Invincible Iron Army 21, Betting on a Book Flag

  Liu Jiao often visits Wang An's military camp for inspection, and she is very dissatisfied with Wang An's management of the army. Because Wang An doesn't care much about the soldiers' appearance, only caring about the combat effectiveness of the troops, so the entire army looks a bit disorganized. The disorganized appearance of the soldiers enraged Liu Jiao, and since Liu Jiao was already dissatisfied with Wang An, this made her constantly look for opportunities to severely deal with Wang An.

  Wang An saw Liu Jiao Jiao wandering around the military camp, and he felt a bit uneasy in his heart. Especially when he saw Liu Jiao Jiao waving her whip every day and gnashing her teeth at him, this unease would intensify. What's more, Liu Jiao Jiao had even brought an executioner to his military camp. Every time the executioner met Wang An, he would greet him warmly, saying "Hello, nice to see you again! When are you coming to my place?" Wang An would turn pale and say, "I'm not going, I don't want to go to your place again!" The executioner would reply, "No problem, I can also provide door-to-door service." Wang An would hastily escape.

  Wang An's soldiers didn't care about these things, eating meat and enjoying themselves every day. Liu Jiao saw that Wang An's soldiers were enjoying ease and comfort every day without thinking of training, she was even more furious in her heart, suddenly she had an idea, thinking to herself: soon I will call Wang An over and ask him if the soldiers have been following the rules for the past few days, he must say no, then I will punish him, give him a good flogging.

  Liu Jiao called the guard to summon Wang An, just as he was about to question him. At this time, Wang An spoke up and said: "Commander, military affairs are urgent, you are not in the commander's position every day, but stay in the barracks. If you miss military information, how will you explain it?" Liu Jiao was tongue-tied and thought to himself: "I want to punish him, but I didn't expect him to turn the tables on me." Liu Jiao said: "This commander is inspecting military affairs and performing official duties. I ask you, have your soldiers been going out according to regulations these past few days?" Wang An replied: "Commander, there's a saying that 'a tiger doesn't leave its mountain, a commander doesn't leave his position.' You've been away from the command center for too long, and you must be missing some military information. We killed many Xiongnu this time, they will definitely seek revenge. You should return to your command position and lead the troops in preparing for battle." Liu Jiao said: "Don't change the subject, I don't believe the Xiongnu will invade. Every year we also kill nearly a thousand Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu kill more of our people. If both sides take revenge immediately after each battle, won't the border be forever without peace?"

  At this time, a messenger handed Liu Jiao a urgent military report, which stated that the Xiongnu scouts were frequently active at the border, and according to reliable information, the Xiongnu army was gathering and preparing to invade Guannei. The report hoped that the governor would make an early decision. After reading it, Liu Jiao fell silent, thinking to herself that Wang An was indeed a jinx. When she came back to her senses, she found that Wang An had turned around and was quietly preparing to leave. Wang An thought to himself that this evil woman must be thinking of ways to deal with him, and he couldn't afford to provoke her.

  Liu Jiao felt both angry and amused in her heart, so she said to Wang An: "Where are you going? The officer asked questions, how dare you leave without permission, what crime should you be punished for?" Wang An smiled dryly: "The commander is thinking about important military affairs, how dare I disturb him, I was just preparing to withdraw." Liu Jiao said: "Withdrawing also requires reporting, you have already made a mistake, you say how I should punish you."

  Wang An said, "The Xiongnu are about to invade, I am willing to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and redeem my crimes." Liu Jiao was taken aback and said, "How do you know that the Xiongnu will invade?" Wang An said, "According to the temperament of the governor, if he grasps my weakness, he will definitely deal with me hastily. Now he is so gentle in seeking my opinion, there must be something difficult for him to handle." Liu Jiao looked at Wang An and thought to herself, "Indeed, reading people is not like ordinary people, clear-headed and perceptive."

  Liu Jiao said: "When do you think the Xiongnu will invade?", Wang An replied without hesitation: "After January". Liu Jiao said: "The Xiongnu soldiers gather very quickly, if they invade, they can join the battle soon, why do you say after January?" Wang An said: "It's easy to guess, the Xiongnu army attacked the city of Wuguo, although their army is large and has an absolute advantage in force, but the loss of attacking the city is great, they will definitely learn from this lesson this time, and first make some ladders, battering rams and other siege equipment". Liu Jiao said: "They can easily capture the Great Wall without making so many siege equipment". Wang An said: "But their attack target this time is Yuyang City". At this time, Wuguo said discontentedly: "You think you are a god, knowing everything, including Yuyang. In the past, the Xiongnu would invade, but they wouldn't attack Yuyang because the city's defense is solid, and the Xiongnu will definitely lose soldiers if they attack, the Xiongnu won't be foolish enough to directly attack Yuyang".

  Liu Jiao felt a bit more at ease, thinking to herself "If it's like this, there's nothing to be afraid of. Wang An is being overly cautious, truly lacking in demeanor." Wang An said: "Wu, are you daring enough to make a bet with me?" Wu Ge smiled disdainfully and said: "What's there not to dare? However, I only bet small amounts. Each time it's 20,000 taels of silver. Do you have that much silver?" Wang An said: "Of course I do." Wu Ge said curiously: "As far as I know, your last military achievement was converted into silver and only added up to a bit over 10,000 taels. Where did you get the 20,000 taels of silver from?" Wang An said: "You don't need to worry about that. I naturally have ways to gather the silver. I'm just afraid that when the time comes, you won't be able to take out that much silver." Wu Ge laughed and said: "This is truly a joke. I have 20,000 taels of silver right here, and it can be handed over to the guarantor at any moment. Where's your silver? Can it be handed over to the guarantor?" Wang An smiled and said: "We can't find a notary public right now. Let's just forget about the bet." Liu Jiao said: "I'm willing to act as guarantor for both of you. Hand over the silver to me, okay?" Wu Ge hastily agreed, while Wang An thought to himself: "I knew you would be eager to act as our guarantor." Liu Jiao continued to ask Wang An: "Wang An, where's your silver?" Wang An didn't blush at all and said: "General, my silver is all buried underground. It's really not convenient to go get it right now. How about this? The 20,000 taels of silver - you can lend it to me first, and I'll definitely pay you back later." Liu Jiao looked at Wang An and said: "You wouldn't cheat me, would you?" Wang An showed a sincere gaze in his eyes and said: "I'm telling the truth. I absolutely won't cheat you." Liu Jiao said: "But all I see in your eyes is a deceitful glint." Wang An felt wronged in his heart, thinking to himself that it was truly a case of pearls being thrown before swine - beautiful eyes were wasted on a blind person. Liu Jiao said: "Alright, I agree to lend you the money." Wang An's heart felt a surge of excitement, thinking to himself that she had fallen for it. Liu Jiao also smiled coldly in her heart, thinking: "Silver doesn't mean anything to me. When the time comes and you can't pay back the money, I'll definitely beat you up and vent my anger." Wu Ge thought about winning a large sum of silver, while Liu Jiao wanted to severely beat Wang An, and Wang An also wanted to win against Wu Ge. After they reached an agreement, both parties were extremely satisfied and showed smiles on their faces.

  Wang An looked at Liu Jiao and said, "General, I predict that the enemy will invade from Guyuan Pass. Are you willing to make a bet with me? The stakes are also 20,000 taels of silver." Liu Jiao looked at Wang An and smiled, "I'm willing to make a bet with you, and I have full confidence in winning. But if you win, do you dare take my silver?" Wang An smiled, "What's there to be afraid of? I think General must be a man of his word, otherwise wouldn't it chill the hearts of the three armies' soldiers?" Liu Jiao said, "You always use the phrase 'chill the hearts of the three armies' soldiers' to intimidate me. Can you come up with some new words next time?" Wang An said, "Okay, General, if you don't keep your word, it will indeed chill the hearts of the three armies' soldiers." Liu Jiao was speechless for a moment and thought to herself, "Isn't that the same thing?" Liu Jiao asked, "Where's your stake?" Wang An replied, "General, my silver is all buried underground. It's not convenient to go get it now. How about this? You lend me 20,000 taels of silver as a stake, and I'll definitely pay you back later." Liu Jiao rolled her eyes at Wang An and thought to herself, "This sentence is exactly the same as before! He's trying to cheat me again!"

  Liu Jiao was preparing to leave Wang An's army and return to Youyang to take charge of the military situation. At this time, Wang An stopped Liu Jiao and said: "General, we are going to carry out a project soon to defend against the Xiongnu invasion. Can you lend us some engineering funds?" Liu Jiao said: "You want to borrow money again? I've already lent you 40,000 taels of silver on your behalf." Wang An continued: "But this time it's a serious matter, related to the lives and safety of all the people in Youyang. This silver should be spent and must be spent." Liu Jiao said: "How much do you want?" Wang An said: "About 100,000 taels of silver." Liu Jiao said: "Are you going to rebuild the Great Wall? Why do you need so much silver?" Wang An shook his head and said: "No, I have a use for it, but I can't reveal the plan now." Liu Jiao said: "There isn't that much silver, only 10,000 taels. Do you want to borrow it or not?" Wang An said firmly: "Of course, I'll borrow it. But General, if I had 100,000 taels of silver, I would guarantee that the enemy army wouldn't attack Youyang City. Now there's only 10,000 taels of silver, so I can only guarantee that the Xiongnu army will advance more slowly and retreat more quickly, with greater losses." Liu Jiao and Wu Ge didn't take Wang An's words seriously, as they didn't think the Xiongnu would attack Youyang City. Liu Jiao agreed to give him the silver in order to make Wang An's crime more serious, so that he could deal with him severely later.

  After Wang An sent Liu Jiao away, Jiang said to Wang An: "Brother Wang, the Xiongnu will really attack Yucheng". Wang An nodded and said: "When we retreated from the grassland, the Xiongnu's search for us was unprecedented, almost turning over the entire grassland. At that time, I thought that we must have killed a big man of the Xiongnu, otherwise they would not have searched for us with such determination".

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