Chapter seven hundred and forty-sixth military strategy
Liu Mingzhi ordered Qinglong White Tiger to contact the masters of the relevant department, as well as the twelve flying immortals and twelve half-step congenital old women, each of six people, dressed in disguise, and came to the camp to meet.
As soon as he entered the camp, Song Qing came up and said, "How is it? Can you recruit experts to help?"
"No problem, six half-step innates, four ninth-grade masters, and twelve eighth-grade masters are already on their way, but the asking price is a bit expensive, so I am willing to pay for it for five hundred thousand taels of silver!"
Song Qing hesitated for a while and nodded: "As long as I explain the pros and cons to the generals, five hundred thousand taels of silver is just five hundred thousand taels of silver. Anyway, we don't know what the gold we got from Penglai Pavilion will be used for."
Only on the edge!"
"Okay, let's do it this way. When the time comes, they will deal with the masters of the White Lotus Sect, and the brothers will be responsible for encircling and suppressing the ordinary members of the White Lotus Sect."
"Commander, those dog officers are dishonest again. Brothers from the prison camp have come to report several times."
Han Penglong walked in cursing at a walking pace.
"Are you scolding me again?"
Han Peng hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Brothers said that those dog officials wanted to go to the Jinluan Palace to read a book about you, and asked you to be dismissed from office to relieve the hatred in your heart."
"Ignore them. Whether or not he will be alive when we get to Jinluan Palace is still one thing. I still want to dismiss my commander-in-chief to see who can have the last laugh!"
Song Qing looked a little strange: "Commander, do you really have evidence of their crimes? If you don't imprison the border officials privately, even if you are also an imperial envoy, it will be difficult to handle!"
Liu Mingzhi smiled easily: "Don't worry, I will deceive them into the camp and detain them without evidence. Their corruption, bribery and liaison with traitors cannot withstand verification. I will not do anything that I am not sure of!"
"That's good. By the way, there's one more thing I forgot to mention. We still have enough food and grass to last for about three days. If we don't mobilize food and grass from Yangzhou, I'm afraid the morale of the army will be unstable!"
Liu Mingzhi sighed: "How could I not know this truth? It's just that we can't go to Yangzhou for the time being. Turtle Back Mountain is less than thirty miles away from Yangzhou. Once the news of the army is exposed, these traitors will flee again and we will
All the work in vain!"
"Report"
The scouts carrying command flags hurried into the big tent and knelt down on one knee.
Liu Mingzhi hurriedly walked over and said, "Say!"
"Commander Qi's brothers discovered a group of caravans on the official road ten miles away. Their movements were strange and quite different from ordinary caravans."
"Tell me carefully!"
"Reporting back to the commander, the size of this caravan is no less than a thousand people. The goods being escorted are very deep and the goods must be very heavy. Secondly, traveling at night is not in line with the rules of the caravan. Moreover, the city gate is closed at this time and they have to leave.
You shouldn’t be walking on the official road but on the remote roads outside the city!”
"Is there any other information?"
"My subordinates only inquired about so much information!"
"Thank you for your hard work, keep investigating!"
"My subordinates resign!"
"Report!"
The first scout didn't come in, but another scout came and hurried into the tent.
"speak!"
"Commander, my subordinates have checked that the horse hoofprints of this caravan are not ordinary horses pulling carts, but majestic horses. They are all Turkic horses!"
"What's the basis?"
"The horseshoe prints are wide and far apart. The horses must be tall. The excrement is not the grain used by the caravan at all, but the refined grain used by the war horses. My subordinates faintly heard the Jin language coming from the caravan, although there were only a few
I believe you heard this sentence correctly!"
"Can you understand what is being said?"
“My subordinates don’t understand Jin Guohua!”
Liu Mingzhi hurriedly returned to the map and held up the candlestick to check it. After a while, he stood up and waved to the scout: "Come and see if it is at this location?"
"yes!"
The scout hurriedly walked to the desk and took out a pamphlet from his arms and compared it with the map: "Yes, the commander-in-chief's subordinates found their traces at this location. Judging from the direction, they should be heading towards Hengzhou via Turtle Back Mountain.
go!"
"Keep investigating!"
"My subordinates resign."
"Han Peng, go and bring General Cheng Kai!"
"yes!"
Song Qing bent down and drew on the map: "Commander, do you suspect that this caravan is from the Jin Kingdom to deliver supplies and equipment to the White Lotus Sect?"
"That's right, the equipment on the branches of the White Lotus Sect that we have uprooted is no longer a mess. The weapons are all replaced by the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang. The only people who can get so much equipment are through caravans.
People from the Jin Kingdom in name only, what are the disadvantages of mutual trading!"
"What if it's not the case? The Yueheifenggao scouts can't find what's being loaded on the carriage. If they make a mistake, our whereabouts will definitely be exposed!"
"Bajiu are inseparable from each other. The deep ruts indicate that they must be heavy objects. Weapons and armors are just right. You have also heard what the scouts said. What kind of caravan is willing to feed horses with refined grains from war horses and carts? Even if we are far away, even if our Liu family is rich,
I dare not say that we use sophisticated Turkic war horses to pull goods. The most important thing is that the high mountains and dense forests in the south of the Yangtze River are often infested with wild beasts. No matter how anxious the caravan is to make money, it will not have to travel at night!"
Song Qing pointed to the location of Guibei Mountain: "If it's correct, they should have taken this detour from the official road to Guibei Mountain, but I'm still worried that this is a normal caravan. Let's not talk about the problem of exposing their whereabouts.
It is also unknown who this caravan belongs to. If it is an official or merchant, we still have to prepare for the worst!"
"I believe what the scout brother said. They have sharp ears and eyes. Since he said that he heard Jin dialect coming from the caravan, there must be Jin people in the caravan. Even if the city gate is closed in the middle of the night, he can still walk on the official road leading directly to the city gate.
It must have something to do with the governor of Yangzhou, it’s too early for the two thousand Xiaoguo Guards to rush to Jinling under the pretext!"
After listening to Liu Mingzhi's words, Song Qing pondered for a while with a look of surprise in his eyes: "Thanks for listening to you, if we really go to Yangzhou to mobilize food and grass, we will definitely expose the whereabouts of the army!"
"Three days, we still have three days, we must pull out all the branches of the White Lotus Sect, and then we will unite our forces to kill all the thieves of the White Lotus Sect!"
"Commander, I heard that the scouts discovered the Jin people's caravan?"
Cheng Kai hurriedly walked into the camp holding a horizontal knife.
"That's right, General Cheng. Based on the preliminary conclusions of Commander-in-Chief and Vice-General Song, this caravan is most likely a caravan transporting supplies to the rebels of the White Lotus Sect!"
"Does Marshal Jean Mochi want to capture this caravan?"
"General Cheng, look, the caravan should be heading to Turtle Bei Mountain via this road to deliver supplies. They must be surrounded and captured before they enter the boundaries of Turtle Bei Mountain!"
"The general will order troops immediately!"
"slow!"
Song Qing stopped Cheng Kai and looked at Liu Mingzhi hesitantly: "Commander, it's better to act cautiously. It's better to follow this caravan and see if they are really passing by. If they are really passing by, let them go.
It’s not too late to capture the rebels before they enter the mountain!”
"No! Since Guibei Mountain is the main altar of the White Lotus Sect, there must be many eyes and ears around it. Once they enter the territory of Guibei Mountain, we will be at a disadvantage and must capture them at night!"
Song Qing couldn't resist Young Master Liu and had no choice but to nod his head: "Okay, we can only make dangerous moves!"