Li Shimin was able to say these things directly, Li De knew that smart people didn't need to be too clear among themselves, and since they had said it, he directly offered to hire them to reclaim the land and grow food.

The corresponding vanguard will provide a reward, and the two talked about this remuneration for a long time.

"Brother-in-law, you know the situation of Youzhou's defense, even if you count the 2,000 soldiers and horses of my Beidu Lieutenant, it is really difficult to hold the bottom of the pit in Youzhou."

Li Shimin said what he thought in his heart, the location of Youzhou was very critical, he was worried that the reclaimed land would be destroyed by the barbarians, and in the end it would be empty, which could be regarded as a reminder to Li De.

"Well, it's a little more difficult, when the vanguard comes back, there will be a way to solve it, don't forget that Your Majesty wants to recruit 30,000 elite soldiers in Youzhou."

Li Shimin has nothing to do now, what he has to do is to manage his own forces first, Youzhou is not so important to him.

With the backer of the Duke of Tang State, even if Youzhou is lost, he can still return to Taiyuan Mansion, but he just has to admit his mistake to his father.

After explaining some things, the vanguard set out according to the established time.

Li De sat in the carriage and listened to the information collected by Gao Cheng and several other lieutenants.

"According to the intelligence, Liu Wuzhou's people left Youzhou and settled in Mayi, should we go directly to pacify them?" Elevation asked.

"Okay, target Liu Wuzhou."

Li De made a decision, he avoided long nights and dreams, three months was not enough, and they all had a lot of power in the local area, if they didn't cut the mess quickly, they would be in trouble.

Liu Wuzhou and Dou Jiande are now separated after attacking the vanguard as horse thieves, Liu Wuzhou's soldiers and horses have not been as many as Dou Jiande, but they are better than the strong green forest, the heroes and the mountains and forests are many horses.

So after Liu Wuzhou arrived in Mayi, he gathered a lot of people.

They survived by plundering caravans, amassed some wealth in a period of time, recruited many homeless people, and gathered 10,000 soldiers and horses, although they were all rabble, but they were familiar with the terrain, and the local government could not find out where they were stationed.

The first target of the vanguard was Liu Wuzhou, and Li De felt that this person had a lot of thoughts, and he must not be allowed to develop and grow.

The captains were all overjoyed now, and it was their duty to be able to lead troops to fight the thieves.

"Dudu, we have arrived in Mayi, there is no defense in the county seat at all, no wonder Liu Wuzhou chose to hide here." Wei Li muttered.

"First send someone to Ma Chengshou to ask about the local situation, whether you know where Liu Wu is hiding." Li De commanded.

Gao Cheng personally brought someone over to inquire, and half an hour later, Gao Cheng came back and said: "Governor, it has been ascertained that Liu Wuzhou has indeed returned to Ai, and Yicheng Shou said that they don't know each other's hiding place. ”

"Then we can only send someone to find it ourselves."

Li De handed over the matter to several lieutenants, and continued to study the recruitment plan, and Luo Luo came over with the boiling water that had just been boiled.

Poured water into the cup, and then came to Li De's side and whispered: "Red Peony is in the city to find out the news." ”

"Well, let them stay safe!" Li De instructed.

Luo Luo and the other female guards are now subordinate to Red Peony, but they are not Zhang Chuchen, Xiao Mei, and Luo Luo are all responsible for their own affairs.

The special nature of espionage, in addition to the specific connection between Zhang Chuchen and Xiao Mei, Luo Luo's female guards all carry out tasks alone.

However, the people who mixed in the city did not know the people around him, as well as the people who were in the logistics and guards, as well as the guards and scouts sent by the various commanders.

Multi-party investigation and multi-party investigation.

On the third day of his stay in Mayi, Li Deshou received a lot of news.

Liu Wuzhou's soldiers and horses numbered more than 10,000 men, and he had kidnapped a caravan from Chang'an five days earlier, and it was very likely that they were hiding in the mountains and forests at this time.

Entering the mountains to collect intelligence can only be done by Situ En's scouts, and their equipment and the main subject of their usual training are mountain reconnaissance.

It was a good opportunity to put in a few months of investment and use it as a military training.

"Dudu, the mountain and forest operations are entrusted to us, and we have been studying this for the past few months." Situ En said.

"Okay, it's up to you to arrange things, let the soldiers be careful." Li Dedao.

"Yes."

Situ En's elite scouts were sent out, and now among the vanguards, except for Hu Ben, Situ En's 100-man scouts were the most mysterious, and he decided to train such soldiers based on some relevant information that Li De had told him.

In the dangerous mountains and forests, they rely on new equipment to rest in the trees, hide in the soil, and have a lot of trap knowledge, in fact, they are training "hunters" with rich forest experience.

"Situ En, it's time for you to show your strength this time, don't let us down!" Shi Huaiyi said.

"Don't worry, as long as Liu Wuzhou is in the mountains and forests, my people will definitely be able to find them." Situ En said confidently.

"Boss, the second lady is back." Lolo said.

Li De looked up and saw Zhang Chuchen's figure appear in the carriage like a gust of wind.

"There's nothing going on in the city." Zhang Chuchen said.

"What is the mood of the people?" Li De asked.

"Everything is normal, life is stable." Zhang Chuchen replied.

"Liu Wuzhou's 10,000 horse thieves are nearby, and the people in the city have no fear?" Li De asked curiously.

Zhang Chuchen suddenly felt that this seemed to be ignoring this matter when he was adjusting the difference.

"What do you mean, don't say it directly." Zhang Chuchen has a quick temper.

"There are definitely Liu Wuzhou's people hidden in the city, the people you send should pay attention to the strangers around you, although their strength is not good, but don't forget that Liu Wuzhou is meticulous, if he is not too greedy, he will not end up like this."

What Li De is most afraid of is underestimating the enemy, and many times trivial things will become important clues, and they must not be taken lightly.

When the Red Peony people received the order again, they conducted a detailed investigation into the trivial details, which really allowed them to investigate useful information.

"There is news, Liu Wuzhou has someone in the city to report the news, the situation in the city is very complicated, and even the city guards may be involved." Zhang Chuchen said.

"Well, let's investigate in detail and see if we can find the horse bandits hiding in the city."

"Yes, I'll do it."

Outside the city, there were no strong walls or strong soldiers to defend it, and the vanguard was stationed thirty miles outside the city, with the purpose of not disturbing the people.

Liu Wuzhou was in a bad mood, he could receive news from the city every day, and he knew everything about the situation of the vanguards.

He was also smart, knowing that they would definitely bear the consequences after the last time, so when he came to Mayi, he not only recruited troops, but also built a hidden hiding place.

Li De would not be surprised if he would be surprised when he saw that the cement used by Liu Wuzhou to build the defensive wall was from Youzhou.