Prince Dadan, who was drunk by Zhao Ning, glanced at Zhao Ning with squinted eyes, although it was not easy to speak again, but he still sneered, looking like I see what you want to do.

And Dadan Khan, when he found that Zhao Ning seemed to be very angry, there was a flash of joy in his eyes, and he said secretly: "A young genius with a high heart and arrogance, even if you are indeed smart, how can you withstand this kind of agitation?"

"Khan, Grand Governor, the prince's words are heart-wrenching, and the general can't be regarded as not hearing!"

Zhao Ning's eyes were full of murder, "Isn't it just to repel the Tianyuan and Khitan armies?

"But if the last general succeeds in retreating from the enemy, how should the Khan and the crown prince be responsible for today's words and deeds?!"

Hearing this, the Dadan nobles in the tent suddenly became short of breath, some were excited, some were excited, some were secretly happy, and some were very disdainful, thinking that Zhao Ning was telling his mouth.

Some people also think that Zhao Ning is really crazy, and it is simply stupid to say such impossible words.

Zhao Xuan was greatly shocked, and hurriedly scolded: "Ning'er, Hugh is talking nonsense!"

His face was full of warning.

Such a great opportunity, how could Dadan Khan let it go, but he couldn't show it too obviously, so he looked at Zhao Ning with suspicion and distrust, "General Zhao's words, I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right?"

Prince Dadan seized the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, and mocked: "General Zhao, it's better not to say what is impossible, so as not to make people laugh!"

"Shut up, the last general will talk to the Khan, how can you interject!" Zhao Ning looked coldly, and reprimanded Prince Dadan with anger.

But Zhao Ning didn't pay attention to the prince's reaction at all, and forced Dadan Khan: "Does the Khan dare to bet with me?"

"If I can't repel the Tianyuan and Khitan armies, I won't join the army in this life. But if I succeed, how can the Khan thank me, and how should he make amends for the prince's words and deeds?"

Zhao Xuanji immediately spoke up: "Ning'er, the military plan, Hugh is complacent!"

Zhao Ning's attitude was resolute: "Don't worry, the governor of the capital will have his own plans." ”

Dadan Khan said with a smile at this time: "Dadu Governor, General Zhao's young hero, maybe he can really retreat from the enemy, the left and right are not famous, why don't we try?

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Ning: "If General Zhao has a strategy, he can repel the Tianyuan and Khitan armies and protect our department, Ben Khan will naturally thank him heavily, 500,000 ......"

He originally wanted to say 500,000 gold, but when he caught a glimpse of Zhao Xuanji turning his head and glaring at him angrily, he quickly changed his words: "How about 1 million gold?"

Zhao Ning sneered, his face full of contempt: "The Dadan Department is worth a million gold? The prince's head is more than this price, right! Khan is insulting the last general?"

Dadan Khan hesitated, he looked at Prince Dadan, but seeing that the latter's face was anxious, his face was full of urging, he thought about it, and was about to speak, when he heard Zhao Ning say impatiently: "Ten million gold!"

Dadan Khan's face changed, and he waved his hand again and again, "No, this can't work, it's too much......"

"The last general guarantees that from now on to the end of the war, the casualties of the soldiers of the Dadan Department will be less than 20,000!"

Zhao Ning's words were not shocking: "Isn't the tens of thousands of elite soldiers who will guarantee the future of the Dadan Department worth millions of gold?"

Darden Khan gasped, "This ......"

"Within half a month, the last general must repel the Tianyuan and Khitan armies, otherwise the last general is willing to pay one million gold. Zhao Ning continued to increase his weight, his expression was rampant, as if the Tianyuan and Khitan armies were just a group of ants in his eyes.

"Retreat from the enemy within half a month?" Dadan Khan's face was full of shock and disbelief, and now he almost wanted to earn Zhao Ning's one million gold, so he gave it immediately

Make a price: "Eight million gold!"

Zhao Ning pointed a finger at Prince Dadan, "Eight million gold, plus this guy kneel and kowtow to me, and apologize to me in front of the people of the royal court." ”

"Deal!"

"Make a contract, and inform the royal court, and the general will not want anyone to pay the bill. ”

"This ...... Well! ”

......

Soon, under the orders of Dadan Khan, many herdsmen of the royal court were gathered in front of the king's tent. In front of everyone, Dadan Khan announced his gamble with Zhao Ning.

For a time, thousands of herdsmen were like a pot of boiling water, and Weng began to talk.

"General Zhao was able to repel the Tianyuan and Khitan armies within half a month?

"Isn't this a lie, even if the Yanmen Army is the king of the Heavenly Dynasty, won't Fengming Mountain suffer heavy losses in the first battle?"

"I think this General Zhao is crazy!"

"What's crazy, it's just that he is young and vigorous, and he was used by the Great Khan, I think the Great Khan just wants his one million gold!"

"This time the Yanmen army is going to suffer, alas, the Qi people have a good saying, a general is incompetent, and thousands of troops are tired!"

"It's not good for you to talk like that, General Zhao is helping us fight after all......."

Dadan Khan looked at this scene without changing his face, and felt a little happy in his heart, not to mention whether the war would be won or not, at least with the Yanmen army in front, their room for maneuver was much greater.

What's more, even if he loses and is forced to flee to Daqi, he still has a million gold in his account, so he won't be too poor. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't lose money on this bet, which is why he agreed to the gamble.

It was a fortune of eight million gold, and the amount was indeed too large, and he felt his heart twitch when he thought about it.

"General Zhao, I will rely on it a lot next. Dadan Khan arched his hand towards Zhao Ning.

Zhao Ning snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and left with Zhao Xuanji, who had a black face.

On the night of returning to the Yanmen military camp, Batu came to visit, and as soon as he entered the tent, he apologized to Zhao Ning again and again for the words and deeds of Dadan Khan and Prince Dadan, and scolded the prince for not being a son.

After sitting down, he asked expectantly, "Does General Zhao really have a strategy to retreat from the enemy?"

Zhao Ning didn't answer and asked, "Does the Evil King plan to help me?"

Batu was stunned, and said hesitantly: "The Yanmen army is here to help us, and if General Zhao has any orders, Xiao Wang will never refuse." It's just that Xiao Wang's status is limited, and he may not be able to mobilize the army......."

Hearing what he said, Zhao Ning knew what he meant.

On the one hand, Batu wanted to fight with Zhao Ning and establish meritorious deeds in order to enhance his prestige and power in the Dadan Tribe—although he had been leading troops in battle, he had also been defeating battles;

But on the other hand, he was worried that Zhao Ning would not be able to retreat from the enemy, and making a bet in the king's tent was completely arbitrary, and fighting with Zhao Ning would only increase losses - if this was the case, he would rather choose to stay behind.

So Batu came to explore Zhao Ning's tone.

Seeing that Zhao Ning's face was pale, Batu knew that if he said too much, he would lose, so he hurriedly said, "General Zhao, can you tell me about your plan?"

Zhao Ning said lightly: "There is no plan." ”

"There is no plan? How can there be no plan? General Zhao wants to retreat from the enemy, how can there be no plan?" Batu was surprised, and his face was full of puzzlement.

Zhao Ning had no intention of saying to Batudo, waving his hand, using the excuse that he was tired and wanted to rest, and let Batu leave.

Batu got up in a complicated mood, and finally looked back at Zhao Ning unwillingly, wanted to say something, opened his mouth, and saw that Zhao Ning didn't look at him, so he could only choose to give up.

From this day on, all the people in the Dadan royal court opened their eyes wide, wanting to see Zhao Ning

How to complete his gamble with Dadan Khan, and what kind of military strategy will he adopt.

Although in the king's tent, Prince Dadan said that Zhao Ning had a bad character and was worthless, no matter who he was, he understood that Zhao Ning, who almost single-handedly dominated the victory of Fengming Mountain, was definitely a real Confucian general, with both wisdom and bravery.

Including Batu and Tana, many people want to see Zhao Ning show his strength, come up with their unexpected strategies, and achieve unexpected results to shake their minds.

From the princes and nobles to the common people, there is no one in the Dadan Department who does not want Zhao Ning to repel the Tianyuan and Khitan armies. It's about the lives of each of them.

However, there are no unexpected strategies, and there are unexpected actions.

Since signing the gambling contract with Dadan Khan, for three days in a row, Zhao Ning has not gone out of the gate, staying in the tent and cultivating quietly, Mo said that he did not lead the troops to fight, and he did not even convene the generals of the two armies to lead the army.

This made the people in the Dadan Department confused.

On the fourth day, Zhao Ning was still cultivating.

Many princes and nobles began to criticize.

On the fifth day, Zhao Ning was still cultivating.

At this time, not only the princes and nobles, but even the common people began to discuss and point fingers at Zhao Ning.

On the sixth day, Zhao Ning was still cultivating.

At this time, everyone in the Dadan Department suddenly realized that Zhao Ning had no strategy to retreat from the enemy at all, and his actions in the king's tent were all because he was provoked by Prince Dadan!

As a result, Zhao Ning became a useless man with no real talent, young and frivolous, emotional, and delaying the fighter. The vast majority of people no longer criticized Zhao Ning, but began to ridicule and even curse secretly.

On the seventh day, Zhao Ning went out of the account.

Then he made a move that made everyone in the Dadan Department stunned and jaws dropped.

......

The Court of the Heavenly Yuan.

In the king's tent, the crown prince Meng stood bent and stood solemnly, bowing his head in the tent to listen to the reprimand of Tianyuan Khan.

He did not go to see the Khan of Dadan because he did not have the courage.

As the commander of this expedition, he failed to stop the Yanmen Army from going north, nor did he succeed in completing the goal of destroying the Dadan Department before the Yanmen Army went north, which was his dereliction of duty.

Such a defeat has never occurred since he began to lead his troops into battle.

Meng Chi blamed himself, was ashamed, had no place to embarrass himself, and had no shame to face Tianyuan Khan.

So he could only look at the carpet.

He was ready for anything, to meet the wrath and roar of the Tengen Khan, and even to punish him. Whether it was a whipping or a military stick, he accepted it.

But Tianyuan Khan did not pour out his anger.

Meng Chi had been standing in the tent for half an hour, and Tianyuan Khan had never said a word.

Meng Chi was uneasy, like a man's back.

He thought about a lot of things, including the aftermath of this battle, including the tribal plan, including the plight of the royal court, including his dereliction of duty, the huge problems brought to the tribe, and so on.

The one who thinks about it the most is still Zhao Ning.

This culprit who broke through the defense line of Fengming Mountain was the initiator of his miserable defeat.

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became, and the more he thought about it, the more tormented he became.

As the crown prince, he has been pursuing meritorious deeds and contributing to the strength of the clan all his life, and has always done well, but now he has failed in the most important and critical battle.

This made him feel that he had failed the identity of the prince and looked down on himself very much.

Just when he was about to hold on, Tianyuan Khan finally spoke: "The matter has come to this, what should I do next, I don't need Ben Khan to teach you, right?"

Meng Chi opened his mouth, and his voice was extremely difficult, "Chen, I will go to Yanping City in person." ”