Chapter seven hundred and seventy fourth battle of wits and courage
Xie Wenxi pondered on the other end of the phone for a few seconds and then said, "Do you think I am a person who is short of money?"
Yang Xuan smiled and said, "Of course not. Master Xie is definitely not short of money, but what I mean is that he is not short of small money. One or two billion is nothing in the eyes of Master Xie."
"But the treasures on Magui Mountain have been accumulated for hundreds of years. I can't estimate the specific value."
"Anyway, that's all I have to say. I'm just waiting for a word from Master Xie, okay, or not. If you still don't dare to be interested, I promise I will never mention this matter to you again."
Yang Xuan spoke decisively because he had a rough idea of what kind of person Xie Wenxi was from Long Xiaoman.
When dealing with people who cut their hair open and reveal their hidden agenda, you cannot go around in circles and go straight to the point, otherwise you will be led into a trap sooner or later.
Sure enough, after a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, Xie Wenxi said in a deep voice, "Then tell me what you want me to trade with you."
Yang Xuan said, "Fate."
Xie Wenxi: "Fate?"
Yang Xuan nodded, "The tens of thousands of lives of the horse bandits."
"We plan to move south. If we don't get involved in the north, we would like to thank the leader for opening an opening for us to reach the south safely."
Xie Wenxi said without hesitation on the other end of the phone, "I have no interest in your tens of thousands of lives. I will accept this deal. How are you going to give me the treasure map?"
Yang Xuan said, "Thank you, Master Xie. After we safely retreat to the south, I will definitely send the treasure map to your mobile phone."
"no!"
Xie Wenxi said decisively, "When you all retreat to the south, what will you do if you don't give it to me?"
"Then what do you mean, Master Xie?"
Yang Xuan asked.
Xie Wenxi said on the other end of the phone, "I will leave an opening in Luo'an where you can evacuate."
"But when I arrive in Luo'an, I want to see the treasure map. Otherwise, I don't need to say what the consequences will be."
Yang Xuan nodded and said, "No problem, let's do it!"
After hanging up the phone, Yang Xuan quickly found Long Aotian, "Brother Aotian, gather everyone immediately and march to Anyang in an hour."
"There will definitely be a fierce battle by then. You tell the brothers, this battle will determine our life or death."
"So when the time comes, everyone must fight hard, and anyone who takes half a step back will be immediately beheaded!"
Long Aotian wondered, "Why Anyang? Why do we have to wait for an hour?"
Yang Xuandao, "Because there will be a gap of about two hours in Anyang in an hour. During those two hours, Anyang will be the weakest link in Hongmen's defense line."
"Don't ask me how I know. I don't have time to talk about this now. Brother Aotian, give the order quickly. It will be too late if it is later!"
Long Aotian gritted his teeth. After a few seconds of ideological struggle, he finally waved with one hand, "Everyone assemble immediately. In one hour, the target is Anyang!"
An hour passed quickly.
Although Anyang is only a small county town, it is a very important transportation thoroughfare. It is accessible from all directions. As long as they can pass through Anyang, even if Xie Wenxi has three heads and six arms, there is nothing he can do against them.
Fifty minutes later, tens of thousands of horse bandits secretly arrived in a forest near Anyang County.
"Brother Yang, this time it all depends on you and Tian Mie's brothers!"
Long Aotian looked at Yang Xuan and said with emotion.
Because in this plan to break through Anyang's defense line, Yang Xuan volunteered and was willing to lead Tian Mie's brothers as the vanguard to clear a bloody path ahead.
This mission is very dangerous and will face an unpredictable bloody battle!
"We are all our own people, brother Aotian, there is no need to be polite."
Yang Xuan said, "In ten minutes, no matter how things turn out, Brother Aotian must lead his brothers into Anyang as quickly as possible!"
"Don't worry, Brother Yang. When we get to the south, let's have a drink or two from him!"
"No problem, let's go there first!"
Yang Xuan led the Tian Mie brothers and quietly approached Anyang County under the cover of night.
This time in the attack on Anyang, Yang Xuan did not set a trap for Long Aotian and other horse bandits.
What he said was indeed true. During these two hours, Anyang was indeed the weakest point in Xie Wenxi's defense line.
Xie Wenxi is full of evil thoughts, but Yang Xuan is not much different.
When he heard that Xie Wenxi agreed to make way for Luoan without hesitation, Yang Xuan knew what Xie Wenxi had in mind.
If his guess was correct, not only did Xie Wenxi leave no opening in Luo'an at this time, but he must have gathered a large group of people there to form a pocket, waiting for tens of thousands of horse bandits to get into it.
After judging the opponent's intentions, Yang Xuan quickly conducted tactical deductions.
Anyang is an important transportation thoroughfare, and Xie Wenxi will definitely deploy a large force here.
And from a geographical point of view, if you want to transfer a large number of people to Luo'an in a short period of time, Anyang must be your first choice.
So at this time, Anyang is definitely the weakest link in Hongmen's defense line!
"Listen carefully, when we rush in later, no one is allowed to fight."
"We just need to sweep away the people in front of us, and then pass through Anyang as quickly as possible!"
Yang Xuan ordered.
Zhang Beikai asked doubtfully, "Why, Brother Yang, in terms of overall strength, we definitely can't compare with Hongmen now."
"But in an encounter like this, and a surprise attack, even if Xie Wenxi himself came to Anyang, I would have to cut him into pieces."
"So why don't we kill more of their troops? Or just knock down Anyang?"
Although Swallowtail Die and Fugui beside them did not speak, their expressions already showed that they had the same idea as Zhang Beikai.
Yang Xuan did not directly answer Zhang Beikai's question, but asked, "Approximately how many horse bandits are left now?"
Zhang Beikai sighed, "We have been defeated in the past few days. I estimate that there are only about 30,000 people left."
Yang Xuan asked again, "What do you think of these horse bandits in general?"
Zhang Beikai thought for a while and said, "The combat effectiveness is just okay, much better than those rabble."
"But they are too simple-minded and lack discipline. The seventy-two bandits each have their own agendas and lack cohesion, so it will be very troublesome to manage them."
Yang Xuan nodded and asked, "Then what do you think is the most direct and effective way to solve these troubles?"
This time, before Zhang Beikai could say anything, the Swallowtail Butterfly next to him immediately reacted.
"I understand, Brother Yang!"
Swallowtail Butterfly said, "We can't bring all 30,000 horse bandits back to Nanjiang. With so many people, and they are all a group of cruel and thorny people, it is very likely that civil strife will break out at any time."
"So the most direct way is to eliminate some people. Of course, we can't do it ourselves, but we can use the power of Hongmen to complete it."
"So when we attack Anyang later, we can just rush over by ourselves and try our best to retain Hongmen's troops stationed in Anyang."
"In this way, the horse bandits will definitely have a fierce battle with them. Although the final winner will definitely be the horse bandits, their number will be reduced by at least half!"
"In this way, it will be easier for us to take the remaining people back to Nanjiang and manage them. Moreover, after such a fierce battle, the ones who can be left behind must be elites. We, Tian Mie, never accept waste!"