After He Tang and Qin Zong left the General Military Mansion, for two days in a row, Xia Yao sat alone in the study for the rest of the time, waiting for their information, except for listening to the military intelligence report and holding a military aircraft meeting. When he heard the news that the guards had reported that the two generals, He and Qin, had returned safely, he bounced up from his seat like a young man, rushed out of the study like a whirlwind, and shouted excitedly:

"He Tang, Qin Zong, where are you?"

"He Tang, Qin Zong, see Lord General Soldier. When He Tang and Qin Zong heard Xia Yao's call, they both rushed into the hall and saluted the chief soldier.

Xia Yao hurriedly supported He and Qin, looked at it carefully, and was overjoyed to see that the two of them were unscathed, and muttered, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." It seems that the old man underestimated Abahai's character, and he still knows the truth that 'the two countries do not fight each other'. ”

He didn't even read the letter of my lord, and he was going to push us out of the school yard and behead us to sacrifice the flag, thanks to General Chen's plan to save us, we were able to survive in a desperate situation. Qin Zong said angrily.

"What's going on? Xia Yao asked eagerly.

Qin Zong sent Chen Wenqi to the outside of the city to replace the people before and after and told Xia Yao in detail.

After hearing this, Xia Yao asked the two, "So, you came back with General Chen, and what about General Chen?" Before the words fell, Chen Wenqi appeared outside the door with Li Yuan and Ren Si.

"General Chen, please come in, please come in. Xia Yao hurried to meet Chen Wenqi, pulled him to the top of the hall, and said with appreciation and disgust: "I didn't expect General Chen to be young and so thoughtful, no wonder he was in a hurry to find two righteous men that day." But since you have this arrangement, why didn't you tell the old man and me earlier......? Cough. ”

Chen Wenqi hurriedly explained: "It's not that Wenqi deliberately concealed it. Abahai was deprived of Jinong's position because he signed the treaty of returning the city, and he was full of hatred for the Ming Dynasty. If his reason was annihilated by hatred, wouldn't the two generals, He and Qin, be the targets of his anger? As for the life and death of his wife and children, it is very likely that the pleasure of revenge will be extinguished. Moreover, he knows very well that our Han nation is extremely benevolent and righteous, and will never mutilate women and children or kill innocent people in vain. Therefore, although Wen Qi has this arrangement, in fact, there is no chance of winning, if he reports to his predecessors in advance, in case the two generals sacrifice their lives for the country, wouldn't it make the seniors even more uncomfortable?"

Xia Yao gave a thumbs up after hearing this: "It's still General Chen who thinks thoughtfully, and the old man blames the general." But how did you anticipate these things and plan for them in advance?"

"This ...... , thanks to Senior Brother Li Yuan. ”

...... On that day, Chen Wenqi went to Yu's house to arrange all the matters for Ren Si to heal his injuries, and then sneaked into Etuoke City with Li Yuan. Soon, they inquired about the debasement of Abahai and the defense of the three acropolis in Hetao. Li Yuan was happy, but he found Chen Wenqi's thoughtful appearance, and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Senior Brother Chen, we have completely found out the situation of the Tatars, so we should be happy, but why do you seem to have something on your mind?"

"Senior Brother Li doesn't know that Abahai was demoted, which shows that the little prince will never fulfill his contract, and he wants to recover my Ming territory, and he will inevitably fight in the future. But my China pays the most attention to benevolence and righteousness, and this time I will go to Ningxia to salute first and then soldiers, and I will send someone to urge Abahai to sacrifice the city. Thinking that the barbarian Rong Di betrayed his righteousness and believed in it, it was most likely difficult for the lives of our envoys to be saved. Therefore, the younger brother has been thinking hard, and he must think of a way to achieve both. ”

Li Yuan said: "Since we already know that Abahai refuses to return to the city, why pay attention to the first salute and then the soldiers?

Chen Wenqi shook his head and sighed: "China is a country of etiquette, how can it be a nameless teacher?"

"This ......" Li Yuan was speechless for a while, thought for a while, and then said: "It's not easy? Just tie the letter to the shaft of the arrow and shoot it into the enemy city with a strong bow, why send someone to write it?"

Chen Wenqi shook his head and said: "Passing the book with arrows, you will lose first in terms of momentum." Most of the generals in the army are upright and upright people, who would rather sacrifice their lives for the country than break their reputation. ”

"Cough, people in the court would rather die than take care of face, it is better to change the power of people in the rivers and lakes......" Li Yuan sighed with emotion, and asked again, "Has Senior Brother Chen ever come up with a solution for both?"

"The little brother is dull and at a loss. ”

"This ......" Li Yuan was infected by him, and immediately accompanied him to meditate and think about it.

Suddenly, Li Yuan slapped his palms and said excitedly, "There is." ”

"Senior Brother Li, what is the best plan?" Chen Wenqi hurriedly asked.

"Isn't Abahai's family in Etok? Let's take his wife and children, and we won't be afraid that Abahai will go crazy. Li Yuan said with a smile.

"No, no, using innocent women and children as a threat, is it a gentleman's doing?" Chen Wenqi shook his hands.

Li Yuan smiled dumbly, and teased: "Senior Brother Chen is here to be your gentleman, Li is a man in the rivers and lakes, for the sake of the life of the scholar, I can't say that I have to be a villain today." ”

After saying that, he galloped away.

"Senior Brother Li......" Chen Wenqi couldn't stop him, regretting that he shouldn't have told him about it.

Two hours later, Li Yuan returned to the inn and nodded to Chen Wenqi, which meant to tell Chen Wenqi that what he wanted to do had been done.

"Where are they? Why don't you bring them along?"

Li Yuan smiled mysteriously and said, "If you bring them here, Senior Brother Chen's gentleman won't be able to do it." From today onwards, the two of us will walk separately and meet at Ningxiawei at the end of July. ”

Chen Wenqi knew that he was afraid that there would be too many people to leak the news, so he wanted to sneak around with Abahai's wife and children secretly. had to say solemnly: "The matter has come to this, and the junior brother has no choice but to do what Senior Brother Li wants." But there is one thing, please treat them kindly, after all, women and children are innocent. ”

Li Yuan nodded solemnly and promised, "Senior Brother Chen, please rest assured, I will take care of them like my own family." ”

When Chen Wenqi said this, he pulled Li Yuan to Xia Yao and said, "If it weren't for Senior Brother Li being willing to be a 'villain', we would have suffered a big loss in this first round." ”

"Li Zhuangshi is noble, and all the soldiers of Ningxia Wei are extremely admired. Xia Yao saluted Li Yuan, and said to He Tang and Qin Zong: "You have to thank this Li Zhuang man." ”

"No, no. You sacrifice your life and death for the people of the world, and serve the battlefield, shouldn't I do this little thing?" Li Yuan hurriedly dodged and said humbly.

Chen Wenqi knew that the people in the rivers and lakes were not used to red tape, so he helped him out of the siege and said: "Everyone has the same hatred for the enemy, so there is no need to be polite." Speaking of which, I was still a little negligent, if I had brought the green jade hairpin and carved golden lock of Abahai's wife and children to the two generals with me, it would not have been so thrilling. ”

"I can't blame Senior Brother Chen for this, I left in a hurry and didn't expect this layer. Li Yuan hurriedly excused Chen Wenqi.

"There is no danger, don't blame yourself. Xia Yao excused them.

"Senior, since Abahai refuses to hand over the city, it's time for us to make a move?" Chen Wenqi changed the topic and suggested to Xia Yao.

"Hmm. If the Tatar state breaks its promise, then don't blame us for bullying the small and relying on the strong to bully the weak. How does General Chen think this battle should be fought?"

Chen Wenqi thought that Xia Yao was worried about his identity as a messenger and it was inconvenient to command, so he hurriedly said humbly: "The younger generation has never experienced a battle formation, so I don't know anything about it. Although the seniors strategized and dispatched troops, the younger generations were willing to be the vanguard before the battle and attack the city. ”

Xia Yao waved his hand and said sincerely: "General Chen is thoughtful and intelligent, I really want to hear your opinion." ”

Chen Wenqi saw that Xia Yao was relieved, so he said: "Since the seniors are not ashamed to ask, the juniors will talk about their humble opinions for the reference of the seniors: according to the military equipment of Mongolia, the commanders of ten thousand households are about 10,000 people. However, it has been proved that the little prince of Tatar was determined to defend the three guards to the death, and although he demoted Abahai to the head of ten thousand households, he gave him an extra 5,000 elite soldiers; and in the previous month, he allocated 10,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Jinong Balsborot in Otok to reinforce Abahai; in addition, the total number of garrison troops guarding these three guards was nearly 10,000, and it is said that when the Tatars invaded the three guards, the garrison generals of the three guards, Ximen Feng, Leng Wubing, and Xiahou Shuang, all surrendered without a fight, and there were no casualties among the soldiers and horses under their command. Thus the total number of the enemy's men and horses should be thirty-five thousand. In addition to the 25,000 men and horses dispatched by the imperial court, the Ningxia General Military Office originally had 11,000 soldiers and horses on the border, with a total of more than 36,000, and the number of soldiers and horses on both sides was roughly equal. Although our army's equipment and morale are stronger than the enemy's, the enemy's stubborn resistance with the thick walls of the fortified city does not have much advantage. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully plan and make good use of strange soldiers in order to win the battle. ”

Xia Yao frowned slightly, nodded and said, "General Chen's analysis is extremely good, but how to lay it out, does General Chen have a high opinion?"

Chen Wenqi smiled "hehe", "How can the juniors have any high opinions? In this way, first ask the two generals He and Qin and the two senior brothers to go back to rest, and then I will consult with the seniors in detail." ”

Xia Yao nodded and said: "It's okay, the two generals and the two righteous men have worked hard in the past few days, so please go back first, and Ben Shuai will meet you in the evening." ”

Everyone knew that they had something to talk about, so they hurriedly took their leave.

"General Chen, let's go into the back room and say. Xia Yao pulled Chen Wenqi and walked towards the study.

"General Lu, why are you here?" suddenly heard Qin Zong shouting outside the door. Xia Yao and Chen Wenqi turned their heads to see that Lu Wan, a member of the military department, flashed out of the door, perhaps because Qin Zong and them had snooped on the hide, looking a little embarrassed.

Although Lu Wan is a member of the Ministry of War, Xia Yao was in the right attendant of the Ministry of War back then, and he has not yet debuted, so Xia Yao is not familiar with him. Now seeing Lu Wan's dodging appearance, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Is there something wrong with General Lu?"

"I ...... I'm looking for General Chen. Lu Wan wanted to speak and stopped.

"What's the matter with General Lu? Chen Wenqi beckoned indoors.

Lu Wan looked at Xia Yao and said hesitantly, "This ...... If it's convenient for General Chen, General Chen would like to tell you something. ”

After sending Lu away, Chen Wenqi turned around and returned to the room, pulled Xia Yao into the study, and the two stayed until late at night.

In the early morning of the next day, after the three war drums, all the officers and men of the Ningxia Frontier Army and the Imperial Court Expeditionary Force gathered in the school field.

On the platform, Xia Yao, the general soldier of Ningxia and the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses of Zhenxi, was in the main seat in the center, and his left slightly front position sat Chen Wenqi, the minister of the Qincha, and on the right opposite Chen Wenqi, Qin Sen, the general of the General Military Office and the general of Mingwei. The generals of the expeditionary force, headed by Lu Wan, a member of the military department, stood on Chen Wenqi's side in turn, and the generals of the border army, headed by the guerrilla general Gan Tian, stood on Qin Sen's side in turn.

Xia Yao looked at the neatly arranged troops on the school field, and said loudly: "At the beginning of this year, in the name of tribute, the Tatar small state set up a camp in my Kyoto, and was strange and dizzy, threatening the imperial court to dissolve the relationship with him. The new champion - well, it was the general Chen next to me who fought wits and courage with the Tatar Chenggong mission, forcing the Tatar Jinong Abahai to sign a peace treaty to return Ningxia Sanwei. However, when the date of handing over the city had arrived, the Tartars broke the contract and renounced their faith and refused to surrender the city. Therefore, the imperial court appointed Xia as the chief envoy of Ningxia's avant-garde Zuotun Wei and the right tun guard, and Chen Wenqi as the deputy envoy to lead the army to recruit thieves and rebels, and regain the lost territory in one fell swoop. I hope that all the soldiers will be brave, strive to be the first, bravely kill the enemy, and serve the country. ”

"Kill the enemy bravely and serve the country!" all the soldiers shouted in unison.

Xia Yao nodded with satisfaction and began to dispatch troops:

"Mingwei General Qin Sen and garrison He Tang listen to orders. ”

"Yes. Qin Sen left his seat and stood side by side with He Tang.

"Order the two of you to be the chief and deputy commanders, and lead the Ningxia General Army to garrison the border army of 8,000, the "Tiger Cannon" three, and the "Fire Dragon Car" two times, besiege the right tun to guard the west gate of Jingzhou City, the imperial station, and there must be no mistake. ”

"The last will obey. The two of them were ordered to step aside.

"Wude General Chen Wenqi and garrison He Anguo listened to the order. ”

"Yes. Chen Wenqi stood up and stood beside He Anguo.

"Order the two of you to be the chief and deputy commanders, and lead the expeditionary force of 7,000, the "Shenji Battalion" infantry 2,000, the cavalry 500, the "Huwei Cannon" two, and the "Fire Dragon Car" three times, to besiege the right tun to guard the south gate of Jingzhou City, the imperial station, and there must be no mistake. ”

"Yes. ”

"Lu Wan, the deputy general of the expeditionary force, and Dou Yong, the promotion officer, listened to the order. ”

"The end will be. ”

"Order the two of you to be the chief and deputy commanders, lead the expeditionary force of 8,000, the "Tiger Cannon" three, and the "Fire Dragon Car" two times, besiege the right tun to guard the east gate of Jingzhou City, the imperial station, and there must be no mistake. ”

"Yes. ”

"The guerrilla general Gan Tian and the garrison Qin Zong listened to the order. ”

"The end will be. ”

"Order the two of you to be the chief and deputy commanders, and lead the Ningxia General Army to garrison 2,000 soldiers, 5,000 expeditionary forces, 2,000 "Shenji Battalion" infantry, 500 cavalry, two "Huwei cannons", and three "fire dragon vehicles", and besiege Youtun to guard the north gate of Jingzhou City, where the imperial garrison is located. ”

"Ordered. Qin Zong agreed loudly, and seeing that the main general Gan Tian did not squeak, he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

"The guerrilla general Gan Tian listened to the order. Xia Yao lowered his face and shouted.

"The last will be ordered. Gan Tian seemed to reluctantly respond.

"What did you get? Xia Yao said sharply.

Gan Tian replied: "The general and General Qin Zong are the chief and deputy commanders, and lead the Ningxia General Army to garrison 2,000 soldiers, 5,000 expeditionary forces, 2,000 "Shenji Battalion" infantry, 500 cavalry, two "Huwei cannons", and three "fire dragon cars", besiege Youtun to guard the north gate of Jingzhou City, the imperial garrison, and there must be no mistake. ”

Xia Yao listened to what he said word for word, his face improved slightly, and he waved them back to their original positions.

At this point, the deployment of the various armies has been completed. After Xia Yao looked around at the generals, he turned his eyes to the school field, looked at the neatly arranged soldiers in the distance, and said loudly: "Protecting the family and defending the country is the sacred duty of our generation of soldiers, and the collapse of the national frontier is a great shame for our soldiers. The enemy chieftains have occupied our three guards for a long time, and today we will send our elite to drive out the Tartars and recover the rivers and mountains. It is hoped that all the soldiers will fight bravely, kill the enemy bravely, serve the country, and protect the people. ”

"Kill the enemy bravely and serve the country!" all the soldiers shouted in unison.

After a long time, Xia Yao waved his hand to stop the slogans of the soldiers, and said to the generals on the stage: "Generals, today the troops will be sent to four routes to besiege Jingzhou City, where the enemy chief Abahai Wanhu Mansion is stationed, and all soldiers and horses must arrive at the designated place at the same time at the appointed time, and launch an attack on Jingzhou City at the same time. There are no more soldiers in the hands of this commander, I hope that everyone will fulfill their duties, take charge of themselves, regain the lost territory, and do not make this commander ......"

"Marshal, there will be something unclear in the end. The guerrilla general Gan Tian shouted.

Being intercepted, Xia Yao was quite displeased, stared at Gan Tian for a while, and then said coldly: "What did General Gan say?"

Gan Tian didn't notice Xia Yao's face, and still said loudly: "The last general doesn't quite understand, why do you want to transfer all the soldiers and horses to besiege Jingzhou City?"

Although Xia Yao was displeased, he still patiently "explained": "Sun Tzu said, 'The method of using soldiers, ten to surround it, and five to attack it', now Jingzhou City is defending nearly 20,000 people, and they don't send troops and horses, why do you attack the city? Didn't you say the same a few days ago?"

"Yes, the last general said that he would concentrate his forces to break through each of them, and at the same time said that he would divide some of his troops to block the enemy who rushed to help?

Xia Yao couldn't explain it for a while, and reprimanded angrily: "Gan Tian, do you have to follow what you say? Do you want to repeat what General He Anguo said that day? The reason why Ben Shuai wants to send all the elite to attack Jingzhou is to seize Jingzhou City at a devastating speed, even if the enemies of Pingluo, Lingzhou, and Etuoke rush to help, I am afraid that Yuanshui will not be able to save the near fire." What's more, our four-way army has surrounded Jingzhou City like an iron bucket, how did the news leak out? So...... You still have to worry about how to fight the north gate of Jingzhou City. ”

Gan Tian saw that Xia Yao's tone was not good, so he changed the topic again: "Transfer all the soldiers and horses, dare to ask the marshal, who will guard this Phoenix City?"

"With Ben Shuai in charge, plus the five hundred soldiers and horses left behind, Phoenix City can be safe. Xia Yao said proudly.

"Sun Ziyun: 'Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored', if the Tartars discover that our army has only 500 soldiers and horses, will Phoenix City not be in danger? Once the base camp is lost, our army will have no place to stand in Ningxia. At that time, we will be the sinners of the Ming Dynasty. ”

These words suddenly poked at Xia Yao's sensitive spot, and he saw his face change, and he shouted loudly: "Gan Tian, you brought out Sun Tzu's Art of War to teach Ben Shuai, do you mean that Ben Shuai is old and mediocre, and there is a problem with arranging troops?" You can't believe Ben Shuai, can you convince the words of this famous master named Sima Zhongda?"

Speaking of which, Gan Tian should also know how to advance and retreat. Qin Zong on the side quietly tugged at his sleeve, suggesting that he should not talk about it anymore. Unexpectedly, Gan Tian flicked his sleeves and said loudly: "The marshal has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he uses soldiers like a god, and the general sincerely admires him." However, ......" seemed to have some scruples at this point, so he stopped talking.

Xia Yao was already irritated by him, and asked, "But what?"

Gan Tian glanced at Chen Wenqi and simply said: "The marshal is arranging troops today, I'm afraid it's not his own idea, right? I think that the marshal dared to confront the emperor face to face for the 'major affairs of the country', but now why is he subservient to the emperor's gold medal?"

Gan Tian's words pointed directly at Chen Wenqi.

Chen Wenqi didn't know the meaning of Gan Tian's words, his face turned red, and he stood up and said, "Yes, the marshal did consult this deputy envoy in advance. The deputy envoy believed that the imperial court's expedition to Ningxia, all the way to the drums, and the bravado of military might, had made the small Tatar country frightened. The little prince is arrogant, but he is not ignorant. The Celestial Empire's ironclad army can cut off the flow with a whip, how could he make such a move as hitting a stone with an egg? And the emperor is determined to win the three guards, how can we not go all out? Only by sending all the elite troops to smash the enemy city with a thunderous force can we quickly and achieve a quick victory. After coming to Phoenix, Chen Wenqi was quite polite to the general military office, and never regarded himself as a minister and a deputy envoy. Now calling himself "the deputy envoy" shows that he is extremely dissatisfied in his heart.

"Hmph, if the small Tatar country is already timid, why don't you keep your word and keep your promise, and hand over the three guards quickly? Why do you still cut off my messenger and sacrifice the flag and openly challenge?" Gan Tian choked Chen Wenqi a few words, and did not bother to argue with him, turned back to Xia Yao and said:

"Marshal, please don't forget the lessons of King Zhao in the past. ”

Everyone understood when they heard that he was accusing Chen Wenqi of talking on paper.

"Bold. General Chen is a member of the imperial court, how dare you say nothing?" Xia Yao hurriedly stopped him.

"When you meet each other, you will either live or die. The affairs of the military state are in the hands of a scholar who has not fought a battle, where is the king's land, where is the life of the soldiers? Gan Tian has lost his mind and let go.

"General Gan, don't ......" Qin Sen hurriedly stopped.

"Presumptuous!" Chen Wenqi was furious and shouted: "Slandering the Qincha is tantamount to despising the emperor." Come on, pull Gan Tian down and behead him. ”

Everyone looked at each other, but no one moved.

Chen Wenqi's face was flushed, he took out the imperial gold medal from his arms, held it high, and shouted: "Seeing the card is like seeing the emperor, who dares to disobey?"

As soon as Xia Yao saw Chen Wenqi ask for the royal gold medal, he hurriedly left his seat and knelt in the dust. As soon as the soldiers saw the marshal kneeling, they immediately knelt on the ground with "poof" and "poof".

"Why are you stunned? You still don't obey Lord Qincha's orders?" Xia Yao yelled at the guards as he knelt on the ground.

As soon as Xia Yao spoke, all the guards immediately rushed forward and tied up Gantian Wuhuada, to be handed over to the executioner for execution.

"Slow. Qin Sen jumped up and stood in front of Gan Tian.

Chen Wenqi smiled "hehe", his face sank, and said coldly: "Could it be that General Qin is not convinced?"

Qin Sen slowed down and said, "The last general doesn't dare. It's just that now that the war has not started, the general will be beheaded, I am afraid that the war will be unfavorable, and I also asked Lord Qincha to open up the net and spare General Gan this time. ”

Chen Wenqi sneered and said, "Spare him? If you spare him today, Ben Qincha's prestige will be gone, and this will be beneficial to the war?"

Seeing that he didn't let go, Qin Sen turned to Xia Yao and shouted, "Marshal......"

Xia Yao still knelt on the ground and said, "General Chen, please look at the old man's thin face and spare this guy's life." ”

"Marshal, General Qin, death is death, you don't have to ask for it. "Gan Tian is tough.

"Shut up. Xia Yao stopped.

There was a commotion among the soldiers in the field.

Seeing this, Chen Wenqi put the gold medal in his arms and stretched out his hand to help Xia Yao: "Seniors, please get up, all the soldiers please get up." For the sake of the marshal's face, Ben Chin cha spared Gantian's life. But capital sins can be forgiven, but living sins are unforgivable. Come on, pull it down, beat a hundred sticks, and put it in prison. ”

"General Gan, don't you want to thank General Chen for not killing?" Qin Sen secretly pulled Gan Tian's sleeve.

"Hmph. ”

The executioner dragged Gan Tian to the execution room, beat 1510 with 100 military sticks, and then sent him to death row.

Xia Yao felt sad, but he was also annoyed that he didn't know the times. He walked back to his chair and sat down, and said in a deep voice: "The guerrilla general Gan Tian offended Tianwei, and the crime cannot be punished. Now he is removed from the post of commander of the Northern Route Army, and after the end of this battle, he will be sent back to the military headquarters to be tried and convicted. I hope that all the soldiers will take this as a warning and follow their orders. Qin Zong—"

"The end will be. Qin Zong walked out of the crowd and came to the front of Xia Yao's desk.

"Now that Gan Tian has been deposed, you will be appointed commander of the Northern Route Army. Led the men and horses to besiege the north gate of Jingzhou City. If there is a problem, you will see you. ”

"The Last General ......"

"Huh?" Xia Yao snorted lightly.

"Yes. Qin Zong hurriedly agreed.

At the end, Xia Yao shouted and asked, "Do you all understand?"

"Understood. The generals replied in unison.

Xia Yao raised the arrow in his hand and ordered in a loud voice: "Okay." Tomorrow five watch cooking, tomorrow departure, five days after the end of the day must enter the designated place on standby. ”

"Yes!"

......

It's getting dark, and the night is getting deeper. The Ming army is waiting for the day, and Phoenix is silent.

Suddenly, a pigeon shadow rose into the sky and disappeared into the vast night sky in an instant.

Outside the barracks of the expeditionary force, a person slowly paced out. He is the deputy general of the expeditionary force and the member of the arsenal of the military department.

Looking at the pigeon that melted into the night, Lu Wan showed a strange expression on his face.