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Chapter 1328: Mingxiu Plank Road (Part 1328) [Seeking monthly ticket]

"Could this captain be the descendant of some Chehou?"

Shen Tang and Xiahou Yu have known each other for several years, and he knows that the other party does not like to make big promises without certainty. Since he has mentioned Shanyong County Commander, this person must be useful. Shen Tang couldn't help but think of Gongyang Yongye. It seems that this old Deng also helped the Southwest Alliance to go into battle because of his descendants. This possibility is not small. Twenty-level Chehou are rare, but they must have many descendants.

The rule of the underworld is that if you can’t beat them, ask for help.

Xiahou Yu said, "No."

Shen Tang became more and more curious, his curiosity was aroused: "It's not this, it's not that, so what is the relationship between the two of them?"

Xiahou Yu said something shocking.

"That is the real Che Hou."

Shen Tang uttered, "...Ah?"

No, even if there was an error in the battle report, it couldn't be so big that the 20th-rank Chehou was mistaken for the 11th-rank Yougeng. Shen Tang had also carefully read the battle record and personal basic information of the captain of Shanyong County. Who would place a Chehou here?

She didn't rush to question Xiahou Yu.

He just asked, "What's the inside story?"

Xiahou Yu said tactfully, "I also found out about him from the dean's belongings. Before, I only knew that he had a good relationship with the dean. When I was sorting out the dean's belongings, I found a few letters that had not been sent back yet. The letters mentioned that this person had an old illness, which seemed to be related to his promotion to the Killing Kind Thoughts, causing his cultivation to drop to the eleventh level, and it was difficult for him to improve at all... After this happened, he hid in the countryside."

Hiding in the countryside is the best way to save your life.

How could someone who could cultivate to his level not have enemies?
Whether it is an enemy or a political opponent, he can be killed.

In troubled times, the so-called geniuses were also consumables that were replaced very quickly. There were many unlucky people who died halfway, and his disappearance was not uncommon. His contemporaries thought he died in some corner of the battlefield, and the next generation did not recognize him.

After Xiahou Yu surrendered to Shen Tang, Shen Tang saw that he still missed Quqing Academy, so he made a special trip to greet Zhai Le and allowed her to send someone to pick up the old things, just as a little memory for Xiahou Yu and the others. It happened to be his birthday, so even the gift was saved.

The relics were collected in more than a dozen cars.

Most of them are purchased from villagers in nearby villages.

After the fire, nearby villagers rushed over to pick up the unburned items and took them home to use as kindling. When Shen Tang sent people to buy them, the villagers thought they were here to settle accounts. It was not until they found out that these junk could really be exchanged for money that they went door to door to inform everyone that they had been cheated. Xiahou Yu put these away properly and accidentally found a few bamboo slips with the dean's handwriting mixed in. He followed the clues and found the letters that had not been sent. He pieced the bamboo slips together and found that the content was interesting.

He had an impression of the Suginaga County Commander.

According to the dean, the other party is an old acquaintance of the first dean.

The other party also contributed to the establishment of Quqing Academy.

When Xiahou Yu was teaching at the academy, he didn't know the strength of this captain, and only thought that he was an ordinary 11th-rank right officer. It is conceivable how surprised he was to see the content of the correspondence between the dean and the other party. The hermit master was actually right next to him!
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Tang's reaction: "I remember when the dean was still here, he would come to the academy to stay for a few days every summer. I met him a few times, but we didn't say a few words. If I rashly go to lobby him, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate."

Xiahou Yu made a special explanation.

It's not that he doesn't want to win without fighting, but the captain is on good terms with the dean, not with himself. It's simply a pipe dream to think that he can persuade the other party to surrender with this little bit of friendship. Even the eleventh-rank right guard can't bear the humiliation of surrendering, let alone an old general who is theoretically a marquis? Gold, silver and treasures may not convince a brave warrior, but fists can!

Shen Tang didn't care about this at all: "...According to what Zikuan said, this person was indeed glorious for a while, but it's all in the past...Or is there any way for him to break through the limitations in a short period of time and exert strength far beyond the eleventh level right more?"

She asked this question with some hesitation.

The Suginaga Commander was able to break through the ceiling and briefly exert his original strength. He was indeed qualified to be a rescuer, but he was also qualified to beat himself up. After all, Shen Tang had to defeat the opponent first before the opponent would submit to her and become the rescuer.

Xiahou Yu confirmed Shen Tang's guess, but also gave her a reassurance that she only needed to arrange an opponent with eleventh-level or stronger strength. In other words, Shen Tang could not play in person.

"... Could it be that he becomes stronger when facing a stronger opponent?"

How strong is your opponent, and how much do you want to unlock?

Like Chu Yao, Xiahou Yu was never stingy with praise.

"My lord is smart, that's about what it means."

"Something's wrong. If he can become stronger when facing a stronger opponent, he would be no different from the real Che Hou. No opponent he meets could defeat him. So why did he retire back then?" There is no need to worry about being persecuted by enemies and political rivals. Isn't his strength still there?

"It seems there is a time limit."

The dean mentioned this in his correspondence with the other party.

A flash of inspiration came to Shen Tang's mind.

She said confidently: "Time limit? I'm afraid it's more than that."

A brave warrior of the same realm would rarely drag out the battle. A simple time limit was not enough to force the opponent to retreat, unless it was a few seconds or ten seconds, which would really be useless. Shen Tang boldly guessed that there might be other harsh restrictions.

She quickly discovered the problem with the mechanism: "...When facing a strong opponent, he becomes stronger. How does it become stronger? Suppose his opponent is an 11th-level right-hander, and his strength recovers to a 12th-level left-hander. At this time, if I send a 13th-level middle-hander, can I kill him two-on-one? Or will his strength be further restored because of this 13th-level middle-hander? Is there a limit to the number of times he can recover?"

If there were no restrictions, he would still be invincible.

If there is a limit, what is the upper limit?
Can I fix the BUG myself?

Xiahou Yu was almost dumbfounded by these words. He had not really thought about the questions that his lord was thinking about. He just speculated the best conditions to deal with the opponent based on the past battle records that the captain could find - the higher the level of the Wudan warrior, the greater the gap. If his side sent out the eleventh-level right guard, the opponent's strength would at most recover to the twelfth-level left guard. Even if it was one level higher, it was not impossible to challenge across levels. The gap between individual warriors was not worth mentioning in front of the three armies, and it would not affect the overall situation.

He said ashamedly: "My lord, please forgive me. I didn't know."

Shen Tang said, "Why should Zikuan blame himself?"

The information provided by Xiahou Yu was very timely. If he hadn't mentioned it, wouldn't I be confused if I had rashly fought with him? It was agreed that the eleventh right guard would attack directly at my weak spot. If I was careless, I could really be seriously injured by Lao Liu.

Shen Tang did not intend to rely on this person for reinforcements.

When she decided to send Lin Feng and others, she had already made a backup plan.

Xiahou Yu was no longer worried after hearing this, and concentrated on preparing for the battle in Shanyong County. Shen Tang learned from him that this captain had a relationship with Quqing Academy, so he thought about changing the battle plan.

Gu De dispelled her idea: "This person cannot be lobbied."

It is impossible for the dean to take action personally.

Shen Tang said: "I didn't think that my lobbying would be successful."

I just want to sow discord a little.

"First of all, few people should know the true identity of this captain. If I were the king, and there was such a captain in the local prefecture, let alone whether he could exert his original strength under certain conditions, even if he couldn't, I would directly offer him up. The purpose of spending a thousand gold coins on bones is to recruit more people to work for me."

Shen Tang could guess from the fact that the other party was only the commander of Shanyong County that there must not be many people who knew his identity, at least not including the king and the governor of Shanyong County. In the battle records available to the outside world, this commander was just an old and untalented mediocre person, who had not fought many battles beyond his own strength limit in his life. He was useful but not indispensable.

The previous county governor was hit by a stray arrow during a battle and died from the festering wound. The current county governor of Suginaga County has only been in office for a few days.

Time is short and the two sides do not have the basis for trusting each other.

Xiahou Yu said: "Leave this matter to Yu."

He spoke a few words to the other party and there was some barely any sign of affection between them.

Shen Tang rejected Xiahou Yu's request: "Zi Kuan can't do it."

Due to some special reasons, Xiahou Yu did not disclose his origins to the public. Only some old friends who were recruited knew that he had started practicing again. If the commander of Shanyong County recognized him, he would know that he was loyal to a faction and had at least a national seal. Shen Tang's power in the central region was just a local warlord, and it was obvious that he had no foundation for establishing a country.

Being too suspicious would put him in even more danger.

This matter fell on Gu De's head. Shen Tang also assigned him an extra task.

This and that, this and that, the whole thing made him doubt his life: "Lord, are you sure you want to do this?"

Shen Tang smiled slyly and said, "Let's give it a try."

This was also the first time she used this tactic.

Inspired by jellyfish.

After the seafood is frozen, it can be used for business or for sneak attacks. Shen Tang plans to send some elite troops to mix in with the freshwater seafood, and the enemy will definitely not be prepared. When the time is right, these people can just attack from the lax rear to catch the enemy off guard, open the city gate, and cooperate with the enemy from inside and outside!
Gu De hesitated: "But..."

Shen Tang asked back: "Would Yourong be wary of food?"

"…At most, I suspect the food was poisoned."

Instead of doubting that food can bring about a life-changing experience.

Before this, no one would have used the Wudan Totem in this way, and no one would have thought that there were enemies mixed in with the ingredients.

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What’s more, it was a batch of frozen ingredients.

"Isn't that enough?" In war, it is important to attack the enemy unexpectedly, and only Lao Liu can have the last laugh.

Gu De: "..."

Shen Tang said regretfully: "If I had thought of this solution earlier, many battles would have been easier to fight."

She was also stuck in her thinking.

Gu De: "..."

For some reason I feel a sense of sympathy for my lord's future enemies.

While Shanyong County was hindering Shen Tang's power, the transportation of food and grass here also became a problem. Food and grass in the territory had long been in short supply. The price of food in the folks soared, and the common people could only brave the cold and go fishing in the river. Even the county guards relied on this road to eat some meat.

Fish are almost extinct in the rivers within the territory.

The next batch of food and fodder will not arrive for another half month.

The hunger and cold outside does not affect the upper class from having enough food and clothing.

Under such circumstances, the appearance of a strange caravan attracted the attention of all parties. When entering the city, all the wooden barrels on the carriage were detained. When they were opened, they were found to be full of fish sealed in ice. There were all kinds of river fish, which made people hungry.

Each fish is covered with a layer of crystal ice and snow.

The guards immediately found an excuse to attack.

The leading young man reported his origins calmly.

The guards knew they could not afford to offend the enemy, so they reported the news to higher authorities. The commander of Suginaga County was training his troops, and was worried about the shortage of food in the camp. Then his subordinates reported that someone had sent a large amount of food, saying it was his old friend.

The captain found it ridiculous at first.

"What's this trick again?"

Doesn’t he remember that he has an old friend who sells fish?
I didn't want to meet him at first, but I changed my mind after hearing him introduce himself: "A student from Quqing Academy? Which one?"

"Student Gu Yourong greets the commander."

The captain was actually over 150 years old, but he looked like a middle-aged man with white hair and beard and brown scars on both cheeks. He was sturdy and strong, with a straight back, and just sitting there he looked like a solid mountain.

"When did you become a fishmonger?"

He is selling fish outside. Does his dean know?

The captain was well-informed and knew at a glance that the young man in front of him was here to persuade him, so he refused without a second thought. Unexpectedly, his voice and attitude were very gentle: "I do have some friendship with your Quqing Academy, but not with you little kids. The battlefield is where the winner will be, don't engage in any conspiracy in private, I hate these empty tricks the most."

As long as Gu De leaves tactfully, he will just pretend nothing happened.

Gu De forced a smile: "This is not for lobbying."

The captain raised his voice slightly: "Oh?"

He watched Gu De take out several letters from his sleeve.

"The story is this. I was searching for old things from the academy among the people and accidentally found a few private letters that had not yet been sent... At the time, I didn't know they were private letters, so I just thought they were the dean's relics, so I opened them and found out that the signature was actually you."

The captain took it with doubt.

As soon as I see the date and content of the signature, I remember when it happened.

"Have you read them all?" In addition to normal communication between friends, the rest of the content is the dean's answers to the captain's questions, as well as many ideas for solving his chronic illnesses. These letters don't even have wax seals, and no one knows how many people have read them.

Gu De nodded and said, "I have seen it."

He didn't care at all about the murderous intent around the other party.

The captain said, "If you see it, you won't be able to survive."

Gu De sighed and said, "Captain, do you think that I didn't expect this before I came? Since I dared to come, I must be prepared."

His words aroused the captain's interest.

"How dare you come here knowing that this is a dead end?"

"How do you know, Captain, that I am not here to survive?"

The captain leaned forward slightly, bringing extreme pressure to people: "If you want to survive, you want to betray your master?"

Nine out of ten people who betray someone on the battlefield are just liars.

The captain said, "I don't believe what you said."

Gu De was still calm and collected: "Captain, do you still remember why Quqing Academy was burned down? Who forced the dean to burn himself? Her dealings with Quguo had already touched the vital points of Quqing students..."

"…How many people did you bring with you?"

The captain changed the topic very quickly.

Gu De said: "There are only more than 200 trusted followers."

These so-called confidants were all ordinary people, and the captain knew it after a quick investigation. These people were not capable of launching a surprise attack with the help of internal and external forces.

"What's with all those fish?"

"The food and fodder are under strict supervision. Even if someone covers up for me, she will easily find out if we move them. These river fish are easier to find... Although they are not very useful, they can still sustain us for a few more days."

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