Jiang Yugang is usually a very gentle person, and he does not have the habit of other officers beating and scolding soldiers at every turn, but he always has a soft face and is polite to everyone, not to mention the guard, even among the so-called humble gentlemen in the civil official yamen, there is no one as gentle and elegant as him.

And it is precisely because of this that whenever Jiang Yugang's face becomes not so good-looking, the soldiers can understand what he means at this time, and they will feel more pressure.

An Bai's mood seemed to be hot from the original complacency, and he fell into a cold ice cave. At present, he knows very well that Jiang Yuyan is by no means a person who will be fooled, and everything can only be done carefully.

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Nansang Village, the largest cottage near Manggu Mountain. This is the southern end of the Manggu Mountain valley, although the terrain is not as dangerous as the camp of the Ming army's Manggu Mountain defense line, but the scenery is much better.

Countless tall trees with huge canopies stretched out into the sky, and their branches and leaves stretched together like clouds in the sky, obscuring the clear blue sky.

The veins of the leaves are clear, the skin is extraordinarily thin, and the sunlight shines on it, giving it a sense of clarity like mutton fat, and there are large shades under the trees, overlapping on top of each other, and the edges show a light green light and shadow.

And under the shade of the trees, it is the bamboo buildings and bamboo houses that are densely built together in Nansang Village, and many tall bamboo poles are scattered with some freshly washed clothes, which flutter slightly under the cool breeze in the mountains, silently showing the fireworks of this cottage that seems to be integrated with nature.

Jiang Yugang and his entourage set off from early in the morning, walked for more than three hours on the mountain road, and also hunted a few pheasants on the way, and finally arrived in front of Nansang Village at noon. Their team was guided by An Bai, Jiang Yugang was the captain, and Chen Ziyu, Ah Tian and three intelligence officers followed, that is, all the people of the entire intelligence department were gathered.

They disguised themselves as merchants from Mengyang City, and because they heard that An Bai had bought cheap spices here, they followed An Bai in groups. In order not to accidentally reveal their identities, several people did not even bring firearms, and each of them carried a hunting knife most commonly used by local hunters. And Ah Tian, who doesn't know how to use a hunting knife, and even more dare not use it, is unarmed.

After everyone changed their clothes, the killing spirit of the soldiers in the barracks basically lost most of it. In addition, they all carried large bamboo baskets on their backs, which were full of military rations that had not yet been made into dry cakes, bacon made from the prey that the soldiers had hit, and fresh hunt that had just been hunted. It looks like a group of Luchuan merchants.

A section of the mountain road in front of Nansang Village is quite lively, the farmers who come back from the fields and the hunters who have returned from hunting are in groups, the gate of the village is a tall bamboo building that is quite magnificent, there are two young men with bows standing on it, and a few old people under the door watch a group of children playing.

But Jiang Yu couldn't help frowning when he looked at it, and whispered to An Bai: "You came here before, is it the same way?" ”

"What's wrong?" An Bai put down the hunting knife used to open the mountain, wiped the sweat on his head, this time he was a guide, followed by Jiang Yugang and others, completely lost the ease of walking leisurely after hunting, and was tired and couldn't stop panting under the nervous hurry.

"It's so quiet here." This kind of silence reminded Jiang Yugang of the Manggu Mountain when he had just crossed over, and the defenders suffered heavy casualties under the continuous attacks of the Luchuan army, and they were about to be unable to resist, and everyone was on the verge of despair. There was no one to train on the mountain, and the only movement was the handover of transporting grain and standing guard with Mengyangcheng.

Hearing Jiang Yu say this, An Bai was stunned at first, and after pondering slightly, his face showed a look of surprise: "You said this...... The way this village is now is completely caused by the Luchuan army. ”

"I heard you say that the Luchuan Army is acting very excessively here?" Jiang Yugang originally wanted to wait for himself to come here and then inquire about the situation in person, but he didn't expect that although there were a lot of people here, the atmosphere could be called dead silence.

Not only are most of the villagers expressionless, they don't talk much, and even the children who play seem to be shouting out because they are afraid of something. If you want to carry out your work, it seems that you still have to rely on the breakthrough point of Anbai.

An Bai nodded and said in a low voice: "Actually, this village has already fought with the Luchuan Army, and after many young adults died, the old village owner was captured by the Luchuan Army, and he is also the patriarch of the largest family here. ”

"After the owner of the old village was killed by the Luchuan army in front of everyone, this village softened, and now it seems that it has been providing military food for the Luchuan army, so now the food here is very popular, but because the Luchuan army will come from time to time, not many people dare to come here to sell food, and some families have reached the point of smashing pots and selling iron in order to exchange for food."

"So serious?" Jiang Yuyan was a little surprised. If it is really to the point of smashing pots and selling iron for the sake of rations, why is it still so quiet in the village? Not even a hint of the chaos that comes with hunger.

An Bai sighed softly: "The Luchuan army can feed so many soldiers to fight against my Daming, and most of them rely on extortion from these villages...... You look quiet in this village, but in fact, they are still afraid of the Luchuan soldiers, as long as they see someone who dares to make trouble, no matter who they are, they will kill them, and the means are extremely cruel. ”

Jiang Yuxuan listened to An Bai's description, and had a deeper understanding of this war in his heart. He couldn't help but think that in the time and space that he hadn't crossed over, Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, who led the battle, might have felt that he couldn't completely defeat the Luchuan forces and withdraw when he saw the endless Luchuan army that retreated like a sea tide.

And Wang Ji in that time and space may be like himself before he came to Nansangzhai, he would never have thought that the Luchuan Army was actually fighting the trapped beasts, and in order to maintain its combat effectiveness, it had already stripped the cottages everywhere to the limit of collapse.

The saying that the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road is really true. No matter how powerful the enemy may seem, if you retreat, you will lose the chance to defeat the enemy forever.

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Entering the cottage, An Bai took them to a remote place on the side of the cottage, and met an old woman with gray hair on the way, her upper and lower eyelids were almost in one place, but her eyes still swept to An Bai who took the lead.

After seeing An Bai, her body trembled suddenly, and she immediately stopped her steps, as if she didn't dare to confirm, and waited for a long time before she asked as if she was confirming: "Yes... Is it Ah Bai? ”

"Grandma, it's me." An Bai greeted him with a smile, looking very affectionate, if it weren't for the memory of fighting with this person all the way from Qujing to this person except Jiang Yugang, Jiang Yugang would even suspect that he was a native of Nansangzhai.

Looking at An Bai's familiar appearance, Jiang Yugang also secretly admired, but he didn't expect this kid to be really a talent. I can't help but think that if it weren't for a meeting to give everyone a public opportunity to express themselves, this kind of person would be ignored.

Perhaps this is the modern advanced management experience. Jiang Yuyan sighed a lot.