Inside the Chinese military tent, the sand table clearly outlines the general topography of Qiyue Mountain.

At this moment, Sun Chuanting and others deeply realized the important role of the sand table.

Su Tiancheng pointed to the three places in the sand table and continued to speak.

"Qiyue Mountain has a radius of 20 square kilometers, there are a total of three villages, to a certain extent, the people are supportive and sympathetic to the Liukou, this is the reality, we can't avoid it, then, Zhang Xianzhong and others jumped out of the encirclement, where will they go, the biggest possibility is to stay around these three villages, the mountains are sparsely populated, we can directly find them The possibility is almost none."

"If they have the support of the people and the minimum guarantee of food and grass, we will be here for a month, and it will not be effective."

"Therefore, the large-scale search and arrest is just a situation, and the scout battalion and the pro-soldier camp that go deep into the three villages are the teams that really shoulder an important mission.

"Don't expose your whereabouts, everything must be done in secret, and the superficial articles are enough, so that Zhang Xianzhong can stay in the mountains with peace of mind."

When he said this, Su Tiancheng looked at Sun Chuanting and Xiong Zijian.

"Two, victory or defeat in this move, we must capture Zhang Xianzhong, our expedition is a real victory, no matter how difficult it is, this goal must be achieved."

"Anyway, pay attention to one point, Zhang Xianzhong needs grain and grass, he wants to maintain it in Qiyue Mountain, he can't live without grain and grass, everyone has to eat. As long as you notice the people of the three villages, who often enter the mountains and send grain and grass, you can find Zhang Xianzhong. ”

"I repeat, it must be done in secret, and it must not be taken by surprise. Losing such an opportunity, it will become more and more difficult for us to think about catching Zhang Xianzhong. ”

Su Tiancheng took Liu Tiehan and a hundred soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion Scout Battalion and the Pro-Soldier Battalion to a village in the deep mountains of Qiyue Mountain, Sun Chuanting and Xiong Zijian, who took the soldiers and took charge of the other two villages.

Choosing this village, Su Tiancheng thought it carefully.

From the perspective of geographical location, Zhang Xianzhong has a great possibility. fled to this generation, because this place is originally in the depths of the mountains, the surrounding terrain is complicated, hiding hundreds of people, it is difficult to be found, besides, Zhang Xianzhong and others will not be concentrated in one place. That's a big target, hide in several places. Being able to take care of each other, if something goes wrong somewhere, the other people know about it, and they can evacuate quickly, of course, they will definitely think about it. The army of the imperial court is difficult to endure hardships, even if it is a search, the time will not be very long, a few days later. It's going to be evacuated.

Before the crossing, Su Tiancheng had watched a lot of movies, the things described above that hid in the mountains and evaded pursuit, there were many ways to deal with them, he was in charge of the Jiangning battalion, and asked many soldiers to train the skills of survival in the wild, in fact, it was to prepare for the extermination of the rogues, but I didn't expect that this time it would really come in handy.

The village is small.

In a place with a harsh environment, there are not many people willing to stay, the land here is barren and surrounded by mountains.

There were still a lot of people in the village, and when Su Tiancheng took the soldiers in, all he saw was indifferent eyes.

His heart sank a little, it seems that the people who are willing to stay in the mountains have more or less some stories, and there are definitely not many people who are willing to be here, although it is difficult to leave the homeland, but in a small place, there must not be many people, but this village, some unexpected, dozens of families, there are nearly five hundred people.

This is somewhat abnormal, the barren land cannot feed so many people.

Could it be that Zhang Xianzhong is among these people.

Su Tiancheng became very cautious, most of the soldiers in the Jiangning camp have begun to search in the mountains, and the impact is still very great, not only the villages in Qiyue Mountain, but also the nearby villages are aware of it, if it weren't for Bi Maokang and some of the soldiers to guard the periphery of Qiyue Mountain, I don't know how many people in the road would enter Qiyue Mountain.

According to Su Tiancheng's arrangement, everyone lived outside the village, brought their own tents, and set up camp.

In half a day, everyone settled down.

Liu Tiehan entered Su Tiancheng's tent.

"Liu Tiehan, the situation in this village is not very normal, there are some strange places, small villages, there are so many peasant households, I don't know what they eat on weekdays, according to the land around here, it is difficult to feed them."

"My lord, my subordinates also think it's strange."

"Oh, tell me what you think."

"My lord, you know the way, your subordinates once occupied the mountain as the king, and they were also active in the depths of the mountain, and their subordinates once carefully looked at the location of this Qiyue Mountain, which is more than sixty miles away from the county seat, and only three miles away from the official road, such a place is very suitable for occupying, and the subordinates suspect that these people are not coming from the right way."

"Well, what you said makes sense, I also have such thoughts, it's just that the whereabouts of these people may be very secretive, and they won't be exposed on weekdays."

"My lord, in that case, my subordinates will lead my brothers to bulldoze this place."

"No, we are here, the main task is to capture Zhang Xianzhong, as for these things, leave them to the local government to deal with, we don't interfere for the time being, there is no clear evidence, just rely on our suspicions, to exterminate the other party, such a thing, don't do it lightly, unless our safety is threatened."

"Yes, my subordinates follow the arrangement of my lord."

"I didn't expect that there would be such a situation in Qi Yueshan, so it will be much more difficult for us to capture Zhang Xianzhong, we can't wait here, we must take the initiative to attack, this small village, there may be a lot of grain in stock, or Zhang Xianzhong is very likely to know the situation here, so he directly chose to flee here, as long as he has gold and silver, are you afraid that you won't get grain and grass."

"The subordinates understand, and they will arrange for the brothers tonight to start monitoring every move here."

"Okay, you must be patient, the grain and grass in the village are not necessarily in everyone's home, it may be hidden in the mountains, so that the people in the village may not go out every day to send food, the mountains here are sparse, Zhang Xianzhong is to make a fire to cook, we are also difficult to find, I have some errors in judgment before, so I have to work hard, brothers, monitor day and night, and be prepared to endure hardships."

"Don't worry, my lord, the brothers will be ready."

"Well, three days later, we will evacuate this place, find another place to set up camp, now we are gathered here, the people in the village will not make any moves, the identities of these people are not clear, don't easily make friends with anyone, if my prediction is good, as long as we evacuate here, the people in the village will definitely make moves."

After arranging everything, Liu Tiehan took people and entered the village, and hyped up that the officials and soldiers came to arrest the leader of the rogue, and if anyone reported it, he would be rewarded heavily, and if someone was found to fund the leader of the rogue, he would be severely punished.

After some publicity, Liu Tiehan left the cottage with many soldiers and returned to the camp.

In early spring, the days are very short in the mountains, and in the evening, it is dark.

Inside the mountains, it was very quiet, and there was silence all around.

Liu Tiehan took more than ten people and personally went out to investigate, and the soldiers of the scout camp had long been accustomed to such an arrangement.

After a day, nothing was found, and two days later, there was still no movement.

On the third day, many sergeants began to pack their belongings, and one by one the tents were dismantled.

No one in the village came to inform.

Su Tiancheng was even more suspicious, hundreds of people were so united, but no one came to tell the whistle, which was very unusual.

At noon on the third day, Su Tiancheng evacuated the outskirts of the village with his soldiers.

While the team was still marching, Su Tiancheng called Liu Tiehan.

"Liu Tiehan, in the evening, you took the sergeant and sneaked into the village, according to my analysis, today and tomorrow, there will definitely be action, this village is not simple."

"My subordinates are ready."

"Okay, tell all the brothers to be vigilant tonight, don't set up camp, everyone is ready to sleep in the open, always wait for orders, and in addition, send a brother to contact the brothers who are searching nearby, and rush over for reinforcements before dark."

Liu Tiehan nodded, a little nervous, he didn't know what Lu Dao meant, and what would Su Tian make such a judgment.

"Tie Han, there are some situations, you have to learn to analyze, two consecutive days of reconnaissance, haven't you noticed some details, it must have been very quiet here, but in the past two days, everyone seems a little nervous, a little restless, there must be something wrong here, they themselves are unknown, the army of the imperial court has arrived here, what actions will be taken, they are suspicious in their hearts, they are so united, two days have passed, no one has informed, this is very abnormal, now they think about the most things, The first is that we can evacuate immediately, and the second is that if we get into any trouble, we must eliminate it as quickly as possible. ”

Liu Tiehan somewhat understood.

"What the adult means is that Zhang Xianzhong must have fled here and received help from the villagers, but the brothers came here, which made the villagers nervous and unwilling to continue to cause trouble.

"It should be like this, if the forecast is good, there will be news tomorrow."

A mountain col five miles away from the village has become a hidden place for Su Tiancheng and others.

After Liu Tiehan led people away, Su Tiancheng also felt nervous, he didn't have complete confidence, Zhang Xianzhong and others, if they had any contact with the people in the village before, it would be a little difficult to do, this is a huge force, that is, if Jiangning Camp wants to do it, it must also have sufficient certainty. (To be continued......)