Chapter 82 Talking about wine and negotiating a deal
The banquet was held, and the guests of Xiao Yunshan sat down at night. The crowd of confidants sat in the dark, and the eight soldiers of Xiao Yunshan also got seats at the end of the table.
The night was not polite. He came straight to the point and said, "General Xiao, I'm just passing by here. If it hadn't been for Xiao Leng's detention of my men, we wouldn't have the intention to attack the cottage. It's a pity that I couldn't communicate in advance, so your soldiers died in vain. Now there are still fifty or sixty soldiers captured in the cottage, and you can take them away when you return.
"Thank you so much..." Xiao Yunshan said half a sentence. After a long time, he didn't even know what his last name was. This situation is really very confusing.
"My son's surname is Wu, and his name is Xu." Fan Qingping quickly added.
"Thank you, Mr. Wu in advance." Although Xiao Yunshan was unwilling in his heart, he was helpless. Although the strong dragon does not overwhelm the ground-headed snake, it is not a dragon that can't beat the river. Easily annihilated the No. 500 soldiers and horses, and naturally they are qualified to be on an equal footing with themselves.
The cook in the cottage delivers wine, roast lamb, and roast pig. In the night, he picked up a bowl of wine in his right hand and held it slightly in his left hand. Xiao Yunshan raised the bowl and touched it. The two looked at each other and smiled, and then drank up in one breath.
The night said again, "General Xiao, listening to your words, you seem to be quite familiar with the situation of the tester. I'm in the game, but I'm confused. Can you explain it to me?
Xiao Yunshan nodded gently, stroked the tiger's beard, and said, "Mr. Wu, Xiao has served in Zheng Wangjun before, and I have heard about it for a long time. On the ground of Zheng Guo, there are always some people with special abilities appearing every year. Some walk around the world as knights, some enter the palace as officials, and some develop forces and become kings on their own. But these people have a characteristic that after three years, they usually disappear. I don't know if I went to another place or an accident happened.
The night can't help nodding. Xiao Yunshan's narrative is in line with himself. The promotion task must be completed within three years. If you can't complete it, you will be sent to [Purgatory]. After three years, those who have completed the task may not stay here, and may have gone to other trial fields.
"What is Zheng Guo's attitude towards the tester?" The night asked again, which was related to their plan.
"King Zheng once had ancestor's motto. If there is no evil of destroying the country, he can't easily make a grudge against the tester. The reason for this ancestral motto is that there has been a painful lesson. It's too long, not to mention more than ten years ago. Among many principality states, there was once a country called Qingqiu.
"Qingqiu?" The night repeated the name of the country, with a little doubt.
"It is the Qingqiu Kingdom, located in the north of the State of Zheng and the State of Wei, and has been in the first centennial since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Unexpectedly, the country was destroyed by a hundred and ten people overnight. Xiao Yunshan said.
The night frowned slightly and secretly glanced at Fan Qingping. He clenched his fists and looked excited. The night said darkly, this should be the right one with Fan Qingping's background.
"But the reason for the destruction of the country is related to the testers?" The night asked.
Xiao Yunshan said, "Mr. Wu said, but not many people know about it. Xiao is a good drinker. One time, he drank with King Zheng. King Zheng lost his words after drinking, and then he said the key. I heard that Qingqiu Kingdom once obtained a valuable stone embedded in the crown. There was a trial who came to the door and discussed with his lord to seek strange stones. However, the lord of Qingqiu regarded it as the treasure of the country. How to trade was not happy.
Xiao Yunshan seemed to sigh with emotion. He sighed and continued, "The treasure is charming. If there is no corresponding strength, it is the root of the disaster. After this incident, within three months, Qingqiu perished overnight. Although there is no evidence to prove that this matter was done by the tester, it can't stop speculation. This matter was taken as a warning by the principality and once again warned future generations not to underestimate the force of the testers.
Hearing these words, there was also a wave in the bottom of the night. He looked at Fan Qingping again and saw that the scholar's face was blue and his knuckles were white. But his patience did get home, and he didn't act rashly or ask questions.
"General Xiao, listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." He raised the bowl at night and toasted Xiao Yunshan again.
Xiao Yunshan knew the secret of the tester, and naturally did not dare to neglect the night and others.
He quickly drank the wine in the bowl and put down the bowl, but his face was slightly hesitant and said, "Mr. Wu, there are a lot of secrets in this world, which can't be guessed by mortals like us. I have heard that there has also been a fire between the testers, and the war has spread to the whole continent. If Mr. Wu gains power in the future, he still hopes to leave Xiao a way to live.
"General Xiao doesn't have to be modest," Heiye hurriedly answered, "We don't know the way out in the future. How can we be such a high general?"
"Gongzi Wu, Zheng has not been at peace recently and is at war with Wu. There is news over there, and there seems to be a tester behind the State of Wu. This situation is just like the number one counselor in my family. He gave me advice, and the result needed was to double the expansion of my territory. His demand is a three-year extension, but it is a real benefit for me. Xiao Yunshan didn't hide anything from the night, and directly said his plan. He said this, it should be to ask for the way and seek the possibility of cooperation.
"General Xiao is a straightforward person," the night laughed, "so Wu is not pretentious. If we don't fight and don't know each other this time, let's take it as a good relationship. If you really have a thirst in the future, I hope General Xiao will not shirk it.
When Xiao Yunshan heard something, he immediately straightened his face and said solemnly, "Mr. Wu, let's make a deal. Xiao thank you in advance."
"Why do you have to do this? Come on, drink." The night signaled to everyone and raised the bowl together. Everyone was happy when they saw the guests, and they also noticed a hint. Hearing the words, he drank heavily to show his pride.
Full of wine and food, let the prisoners go first in the dark night. Build a pontoon bridge to let them cross the river and return to the team. He led Xiao Yunshan around the top of the mound and discussed some specific matters by the way.
"General Xiao, this cottage is also interesting. I'm going to go to another place soon, but I can't take all of them away. How about asking General Xiao for an interview first, and then they will have a meal in the future? The night asked for the cottage first. Since Xiao Yunshan has an intention, this is the beginning of cooperation.
"Where is Mr. Wu? You can take a fancy here. It's a beautiful thing that we can be close neighbors in the future. I think this cottage is tattered. If I send some craftsmen to rest, Mr. Wu will have a decent foothold when he is free to come back in the future. Since Xiao Yunshan has made up his mind to cooperate, of course he has to pay some capital.
"I have to thank General Xiao in this way," said the night to thank him, and led Xiao Yunshan to the open space in front of the cottage door. Zhao Yibiao and Li Ying are training new recruits, veterans demonstration, and new recruits to learn. At night, an archer was ordered to do a military exercise and a close attack routine, which allowed him to shoot three arrows. The three arrows are more than 100 meters, all stuck in the same bullseye.
Xiao Yunshan didn't care at first, but the more he looked at it, the more solemn he looked. It's also a soldier. This soldier's force is at least much better than his own. If you really want to fight a war, someone can compete with one-to-two, even one-to-three.
"General Xiao, how do you think of me as a soldier?" The night laughed.
"Good soldier, Mr. Wu is good at training soldiers. Xiao has been hanging out in Zheng Guo's military camp for many years, but it seems that he has wasted his glory. Xiao Yunshan was jealous and sighed.
"If the soldiers under General Xiao's command can achieve such force, how long will it take to take the neighboring territory?" The night made an attempt, so he sold it first.
"One month? It's too much." Xiao Yunshan calculated in his heart, "I think ten days is enough. If there are such a thousand strong soldiers, it will take three or five times the territory, and it will be effortless.
"It's so good," the night saw Xiao Yunshan's heartbeat, so he threw out the bait. "I have several prescriptions in my hand that can make pills in batches. After the soldiers take the pills, it only takes half a month to increase their force to this point.
As the night said, he took out a few [Power Pills] and [Sungqi Pills] from his arms and handed them to Xiao Yunshan. Xiao Yunshan quickly took it and checked it carefully. The pill was only the size of a soybean, but it was like a pearl, crystal clear and fragrant.
He didn't have any scruples. First, he threw a [Power Pill] into his mouth and swallowed it. After a while, he looked extremely excited. I hurriedly took another [Lishengqi Pill], but this time, I was even more surprised.
"Mr. Wu, if the second party is willing to give up, Xiao can exchange all his family." Xiao Yunshan immediately realized the strategic significance of this pill. Once the soldiers were taken in batches, it would be great. A new soldier can reach the level of force of a hundred war veterans in a short period of time. As long as you cultivate a batch and attack the city and land, it's not a hand-to-handed.
He laughed and said nothing at night, and he knew it. If the soldiers are divided into the level of force, the new recruits are almost a white star. [ Dali Pill] can cut hair and wash the marrow and improve the physique. Once you take [Lishengqi Pill], the force can immediately increase by one or two star positions. Through exercise, you can quickly reach Bai Sanxing.
Regardless of whether the effect of taking more of these two pills can be accumulated for the time being, only one improvement is enough to be appalling. One hundred white three-star soldiers, if not counting casualties, are enough to kill more than 300 white one-star soldiers.
For Xiao Yunshan, who has been leading troops for many years, this pill is too big. He smiled and said nothing when he saw the night, knowing that it was absolutely impossible to find a prescription.
But since the night threw out this secret, it must be a deal with him. So Xiao Yunshan retreated and proposed to buy the pill: "Sir Wu, how to sell this pill? You can make a price."
This posture is almost to wash your neck and wait for the night to come to slaughter. But Xiao Yunshan can't do anything about it. The initiative is in the hands of others.
I was very satisfied to see Xiao Yunshan's sincere attitude. But he doesn't want to do anything. After all, he will deal with Xiao Yunshan in the future. Maybe there will be a place to borrow. He thought for a moment and said, "General Xiao, in fact, it's okay to give you the prescription. But to practice pills, you need an excellent pharmacist. Moreover, the probability of refining failure is high. Among the ten furnaces, there are three finished products. Moreover, unless you are the master of the wood system, it is difficult to practice Danwan above the middle grade.
Xiao Yunshan couldn't help nodding when he heard the night's explanation. His men do have alchemists, but the cost is huge, and the income is difficult to be equal.