Dense footsteps could be heard in the Dabie Mountains.

In a cottage, thousands of powerful bandits are waiting for them.

"Report ......"

A bandit in leather armor walked quickly, walked into the room and didn't dare to look around at the leaders, and hurriedly saluted the man sitting in the first place: "Qi Yu Haoshuai, according to the exact news, the head of Chaohu is indeed Jia Nian, the third son of the Jia family in Anhui County."

"Jia Nian?" Anger appeared in Chen Ce's eyes.

Reach out and hammer the table.

bang

A loud noise rang out in the room, and all the big and small leaders couldn't help but tremble.

"Good, good third son of the Jia family, good Lujiang Taishou" Chen Ce's face was full of evil anger.

A leader looked at Chen Ce: "Hao Shuai, I heard that this son of the Jia family has swallowed thousands of water thieves in Chaohu Lake with hundreds of first-order soldiers. Now he has been named the chief of Chaohu Lake by Lu Kangpifu."

"Judging by the blood feud between us and him, I'm afraid that in the long run there will be trouble," the leader cried out.

A person sitting next to him added loudly: "Chaohu Lake is a necessary place for the people of the Central Plains to go south, and where the land is fertile, there is a steady stream of refugees. The strength is bigger, and it is an ironclad thing"

"Don't say anything, just say that now, I heard that there are more than a thousand soldiers and horses in the hands of this Chaohu chief. If it weren't for the fact that there was a group of water thieves at the mouth of the water, I am afraid that the sound of soldiers would have sounded in the mountains by this time," one of the leaders said loudly.

All the leaders nodded their heads, and their voices rushed like a tidal wave.

"We still have to take the trouble to loot if we want the population, not only do we have huge casualties, but sometimes we will lose more than we gain. Compared to this Chaohu Lake, it is completely different."

"The population of Chaohu is endless, if we give this Jia son time, will we have a good life in the future?"

"Hao Shuai, according to the foolish opinion of his subordinates, how about going directly to Chaohu?"

A series of voices sounded in his ears, and Chen Ce gradually frowned.

"Never," exclaimed a burly man dressed as a scribe.

Everyone looked over one after another, showing puzzled looks.

"Although we and the Jia family have formed a blood feud, the plan for now is how to solve the food crisis in the cottage, after all, it is about to enter winter. If there is no large amount of food, more than 10,000 people in the cottage will probably be starved to death. It would not be wise to rush to Chaohu at this time," the scribe said.

When all the leaders heard this, they were silent.

The scribe continued: "Now that the imperial court's conquest of Gepo has failed, the defenders of Lujiang have been ordered to rush to the aid of Runan. If the expectation is good, the counties in Lujiang County will be empty, and we should attack the county seat at this time. It is the best policy to spend this winter with the grain stored in the treasury of Lujiang Mansion."

"As for the Jia clan in Anhui County, there is a whisker and saliva thief to contain it, and there is no threat in a short period of time," the scribe explained.

Chen Ce nodded slowly, agreeing with the scribe's words: "Sir's words are reasonable."

"Okay, let's stay here for a while, let's find trouble with Lu Kang's old puppet first" Chen Ce's eyes showed murderous intent.

His eyes sharpened: "It's just that I don't know what county town Mr. thinks we should start with first?" ”

"Anhui County," the scribe said confidently.

Chen Ce was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "Okay, I'll start from this Anhui County."

"Send an order to go down, repair for a day, and tomorrow order 2,000 soldiers and horses to attack Anhui County with this commander. As for Mr., please lead more than a thousand people, sit in the water village, and wait for the opportunity to move," Chen Ce commanded.

All the leaders got up from their seats one after another and shouted in unison: "No"

……

Dense footsteps came from a continuous military camp outside Runan City.

A soldier in armor rushed into the tent and rushed in before he could wipe the sweat from his forehead.

The soldier of "Bao, Lujiang County Emergency" walked into the tent and handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Lu Kang.

Lu Kang hurriedly took the bamboo slip into his hand and quickly opened it.

Looking around, his face couldn't help but sink.

bang

The bamboo slip was thrown heavily on the desk by Lu Kang, and the anger in his eyes spread.

"What a Chen Ce, he actually took advantage of the fact that when the main force of my Lujiang County rushed to aid Runan, he suddenly attacked Anhui County in a big way," Lu Kang said coldly.

Lu Ji, who was sitting on the side of the seat, couldn't help but be surprised, and blurted out directly: "Father, there are only more than 100 troops left behind in Anhui County, and I am afraid it will be difficult for Chen Ce to resist this time when he moves south."

"It's not just that Anhui County is difficult to resist, even the defenders of Shu County, the county capital, are less than five hundred," Lu Kang said, but there was not much sorrow on his face.

His fingers moved lightly twice, and he slowly put his back on his back: "This Chen Ce has been entrenched in the mountains, and he has long been a henchman, and since he dares to go out of the mountain at this time, he will be killed in one fell swoop."

"It's a pity that the army was dragged in Runan, and it was difficult to come back to help, otherwise this time we would have been able to end this scourge in one fell swoop," Lu Kang said slowly.

The indignation gradually subsided with the words.

"Seeing that winter is coming, they went out of the mountain this time for food, and secondly, it was not because of fear" Lu Kang gradually clarified his thoughts.

Lu Ji looked at him with a hint of puzzlement: "Afraid? The Lujiang army is far away in Runan, what is he afraid of? ”

"Father, without further ado, the child begs his father to give him two thousand soldiers and horses to immediately gallop to the aid of Anhui County" Lu Ji stood up from his seat and said loudly.

Lu Kang shook his head: "The army is slow to pull out, and when it returns to Lujiang, it will be more than an Anhui county that will be lost."

"Maybe by then, Chen Ce has swept most of the population and food in the whole group, and escaped into the mountains," Lu Kang said.

Lu Ji looked embarrassed: "This? ”

"You immediately gallop under the stars and go to Chaohu Lake, and let the Chaohu Governor send troops to attack Chen Ce. If Chen Ce can be blocked in the mountains, he will not be able to sweep the Lujiang River. I can grant him the post of Anhui County and County Commander," Lu Kang ordered.

Lu Ji asked: "Chief Chaohu?" Jia Di? ”

"Chen Ce and the Jia family have a deep blood feud, if Jia Nian is the commander of Anhui County and the county and guards next to the mountain, then Chen Ce must have some scruples and dare not send troops to attack the counties. As long as the soldiers and horses of Chaohu Lake are not killed, then the danger of the Lujiang River will be solved," Lu Kang said slowly.

Lu Ji thought quickly: "The soldiers and horses in Chaohu Lake? ”

"There is a way to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, and after the battle between the two sides, both of them will not be afraid" A glimmer of light flashed in Lu Kang's eyes.

Lu Ji was stunned: "Father is guarding against him?" ”

"It's not a defense, it's just that there are too many soldiers in Chaohu, and I have no choice but to protect myself," Lu Kang replied.

No matter who is the Taishou of Lujiang, he will not allow an uncontrolled army of more than 1,000 soldiers and horses in his own territory.

It's not about suspicion, it's just an instinctive choice.

"The situation is critical, go quickly," Lu Kang urged.

Lu Ji bowed: "No"

Then he turned and walked quickly out of the tent.