Section 63 Skirmishes
Thinking of this, Haoping secretly gritted his teeth: "They are all their own brothers, anyway, this matter will be made public sooner or later." Brother, I'm talking ugly ahead, and you can forget it after listening to it. If you have any ideas, you can discuss them with the leader of our village yourself. But there is a premiseββββ you must not say that you got the news from me, and you must not pull me into it. β
Tianhao patted his chest hard, and said sternly: "If I even want to betray Brother Haoping, is it still a human being?" β
Looking at the young leader who almost carved the word "justice" on his face with a knife, the mood of the anxious Qinglongzhai steward gradually calmed down.
"Our leader is going to do something to the deer people in the south." Haoping glanced at the closed door, the volume was very low, he leaned into Tianhao's ear, and said mysteriously: "Mengxiang Village is very close to Qinglong Village, and it will take two days to walk over normally." Our leader said that we must take down Mengxiang Village this time. When the time comes, let alone a few women, you will have everything. β
Tianhao's face was slightly moved: "Mengxiangzhai? That's the big village of the Buck Deer Department, it is said that there are more than 3,000 people, with the current strength of your Qinglong Village, can you beat it? β
Haoping smiled proudly: "You don't have to worry about this." If our leader dares to do this, there must be a reason for him. Hehe, I just drank too much to talk about it. Dude, you know, don't go outside and talk nonsense. It's still a secret now, and even if you want to talk to our leader about getting involved, you'll have to wait until at least next month. β
Tianhao nodded knowingly and said with a smile: "Don't worry! I won't trouble you, Brother Haoping. β
Haoping slapped his thigh hard: "That's right, this is what my brother looks like." Hahahaha, since you said so, brother, I can't help but give you some benefits. Well...... So be it! I'm in charge, I can add some to the number of this transaction, four hundred, what do you think? β
Tianhao slowly rubbed his fingers: "It's all women? β
"How can there be so many!" Haoping shook his head absently: "It's all old people and children." I know that you are not short of food in Panshi Village, anyway, it is just a little bit of business growth. Sooner or later, you will have to deal with them, either this year or next year, and the price can be cheaper, just exchange half of the grain in previous years! β
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Haoping left the Panshi Village with several heavy leather bags. He was satisfied, and several of his men were smiling. After running around trading outside for so many years, only this time I got the most benefits from Panshizhai and the most abundant.
Tianhao convened a meeting of all his cronies at the first time. As is customary, he sat in the middle of the room with the old priest and hunting captain Yonggang.
Everyone was shocked by the secret leaked by the steward of Qinglong Village.
"Qinglong Village is indeed a large village with a population of more than 1,000. But that was once upon a time. Last year, they were short of food and asked us for a few hundred people, and this year it is four hundred, so there are actually not many people in Qinglongzhai. Their leader, Liangdong, I know, is quite shrewd, not like the type who does things with a hot head. Even if you haven't been to Mengxiang Village of the Deer Clan, you have more or less heard the name there. More than 3,000 people! Liangdong shouldn't be confused! How did he win the game? Yonggang's face was full of disbelief, and he casually put out two numbers and came to the conclusion that Qinglongzhai would definitely be defeated.
The huge steel axe in his hand, the surface of his newly shaved bald head was covered with cyan hair: "Since there is going to be a war, why do you want to replace the women in the stockade?" Three hundred is not a decimal, that's almost all the women in Qinglong Village. β
The old priest fell into thought: "I know the situation in Qinglong Village better than you. When Fu Song was still alive, he walked around a lot with that side and knew a lot of things. Including the current leader Liangdong, the successive leaders of Qinglongzhai have all risen through wars. The women on their side changed very frequently, and the number of men and women who were officially married in the village was small, and they either went outside to rob them or exchanged them for food. Because of the proximity to the deer people, it is played several times a year. Last winter came early, and neither side did anything. I estimate that Liangdong has been holding back for a whole year just for now, and he is bound to win Mengxiangzhai this time. β
Tianfeng, who had recovered from his injuries, was also one of the participants: "If you are full of men, there will be no more than five hundred men in Qinglong Village. I really don't see any chance of them winning. β
The old priest was noncommittal to Tianfeng's words. He turned his head and looked at the young leader who was speechless with a wise gaze: "Ah Hao, tell me what you think. β
Raising his head, Tianhao's voice did not mock a little, did not sarcastic, and did not pretend to be false, he replied plainly: "Qinglongzhai will win." β
Except for the old priest, everyone in the room was surprised, and many voices asked in unison, "Why?" β
Tianhao pulled out the knife behind him, and his fingers lightly scraped a few times on the surface of the sharp blade: "Looking at the barbarians in the world, only our Niu clan is unique in metal forging. Although I have not been to the Lock Dragon Pass, I know that all the weapons used by the barbarian armies stationed there are made by the Ox Clan. On the other hand, the deer tribe is best at weaving. In terms of the sharpness and quality of weapons, Qinglongzhai has the absolute upper hand. β
As one of the loyalists, Xu Kun found it difficult to understand: "Having said that, there are few people in Qinglong Village!" Compared with Mengxiang Village, there are too few. Four hundred against three thousand, how can this battle be fought? β
Tianhao did not give a direct explanation: "Haoping has received a lot of benefits from us this time. Those few bags alone will be enough for his family to eat until next spring. What's more, he will have to bring someone over to trade in a few days, so there is no need to lie to us. As long as it is not officially married, a woman has no status in the village. And the situation in Qinglongzhai is different from ours here, because the woman is snatched back from the outside and is regarded as a consumable in Qinglongzhai. I guess this group of women has been tired of the men over there, and the next thing is to grab a lot of new faces from the deer tribe, rather than putting the old women in the village to waste, it is better to take them out as soon as possible to exchange for food. β
Hunting captain Yonggang agreed: "Ah Hao is right. If Qinglong Village wins this battle, the news spreads, and then all the Niu Clan Villages will lower the price of the woman they took out in exchange. Rather than not being able to sell it at a price then, it is better to replace the woman now. Only when the warrior has eaten enough can he have the strength to cut off a few more heads. β
Xu Kun was still frowning: "Are they so sure they can win?" β
"Qinglongzhai should have received support from other aspects." Tianhao said calmly: "To be the leader of a village, Liangdong is not stupid and doesn't understand anything, and he can use just a few hundred people to hit the stone of three thousand deer people." This is the most important reason why they hide the news from the outside world. β