After listening to Liu Ji's sycophancy, Hao Jian thought of another question:

"Do you think the officers and soldiers will attack again?"

Liu Ji glanced at Hao Jian and said with a somewhat "resentful" expression: "The general has already made up his mind, why bother to make his subordinates happy!" ”

This old guy is really a monkey spirit, Hao Jian was a little surprised.

Yes, he did already have a preliminary judgment.

These officers and soldiers originally came to Heiniu Mountain to pick up soft persimmons to pinch, but now the bandits in Heiniu Mountain have been killed, and they were killed by Hao Jian Seventy or eighty people, which is a big loss.

These losses can also be reported to the Tartars and the losses caused by the bandits.

But if you lose a little more, I'm afraid this lid won't be able to cover it.

According to what they just analyzed, the officials of Datong City now want to quickly get some credit and transfer them back to the mainland, and since they have already taken the credit of suppressing bandits, they definitely don't want to make any more extraneous troubles at this time.

Therefore, judging comprehensively, Hao Jian's current situation is safe.

So there is a very important question involved, that is, where to go down.

Looking at Hao Jian's contemplative appearance, Liu Ji's eyes flashed, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally asked, "General, are you thinking about the next situation?" ”

Hao Jian came back to his senses and looked at him and said, "Do you have any good suggestions?" ”

Liu Ji smiled and said, "It depends on the general's ambition." ”

"What's the explanation?"

"If the general is determined to be a grass king in a corner of the country, then just find a terrain with lush water and grass that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Maybe one day the general will be full-fledged, and he can also take advantage of the situation, and maybe he can even win a point or two of luck. ”

Liu Ji said lightly, but Hao Jian saw that this old boy was deliberately hanging his appetite, so he didn't demolish him, but continued to ask: "Then what if I don't want to be here?" ”

"If the general is determined to be in the world, then Na Ji should try his best to plan for the general. If people have no long-term concerns, they must have near-term worries, so it is not a matter of opening their mouths. ”

Liu Ji's expression suddenly became solemn.

Hao Jian also saw that if he only wanted to be a bandit leader or a small warlord or something, this old boy probably wouldn't show his true skills. If he has ambitions in the world, he will do his best to assist him.

To put it bluntly, he is testing him, and others are also testing him, a two-way choice.

"Oh, I've always liked to do or not, where my ambition is, you can take a good look and judge with your own eyes and heart. But you have to eat one bite at a time, Ruth has to go step by step, how about you plan for me to find a better place to stay? ”

It is difficult for Hao Jian to trust a person easily, don't look at what Liu Ji said, but how much ability he has still needs to ride a donkey to read the record book and see.

So it's better to test him with the difficult problem you are considering in front of you.

Hao Jian's attitude was neither salty nor light, which made Liu Ji look at him even higher.

If Hao Jian was excited by his few words, shouting that he was aiming for the world, having the heart to compete in the Central Plains, and dominating the world, then Liu Ji might praise him for having Kunpeng ambition or something like that, but in his heart, he would definitely hehe.

A person who truly achieves great things must not only have lofty aspirations, but also have deep scheming and changeable skills, all three of which are indispensable.

If he is ambitious and talented, easy to get excited, and others praise him honestly, and he wants the whole world to know his ambition, then it is often difficult for this kind of person to succeed.

Liu Ji has been wandering around for so many years, in fact, he is looking for a master who satisfies him to assist.

But after walking for so many years, all kinds of high-ranking officials and nobles, even thieves and robbers, are either unambitious, ambitious, or shallow, and none of them are suitable for the standard of the master in his mind.

But Hao Jian's style and attitude gave him hope, and his heart, which had become a little cold because of the disappointments over the years, slowly became hot.

is decisive and ruthless, has a clear mind, extraordinary knowledge, and a scheming city, which is already preliminarily in line with the choice of the master in his heart.

However, he has experienced too many disappointments over the years, and he is currently holding an observational attitude towards Hao Jian.

"What does the general think of this Black Bull Mountain?" Liu Ji Zhengse asked.

"It's okay to be a den of thieves, but if you want to achieve great things, you can't be the foundation at all." Hao Jian said.

"The general sees it. Therefore, the top priority is to find a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and suitable for the long-term development of the foundation. With this foundation, we can advance and attack, retreat and defend, and we will be able to gain a foothold in this frontier. Liu Ji said.

"Do you have an ideal in mind?" Hao Jian nodded and asked.

"There is a place in Kei's heart that he wants to recommend to the general. The terrain here is a valley, the whole is gourd-shaped, the belly is large and the mouth is small, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, there is a lake that solves the problem of drinking water, and the water and grass are abundant, which can be used for grazing and cultivated land to grow crops. Another advantage is that the valley here is between the two mountains on the border, which is where the border is, so it is in an area beyond the reach of the Ming and the Tartars. “

Liu Ji said slowly.

Hearing such a good terrain, Hao Jian couldn't help but be moved, such a good place was too suitable for his current needs.

As long as the two valley mouths are blocked, then you can develop in them with peace of mind. Once it grows and grows, it will have capital to expand outward.

"It's a good place to go, and how many people do you think it can fit in, according to you?" Hao Jian asked.

"According to the subordinates, this place can accommodate at least 10,000 horses, and it can also reclaim no less than 1,000 acres of land." Liu Ji replied with a deep groan.

"Well, that's a good place to go. If you can win this, I'll give you the first credit. Hao Jian couldn't help but say excitedly.

"Thank you, General. However, although this place is good, there is still a big difficulty in getting this place. Liu Ji said again.

"You mean it's occupied now?" Hao Jian said.

"Yes, this place is currently occupied by a thief named Hai Dongqing. This Hai Dongqing has a fierce temperament, strong martial arts, and there are five or six hundred young and strong minions under his hands, and he is also quite famous among the bandits near Datong City. The border soldiers of Datong City also tried to recruit this person before, but they were unsuccessful. In the end, the officers and soldiers attacked many times, but because of the terrain restrictions, they failed because of the ferocity and cunning of Haidongqing itself. Over time, he became famous. ”

Liu Ji told the story of what he knew.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Hao Jian with some temptation and worry.

Hao Jian understood the meaning of Liu Ji's gaze, didn't he just want to say how his own people could shake this kind of easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack den of thieves, and other people's people were more than 20 times his own, wouldn't it be self-defeating for these people to fight against others?

Of course, he fully understands Liu Ji's concerns, which is also normal. After all, he didn't know and couldn't know that he still had a system like this golden thigh.