"Are you the right number?" Yang Da said that he couldn't help but be a little puzzled when he opened his mouth.

"Exactly!" Song Qian nodded: "That's right, any family that wants to leave to go to other villages and towns or take refuge in the city must come to our branch to open the way, indicating the location, the number of evacuees, names, kinship, and the whereabouts and people who take refuge.

If there is no refuge, the branch office needs to write a "letter of introduction" to the branch to which the other party belongs or to Zhu Shuban (Zhu Qing), who patrols the yamen, and they can only accept it when they take these and leave.

The militia and patrolmen on the way will also guide and help, and if they can't show it, the person will be immediately detained. So if you want to know how many people have been evacuated, just look at the road guide and the ticket stub of the "Letter of Introduction."

"Hey!" Yang Dayi didn't expect that after leaving for a few days, the entire Yugan would become like this.

After eating hastily, while eating, he called in Dou Jiong to ask about the nearby terrain and water conditions, and after eating and asking clearly, Yang was careless and hurriedly called a meeting.

At this time, the participants were waiting outside, in addition to Song Qian and Dou Jiong, there were also Liu Qi, the commander of the district team (the young and vigorous head of the Liu family) and Liu En, the deputy of the team (born as a pasteer, a member of the original left-behind office, Zhu Qing's deputy, and Liu Qi are the same generation), and then there is Qian Feng, Bai Baiyong, and Zhang Guisheng, one of the three surnames of Sanjiaxiang, who were elected by the town.

Song Qian announced the opening of the meeting and first introduced Yang Dayi's identity. Except for Liu En, who is familiar with Yang Da Accident, the rest of the people here are seeing it for the first time, and they heard that it is an official and a hundred households, and everyone is busy getting up and saluting.

Yang Dayi pressed his hand to let everyone sit down, and said, "Brother is from the border army, and he has something to say, so it's no wonder that the big guy is not surprised.

The inspector asked me to preside over the battle of Santang Town, and told the audience the exact news that more than 2,000 people from Huxi came out of Huxi and went Ruihong to Santang. Our plan is to lure the enemy deep and encircle and annihilate them!" After speaking, his eyes swept around the seat, and he smiled:

"You think there are so many of them, but what's the matter? Let me tell you again, this battle must be won! If you want to make this group of enemies cross the three ponds, they will poke into the eyes of the county lord, you know?"

The audience laughed and said, "We can't make this happen, so I have brought more than 200 officers and 100 sailors." Everyone was stunned, Liu En raised his head and applauded, and the others followed.

Yang Dayi motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then said, "In addition, tomorrow and the next two days, there will be 500 sailors and about 800 regimental trainings arriving one after another."

The applause was much warmer at this moment, and the number of people on both sides was about the same, and everyone in the room suddenly felt bold!

"But that's not enough! We are old bandits, and we are laymen who didn't know how to hold a gun yesterday and couldn't tell the difference between left and right. What then?"

Yang Dayi deliberately sold a pass, picked up the porcelain bowl and drank water slowly, and touched his beard when he was full:

"Don't be afraid, it's all inspected and given us a secret weapon, and it will arrive soon." Hey, I'll tell you that those weapons can make the thieves on the water run away without even coming up to the shore! I've seen it with my own eyes, and it works!"

After he finished speaking, he walked over and pointed to the "Map of Santang Town and its Surroundings" hanging on the shelf:

"Our forces are mainly divided into several parts, Leader Zhang, we will put more than 300 people in Sanjiaxiang, you help guard the opposite bank and the ferry, you must not let the enemy go ashore!"

Song Yuanxing, you and the white leader guard the town and fortress to protect the villagers who have taken refuge. Leader Qian listens to my command."

After he finished speaking, he asked who had any questions, and then Liu Qi raised his hand and stood up and asked angrily, "My lord, what should we do?" I don't think there's any mention of the district team?"

"Do you know water?" Yang asked carelessly.

"Is this a problem?"

"Are you bold?"

"Aren't you underestimating your lords?"

"I know who you are, but I don't dare to underestimate you. But it takes a tough guy to do it. I haven't decided whether to leave it to you or Yang Xiaoyi?"

"Yang Yi? Hey, what's wrong with me compared to that guy?" Liu Qi was not convinced.

Yang Dayi smiled and said, "Yang Yi commanded his own team in the first battle to block the attack of the thousand men of the three generals of the Lou family in Nanshan in Fengqi Pass, and we have all seen his performance."

"That's because I don't have a chance

Yes!" Liu Qi was indignant.

"Okay, I have a chance here." Yang Dayi walked over and pointed to Nanhuzhou:

"This sandbar is the gate of Santang, and the enemy must want to take it and stand on it and seal the gate of this town. Do you dare to go up with Yang Yi and see who can fight better against the lake bandits?"

"Compare to compare!" Liu Qi loudly said that he was not afraid of Yang Yi, and also claimed that he would not need Yang Yi's people if he went up.

"That's not good, the enemy is 2,000, and you are only more than 300, no matter how you say it, you can't underestimate the enemy!

In this way, Yang Yi is in charge of the northern half, you are in charge of the southern half, as long as the enemy runs aground or attempts to land, you will fight down.

Whoever is driven into the water by the thieves loses! How about the loser come back and pay for the winner's whole team to eat a running water seat after the battle?"

"Hey, that's a win!" Liu Qi slammed his fist on the table.

Yang smiled carelessly, his gaze flashing slyly towards Song Qian.

When the meeting came out, Dou Jiong was about to go back to his room, when he suddenly saw a cyan man in a placket military uniform walking towards him, and asked, "Is Dou Bantou on the other side?"

Dou Jiong had a good memory, and immediately remembered that this person had once stood behind Yang Dayi. Fang Cai thought he was the entourage of the Imperial Envoy, but now it seems to be .......

The man walked in, gently lifted his cloak, revealing the word "calm" on his left chest, and his right hand quickly made three numbers.

"It's Dou Jiong below, ...... this brother is?" He felt as if he had seen this man somewhere, but he couldn't remember it.

"The nobles of the team are forgetful, but do you still remember the Liu family's restaurant?"

"Oh!" Dou Jiong remembered suddenly, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be an acquaintance, but I didn't expect my brother to go to Li Sanlang's place to get up. You're here with the Imperial Envoy today?"

"The team leader still remembers Xie San'er, it's really lucky! I met Lord Yang halfway through the road, and we happened to catch his boat." Xie San'er smiled: "Actually, I came here to find you under the guidance of King Zhou Tian."

"Looking for me?" Dou Jiong was very alert, and immediately swept his surroundings: "Then come to my house to talk, can you?"

"Team leader, please go first." After speaking, the two came to Dou Jiong's room one after another, pushed the door in and sat down, Dou Jiong poured him a cup of tea, and then asked:

"Brother is now the commander of the regimental training?" He saw the rank mark on Xie San'er's left shoulder: "I don't know why you came to me?"

"It's not for anything else to come to see the team tonight, it's for the battle in front of us." Xie San'er replied with a smile, "Do you know that this battle has a lot to do with you and me?"

"Oh?" Dou Jiong was stunned, thought about it carefully, and asked puzzledly: "Whether it is arranging troops or planning ahead, my little fast catcher team leader is not involved, why does the magistrate say that it has something to do with me?"

Xie San'er first told him the information he received about the two-way attack of the lake bandits, and then introduced why Li Dan and the others decided to attack the western side first, Dou Jiong nodded and said, "The inspection wants to cut off the enemy's arm first, this idea is right."

"But the key to this matter is how to recruit the enemy of the West Road to Santang Town and let him enter the ambush circle we have set up." Xie San'er said in a low voice:

"If this can't be done, and the enemy is running across the water, coming and going, can't we chase after us everywhere behind our butts? That can't drag the team to death!"

"Oh, I see!" Dou Jiong suddenly came to his senses: "The purpose of your coming to me is to ask me to help you find the lake bandits, and then give them some ecstasy soup, so that this group of people can obediently come and drill their pockets, right?"

Xie San'er slapped his thigh: "That's it! We are not familiar with the situation in the lake, how can we know so clearly? So I have to ask the team leader to see how we can find out about the whereabouts of the lake bandits earlier."

"It's not hard." Dou Jiong promised, "Even if you don't come, I will also cast a net and go out and watch around. If the lake bandits don't move, I will know where they are in one night."

"It seems that Zhou Dutou understands you, and it is right to ask me to come to you!" Xie San'er said happily.

"But ......, it's not that easy to sneak into the lake bandits. You know I have fishing at home

can shuttle back and forth between rivers and lakes, but I don't know much about the situation inside the lake bandits."

"It's okay!" Xie San'er waved his hand: "I have arrangements for this. You just need to tell me if the lake bandits have sent troops, where they have been, where they are going, and I will go to him myself!"

"You're alone?" Dou Jiong grinned in disbelief.

"There is also a companion, that person came out of the lake anyway, he has seen Chen Yuanhai and his son, he can take me in. Our main concern is the Naphtha Village, as well as the three of Da Baiyan and Song Gongming, and the rest can be easily understood."

"Two people, three in charge. Okay!" Dou Jiong thought for a moment: "In this way, I will arrange to track down the movements of these three families, and report to you immediately if there is news." Are you going to stay in Santang first?"

"Originally, we wanted to go to Ruihong from here and wait for news there. Because I heard that Tatehuazi gave this town to Chen Yuanhai, I thought that he might take Ruihong first."

"No, no." Dou Jiong shook his hand again and again: "Chen Yuanhai won't do that, since he takes the waterway, how can he go to Ruihong first and abandon the boat and go ashore?" Ruihong is fragmented, vast and sparsely populated, and there is nothing to eat."

He pointed at himself very firmly: "I bet that if Chen Yuanhai is really the leader of the West Road, he will definitely think of finding a richer town to rob it first, which will help him build up his prestige. Ruihong is a thankless task, and it is not the first place to go!"

After he finished speaking, he saw Xie San'er looking at himself with a smile: "That's why ......, you moved your mind to bring him to Santang, right?" That's why Chief Yang came here at night, right?

Oh, no wonder the people have been evacuated to Sixiang since the day before yesterday, you have already thought about setting up the battlefield here? It's not that I'm going to come, I'm going to hook and lure, and invite him to take the bait, right?"

"If you don't take the initiative to kill the Chen family, are you still waiting for him to surround the county seat with Tatehuazi Shui and Lu Hu?" Xie San'er sneered: "Let's dig such a big pit, don't we just ask him to jump in!"

You're the one who helped me find him, and I'm the one who asked him to jump inside!" After speaking, Xie San'er showed his big teeth that were slightly yellow, and laughed ugly.

"If you ......, aren't you afraid of ruining the town by screwing up?" Dou Jiong frowned, a little unacceptable.

"The squad leader listened to my analysis, and Chief of Staff Zhao said this:

We can't beat the field battle, so the best choice is to lure the enemy deep into the enemy to attack the fortifications, and consume the opponent through conservative and street battles; then cut off their retreat, scuttle their ships, and shake their morale and morale;

Finally, when they are depressed and confused, they are defeated, which is a good way to fight strong." After all, Xie San'er was an officer, and he retold it very clearly.

After hearing this, Dou Jiong nodded and said, "Understood. Look at your strengths and weaknesses before deciding on your tactics. Not bad!

We don't have too many veterans, and we don't have big ships, which is where people are inferior. The advantage is that it occupies the terrain and geographical advantages, has the help of local villagers, and can also make various preparations in advance.

But in any case, this first step of 'seduction' does matter! Prepare for a long time how to lure them, how to get them out of their pockets, this is something you and I must work on to deal with."

After speaking, he patted his knee: "Okay, you find a place to live first, and I will arrange to visit these three houses, and I will tell you soon if there is news." sent Xie San'er to the door, the two did not speak, and said goodbye.

Dou Jiong looked up at the sky and smelled the dampness in the air. Well, there may be rain in the near future, and there will be rising water on the day after the rain, which should be suitable for this opportunity to encircle and annihilate.

He looked in the direction of the council hall, the lights were still on, and there were Yang Dayi and Song Qian's personal soldiers standing at the door, indicating that they were still discussing inside.

If you want to send a catcher overnight to contact the brothers on the water, you must allow Song Qian to use the dock and boats, Dou Jiong turned around and walked towards the conference hall.

The news from Dou Jiong's side came faster than Xie San'er imagined!

However, what puzzled him was that the people in Huxi had only barely concentrated on Riyue Mountain in Jinxi Lake until now, and he didn't know why Luo Chongzi of Fenglin Mountain suddenly took his subordinates to pull anchor and set sail and left on his own.

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It's like you're in a fog and can't see what's going on in the lake.

"Leave him alone!" Xie San'er waved his hand: "Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is less than two or three days, I can't wait any longer. Let's set off for Sun Moon Mountain today! Please help me find a boat."

Seeing that he had already made up his mind, Dou Jiong nodded in agreement and said, "Otherwise, I will send a brother who is familiar with the path to send you there. When it's almost there, he gets off the boat and makes an appointment for a waiting spot, and then you two go in by yourself?"

Xie San'er thought about it, so he changed his clothes and pants with Yu Liang, who was mixed with Yang Dayi's personal soldiers, and was led by Dou Jiong to the ferry below to introduce him to the young captain.

"This Brother Song is very familiar with the road in the lake. He always helps me with things, and he is a very reliable person." Dou Jiong told them:

"Besides, don't you want to meet Song Gongming? He is a junior of the Song family, and he can speak, so he can help him."

"Oh, that's great!" Xie San'er was overjoyed.