"Higher, higher!"

As the hot air balloon lifted off, Liu Xingming became more and more excited.

Compared with the nervousness of the first flight, Liu Xingming was already confident at this moment. Not to mention that it is nine times out of ten, the general orientation can still be controlled.

The Son of Heaven entrusted him with such an important task, and he naturally couldn't let the Son of Heaven down.

The advantage of hot air balloons is that they can be high or low, and they can fully detect the layout of enemy troops.

This is something that the average sentinel can't do.

And the hot air balloon can even fly over the city, which has a surprise effect.

This time, Liu Xingming planned to take a walk over Baling City to take a good look at the deployment of the eastern captives.

At first, the hot air balloon must be raised, and then slowly lowered when it reaches the sky over Baling.

It is very important to control the height, and you can't be too high to see the situation in the city. And it must not be too low for the enemy to notice.

After all, hot air balloons still have hard injuries, that is, they are not fully encircled.

Once Donglu saw the Ming soldiers in the basket, they naturally understood what was happening.

If they shoot random arrows, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no embarrassing situation of the hot air balloon being shot.

Once the hot air balloon is shot, Liu Xingming will be shot alive along with his reconnaissance team!

"Be careful, the wind is just right now, down!"

Liu Xingming commanded calmly, this is an area that he is absolutely familiar with, and no one can do it better than him.

Gradually, the hot air balloon was descending, and Liu Xingming could see the underground houses clearly.

After a little more descending, he could even see the patrolling Qing soldiers.

"That's it! Don't go down any more! Stop! ”

This height is the most appropriate. He can see the Qing soldiers, but not so clearly, and similarly, the Qing soldiers will not see him too clearly.

This distance is relatively safe.

The hot air balloon floated from south to north, and along the way, Liu Xingming could clearly see the patrolling Qing soldiers and the rows of houses.

Finally, he saw the prefect's yamen!

The stone lion and bluestone shadow wall in front of the yamen are very conspicuous, so he can see it at a glance!

There is also a county government in Wushan County, which is similar to this government office.

It's just that the county order of Wushan County is Liu Xingming's father Liu Tichun.

In fact, the situation of the thirteen families in Kuidong is basically the same, they are all in the mode of tuning troops and farming, and the commander of the army will lead the army and grasp the power.

The advantage of this is that it can be ordered and prohibited, and he has absolute control, but the disadvantage is that since the commander has to deal with military affairs and government affairs, he has a lot of personal pressure.

Liu Tichun often complains that no one helps him to share the burden. At that time, Liu Xingming was still young, and he was eating, drinking, and having fun every day, and he couldn't understand his father's hard work.

Now that I think about it, he did do a lot of things wrong.

If he could have shared the burden for his father earlier, his father wouldn't have been so tired, right?

Of course, it's not too late to wake up.

Liu Xingming should be grateful to the Son of Heaven, if it weren't for the Son of Heaven who boldly enabled him to give him this opportunity, he wouldn't know the responsibility he should bear as a man.

There is no one who is more bitter and tired than a man, but if the hardship can be exchanged for the family and the country, it is worth it.

There are many aspects to serving your country.

What Liu Xingming is doing now may not be anything compared to those soldiers who fought bloodily, but it is also valuable.

The results of one of his reconnaissances may be able to reduce the many senseless sacrifices of the Ming soldiers.

"Major General, this building in front of you should be the granary of Dongyu, right?"

A soldier pointed to a building not far from the government office.

Liu Xingming looked at it and saw that there was indeed a decent building.

He recalled what his father had told him.

Generally speaking, granaries are located in the center of the city, not necessarily in the center, but in the center.

And the granary is generally very close to the county government.

This was because the officials of the yamen needed to go to the granary on time to count and check the amount of grain. If it's too far away, it will take too much time to go back and forth.

So usually speaking, the granary and the yamen are next to each other.

Liu Xingming looked carefully, and he found that there were indeed some people who looked like officials entering and leaving this courtyard.

Judging from the clothes, it is obviously not an official robe, but it is not the kind of coarse cloth clothes worn by ordinary people, it should be a small official.

And he found that there were some people who looked like power sticks carrying bags of things into the yard in small carts.

There should be no doubt that this is food.

"Make a note of the location."

Liu Xingming was very excited in his heart.

Finding the enemy's granary is the key.

The reason why the siege war is protracted is because the defenders have enough food and grass.

In the case that the disparity between the forces of the two sides is not too great, whoever has more grain and grass reserves is often the winning side.

The defenders relied on nothing more than the advantages of the city walls and grain and grass.

Once his granary is abolished, the defenders will be in turmoil.

At that time, the siege of the city will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"Let's go back!"

Liu Xingming can't wait to tell the Son of Heaven about his discovery at this moment!

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"Your Majesty, General Liu asks to see you!"

Han Miao, the chamberlain, has been accompanying him since the Eastern Crusade, personally serving the Son of Heaven's daily life.

After getting along for a long time, his preferences and habits for the Son of Heaven are clear.

When to say what, he understands better than anyone.

"Oh? Declare him in. ”

"Yes!"

There was not much attention in the barracks, Han Miao walked out of the account with Zhu Youlang's permission, and smiled at Liu Xingming: "General Liu, Your Majesty declares you a saint." ”

Liu Xingming nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you, father-in-law." ”

He straightened his robe and took a deep breath to calm down. Although it was not the first time to meet the saint, Liu Xingming still felt a little nervous.

His father, Liu Tichun, often warned him that he must show absolute deference in front of the Son of Heaven and not have the slightest transgression.

A companion is like a tiger, and if you are not careful, your head may fall to the ground.

Liu Xingming always kept it in mind, for fear of annoying the emperor.

After entering the tent, Liu Xingming immediately knelt down and saluted.

"Liu Xingming, the prince of the Anhui Kingdom, pays a visit to Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"Xingming is here, give me a seat!"

Zhu Youlang has always wanted to win over the descendants of these thirteen lords.

Among these second generations, Liu Xingming is more outstanding in ability and courage.

Zhu Youlang naturally wanted to focus on cultivating him.

"Your Majesty, the minister is here to see Your Majesty because of a major discovery!"

Liu Xingming inherited Liu Tichun's upright temperament, and said straight to the point.

"Oh? Let's talk about it. ”

Zhu Youlang said with interest.

"Your Majesty, in the process of reconnaissance in a hot air balloon, the minister discovered a granary that was suspected to be a building. Although it can't be determined, eight or nine are not far from ten. ”

Zhu Youlang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Granary? ”

He certainly understood what that meant.

Baling City has a lot of strong soldiers, and he is the most difficult bone to gnaw since the Ming army marched into Huguang.

If you can use your ingenuity to abolish the granary, it will help the Ming army to take Baling.

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