After a few moments, Ishihara finished telling everything he knew and took his leave.

At this time, Zhang Jing fell into a long contemplation.

I don't know how long it took, he frowned and said to Li Cheng: "This Ma Gai...... Something is wrong, it is possible that he has fornicated with Black Tiger Village. ”

Li Yingleng was taken aback when he heard this, and asked with a puzzled face: "How is it possible?" ”

Zhang Jing raised his hand to interrupt Li Ying, motioning for the latter to listen to his explanation, and then he explained: "Don't you think the whole thing is very strange? The Black Tiger Village gang occupied the main roads of Rukun and Xiangkun and plundered the passing caravans, so Kunyang County ordered Liu Bi to send Ma Gai to encircle and suppress the Black Tiger Village many times. Ma Gai was defeated for the first time, and then organized people to attack the Black Tiger Village again, but this time, Ma Gai took the Black Tiger Village as a bait, and took the opportunity to exterminate the other bandits on the mountain, forcing the rest of the bandits to defect to the Black Tiger Village, causing the Black Tiger Village to grow rapidly...... Do you hear the problem? He went to attack the Black Tiger Village for the second time, but he destroyed several other cottages, leaving the Black Tiger Village. And what was Black Tiger Village doing at that time? They are also taking the opportunity to swallow up the rest of the bandits. Don't you think it's strange? Why do I think Ma Gai is secretly helping Yang Tong? ”

"This ...... It should just be a coincidence, right? Li Cheng frowned and said, "The dignified county lieutenant, won't you be a thief?" ”

"One more point."

Zhang Jing raised a finger and continued: "In the Black Tiger Village, there is a 'strategist' who understands the art of war, you can also see it, right? A few days ago, I saw through our night attack, and today I think it was all from this person's handiwork. ”

"Hmm." Li Cheng nodded, and he also saw this matter.

"This strategist, when he first encircled and suppressed the Black Tiger Village in Ma Gai, he used bamboo strips and vines to set up obstacles in the mountains, divided the officers and soldiers who entered the mountain, and took the opportunity to break them one by one, and then skillfully attacked Ma Gai's barracks on the eve of dawn, quite strategic, Ma Gai's previous defeats are enough to prove that he is not the opponent of the Black Tiger Village. However, when Ma Gai feinted to attack the Black Tiger Village, but actually attacked the rest of the cottages in Yingshan, what did the conspirator of the Black Tiger Village do? He didn't do anything, not even a sneak attack on Ma Gai, he just watched Ma Gai take the opportunity to wipe out the rest of the cottages. …… What's even more incredible is that then Ma Gai took advantage of his victory in breaking the rest of the cottages and took the opportunity to attack the Black Tiger Village, and he won easily. ”

After a pause, Zhang Jing sneered: "Look at today, what a heavy price we paid today for the cottage halfway up the mountain?" And at that time, Ma Gai easily captured the cottage, where did the plotter of the Black Tiger Village go? What was he doing at the time? Why didn't he plan the wood as he did today? Did he not think of it at the time? Or was he just going to let Magai win? ”

"Why let Magai win?" Li Cheng asked in astonishment.

Zhang Jing raised his hand and pointed at Li Ying, and said with a positive color: "Not bad!" That's the suspicion! If it was the mastermind of the Black Tiger Village who was a step ahead and used a knife to kill people, trying to use Ma Gai's hand to recover Yingshan Qunkou, he didn't need to show mercy to Ma Gai's men, he could fight as he wanted, and Ma Gai was not his opponent. However, the plotter couldn't make a plan, so Ma Gai won easily, which shows that the other party deliberately let him win! Why did the plotters let Magai win? The only possibility is that Ma Gai fornicated with the Black Tiger Village, and the Black Tiger Village did not want Ma Gai to be dismissed from the post of county lieutenant because of his repeated defeats! ”

"This ...... How so? Li Cheng looked incredulous.

Zhang Jing snorted lightly: "I heard Ma Gai describe his experience of encircling and suppressing the Black Tiger Village, and I didn't pay attention to it at the time, until today I heard Ishihara's words, and I suddenly found that in the matter of encircling and suppressing the Black Tiger Village, Ma Gai was like two people. …… He was very brave at first, and he always charged first, but when he led the army to encircle and suppress the Black Tiger Village for the second time, he no longer took action himself. …… If something is abnormal, it must be a demon, I guess it may be that during this period, Ma Gai and Black Tiger Village secretly had some tacit understanding. ”

“……”

Listening to Zhang Jing's analysis, Li Ying opened his mouth and was dumbfounded.

After reacting, he lowered his voice and asked, "I sent someone to call Na Ma Gai to come and question him face to face?" ”

"Nope."

Zhang Jing raised his hand to stop him: "You and I have no evidence, even if we question Ma Gai, he may not admit it." …… Judging from the current situation, we are outnumbered, and if we want to be anxious, it is also the group of gangsters in the Black Tiger Village who are anxious, the tighter we press, the more anxious the gang of bandits will be, if Ma Gai is really their internal response, they will inevitably try to contact Ma Gai and let Ma Gai help, and then it will not be too late for us to find out this person. ”

"Yes."

Li Cheng nodded with admiration and pride.

I admire my own general for being so keen, and I am proud that I am fortunate to be able to follow such a good general.

The next day, Zhang Jing and Ma Gai, Huang Ben, and Gao Chun gathered again in Ma Gai's military tent to discuss how to break through the main village of Black Tiger Village.

During this period, Zhang Jing carefully observed Ma Gai, Huang Ben, and Gao Chun.

Both county lieutenants, Huang Ben and Gao Chun actively gave advice, while Ma Gai just sat with him most of the time and listened, originally Zhang Jing didn't feel that there was anything wrong, but now, Ma Gai's 'negative' attitude deepened his suspicions.

However, although he was suspicious of Ma Gai, Ma Gai's subordinates, Zhang Jing thought that they could still be reused.

For example, Ishihara and the three hundred county soldiers under him - well, now there are only about two hundred and fifty left, these county soldiers, Zhang Jing thinks that they can be entrusted to the public, after all, he can see that Ishihara has an unforgettable hatred for the Black Tiger Village.

In short, this Kunyang County soldier, Zhang Jing thinks it is best to break away from Ma Gai's direct control.

Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said to Ma Gai, Huang Ben, and Gao Chun: "Yesterday, the Black Tiger Village lost the cottage halfway up the mountain, counting the prisoners, it lost nearly 200 people, I guess they are very likely to be ready to escape, in order to prevent them from escaping, I suggest sending people deep into Yingshan, deployed on the west side of the main village of the Black Tiger Village, blocking their way to the west into the deep mountains, so that if the Black Tiger Village group wants to escape, they can only enter the territory of Kunyang and Yexian to the south, or enter the territory of Runan to the north, no matter which of the two, It will be easier to hunt down than if they fled westward. ”

Ma Gai, Huang Ben, and Gao Chun nodded, all agreeing with Zhang Jing's point of view.

Seeing this, Zhang Jing took the opportunity to say to Ma Gai: "Lieutenant Ma, I heard you say a few days ago that your subordinate catcher named Shi Yuan once defeated several other bandits in Yingshan, so why don't you ask his subordinates to go deep into Yingshan to encircle and prevent the Black Tiger Village group from escaping westward, how about it?" ”

For some reason, looking at Zhang Jing's usual expression, Ma Gai panicked for no reason.

After settling down, he said with a smile: "The general has a good eye for people, and I believe that Ishihara will not disappoint the general's expectations." ”

"I think so."

Zhang Jing smiled slightly, and immediately thought carefully about the next strategy.

With more than 250 people from Ishihara besieging the Black Tiger Village on Ying Mountain, Zhang Jing naturally didn't need to worry about the Black Tiger Village group taking the opportunity to flee west into the mountains, so next, he only needed to think about how to break the main village of the Black Tiger Village.

At present, there are two strategies in front of him: assault and siege.

The assault was the fastest, and the results could be achieved within ten days, but on the other hand, the officers and soldiers on their side were bound to suffer heavy losses as a result.

As for the siege, that is, to besiege the Black Tiger Village first, besiege it for several months, exhaust the food in the Black Tiger Village, and force them to take the initiative to go down the mountain - considering that there are stone plains blocking it in the west, when the Black Tiger Village group wants to break through, there are only two roads to the north and south, and these two roads, they are not difficult to chase and kill.

The problem is that the siege took too long, and Zhang Jing didn't have the patience to accompany a group of bandits here.

Therefore, he still prefers to attack strongly.

Of course, this strong attack is not another strong attack, and without any prior preparations, he will ask his soldiers to kill and go up the mountain, and purely use human lives to pile up victory, which is just like what Zhang Jing said on the mountain yesterday, just incompetent.

Therefore, before the strong attack, Zhang Jing decided to harass the Black Tiger Village and make them exhausted, and naturally they would not be able to fight with the officers and soldiers at that time.

It is even better to force the Black Tiger Village group to flee north and south in advance.

As for how to harass the Black Tiger Village group, it was undoubtedly a tired tactic implemented by feints.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jing Zhengse said to Ma Gai, Huang Ben, and Gao Chun: "From tonight onwards, every once in a while at night, we will send people to harass the mountain, pretend to attack the cottage, disturb the people in the village, and make them unable to live in peace. ”

This trick is naturally a good plan, and Ma Gai, Huang Ben, and Gao Chun have all said good.

That night, around midnight, Zhao Yu and Guo Da stood at the gate of the main village, watching Chen Mo and Chu Yan gradually walk towards them with more than a dozen bandits.

Zhao Yu hugged his fists towards Chen Mo and Chu Yan, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work." …… But let me remind you that this time I bothered you to go down the mountain, not to kill people and attack the camp, but to hope that you would catch some alive...... In order not to alarm the officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain, you might as well pick out those patrol guards with torches. ”

"Alive?"

Chu Yan frowned, and immediately seemed to think of something, and asked Zhao Yu, "Do you want to exchange those live mouths for the captured brothers?" ”

Zhao Yu smiled slightly, but did not answer.

And at this moment, suddenly a strong shouting broke out under the mountain, and Zhao Yu, Guo Da, Chen Mo, Chu Yan and others all changed their faces suddenly.

They hurriedly ran to the open space outside the main village and looked down the mountain, but saw that it was pitch black under the mountain, and they only heard bursts of shouts and killings, but they couldn't see the specifics.

"Did the officers and soldiers kill?"

"Isn't it the brother who is watching in the mountains?"

"Damn, what's going on?"

This shouting of killing alarmed the thieves in the cottage, and these people rushed out of the house with swords in their hands, and they looked panicked, and some of them didn't even have time to put on their clothes, and asked each other in a panic.

At this time, Guo Da also asked Zhao Yu: "Ah Hu, do you know what's going on?" ”

Zhao Yu frowned and looked at the bottom of the mountain, and immediately saw through the other party's intentions at a glance, shook his head and said with relief: "If what I expected is correct, this should be a tired plan of the officers and soldiers, the purpose is to harass us, so that we can sleep unsteadily, so that they can attack our main village in the future, Brother Guo Da told the brothers in the village to go back and rest with peace of mind." ”

After listening to Zhao Yu's words, Guo Da was relieved, walked back to the village and scolded the group of panicked thieves, and drove them back to the house to sleep.

At this time, Chu Yan looked at Nunu at the bottom of the mountain and asked Zhao Yu, "These people ...... Can I use it if I catch it? ”

"Of course, as long as you can catch ......"

Zhao Yu looked at the mountain with a strange expression.

It's a coincidence, the strategies of both sides collided......