Everyone waited for more than half an hour or so before Qingchen returned to the Chinese military tent. After entering the account, Qingchen saluted Qian Yuanshan and the others: "Uncle Yu, the little nephew has finished interrogating most of the prisoners, and he is here to return to his life." ”

"What does the captive say?" Baihua Village' can have a tunnel leading to the outside of the village? Qian Yuanshan asked.

"Uncle Qian, according to the captives, there is indeed a tunnel leading to the outside of the village in the 'Baihua Village'. However, except for Bai Fei and the other two deputy village masters, as well as the military advisor Liu Jinxiu, the other leaders and minions did not know the specific location of this tunnel. Qingchen explained in detail, "However, according to the prisoners' speculation, this tunnel should be in the 'Huguo Xianguang Temple' where Bai Fei, the two deputy village masters, and the leaders of the cottage such as the military advisor lived. As for where the exit is, the captives do not know anything. ”

As he spoke, Qingchen handed the confession record of the Haode captives to Qian Yuanshan. Qian Yuanshan looked at the confession, passed it to the other brothers, thought for a moment and said: "There is indeed a tunnel in this 'Baihua Village', so if we can't find the exit of this tunnel, even if we destroy the 'Baihua Village' this time, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch Bai Fei and a few leaders in the village." ”

"It seems that I can only leave some regrets," Zeng Zhilin said helplessly beside him.

"Can we make a surprise attack, blitz the 'Baihua Village', and try to catch Bai Fei before he escapes," Tang Chao proposed.

"There's no hope," Zeng Zhilin shook his head and said, "Although the 'Baihua Village' is not as big as the 'Flying Dragon Village', there are nearly two hundred large and small houses, plus the 'Huguo Xianguang Temple' that is not small, if we want to capture the village before he has time to escape, it is basically impossible." ”

"Can we use the method we used to reconnoiter last time, send a few people to infiltrate the village first, try to catch Bai Fei and their cronies, and then attack the village with the main force" Muttel put forward his own idea.

"I'm afraid it's enough to choke" Zeng Zhilin also disagreed with this plan, "Last time you went with Brother Eleven, we hadn't started a war with 'Baihuazhai' yet, and the other party's defense was relatively lax, so you could easily get it." Now that we have started a fight with the 'Baihua Village', and the other party has suffered a new defeat, we will definitely defend to the death, and you want to enter and exit as easily as last time, but I am afraid it is unlikely. ”

"What the old twenty-sixth said is reasonable," Qian Yuanshan agreed, "Now that the enemy is in a state of fear and full of soldiers, it is difficult for us to sneak into the village as easily as last time." Besides, even if we were able to get in and out freely, it would not be easy to find a place for Bai Fei and his cronies to sleep. ”

"Commander Qian is right," Yan Chongren echoed, "It is said that this Bai Fei is very suspicious, and he often changes his resting and sleeping places in the village. Now that he has become a frightened bird, he is afraid that he will be more vigilant in this regard. ”

Subsequently, everyone put forward several suggestions, but they were all rejected by everyone for various reasons. For a while, there was silence in the military tent.

After a while, Qian Yuanshan looked up at the outside of the big tent and found that the sky was already brightening, so he waved his hand to everyone and said: "Forget it, we have limited manpower, and it is difficult to guarantee that the thieves of 'Baihua Village' will be wiped out without knowing the tunnel exit." Instead of sitting here and thinking about it, it's better to think about it differently. With his white flying personality and past behavior, once he loses the strong support of 'Baihuazhai', will he still have a foothold in the area of Youdu Mansion? ”

"I'm afraid this is difficult," Yan Chongren pondered for a moment and said, "When Bai Fei killed the old village owner and seized the position of the village owner, it caused the dissatisfaction of many old people in the 'Baihua Village' and other big village owners in the surrounding area. It was only because he secretly cultivated a group of cronies for himself before usurping the throne and installed them in various important positions in the village, so as to effectively control the entire cottage after the usurpation, that those who were disgruntled dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. If we destroy the 'Baihua Village', he Bai Fei will lose the capital to be the king and hegemon in the cottages of Youdu Mansion. At that time, even if we don't do it, there will be his enemies who will come to him to seek revenge. According to the next estimate, after leaving the 'Baihua Village', Bai Fei may not live for more than three months. ”

Regarding Yan Chongren's analysis, Qingchen, who knew more about the surrounding cottages, was deeply impressed, and nodded frequently on the side. Seeing this, Qian Yuanshan was even more firm in his thoughts, and after discussing with Zeng Zhilin, Tang Chao, Mutel and others, he finally decided that no matter whether or not he could catch Bai Fei and the other thieves of the "Baihua Village", he would take the initiative to attack the village tomorrow, wipe out its remnants in one fell swoop, and eliminate the harm for the people - after all, the "Baihua Village" was only the first stop in the three villages of this eradication, and there were still "Zishi Village" and "Feiyun Village" to deal with later, and they could not spend too much time here. ,

The plan was decided, Yan Chongren led Zhuang Ding to return to Qiulinzhuang to rest and recuperate, and then come back early the next morning to join the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" and attack the "Baihuazhai" together -- this was a request that Yan Chongren put forward and insisted on on on behalf of the Yan family's father and son and the people of Qiulinzhuang.

After sending Yan Chongren and Zhong Zhuang Ding away, the sky was already bright, and Qian Yuanshan and the others, who had not slept all night, had no time to make up for sleep. After taking a nap in the tent of the Chinese army, everyone got up and reported to the committee through the radio the situation of last night's battle and the intentions of the next day's battle. On the one hand, the committee's reply commended them for their combat performance last night, and on the other hand, they also agreed with Jihua, who focused on destroying the enemy's Liliang and did not force the capture of several thieves.

The committee said that the purpose of this eradication of Sanzhai is to train troops, and whether to capture or kill the head of the thief is not the first priority, and it is hoped that Qian Yuanshan and others will take this as the purpose and complete the task of eliminating the "Baihua Village" as soon as possible, so as not to affect the implementation process of the entire "Tempering No. 1 Operation Jihua." After receiving the instructions of the committee, Qian Yuanshan and the others were even more confident, and immediately began to work out a detailed offensive jihua.

In the afternoon of the same day, Qian Yuanshan, Zeng Zhilin and others were discussing and studying the details of the attack on Jihua in the Chinese army tent.

When Qian Yuanshan heard that there was something important, he ordered his own soldiers to pass on his income. After a while, Chang Shengjun led a stranger dressed as a scribe into the tent.

After Chang Shengjun finished saluting everyone, Qian Yuanshan pointed to the stranger behind him and asked, "Captain Chang, who is this?" ”

Chang Shengjun clenched his fists and arched his hand when he heard this: "Eleventh master, this person's name is Liu Jinxiu, and he claims to be the military advisor of 'Baihua Village', and he is here to surrender to our army." The subordinates have been identified by the captured 'Baihuazhai' minions, and there is no problem with their identity. ”

As the so-called "dozing off sent pillows", now the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" is lacking a thief who is familiar with the authentic "Baihua Village", and the other party's military advisors will come to surrender. Therefore, Chang Shengjun's answer made Qian Yuanshan and the others immediately come to their senses.

Qian Yuanshan looked this bookish thief up and down a few times, and asked, "You are Liu Jinxiu, the military advisor of 'Baihua Village'?" ”

When Liu Jinxiu asked, he hurriedly took a few steps forward, turned his head and bowed: "The sinner Liu Jinxiu has seen all the righteous people. Sinners are too late to surrender, and they hope that the righteous will forgive their sins. ”

Zeng Zhilin next to him heard this, and snorted coldly: "'It's too late to surrender to Cheng'?" Hmph, I think it's just the right time, right? ”

"It's not just the right time, simple is just right" Tang Chao also echoed, "Before Bai Fei stole the camp last night, the outcome of the two sides was unpredictable, and it was too early to vote at that time, once Bai Fei won, he will kill himself." After a few days, our army will enter the village, and it will be too late for him to surrender again, and at most he will be regarded as a surrender. At this time, it is just right to come to Toucheng, Bai Fei returned from a big defeat last night, and it is clear which of the two sides is stronger and which is weak, and we have not yet started to launch the next wave of attacks, he can take this opportunity to offer advice and make a contribution to our side. With this merit, he, the head of the 'Baihua Village' thief, can be transformed into a righteous man who exterminates thieves, not only will all his previous sins be freed, but he will also be reused by us, so as to fight for a good background. ”

"Brother Twenty-four is really in one sentence," Zeng Zhilin agreed, "Especially when he offended Bai Fei and his life was hanging by a thread, abandoning the village and joining Cheng was a good idea." ”

Speaking of this, Zeng Zhi also deliberately stared at Liu Jinxiu and asked: "Liu Junshi thinks that what Zeng said is not right?" ”

Tang Chao and Zeng Zhilin's words frightened Liu Jinxiu into a cold sweat, because his mind had been penetrated by the other party, and the other party obviously knew that there was a contradiction between himself and Bai Fei. Although Liu Jinxiu didn't know who these two people were, from the position where they were sitting and the level of respect that Captain Chang had for them just now, he could still judge that these two people must be one of the commanders and leaders of this so-called "Flying Dragon Army". So, even though it was very hot and humid in the tent, not only did he break out in a cold sweat, but his hands and feet began to feel cold.

For a few seconds, he even regretted why he hadn't fled the place sooner, instead playing this game of rebellion. However, Liu Jinxiu is a smart person after all, and at the same time, he is also a decisive person. After a short period of reflection and weighing the pros and cons, he decided that instead of making reasons and excuses for himself, he should admit his true intentions straightforwardly and win the trust of the other party by showing his sincerity. As long as the other party can trust himself, at least it will be enough to save his life by relying on the various secrets of the "Baihuazhai" he has mastered, even if he can't use this as his own advancement. ,

Therefore, he bowed down again and said, "You righteous men really know everything, and sinners do not measure their own strength, and they want to please you in front of them, and you deserve death." But the sinner's surrender is by no means greedy for life and fear of death, but it is indeed out of sincerity, and the sinner really wants to serve the righteous people. If not, the sinner can directly flee to the bottom of the mountain, with the income of the past few years in the cottage, wouldn't he be happy to be a rich man, why should he risk being cut off by the righteous men to come to the camp to surrender. ”

Seeing Liu Jinxiu frankly admit that he was indeed here to fight, Qian Yuanshan had to admire that the other party was really a person with brains, and knew that "frankness" at this time was far more able to win the trust of the opponent than "quibble".

Therefore, he nodded and said, "Master Liu is indeed a smart person, no wonder he has been a military advisor in 'Baihua Village' for so many years. Since Liu Junshi is so 'frank' and so refreshing, then Qian will not go around the bend with you. Qian may as well tell you that our army has decided to attack the 'Baihua Village' tomorrow and wipe out all the bandits in the village. Everything is now in place, but there is only one thing left to solve. If you can help us solve this problem, then Qian can promise you that you can spare your life, and second, you can be introduced to several brothers of XX. ”

Speaking of this, Qian Yuanshan paused, glanced at Liu Jinxiu with sharp eyes, and then said: "However, Qian's ugly words are in front. If you dare to play any tricks, then don't blame Qian for being unkind to you. In addition, Qian only needs to introduce you to a few brothers, as for whether they are willing to use you, it is not up to Qian to influence. Therefore, if several brothers are unwilling to use you, or even unwilling to keep you, you should not say that Qian is not trustworthy. ”

Although Qian Yuanshan's promise had prerequisites and left a lot of leeway for himself, Liu Jinxiu decided to take a gamble. He believed that with his wisdom and ability, he would definitely be able to convince the elder brothers of this money leader to find a good background for himself in this so-called "Flying Dragon Army".

Therefore, as soon as Qian Yuanshan's voice fell, Liu Jinxiu bowed to the ground for the third time and said, "Thank you Qian Yishi for not killing." But if a righteous man asks, the sinner will surely 'know everything and speak everything.' ”

"In that case, I came to ask you, do you know the location of the 'Baihua Village' escape tunnel?" Qian Yuanshan didn't bother with Liu Jinxiu, and asked bluntly.

"Sinners know," Liu Jinxiu replied very dryly.

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