Chapter Fifty Secret

  Du Bing sat down stupidly, although he was only ordered to receive money and not leave as an undercover agent, taking the opportunity to gather intelligence and control the military power of Liancheng City. However, the intelligence he gathered was too shocking, and Du Bing couldn't control his inner shock.

  "This is actually a big trap, the cabinet first uses the insider hidden in the Flying Eagle tribe to make Zha Muhe make a wrong judgment, luring Zha Muhe deep into the belly of our Ji Zhou country, and then using Lian Cheng Sai, Jia Xi Guan, and Qing Long Ling as fulcrums, surrounding and annihilating Zha Muhe in this intersecting mountain valley." He Zi Cheng pointed to the middle with his hand.

  Du Bing was still sitting there in a daze, he needed some time to digest this shocking news.

  "He and General Du said that I had made a fool of myself, but I think General Du has already understood our plan." He Zicheng smiled: "It's just that we didn't expect Snowy City to produce a Commander Qian, who defeated Jamukha in a row, but our plan was also disrupted by him!"

  Du Bing said slowly: "There's another key point you haven't mentioned, isn't it? If something unexpected happens to Your Highness, wouldn't that be exactly what you people want?"

  "Some things don't need to be put on the table and said out loud, as long as you know and I know. " He Zicheng said calmly: "I won't deny it, Your Highness is just a bait, a bait that can lure Zhu Muhe."

  "Isn't getting rid of Your Highness your top priority?"

  "No, no, no!" He Zi Cheng shook his head repeatedly: "No matter when, I must say that getting rid of Zha Muhe is our top priority!"

  Du Bing fell silent for a moment: "Then I don't understand, Commander-in-Chief led us to defeat Zhamuhe three times. If you had sent troops at the right time, Zhamuhe might not have been able to escape! But instead of sending troops, you supported Zhamuhe's baggage train, what is the logic in that?"

  "Your words have 'not necessarily' in them, it seems you're not confident about keeping Zha Muhe either?" He Zi Cheng shook his head: "Moreover, to avoid arousing Zha Muhe's suspicion, apart from the necessary scouts, we've already sent out the only cavalry squadron from the city fortress. What troops do we have left to deploy?!"

  Du Bing fell silent again.

  However, we didn't just sit around doing nothing. We did make some moves in the supply depot of Zhamuhe, unfortunately... the supplies fell into your hands and were destroyed by you! He Zicheng sighed: "The vanguard troops of the Fengyun Army have already rushed to Liancheng Fortress on horseback. Before they arrive, we can only dance around with Zhamuhe and absolutely cannot alarm him."

  Du Bing sneered: "Most importantly, Zha Muhe hasn't finished what he should do yet, and the prince isn't dead yet, right? What a great double hit with one arrow!" In fact, Qian Buli had already extracted the secret from the captives that there was a slow-acting poison in the coarse salt in the baggage, which would not take effect in the short term and would not arouse suspicion. However, after seven or eight days, the effect would slowly begin to manifest. That's why Qian Buli ordered Wang Rui to feign doubt, and that batch of coarse salt ultimately fell into Zha Muhe's hands.

  This time, He Zicheng fell silent. He knew that Du Bing was dissatisfied with the way he had treated Princess Ji to the point of death, but this kind of political matter couldn't be explained to a pure military man. The atmosphere in the wine house became awkward, and no one spoke, only hearing a few rough breaths.

  After a long time, He Zicheng slowly opened his mouth: "General Du, I have said what I wanted to say, now it's your turn to choose."

  Du Bing sighed: "I regret hearing all this! If I had a choice just now, now that I know so many secrets, can I still choose? If I refuse, I won't be able to leave here alive, will I?"

  "General Du, you're underestimating me." He Zicheng smiled: "I won't force you, and what you know isn't a secret anyway. This plan was made by the cabinet, of course, you can also understand it as being under the influence of His Majesty... I'll tell you one more thing, our prince is currently serving as deputy commander in the Fengyun Army, you should understand that killing Zhamuhe would be an extremely glorious thing, if we win, then the entire people of Jizhou will forever remember the prince's merit!"

  Du Bing sat there, dumbfounded, his facial expressions revealing the turmoil in his heart. He was truly impressed by He Zicheng's eloquence, and if he hadn't been following Qian Buli, a leader he deeply admired and respected, perhaps he would have been swayed by He Zicheng's words long ago.

  He Zi Cheng sighed and said, "To be fair, Commander Qian is indeed a god of war, or else he wouldn't have defeated Zha Muhe three times. However, when it comes to using people... I don't dare agree with you. Or perhaps, did you offend Commander Qian somewhere?"

  Du Bing's face showed a gloomy expression, he pondered for a moment, and slowly said: "If you are willing to believe me, I need some time to think carefully, tomorrow, at this time, I will give you an answer."

  "No problem!" He Zicheng smiled, people who make promises easily are worthless, but someone like Du Bing, who is at a critical juncture and still doesn't make promises lightly, is trustworthy and admirable! He Zicheng was confident that Du Bing would make a wise choice!

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  Compared to He Zicheng, after listening to Du Bing's report, Qian Buli's side could be described as gloomy and dismal. Especially Ji Shengqing and Jia Tianxiang, their faces were filled with anger and worry. The reason they didn't lose hope was that they had Qian Buli, and they firmly believed that no one in the world could be a match for him.

  "This is not a case of killing two birds with one stone, it's more like three or four birds!" Qian Buli sighed, he didn't expect the situation to be so bad.

  "Sir, you mean..."

  "I'll tell you!" Jia Tianxiang coldly interjected, "The Commander is right! That woman's poisonous plan was indeed ruthless!" Princess Ji Sheng had been treated as a discarded child, and so had Jia Tianxiang. Wherever the Zhamuqi Iron Cavalry passed, he would never be able to keep his life! At this moment, Jia Tianxiang no longer deliberately maintained his noble demeanor, and actually referred to the Queen as "that woman", revealing the anger in his heart.

  Her face was deathly pale, she didn't have time to be shy, one hand reached out and firmly grasped Qian Bu Li's hand, her fingernails were already devoid of color.

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