Chapter 444.

“You can abduct him back to the North all you want if you can. But before that, don’t get in the way of my business.” Pei Man Xilou said indifferently.

“Your Proper Business ……..”

Huang Xian’er played with her fingernails, collected her charming demeanor, and tsked, “I told you, a high-minded and proud person like you, how could you be willing to lose to a person you’ve never met.”

“I’ve been poking around for the past few days, and although Xu Qi’an is a supreme poetic talent, he’s never made a mark in the art of war. I suspect that the book of war was written by Wei Yuan. That’s why I want to pay him a visit and test the waters. Of course, if he really is the author of that book of war ……….”

Pei Man Xilou paused, slightly clenching his fist, his tone a little excited, a little eager:

“I would like to ask him a few questions about how the war in the north should be broken, such a great man of the art of war, often a point, an idea, may be the key to the success or failure of the war.”

Huang Xian’er bristled, “It’s not that exaggerated.”

The carriage stopped, and the two men lifted the curtains and leapt out of the carriage.

Led by Old Zhang, the concierge, Huang Xian’er crossed into the Xu Mansion, looked around and said with a smile, “Not bad at all!”

During this period of time, she along with Pei Man Xilou in all the Beijing official mansions running around, socializing, seen too many mansions residence, Xu House of the scale and building, roughly than the top than the bottom of the degree of insufficiency.

Walking through the verdant stone paved road, in front of him was a building with an atmospheric appearance and flying eaves on both sides, which was precisely the outer hall of Xu Mansion’s meeting room.

Huang Xian’er’s eyes snapped open as she saw a man wearing a black background, entwined gold and silver threaded robes, and hanging ornate accessories, standing at the entrance of the outer hall.

was looking at them with a smile.

The man’s features were carved like a carving, filled with masculine masculinity without being rugged, and if you looked closely, you would find that he was actually quite handsome.

It was only his sharp eyes, strong physique, and wheat-colored skin that made him seem so different from his handsome cousin.

Didn t let me down, just this skin alone is worthy of auntie s pity ……….. Huang Xian’er’s smile was unconsciously flirtatious.

Xu Qi’an had already seen them at the literary meeting, so he merely swept a glance without poking around much.

Well, this demoness Huang Xian’er is still as slutty as ever! He muttered in his heart, but on the surface, he was gentle and smiled, “Both of you, please come inside!”

He just looked at me lightly, and did not show the salivation and astonishment that men often have, but it was clearly the first time that he and I had met ……….

This is certainly not that I am not charming enough, but Xu Yinluo this person, either has an extremely strong resistance to beauty, or the rumors circulating in the capital, about his affair with the flower girl of the Church Department, are actually his deliberate disguise ……….. The intelligent and cunning Huang Xian’er noticed this detail and silently memorized it in her heart.

No matter which possibility it was, it all signaled that Xu Yinluo, a man who was not an ordinary man, was quite difficult to seduce.

This is not more interesting, if the hook hand can be rolled on the bed, that is also too unchallenging ………… I heard that I don’t know how many good women look up to him in the capital.

Hey, auntie is going to sleep with the most colorful young man in Da Bong!

To hook up with the man that countless women in the capital have dreamed of!

Imagine, the most colorful young man of Dabong, the famous Xu Yinluo, the object of countless women’s dreams in the capital, was hooked up in bed by her, a foreigner, how relieving and cool it was.

It is both a crush on the mentality of the women of the capital, and back in the clan you can brag about it in front of your sisters, envying that group of little vixens.

Xu Qi’an guided the two demonic barbarian emissaries into the hall, ordering his subordinates to serve tea as he sat in the main seat and snickered:

“Knowing that the Emperor and I have a problem, you guys still come to visit, this is to put me to death.”

Because these two were demonic barbarians, he had warned the female members of the family in advance not to run to the outer courtyard today.

Pei Man Xilou took a symbolic sip of tea out of courtesy, snickering with the same smile:

“The feud between you and Emperor Dafeng has been known for a long time, so I’m curious as to how Xu Yinluo will respond.”

Xu Qi’an laughed and didn’t respond, only saying, “I’ve long since ceased to be a silver gong.”

Pei Man Xilou nodded his head and turned to say, “That day at the literary meeting, I read Duke Xu’s book on military affairs, and it was like an enlightenment. As a matter of fact, I have admired Mr. Xu for a long time.”

Huang Xian’er said sweetly, “My slave has been admiring Mr. Xu for a long time, too.”

Her voice was dainty, and she spoke as if she were pampered.

Regarding this fox beauty’s head scratching, Xu Qi’an regarded it as invisible and smiled:

“Prince Pei Man’s talent is equally shocking to me. I didn’t realize that the Foreign Clan would have a great scholar with such amazing talent. You have used your talent to earn the respect of the Great Bong.”

Huang Xian’er pouted and said in a delicate voice, “What about the slave, did the slave not earn the respect of Gongzi?”

You? You fox demonesses have long since won the respect of the official lsp ……… Xu Qi An spat in his heart, and only smiled slightly at this kind of flirtatious nature of hitchhiking.

Fox Clan’s fox girl, now in the Dafeng officialdom to obtain unanimous praise, the Beijing officials did not talk about it in private, even Xu Erlang heard about it, gossip with big brother mentioned.

“But even I, faced with the Jing Kingdom’s iron cavalry, feel that it is exceptionally tricky. It’s a matter of common knowledge in the Nine States that my divine race’s iron cavalry is formidable. But it’s hard for a pugilist to achieve greatness.” Pei Man Xilou lamented:

“On this visit, Xilou has come to seek advice from Mr. Xu.”

Ask me for advice? I’m just a porter, I didn’t write Sun Tzu’s Art of War, Sun Tzu did, and the title of the book says it all, doesn’t it? ……… You’re a great scholar who’s well versed in the art of war, and you’re asking me for advice?

Xu Qi’an spat madly in his heart, but on the surface, he didn’t move, just smiled faintly, “I wrote in the book of war that knowing one’s self and one’s enemy gives one hundred victories in a hundred battles.”

Hearing his reply, the corners of Pei Man Xilou’s mouth widened in a smile, and with an initial recognition of this Xu Yinluo’s level, he slowly said:

“I was the one who was too anxious, well, there are two types of cavalry in the Jing Kingdom, one is known as the Fire Armor Army, which became famous for the armor made of special materials on their bodies. Their mounts are Unicorn Scale Beasts, high-quality warhorses and a breed called Monster Beast za cross-bred in the Jing Kingdom.

“This beast has terrifying endurance, its scales are incredibly defensive, and the unicorn horn on its head is invincible when paired with a charge. Even the strongest heavy cavalry of the barbarians wouldn’t dare to say that they will win when they meet them, and the Fire Armor Army has a full 40,000 of them. The other type is ordinary cavalry.”

A heavy cavalry of 40,000 foreign beasts, no wonder it can sweep through the demon barbarians ……….. Xu Qi’an was secretly surprised in his heart.

Pei Man Xilou continued: “And their light cavalry should not be underestimated, running like fire, after the heavy cavalry charge, the light cavalry is responsible for harvesting the scattered enemy troops, the two together, invincible.

“Moreover, the north is mostly plain terrain, unlike the Central Plains, which is densely populated with mountains and rivers, so if we find a good terrain, we will be able to effectively contain the Jing cavalry. May I ask Xu Yinluo, my Northern Divine Race, how should I respond?”

How the hell do I know, if I were me, I would just A go up, who cares ………. Xu Qi’an suddenly flashed Xu Erlang’s draft in his mind, and instantly laughed and said:

“If it was Da Bong’s army that faced such an iron cavalry in the north, it would only need to bombard it with artillery and chariots and crossbows in turn.”

Pei Man Xilou shook his head and said, “Therefore, the light cavalry of the Jing State, with their extremely fast running speeds, will be able to destroy the artillery corps of the Great Feng as long as they spread out their camps and resist the first two rounds of bombardment.”

Xu Qi’an said, ”Two methods, set up an iron spiked deer halt a hundred paces away from the artillerymen, or dig a horse trap. Simply stabbing into the ground with a fist-sized main tube and digging a deep pit of the appropriate size will effectively contain the cavalry’s charge.

“Light cavalry is not heavy cavalry, can’t see as if nothing, charge speed once encountered obstacles, and have to suffer a few more rounds of artillery, car crossbow. Oh, soldiers have no fixed style, no terrain advantage, we must learn to create their own advantage.”

Horse trap and halt ………. I also have a similar strategy, and now, how to create “geographical advantage” in the plains of the method, two more ………. Pei Man Xilou’s eyes lit up, silently memorized, and then smiled deeply:

“Mr. Xu is unaware that the Jing Kingdom, likewise, has artillery and chariots and crossbows. As far as I know, these were channeled to the Witch God Cult by your former Minister of War from the Dafeng. With just the horse pits and the deer halt, I’m afraid that it will be difficult to deal with the Jing cavalry.”

Nima, why didn’t you say so earlier? Not just here to ask for advice, you’re still here to smash the scene right ………. Xu Qi’an couldn’t help but glance at him.

This Pei Man Xilou is not only to ask for advice, or to test his depth, because in the literary meeting by their “one strike fatal”, the heart is not convinced?

Fortunately, I read some of Er Lang’s strategies last night ………. Xu Qi’an laughed, “Aren’t the cavalry of the demon and barbarian tribes just about to come in handy.”

He flexibly switched his thoughts, pulling the demon barbarian army into the camp to fill in the weaknesses of his side’s combat power. In Xu Erlang’s conceptualization, the army of demon barbarians had already been counted in.

Pei Man Xilou seemed to be lifting the bar, “In that case, it’s an even match at best.”

“No, not evenly matched.”

Xu Qi’an shook his head, ”If the Great Fathers and the Demon Barbarians were to join forces, the chances of victory would absolutely crush the Jing army team, even if they also possessed a certain number of artillery pieces. The more types of soldiers there are, the more room for maneuverability there is.

“Heh, let me give you a small example, I heard that every warrior of the barbarian Golden Wood Ministry has raised a Feather Spider, the only flying beast army in the twelve ministries. In addition, the warriors of the Golden Wood Division are good at shooting.”

Pei Man Xilou was a bit disappointed, “Although the Golden Wood Division’s flying beast army is good at shooting, it’s difficult for the arrows to break through the Fire Armor Army’s armor. A portion of the experts might be able to do it, but on a large battlefield, it’s a drop in the bucket.”

Xu Qi’an laughed, ”Brother Pei Man’s mind is still not flexible enough, why must we count on arrows to cause damage? Since penetrating damage cannot pose a threat to the Fire Armor Army, why don’t we change it up. For example, tie kerosene to the arrows.

“Heavy cavalry armor is hard to take off, and once it is stained with kerosene, the fire is so intense that it only takes a few moments for the armor to burn red. They can’t extinguish it, and they can’t take it off. At that time, the heavy armor they are so proud of will become the deadliest flaw.”

This move, again, came from Jiro’s idea.

Pei Man Xilou moved slightly, and it was no longer difficult to remain calm, whispering to himself:

“Yes, since it’s hard to be injured by arrows, why don’t we try a fire attack. The heavy cavalry’s iron armor is difficult to take off on their own, once they are dipped in kerosene, they will be burned to death even if they don’t die. The flying beast army of the Golden Wood Ministry shoots arrows from above, the fire armor army can’t hide, it’s feasible, it’s completely feasible ……….”

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, as if he had been enlightened by a Jedi master.

“Duke Xu is worthy of being a great master of the art of war, specializing in the use of military types and tools, which coincides with my Dao of War. These words can be said to have awakened the dreamer with a single word. It’s a pity that amongst the Divine Race, there are too few people who are proficient in the Art of War.

“If someone had been able to discuss this with me earlier, perhaps, maybe they would have come up with this move a long time ago. Why would my God Clan be in such a sorry state.”

Even Huang Xian’er, who did not understand the art of war, figured out the beauty of this move.

She looked at Xu Qi’an with a touch more appreciation.

It was no longer purely a hunt, for this man, some pure appreciation rose in her heart, the appreciation of a female for a male.

“Out of order, out of order!”

Pei Man Xilou took a sip of tea to suppress his inner excitement, and at the same time, he had a more “greedy” idea.

Taking advantage of the fact that both sides were in the mood to talk, and Xu Qi’an had no thoughts of hiding anything, why didn’t he take advantage of this opportunity to extract more tactics from this great master of the art of war of his generation?

For example, his ideal, one-strike tactic.

Pei Man Xilou was now fully convinced that the book, The Art of War, came from Xu Qi’an’s hand, the real deal.

So, after a moment of contemplation, his said:

“Although this plan is wonderful, this time, the Witch God Cult has come in force, and it’s not just the Jing Guo Iron Cavalry. Otherwise, with the strength of the Candle Nine Great Demons, even if they were injured, they wouldn’t have allowed that Xiahou Yushu to be so rampant.

“There is a Third Grade Sorcerer in the Jing army corps, and there are a good number of Fourth Grade Sorcerers who can manipulate corpse soldiers and can stimulate the qi and blood of human and beasts on a large scale, causing them to briefly spike their combat power.

“This time is the reason why the Jing iron cavalry is so ferocious… Mr. Xu has seen a lot of things, so he should know that the battlefield is the sorcerer’s home turf. A third grade sorcerer’s role in the battlefield is better than a third grade indestructible body… I have the audacity to ask if there are any tactics that hit the key points straight on and seal the deal with a single blow?”

“Indestructible Body” is the name of a third grade martial artist.

That’s too much. You still want a one-shot tactic?

You are a heifer jumping out of a parachute, the bull is in the sky ah ……….. Xu Qi’an spat in his heart and swept a glance at Pei Man Xilou and Huang Xian’er, realizing that their faces were serious and their gazes were focused, as if they really thought that he would be able to say some great tactic of great importance.

Jiro’s “script” does not have this kind of tactic ………. He muttered in his mind, thinking that he could just chat for a few minutes and then politely sigh and say that he couldn’t do anything about it.

I’ve thought of all the lines. Let’s just say that the battlefield is ever-changing, and there’s no such thing as a battlefield that can be solved on paper.

“What is the strength of Yasukuni’s army? How many cavalry, how many artillery, and how many infantry in total?” Xu Qi’an asked.

Pei Man Xilou pondered for a moment and said:

“At the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the Fire Armor Army numbered fifty thousand, but they were all lost in that battle. After these twenty years of recuperation, I estimate that the Fire Armor Army cannot exceed fifty thousand, because no matter the quality of the cavalry or the cultivation of the war beasts, they are all one in a thousand. It is extremely difficult to cultivate.

“As for the light cavalry, the number is not much on the contrary, the Jing Kingdom has exhausted its financial resources in order to raise the Fire Armor Army, and it will be difficult to raise more light cavalry. In fact, the light cavalry exists to somewhat make up for the shortcomings of the Fire Armor Army. Today, all 80,000 light cavalry are fighting in the north.”

All of Jingguo’s financial resources have been used to raise war horses ah ………. Xu Qi’an took a sip of tea and said, “I see.”

He was about to say his prepared lines to dismiss the brute, when he suddenly froze, and the conversation he had just had, flashed by in a slide show.

Yasukuni has up to 40,000 heavy cavalry and light cavalry pouring in to fight demonic barbarians in the north ……….

In the Thirty-Six Stratagems, a ploy suddenly leapt to mind.

He put down his teacup and swept over the two with a calm smile on his face, “Why don’t you try to sneak up on the Yasukuni capital.”

Clunk!

The teacup in his hand accidentally touched the ground, and Pei Man Xi’s breathing was so violently rapid that his chest rose and fell violently.

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PS: I’m going to be attending an event in the next few days, so I won’t have time to code, so I’ll try to keep it a single shift. It should be over by the 21st, and it’s definitely back on the 22nd.