A soldier took the knife and handed it to the red-robed young general.
After observing carefully, the red-robed young man's expression changed drastically.
This knife is better than his sword, and his sword has been broken in the battle just now and is about to break.
Just as Bai Yan thought, they were just a defeated army that was being hunted down. They ran wildly for five or six hours before they got here.
It is not yet known whether he has escaped the pursuit of the Sankou.
And he really needed a handy weapon. Although he used a sword, this knife was not as bulky as an ordinary machete, and it was too tempting for him.
"Master Bai, right? This knife is very good. I wonder if you can sell it to me?"
Bai Yan responded with a smile: "If the general likes it, just give it to the general."
The young man in red robe frowned slightly.
The soldier on the side scolded: "My Marquis never robs people's things. If the Marquis says to buy it, he will buy it, and the price will be whatever he asks."
"I know that the Marquis manages the army strictly. But the Marquis defends his family and the country, fights for the country, and bleeds and sacrifices. I, a commoner, give the general a knife to help him kill the enemy, which is also my heart. What's more, this knife also
It’s not worth anything.” Bai Yan responded calmly.
Not worth it? The young man in red robe twitched his lips, do you think I’m a idiot? Can’t you see how powerful this knife is?
"I won't get it for nothing, just make an offer."
"This knife is really worthless. Since Lord Marquis must buy it, it costs fifty taels of silver." Bai Yan thought for a moment and said.
The cost was less than one tael of silver, an amount he had thought about.
The young man in red robe was still dissatisfied. What was the difference between buying this knife for fifty taels and robbing it? In his opinion, this knife was worth at least one thousand taels.
But he didn't have that much money on him, so he simply shut up and gave the fifty taels to Bai Yan.
"I owe you a favor, so why not do this? I'll help you deal with the bandits outside, and we'll be settled." The young man in red robe suggested.
Bai Yan shook his head and refused: "Master Hou, it's better to let those bandits go. Letting them stay there will also be good for Master Hou."
"What's in it for me?" the young man in red robe asked.
He couldn't believe his ears. Some civilians asked him to let the bandits go. Has the world changed?
He even suspected that Bai Yan and the bandits were in the same group and colluding with each other.
If that was the case, he wouldn't mind cleaning it up.
"Those bandits are there to attract the attention of the pursuing soldiers. The officers and soldiers will not mix with the bandits. Maybe this deception method will work, but the Marquis should be more careful." Bai Yan reminded.
The young man in red robe suddenly woke up. Yes, he almost ignored this question.
This made him look at Bai Yan with admiration. Bai Yan had indeed deduced that they were defeated.
"Master Marquis, you can live in the village to recuperate. The villagers and I will live in the mountains and won't disturb you. I just want to confirm, is it the Sang cavalry who is chasing Master Marquis?" Bai Yan asked.
The young man in red robe suddenly became alert and stared at Bai Yan coldly.
From the moment he came into contact, Bai Yan's behavior made him wary, as if he knew everything. He was not like an ordinary young master at all.
Bai Yan's identity and the bandits outside all told him that something was wrong here.
If this was Sang Kou's meticulous work, then he would have fallen into a trap. At this moment, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
"Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I am only the young master of Jinghao Bank and have nothing to do with the Sang Kou. If you are worried, Mr. Hou, feel free to go and check. I just want to confirm, if the young master doesn't want to say anything, forget it." Bai Yan revealed his identity again.
"It's Sankou cavalry. You'd better not let me know what you have in mind. Otherwise, even if you give me a knife, I will kill you." The young man in red robe said coldly.
"Don't worry, young master, Bai Yan can't do anything treasonous."
Bai Yan resigned and led the villagers deep into the village to distance himself from the officers and soldiers.
At this moment, Liu Laoer and others had already gone down the mountain after arranging the women and children.
After learning that there might be pursuers, he strongly agreed with Bai Yan's decision and called on the villagers to bring their daily necessities to the mountain.
Bai Yan summoned Xiaohe and the blacksmiths to one place.
"Master, do you want us to rush to make weapons? Xiaohe will definitely create better weapons for Master and Wang Wei." Xiaohe said with confidence.
The knife he beat was sold for fifty taels of silver, which made his blood boil.
To Bai Yan, fifty taels of silver was nothing, but to him, it was wealth that he had never seen before, enough for the entire village to survive for several months.
"No, from now on, I need you to help me build these things."
Bai Yan made a pattern out of blades of grass.
"Master, what is this?" Xiaohe asked curiously.
The style is very strange. It only has four ears and looks nondescript.
"This is a caltrop. It is very likely that the bandits will come here. We can't deal with it just by relying on our officers and soldiers. We can only save ourselves," Bai Yan said sternly.
"Young Master, are you going to use this thing against Sang Kou?"
Xiaohe and others looked at each other.
"Yes, you don't need to ask too many questions, you just need to do as I say. You must create thin spikes, so that they will be useful." Bai Yan said.
To deal with the iron cavalry, the best way is to use heavy crossbows or chariots. But right now, there is no time to say whether it can be built.
Fortunately, the blacksmith shop is not small and has enough pig iron. Working hard day and night, we can still make some.
Xiaohe was very sensible. When Bai Yan said this, he stopped asking any more questions and walked into the shop with a few blacksmiths.
Soon, the sound of ping-ping-pong-pong came from inside the blacksmith shop.
On the other side, the officers and soldiers also started to light a fire and cook.
Only the bandits were in a worse situation. They had nothing to eat and couldn't leave even if they wanted to.
The young general in red robe did not kill them, but arranged for people to keep an eye on them to prevent them from running away.
Not sure how much time had passed, Xiaohe showed Bai Yan two large bunches of shaped caltrops.
"Yes, this is what I want."
Bai Yan took the caltrop and walked towards the soldiers.
The soldiers had eaten enough and were all lying down to rest. Only a few were patrolling.
Those horses, as Bai Yan expected, most of them died and were slaughtered, leaving less than ten horses alive.
Seeing Bai Yan approaching, soldiers immediately stopped him.
"Don't stop me." The young man in red robe sat up and said, "Master Bai came to see me, but there is something wrong."
"I want to fight the enemy with the Marquis." Bai Yan walked to the red-robed young man and said solemnly.
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of ridicule from all around.
The young man in red robe was also shocked and looked at Bai Yan with interest: "Master Bai, I don't know how you want to fight the enemy? Use this thing in your hand?"