Bu Qi, who received the news, was surprised and delighted, surprised that Cui Qian's energy was so great, he actually mobilized more than 20,000 people at once, this is still just the journey, what will it look like in a few days? Happily, Cui Qian left his lair, which gave Sun Shao the opportunity to defeat him at sea. Why didn't Sun Shao stay moving? It's not that he can't beat him, it's because he can't be found at all, Zhu Ya is Cui Qian's Zhu Ya, how many harbors are there, which one is Cui Qian's water village, Jiaozhou Sailor doesn't know anything, if you want to search one by one, this is never a good idea, it is the most appropriate to lure him out to fight.

Cui Qian left the Zhu Ya he was familiar with, just like a person vacated and lost a foothold, losing at least half of his power.

But now Bu Qi is a little worried, more than 2,000 merchant ships have attracted Cui Qian, but there are too many people, far exceeding Sun Shao's strength, can he eat it? Don't beat Cui Qian, but was cleaned up by pirates.

"I don't hit him." Sun Shao's first sentence stunned Bu Qi. Bu Qiu stared at him for a long time, and finally said, "If you don't beat him, then what are you doing?" ”

"I'm going to poke his." Sun Shaoxing clenched his fists rushingly, "This time Cui Qian must not be able to cry." ”

"Chrysanthemum?" Not only was Bu Qi confused, but Yu Tuo and the others were puzzled, they roughly understood what Sun Shao meant, but they couldn't figure out where this allusion came from?

"Huh?" Sun Shao came back to his senses when he saw that everyone was looking at him in confusion, he smiled awkwardly and explained: "Cui Qian's move is a good opportunity for us to attack his general village." I heard that Cui Qian's general village is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if he keeps cowering there, our more than 10,000 people really can't handle him, but when he comes out, there will be not many troops left, and we can turn him into a lost dog once and for all. What's more, once the property he has accumulated for many years is lost, his vitality will be greatly damaged, and he will no longer have the capital to compete with us. Perhaps, if you are lucky, you can also find evidence of his collusion with the Shi family, and at that time, Fujun, this Jiaozhou will really be your Jiaozhou. ”

Bu Qi saw that Sun Shao was talking happily, but he didn't feel excited at all, he reminded quietly: "General, don't forget, although Cui Qian's general village is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but there is still a problem, you haven't figured it out, you have to find it first, otherwise, you just have great ability, and you can't show it." ”

"You don't have to worry about this, I have a guide."

"Wizard?" Bu Qi's heart moved, and this time he was really moved. If there is a guide who takes Cui Qian's lair directly, then the success rate is really much. When did Sun Shao find the guide? Could it be that some of the last people arrested surrendered?

"No, but there will be." Sun Shao said with confidence: "Fujun, I am about to pull out the camp, and Xu Wen's safety will be all handed over to you, although Cui Qian and the others have all gone to rob merchant ships, but Xu Wen still has a lot of merchant ships, don't be rushed in by a thief who is not long-eyed, this face will be lost." ”

"Don't worry about this." Bu Qi was anxious to know how Sun Shao could know Cui Qian's lair, and he didn't care about anything else. Most of the bandits went to rob merchant ships, even if someone thought of Xu Wen coming to fish, they had to look at his face.

"Okay, you go back and prepare, I'll leave tomorrow." Sun Shao unceremoniously gave the order to expel the guest. Bu Qi's face froze, knowing that Sun Shao didn't want him to participate in this war, he was going to swallow the war exploits alone, although he was dissatisfied, but he had no choice, so he had to leave in a huff. As soon as he left, Yue Hai and the others all surrounded him: "General, how can I find Cui Qian's lair?" ”

"Ask those spies, there must be someone among them who knows, don't you understand?" Sun Shao smiled lightly.

Yue Hai and the others looked at each other, and Sun Shao was fooling them again, if it was so simple, he would have asked a long time ago. Sun Shao didn't say a word, and asked them to go and prepare for tomorrow's expedition, and he brought out the people who were locked up in the barracks, and stood on the school field full.

These people were all arrested when Sun Shao suddenly surrounded Xu Wen City last time, they couldn't tell their identities, and there was no one to vouch for, so they were all regarded as Cui Qian's spies, there were more than 100 people in total. Among them, there are indeed Cui Qian's spies, as well as the people Cui Qian arranged to trade in Xu Wen, and some other pirates sent to trade, of course, there are inevitably unlucky white people. They were locked up in the barracks for three months, and they were punished with hard labor every day, except for some hardship, there was nothing else, and the panic that began to calm down slowly, today Sun Shao suddenly called them, and they thought they were going to let them go. But looking at the solemn aura exuded by the heavily armed soldiers next to him, it didn't seem to be quite like it, and one by one they couldn't help but get nervous.

"You can't tell who you are, but I know who you are, and you're all pirates." Sun Shao paced back and forth on the high platform with his hands behind his back, his expression calm and indifferent: "I will give you a chance to live, whoever can give me where Cui Qian's nest is, who can be rewarded for meritorious service, if you are willing to join the water division, I will reward him with the position of a captain, and if you are not willing to join the water division, I will reward you with ten gold, you can go home and buy dozens of acres of land, or buy a few boats, and be a peaceful and obedient person in the future." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and the expressions in their eyes changed somewhat, but no one spoke. Most of the people sent to Xu Wen to do things have families in Zhuya, and once the news comes back to Zhuya, saying that they betrayed Cui Qian, then their family will be dead.

"If you don't want to, I won't force it, but I tell you, my army is short of food, so you won't have the opportunity to eat the next meal, and I will give you a chance to be loyal to Cui Qian." Sun Shao waved his hand, and the two soldiers stepped forward and walked into the big tent with the first one in line, Sun Shao glanced at the rest of the people, sneered at his teeth, and followed in. The people below were just about to turn their heads and ears, and the soldier next to him shouted: "You are not allowed to speak, and those who violate it will be beheaded immediately." ”

The prisoners, who had different mentalities, were suddenly silent.

Xiahou Ying, who was standing in the crowd, closed his lips tightly and said nothing, he was one of the spies sent by Cui Qian. His parents and wife are all in Zhuya, Cui Qian is also very good to him, of course he doesn't want to tell Sun Shao where the village is, but he doesn't want to die in vain, he has been prepared for today's situation, when he came out, Cui Wen confessed, in case of being caught, you don't have to hold on, just say a place name, nonsense, anyway, Sun Shao doesn't know if it's right or not, and when he verifies, maybe he has found a chance to escape.

One by one, people were brought into the big tent, and soon they were brought out again, standing on the other side and waiting for the final result, among which there were not many accomplices that Xiahou Ying knew, but he found a problem, when he asked about the situation of those accomplices with his eyes, their expressions were a little abnormal, and their eyes dodged and did not dare to look at him, which made him suspicious.

Did they all tell the truth?

Xiahou Ying became a little uneasy, and was very angry at those accomplices who were greedy for life and afraid of death, you are afraid of death, can you not make up nonsense? Do you have to tell them about the general's headquarters? There are so many harbors in Zhuya, you can just point to one.

Xiahou Ying waited hatefully, and finally waited for him to enter the big tent. In the big tent, Sun Shao sat with a knife, drinking tea with Yu leisurely, and put a shelf next to it, on which a picture was hung, on which a figure was drawn, like an ear, an old bookkeeper was holding a pen and was recording, looked at him, and then said: "This is the map of Zhu Ya, you point to it, where is Cui Qian's lair." ”

Xiahou Ying had already prepared, and was about to say when she opened her mouth, but was stopped by Lao Shuzuo: "Don't worry, my words haven't finished yet." If the location you said is true, my general's promise to you will be fulfilled, and if it is false, you will die immediately. ”

Xiahou Ying was stunned for a moment: "Of course I will tell the truth." But how do you know if what I'm saying is true or false? ”

"It's simple." Sun Shao, who was drinking tea, glanced at Xiahou Ying, the corners of his mouth picked, among the many people who came to the big tent, he dared to ask this sentence, he was the first, looking at his eyes and calming down, but his hands were kept clasped together, obviously nervous, this kid is Cui Qian's person. "There are so many of you, there must be Cui Qian's spies in it, but I also know that you won't easily tell me which general village, many people will say one casually, and I don't have time to check anyway."

Xiahou Ying felt that the young general in front of her was very interesting, and actually told him the details. Since that's the case, then what's there to be afraid of, I'll just talk nonsense and get by.

"However, I believe that there must be many people who are afraid of death, so I will make a statistic, and in the end, the one that you mentioned the most is the standard, and those that do not meet this standard will be killed." Sun Shao sneered and took a sip of tea with taste: "If you have the courage to fool me, or if you want to be Cui Qian's loyal minister, you might as well give it a try." ”

A cold sweat broke out on Xiahou Ying's forehead. The reason why he wanted to talk nonsense was because he knew that Sun Shao had no way to know the truth in a short period of time, but he also knew that if he said nonsense, he would definitely not be the one with the most answers in the end. As for those who can't figure out where the main village is, of course, they can only talk casually, and there will be all kinds of locations, but like him, those answers will definitely not be the most one.

"I give you equal opportunities, so you have to think about it carefully." Sun Shao withdrew his gaze and continued to drink tea.

Xiahou Ying's hand behind his back clenched and let go, let go and clenched again, sweating, in the impatient urging of the old book, stretched out his finger, clicked a little on the map, and spit out three words with difficulty: "Lingaowan." ”

"Alright, get out, next." The old Shuzuo drew a stroke on the paper, never looked at him again, and shouted loudly. Xiahou Ying walked out of the tent with heavy steps, her face like ashes. He now knew why the accomplices looked weird, because he was like them now.

"This kid is a fine work." Yu Fu sneered.

"Did he say yes, really?" Sun Shao looked at Yu Fu with a smile. Yu rolled his lips: "If you dare to talk nonsense in this situation, it can be regarded as a well-deserved death, but there are not many such people after all." Lingao Bay has been mentioned many times, and it must be Cui Qian's lair. ”

"This kid is really good at picking a place, Lingao Bay is not far from Xu Wenshuo, whether it is close or not, it comes and goes quickly."

"It's quite a good thing for a soldier." Yu Fu nodded, and said with a smile: "However, this time his horse's feet are exposed." ”

"Hahaha......"

The result came out quickly, and the answer was that there were the most people in Lingaowan, Sun Shao called those who answered the wrong answer separately and then called them in alone, and told them very clearly that you were lying just now, give you a chance to correct it, and then talk nonsense, drag it out and behead it. Most of these people changed their words, and the target was Lingaowan, while some were so frightened that they fell to their knees and kowtowed repeatedly, admitting that they really didn't know just now, and it was nonsense. Sun Shao was also not polite, admitting that he really didn't know, dragged it aside, and the second time he talked nonsense, he was directly dragged out and cut. After cutting three people, the results were more clearly divided into two categories, one was Lingaowan, and the other was really unknown.

Sun Shao called in a dozen or so people who pointed out Lingaowan for the first time, including Xiahou Ying, and he said to them, now I already know that Lingaowan is Cui Qian's main village, in view of your honesty, I will give you a chance to take me to attack, I know that your family is in Zongzhai, you have made meritorious contributions, I promised you, I will definitely not regret it. If you don't go, I won't force it, but I'm not responsible for the safety of your family. The rules of the sailor are similar to those of the pirates, and the captives, especially the women, will be treated as official slaves and maids, or given to soldiers as wives, and even if you want to buy them back, you will have to pay a lot of money, provided that she is still alive.

Xiahou Ying and they all know how the pirates do, and they also know how to deal with the old and weak women and children in the village after the sailor attacks the main village, if they don't go, the family will definitely end up like Sun Shao said. Now that you have surrendered, why do you say so much? Without saying a word, they agreed to lead the way. Sun Shao repeated his old tricks, separated them, and asked them one by one, so as not to let them have a chance to mess around. Soon, two more people who intended to lead the officers and soldiers on the wrong path were killed, and the rest of the people no longer dared to be careless, and told Sun Shao the most accurate route as much as they could.

After working in the middle of the night, a map of Cui Qian's general village was freshly released.

Chen Hai and Su looked at the map that exuded the fragrance of ink, and admired Sun Shao to the point of throwing himself to the ground, even Shen Xuan and Yu Xuan appreciated it very much, this method seemed simple, but I have to say that he completely blocked people's luck psychology, and screened out the real results from the countless answers that confused true and false.

"Judging from the results we have now, the entrance to Lingao Bay is very small, but the inside is very large, and the water village is very strong, and it is difficult to be effective in a short period of time if you attack it from the front. What's more, there are branches inside, it is impossible for us to block these branches, once they can't stop it, it is likely to escape from the branches, although we can get the general village, but it should also be an empty village, once the news leaks, and then want to ambush Cui Qian, it will be difficult. Shen Xuan pointed to the map and talked eloquently, "What we want is to take the whole village, not only the village, but also to capture all the people in one fell swoop, and then fight Cui Qian here to ambush and completely solve this group of pirates." Therefore, it is necessary to plan carefully so that not a single pirate escapes. ”

…… Cui Yan lay lazily under a big tree, listening to the cicadas on the tree one after another, drowsy. Cui Qian led a large group of people to rob, and the village suddenly quieted down. Cui Yan is very relieved, when Cui Qian and Cui Wen picked Lingao Bay as the general village, they fell in love with the unique topography of Lingao Bay, the entrance here is very hidden, from the outside, only see the towering cliff, no one knows, behind this cliff, is a bay with a radius of more than ten miles. The officers and soldiers came to suppress many times, but they didn't find here, and even the charts in the hands of Shixie and Bu Qi did not indicate Lingao Bay, and last time Bu Qi mistakenly regarded a branch road in and out of Lingao Bay as the main village, and rushed in with the sailors, who knew that it was a plan discussed by Shi Wei and Cui Qian, and it was an excellent ambush location. After Bu Qi rushed in, Shi Wei blocked the back, and thousands of arrows were fired on the surrounding cliffs, and Bu Qi was blinded at once. If it weren't for the fact that the Shi family was afraid that things would make too much trouble, Cui Qian was also afraid that killing Bu Qi would cause Sun Quan to retaliate, and if he let Bu Qi go, Bu Qi would have been planted here that time.

Cui Yan has enough confidence, Sun Shao can't find Lingaowan, although he caught a lot of spies they sent out, but these spies have families in Zongzhai, before bringing in officers and soldiers, the safety of their families must be considered first, in addition, Cui Wen sent these spies to Xu Wen when he was ready to be arrested, everyone set up words, and there were any answers, but there was no Lingaowan. If Sun Shao wanted to know the location of the main village from the mouths of those spies, he could know at least seven or eight different results, but it would definitely not be Lingaowan. And if Sun Shao wants to search one by one, then within two or three days, he can get the news and be ready to respond. He could choose to ambush Sun Shao in a bay where he was advancing, or lead him astray and eventually let him get lost on the intertwined coast, and finally either retreat in embarrassment, starve to death between the mountains and the sea, or be blown to death by a hurricane.

Even if Sun Shao was lucky, he chose Lingao Bay at once-in Cui Yan's opinion, this is simply impossible-then when he sent someone in to check, Cui Yan also had enough time to prepare, Sun Shao didn't enter Lingao Bay, once he entered Lingao Bay, he was guaranteed to come and go.

Because of this, Cui Qian was very relieved to leave a thousand people and go fishing with the main force. It is precisely for this reason that Cui Yan can sleep in the shade of the trees very leisurely in this summer, taste all kinds of fruits, and enjoy the rare tranquility of the afternoon.

Just when he seemed to be asleep, a rush of footsteps woke him up, he turned his head a little unhappily to look in the direction of the footsteps, and a middle-aged man without armor hurriedly walked over. Cui Yan was taken aback and sat up subconsciously. This person's name is Wang Xiu, and he is a close confidant of Cui Wu, the guard general of Laozhai, he has been assisting Cui Wu in Laozhai, why did he suddenly come to Shuizhai.

"Major General, the big thing is not good, the old village is surrounded by the Jiaozhou Water Division." Wang Xiu rushed to Cui Yan, didn't care about saluting, and said breathlessly. His head was covered with sweat, and he didn't know if it was hot or urgent, maybe both.

"Lao Zhai?" Cui Yan jumped up suddenly, Laozhai is the foundation, the wealth accumulated by the Cui family for so many years is all in Laozhai, and the families of the soldiers are also in Laozhai, it is precisely because Laozhai is so important that Cui Qian sent another uncle Cui Wu to lead troops to guard, and sent Wang Xiu, who is known for his resourcefulness, to assist. The old village was robbed, and half of the foundation of the Cui family was dug up, how can this be done. He roared angrily: "Laozhai is surrounded by mountains, and there are only two waterways that can be passed, how can it be surrounded by people? ”

"I don't know." Wang Xiu was very nervous, the old village was indeed a little inexplicable, those officers and soldiers of the sailor seemed to fall from the sky, and suddenly appeared in the old village, and when they woke up, the old village had been surrounded. Cui Wu sent his guards to fight desperately to find a bloody way and send Wang Xiu out, he himself is still holding on to the last inner camp, please Cui Yan immediately send people to support, otherwise Laozhai will definitely be lost.

"How many are there?" Cui Yan quickly calmed down, since the other party came so suddenly, the number of people would definitely not be too much.

"A building ship, including sailors combined, a maximum of a thousand people." Wang Xiu raised his sleeves to wipe his sweat, "According to the rules of the Jiaozhou Water Division, usually there will be no more than five hundred soldiers. ”

"That's fine." Cui Yan breathed a sigh of relief, quickly got up, and asked as she walked towards the inner room, "Did you lose a lot?" ”

"The initial losses were not small, more than 200 brothers died, and now the general has less than 200 men, and he is relying on the fort of the inner camp to stand firm, as long as the major general rushes over to support, he will definitely be able to flank the front and rear and kill the officers and soldiers on the spot."

"Damn, it can't be a mistake, right?" Cui Yan said secretly in her heart. There are only two ways to enter the village, one is from the main village he guards, and the other is from a more hidden waterway on the other side, the waterway is very complicated, and there are many branches, without the leadership of insiders, you can't enter at all. Whether it is the Jiaozhou sailor or other pirates, they have passed through the exit of that waterway countless times, and no one has ever found that this waterway is connected to Zongzhai.

"After killing these officers and soldiers of the sailor division and seizing the building boat, although I didn't go out to fish this time, the harvest was not small. The boat is a good thing. Cui Qian only has more than 200 ships under him, why can he cross the South China Sea? It was because of his more than 200 ships, more than 100 were medium-sized warships of the officers and men of the naval division, and the small ships that dealt with other pirates were like bamboos. However, although Cui Qian has more than 100 medium-sized warships, there is only one building boat, this is still the trophy of the last ambush Bu Qi, in the previous battles with the Jiaozhou Navy, the Shi family will more or less leave him some small and medium-sized warships, but the building ship is not to talk about, the building ship is not only a symbol of identity, but also strength, an armed building ship, even in the face of the encirclement of ten medium-sized warships, it may still break through, and may even turn defeat into victory. The reason is very simple, the building ship is large, there are many fighters, and the collision is powerful, and it can also be installed with a powerful long-range weapon such as a crossbow.

If this building ship is captured this time, it will not only save the old village and make a great contribution, but also its own strength will also break through to a new level. Cui Yan was not only not a little nervous, but a little excited, he didn't think too much, left three hundred people to guard the main village, and took seven hundred people to go straight to the old village with Wang Xiu.

(To be continued)