Sima Shang was a very dignified old man, with hair and beard as white as winter snow. Compared to Xiahou Ang, he seems to be much older, but his spirit is very full. He still has little confidence in this attack on the island in the middle of the lake. It seems to be a panache that doesn't work hard.

As soon as the three of them exchanged a few words, Phantom Tian walked in with two people tied up with flowers.

"Moment...... Ah, Lord Hou. The subordinates were fortunate to live up to their lives, and caught the spies of the two water bandits last night. ”

"The official spares his life, the official spares his life. The small ones are good people, not spies at all, ask the official to see it. The two of them cried very sadly, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing like pounding garlic.

"Good people, good people go out of the city in the middle of the night. Good people go out of the city in the middle of the night and don't go through the city gate and drill dog holes? Don't tell me that the city gate is closed, the ghost of the city gate of his damn Yueyang doesn't know where to go, what to take. It's a big living person who doesn't leave the open city gate, and he has to go to drill that dirty dog hole, who believes you when you say you're not a spy. ”

Phantom Sky kicked the man hard.

"Uh...... My lady is sick and has to go outside the city to get medicine. ”

Yun Xiao was speechless, this is the level of spy personnel in this era. Picking medicine in the middle of the night? Did the eldest brother make up a lie? Please, stop insulting my IQ.

Not wanting to waste time on these two goods, Yun Xiao leaned over and asked, "Okay, two good, you can answer your questions well." When Benhou is satisfied, you will go home and continue to be your good family. If the answer is not satisfied, then borrow the head of the two people, and the Hou still lacks two head sacrifice flags. Is Shihu's grain stored on the island in the middle of the lake? ”

"The official master doesn't know who Shi Hu is, and he asks the official to spare his life."

"Pull it down and cut it. Now you say. ”

The guards rushed up like wolves, pulling the quibbling fellow and dragging him out.

"Official. The small ones say the small ones, and the small ones all say it. ”

The guy who was pulled out struggled desperately, and the shouts were out of tune. A pair of hands scratched vigorously on the ground, as if holding a tile could stop the speed at which he was being dragged away. But the tiles didn't slow him down, and instead scraped off his fingernails. The shouting faded away, leaving only two blood marks on the ground.

There was a scream outside, and the guy on his knees trembled. collapsed on the ground and couldn't get up, and his crotch quickly became wet.

"He didn't get a chance to say it, now you say. Where is Shihu's grain? ”

"The little man said, the little man said. Tiger Master, oh not Shi Hu. Most of the looted grain was stored in the large warehouse on the island in the middle of the lake. The large warehouse is made of stone, and it is very strong. Only a small part is scattered in each village for the usual consumption of each village. ”

"Oh, how many people are stationed on the island in the middle of the lake. How many warships there are. ”

"There are about three or four thousand people stationed in Dazhai on the island in the middle of the lake on weekdays, and there are about two hundred warships. Among them, there are forty or fifty large ships, each of which can carry 100 people. Most of the remaining canopy boats can carry about ten people each. ”

"How many people are there in the other water villages?"

"Each village is of different sizes, from 100 to 3,500 people."

In order to survive, this guy knows everything.

"Take it down, and take care of it."

"No"

Two townsmen took the guy down.

"Two generals, what do you think of this confession?"

"What this man said should be true. It's pretty much the same as what we usually know, and there's nothing new. Sima Shang said with his beard wrinkled.

"Well, the old man also thinks that this person is telling the truth. How should the Marquis of Lintong be dispatched, although he commanded, the decree said that you can control the armies in the south of the Yangtze River. I'll wait for the orders of the Marquis of Lintong. ”

Xiahou Ang is more slippery. With a word, he kicked the ball to Yun Xiao's feet. The meaning is obvious, we can't beat you down, don't trouble us. Also an old slippery head.

Yun Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Two generals. The Dongting water bandits are known as the 36 villages. According to what the man just said, each village is counted as 200 people. In total, there were seven or eight thousand people. Coupled with the five or six thousand people in Dazhai on Huxin Island, the total number of Dongting bandits must be more than 10,000.

If we go now, we will attack the water village in the middle of the lake. The surrounding 36 villages will inevitably respond. In this way, we are likely to be attacked on our backs, and the tide of battle will be very unfavorable to us. ”

"Lintong Hou's analysis is very reasonable. The first few attacks on the water village on the island in the middle of the lake were all because the water villages on the periphery supported each other. That's why we've suffered heavy casualties and fallen short. ”

Yun Xiao thought, cut off its wings first. This time, the king of Jiujiang sent 7,000 sailors, and the king of Changsha also sent 5,000 sailors, plus the 3,000 men I brought. Our outnumbered bandits, and I think we'll start tomorrow along Dongting Lake. One by one, the water villages began to be cleared, and more than 10,000 people attacked a water village with the force of overwhelming mountains and seas.

Just now, the intelligence said that there are only three to five hundred people in a large water village, and only one hundred or ten people in the small one. With such an offensive, it is certainly impossible for them to parry. If we break through one, we will completely burn one, and force his main force to fight a decisive battle with us. Without the support of the water village, our boat is bigger than theirs. It can be defeated.

If he doesn't care, let us destroy the village. Eat them one by one, and we can also get more than 7,000 heads. Then turn around and deal with the big village in the middle of the lake, and the battle can be decided. ”

"What if the lake bandits shrink in an all-round way and all of them return to Dazhai in the middle of the lake?"

Sima Shang raised his own doubts.

"That's easier to do, the battle can be decided after surrounding the big village in the middle of the lake."

……

Neither of the two veterans spoke, thinking that it was Yun Xiao's whim. They have all seen the fortification of the big village in the middle of the lake, and it is impossible to take it down with just more than 10,000 people now. However, Yun Xiao is now the general of Zhengnan who is in charge of the Jiangnan military horses, and the two veterans can't help but refute.

Then we will rest in Yueyang for a day, and we will set off tomorrow morning. Clearing along Dongting Lake.

"No"

As for the clipping of wings, the two veterans still support it. After all, more than 10,000 people beat 3,500 people, and it is still certain.

After sending off the two veterans, the first thing Yun Xiao did was to get some sleep. I was choked by those two guys last night, and I didn't even sleep well. When he washed his face, Yun Xiao was full of resentment towards his red and swollen nose and eyes like a national treasure.

The sun is warm, and it is most pleasant to get a lounge chair to rest in the courtyard after a full meal. It was hot, and from time to time a cool breeze with moisture blew through, offsetting the annoying heat. Every gust of wind blows, the whole body is refreshed. Yun Xiao felt like an old man who was basking against the wall in the future.

I had just fallen asleep in a daze when I was woken up by a squeaking sound. Damn, a bunch of rats are fighting. I picked up a brick and threw it at the rats that had been fighting. He closed his eyes and continued to rest, looking for the Zhou Gong he had just met.

Something fell on the face, and the sand followed. Yun Xiao opened his eyes angrily, ready to find the perpetrator and beat him up, but he only hated it. A black thing fell head-on, and Yun Xiao hurriedly flashed.

"Pop", a tile fell to the ground and broke into eight petals.

Yun Xiao was shocked into a cold sweat and leaned on. If you don't wake up in time, I'm afraid you will be opened by this tile.

There was another squeak overhead, and the damned rats again.

Yun Xiao was angry, and he didn't let him sleep, but now he actually changed his personal injuries even more. Didn't you just occupy your house yesterday, and the house is for people to live in, not for rats?

I want to think about the rat extermination trick of the future generations, and the rat medicine. Arsenic is not easy to handle. Besides, the side effects of that thing are too great, and you can't find any drill when the mouse is dead. Yun Xiao didn't want to find a rotten rat in the noodle bag, that would affect his mood for eating.

The rat trap thing is doable, but it's too slow, and I don't think I can hit a few by the time I leave tomorrow. Suddenly, Yun Xiao remembered that he had seen a method on the Internet in later generations, and the materials were easy to find. Yun Xiao decided to give it a try.

Let the soldiers go find a few crab shells that have been eaten. It was the time when the autumn was crisp, and the crabs were fattening, and the guys had nothing to do and caught a lot. Mash the crab shells very hard with the rice cakes, and find a large bucket of lacquer to scoop out a spoonful and stir well.

There is no iron cage, but I found a lotus pot with a round mouth and a big belly, which is quite complete, and the wall of the tank is very smooth, and it seems that flies will split when they stand on it, and the most important thing is that this lotus pot is very deep, and the mouse will never climb up.

Ordered the soldiers to bury the lotus pot in the ground, and the mouth of the jar was slightly higher than the ground. The mixture of lacquer and crab shells was ignited, and a strange fragrance suddenly came out.

I have to admit that this thing burns too fragrant. Yun Xiao had the idea of letting people catch crabs, and hid in the house with the guards.

Some probing creatures began to appear in the horns, standing on their hind legs with their front paws clasped in front of their chests, and their little noses sniffing into the air. I looked left and right, and saw that there was no one. A few bold guys slipped out and ran to the lotus pot. Lying on the edge of the tank, greedily inhaling the aroma coming out of it. The two front paws worship reverently in the jar, and the appearance is very funny.

Finally, one of them couldn't stand the temptation and jumped into the lotus pot without hesitation. Then another, Yun Xiao's eyes widened. In just half an hour, no less than 100 mice, large and small, jumped in.

The last mouse jumped in, and no new creatures appeared nearby. Yun Xiao took a wooden board and slammed it on the lotus pot. didn't dare to look at the situation inside, Yun Xiao was afraid that he would have nightmares. A bunch of fluffy guys huddled together and felt scary to think about.

Inside the tank was a squeaky sound that made people uncomfortable and tickled the scalp. The half-soaked hay was lit and thrown in, and a large bluestone was found to cover the plank. Along the cracks in the planks, puffs of smoke billowed out.

The world is quiet. (To be continued......)