"Brother, what do you mean..."

Meng Yang couldn't help but looked at Chen Ze with shock on his face.

Of course he understood what the true master meant, but precisely because he understood it, it was hard to believe it.

Not only him, but also Tang Tianxing, who went to investigate in person, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then frowned slightly, obviously not having much confidence in Chen Ze's inference.

This time we came to Fengqi Province, no, it should be said that everyone came out of Bo'an City this time because they were entrusted by Hua Lao to see if there was any chance to rescue the more than 2,000 hostages who were captured back then.

This matter is not only a worry for Hua Lao, but also something Meng Yang and others are extremely eager to do.

Then isn't it obvious that they came to Fengqi Province to find the rightful owner?

It was the Bai Lie Empire troops who were holding and guarding the hostages!

Yes, judging from the information Tang Tianxing brought back, the total number of troops there was about 20,000. This was consistent with the number of Bai Lie Empire troops currently guarding the hostages that Chen Ze had analyzed with them before.

But just because of this, it seems a bit unreasonable to conclude that this army is the real leader they are looking for.

Facing the disbelieving looks from everyone, Chen Ze smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just inferring, I can't say for sure."

He thought for a while, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "You can try to think about it."

"Is the place where those people are located the only place where we can set up a checkpoint before we reach our destination?"

There is no doubt about this.

Even Meng Yang and Tang Feng, who were slightly weaker in marching formations, could see that the geographical location occupied by the other party was a must-pass for them and could not be bypassed.

"Then……"

Chen Ze looked at everyone and asked: "Do you still remember the bandits we captured?"

Everyone looked around and could only nod.

How could I forget something that happened not long ago?

"Think about it, those people are ruthless thugs who only come here to rob property, so how much property can be robbed from them?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent.

Yes, this is something that no one can understand.

Since they are so poor that they cannot see others having enough to eat, and eagerly want to grab some, then if we say how much property these people have is worthy of being robbed by others, they probably don’t have much.

In this case, what are those people in front of me trying to do to fight?

This is a point that everyone, including Chen Ze, did not understand before.

Now that I think about it...

Tang Tianxing looked at Chen Ze, his eyes flickering with uncertainty, apparently thinking of something from Chen Ze's words.

"It is very unreasonable to rob someone when you shouldn't."

Chen Ze added, and after everyone nodded, he continued: "Then the next suspicious point, Brother Tang has already given the answer, that is, these people look more like soldiers than bandits!"

And this sentence can only make everyone nod.

Among these people, no one would question Tang Tianxing's ability.

"Of course, this is not enough to support my inference."

Chen Ze smiled again and said, "But Brother Tang just confirmed to me that the tunnel he discovered was not discovered by the other party. This is worthy of scrutiny."

"Just imagine, if they were locals in Fengqi Province, whether they were soldiers or bandits, wouldn't they know there is a tunnel here?"

"It is obvious that such a long tunnel cannot be secretly excavated by civilians. There must be an official background."

After a pause, he said with a look of reminiscence in his eyes: "I remember that I vaguely saw such an ancient document in the city lord's palace in Dongping City before. It seemed that the word "authenticity" was mentioned in it, and there was also an abandoned ""

words."

"But because the document seemed to be from a long time ago and was abandoned, it was of no use to our current actions, so we didn't pay too much attention to it."

"It is conceivable that when this tunnel was built, the place was not as desolate as it is now. Then due to some reasons, it gradually became desolate, making the tunnel useless."

What he said made everyone look at each other, and for a moment they didn't know how to speak.

And Chen Ze actually didn't need them to speak.

This is what he has always been used to. When sorting out his thoughts, it is much better to speak out than to think blindly in his mind. Moreover, everyone here can be regarded as his own people. As the saying goes, three stooges can stand up to each other.

Having more people than Zhuge Liang means there will be fewer blind spots in thinking, which will also help Chen Ze discover the errors and omissions in his own thinking.

But it is obvious that until now, no one thinks that what he said is wrong.

So, he continued: "Not to mention that the locals in Fengqi Province know that there is a tunnel there, but at least they will not know nothing about it."

"If I were the leader of that group of bandits who were temporarily regarded as bandits, if I were to set up defenses there, I would definitely think of what it used to be here, and then conduct a rigorous investigation of the surrounding area. It is impossible not to know every tunnel."

"And if I am not from Fengqi Province, and I only know the terrain of Fengqi Province from the map, then I will set up defenses there simply because the terrain there is very suitable for setting up jams, and I will not think of it.

other."

"At this moment, besides us, who else is in Fengqi Province but not from Fengqi Province?"

After raising this question, Chen Ze also trailed off.

That's all he thought about at this moment.

As for what Meng Yang and others thought, just because the number of 20,000 troops was the same, Chen Ze thought it was the same group of people, which Chen Ze had never thought about.

As he said, if the identities of those people are located in the Bai Lie Empire, then everything that feels incredible will have a reasonable explanation.

robbery?

No, that's just a disguise.

What Chen Ze can be sure of is that even if those people broke up several bandit forces, what they could really grab wouldn't be more than the property in a small village?

All this can only be explained if these people are regarded as the troops of the White Lie Empire.

But... in this case...

Chen Ze's heart trembled, and he quickly checked where Chen Ming was at this time.

However, he saw that the small light spot representing Chen Ming was still moving forward rapidly. What he saw at this time was almost reaching the place marked by Chen Ze.
Chapter completed!