The land of Luzhou has been a battlefield since ancient times. Not far from here is the famous Feishui River. The Feishui River in the South is directly across the south of Luzhou City, and the Feishui River in the South is directly connected to Chaohu Lake. Chaohu Lake is also a considerable lake. Chaohu Lake goes south and directly to the river. Luzhou is later called Hefei, and its meaning also comes from the intersection of these two Feishui Rivers, which was originally Hefei.

Huaixi is already mountainous, and Chaohu is also an obstacle. If the army wants to connect from Huaixi to the north and south, Luzhou will be a dangerous and important place, and the southern Feishui River is a natural barrier. The central area of ​​the Battle of Feishui is not far from this, and it is also a famous battle to win the more with fewer victory during the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This battle also affected the entire historical process of China.

To defend Luzhou, in a sense, to guard the Nanfei River.

Zong Hao, the son of Zhong Shidao, was the new governor of Luzhou. After receiving the news of Liu Yanqing's army, countless soldiers and soldiers rushed on the south bank of the Nanfei River, and even mobilized many people to collect ships of all sizes and transport them all to the north bank. This is the way to cut off the crossing of the river on the south bank.

Although the water system in Huainan and Huaixi and Jiangnan Zhejiang are well developed and densely populated with rivers and lakes, they were never able to carry out long-distance transport of large troops in the era without a real large-scale navy. The army traveled north and south, but in the end, they still built bridges in small rivers, collected ships in large rivers, and transported countless times.

Transportation often determines the situation of war. If Liu Yanqing really had a large number of navy troops, he could completely enter Chaohu from the river, go straight to the Nanfeishui River from Chaohu Lake, land on the north shore of Chaohu Lake, and go straight to Luzhou City with roads and land. In this way, Luzhou City can only be held by the city.

It is also because of this Nanfei River and such a huge Chaohu Lake, Zhong Hao and Zhong Fei, that they thought of bringing a thousand elite troops, some military officers, and local people to guard the important roads of Luzhou, waiting for reinforcements to rescue them.

This is also one of the reasons why Fu Jian came from the north with ten times the enemy's military strength in history, and it was also one of the reasons why Fu Jian came from the north with dozens or millions of troops from the north, before the Huai River and the Fei River.

A major battle was helpless in front of the river. Liu Yanqing came with 15,000 people. Before Chaohu and Nanfei River, there would be no ships, so it would be impossible to move forward.

Going west to Shouzhou, there is another Fiery River in front of it, which is the Northern Fei River. The situation is the same. At this time, the prefect of Shouzhou Zhongxi was also collecting all the civil ships.

The children of the family of the family really live up to their reputations on the battlefield.

In Tokyo, more than 10,000 soldiers were already ready to go. Zhong Shizhong personally took the battle and led his troops south to help Huaixi.

The Zhongshizhong even set out with more than a thousand cavalry, and more than ten thousand people behind him set out in an overall situation early the next morning. Now only the Zhongshizhong has supported this reputation with these juniors. Their sons and nephews are on the front line, with no soldiers or generals, which shows the eagerness in the Zhongshizhong center.

After the army set off, it took three days. Tokyo City suddenly became a little different from before.

When they got up early in the morning, teams of soldiers who went to the city gate to change their defenses were bright armor and more flags. There was already no one in the military camps in the city, but teams of soldiers with neat appearances were running back and forth in the city.

Zhao Ji got up early and found that the military men in the deep palace were a little different. In the wells, there were soldiers who were scrubbing water to clean their armor, swords and guns.

Where there is sunshine, soldiers are drying their armor.

Zhao Ji held the long knife and watched around while waving the long knife, practicing chopping.

A military general was looking for something nearby. He had not found it for a while. He saw the military general approaching Zhao Ji who was practicing swords. He bowed respectfully and asked, "Your Majesty, I want to find something to sharpen my sword in this palace. I don't know where to find it? I hope Your Majesty will give me some advice."

The object of sharpening is naturally a whetstone. A stone that can sharpen the knife has extremely high requirements. There are coarse stones and fine-grained stones. It is easy to say that a coarse stone is the particulate matter that forms the stone is extremely delicate to truly polish a sharp weapon.

Zhao Ji obviously often talks with this general on weekdays, so the general asked directly. Zhao Ji didn't care, just said: "The garden is full of landscape stones, and it is not suitable to sharpen the knife. In the imperial kitchen, I think there are many whetstones, so I can go there. When I come, I will also help me sharpen the knife."

The general of the army didn't care when he heard this. He bowed and replied, "Thank you for your advice. I will take the whetstone and help your majesty sharpen the blade."

Zhao Ji was confused and asked again: "Why are you scrubbing armor and polishing swords and guns today?"

The general smiled when he heard this, raised his head slightly and replied, "Your Majesty, my King of Yan is coming back today, so he naturally has to take care of all the armor, swords and guns. His King of Yan cares about these details the most on weekdays. Even the general got up early and was sharpening the precious sword. How could we not prepare?"

It was not someone who ordered the army to clean the armor and sharpen the swords and guns. Even the general Lu Da got up early and started sharpening the swords themselves. Naturally, the general under the army would follow suit.

Things like swords and guns are the most likely to rust. Even if they don’t rust, the blade and body will lose their luster after a while. If you want swords and guns to shine brightly, polishing them from time to time is the only way.

Zhao Ji was stunned when he heard this, and the knife in his hand stopped consciously. Zheng Zhi was not in Tokyo during this period. Although Zhao Ji had a lot of thoughts, he became more and more accustomed to his basic life. Even if these military men did not come and go in the deep palace, Zhao Ji did not feel abrupt after seeing many of them. On the contrary, he saw these fighting men willing to take the initiative to come forward and talk for a few words every day. Although these military men walking in the palace were responsible for guarding Zhao Ji, they did not really have any usurpation. Most of them were usually courteous. This did not make Zhao Ji feel so wronged.

There is also Zhu Xie who is by his side, helping Zhao Ji to work hard every day, and fulfilling it. In fact, for a person, life is also good.

Suddenly Zheng Zhi came back, and Zhao Ji's humiliation immediately popped up to remind him what he was going to do. Zhao Ji had already made plans for what he was going to do. However, Zhao Ji was involuntarily afraid, his heartbeat increased a lot, and his arms were trembling slightly.

Seeing that Zhao Ji no longer asked questions, the general went to the imperial kitchen to get the whetstone. Naturally, there were whetstones in the imperial kitchen, so he could use it even when cutting vegetables and cooking.

After a moment, the military man took the whetstone over and saw that Zhao Ji was still standing there, his face was gloomy and calm, and he was still paced left and right.

The military man stepped forward and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I will sharpen the knife for Your Majesty first."

Zhao Ji stopped hearing this and handed over the knife in his hand.

The military man took the knife, fired another bucket of water, fixed the whetstone to the ground, and then half-squatted down, and the extremely rhythmic sound of sharpening the knife came.

Zhao Ji stood there, looking at the military man who sharpened his knife, gritted his teeth, felt relieved, and frowned again.

Not long after, Zhao Ji asked again: "Do you know when Zheng Zhi will enter the city?"

The military man didn't care, but just replied casually: "I don't know the exact time, but since today everyone said that your highness was going to enter the city, he set up camp last night and thought it was not far away, so he should be able to enter the city in the afternoon."

When Zhao Ji heard this, he remained silent again.

However, the military Chinese kept talking and started chatting: "Your Majesty, according to the last general, Your Majesty has not yet found the way to practice swords. The sword is a killing weapon. Both of them fight for their lives, both of them interact with each other. If it is above the battle formation, it is even more important to have a simple and effective method. The method of blocking and counterattack is the most effective. Among them is the word "fast". Therefore, simply chopping and slashing has no meaning. The sword techniques all have the starting point, and the starting gesture means blocking. If Your Majesty really wants to practice swordsmanship, you should say to the general. There are many good players in the army, and it is not difficult for Your Majesty to learn."

Although this military man went into battle countless times, he could not count the number of people he killed. After all, he was still a kind man after all, and there was no difference between him and the simple farmer on the roadside. In a casual conversation, it was the same as saying words in the market. Even this military man knew in his heart that if he wanted to teach the emperor to practice swords, he really was not the one who could decide, and General Lu Da had to make a decision.

Zhao Ji is actually a kind person. Putting aside his noble emperor status, Zhao Ji simply thinks that he should be considered a person who is easy to deal with. If he is an ordinary person, he has less courage and more literary skills, it is actually okay, but he is the emperor.

Then Zhao Ji replied, "I feel that practicing knife has made great progress recently. It is difficult to hold a knife in front of my head. Now it is very smooth to wave the chop with one hand."

The military man who was sharpening his knife was not restrained. After seeing the emperor for too many times, the mentality of the emperor like a god in front of him gradually decreased. He said casually: "Your Majesty has just increased his strength. The farmers in the fields can do this without practicing. After all, there must be a structure for practicing the knife."

Zhao Ji was not discouraged when he heard this, but suddenly felt a little touched in his heart. He quickly asked again: "Look at how good you are, I think you are very good at this?"

When the military man heard this, he smiled in a naive way, picked up the sharpened knife in his hand and tried it lightly with his fingers. Then he turned it over and continued to sharpen it, and replied with a smile: "If the General of the Mo is rewarded with such a deputy commander, he has also fought hard on the battlefield. If you want to talk about the sword technique, it is far worse than the general, but it is no problem for ordinary military man to come to ten or eight. If you go up the green forest of the rivers and lakes, fighting life and death, it is probably difficult to meet the opponent. The General of the Mo is comparable to ordinary people, and this sword technique is one of them, and the shooting technique should be praised."

This military man is naturally not humble. Under Zheng Zhi's command, he has no other channels to obtain his current official position except to fight for his life.

When Zhao Ji heard this, his heart moved and asked again: "If you encounter an enemy on the battle formation and want to kill one blow, is there any secret?"

When the military man heard this, his smile suddenly stopped. He looked up at Emperor Zhao Ji, and scraped the blade with his fingers. It felt almost done. He took the cloth towel around him and wiped the water stains on the knife. He presented the knife to Zhao Ji with both hands and replied: "Your Majesty's knife has a good texture and is considered a weapon of killing. If it is still in the hands of Your Highness, it will drink countless blood and no one can stop it. There is actually no secret to the way to kill the enemy. The enemy's swords and weapons are coming, and only one move, one block and one chop, is a life. However, this knife is in the hands of Your Highness, and it is even more difficult to kill people."

This military man is simple and honest, but he is not stupid. Otherwise, he would not have been arranged by Lu Da to walk around the palace.

Zhao Ji seemed to have not heard this sentence thoroughly. After taking the knife, he slashed in the air a few times, frowned and asked, "Why is it even more difficult for me to kill someone?"

The military man pulled out his sword beside him and sharpened it again. His face was no longer smiling. However, he also replied: "If Your Majesty wants to kill a farmer on the roadside, then the farmer who saw the sharp blade in His Majesty's hand knew that he would run away. Your Majesty probably couldn't catch up with the farmer, so he would naturally be unable to kill him. If Your Majesty wants to kill the general, Mo would be in a body of armor. With Your Majesty's strength, he would not even cut off the armor, and he would not be able to kill it. It would be even more difficult."

Perhaps the military man probably understood who Zhao Ji was going to kill. His words came from the sincerity, and he was advising Zhao Ji not to do meaningless and useless work.

Zhao Ji listened to his words, remembered a person again, put the knife into the scabbard, and stopped talking. Instead, he turned around and went to find Zhao Yingluo again.

When he was looking for Zhao Yingluo for the first time, Zhao Ji did not say it thoroughly, but cursed Zheng Zhi in front of Zhao Yingluo, and then he was depressed and listened to Zhao Yingluo's killing voice, drinking wine, dancing with a knife.

Going again this time seems to be the only chance and the only hope. There is no way to let the royal princess named Zhao.

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