noon.
Suddenly it started to snow. Xingshi Mountain is located in the east-west direction, at the foot of the mountain. The soldiers of Wu Nianjun were burying pots and making rice on the spot.
They set up several makeshift sheds. The wounded soldier was lying in the shed, receiving treatment from the doctor.
There were still many corpses lying on the mountainside, but they could not be taken down because they were within the range of the village's divine arm bow.
The injuries and deaths of the Pao Ze brothers did not discourage the soldiers, but only made them angry.
"Damn it. We have 10% of our strength, but we can't use even 10% of it. This mountain is too difficult to attack. It's ten times harder than attacking a city."
"When we attack the city, we have heavy siege equipment. As long as we are not afraid of death, we have a chance. But this mountain is not a question of whether we are afraid of death."
A burly soldier put his hands on his hips, looked up at Xingshi Mountain, and cursed.
"So, the general's order is for us to die. Save your energy. Climbing the mountain is also very tiring. No matter how difficult it is for us, we must capture it. No matter the cost."
An equally burly soldier said calmly.
"That's right. No matter how difficult it is, we have to capture it. Only by capturing this mountain can we capture Guangyang Mansion. It's special. I want to personally behead Liu Chong. This bitch. He's obviously a Han. .”
A soldier flew up and kicked a stone away. His face was red, his eyes were bloodshot, and he cursed loudly.
"Han? He doesn't deserve to be called Han. He's just a Mongolian dog."
Some soldiers sneered.
They are all good men, no one is a coward.
But Xingshi Mountain is a big mountain, and currently it looks higher than Mount Tai.
Elephant Trunk Mountain. Wu Nian Military Camp.
Wu Nian and Guan Jinhan, who had been standing outside all morning, returned to the tent together, eating roast mutton and drinking hot soup. The two of them ate and drank in silence without any communication.
"I want to bury this bird alive." Wu Nian suddenly said.
"Yes." Guan Jinhan raised his head in surprise, and then he realized who Wu Nian was talking about and nodded heavily.
Liu Chong.
It would be cheap to kill him.
At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded. Then a soldier broke in and reported to the two of them: "General, Mr. Colonel. The spies at the foot of the mountain captured an old man. This old man claimed to have a strategy to defeat the enemy."
"Um?!"
Wu Nian and Guan Jinhan both raised their eyebrows and looked happy. But then, they became suspicious again. Under the command of Liu Chong, the Meng Yuan people on Xingshi Mountain had soaring morale and no flaws in their defense.
There is nothing that can be exploited in the terrain of Xingshi Mountain.
These two battle-hardened generals had no good solution. No. Including Liu Zhixing, Zhao Yanting and others, who hasn't thought about it carefully?
There is no way.
This old man suddenly appeared, claiming to have a strategy to defeat the enemy, which was a bit strange.
"A change is better than no change. Maybe he really is a strange person." Wu Nian put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, turned to look at Guan Jinhan, then raised his head and said, "Please come in."
"Yes." The soldier responded, turned around and walked out.
Then Wu Nian put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands and called in a group of soldiers to come in and collect the leftovers. He and Guan Jinhan went out of the tent to greet him.
But Wu Nian and Guan Jinhan soon became disappointed. I saw an old man walking slowly, surrounded by a group of soldiers. The old man was wearing clothes made of animal skins and a fur hat. He was thin and small. He looked left and right with evasive eyes. He looked like an ordinary mountain man, and he was timid and sneaky.
But Wu Nian thought, you can't judge a book by its cover.
What a strange man. Can you offer advice to defeat the enemy and save the lives of my soldiers?
"I am Wu Nian. May I ask the old gentleman's name and any strategies to defeat the enemy?" Wu Nian took a deep breath, clasped his hands and said politely.
Guan Jinhan did not hesitate and bent down to salute.
The old man was startled. He raised his eyes and glanced at Wu Nian. He felt that the man in front of him was really as powerful as the sky. He was even more majestic than the county magistrate he had met once. He couldn't help but shivered and could not speak. Come.
Majesty and momentum.
Wu Nian had tried his best to appear calm, but in the army, it was inevitable that he would be filled with murderous intent.
However, his aura only shocked Xiaoxiao.
Those who respect and love him are not afraid.
In the past eight or nine years, Wu Nian had read countless people and was very accurate in judging people. Looking at the old man's appearance, I expected that he was a villain, so I couldn't help but feel disappointed.
But he held back. As the saying goes, what if you judge a book by its appearance?
The lives of soldiers.
"I'm impatient. There is no way to entertain guests. Sir, please come into the tent and sit down." Wu Nian gestured with one hand and ordered his soldiers: "Go get the wine and food."
"Yes." The soldier responded, turned around and went down.
"Thank you, General." The old man seemed to have calmed down and saluted with a trembling fist.
So the three of them entered the tent together. Wu Nian sat on the main seat, invited the old man to take the seat, and asked Guan Jinhan to sit with him.
Wu Nian asked the old man his name again.
The old man replied tremblingly: "Report to the general. I am a villager from the nearby Hu'er Village. My surname is Zhang and my name is Mumu. I don't have any strategies to defeat the enemy. There is just a rumor passed down by my ancestors. I don't know whether it is true or not. It may be true. General, it's useful. If it's true, please give me a reward and let me go back. If it's false, please don't blame me, General."
"I don't dare to eat wine and meat."
After hearing what he said, Wu Nian and Guan Jinhan's eyes widened.
Everyone is energetic.
If you are really a strange person, you can come up with strange plans. Although he is ugly and wears ordinary clothes, he must have courage and aura.
But this old man is timid and cowardly, and he may have evil intentions.
It would be strange if he could come up with a strange plan.
On the contrary, it is normal to say this.
Wu Nian became more solemn, clasped his fists and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Zhang. Please rest assured, sir. You can eat with ease as I am a fair trader. I won't hurt you even if you say it well or not."
"Don't worry, old man. My general has said what he said, and it's hard to chase him. Besides, General Fu Han never kills Han people for no reason. Everyone in Liaodong knows that."
Guan Jinhan was by the side, also patting his chest and promising.
At this moment, the soldiers walked in from outside carrying wine and food. Wu Nian was no longer impatient now. Then he said: "It's freezing cold and it's noon again. Sir, you must be hungry. Please have some food and wine first."
"Thank you, General." There was a look of gratitude on Zhang Mutou's face, and he clasped his fists in thanks, then picked up the chopsticks, and ate the food and wine as if he was reincarnated by a starving ghost.
Wu Nian walked out of the tent and said to the soldiers guarding the door: "Send someone to pass the order and postpone the attack."
The key is the lives of the soldiers, and they cannot be sacrificed in vain.
"Yes." The soldier responded and immediately went down. Wu Nian returned to his seat and looked at Zhang Mumu calmly.
After Zhang Mutou had eaten and drank enough, his face became rosy and his courage seemed to grow. He looked up at Wu Nian and said.
