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Chapter 426 Talk about crossing the river
That night, the torches on both sides of Yishui were lit.

On the bank of the river, soldiers of the Xia army, in teams of ten, patrolled along the bank with torches and set fire to illuminate the river.

The whole Yishui was illuminated brightly.

Xia Jun's big camps are one after the other, stacked on top of each other, strictly regulated, and the [-] army camps almost obscured the line of sight.
Li Chongjiu looked at it for a long time, and thought that Xia's army's formation method was very rigorous, and it seemed that it was by no means comparable to ordinary rebels.

In fact, Dou Jiande's campaigns in the past few years have been very good, sweeping Hebei, and before the decisive battle with Li Shimin, Dou Jiande is almost powerless, Li Shentong, Xu Yuanlang, Xu Shiji, Wang Bo, Meng Haigong, all It was he who swept away and unified Shandong and Hebei.

It's just that when Li Chongjiu didn't understand, why Dou Jiande's strength, but defeated Hulaoguan in a decisive battle with Li Shimin in the end, and gave his hegemony to Li Shimin so easily. History has always been ambiguous about this battle of Hulaoguan.

Some people say that Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande's 10,000+ elite with 3000 Xuanjia troops.For Li Chongjiu, this is really unimaginable. More than 10,000 riders break through an army of [-]+. No matter how strong Li Shimin is, he will not be so strong, and no matter how weak Dou Jiande is, this is why.

Li Chongjiu looked at Yi Shui, lost in thought.
Back in the big tent, Li Chongjiu recruited Ji Chuan and Xue Wanshu to discuss in the middle of the night.

After Li Chongjiu put forward his point of view, Ji Chuan and Xue Wanshu were shocked.

After everyone discussed in the middle of the night, Ji Chuan followed Li Chongjiu's order, and when it was almost dawn, he took a flat boat.

At dawn, there was a thick fog on Yishui, and the soldiers of the Xia army patrolling with torches saw a boat approaching across the river, and they were all armed with guns at the moment.

But I heard the person on the small boat shouting from a distance: "We are ordered by the Duke of the Valley to see the King of Xia."

The soldiers on the shore were all surprised when they heard this, and thought that they were the envoys of the Youzhou Army.At present, ten soldiers held guns together, watching the envoy of the Youzhou Army come to the shore by boat.

But I saw the envoy of the Youzhou army, holding a goose feather fan, wearing white clothes, and only two sergeants manning the boat beside him, nothing else.Seeing him going to the meeting alone, soldiers of Xia army couldn't help admiring his courage.

The envoy was on the boat and said: "Please report to King Xia, and say that Ji Chuan, the envoy of Youzhou Army, is asking to see you."

The soldiers did not dare to be negligent, and they took care of each other inside at the moment, while sending someone to deliver the letter.

Inside the big tent, Dou Jiande was ascending to the morning tent, discussing with the generals about marching troops, when he heard that an envoy from the Youzhou Army had come, Dou Jiande couldn't help being surprised, and asked, "Who is this Ji Chuan?"

Song Zhengben cupped his hands and said: "I heard that this person was born in a branch of the gentry family. He was originally a depressed person, but now he has become a dragon. He is not only Li Chongjiu's think tank, but also a high-ranking official in Youzhou."

Dou Jiande asked: "Since Li Chongjiu is a think tank, why did you come here? Is it to find out the truth of our army?"

Zhang Xuansu said with a smile: "I don't think so, if my prediction is correct, he must be here to be a lobbyist."

Dou Jiande heard the words and said: "Since you are here to be a lobbyist, you have to frustrate him. Xu Zong, you go down and prepare, do you know what to do?"

"Someone will understand."

Not long after the banks of the Yishui River, there was a noise of people and horses in the fog. A general led a hundred cavalry, galloped to the small boat, and asked, "Who is Ji Chuan?"

The envoy said: "That's right."

The general jumped off his horse and said: "King Xia has an order. Please don't neglect your honored guests when they come."

Himekawa clasped his hands together, and the two of them moved forward together.

Not long after arriving at the Xia Army camp, before seeing the Yuanmen, the Xia Army brigade's fine armored cavalry galloped out, and the file was endless, but the people were like tigers and the horses were like dragons.

The general asked Ji Chuan: "Ji Zong, what do you think of our Xia Army's cavalry?"

Ji Chuan said: "It can be used to dance lions and dragons."

The general was furious, and immediately led Ji Chuan forward, and came to the open space between a battalion, where he saw thousands of Xia army infantry, holding shields in their left hands and lances in their right, they were dividing into two teams, one wearing red scarves and the other Wearing yellow scarves, they fight each other and practice offense and defense.

Above the clearing, the sound of killing shook the sky, the soldiers on both sides sounded like thunder, and the smoke and dust billowed from each other's killing, which was spectacular.

General Xia Jun had no choice but to look proudly at Ji Chuan and asked, "Ji is engaged, it's just cavalry, what do you think of my Xia Army infantry?"
Ji Chuan said with a sneer, "It's impossible to make a clay wax figure."
General Xia Jun said angrily: "Er'an dares to be so arrogant. Once you meet King Xia, you will be severely punished."

Ji Chuan said: "I've heard that ancient monarchs used benevolence and righteousness to subdue people, but I haven't heard that they used armor to intimidate people."

The Xia Jun general was dumb at the moment, and said: "You wait here, I will report to Xia Jun."

The general of the Xia army went to the big tent, and repeated what General Cai Jichuan said to Dou Jiande.

Dou Jiande couldn't help being furious when he heard the words, and Zhang Xuansu said: "In ancient times, envoys to the enemy must choose courageous ones. Since they talk about benevolence and righteousness, your majesty might as well watch him and see what he has to say."

Dou Jiande nodded, and immediately ordered Ji Chuan to meet him.

Not long after, Ji Chuan stepped into the big tent, saluted Dou Jiande from a distance, and said, "Youzhou Governor's Mansion is a doctor, Ji Chuan pays his respects to His Majesty."

"Why don't you kneel boldly." Dou Jiande and the generals shouted together.

Dou Jiande waved his hand, but seeing that Ji Chuan was short in stature and unattractive in appearance, he was displeased by three points at first, and then put his hands behind his back, with an arrogant expression, and hated three points even more.

At that moment Dou Jiande shouted back the generals and said: "People in the wilderness don't know etiquette, so don't argue with him. Let me ask you, since you are here as an envoy, what do you want to say?"

Ji Chuan said: "I am ordered by my lord to come to discuss peace for Xia Jun."

Dou Jiande raised his head and laughed loudly when he heard the words, and the generals in the tent also laughed, Ji Chuan looked around and smiled.

The laughter stopped, and Dou Jiande said: "I have an army of [-], and the land of Youzhou is like turning the palm of my hand. If Li Chongjiu understands the current affairs, he will surrender as soon as possible, so as not to lose his life."

Ji Chuan said with his hands behind his back, "I really admire King Xia. After yesterday's disastrous defeat in the first battle, I can still have such confidence. It's really...haha."

Dou Jiande snorted coldly, and said: "Since I started my army, I have regarded the heroes of the world as worthless rats. Wherever the army goes, they are invincible and invincible. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish. What is your master? Confidence, you can reject my hundred thousand soldiers."

Ji Chuan said: "Your Majesty exaggerates the truth. As far as I know, there are at least three people in the world who are not afraid of you."

Dou Jiande said emphatically, "Which three people, let's talk about it."

Ji Chuan said: "My lord of Youzhou, Luo in the grassland, Li Yuan in Guanzhong, Du Fuwei in Huainan, Xiao Xian in Jingxiang, and Wang Shichong in Luoyang, I'm afraid none of them can be called grassroots rats."

Dou Jiande's body trembled when he heard the words, he stroked his beard and meditated.

(End of this chapter)