The beacon tower on the north side in the west is nearly ten miles away from the beacon tower on the south side in a straight line. There is a peak in the middle. There is a valley between this peak and the peak where Luo Xiaoyao is, which was the original location of the Pioneer Camp of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
There is also a valley between the middle peak and the peak where the southern peak fire platform is located, but the sides of the peaks are cliffs more than thirty feet high. The purpose of the southern peak fire platform is not only to prevent Zhou soldiers from climbing up the cliff.
, the most important thing is that you can spy on the movements of the Zhou soldiers stationed in the south of Shouzhou City.
Therefore, the beacon tower on the south side was actually a military observation tower. The personnel stationed inside were soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty with extraordinary skills, so that they could quickly convey the movements of Zhou soldiers to the military camp in the north, instead of using beacon fire to send warnings.
When they learned about the role of the southern beacon tower from the Jiang soldiers, everyone discussed a countermeasure. Only when Luo Xiaoyao took the northern beacon tower and asked Zhao Kuangyin to lead troops up the mountain, and when the people in the southern beacon tower saw the movement, they must
He will go to the military camp in the north to notify, and then Elder Fu and others can lie down nearby to attack and kill the people.
And when Elder Fu, Zhao Yinshan and others were sneaking from the middle mountain to the summit toward the beacon tower on the south side, they heard a loud noise in the forest at the top of the mountain. They looked for the direction where the sound came from, but they were there.
The Tang soldiers garrison found on the saddle of the mountain top.
But these men and horses were definitely not the Tang soldiers stationed on the cliff in the south. Elder Fu, Zhao Yinshan and others were shocked when they saw this. The soldiers and horses here were not what Guo Rong had predicted. When Zhao Kuangyin led his troops up the mountain, it would be a fierce fight.
Moreover, he was unable to reach the peak where Zhu Yuan's camp was located at three o'clock in the afternoon as he wished.
Elder Fu jumped up to the treetop to take a closer look, then stood down and said: "According to the number of camps, there should be three thousand troops... It is believed that after Zhu Guangan's vanguard camp was broken, the Tang soldiers prevented our army from coming from the west.
We are climbing a mountain, so we have deployed people and horses on the mountain. This is the saddle of the mountain top, and it is surrounded by dense forests. It is five or six miles away from the peaks in the north, so I am afraid that it will be difficult for Young Master and the others to detect it."
"The beacon towers in the north may be related to the troops stationed in the camp. If you are not careful, the troops here will be alarmed... And if the young master seizes the beacon towers on the peaks, notify General Zhao to lead troops up the mountain.
It’s not a good idea to become a general…”
Zhao Yinshan said: "The Holy Master has made a plan, and all the troops have made preparations. It is almost midnight, and there are only two hours left... How to deal with this?"
Elder Fu pondered for a moment and said: "I will go to the west mountain peak to inform the young master to postpone the action and go down the mountain to discuss with General Zhao...According to the current situation, it seems that we can only mobilize more troops to attack the mountain."
"If this is the case, the defenders in Shouzhou City will probably take advantage of the reduced strength of the siege troops to kill the generals and leave the city."
"The current situation may only be like this, but it is not you and I who can decide how to act..."
At this time, an elder of Tongbao Pavilion who was hiding in the tree to check fell down and said, "Elder Fu, Zhu Guangan, who was released by the Holy Master yesterday, is also in the camp."
"Oh?!" Elder Fu jumped up to the treetop and looked up. Under the light of the torches in the hands of the soldiers in the camp, he saw Zhu Guangan accompanied by a general in his fifties who was wearing armor by the roadside in the middle of the camp.
Walk and talk.
Elder Fu had a thought in his mind, jumped down from the tree, and said: "Looking at Zhu Guangan's respectful attitude towards that person, this person may be his uncle Zhu Yuan. The Holy One let Zhu Guangan go yesterday... Although he did not specify the purpose, but in order to
My inference is that he wanted to go back and persuade Zhu Yuan to surrender."
Zhao Yinshan also saw Guo Rong's intention from what Guo Rong said to Zhu Guangan on the boat. Hearing the words, he nodded and said: "When Zhu Guangan first met the Holy Sage, he didn't have any fear in his expression. After listening to the Holy Sage's words,
, but he was frightened, and when he finally knelt down and left, his face showed respect... This person must have the heart to surrender."
"Judging from the destruction of the plank road supported by the Pioneer Battalion, it seems that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are not in the same mind... It makes sense." Elder Fu paused for a moment and looked at the Tang soldiers stationed at the camp. "If any soldiers come to the small forest in the forest later
Solution, knock him unconscious and take his armor. We will disguise ourselves as Tang soldiers and sneak in to meet Zhu Guangan to see if he intends to surrender... At least we can capture the general first."
Zhao Yinshan felt that this plan was feasible, and while nodding, he heard Elder Fu say: "Young Master and I are the only ones familiar with him... Hehe, but I am old and bearded, so I can't pretend to be good, so it seems I can only go
Young Master Xun is here to help."
"Okay, then Elder Fu will come back quickly..." Zhao Yinshan said.
Elder Fu nodded, and with a movement of his body, he quickly dodged towards the forest on the north side. When he was about to reach the beacon tower on the north side, he met Luo Xiaoyao and the others in the forest.
It turned out that after Luo Xiaoyao captured the Zhufeng Beacon Tower, he wanted to go to the south to help Fu. When Zhao and others heard Elder Fu explain the situation, Luo Xiaoyao and the others were greatly surprised.
Luo Xiaoyao looked at Xiao Muyun and Lin Wanzhen, "You two junior sisters can go down the mountain as soon as possible and inform General Zhao of the military situation on the mountain..."
Xiao Muyun and Lin Wanzhen looked at each other, but hesitated. Luo Xiaoyao knew that they were worried about their own safety and said: "Tang Bing must not have expected us to enter the mountain. It is easy to sneak into the camp now. As Elder Fu said,
Or maybe Zhu Guang'an has a desire to surrender and persuades his uncle to abandon the secret and join the light. It's unknown... If the prediction is wrong, at least the general can be restrained, which will definitely make the Tang soldiers have some scruples, so the two junior sisters don't have to worry."
Elder Fu continued: "Mr. Zhao and I will coordinate and we will not let the young master make any mistakes. After the two girls inform General Zhao, they can also rush to the mountain to meet..."
Xiao and Lin looked at each other, nodded, and said in unison: "Brother, please be careful..." After that, they quickly walked down the mountain.
As Elder Fu came to the forest next to the camp, Zhao Yinshan, who was hiding in the trees, jumped down, "Just now Zhu Guangan and the general took him back to the main tent, and then two people who looked like deputy generals entered.
I think we are going to discuss the military situation, but we haven’t come out yet.”
Different from the flat ground, the Tang soldiers’ tents on the saddle of the mountain top did not have fences, but guards were stationed outside the tents on the surrounding edges. The tents were arranged in rows from north to south, with ten tents in one row, thirty rows in total. The main tent was at
In the middle, there is only a hundred feet away from the place in the forest where everyone is hiding.
Hearing this, Luo Xiaoyao jumped up to the treetop, watched for a while, then lowered himself and said: "Except for the dozen or so guards stationed in front of the main tent, there are only soldiers stationed outside the tent on the edge. Each of them is about one foot away from each other.
It's not easy to see the face clearly at night, but as long as you can get past the guards here, you can go around to the main tent."
Elder Fu nodded and said: "At this time, we are just on the lookout for people with alchemy skills in the main tent. If there are such people, the young master can return here and discuss it again..."
But with Luo Xiaoyao's current level of cultivation, once he gets within three feet of the main tent, he can detect the level of their skills from the breathing of the people in the tent. If there are people with alchemy cultivation in the tent, even if Luo Xiaoyao
It was not something that could be stopped with just one or two moves. Luo Xiaoyao knew what was so powerful, so he nodded in response.
After a while, a Tang soldier was seen walking out of a tent three rows away from the main tent on the south side, walking towards the forest. When the soldier relieved himself and turned back to the camp, Elder Fu took action to restrain him.
, quickly took off his clothes and asked Luo Xiaoyao to put them on.
After taking a closer look at the formation of the rank-and-file soldiers, Luo Xiaoyao followed the route that the soldier took to the garrison. When he passed between the guards on duty, fearing that others would see through, Luo Xiaoyao pretended to arrange his helmet to cover his face, and then
He quickly walked into the camp, thinking that he saw the soldiers going into the forest to relieve themselves, but the two guards did not ask any questions.
Walking around two feet outside the main tent, Luo Xiaoyao moved his energy and found out that there were only four people in the main tent. Only one of them had the aura of the Divine Mind Realm. But thinking that this person should be Zhu Guangan, he felt a thought in his heart.
install.
Arriving in front of the main camp tent, Luo Xiaoyao stepped forward and presented his belt badge before waiting for the guards standing in front of the tent to greet him. He bowed and said in salute: "Lin Daming, the guard of the Gale Left Camp, has a military report."
When the soldier at the door checked his waistband, he heard someone inside the tent say "Oh", and then another voice came out, "Let him in."
Then a guard opened the tent door, and Luo Xiaoyao walked in. He bowed his head and looked up, but saw a square-faced general with a black beard sitting behind the main table, in his fifties, on the left.
There are two generals in their thirties sitting on the upper and lower seats on the side, and Zhu Guang'an is sitting on the upper and lower seats on the right side.
After two steps forward, when Zhu Guang'an seemed to realize something, Luo Xiaoyao took the position vertically with lightning speed, and grabbed the square-faced general's neck with his left hand in a flash of lightning.
The two generals on the left looked at each other in shock, then suddenly came to their senses, stood up quickly, drew their swords, and one of them shouted in a deep voice: "Who are you? Let me go quickly..."
At this time, the soldiers outside the tent also heard the sound and barged in. They drew their sabers and stood at the entrance of the tent.
"You just retreat and stay outside the tent without making any noise..." Zhu Guang'an stood up and said.
All the soldiers and guards looked at each other and responded in unison: "As ordered..."
After the soldiers withdrew, Zhu Guangan looked at Luo Xiaoyao, who was stunned for a moment, and smiled, "My uncle originally asked the young general to go find the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty, but unexpectedly Mr. Luo arrived now. Very good, very good..."
With a thought in his mind, Luo Xiaoyao immediately let go of his hand and bowed to the square-faced general, "You have offended Huwei without any reason. I hope Lord Zhu will forgive me."
Luo Xiaoyao was extremely intelligent. Looking at Zhu Guangan's words and deeds and thinking of Elder Fu's inference, he could tell that Zhu Guangan and others wanted to surrender to the Great Zhou Dynasty. He also heard Zhu Guangan call him 'family uncle', so he guessed
This general was Zhu Yuan, the governor of the camp in the northwest of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Just as Luo Xiaoyao guessed, this general was none other than Zhu Yuan. He turned to look at Luo Xiaoyao who was saluting, and instead of being angry, he was happy, "Invade the vanguard camp from Jiadaokou and capture my nephew Guang'an... Is that the young master? Hahahaha,
It's awesome, it's awesome. It is a blessing for the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty to have such a master of civil and military skills as his minister in the army."
After Zhu Guangan was captured, he heard the conversation between Luo Xiaoyao and Li Chongjin, and he knew Luo Xiaoyao's surname. From the way Li Chongjin treated Luo Xiaoyao as a son, he inferred that he was a figure enshrined in the army.
"Master Zhu highly praised..."
"Master Luo, please take a seat." Zhu Yuan gestured to Luo Xiaoyao to take the seat given by Zhu Guangan.
"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu has devoted himself to the military. He has led troops in southern and northern wars for decades, and was awarded the title of Training Envoy of the Shuzhou Regiment for his military exploits. This time he was appointed to be awarded Shouzhou City, and he wanted to lead the way... and became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Share worries."
"Unfortunately, Chen Jue, the military supervisor for this reinforcement, had always despised Zhu, but he slandered the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, saying that Zhu was a mediocre person and could not take on important responsibilities... The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty believed that he came to issue an edict on the fifth day
He has left the post of Zhu's governor and asked someone else to take his place."
"Although Zhu is dissatisfied, he has to obey the emperor's order. However, Zhu is required to return to Shuzhou alone and leave the Shuzhou troops here for others to take over." Zhu Yuanyan paused and glanced at the left
The two generals on the side said again: "Even if Zhu is willing, the generals and soldiers do not agree... Zhu takes the overall situation into consideration and wants to persuade the generals to obey the emperor's order."
Zhu Yuan was the training envoy of the Shuzhou regiment. He was ordered to relieve the crisis in Shouzhou. The troops and horses he brought were all from Shuzhou. Letting him return to Shuzhou alone would undoubtedly take away his military power. Since his troops were training for the regiment, they were all from Shuzhou.
As a surname from a prefecture or county in Shuzhou, he was very loyal to Zhu Yuan who had served in Shuzhou for many years, and naturally he was unwilling to let others take over.
"Unexpectedly, four days ago, when the Pioneer Camp was in danger and Zhu wanted to send troops to rescue him, Yang Shouzhong, who had just come to take over Zhu's official position, refused to respond. Zhu fought hard with him..."
"I think Yang Shouzhong agreed because he knew that public anger would be hard to offend. Unfortunately, he delayed nearly half of the incense stick time because of his obstruction. When the general arrived at the plank road, he saw defeated soldiers fleeing. He said that the vanguard camp had been lost. Zhu
He had no choice but to lead his troops back... He was afraid that Zhou's troops would take advantage of the victory and pursue him, so he burned the connecting plank road."
Luo Xiaoyao understood the reason why the plank road was burned, and he was very impressed by Guo Rong's inference on the ship.
"At that time, the generals and soldiers were filled with hatred, and the camp was in an uproar, intending to kill Yang Shouzhong who was delaying the military situation... Lords Sun Lin and Lord Zhu Renyu in the other camp also hated Yang Shouzhong's actions.
I offered my advice to the King of Qi, who was stationed on the military boat in Zhunhe River to the east, to kill Yang Shouzhong to calm the morale of the army."
"It's a pity that the King of Qi left all military and political affairs to Chen Jue, and Yang Shouzhong was his confidant, so he refused to kill him. However, in order to appease everyone's anger, he asked the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to withdraw the post that allowed Yang Shouzhong to replace Zhu.
…Since the Pioneer Camp was lost, Zhu was asked to divide his troops and go up the mountain to garrison for fear that the Zhou soldiers and horses would climb the mountain from the west.”
"Yesterday, thanks to the kindness of Emperor Zhou, my nephew Guang'an returned to camp. However, after listening to Guang'an relaying what Emperor Zhou said, Zhu woke up like a dream..."
Zhu Yuan paused for a moment, but his expression showed emotion, "The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty regarded himself as a scholar-bureaucrat with the dignity of the emperor, and he was not ashamed of the emperors and generals of other dynasties who cared about their ministers and the people as a service to the emperor. The officials are not equal, I
Engage in being an independent virtuous person... If you don’t fight with me, no one in the world can compete with you. The Emperor of Zhou Dynasty is wise and benevolent, and Zhu Yuan should return to the Ming Dynasty."
Although Luo Xiaoyao had already guessed that Zhu Yuan had the intention to surrender, hearing him say it himself made him feel ecstatic.
"Zhu was determined, so he discussed it with the generals, and all the generals agreed. Zhu then sent people to secretly take down the watchmen at Zhufeng Beacon Tower and replace them with soldiers from Zhu's camp..."
"Ah?!" Luo Xiaoyao smiled bitterly in his heart, shook his head, and said awkwardly: "A few beacon towers were captured below... Fortunately, the guards inside did not take their lives, but only tied them up."
Zhu Yuan and others looked at each other and gave each other a wry smile.
"But the south side has not yet been captured..."
Zhu Guang'an said: "The beacon tower on the south side is actually used to watch the movements of the Zhou Dynasty troops outside Shouzhou City. There is a master of the Dacheng Realm of Divine Mind stationed in it, and six masters of the Guizhen Realm with extraordinary light skills. They can directly general
The message was sent to the boat where the King of Qi was twenty miles away."
"With their skills, their speed is only slightly slower than the beacon relay, but the military information on the movements of the Zhou soldiers and horses is more detailed than the beacon relay. This tower is actually the most important beacon tower on the Purple Mountain."
Zhu Yuan smiled and continued: "The meals for the garrison personnel were provided by Zhu Mou at the camp, so Zhu Mou had already poisoned the food and wine just now and had people deliver it... I think it has already been done now."
succeed."
Luo Xiaoyao thought that Zhu Yuan had no military ministers around him to protect him. Hearing this, he thought, "Master Zhu sent... the military ministers around him to bring food and wine? What kind of skills is he?"
Zhu Yuan was surprised and said for a moment: "It's Zhang Chongfeng... he has a great level of spiritual consciousness."
Luo Xiaoyao was startled, stood up and looked at Zhu Guangan, "General Zhu will accompany the next group..."
Now Luo Xiaoyao was worried that the people sent by Zhu Yuan would encounter Elder Fu and others when they returned to the camp, and they might be killed by Elder Fu.
Zhu Guangan was not stupid, but seeing Luo Xiaoyao's expression, he guessed the power of this. After hearing this, he and Luo Xiaoyao quickly left the main tent and headed towards the woods where Elder Fu and Zhao Yinshan were.
After walking five or six feet into the forest, they saw Elder Fu. Zhao Yinshan appeared, and more than ten people appeared behind him, including not only Xiao Muyun and Lin Wanzhen. What surprised Luo Xiaoyao was that Zhao Kuangyin also followed up the mountain.
Two Shenhu camp guards raised their swords and put them on the neck of a forty-year-old man in Tsing Yi.
Zhu Guangan looked at the man in green and breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, Zhang Chongfeng is fine..."
It turned out that the man in green was Zhang Chongfeng who Zhu Yuan said was the one who delivered food and wine to the beacon tower. When he poisoned the people in the beacon tower and returned to the camp, he met Xiao and Lin who had taken Zhao Kuangyin up the mountain to check the military situation.
Zhang Gongfeng also knew that Zhu Yuan was preparing to surrender to the Zhou Dynasty, but when he saw that Zhao Kuangyin and several Shenhu camp guards were dressed as Zhou soldiers, and he also saw that Xiao Muyun was a cultivator in the Dan Bao realm, he gave up resistance when Xiao Muyun took action.
He said that Zhu Yuan was going to raise his troops and return to Zhou. General Zhao Kuangyin was suspicious and asked the Shenhu camp guards to take custody of him first.
At this time, seeing Zhu Guangan and Luo Xiaoyao coming together, Zhao Kuangyin believed that what Zhang Chongfeng said was true. He quickly signaled the camp guards to remove the sword from his neck and said with a smile: "Zhao is rude."
Turning to look at Zhu Guang'an, "General Zhu must have made a great contribution this time. Zhao Kuangyin is determined to report to the emperor and ask for credit for the general..."
"This time I abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side. It was actually within my uncle's power. Zhu didn't dare to take credit..."
"Master Zhu is in the camp?"
"Exactly."
"Then General Lao Zhu will introduce you..." Zhao Kuangyin said with a smile.
"please……"
Under the surprised eyes of the Southern Tang garrison at the edge of the camp, Zhao Kuangyin, Luo Xiaoyao, Zhang Congfeng and Zhu Guangan arrived at the main tent.
After greeting each other with polite greetings, Zhao Kuangyin went straight to the point and said: "The general is fortunate enough to receive the important task of the Holy Majesty. Tonight he leads the troops to the mountain to attack the Tang soldiers. Now it is fortunate that Mr. Zhu has abandoned the secret and surrendered to the light... The military situation is urgent now, and the general
If you boldly arrange an attack, I hope Lord Zhu will forgive you."
"General Zhao, please give me your orders. Zhu Yuan will obey your orders."
"How many guards are there on the cliffs in the south?"
"Three thousand are led by Zhu Renyu, the captain of the Shenwu Right Wing Army of the Tang Dynasty... Does General Zhao mean to ask Zhu to lead his troops to attack the southern defenders?"
Zhao Kuangyin nodded, "Exactly."
Zhu Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Captain Zhu is also determined to return to Zhou Dynasty..."
Zhao Kuangyin and Luo Xiaoyao were overjoyed when they heard Zhu Yuandao: "Not only Captain Zhu Du, but also Master Sun Linsun also has this idea."
"Seriously?!" Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed.
"After my nephew Guang'an returned to the camp, Zhu had already discussed with Captain Zhu and Mr. Sun to decide to return to the Zhou Dynasty. He only wanted to capture the beacon towers on the mountain tonight and let his nephew Guang'an go down the mountain.
Inform the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty."
"Okay, okay..." Zhao Kuangyin said hello repeatedly, "The camp soldiers led by the three adults...how many people are there in total?"
"Captain Zhu has 3,000 troops, Master Sun has 5,000 troops, and Zhu's troops also have 5,000 troops, for a total of 13,000 troops."
"This place is for three thousand people...so there are still two thousand people in Master Zhu's camp at the foot of the mountain?"
"good."
"But if this is the case, the first camp at the foot of the mountain is Xu Wenzhen's troops, and the second camp is near the Hao troops..." Zhao Kuangyin paused and pondered for a moment, "Master Zhu's two thousand troops at the foot of the mountain and Master Sun's troops will work together from
Attack the two camps of Xu and Bian on the east side. By then there will be General Gao on the west side and Master Li on the front... I think we can defeat the enemy with one blow."
"Master Zhu, together with Captain Zhu Du's troops in the south, can fight out from the peak where the sixth and seventh camps are located, and eventually attack the fifth camp... What do you think, Master Zhu?"
"Zhu will just listen to General Zhao's arrangements."
"Okay." Zhao Kuangyin looked at the inscriptions in the tent and said: "There is only half a stick of incense left until Haishi, and there is not much time left before we start the operation. At the end of the day, I will let the troops from the mountain come up first... Sir Zhu, and General Sun,
Lieutenant Zhu Du, please come to the tent and we will make detailed arrangements with the general later."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuan looked at the two generals on the right and said, "General Li, General Zhang, you two quickly separate and go to invite Lieutenant Zhu. Master Sun will come to the tent to greet you. I will go with General Zhao."
Wanting to prove that he was definitely not faking his surrender, Zhu Yuan wanted to go down the mountain with Zhao Kuangyin and lead the troops up. Zhao Kuangyin and Luo Xiaoyao knew Zhu Yuan's thoughts, looked at each other and smiled, and they went to the forest where Xiao Muyun and others were.
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After Zhao Kuangyin informed Elder Zhao Yinshan and Elder Fu about the general situation of the return of Zhu Yuan and others, he smiled and said: "It's time to help Mr. Zhao and the elders. Now the situation on the mountain has been decided. You can go down the mountain to meet the guardian saint..."
Zhao Yinshan said with a smile: "Your Majesty has Master Wu and the others to protect you, so you don't need to be careful. There are only some masters in the Tang army. If the rebel army uses their skills to kidnap the general, it will be very bad. We should follow suit."
I am protecting the general... Besides, if I go back to the Holy One, hahahaha, I think the Holy One will let me wait."
Luo Xiaoyao was originally worried that Zhu Yuan and others would pretend to surrender, but also wanted to stay on the mountain. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Uncle Master is right. General Zhao will go and lead the troops up the mountain. I will kill the enemy with the general later."
Zhao Kuangyin said: "Mr. Zhao and the elders can stay, but Mr. Luo and the two girls will go down the mountain with me... I will entrust you with military information and tell me to your Majesty."
Luo Xiaoyao guessed that Zhao Kuangyin should tell him about the surrender of Zhu Yuan and others to Guo Rong, but knowing that the matter was very important, he did not dare to shirk it. He pondered for a while and looked at Zhao Yinshan and others, "Tang Bingjun
The enshrinement in the center must be guarded against, but there are also many cold arrows in the rebel army. The master uncle and the elders can only guard General Zhao's side. If you want to enshrine the person, you can't get close to him with hidden weapons and cold arrows."
The implication is not only to protect Zhao Kuangyin, but also to allow Zhao Yinshan, Elder Fu and the other two Tongbao Pavilion elders to work together in case the murderer who shot Elder Liu is still in the Tang Bingjun, and they will be separated by the murderer.
take.
Zhao and Fu both understood the meaning of his words and looked at each other. Elder Fu smiled and said: "Don't worry, young master, and you and your subordinates will ask the Holy One for a jar of fine wine first, haha..."