After preparing for more than half a month, everything is finally ready.
However, in order not to cause unnecessary disputes, Li Ran finally decided to use only 4,000 elite refugees to form the Zhengyi Army. After raising the banner of "Qingjun Side", Sun Wu ruled the three armies, and Li Ran sat in the middle.
Military dispatch.
However, Ye Yi's original garrison only had a thousand troops, and he was considered to be the rear guard.
The main reason for doing this was to avoid being reported as "Chu invaded Zheng" by the Zheng State, thereby directly elevating the dispute to the international level.
Because no matter how you say it, Ye Yi is still a city of Chu State, not Li Ran's private town.
I saw these five thousand people marching towards Zheng Yi in a mighty manner.
Fan Li once again asked for military leave and was willing to accompany Li Ran with the army. Naturally, Li Ran would not refuse.
Therefore, Fan Li was appointed to the left side of the car, while Chu Dang was appointed to the right side of the car.
Ye Xu temporarily acted as the county Yin, and continued to stay in Ye Yi to take care of the safety of all the women.
As for Zheng Guo, once he learned the news, the whole country was shocked.
Zheng Boning immediately summoned Feng Duan, and Feng Duan naturally knew why the emperor was so anxious to summon him.
"Don't panic, sir. I have found out clearly that the people Li Ran led were only three or four thousand. It was a long journey by boat and carriage. They came from Yeyi, Chu State. As long as we wait for work, we can make a big harvest."
success!"
After hearing this, Zheng Boning calmed down and breathed a sigh of relief:
"In your opinion, who in our country of Zheng can take on the important task of defending against the enemy?"
"I believe that Si Dai's son, Si Xie Si Zi, can certainly take on this important task!"
Because of his admiration for martial arts and his willingness to fight, as well as his love of studying the art of war, this Si'an spent his whole day in the army. Therefore, he was quite famous in the army.
So, Zheng Boning immediately summoned Si Min.
After going up to the main hall, Zheng Boning said directly:
"Look, now Li Ran is trying to cause trouble, gathering thieves and coming to Zheng Yi to kill me. This is really treasonous! I will now appoint you as the commander of the left army, and immediately lead the enemy! I hope you can live up to my expectations!
"
Si Xie hesitated for a moment, then fell to the ground, kowtowed and said thanks:
"Here!"
When Feng Duan came out of the main hall and returned to his home, he encountered a bull blocking his way again. Naturally, he also learned that Li Ran was coming to kill him in the name of Qingjun. And he was naturally involved in this.
On the head!
Feng Duan brought him back to his house and comforted him.
"Li Ran only has a few thousand troops, and most of them are just refugees who have only practiced for a month or two. What kind of courage can you say? You have always been bold, Shu Niu, why have you become so timid today?"
"Master Boshi, this matter has nothing to do with being brave. It's just because Li Ran has many tricks. Even if there are only a few people, there is always an eventuality. If this happens... If that guy succeeds, then what will happen to our efforts?
Isn’t it in vain? Lord Boshi, could it be that he forgot about the lockdown and epidemic prevention? Lord Boshi, please pay attention to this matter!”
In fact, since Shu Niu lost to Li Ran in Zheng State last time and fled from Zheng State, he also caused a bloody storm in Lu State.
However, in the end, it was the most inconspicuous young man, Shusunruo, who turned the tide, so that his plan to take over the unclesun family ended up in vain.
And after he returned to the State of Zheng this time, everything he planned was really smooth sailing. Just because of the "Four Kingdoms Fire" that he directly participated in planning, all the Ji family property was directly in his pocket.
Dr. Zichan was criticized by both the government and the public for "disrespecting God" and has been criticized to this day.
Such a Tianhu start, so Shuniu does not want to experience failure again here.
Feng Duan naturally knew Li Ran's abilities, but he still believed that Li Ran was short of manpower and it would be difficult for him to make any big waves.
And now in Zheng Guo, since he successfully overthrew Zichan, the entire government and opposition parties have been under his control. Therefore, a kind of blind self-confidence has arisen spontaneously.
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"I have asked Uncle Zheng to send Si Xin to resist Li Ran. You don't have to look so panicked!"
"It's just... Doctor Ziran is so young, he may not be Li Ran's opponent!"
"Horrible! Are you scared out of your wits by that Li Ran?! It's not like he has three heads and six arms! I, Zheng Yi, have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but theirs is only a few thousand people, so what's the point? Okay, you just have to worry about it these days.
Just stay at Jishi’s house!”
Shu Niu pursed his lips, finally sighed helplessly and left the Fengduan Mansion.
It's not that Feng Duan doesn't believe in Li Ran's methods and abilities, he's just too confident.
Do you think that Zichan will not be defeated by him in the end? Li Ran alone? What can he do?
When Feng Duan thought about this, he couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
…
When Si Ming took office, the first thing he did was to reorganize the three armies and summon the people in the city to come and enlist in the camp.
Unexpectedly, when these Chinese people learned that they were going to confront Li Ran, they secretly resisted and tried their best to avoid going if they could.
And in order to achieve this goal, these Chinese people have gone to great lengths to find all kinds of excuses to obstruct it.
Some pretend to be sick at home, some have family accidents, and some even go missing.
Just because these people, what they see on weekdays is the desolation inside and outside Zhengyi since Dr. Zichan was ousted by Feng Duan and others, but how can there be any fireworks?
Therefore, deep down in their hearts, they have long hated the current court. Who would still sacrifice their lives for them?
Yes! Who doesn’t miss the No. 1 commercial city in the world that was bustling with people, bustling with traffic, and harmonious between the country and the countryside?
So out of the nearly 10,000 people who should have been registered, only less than 5,000 came to register.
In addition, most of the standing army originally stationed in Zhengyi, including its generals, expressed their willingness to stay in the city to guard the city and were unwilling to lead troops to face the enemy.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the end, Si Zhen had no choice but to leave the city with eight thousand troops.
As a result, the two armies formed formations and started a confrontation in the suburbs of Zhengyi.
Sun Wu had already ordered people to prepare the chariot, and the three swords were also assigned to the hands of several strong men. After the battle started, they swung across the chariot.
However, as an international practice of "courtesy first, then attack", they did not rush to take action, but waited and watched first.
Si Xie also knew Li Ran's name and was well aware of Li Ran's influence in Zheng State. He was actually thinking about how to deal with it.
Not fighting would be disloyal, fighting would be unjust!
Si Xie finally decided to have a chat with Li Ran in front of the battle.
So, he led the army first and then retreated ten miles to set up camp.
Li Ran saw that Si Zhen had led his troops to retreat first, so he was not in a hurry. He also ordered the army to withdraw ten miles and set up camp as a sign of "great justice".
Si Xie, on the other hand, sent another envoy to Li Ran's camp.
Li Ran also received the envoy solemnly.
"Master Sima has specially ordered this little man to come here to deliver a message. At noon tomorrow, Master Sima hopes to discuss with you in front of the two armies' formations!"
Fan Li and Sun Wu listened and felt that this move was too risky and unnecessary.
To put it bluntly, in their opinion, if they really wanted to talk, even if Feng Duan Feng Boshi did not come forward, at least one of the Six Ministers should be sent.
And this Si Zhen is neither one of the six ministers of Zheng Guo, nor can he make up his mind. In this case, what is the point of inviting him to talk in front of the battle, except to increase the risk?
Li Ran was stunned for a moment after hearing their opinions, and then smiled:
"Haha, Master Ziran's move is strange, but it is not out of etiquette. If we can just stop using the weapons, it will be a good thing. Okay! Li Ran agreed!"
In this way, Li Ran readily agreed.
…
There was no conversation all night, and soon it was almost noon. Li Ranqi left Sun Wu to take charge of the troops. According to the agreement between the two parties, each side could only bring two people with him, so he took Chu Dang and Fan Li with him and walked towards the two armies.
Walk in the middle.
Looking from a distance, one could see Si Xian leading the two of them walking towards this side. When the two sides met, the sun was directly above their heads, which was at noon!
Si Ming cupped his hands and said:
"I have never met Mr. Ziming!"
Li Ran also bowed and returned the gift.
"Doctor Ziran, you're welcome!"
The two parties were polite for a while, and then sat on the floor. After Si Zhen and Li Ran sat face to face, Si Zhen spoke first:
"In my early years, I heard about what Mr. Ziming did in the state of Zheng, and I sincerely admired him. But in recent years, Mr. Ziming has been serving Chu Jun Xiong Wei regardless of the interests of the state of Zheng and the world. This move is really meaningful.
Damn the reputation of a virtuous man! I have heard that even Dr. Zichan has some complaints about this, right?!"
At this point, Si Zhen did not mention Li Ran's "inciting troops to cause chaos" this time, but instead talked about what he did in Chu State, which was obviously well prepared.
When Li Ran heard this, he smiled indifferently.
"Haha, it is true that he has made many plans for Chu State in recent years, but he definitely does not ignore the interests of Zheng State and the whole world. What Dr. Ziran said is ridiculous."
"I think since I, Li, went to the Chu State, the Chu State stopped advancing north and began to dominate the east. Within ten years, how could it have been more than half in trouble for the Zheng State? As for the two kingdoms of Chen and Cai, they were all for themselves.
The disaster cannot be avoided even if Li is not around. If you want to use this to blame Li, you are really doing Li an injustice."
"As for Dr. Zichan, Li and Dr. Zichan are both teachers and friends. Since Li respects Dr. Zichan as his elder, it is natural for him to receive one or two lessons from him."
When it comes to talking nonsense, Si Zhen is indeed a little bit immature. Even if Li Ran doesn't quote scriptures and only talks about these simple truths, he can't stand it.
Therefore, he could only talk about things from another angle:
"But...but what Mr. Ziming did in the Chu State, is it considered an injustice? Is the current situation of the Chu State also a result of Mr. Chu? Could it be that Mr. Zi is preparing to disrupt the Chu State, and now
Are you going to mess with our Zheng country again?"
Si Xie spoke unabashedly, spoke loudly, and was aggressive. And his remarks had to be said to hit the point directly.
Li Ran, on the other hand, still looked calm and said softly:
"Haha, Master Ziran only knows one, but doesn't know the other! This statement seems reasonable, but in fact it is just nonsense!"