I'm the villain in the book

Chapter 482
"Quick! Keep up!"

"Don't look around! You must arrive at the Niutoushan pass before Xushi!"

"Step faster!"

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Outside the carriage, noisy shouts sounded from time to time, and the atmosphere became more tense and depressing in the turbulent dark clouds.

But the atmosphere inside the car was several times more tense than this.

Compared to You Wenzong, Han Zhao is obviously slightly inferior in scheming and calculation.

Therefore, even though he was extremely cautious, it was possible that the former caught the loophole at some point and thus saw his "true identity".

Of course, all of this might just be You Wenzong's temptation.

Therefore, Han Zhao's next response is particularly critical.

"Is there an ambush on Niutoushan?"

He paused for a moment, then said slowly in a deep voice: "Master You, if you ask me about this, then my answer is no."

"The Scout Battalion has already scouted the Niutou Mountain area several times, and has not found any abnormalities."

"So I don't know why you should doubt it."

"Let's take a step back, since the emperor has ordered the army to approach Shuzhou City via Niutoushan, then I will naturally act in accordance with the imperial order."

"So, unless your lord can come up with conclusive evidence, don't do such intrigue again."

Every time he said a word, his tone became more icy. Han Zhao's acting skills can be said to have reached the level of super-level performance at this moment.

I saw him staring at You Wenzong, and suddenly slapped the table in front of him hard, his expression was extremely gloomy for a moment.

"Your Excellency! Now that the army has just experienced the beast tide, the situation of the battle in Shuzhou is no longer as clear as it was before!"

"At a time like this, I won't have time to guess with you!"

"You do it yourself!"

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From simple explanations, to moving out of the holy decree, to resorting to a trick to "seize the moral high ground".

In the face of You Wenzong's doubts and temptations, Han Zhao's response can be said to be very decisive, basically showing no flaws, which is completely in line with the reaction of a loyal general who has been wronged many times.

And this really made You Wenzong silent for a long time.

He just looked at Han Zhao who had stopped talking to him, and after hesitating for a while, he slowly took out a small note from his sleeve.

"General Han, calm down, it is true that I have offended you a while ago."

"But what I just said is not groundless."

Putting the note by Han Zhao's hand, You Wenzong said softly, "The general will know after reading this."

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Glancing at You Wenzong, Han Zhao didn't reply, but turned his head to look at the note.

But when he saw the content on the paper clearly, his pupils shrank uncontrollably and his expression instantly became extremely stiff.

Those were eighteen small, somewhat scribbled characters. More precisely, they repeated a sentence three times.

And as for what was written.
【Do not enter Niutoushan】

【Do not enter Niutoushan】

【Do not enter Niutoushan】

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With his hands hidden in his sleeves clenched into fists, Han Zhao quickly forced himself to calm down, turned his head and asked:
"Master You, where did this note come from?"

"I do not know."

You Wenzong shook his head, it didn't look like he was lying from his expression.

Seeing that Han Zhao was full of disbelief, he then explained briefly.

"General Han, this note was put in a vial and thrown into my carriage this morning."

"But the strange thing is that the surrounding guards didn't find any suspicious person. The person who wants to come here to deliver the message probably doesn't want me to know his identity."

"Huh? Didn't find anyone?"

Han Zhao's heart was beating violently at this time, but his face still did not show a trace of panic: "Master You, there are at least hundreds of guards around your carriage, how could you not find anything abnormal?"

"That's the weird thing about this."

You Wenzong took the note in his hand, frowned and said: "Unless this person knows some clever tricks, it should be a soldier who did it when others didn't notice."

"And I look at this person's handwriting. It seems to be from the hand of a woman."

"woman?"

Han Zhao looked bewildered.

Although he is nervous now, he still has more doubts in his heart.

This mysterious man obviously knew that there was an ambush in Niutoushan, and was planning to destroy the ambush.

But how did such a secret thing be known to outsiders?

Someone on Wei Changtian's side leaked the news?

But even if there is such a secret work, why is he unwilling to show up?

You must know that what you say in person is more credible than a mere note.

Oh, and also.

This person turned out to be a woman?

All of a sudden, countless questions came to Han Zhao's mind.

Although You Wenzong couldn't figure it out, but now he is not going to discuss these unimportant details.

"General Han, it doesn't matter who the messenger is right now."

"We should think about whether what she said is credible."

"Well, my lord is right."

Nodding his head, Han Zhao had already thought of his words: "From what I see, this may be Wei Changtian's conspiracy."

"He sent this letter from the secret staff in the army, intending to make us shrink back, thereby delaying the marching speed of the army until all the reinforcements from Dali arrive."

"If this is not the case, why is the messenger unwilling to show up?"

"It must be because this person couldn't tell the reason why he didn't want to enter Niutoushan, so he could only leave a short note!"

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In all fairness, Han Zhao's explanation is very reasonable.

Niutoushan is the fastest route to Shuzhou City, and it will take at least seven or eight days to switch to other routes.

And this is why Ning Yongnian ordered the army to go to Niutoushan, in order to surround Shuzhou City as soon as possible before Li's army arrived.

But the note that suddenly appeared now was intended to divert the army to another route, which was indeed in Wei Changtian's interest.

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"What the general said is reasonable, but what if what this letter says is true?"

You Wenzong frowned: "If there is really an ambush in Niutou Mountain"

"Master You!"

Han Zhao suddenly interrupted in a deep voice: "If a mere note of unknown origin can influence the deployment of our army, how can we fight this battle?!"

"If we receive another note in the future, telling us not to enter Shuzhou City, will we really not attack the city?!"

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The bumpy carriage made You Wenzong's already weak figure a little unsteady.

Although the tone of Han Zhao's last two sentences was heavy, they still made sense.

Indeed, if you believe all gossip, then this battle really cannot be won.

Although You Wenzong is only a civil servant, he certainly understands this.

So after several struggles, he finally nodded silently.

"Don't blame the general. We wait for the civil servants to stand in the court for a long time and calculate each other all day. It is inevitable that our thoughts will be too heavy."

"This is indeed not the way to march and fight, so this matter...Let the general decide."

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Dark clouds are densely covered, and thunder and lightning can occasionally be seen rolling in the clouds.

The rain has not yet fallen, and the [-] troops are still marching quickly towards Niutoushan in the gray sky.

Several subtle responses allowed Han Zhao to successfully deceive You Wenzong, but in fact, even if he failed to deceive, there is a high probability that there will be no problems with the whole plan.

After all, it is less than two hours away from Niutoushan, if it is not possible, he can use "physical means" to temporarily shut up You Wenzong.

In just two hours, Han Zhao, the general, was still able to completely control the army.

In other words, even if Ning Yongnian suddenly sends a message telling the army not to enter Niutoushan, it will not work.

In this way, after several twists and turns, the Battle of Shuzhou is finally about to turn around.

And it can no longer be reversed.

(End of this chapter)