Although he found fourteen ways up the mountain, because he didn't come up with a way to go down the mountain, Huaxing could only put this clue aside and look at the other two.

The last two pieces of information, one was found by Li Ang yesterday, and the other was found by a soldier surnamed Sun today, both of which belong to the category of water sources.

They found two small streams that flowed into the village, and it was no surprise that they should be the source of water for the people in the village.

Water is the foundation of human existence.

As long as the other party's water source is cut off, the other party will definitely be forced out of the cottage.

If Huaxing brought three or five thousand men and horses on this trip, he would definitely implement this plan without thinking about it and fight with the other party.

But the fact is that Huaxing only has a thousand remnants at the moment, and if he really forces the other party out, he is very passive.

So, this result is not what he wanted.

Of course, there are also people who propose that it is possible to poison the water!

Although the stream is flowing, the cottage must have its own water storage system.

As long as enough poison is put into the water, within a few days, the enemy army will be defeated.

The idea seemed good at first glance, but it was rejected by Huaxing.

There are three reasons for this:

First, although the poisoning effect is remarkable, the means are too insidious, and Huaxing is a little shameless;

Second, when they went on the expedition, no one carried poison with them. It is not easy to come up with a sufficient amount of poison at this moment;

Third, and the most important of the three:

According to reliable sources, not only 3,000 thieves lived in the village, but most of the thieves' families and relatives also lived in the cottage.

In other words, there are many children, women and elderly people in the village, who would also be implicated if they were poisoned directly by the water.

Huaxing has no mercy on the enemy! But he could not bear to hurt innocent people.

Therefore, the poisoning plan seemed to be effective, but in the end he rejected it.

Since then, he has not been able to use any of these sixteen clues.

In this regard, Hua Xing could only sigh lightly, continued to sit on the chair, held the record copied by Tang Sheng, and read it over and over again......

An hour later, after singing "Unity is Strength" with the soldiers, Huaxing walked into his military tent.

Just about to lie down and rest, Tang Sheng suddenly visited, saying that Duan Hongguang was back and was waiting in the big tent, saying that he had something important to report.

Before, seeing that Duan Hongguang did not attend the report meeting, Huaxing was a little puzzled.

At this moment, when he heard that the person had returned, he quickly got up and returned to the military tent with Tang Sheng.

As soon as he opened the curtain, he saw Duan Hongguang limping to him, and said eagerly:

"General Hua, something is wrong! The thieves are going to attack our army tomorrow night, so we have to prepare in advance! ”

As soon as these words came out, Tang Sheng's face was full of surprise, and he didn't feel a trace of fear in his eyes.

Hua Xing on the side sat on the chair expressionlessly, ordered Tang Sheng to find a chair for the other party, and poured a glass of water.

After the other party sat down, Hua Xing carefully looked at Duan Hongguang in front of him.

Duan Hongguang at this moment, in general, is just three words - dirty, messy, and poor.

His body was dirty, his hair and military uniform were messy, his physical condition was very poor, his face and body were covered with blood stains, and he had obviously been beaten.

Seeing this scene, Huaxing didn't pay attention to what Duan Hongguang said about the "raid", but took the lead in frowning and asking, "What's wrong with you?" Why are you only coming back now? ”

"Alas!"

After a long sigh, he saw Duan Hongguang say with a guilty face: "Old man...... Captured by thieves! ”

After observing Duan Hongguang's situation just now, Hua Xing guessed that he should have encountered an enemy.

But when he heard that he not only met the enemy, but was also "arrested" by the other party, Huaxing showed a puzzled look on the spot.

Because if he was really captured by the enemy, it stands to reason that he would not have been able to come back so quickly. Even if the prisoners were to be released, it would have to wait until the end of the battle.

Regarding Duan Hongguang's experience, Huaxing is full of doubts:

"What? You say you've been caught? When was this? How did you get caught? ”

On the way down the mountain, Duan Hongguang had already thought of a rhetoric for his "Guan Rong's deeds". At this moment, when he heard the other party ask, he raised his head and replied:

"Back to the general's words, in order to find useful information, the old man went straight to the cottage as soon as he left the barracks last night. As the saying goes, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger, for the victory of our army, the old man ......"

After talking boastfully for half a minute, seeing that Duan Hongguang hadn't talked about the topic, Huaxing directly interrupted the other party:

"Ahem, old Duan, let's get down to business first! How the hell did you get caught? ”

"Oh, good, good."

After nodding, Duan Hongguang licked his lips a few times first, his face slightly nervous.

It didn't take long to see him rubbing his fingers while telling Huaxing about his "heroic deeds":

After a night of investigation, when it was almost dawn, the old man found a trail in the northeast of the cottage, and felt that he should be able to go up to the mountainside, so he climbed up decisively. But as a result, he happened to encounter a group of patrolling thieves, and the old man fought with each other. However, due to the unfamiliar terrain and being outnumbered, they were finally defeated by them. ”

Duan Hongguang is a good-looking person, he definitely doesn't want everyone to know that he was arrested because he "fell asleep", so he adapted his "bear" deeds into "heroic" deeds.

Not to mention, after listening to it, it instantly gives people the feeling of a fighting hero.

Huaxing, of course, is skeptical of these remarks.

The old man not only didn't run when he met the enemy, but also fought with the other party? It's incredible to think about it.

But in contrast, Huaxing at this moment is more concerned about what Duan Hongguang said to the other party after he was arrested!

Did they reveal their old background, and did they find out that they had no reinforcements? If that's the case, you're in trouble!

So, as soon as the words fell, Huaxing immediately asked:

"And what did you tell them?"

"I, I...... Of course I didn't say anything! ”

Hearing Hua Xing ask about this, Duan Hongguang lowered his head weakly. not only avoided Huaxing's eyes, but also took the opportunity to say the rhetoric he had already made:

"Is the old man greedy for life and afraid of death? Gong Du and Liu Bi took turns to send people to extract confessions, and I was beaten to the point that I was completely naked. But even so, the old man didn't say anything......"

"Is that true?"

"Seriously! The old man is absolutely not lying, please believe it! ”

Although Duan Hongguang said that he was righteous and awe-inspiring, Hua Xing, who was sitting opposite, was still frowning, and there was no sense of relaxation on his face.

Because of Huaxing's understanding of Duan Hongguang, he had long seen that this person had no loyalty to Lu Jun at all.

In addition, this person has no sense of responsibility, and he has to push back when he does a little work on weekdays.

It's impossible for a guy like this to keep a secret under coercion and temptation.

So Huaxing didn't believe a word of these words just now!

But after thinking about it, he didn't debunk the other party on the spot, but asked about another mystery in his heart with an urgent face:

"That's really 'hard' Duan Lao! By the way, how did you escape from the cottage? ”