Chapter 51

51: The Golden Pocket

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"The old black mountain stretches for two hundred miles, after the victory pass is dozens of miles of narrow road, which if there are many ambushes, the army will be like catching turtles in a jar, no one sped to the aid of the end is not good." Mu Hanzhang saw Jing Shao insisted, timely help him say something.

"The military division has a point, but the Tiger's Tooth Pass is even more treacherous than the Shengjing Pass, and the King of the Southwest only needs to set up a formation of less than a hundred people there to stop my thousands of troops." Zhao Meng furrowed his brows and pointed at the location of the Tiger's Tooth and Crane's Beak.

Jing Shao knew the method of breaking the Tiger's Tooth Pass, but that method was too tricky and too specific, for this life has not yet come to the southwest of him, to say this kind of words is very difficult to convince people, can not help but knit his brows: "This matter will be discussed tomorrow!"

The crowd dispersed, Jing Shao sat behind the high platform, still frowning at the southwest map. Living a new life, obviously know the direction of things, but can not say it, when it is suffocating. Sighed lightly, really can't, tomorrow let them take troops to Shengjing Pass, their own rate of a team of light cavalry to attack that tiger's tooth is.

"Did you get some news that you can't talk about?" Mu Hanzhang looked at him like that, pursed her lips, and sat down next to him.

Jing Shao looked up at his own princess, whose eyes were full of worry, and reached out to take him into his arms, "Junqing, how could you guess so accurately?"

"The military masters all know the art of reading minds, don't you know?" Mu hanzhang smiled and flirted back, slowly lowered his eyes, because he liked him, he would always pay attention to his emotions, he could see that Jing Shao seemed to know a lot of things, but he didn't know where he got the information from. If he doesn't mention himself, he can't ask, when he wants to talk about it that day, he will naturally say it, right?

"Jun Qing, there are some things that I can't say for myself, not deliberately trying to hide them from you." Jing Shao sighed and placed his chin on the shoulder of the person in his arms.

"Well," Mu Hanzhang answered softly, slowly sitting up straight and looking at him, "now for your news, see if I can help you."

Jing Shao pulled the map on the table to, will he know of the Southwest Army ambush place and tiger's teeth pass to crack the method one by one exhaustive said. Mu Hanyang Zhang more listen, eyebrows knit deeper, so fine layout structure, Jing Shao settled in the southwest of that scout is really powerful, but also because too specific, but let a person feel not trustworthy.

"These small details they will not believe, and the battlefield is ever-changing, I also do not have a full grasp of the Southwest King will really end up according to this." Jing Shao sighed, knowing everything, but also feel that the world is changing, everything will not necessarily go according to the original road, then suddenly some uncertainty.

"Who do you think is the best person to break the Tiger's Tooth Pass?" Mu Hanzhang didn't pick up on his words, but asked the question directly.

"Hao Da Dao!" Jing Shao said without hesitation, this is also one of the reasons why he was in a hurry to find Hao Dazhou, when the broken tiger's tooth is he personally went, because of the victory in the pass fought for months and could not do, it is not easy to break through but was ambushed, had no choice but to take the risk of this army marshal to take people to break the tiger's tooth pass. The tiger's teeth and crane mouth seems steep, in fact, not many troops. But it needs skills, must be a strong martial arts and know how to improvise people can.

Mu Hanzhang nodded slightly, "Just leave this to me, I will be able to persuade him tonight."

When Jing Shao heard the word "tonight", his heart suddenly lingered: "How are you going to persuade him?"

"I have my own way." Mu Hanyang smiled mysteriously, but he was unexpectedly pressed behind him by Jing Shao's pinched wrists, and suddenly his body fell unsteadily into Jing Shao's arms.

"Don't go!" Jing Shao immediately burning with rage, in the middle of the night to let their own Wangfei to persuade Hao Dazhou, how to think how dangerous, their own Wangfei look so good, in case Hao Dazhou take the opportunity to put forward what non-thinking, Junqing in order to not let themselves difficult to make a compromise and then ...... the more I think the more terrible, in short, can never let him go.

Mu Hanzhang stunned for half a day, do not know, until he heard him say what "human face and beast heart" "martial arts" only reacted to what Jing Shao is angry, can not help but be angry and funny: "Where do you think again? "

I really don't understand how Jing Shao could come up with so many things from a single sentence, could it be that he had been thinking too much about tactics lately, and had to look at things many more steps, so much so that he had fallen into some bull's-eye?

The two argued for half a day, and in the end Mu Hanzhang couldn't argue with him, and only agreed to Jing Shao going outside the tent to listen to the wall.

Jing Shao stood outside Hao Da Dao's tent, holding his breath and listening carefully to the movements inside.

"What's the matter with the military master coming so late?" Hao Da Dao said politely.

"Since there is something, I had to come to disturb General." Mu Hanzhang's equally polite voice sounded warm and moist and very pleasing to the ear.

"Ha, the last general is now just an advantageous general appointed by the king, so I can't say that I'm a general." Hao Da Dao sat down and carefully wiped his Mixed Sword.

"With Brother Hao's talent, it's only a matter of time before he's appointed as a general," Mu Hanzhang said with a light smile, "It's just that now that Brother Hao was appointed as a benefit general just after he joined the military camp, although most of the generals know of the general's ability, without military service, it's ultimately difficult to convince the public."

That day Hao big knife just into the camp and Zhao Meng match, although the experience of the enemy is not as good as killing the enemy for many years of general Zhao, but because of the superior martial arts was not the slightest inferior, and finally by virtue of the family heirloom of the mixed blade, a move to stop the iron whip Zhao Meng, Jing Shao was able to make an exception to the direct sealing of his benefit generals.

"This Hao Mou naturally know, the military division has something to say may as well speak directly." Hao Da Dao to this military division of the impression is not bad, intellect and mind are superior, in the village under the mountain at a glance to persuade him to join the army in his family that the key to the Hedong lion, and in a few words to her to say.

Jing Shao stood outside the tent counting the hours, two people talking not loud, some words can not really hear, then some anxious.

"Your Highness, why are you here?" When the right guard saw Jing Shao, he excitedly went up and patted him, "Your Highness also came to discuss sword techniques with Big Brother Hao?"

Explore my ass! Jing Shao only felt the veins on his forehead jumping straight up, squeezing his fists to a crunch, it was at this time, Mu Huanzhang lifted the curtain and came out, seeing Jing Shao's iron-clad face, he tried to suppress the corner of his mouth that wanted to curve upwards, and said to the Right Guard: "It's getting late, General Hao will still have to lead the troops in the morning, so the Right Guard will also go to bed early."

For can not explore the sword, the right guard is quite disappointed, then thought of the left guard will make the sword, similar to the sword, so again excitedly ran to the left guard tent, anyway, they two guards are guarding the camp do not have to go to war, less sleep a moment does not matter.

"How did you tell him about the Tiger's Teeth and Crane's Beak fighting style?" Lying on the bed holding his own warlord, he was just disturbed by the Right Guard and didn't hear it, and Jun Qing came out soon after, so how could he make it clear? Jing Shao was curious about this.

"The mountain man has his own brilliant plan." Mu Hanzhang said loftily.

The next day, the generals gathered again in the center tent, Mu Hanzhang changed into a dark blue wide-sleeved robe, wearing a dark colored spandex scarf on his head and holding a feather fan, appearing in front of the crowd with the appearance of a man of the world.

"This marshal's intention has been decided, send three thousand people to break the tiger's teeth and crane's mouth, who is willing to go?" Jing Shao looked at the crowd under the stage in a deep voice, slowly sweeping a circle.

"Three thousand light troops will do, I will be willing to go!" Hao Da Dao without hesitation, last night the master gave him that bag he has seen, which everything is detailed, obviously has been surveyed, with such useful information, and then can not break through the pass he is not surnamed Hao!

"Good!" Jing Shao smiled in relief and ordered, "Have Hao Dabao lead three thousand light cavalry to Tiger's Tooth Pass and depart immediately!"

"I will lead the order!" Hao Da Dao took the lead and left.

The crowd didn't object to the fact that only three thousand people were going to take their chances in that heavenly rift, so they began to discuss the tactics of the Victory Pass.

"Yesterday's nightly astrological observation, the mountain man did see something." Mu Hanzhang suddenly spoke.

"Army Master, please speak." Zhao Meng immediately echoed, ever since that last incident, he had become very trusting of this military division, and was very willing to listen to his opinion on anything.

"The Shengjing Pass should be the main one, General Zhao leading the troops to go there will surely be able to overcome the enemy in one fell swoop," Mu Huanzhang looked at the delighted Zhao Meng and said, "Only, I'm afraid that there will be changes after breaking the pass."

"What do you mean?" Next to a young general could not help but ask, rumor has it that the master of the army is sitting steadily in the middle tent, watching the stars at night to know the causes and consequences, today even had the good fortune to see, can not help but be a little excited.

Mu Hanzhang will be the advantages and disadvantages of the details, but did not break the Southwest Army ambush in the side, just pointed out a few weak places, listening to the crowd alarmed.

"Warlord, these things, you might be sure?" Zhao Meng matter was also a bit hesitant, he had never seen anyone who could observe the stars at night, so he didn't know if it was accurate or not. If it was really as the military division said, the originally prepared tactics would have to be rerouted.

"The military division's astrological signs will never be wrong, Zhao Meng listens to the order, with you leading 50,000 troops and horses to go and attack Shengjing Pass." Jing Shao interjected at the right time.

Zhao Meng led the order, Mu Hanzhang gave him three pouches, explained: "arrived at the victory pass can open the first pouch, after breaking the pass and then open the second, line twenty miles to a valley, and then open the last one, can not be opened in advance, remember to remember."

Jing Shao sat behind the table and watched as his own princess looked like she had a brilliant plan, and on the contrary, these stubborn asses were still convinced, secretly pinching his thighs to prevent himself from laughing out loud.

To be Zhao Meng and his cadre of generals left, Jing Shao called Shu army commander said: "You take Shu army of 30,000 troops on standby, once you receive the news, immediately with the yoke of the formation from the Tiger's Nose Pass into the southwest, and Hao Dagger to join, to do what the king has already informed the Hao Dagger, and everything and listen to his instructions can be."

"The last general leads the order." The commander of the Shu army led the order and left.

When all the people dispersed, Jing Shao was silent for a moment and raised his eyes to his own princess who was still shaking her feather fan, "Junqing, you are really ...... hahahahaha ...... today," a sentence had not been finished. Jing Shao couldn't help but fall on the case table laughing.

Mu Hanyang glanced at him, unimpressed, said: "Since ancient times, the military master will have a good plan, mountain man is just following the example of the ancients." Today's matter, if others to do certainly have the suspicion of deception, but Mu Huanzhang calm and relaxed, inscrutable, actually let this group of people believe in this inexplicable astrological say.

Jing Shao looked at him and gradually converged his smile, "Jun Qing, today these things, I also do not have ten complete certainty, if there are omissions in the calculation, your prestige in the army will be very affected. At that time, what will you do?" If he were to say that this matter was wrong, it would only be considered a momentary mistake on his part, after all, no marshal would be able to calculate without omission. However, if it was said by a strategist like Jun Qing, it would have to be fulfilled in order to maintain his prestige in the army.

Mu Hanzhang could see the worry in his eyes and couldn't help but smile, "And I don't intend to rely on this to earn an official position, even if I lose my prestige in the army, can the king still dismiss me because of this?"