Volume 10 Chapter 399

Chapter 399

"You mean the method of breaking the city..." Xiao Muqing leaned forward, staring at Tan Liu without blinking. -

Tan Liu swallowed his saliva and said carefully: "There is a secret passage that can sneak into the Red Dragon Altar without anyone noticing."

"Oh?" Xiao Muqing's eyes lit up. There was actually such a passage! But on second thought, it felt wrong. The surroundings of the Red Dragon Altar had been explored countless times by the Jade Army's spies and their own spies. How come no secret passages were found? He straightened his body, narrowed his eyes slightly, and sneered: "Tan Liu, are you taking advantage of my ignorance?"

Tan Liu was shocked, and kowtowed repeatedly, saying: "I dare not, I dare not, there is indeed a secret passage leading to the city. Now the city has been closed, and the reason why I can get out of the city is through this secret passage."

Xiao Muqing took a breath, and his fists clenched subconsciously, and said word by word: "Tell me in detail where this passage is. If it is verified to be true, I will not only not kill you, but also reward you heavily!"

"This..." Tan Liu was embarrassed and stopped predicting.

The hearts of the Feng generals on both sides were in their throats, and they could not wait to shout: "Speak! Speak quickly!"

Tan Liu suppressed his fear and stammered: "It is not difficult for me to tell you the location of the passage. I just hope that General Xiao can agree to my conditions."

"What conditions?"

"After breaking the city, don't kill my master, and ask His Royal Highness Feng Wang to reuse my master."

After hearing this, Xiao Muqing frowned secretly. Even if Lu She did not die at the hands of Peng Cheng, he had something to do with him. With the king's love for Lu She, it would be a blessing to spare Peng Cheng, and he would reuse him. How could that be possible?

However, if he did not agree to Tan Liu now, he would not tell the location of the secret passage. Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "I can only guarantee that after breaking the city, I will never kill your master. As for whether the king can reuse him, that is beyond my control. However, I can do my best to speak well of him in front of the king."

Tan Liu was delighted when he heard this, and kowtowed again, saying repeatedly: "Thank you, General Xiao, thank you General Xiao!"

Xiao Muqing waved his hand and asked, "Now, can you speak?"

Tan Liu said seriously: "Reporting to General Xiao, the secret passage is in Chilong Mountain."

"Oh?" Xiao Muqing raised his eyebrows and said, "Our spies have also investigated Chilong Mountain in detail and found nothing. There is a secret passage in it."

"The location of the secret passage is extremely secret. Even the locals who have lived in the Red Dragon Altar for generations do not know where this secret passage is, so..." Tan Liu looked at the wind generals around him, scratched his hair, and said: "So, it is reasonable that your spies did not find the secret passage after a quick look."

Hearing this, the wind generals around were all furious, but Xiao Muqing laughed and nodded, saying: "You are right." After a slight pause, he said: "Where are Xu Bai and Hou Yuan?"

"I am here!" As the voice of the words came out, the two lieutenants stepped out and saluted Xiao Muqing.

"You two go with Tan Liu to see what the secret passage is like. After you find out, return to the camp and report to me!"

"I obey your order!" Generals Xu Bai and Hou Yuan led Tan Liu out of the central army tent. As soon as they left, the generals present said excitedly: "General, this is really God's help to our army! As long as our army can sneak into the city quietly, even if there are more enemy troops in the city, it will be easy to capture the Red Dragon Altar."

Xiao Muqing was naturally very happy, but he was much calmer than the generals and said: "Don't be so excited! Let's not talk about whether the secret passage mentioned by Tan Liu is true or false. Even if it is true, how do you know that it is not a trick of the Mo army? If there is a fraud, won't our army be in great trouble?"

Ah? His cold water made the generals gasp. Yes! Tan Liu said that Peng Cheng did not harm Lu She and wanted to surrender to his side, but people are two-faced. Who knows whether the real situation is as he said. If it is really a trick, and we believe it, the consequences will be disastrous.

"General, in your opinion, is this Tan Liu... a human or a ghost?"

Xiao Muqing chuckled and said, "I don't have a divine eye, so how can I tell whether he is a human or a ghost? However, based on my understanding of Lord Lu, he will never easily fall into Peng Cheng's trap. There may be another hidden secret."

Everyone was ambiguous when they heard him, and the excitement they just felt was swept away. They frowned and fell into deep thought.

That night, Xu Bai and Hou Yuan took Tan Liu back to the Feng Army camp. The two first settled Tan Liu, and then came to see Xiao Muqing and reported the details to him. What Tan Liu said was true. There is indeed a secret passage in Chilong Mountain.

This secret passage is located on the mountainside of Chilong Mountain. It is a long cave that runs through the mountain peak and can be passed from one side of the mountain to the other.

It is difficult to explore whether this cave is naturally formed or artificially excavated. Tan Liu can't tell clearly. In short, it has existed for a long time.

Although the entrance to the cave is located halfway up the mountain, it is still dozens of meters from the foot of the mountain. As for how to climb there, it turns out that there are some iron hoes nailed to the cliff below the entrance of the cave, and people can climb up little by little with the iron hoes. Since there are not many iron hoes, the protrusions are not very obvious, and they are the same color as the rocks, even if you walk up to observe, it is difficult to find its existence. This is also the reason why this secret passage is unknown.

It can be said that even if a normal person knows the location of the iron hoe, it is difficult to climb up with them. Only a mountaineering expert who is familiar with mountaineering techniques can do it.

Hearing this, Xiao Muqing spread his hands and said: "According to what you two said, there are only a few hundred people in our army who can pass through the secret passage?"

"No, no, no!" Hou Yuan hurriedly shook his head and explained: "As long as one brother climbs first and throws down the rope, the other brothers can go easily."

"Yes!" Xiao Muqing nodded, and then confirmed again: "Does the cave really lead to the other side of the Red Dragon Altar?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes." Xu Bai said seriously: "Go through the cave and go to the other side of the cave. The entire city of the Red Dragon Altar is in sight, and the deployment of the city defense can be vaguely seen."

"What is the place from the other side of the cave?"

"According to Tan Liu, the temporary county capital is below the cave entrance, which is where Peng Cheng lives." Hou Yuan replied.

"If Peng Cheng really wants to help our army break the city, this is a good opportunity. We don't have to worry about our soldiers being discovered by the enemy when they come down from the cave."

"That's right!"

"Go and find Tan Liu quickly. I want to talk to him in detail."

"Yes! General!"

After about two cups of tea, Tan Liu was brought in by Xu Bai and Hou Yuan. Seeing Xiao Muqing, he knelt down carefully and saluted, saying: "I am here to see General Xiao!"

"Get up! I have heard from Generals Xu and Hou about the secret passage. It can indeed be used for our army to launch a surprise attack. Go back and tell Lord Peng that our army will sneak into the Red Dragon Altar through the secret passage at midnight tomorrow. You must ask Lord Peng to be ready to respond."

"Yes, yes, yes! General Xiao, rest assured, I will definitely convey your message."

"Well! When the time comes, we will use torches as a signal. Our brothers will shake torches at the entrance of the cave to signal. If everything is safe, you can shake torches at the foot of the mountain to signal our army to enter the city."

"Yes! I remember it." Tan Liu listened carefully, afraid of missing a word.

"After the city is broken, I will not harm Lord Peng's life, and I can let him continue to be the chief of Sishui County. As for whether he will be promoted in the future, it depends on the king's decision, which is not something I, a mere army commander, can control." Xiao Muqing did not want to deceive Peng Cheng. To be honest, even if he could be appointed as the chief, it would only be temporary. Whether he could be retained for a long time would ultimately depend on Tang Yin's decision.

Tan Liu nodded while listening and responded repeatedly.

After saying everything he should say, Xiao Muqing waved his hand and said, "You should return to the city quickly. After meeting Lord Peng, convey my intentions to him and ask Lord Peng to prepare for the response. In addition, this matter is of great importance and must not be leaked. Do you understand?"

"Yes, yes! I understand, I understand!"

"Yes! You go!"

"I'll take my leave."

Tan Liu kowtowed again, then stood up, took small steps, retreated to the door of the tent, and then turned and left. After he left, Xu Bai and Hou Yuan also stood up, bowed to Xiao Muqing and said: "General, I will go back to prepare for war!"

"Prepare for what war?" Xiao Muqing asked with a smile.

"General, aren't you going to use the secret passage to sneak attack the enemy city tomorrow?" Xu Bai and Hou Yuan said inexplicably. For such a big thing, don't you need to prepare for war?

Xiao Muqing smiled indifferently and said slowly: "Who said I will attack the city tomorrow?"

"But just now..."

"That was just a small test!" Xiao Muqing squinted his eyes and said faintly: "I have to see first whether Peng Cheng's surrender is sincere or false, whether he really wants to help our army break the city, or has other intentions."

Xiao Muqing is a veteran, with a lot of tricks in his mind. He can't completely believe what Tan Liu said just because of a few words, even if the secret passage Tan Liu said is true.

"I see!" Xu Bai and Hou Yuan finally understood his intention.

"You two should quickly ask the brothers from Sky Eye and Ground Network to sneak into the city with Tan Liu without attracting the attention of the other party, and find out the details of the city." Xiao Muqing raised his head and said.

"Yes!" Xu and Hou did not dare to neglect it, and both agreed, then hurriedly ran out of the central military tent.