Thread: 大唐双龙传 [Da Tang Shuang Long Zhuan] by Huang Yi

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    Default Book 22 Chapter 7 - Part 1

    Xiaohu ... (sigh) Paona, glad you agree. Ysabel, Jaya, HPC, you are welcome.


    Book 22 Chapter 7 Ambushing Troops Secret Crossing

    Bai Wenyuan took a map, drawn on silk cloth, and spread it out on a makeshift crude wooden table setup by the command tent. As if by prior agreement, Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling and Xuan Yong immediately stooped down to examine it carefully.

    Pointing to a big mountain range spanning diagonally across the map, Xuan Yong said, This must be Dahong Mountain. Even the mountain roads are listed clearly. This is the first time that I see such a meticulous map.

    Kou Zhongs sharp eyes caught a line of small characters on the corner of the map; he read, Respectfully made by Bai Wenyuan. Ha! Turns out Bai Xiong is an expert in drawing map. Apologies for failing to venerate.

    Bai Wenyuan modestly declined, Its just a minor art handed down in my family, it cant be considered anything.

    Sighing with admiration, Xu Ziling said, The writing brush Bai Xiong used must be stiffer than ordinary writing brush tip, otherwise, how could you draw such fine lines? Plus there are many kinds of color, it is nice-looking and pleasing to the eye.

    Slapping the table in praise, Kou Zhong said, The most awesome thing is that it wont discolor; the ink must be very special.

    Seeing that his hand-painted map received so much appreciation, Bai Wenyuans mood was somewhat better; he cheerfully said, All Zaixias ancestors were geography masters; we studied Fengshui and Five-Element meticulously, therefore, since childhood I followed my humble father going everywhere to survey mountain and river terrain, and drew it for the record. Only Ive never thought that in the future it would find itself for military use.

    Xuan Yong said, From here to Flying Horse Ranch, there are at least a hundred different routes, plus we have Bai Xiong, who is familiar with the mountain and river terrain, leading the way. What are we afraid of?

    Smiling ruefully, Bai Wenyuan said, Because of the Dahong Mountain and several big rivers separating east and west, in reality there are only five routes in the interior of the mountain, plus two routes north and south of Dahong Mountain. The worst part is that the setup of the sentry locations was all designed by Zaixia, no matter how we try to conceal our track, it will be difficult to escape the opponents eyes and ears. Ay! Its all my fault!

    Proud of himself, Kou Zhong said, If we do not go to the Flying Horse Ranch, but go straight to Yiling instead, what do you think?

    Bai Wenyuan dejectedly said, That is worse. Xiao Xian already ordered Dong Jingzhen, he knew from the war two gentlemen waged against Li Mi that gentlemen can effectively use ambushing troops, therefore, there is a great possibility that you might launch surprise attack to Yiling, hence they are already prepared to guard against this. Furthermore, the only route to Yiling from here is by way of Chang Jiang [Yangzte River]; it will be more easily exposed.

    Xu Ziling asked, Does Bai Xiong know the route An Long and Zhu Mei took to return to Hans interior?

    Bai Wenyuans pair of eyes flashed coldly, he also replied coldly, Naturally via Chang Jiang; this way they wont have to be afraid that Fu Gongyou might overtake them.

    Kou Zhongs spirit greatly aroused, he asked, How many ships do they have?

    Bai Wenyuan replied, Their fleet consists of ten wine-transporting ships; we came here disguised as cargo ships transporting wine. The fleet should still remain on the crossing dock west side of Tongan, pretending to wait for the shipment of the raw material to make wine, while actually we are waiting for An Long.

    Kou Zhong laughed aloud and said, This is called the Heaven is helping me. Now we must immediately hasten to hit the road; before An Long and that poisonous womans arrival, well take possession on those ten wine-transporting ships, and then well execute the secretly crossing the Wei Riber at Chencang stratagem [idiom: refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang against Xiang Yu], using them to advance to our destination.

    Xuan Yong accepted the order and hurried out to notify the other generals.

    Emotionally moved, Bai Wenyuan said, Shao Shuai, please uphold justice for Wenyuan.

    Wrapping his arm around Bai Wenyuans shoulder, Kou Zhong said, Bai Xiong, dont worry. What I am afraid of is that at that time, you will still find it difficult to abandon old feeling.

    Pei! Bai Wenyuan spat, and spoke with a cold snort, Even if that poisonous woman cut me up into ten thousand pieces, I will not knit half my brow.

    Xu Ziling said, Killing Zhu Mei is easy, but An Longs martial art skill is no small matter; if he slips out of our net, he might spoil our plan big time.

    Kou Zhong nodded and said, Hence we must really plan it well before making any move; we will setup a large and tight net so that An Long will not have any door from which he could escape.

    Bai Wenyuan was silent for half a day; finally he shook his head and said, My bad; there is no reason for you to risk your lives for me, it is also not worth it for me to take this risk for the sake of this cheap s1ut. As soon as we get the ships, we will head west immediately. A gentleman wants to take revenge, ten years is not too late. Let An Long and that cheap s1ut fall into emptiness, with Fu Gongyous pursuing troops behind them. That can already make me extremely happy.

    Kou Zhong laughed and said, Very well! In short, I, Kou Zhong, guarantee that I will wipe Bai Xiongs deep enmity clean. Hows Bai Xiongs spirit? We are still relying on you to lead the way!

    This moment their men arrived leading their horses. Bai Wenyuan flew up the horseback and said with a laugh, As soon as I remember that cheap s1ut, my vitality rose up a hundredfold; two gentlemen please be at ease.

    Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, Xuan Yong and Bai Wenyuan jumped down their horses, and flew up to the top of a hill. Under the moon and the starlight, about half a li down below they saw the rippling waves of the Yangtze River. Moored on the crossing-dock were seven medium-sized sailing boats, with no light at all.

    Thank Heaven and thank the Earth, Kou Zhong said, Bai Xiong is indeed a geographical expert, so we can catch up ahead of that pair of dog man and woman. But why seven ships instead of ten?

    Bai Wenyuan shook his head and said, I am not sure. Perhaps the other three are on another mission!

    Whos guarding the boats? Xu Ziling asked.

    All of them are An Longs men, Bai Wenyuan replied, We must kill them all, lest they leak the news.

    Noticing Xu Zilings eyebrows were immediately furrowed, Kou Zhong hastily said, That is too cruel and heartless; as long as we can capture them all alive, we can set them free in some deserted riverbank. Even if they wanted to, it would be difficult for them to transmit the news, only homing pigeons will be faster than we are.

    Stunned, Bai Wenyuan said, Shao Shuais style of work is certainly entirely different from Zhu Can, father and daughter. Ay!

    Trying to console him, Xuan Yong said, Our people are ready, the most urgent thing is to survey whats ahead of us.

    Turning to Kou Zhong, he said, At the Yellow River, several times has subordinate led my men to attack enemy ships moored on the riverbank. Shao Shuai only need to set the time of the attack, I guarantee that everything will be executed properly.

    This matter should not be delayed, Kou Zhong said, We seize the ships and capture the men immediately, using fast to defeat slow, using well-prepared to beat ill-prepared. Pure and simple: it will be a delight!

    Like a ghost or a demon Xu Ziling floated back; he gave report to Kou Zhong and his men, who had been hiding behind a pile of rocks by the shore, The ships defense is sloppy and ordinary; each ship has about a dozen sailors. If we move fast enough, I guarantee that we will be able to capture everybody in one net.

    Kou Zhong signaled Xuan Yong, who had been waiting by his side, to move. The latter immediately let out an owl cry, the seven groups consisted of seven hundred men in total, who had been crouching low on the ground, responded by going into the water, and then without making any noise they swam toward the seven ships.

    Xuan Yong sent out another signal, Bai Wenyuan, leading more than four hundred men cavalry, responded. From the mountain road, with battle formation at its peak, they galloped down toward the crossing dock.

    The dense sound of hoof beat broke the serenity of the late-night riverbank, completely drowning the rustling sound of the flowing water.

    Lights immediately appeared on the moored ships. Shadows flickered and flashed, all attention was at Bai Wenyuan and the men who dressed as his subordinates.

    Bai Wenyuan galloped out of the formation and shouted, Summon everybody immediately, prepare to set sail!

    Someone on the ship responded, Everybody is already waiting onboard! What about Da Laoban [big boss]?

    Bai Wenyuan cried out, Da Laoban is here, but Jiang Huai Armys pursuing troops are behind him. Quickly let us aboard!

    Hearing the pursuing troops, the men on board immediately panicked. They set down the plank, raised the sail, and set sail in confusion.

    Kou Zhong whispered in Xu Zilings ear, Success! Its our turn now.

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    Wow, what a great update!

    Thanks foxs..
    Why sighed?

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    I Wonder if it's another trap

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    Default Book 22 Chapter 7 - Part 2

    Xiaohu, because you are not listening to me. Paona, Ysabel, HPC, Jaya, you are welcome. Tail, hmm ... maybe ... we'll find out together. Here's the end of Chapter 7.



    Creak! Creak!

    Kou Zhong pushed the door and entered; he said to Xu Ziling, who was sitting up from the bed, Wake up!

    Did you have to make so much noise to wake me up? Xu Ziling said in displeasure.

    Kou Zhong sat on the edge of the bed, stretching out in exaggerated movement, and said, I also fell asleep and was out cold. Look! The sun is at least four-pole high!

    Xu Ziling deeply felt the same way, Now I understand what is called toiling the army in military expedition is not what a wise man would do. The two of us already made our names, but last night when I went to bed, I still feel like all the bones in my body were falling apart.

    Kou Zhong looked out the window at the mother earth bathed in bright and beautiful sunshine. He said, This time we can be considered a bit lucky, running into Bai Wenyuan. If not, it would not be different than walking right into the trap. Now we are disguising ourselves as An Longs fleet transporting raw material to make wine, plus we have Bai Wenyuan, this genuine-goods-at-fair-prices Garuda Army general stepping in to direct the operation. Do you think there is still any flaw?

    Muttering to himself irresolutely, Xu Ziling said, When An Long and Zhu Mei arrived at the crossing dock and found out that the seven ships have gone missing, what would they think?

    Kou Zhong laughed and said, Naturally they would indulge in flights of fancy; but they would never find half a hoof print on the ground, because we swept it away. Therefore, they would never think to associate Bai Wenyuan with us; they might think that Jianghuai Navy arrived and captured their men and ships, or perhaps they had scared his men off that his wine boat slipped away.

    Where did the other three ships go? Xu Ziling wondered.

    Its nothing, Kou Zhong replied, They just received An Longs order to sail to Jiangdu to do business. Turns out An Longs wine-transporting ships have always been doing business with those Snake and Dog, Two Fools, Pei Yue and Pei Yan.

    The Dragon and Tiger, Two Lords became Snake and Dog, Two Fools in Kou Zhong mouth.

    Xu Ziling left the bed and walked over to the window. He stretched his limbs, while looking at the fascinating forest and open country beyond the bank of the river, resplendent in the bright sunlight. Where is our next stop? he asked.

    Kou Zhong said, We are going to reach Xiao Xians Jiujiang [lit. nine rivers] county tonight. If we can pass this place, our ambushing troops will penetrate deep into the enemys territory. Currently I change my mind; I want to deal a crushing blow to the coalition army under Dong Jingzhen leadership in one go. Ling Shao, do you have any thought?

    Xu Ziling agreed, It ought to be so, he said, Shall we notify Beautiful Changzhu [Ranch Master] to coordinate with her?

    Kou Zhong shook his head and said, According to Bai Wenyuan, although they failed to take Changyang and Yuanan, but they put these two cities under siege that not one drop can trickle through. Flying Horse Ranch is also under close surveillance, so we must not beat the grass to scare the snake at all.

    And then, rising up to his full height, he came over behind Xu Ziling and said, Do you think Shi Feixuan came to Hefei has something to do with Wan yaonu?

    Of course, Xu Ziling replied, Their struggle has turned from a battle of force and blade into a competition of control over the world. Shi Feixuan is fighting for the happiness of the people, while Yin Gui Pai wants to expand its influence. If the future emperor is under Yin Gui Pais control, Ci Hang Jingzhai will not have any place to set their feet. That will be more beneficial than defeating Shi Feixuan.

    Emotionally moved, Kou Zhong said, Your conjecture is very rational. In that case, among the warlords vying for supremacy, there must be one Yin Gui Pais man. Could that person be Ol Die?

    Xu Ziling pondered, Ol Die does not look like Yin Gui Pais man at all, Xiao Xian is more like it. But if Xiao Xian is indeed a Yin Gui Pai demon, he would have not helped us assassinating Ren Shaoming. And thus, Lin Shihong is the biggest suspect.

    Kou Zhong sat comfortably in the chair by the cabin window; he said cheerfully, If it is really Lin Shihong, then its the same as if Yin Gui Pai is eating a damaged walking stick. Currently, no matter how you think about it, you wont remember Lin Shihong. Unless in a short period of time he can acquire Xiao Xian and the Song Familys support; if not, he can only wait to be destroyed by the other faction.

    Do not underestimate anybody, Xu Ziling said, Although, contrary to expectation, Lin Shihong stays in the south, but he occupies Poyang Lake, which give him distinct advantage. Presently, the Song Family and Xiao Xian are helpless to do anything to him, hence the reason Yin Gui Pai is keeping the hostility under control, conniving at our high wind and high rain, the more we make chaos the better. When Xiao Xian is crossing to the north, Lin Shihong can expand in a big way. This aspect must not be lightly ignored.

    Slapping the table in praise, Kou Zhong exclaimed, Makes sense! Or perhaps Lin Shihong has nothing to do with Yin Gui Pai at all; the real demon can be Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Dou Jiande, even Li Zitong, Zhu Can, or Cao Yinglong. Ha! This guessing game is really interesting.

    Xu Ziling sat down in the other chair; smiling, he said, As long as we are successful in one thing, it doesnt matter which one is the Yin Gui Pai demon, we will deal a heavy blow on Yin Gui Pais grand scheme of world domination.

    Kou Zhongs spirit was shaken, What one thing? he asked.

    Xu Ziling replied indifferently, Taking over Xiangyang, driving out Qian Duguan and Bai Qinger.

    Kou Zhongs pair of tiger-eyes lit up; nodding, he said, Well said! That is Yin Gui Pais heaviest x木莸悖 [I have no idea what it is, the first character seems to be missing, I checked all my three sources] in the Central Plains. The day I conquer Jingling will be the harbinger of Qian Duguans downfall; the King of Heaven or Lao-tze wont be able to stop me, Kou Zhong.

    In the dark of the night, the seven ships were sailing slowly into the waters of Jiujiang.

    Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling put on their mask, and stood behind Bai Wenyuan, ready to deal with any sudden change.

    In their hearts, the two boys had some kind of peculiar feeling.

    It was in this big city on the southern bank of Yangtze River that they went through the nine-deaths-and-were-still-alive realms, succeeded in killing Ren Shaoming, destroyed the conspiracy between the Tiele people and Yin Gui Pai, reversed the situation in the south, which also made their names shook the heavens.

    Jiujiang has changed hands several times, before finally fell into Xiao Xians hands, forcing Lin Shihong to stay in Poyang.

    A small boat of Baling Army sailed speedily toward them.

    Bai Wenyuan talked with the captain, who had climbed aboard to their ship, naturally there was no problem. But when they started to relax, a warship left the dock and head straight toward them.

    Astounded, Bai Wenyuan asked, What is it?

    The captain returned a blank, Its General Chen Wus ship, he replied, I dont know what it is either; perhaps he just wanted to speak with General Bai!

    Everybody cried, Bad! inwardly, but they had no choice but to wait with blank expression on their faces. If they were discovered, their previous achievement would all go to waste, killing a few people would not help.

    While their scalp went numb, the enemy ship slowly approached. A general, leading four or five attendants, leaped over to their ship, laughed aloud, and said, Bai Jiangjun, how are you? How come I did not see Mei Gongzhu [princess]?

    Everybody, without exception, breathed a sigh of relief.

    Bai Wenyuan stepped forward and raised his cupped fist in salute, Chen Jiangjun, please do not blame Xiao Jiang [lowly general] for passing through the door but not entering; it is because we have an urgent matter, and must return immediately. Mei Gongzhu has something to attend to and has to stay in Hefei; she will be two days late.

    Chen Wu nodded and said, That is as it should be. This time I came aboard to pay a visit, there is actually a favor Id like to ask.

    Bai Wenyuan laughed aloud and said, Chen Jiangjun need not stand on ceremony; as long as it is within Xiao Jiangs power to do so, it will definitely be done properly.

    Chen Wu said, To Bai Jiangjun, this is merely the exertion of lifting one's hand. Three days ago, we intercepted Flying Horse Ranchs ship on the River, killed more than a dozen people on the spot, but one kid managed to escape, only this evening we were able to catch him back. We were just about to torture him for questioning when we heard Jiangjun is here. I was wondering if you could do us a favor by taking this man to Dong Shuai [Commander]? This mans martial art skill is quite good, he must have a bit of position in the Flying Horse Ranch, plus he had been seen with Kou and Xu, those two thieves, he might be of a great use to Dong Shuai.

    Hearing that, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were both sad and happy at the same time. Sad naturally because Flying Horse Ranch brothers were killed. Happy because with no blood on the men's swords [idiom: effortless victory], they could rescue back this kid, who, very likely, was Luo Fang.

    Naturally Bai Wenyuan did not stop agreeing.

    Bring him here! Chen Wu shouted.

    The ship left Jiujiang.

    His spirit took a beating, Luo Fang, with bare upper body, while letting someone clean and replace the bandage of his many wounds, drank a cup of hot tea, and spoke in disbelief, I thought everything was over, who would have thought that unexpectedly I came across you guys; its just like in a dream.

    Kou Zhong hatefully said, It was practically a trap. They intentionally let you go to us for help, but on the way back they made their move against you. Fortunately Laotianye has eyes, we ran into you.

    Xuan Yong said, Now victory and defeat will be decided by who can move a bit faster. We have no other choice, we can only go ashore at the most advantageous location, and then go full speed to attack Dong Jingzhen so that he will be caught unprepared, and then rendezvous with the Ranchs main forces, while the enemy is flustered, we launch a large-scale counterattack, resolving it in the shortest time possible.

    Everybodys eyes turned toward Bai Wenyuan.

    Full of confidence, Bai Wenyuan said, In three days, we will turn into River Ju, and disembark at Chunfeng Du [lit. spring breeze crossing], about ten li south of Dangyang. I am confident that we will be able to keep all gateways in the dark, and hide from Dong Jingzhens hidden army at the Chunfeng Hill. I will then make a map, and have everybody study it, to determine how we are going to make Dong Jingzhen suffer a big defeat.

    Delighted, Kou Zhong said, We will to use these three days time to preserve and nurture our spirit, so that when the time comes, we are not a weary force, but a lively-dragon, animated-tiger-in-military-expedition ambushing force!

    The crowd responded with thunderous roar. Their morale was elevated to its highest point.

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    When did I not listen to you, foxs?

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    Quote Originally Posted by foxs View Post
    Xu Ziling replied indifferently, Taking over Xiangyang, driving out Qian Duguan and Bai Qinger.

    Kou Zhongs pair of tiger-eyes lit up; nodding, he said, Well said! That is Yin Gui Pais heaviest x木莸悖 [I have no idea what it is, the first character seems to be missing, I checked all my three sources] in the Central Plains. The day I conquer Jingling will be the harbinger of Qian Duguans downfall; the King of Heaven or Lao-tze wont be able to stop me, Kou Zhong.
    thank you very much foxs but it seems our old friend gibberish strikes again so from context clues can we say that the missing word is "investment"? such that the sentence says "That is Yin Gui Pai's heaviest 'investment' in the Central Plains"?
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    Default Book 22 Chapter 8 - Part 1

    Sky, Ysabel, HPC, Jaya, you are welcome. Xiaohu, all the time. Didn't I tell you not to wait? Paona, that is certainly a very plausible explanation, but unless someone out there can confirm the missing text, I am reluctant to change it.


    Book 22 Chapter 8 Strange Tactic To Subdue The Enemy

    At noon, everybody abandoned the ships and disembarked at the eastern bank of Ju River. They hid the seven ships in a tributary of the River, and took their horses to hide into a dense woods near the riverbank. While the horses were resting and eating grass, Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, Luo Fang, Bai Wenyuan, and Xuan Yong, five men left first to scout the enemy situation.

    Dong Jingzhens ten-thousand-man elite troops were stationed only five li upstream from the place they disembarked. Several landing docks were built along the Ju River, and moored on these docks were more than a dozen battleships. Close to shore were three main wooden strongholds, for Xiao Xian, Zhu Can, and Cao Yinglong, respectively, the three factions troops.

    The positioning of their garrisons was indeed very strategic and impeccable; it was close to both the water and land major routes, not only it would enable them to rapidly provide assistance to the attacking troops toward Yuanan and Dangyang, they would also be able to intercept Kou Zhongs Shaoshuai Army, either by water or land.

    The five men felt a very big headache.

    Disappointed, Bai Wenyuan said, Although I was clear about the situation in here, I didnt know they would be divided into three strongholds on separate hills. Watchtowers standing in great numbers are not the problem, but they also flattened the nearby trees, so that in attacking one factions stronghold, no sound can be hidden, no risk can be avoided.

    Frowning, Xuan Yong said, These three wooden strongholds are extraordinarily sturdy, the defense inside and outside the fort are adequate; just by releasing arrows from the battlement holes, they can smash our attack. If we had more time, we could use battle equipment to attack the fort, but now we are unable to do anything.

    Distressed, Kou Zhong said, If we cannot break the enemy tonight, tomorrow we cannot hide from the enemys spies. The biggest headache is that our military strength is already inadequate to attack one stronghold, forget about attacking the three forts at the same time. Looks like we can only use deceit.

    Xu Ziling patted Luo Fangs shoulder and said with a smile, Xiongdi, I am afraid we will have to wrong you!

    A sailboat appeared from the tributary, braving the darkness going upstream in the direction of the enemys stronghold.

    Everybody was standing on the observation deck, looking into the distance at the terrain on both banks.

    This evening the moon was casting its light directly onto their faces, shrouding the mountain forest near and far in its golden light. Even without any lantern, everything could be clearly seen.

    Naturally Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had their masks on to hide their real identity. The former sighed and said, Next time we are using ambushing troops to attack the enemy, we must plan it not to happen on the full moon. Like right now, there is not much difference to mounting a sneak attack during the daytime.

    Xu Ziling asked Bai Wenyuan, In Bai Xiongs knowledge, is it possible that Chen Wu of Jiujiang would use a homing pigeon or something like that to notify Dong Jingzhen one step ahead that we are going to take a prisoner for him?

    Muttering to himself irresolutely, Bai Wenyuan replied, That possibility is surely quite high; while naturally homing pigeons do not know how to fly here, but they could fly to Yiling, and then the information can be sent here using fast horse.

    Kou Zhong said, Well find out really soon. Come!

    Calm and unhurried, Bai Wenyuan personally operated the signal lantern to notify the two skiffs coming to meet them.

    After the three boats met, the two skiffs turned around and piloted them toward the place where they should dock.

    Before they even cast their anchor, a high-ranking military officer from Baling Army jumped aboard, saluted to Bai Wenyuan, and said, Bai Jiangjun, how are you? Xiao Jiang Lei Youshi. Dong Shuai already knew you are coming, but did not know it would be this soon. [Translators note: interesting fact, Lei Youshi means thunder is starting.]

    Laying down the load on his mind, Bai Wenyuan laughed and said, Such an urgent matter, naturally wed do everything in our power to come quickly to deliver the prisoner. Any news about those two small thieves?

    That Baling Armys Deputy General called Lei Youshi replied, We received news today that by using some tricks, those two small thieves turned Rong Fengxiangs Bai Ye General Assembly upside down and in complete shambles. Um, didnt Bai Jiangjun come from there? You ought to have clearer knowledge about this.

    Bai Wenyuan cheerfully said, This matter is unusually complicated, well talk in details after I make my appearance. How about Lei Xiong come to our sides fort to chat after we hand over the prisoner to DongShuai?

    Smiling bitterly, Lei Youshi said, I am on duty tonight; how about tomorrow night? Those two small thieves have always appeared and disappeared unpredictably [orig. gods appear and devils vanish]; even Li Mi, Yuwen Huaji, Li Zitong, and the others are not their match, it wont do if I dont have twelve awake-spirits.

    A bizarre feeling rose up in Kou Zhong and Xu Zilings hearts.

    It was not polite words, but it came from the enemys mouth, heartfelt words full of wariness; it could clearly be seen that their names had intimidated the world, no wonder Xiao Xian, Zhu Can and Cao Yinglong were so active in plotting against them, and attached more importance to them rather than the Flying Horse Ranch.

    The hull shuddered slightly, the shipped was docked.

    Bring the prisoner out! Bai Wenyuan shouted.

    Immediately someone pushed Luo Fang out and handed him over to Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who took their positions on his left and right, as they walked down the ship. On the surface Luo Fang looked like he had been beaten pretty bad; not only his clothes were tattered, there were streaks of dried blood and some bruising on his face as well.

    The others remained on board the ship.

    Leading the way, Lei Youshi casually commented, Your ship seems to be riding low on the water, it must be filled with goods.

    Walking behind, Kou, Xu and Lou, three men were secretly startled, but Bai Wenyuan nonchalantly laughed and said, Lei Xiongs eyesight is indeed formidable; the entire hold is full of rice grain, it would be strange indeed if it werent low. If not for the tail wind, we would not have arrived here this quickly.

    Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling exchanged a glance; they both could see the brilliance of this answer. With these few sentences, Bai Wenyuan successively resolved several issues; not only he was praising Lei Youshi, he also addressed the heavy load of the ship, and most importantly he explained the tail wind, which enabled them to arrive swiftly, and thus dismissed the other partys misgivings.

    Arriving on shore, a group of more than twenty Baling Armys troops escorted them, in front and behind, as they walked toward the Baling Armys stronghold.

    Lei Youshi looked back at the hanging-his-head-dispiritedly Luo Fang, and spoke in a low voice, This kid seemed to have received some sufferings from Bai Jiangjun; whats his name? And what kind of useful information did he bring?

    Bai Wenyuan was waiting precisely for these questions; delighted, he replied, This kid is called Luo Fang, an important figure of Fu Zhishi [deputy manager, see Book 9 Chapter 4] level within the Flying Horse Ranch. He was on his way to see those two small thieves to ask for help, but was returning alone earlier to inform Shang Xiuxun about the grand plan concerning the counteroffensive against us. Tell me, do you think this is a useful information?

    Emotionally moved, Lei Youshi said, That is indeed an extremely important information; Bai Jiangjun is really resourceful.

    Bai Wenyuan responded gloomily, It was none other than that set of old tricks, nobodys mouth is stronger than those malicious torture.

    Lei Youshi shouted to a Baling Army soldier in front of him, Run to notify Dong Shuai: Bai Jiangjun has an extremely important information to be reported immediately.

    Accepting the order the soldier ran away.

    Lei Youshi suddenly smiled evilly, The day before yesterday we caught a group of village girls in the neighboring villages, among them there are two whose appearance is fairly beautiful, is Bai Jiangjun interested?

    Murderous intent immediately flashed through Kou Zhong and Xu Zilings eyes.

    Bai Wenyuan laughed and said, Lets set them aside for Lei Xiongs enjoyment! I just came back from Hefei. Ha! Lei Xiong ought to know what I am talking about!

    Greatly delighted, Lei Youshi said, Understand! Understand! Ay! Living in wild, mountainous country is indeed too dry and maddening.

    This moment the entourage turned uphill along the sloping path leading toward the mountain stronghold; they saw on both sides of the road three layers of trenches to trap horses, full of sharp thorns in the inside. Seeing this, Kou Zhong and the others cried lucky! inwardly.

    Were it not for this brilliant scheme of entering by deceit, with less than a force of two thousand men attacking three separate wooden forts with tens of thousands men inside, it would be like a moth throwing itself into a flame, or like using a praying mantis arm to block a chariot.

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    thank you Foxs, for the update, I want to clarify that I always listen to you...
    but, this DTSLZ is like a poisonous story, while your update is the cure... so....
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    Thanks foxs

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