Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2636 Still Vigorous in Old Age 20.0
"The young master is that good?" Jin Miaomiao was taken aback. "How come I've never heard him mention it before? He doesn't seem to have played chess with us either?"

“Yes, my brother has played against him. He lost more often than he drew, and he basically never won.” Shen Cha smiled. “I even suspect that the few draws were because Yao Jia threw the game.”

"I had no idea he was so amazing; he never mentions it himself."

“There’s nothing to mention. Everyone has their own expertise and strengths.” Shen Cha raised an eyebrow slightly. “He played against Uncle Shi a few times, and Uncle Shi never won.”

"Uncle-Master?" Jin Miaomiao thought for a moment, "He can fight to a draw with the head of the Haernu family, right? Otherwise, how could the two of them be friends?" She looked at Song Yaojia, who was still whispering with Shen Haolin and Qin Zheng, clicked her tongue twice, and said, "He really is a man who doesn't make a move unless he's absolutely sure of it."

“You don’t usually pay attention to this, so you don’t know.” Shen Cha shook her head slightly, glanced at the three parties still facing off, and nudged Jin Miaomiao, “Stay away.”

Seeing that she was about to start banging the gong again, Jin Miaomiao consciously took several steps back and gestured for Meilin to follow suit, while covering her ears.

Seeing that the two of them were ready, Shen Cha banged the gong twice, and the crisp sound of the gong echoed throughout the entire drill ground.

The group of people who were still discussing tactics all looked at Shen Cha when they heard the gong.

"If you don't start now, one person from each of you will be eliminated." Shen Cha pointed to the incense sticks that had already burned a short distance, and raised an eyebrow slightly. "You've already wasted a lot of time."

The three groups gestured to Shen Cha to indicate that they understood, then turned around and continued their discussion.

"They don't take you seriously at all!"

As soon as Jin Miaomiao finished speaking, they saw that Master Jiang's side sent out a four-person team to attack Qin Zheng's group.

However, before the four-person team could reach the effective throwing range, they were blocked by three people sent by Yan Bo.

The three men on Yan Bo's side each held two snowballs, and their clear objective was to attack two of the four men in Jiang Siye's group. The two men who were targeted were completely unprepared for this, and each of them was hit by two snowballs, leaving them with no choice but to leave the game.

Although two people survived on Master Jiang's side, one of them was also hit by a ball. They had no choice but to quickly return to their own camp.

The first minor conflict ended with Master Jiang losing two men.

"These two generals of the Eagle King Army aren't very capable either. How could they let them attack empty-handed?" Jin Miaomiao frowned. "They didn't even bring a single snowball. With this kind of skill, they were planning to make snowballs as soon as they got to Uncle Qin!"

Shen Cha didn't say anything. She had just seen Eagle Leopard and Eagle Falcon giving high-fives to the two who had been knocked down, their faces full of joy, without a trace of regret or remorse for losing.

"What are they doing?" Jin Miaomiao also noticed. "Could it be a trap? What can they gain by losing two people?"

"To sow discord."

"Huh?" Jin Miaomiao was taken aback. "How did you provoke them?"

"Fourth Grandfather has already sent people, and Uncle Yan has also sent people. Only my master and elder brother are left. If they don't send people, one of them will be punished. If they do send people, the only one they can fight is Uncle Yan. If they fight Uncle Yan, their unspoken alliance will be broken. Isn't that just sowing discord?" "I think you're wrong. They can continue attacking Fourth Grandfather!"

“Yes, it’s possible, but look,” Shen Cha pointed towards Fourth Master Jiang’s direction, “their baskets are full of snowballs. If Master’s men get close, one basket could wipe them out. Of course, there’s another possibility.” She turned to Qin Zheng and Uncle Yan, “If the two of them send men to attack Fourth Grandfather at the same time, they can hit as many snowballs as they can with those two baskets.”

“I’m not too surprised that Uncle Qin and Uncle Yan could think of this, but I didn’t expect Fourth Master to be such a cunning old fox.” Jin Miaomiao shook her head helplessly.

As soon as Jin Miaomiao finished speaking, she saw Qin Zheng and Yan Bo simultaneously send out their attacking candidates. Coincidentally, the two groups sent out were two of the seven champions: Jia Teng from the vanguard battalion and Wu Yan from the right battalion.

"This is..." she looked at Shen Cha, "the other possibility you mentioned?"

“Hmm!” Shen Cha smiled. “These two are known for their speed and strength.”

“I know them both.” Jin Miaomiao nodded. “A couple of years ago, Jia Teng and I worked together to burn Wanyan Ping’s supplies, forcing her to turn back. This guy runs incredibly fast; it’s easy to lose track of him if you’re not careful. Uncle Qin sent him out because he was part of a party.”

"And he's strong; dragging this basket of snowballs is effortless for him."

While they were talking, Jia Teng and Wu Yan had already rushed to Master Jiang's territory. Before Master Jiang's men could react, they grabbed their baskets and threw all the snowballs inside at them. They didn't care whether they hit anyone or how many people they hit. They ran away with empty baskets. By the time Master Jiang's men realized what was happening, they had already safely run back to their own camp.

Looking at Master Jiang's side, almost everyone's head and body were covered in snow, making it impossible to tell how many blows each person had taken.

Shen Cha had no choice but to bring out the two people who had gone out the first time, determine their fate, and reduce the chances of the others by one.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the unconvinced looks on Eagle Leopard, Eagle Falcon, and Shao Bai's faces, Shen Cha raised an eyebrow. "You have objections to my judgment? Why don't you just admit defeat?"

"I have objections, but is what they're doing appropriate?" Eagle said, brushing the snow off his body. "Who charges into someone else's camp to attack?"

"Did you also tell the enemy on the battlefield not to launch a surprise attack on their headquarters?" Shen Cha asked with a stern face. "Do you think the Jurchens listened to you, or the Liao people? After so many years of fighting, do I really need to explain this simple principle to them?"

"No, that's not what I meant, I..."

“We admit it!” Eagle Leopard pulled back Eagle Falcon, who was still trying to argue. “This is more reasonable.”

“That’s right,” Jin Miaomiao said, arms crossed. “Since they can treat you like this, you can treat them the same way, right?”

Master Jiang quickly nodded in agreement, told the three men to go back and keep watch, and then turned around and patted the falcon and the leopard.

"The incense is about to burn out. If we keep arguing with them, then they'll win."

"Understood!" Eagle Leopard, Eagle Falcon, and Shao Bai rubbed their hands together, eager to show them what it means to turn the tide against all odds!