Xiao Tian waved a red flag, raised his horse and whipped, and his skillful equestrian skills made him like a fish swimming freely and happily in the water, and walked in the opposite direction from the cavalry policy of the Ma family, shouting in his mouth: "Good news, good news, General Pang will take Guangwei County without blood!" ”

Although Xiao Tian's speed was fast, he couldn't stop the joy on the faces of the soldiers of the Ma family army and spread faster. I saw that after he shouted, the spirit of the cavalry of the Ma Family Army behind him seemed to have increased a lot in an instant, and the speed of the horse march also increased a lot.

In front of Ma Chao, Xiao Tian gave a military salute on the horse, and then respectfully handed the report in his hand to Ma Chao. And after Xiao Tian got a return gift from Ma Chao, he also heard Ma Chao say: "It's hard work." ”

"It's not hard! The young master is wise and martial, and it is an honor for his subordinates to serve the young master! Xiao Tian replied, seeing that Ma Chao seemed to have something to say, so he drove his horse behind Ma Chao and listened.

"Xiao Tian, I know you used to be a scout. Then you say, if you want to find out the news, where do you always start first? ”

"Back to the young master, if it is general news, we will listen to it in the restaurant teahouse. People come and go there, and the news spreads the fastest, but there are true and false, and you need to confirm it again in person. But if you say extremely confidential information, you can't do anything...... But sometimes, we will disguise ourselves as piao customers and go to the brothel to inquire ......" At the end, Xiao Tian was a little embarrassed, but seeing that Ma Chao did not have the slightest disgust, he still had the courage to say it all. In Xiao Tian's opinion, it is really a sin to have reservations about talking to the young master.

"...... brothel" Ma Chao sighed, and suddenly remembered that peerless face in his mind.

"Young master, that's true." Xiao Tian thought that Ma Chao didn't know the purpose of their scouts going to the brothel, so he continued to explain: "Although there are camp prostitutes in the army, most of them will still come out to fight tooth sacrifices. This is because those army commanders and even chiefs do not want to go to those camp prostitutes like soldiers, so as not to be embarrassed by their subordinates and lose their majesty. And because these Woosh have higher official positions, they are more able to tell secrets that those soldiers in the army do not know. Especially after drinking, boasting to those ...... girls"

"Hmm......" Ma Chao nodded, he thought he knew the source of Diao Chan's information, but he didn't want Xiao Tian to say this, there seemed to be a lot of Taoism in it: "You go on." ”

"If there is a great need for reliable information, sometimes Shangguan will give a certain amount of money, and let us go to those who are acting and not selling their bodies." After Xiao Tian received Ma Chao's encouragement, he even taught his experience: "Those Lingding, although they are selling their art but not their bodies, but in this troubled world, who can afford to provoke those officers and soldiers who kill people and set fires...... Uh, except for our Ma Jiajun..... The subordinates mean that those officers at the rank of general colonel prefer to recruit those who are more valuable and have better skills, and force them to sell themselves. And those Lingding had the opportunity to learn from the mouths of those generals and colonels the number of troops in the entire military camp, the deployment of the battalion, the factional relations, and the weaknesses of the generals. These may be unintentionally leaked or boasted by the general, or it may be that those Lingding deliberately have nothing to say to find out. But generally speaking, the information in the mouths of these people will be more real and effective. ”

"Sure enough, since ancient times, heroes have been sad about the beauty pass, and even you, the scouts, know that it is a concentration of intelligence." Ma Chao looked at Xiao Tian, and felt more and more that he might not be able to bury a talent. Therefore, he asked, "Then, based on your experience, where should you start with this matter of information?" ”

"Back to the young master, my subordinates believe that the two sources mentioned earlier are unreliable, and they may also lose their effectiveness because of a long time. It is necessary to identify and compare before daring to report, and the most effective and authentic method is actually to make it carefully. Xiao Tian frowned, it has always been a taboo in the army to do meticulously, and these scouts only know that there is such a team, but he can't say the specific information. At least, he knew that the Ma Jiajun also had a small number of shadows, but a very high rank.

"Finesse?" Ma Chao knew that this was a special title for underground workers in ancient times.

"Yes, infiltrating the enemy camp is naturally much more authentic and reliable than the information from the periphery. But it takes a long time to operate and is extremely dangerous. The main reason is because it is very difficult to pass on information......" Xiao Tian frowned, he really didn't know much about this part. The only time was when he was a scout under Dong Zhuo, he had contact with him a few times, and then he was coerced into the rebel army by the candidates.

"In this way, the sources of the intelligence network are mainly restaurants, tea shops, brothels, and meticulous visits?" Ma Chao summed up and asked Xiao Tian.

"Not really, when his subordinates were scouts under Dong Zhuo, I heard that Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru established a latent intelligence network in the name of the famous 'Black Ice Platform' of the Qin State, and after his subordinates cleared their identities, they infiltrated the mansions of those important people and hibernated for many years...... "Speaking of this, Xiao Tian was a little discouraged, and he only hated that he really didn't know much, and he couldn't help the young master more: "This" The only time they have come into contact with it is to pick up a bamboo slip from a shopkeeper in a wine shop, which is full of symbols that his subordinates can't understand......"

"Oh? And so on? Ma Chao was surprised, he didn't expect that in the late Han Dynasty, the ancestors had already invented encryption technology.

"Yes, young master." Xiao Tian nodded, but he wondered in his heart, why did the young master care about intelligence today?

"In that case, Xiao Tian, do you know that there is a shadow under a certain subordinate?" Ma Chao looked at Xiao Tian, already trying to pull Xiao Tian into the shadows.

"I know something, but I don't know much."

"If so-and-so gives you some more people in the rivers and lakes, well, some people with background. They also have a small work lurking in the fourteen states of the Great Han Dynasty...... If you are given a set of symbolic codewords, can you turn them into Ma Jiajun's eyeliner? ”

"If these people are sincere, their subordinates feel that this matter is not difficult. If these people disobey the yang and the yin, and the subordinates have no means of restraint, I am afraid that ......" Xiao Tian was ecstatic in his heart, knowing that Ma Chao was going to promote him. But even so, he still answered truthfully, not daring to exaggerate his abilities.

"Don't worry about this, although they are currently in a cooperative relationship with us, it won't be long before they find that they are firmly tied to the chariot of the Ma family and will never get off again." Ma Chao said with a smile, thinking that he had used a beneficial and harmless exchange, and he got the help of the Shenbu Sect, which was so enjoyable that he couldn't help but want to laugh a few more.

"If this is the case, the subordinates will not hesitate to do so!" Xiao Tian returned the salute with his fists and said angrily.

"That's very good, after you capture Yongzhou, you will start to work on these things. At that time, someone in the shadows will take the initiative to find you. Ma Chao waved his hand, and Xiao Tian walked away.

And Jia Fox, who was always speechless on the side, said a word leisurely at this time: "Chao'er, aren't you starting to worry about the movements of Chang'an?" ”

Ma Chao glanced at the old fox and said in his heart, sure enough, he couldn't hide anything from him.

"The Ma family has already entered the vision of the people of Chang'an, and in recent days, I always feel the oppression of the mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building, and I feel that it is better to be prepared."

Jia Xu nodded, silent.