Qianlong said at this time: "Lord Wang, you are begging for filial piety to them, there are only a few of them in total, it is already a blessing to be able to take Peach Blossom Mountain and Qinglong Mountain, how easy it is to defend these two cottages, the smoke and dust of the Seventeenth Road will definitely counterattack, how can they fight with others? In that case, burning the cottage is the best choice, not to mention that they have already brought back all the valuable gold and silver soft and soft?" What matters now is what we do next, not to hold us accountable. ”

Since Qianlong did not mean to reveal his identity, Prince Shuo naturally fully cooperated: "The lesson of the Dongfang master, but I don't know what suggestions the Dongfang master has for the next military action." ”

Qianlong said happily: "I am a little businessman, if the prince asks about the business, the villain can still say one, two, three, but this military aspect is a layman, this time with the prince, I want to use the prince's dragon power, follow the prince to make a little fortune, and bring it to my nephews to cheer and cheer, as for the suppression of bandits, it is naturally based on the prince, and I will not participate in the villain." ”

For Qianlong's appearance of pushing 265, Prince Shuo really has nothing to do, but he doesn't have no tricks at all, he can't help Qianlong, he can't deal with Fang Xiaoyu, at the moment he glared at him, and turned his fierce gaze to Fang Xiaoyu:" I said stinky boy, when you are in the palace, you can give your chest to the prince I shoot the mountain sound, saying that the seventeen roads are vulnerable to smoke and dust, you alone can wipe them out, so the prince and I followed you out to catch this troubled water, but you don't take your brother to fight the bandits but run back, what's going on, is it not to see the bandits are strong and ready to smear oil on the soles of their feet, if yes, say it earlier, prince I also want to chop off your head as soon as possible to boost morale, although I am not good, I am also a prince from martial arts, without you as a butcher, I have to eat hairy pigs, believe it or not, I can also kill those mountain bandits crying dad and call mother。 ”

"The prince is mighty!"

Fang Xiaoyu is not too big or small, and he slapped Prince Shuo on the back.

Prince Shuo said angrily: "Don't pat yourself on the back, just tell the prince what you are going to do next?" If you can't satisfy the prince and me, or if you want to smear oil on the soles of your feet, this king will immediately chop off your head. ”

"How is it possible to anoint the soles of your feet, but the brothers under my command are only thirteen horsemen in total, plus the master of your mansion and the eldest brother Yong Yong and his long-term follower, and they can take Crouching Tiger Cliff, Peach Blossom Mountain, and Qinglong Mountain, which has already reached the limit of our reach, you are still not satisfied with this prince, what do you want us to do? Could it be that you are counting on us to bring all the smoke and dust of the Seventeenth Road, this is too high, right?"

Prince Shuo's mouth pursed: "Don't you have a white eyebrow under him, he is the number one master in the world, and a few bandit leaders can still stump him, I think your kid must want to steal and play tricks or sit on the ground and raise the price." ”

Fang Xiaoyu only smiled bitterly at this: " Baimei's predecessors are the world's first masters, this is true, but this bandit is different from the martial arts competition on the rivers and lakes, even if the fight is over, but the bandit is not that you kill a few bandit leaders, or capture the bandits' cottages, after the bandit cottages are defeated, you still have to deal with the aftermath, you must know that there are a large number of minions under the seventeenth road smoke and dust, if you add the bandits' families and forcibly captured the mountain people, it is less than a thousand, more than 10,000, if these people are not handled well, it will be a big mess, you say so many people, we can't kill so many people and all the ancient stocks, if you do that, I don't care, but you will become a backstabber。 ”

Prince Shuo was a little confused when he heard this: "Kill a few bandit leaders, how did I become a backstabber?"

Fang Xiaoyu explained: " The whole dynasty knows that this time the bandits led the team is the prince, you are naturally led by the merit, of course, the fault is also the prince, you can't escape, although the ability of those in the imperial history of our court is not big, but they can bite political enemies, and pull their legs in the back It is the only one in this world, and more importantly, they all have the power to hear about it, what does it mean to hear about it, I don't say that you also know that you are chasing the wind and catching shadows, you don't need any evidence, you can bite it when you catch it, and you don't need to bear any responsibility, if you have it, you can bite it first, and then say, since the Zhao and Song dynasties, there are many capable officials and famous ministers who have fallen under the mouths of these people, even if you bite wrong, it doesn't matter, and you don't have to bear any responsibility anyway, so no matter who it is, once they are targeted, even if you don't die, you have to peel off your skin, I don't care about the villain, the big deal is that you have been stripped of your reputation, sent home, and never used, but the prince is different, and I am afraid that the title of the prince will have to fall several levels at that time. ”

Hearing Fang Xiaoyu's words, Prince Shuo couldn't help but shudder, the mouths of those literati in the court, they Manchu masters have a deep understanding: "Well, this is also true, the mouths of those dog minions are indeed tricky enough, even the prince I have let them bite many times, but since we are out to suppress bandits, we can't give up halfway, if this is the case, let those people see the joke, and besides, although we have captured a lot of loot now, this little thing is not enough for everyone at all." ”

"I didn't say that we won't continue to pay the bandits, but make some necessary tactical adjustments before the operation, since the seventeenth road Yanchen has learned the news that we have captured the Crouching Tiger Cliff, Peach Blossom Mountain, and Qinglong Mountain, we will inevitably have precautions, and then rush and fight, it will not be a sharp bull's ear sharp knife, but a bloody watermelon knife with the enemy, killing 10,000 people and losing 3,000 themselves, this is not just talking, so it is necessary to make some adjustments in tactics, you must know that we are here to suppress bandits, not to send heads to bandits. ”

"How do you want to adjust?"

Fang Xiaoyu continued: "The biggest reason why we can take down the three bandit cottages of Crouching Tiger Cliff, Peach Blossom Mountain, and Qinglong Mountain is that you and Fujin are in the bright place, which has attracted everyone's attention, so that we can avoid the eyes and ears of the bandits and catch the other party off guard, but there is no impermeable wall in this world, but there is never a wall in this world that is not transparent, let alone take down Crouching Tiger Cliff, Peach Blossom Mountain, The three bandit dens in Qinglong Mountain are so big, this news is inevitable, once the bandits get the news, they will inevitably be on guard, and then they want to sneak attack again, it will be even more difficult, so it is necessary to make the necessary tactical adjustments, and we are not doing nothing here, and the bandit minions in the cottage must also be solved as soon as possible, if it cannot be disposed of, it will be a big mess, but how to deal with it, you have to call the shots, otherwise such a big burden can drag us to death. ”

Prince Shuo nodded: "Just say it, what do you want me to do?"

"Although you are an idle prince, you have more or less some protégés, those bandit leaders are all one by one, anyway, we can't use these military exploits, you might as well let those people bring soldiers and horses to make war achievements, as long as they pay the price, these credits are all sold to them. ”

Hearing Fang Xiaoyu's words, Prince Shuo was really frightened, although it is not uncommon to buy and sell military exploits in the army, but when he said this in front of Emperor Qianlong, Fang Xiaoyu was the only one: "You kid shut up to this king, the prince is also a product of the dynasty, how can he buy and sell military exploits privately." ”

"Lord Wang, you are really naïve, even if we don't sell war exploits, do you think that after we take the seventeen road smoke and dust, no one will come to grab the war merits, although the combat ability of the garrisons around the country is not very good, but the ability to compete for merit is not small, rather than such a big war exploit in the future for people to snatch away, it is better to take the initiative to sell the credit to their own people as soon as possible, let them come to make up the field, if they have their help, those minions in the cottage will be much easier to solve, they want to make war merits, but these people they have to settle it, and with their pestle here, they can always confuse the seventeen road smoke and dust。 ”

Prince Shuo's mouth pursed: "You kid obviously want those people to be here to hold the tank for you and attract the attention of the seventeenth road smoke and dust." ”

Fang Xiaoyu smiled: "If you want to make meritorious contributions, how can you not pay at all, there is no free lunch in this world." ”

Prince Shuo turned his gaze to Qianlong: "Dongfang Lord, look at ......"

Qianlong smiled: "The villain is to follow the prince to make a little money, and there is no opinion on everything, but it is still quite difficult to exterminate the smoke and dust of the seventeenth road, and it is naturally good to be able to use strength." ”

"Okay, just do what you kid says, but if your kid messes up the trick, the prince will pull off your head and kick it as a ball. ”

"As long as the prince can solve my worries, the seventeen heads of the seventeen road smoke and dust bandits, I will give them to the prince and a few Eight Banner masters. ”

"Who wouldn't talk big, just tell me how you're going to fight next?"

Fang Xiaoyu said with great confidence: "From Taihang Mountain to us for hundreds of miles, there are always a few places where we can set up ambushes, and we will be caught off guard there, but the most important thing at the moment is to find out the reality of the other party. Whereabouts, I suggest that all the masters of the palace be withdrawn, and keep an eye on the way of a few bandits, if people come from the south, but we set up an ambush in the west, this fun can be big, and then immediately let Fu Jin and those old soldiers concentrate on them to us, although those old soldiers of the Eight Banners are useless, it is no problem to use them for defense, you must know that they are equipped with Zhuge crossbows, even if you close your eyes, you can shoot more than a dozen bandits. ”

"Okay, I'll immediately inform Fujin that they will march quickly towards Crouching Tiger Cliff and join us. ”

"You know, you don't have to be foolish about this. ”

"But there's one more thing you have to do, lord?"

"What's the matter?"

"It is to reward the soldiers who have made great achievements. ”

Prince Shuo said with disdain: "Don't you just want to change the law to make money, this king, I don't believe that you didn't get any benefit from this bandit." ”

"Lord Wang, you misunderstood me, I just want to stimulate those old soldiers, as the saying goes, under the heavy reward, there must be brave men, I don't believe that those old soldiers look at us taking a lot of silver, and none of them are not blushing. ”

"You don't want those old soldiers to go with you to fight bandits, do you?"

"Although they are all old soldiers, I think they can always fight a good fight!"

"That's right, I'll give you a heavy reward in front of them, although the title and official position of the court can't be the king, but it's okay to reward some gold and silver. ”

"Then thank you Lord Wang. ”