Although it was the last day, the amount of training was still the same as usual. When the sound of gold sounded, Liu Feng simply ordered the disbandment.

He himself returned to Shuai with Chen Da.

The words released just now were not fake, a few days ago, Liu Feng had already finalized the dispatch of troops to exterminate the water thieves.

Go into battle, see blood. It is the only way for an army to mature and become elite. No matter how much training you have, no matter how clever you are, you can't skip this process.

And there is another problem that plagues Liu Feng, money.

As the saying goes, a penny is hard to beat a hero, and the dilemma Liu Feng is facing now is a lack of money.

Because Liu Feng's 300 troops ate pork and mutton, the price of pork in Xinye and Jingzhou has risen a lot.

In addition, craftsmen were hired to dig mountain rocks. The 1,000 gold given by Mi Zhu at the beginning has already been used. The sea pearls worth a thousand gold sent by the Mi family can't be sold for money. It's going to be very difficult.

Liu Feng paid attention to the water thief.

He has an army, and his army needs to find someone to train with. It can also open up financial routes. It's the best of both worlds.

In the handsome account, Zhang Dao was already present, Deng Ai was also present, plus Liu Feng, who came back from training, and Chen Da. The current civil and military forces under Liu Feng's account are only missing Xu Tian.

Xu Tian was sent by Liu Feng to inquire about the news of the water thieves some time ago, and yesterday he sent someone back to say that he would return to the camp this morning to report the situation of Liu Feng's water thieves.

After entering the account, Liu Feng went straight to the handsome seat and sat down. Looking at the empty seat below, he asked Zhang Dao, "He hasn't come back yet?" ”

"It should be almost there." Zhang Dao replied.

"Wait." Liu Feng said that without detailed information, it was impossible to discuss the matter of sending troops. Although Liu Feng was eager to send troops as soon as possible, he had to be calm at this time.

However, this is an hour. I saw that the sun was rising. Xu Tian hadn't come back yet, and Zhang Dao couldn't help but be a little impatient.

He knows that Xu Tian is the most honest, and if he says that he will arrive in the morning, he will definitely arrive in the morning. But now that Xu Tian is not seen at this hour, there must be some accident on the road.

"My lord, do you want to send someone to check on the situation?" After sitting for about a quarter of an hour, Zhang Dao couldn't sit still anymore and got up and hugged his fists.

"He's there to find out the news, not to go into battle. Nothing will happen, at most it will be delayed because of some small things. Liu Feng shook his head and said.

When it came to the end, Liu Feng became impatient and seemed very calm.

It is also risky to find out the news, if you are caught by water thieves. It's going to be a bit of a hard time. However, looking at Liu Feng's calm appearance, even if Zhang Dao was impatient, he had to settle down and wait quietly.

In comparison, Chen Da next to him is too calm. Sitting there and not moving, like a sculpture.

This veteran on the battlefield has experienced too many lives and deaths. Even if Xu Tian didn't come back, it wouldn't make him change color.

But fortunately, a moment later, Xu Tian, who was belated, entered the big tent.

As soon as he entered the account, Xu Tian bowed deeply to Liu Feng and his colleagues in the account, and said apologetically: "Shanshan is here, I hope my lord, you will forgive me." ”

Liu Feng looked up at Xu Tian, only to see that Xu Tian was not only dusty, but also had some bruises on his forehead. I know that something must have happened on the way.

I couldn't help but ask gently, "What happened on the way?" ”

Not only did Liu Feng see the bruises on Xu Tian's head, but all the people present were people with eyes, and when they heard this, they immediately set their eyes on Xu Tian.

With an embarrassed smile, Xu Tian raised his fist at Liu Feng and said, "But I was in too much of a hurry, and the horse was killed." After explaining, Xu Tian said: "If it weren't for a strong man surnamed Gan on the way, he gave a horse to his subordinates, I'm afraid his subordinates would have to walk back." ”

Liu Feng knew that Xu Tian went in a carriage when he went out, and when he was driving at high speed, the horse suddenly died. What a thrill it is.

Thinking about it, Liu Feng couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat for Xu Tian. However, seeing that Xu Tian said it very concisely, he obviously didn't want to say too much on this topic. Liu Feng didn't do much to comfort him.

"So, I don't blame you." Liu Feng smiled, and then, he said with a smile: "But the strong man surnamed Gan wants to thank you, and when the troops are dispatched, you can bring some gifts and visit by the way." ”

"No." Xu Tian nodded and responded.

"Of course, I want to be thankful for this, but don't worry too much about it. In comparison, Lord Xu brought back the news of the water thieves? Chen asked out loud.

"Nature." Speaking of this, Xu Tian's spirit couldn't help but be shocked, and he took out a white cloth with a landscape map from his sleeve, took a few steps forward, and put it on the case in front of Liu Feng.

Without Liu Feng's orders, the other three people also gathered around.

On the map, Xinye and Fancheng are indicated. As well as Xiangyang, there are also some water systems. These three cities are triangular in shape. Xu Tian stretched out his right hand, pointed to a river in the middle of the triangle, and said, "There is an island in the heart of the river here, named Du." There are about two or three hundred water thieves entrenched here. ”

"These water thieves have been here for five or six years, quite a long time. Often down the river, Liu Jingzhou had sent troops to exterminate before the robbery, but this group of water thieves was quite cunning and simply fled from Du Island. After Liu Jingzhou's army left, he turned back again. And so on two or three times. Liu Biao could only let it go. ”

"By the way, there is also a rather interesting question, this gang of water thieves has never sent troops north to plunder the villages under the jurisdiction of Fancheng."

Liu Feng also felt a little interesting when he heard it, and said with a smile: "It seems that this group of water thieves is not only cunning, but also has some foresight. knows that Cao Ying is strong, and Liu Jingzhou is weak. Maybe when Cao Ying went south, this group of water thieves would still be willing to take refuge in Cao Ying. ”

"Hehe, what's the name of the leader of this gang of water thieves?" Liu Feng finally asked.

"A man named Zhang Gui." Xu Tian replied.

Liu Feng nodded and wrote down the name. Immediately, he fell into contemplation and was entrenched on an island in the heart of the river. Although there are not many troops, there are two or three hundred. Easy to defend and difficult to attack, especially for Liu Feng, a team of only three hundred people, this bone is particularly difficult to gnaw.

If you want to train your troops, you need to go into battle and fight, not this kind of offensive and defensive warfare that is hard to wear.

Moreover, it is not possible to prevent the other party from escaping. If you are a water thief, you are proficient in the surname of water, and you can travel by boat, and Liu Feng's army will never be able to catch up.

If you can't force it, you can only lure the snake out of the hole.

"Will they rob caravans?" Liu Feng thought about it in his heart for a moment, then raised his head and asked.

I didn't say much about dealing with these water thieves, but everyone present heard it very clearly. They all set their eyes on Xu Tian.

"Occasionally, caravans are raided, but the main thing is to raid villages." Xu Tian also understood what Liu Feng meant, and immediately replied.

Only the occasional robbery of caravans?

Liu Feng's heart was not only a little heavy, but also a little disappointed.

If you don't rob the caravan, you will represent how much oil and water. For his plan to open up a financial road, it is a big blow.