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"Sir, it's already the third fragment of the night and we're afraid that all of us are resting. I wonder what urgent matter it is that we have to disturb General Huan?" The foster son asked in confusion when he saw Sima Kong's nervous expression.

"I'll explain this to you later, but the situation is very urgent. If we delay it, we won't be able to win!" It was already too late for Sima Kong to explain anything to his foster son, so he could only urge him to hurry up and report to Huan Feng.

"Yes!" The foster son had always trusted in Sima Kong's intelligence, so he didn't ask any further.

At this time, Huan Ling and the rest of the generals had indeed fallen asleep as expected. They were all snoring loudly, and their snores could be heard from miles away.

"Who dares to barge into the general's tent!" The guard saw a figure rapidly approaching from the distance so he raised his guard and loudly shouted.

"This lowly one is a general by the side of the Great Sima. I have something to report to the Great General immediately. Please inform me!" The keeper was stopped by the soldier and immediately stated his purpose of coming.

"The general is resting now. There are no outsiders present today. Please go back first. I have something to report to you tomorrow morning." When the soldier heard that he was one of Si Ma Kong's subordinates, he naturally did not show any courtesy and immediately refused the request to take care of his son.

The keeper was a young and vigorous man, so how could he be willing to let this little soldier block his way? With a casual wave of his hand, he knocked the two guards to the ground and charged into the camp.

"Stop!" "Stop right there!" The two generals standing outside the tent had been knocked to the ground, but when they tried to shout for their son to take care of them, the son was already standing in front of their bed.

So what was going on inside the tent? It was obvious that Huan Feng and his trusted aides had been drinking wine together with him. Now that they were all drunk, snoring sounds could be heard coming from the tent.

"General, please wake up now. This general has something to report!" When the keeper saw this, he shouted and tried to wake Huan Feng up.

But who would have known that the people in the tent had already been drunk like mud. No matter how much the servant yelled, they still slept soundly. Seeing that shouting had done no good, the servant picked up a pot of tea on the table and took a big gulp. He stuffed his mouth full and puffed out his cheeks, then with a "pu" sound, he sprayed it on the generals' heads.

Instantly, the tea transformed into a cloud of mist that pounced towards the generals. Of course, this included the Qin general, Huan Feng.

The drunk generals finally had some reaction to the cold mist. Some of them had completely woken up, but they were still muttering to themselves, "He ?" Someone disturbed my sweet dreams? "

When the caretakers saw that everyone had woken up, and that Huan Feng's brow was twitching slightly, and that the veins on his face had begun to move as well, they repeated what they had said just now and shouted once more, "I am under the command of the Great Sima, and I have urgent matters to report to the Great General!"

Finally, Huan Shou heard someone shout, and he immediately stood up. He was just a bit drowsy, and he squinted his eyes for a long time, and then said, "How dare I be so rude? How dare you barge into the camp in the middle of the night?

Seeing that Huan Huan only cared about asking about his disrespectful crimes, but didn't summon him to ask anything, the servant said in a somewhat sullen tone, "Didn't the great general hear that this great general had come here on the orders of the great Sima Clan to report on some important matters?"

Huan Feng had been humiliated by Sima Kong's Archery Society some time ago. He was naturally displeased, and when he heard the words of his foster son, he became even more disdainful. "What order from Sima?" "If you have something to say, you can say it tomorrow. Today, the Japanese general is in need of a rest, which has delayed my rest."

"Great General, Great General Sima has said that the army must start cooking tonight at dawn. We will be leaving tomorrow. If we discuss this again tomorrow, we might delay the fight and ruin everything!" The servant saw that Huan Huan didn't take him seriously at all, so he told him what Sima Kong had said.

"Bastard!" The army is leaving just like that, isn't it? " Upon hearing his son's words, Huan Shou's heart was filled with unhappiness. He immediately flew into a rage, "You don't have to say anything! Let this general decide on the next day!"

Seeing that Huan Feng didn't listen to his advice at all, the foster son could only grumble in his heart, "Great Sima uses troops like a god, if Great General doesn't listen to his advice, he'll definitely regret it later!" After he finished speaking, he left with great hatred.

When Si Kong was waiting for his son to return to the main body, he was already waiting for his son to return. When he saw his son returning, he immediately asked anxiously, "What do you think, Great General?"

When the servant heard Si Ma Kong's question, a look of shame appeared on his face. He then kneeled down on one knee and said with a ashamed voice, "I was not able to persuade the general to act according to his wishes. Please punish me, my lord!"

When Sima Kong saw his adopted son's actions, he already knew that Huan Feng was unwilling to act according to his own wishes. He let out a long sigh and said, "I already knew that the Great General had a grudge against me, so I'm sure he won't be willing to follow me. This matter has nothing to do with you, but what crime have you committed?"

Only now did the foster son know why Sima Kong had tolerated Huan Feng so much at the reunion banquet, whereas he, who was not familiar with the affairs of the world, had fought for a bit of power, resulting in the inunified state of the decree today. He then apologized to Sima Kong, "It was all because of the emotional actions of the foster son that led to the dissension between the two of us, the lord and General Huan."

"Whatever. Since this has already happened, let it be. What we need to worry about right now is how we can help Huan to lead the army through the Han River as soon as possible. Only then can we avoid being flooded by water." At this moment, Sima Kong was very clear on what was important to him, so he didn't blame his son for having such a short time of anger. Instead, he started to worry about the matter of crossing the river.

"The pain of floods? My lord, do you mean that there will be a flood in Hanshui? " When the foster son heard Si Kong's words, he half guessed and half asked.

"That's right, tonight I will observe the stars. The seven stars will disappear, the sun and moon will lose their radiance, and the black clouds will occupy the sky. According to the records of" Lu Family's Spring and Autumn ", this is the sign of great waters. If the army does not start crossing the water as soon as possible, when the Han river breaks out, they might be dragged down by the torrential downpour and run out of supplies and supplies. Sima Kong seriously explained to his foster son.

"So that's how it is. No wonder Sir's expression was so urgent. It's obvious that General Huan is unwilling to listen to you right now. What can we do?" Only after hearing Si Kong's explanation did they understand. However, the most troublesome thing was not the atmosphere, but rather the commander of the three armies, Huan Huan, who held the authority to lead the army.

The question about raising his son was also the question that Si Kong had been bitterly pondering over. He lowered his head and thought deeply for a while. Then, he quickly raised his head and said to the servant: "Keeper, quickly lead this troop to prepare well before the fifth fragment of the night. Before dawn, we will cross the Han River."

Upon hearing Sima Kong's orders, the servant was filled with doubt, "Sir, I only have a few thousand men following me. If we were to rush across the river, I'm afraid we won't be able to fight against the defenders."

When Sima Kong heard what his foster son thought, he chuckled. "Don't worry. General Huan will naturally lead his army of a hundred thousand Lan Tian troops to meet you."

Si Kong's words made the originally doubtful keeper even more skeptical. Although he was willing to believe in Si Kong's wisdom, if he wanted Huan Feng to change his original intentions and eliminate the conflict between them, it would be even harder than ascending to heaven. However, as things were now, he could only do as he was told.

"Okay." With a strand in one hand, the servant obeyed Si Kong's command and immediately left to prepare.

On the morning of the second day, the nurturer, according to Si Kong's instructions, led his unit of archers to start crossing the river first, while Si Kong and the nurturer stood together at the bow of the ship. Sima Kong, on the other hand, looked at the river, which wasn't very fast, and let the servant order him to slow down the speed of crossing.

The foster son was even more confused as he asked, "Your excellency said last night that the storm is approaching and that the Han River could rise at any time. Why would you need to slow down your march now?"

Sima Kong only smiled, "We naturally have to wait for General Huan's army. I presume that General Huan's army has already departed."

When the caretaker heard Sima Kong's words, although he was full of doubts, he still ordered the soldiers to slow down the speed of the warship and wait for the great army that Sima Kong was waiting for to arrive.

It was indeed strange. Just after a while, the servant saw the shadow of the sails behind him, as if there were many trees in the forest. They were moving towards him in a formidable speed. Looking at the flags on each sail, there was actually a large "huan" character written on them.

It was obvious that the army had arrived along with Huan Feng.

When the keeper saw the mighty formation, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock. He pointed at the oars and said to Si Kong, "Sir, you're really lucky. Huan Feng's army is indeed coming with you."

When Sima Kong heard these words, he only smiled and said, "How could I have some clever plans? I only made a bet with Great General Huan."

"Oh? What do you mean by that, my lord? " The foster son could not help but ask once again when he saw Si Ma Kong's indifferent smile.

Actually, I purposely let you lead the vanguard troops ahead of time so that you could attract some attention from Huan Feng. Huan Huan is very happy to see me leading the army, so he must be afraid of me taking the lead. Si Kong stroked his goatee and explained with a smile.

"Lord, you really are a god!" When the servant heard this, he then understood Si Kong's intentions and immediately exclaimed in admiration.

"Alright, stop trying to flatter me. Since you, General Huan, are already following me, you should get the boatman to speed up the speed of the ship. Otherwise, if we don't reach the other side by nightfall, then the storm tomorrow will trap the entire army in the middle of the Han River." Sima Kong briefly lectured him on how to take care of his son before instructing him again.

"Yes!" Right now, the servant completely understood Sima Kong's method of using troops, and he was extremely happy. He immediately followed Sima Kong's instructions joyfully and went to give orders to the oars' helmsman.

Knowing that the next day would be torrential rain on Han River, Fan's heart was naturally much more at ease. However, he still couldn't neglect the defense of the city, so he personally went with Yang Duan and the other generals to mobilize the entire populace and seize the time to build the city's defenses. The common people knew that Fan Yicheng was a benefactor to them, so whether it was the strong soldiers or the elderly, the weak, or the children, they were all summoned. They rushed to help the soldiers carry the thunderstones and wood in order to meet Qin's attack with their own power.

"Report!" The forward guard has... It was reported that many battleships had appeared on the surface of the Han River. There were many flags on the ships ? "With the characters' Sima 'and' Huan 'as the signs, they flew mightily towards the north of the Han River." Fan Yuzhan, Tian Gan, Yang Duan and the rest were supervising the fortification work when a scout suddenly rushed over. He didn't even have time to catch his breath before he rushed over to report.

When Fan Yuzhen heard the names "Sima" and "Huan", he couldn't help but be shocked. That was because this was the title of the Qin Army's Lan Tian Army Commander-in-Chief! He originally thought that since Sima Kong and Huan Hui had just met up, they would have to recuperate and recuperate before he could give the order to cross the river. However, he didn't expect that they would arrive so quickly.

"How far are they from the north coast of Hanshui?!" Fan Yu Chen anxiously asked the scout.

"According to the sergeants' report, they're already less than 20 miles away!" The scout then replied to Fan Yicheng.

"This is bad!" When Fan Xian heard the scout's report, he became alarmed and cried out involuntarily, "The Qin army came so fast, and they didn't even manage to defend the city. I'm afraid they're in danger!"

Hearing the scout's report, Yang Duan and the rest who were beside him were also surprised, and after hearing Fan Yuchen's words, they were at a loss of what to do, so they directly asked Fan Yuzhen for instructions: "Great General, the hundreds of thousands of Qin Thieves are about to reach the shore, and since the Upper Middle City cannot be defended, why don't we gather all of our men and have a fight to the death with Qin Thief before he reaches the shore? Perhaps there is still a chance of survival!"

When Fan Yuzheng heard Yang Duohe's suggestion, he knew that if he used Yang Duohe's tactics, there might be a slim chance of survival. However, if he used more than ten thousand soldiers against a hundred thousand Qin, the odds were against him. If this battle were to be lost, then the common people would definitely suffer a miserable fate. Such a tragedy was caused by him, so how could he bear it? Therefore, he just frowned at Yang Duohe's suggestion and remained silent, not wanting to accept it.

"General, Qin Thief will arrive in no time at all. I hope that the general can give the order to bring this vanguard and strike the enemy in the face when their footholds are unstable!" Yang Duan and Fan Yicheng were extremely anxious.