novelhk Chapter 646: Free Battle Card
Chapter 646: Free Battle Card
The tower of Maicheng became the place where "the gods scattered silver". Silver rained down like an alluvial cloud, a scene that one would never dare to dream of.
Zhou Chang was so excited that Gao Yuan and Shou Hou beside him also joined in the fun by throwing some silver coins down.
Gao Yuan is very strong and the silver he throws can fly dozens of meters away.
At first, some of the Mirage Army were afraid that what was thrown down were stones, so they were on guard instinctively. But as they realized more and more, there was only white silver in front of them, and no stones, so they also reached out to catch the silver.
On the contrary, those who react more slowly can only lie on the ground to pick up the things.
Jiang Meng was stopped by Zhou Chang and was unhappy.
Zhou Chang turned around and shouted: "Brother Jiang, hurry up... let our soldiers shout in unison, this is the silver for them, let them withdraw their troops after receiving the silver, and stop fighting today to express their condolences."
"Cease-fire and express condolences?" Jiang Meng muttered. He still didn't know what Prince Yi was up to, so he was unwilling to listen.
Zhou Chang was anxious: "Brother Jiang, please don't say that the other side doesn't know that our Prince Xian has passed away? Wouldn't that mean that Prince Xian died in vain? We must make it clear."
"This..." The death of the commander-in-chief is a taboo in a battlefield battle, Jiang Meng hesitated.
"Brother Jiang is confused. We have all given them money. It is reasonable to ask them to express condolences for the sake of the money, right?" Zhou Chang did not know these battlefield rules, but felt that his own way of thinking was natural.
"Uh..." Jiang Meng always felt that if he tried to reason with someone who didn't understand military tactics, he would be foolish, and if that person was the "great hope" for the future, he would be stupid.
But now, staring at Zhou Chang's clear eyes, he wondered if he was really stupid.
Zhou Chang was so anxious that he went up to shake Jiang Meng and said, "Brother Jiang, we can't let Brother Xianwang die in vain. Hurry up and have someone tell them that I have paid the money, and they must also wear mourning clothes."
"Okay." Jiang Meng didn't know why, but he obeyed Zhou Chang and turned around to give orders again.
Soon, dozens of soldiers on the north tower of Maicheng began to shout in unison: "Take the silver, cease fire and mourn, take the silver, cease fire and mourn..."
The shouting continued and the money never stopped.
The Mirage Army who picked up the silver first took it to the foot of the city, while those who came up later were still stuck halfway.
It looked like a good thing like "silver falling from the sky" really happened. The mirage soldiers ran faster than the wind, with the rear team pushing the front team and the front team resisting the rear team.
The Mirage Army general was still beating drums in the rear to cheer, and only when he heard the shouting did he realize what was happening in front of him, and immediately there was a huge "stampede scene".
No matter how the general leading the charge gave orders, no one listened.
Let me ask you, what order can resist the temptation of human greed?
"How is it? Does my silver trick work?" Zhou Chang clapped his hands proudly.
Jiang Meng's expression also slowly changed from disapproval to sudden realization: "Ah... Your Highness... Are you thinking... Now the timing is just right, they are already in a mess, why not..."
"Don't..." Zhou Chang was afraid that Jiang Meng would get impulsive, so he held him tightly, "Brother Jiang, calm down, what are we shouting? The enemy is untrustworthy, but we can't. This is purely to show our condolences to Brother Wang."
"Huh?" Jiang Meng thought he understood, but was confused again.
He didn't know what to say. In the corner behind him, a general in blue-grey armor said angrily, "How can we keep our word with the mirage thieves? Some people have been pampered in the imperial city for many years, so they have unrealistic ideas. Soldiers like us who charge into the battlefield rely on wisdom and bravery. All is fair in war. Has Jiang forgotten this principle?"
The tone of these words was harsh and impolite, but it said something that many people present did not dare to say, causing everyone to turn around and look for him.
"Yes, yes..." Zhou Chang also turned around and smiled even more brilliantly, his pair of curved phoenix eyes like a fox, "It is true that all is fair in war, so we keep our word in order to break our word. We have to keep our word again when we break our word."
No one understood.
Zhou Chang did not intend to explain further, but raised his head and glanced at the tower, then turned back to Jiang Meng and said, "Brother Jiang, the three armies are in mourning to express their condolences to Brother Xian Wang, we must do our best."
No one can object to this.
Jiang Meng and his adjutants remained silent.
Zhou Chang had no choice but to pat Jiang Meng on the shoulder again and said, "Brother Jiang, don't worry. It worked on the first day, and it will be easy next time. Today, just throw away the 100,000 taels of silver and let the beggars under the city go back. Also, just let our soldiers have a good rest."
Jiang Meng was speechless and could not do anything else in front of his subordinates.
So the people on the tower just threw the things down, and the people below just picked them up.
Soon, all the silver on the tower was thrown away, but the mirage army under the tower was still in chaos.
"Look, do they look like beggars?" Zhou Chang couldn't get a response from others, so he had to talk to himself.
But she did think of the beggars in Jindu City.
Behind Jiang Meng, the general who had just spoken could not help but speak again: "Your Highness Prince Yi is a good brother, but so what? In the end, the mirage thieves took advantage of us and thought we were afraid of them and dared not go out of the city to meet the enemy. It is not a wise move to greatly reduce the morale of our army in order to mourn for your own brother."
"How dare you! Shut up." Jiang Meng remained silent just for the sake of Prince Yi's face. Having been suppressed to this point, he naturally had to continue to protect his jurisdiction.
Zhou Chang was not annoyed, but turned around to look again: "Who is talking? If you dare to speak, come forward."
Jiang Meng's bodyguards stepped back one after another, revealing one person.
The man was tall and sturdy, with an ordinary square face but a pair of tiger eyes full of murderous intent. He was standing behind the crowd, but now he came forward without showing any fear. He just glanced at Jiang Meng with his tiger eyes: "General Jiang, don't you know that as a general, if you only follow the will of your superiors, you may not only put your superiors in danger, but also send the lives of your soldiers away..."
"Shut up..." Jiang Meng didn't allow the man to finish his words. This time he really humiliated him in public. "You are talking nonsense in front of the army, which is disturbing the morale of the army. Come, arrest him."
Immediately, two of Jiang Meng's trusted lieutenant generals stepped forward and tried to take the tiger-eyed general away.
The tiger-eyed general had obviously said everything he wanted to say, and he didn't resist. He just waited for the two men to come and take him away, and even had a scornful smile on his face.
At this point, Zhou Chang became interested: "What's your name? You don't look like Jiang Dutong's deputy general?"
Although General Humu was wearing armor of almost the same style, his aura was different from that of the people around Jiang Meng.
When Prince Yi asked him, he still had a defiant look on his face, but at least he lowered his head and said, "I, General Zhou Tang, am indeed not General Jiang's deputy general, but the captain guarding the north tower of Maicheng."