The headhunters quarreled and vented the grievances accumulated in their hearts, and with Yang Congyi's promise, they were at ease, and their expressions were not as dignified as before.

Yang Congyi glanced around, and said slowly: "Let's go back to the previous question, in Tianzhu Mountain, one is how to find the fugitive, and the other is how to catch the fugitive. With these two issues resolved, the task of hunting down the fugitives can be completed. Please catch your head and express what you have seen. ”

"Let's talk about how to find the fugitive in the bandits' den first, it's too early to talk about arrest."

"So what do you think you should do?"

"The last time we went into the mountains, the counties were scattered, and we didn't find the slightest clue about the fugitives, so we were attacked by bandits. In my opinion, we acted together this time, and when we encountered a small group of bandits, we were directly destroyed, and the large group of bandits did not dare to confront the official army, so we naturally obediently handed over the fugitives when the time came. ”

"You mean, let's go directly to the bandits' den and ask the bandits directly?"

"What's not to do? The fugitives must have been in the bandits' den and had entered the mountains. Directly find the bandits to ask for people, and if they don't hand over people, they will be destroyed, there are so many of us, see who dares to confront the official army. ”

"Okay, even if the fugitive is in the bandits' den, but the bandits in Tianzhu Mountain have dozens of hills, and they can cross a few mountains with our manpower. Besides, if we force them urgently, as soon as several mountains are united, the number of bandits will be more than ours, and when the time comes, we will have no support, neither advance nor retreat, so what should we do? ”

"We have five hundred forbidden troops to assist, and the bandits dare to fight with us?"

"Didn't Yang Zhutou say, this time we will focus on catching fast in the Yamen, and if we really start to do it, ordinary bandits are naturally not the opponents of the forbidden army, and when the time comes, they will kill all the way, and we will eat fart in the back, but the limelight and credit are not all theirs? Haven't we come for nothing? ”

"That's right, this time the limelight must not be robbed by the forbidden army, it is our business to hunt down the fugitives, naturally it is up to us, they are here to see the scene, if they end up doing it, we will be alone, where can we speak."

"Therefore, it is not advisable to fight directly and involve the forbidden army, so find another way if you need it." Yang Congyi answered the call at the right time, rejecting the idea of involving the forbidden army, and guiding everyone to continue the discussion. Avoiding the participation of the forbidden army is one of the tasks given to him by Chen Ru, once the forbidden army starts, the situation will be out of control, and it will inevitably trigger a chain reaction, and to what extent it will eventually develop, he doesn't know, but it must be very bad to think about, how can it be a good thing to fight?

"In my opinion, we might as well disperse, secretly investigate, and wait to find the fugitive's hideout, and then gather a large group of people to go over, and then it is best to catch the fugitive without moving, even if we want to do it, we are chasing the fugitive, with this name, the bandits want to confront the government, we have to consider it."

"It is naturally feasible to disperse people to secretly investigate, but to what extent can it be dispersed, and how can we contact each other after dispersion?"

"In my opinion, each county leads a team to search and explore an area, and each county is limited to a radius of 20 miles each time, and after five days, they converge and advance the search in turn. What do you think? ”

"Within a radius of twenty miles, five days converge, I'm afraid the time is a little tight. The villagers in the mountains are more or less related to bandits, and many of them are bandits, and it is not so easy to find out the whereabouts of fugitives with them. ”

"We only have three months, Tianzhu Mountain is hundreds of miles away, if we don't hurry up, how can we do it?"

"Are you planning to search all the hundreds of miles around Tianzhu Mountain? It's been less than a year and a half, so forget it. ”

"We are searching for fugitives, not looking for stars that fell from the sky, so there is no need to search all the Tianzhu Mountain. Fugitives are also people, fleeing into the mountains to try to survive, into the mountains all the way to the north, escaping to the innermost part of Tianzhu Mountain is the end, and then going north out of Tianzhu Mountain into Yuexi County, the fugitives are not so stupid. Therefore, we only need to focus on the south side of Tianzhu Mountain, and it is still very likely to find the fugitive in three months. ”

"I think it's okay to search by piece, but the manpower of each county is managed by itself, quietly search and investigate, don't reveal your identity and whereabouts, don't go into the mountains with great fanfare like last time, and do it if you don't agree with each other, and we will suffer at that time."

"It's okay, my brother takes care of it himself, and he takes responsibility for what goes wrong. But don't cheat and play tricks, and don't work hard, otherwise you won't be able to catch the fugitives when the time comes, and it will be all in vain. ”

Yang Congyi also felt that it was feasible to scatter to find clues, so he said: "As for how to find fugitives, your ideas are very good, we do have limited time, Tianzhu is so big, it is impossible to search all of them." We can look from south to north, from east to west, little by little to the center of Tianzhu Mountain, if there is still no clue in the central area of Tianzhu Mountain, then we can only find another way. ”

Seeing that everyone didn't interject and listened to him, he continued: "Tomorrow we should be able to enter the mountain, close to the area outside the mountain, we can investigate, ask the villagers if there are any clues about the fugitives, no need to search, they will definitely not stay in a place where the government can easily reach." I would like to ask, where did you go the farthest last time? ”

"We walked into the mountains for five or six days, climbed over several mountains, and met bandits in a canyon, I really don't know where they were, but after walking for five or six days, there were hundreds of miles." Susong County catches the head and recalls.

Then Wangjiang County caught the head and said: "We are about the same, we have walked into the mountain for six or seven days, and we were attacked by bandits by a river, and they had a hundred and ten people, and they fought without saying a word, and they were dizzy when they entered the mountain, and they didn't know where it was." ”

"We were a little better, we went into the mountains for more than half a month, and we met a few mountains with bandits, there were not many of them, and when we saw that there were no fugitives, we didn't provoke them, and then we went to a place called Woniugang, and we clashed with a group of bandits, and were besieged by bandits from other places, so we had to withdraw." Tong'an County Catcher Road.

Yuexi County Catcher smiled bitterly: "You have been in the mountain for five or six days, and we met with the bandits the day after we entered the mountain, and we don't know where they came from." ”

After listening to the encounter of the county catchers who went into the mountains last time, Yang Congyi was very helpless, and walked as far as half a month, in the mountains, while searching and walking, how far can he go in half a month, and he also wants to learn some information from them, it seems that he is thinking too much.

So he said: "It doesn't matter, the last time we lost, everyone fought separately, there was no contact with each other, no cooperation, but this time it was different, we acted together, what news was there to tell everyone in time, something happened, everyone was nearby, and they could take care of each other." This time, we insist on one point, work steadily, advance steadily, do not be greedy for merit, and do not rush forward. What do you think? ”

"I was too careless last time, and I want to learn a lesson."

"That's what I thought too."

"What Yang Zhutou said is reasonable, listen to you."

The catchers have no objection to this.

"Well, I'll talk about the results of today's discussion, one is to search for fugitives from south to north, from east to west, all the way to the central area of Tianzhu Mountain, if you get to the central area of Tianzhu Mountain, there are still no clues, and then think of other ways. Regardless of whether or not clues are found, we will meet once every five days, report the information, and then make arrangements for the next search area. After speaking, seeing that the catchers nodded in confirmation, Yang Congyi said again: "I will add one more thing, try not to clash with villagers or bandits when investigating, to maintain restraint, if possible, it is best to disguise yourself and hide people's eyes." ”

The catchers said everything they should have said, and there were no other ideas, and just as the catchers shouted to start eating, everyone dispersed.

After the first discussion, Yang Congyi's confidence in completing the task this time has increased a lot. The headhunters still want to do things well, and it is easy to do it if they have this heart, but they are afraid that they will have the same mind as Yang Congyi last time when he entered the mountain, then it will be troublesome, but fortunately they are not.

Half a mile away from the camp is the camp of the forbidden army.

The camp was neatly organized, dozens of camp tents were lined up in two rows, and the front and back of the camp tents were separated by two feet, so that the soldiers could be busy.

The chief general was guarded by soldiers in front of his tent, and there was a man in the tent talking.

"General Liu, this opportunity is rare, but you have to take advantage of it."

"County Lieutenant He, you still have to call the shots, the general was just ordered to come to assist, and the commander specially explained, everything is decided by the county lieutenant, we don't dare to meddle in the affairs of the yamen."

"General Liu, you can't say that. There are more than 100 people in the yamen, and just now the subordinates came to tell me that the heads of the counties were arguing together, and they almost started to do it, and they didn't even enter the mountain, so they made a fuss, how could they be expected. The general has a heavy army, and his subordinates are all elite soldiers, you are the absolute main force in this mountain, and all matters in the mountain should be decided by the general, and I am on the side to assist, which is the right reason. ”

"The county lieutenant can't, how can I be the master, the court law does not allow it, the county lieutenant should not embarrass me. We still assist, and the county lieutenant wants us to do something, and he orders it directly, without worrying. ”

"General, let's not say who is in charge and who is auxiliary, you see if this will work, all the people are Mali, you and I have the highest official position, we have something to discuss, how about it?"

"Since the county lieutenant has said so, I don't know how to raise it again. It's up to the county lieutenant. ”

"Okay, General, refreshed. We should have a drink. ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say."

"General, your battalion of soldiers and horses, all the soldiers are strong and well-armed, if I guessed correctly, it should be the main force in the Anqing Forbidden Army."

"Haha, the county lieutenant has won the award, and my battalion of soldiers and horses can still be seen in Anqing, and it is nothing to be out of Anqing."

"The high command is really willing to send out the elite of this battalion."

"It's all for the country, it's not appropriate for the county lieutenant to say that."

"Yes, yes, yes, if you make a mistake, I'll punish myself."

"What does the county lieutenant think about entering the mountain, can you tell me about it first? Tell each other about it. ”

"Then how did the high commander explain to the general, can you also tell me?"

"This trip also depends on the county lieutenant, of course, you can advise, come, let's drink this cup first."

"It's wrong, it's not dependent, it's about cooperating with each other, and it's a penalty."

"Okay, I'll drink it."

In the tent, the wine and meat were fragrant, and some kind of deal had been reached between the two talking and laughing.