"Back to the general, the people sent out came back to report that they didn't find Governor Yang and them, presumably they have left." Chen Muqing said in a low voice

"That's good, I hope they're gone. Otherwise, my sins would have been greater. Li Shiyao said with a sigh.

Until this time, Li Shiyao was unwilling to believe such a result in his heart.

"The general's words are serious, if it weren't for the strange firearms of the anti-thief, it wouldn't be like this." Chen Muqing's face was full of helpless comfort, he had just recovered from the escape.

"Defeat is defeat, no matter what, it is the crime of not investigating. The biggest crisis now is how to defeat the thieves. Li Shiyao said with emotion. Especially when he looked at the war-fearing generals below him now, his face was even more sad.

Chen Muqing followed Li Shiyao's line of sight, and naturally understood what Li Shiyao wanted to express.

Suddenly, Chen Muqing's mind flashed, and he thought of a question. Then he said to Li Shuyao: "Crisis, crisis." General, although the men and horses from Qingyuan were also defeated by the thieves. But it's a danger and an opportunity. ”

After listening to Chen Muqing's words, Li Shiyao's worried eyes suddenly became interested. Then he asked him with questions, "Master Chen, how do you say this?" ”

"General, you should have noticed, didn't the thief capture a lot of our people as prisoners after defeating us and the men and horses on the Qingyuan side?" Chen Muqing stroked the beard on his chin and said

"That's right! And then what? Li Shiyao didn't understand what Chen Muqing wanted to express, and continued to ask.

"There are so few thieves! And with the character of the thief Zhang Rui, he will definitely not kill the prisoner. So..."Chen Muqing paused appropriately.

"You mean?" Li Shiyao seemed to suddenly have some understanding. So he patted the armrest of the Taishi chair he was sitting on, and said hurriedly: "Yes! That's right! Why didn't I think about it all at once? ”

The generals who were chatting with each other at the bottom were suddenly attracted by Li Shiyao's movement, and they all looked up at Li Shuyao strangely.

"Looks like the general understands?" Chen Muqing looked at Li Shiyao deeply, with a deep meaning of hiding merit and fame.

"Thank you, sir, for waking up, I understand." Li Shiyao was in a good mood and shook Chen Muqing.

"The general has killed the students, and the general will definitely think about it. It's just that the general has too many things to do, so he didn't pay attention to it for a while. Chen Muqing didn't dare to accept Li Shiyao's salute, but turned sideways to avoid it. Then he said to Li Shiyao.

Seeing this, Li Shuyao didn't say anything anymore, but just smiled. Then he said loudly to the generals of the Qing army who were looking at him at this time: "You must be very strange why I lost my temper just now!" ”

I saw that the generals below didn't dare to answer, after all, no one who could do this position was still a fool. However, the generals still looked at Li Shiyao without turning their eyes, and they obviously nodded in their hearts.

"Have you ever thought that because those thieves are too strong, they were able to capture a lot of our men and horses as prisoners? But, because of this, they had to put a lot of people to guard the captives. ”

"Have you ever thought that this is the time when those anti-thieves are at their weakest? Even if that gang of thieves has the ability to reach the sky, what about the most powerful muskets? There are few of them! Li Shiyao said out loud what he thought.

"That's right! How I didn't think of it! Geng Shangzhi figured it out at once, then patted his thigh and said quickly

"What?" Kuyala. Nanzhi felt a little out of tune, and asked.

"Nan Shen Ling, have you ever thought that we have nearly 14,000 soldiers and horses here. But how many more people can be sent to fight us? Li Shuyao was already in a very good mood at this time. He felt that as long as he could defeat Zhang Rui, he might be able to know why his musket could hit so far.

As long as you know Zhang Rui's secret, what is the lost man and horse in the eyes of the emperor? Anyway, as long as you give food to eat, there will be more people who want to serve as soldiers.

"What do you mean?" Kuyala. Nanzhi didn't dare to confirm what Li Shiyao wanted to express. I had to pretend to be stupid again and asked.

"Have you thought about it? Originally, there were few thieves, and they had to transfer a lot of men to guard the captives. So what will happen if we attack Zhang Rui? ”

"If he dares to transfer all the guards and horses from the captives, he can't say that the captives will rebel, and then we can come to an encirclement that should be combined with the outside world." Li Shiyao tried to explain slowly:

"And, because of the small number of them. Even if their muskets were powerful, what if there were few people and they didn't shoot a few? ”

"The general is right, and that's true." Kuyala. Nanzhi is also satisfied

"So, the Southern Staff Leader also supports fighting that gang of thieves?" Li Shiyao asked happily

"Yes, why not? Such a good opportunity, if you miss it, I don't know how much more energy it will take to defeat the thief. "Kuyala. Nanzhi said to Li Shiyao with a resolute face. At the same time, he said in his heart:

"Anyway, the vanguard of this battle is not my son of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, so even if he dies more, what does it matter?"

"Hahaha... Okay, it's rare that Nan Shen Ling also understands. "Li Shiyao doesn't care who is dead, anyway, it's not a child of the Eight Banners. Then Li Shuyao looked at Zhong Shengjia on the side and said:

"Mr. Zhong, you also know the specific situation! After a while, he will go and give the order, and set out early tomorrow morning to encircle and suppress the anti-thief people. On such a good day, if anyone dares to work and do not contribute, don't blame General Ben for being unkind to them. ”

"Don't worry, general, you don't need to say it. Whoever dares to eat and not do anything, I will not let him go first. Zhong Shengjia stood up. patted his chest and said to Li Shuyao

"Okay, I have a general like General Zhong in the Qing Dynasty, where can I be afraid of a little thief making trouble!" Li Shiyao also stood up from his seat and said with satisfaction to Zhong Shengjia.

"General Xie." Zhong Shengjia was very pleased to see Li Shiyao's behavior.

It was night, and the moonlight was light

The Qing army and the bandit army were each discussing how to kill each other.

Many people are destined for a sleepless night.

……

The clock is ticking

There are many unfairness in this world, but one thing is fair, and that is time.

Every second of your time is being spent by the enemy.

Shortly after the morning, the fog in the mountains had just dissipated.

Because there are too many people and horses stationed here by the Qing army on this mountain, no bird dares to stay in the whole mountain. Only in the distance can the distant sound of birds be heard.

"Report to the general. Eight miles ahead, we found a thief coming towards us. A scout came to Li Shiyao and shouted loudly.