"But we are doing this for his own good." Shangguan Wan Ning could not care less, "Third uncle, don't worry, if the court really blames me, I will take full responsibility."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
The Zheng family father and son looked at each other.
Shangguan Wanning entered Mu Jingrui's military tent and lit a candle.
She opened the brocade box that Mu Jingrui had placed on the bedside, and inside was the map of the deployment of troops.
"who?"
A figure flashed by and grabbed Shangguan Wanning's neck. "How dare you steal the troop deployment map?"
Shangguan Wanning struggled, and the deputy general loosened his grip on her when he saw that she was about to die, but he still looked at her vigilantly.
Before leaving, Mu Jingrui had told him that he could come and look at the battle formation diagram at this time. However, he didn't know if it would be useful to look at it now.
After all, Mu Jingrui might not have expected that he would be trapped in Tiangou Gorge.
"I'm not trying to steal, I just want to help Jingrui."
"With you? A woman like you will only cause trouble." The deputy general didn't believe it and snatched the troop deployment map.
Shangguan Wanning was a little angry. "I can't, but my grandpa can."
"Your grandpa?"
"That's right. My grandfather is the famous Yiyonghou."
Of course, the deputy general had heard of the name of Marquis Yiyong, and his eyes lit up.
Regardless of whether Yiyong Hou holds an official position now, his many years of combat experience cannot be faked.
"Now, Jing Rui is trapped by the enemy in Tiangou Gorge. Every moment he is trapped, he will be in danger. Let my grandfather take a look at the battle formation diagram. Maybe he can find a way to save him."
The lieutenant hesitated.
No matter how good Yiyonghou is at fighting, he will not be able to win this battle. If he is allowed to watch...
"If you hesitate any longer, everyone will die." Shangguan Wanning urged.
The deputy general gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
The two men came to the military tent where Zheng Guoxun was resting with a map of troop deployment.
Zheng Guoxun did not refuse and opened the troop deployment map to look at it carefully.
His expression was calm, but he was secretly surprised.
He never expected that Mu Jingrui, at such a young age, had such profound attainments in military strategy.
Zheng Guoxun and Zheng Bingrong looked at each other. They both understood Mu Jingrui's arrangement and were impressed by how cunning this young man was, which was beyond the reach of others.
"Grandpa, how is it?"
"Ning'er, don't worry, there is still a way."
Shangguan Wanning smiled brightly when she heard this. "Grandpa, I knew that marching and fighting would not be a problem for you."
Zheng Guoxun asked his deputy to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and re-drew a diagram of the deployment of troops. He said: "According to this arrangement, it can match Marshal Mu's original layout. Although we can't win the battle, it will be no problem for those 80,000 people to break through."
The deputy general was overjoyed. After taking it with both hands, he knelt down and kowtowed three times to Zheng Guoxun.
"Thank you, old man. I thank you on behalf of the marshal and other brothers."
After the deputy general finished speaking, he stood up and went out with the troop deployment diagram.
"Dad, my stomach feels uncomfortable. I'm going to the bathroom." Zheng Bingrong also followed him out.
The deputy general had originally planned to lead troops to provide support the next day. Now with Zheng Guoxun's arrangements, he felt more confident.
After he returned to the military tent, he opened the troop deployment map again and looked at it carefully. Gradually, he frowned.
This layout...
The deputy general's mind kept flashing through the terrain of Tiangou Gorge, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Could it be that... Marquis Yiyong doesn't understand the terrain, so..."
No, I have to go and ask.
When the deputy general saw that the deployment diagram had been put away, he was about to look for Zheng Guoxun again when Zheng Bingrong lifted the curtain and walked in.
"Master Zheng, you came at the right time. I found something wrong with this battle formation diagram."
"Do you feel that you can't cooperate with Mu Jingrui?"
"Yeah, what the hell is this...ah!"
Before the deputy general could finish his words, Zheng Bingrong took advantage of his unpreparedness and stabbed him in the lower abdomen with a dagger.
"You..." The deputy general was caught off guard and looked at Zheng Bingrong in disbelief.
Zheng Bingrong just sneered, pushed the deputy general to the ground, bent down to take back the troop deployment map, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off the dagger.
"How can Mu Jingrui accomplish anything big when he has a stupid subordinate like you?"
After saying that, he turned around and walked out calmly.
At dawn the next day, the remaining 20,000 elite soldiers were ready to set out, but the deputy general had yet to show up.
Zheng Bingrong handed the battle formation diagram to Shangguan Wanning and whispered, "I went to his tent and checked. He was not there, and even all his personal belongings were gone. Maybe... he was afraid of death and fled overnight."
Shangguan Wanning was horrified. "How could he do this? Then...what should we do now?"
"Ning'er, listen to me. If we tell them now that the deputy general has deserted the battlefield, it will only lower the morale of the soldiers. After the deputy general is gone, there is still the lieutenant general. You should give the battle formation map to the lieutenant general, find an excuse to prevaricate them, and let them set off first." Zheng Bingrong advised.
Shangguan Wanning was a little confused, so she turned her gaze to Zheng Guoxun.
Zheng Guoxun nodded slightly.
Since grandpa also agreed, Shangguan Wan Ning had nothing to say.
She took the troop deployment map and went to find the lieutenant general. When the lieutenant general learned about this, he had no choice but to accept the order and lead 20,000 elite troops to support the reunion.
"Don't worry, they will be back soon," Zheng Bingrong comforted.
Tiangou stream.
Mu Jingrui had been waiting for the opportunity, silently estimating the time.
"Marshal, we have received information from our spies. Our reinforcements will be here soon."
"Good, very good." Mu Jingrui stood up, walked to the highest point and looked out.
When the sun sets on the bulls, the battle will be over.
In the evening, Mu Jingrui lured the enemy troops into Tiangou Gorge, where he had set up many traps in the past few days.
As the two sides were fighting, the support team also came along.
But gradually, Mu Jingrui discovered something was wrong.
The support troops did not cooperate according to his wishes at all. Instead, they targeted his designs at every turn and left all the loopholes for the opponent.
The battle that was originally a sure win turned into a disadvantage.
Mu Jingrui couldn't find the deputy general, so he had to find the lieutenant general and scolded him, "Who told you to do this?"
"Marshal, the deputy general fled the battlefield and disappeared. I had no choice but to replace him..."
"That's not what I'm asking. I'm asking you, who allowed you to modify the deployment without permission?"
"I...I didn't modify it..." The lieutenant general realized the seriousness of the situation and turned pale with fear. "It was like this when I received it..."
"Who gave you the troop deployment diagram?" Mu Jingrui was disheartened. He was absolutely sure that his troop deployment diagram had been replaced by someone.
"Yes... it's Miss Shangguan..."
"Impossible..." Mu Jingrui rejected it outright, "Ning'er doesn't understand the art of war at all. She can't design such a perfect formation that goes against my original plan."
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