Chapter Forty-Eight - Blossoms in the Trees
As soon as Murong Hong died, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under him were originally dispatched by Murong Chong, in addition to the troops scattered all over Huayin, there were tens of thousands of people who could fight at any time, because the Youdi Murong Wei was still in the Qin State, Murong Chongshang called himself the emperor's younger brother, but he also undertook to act, signed by himself, set up a hundred officials, took Gao Gai as the Shang Shu Order, and took Wanzhang as the head of the military ministers at that time.
Now entering June, the weather is getting hotter, Wanzhang has always been afraid of heat, and rarely goes out of his tent on weekdays, and the people in the army also know her unusual identity, saying that she is the head of the ministers, but in fact she is just a false name, no one dares to disturb her if she has nothing to do, and she doesn't dare to do anything, so although she is on the battlefield, her life is still as peaceful as when she was in the Taishou Mansion.
It's just that one day, near evening, Wanzhang was already preparing to wash and sleep, but he saw Ah Li suddenly walk in from outside, and said to her without warning:
"Girl, Your Highness has invited you to his camp."
This is a little strange, it is not uncommon to go to his camp to play chess, sometimes Murong Chong is tense in the military situation all day, and he often comes to her to talk and play chess to solve the problem, but it is rare to choose this time today, seeing that the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, it seems that some people will gossip.
Fortunately, Wanzhang is open in her heart, and she is not afraid of these gossip, not to mention that she has long been accustomed to seeing rumors in the face of them.
After all, it's hard to be a celebrity.
Before Ah Li escorted him to Murong Chong's camp, the young general guarding the door was the dark man Kanshui disguised as a servant, bowed his head to help her open the curtain, Wanzhang glanced at him, and Fang walked into the tent silently.
I saw that the person who invited her to come was standing tall and jade, standing on the side of the desk, wearing a thin white dress with his hands behind his back, and his eyes seemed to fall on the chessboard on the desk.
It wasn't until she got closer that she saw that he had put down yesterday's Go endgame waiting for him, Wan Zhang didn't say a word, sat down calmly, picked a comfortable position to sit down, and reached out to take the tea that Ah Lixin had brewed without raising his head, and pinched a sunspot with three fingers in his other hand, thinking about how to take this step when it was his turn to do the rest of yesterday.
At that time, Ah Li had already set up the tea set, bowed his head and retreated silently. Wanzhang sat on the side of the chess game, still undecided, Murong Chong's chess skills were excellent, and it made her feel tricky than when she played Xie Yan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Seeing that she had come, the other party also sat down across from her freely, and the tacit understanding between the two had grown a lot in the repeated games and discussions about the family and country, for example, as soon as Wanzhang's eyes rolled, Murong Chong could immediately know where the sunspot in her hand was going to fall. The phoenix eyes of the peerless elegance hooked the tail of her eyes, and sure enough, she saw that her chess fell to the prescription position she guessed.
"Zhang'er, after all, you're still too eager for quick success."
The faint voice fell, and the jade-like fingers fell Bai Zi to an inconspicuous corner, but immediately reversed the overall situation, and the originally evenly matched battle situation suddenly became an eyebrow, and all the advantages were taken up by Bai Zi.
Wanzhang's face froze, he thought about his way of moving for a day and a night, but he was forcing himself into a dead end, Murong Chong's chess method, just like his tactics on the battlefield, seemed to be euphemistic and incomprehensible, but in fact, he was resolute and resolute step by step.
It can really be said that the chess field is like a battlefield, changing rapidly.
Although the next situation was obvious, after all, Wanzhang didn't want to lose too ugly, so he hesitated even more, worried that he would accidentally fall into his strategy again, and he wouldn't dare to fall into a son easily.
And Murong Chong saw that she was already a soldier, the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, and she leisurely picked up the chiseled gold teacup, blew away the tea leaves on the water, took a sip in the breeze, and then put down the teacup, only to lightly say a message that made her immediately unable to even care about the chess game.
"Today, Yao Chang sent his son Yao Chong to my camp."
Wan Zhang's thoughts obviously didn't have time to react all of a sudden, and he was stunned for a moment before he raised his head and asked incredulously:
"What did you say?"
"Yao Chang's move seems to be worried that our power is dominant, so he sent his parents and children as hostages to make peace." He got up slowly on the side of the case, and the tall figure under the candle flame immediately looked imposing, only the faint fragrance of snow and sea plums around him was still gentle and tranquil, Murong Chong smiled at her gently and deeply, but his phoenix eyes were like a bottomless pool of water.
He seems to have always been so contradictory.
It's so beautiful and bewitching.
He continued: "Actually, I just want to take advantage of this to take a break and enter the north, train troops and gather food, so as to wait and see how the situation changes. β
When Wanzhang heard this, he already understood what he was talking about. Yao Chang, this person, was originally an important minister under Fu Jian of the Qin State, in order to save his life and gain power, he took advantage of the current weakness of the Qin State to rebel, and established the Later Qin in just a few months, with tens of thousands of troops, and even Fu Jian's personal conquest could not defeat him.
The sunspot in his hand was casually placed in the corner of the chessboard, and the silent air snapped instantly. It seems to be self-defeating, but in fact, it has opened up another battlefield for itself, which is not a good move. Rise from the ashes.
At this time, Yao Chang offered his parents and children, and this trick was really an extremely insidious and cunning move, which seemed to be seeking peace, but in fact he had already chosen to give up this child, just so that he could steal peace when the major forces were fighting, and leave enough time for Taoguang to recuperate, waiting for the snipe and clam to fight, and the fisherman to profit.
Using a child for an overnight opportunity is not evil.
The corners of his mouth are hooked, a little thin and cold, and a little sigh.
Sometimes she would unconsciously learn from Murong Chong's appearance, and smiled indifferently: "This old fox, he wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then, sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman." It's just a pity, it's a pity......"
Murong Chong looked at her, his eyebrows and eyes were focused and beautiful under the mottled candle flame:
"What do you mean......"
Wan Zhang looked at his downward gaze, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his fingers stiffly stirred up in the chess box, if a person is born too demonic, it is really not good, it is too easy to make others lose their minds. Try not to let yourself forget the business, look away, and try to keep a calm and say, "Uh...... And we did what he wanted. He swallowed his saliva again and continued, "However, Chang'an is not in a hurry first, and now, it is better to occupy the Afang Palace in the western suburbs of Chang'an first." β
"Wait a minute."
Murong Chong suddenly interrupted what she had finally said calmly under his complexion, and Wan Zhang was puzzled, but he saw him walk to the door in a few steps, and ordered the little soldier guarding the door to say a few words, and the little soldier immediately gave up his hand and left, not knowing what he said.
When he walked back calmly and elegantly, facing Wanzhang's puzzled expression, he sat down with his sleeves and said lightly:
"By the way, help me do the arrangement of the troops."
Wanzhang stared at him with eyes, this time he was not bewitched by him again, but he couldn't believe it, not to mention that there was a suspicion of usurping the power of his imperial brother, just talking about this time period, let those soldiers see that they are still in his camp, although they are just playing chess, but they can't help but look very tired.
However, the military orders had already been conveyed, and in a short time the generals and advisers had already arrived, and she could not escape at all, so she could only pretend to be calm.
No matter what, she is also a famous strange woman in the world, since she is a strange woman, it should be understandable that men and women are a little disregarded.
In just a moment, the generals and strategists had already come to the camp, and when they saw Murong Chonghou saluting one after another, and after seeing that there was a woman behind Murong Chong, they were stunned for a moment, and then they didn't say anything to salute.
Compared with the people in the whole camp who were thinking carefully at this moment, Murong Chong was worthy of being the emperor's younger brother, he seemed very calm, broke the air that was so awkward and silent that it was almost about to freeze, got up and took his hands, and said suddenly: "At this time, please come here, just for the fact that Yao Chang sent his son Yao Chong as a hostage today, and the lonely party discussed with Miss Wanzhang, and she has already taken countermeasures to increase our army's combat policy." β
With a simple sentence, Wanzhang became an arrow that was sent to the string, and in the face of a row of eager eyes, she had to take on the heavy responsibility.
got up and stood up, revealing an extraordinary temperament like a destiny, but fortunately, pretending to be her forte for many years, almost without brewing, she can change her state. After pacing a few steps with his hands behind his back, he suddenly turned around and asked a question to the row of soldiers in front of him:
"How much does our army have?"
The first general stepped forward and said, "There are 20,000 in the battalion that can be deployed at any time. β
She asked lightly: "What about Fu Qin?" β
That will continue to answer: "Twice as much as our army." β
Wanzhang smiled like their imperial brother, and naturally did not forget to glance at the person being imitated, only to see that he was smiling, looking at himself like an elegant snow leopard on a snowy mountain in winter. Probably deliberately in order to fight for a breath in front of him, Wan Zhang pointed out the country and said:
"Yes, the gap between our army and Fu Jian lies in the number of people. However, although this difference in numbers is necessary for victory or defeat, it is also easy to solve. β
The soldiers all looked at each other. In their cognition, the number of people represents the strength of troops, and it is the most critical condition for victory or defeat in combat.
Obviously, he didn't believe it, but he didn't dare to doubt the mystery of Wanzhang, so a strategist arched his hand and asked silently:
"Dare to ask the girl...... How? β
The smile on his face was even worse, and even his tone was mixed with a little palpable joy:
"It's better to come to him for a trick - flowers bloom on the tree."
This plan, taking advantage of the situation, the force is small and the momentum is large.
This plan is also the inspiration given to her by Fu Jian's army in the first battle of Weishui to the end, and the grass and trees are all soldiers.
"Blossoms in the trees?"
"Blossoms in the trees?"
The soldiers were puzzled, and then the strategist asked:
"What does the girl mean, but she bluffed and deceived Fu Jian's army? It's a good idea, but ......," the advisor's brow furrowed, "but...... How do you bluff? β
The corners of his lips hooked, walked to Murong Chong's side, and said softly: "Just need Your Highness to lend me a few women, a few cows and horses, and the most dust on this battlefield." β