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Chapter 489

"General, why did you order to stop the march?"

The general at the side asked Liu Heitai.

"Isn't our army coming from afar to fight Li Chongjiu?"

Liu Heikai raised his whip, pointed at Zhao Jun's phalanx, and said: "You see, nearly ten thousand soldiers of Zhao Jun are guarding under the ship city, pressing down on the formation with strong bows and crossbows, while on the boats with their backs to the canal, there are catapults placed. Chariots, bed crossbows. This formation is like a fortified city. If there is not enough troops to attack, it is difficult to win. I, Liu, never fight uncertain battles."

Ling Jing said from the side: "The Zhao army uses boats and ships as the city. This is simply a flat and fortified city. If the art of war is as strong as the clouds, we will attack it. Our army and the Zhao army will fight on the flat ground. The outcome is only five or five. What's more Zhao Jun is currently relying on Zhoucheng, if he does not have a force twice as strong as Zhao Jun, it is better not to test this moon formation for a second."

Zhang Junli said: "But general, Gaoyang City is currently surrounded by the main force of the Zhao army. If we don't repel the invading enemy from Mingzhou, it won't be like watching the enemy army break through Gaoyang City, and then the two armies will join forces in Mingzhou. Under the city?"

Liu Heikai looked at Zhang Junli and said: "Brother Zhang, I don't know what you said, but if we attack rashly now, if we lose, then even if our army does not lose Gaoyang City, it is equivalent to losing this battle. Now is not the time to decide the outcome.”

After hearing this, Liu Shishan said anxiously: "Then, big brother, when will the decisive victory be? Are you just watching Li Chongjiu's army conquer Hebei, and then join forces in Mingzhou?"

Liu Heikai said: "What are you impatient for? Am I not more impatient than you? You forgot that when King Xia was around, he often told us that a man should be patient, and don't fight for the moment."

Seeing that all the generals bowed their heads and remained silent, Liu Heika smiled and said, "Don't worry, if Li Chongjiu captures Mingzhou, I, Liu, will definitely not be the most anxious."

Ling Jing immediately understood and said, "The general is talking about Li Yuan?"

Liu Heitai nodded and said, "Exactly. Don't worry, we don't need to beg Li Yuan, Li Shentong and others will come to beg us."

"What trick is Liu Heitai doing?"

Seeing that Liu Jun came to fight aggressively at first, but now he is taking his time to set up camp, this scene made Zhao Jun's generals unable to understand.

Some of Zhao Jun's generals thought that Liu Heita was timid, some thought that Liu Heita had other tricks, and some thought that Liu Heita was preparing to take a rest and fight again tomorrow. There were various speculations.

"The minister thought that Liu Heita had self-knowledge and knew that he couldn't win, so he stopped."

Xue Wanshu's words were on the contrary, and most of Liu Heita's intentions were guessed, but few generals in the Zhao army agreed.

Wang Mahan cursed and said: "I think Liu Heita has no guts. If he leads the troops to fight and fight, he will be happy. Why bother with so much trouble?"

"That's because Liu Heitai can't afford to lose," Zhang Xuansu said, "Liu Heitai looks rough, illiterate, and never reads, but this person is a natural general, but every general can judge the situation. Liu Hei He is neither courageous nor scheming, nor is he scheming but not courageous."

Xue Wanshu said: "I also think so, if Liu Heita does not attack and confronts our army here, logically speaking, it will be of great benefit to our army, there is no way Liu Heita will not know, but since he has done so , it’s definitely not breaking the can, but it must be a further consideration.”

Li Chongjiu asked: "Two lovers, if Liu Heitai confronts you here, two lovers, how should our army respond?"

"Beware of Li Shentong right now." Xue Wanshu said so.

"We can urge Yu Wenhua to serve Xiao first and then to Xindu." Zhang Xuansu said.

Ji Chuan glanced at Zhang Xuansu, and sneered in his heart, this person really knows how to curry favor.Ji Chuan said sarcastically: "Zhang Shilang is really brilliant, and Ji admires it very much."

Hearing what Zhang Xuansu said, Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Exactly."

So Li Chongjiu and Liu Heita confronted each other by the canal for three days.

Outside Liyang City.

A carriage, escorted by hundreds of soldiers, drove slowly towards the river.

By the canal, thousands of fine riders were stationed here. When they saw the carriage, a general rode forward and said, "This is Zhao Jun's General Luo Shixin. If you dare to ask, the driver is Empress Xiao."

The car stopped, and a 50-year-old eunuch got off and said, "Not bad."

The eunuch spoke with a Jiangnan accent.

Yu Shinan, who was accompanying him in the car, came forward and said: "It turns out that it is General Luo, but my lord is a trustworthy person. Now Empress Xiao will return it. Please go back and tell the general in front of King Zhao."

Seeing the flattery on Yu Shinan's face, the eunuch showed disgust on his face, and said: "Yu Shinan, what a noble queen, how can you allow me to do this, this old slave will fight you."

Yu Shinan was also ashamed when he heard the words, and said: "Eunuch Lao, why get angry and make people laugh."

"That's enough," Luo Shixin shouted loudly, "Since you are here to see the queen, you must always see the queen's side to show your integrity, otherwise it is not the responsibility of the last general to lose your bag."

Eunuch Lao yelled and said: "Presumptuous, the queen's Fengyi, you can see it as soon as you want, are all the people under King Zhao so unruly? Believe it or not, this old servant told the princess that I will kill you."

Luo Shixin laughed, and said: "The duty of the last general is, why should father-in-law be angry?"

After finishing speaking, Luo Shixin nodded, and a soldier in ordinary robes came to the front of the chariot and said, "Please let me see the queen."

"This old slave will fight with you..." Eunuch Lao was furious at first, but when he saw the face of the other party clearly, he was stunned and said in a broken voice: "Qi..."

"Lao Zheng, let him in." Empress Xiao's voice in the carriage trembled a bit.

And the sergeant touched his eyes quietly, and said: "I offended you." After saying that, the sergeant boarded the car directly.

Luo Shixin nodded when he saw it, and said, "Yu Huangmen invites you."

Yu Shinan was wondering why the other party would allow an ordinary sergeant to board the vehicle, but seeing that Luo Shixin did not send the vehicle back to the boat, he simply camped by the river.

Yu Shinan asked: "Since General Luo has been sent, why do you still stay here?"

Luo Shixin snorted coldly and said: "Yu Huangmen is very healthy and prosperous, Luo came to Liyang warehouse to welcome back the queen, and asked your lord to ask for [-] shi for military rations, why did you forget?"

Yu Shinan deliberately patted his head, and pretended to say: "I was negligent. But my lord's warrant hasn't come down yet, and the city can't release food yet, so General Luo will take care of it."

Inside the car, Empress Xiao said with tears in her eyes: "Mother, it is a good fortune to see you once in this life. Why do you say you happen to be in the army?"

The sergeant was Qi Wang Yang Hao, and he said to the other party: "The Yuwen rebels actually took the queen mother hostage. The child is worried about the mother queen, so he came with the army."

Empress Xiao nodded and said: "Very good, very good, I didn't expect our family to be reunited, Changle is doing well, she must have endured the humiliation for our Yang family."

Yang Hao said happily: "My mother is relieved. Although Li Chongjiu is a hero, he is very good to Changle. Changle is still pregnant. Li Chongjiu has already told the officials that if a boy is born, he will be the prince's son. .”

Empress Xiao was extremely pleased, put her palms together, and said: "Buddha bless you."

Outside of driving, Luo Shixin and Yu Shinan were still arguing.Luo Shixin said: "If there is no ration in Liyang warehouse, our army will be hungry here."

Yu Shinan had already made up his mind to renege on his debts, and his attitude of begging Li Chongjiu to send troops was completely different from before. Now that Li Chongjiu's attack on Liu Heitai went smoothly, how could he send out the grain and grass from Li Yangcang again?

Yu Shinan immediately found various excuses to shirk.

Luo Shixin became more and more angry, and the two of them were about to argue.Luo Shixin approached and grabbed Yu Shinan's lapel, and said: "If you don't give the army rations, I will lock the Yuhuang gate here and see how much the Yuhuang gate can pay for the army rations."

Yu Shinan is a literati, how can he stand up to a warrior like Luo Shixin, there are hundreds of Xu soldiers on the side, and thousands of cavalry on the side of Luo Shixin, waiting in full force, seeing Yu Shinan being held hostage, they dare not step forward to help.

After hearing this, Yu Shinan's expression changed, and he said: "General Luo is easy to talk about, let someone go into the city to discuss it, and let the general try it."

Luo Shixin said: "I can't trust you, I want to enter the city together."

Seeing the cavalry behind Luo Shixin, Yu Shinan turned pale and said, "No way, there are so many people, how could I lead so many people."

Luo Shixin sneered and said, "Servant Yu, don't you understand what I mean by this time?"

"You want it?" Yu Shinan turned pale when he heard that.
Not long after, hundreds of soldiers and soldiers were stripped of their armor and sat on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs.

It was dusk at this time, and dozens of warships arrived on the bank of the river from the canal, and two thousand elite Zhao troops disembarked from the boats and formed a team by the river.

Yu Shinan, who had urinated in his crotch early, said with a mournful face, "You guys are so treacherous, you can turn your back on you if you say so. We were allies just a moment ago. I really wasn't prepared for that."

Luo Shixin said with a sneer: "So what about treachery, why did you say hello to you in advance? Now, you still dare to talk nonsense. Believe it or not, I will kill you. To be honest, how many defenders are there in Liyang City?"

Yu Shinan bowed his head and said, "Don't kill me. Right now the main force of our army is resisting Li Tang's army. There used to be 1 troops in Liyang warehouse, but now there are only [-] old and weak."

Luo Shixin laughed and said, "I knew it earlier."

At present, all the soldiers of the Zhao army changed into the clothes of the soldiers of the Xu army, and hundreds of elite soldiers all wore the clothes of the soldiers of the Xu army.

Luo Shixin put the knife across Yu Shinan's back heart, and said: "You will follow me to cheat the city later, if you play some tricks, I don't know if Lao Luo will die or not, but you must have flowers on your back, understand?"

Yu Shinan nodded like chicken pounding rice, and said: "I know, I know, I will definitely cooperate. General Luo, do I have something to ask?"

"Speak!" Luo Shixin said impatiently.

Yu Shinan said: "If I have meritorious service in dedicating the city, will I be allowed to seek refuge in Zhao State and become an official after breaking the city?"

(End of this chapter)