Hearing this, Han Jian couldn't help crying with joy, leaned down and knelt down and kowtowed several times, Ban Jian hurriedly helped him up to appease him, accompanied by the sergeant standing aside, and went straight out of the hall.

"Captain Bandu, can this soldier really be sent?"

Han Jian was present before, although Chu Xiaode had all kinds of questions in his heart, but it was not easy to ask questions openly, so he could only endure it, and after seeing Han Jian leave, Chu Xiaode couldn't help but ask Ban Hao.

"Lord Chu, this matter will see that you have obviously made a decision, but you still have to say it at the end, do you have to test my old class once?" Ban Hao pretended to glance at Chu Xiaode and asked rhetorically.

"Huh? Hahaha......"

Hearing Ban Hao's rhetorical question, Chu Xiaode stopped pretending, and laughed as soon as his eyebrows raised.

The sergeants standing next to him were confused, and they couldn't understand what the hell the two were playing......

"Captain Bandu, since Liao Kou dares to use such a trick to deceive the city, presumably his army is not far from my Guang'an County, what do you think?"

Chu Xiaode waved away everyone in the hall, entered the backyard study with Ban Hao, and as soon as he sat down, he asked with a solemn face.

"What Lord Chu said is very true, the last general sees that Liaokou is not only here, but there should also be Nei Ying in the city! If you don't plan early, you may fall into trouble! Ban Hao obviously had a plan in his heart, and he was not too worried, so he echoed the way.

"Oh? And so it is! I wonder if Captain Bandu has a strategy to retreat from the enemy? ”

Although Chu Xiaode is a civilian official, he has long been at the border and knows a lot of military strategy, although he is not a master of using soldiers, but he still has general military knowledge.

As early as when he read the so-called emergency document of the surrendered city, Chu Xiaode had already seen through that Han Jian must be a spy sent by the Liao.

The reason is very simple, just because the Yongzhou general Cheng Wanli had just sent a flying pigeon to Guang'an County this morning, and the secret letter had already made it clear that the city was surrendered, and strictly ordered Guang'an to stick to the city and not fight without authorization.

No matter how stupid Chu Xiaode is, he can't be deceived by Han Jian, so the reason why he didn't expose his details on the spot. It was also because Chu Xiaode had other plans, but he didn't have a lot of certainty, and he didn't dare to make a decision easily, so he asked Ban Hao like this.

"Lord Chu, since Liaokou is here, he may not be willing to retreat lightly, if our army strictly guards the city, of course, it can protect the city of Shicheng without losing, but it is difficult to say about the counties under the jurisdiction of my Guang'an, and now Liaokou is rushing to attack my Guang'an, because I Guang'an is rich and rich in grain, and I want to raise grain and grass for military use.

If they are allowed to plunder the rest of the counties and towns in our county, it will not be a fortunate thing, and in the end, it will be seen that since Liaokou wants to earn the city, why don't we solve the plan? Ban Hao was upright by nature, but he didn't hide his clumsy thoughts, so he replied solemnly.

"That's right, it's just that Cheng Junmen strictly ordered me not to send troops without authorization!

First, if Cheng Junmen knows, I am afraid to blame us for not keeping the order;

Second, if you can't hit it with one blow, I'm in danger.

It's hard to decide, what do you care about? ”

Chu Xiaode hesitated a little, in fact, what he was most afraid of was the destruction of the lives in the Guang'an region, otherwise he would have killed the thief Han Jian a long time ago.

But for the sake of local safety, he also had the intention of destroying the enemy in one fell swoop, so he would make a mistake with Han Jianxu, and when he saw Ban Hao explain Liao Kou's intention to attack Guang'an this time, he couldn't help but be more worried.

"It's okay to do this, Lord Chu, please take a look." Ban Hao smiled undeniably, reached out and dipped some tea in the tea bowl, drew a few strokes on the table, and then drew the general shape of Guang'an, and explained with a light finger:

"Since the thief wants to earn the city, he naturally does not dare to show his whereabouts, and the road from the surrendered city to my Guang'an is smooth, and there are few dangers.

"And this Mangshan is the nearest road to the surrendered city of my Guang'an, and the last general is sure that the Liao Kou must be secretly lying here, and intends to wait for our army to ambush and kill us after they arrive here, and strive to completely annihilate our army, and then attack the city by the way, and then there will be cooperation in the city, so that the city can be broken into the city in one fell swoop."

"The meaning of the last general is to take it by surprise, attack it at night, there is no need for many soldiers, three thousand fine cavalry is enough, even if it is not victorious, the remaining army in the city is still enough to hold on for more than a month, this is a small Bo Da, even if Cheng Junmen knows, he will not blame us and others, Lord Chu can rest assured!"

"Mangshan?!"

Chu Xiaode muttered, stretched out his hand and nodded on the table, his brows were tightly locked, only the light in his eyes flashed from time to time, and Ban Hao did not urge Chu Xiaode to make a decision, but took the time to taste the tea.

"Captain Bandu, do you think Liaokou will deliberately do this trick to make money to lure me to attack?"

Chu Xiaode was cautious by nature, and after thinking about the matter repeatedly, he couldn't help but agree with Ban Hao's analysis, but the matter of the night attack was so important that he didn't dare to ignore it, so he asked a question with words.

"Although there is a possibility, it is not big, from now on to Mangshan, if the cavalry marches at full speed, it will take an hour, if there is an infantry army to accompany it, it will take half a day.

If we go out of the city and want to hide from the city, we have to travel at night, and when we arrive at Mangshan, the sky is already bright, so how can we talk about night attacks?

Therefore, the last general thought that this was unlikely, but that the city should get rid of it as soon as possible! ”

Ban Hao thought about it and gave an affirmative answer, his words full of confidence.

"Okay, then it's decided, this matter will be Captain Laodu!" As soon as he heard Ban Hao's analysis, Chu Xiaode did not hesitate and immediately made a decision.

"Without further ado, I'll start arranging it!"

Ban Hao was an anxious man, and when he saw that Chu Xiaode had already made up his mind, he didn't talk nonsense, but stood up and said goodbye, and hurriedly left the Taishou Mansion to reorganize the army without mentioning it.

"Someone!"

Ban Hao went in a hurry, but Chu Xiaode did not leave in a hurry, but pondered in the study for a while, and then Huo Ran got up and shouted outside the room.

"Your Excellency."

As soon as Chu Xiaode's words fell, a figure appeared in the room like a ghost, but it was a shriveled man, who bowed to Chu Xiaode and responded respectfully.

"Go! Keep an eye on Han Jian to see what this guy is doing. ”

Chu Xiaode ordered straightforwardly.

"No!"

The shriveled man respectfully agreed, and the figure flashed again, and it had disappeared out of thin air......

……

At three o'clock in the morning, in a side room in the backyard of the Taishou Mansion, Han Jian, who had just been entertained by Chu Xiaode, was lying on the couch with a drunken body, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was so tired that he fell asleep.

However, if he looked closely, he could find that his eyelids were shaking all the time, obviously just pretending to be asleep, and as for why this was so, I am afraid that only he himself knew.

"Lord Captain, the water is coming."

At this time, after the door that was hidden "creaked", it was pushed open from outside, and an old woman with a copper basin in both hands walked in from outside and greeted Han Jian respectfully.

"Well, put it down."

Hearing the sound, Han Jian opened his eyes violently, and saw that the person who came was an old mother, and his face couldn't help but leak, but he couldn't get angry, so he could only wave his hand and let him go out quickly.

"Lord Captain, I heard that you are from Shuofang? I don't want to tell you that one of my sisters also married to Shuofang, I heard that it was in Shuofang in a place called what is Burning Mountain opened a wine shop, it was called 'Burning Mountain Wine Workshop', I heard my sister say, it is very famous in Shuofang, I don't know if you have been there? ”

The old mother obviously didn't care about Han Jian's expulsion, and while putting down the copper basin in her hand, she muttered in pieces.

"Burning Mountain Distillery? I've never heard of it, but there is a place called 'Burning Mountain Inn' in Shuofang, and I often go there, don't talk about the wine he has there, tsk! Tut! It's really rare in the world ......"

As soon as the old mother's voice fell, Han Jianli, who was originally impatient, was interested, and responded with a smile, his voice was very peaceful, but the excitement in his eyes could not be concealed.

"Oops! Look at the old woman's memory! Last time, my sister went back to Shicheng, and I also talked about the Laoshizi Burning Mountain Inn, it's only been a few days, but the old woman forgot all about it in a blink of an eye, but called Lord Duwei to see the joke. ”

The old mother slapped her thigh and shouted.

"Hehe, what's this, auntie, you're old, it's normal to be forgetful or something! We are also a close person, if the aunt has anything to say to your sister, go back and help bring it over. When Han Jian heard this, his eyes were even more excited, but he still said quietly.

"Then dare to be kind, it's your hard-working Lord Lieutenant, the old woman will kowtow to you here first." As soon as the old mother was excited, she was about to kneel.

"Auntie, this can't be helped, isn't it just a matter of one sentence, I don't deserve such a big gift from my aunt."

Han Jian hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help the old mother, and took advantage of the situation to hand a note to the other party.

"Oops, oops! Then thank you so much, Lord Duwei, the old woman just wants to say to my sister-in-law, go back to her parents' house more when you are free, this relative, if you don't go, is it still a relative, the family is worried about her. ”

The old mother quickly put the small note into her sleeve, but shouted in surprise, and then bent down and withdrew.

"Auntie, you go slowly, and I'll help you bring it sometime!"

Han Jian politely sent the old mother to the door, and then came back and fell on the couch, the difference was that a relieved smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she adjusted her posture on the collapse, closed her eyes, and fell asleep soundly.

I didn't notice that in an inconspicuous little hole in the corner of the wall, a bright eye had already taken in everything he said and did......

At the second moment, Chu Xiaode, who was dressed in a single coat, was pacing unhurriedly in the study, seemingly calm and calm, but in fact, his slightly frowning brows revealed that his heart was not as calm as it appeared to be.

This is not surprising, no matter who is in his position, he can't be calm, the big war is imminent, and there are many hidden dangers in the city, who can really calm down.