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"Milord! Ouzan's men didn't do anything in this matter. From start to finish, it was Milord's sole effort. Isn't giving it to them too easy? "
Once Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huizang had left, Shamshak couldn't help but say.
"That's right. In the end, Ouzan is still our enemy. Isn't giving them the formation phenomena just nurturing a tiger and inviting calamity?"
Chekun Benba agreed.
On this matter, Chekun Benba's attitude was strangely identical to Shamshak's. He truly couldn't understand why Duwusili would give the formation phenomena to Ouzan's men. But both Chekun Benba and Shamshak had developed a habit of absolute obedience to Duwusili. Thus, when Dalun Ruozan was present, the two of them had said nothing.
"Now is not the time to fall out with Ouzan. Moreover, Dalun Ruozan isn't that easy to deal with. Didn't you see? If we can't get the formation phenomena, Huoshu Huizang and Dusong Mangpoje will immediately attack. "
Duwusili said.
Shamshak and Chekun Benba fell silent. Huoshu Huizang and Dusong Mangpoje were both extremely powerful Great Generals, and they also had the wise and resourceful Dalun Ruozan. Now truly was not the time to fall out with Ouzan. Moreover, Ouzan had brought far more soldiers with him.
"If we have to give it to them sooner or later, we might as well give it to them straight away."
Duwusili indifferently said.
"But …"
Shamshak and Chekun Benba wanted to say something, but Duwusili quickly interrupted them.
"No buts. Do the two of you really think I'm that stupid? Would he really hand over all the formation phenomena to them so easily? "
Duwusili said coldly.
Shamshak and Chekun Benba were stunned, but very quickly, the two of them thought of something and felt relieved. Although he did not know how Duwusili did it in such a short time, there was no doubt that Duwusili had done something to those letters.
"My lord is wise!"
At this moment, the two of them were completely convinced.
Duwusili just smiled and looked in the direction where Dalun Ruozan, Huoshu Huizang, and the others left. A profound light flashed in his eyes. 'You have your Zhang Liang scheme, but I have my own ladder to climb over the wall.' Although Dalun Ruozan had given the three sheets of formation phenomena to Dalun Ruozan, not even Dalun Ruozan had expected that Wang Chong had not touched a single word on the first two sheets. He had even given the third sheet to the Tibetans without hiding anything.
But in the instant that he handed it over, no one noticed that he had already tampered with it with his Stellar Energy, blurring a few key words on one of the volumes of formation phenomena at an extremely fast speed.
Although only a few words had been changed, without these key words, the meaning of the entire formation phenomena was completely different.
There was a reason why Duwusili had been so straightforward.
"Dalun Ruozan, I've already given you the things. If there's a problem, you can't come looking for me!"
Duwusili laughed darkly and quickly led the army back to the camp.
… …
Although Duwusili had done all he could to plan, not even he could have imagined that the situation would develop in a completely different direction.
Ten-some li away …
"Prime Minister, with these formation phenomena, no matter what, we can at least give an explanation to the Tsenpo!"
After leaving the Western Turkic camp, Huoshu Huizang solemnly handed the three letters containing the ultimate secrets of the formation phenomena to Dalun Ruozan, a weight lifted from his heart. Dalun Ruozan had left the royal capital's prison with tens of thousands of elite cavalry and all the Mutri Great Cavalry, all without the Tsenpo's consent.
In the war of the southwest, Dalun Ruozan's defeat was already a criminal, and now that he was mobilizing his own soldiers, he was even more guilty. However, with the help of something as legendary as formation phenomena, everything would be different.
Although both Huoshu Huicang and Dusong Mangpoje appeared extremely calm in front of Duwu Sili, as if they didn't care too much, this was only because they were Imperial Great Generals who had concealed their cultivation very well. How could the two of them not understand the meaning and weight of true formation phenomena?
This was something that could raise the strength of the entire Ouzan Empire!
"Heh!"
To everyone's surprise, Dalun Ruozan, who had just a moment ago appeared to be very concerned about formation phenomena to Duwusili, didn't even look at the two volumes of formation phenomena before tossing them to his aide.
It was like he was throwing away two pieces of insignificant paper.
"Don't get too optimistic. Huoshu, Dusong, the contents of these two volumes aren't as important as you imagine them to be!"
Dalun Ruozan had a relaxed expression, but his first words left the two Great Generals of the Ouzan Empire dumbstruck.
"Ah?!"
Both of them were dumbfounded.
"Prime Minister, are you saying that the formation phenomena that Wang Chong gave us is fake?"
Huoshu Huizang asked in shock.
"It's fake to begin with, so how could it be real!"
Dalun Ruozan said decisively with a wave of his sleeve.
"But, didn't we all see the mantra from before? Just sixty of the Celestial Wolf Cavalry were able to create the illusion of formation phenomena, even though they were just beginning to learn it. This was something that no formation could achieve. If it weren't for formation phenomena, it wouldn't have this kind of power! "
Dusong Mangpoje also spoke up.
Although he had also wondered if these three sheets of paper could be fake, he couldn't have been as certain as Dalun Ruozan that the formation phenomena were fake without even looking at them.
"That's right! All of us saw it at the time. "
Huoshu Huizang also agreed. Originally, Huoshu Huizang had been rather happy to have obtained the three authentic sheets from Duwusili, but now, all his excitement had vanished.
"And if these are all fake, doesn't that mean that Duwusili also got a fake?"
Duwusili liked to play the pig to eat the tiger, but he was only 'playing the pig to eat the tiger'. He wasn't 'truly clumsy'. It was very difficult to believe that Wang Chong had managed to fool three Great Generals in such a short time, and from Duwusili's reaction, it was clear that he also believed it to be real.
But Dalun Ruozan never lied. If he was certain that the formation phenomena were fake, then there was an eighty to ninety percent chance that it was as he said.
Dalun Ruozan only smiled.
"Duwusili doesn't understand him, so it's normal for him to be fooled by his methods. But, heh, I understand him far too well. This isn't our first time fighting with him, and given his personality, he would never hand over something like formation phenomena to anyone. Duwusili is just being wishful thinking. "
"But those phenomena …"
Dusong Mangpoje still found it somewhat difficult to believe that the contents of the three sheets of paper were all fake.
"That's where he's brilliant. If I'm not wrong, the simplified version of formation phenomena that he gave me at the beginning, including the first half of the formation phenomena, are all real. He's mixing half of it with half of it. What a good trick!"
Although Dalun Ruozan had been involved in this transaction, he had spent the majority of it as a bystander. In truth, he was also rather curious as to how Wang Chong had managed to fool Duwusili. But even Dalun Ruozan had to admire Wang Chong's daring.
"But if Prime Minister knew, why didn't he warn him? After all, we are still allies. "
Huoshu Huizang slightly creased his brow.
"It's not that I didn't want to warn him, but that even if we did, it would have been useless."
Dalun Ruozan shook his head.
"Duwusili wants the formation phenomena far too much. If we had warned him at that time, he would have thought that we had ulterior motives. Moreover, we have no evidence, so why would Duwusili believe us? "
Dalun Ruozan's words left Huoshu Huizang and Dusong Mangpoje dumbfounded. These two top-class Great Generals of the Ouzan Empire were speechless. In the end, the Ouzan Empire and the Western Turks were only temporary allies, and their friendship was not that deep. How could Duwusili possibly give up on this transaction because of a few words from them?
"Let's go. We'll talk after we return to camp."
With these words, Dalun Ruozan quickly led his men away.
… …
"Wang Chong, why did you stop me from pursuing Duwusili?"
Meanwhile, in the distant main hall of Talas, Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, Wang Yan, Banahan, and all the other generals of the Tang Dynasty had gathered together. Before he had even warmed his seat, Gao Xianzhi couldn't help but ask the question on his mind.
"That's right. Marquis, Duwusili is still our enemy. If he obtains the formation phenomena, he'll be even more difficult to deal with in the future."
Xi Yuanqing, Banahan, and the other generals echoed his sentiments. No matter how one looked at it, Duwusili had obtained a 'complete victory' in this transaction. More importantly, once the formation phenomena got out, it would create even more terrifying opponents.
"Haha, Lord Protector-General, be at ease. This matter is far from simple. Even if Duwusili gets those three pieces of paper, he won't be able to obtain the formation phenomena. "
Wang Chong faintly smiled, a confident expression on his face.
Wang Chong's words instantly silenced the noisy chatter in the hall. Like a stone falling to the ground, the people in the hall froze at Wang Chong's words, and then they relaxed.
"So you mean … that what Duwusili obtained was fake?"
Gao Xianzhi said.
His greatest worry in this transaction was that Wang Chong would really hand over the formation phenomena to Duwusili, allowing the Western Turkic Khaganate to grow even stronger. But from what Wang Chong had said, he was probably overthinking things. The three pieces of paper Wang Chong had given to Duwusili were probably fake.
"Haha, how could that be? With Dalun Ruozan present in this transaction, deceiving Duwusili is easy, but deceiving Dalun Ruozan is much more difficult. And besides, Duwusili isn't that easy to deceive. "
Wang Chong faintly smiled. He sat across from Gao Xianzhi, a long table between them. At the same time, he extended a finger and lightly tapped on the table.
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