Zhang Wanquan was quickly brought up and knelt on the ground. Gong Tianning glanced at him sideways and said, "Are you the bandit leader? What's your name?"
Zhang Wanquan said tremblingly: "My, my name is Zhang Wanquan. He is the third oldest in the water village. But Xu Tianxiong did everything. I am just a soldier who obeys orders. I, too, am I
We have no choice! The military master knows his lesson, the military master knows his lesson."
Gong Tianning picked out his ears and was a little impatient with Zhang Wanquan's words. They were just nonsense. The only useful thing he said was that he admitted that he was a bandit leader.
"What do you think?" Gong Tianning turned to look at Qin Rui and asked. Qin Rui stood like a telegraph pole, and his voice was like wood. He was stunned without any emotion.
"First of all, let him explain the location of the water stronghold and arrange the manpower reasonably. Secondly, send people to reinforce Shi Dazhu. I don't think he is willing to capture Han Baihang at all. Finally." Qin Rui paused, looked at Zhang Wanquan and said, "He left
Just open your mouth and speak next, right?"
Gong Tianning nodded without thinking. Before Zhang Wanquan could react, Qin Rui struck like lightning.
There was only a crisp click sound, and one of Zhang Wanquan's arms hung limply on his body. At the same time, Zhang Wanquan's miserable screams could be heard.
Gong Tianning looked at the screaming Zhang Wanquan and said in a daze: "I thought you were just talking casually."
Qin Rui clapped his hands and did not answer Gong Tianning's words. Instead, he looked at Zhang Wanquan and said: "I left you an arm just to make it easier for you to draw the picture. Get up, I will break both of your legs!"
"
Qin Rui's voice was cold and steady, without any emotional fluctuations, just like when we usually say I should sleep or eat.
But when Zhang Wanquan heard it, he immediately stopped his screams, kowtowed to Gong Tianning and cried: "I said, I will say anything, anything."
Qin Rui raised his eyebrows involuntarily. This was his most obvious expression tonight. He seemed to be impatient with Zhang Wanquan for not standing up. When he was about to reach out, Gong Tianning hurriedly stopped him and said: "
Don’t you still want to send people to reinforce Shi Dazhu? Leave this to me.”
"Yes!" Qin Rui didn't refute anything. He stood at attention and walked back to arrange the manpower.
After Qin Rui left, Zhang Wanquan and Gong Tianning breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Gong Tianning bent over and looked at Zhang Wanquan and said, "I believe you don't need me to talk nonsense anymore, right?"
After speaking, the two soldiers stood up, pulled Zhang Wanquan up from the ground, and headed towards the tent where Shi Dazhu lived. Gong Tianning looked relaxed and followed behind, playing a ditty, in a good mood.
Qin Rui does have a way of doing things, but he is a little too extreme, especially when it comes to bandits, and is simply inhumane.
Fortunately, this boy was very obedient, so Gong Tianning ignored such a small flaw. After all, who would be willing to work hard when he could be the hands-off shopkeeper.
After a while, Zhang Wanquan finally carefully drew the location of the water village and the road up the mountain clearly.
Although it was relatively simple and crude, it was barely enough. At this time, Qin Rui made a report and walked in from the outside. As soon as Zhang Wanquan saw him, he suddenly felt like a cat seeing a mouse and put the pen in his hand.
He threw it away and knelt on the ground.
Gong Tianning ignored Zhang Wanquan, but called Qin Rui, "Come and see, where is the best place for us to fight?"
Qin Rui glanced at Zhang Wanquan indifferently, which almost scared Zhang Wanquan to the point of pissing his pants. Withdrawing his gaze, Qin Rui lowered his head and glanced at the pictures on the table.
The water village is in the middle of the picture. In front of the water village is a thick black line, but there is a gap in the middle. It seems that the mountain is blocking the water village, and there is a cave in the middle.
The line representing the mountain forms a semicircle surrounding the water village, and behind the water village is a large blank space. On the right is a series of lines, and a winding black line passes by.
"What does this mean?" Qin Rui picked up the drawing and asked, pointing to the right side of the water village.
Zhang Wanquan shivered and said tremblingly: "Over there is a river and a waterfall. The lines are cliffs."
Qin Rui stood up, spread the drawings on the table again, pointed to the river on the right and said, "Let's go up here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Wanquan said hurriedly: "You can't go there, you can't go there. There are many cliffs over there and the river is so fast that there is no way to climb up."
When Gong Tianning heard this, his brows suddenly furrowed. The water village is located in a steep terrain, backed by a cliff. It is really a headache to be surrounded by such natural dangers and such difficult bones.
"We'd better break in from the front cave."
"No!" Qin Rui directly rejected Gong Tianning's proposal and said in a calm tone: "We don't know how big the cave is yet, but it is definitely not suitable to take advantage of our sect's numerical advantage. And Xu Tianxiong must be focusing on defense. Even if we can finally
If we break in, the losses will definitely be extremely heavy, and Xu Tianxiong will have enough time to kill all the hostages."
Listening to Qin Rui's analysis, Gong Tianning looked at him in surprise, not because of how good Qin Rui's words were, but because the man who shouted about burning the mountain at the beginning actually wanted to worry about the life and death of the hostages.
Gong Tianning touched his chin and said: "But the mountain road on this side is steep and not suitable for troops to fight. Moreover, if Xu Tianxiong blocks the attack, the casualties will probably be even greater."
"As the old saying goes, a combination of right and wrong will lead to victory. When leading troops in battle, the right combination of right and wrong must be the best way. Our numbers and equipment are far superior to Xu Tianxiong's. If we meet head-on, Xu Tianxiong will be defeated at the first touch. But he takes advantage of the geographical advantage. Here is
Use strange to weaken our advantage." Qin Rui paused and said, "So when we send troops, we must be surprised, so that we can achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost. Xu Tianxiong saw that the terrain here is steep, so even if he arranges manpower, there won't be too many.
, this is the best way. What’s more, we have someone to lead the way.”
Gong Tianning pondered for a moment and felt that Qin Rui was right, so he nodded and said, "Just do as you say, take this person away."
Qin Rui shouted outside the tent, and two soldiers quickly walked in and took Zhang Wanquan out. Before leaving, Qin Rui asked Gong Tianning: "As long as the ambassador is safe, right?"
Gong Tianning was stunned for a moment and nodded blankly. Qin Rui was not happy when he received a positive answer, but walked out silently.
Under the cover of night, more than twenty people, led by a young man, walked quietly towards the depths of the mountain.