Chapter 1377: Lure 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 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 in 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 armies 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 one of your eyes can 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 Allies fought a great victory a few days ago, and Bixia was defeated miserably! They have been fighting and winning, why should they stop, why should they collapse?"

The two drinkers walked away while arguing.

Hearing the words "Vixia" and "Allies", the atmosphere in the box became subtle.

There is a question that everyone is deliberately avoiding 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 advertises itself, it delivers money and food to the Allied forces, and the Allied forces use the money and food to 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, there are seven member states and forces in the Allied Forces. But only the 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. 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 will 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 Bixia 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 didn't look sideways and slowly sipped his wine. 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 the opportunity when Marshal Situ is 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 has also been paying close attention to the war in Visha. 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 huge role in settling disputes within the Allied Forces. Most of those who were controversial, had intentions, and were hesitant at first became honest.

Time is also luck.

He Lingchuan believes that Situ He's luck has always been very good. In the past, he was captured by Bixia and rescued by He Lingchuan and Fu Liushan; now he took command in a critical situation and was able to successfully win a big victory.

If this battle were lost, the Allies would probably fall apart.

General Chongwu then put down his wine glass: "Congratulations, Island Master, for your insight. Within the Allied Forces, Situ He is quickly gathering people's hearts..."

While he was talking, the soul-capturing mirror in He Lingchuan's arms clicked his tongue: "This guy is very calm. Hey, do you think that if he kills you, he can solve the crisis in Bixia?"

He Lingchuan shook his head invisibly, of course not.

The Allies have already expressed confidence in Bixia. As long as Situ He can stand firm, the presence or absence of He Lingchuan will not be decisive. As for the so-called money and food matter, the Allies have raised money from various sources in the past few months and have reduced their dependence on the supply of Yangshan Islands.

Seeing that they were going to win, other forces were even willing to lend money on credit.

Just want to add icing on the cake, don't want to help when the time is right, this is the human heart.

Just seeing that the Bixia people had assassinated Situ Yu instead of He Lingchuan earlier, they knew that they knew 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 someone has been robbed..." General Chongwu hadn't finished speaking when hurried footsteps sounded outside. Then the door of the box was opened. The man who had competed with Fan Shuang for a seat before, that is, General Chongwu's personal guard, said: "General, the tribute was stolen!"

General Chongwu stood up suddenly, his face changed: "What?"

He didn't expect that he would see the excitement.

This time when he entered the capital, he prepared a heavy gift. The previous encirclement and suppression of the three-tailed fox demon made a mistake, and the royal court was cold to him for several months. This birthday ceremony was a good opportunity to give gifts with a legitimate reason. General Chongwu hoped to please King Yao.

In addition, Pixia also carefully prepared a generous gift and gave it to him to take to the capital. Now is the time when Pixia lives and dies, and the gift it gave is very particular.

If the tribute is stolen, General Chongwu will suffer a double loss.

He didn't want to drink anymore. He clasped his fists to everyone, said "I'm going to catch the thief, everyone enjoy", and left in a hurry.

The other three said, "General, go now," and stood up to see him off.

Seeing General Chongwu disappear outside the inn, Fan Shuang shook his head: "There are so many people, so all kinds of strange things can happen."

He Lingchuan asked casually: "Is the birthday celebration like this in previous years?"

"More or less."

The birthday celebration of King Yao is approaching, and the food, accommodation and transportation on the way to the capital are all full, so it is inevitable that all kinds of moths will occur. Fan Shuang sighed: "I remember that ten years ago, there was a revenge killing case ten days before the birthday celebration, and the whole country was shocked."

"I remember, I remember." Commander Zhao nodded repeatedly, "But General Chongwu's luck is too bad. He should have been able to hunt down the three-tailed fox demon, and the second young master of the Tong family went with him to train, but who knew..."

He Lingchuan asked knowingly: "What happened?"

The queen of Yao Kingdom is surnamed Tong, and this surname is enough to explain everything.

"Yes, Master Tong II unfortunately fell off a cliff and died."

Master Tong II followed General Chongwu out to fight monsters, originally just to gild his resume, but he lost his life. Commander Zhao said: "The king was furious and severely punished General Chongwu."

The Soul Mirror laughed: "Well done! Chongwu didn't know yet, he just sat with his enemy and drank."

He Lingchuan then threw out the prepared question: "I heard that the Qingyang Regent was very close to General Chongwu?"

Fan Shuang was drinking, and he choked and coughed when he heard it, and quickly waved his hand:

"This... It's not good to say that."

"Rumor has it that when General Chongwu was studying in Lingxu City, he was favored and guided by the Qingyang State Master, and often went in and out of the Qing Palace." He Lingchuan rubbed his hands, "Is this true?"

The people he sent to Yao Country were not idle, and they started to collect all kinds of information when they went there, some of which were even just gossip and hearsay.

Fan Shuang hesitated for a moment, and He Lingchuan pointed at him and said, "Aha, hesitation is acquiescence!"

"General Chongwu did receive guidance from Qingyang State Master when he was studying in Lingxu City. I know this. His family, his family was once proud of it." Fan Shuang grabbed the cup, "But it's a bit, a bit embarrassing to mention this now."

He didn't want to say much, and He Lingchuan didn't ask much. He filled his and Commander Zhao's glasses with wine: "Forget it, let's not talk about him. Come on, let's play and drink by ourselves."

The three of them played rock-paper-scissors, and the loser drank.

When General Chongwu was here before, Fan Shuang drank a lot. Now he played rock-paper-scissors with He Lingchuan and lost eight out of ten times. He soon got drunk. Finally, he almost fell on his back with a thud.

Commander Zhao quickly supported him: "I'll take Lord Fan back to the house to rest first."

He also drank a lot, his face was red, and the smell of alcohol was spraying people.

When he first went with He Lingchuan, he was a little reserved, but He Lingchuan invited him and Fan Shuang to drink every other day, and even an iron man could not withstand such a passionate offensive, so Commander Zhao did not feel that tonight was any different from the past.

He Lingchuan also stood up: "I'll go with you."

The two sent Fan Shuang back to the guest room, and the man fell asleep on the couch, without making a fuss or making a fool of himself.

He Lingchuan exhaled a breath of alcohol and said to Commander Zhao: "The sound of rain is a good sleep aid, let's all rest."

Although it was not yet evening, it was as dark as midnight outside, as if the four words "dark sky and earth" were born for this time. Commander Zhao had no objection and turned around and went back to his guest room.

He was a commander and had his men.

During his rest period, his men would take care of the safety of Fan Shuang and He Lingchuan.

He Lingchuan walked back to his guest room under the watchful eyes of several guards.

Wanqi Feng was already waiting at the door, standing with his hands clasped.

He Lingchuan said, "Come in," and the two of them closed the door in front of the Yao Kingdom's guards. Three Yangshan guards stood at the door to watch over them.