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Zhao Jia was wounded, but it was his arm. His arm was festered. There was an arrow stuck in it. The shaft of the arrow had been broken. Zhao Jia's face was pale, his lips were blue, and his face was also blue. Qihou helped Zhao Jia came in from the outside.

When Tang Wu saw it, he rushed over gratefully, glanced at the wound, and said, "Cold arrows are poisonous, go into the tent quickly, let him lie down, I want to draw the arrow."

Everyone hurriedly helped Zhao Jia into the camp. Zhao Jia still had other wounds on his body. Although the wound was serious, he didn't make a sound.

There is no such thing as anesthetics in this era, so Tang Wu can only let him bear it when he draws the arrow.

The arrow is not only poisonous, but also has a big barb. If it is pulled out, it will tear out a whole piece of meat, so Wu Tang dare not pull it out, so he can only use a knife to cut the meat of the arrow narration first. Open the cross knife, and then pull out the arrow.

Zhao Jia's face turned blue at first, but when he pulled out the arrow, his face turned pale again, his whole body was swaying, as if he felt cold, but sweat rolled down his forehead, it seemed that the situation was not good.

After Tang Wu pulled out the arrow, he immediately stopped the bleeding, and then applied a disinfectant ointment, causing the tent to be covered in blood.

Zhao Jia passed out after pulling out the arrow. Everyone was terrified, but Tang Wu heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Cold arrows are not fatal. This kind of toxin is actually herbal medicine. It is very common in Pudi. Fortunately, it is not overbearing, and the time it takes to hit the arrow It's not long, it's good to rest these days, but Mr. Qin can't use this arm for the time being, if he uses it forcibly, it may become disabled in the future."

When everyone heard this, it was all right now, Mr. Qin could no longer go to the battlefield, he became a wounded person, and they lost a general.

Qu Zhong came in from the outside and whispered a few words to Wu Jiu, Wu Jiu nodded and said to Feng Shu: "Please trouble Zuo Shi to take care of the wounded, I have to go out beforehand."

Feng Shu hurriedly bowed his hands to agree, Wu Jiu beckoned to Qihou, and everyone left the camp.

After everyone left the camp, Feng Shu turned around and found that Mr. Qin Zhao Jia had woken up. He opened his eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling of the tent. He didn't know what he was thinking, but just looked at those eyes, very tired, with a smell of Dead ashes, but it doesn't look like he just woke up.

It seemed that Zhao Jia was exhausted and passed out just now, but he was actually faking it.

Feng Shu came over and said, "General Zhao closes his eyes and rests for a while, Your Majesty..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Jia said in a cold voice, "No need for Mr. Zuo Shi's false mercy."

As soon as he said this, Feng Shu almost died of rage, and there was an echo in his head, and Feng Shu's face flushed red, echoing Zhao Jia's blue face.

Feng Shu walked over with strides, because Zhao Jia was a patient at this time, so Feng Shu was not afraid of his strength anymore, walked over and pointed at Zhao Jia's nose, and said, "Good job, Zhao Jia, thanks to my recommendation, You have to be looked down upon in court, and now that you have lost the battle, you take it out on me instead, you! You..."

As he spoke, he seemed to be out of breath, looked down and saw Zhao Jia's wound, and immediately pressed on Zhao Jia's gauze.

"Hiss...you!"

Zhao Jia shuddered in pain. After all, his wound was a cross cut. When Feng Shu pressed it, his head broke out in a cold sweat. Zhao Jia stared at Feng Shu. Feng Shu folded his arms, raised his chin, and said: "How about it? May you be a wolf-hearted dog, and don't allow me to be a minion for a tiger?"

Zhao Jia stared at Feng Shu with staring eyes, but Feng Shu was not afraid of him. After staring for a long time, Zhao Jia finally retracted his eyes, stared at the ceiling of the tent again, and said suddenly: "I'm sorry, Jia is in a bad mood. Alright, let’s vent your anger on Mr. Zuo Shi."

Hearing that he was so submissive, Feng Shu was suspicious at once, and looked at Zhao Jia uncertainly, Zhao Jia returned to his previous ashes, and said flatly, "Jia never expected that my first defeat would be against the Pu people." In the hand, Zhao Jia has no face to face the King of Chu."

Feng Shu knew that Zhao Jia had too much self-esteem. After all, he was a victorious general and had never been defeated. He was sent to Chu by his own brother as a proton. Instead of fighting for quick success, it turned into a losing battle.

This blow was very heavy for Zhao Jia, Zhao Jia seemed to be unable to accept it.

Feng Shu sighed and said: "Your Majesty didn't mean to blame you. If you want to save face for yourself and for Your Majesty, then you should take good care of your wounds and beat the Pu people back to their lairs. Feng Shu listened." It is said that Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, and the current appearance of Mr. Qin does not look like a wolf at all."

Zhao Jia glanced sideways at Feng Shu, and suddenly smiled, he was born handsome, although he didn't have Qihou's suqi, but he was already very handsome, with some frailty on his face, he looked a little decadent when he smiled like that The aesthetic feeling, I can't tell what it is, but it makes Feng Shu's heart skip a beat.

Feng Shu's heart was still beating wildly, but Zhao Jia said, "Lord Zuo Shi's comforting face is also so ugly."

Feng Shu was almost pissed off by him again in an instant, why was his heart beating wildly, now he didn't feel any throbbing at all, and was instantly blown away by the wind, leaving nothing left!

Qu Zhong came over and whispered a few words to Wu Jiu, Wu Jiu quickly walked out of the camp, not for anything else, but for the morale of the army.

Qu Zhong came to report that because General Zhao Jia was injured, the morale of the army is very unstable, especially the Chu army who followed Zhao Jia back, all of them are very decadent and have no energy. This may affect their fighting momentum .

Wu Jiu walked out of the tent and said, "There is no need to worry about this issue. First, distribute the food to the soldiers. It is proper to distribute the food we brought from Yingdu, so that the soldiers can eat their fill first."

The soldiers of the Chu State were attacked by the Pu people all day long, so these days they didn't have a full meal, and they were trembling. They were robbed of a lot of food, and they were very poor.

So Wu Jiao asked everyone to eat first before talking.

Qu Zhong quickly received the order and went to distribute the food. At the same time, he appeased everyone, the most important thing was to boost morale.

Wu Jiu and Qihou entered the shogunate, and the two were going to discuss countermeasures. They looked at the map in the shogunate. The terrain of Yunmeng was complicated, and the hunting camp was developed long ago. This place is relatively safe. It may be so deep, but it is not very safe to go forward. Wu Jiu's personal conquest is the most important thing to protect Wu Jiu's safety. Qihou also does not agree with Wu Jiu's further progress.

While they were discussing, Yi Zhong, who was distributing the food, came back with a gloomy expression on his face. He walked over and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the food has been distributed, it's just...it's just that the soldiers ate the food, and the momentum is still..."

Still pretty low.

Wu Jiu was not surprised when he heard this, but he thought it was expected. He looked down at the map and said, "It's natural for the soldiers to lose their momentum. After all, the Pu people used the captured Chu weapons to fight them. Naturally, there is no momentum."

Qu Zhong said: "What should I do? Please show me, the king."

Wu Jiu raised his hand and said, "Don't worry about the morale issue. There is an important matter before us. If we can seriously injure the Pu people once, then the morale of the soldiers will naturally return."

Everyone looked at Wu Jiu, Wu Jiu smiled mysteriously, and said: "Now we have new weapons, the Pu people will run away if they want to fight, it depends on whether they can run, pass the widow's order to wound Young Master Qin The news of this has been widely spread, so that everyone in the Pu people will know about it."

Qi Hou looked at Wu Jiu, smiled, and said, "Second brother is attacking again?"

Wu Jiu nodded and said: "Arrogant soldiers are bound to be defeated, and it's time for the Pu people to taste the evil they sowed."

Wu Jiu asked Qu Zhong to spread the news. The people of the Pu people would be proud and complacent when they heard that the general of Chu State was seriously injured, and wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue and cross Yunmeng. , Waiting for the cunning rabbit of the Pu people to bump into it by itself, when the Pu people realize that it is a trap and want to escape, then they will use the secret weapon of hook to reject it.

In this way, everyone thought it was a good idea. As long as they could seriously injure the Pu people once, the morale of the Chu soldiers would naturally return, and there was no need for empty words to encourage them.

But the plan is in place, and there is a problem at present, that is, who is suitable for the expedition, Zhao Jia is seriously injured, it is impossible to go on the expedition, his arm cannot be used recently, otherwise it will leave a disaster.

Qihou looked at the map and said, "Second brother, let Gu go."

Wu Jiu raised his head and glanced at Marquis Qi, who said, "Gu is familiar with water warfare and has also led a boat division. Second brother will naturally leave the credit to Gu."

Everyone listened to what Marquis Qi said, although Marquis Qi said it was a credit, but they have never used the hook to reject it. They don't know how powerful it is.

Although Qi Hou seems to be grabbing merit, he is actually grabbing danger.

Wu Jiu thought for a while, but Qi Hou didn't urge him, so Wu Jiu said, "Be careful."

Qihou immediately cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry."

Wu Jiu agreed, and Marquis Qi quickly went to order soldiers, then order ships, prepare supplies, and Qu Zhong asked people to spread the news. Soon the Pu people heard that the son of Qin was hit by a cold arrow, and his arm was disabled. There is no way to fight again.

At this time, the King of Chu was living in the hunting camp. If the Pu people could reach Yunmeng, they would be able to capture the King of Chu.

Because the Pu people had succeeded in several battles, the more they fought, the more courageous they became. The general immediately prepared to lead his men to ambush Xingyuan and capture the king of Chu.

Qihou gathered his troops and horses and prepared to ambush near Yunmeng hunting ground. He put on black armor and prepared to send troops overnight, so that he could ambush without anyone noticing.

Wu Jiu helped Qihou tidy up the black armor. Qihou was already tall, but when he put on the armor, he was even more handsome and dignified beyond description.

Qihou put on the helmet, looked down at Wu Jiu, smiled, kissed the corner of Wu Jiu's lips, and said, "Second brother, it's getting late, don't send it off, take a good rest, anyway, Gu will be gone soon. Will come back, waiting for Gu to come back and make a promise with my body."

Wu Jiu couldn't help laughing, it was a very serious practice, but Qi Hou actually talked about the matter of body promise.

Wu Jiu said, "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back and make a promise with your body."

Qihou lightly stroked Wu Jiu's cheek, and said, "Go to sleep, I'm gone alone."

Marquis Qi refused to let Wu Jiu send him off, he walked out of the camp by himself, and quickly brought soldiers and horses.

It is not the first time that Marquis Qi has led troops to fight. When he was young, he was in his teens, and he has already started to lead troops to fight at the age of Zhaoer. Marquis Qi is very talented in war.

All the Chu troops lay in ambush and waited for the Pu people to take the bait. They arrived at the place after dark and lay in ambush until dawn, but there was still no one there.

The soldiers did not dare to slack off one by one, the boats were covered with hooks and covered with cloth, waiting for the Pu people to throw themselves into the trap.

Hearing the sound of "Shushasha...", the weeds in the water were suddenly shaken. Qihou sent people to investigate, and the soldiers came back immediately to report, saying: "Qi Gong, the Pu people's boat is about to arrive. There are ten people in total. The boats are all small boats, the largest can only accommodate ten people, one boat for ten people, and the other nine are small boats for five people who can easily escape."

After hearing the soldiers' detailed report, Qi Hou knew that the Pu people still wanted to use the old trick. After all, their old trick was very effective and they had already defeated Zhao Jia several times.

Soon, the ships of the Pu people came over and entered their ambush area. Qihou did not ask for troops to be dispatched immediately, but waited quietly for a while, waiting for the ships of the Pu people to completely enter their encirclement. The ambushes had already surrounded them from all directions, so Marquis Qi whispered, "Send troops!"

The herald received the order, and immediately lit the torch, and then lit the banner next to it. A soldier held the burning banner and waved it constantly.

The ships of the state of Chu ambushing in all directions received the order to call the flag, and immediately lit the torches one by one.

The Pu people thought they had sneaked into the vicinity of the hunting ground without anyone noticing, but what they didn't expect was that the surroundings suddenly lit up with torches, like a giant dragon, continuously lit up one after another, and soon this fiery red The giant dragons were actually connected head to tail, and the dragon's head bit its tail, enclosing all the Pu boats that sneaked in.

The Pu people were shocked at once, and hurriedly shouted: "Retreat!! You have been tricked! Retreat!"

The Pu people retreated backwards, attacking weak places with all their strength, and wanted to escape. Their small boats were easy to roll over, but they were more flexible than big boats. The small boats all retreated instantly and retreated backwards.

"kill--!!!"

Shouts came one after another, coming from all directions, and the Pu people were so frightened that they retreated again and again. Seeing that their boat was about to rush out from the weak point, Qihou immediately asked people to raise the flag again.

The Pu people saw the soldiers of Chu suddenly take out a strange weapon from the boat. It was so big that it took about two or three soldiers to lift it. It had hooks on it.

Hearing the sound of "bang bang bang...", the soldiers of Chu State raised their hooks and hooked them on the Pu people's boat.

Because the boats of the Chu State are very large, but the boats of the Pu people are very small, once they are hooked, they cannot move at all, and they cannot move in an instant.

The Pu people immediately shouted: "The boat is hooked, let go of the hook!"

"Quick!"

"Move fast!"

"No, General! The hook is too tight!"

For a while the Pu people fell into chaos, and Wu Jiu deliberately made the hooks bigger. Once the hooks were hooked on the boats, the sharp hooks almost pierced the boats. Open, another hook is hooked, there are always hooks that cannot be untied.

The small river area soon fell into chaos. The Pu people were not strong enough to fight the Chu people head-on. The boats were hooked, which discouraged them from fleeing. How could it not be chaotic.

"Plop plop plop!"

The sound of water was heard one after another, because the boats of the Pu people were hooked and unable to escape, so many soldiers abandoned the boats, threw their weapons away, jumped into the water, and swam away.

There are also Pu boats that are not strong, and when they are rejected by the hook, coupled with the struggle, there is a loud "click!!!" and the boat is directly smashed, falling apart in an instant, and the Pu soldiers on it Shouting and falling straight into the water.

Seeing the great momentum, Qi Hou immediately said: "Pursuit! All prisoners, those who resist, beheaded!"

That night, Wu Jiao finished his political affairs and was just about to go to bed when he heard hurried footsteps, and then the herald shouted "Report--!!"

Everyone knew that it was the news that Marquis Qi was leading the army. Wu Jiu hurriedly put on his robe and rushed out with his hair still loose. As soon as he rushed out, he found that he was not the only one who was excited. A thousand people waited.

Even Zhao Jia, who was injured and recuperating, came out and was supported by Feng Shu, waiting for news.

The herald rushed over quickly, knelt down in front of Wu Jiu, cupped his hands and said, "Report!! My king, good news! Good news! The Duke of Qi has defeated the Pu people and taken countless prisoners. came back!"

Wu Jiu was overjoyed at once, and when the sluggish soldiers heard it, they all cheered, shouting loudly: "The king has lived for ten thousand years! The Duke of Qi has lived for ten thousand years!"

Wu Jiu hurriedly asked Qu Zhong to prepare to meet him. Wu Jiu planned to go back to the tent to tie up his hair and go to the gate of Xingyuan to meet him.

Wu Jiao hurried back to the camp, ready to ask Ziqing to comb his hair, but Ziqing finished combing halfway, and suddenly put down the comb, Wu Jiao didn't know what happened, but when he looked back, he saw Qihou.

Qihou was dressed in black armor, he was a little out of breath, hot sweat rolled down his forehead, his helmet was tucked under his arm, he stood behind him, looking at Wu Jiao with a smile.

Wu Jiu was surprised for a moment, and said, "You came back so soon?"

Qihou said with a smile: "I haven't seen my second brother all day, so I'm anxious to make a promise with my body."

Wu Jiao heard Qihou's words, and watched him roll in hot sweat. For some reason, he suddenly felt a tightness in his throat. Qihou threw the helmet aside, and said "box!" He picked it up, put it on the couch, pinched a strand of Wu Jiu's hair and kissed him, and said, "You don't need to tie your hair, it will loosen anyway."

Wu Jiu smiled, did not refuse, and said, "Duke Qi has just made a triumphant return, so he hastily agreed with his body, will his body be able to bear it?"

Qihou raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid that the second brother can't bear it, but it doesn't matter, Gu will be very gentle and gentle."

Wu Jiu didn't say anything, just stretched out his hand and hooked it around Qihou's neck...

Qi Houyi returned triumphantly and brought a large number of captives, including the generals of the Pu people. It can be described as a complete victory.

Because the Pu people were afraid of being hooked and rejected this kind of thing, they quickly retreated, withdrew from Yunmeng, and retreated to the south of Dongting Lake, not daring to stand out.

Wu Jiu was tossed and tossed by Qi Hou all night, although Qi Hou wanted to be gentle, but he couldn't help Wu Jiu's teasing, Wu Jiu finally fell into a deep sleep and didn't wake up until noon.

When Wu Jiu woke up, Qi Hou was sitting beside the couch and was putting on his clothes. Wu Jiu turned over and rolled over, watching Qi Hou put on his clothes with a smile.

Qihou raised his eyebrows and said, "Second Brother, aren't you tired?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "It's okay."

As he spoke, he looked sideways at Qihou's black armor hanging on the side, reached out and picked Qihou's chin, and said, "I like the way you wear armor."

Qihou said with a smile: "Being fascinated? But Gu thinks that the second brother still likes Gu's naked appearance the most."

Wu Jiu felt a little embarrassed when he said that, after all, he remembered his own initiative last night.

The two of them washed up quickly and got ready to reward the three armies.

Wu Jiu put on his imperial robes, had people prepare a banquet, and celebrated the achievements of the Marquis of Qi.

When all the generals are seated, there will naturally be Qin Gongzi Zhao Jia. Wu Jiu first celebrated the achievements of the Marquis of Qi, and then said: "Everyone who is doing this is a bloody man from our country of Chu. Now we have won the victory and beat the Pu people to the ground. , Next, I, a man from Chu State, will show the Pu people what is so powerful!"

As soon as he said that, the soldiers immediately cheered, raised their wine glasses, and drank it all in one gulp. Because it was a reward, Wu Jiao asked people to distribute all the meat and grain. Although the soldiers usually eat enough grain, they seldom eat it. Meat, now that I eat meat, it boosts morale, so I am naturally happy. For a while, the bonfire in the Xingyuan is full of laughter, and everyone is laughing.

The celebration banquet started at noon and continued until late at night, when the crowd dispersed, leaving behind the soldiers on duty, and everyone else went back to sleep.

Wu Jiu drank a lot, a little bit drunk, drunk Wu Jiu was even more seductive, but Qi Hou felt that he had just recovered from a serious illness, so he couldn't be so "tired".

Wu Jiu was very dissatisfied with his "mother-in-law and mother-in-law". He frowned and looked displeased. He stretched out his hand drunkenly and pushed Qihou onto the couch, saying, "Lie down well, my widow... Come."

Qi Hou suddenly wanted to cover his face, seeing his second elder brother's face was flushed and his eyes were full of water, it was so beautiful, he sighed and said, "Second elder brother, please forgive me."

Wu Jiu let out a low laugh with a "hehe", very dandy, with a sullen air on his face, breathing hoarsely, and said, "Are you begging for mercy now?"

Qihou is powerless to deal with his drunken second brother...

Qihou managed to wait for Wu Jiu to fall asleep, and he himself lay down to sleep. He was exhausted, but before he fell asleep, he heard the noise outside, followed by the sound of many people running. .

Not only that, but there was also the sound of scolding, fearing that it might be a surprise attack from the Pu people, Marquis Qi hurriedly turned over and stayed on the bed, put on his clothes and went to check the situation.

Qi Hou opened the curtain with a "crash" and walked out, just in time to see Qu Zhong walking by, and quickly asked: "What's going on?"

Qu Zhong cupped his hands and said, "Duke Qi, Xingyuan was just attacked by thieves!"

Qihou was startled for a while, and said, "A thief? But a Pu man?"

Qu Zhong said: "I don't know yet. Some soldiers discovered that a group of people sneaked into our camp of Chu State and stole dozens of hooks. The soldiers just went after them. I don't know what happened."

When Qihou heard this, he even stole the Goufu. The Goufu was so big that it took at least two soldiers to lift each Goufu. It takes some effort, Chu Guo threw dozens of hooks at once, presumably there are not a few people who sneaked into Xingyuan.

So many people sneaked in, but the Chu soldiers didn't notice it. They didn't realize they were thieves until the hooks disappeared. Qi Hou heard that it was not good. If these people didn't just steal things, they set fire to them , wouldn't the entire barracks be burned by them?

Although Wu Jiu rewarded the three armies today, the guards were still very tight because they were fighting with the Pu people. It was under such guards that someone sneaked into the barracks without anyone knowing who it was.

Soon the soldier ran back and hurriedly said: "Qi Gong, my lord! That group...that group ran away!"

Both Qihou and Quzhong were taken aback, Qihou said: "Run away?"

The soldier said: "Exactly. Those people seem to be very familiar with the waterways here. They rowed away and ran away. Our army chased them, but they couldn't catch up with them at all!"

Qihou frowned, and said: "It's too dark, and the enemy is familiar with the terrain here, don't chase after them, let people guard the gates, so as not to be attacked by surprise."

"Yes!"

Qu Zhong quickly agreed, and immediately went to Zuo Shi Fengshu, preparing to dispatch troops to strictly guard the Xingyuan.

Qihou said again: "Go and count the food and supplies again, and see if there is anything missing besides the hooks."

"Yes!"

Qu Zhong responded again, turned around and left quickly, and went to work now.

Qihou went back to the tent, Wu Jiu didn't know the situation, and slept soundly, but Qihou didn't dare to close his eyes that night, for fear that Xingyuan would be robbed again, or something more terrible would happen.

But in fact there was nothing, that group of people seemed to be thieves, stole something and ran away without a trace.

After daybreak, Wu Jiu was full of sleep and the smell of alcohol dissipated. This time he was awake, stretched his waist, rubbed his eyes, and slept soundly, and then turned over.

However, Qi Hou had dark circles under his eyes, which surprised Wu Jiu, thinking that he was drunk and "bullying" Qi Hou last night.

Marquis Qi and Wu Jiu told about the robbery last night, and Wu Jiu thought he was suffering from a hangover and hallucinations, so he said, "What? Being kidnapped?"

Qihou nodded and said, "Second Brother, you heard me right, you are being thieves."

Wu Jiu couldn't believe it. After all, they had strict military management and strict guards. So many people guarded the gates like iron buckets, how could they be attacked by thieves?

Moreover, those people were very familiar with the waterways around Xingyuan, so they even threw off the local soldiers of Chu State.

Wu Jiao quickly summoned Qu Zhong, and Qu Zhong took the soldier who found the thief yesterday, the soldier went into the camp, quickly saluted Wu Jiu and Marquis Qi, and described the scene at that time.

The thief's boat has been improved somehow, and it moves very fast in the water. The soldier said: "Besides, that thief's boat has a flag on the bow!"

Wu Jiu asked suspiciously, "Flag?"

Being a thief and still wearing a signboard?Isn't this thief too bold?This was the first time Wu Jiu heard of stealing with a flag.

The soldier said: "Go back to the king, there is a fact, the humble general dare not lie, there is a written on it-Yan!"

Wu Jiu didn't know what it meant, and Qi Hou didn't know what the word "Yan" meant because he didn't know Chu, especially Dingnantou of Chu.

Wu Jiu thought, this group of people are familiar with the surrounding waterways, maybe they can ask Yunmeng and the people around Dongting, maybe the people can give some clues.

After all, Chu State is now at war with the Pu Clan, and their most advantageous hooks have been stolen. I don't know if it's a simple theft, or a provocation against the Chu State's army.

Wu Jiu said: "Leave this matter to Gongzheng. You must find out who this group of people is. They are so bold to steal under the nose of the widow!"

Qu Zhong hurriedly cupped his hands, and quickly led people around to ask the people nearby.

Because of the wars in this generation, the Pu people often raided and plundered the nearby people, so all the people moved away, and the only ones who didn't move away were some refugees. Qu Zhong didn't have any hope at all, but he didn't expect that he really asked. come out.

It was already night when Qu Zhong got the result, so he hurried back to report. As soon as he came back, he heard some chaotic voices in the hall, and then someone shouted: "Don't let them run away! Hurry up!"

Wu Jiu and Marquis Qi also came out of the camp, the soldiers next to them were holding torches, Qu Zhong didn't know what was going on, he asked around and found out that just after sunset, they had gone wrong with stealing again. It wasn't the refusal to steal back, but some food, and the amount of food that was taken away was also quite a lot.

It was the same group of people, with a big Yanzi flag planted on the bow, and ran away ostentatiously. The other party's boat rowed very fast, and could avoid the surrounding swamps and shoals, and moved quickly in the complicated waters. It's gone.

The soldiers didn't catch up again, and they returned home like feathers. Everyone was very angry. They didn't know who that group of people were, and they dared to steal for the second time, and they succeeded...

When everyone entered the shogunate, Qu Zhong hurried over to salute and said: "Your Majesty, Zhong asked the surrounding people and refugees today, and he really found out about this gang of thieves."

Wu Jiu said, "Oh? Who the hell is it?"

Qu Zhong said: "It is said that this group of people are water bandits operating around."

When Qu Zhong mentioned this group of water bandits, the common people knew them all, and they all gave a thumbs up. They also begged Qu Zhong not to arrest them, saying that they were all good people.

This group of water bandits is actually a bit like the bandit Zhi Zhanxiong back then, a group of rebels, but they are on the water, so they are water bandits.

Because of the frequent wars recently, the Pu people came here to burn, kill and loot, so the people can’t talk about their lives. Many people who can run have already run away, and the poor people can’t run away at all. If they run away, they will die, and if they stay, they will die. , so he stayed near Yunmeng.

They were plundered by the Pu people, but this gang of water bandits chased the Pu people and drove them back several times. They were familiar with the waters and were good at fighting on the water, and they were all very brave. They robbed the Pu people of a lot of food, but There is no private possession, and all are distributed to refugees.

The refugees said that if it weren't for this group of water bandits, they would not be alive today.

Qu Zhong also found out that this gang of water bandits has a leader whose surname is Yan, so their "warships" will be planted with a flag with the word Yan. There are hundreds or thousands of water bandits in total, how many are there? , where the water village is, everyone doesn't know, but they know that the leader will often bring his brothers out to collect food for the people.

Wu Jiu listened, and said: "It seems that these water bandits are actually kind people?"

Qu Zhong said again: "Your Majesty, it's not just that, Zhong also inquired about more detailed information."

The leader of this water bandit, whose surname is Yan, has the word "Jiu". Somewhat suspicious, they inquired deeply.

Unexpectedly, Qu Zhong was thinking in the right direction. The Yan surname is the descendant of Gao Tao, and the nearby Qunshu Kingdom is a vassal state with the Yan surname. They are good at water warfare and very brave.

Qunshu State surrendered to Chu State, took Xu State as its suzerain, and developed countless countries around it, so it was called Qunshu, and Yanjiu was the son of Shujiu State.

But even though Shujiu is a small country, there are also accidents where you fight over each other. Although Yanjiu's father was the king, he was usurped. It is near the affiliated state of Hubei.

After Yanjiu grew up, he was followed by many brave and skilled soldiers. They gathered together and became larger and larger, and finally developed into water bandits, who were active near Dongting and had conflicts with the Pu people.

Logically speaking, Yanjiu and his group did not come to Yunmeng, but because of the actions of the Pu people this time, the water bandits led by Yanjiu began to shift positions and fought with the Pu people all the way to Yunmeng.

Wu Jiu listened and rubbed his chin. Although Yanjiu was a rebel army and had fights with the Pu people, an enemy's enemy is logically a friend, but if they kept throwing things like this and couldn't catch anyone, they would I am afraid that all the supplies they brought will be lost, but the food is better. After all, they have enough food. If they lose their hooks and refuse, when the Pu people come to attack them, they will have no way to fight against the Pu people.

Wu Jiu felt that this was not the solution, squinted his eyes and thought for a while, and said, "There is only one solution."

As Wu Jiu said, he motioned Ziqing to bring a piece of lambskin, spread it out and put it on the case, and then stepped aside, asking Qihou to sit down.

Qi Hou looked suspicious and said, "Second brother, what are you doing?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said: "You help me write, your handwriting looks good."

Qihou laughed when he heard this, of course he didn't mean to laugh at the second brother, but to be honest, the handwriting of the second brother is really...

Wu Jiu asked Qihou to write, and there was only one short sentence, which was to invite Yanjiu to drink by the lake at dusk, and then the king of Chu would personally prepare a banquet.

When Qi Hou heard this, he was instantly dumbfounded, and said, "Second brother? You want to invite these water bandits to drink?"

When everyone heard this, they were all dumbfounded, Feng Shu quickly said: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. Although these water bandits are rebels, they are very tough. If there is an accident on your Majesty, then..."

Before he finished speaking, Wu Jiao raised his hand, interrupted Feng Shu, and said, "If you don't enter the tiger's lair, how can you catch tiger cubs? Besides, it's not like drinking alone, you can deploy heavy troops... Courtesy first, soldiers later."

Wu Jiu wanted to "make a dangerous move with soldiers", but Qi Hou had no choice but to write it on the lambskin according to what he said, with a little wording.

Wu Jiu looked at the lambskin, then asked Qu Zhong to take the lambskin, and said: "Tomorrow night, at the gate of Xingyuan, pile up a few stones of grain, put this roll of lambskin on top of the grain, and we will invite you into the urn. "

Everyone was a little suspicious. They didn't know how Wu Jiu's method would work. After all, it was unheard of for the king of a country to invite water bandits to drink, and they didn't know if it would be successful.

Qu Zhong still followed Wu Jiu's instructions, and before sunset the next day, he placed food at the gate of Xingyuan, put the lambskin on top of the grain, and then withdrew the guards at the gate of Xingyuan.

That night was quiet, but the next morning, Wu Jiu went to look, and everyone found that the food at the gate of Xingyuan was still there, and there was nothing missing, but the roll of lambskin on it was gone.

Everyone didn't know what this meant. Did the gang of water bandits agree to meet, or did they disagree?

Everyone was full of suspicion, almost in unanimous anticipation, and finally looked forward to dusk.

Zhao Jia injured his arm. Although the injury was not serious, his body was healthy and healed well. His arm was still hanging and he couldn't use his strength, but he had already started dispatching troops. He arranged two teams to hide near the lake. Ambush around, afraid of those water bandits coming to Yin, if the water bandits have any changes, they can rush out to protect the king of Chu.

All the troops were properly arranged, and Wu Jiu ordered people to set up a banquet by the lake. This place was originally a place for hunting, so the scenery would not be bad. At dusk in autumn, the sky was full of burning clouds, and the surroundings were lit with fire. The food and wine had been prepared. Waiting for those water bandits to come to the banquet.

Wu Jiu and Qi Hou were sitting at the table, Zhao Jiafengshu and Qu Zhong were standing behind, and the crowd had been waiting since dusk. Seeing that the burning clouds had receded, the surrounding lights became brighter and more dazzling, but the lake There was no movement on the water at all.

Until the sky was completely dark, there was still no movement on the lake. Wu Jiao sat calmly, but Qi Hou couldn't sit still.