Chapter 51 Fishing in Muddy Water 5

In the dark night, the tall outline of the wall is faintly visible under the fire. Above the tower, a team of Zhongshan troops patrolling with halberts passed by. From time to time, one or two shouts cut through the night sky, but it soon regained its tranquility.

When it was approaching, it was the time when they were sleepy. Many Zhongshan soldiers patrolling the night on the wall yawned and cursed, but they still cheered up and stared at the dark corner of the city with wide eyes.

Although the Zhao army did not launch a huge offensive, the front of the army had already plundered to Zhongshan. As the south gate of Zhongshan, there is no doubt that Zhao's army must attack, and the defense naturally dares not relax at all.

Outside the day city is an endless plain. There is nowhere to hide your whereabouts, and you don't have to worry about Zhao's sneak attack. But at night, Zhao Jun is very likely to take advantage of the night to touch the city under Shiyi, so the defenders in the city did not dare to slack off at all at night. They just added more torches and patrols and set up a watch platform per kilometer.

Ji Xin, the main general of Shiyi, is a famous general of Zhongshan. In his life, he has repelled the attack of the Zhao army several times. He is one of the few generals in Zhongshan who are good at fighting. He was alerted two months ago when he was scouting for the frequent mobilization of Zhao's army, speculating that Zhao's army might launch another powerful battle against Zhongshan.

Ji Xin immediately reported his conjecture to the king of Zhongshan, asking the king of Zhongshan to immediately order to prepare for the war, and the general moved his food and fodder into the city. At the same time, he took the initiative and sent elite soldiers to launch an offensive before the Zhao army completed the assembly, and took the initiative of the war in their own hands.

To be fair, Ji Xin's idea is really good. Although according to the strength of Zhao Jun, even Zhongshan, the soldier of a county in Dai County, may not be an opponent. However, if Zhongshan takes the lead, it can disrupt the master's plan to go north and then south. In this way, the master may end the hunting in a hurry and lead the army to the south to reinforce.

But after Ji Xin sent the book to Lingshou, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no news. To know that the military situation is very hot, Ji Xin patiently waited in Shiyi for a full month but did not get any reply from the King of Zhongshan. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to go to Lingshou to see the King of Zhongshan in person. Only then did he learn that his book was originally detained by Xiangbang Sima Xi. He was immediately furious. He confronted Sima Xi in the court and asked him angrily why he detained his last letter.

Sima Xi prevaricated on the grounds that the people did not want to fight and the State of Zhao had no intention of attacking. He also said that even if the State of Zhao sent troops, the State of Qi and the State of Wei would never allow the State of Zhao to annex Zhongshan. Zhongshan only needed to stay for a month, and the reinforcements would come from the Central Plains.

The hateful Zhongshan Wang Yi Shang actually believed Sima Xi's words. Instead of making any preparations, he scolded Ji Xin for being scheming and trying to provoke the war between the two countries. Ji Xin left Lingshou and returned to Shiyi angrily. After that, he never stepped into the court for half a step.

Although Ji Xin left with anger, he did not let go of it. Instead, he returned to Shiyi and mobilized the soldiers and civilians in the city and moved the people of the villages and towns under the jurisdiction of Shiyi into the city. His caution also caused little loss to Shiyi in the plundering battle of the Zhao army. Not only that, he successfully ambush a cavalry of the State of Zhao under the city of Shiyi and killed more than 500 elite cavalry of the State of Zhao. For a moment, the three armies of the State of Zhao were shocked, and Zhao Zhang no longer dared to approach Shiyi.

After knowing that Lord Zhao's father had led the army south to Dai County, the war was imminent. Ji Xin even moved out of the mansion and ate and lived in the city every day. He also registered all the men of more than 15 in the city, issued weapons and armor, and was ready to be conscripted to fight on the city wall at any time.

On this day, Ji Xin still took his own soldiers and toured the city in armor as usual.

Seeing the presence of the Lord in person, the soldiers naturally did not dare to be careless, and even hurriedly cheered up. Ji Xin inspected several gates in the west of the city and was quite satisfied, so he wanted to turn to the east of the city to check.

When he was about to turn around, he suddenly stopped. Seeing this, the soldier behind him hurried forward and asked, "General, what's wrong?"

"Listen, what's the sound?" Ji Xin pricked up his ears and listened attentively in the direction of the field outside the city.

The soldier was stunned and listened suspiciously, but did not hear any abnormal movements, so he said, "General, you heard it wrong. Where did you come from..."

Before he finished speaking, Ji Xin interrupted him and shouted, "Here it comes."

There were a few faint "clucks" in the depths of the darkness in the distance. It was not until later that I heard the sound of the horse stepping on the ground as it was running fast. Ji Xin's face changed and he shouted loudly, "Preparing for war, there is an enemy attack."

Before the voice fell, he rushed out of the night as soon as he rode and ran to Shiyi like flying. The Zhongshan army at the top of the city quickly reacted and rushed to the wall one after another, bowing and crossbowing, as if facing a big enemy.

It's just that the cavalry who rushed to Shiyi held a bow in his left hand and whipped the horse's buttocks with his right hand. The firelight was too far away to see clearly. He could only faintly see the costume of a Zhongshan Sergeant through the moonlight, but his expression was like a posture of running for his life. When he saw someone at the head of the city, he shouted for help.

As a result, soon a large number of Zhao cavalry gushed out in the night. The first few people galloped and opened their long bows and shot arrows at the pursuing Zhongshan Sergeant. The long arrow cut through the sky and shot behind the man with a whistling sound. Although the Zhongshan soldier at the head of the city had a heart to help, he had nothing to do because it was too far away, so he had to look at the fleeing colleague with wide eyes and secretly sweat for him.

Unexpectedly, the Zhongshan Sergeant was extremely agile. Hearing the sound of the bow string, he immediately stopped the horse and turned around. He waved the bow grid to block several arrow feathers that shot at him. He picked out several arrows from the arrow pot on the saddle and quickly opened the bow and shot back. The action is like walking with clouds and flowing water, and there is no stagnation.

A few screams sounded in the night, and then there was a dull sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. Several Zhao soldiers who rushed to the front had been shot. When the Zhongshan soldiers at the top of the city saw his superb archery, they all opened their eyes and waved their arms and cheered like thunder.

The Zhongshan sergeant laughed, quickly turned the horse's head, and galloped under the city wall to hide. Zhao Jun, who arrived behind him, still did not give up, but was forced back by a burst of arrows by the Zhongshan Army at the head of the city. Although there were no casualties, he did not dare to approach again. He stopped the horse in the distance and scolded the Zhongshan Army as a shrinking turtle and did not dare to go out of the city to fight.

The number of Zhao soldiers does not seem to be large, but there is no way to tell whether there is an ambush in the dark night. Ji Xin is cautious by nature, and naturally he will not easily fall for this exciting plan. Zhao Jun scolded outside the city for a long time. But no one came out to fight, but it was boring, so he whistled. A group of people pulled away and did not forget to take away the "corpses" of their colleagues on the ground before leaving.

Seeing the Zhao army outside the city go far away, the Zhongshan army then put down the hanging basket from the wall and hang Zhao Xin into the city. As for his mount, he had to abandon the city and dare to open the gate and take it back after dawn.

Zhao Xin jumped up the wall from the hanging basket, but was almost squeezed to death by the swarming Zhongshan soldiers. The Zhongshan soldiers who had just witnessed Zhao Xin's great power were cheering excitedly and desperately rushed to Zhao Xin. It turned out that Zhongshan had been weak for many years, and the people had long been not good at martial arts, but the blood of worshipping warriors in the bones of Bai Di people had not faded. Zhao Xin was so brave that he even shot and killed many elite cavalrymen of the State of Zhao with one enemy, which made these Zhongshan people who had been bullied by the State of Zhao take a big breath.

Zhao Xin finally squeezed out of the crowd, but he looked embarrassed. Zhao Xin was not afraid of heaven and earth. Even in the face of hundreds of thousands of troops, he did not change his face. Only this time, he fell down, and his armor was squeezed and tattered. He didn't know which guy pulled out by the helmet. Now this look is really angry and funny.

Before he could breathe, he heard a burst of cheerful laughter. The Zhongshan soldiers in front of him made way one after another. Ji Xin laughed and walked over. Next to him was the deputy general Nie Gai who heard the news. Ji Xin first saw Zhao Xin's appearance clearly in the light of fire. He couldn't help but be stunned. Obviously, he didn't expect him to be so young.

I was stunned. I have already changed my cup. "These little brothers are so good. I didn't expect that I, Zhongshan, have such a hero, which is really eye-opening."

Zhao Xin looked at it and saw two middle-aged people who looked like generals surrounded by a group of soldiers. The first one was burly, with a square face, a rough face, and a standard look of a hero in the north. There must be no doubt that it was Ji Xin. As for the thin and weak person behind him, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, his expression was a little depressed, which made people really not like it, but they didn't know if it was the deputy general Nie Gai mentioned in the letter.

Zhao Xin thought of taking a step forward here and bowed to salute; "See General Ji for a humble position."

Ji Xin was slightly surprised and said with a smile, "Who are you and how do you know me?"