20 miscalculations
It turned out that when Yan Sidao and Mo Hanshan were overthrown, most of the hour had passed unconsciously, and at this moment, when he heard Zeng Wuxi, who came to tell him, say such a thing, Yan Sidao couldn't help frowning slightly, and turned to Mo Hanshan and asked, "How about you take a break?" Mo Hanshan nodded and said, "Please." Yan Sidao then called Zeng Wuxi to come in and instructed: "You should tell the matter from beginning to end, try to be as brief as possible, but don't leave out the details." ”
Zeng Wuxi bowed down to agree, and saluted to the opposite Mohan Mountain, and then said: "According to the instructions of the gentleman, the concubine body has already rearranged the first four hidden piles in the east, especially the third hidden pile twenty-five miles away from the ink tower, not only sent a hundred more sergeants to garrison, but also arranged four other masters of the Divine Fire Sect to prevent the Gongsun Sect Master and his party from pretending to be Wu'er sergeants and fleeing back. After that, there was still a stick of incense about a stick of incense before noon, and as Mr. expected, the fourth hidden pile thirty-five miles to the east really released red fireworks, indicating that it was attacked by the Gongsun Sect Leader and his party. The two Venerables, Jishui and Minghuo, immediately ordered some of the hidden piles that had been withdrawn from the north, west, and south, and a total of 360 sergeants and pursued them to the east with all their might. About half an hour later, two sergeants sent back by His Holiness reported that there was no trace of Sect Master Gongsun and his party at the fourth hidden stake in the east. ”
Speaking of this, Zeng Wuxi paused for a moment, and seeing that Yan Sidao did not ask questions, he continued: "According to the report of the sergeant who came back, the team of men and horses traveled all the way to the east, and there were footprints left by the four people of Gongsun Sect Leader along the way. After passing through the first dark pile five miles away from the ink tower, a large number of snakes, insects, rats and ants gathered in a clearing, among which there were obvious traces of burning, and there was still a trace of strange fragrance......" Yan Sidao heard this, and couldn't help but interject and said: "What kind of magic and evil magic do I say, it turns out that it is burning musk to attract red deer." ”
Zeng Wuxi hurriedly said: "Sir, clever. Then he continued: "At the place where the snakes and insects gathered, the Gongsun Sect Leader and his party had already said that the red deer continued to move eastward, leaving a clear column of red deer hoof prints, a total of 17. So the two Venerables Jishui and Minghuo led the army to chase along the hoof prints, until they came to the fourth hidden pile in the east, but only found eleven corpses in the low woods where the soldiers were ambushed at the hidden pile, and saw that almost all the wounds were dead at the hands of Miss Ning, and all the fur armor on her body was also stripped off. In addition, there was no trace of Gongsun Sect Leader and his party, and then checked the red deer hoof prints left on the snow, seventeen red deer stayed at the edge of the low forest for a while, and then turned to the south, not a single one was left, and I don't know if the four of them rode the red deer again, all the way to the south. ”
Yan Sidao interjected and asked, "Only eleven corpses were found?" Zeng Wuxi replied, "Yes." According to our original arrangement, each of the piles should be fifteen sergeants, and there were only eleven corpses in the grove of the fourth stake to the east, which meant that there were four more sergeants whose whereabouts were unknown, and their lives were unknown. The concubine dared to guess that the red deer hoof prints heading south were most likely the other party's suspicious formation, and they let the four missing Wu'er sergeants ride the deer south, so as to confuse the public. ”
Yan Sidao was noncommittal for a moment, frowned and said, "In this way, our previous speculation is completely wrong. Didn't they disguise themselves as fearful sergeants, and then wait for an opportunity to blend in with the group of people who went to chase them?" Zeng Wuxi shook his head firmly, and said: "Along the way, Venerable Jishui ordered the team to form a long formation to chase eastward, and searched carefully along the way, especially after passing the third hidden pile in the east, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, but he didn't find their whereabouts, and he didn't even see the shadow of a living person, so it was impossible for Gongsun Sect Master and his party to flee back. In addition, the eleven corpses in the low forest, Venerable Jishui had also examined them in detail, all of them were Vultures sergeants, and there was not a single living mouth, so they did not pretend to be corpses and mix in it. ”
After listening to Zeng Wuxi's speech, Yan Sidao bit the dry tobacco stick and pondered for a while, but there was no conclusion, just asked Zeng Wuxi's opinion. Zeng Wuxi thought for a while, and then replied: "The concubine is dull, if there is any omission, please ask Mr. for guidance." Since the other party did not pretend to be a fearful sergeant to infiltrate the ranks according to our previous inference, and now that he is nowhere to be seen, there are only two possibilities. The first is to continue to take the red deer to the south, in a vain attempt to pass through the wilderness to the south into the middle of the Tianshan Mountains, and then go to the Han and Tang dynasties. Luntai', but although they had red deer as mounts, they could not escape the pursuit of the two Venerables of the Divine Fire Sect, so this possibility is not very likely; the second is that the concubine had previously inferred that they used the four sergeants who had not found the bodies as bait and told them to take the red deer southward to divert our pursuit, so as to delay time, and they themselves went north in the opposite direction, sweeping away the footprints left on the snow as they went, intending to cross the Gobi and go forward to the Xuanwei Division set up in Beshin Bali. Therefore, according to the sergeant who came back to give the prayer, after the two Venerable Ones Jishui and Minghuo saw the situation clearly, they immediately divided their troops into two ways and chased them in the north and south directions with the sergeants. ”
After Zeng Wuxi's words were finished, Yan Sidao was still silent, and there was no joy or anger on his face. But Mo Hanshan, who heard the people behind him, suddenly asked: "Is it possible for Gongsun Sect Leader and them to continue to travel east?" Zeng replied in a respectful voice: "Back to the Mo family giant, we set up eight hidden piles in the east early in the morning, with ten miles as the interval. If the Gongsun Sect Leader and his party continue to travel east, the fifth hidden stake in the east forty-five miles away from the Ink Tower will definitely be warned by green or red fireworks, but we have not seen a signal so far. Of course, it is also possible that they pulled out the fifth hidden stake with lightning speed, so that the sergeants did not have time to release fireworks, so the group of men and horses that went to chase after them, except for the two Venerables Jishui and Open Fire, who each ordered the army to chase in the north and south directions, a small half of the remaining sergeants have gone to the fifth hidden stake to search, and the rest are centered on the low forest where the fourth hidden stake is located, and search in detail all around, never letting go of any inch. ”
Hearing this, Yan Sidao finally spit out a long puff of smoke and said, "I didn't go with the team to chase after me this time, so I don't know what the situation is at the scene." Judging from the current situation, most of them will not be able to find the four of them with only Jishui and Open Fire, and they can only wait for them to return in vain, and then come to discuss together. After that, he introduced to Mo Hanshan behind him: "Brother Hanshan, this is Mrs. Zeng Wuxi, whom I wanted you to mention before, is the daughter of Mr. Zeng Yiwen, the master of the Central Plains organ information technique, and has always admired the organ information technique of the Tianshan Mo family. It is also her blessing to be able to witness the demeanor of the Mo family giant this time, and now that she has entered the tenth layer of this Mo Tower's 'Love', it is better to leave her to serve by the side, so as to learn a thing or two, what does the brother think?"
I only heard Mo Hanshan behind him sneer: "This Mrs. Zeng is going to stay at her own convenience, but Your Excellency really surprised me." The Gongsun Sect Leader did not know where to go, and it was obviously planned by the little brother who claimed to be 'getting a son', which caused Your Excellency to miscalculate and lose for a while. Now that Your Excellency is so calm, I really don't know if you are confident or pretending, or if you don't care if the Divine Fire Sect can welcome back your Sect Master? ”
Hearing this, Yan Sidao had to smile and said: "Yes, and no matter where they flee, don't delay this shooting between you and me, who told me that I have already agreed to you, brother?" He said as he turned around, but saw Mo Hanshan sitting cross-legged on the opposite side, his face was solemn, and a white cloth was clearly wrapped in the fingers of his left hand, which was soaking out of blood, staining most of the white cloth red;
When Yan Sidao was shocked, Mo Hanshan said lightly: "Since you have to shoot to determine the victory or loss, then you must let Your Excellency lose convincingly." Your Excellency suspected that I had made a thousand shots in the process of shooting, and thus doubted the fairness of this contest, and at this moment I cut off my finger according to the rules of the casino, I think Your Excellency should also be satisfied?"