Catching Monsters

Chapter 263 I Want Meteorite

On the city wall of Mushan City, Xu Xiaogang kept staring at the soldiers outside the city with a solemn expression.

Nearly 30,000 soldiers from the Zhendong Bingmasi had now set up their battle formation according to their previous training, waiting for the Hu people to attack.

The fifteen hundred cavalrymen were galloping around the army, so that if the enemy cavalry charged, they could attack from the side.

Everything is ready.

But what Xu Xiaogang didn't expect was that the Hu army didn't make any movement and had no intention of attacking at all.

I waited for a whole incense stick of time and it was still like this.

Xu Xiaogang said in a deep voice: "Beat the drums, the army returns to the city."

On the top of the city wall, there are two three-meter-high drums. The soldiers who carry out orders hold drumsticks in their hands and beat them in a special pattern.

Soon, the soldiers of the Zhendong Bingmasi retreated and quickly returned to the city.

Xu Xiaogang frowned. Even though the army withdrew, the Hu soldiers had no intention of pursuing them.

Soon, the soldiers of the Zhendong Bingmasi successfully withdrew. Jiang Yubo quickly climbed up the city gate, walked quickly to Xu Xiaogang's side, and said, "General, what should we do with Eunuch Liu?"

Jiang Yubo's words also made Xu Xiaogang feel troubled. You know, no matter what Liu Muyun did, he was an imperial envoy sent by the emperor.

If he is forced to charge into battle and dies on the battlefield, His Majesty will have an explanation.

If you kill him.

At any time, killing the imperial envoy is a serious crime of treason. The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had just experienced Xu Dingwu's surrender to the enemy.

But this must never happen again.

Xu Xiaogang took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Please invite Eunuch Liu over."

Soon, two soldiers supported the awakened Liu Muyun and slowly walked out from under the city wall.

"Duke Zhenguo, you are so brave! How dare you snatch the imperial edict and send me out..."

Xu Xiaogang looked gloomy, glanced at Liu Muyun coldly, and said, "Come here, send some people to protect the safety of Eunuch Liu. He is not allowed to leave the house without my permission."

After that, Xu Xiaogang handed the imperial edict back to Liu Muyun and said, "Eunuch Liu, this is Mushan City, the front line, not the capital, and it is not a place for you to mess around."

"Who is making such a fuss?" Liu Muyun heard this and hurriedly said, "Duke Zhenguo, explain it to me clearly!"

Liu Muyun's eyes widened, feeling secretly unhappy. This Xu Xiaogang was too lawless. He dared to snatch the imperial edict even when he had it in his hand.

He even tied himself up and sent him to the battlefield, trying to murder the imperial envoy!
He stared at Xu Xiaogang with cold eyes, took a deep breath and thought to himself, this guy had better not let him return to the capital, otherwise, he would not forgive him.

Of course, although he thought so in his heart, he also knew that all the soldiers in Mushan City were loyal to Xu Xiaogang.

He didn't dare to say too many threatening words, for fear of provoking Xu Xiaogang to do something desperate.

Soon, he was taken away by soldiers.

After he left, Jiang Yubo whispered in Xu Xiaogang's ear: "General, since Eunuch Liu was sent by His Majesty to be the military supervisor, it means that he is deeply trusted by His Majesty."

"If he is allowed to return to the capital, I'm afraid there will be disaster."

"In my opinion, it's really not possible..."

Xu Xiaogang shook his head and said, "As long as he stops making random orders and causing chaos, then he can go back to the capital and justice will prevail."

Xu Xiaogang certainly wanted to get rid of Liu Muyun, but he could not afford the charge of murdering the imperial envoy.

If we are not careful, the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion will be doomed.

He was silent for a moment, then said, "By the way, I asked you to investigate this Heng Tianxiao matter. Have you found any result?"

Jiang Yubo said slowly: "I have retrieved a lot of information and documents. In the past few decades, our Great Zhou Kingdom has not had such a general who led troops to fight."

"No?" Xu Xiaogang narrowed his eyes, was silent for a while, and said, "Come on, accompany me to meet him."

Soon, Xu Xiaogang and Jiang Yubo arrived in Mushan City, in front of a not-so-big house, which was an ordinary bungalow. Heng Tianxiao and Shen Jingyu were temporarily placed here.

In the open space in front of the bungalow, Shen Jingyu was waving a wooden stick and practicing his shooting skills.

Heng Tianxiao, with a haggard look on his face, sat beside him, holding a stick in his hand, and pointed at Shen Jingyu: "Don't bend your waist, don't hunch your back, and draw your gun quickly and accurately..."

Hearing the footsteps, Heng Tianxiao turned his head and looked at Xu Xiaogang and Jiang Yubo: "General Xu, how come you have time to come to me today?"

Xu Xiaogang sat next to him and asked, "Mr. Heng has led troops before. I wonder if he has any good ideas for the current situation in Mushan City."

Heng Tianxiao shook his head and said, "No matter what good plan we come up with, we can't turn it into food."

"However, if I were to lead the troops, I would have three strategies."

"The best strategy is to lead the troops to charge directly into the Northern Hu army, and start a decisive battle while the food supply is still available and the troops are still capable of fighting."

"But there are too many Northern Hu cavalry. If we fight in an open area, our chances of winning are not high."

"The middle strategy is to find someone to lead elite troops to break through the blockade, and then go north through the mountains and valleys in the west to launch a surprise attack on the Hu people's royal court."

"The worst option is to wait for reinforcements."

"General Xu, which strategy do you think is better?" Xu Xiaogang frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Right now we only have 1,500 cavalrymen in Mushan City..."

"Not enough." Heng Tianxiao shook his head without hesitation, and said: "Even if these 1,500 cavalry can break through the defense and go north to the Hu people's royal pavilion, they will not pose a threat to them."

At this point, Heng Tianxiao took a branch and drew Mushan City, the Hu army, and the approximate deployment of troops in the surrounding areas on the ground.

"If we are going to fight, I suggest we go directly to the Hu army."

"And we need to attack at night. At night, the vision of the warhorses is limited and they can't exert much strength."

"At that time, soldiers will march out of the four city gates at the same time, and then a team of elite cavalry will go straight into the enemy camp of the Hu people."

"As long as we destroy the enemy's command system in the first place, the Hu army will be in chaos."

Jiang Yubo took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Heng, your plan seems good, but the biggest problem is that the Hu commander's camp must be protected by a large army. Who can break in?"

"I can." Heng Tianxiao said lightly.

"You?" Jiang Yubo frowned. It wasn't that he didn't want to believe the other party, but this kind of thing was no joke...

Heng Tianxiao stared at the map and thought for a long time before he slowly said, "But I have one condition."

"You say." Xu Xiaogang said in a deep voice.

Heng Tianxiao said: "I heard that there is a meteorite in the royal family of Zhou. Five years ago, it was presented to His Majesty the Emperor as a treasure and has been hidden deep in His Majesty's treasure house."

"I want that meteorite."

Meteorite?
Xu Xiaogang was slightly stunned, and said: "Okay, as long as you can break the current situation in Mushan City, I will..."

Heng Tianxiao shook his head and interrupted Xu Xiaogang: "What I mean is, hurry up and send the meteorite here. I can make a move on the same night I get the meteorite."

"Okay." Xu Xiaogang looked at him deeply, turned and left.

Jiang Yubo quickly followed and whispered, "General, forgive me for being blunt, this man may have led troops and fought in battles before, but to say that he can defeat the Hu army and kill his way into the enemy's main camp is almost a fantasy."

Xu Xiaogang was silent for a moment, then said, "This person gives me a feeling that he is a little unusual. I have to give him a try."

Jiang Yubo frowned and said, "But he wants something from your majesty..."

Xu Xiaogang was silent for a moment, then said to Jiang Yubo, "Hurry up and write a letter, send it by carrier pigeon, and send it back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, asking Jiang Yun and my sister to find a way to get them to Mushan City with the meteorite within six days."

After finishing speaking, Xu Xiaogang still felt that it was not safe enough, so he said, "By the way, we have a military supervisor here. Please ask the military supervisor to write a letter to His Majesty as well."

"Lord Supervisor..."

"Didn't you just lock up the military supervisor?"

Liu Muyun was sitting in the living room at this time, with two servants massaging his shoulders and legs. After he fainted, he was tied to a warhorse and jolted around, and his bones were about to fall apart.

"It's a little heavier. Haven't you eaten?" Liu Muyun turned around and glared at the servant who was massaging his shoulders.

Upon hearing this, the servant hurriedly increased his strength.

"Hiss, be gentler, be gentler..."

"None of them is worry-free!" Liu Muyun cursed.

Before he finished speaking, a servant suddenly came hurriedly outside the house and said, "Master Military Supervisor, the Duke of Zhenguo is here."

"The Duke of Zhenguo?"

"What is he doing here?" When Liu Muyun heard these three words, a look of displeasure appeared on his face.

Soon, Xu Xiaogang walked in from outside with a smile on his face and said, "Is the military supervisor resting?"

"Duke Zhenguo, aren't you busy with military affairs? How come you have time to come to me?" Liu Muyun said with a grim expression.

Xu Xiaogang took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Master Military Supervisor, this is the case. I would like to ask you to write a letter to His Majesty..."

Soon, he simply said what he was going to write.

After hearing this, Liu Muyun's face became even uglier. He widened his eyes and whispered, "Are you crazy? Zhenguogong, do you want His Majesty to hand over the meteorite? That is a treasure that His Majesty values very much."

"Legend has it that as long as you gather seven meteorites, you can achieve immortality or even ascend to heaven."

"Your Majesty has sent many people to collect meteorites over the years, and there is only one in the palace."

"You want me to write a letter and ask His Majesty to bring out the meteorite?"

Liu Muyun stared at Xu Xiaogang as if he was a fool.

Xu Xiaogang's face froze, and he said, "How can a piece of broken stone be more important than the lives of 150,000 soldiers in Mushan City?"

"Eunuch Liu, you have to think more about yourself. If Mushan City is breached, no one will survive."

"You are so young and yet you are already a favorite of His Majesty. You will have countless wealth and glory to enjoy in the future."

"Are you willing to die in Mushan City like this?"

(End of this chapter)