"Did you hide your name?" Xue Peng looked in the direction where Yang Xiao had disappeared, and thought to himself, "Who is this person, is he really just asking himself that sentence?"

The middle-aged man left, and Xue Peng and the second prince had no intention of staying any longer.

After agreeing to discuss how to send troops in three days, the second prince took his leave and returned to the royal city, while Xue Peng returned to the camp of the left guard.

Back in the camp, Xue Peng asked Wei Ying, "Wei Ying, what do you think of the encirclement and suppression of the bandits in Mangdang Mountain this time?"

Wei Ying said slowly, "Originally, next spring is the best time to encircle and suppress, the spring grain and grass are complete, and the climate is suitable for conquest, but now the troops are mobilized, and the war is very likely to drag on until winter, when the snow will close the mountain, our army will not only act unfavorably, but once trapped in the vast mountains, our army will fall into great passivity." ”

"When the time comes, there will be no need for the bandits of Mangdang Mountain to attack, and we will collapse ourselves without a fight. ”

Xue Peng frowned when he heard this, "But the king has issued a holy decree, and we are not allowed to wait until the beginning of spring next year." ”

Wei Ying's brows furrowed high, "In this case, we must fight quickly and end the battle before the heavy snow covers the mountain." ”

Xue Peng said, "If our 1,000 soldiers are equipped with new spirit weapons, as well as Himeno's 3,000 Xuanwu Cavalry, and Yuchen's 1,000 soldiers, can we end the battle before the heavy snow covers the mountain?"

Wei Ying shook his head and said, "No." ”

Xue Peng looked at Wei Ying, "Even with the benefit of a new spirit weapon, can't it?"

Wei Ying said, "The vegetation is lush and there are many bunkers, and the power of the new spirit weapon will be greatly reduced. ”

"Doesn't that mean that we will be defeated?"

Wei Ying said, "Unless I can freely enter and exit Mangdang Mountain, otherwise, we will definitely lose in the late autumn battle, not to mention ......"

"What's more?"

"What's more, our opponent is that Xiao Yang, the most cunning wolf in the Vast Mountain, I'm afraid that he has already thought of a way to deal with the new style spirit weapon, and Mangdang Mountain is full of traps he has placed, this time to encircle and suppress...... Humble duty is not hopeful. ”

Xue Peng pondered Wei Ying's words, and about an hour later, Xue Peng's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "Wei Ying, what if I can ignore the heavy snow?"

"Ignore the heavy snow?" Wei Ying said with a strange voice, "How is this possible, in the middle of winter, the 100,000 miles of Mangdang Mountain are covered with heavy snow, the snow is several meters deep, and in some places it is even more than ten meters, the grain and grass carts are impassable at all, even if they are on foot, it is very difficult, and the snow is covered, this is a gap that cannot be crossed, otherwise, how can the royal court not be able to exterminate the vast bandits several times." ”

"Every spring, the bandits turn into people, scattered everywhere, there is nowhere to encircle and suppress, but in autumn, they begin to gather and carry out activities, and only at this time is the best time to clear the money, but soon after the heavy snow will close the mountain. ”

Xue Peng heard a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, "This time, they can't run." ”

Wei Ying looked at Xue Peng, he couldn't understand why Xue Peng dared to say such wild words.

Xue Peng didn't explain, but said, "Wei Ying, you go to find a few people who dare to die now and enter the enemy camp, and I will meet in person." ”

Wei Ying nodded, and returned after a short time, and then the soldier stood in front of Xue Peng.

Xue Peng looked at a few people, his face was surprised, and he couldn't help but look at Wei Ying, Wei Ying said, "He insisted, I brought him over." ”

Wei Ying was talking about no one else, it was Wei Yuting.

At this time, Wei Yuting half-knelt on the ground and said, "My lord, my subordinates know that I am sorry for my lord, I am sorry for everyone, I am sorry for my mother, I want to mix it up, so that others can look up to me, look up to my mother, this opportunity, my lord, you can give it to me." ”

Xue Peng looked at Wei Yuting and said, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

"I'm afraid, but I'm even more afraid of being looked down upon, and I'm even more afraid that my mother will be looked down upon. ”

"Do you think you can withstand the beating once you are suspected?"

"I can, my arms are broken, I can't bear any torture. ”

Xue Peng said, "Then do you know what I asked you to do in the enemy camp?"

Wei Yuting said, "Find out the enemy's reality, find the enemy's gathering place, and the enemy's ambush trap and pass the information out at the same time." ”

Xue Peng nodded, "What you said is good, but I want more than that, what I want is Xiao Yang, I want to know his whereabouts, this time to suppress the bandits, is to strangle this Xiao Yang, if he doesn't die, this encirclement and suppression, our mission will be considered a failure, so, I must know where he is, can you find his traces?"

Wei Yuting thought for a while, and finally said, "If your lord is willing to give me a new style spirit weapon, and the refining method of the new style spirit weapon, I will be thirty percent sure that I will find Xiao Yang's location." ”

"How can I believe you can do it?"

Wei Yuting said, "Your Excellency doesn't need to believe me, you just need to believe in the fatal attraction of the new spirit weapon. ”

Hearing this, Xue Peng smiled and said, "Okay, I will tell you the refining method of the new spirit weapon, and also give you a new spirit weapon, if you can't find Xiao Yang's trace, and the method of refining the new spirit weapon is leaked, although you are my cousin, but you, and your father's life, although I can not pursue it, but Wang Ting, will never let them go." ”

Wei Yuting said with a solemn expression, "My lord, don't worry, the refining method of the new spirit weapon is my life." ”

"Okay, if you can make it through this one, I'll let you go. Saying that, Xue Peng whispered in Wei Yuting's ear.

After tea, Xue Peng said, "Have you remembered everything?"

Wei Yuting nodded firmly, "Remember ......"

Before he finished speaking, Xue Peng slapped Wei Yuting in the face, and directly slapped Wei Yuting out of the big tent.

Xue Peng lifted the curtain and said angrily, "Come on, hang this undisciplined beast for me and whip him for thirty days, and expose him to the sun for three days." ”

Wei Yuting roared when he heard this, "Xue Peng, you yellow-haired boy, you are not worthy of being the chief general of Zuo Shuwei, what are you, the milk stinks and has not dried up, isn't it just by relying on the exam, relying on the pit to be abducted and deceived by the leader, who doesn't know, you and the prince have a champion, a leader, and they are all obtained by cheating." ”

Xue Peng raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said secretly in his heart, "Who passed on this matter, and it is the same as the real thing." ”

Xue Peng said angrily, "You dare to slander the prince, give me fifty lashes, expose me to the sun for five days, and no one is allowed to let him go without my order." ”

The commotion here immediately attracted the attention of the army, and when the Ma Ying officer heard this, he hurriedly ran to Wei Yuting and said, "What did you kid do again, why don't you make amends to the adults quickly?"

Wei Yuting said loudly, "Why should I make amends, I'm not wrong, I just said that the winter is coming soon, we can't encircle and suppress Mangdang Mountain at this time, he said that I disturbed the morale of the army, and he will punish me heavily, I know, he just looks at me unpleasantly, so he wants to find a chance to clean me up, he Xue Peng is something, and he will kill me if he has a kind." ”