "Apart from the Chu and Yan armies, where are there any reinforcements?"

Zhou Yafu put down the military book in his hand, stood up and said, "I said there is, that is there!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a meteor scout came into the tent and reported: "Report to the general, reinforcements from Qi were found thirty miles away!"

When the generals in the tent changed their faces when they heard this, Han Ju sneered even more: "Haha, now, the reinforcements of the general and the others did not come, but they waited for the reinforcements of Qi."

Bai Yan also said with a frown: "Now we are attacking from both sides and we are in trouble."

"Who said that it was a reinforcement from Qi?" Zhou Yafu laughed loudly, "Haha, that is clearly our reinforcements, helping us capture the reinforcements from the calendar!"

As the generals looked at the extremely surprised eyes, Zhou Yafu pulled out two golden arrows from the quiver pot on the desk and shouted: "Bai Yan, Han Ju obeys the order!"

Bai Yan, although Han Ju was unwilling to do so, he still gritted his teeth and bowed, saying, "I will be here!"

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The night was as dark as ink, and it was dead silent outside the city.

Two Qi army soldiers were holding long spears and were guarding the city tremblingly. The cold wind blew on their faces and felt like a knife. After their eyes were opened for a long time, they burst into tears. However, the two Qi army soldiers did not dare to slack off at all. From time to time, they would throw a torch outside the city and look out.

It’s really not a job to watch in such a cold day.

Without warning, a faint flame suddenly appeared under the dark night sky outside the city. The two soldiers of Qi army thought they were confused, so they subconsciously rubbed their eyes. When they opened their eyes, the flame became brighter, and it turned from a little flame to two points, and then four o'clock and eight o'clock...

In less than a moment, endless fires appeared like ghosts outside the city.

"Firelight! The enemy attacks! The enemy is attacking! Blow the trumpet to warn!" A night watchman quickly raised his short bull horn. The short and harsh trumpet sound suddenly soared into the sky. He hid in the arrow tower. The soldiers of Qi who were warming behind the female wall were awakened one after another, and then picked up the weapons placed beside him and grabbed the Duotu in a mess.

In the military camp below the city, Tian Hao, the Lixia guard general who was lying in armor, also turned over and jumped up.

When Tian Hao brought hundreds of defending soldiers from the military camp to the top of the city, under the night sky outside the city, the stars of fire had already spread into an endless sea of ​​fire, and it was as bright as the firelight in the daytime, thousands of Han, Han and Zhao soldiers were swarming towards Lixia.
Chapter completed!