Chapter 107 Chapter 8 The Evidence Is Solid

Xiang Shaolong hurried back to the command post. Jing Jun had just rushed back from outside the city and was having a secret talk with Teng Yi in the conference hall.Teng Yi looked serious, and when he saw him come back, he said, "Third Brother, let's listen to Xiaojun's report first!" Xiang Shaolong originally thought that Jing Jun had slipped away to accompany his beautiful and lovely little village girl, but it turned out that he was working hard, so he said joyfully, "Let me see what achievements Xiao Jun has made?" Excitedly, Jing Jun took out a volume of silk pictures and spread them out on the table. He saw the situation map of the Qi army's camp on it.

After pondering for a while, Teng Yi praised: "Dan Chu is worthy of being a famous general of the Qi State. Just look at the high mountain behind him and divide his camp into two highlands, and you will know that he has real talents and practical skills." Pointing to the waterfall behind the main camp in the middle, he said: "The most important thing to set up a camp is to have a water source, and now they dominate the source..." Moving his hand down, he came to the grassland and jungle between the three camps and continued: "There is grass for the horses to eat. Properly arranged, even though the army is several times stronger than them, it is still very difficult to capture them, the rock piles on the side of the camp are more effective, they can be attacked and defended, it is not easy to attack and attack, we must not underestimate the enemy."

Xiang Shaolong said: "Have you found anything like a tunnel?" Jing Jun proudly said: "Not really, but I asked the hunters nearby, and they said that the mountain behind the camp is called Leeward Mountain, which just blocks the cold wind blowing from the north, and there is a natural rock that goes deep into the mountain where the camp is set up. The exit is in a dense forest on the side of the mountain, so I touched there and saw that there were indeed Qi people guarding it, no wonder some Zhao soldiers stationed nearby didn't notice it." Teng Yi pointed to the dense forest on the side of the mountain and said, "Do you mean here? Have you seen it in the forest?"

Jing Jun said: "It's here. This forest stretches for more than ten miles, until it is five miles away from the northwest corner of Handan City. If you don't know about the cave, no one will know about it when you come to the city." Xiang Shaolong stood up and said: "Come on! Let's go to the city wall and have a look, it's better than talking about war on paper." When the three climbed up to the watchtower on the north city wall, the guards all paid respects, and the general in charge, Chen Shi, hurried over to wait for orders. Xiang Shaolong pretended to look around casually, then found an excuse to dismiss Chen Shi, and said to the two in a low voice: "It would be a bit inappropriate to only rely on traitors to open the door to welcome people into the city, because most of the city guards are He is a loyal person, and the Qi people have always felt weak in terms of military strength. It will take time and cause trouble if more than 10,000 people are crowded in. Therefore, the people of Qi must have a secret way to sneak into the city. At that time, as long as they secure a few strategic positions and then attack the palace, Handan City will be under Tian Dan's control."

Teng Yi said emotionally: "The third brother's words are very reasonable, so strong, it will definitely arouse the righteous indignation of the army and people in Handan, when they vow to resist to the death, the mere 10,000 Qi army will not be able to please." Jing Jun said: "If I were Tian Dan, I would dress up as a Zhao man and put on the clothes of the imperial guards. At that time, I only need to cooperate with Zhao Mu and say that Guo Kaicheng Xu rebelled, and then Zhao Mu and Queen Jing will go out to control the overall situation. At that time, Xiaocheng was dead, and the third brother belonged to them, so why are you afraid that other people will not be obedient?"

Teng Yi was suddenly moved. Xiang Shaolong looked at the dense forest in the distance outside the city, and said calmly: "Tian Dan will never be so stupid as to be so enthusiastic about fulfilling the good deeds of Zhao Mu and Queen Jing, let alone believe me, the idiot of Dong Ma, the crown prince of Queen Jing. Caught off guard , the garrison outside the city can't go back to defend, he really has the ability to control the overall situation. The army's morale is scattered, and Handan city guards account for half of the old and weak soldiers, and they have no resistance at all."

Teng Yi frowned and said: "But why can he occupy Handan for a long time? Will Li Mu let him go when he comes back?" Xiang Shaolong conjectured about Lord Wucheng, and said: "The one who stands out will be Lord Wucheng, as long as he leads his subordinates and the Qi people pretending to be Zhao Jun, and act as the teacher of King Qin, we can justify killing Zhao Mu, Put all the matter of killing Xiao Chengjing and the prince on this traitor. Even if Li Mu came back, but Wu Chengjun ascended the throne early, and Qi Chu backed him, Li Mu would not be able to do anything. If there is a civil turmoil in Zhao, Tian Dan will leave Famous, he simply led an army to attack the city and plunder the land. At that time, Lian Po was restrained by the Yan people, and Li Mu could not support him on his own. It is not difficult to perish Zhao, and Tian Dan will be able to realize his dream."

As the sun sets, thousands of rays of light are scattered on the vast grassy forests and mountains. Teng Yi breathed out and said, "Fortunately, we guessed the key point, otherwise we would have suffered a catastrophic defeat, and we still don't know what happened when we got to the underworld." Turning his head and pointing at a building in the city, he said, "That's the city guard in Beicheng. , is Zhao Mingxiong’s base camp, if I expect it to be correct, there must be a tunnel leading out of the city, so it’s better for Xiaojun to be in charge and find out where the entrance and exit are.” Then he said to Xiang Shaolong: “Get the military talisman Already?"

Xiang Shaolong patted his waist, and said happily: "The military talisman edict is all here, let us secretly dispatch troops and generals, and have a showdown with Tian Dan, Zhao Mu and others, maybe they will do it tonight!" Teng Yi shook his head and said: "I think the tunnel is still being worked on day and night, especially when they dig the tunnel, they must be careful not to make any noise, so as not to make haste, otherwise there is no need to delay, because the sooner Handan can be controlled, The more you can deal with Li Mu, so as long as you accurately calculate the date when the tunnel will be completed, you will be able to grasp the time for them to attack."

Jing Jun warned in a low voice: "Be careful! Someone is coming!" Zhao Mingxiong's voice came from the stone steps of the tower behind him: "The last general will see the city guard. I don't know if the city guard is here. What orders do you have?" Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Your Majesty has just handed over the military talisman to me, and I have a heavy responsibility, so the general will patrol around, just give orders." Xiang Shaolong handed the hot fried dough to Teng Yi, chatted for a while, and left with Jing Jun. After going down to the city, Jing Jun took advantage of the darkness to investigate the authenticity, while he rushed to Han Chuang's place to meet Queen Jing.

Now both sides are racing against time, whoever can set the trap earlier will win the day. This time, Han Chuang did not take him to the inner house, instead, he walked through the garden on the left side, passed the granary where Lord Xinling's subordinates were hiding in the back garden, and arrived at a hut that seemed to store farm tools and sundries. Han Chuang smiled inscrutably, put his arm on his shoulder and said, "General Dong will understand everything when he goes in." The wooden door swung open, the lights inside were dim, and there were many figures. Queen Jing was impressively inside, surrounded by her personal guards and Han Chuang's confidantes. Under the light, an unconscious man with blood-stained clothes was hung in the room with his hands. His head and face were covered with bruises, and his body had burn marks. It was obvious that he had just been tortured. King Jing didn't turn her head back, and said coldly: "Except Lord Hou and General Dong, everyone else get out." Everyone else left. Queen Jing said lightly: "General Dong, do you know who he is?" Xiang Shaolong moved to her side, shook his head and said, "Who is this?" Later, Han Chuang interjected, "He is the general of Lord Wucheng. He arrived in Handan just the day before yesterday and escorted a batch of copper mines for Guo Zong to forge weapons." Xiang Shaolong was stunned, suppressed the pity in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Did you find out what?" His heart couldn't help beating wildly. If this person refuses to admit it, it will be terrible. Queen Jing sighed suddenly: "General Dong is right, Wu Chengjun is an idiot who really doesn't know self-love, colluded with Tian Dan, and conspired against him." Xiang Shaolong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, secretly praising his luck.Han Chuang said, "At first he denied it, but they lied to him that someone saw Lord Wucheng in the Qi people's camp with his own eyes, so he bowed his head and confessed." Just as Xiang Shaolong let go of his heart, he raised his eyebrows again for a long time, and said with a frown, "Aren't you afraid of scaring the snake by doing this? He has other followers." Queen Jing's voice softened, she turned her head to look at him, her beautiful eyes were full of gratitude, and said softly: "Don't worry, we will arrange for them to retreat quietly, not daring to join the rebellion, and escape quietly. Dong Kuang! What should I do in the future?" Han Chuang said: "Sister Wang and General Dong go back to the inner house first, I will take care of the matters here." Xiang Shaolong knew that he was going to kill someone to silence him, so he sighed secretly, and accompanied Queen Jing back to the house. When they arrived at the small hall where they met last time, the guards stood outside the door and closed the hall door for them. Queen Jing's face was as cold as water, and she stood still at the center of the hall.Xiang Shaolong came up behind her, stuck to her, stretched out his strong hand, and hugged her belly tightly. Queen Jing groaned, Yurong thawed out, leaned softly into his arms and said softly: "Dong Kuang! Will you lie to me?" Xiang Shaolong understood her state of mind, two men successively, Mr. Xinling and Zhao Mu had lied to her, making her completely lose confidence in herself. In fact, Zhao Mu was kept in the dark about Lord Wucheng's matter, but in this situation, Queen Jing couldn't handle it separately, so he had to believe Xiang Shaolong's lies. Queen Jing showed her feminine side and said softly, "Kiss me!" How could Xiang Shaolong be polite? After the passionate kiss, Queen Jing seemed to have regained her usual strength, left his embrace, pulled him to a corner and sat down, and said in a deep voice, "How are they going to deal with our mother and child? Should it be?" Tell the king about this?" Xiang Shaolong pondered for a while, and after sorting out the complicated matter, he shook his head and said, "If you want to tell him, you should do so before punishing Lord Wucheng. Besides, it doesn't matter if the king knows about it or not. It would be even more harmful if the rumors leaked to Zhao Mu. The only solution now is to first grasp Tian Dan and Zhao Mu's conspiracy, wait for the timing of their attack, and give them a head-on blow to wipe out the traitor party in one fell swoop." Queen Jing lowered her head and said softly: "From your tone, it seems that you know the relationship between Zhao Mu and Zhao Mu very well." Xiang Shaolong reached over, grabbed her catkin, and said softly: "Don't think too much about anything, Empress Jing pretends that everything is the same, continue to cooperate with Zhao Mu, and leave other things to me, Dong Kuang. All right." Queen Jing worried and said: "Are you sure you can deal with Tian Dan? I have never seen anyone who is more gloomy and fierce than him. If I were him, you would be the first person I want to kill." Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "At this moment, I feel that Empress Jing really cares about me." Queen Jing blushed slightly, gave him a glance and stood up and said: "I will keep in touch with you through Ji Guang, he has nothing to do with Zhao Mu and Guo Kai, he is the most loyal to the crown prince, he is a reliable person. " Xiang Shaolong knew that she shouldn't stay for a long time, and he was even more restless, so he said: "I'll take a step first, if there is any news about Zhao Mu, even if it seems innocuous, you'd better let me know." Queen Jing put her tender body into his arms, and said softly: "Are you eager to get the list of those letters of loyalty? Maybe I can find a way to see it. God damn Zhao Mu, you dare not offend me now. .” Xiang Shaolong hugged her lightly, kissed her and said, "Then I'm more sure, do you trust Dong Kuang?" Queen Jing nodded slightly. Xiang Shaolong happily went, whether or not he could win Queen Jing to his side was the key to success or failure. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Before returning to the command post, he was intercepted by Pu Bu on the way, accompanied by more than a dozen warriors from the Marquis Mansion, the two could only wink at each other, and went to see Zhao Mu. Xiang Shaolong knew that Tian Dan and Zhao Mu would definitely fight within the next two days, so he was eager to arrange everything, but he didn't know how much Zhao Mu's trust in him had increased.After entering the mansion, Xiang Shaolong paid careful attention, and found that Yan Ping's people were mixed in the mansion guards. These people were dressed in linen and kudzu, and were barefoot, so they were very hard to recognize. He secretly thought that if he hadn't become the city guard and became Xiaocheng's confidant, Queen Jing's half-lover, relying on the strength of his hands, was going head-to-head against Zhao Mu's opponent, and couldn't help but cry in his heart. Zhao Mu went out to meet him personally, and after leading him into the secret room, he said with joy, "Xiaocheng has issued an edict to give you the other half of the military talisman, allowing you to mobilize troops and horses to strengthen the city's defense." Xiang Shaolong said modestly: "It's all thanks to Lord Hou's great blessings, I'm lucky I didn't disgrace my life." Zhao Mu said: "It's not too late, Li Mu will be here in a few days, we must strike first, otherwise we will miss the opportunity." Xiang Shaolong said: "All follow Lord Hou's instructions." A cold smile flashed across the corner of Zhao Mu's mouth, and he said lightly, "Guo Kai and Cheng Xu are closely monitoring your every move, hoping to find your pain but..." Xiang Shaolong deliberately said: "If not, let me deal with them. I promise to be clean and tidy. No one will be left behind." Zhao Mu said: "I have more important things for you to complete, I will never trust Tian Dan." Xiang Shaolong said in astonishment: "Didn't Lord Hou want me to open the city gate and let people from Qi enter the city to help?" Zhao Mudao: "Tian Dan wants me to cede to him the towns east of the six big rivers, Wucheng, Guanjin, Wusui, Wuheng, Chuzhou, and Fuliu. How can I accept this condition. So I decided to go it alone. , with you supporting me, it’s not a problem without Tian Dan.” This time even Xiang Shaolong couldn't figure out whether these words were true or not, he frowned and said: "In the city guards, the old, weak and children are removed, only ten thousand soldiers are available, not everyone is willing to work for us, How can we deal with Cheng Xu's imperial guards?" Zhao Mudao: "There are various ways to kill Xiaocheng, and I will be responsible for this. Now I want you to use the convenience of mobilizing troops to move the main force to the outside of the city to monitor the people of Qi. I can't trust anyone else. You must He and Long Shan are personally responsible for this matter." Xiang Shaolong sneered in his heart, knowing that Zhao Mu was not confiding in himself, but just using him.He nodded and said: "Your Majesty's order, I will naturally obey, but if I leave the city like this, people will definitely be suspicious. Who will command the guards in the city?" Zhao Mu said with a smile: "I have given you an excuse, that is, I will find someone pretending to be Xiang Shaolong to show up nearby, and then you can go out and catch the culprit with a big reason. Besides, it's just a one-night event. Xiaocheng will die early in the morning." gone." After a pause, he continued: "As for the affairs in the city, I will leave it to Zhao Mingxiong. He belongs to Zhao Ya and Li Mu, and he has a better relationship with Guo Kai and Cheng Xu. Since you are outside the city, he is a good person." It is justifiable to temporarily take over your duties, and no one will doubt it." Xiang Shaolong screamed loudly, if he hadn't known Zhao Mingxiong's true identity, and found out that the people of Qi had a secret passage, he might have fallen into Zhao Mu's trap. From this point of view, Zhao Mu was uneasy and kind towards him from the very beginning, or his style of doing things aroused the other party's doubts, and this traitor has been only using him. Zhao Mu lowered his voice again and said with a sinister smile: "If you are not present when Xiaocheng has something to do, you will not be suspected." Xiang Shaolong frowned and said, "Are you sure you can control Queen Jing?" Zhao Mu nodded in praise and said, "Your thinking is indeed precise. For her own benefit, Empress Jing has no choice but to cooperate with me. The poisoning of Xiao Cheng will be done by her herself, and I will be responsible for killing Guo Kai and Cheng Xu and replacing them with ours." , who would dare to oppose me, Zhao Mu, at that time." There was a knock on the door. Zhao Mu said displeased: "Who dares to bother me at this time." Xiang Shaolong said: "There must be something urgent to report to Lord Hou." He went over and opened the door. One of Zhao Mu's subordinates hastily came to Zhao Mu's side and said a few words in a low voice. The traitor was stunned for a while, then suddenly stood up and said: "Do everything according to my order, General Dong go back first!" Xiang Shaolong left the Hou Mansion, still in a daze, not knowing what was the matter that Zhao Mu had to deal with immediately.