Chapter 1377: Driving the tiger away from the mountain
After the explanation was completed, He Lingchuan returned to the box.
The three people inside were chatting happily. General Chongwu was facing the door. As soon as he appeared, he joked: "Come on, come on. I thought Master He had stage fright and wanted to sneak away midway."
The soul-capturing mirror hummed: "If you can speak, just speak more."
Fan Shuang smiled and said: "Brother He is a bright person, how could he do such a thing?"
"It's just a small thing." He Lingchuan filled a cup for himself, "I've disturbed everyone's enjoyment. Come on, I'll punish myself with a cup."
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp, and the dinner was filled with harmony again.
Two drinkers passed by outside, speaking loudly and loudly, and every word of the argument came through the door:
"Vixia is definitely going to lose, it just depends on how much territory he can keep in the end."
"Impossible, all the Allied leaders are dead!" Another person retorted, "Didn't you see that the Allied forces were dragging their feet? Maybe they dispersed themselves first."
"The Allied troops are already fighting on Bixia's land, right?" The first person sneered, "Those who can break into other people's territory have the upper hand; others have the upper hand, which eye can you tell?
Will it collapse first?"
"You have to be reasonable! Logically speaking, the Allies have finished attacking the easy places, and the rest are hard-to-gnaw bones. If it wants to continue gnawing, I'm afraid it will burn its teeth."
"You have to present the facts! The fact is that the Allied forces fought a great victory a few days ago, and Bixia was defeated miserably! They have been fighting and winning, so why did they stop and why did they collapse?"
The two drinkers quarreled and walked away.
Hearing the words "Vixia" and "Allies", the atmosphere in the box became subtle.
There is a question that everyone deliberately avoids tonight: General Chongwu is the son of the leader of Vixia, and He Lingchuan helped the Allied forces attack Vixia from the side.
No matter how much the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce promoted itself, it sent money and food to the Allied forces, and the Allied forces took the money and food and beat Visya into misery.
It is true that Yangshan is just a chamber of commerce, and there were many chambers of commerce that did business with the Allied Forces during the war. After all, the Allied Forces had seven member states and forces. But only Yangshan Chamber of Commerce provided the greatest assistance to the Allies and had the greatest influence.
Fan Shuang coughed and was about to change the subject. However, Commander Zhao glanced at General Chongwu and then asked He Lingchuan: "Master He, you know more about the war between the Allies and Bixia than we do. In your opinion
,Which side can win in the end?”
He Lingchuan also didn't expect that Commander Zhao would ask this heart-wrenching question.
If he answered that the Allies could win, he would have offended the heavy-armed general on the spot;
If he answered that Bi Xia could win, he would be admitting that what Yang Shan was doing was a failed investment, and it would smell even worse if it reached the ears of the Allied Forces.
General Chongwu kept his eyes straight and sipped his wine slowly. But He Lingchuan knew that he would listen carefully.
"Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing. How can there be any certainty? General Chongwu is also the commander of the army, so he must understand what I mean." He Lingchuan shook his wine glass gently, "The current battle situation is delicate. Bixia and the allies
Everyone has the possibility of winning, it just depends on which side can seize the opportunity."
General Chongwu's eyes flickered, but he still didn't speak. Instead, Fan Shuang asked: "What opportunity?"
He had previously avoided mentioning it, but since He Lingchuan took the initiative to say it, he simply asked a few questions.
"This is an opportunity for Marshal Situ to be killed and the Allied Forces have not yet calmed down." He Lingchuan said openly, "This window period is almost over. Situ He won a big victory not long ago and is about to prove himself with actions."
He had been paying close attention to the war in Bixia. At the same time that the news of Situ Yu's murder spread, Situ He led his troops to capture Bailang City, and indeed won a hearty victory, which played a role in settling the dispute within the Allied Forces.
The great effect of ending disputes. Most of those who originally had disputes, had intentions, and were hesitant, became honest.
Time is also luck.
He Lingchuan believes that Situ He's luck has always been very good. He was captured by Bixia in the past and was rescued by He Lingchuan and Fu Liushan; now he takes command in times of danger and can successfully win a big victory.
If this battle is lost, the Allies will probably fall apart.
General Chongwu then put down his wine glass: "Congratulations to the island master for your insight. Within the Allied Forces, Situ He is quickly gathering people's hearts..."
While he was chatting, the soul-capturing mirror in He Lingchuan's arms clicked his tongue: "This guy is very calm. Hey, do you think if he kills you, can he solve the crisis in Bixia?"
He Lingchuan shook his head invisibly, of course not.
The Allies have already gained confidence in Bixia. As long as Situ He can stand firm, the presence or absence of He Lingchuan does not have a decisive effect. The so-called money and food matter has been raised by the Allies in many ways in the past few months and has reduced its influence on the Yangshan Islands.
Supply dependence.
Seeing that they were about to win, other forces were even willing to lend money on credit.
Just want to add icing on the cake and don't want to help when it is time, this is the human heart.
Just seeing that the Bixia people assassinated Situ Yu instead of He Lingchuan earlier, we knew that they knew exactly where the Allies' key points lay.
Before General Chongwu could finish speaking, there was a sudden loud noise outside, covering up his voice.
"Something was stolen upstairs!"
"Run there!"
"What a thief..."
There were rapid footsteps outside.
General Chongwu couldn't help but frown when he heard these words. Has this inn been robbed?
Yes, it's raining heavily today, and it's hard to track thieves coming and going. This is the so-called "stealing rain but not snow".
Fan Shuang frowned: "What happened outside?"
Because he was drinking in the front yard of the inn, he didn't bring his guards.
"It seems that someone has been stolen..." Before General Chongwu could finish his words, rapid footsteps sounded outside, and then the box door was opened. The man who had previously competed with Fan Shuang for the seat, who was General Chongwu's bodyguard, said: "General
, the tribute gift was stolen!"
General Chongwu stood up and his face changed: "What?"
He also didn't expect that he would see something on his head while watching the excitement.
This time when he entered the capital, he prepared very heavy gifts. The previous round of the three-tailed fox demon went awry, and Wang Ting had been indifferent to him for several months. This birthday celebration was a good opportunity to give gifts, and General Chongwu had hoped to ask for it.
Won the favor of King Yao.
In addition, Visha also carefully prepared a generous gift and gave it to him to take to the capital. At this time when Visha's life and death were at stake, the gift he gave was very particular.
If the tribute gift is stolen, the heavy-armed general will suffer a double loss.
He was no longer in the mood to drink. He clasped his fists at everyone and said, "I'm going to hunt down the robbers. Please feel free to use them." He hurriedly left the table.
The other three people all said, "General, go away" and stood up to see each other off.
Seeing General Chongwu disappear outside the inn, Fan Shuang shook his head: "There are so many people, there are all kinds of strange things."
He Lingchuan asked casually: "Are the birthday celebrations in previous years also like this?"
"It's almost the same."
King Yao's Shoudian is coming soon, and the food, accommodation and transportation on the way into the capital are all full, so it is inevitable that all kinds of things will happen. Fan Shuang sighed: "I remember that ten years ago, just ten days before the Shoudian, there was a vendetta.
The whole country was shocked.”
"I remember, I remember." Commander Zhao nodded repeatedly, "However, General Chongwu's luck was a bit bad. He should have been a sure success in chasing down the three-tailed fox demon, so the second young master of the Tong family followed him to practice. Who knew...
"
He Lingchuan asked knowingly: "Something happened?"
The queen of Yao Kingdom is named Tong, and this surname is enough to explain everything.
"Yes, Young Master Tong unfortunately fell off a cliff and died."
Young Master Tong followed General Chongwu out to fight monsters. He was just trying to gild his resume, but he didn't know that his life was lost. Commander Zhao said: "The king was furious and severely punished General Chongwu."
The soul-capturing mirror chuckled and said, "Well done! Chongwu doesn't know it yet, but he just sat drinking with his enemy."
He Lingchuan then asked the prepared question: "I heard that Qingyang Supervisor is very close to General Chongwu?"
Fan Shuang was having a drink. Hearing this, he coughed and quickly waved his hand:
"This...it's hard to say this."
"Rumors say that when General Chongwu was studying in Lingxu City, he received the favor and guidance of Imperial Master Qingyang and often visited the Qing Palace." He Lingchuan rubbed his hands, "Is this true?"
The people he sent to Yao Country were not just idlers. They began to collect all kinds of intelligence when they arrived, and some of them were just gossiping and making assumptions.
Fan Shuang hesitated for a moment, He Lingchuan pointed at him and said: "Ah ha, hesitation is acquiescence!"
"General Chongwu did receive guidance from Imperial Master Qingyang when he was studying in Lingxu City. I know this. His family used to be proud of it." Fan Shuang grabbed the cup, "But now
This is a little, a little embarrassing."
He didn't want to talk much, and He Lingchuan didn't ask too many questions. He poured drinks for him and Commander Zhao: "That's all, let's not mention him. Come on, let's play and drink by ourselves."
The three of them played guessing games and drank wine if they lost.
When General Chongwu was here, Fan Shuang drank a lot, and now he lost eight times out of ten in the guessing game with He Lingchuan. He soon became drunk, and almost sat on his back with a loud bang at the end.
Commander Zhao quickly supported him and said, "I will send Mr. Fan back to his room to rest first."
He drank too much, his face was red and he smelled of alcohol.
When he first walked with He Lingchuan, he was still a little cautious, but He Lingchuan invited him and Fan Shuang to drinks every two days. Iron Man couldn't stand such an enthusiastic attack, so Commander Zhao didn't feel that tonight was any different from the past.
.
He Lingchuan also stood up: "I'm with you."
The two sent Fan Shuang back to the guest room, where he lay down on the couch and fell asleep without making a fuss or making a fool of himself.
He Lingchuan breathed out a breath of alcohol and said to Commander Zhao: "The sound of rain helps me sleep. Let's all take a rest."
Although it was not yet evening, it was as dark as midnight outside, as if the four words "dark sky and dark earth" were born just for this time. Commander Zhao didn't have any objection, turned around and went back to his guest room.
He is the leader and has subordinates.
During his rest, he had his own men to look after Fan Shuang and Lingchuan's safety.
He Lingchuan walked back to his guest room under the watchful eyes of several guards.
Wan Qifeng was already waiting at the door, standing with his hands solemnly in hand.
He Lingchuan said: "Come in," and the two closed the door in front of the imperial guards of Yao Kingdom. Three more Yangshan guards stood at the door to guard the door for them.