Chapter 64 Gwangan County
When Han Jian heard this, he couldn't help crying with joy, leaned over and knelt down and kowtowed several times. The squad quickly helped him up and comforted him, accompanied the soldiers standing beside him and went straight out of the hall.
"Prince Ban, can this soldier really be sent?"
Han Jian was present before. Although Chu Xiaode had all kinds of questions in his heart, he could not ask questions openly and could only bear it. After seeing Han Jian leave, Chu Xiaode couldn't help but ask Ban Jing.
"Mr. Chu, it's up to you to make a decision, but you still have to say that. Could it be that you have to test my old class again?" The class asked Chu Xiaode with dissatisfaction.
"Ah? Hahaha..."
Hearing Ban Jing's retort, Chu Xiaode stopped pretending, raised his eyebrows and laughed.
The soldiers standing beside them were confused and couldn't understand what the tricks these two were playing...
"Prince Ban Du, since the Liao gang dared to use such tricks to deceive the city, his army must be not far from our Guang'an County. What should you do?"
Chu Xiaode waved his back to the hall and went into the study room in the backyard with Ban Yu. As soon as he sat down, he asked a serious face.
"Mr. Chu said very much. The last generals saw that the Liao bandits were not only here, but also insiders were in the city! If they didn't make plans early, they might be in trouble!" Ban Yu obviously had a concern in his heart and was not worried, so he agreed.
"Oh? That's true! I wonder if the ban Duwei has a plan to retreat to the enemy?"
Although Chu Xiaode was a civil servant, he was well aware of military strategies in the border area for a long time. Although he was not a master of military use, he still had general military knowledge.
As early as when he was reading the so-called emergency document for the surrender city, Chu Xiaode had seen through that Han Jian must be a spy sent by the Liao people.
The reason is simple, just because the general of Yongzhou, Cheng Wanli, had just sent a letter to Guang'an County this morning. In the secret letter, he had already explained the surrender of the city and ordered Guang'an to defend the city and not to go to war without authorization.
No matter how stupid Chu Xiaode was, he would not be deceived by Han Jian. The reason why he did not expose his details on the spot was that Chu Xiaode had other concerns, but he was not very sure and did not dare to make a decision easily. Therefore, he asked Ban Jing like this.
"Mr. Chu, since the Liao bandits have come, they may not be willing to retreat lightly. If our army strictly guards the city, they can certainly ensure that Shicheng can be lost, but it is hard to say about the counties under my jurisdiction of Guang'an. Now the Liao bandits are eager to attack Guang'an, but because I am rich and rich, I want to raise food and grass for military use.
It would not be a blessing to let him plunder the rest of our county. Since the Liao bandits want to make a profit, why don’t we use the tricks to destroy them?” Ban Jing was honest by nature, but he had no thoughts to hide his mind, so he replied in a solemn voice.
"That's right, Cheng Junmen ordered us not to send troops without authorization!
First of all, if Cheng Junmen knows that he may blame us for not guarding Jun's order;
Secondly, if I can't hit it with one blow, I will be in danger.
It’s hard to make a decision, what are you thinking about, squad?”
Chu Xiaode hesitated and said that what he was most afraid of was the devastating creatures in Guang'an, otherwise he would have killed the thief Han Jian.
But for the sake of local safety, he also had the intention of defeating the enemy in one fell swoop, which made him feel even more worried when he saw that Ban Yu revealed the Liao bandits' intention to attack Guang'an this time.
"It's okay, Lord Chu, please see." Ban Jing smiled undeniably, reached out and dipped some tea in the tea bowl, drew a few strokes on the table, and then drew Guang'an's general shape, and pointed his fingers lightly and explained:
"Since the thief wants to earn a city, he naturally dare not show his travels. The road from the surrendered city to our Guang'an is flat, with few dangerous places. If he wants to disturb our Guang'an defenders, the Liao bandits can only choose from Mangshan and Xifengshan."
"And this Mangshan is the closest road to Sujiang City from Guang'an. At the end of the day, the Liao gangs must have been secretly hiding here, intending to ambush us when our army arrives here, and strive to annihilate our army, and then attack the city with the momentum. At that time, with the cooperation of the city, you can break through the city and enter in one fell swoop."
"The last general means to attack him by surprise and attack him at night. There is no need to be many soldiers. Three thousand elite cavalry can do it. Even if it is not defeated, the remaining troops in the city will still be enough to hold on for more than a month. This is to make a big fortune by small gains. Even if Cheng Junmen finds out, he will not blame us. Lord Chu can rest assured!"
"Mangshan?!"
Chu Xiaode murmured, reached out and lit on the table, frowned, but the light in his eyes flashed from time to time. Ban Jing did not urge Chu Xiaode to make a decision, but instead tasted the tea leisurely.
"Prince Ban Du, do you think the Liao gang will deliberately use this strategy to earn a city to lure me to attack?"
Chu Xiaode was cautious by nature. After thinking about the matter repeatedly, he couldn't help but agree with his classmate's analysis. However, he didn't dare to ignore the seriousness of the night attack, so he asked a question after saying that.
"Although there is a possibility, it is not very high. From now on, if the cavalry is at full speed, it will take an hour. If there are infantry accompanying you, it will take half a day.
If we leave the city and want to hide it from the inner responders in the city, we must walk at night. When we arrive at Mangshan, it is already bright, so how can we talk about night attacks?
Therefore, I will finally think that this possibility is not great, but the city should be eliminated early!"
Ban Yu thought about it and gave a positive answer, his words were full of confidence.
"Okay, then that's the matter. I'll have to do it for the Duwei!" After hearing Ban Jing's analysis, Chu Xiaode stopped hesitating and immediately made a decision.
"No further ado, let's start making arrangements!"
Ban Yu was impatient. Seeing that Chu Xiaode had made up his mind, he stopped talking nonsense. Instead, he stood up and bowed his hand to leave, hurriedly left the prefect's mansion and went to reorganize the army without mentioning it.
"Come!"
Ban Yu left in a hurry, but Chu Xiaode did not rush to leave. Instead, he thought about it in the study for a while, then he stood up and shouted outside the room.
"grown ups."
As soon as Chu Xiaode finished speaking, a figure appeared in the room like a ghost, but it was a shriveled man. He bowed to Chu Xiaode and responded respectfully.
"Go! Keep an eye on Han Jian and see what this guy is doing."
Chu Xiaode ordered straightforwardly.
"promise!"
The shriveled man respectfully responded, and the figure flashed again, and it disappeared out of thin air...
...
At three o'clock in the Shen Shi, in a wing room in the backyard of the prefect's mansion, Han Jian, who had just been treated by Chu Xiaode, was lying on the couch in a drunken manner, closing his eyes slightly, as if he was so tired that he fell asleep.
However, after looking carefully, he could find that his eyelids were shaking all the time. It was obvious that he was just pretending to be asleep. As for why this was the case, I am afraid that only he himself knew about it.
"This lieutenant, the water is coming."
At this time, the door that was hidden "creaked" and was pushed open from the outside. An old mother with a copper basin in both hands walked in from the outside and greeted Han Jian respectfully.
"Yeah, let it go."
Hearing the noise, Han Jian suddenly opened his eyes and saw that the person coming was an old mother. His face couldn't help but burst out, but he was not angry, so he could only wave his hand and ask him to go out quickly.
"Master Duwei, I heard you came from Shuofang? To be honest, one of my girls also married to Shuofang. I heard that I opened a wine shop in a place called Fenshan in Shuofang, and called it "Fenshan Winehouse". I heard that my girl said, it is very famous in Shuofang. I wonder if you have been there by Lord Duwei?"
The old mother obviously didn't care about Han Jian's behavior of driving the people. She put down the copper basin in her hand and muttered in her mouth.
"Fenshan Wine House? I have never heard of it. There is a place called 'Fenshan Inn' in Shuofang. I often go there. Don't talk about the wine in his place, tsk! tsk! There are really few people in the world..."
As soon as the old mother finished speaking, Han Jianma, who was originally full of impatient face, became interested and responded with a smile. His voice was very calm, but the excitement in his eyes could not be concealed.
"Oh! Look at my memory of my old lady! Last time my girl returned to Shicheng, she also talked about the Laoshizi Fenshan Inn. It's only been a few days, but the old lady forgot everything in a blink of an eye. She called Duwei, you're a joke."
The old mother slapped her thighs and shouted.
"Haha, what's the matter? Auntie, you are old, it's normal for forgetfulness or something! We are also close people. If the aunt has something to explain to your sister, just turn around and help me take it over." Han Jian was even more excited when he heard this, but he still said calmly.
"That's good. Thank you, Lord Duwei. I'll kowtow to you first." The old lady was excited and tried to kneel down.
"Auntie, this is not something that can be done. Isn't it just a matter of one sentence? Isn't it possible to be such a great gift from the aunt?"
Han Jian rushed to take a step forward, reached out to support the old mother, and took advantage of the opportunity to hand a note to the other party.
"Oh, oh! That's really great thanks to you, Lord Duwei. The old woman just wants to say to my sister, go back to her parents' home for more time. If this relative is not leaving, is it still a relative? Everyone in the family will send her this."
The old mother quickly put the note into her sleeve, but she shouted in surprise, then bowed and bowed and left.
"Auntie, please walk slowly, and you will definitely bring you your words!"
Han Jian politely sent the old lady to the door, and then came back and fell on the couch. The difference was that a relieved smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he adjusted his lower body on the bottom, closed his eyes, and fell asleep soundly.
I didn't notice that a bright eye in an inconspicuous hole in the corner of the wall had already taken all his words and deeds into my eyes...
At the second moment of Shen Shi, Chu Xiaode, dressed in a single dress, was walking slowly in the study. He seemed calm and composed, but his slightly frown brow revealed that his heart was not as calm as it seemed.
This is not surprising. No matter who is in his position, he can't calm down. The battle is imminent, and there are many hidden dangers in the city. Who can really calm down?
Chapter completed!