Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 140 Wei Yan: Bring your majesty some specialties of Qi!

Since Xiao Chengji was also a well-known figure in the county, and everyone in the county could tell a few words about his deeds, it didn't take much effort for Xiao Chengji's general information to appear in front of Wei Yan and Gao Lan.

The county captain of Fengkou County?

And you've ever surrendered to a bandit?

"Lao Gao, do you think that for such a person, I would be so obedient when I see you?"

Combined with what his personal guard said to him and the envoy's every move after entering the woods, Wei Yan couldn't help but sneer.

"It seems that some people will never look back until they hit the wall..."

Gao Lan, who also realized something was wrong, snorted from his nostrils, moved his wrists, and asked with a sneer.

"This kid is so talented that he dares to play such a trick in front of you and me. Wen Chang, tell me, how do you deal with this guy?"

"How to prepare it? Of course, let this kid taste the feeling of betrayal and separation." Wei Yan showed a mouth of sharp white teeth, "Didn't His Majesty often say that he has no capable people? This kid dares to take risks in front of you and me, which can be regarded as brave and resourceful. . How about you and I abduct this guy back to the south of the Yangtze River, and treat it as bringing some specialties of Qi to His Majesty."

Well, it is only owned by Qi people and is considered a local specialty.

No problem!
Gao Lan glanced at Wei Yan speechlessly.

"Are you sure this kid won't cause trouble when he arrives in Jiangnan?"

A rare smile appeared on Wei Yan's red face.

"When we get to the south of the Yangtze River, we can't let him make the decision. Besides, Lao Gao, you don't know how shrewd Privy Wang and others are. How can he be tricked by this kid? If he really dares to play tricks, he will suffer the consequences. Even In the end, it’s still unclear who cheated whom.”

"What Chief Wen said makes sense."

Gao Lan thought about it and found that it was indeed the case, so he nodded and agreed to the matter.

"Come on, let's work together. After thinking about it, I feel that if these people want to attack us, there are only two ways..."

The voices in the woods gradually became inaudible.

As Xiao Chengji returned to the county and brought the Chu army's reply, the county magistrate Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief and began to prepare people to prepare food and baggage.

Seeing the movement in the city, Wei Yan also directed his soldiers to the open space around the county town and began to set up camp.

Three flags embroidered with "Chu", "Wei" and "Gao" were hung up quickly by the soldiers and fluttered in the wind. Together with more than two thousand soldiers, it was enough to cause enough psychological pressure on the people in the city.

Although Fengkou County is a county town, there are only more than [-] residents, including only young and strong people, which is even slightly less than the Chu army outside the city.

Now facing more than two thousand Chu soldiers, all men and women, young and old in the city felt like Alexander.

"Sir, this is the Chu army demonstrating against us."

On top of the city wall, Xiao Chengji whispered as he looked at the Chu army displaying its might outside the city.

"How come I don't know this?"

Xu Xin glared at Xiao Chengji and said angrily.

I know, I know, but the pressure is really too much for him to bear...

"Xiao County Lieutenant, ask your soldiers to seize the time to deliver food and supplies to these Chu people. Don't let them find excuses to attack." Xu Xin said, "I asked the county magistrate to organize manpower and give all the boats around the county. Transfer here.”

Xiao Chengji raised his hand and said yes.

In the evening, when the sun was about to set, the county gate opened on one side. A famous soldier transported a load of food and supplies to the simple military camp outside the city and handed it over to the Chu soldiers.

"Chang Wen, these Qi people have kept their promise. This food is enough to feed 2000 people for more than five days. In addition to the food, there are also some clothes and bedding."

After counting the supplies, Gao Lan found Wei Yan and whispered.

When Wei Yan heard this, he nodded slightly. Five days of food was enough to support them in retreating after finishing the mission.

"Is there anything wrong with the food?"

"I selected some and let those Qi people eat them, and there seemed to be no problem in a short period of time."

"Don't be careless. Ask a few soldiers to taste it too. What if they put medicine in it that takes a long time to take effect?"

Wei Yan was still worried and warned.

In his opinion, one cannot be too careful when eating food sent by the enemy in enemy territory.

"I see."

Gao Lan knew the importance and nodded quickly.

Even so, Wei Yan also knew that it was too dangerous to do anything in the food. If his side noticed it, he would really fight to the death.

Whether it was for the sake of the people in the city or his own life, there was a high probability that Xu Xin would not tamper with the food.

If it were him, he would most likely take action suddenly when the other party's vigilance is at its weakest before leaving.

"However, if they really dare to take action, I think the most likely possibility is on the Fengshou River."

Wei Yan turned his head and looked at the sparkling river in the distance under the setting sun.

Under the order of the county magistrate, seven or eight ships were already docked on the bank of Fengshou River. As far as the eye could see, there were people driving boats of different sizes coming from the upper and lower reaches of the river towards the county town.

Obviously, these boats were collected by the Qi people from around the county on the orders of Magistrate Xu.

Most of these boats are small boats, which can only accommodate seven or eight people at a time.

Their Chu army totaled more than [-] people. If they wanted to cross the Fengshou River, there would be a lot of small boats like this.

Wei Yan made a rough estimate. According to Qi Ren's collection speed, it would probably be late at night even if they found all the ships.

Calculating the time, Guan Zhenguo and Xuexian Du have probably succeeded.

Most of the Qi navy, which had been annihilated, should be busy retreating and regrouping at this moment, and had no time to care about their own side.Therefore, there is not much risk in staying here for a night.

However, as a precaution, the guard should be strengthened tonight.

"Lao Gao, on the night watch tonight, how about you take the people up until midnight and I'll take the people in the second half of the night?"

Gao Lan nodded and looked at the shadowy city wall in the distance.

"Chang Wen, you are the commander-in-chief, I listen to you."

Even if this group of courageous Qi people dare not go out of the city to attack at night, they still need to be vigilant.

When Wei and Yan were talking about the people of Qi, little did they know that the people of Qi were also talking about them on the city wall.

"Sir, although the Chu army's camps are few, they are arranged in an orderly manner and have posted sentries with great caution. Even if we make a sneak attack at night, there is a high possibility of failure."

On the city wall, Xiao Chengji carefully observed the Chu army camp for a while, and then said to the county magistrate Xu Xin on the side.

The other party was too vigilant. Based on the combat power of the county soldiers, even if it was a night attack, the probability of victory was extremely low.

"So we can only take action when the Chu army crosses the river tomorrow?"

Xu Xin was quite disappointed.

"As the art of war goes, strike when you are half-crossed."

Xiao Chengji looked at the rolling Fengshou River outside the city and said.

Xu Xin was silent for a long time, then he tentatively said:
"Lieutenant Xiao County, how about you and I really surrender and send these plague gods out of the country?"

Xiao Chengji curled his lips inconspicuously.

Seeing that the risk was too great, the county magistrate wanted to be a coward again.

"My lord, it's too late to say anything now." Xiao Chengji pointed to the Fengshou River outside the city, shook his head and said, "My lord, do you know why these Chu troops want to cross the river?"

Xu Xin shook his head blankly.

He is not from Chu, how can he know what the other person is thinking!
"Fifty miles north of the Fengshou River, there is a military horse farm. These Chu troops are most likely aiming there." Xiao Chengji said, "The Chu people just wanted to send troops to harass the rear, and wanted to get Marshal Zhang on the front. Wait for others to allocate some of their energy to deal with it.”

Up to now, the news of the Qi Navy's defeat in the first battle and the death of their coach Zhang Zhaoxing has not completely spread.

"My lord, have you ever thought about it? If your Majesty really helps the Chu army cross the river this time, not to mention His Majesty knows about it, even if Marshal Zhang knows about it, what will happen to you in the end?"

Hearing what Xiao Chengji said, Xu Xin's face suddenly twitched.

If the Chu army really wants to cross the Fengshou River and burn the horse farm, without Your Majesty taking action, Marshal Zhang will want to kill himself!

Seeing Xu Xin come to her senses, Xiao Chengji continued:

"My lord, the Chu army is so powerful that it cannot be defeated. Therefore, you can pretend to surrender, but you can never surrender. As long as you defeat the Chu army in the end, your majesty will not only not blame you, but also think that you are brave and resourceful. But if If you really surrender, my lord, you will become a traitor. How can you be tolerated in His Majesty's eyes?"

"So if your Excellency wants to save your life, the only way out is to counterattack after the surrender and when the Chu army relaxes its vigilance. Success is life, failure is death. There is no third option."

Xiao Chengji's words made Xu Xin feel extremely bitter.

Could it be that he was unlucky this year? Why was he so unlucky?
After finally managing the county in order, I thought I was about to be promoted, but I didn't want to be in Fengkou County at the rear and encounter the Chu army approaching the city.

The opponent is powerful, and if you don't surrender, you will die.

If he really surrenders to the Chu army, if His Majesty finds out, he will still die afterwards.

If he fails to counterattack, he will be retaliated by the Chu army, and he will still die.

If you want to save your life, you can only pray that the Chu army will believe this false surrender plan and then succeed in the sneak attack...

Now, he has no choice but to gamble with his life as Xiao Chengji said.

He only hoped that God would bless him and make this plan succeed.

"For today's plan, we can only follow the words of Xiao County Lieutenant." Xu Xin said with a wry smile, "But, can your plan really succeed?"

"My lord, even a top counselor cannot guarantee that every plan will be successful, let alone a half-assed official like me."

Xiao Chengji said helplessly.

"However, as long as you and I don't show any flaws, the chance of success is still very high."

As he spoke, he pointed to the Fengshou River and revealed his plan.

"Sir, you see, the Fengshou River is extremely wide. It takes at least a quarter of an hour for an ordinary ferry to go back and forth. When the ships were collected earlier, the subordinates had already ordered them to leave, leaving only the small boats to the Chu army, and the larger cargo ships were hidden In a deserted place. These five or six cargo ships are enough to carry two to three hundred people."

"The Chu army only has 2000 people. They will definitely let some people cross the river first to check the situation on the north bank. The number is about 500."

"General Wei Yan will only get on the boat to cross the river after the leading troops land. In this way, they will have troops on both sides of the bank, and they can take care of both ends."

"When about 1000 Chu troops cross the river and only about 500 Chu troops are left on the south bank, that's our chance to take action."

"At that time, light the beacon smoke in the city, notify the cargo ships upstream, and let them go down the river. With the size of the cargo ship, all the Chu troops manning the boats will be knocked into the water. At the same time, the lower official led the strong and brave men Go out of the city and destroy the [-] Chu troops still stranded on the south bank."

"At that time, there were only more than a thousand Chu troops left, and they were all on the north bank. The entire Fengshou River was under our control again. Even if they jumped in anger, they could not cross the river and retaliate against Fengkou County. .The safety of the adults and the people in the county will be guaranteed."

"As for the rest, it has nothing to do with us anymore. Let's leave it to the adults in the counties on the north coast. Your Majesty has already done this. Even if His Majesty finds out in the future, he will not be able to blame you."

After hearing Xiao Chengji's plan, Xu Xin's eyes lit up.Wonderful, wonderful!

Pretending to surrender, counterattacking, and diverting trouble to the east, these are all interconnected and seamless!
In the end, all they had to face was the Chu army, totaling about a thousand on the south bank and in the river.

"Okay, just follow Lieutenant Xiao's instructions!"

Xu Xin slammed the city wall made of bluestone with her hand and said in a deep voice.

The next morning, it was just dawn.

Bad news came from the Chu army.

The Chu army hoped that the county magistrate could send them across the river in person. Of course, they also promised that they would send the county magistrate back intact.

Upon hearing the news, both Xu Xin and Xiao Chengji were dumbfounded.

Because according to the agreement between the two parties yesterday, they only need to provide the food and fodder ships required by the Chu army, and the agreement is considered completed.

The county magistrate Xu Xin did not even need to leave the city in person. He, Xiao Chengji, could stand safely at the top of the city and watch the Chu army cross the river. He could then send a signal at the right time for the upstream cargo ships to dispatch and attack his side from both sides.

Who would have thought that this early in the morning, the Chu army would put forward new demands.

"Lieutenant Xiao County, what should we do?"

Xu Xin was so worried that she almost cried.

Everyone can see that the Chu army's request is just to ask for hostages?
If he really agreed to the other party's request, Xu Xin would be in danger of losing his life after taking action. But if he didn't take action, the charge of treason would really fall on him, and he would still be unable to wash it off.

If His Majesty cleans things up in the future, will Xu Xin be able to enjoy his good fruits?
"My lord, why don't you excuse yourself with illness and let me go? I think that I have some martial arts skills, so I can be more confident when I find an opportunity to escape. But when it comes to taking action, I hope you won't hesitate." .”

Xiao Chengji gritted his teeth and said.

There was nothing he could do about it, Xiao Chengji came up with this plan, and Magistrate Xu was his superior. Due to emotions and reasons, he should stand up at this time.

Seeing Xiao Chengji taking the initiative to take over the matter, Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a hardship for Lieutenant Xiao County."

"It is the duty of a lower official to share the worries of the adults."

Xiao Chengji said with clasped fists.

On the bank of Fengshou River, Gao Lan snorted coldly when he saw Xiao Chengji coming.

"Didn't you ask your adults to come? Why are you a coward like you?"

"Two generals," Xiao Chengji clasped his fists and saluted Wei Yan with a very humble attitude. "Because my master was afraid of the power of the generals, he woke up several times last night and was in low spirits today. Hearing that the two generals wanted to see him, he was even more excited. I was so frightened that I locked myself in the study without seeing anyone. With no choice, everyone had to push the villain out. After all, the villain met the two generals yesterday, and he seemed to be familiar with them."

"Oh, one soldier is a coward, and there will be a roost in the nest. Your Master Xu is such a coward, no wonder your kid is also a coward."

Gao Lan sneered again and again.

"Old Gao, why are you so angry with a baby? Crossing the river is more important." Wei Yan persuaded lightly, looked at Xiao Chengji and said, "If you guys don't play tricks, I will let you go back to the city after crossing the river, but if you dare If you have any evil intentions, then don’t blame me for being ruthless."

After saying that, Wei Yan began to direct the soldiers to cross the river without looking at Xiao Chengji's face.

There were thirty or forty small boats on the shore. In a short time, more than five hundred Chu troops were transported to the north bank of Fengshou River.

"Boy Xiao, it's time for you and I to get on the boat. Let's go."

With almost [-] soldiers crossing the river in front of him, Wei Yan turned around and said to Xiao Chengji, while reaching out and grabbing his wrist.

Feeling the force coming from his wrist, Xiao Chengji's heart tightened.

This thief is so powerful!

But at this time, he did not dare to act rashly, so he had to be pulled onto the cargo ship by Wei Yan.

On the city wall, Xu Xin's expression gradually became nervous as he watched the Chu army cross the Fengshou River with the help of a ship.

"Sir, I counted more than 800 Chu thieves who have crossed the river. Lieutenant Xiao and the general have also boarded the boat."

Next to Xu Xin, a close confidant who was staring at the movements of the Chu army said to him.

Xu Xin was silent for a moment, and then said with difficulty:

"Send a beacon to tell the upper reaches that the time has come to take action. Don't worry about Xiao County Lieutenant. He said before leaving that he has his own plan to escape."

The leader of the Chu army is in the middle of the river. If he takes action at this time, as long as he kills the opponent, the Chu army will be leaderless and will collapse without a fight. And with this merit, he can also rise in official position.

As for Xiao Chengji's life or death, his fate will be bad if he dies, and his fate will be good if he lives. It all depends on God's face. What does it have to do with him?

Following Xu Xin's order and a few breaths later, billowing smoke rose from the city walls of Fengkou County, which could be clearly seen even from miles away.

In the Fengshou River, Wei Yan, who was standing at the bow of the boat and holding Xiao Chengji's right hand, heard the soldiers' exclamations and looked back, and the billowing smoke suddenly came into view.

"Lieutenant Xiao, is this your plan?"

Looking at Xiao Chengji with a gloomy expression next to him, Wei Yan raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a smile.

"Chu thief, die!"

Seeing that the signal to take action was issued from the county seat and that he was unable to escape for a while, Xiao Chengji took heart and circulated his true energy, preparing to directly take down the Chu army general in front of him.

As long as the opponent is captured, these soldiers will be under the influence of the enemy, and their own safety will be guaranteed.

However, before he could make a move, a huge amount of true energy that was so powerful that he could not imagine it surged out from the general surnamed Wei. It poured into his body along the opponent's right hand and blocked all his true energy back to his Dantian. In the process, he also sealed all the big holes in his body.

"you……"

Xiao Chengji, who couldn't move at all, felt frightened and angry in his heart.

"Tsk, tsk, boy, is this what you rely on? The seventh-grade cultivation level is not bad, but there are some things that are not good enough."

Released his right hand, Wei Yan looked at Xiao Chengji, said "tsk tsk" a few times, and said:

"With your cultivation, let alone a general, you can't hide it from even the deputy general. You still want to do something under our noses?"

"Damn Chu thief, kill grandpa if you dare!" Xiao Chengji, knowing that his plan had failed and there was no hope of escape, was determined to die, gritted his teeth and cursed bitterly.

He just wants to anger the other person and give himself a good time.

"You are very energetic. Your Majesty will definitely like it after seeing it." Wei Yan nodded appreciatively, and Fang joked, "But after a while, I hope you are still so energetic."

As he spoke, he looked towards the south bank.

"At this time, it's almost time for Lao Gao to take action."

As soon as Wei Yan finished speaking, he heard the uniform roar of his subordinates coming from the south bank.

"Tell you and others that the county captain Xiao Chengji has secretly defected to our army, and my general is aware of your plot!"

“Don’t make a mistake, otherwise you will destroy the city and leave no chickens or dogs behind!”

Immediately following, came Gao Lan's powerful roar.

"You guys are watching, if you dare to take action, this will be your fate!"

Immediately, Wei Yan felt a powerful energy suddenly erupting on the south bank.

"This qi machine, eighth, eighth grade?"

Xiao Chengji, who also felt the energy, couldn't help but turn pale and felt bitter in his heart.

The Chu army also left an eighth-level cultivation master on the south bank. If the county magistrate followed the plan, he might not be able to kill him...

"Can you guess what grade this general is?"

Wei Yan asked with a smile.

Not daring to think about the outrageous idea in his mind, Xiao Chengji, who had regained his senses, thought of what the soldiers of Chu on the bank said, and his face suddenly turned pale, and he looked at Wei Yan with his neck stiffened.

"General Wei, how could you accuse someone of his innocence out of thin air? When did I, Xiao Chengji, defect to Chu?"

Wei Yan raised his hand and patted the other party's shoulder and said with a smile:
"It doesn't matter what you think. What matters is what the county magistrate of your family thinks. That's the most important thing. Send us delicious food across the Fengshou River, but the plan fails again. You said, then the Emperor of Qi will investigate Come down, in order to save his life, can he bear the blame?"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Chengji was speechless and speechless.

He knew his master's character well, and knew that if he didn't throw the blame to this "dead man" at that time, something strange would happen.

"Oh, what a pity. From now on, you will be a street rat that people in Qi will beat up on sight."

Wei Yan shook his head with regret, cupped his hands in the direction of Shenjing, and said:

"When I saw that you were able to come up with such a plan, and that you were skilled in martial arts and could barely be called 'both civil and military', I began to cherish talents. I, the emperor, have always liked talents. When I return to Chu, I will I will personally inform His Majesty of Xiao Chengji’s achievements, and announce them to the world so that everyone in the world knows about them. Everyone in the three prefectures in Jiangbei has a desire to serve Chu."

Xiao Chengji opened his mouth and gave up the idea of ​​arguing.

Nowadays, everyone is a knife and a fish, and he is powerless to do whatever the other party wants.

He did not give any hope to the ambush arranged upstream.

A master of the eighth level of cultivation was the deputy general. He simply couldn't even think about the cultivation level of the chief general surnamed Wei.

However, Murphy's Law tells us that the more we don't want something to happen, the more likely it will happen.

Soon, eight cargo ships sailed down from the upstream. Each ship carried twenty or thirty Chu soldiers. Each ship had weapons on their waists. They rowed the oars quickly and rushed towards the small boat carrying Wei Yan.

"Keep an eye on him."

After giving instructions to his personal guards, Wei Yan tiptoed out of the cabin.

Relying on his tyrannical cultivation, Wei Yan was suspended above the river, holding the handle of the knife in his right hand, looking coldly at the rushing Qi army ships.

When the other party was close, Wei Yanfang gave a loud shout.

"Listen carefully, I don't want to commit more crimes, but if you dare to take a step forward, this turbulent river will be your fate!"

Along with a bright sword light, Wei Yan slashed towards the river ahead.

boom!
After a loud bang, everyone on both sides of the Fengshou River froze in place as they looked at the scene in front of them.

It turned out that under Wei Yan's sword, a broad river surface of nearly 200 meters appeared directly from the place where the sword light cut, and a break layer appeared, and the river surface full of sediment appeared in everyone's field of vision.

The surging river water was cut off for three to five breaths under this knife, and then it closed up again with a bang.

One knife cuts off the river!
"The general is mighty!"

Seeing this scene, the morale of the Chu troops on both sides of the bank and in the river surged instantly, and they all shouted loudly.

In the cabin, Xiao Chengji felt mixed emotions as he watched Qi Jun hurriedly turn the bow of the ship.

Ninth Grade Grandmaster Realm!
No wonder the opponent is so confident, because in the face of absolute strength, any calculation becomes useless.

(End of this chapter)