Yuwen Cheng's lips moved slightly, but he didn't speak.

He knew that although Yuan Shangyu's attitude was tough, what he said was not wrong.

The White Tiger Battalion is the strongest of the three guards in Xiling, or in other words, the most elite soldiers and horses in the entire Xiling.

With such a cavalry, victory or defeat is closely related to the Yuwen family.

As the strongest soldiers and horses in Xiling, if even a group of thieves can't be exterminated, or even defeated in the hands of the other party, then it will not only make the momentum of the officers and soldiers plummet, causing the prestige of the Yuwen family to be severely hit, but also will definitely make more robbers have ambitions, and the stability of Yuwen County and the entire Xiling will be threatened.

Yuan Shangyu claimed that if the White Tiger Battalion did not make a move, it would be enough, and it must win if it made a move, the reason is very simple, the White Tiger Battalion suppressed the thieves, not only a military operation, but also involved more factors behind it.

"In fact, it is not impossible to figure out the situation in Jigong Gorge." When the tent was silent, Qin Xiao suddenly spoke.

Yuwen Chengchao and Yuan Shangyu looked at Qin Xiao at the same time.

"Wang Xiao, do you have a way?" Yuwen Chengchao's eyes lit up.

For some reason, although the young man in front of him looked unpretentious, Yuwen Chengchao always felt that this kid had unexpected abilities.

Qin Xiao said respectfully: "Eldest prince, you just said that Ding Zixiu has occupied a dangerous place, and with his prudence, he will beware of the encirclement and suppression of officers and soldiers. ”

"That's nature." Yuwen Cheng bowed his head and said: "He hates me to the bone, and he knows that I can't tolerate him." Not to mention whether they plundered the Qilian Mountain Horse Farm, even if there is no such thing, as long as I get news of him, I will definitely not be able to let him go. He knew that. ”

"So the eldest prince said that he would store a large amount of grain on the mountain in case the officers and soldiers besieged it." Qin Xiao said: "With food in hand, he can consume it with the officers and soldiers." ”

Yuwen Chengchao nodded and said, "This is a matter of course, he will definitely do it." ”

"Eldest son, if you say that, he will definitely look around for food." Qin Xiao said: "It's September now, and it's also the time of the autumn harvest, of course Ding Zixiu knows that at this time, it is the best time to collect and loot grain." ”

Yuwen Chengchao and Yuan Shangyu glanced at each other, Yuan Shangyu seemed to have understood, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Wang Xiao, you mean that the Ding Zi Cultivator will send people to rob grain, and this is our opportunity?" ”

Qin Xiao nodded and said, "If it were me, if I wanted to store food, I would never miss this season." The people collect grain, they can loot, the rich man saves grain, they will also take action, anyway, as the eldest prince said, the more grain, the better, and when he saves enough grain, he can sit back and relax. If there is no food on the mountain, they can only go down the mountain to grab food. ”

"That's right." Yuwen Chengchao said excitedly: "As long as their people start, we will set up an ambush, and the people who capture them will be able to understand the situation on the mountain from the mouths of the captives." ”

Fat Yu also smiled, walked over and patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, you are really good, this brain is the light." ”

Yuwen Cheng said to Yuan Shangyu: "Commander Yuan, Brother Wang's idea is practical. He walked to the map, looked at it carefully, and then said: "Jigong Gorge is only forty miles to the west, which is Pingqiu County, and the villages and towns around Pingqiu County will send grain to the county, and then send people to escort it to Fucheng." Recently, the autumn harvest has begun, and there is a lot of grain in Pingqiu County. ”

"I don't think so." Yuan Shangyu shook his head and said: "Although Ding Zixiu wants to grab grain and store it, he doesn't dare to expose his whereabouts, let alone jump out directly and become the target of the government. To loot Pingqiu County, more than a dozen people can't do it, at least forty or fifty people must be organized to succeed, so many people kill the county to grab grain, Ding Zixiu should not have such courage. Even if Ding Zixiu really has such a plan, but when they will make a move, we can't be sure, can't we always arrange people to ambush in the county town and wait for them to appear? ”

"Mobilize troops and horses to ambush in the county,

It's easy to leak the wind. Qin Xiao said: "Ding Zixiu had a lesson in the fiasco, he must be extremely cautious, if he really wants to rob the grain depot in the county, he will definitely arrange spies in the county town in advance to find out the situation in the city." What the Commander said is extremely true, to wipe them all out, we must have no less people in ambush, otherwise we will not have the purpose of exterminating them, but if there are many people, it will inevitably attract attention, and those spies will also notice that the situation is wrong. ”

Yuwen Chengchao nodded and said, "As long as they find out that something is wrong, Ding Zixiu will not dare to make a move." ”

"When Ding Zixiu sent someone down the mountain and where to grab food, we can't guess his thoughts." Yuan Shangyu frowned and said: "Even if we set up a place around Jigong Gorge, when their people go down the mountain to grab grain, we will get the news and rush over, and that gang of thieves will definitely withdraw long ago." ”

Qin Xiao lowered his head and was silent, thought for a while, and then said, "We don't have to go to them, just let them find us." ”

"Looking for us?" Yuwen Chengchao was stunned.

Qin Xiao also walked to the side of the map, pointed to Pingqiu County on the map, and drew it to Fengganfu City, and said: "From Pingqiu County to Fengganfu City, there are more than 100 miles of land. Fingers swiped up, "The eldest prince, the commander, you see, the south side of the road from Pingqiu County to Fucheng is Jigong Gorge, and from Jigong Gorge down the mountain to this official road, it is only thirty or forty miles. ”

Yuwen Chengchao is also a shrewd person, as soon as Qin Xiao finished saying the first half of the sentence, he immediately understood what Qin Xiao meant, looked at the map, and said slowly: "Escorting grain from Pingqiu County to Fucheng, Ding Zixiu got the news, and he might send someone to loot the grain cart directly on the road." ”

"If we set a trap and wait for them to take the bait, we can catch it on the spot." Yuan Shangyu smiled faintly: "After capturing these captives, you can learn the details of Jigong Gorge from their mouths." ”

Fat Fish said worriedly: "If Ding Zixiu's person is arrested, he will definitely be alert, and if he wants to sneak attack quietly again, it will be even more difficult." ”

Yuan Shangyu said: "They are guarding the suspension bridge, and it is difficult to attack them from the beginning, since this is the case, we can only find out their situation and then make deployments." ”

"Lord Commander, actually..... It doesn't have to be impossible to launch a sneak attack. Qin Xiao hesitated for a moment before he said, "I have an idea below, and I don't know if it's feasible." ”

Yuwen Chengchao was a little excited, and said, "Let's all sit down and discuss, don't worry." ”

This night, the lights in Yuan Shangyu's tent were on until the early hours of the morning, and before dawn, Yuwen Chengchao came out of the tent and left quietly with his fat fish and Zhao Yi.

Yuwen County has nine counties under its jurisdiction, and the taxes of the nine counties are collected by the Yuwen family.

At the time of the autumn harvest every year, the counties will successively transport the grain to Fengganfu City, and the cultivated land area in Pingqiu County is quite large, and the annual grain payment is also among the best among the nine counties.

The county seat of Xiling is naturally far from being compared with the county seat in Guannei.

The general county seat is larger than the town in Guannei, and the Xiling land is sparsely populated, although the Fengganfu City has a large population and is very lively, but the population of each county is not much.

At dusk, a team of escort vehicles from Pingqiu County slowly walked on the official road and headed for Fengganfu City.

There were more than 30 truckloads of grain, and there were not many people escorted.

In the early years, escorting grain required a lot of strong men, and some counties even hired people from the dart bureau to escort them.

After all, after the Wutuo Rebellion, there was a few years of bandits rampant in the land of Xiling, and every convoy that traveled through the land of Xiling would face the attack of the bandits at any time.

Many caravans interrupted their trade, dealing a huge blow to Xiling's prosperity.

The Xiling Protectorate and the Xiling Gate Valve joined forces to strike hard at the Xiling robbers, exterminating countless robbers, and also making many robbers die down, while the business road was reopened.

Although there are still robbers in Xiling today, whether there are also caravans that have been robbed, but all the robbers know in their hearts that they can occasionally move the caravan, but the convoy of the gate valve is best not to act rashly.

A gust of wind Ding Zixiu this bandit, at the beginning, attacked the grain team transported to Fucheng, which made the Yuwen clan furious and mobilized soldiers and horses to exterminate it, and because of that battle, no one dared to touch the grain team sent to Fucheng in various counties, and the manpower of the escort food team was greatly saved.

Guandao is not a flat river, in some places the road is rugged and undulating, escorting the grain team is the county town grain officer, see the sky is getting dark, turn around and say loudly: "Everyone, hurry up, rush to Fucheng in the evening, hand over the grain, and find a big restaurant for you to have a good meal when the time comes." ”

The crowd cheered and their spirits multiplied.

Not far from the south of the official road, there is a high slope, and at this moment a group of people leaned over the dense grass of the high slope, condescending to overlook the convoy.

"Three masters, do you want to start?" One looked at the convoy and turned his head to look at a man on the side.

The man was in his early forties, with a bear's back, a black beard, and a pair of eyes looking at the convoy from afar.

More than a dozen people under his command are all holding knives, but these three masters are holding a large plate axe in one hand.

"Wait a minute." The three masters looked cautious: "Will there be any of their manpower nearby?" ”

"Three masters, you are too careful." The subordinate said: "The day before yesterday, we had a brother report that Pingqiu County was going to Fucheng to transport grain, and a team of grain trucks passed by here on the same day. Today is the second batch, and if you let it go again, you may not have such a good opportunity in the future. ”

"The three masters, the day before yesterday, transported more than a dozen cars, this time more than double the last time." Another person said in a low voice: "There is only a total amount of grain in Pingqiu County, but I'm afraid it's almost all transported." The big boss said that there is no shortage of anything else on the mountain now, what is lacking is food, so let us do everything we can to save more food. ”

The man from before said, "We don't know how to grow food, and even if we do, where will we have land?" You also said before that you would go to the county seat to grab grain, but the big boss repeatedly told you that you must not go to the city, that is to seek death, since you don't enter the city, we can only rob the grain halfway. ”

"This is the official food sent to the city." The third master was still a little worried: "You said, if you rob the official grain, will the government and the Yuwen family trouble us?" ”

"Three masters, we are thieves, if we don't grab food, they will also make trouble for us." The man on the side opened his eyes wide: "Do we still have to be polite to the government?" You also know that the big boss and the Yuwen family are incompatible, but he vowed to one day cut Yuwen Chengchao with a thousand knives, and these grains were sent to the Fucheng city to be handed over to the Yuwen family, so he should snatch them down and avenge the big boss. ”

The three masters were still a little hesitant, and the people on the side persuaded them: "The three masters, if you really make a great contribution, the big masters will definitely be impressed, haven't you always coveted the little wife of the second master?" After robbing this batch of food, maybe the big boss will reward you with that fox spirit, and you can play as much as you want, and you don't have to worry about it every day. ”

"Fuck your shit." The third master scolded: "When did Lao Tzu covet that fox? It's the Nasao fox who throws flattering eyes at Lao Tzu every time he sees him, obviously trying to seduce me. What's more, I and the second master are good brothers, how can we win people's love? ”

"The second boss is getting worse and worse, and he is sick, and the third boss is strong and strong, and he likes it." The man on the side said in a low voice: "Maybe the second lady really wants to be your wife, the third master, say something that shouldn't be said, if you make a great contribution, don't talk about the second lady, I'm afraid that the position of the second master will also be handed over to you." ”

The third master is righteous and stern: "If you talk nonsense again, Lao Tzu will kill you with an axe." What do you think of me as someone? Brother and wife, don't be bullied, how can I, Chen Zhitai, be such a villain? After hesitating, he asked in a low voice: "You said that if you have made a meritorious service, the big boss will really reward me with that **?" ”