Everyone entered the commander's tent and remained silent.
Ma Liangcai looked depressed, he had not expected Mulan's disguise. This fact was showing that many of Wangdu's plans had gone wrong.
Mulan sat in the main seat and glanced at the monks who entered the tent.
There are Nascent Soul level, Golden Core level, Foundation Establishment level, and so on.
But no matter what his cultivation level is, he is always a hero of his time.
She was a daughter of a general, and would never be willing to be framed by others. So, ever since she and the Red Flower Camp encountered difficulties, she began to plan a way out.
This time, she took advantage of the enemy's strategy, showed weakness to the enemy, and immediately saw the situation clearly.
"Ma Liangcai..."
He has the cultivation of Yuanying, a slender figure, white eyebrows like frost, deep eyes, and is one of the five generals of the two countries, with outstanding military achievements. He combines the art of war and the art of painting to lead troops in battle, which is unique.
In Mulan's mind, among all the generals present, Ma Liang was the most worthy of being the first general. Even the proud Mulan admitted that he was not good enough. Even if they had the same cultivation, it would be difficult for them to win.
Without a doubt, this is the most threatening enemy at the moment!
"Sun Gan, Shuang Jing..."
Mulan's eyes swept over the two Nascent Soul cultivators.
Now, she saw clearly: "These two people heard the news from the top leaders, so they wanted to take action in advance and get their hands on the General's Mansion before the monarch takes action!"
"This is an enemy, but also a temporary ally. We can unite and fight against Ma Liangcai together."
Mulan looked at Liu Er again.
She scanned at the fastest speed.
"He is a hybrid of a human and a demon, good at taking chances, reckless to the point of being stupid, and plunged headfirst into this vortex of political struggle."
"You also want to get your hands on the seal of the general? Even if you are brave enough, you can't be so confident."
Although Mulan hated and despised him, he also thought that it would be better to unite with Liu Er for the time being.
She looked at Zhang Chongyi again.
In order to deceive the enemy, Mulan even deceived Zhang Chongyi.
But at this moment, Zhang Chongyi, the "victim", looked at Mulan excitedly, obviously not caring about being kept in the dark.
"Ning Zhuo..."
Mulan's gaze finally paused on the big-headed boy.
Although she was very resentful that Ning Zhuo repeatedly refused to practice dual cultivation with her, but compared with other people present, she thought Ning Zhuo was undoubtedly the most pleasing to her.
Ning Zhuo also looked at Mulan, his clear eyes revealing curiosity and admiration.
This look made Mulan feel a little relieved.
But soon, her mood was ruined by Ma Liangcai.
After Ma Liangcai sat down, he took the lead and said, "Since General Mulan has awakened, it is a good opportunity to confront him. These three commanders have slandered your innocence one after another, which is really hateful."
Mulan sneered, not hiding her expression at all, and looked at Ma Liangcai with contempt.
How could she possibly listen to her enemy and act accordingly?
She heard clearly what the three generals said to slander her. But so what?
In order to win the war, all means should be used. At this time of forming alliances, how could Mulan push away possible allies?
However, the next moment, the envoy from the royal capital laughed sinisterly and looked at Shuang Jing: "General Shuang Jing, as a member of the royal family, it's time for you to speak."
Shuang Jing looked very unhappy, but he still turned slightly and looked at Mulan: "General Mulan, the current situation is clear at a glance. I, Sun Gan and Liu Er, choose one of these three. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to continue to support you."
"Alas, I also have my own difficulties!"
His surname is Shuang, and no matter how powerful his family is, it cannot defeat the royal family. In fact, a large part of the family's authority comes from the royal family.
The envoy from the royal capital had been using his spiritual consciousness to transmit his thoughts while entering the tent, trying to shake Shuang Jing's position.
He succeeded.
The two net players were used as a breakthrough point and turned against each other in a short period of time, putting Mulan into a passive situation again.
Mulan wanted to unite the weak against the strong, but the envoy of the royal capital took action in advance, divided the internal forces, and used the double nets to stir up internal troubles.
The internal troubles on Mulan's side are so obvious - there is only one seal for the general, and Liu Shuangsun and three others are competing for one position, so two of them are bound to be eliminated.
Mulan was silent for a moment and looked at Sun Gan.
Sun Gan first looked at Shuang Jing with disdain, then fell into deep thought.
"The double-clean foundation is still in the family. Just relying on the double surname is no longer credible."
"Without him, Liu Er, a mere human-demon hybrid, wouldn't be worth mentioning."
"But as the commander of the imperial guards, if I stand by Mulan and fight against Ma Liangcai, I will be disobeying the king's order. I will not have a good ending when I return to the capital in the future."
“It’s quite risky indeed.”
Sun Gan led the Golden Halberd Army, which was not as loyal as the Red Flower Camp.
Although Sun Gan knew very well that the envoys from the capital were trying to sow discord, he also realized that if he wanted to disobey the king's order, he should first ensure his own interests. He didn't want to go all out and fight for no apparent reason.
So, Sun Gan looked at Mulan and asked, "I wonder what decision General Mulan will make?"
Mulan glanced at Sun Gan coldly, then looked at Ma Liangcai: "Now that I have awakened, Ma Liangcai, your reason for wanting to take over the Red Flower Camp is no longer tenable."
“Why should I choose?”
"I can just sideline you and continue to build my career."
Ma Liangcai also sneered and said without showing any weakness: "General Mulan is a little too naive. Now that things have come to this, it is impossible to return to the past state."
No matter whether it is Wangdu's side, Sun Gan or Shuang Jing, it is impossible for Mulan to be independent and fight for the time and opportunity to turn the situation around.
The fate of the Red Flower Camp, the flower blooming on the battlefield, must be revealed.
Until this point, the suppression, harassment, and pursuit and interception of the Red Flower Camp will continue.
Zhang Zhongyi clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
He was filled with resentment.
Ning Zhuo had no expression on his face, but he was secretly excited in his heart: "The game of righteousness has reached this point, it is so cold and cruel."
The monks in the tent showed no signs of fighting each other, and they didn't even use their magic power at all.
But it has pushed Mulan to the edge of the cliff again.
Cultivation, magic weapons, spells, etc., are not the most important at this moment. Mind, strategy and skill are the key abilities.
Mulan took a deep breath and stared at Ma Liangcai: "In this case, let's take the last step."
"When you were ordered to come here, the king must have given you a treasure. Take it out."
Her situation was not good and she was always at a disadvantage.
Pretending to be unconscious before only gave her a chance to have a head-on confrontation.
Now, Sun Gan and Shuang Jing have been defeated cleanly by Wangdu's side, leaving her no room to maneuver at all.
Ma Liangcai nodded slightly and took out a scroll.
He opened the scroll in public, and everyone knew that it was a map to test the generals.
After the painting is unfolded, it is about 18 feet long and 6 feet wide. The painting is made of rice paper, the surface is slightly yellow, and it has gone through many years.
The four ends of the scroll are bordered with gold wire and the edges are slightly curled.
The entire picture was filled with a large number of talismans, some large and some small, numbering in the tens of thousands and arranged closely.
Ning Zhuo took a look and felt dizzy. His consciousness was being sucked away, as if he was about to fall into some kind of illusion. He quickly closed his eyes and gathered all his consciousness.
Mulan stroked the general's map and said in retrospect, "In the past, my father saw the crisis on the front line and volunteered to lead the remaining soldiers and generals to fight again."
"Before this, he had no experience as a commander and was doubted by his fellow soldiers. The king praised his bravery and was willing to take out the general inspection map to test him."
"My father proved himself by using the General Test Map. He then led the remaining soldiers to fight back, seized the enemy's weakness on the battlefield, rushed into the enemy camp in one fell swoop, killed the enemy leader, and caused the enemy's morale to collapse, thus achieving a great victory!"
"My father returned victorious, and the king asked him what reward he wanted."
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"My father asked for the remnant soldiers who accompanied him in the battles and killed the enemy, which later became the Red Flower Battalion."
"As my father won battle after battle and achieved great success, the Red Flower Camp grew larger and larger, which eventually aroused suspicion in the court."
"My father reached an agreement with the king during his return to the court to report on his work."
"If the king wants to abolish the Red Flower Camp in the future, it can only be because there is no successor in the General's Mansion and he is no longer able to lead this army."
"And to prove this, we need the Verification Map."
After Mulan's narration, everyone in the tent suddenly understood.
This game between the monarch and his subjects has already begun. Both sides are on the right path, and will never end up in a dead end, and they are also trying to avoid both sides becoming losers in the end.
Therefore, General Mu and the king had already agreed on the bottom line.
The Red Flower Camp and General Mu's Mansion started with the General Verification Map, so naturally they would be tested by the General Verification Map. If Mulan passed, the General's Mansion could continue.
But if she fails, then General Mu’s Mansion will be abolished or replaced.
Mulan retracted his gaze, raised his head slightly, glanced at Ma Liangcai, and then looked at Sun Gan, Shuang Jing and others: "Since you all have ideas, why not go into the map and fight. Replay the past to determine the future!"
Ma Liangcai is extremely powerful, so Mulan is unsure, so he still wants to bring down Sun Gan, Shuang Jing and others.
In case the battle situation is unfavorable, she can also agree temporarily in exchange for the support of Sun Gan or Shuang Jing.
Liu Er took the lead and agreed immediately, saying that if he tried his best, he hoped to summon Generals Guan Hong and Zhang Hei.
Seeing this, Sun Gan and Shuang Jing could only hold their noses and agree to participate.
Guan Hong soon arrived at the tent.
Zhang Hei was captured by Sun Gan, but was immediately released. After all, Ma Liang was the strongest enemy.
After everyone gathered, they all went to test the picture and put their spiritual consciousness into it.
Soon, each cultivator stood quietly on the ground, retaining a small part of their spiritual consciousness in their bodies, while most of their spiritual consciousness was drawn into the picture.
The experience will make the picture scroll bloom with brilliance.
Countless talismans flickered, emitting different colors of light. The talismans moved flexibly, circling each other at an increasing speed, and finally merged into a vortex of flowing light.
In the dazzling colors, most of Ning Zhuo's consciousness condensed into his own form.
He looked around and immediately spotted Liu, Guan, and Zhang. He then reached out and touched his waist, and found that Sun Lingtong was still inside the dragon mechanism.
This was his secret telepathic message to let Mulan agree to Sun Lingtong's joining.
After all, one more person means a better chance of winning.
In addition to Liu, Guan and Zhang, there were the shadows of four or five hundred soldiers around them.
Guan Hong stroked his beard and said, "This is a small map to test our generals. It doesn't have many passes or terrain features. As soon as we came in, we were assigned soldiers based on our cultivation and military attainments."
Zhang Hei shouted, "Hurry up and train the troops! Ma Liangcai is not someone you can easily mess with."
Ning Zhuo offered a suggestion: "In addition to training the troops, we must also send out scouts to explore the surrounding area to prevent us from getting too close to Ma Liangcai and provoking his attack first."
"Besides, let's contact General Mulan. We can't do it alone, we have to unite and fight against Ma Liangcai."
Liu Er nodded in agreement with the suggestion and immediately acted according to it.
Triangular arrow formation.
A long snake formation.
After only two or three rounds of training, the soldiers' shadows began to look quite realistic.
The effect of this kind of training is much better than in reality!
After two or three more rounds of training, the soldiers' shadows became much more solid and their image also changed.
Before, it was just a blurry figure, with visible limbs, torso, etc. Now, not only are the limbs and torso clearly visible, but the head has also changed, becoming a triangular snake head.
"Xiao Zhuo, what do you say about us participating in military training?" Sun Lingtong witnessed this process and became eager to try.
He had previously used the Soldier's Helmet to read Gao Sheng's Last Letter and learned the Thief's Light Wind Formation.
Ning Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "It would be even better if we could add a battle formation!"
"Ma Liangcai has made great achievements in battle. He made outstanding performances in the battles of Broken Soul Ridge, Chishui River, the siege of Dongshan, and Ghost Flame Gorge, and even played a decisive role."
"Our two generals Guan Hong and Zhang Hei are not in good condition. Although Mulan has woken up, he is still injured."
"Double nets are stronger than equipment. If they are put into the general test map, all advantages will be lost."
"The last one is Sun Gan, the commander of the imperial guards. He has spent most of his life guarding the capital and has little experience in fighting on the battlefield."
"But, Boss, it's still not appropriate to expose yourself!"
Ma Liangcai was a famous general of the two countries, so Ning Zhuo naturally knew some relevant information.
Ning Zhuo came to his senses and immediately went to the court to say that he also had a set of battle formations. Now, the speed of training troops in the general test map is based on the general's mastery of the battle formations, and it does not require time and energy like in reality. So, I want to give it a try.
This surprised the three generals Liu, Guan and Zhang.
They were already troubled by the fact that they only had two battle formations, which lacked variety and were easily targeted.
Ning Zhuo took the initiative to propose this, which surprised the three generals, and they all agreed that Ning Zhuo should lead the military training.
Ning Zhuo apparently gave orders on behalf of Sun Lingtong. After five rounds, he had the soldiers practice the Thief Light Wind Formation.
"Military Advisor, what kind of battle formation is this? Forgive my ignorance, I have never heard of it." Guan Hong rarely asked for advice.
Ning Zhuo replied that this was a light body swift wind formation, which could increase the team's marching speed and help with invisibility.
Sun Lingtong was not as good as the three generals in attainment of military tactics, so he practiced for another five rounds before he became proficient in it.
Next, the three generals practiced their respective tactics, which also brought some changes to the appearance of the soldiers' shadows.
Ning Zhuo also took the opportunity to practice his warrior revival technique, which aroused the curiosity of the three generals again, because they could not see any effect after the military strategy was implemented.
"What did the military advisor practice?"
(End of this chapter)