Geqian, who was wearing a set of damaged iron armor, was sitting deep in the cave. There was a choking bonfire burning inside, and around him sat more than ten strong men wearing leather armor, enjoying the warmth brought by the bonfire.
Outside the cave, there were more than a hundred thieves making noisy noises. On the bonfire, they all carried hunted game, but most of them were rabbits and pheasants. The only big one was a wild boar.
Soon, the roasted game was brought into the cave, and everyone cut off a piece with a knife and munched on it.
Ge Qian picked up the wooden bowl in front of him and took a sip of the porridge water. Then he took a rabbit leg handed over by his subordinate and bit into it viciously.
Just after taking two bites, I saw someone entering the cave.
Geqian put the food in his hand aside and stood up with a smile.
"Lao Wu, why are you back? Come here, give Lao Wu a bowl of hot porridge and warm his stomach before talking."
"Thank you, big brother. Mr. Chen gave us the news that someone is going to transport grain to Zichuan."
The chewing sound in the cave suddenly stopped. Ge Qian glanced at the leaders around him, his voice was calm, but he could not suppress the excitement and doubts in his heart.
"When, who, and where did it come from?"
"Chen Captou also learned about it accidentally from Cui Biejia's conversation with a nobleman from Dongdu."
"The noble young master is going to Bohai County to meet his friends, and Cui Biejia wanted to send the county soldiers to see him off.
He declined politely, saying that there was a businessman from Dong'e who happened to be transporting grain to Zichuan, and they happened to be traveling together so there was no need to trouble the county soldiers."
"...There are no soldiers to see you off?" Several confidants suddenly couldn't sit still, and one of them even stood up and asked.
"Could it be that Cui Biejia knew that there was a traitor around him and set up a scheme?"
"Probably not. Captain Yang has asked the brothers guarding the city gate. They speak with accents from the Dongdu area and are very easy to recognize."
"Moreover, the leader is a very handsome young man, dressed in rich and colorful robes. Even Cui Biejia will treat him with courtesy when he sees him..."
"By the way, that noble young master has more than ten attendants around him. He is definitely a distinguished person at first glance. Otherwise, how could he have so many attendants?"
One of the leaders couldn't help but laugh. "It's these noble young men who treat me like nothing."
Another leader fiercely stabbed the flesh-cutting dagger into the tree trunk he was sitting on, his eyes filled with coldness and greed.
"You are a spoiled child who has never left Dongdu several times in your life. How can you know what fear is?"
Ge Qian picked up the wooden bowl, looked at the porridge water that could almost be seen at the bottom of the bowl, drained it in one gulp, and wiped the porridge stains on his beard.
"Lao Wu, I'll give you another hard work and rush back to Tingshan County overnight. Well, bring a few more smart people down the mountain."
"First, let's see when the grain trucks will be delivered to Tingshan County and how many people will be transporting grain. Second..."
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On the evening of the second day after I went to visit Cui Biejia, the grain carts finally arrived. Ten ox carts, worth ten shi of grain each. These grain carts naturally attracted a lot of attention.
On this day, someone once again quietly left Tingshan County and sneaked into the Changbai Mountain not far away.
At night, Yang Qian and others gathered together. On one side, there were more than ten sets of leather chest armors. These were brought by Cheng Yaojin from Dong'a by Zhuang Keqi.
After all, if you are a member of the gang of heroes, you must have something to protect yourself. Even if it is a serious crime to hide armor privately, the problem is that in places like Shandong and Hebei where bandits are rampant.
If you have a big family and a big business, even if you don't dare to hide your iron armor, there is still a way to get some leather protective gear.
It's just that I can't make it as neat as the army, so I usually just get some protective breastplates and leather wrists.
Yang Qian and others were sitting together, with a map placed in the center, which clearly marked a road leading to Zichuan.
It can be clearly seen that the road from Tingshan to Zichuan runs between mountains.
In other words, every part of this 200-mile journey may become an ambush site for the bandits.
Xu Shiji, a future famous general who loves to read military science and likes to set traps, is talking about this at the moment.
"We can't have too many people. If we have more people, I'm afraid those thieves won't be fooled. With our skills, if the thieves come face to face, it won't be a problem."
“But the problem is that we are worried that the other party will not jump out directly, but intend to ambush and attack with bows and arrows first. In this way, we will easily suffer casualties and lose more than we gain.
It is best for us to know in advance where the bandits will ambush, so that our safety can be adequately guaranteed."
"I can." As soon as Xu Shiji finished speaking, a man stood up next to Yang Qian.
Everyone looked over and saw that Master Duan's little mouth was still moving, and his expression was still so indifferent.
"You..." Yang Qian couldn't help but frowned as he looked at Master Duan, who was outstanding in Qinggong.
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"I don't want anyone to notice, so no one can see me. Creep, creak, creak..."
Accompanied by the sound of chewing pancakes, Master Duan spoke again, and his words were so sure and confident.
"It's feasible." Li Xiuning, who had been holding his hands on his chest, glanced at Master Duan, and his eyes fell on Yang Qian.
"Xu also thinks it's okay. With Master Duan's ability to get up and down, he can really be used as a scout.
If we can detect the enemy in advance, our chances of winning will be at least 80%."
Yang Qian let out a sigh of relief. Now that he has decided to do it, it is impossible not to take risks. Even if Master Duan is just a child, he is really the only one who can look for the enemy in the forest without knowing how to do it.
The ability to be discovered.
"Okay, but there is something I want to explain. You are only responsible for detecting the enemy's traces. You must not disturb them. It is to protect your own safety."
Yang Qian raised his hand and patted Master Duan's thin but not thin shoulder.
"..." It took Yang Qian a long time to react. Such an answer was really convincing.
In the early morning of the next day, Yang Qian and his group of more than ten people embarked on the journey to Zichuan with the grain transport convoy.
Ten grain trucks were driving slowly in front, while Yang Qian was sitting comfortably in a carriage.
Cheng Yaojin and a group of green forest heroes and their followers tried hard to play the role of close followers and followers, and could only enjoy the raging cold wind outside the carriage.
As for Luo Shixin and Li Shimin, two naughty children who were younger than Zhili and Duan Shizi, they were arranged to dress up as servants and also enjoyed the warmth of the carriage.
Yang Qian was sitting in the carriage, looking at the two little bastards who were playing almost non-stop in front of him. He couldn't help but curled his lips in disgust, opened the curtains, and looked outside.
The person riding the horse beside the car was Li Xiuning. Yang Qian admired Li Xiuning's horse riding slowly. The profile of Li Xiuning's tall and curvy figure was really pleasing to the eye.
Both her slender legs and her handsome face are so beautiful.
"Have you seen enough?"
"..."
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