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  Wang An led Jiang Cai and others into the city, they came to a gold shop, preparing to exchange the Tian Shen statue for silver, Wang An estimated that he could exchange it for 100 taels of silver.

  Li Li went in to find the shop owner, handed over the statue of the heavenly god, and asked him, "How much silver can this be exchanged for?" The shop owner took the statue and examined it carefully, then looked at Li Li and said, "It's probably worth about 120 taels of silver." Li Li was taken aback, as this price was twenty taels more than he had estimated.

  The shop owner saw that Li Li was still not satisfied, so he continued to say: "If you are not satisfied, we can add thirty taels of silver for you." Li Li was shocked by this price again, and he thought to himself: "Is the shop owner a fool? This plastic statue is clearly not worth that much money." The shop owner saw that Li Li was still not satisfied, so he said: "How about this, I'll give you two hundred taels of silver. You should be satisfied with that, right?" Li Li quickly nodded his head, afraid that the shop owner would change his mind. He hastily said: "Let's hurry up and make the deal." The shop owner also said: "I think so too."

  Li Li came out of the gold shop and said to Wang An, "Brother Wang, I met an idiot who bought that plastic statue from me for 200 taels of silver. If there were such idiots every day, it would be great." At the same time, the shop owner also said to his partner, "There are actually such idiots who sell valuable antiques at the price of raw materials. If there were such idiots every day, it would be wonderful."

  This sum of money was a large amount for Wang An and the others. Wang An led them to the market, sold the horse meat, and again got five taels of silver.

  Wang An and others can be said to have made a fortune, so Wang An went to the street and sold a cotton-padded jacket to everyone, and also bought an overcoat. Jiang Cai and others were delighted after putting on their new clothes. They had been soldiers for many years, and their military pay and uniforms had always been scarce, resulting in every soldier being tattered and worn out, with some not even having cotton-padded jackets in the winter. They didn't look like an army, but rather like a group of beggars from the Ming Dynasty.

  Wang An led them to the residence of the chiliarch, where they found the officer in charge of the armory. Wang An said: "We are soldiers guarding the beacon tower, and today we have come to collect armor and weapons." The officer in charge of the armory shouted at them: "Leave here quickly! Armor and weapons are issued by the chiliarch, what reason is there for soldiers to take them privately?" Jiang Cai also said to Wang An: "Mr. Wang, this is indeed the rule of the Jin Dynasty. If soldiers can freely collect military equipment, once someone impersonates a soldier, the equipment will fall into their hands, and the consequences are unthinkable." Wang An ignored Jiang Cai and put ten taels of silver in the officer's hand. The officer's eyes widened, his monthly salary was only one tael of silver, but after being deducted by his superiors, he didn't get much. These ten taels of silver were a huge sum for him, so he thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, you can go to the armory to choose, but absolutely not too many." Wang An nodded. They arrived at the armory, Wang An first let them choose crossbows, taking five strong crossbows, then took five knives, and finally Wang An chose armor from the armory, preparing to take one set per person. At this time, the officer in charge of the warehouse opposed: "You can't move these iron armor, because they are hard to damage. If you take away leather armor, bows, and crossbows, I can report to my superiors that they were eaten by insects or have rotted over the years. Iron armor is not possible, so you can't take it." Wang An had to put down these iron armors, then took some leather armors, turned around and left.

  Wang An and others got new weapons, put on new armor, and wore new clothes. They suddenly became spirited and morale was high. Wang An led them to the restaurant again for a big meal.

  Wang An came out and bought some pork, beef, mutton, chicken, fish and other meats, then packed up and returned to his own beacon tower.

  Even so, Wang An's silver was only thirty-five taels. Wang An divided one hundred taels of silver into five shares, one for each person. Jiang Cai was moved to tears when he received the silver and thought to himself: "We have been soldiers here for many years, but in all these years we haven't accumulated any wealth. Today I followed Wang An out for a day and earned so much money." Li Li kept muttering to himself after receiving the money: "This is my wife, my land, my son, my grandson." Du Lu joked: "If this silver is your wife, then you should sleep with it every night from now on." Wang An continued: "The remaining seventy taels of silver will be used to hire craftsmen. We need to reinforce this beacon tower and build traps. This money is definitely not enough, but we don't have to rush. We'll repair it slowly, and each time we earn some money, we'll fix a bit."

  On that night, Wang An and others roasted meat over a bonfire, the oil splashing onto the fire pit making a crackling sound, the roasted meat emitting an enticing aroma, Wang An and others ate with great relish. Li Li said: "This kind of day is truly like being an immortal", they continued eating until very late before sleeping, but by midnight, they were startled awake by the muffled thudding sounds coming from the arrow holders, hastily lighting up the beacon fire. The next beacon tower seeing them light up the beacon tower also hastily lit up the beacon fire. Thus passing on in sequence, soon the news of the Xiongnu invasion was known within the passes.

  The Xiongnu cavalry arrived at this beacon tower and stopped suddenly. They thought to themselves: "We launched a surprise attack on Guannei at night, almost avoiding all the beacon towers, but why were we discovered by this beacon tower? It seems that this beacon tower is a major obstacle for us to invade Guannei, and it must be removed quickly."

  The Xiongnu cavalry stopped, and Wang An's heart sank. These Xiongnu must have thought we had ruined their good fortune and would definitely attack the beacon tower here. The defensive facilities here are simple, the fortifications are not strong, and there are very few soldiers. Once the Xiongnu attack, they will undoubtedly take down this beacon tower quickly.

  At this time, the Left Wise King of Xiongnu sent an order to retreat. The Xiongnu soldiers surrounded the beacon tower for a while and then retreated towards Guan Nei without attacking. The Xiongnu general thought it was not worth wasting time under a small beacon tower. After the beacon signal was sent out, the Jin army must have made preparations early. If they acted quickly, they would definitely arrive ahead of time and catch them off guard.

  Du Lu and Zhang Wan were now full of admiration for Wang An, thinking that previously they thought this arrow tube was useless, but today it came in handy. They not only sent a message to Guan Nei in time but also saved their own lives. If they hadn't sent out the signal today, they would definitely be beheaded by Qianfu Zhang in the future.

  Jiang Cai looked at the beacon tower in front of him with pity in his eyes, thinking that they didn't send out a warning signal in time and would likely be beheaded later.

  Du Lu said: "It seems we've picked up a treasure. Mr. Wang is indeed a genius. Today I'm convinced, both verbally and physically." Zhang Wan also said: "I'm also convinced of Mr. Wang's abilities." Jiang Cai said: "How about it? My judgment wasn't wrong, was it?" Everyone nodded in agreement, and Wang An hastily showed humility for a while.

  Wang An said to Jiang Cai and others: "This is a good opportunity, we follow them, find an opportunity to kill those soldiers, cut off their heads, establish military merit, and exchange some wealth." Jiang Cai and others hesitated for a moment, thinking: "That Xiongnu today was very difficult to deal with, one person almost made our entire army defeated, let alone there are tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops here, once they discover us, we will surely die." Wang An said: "Wealth and honor are sought in danger." Jiang Cai and others hesitated for a moment before gritting their teeth and agreeing. They thought: "If we are discovered by the enemy, we will definitely be killed, but we are soldiers, resisting the enemy and defending our territory is our responsibility."

  Wang An led a small team into the pass. The Xiongnu soldiers were all cavalry, moving quickly and soon disappeared from view. Jiang Zai found Wang An and said: "Mr. Wang, we two legs chasing after four legs, isn't this a bit silly?" Wang An looked at him and said: "Not too silly." Jiang Zai said: "Then it's very silly!" Wang An smiled and said: "Don't worry, let's pursue slowly, once we encounter the enemy's straggling soldiers, we may achieve military merit."

  Wang An and his men walked until dawn, but they didn't encounter any straggling enemy soldiers. Instead, they encountered a large enemy force. This force had not penetrated deep into the pass, but had surrounded the Weiyuan Fortress where Wu Guo was located, apparently preparing to lay siege. They had also marched overnight and were extremely exhausted, with some Xiongnu soldiers falling asleep on the ground.

  Wu Guo paced back and forth in the fort, his heart racing with anxiety. He thought to himself: "I'm really unlucky. The Xiongnu sent someone to deliver a golden statue of one of the eight gods to me, waiting for me to surrender before sending the other seven statues. It's said that these eight god statues are made of gold, with priceless gems for eyes, worth a city. What's even more precious is that the eight gemstones embedded in the eyes are all the same size, making them even more valuable. The price of the eight gathered together is even higher. But this Xiongnu was killed halfway, and the statue was stolen. They think I stole their treasure, refused to surrender, and humiliated them, so they sent troops to attack me. How would I know who stole the treasure? I'm really being wronged! If I knew who it was, I'd have him tortured to death."

  Wang An was thinking in his heart, wondering how so many Xiongnu had not fallen behind. Jiang Cai and the others were hesitant, thinking that if they were discovered by the Xiongnu, they would be dead for sure. The Xiongnu soldiers' archery skills were really too good, they had been practicing archery since childhood, shooting arrows was almost like walking to them, it was one of their essential skills. So once on the battlefield, they were invincible, especially among them, the skilled archers, their archery skills were even more incredible.

  Jiang Cai said to Wang An, "Mr. Wang, let's retreat first, otherwise if the Xiongnu soldiers discover us, we're dead." Wang An gritted his teeth and said, "Don't retreat, the enemy army is extremely exhausted here, fortune favors the brave, let's raid their camp once." Jiang Cai said, "You're crazy!" Wang An said, "I'm not crazy, now the sky is dark, the enemy doesn't know how many of us there are, and they're all asleep. If we launch a surprise attack on them, I have great confidence that we can kill many enemies and retreat safely." Jiang Cai was infected by Wang An's optimistic spirit and also said fiercely, "Alright, let's listen to you, we'll gamble once."

  Jiang Cai, Li Li and others slowly approached the enemy's large camp. The enemy was extremely tired and did not realize that danger was approaching. At this time, Du Lu accidentally made a sound, which suddenly startled the Xiongnu sentry. The Xiongnu sentry hastily asked: "xxxx", but there was no response for half a moment. Just as the Xiongnu soldier was about to report, Wang An shot an arrow from his crossbow and hit the Xiongnu soldier right on target. Wang An felt a surge of excitement in his heart, thinking that his archery skills had never been good, yet he unexpectedly made a great contribution at this critical moment. Originally, Wang An couldn't even draw this crossbow; it was Jiang Cai who helped him draw it back and load the arrow, which unexpectedly achieved great success today.

  Today I saw more of a good mood, thank you for the reader's support.

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