(Ask for a collection of red tickets)

"Old man, can you take us to the edge of the water pool?"

Feng Xiaoci waved his hand, and Cui Zhi immediately took out a handful of loose silver and stuffed it into the old man's hand: "Our proprietor likes to make friends with heroes the most, don't worry, we are definitely not from the imperial court, and the proprietor and Gao Shida, the big boss of Gaojibo, also have a relationship." ”

"Really?"

The old man asked suspiciously.

Feng Xiaoci said with a smile: "A few days ago, I was still drinking and chatting with the tall master in Gaojibo, and it was from him that I learned that Ju Yeze has changed his family now." So I couldn't resist my curiosity for a while, so I came all the way from the north side of the Yellow River. I don't want to see the big boss Li, I just want to see the world-famous Juye Zeyan Yunzhai and count it as a wish. ”

"You're such a weird!"

The old man stuffed back the silver handed over by Cui Zhi and said: "I can't use this if you give me this, I don't go out of the world in chaos, I have a field at home, and I can make new wine by myself, if I am greedy, I will go to catch a fat fish and make wine, what is the use of asking for silver?" ”

"Quick!"

Feng Xiaoci instructed: "Bring me the pot of old wine that I am reluctant to drink." ”

The old man opened it and sniffed it and sighed: "Sure enough, it's been some years, fragrant!" ”

He glanced at Feng Xiaoci and said: "But today I can't take you into the water, recently the heroes of Yanyunzhai came down the mountain and ordered, hide all the fishing boats, even if you enter the water, you can't get close to the cottage, otherwise you will shoot arrows and kill, for the sake of you giving me this pot of old wine, I promised you, I will go to pack up the fishing boats tonight, and you will come to this village early in the morning to wait for me." ”

Feng Xiaoci thanked him a few words and then got up to leave.

He took Cui Zhi and the others on the horse, pointed to the distance and said, "Let's go, let's go over there and have a look." ”

Cui Zhi smiled: "We are really lucky, what is missing, no one knows the waterway, and a guide will be sent to the door immediately." ”

Liu Shibao said: "I see that the old man's words flickered, but it didn't look like he was telling the truth. ”

It's just that as soon as he remembered what the old man scolded him before, Liu Shibao was annoyed. The heart said that in this land of poor mountains and bad waters, even an old thing is so rude.

"Idiot two stunned, stupid idiot!"

The old man looked at the back of Feng Xiaoci and the others leaving, and sneered and scolded: "Think Lao Tzu can't see that you are spies of the official army? I thought I was very good at clichés, what a fucking stupid. ”

He turned around and shouted, "Little rabbit cub, roll over here, follow you and me into the mountain!" ”

A young strong man ran over and said with a smile: "Grandpa, is it a spy of the official army again?" ”

The old man threw the pot of old wine to his son and said with a smile: "Another group of ghosts who don't know how to die, want to go against the heroes of Yanyun Village, isn't this their own death?" You remember to me that General Li of Yanyunzhai is kind to us, and often sends people to send food to us. ”

The young man smiled, pulled out the lid of the wine jug, and after taking a big sip, he couldn't help but praise: "The wine is good wine!" ”

The old man said angrily: "Little rabbit cub, I'll leave some for you!" ”

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Chen Que'er hurriedly found Li Xian, who was studying military books in the room, and said with a smile as soon as she entered the door: "General, just now Li Laohan from Zewai took his son up the mountain and brought a piece of news. ”

"The spies of the right guard have arrived outside Zewai?"

Li Xian asked without raising his head.

Chen Que'er nodded and said, "He said that there was an old man with a white beard who asked him about our cottage, and it looked like an official." also made an appointment with Li Laohan to enter the water early tomorrow. It is estimated that it is the scout of the right guard, and he knows that the cottage is not easy to attack, so he is ready to fight the idea of the waterway. The general's expectations are not bad, the treasury and granary of Yuncheng have been emptied by us, so Feng Xiaoci has no food and can only plan to fight quickly and take the waterway, which is his inevitable choice. ”

Li Xian smiled and said: "You first let people take a few more pots of new wine brewed by our cottage, and then take more meat and thick Shu brocade, if it is cold today, Shu brocade just happens to make clothes, give more to Li Laohan, he and his son are both alcoholics and there is no woman in the family, it is not easy." ”

Chen Que'er said: "I have already asked people to take things and send them down the mountain." ”

Li Xian nodded and said, "Since Feng Xiaoci wants to choose to attack from the waterway, then your naval army will bear the brunt of this battle." Ming said that you sent someone to pretend to be Li Laohan's son, and followed those scouts of the right guard to enter the water to explore the way, of course, you have the final say on which way to explore. ”

Chen Que'er nodded and said, "I understand!" ”

The two discussed for a while, and Chen Que'er got up to say goodbye. After he left, Li Xian instructed the soldiers outside: "Go and invite Ye Da's stall head, I have to discuss with her." The soldiers hurriedly turned around and left, and after a while, Ye Huaichong, who was training secret spies in the cottage, arrived outside the door.

"The general is looking for me?"

Ye Huaisleeve combed the hair in front of his forehead and asked.

"Sit down."

Li Xian smiled: "We have come down from the mountain to the scout of the right guard. ”

Ye Huaisleeve said lightly: "I know, I asked Ye Chuanyun to follow quietly with a team of secret spies." Behind those people three or four miles, there was a team of more than 1,000 government soldiers and elite cavalry. Before you called me here, I was wondering if Feng Xiaoci personally brought someone to check the terrain. ”

Li Xian's face nodded and said indifferently: "Ten is **." ”

Ye Huaisleeve said in surprise: "Why aren't you in a hurry?" ”

Li Xian smiled and asked, "What am I anxious about?" ”

Ye Huaisleeve thought for a while and said: "If it is really Feng Xiaoci who personally brought people to check the terrain, taking advantage of the fact that he does not have many men and horses, he can send people out to capture him or kill him. Don't you want to seize such a good opportunity that flew out of thin air? ”

Li Xian sighed: "You know that I won't send troops, so why do you have to ask me? ”

Ye Huai Sleeve leaned back in his chair, looked at Li Xian and asked, "Don't you think it's a pity to miss such a good opportunity?" ”

"It's a pity?"

Li Xian said: "Feng Xiaoci is dead, this battle can be avoided?" How can it be so simple, the right guards are still there, Yang Guang will send another famous general, I can't say that there will be more troops, there is such a thing as a famous general, Yang Guang's subordinates do not seem to be scarce. Kill a Feng Xiaoci, this battle still has to be fought. ”

"You mean, find a way to slaughter all the tens of thousands of horses and horses of the right guard?"

Ye Huai sleeve frowned slightly and said: "If you really fight such a big victory, I am afraid that it will really attract more people from the imperial court, Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by Lin Feng, if you completely destroy the right guard, it will inevitably attract Yang Guang's attention, and maybe more troops will be sent at that time, if the imperial court sailors who are preparing for the battle in Donglai are transferred, the water reeds will not be able to stop countless five-tooth ships!" ”

"So this battle is not easy to fight, to win, you can't win it too neatly. It's best to delay it until the beginning of spring next year, when Yang Guang will have no effort and no soldiers and horses to be sent to Dongping County. ”

Li Xian sighed.

Ye Huaisleeve asked: "Are you so sure that next year the Great Sui will conquer Goguryeo for the third time?" ”

"Sure and sure."

Li Xian stood up and walked to the door, looked at the late autumn scenery in the mountains outside, and said: "Yang Guang is too stubborn, and he is so happy, he will not stop if he really defeats Goguryeo." Didn't you also say it, why did the sailors of the Great Sui rush back to Donglai after returning to the eastern capital Luoyang? Isn't it to prepare for the continuation of the campaign against Goguryeo in the spring of next year? ”

Ye Huai also stood up and walked to Li Xian's side by side, thought for a while and said: "If you really have to conquer Goguryeo for the third time, the imperial army will go on an expedition, but I am afraid that the world will be more chaotic at that time, but ...... No matter how much the imperial court wants to clean it up, it is more than enough to do it. ”

"Do you have any way to drag Feng Xiaoci until the beginning of spring next year? It's still a few months away. The right guard has no food, Feng Xiaoci must want to fight quickly, he doesn't have time to spend it with you. Moreover, if the Great Sui continues the Eastern Crusade next year, the men and horses of the right guard will also be transferred to Liaodong. ”

Li Xian smiled and said: "There is always a way, I'm not in a hurry, Feng Xiaoci is in a hurry, and I have no choice but to make Feng Xiaoci anxious, damn it...... What a headache. ”

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Feng Xiaoci took the guards to look at the terrain on the mountain from a distance, although he didn't go closer, he could see that it was really difficult to attack the cottage of Yanyun Village, he looked at the mountain peak and sighed: "Such a good terrain, but let the thieves occupy it, it's a pity." ”

As he was talking, a personal entourage came from a distance on horseback, and when he arrived in front of Feng Xiaoci, he panted and said: "General, as you expected, the old guy in the village waited for the general to leave, and he went up the mountain with a young man. It's just that I didn't dare to get close to the bottom of the mountain, so I don't know how they got in. "This man, Feng Xiaoci, left behind when he left the village, and the soldier who quietly hid in the dense forest to observe, told Feng Xiaoci what he saw as it was.

Liu Shibao said angrily: "I'll just say, that old guy is not a good thing!" ”

Cui Zhi said with a smile: "The general is clever, the people in the village outside this giant field Ze really can't believe any of them." ”

He was laughing when he suddenly remembered something: "General, we must leave quickly!" That old guy went into the mountain to report to the thieves in Yanyun Village, if the people of Yanyun Village went down the mountain, it would be bad. ”

Feng Xiaoci nodded and said, "Let's go back to the camp." ”

The crowd galloped back along the way they came, and it didn't take long for them to converge with the thousand horsemen who were following far behind. After converging the backups, everyone settled down and prepared to return to the camp outside Yuncheng. It's just that Cui Zhi and Liu Shibao took a few steps forward, but they saw that General Feng Xiaoci didn't move.

"General, let's go."

Liu Shibao grabbed the war horse and said.

Feng Xiaoci waved his hand and said, "I can't go back, whether I can break through the Juyeze Cottage is tonight!" Shibao, you take a few men back to the camp at once, and don't delay, you must bring the men and horses here before midnight tonight. Cui Zhi and I are waiting for you here, remember, go and go back quickly! ”

Liu Shibao was puzzled: "I haven't got the boat together yet, are you going to enter the water tonight?" ”

Feng Xiaoci shook his head and said, "Don't go to the water, attack the cottage!" ”

He said to Liu Shibao: "You go back to transfer troops first, and when you come back, you will naturally understand my arrangement." ”

Liu Shibao got the order and took more than ten personal soldiers to rush back to the camp.

Feng Xiaoci ordered a thousand elite riders to hide in the dense forest not far away, and he dismounted in the forest and chose a clean place to sit down and close his eyes to recuperate. Cui Zhizhen couldn't help but be curious, squatted down beside Feng Xiaoci and asked: "General, the mountain road is rugged and if the thieves don't put down the drawbridge, they won't be able to cross at all, how are you going to fight this battle?" ”

Feng Xiaoci opened his eyes, smiled and touched the wine pot but felt empty, remembering that the pot of old wine had been given to the old man before, and then sighed: "Since you have taken me a pot of good wine, you naturally want to help me do something." Whether you want it or not, you always have to pay it back. ”