It was the continuous heavy rain that made Viscount Baihua angry.
Ever since his army was defeated at Mushroom Ridge, he had thought about that battle over and over again, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.
Viscount Baihua also had an expert under his command. That person gave Viscount Baihua an analysis, and Viscount Baihua instantly understood what he should do.
What he wants to do now is not to continue attacking Xu Kuang, that would be meaningless. According to the intelligence, Xu Kuang's defense line has been fully constructed, and there is no need to worry about his massive invasion. Even if he continues to fight, there will be no outstanding results, but a waste of opportunities.
What he should do now is to complain to the evildoer first, sue Xu Kuang to the higher-level earl, and let Xu Kuang make a balance between his own interests and the laws of the kingdom.
But now, everything has been ruined by this heavy rain, which will definitely last for several months. The other side of Mushroom would have cleaned up the battlefield, but now with this heavy rain, the traces of the battle will be washed away. There will be no conclusive evidence by then, and it will not cause any substantial trouble to Xu Kuang at all.
Viscount Bai Hua has not thought about asking other lords to come forward to testify, but will the lord who has been frightened by Xu Kuang listen to him? This is a difficult question to answer.
Viscount Baihua sighed. Now he really regrets that he was too arrogant. If his barracks were not so concentrated at the beginning, if he had united with the local lords before sending out troops, and promised to share some benefits with them afterwards. , will things still be as they were?
The answer is yes. No matter how strong Xu Kuang is, he is just a baron and has no chance to compete with so many lords.
But now that Xu Kuang has secured such a gap, the next time Viscount Baihua has another chance, he doesn't know when it will be.
Viscount Baihua felt aggrieved, but he couldn't show it.
Viscount Baihua stared blankly at the heavy rain in the sky, with a bad breath in his chest that could not be relieved.
At this moment, someone knocked on Viscount Bai Hua's room door.
Viscount Baihua frowned and shouted angrily:
"Didn't you say don't bother me?"
The man who knocked on the door smiled and said:
"What made my brother so angry?"
Viscount Bai Hua frowned. Xu Kuang had already made him very irritated, but there came a guy outside the door who made him even more irritated.
He opened the door and let the person outside come in.
"How did you come?".
The man smiled and said:
"I heard that my brother failed in sending troops this time?"
Viscount Baihua frowned and asked subconsciously:
"How did you know about this?".
As soon as these words came out, Viscount Baihua instantly regretted it.
"How else do you know? Of course you have one of my people in your team.".
Of course, this is what my brother is saying.
"As a younger brother, I should care about my elder brother. After all, before my father died, we brothers were asked to take care of each other."
Viscount Baihua frowned, but then he relaxed. He looked at his brother with a non-smiling smile and asked:
"Criggs, how are you doing lately? Do you still have enough money to spend?".
Kriges laughed:
"Fortunately, it's quite enough.".
Viscount Baihua suddenly had a clever idea in his mind. He looked at Kriges and smiled at him:
"Brother, to tell you the truth, Baron Xu Kuang of Mushroom Ridge has been very arrogant recently and doesn't take Baihua City seriously at all. Do you want to teach him a lesson?"
Kriges was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Viscount Bai Hua meant.
This is a vicious plan.
Viscount Baihua personally led 40,000 people but failed to capture Mushroom Ridge. Let him go? It's probably because he's been too comfortable lately.
Kriegs didn't dig into the trap either:
"Brother, I think we lost this battle and suffered heavy casualties. We should not discuss the issue of sending troops first, but deal with the aftermath first. Why don't you leave the aftermath to me?"
Viscount Baihua frowned slightly, but it was not surprising. After all, he had been fighting with his brother for decades, and he had long understood how difficult the other side was.
He immediately laughed and said:
"I won't bother you. Since you don't want to go, let's put this matter on hold for now."
Kriges laughed:
"That's fine."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Creggs slowly left.
After Kriges left, Viscount Baihua snorted coldly and sent word to his cronies:
"Go check and see who in the military camp has contact with Kriges. Don't make any noise and just give me the list."
…
And Kriges returned to his residence and was not idle.
He turned left and right in Baihua City and came to a brothel.
He ordered the prostitute who was most familiar to him and took her to a room in the corner.
There was no one in the nearby rooms because they were all occupied by Krigs.
In other words, this brothel is basically Kriegs' property.
Kriges held the prostitute in his arms and told her:
"I'll write a letter, and you can send someone to Moguling without leaving any traces."
"Don't worry, leave it to me.".
A cold light flashed in the prostitute's eyes, and it was obvious that she had understood the meaning behind "leave no trace" in Kriges' words.
Then the prostitute turned around, her jade-like arms were already placed around Kriges' neck, her eyes fluttered affectionately.
…
A few minutes later, Kriges tidied up his clothes, stood up with an unkind expression, leaned on the table and wrote a letter in a hurry, saying to the prostitute:
"Don't forget." Then he turned and walked out of the room.
The prostitute nodded with some lingering interest.
…
A few days later, a fast horse came to Mushroom Ridge and handed Kriges' letter to Xu Kuang.
After Xu Kuang read the secret letter, he handed it to Zhuge Duan.
"What does the military advisor think of this person?".
Zhuge Duan frowned slightly, and after a moment, he gave his opinion:
"Although this person has the same purpose as us, the strategies he listed are a bit vicious."
Xu Kuang shook his head and said:
"Yeah, but what can we do now? Thanks to the heavy rain, otherwise if Viscount Baihua really goes to complain, we have no chance of winning. Although Count Moriel is still upright, he can't stand the iron-clad people here. Evidence."
Zhuge Duan's brows furrowed even more tightly and he asked:
"Master, don't you really want to join forces with this guy?"
Xu Kuang turned his head, looked at Zhuge Duan, and asked:
"Why not? Sir, do you know what your greatest weakness is?".
Zhuge Duan was stunned. He did not expect that Xu Kuang would bring the topic to him:
"Your biggest weakness is that you pay too much attention to the so-called benevolence and righteousness. If everyone here talks about benevolence and righteousness, then your benevolence and righteousness is a shield and a sharp sword, which can make us invincible. But no one here talks about benevolence and righteousness. Your benevolence and righteousness have become a source of ridicule for others, military advisor, you should think more about whether what I said is right."