Chapter 7 Section VII

"This must be Chu Xiuhong personally leading the troops to chase after him." Zhen Lizhi put away the telescope.For fear of being discovered by the imperial army, no candles were allowed in the camel city, and it was still dark.After these days of fleeing, Zhen Lizhi was still dressed neatly, and looked as if he was still dressed in the imperial capital. Di Wang bit a stick of mutton leg, took a sip of wine, and burped.After a few steps, Zhen Lizhi still smelled a foul smell.He frowned slightly, but fortunately it was so dark that King Di couldn't see it. Di Wangdao: "Zhen Junhou, can your people really rather die than tell the truth?"

Zhen Lizhi said: "I have three thousand soldiers, and I know everyone's temperament. These three thousand people are willing to die for me. Now that the enemy's Thunderbolts have been destroyed, we have won a complete victory in this operation. From now on, it will be a decisive battle in the desert, so there is no need to be afraid of him." King Di looked out from the gap in the camel city, took another bite of the mutton and said, "If they encircle without fighting, how can we persevere? After encircling for more than ten days, we will starve to death." Zhen Lizhi smiled and said: "My lord, you don't have to worry about this. The imperial army is not good at fighting in the desert. Now their morale is high, but after ten days or so, their combat power will definitely be greatly reduced. What's more, we have a water source, but they bring their own water." I'm afraid they are more anxious than us for a quick victory. The best strategy at this time is to wait for them to step into our ambush."

King Di thought about it for a long time before he said: "People from the Central Plains have too many tricks, and we Di people don't know how to do it." Di Wang sat back on his bearded bed again, ate a mouthful of kumiss and a mouthful of mutton, and the smell of mutton wafted over, making Zhen Lizhi a little nauseous.He put his head outside, took a breath of the air outside, and murmured: "If Chu Xiuhong really leads the army, then I want to see what you can do."