Seeing that Li Yueying asked to fight again, Xiao Han naturally insisted on not complying, this time Chai Xinyue learned to be obedient and stood aside without saying a word. However, Murong Qiuyu repeatedly advised Li Yueying, Li Yueying made a fuss for a while, and seeing that the two were opposed, she had to give up and take Qizi and Su Ruotong back by herself.

Chai Xinyue smiled at Xiao Han and said, "You and Miss Murong should be careful. Xiao Han smiled: "You have to learn to coax her to be happy, so that we can all be happy." Chai Xinyue's face was slightly red, and she nodded lightly and turned back. Murong Qiuyu, who was watching coldly, suddenly said, "What else do you need to prepare?"

Xiao Han knew that she was unhappy in her heart, and she hadn't talked to her well for a long time recently, and she felt slightly guilty in her heart, so she turned to look at her and said, "Good girl, I will definitely give you an explanation when I come back from this trip today." Murong Qiuyu suddenly blushed when he said this, and said angrily: "What do I want to explain?"

Zhuang Tianyou came over from behind and said: "Tell the master, everything is ready, when will we leave?" Xiao Hanbai glanced at him and said: "There will be news from the Han army in a while, telling everyone to rest on the spot and be on call at any time." Zhuang Tianyou agreed to retreat.

Guo Ran followed up and said: "Chief of Staff Xiao, as long as this mountain is laid, General Yan will definitely capture Xiongzhou, can Shaozhou in front of him let the last general come to attack?" Xiao Han knew that he had the intention of grabbing merit, and said happily: "There are dozens of state capitals in the Han Kingdom, don't you have a battle yet?" General Guo rest assured, Pingnan's achievements will not be lost in your great name. ”

Guo Ran's old face turned red when he said this, and he smiled embarrassedly: "The General Staff has always focused on Xue Jian and Yan Ze, and my Jianzhou army and horses are strong, but every time I fight, I am left behind, and the last general is really unwilling." ”

This is a bit interesting, and it also shows that the Southern Tang Army is also close to each other, and when Xiao Han came, he heard that Yan Ze and Du Zhen were related, as if a distant cousin of Yan Ze married the youngest son of Du Zhen's third uncle, and he was mixed with relatives in a twist and turn. Yan Ze only then managed to attack Xiongzhou, but he didn't expect to meet Pan Chongche, not only did he suffer heavy casualties, but even the Tang army was driven back to the north of Da Yuling, which was really a bit of a back.

Xue Jian was originally a veteran in the army, and gave birth to a competitive son Xue Dingfang, father and son are both commanders, the only one in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and his fame is terrifying, Du Zhen naturally does not dare to snub him. The remaining Hongzhou commanders Feng Shoude, Xinzhou Dong Zhengwen, Jianzhou Tong Liangcai and others have always had a good personal relationship with Li Congshan, Jizhou Chuming and Qianzhou Luo Haichuan are Sun Zhen's trusted generals, and the remaining Guo Ran and other generals can only be left behind, although they have amazing talents.

Xiao Han has a lot of experience in the struggle for power and profit, and he has no intention of joining the military and political disputes in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but he is also quite sympathetic to Guo Ran's situation, and immediately turned his head and said: "If this battle is successful, how about you attack the Xingwang Mansion and you will be the forward?"

Xingwangfu is Panyu, the capital of the Southern Han Dynasty, Guo Ran didn't expect to get such a beautiful difference, he was so excited that his face turned red, and he immediately straightened his chest and said: "The last general will live up to the good intentions of the chief of staff, and if he does not beat the Xingwang Mansion, the last general will come to see him." ”

Xiao Han shook his head and said, "What do I want your General Guo's head to do? Guo Ran sneered: "The chief of staff is reasonable, and the general will be taught." Xiao Han looked back at the dense Tang military camp tent and said, "You go back and rest now, and wait for the good news of the chief of staff." ”

Guo Ran said yes loudly, and then bowed down and retreated, leaving only the military horses of Yan Ze's headquarters in place. At this time, the blacksmiths ran out of the barracks, each carrying a string of things in their hands.

Xiao Han took them to an empty tent in the back, ordered Murong Qiuyu to bring something to check, and checked all the things in their hands one after another, and finally picked out dozens of iron boxes the size of matchboxes, and asked Murong Qiuyu to take some lamp oil and cotton.

The flint that had been made had already been prepared and placed on the table, Xiao Han picked up one and sighed, "It's still a little thick." The faces of the blacksmiths showed shame, and an old blacksmith shook his head and said, "These flints are easy to break if they are too thin, and the time is too hasty, so this can only be the case." The blacksmiths echoed in with their voices, for fear that Xiao Han would reproach them.

Xiao Han had no intention of pursuing them, so he filled a flint into the hole in the iron box, and looked at the extremely rough pinion, worried about whether it would work. Everyone stared at him together, and even their breathing became lighter.

Xiao Han stuffed the cotton dipped in lamp oil into the tin box, and then stuffed a wick from the hole at the other end and stuck it into the cotton. He pressed his thumb against the tiny pinion fixed to one end of the tin box, looked at the flint sticking out and was in close contact with the gear, and tried to hit it.

Everyone stared at each other, but they saw that the gear barely turned, and there was nothing unusual. Murong Qiuyu frowned and said, "Can this be fought?" Xiao Han shook his head and said, "It's not as good as my windproof lighter." Murong Qiuyu said softly: "Just use yours?" Xiao Han sighed: "The number is not enough." ”

The blacksmiths couldn't understand Xiao Han's words, and just looked at the two of them blankly. Xiao Han looked at these so-called products and knew that it would be good for them to make them like this in such a short period of time. He tried to use the internal force in his hand, rubbing the gears vigorously, only to see the flint "click" softly, a little spark burst out, and ignited the wick sticking out of the side, and immediately ignited the flames.

Everyone shouted, all of them were overjoyed, and even Xiao Han couldn't help laughing and said, "It's done." The blacksmiths came forward to assemble them together, and dozens of them were assembled. Then according to Xiao Han's example, there were only a dozen that could catch fire, and after Murong Qiuyu personally checked it, he picked out more than a dozen that could catch fire.

Xiao Han was overjoyed and said, "Enough." Then he turned to the blacksmiths and said, "Each of you will be rewarded with a tael of silver for one military merit." The blacksmiths thanked them one after another, and then turned around and went out to receive the reward, and Fang Shiting took them down.

Xiao Han said to Murong Qiuyu: "Call twenty brothers in to test the operation." Murong Qiuyu nodded and went out, leading Zhuang Tianyou and twenty people in a while.

Xiao Han pointed to the iron boxes scattered on the table and said, "This is the secret weapon of the head of this family, do the brothers know what this is?" Zhuang Tianyou stepped forward and looked at it a few times and said, "I don't know." The other disciples gathered around to watch, and some even picked them up to observe left and right, and finally shook their heads one by one and said, "I don't know." ”

Xiao Han said proudly: "This is called a lighter, everyone will take one with me." Everyone was busy following the example, and after a while, they learned how to operate. Some gears are rough and rotate unfavorably, but fortunately, these Wudang disciples have martial arts in their bodies, and they can use a little internal force.

Seeing that Murong Qiuyu was also learning to operate there, Xiao Han took out his windproof lighter from his arms and handed it to her, "You use this." "Many people have seen this thing in Wudang, and it has long been regarded as a Wudang artifact.

Murong Qiuyu took it in his arms and said softly, "Can you go?" Before Xiao Han could answer, he heard someone outside the tent shouting: "Han Army Zhao Yanrang asked to see Chief of Staff Xiao." ”

Xiao Han hurriedly led Murong Qiuyu out, and Zhao Yanrang conveyed Pan Lang's meaning, and Xiao Han said that he would immediately prepare things to meet with Pan Lang in the name of the labor army to show his sincerity.

After Zhao Yan left, Xiao Han ordered each of the Wudang disciples to take one or two lighters on their bodies, and checked the cattle, grain, and fire and thunder. The fire and thunder were all packed in the grain bag, and the lead was secretly forced out of the grain bag and connected to the thick hemp rope.

The hemp rope is also formed in series, stringing hundreds of cows together, and the leads are hidden in them. At this time, the Tang army already knew that Xiao Han was going to use a strategy to open the mountain, and when they saw it, they set off immediately, and the three armies came together under the leadership of Marshal Du Zhen to see them off.

Xiao Han wore civilian clothes, but Murong Qiuyu wore the Southern Tang military uniform, and behind him was Zhuang Tianyou with twenty disciples and a hundred cattle carrying grain and "materials".

Xiao Han, Du Zhen and others left briefly and set off. Zhuang Tianyou and twenty disciples had already received Xiao Han's order, and one person took care of five cows. The place where the Tang army camped was only three or four miles away from the top of the mountain, Xiao Han and Murong Qiuyu rode first, and the rest of the people all walked, and in less than two moments, they saw the flag in front of them, and a team of Han troops had already blocked the front. Several soldiers of the Han army with bright armor shouted loudly: "Those who come are dismounted and have a common name." ”

Xiao Han and Murong Qiuyu turned over and dismounted. Xiao Han smiled and said, "Xiao Han, chief of staff of the three armies of the Tang Dynasty, asks to see General Pan Lang Pan. The first sergeant looked him up and down, and then checked Zhuang Tianyou, who was dressed as a Tang army, and the cattle grain, and then snorted: "Wait a minute." Then he turned around and ran to the top of the mountain to report.

Xiao Han glanced at Murong Qiuyu, saw that her expression was still faint, and turned to look at Zhuang Tianyou and the twenty brothers, but saw that everyone looked calm, and some even smiled.

In order to show his sincerity, when Xiao Han came, he ordered Zhuang Tianyou and everyone to not bring weapons, except for Murong Qiuyu, who was a "personal soldier", who brought a sword, and the rest of the people came empty-handed.

After waiting for one to ten minutes, you can hear the sound of golden drums on the top of the mountain, and a group of Han troops surrounded by a heroic general about forty years old.

This general is extremely tall, with a big face in the national character, thick eyebrows and big eyes, quite heroic, surrounded by dozens of deputy generals, and a team of more than 300 Han army guards behind him are all extraordinary and majestic.

Xiao Han hadn't seen any big scenes, so naturally he wouldn't take him seriously, but just smiled and said, "Xiao Han, chief of staff of the three armies of the Tang Dynasty, has seen General Pan." ”

The person who came was naturally Pan Lang, he looked at Xiao Han and turned over and dismounted, arched his hand and said, "I heard that Chief of Staff Xiao intends to make peace, I don't know if it's true or not?"

This was an extremely rude question, but Xiao Han didn't care, and said with a smile: "Naturally it's true, otherwise how would this chief of staff dare to come to meet General Pan in person?"

Pan Lang didn't expect Xiao Han to be so calm, slightly surprised, and seeing that there were only more than 20 people behind him, he made up his mind and said with a smile: "Staff Officer Xiao is so sincere, this general was rude just now, so please ask Staff Officer Xiao to rest." ”

Xiao Han looked left and right, and suddenly said, "Can you ask Old General Pan to show up?"