That night, torches on both sides of Yishui were clear.

On the bank of the river, a team of ten Xia soldiers patrolled along the bank with torches and lit the fire to the river.

The whole Yishui was illuminated brightly.

The Xia army's camps were one by one, stacked with rigorous rules, and the tents of the 100,000 military camps almost obscured their sight.

Li Chongjiu looked at it for a long time and thought that the Xia army's method of setting up formation was very rigorous, and it seemed that it was by no means comparable to ordinary rebels.

In fact, Dou Jiande's struggles in the past few years have been very impressive. He swept across Hebei. Before the decisive battle with Li Shimin, Dou Jiande had almost no competition. Li Shentong, Xu Yuanlang, Xu Shiji, Wang Bo, and Meng Haigong were all wiped out by him and unified Hebei, Shandong.

However, when Li Chongjiu didn't understand why Dou Jiande was so strong, he was defeated in the decisive battle between Hulao Pass and Li Shimin in the end and gave his hegemony so easily to Li Shimin. His battle in Hulao has been vague in history.

Some people say that Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande's tens of thousands of elite troops with 3,500 Xuanjia Army. This is just unimaginable for Li Chongjiu. More than 3,000 cavalrymen broke through more than 100,000 troops. No matter how strong Li Shimin is, no matter how weak Dou Jiande is, this is not so. Why is this?

Li Chongjiu looked at Yi Shui and fell into deep thought.

Back at the big tent, Li Chongjiu general Ji Chuan and Xue Wanshu were invited to discuss it in the middle of the night.

After Li Chongjiu made his point, Ji Chuan and Xue Wanshu were both shocked.

After everyone discussed it in the middle of the night, Ji Chuan was immediately following the order of Li Chongjiu. When it was almost dawn, he took a small boat.

At dawn, the water was confused and foggy, and the Xia soldiers patrolling the patrol were raising torches. I saw a boat sailing across the river, and they were all holding guns and on guard.

But when I heard the man from Xiaozhou shouting from afar, "We are ordered by the Lord of Shangu to see King Xia."

The soldiers on the shore were all surprised after hearing this and thought to themselves that they were envoys of the Youzhou Army. At that moment, the ten soldiers were holding guns and watching the envoys of the Youzhou Army dock on a boat.

But when he saw the envoy of the Youzhou Army, holding a goose-feather fan, wearing a white dress, there were only two soldiers driving boats beside him, there was nothing else. When the Xia army soldiers saw him attending the meeting alone, they couldn't help but admire his courage.

The envoy was on the boat and said, "Please report to King Xia, and say that Ji Chuan, the envoy of Youzhou Army, asked for a visit."

The soldiers did not dare to neglect them. They were at the moment taking care of each other and sent someone to deliver the letter.

Inside the big tent, Dou Jiande was about to advance to the early tent and discussed with the generals about the advance of the army. When he heard that an envoy from the Youzhou army came, Dou Jiande couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Who is this Jichuan?"

Song Zhengben bowed and said, "I heard that this man was born in a branch of the gentry and was depressed and unsuccessful. But now he is a dragon. He is not only Li Chongjiu's think tank, but also a high-ranking official in Youzhou."

Dou Jiande asked: "Since Li Chongjiu's think tank, why did he come here? Could it be to inquire about the reality of our army?"

Zhang Xuansu smiled and said, "I don't think so. If what I expected was, I must be a lobbyist."

Dou Jiande heard this and said, "Since you are here to be a lobbyist, you must slapped his spirit. Xu Zong, do you know what to do if you go down and prepare?"

"Someone will understand."

Not long after the Yishui River, there was a noise of people and horses in the fog. A general led a hundred cavalrymen to the small boat and asked, "Who is Jichuan?"

The messenger said, "That's right."

The general jumped off the horse and said, "The King of Xia has a life. The distinguished guest is here, please do not neglect it. Please."

Ji Chuan bowed and the two of them walked forward together.

Soon after, we arrived at the Xia army camp. Before we saw the gate, the Xia army's elite cavalry rushed out, rushing forward, but we saw people like tigers and horses like dragons.

The general asked Ji Chuan: "Ji is engaged, how do you see my Xia cavalry?"

Ji Chuan said, "You can use it to walk on the lion and dance on the dragon."

The general was secretly angry and took Ji Chuan to continue walking. When he arrived at the open space in the battalion, he saw thousands of Xia army infantry holding shields in their left hand and spears in their right hand. They were divided into two teams, one with red scarves and the other with yellow scarves, fighting with each other to train attack and defense.

On the open space, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the sound of soldiers on both sides was like thunder, killing each other so that smoke and dust rolled, making it magnificent.

The Xia army general had to look at Ji Chuan proudly and asked, "Ji is just a cavalry, how do you see my Xia army infantry?"

Ji Chuan sneered and said, "It's impossible to make clay and wax figures."

The Xia army general said furiously: "How dare you be so arrogant? Once you meet King Xia, you will be punished severely."

Ji Chuan said, "I heard that the ancient monarchs were convinced by benevolence and righteousness, but I did not hear that they were intimidated by their weapons and armor."

The Xia army general was stunned and said, "You are here to wait, I will report to the Xia army."

The Xia army general walked to the tent and repeated the words of Ji Chuan just now to Dou Jiande.

Dou Jiande was furious when he heard this. Zhang Xuansu said on the side, "In ancient times, those who sent envoys to the enemy must choose brave ones. Since he said that he was benevolent and righteous, it would be better to look at him and see what he said."

Dou Jiande nodded and immediately ordered Ji Chuan to meet him.

Not long after, Ji Chuan entered the tent and saluted Dou Jiande from afar, saying, "Youzhou Governor's Office is a doctor, Ji Chuan pays homage to Your Majesty."

"Why don't you kneel down if you are bold?" Dou Jiande shouted.

Dou Jiande waved his hand, but when Ji Chuan saw that he was short and not good-looking, he was disliked three points at first, but he also put his hands on his hands, and looked arrogant, and he hated three points even more.

At that moment, Dou Jiande shouted out the generals and said, "The wilderness does not know etiquette, don't bother with him. I ask you, what do you have to say to me for your mission?"

Ji Chuan said, "I am here to discuss peace with the Xia army at the order of my lord."

Dou Jiande raised his head and smiled loudly when he heard this, and the generals in the tent laughed loudly. Ji Chuan looked around and smiled slightly.

The laughter stopped, and Dou Jiande said, "I have urged 100,000 troops to see the land of Youzhou as if it were on the palm of your hand. If Li Chongjiu knew the current situation, he would surrender as soon as possible to avoid the loss of life."

Ji Chuan said with his hands behind his back: "I am really impressed by King Xia. After a crushing defeat in the battle yesterday, I still have such confidence...haha."

Dou Jiande snorted coldly and said, "Since I started to rise up, I have regarded the heroes of the world as grass and rats. Wherever the army goes, I will be invincible and defeated. Those who obey me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish. What confidence does your lord have? Can you reject my 100,000 powerful soldiers?"

Ji Chuan said, "Your Majesty has said it out loud. As far as I know, there are at least three people in the world who are not afraid of you."

Dou Jiande said in a sarcasm: "Who are the three of you? Let's listen."

Ji Chuan said, "My lord in Youzhou, Luo in the grassland, Li Yuan in Guanzhong, as for Du Fuwei in Huainan, Xiao Xian in Jingxiang, and Shichong in Luoyang, I'm afraid they can't be called grass rats."
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