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Chapter 166 The name mandarin duck (3)
Lu Jian was in the air, and the wolf's whisk and spears below swept towards the sky.He swung the wolf whisk in his hand, and the wolf whisk and the long spear underneath seemed to have been taken away. Only Wang Rulong danced like a gust of wind by relying on his divine power, forcing Lu Jian not to land.

As soon as Qi Jiguang raised the command flag, he was about to transfer his troops again.Lu Jian suddenly put the wolf trap on Wang Rulong's trap, turned over and fell out of the formation, raised his hand and shouted, "Brother, that's enough." Qi Jiguang withdrew his troops in response, and sighed, "Second brother, this formation still can't trap you. "

Lu Jian shook his head and said solemnly: "This formation is very powerful. There are only two flaws. If they can be repaired, even if I am like me, I may not be able to retreat completely." Qi Jiguang said: "What flaw?" Lu Jian said: "One is The soldiers of the wolf trap are not strong enough. Except for Brother Long, there are two people in one trap, and the changes in advance and retreat are not flexible enough; second, there are no bows and firecrackers. Gun, once I jump into the air, I will definitely become a living target."

Qi Jiguang pondered and said: "You can think of ways to use bows, arrows and blunderbusses, but strength is innate." Lu Jian said with a smile: "Brother, leave the matter of strength to me!" Qi Jiguang glanced at him, smiled slightly, and rushed to the soldiers Shouted: "Brother Lu will serve as the instructor of our army from today onwards. Are you convinced?" The sergeants admired Lu Jian's martial arts very much, and shouted in response: "I am convinced, I am convinced."

On that day, Lu Jian and Gu Zhen took up their duties.In view of the fact that not everyone can practice "32 physiques", Lu Jian can only face danger with his strength in his body. Ordinary soldiers are prone to deviations in their practice.After two days of hard thinking, he changed six poses from the "32 body postures": dragon riding pose, hook open pose, rack pose, gate under gate pose, neutral pose, and step backward pose.These six postures are simple and clear, and they are not only the internal skills for exercising divine power, but also the moves for offensive and defensive advance and retreat.

Lu Jian made a decision and selected the most powerful from the army to teach.The Wolf Whip is the portal of the "Mandarin Duck Formation", and all changes are carried out by this single weapon. Once the two-man one-whip becomes one person, the whole formation will become more flexible in offense and defense.Lu Jian also used the "Heavenly Tribulation Controlling Military Method" to deduce the moves of sword, shield, iron, palladium, and spear, simplifying and changing them, and matching them with the six moves of the Wolf Whip.At this point, the "Mandarin Duck Formation" is in harmony with each other, and the five elements are born together, and the life is endless, and it is difficult to find any flaws.

Lu Jian was born in a poor family. He was similar to all the soldiers in terms of background and temperament. He stayed in the barracks day and night, eating with the soldiers in cauldrons and sleeping with them.Seeing that he, as the instructor, shared joys and sorrows with him, all the soldiers respected him even more.

On this day, Lu Jian had a little leisure time, and suddenly thought of Gu Zhen, and found Gu Zhen's tent, but there was no one there.After asking the guards, I found out that Gu Zhen was not in the camp these days.He was puzzled, but because of his busy military affairs, he turned around and put the matter aside.

In the evening of that day, Lu Jian was practicing formation with Qi Jiguang, when he heard the neighing of a cow and a horse neighing, he looked around and saw a large group of cows and horses coming in front of the camp gate.Feeling strange, suddenly heard a loud laugh, a knight in white clothes came out more and more, and it was Gu Zhen who was smiling.He waved to the two of them, then waved his horsewhip to instruct the peasants to unload the goods.Qi Jiguang went forward to inspect, and found that there were all kinds of armor and weapons in the goods, all of which were well forged and cast, and the cold light shot people.Qi Jiguang was overwhelmed with surprise. While inspecting, he saw transport teams coming one after another. Some were carrying grain and grass, some were carrying tents, and there were hundreds of huge wooden boxes.

Qi Jiguang was dazzled, and was about to ask Gu Zhen, when he heard the neighing of cows and horses, and in a blink of an eye, dozens of carts dragged the Francine cannon meanderingly, the gun barrel was black and shiny, which made people feel frightened.There are hundreds of horses behind the cart, fat and long legs, all of them are good choices for a while.

After unloading the cargo, Gu Zhen got off his horse and came over, smilingly said: "General Qi, this is only needed for land warfare, and there are fifty other warships, all of which are parked by the sea." Qi Jiguang was stunned, and asked: "Brother Gu, You bought all of these?" Gu Zhen said: "Yes, is it enough?" Qi Jiguang said: "It is enough, I only gave you 200 taels of silver that day, even if it is used in business..."

Gu Zhen said with a smile: "General Qi, do you still remember the agreement between you and me in Chapter 1?" Qi Jiguang said: "You told me not to ask about the origin of the money. But so many weapons and food..." Gu Zhen smiled and said: "The agreement in Chapter 2, Anyone who buys it will accept it with a smile, and General Qi has promised. The general runs the army with integrity, how can he live up to his words?"

Qi Jiguang knew that Gu Zhen had expected this day, and set up a trap early.But looking at these military equipment, food and grass, it was like sending charcoal in the snow, enough to arm an invincible army, he was overjoyed, and threw his doubts to the sky.

The next day, Gu Zhen set up a tent outside the camp and lived in it all year round.Since the tent was set up, there have been constant visits. The visitors are all grand and grand, with carved cars standing in front of the house, BMWs racing along the road, dazzling gold and emerald greens, and fragrant Luo Qi.

From Qi Jiguang down, all the officers and soldiers in the camp were curious. Some people went to have a look, but they saw the visitors standing respectfully, and Gu Zhen sitting by the desk, dialing the abacus with his left hand, writing the account books with his right hand, talking and drinking, and even greeted the peeking people .Even though he was dedicated to everything, he was able to do everything well and make the guests and hosts enjoy themselves.

Lu Jian also felt strange, he asked privately, King Gu Zhen talked about him from left to right.Lu Jian knew that he had his own way of doing things, so he didn't ask any more questions, and just assisted Qi Jiguang in his military training with all his strength.But since Gu Zhen returned, the military supplies were at the disposal of Qi Jiguang. From then on, Qi's army's armored firearms, horses and warships were exceptional, not only leading in the southeast, but also leading in the world.

Time flies, and it is already August in a blink of an eye.One day when the soldiers returned home from vacation, the camp was deserted and the three of them were fine. Gu Zhen invited Qi and Lu to go boating on the river, drinking and talking.At that time, the bright moon was hanging high, the sound of the waves was in the ears, the broken bank stood tall, and the forest was sparse.The three of them drank hotly, talking and laughing all the time, and suddenly they talked about the art of war.

Gu Zhen said: "Before the soldiers and horses are moved, the food and grass go first. Needless to say, the most important thing to use the army is the resources. The Chu and Han fought troops, and Han Gaozu was defeated in every battle. He was never trapped. It was all because of the stability in Guanzhong, and Xiao He transferred the resources. , the source of payment is endless. If you are defeated today, if you have the resources and supplies, you will become a large army tomorrow. However, Xiang Yu’s supply road was cut off by Peng Yue and Yingbu, and the supply and supplies were scarce. Come back."

Qi Jiguang shook his head and said: "Brother Gu's words are wrong. Soldiers are motivated by righteousness, and the most important thing in using soldiers is morality. The sage said: 'A gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, and a villain is a metaphor for profit'. Although wealth is important, it is also for profit. Soldiers If there is only profit and loss in his eyes, then he will fight if he has the advantage, and he will disperse if the profit is exhausted. Xiang Yu used his soldiers like a god, but he was tyrannical by nature, and his actions were destructive. He killed more than [-] Qin soldiers and lost the hearts of the world. The three chapters of Gaozu's law, the people's will, so repeated defeats and repeated rises, will eventually win the world. In this world, only the teacher of benevolence and righteousness can change from weak to strong, and win first after defeat. Since ancient times, Qi admired Yue Fei the most, and the Yue family army was hungry How amazing it is not to be plundered when you die, or to demolish houses when you are frozen to death."

Gu Zhen said: "General Qi said that, if there is no food, why don't the soldiers fight hungry with bamboo guns and sticks?" ?”

Gu Zhen smiled slightly and asked, "Lu Jian, what do you think?" Lu Jian said, "I agree with what Brother Qi said, as far as I am concerned, only by fighting for the people of the world can I have a clear heart." Qi Jiguang smiled and said: " A good one with a clear heart."

Just as they were talking and laughing, a light flickered on the shore, drifting towards it, and after a while came to the front, a blunt male voice said: "Is Master Gu there?" Gu Zhen said, "Who is looking for me?" A pine torch.The three of them fixed their eyes and saw that there were eight barbarians kneeling on the left and right sides of the bank. They were all blond and blue-eyed, naked to the waist, and wore thick gold rings on their hands and feet, shining brightly in the firelight.

The eight people carried a sandalwood chariot on their shoulders, and a bearded girl leaned on the chariot. Her hair was like ink, her skin was as snowy as snow, and her face was covered with a light veil, revealing a pair of blue eyes, which were charming and charming. , Seductive.Around her stood more than a dozen barbarians, both male and female, all holding torches.

Qi Jiguang and Lu Jian had never seen so many barbarians, and they were both curious for a while, but Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Why are you looking for me?" The Hu girl on the chariot looked at him for a long time.Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Beauty, when you look at me like this, are you picking a lover or a husband?"

Hu Nu covered her mouth and laughed straight, and said: "The God of Wealth is as rumored, young and mad, and has a charming handsome face." Gu Zhen smiled and said: "I'm so fascinated by you, I can't bear it." Hu Nu laughed With a smile, he turned over and got off the chariot, holding a gold box inlaid with precious stones in both hands, and slowly walked to the shore: "I am ordered by the master, please go to Lingcui Gorge in Jiangxi for a while on the fifteenth day of this month."

Gu Zhen got up and punted the boat, came to the shore, took the box, without looking at it, and threw it into the river in front of Hu Nu's feet with a "crash".Hu Nu's eyes changed, she took a wrong step and backed away, and suddenly heard the sound of stabbing in the water, as if a small sharp object was shot out.

Qi Jiguang and Lu Jian changed their colors at the same time, and Lu Jian said sharply: "What a traitor, there is a hidden weapon in the box." He rushed forward, but Gu Zhen stopped him, and said with a smile: "It's just a trick, that woman is just like that Good luck!"

Hu Nvqiang said with a smile: "Master heard that you are good at picking locks. I wanted to test you to see how you opened the box and got the invitation without touching the mechanism. I didn't expect you to use such an inferior method. It's a pity." In this way, the invitations in the box will be destroyed."

"No." Gu Zhen smiled, "If her invitation is ruined, then it's not your master." Fang was going to pick up the box, but Lu Jian scooped it up first, but felt that it was very heavy, and it was pure gold.

With all his strength, Lu Jianjie rushed to Gu Zhen and said, "There is no weirdness in the box!" Gu Zhen smiled, opened the box and saw that there was a platinum invitation card lying on the red soft satin, as thin as a cicada's wing, with several lines on it. Blood red writing.Lu Jian gasped when he saw it. These red letters were all inlaid with uniform rubies, and there was a huge emerald on each side of the invitation.

Just one box and one card is already of amazing value.Gu Zhen remained calm, glanced at the invitation, closed the box and said, "Beauty, tell your master that Gu will arrive on time, see you soon."

Hu Nu smiled and said, "Then I will leave as a concubine." Gu Zhen said, "I won't see you off." Hu Nu sat on the chariot, and eight Hu men carried the chariot to their feet. away.

Lu Jian saw people coming and going, and couldn't help but ask, "Gu Zhen, is this the messenger of the Western God of Wealth?" Gu Zhen said, "I've cheated on that woman, so I can't hold back anymore." Lu Jianqi Said: "How do you copy her back?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "It's not easy? She came to my Middle Earth to make trouble, and I went to her Western Region to make trouble. In the past two months, her livestock in Persia died. In the middle, ten of Tianzhu's spice ships sank, she had no choice but to meet with me and make a deal."

Lu Jian suddenly said: "No wonder you always meet rich businessmen these days for this." Gu Zhen smiled without saying a word.Lu Jian asked again: "Since you can deal with her in the business field, why bother to see her?" Gu Zhen said: "She is losing money, but she has food in hand. It was just mentioned in the invitation that if I don't go, she will Then burn all the food." Speaking of this, he looked at Qi Jiguang and said with a half smile, "General Qi, can our army go to Jiangxi?"

"Why did you say that, brother?" Qi Jiguang shook his head, "Without the court's decree, our army must not be mobilized without authorization." Gu Zhen smiled and said: "This is easy, I have already requested an imperial decree, and I think it should be here in two days " Qi Jiguang was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Brother Gu, are you joking?" Gu Zhen smiled and said no more.

The next morning, Qi Jiguang was training his troops when he heard that Hu Zongxian had sent someone from Hangzhou to bring an imperial decree.Qi Jiguang rushed to the big tent to receive the decree. The decree to the effect that the Japanese pirates had entered Jiangxi from northern Fujian and ravaged rampantly. The water and land were impassable.At the same time, there was Hu Zongxian's handwritten order, ordering Qi Jun to rush to help without delay.

Surprised in his heart, Qi Jiguang sent the ordering officer away, read the imperial decree again and again, and found that the seals and seals were all true, and there was absolutely no hypocrisy.After thinking for a long time, he sent his own soldiers to invite Lu Jian and Gu Zhen.The two entered the account, and Qi Jiguang gave the imperial decree to the two for review.Lu Jian was also surprised, but Gu Zhen smiled.Qi Jiguang took a few steps, and suddenly drew out his sword with a "choke", stared at Gu Zhen and said, "Who are you?"

Gu Zhen smiled and said: "I am Gu Zhen, General Qi doesn't recognize me?" As soon as the words fell, a cold light flashed in front of his eyes, and the tip of the sword pressed against his throat, Qi Jiguang said sharply: "Yuan Jing treats his friends with sincerity, but never with him." Treacherous and evil gang."

Gu Zhen stretched out his hand, and gently pushed aside the long sword, with a smile on his face, without blinking his eyes.Seeing that he was calm, Qi Jiguang felt slightly hesitant.Lu Jian took a step forward, pressed his sword and said, "Brother, I guarantee with my life that Gu Zhen is definitely not a traitor."

Qi Jiguang said coldly: "He is not a traitor, why can he influence the court and mobilize troops?" Lu Jian was also puzzled and glanced at Gu Zhen.Gu Zhen smiled and said: "General Qi is really not easy to fool. To tell you the truth, this imperial decree was indeed bought by me for 3 taels of silver from the eunuch in charge of the emperor's side."

Qi Jiguang became more and more surprised, and said with a sullen face, "What kind of conspiracy do you have? If you don't make it clear, there will be five steps of blood splashing in the big tent today."

The two fell out, and Lu Jian was in the midst of it, wondering: "Gu Zhen, tell Brother Qi about your plan!" Gu Zhen nodded, and said with a smile: "The reason why I bought the imperial decree is for a Big thing. If you want to do this thing, you have to keep three things, or you won't succeed."

Lu Jiandao: "What are the three?" Gu Zhen said: "One is the wealth of the enemy country, the other is the peerless supernatural powers, and the third is the elite soldiers trained. I have the wealth, but you have the supernatural powers. As for the elite soldiers trained by the soldiers, it must be the army under General Qi. The new army can't."

Qi Jiguang was dubious: "What are you going to do?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Lu Jian, it's up to you."

Lu Jian briefly explained the cause of the famine in the south of the Yangtze River.Qi Jiguang was surprised as if listening to the scriptures, but he trusted Lu Jian, seeing that he was so solemn, he knew it was true, so he put away his long sword and meditated with his hands behind his back.Gu Zhen said again: "The wealth of the enemy country is against the Western God of Wealth, and the peerless supernatural power is against the opponent's superiors. As for the elite soldiers, they are against the Japanese pirates and bandits in the four provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong."

Qi Jiguang pondered and said: "If this matter is true, it is really unbelievable, but it is related to the safety of the world, and Yuan Jing is obliged to do so." He turned his eyes and stared at Gu Zhen, "What you do is not bad, but the way you do it is very wrong. "

Gu Zhen smiled and said: "What I love the most in my life is to make bad people do good things. People say that wolves are ambitious and raise tigers to cause trouble, but I prefer to raise tigers and wolves to benefit their greed and work for me. These eunuchs who are in charge of ceremonies have always fooled the emperor. , Do everything, thanks to meeting me this time, not only got the money, but also did a good deed, accumulating great virtues, killing three birds with one stone, just benefiting others and self. Ha, it’s about profit again, Brother Qi He is an upright person, he puts morality first, he is just a merchant, and he puts profit first in everything, that cannot be changed.”

Qi Jiguang wanted to take the opportunity to teach this little friend, but Gu Zhen blocked his thought-out words back with a few words, he had no choice but to frown and smile wryly.

Gu Zhen said again: "It's important to keep secrets. In order to prevent the enemy from knowing my strategy, the three of us walked separately. Lu Jian and I went first, and Brother Qi led the army behind. I gave Brother Qi a marching map. Before the fifteenth day, Be sure to rush to the marked place on the map, and you can stay day and night as much as possible, without fanfare." He took out a map from his sleeve and handed it to Qi Jiguang. , he looked at it for a while, and said: "Don't worry, I will rectify the troops and arrive on time."

Gu Zhen smiled slightly and stretched out his palm, Qi Jiguang also smiled, and the two of them struck each other with pride in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)