"The purpose of our army is classified and there is no comment. Ye Shikai said lightly, glancing at the few merchants in front of him, half suspicious and half curious, although this time he brought 10,000 soldiers, it was mighty and unavoidable, but today they had just set off, as for the specific departure date, only Ye Shikai and other commanders knew, so how could these merchants come here so coincidentally, and it was still a big night, they came straight to the point, and directly asked them if they wanted to enter the Beast Mountain.

"The general doesn't have to be nervous, we are not meticulous, we are indeed merchants in Baima County, please be aware of it. The leading merchant heard the vigilance in Ye Shikai's tone, and explained again and again.

"Since you are merchants, why did you come here late at night? "The periphery of Baima County is the Beast Mountain, if the rebel army above pours out, then Baima County will bear the brunt, and at this critical moment, this group of people claiming to be merchants from Baima County is indeed very suspicious.

"The general doesn't know, there are many merchants in Baima County, and they usually travel to and from various counties, and now the rebel army in the Beast Mountain is active, especially in recent days, merchants have evacuated from the county in batches, and we are one of them. ”

"I see, please take a seat. Ye Shikai asked the sergeant to move his seat and motioned for them to sit down.

"I don't know what the situation is in the prefecture now. Ye Shikai asked.

"A few days ago, those thieves in the beast mountain spread the news in the city, to wash the county in blood, so in the past few days, many merchants and people have left the county with their belongings, the situation is serious, and it is still deteriorating, from today, the county order blocked the city gate, can only enter but not out, and also recruited many people to guard the city, we people, are the last batch to come out. The lead merchant explained.

"Lao Ye, what they said should be true, we did see many people along the way, they should have run out of Baima County. ”

"It seems that we are late and cannot afford to delay any longer. Ye Shikai didn't expect the situation to deteriorate to such a situation, no wonder Ma Yao repeatedly urged them to go on the expedition.

"Well, it's good that we're here. ”

"Don't worry, we are here this time to conquer the rebels of the Beast Mountain and restore the peace of the people. Ye Shikai confirmed their identities, and he no longer concealed them, originally he wanted to hide his traces and raid the Beast Mountain, but now it seems that their every move is in the eyes of these "exiled people", from another point of view, they can only succeed in this trip, not fail, otherwise they will not only lose the hearts of the army, but also lose the hearts of the people, on the contrary, if they win, not only can they improve morale, but also stabilize the people's hearts and turn the tide.

"Don't hide it from the general, I still know a little about these thieves. ”

"Please. ”

"The leader of these thieves, named Yan Yu, heard that he was once a general of the Wei State, after the Wei State was destroyed, Yan Yu fell into the grass, he was originally a mountain king, and now the situation is not peaceful, he regarded himself as a rebel army, and wanted to counterattack the county seat. ”

"This Yan Yu is so bold, he actually wants to use these bandits to attack the county seat, is it too underestimating us. Shangguan Jian slammed his fist on the table and said loudly.

"This general, don't take the enemy lightly, this Yan Yu is not a wine bag and rice bag, the county has repeatedly sent troops to encircle and suppress, but they have all been defeated, and they have not even entered the Beast Mountain. ”

"Do you mean, we're sake bags and rice bags. Mancang said coldly.

"No, no, no, the general misunderstood. ”

"Alright. Ye Shikai shouted and motioned for the generals to retreat, and asked the sergeant to serve tea to several merchants.

"What do you know about Beast Mountain. Ye Shikai asked, knowing himself and his enemy, he will not be defeated in a hundred battles, while it is not yet here, he must know as much as possible about the situation of the Beast Mountain, especially the terrain.

"The Beast Mountain is inaccessible and rugged, and only hunters and villagers familiar with the terrain will enter, we are just merchants, selling some animal skins and medicinal herbs, and we have never entered the mountain. ”

"In that case, forget it. Ye Shikai rubbed his temples lightly, after all, they are just the most ordinary merchants, of course they will not run into the mountains, he will not be strong.

"You just said that only households and villagers who are familiar with the terrain will enter the mountain, so at this moment, these thieves on the mountain are also from Orion. Shangguan Jian asked.

"Well, there should be a lot of Orions, many of these thieves are mountain kings who have fallen into the grass in the Beast Mountain, and their subordinates are also quite familiar with the terrain, so when the general leads the army into the mountain, he should not take it lightly. The merchant reminded that the time, the location, and the people, Ye Shikai did not occupy the time and place, and could only rely on "people".

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Following.

"Lao Ye, look at this weather, it's not conducive to our march. "Early in the morning, it started to rain in the air.

"yes, the rainy season is coming. Ye Shikai's face was gloomy, unconsciously, it had entered the rainy season, this is not a weather conducive to sending troops, but the situation in Baima County is really critical, they are helpless, the next half a month, it will rain every day, rainy and continuous, along the way, Ye Shikai saw that many people are running away, and the army passed by, every person has panic and fear written on their faces, the city has been blocked, but there are still many people in the village, they do not have a strong city wall, what is more worrying is that the county has transferred the garrison in the village back to the county, shrinking to defend, which is equivalent to giving up these villages。

"Shangguan, how far is it going. ”

"In another hour, we will be at the base of the mountain. ”

"Okay, you send a team of people to send this letter to the Baima County Order, and inform the people of the whole city that I have led my troops to the foot of the Beast Mountain, and within a month, I will take Yan Yu's head and hang it above the market, so that the people don't need to worry. Ye Shikai said firmly, and all the generals behind him looked at each other.

"Why, didn't you hear me. Ye Shikai repeated.

"Lao Ye, we haven't even started fighting now, if you just say that, will it be too early. Shangguan Jian knew that Ye Shikai was not a person who was happy with his achievements, and he would never exaggerate himself before the victory or defeat was clear, but today he was unusual, this is not like his style.

"The people's hearts have been shaken, and our immediate priority is to stabilize the people's hearts and restore order, if the people are gone, we will be truly isolated. Ye Shikai said lightly, "Okay, this is my military order, you are responsible for the implementation, in addition, let the Baima County Order be responsible for the logistics of our army, and the ordnance and food sent from Puyang will be stored in the county first." ”

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