These three Yingyin men, two of them are brothers, the elder brother is called Lin Qin, and the younger brother is called Lin Ji, who was born in a wealthy family in Yingyin County, although he is not very rich, but his family background is quite solid.

And the rest of the person is not an outsider, but the son-in-law of the Lin family and the brother-in-law of the Lin brothers, named Liu Mu.

After quietly listening to the accounts of these three people, Zhao Yu asked a very critical question: "Liu Mu, Yingyin County has long been occupied by the rebels, and the crooked people inside and outside are all rebels, why are the three of you willing to take this risk and report to me Xuchang?" ”

Hearing this, everyone in the room also looked at Liu Mu and the others.

Seeing this, the man named Liu Mu smiled bitterly, and said with a bit of hatred: "The three of us came to report the news, hoping that Xuchang could send troops to exterminate this thief army......

"Oh?"

Zhao Yu asked quietly, "Do you three hate the rebels?" ”

"I can't wait to eat its flesh and blood."

Liu Mu said hatefully, and then explained with a sad face: "Du Wei doesn't know that after the rebels invaded Yingyin, they killed people and looted in the city, and did all kinds of evil, including my Liu and Lin families, all of them suffered deeply. ”

"Really?" Zhao Yu said lightly: "As far as I know, the rebels are different from the Green Forest Thieves, and they will not kill innocent people indiscriminately......"

After hearing this, Liu Mu said hatefully: "Lord Duwei only knows one and not the other. …… The rebels do not kill civilians, nor rob civilians, but the rich households in the city, the rebels do not let go, I Yingyin once had Wang, Li, Zhang three big clans, the Wang family of more than 200 people, the Li family and the Zhang family are more than 100 people, after the rebels invaded the city, Wang, Li, Zhang three tribes were so miserable that they were slaughtered, the rebels robbed the wealth of the three families to reward the soldiers, seized the fields of the three families to trap those damned civilians, my Liu, Lin family, also suffered deeply, not only the tenant farmers who once owed me two land rents were exempted from arrears by the rebels, Even the rebels demanded that our two families take the initiative to give their wealth to support the rebels and the imperial court as enemies, and if they refused, they would kill people...... I have no choice but to donate our family wealth in exchange for the life of our whole family......"

From the side, Lin Qin also hated and said: "Du Wei Mingjian, I think of my Lin family, I used to be less than the top and more than the bottom in Yingyin, and the family background is quite solid, but the rebels forced us to give up our family wealth, and took the land of my two families to share it with those ungrateful villains, but I hate those villains, who used to receive more favors from our two families, but now they rely on the support of the rebels to wantonly bully us and others......"

He took a deep breath and bowed his hand, "Captain, please be sure to make the decision for me!" ”

"Captain Commander please make the decision for me."

Liu Mu and Lin Ji also bowed down and bowed.

While everyone in the room looked at each other, Zhao Yu secretly looked at the three of them, thinking about every word they said.

To be honest, for the current situation of Yingyin described by these three people, although Zhao Yu has not been to Yingyin, he generally believes it - because he laid down Yingyang.

Yingyang is also a city that was once captured by the rebels, after the rebels conquered Yingyang City, they did not commit any crimes against the civilians, and even used the way of dividing the fields and money and grain to win the hearts of the people, but for the rich households, especially for the local families, the rebels showed no mercy, and connived at the soldiers to seize their family wealth, their fields, and even for the needs of the army.

I still remember that at the end of May and the beginning of June, Zhao Yu led the army to defeat Yingyang City, and at that time, there were almost no families and rich families in Yingyang City, and these people became sacrifices under the rebels' swords.

Because he had seen the current situation of Yingyang City with his own eyes, Zhao Yu believed in what Liu Mu and the Lin brothers said, including their motives of 'hating the rebels and reporting the news'.

But isn't it a coincidence?

As soon as Xiang Xuan took action over there, these three Yingyin people reported to him Xuchang, which seemed that Xiang Xuan was a reckless man who only knew how to fight.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Yu asked Liu Mu and the three of them: "Zhou will commend you for taking the risk of coming to report the news, but I have two questions, I don't know if the three of you can solve my doubts." ”

"Lord Lieutenant, please speak." Liu Mu bowed and said.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu raised a finger and asked calmly: "First, the three of you learned that the rebels sent troops to the south?" ”

Liu Mu suddenly realized, and immediately explained: "Lord Duwei doesn't know, my Liu and Lin families were robbed of their wealth and land by the rebels, but more than 20 people in the family have to eat, and in order to get food to feed their families, they either join the army to fight for the rebels, or do things for them. …… We hate the rebels and don't want to fight for them, so we can only do some hard work for the rebels as people's husbands. Today, the rebels asked me to wait to carry grain, and while we were waiting to carry grain, I heard a rebel officer say, 'General Xiang sent troops to the south, I don't know if it will go well.'" ’…… In the afternoon, the rebels went out of the city one after another, and they all looked serious and unsmiling, so I guessed that they might have gone south to fight Yingyang. ”

Hearing this answer, Chen Lang and Xun Yi stroked their beards and nodded slightly.

To the ears of the two, this explanation is okay.

At this time, Zhao Yu asked again: "Second, how did the three of you think of coming to Xuchang to report the news?" You should know that Xuchang has been besieged by rebel regiments during this period of time, and he can't protect himself, why do the three of you think that Xuchang can avenge you? ”

Hearing these words, Tian Qin, Liao Guang, Han He, and Liu Jian were all faceless, but in addition to being embarrassed, they also felt that this question was very good.

Under their gaze, Liu Mu glanced at Zhao Yu in amazement, and then said cautiously: "The grass people don't know what Lord Duwei means, but as far as the grass people know, the rebels have suffered defeats in Xuchang in recent days, and even the grass people have heard some ...... when they were working for the rebels."

"Hear what?" Zhao Yu said calmly.

Liu Mu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I have heard those rebel generals talk about it, saying that Xuchang has changed ...... A man named Zhou Hu was the captain, and this person was very ...... It was very difficult to deal with, and even Xiang Xuan, the fierce general of the rebel army, couldn't bargain for it, so he ......"

"Huh."

Chen Lang stroked his beard and smiled at Xun Yi, while not forgetting to sneak a glance at Zhao Yu's expression.

However, Zhao Yu didn't have the intention of joking, he looked at Liu Mu, Lin Qin, and Lin Ji intently, and asked the third question: "Third, when the three of you come to Xuchang to report the news, aren't you afraid that you will be discovered by the rebels and harm your family?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Mu's expressions finally became panicked.

After a while, Liu Mu gritted his teeth and said: "Because of the rebels, my father died of anger, and the mother-in-law of the grass people also fell ill at home...... Although we are afraid, we also want to take back what once belonged to my two families......"

He let out a long breath and continued: "Don't dare to hide the captain, this time I reported to Xuchang, my Liu and Lin families are also panicked, and my brother has taken the two families to hide, if the deeds are revealed, they will immediately abscond overnight." …… God is pitiful, although we have encountered rebel patrols along the way, they have not been discovered. ”

『……』

Zhao Yu quietly observed the expressions of the three people, trying to find some clues from the expressions of the three people.

But unfortunately, the expressions of these people, like the information they tell and the explanations they give, can be called impeccable.

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Yu nodded and said, "Okay, I have a general understanding of the specific situation, the three of you will go down to rest for a while, and I will discuss it with the officials." ”

"Captain, please make the decision for me!"

Liu Mu and Lin Qin immediately pleaded.

"Okay."

Zhao Yu nodded, and motioned to the Gong Cao officials on the side to take the three of them down to settle down.

After the three of them left, the sergeant Liao Guang immediately stood up, clasped his fists and said: "Captain, I carefully observed these three people, they don't look like spies sent by the rebels, so it can be seen that the current situation of Yingyin described by these three people should be credible." …… Now Xiang Xuan and Yan Xuan raised troops to fight Yingyang, leaving only 3,000 soldiers to guard Yingyin, I might as well send troops immediately to capture Yingyin. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu was noncommittal, and put his right hand on the table, and his two fingers repeatedly lightly buckled the table.

In the middle of the sound, he shook his head and said, "If I am not mistaken, this is a trap set by Xiang Xuan. ”

Tian Qin asked in surprise: "What does Du Wei mean that these three people are spies sent by Xiang Xuan?" Can...... It's not like that. ”

From the side, Chen Lang and Xun Yi also showed puzzled expressions.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu sighed slightly and said calmly: "These three people, I also think there should be no problem, and what they told should be true, but this does not mean that Xiang Xuan cannot set traps...... The key is that Xiang Xuanzhi didn't know about this matter, or rather, this matter was completely driven by him behind his back. ”

Hearing this, Chen Lang said in surprise: "What does Du Wei mean that these three people were used by Xiang Xuan?" ”

"Nothing is impossible."

Zhao Yu said lightly: "The people of the Liu and Lin families are the rich families of Yingyin in the past, because they were robbed of their family wealth and land, so they hate the rebels deeply. …… He knew that these rebels hated him, so he deliberately asked people to reveal some real information in front of these people, such as going south to fight Yingyang, such as losing the battle in Xuchang in recent days, etc., so these three people reported to us according to Xiang Xuan's thoughts...... I think there are not many people who hate the rebels like this, as long as Xiang Xuan casts a wide net, there will still be people who will be fooled after all, and they will report to me Xuchang in a self-righteous manner, but in fact, they are being used by Xiang Xuan. ”

"Is the Lieutenant overthinking?"

Liao Guang was stunned and asked, "What good is this for Xiang Xuan?" ”

"Do you think he really wants to beat Yingyang?"

Zhao Yu glanced at Liao Guang and said lightly: "Let's not say that I have laid down heavy troops in Yingyang, even if Xiang Xuan captures Yingyang, he will only cut off the connection between Xuchang and the three counties of Kunyang, what else can he do then?" Siege of Xuchang? The example of the previous days is enough to show that they do not want to make huge sacrifices to storm Xuchang. …… Hit Kunyang? At the risk of the emptiness of Yingyin's garrison, the lone army went deep into my Kunyang three counties? I'll just say this, before he conquered Xiangcheng, I had already taken Yingyin, and when the time came, I would cut him off, and he Xiang Xuan would be the turtle in the urn. …… Do you think Xiang Xuan doesn't know? ”

Tian Qin and Liao Guang looked at each other and asked cautiously, "Then ...... him?"

"He deliberately wanted to lure me into dividing my troops to fight Ying Yin." Zhao Yu said in a deep voice.

Wei Shi Hanhe asked curiously, "How did Du Wei know all this?" ”

"Intuition." Zhao Yu said lightly.

“……”

Everyone in the room looked at each other.

Gut feeling?

This is not a convincing reason.