Huang Xu and A Feibing split into two groups and came back dusty.
"How about it? Have you found any favorable route for transporting grain and grass?" the pottery merchant asked the two of them.
When Huang Xu heard this, he lowered his head and said nothing.
Ah Fei looked helpless and shook his head: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, the two of us divided our forces and searched for several days. We searched carefully everywhere, but we did not find a safe route suitable for transporting grain. I came here to complain to the Prime Minister."
When the pottery merchant heard this, he was neither angry nor disappointed. He just said calmly: "Then don't rest. We will continue to investigate tomorrow. When we find out, we will calculate it."
When Huang Xu heard this, he felt like he was going crazy.
He objected: "Prime Minister, is it unnecessary for us to explore the route now? After all, we don't know whether such a road exists or not."
Tao Shang said calmly to Huang Xu: "After all, you two are also the sons of General Huang. One is dry and the other is wet..."
"Uh-huh!" A Fei coughed heavily.
The potter immediately changed his mind: "One does it, the other kisses... If you can't even handle this little thing, how can you stand alone in the future and fight fiercely on the battlefield? Isn't this the person who disgraced Old General Huang? Huang Xu, what do you think?
The matter is purely redundant, so let me ask you, did you explore all the nearby roads and counties and come to this conclusion, or is it purely subjective and completely personal?"
Huang Xu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end no words came out.
Ah Fei whispered: "Then what if there really is no such way?"
"If it is indeed not the case," the pottery merchant said calmly, "then I'll trouble you to tell Mr. Tao later, why can't these roads you found out that cannot be used as grain transport roads work? Where are the locations of these roads? Where are they close to?
A city? How many defenders are there in those cities, and who are the county magistrates and generals? Since this method is not advisable, then tell me the reasons that convince me!"
Looking at the two people who were stunned, Tao Shang said calmly: "Can you tell me?"
"Unable to speak……"
"Since you can't tell it, it means you still don't do it carefully. Since you don't do it carefully, how can you arbitrarily confirm that there is really no other way that can be used as a food road?"
Both of them were silent and did not speak.
"You are all young. One of the biggest disadvantages of young people is that they are not practical. On the battlefield, things are changing rapidly. Everything is possible and nothing is possible. Young people should have edges and corners, but they must keep them in mind, otherwise they may be picked up.
You will suffer a lot, do you understand?"
Judging from the dull expressions on A Fei's and Huang Xu's faces, it was obvious that they didn't quite understand.
The pottery merchant smiled helplessly, waved his hand and said: "Take a rest overnight and continue tomorrow. Again, when you find out, you will settle it."
"promise."
…
The next day, the two young generals set out again.
Along the way, Huang Xu kept muttering, obviously the boss was not happy.
"The Prime Minister is too overbearing. He imagined out of thin air that there is a road that can be used as a grain road, but there is no evidence. He just let us search here in vain. If we can't find it... Isn't this just unreasonable!"
A Fei knew the pottery business better than Huang Xu, and comforted him: "The Prime Minister never does useless things. Everything has his ideas and plans, and he is almost sure to succeed. Brother, you don't have to be too anxious, we are just like
The Prime Minister said it, just calm down and carry out the military orders properly."
Huang Xu didn't know if he heard A Fei's advice, but he just muttered: "Who do you call brother?"
Ah Fei is really a pure and simple fool: "Of course I called you. Although we are not related by blood, we are both good sons of our adoptive father, better than biological brothers. If we brothers work together, we can protect the world, and if we brothers work together, we can protect the country."
civil……"
Huang Xu made A Fei's head spin.
He just muttered something, how could he come up with so many fallacies?
What does his father like about him? Does he insist on accepting him as his godson?
Do you just like his abrasiveness?
While A Fei was chattering endlessly, Huang Xu looked up and suddenly saw a few passers-by coming down from the mountain on the right.
Huang Xu was immediately surprised when he saw this. He pointed at the passers-by and said, "Look!"
Ah Fei followed Huang Xu's hand, looked at it carefully for a while, and then said: "None of them are good-looking, but are there any that are good-looking?"
Huang Xu wished he could not kick him to death.
"Who told you to see what they look like? Behind the mountain, I remember I explored it last time. It must be the right idea. How come there are people coming over the mountain? It's strange!"
Ah Fei smiled when he heard this and said, "Brother, you want to know? Isn't this easy?"
After that, he ordered a soldier behind him: "Go and invite those mountain people here. Remember to be polite and don't lose the face of our Prime Minister."
"promise!"
After a while, I saw the soldier inviting the mountain people over.
A man at the head greeted A Fei and Huang Xu and said, "I wonder why the two generals summoned the grassroots and others?"
Ah Fei winked at Huang Xu, signaling for him to ask questions.
Huang Xu had never been a general before and had never encountered such a scene before, so he was somewhat nervous.
He coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Well, my husband..."
The big man was stunned when he heard this.
He is just in his early thirties this year. Although he is already the father of two children, it is really the first time for him to be called father-in-law.
Huang Xu changed his words and said: "Brother, I see you just came over the mountain from the mountain, but I went there some time ago and I didn't seem to see a road over there. I wonder where you came from?
"
The big man asked Huang Xu: "General, are you a foreigner?"
Huang Xu nodded.
"But it's no wonder, not far behind this mountain is Quzhou County. Between Quzhou County and this mountain, there is a small road leading to the west bank of the Zhang River. We came here by boat to join our relatives."
Upon hearing the big man's words, Huang Xu and A Fei trembled in unison and looked at each other excitedly.
Prime Minister Tao was indeed right!
It seems that as long as you work hard, you will definitely be rewarded!
A Fei calmed down and asked the big man again: "Which road leading directly to Zhangshui may lead to Yecheng?"
The big man nodded and said: "Of course, if you walk along the upper reaches of the Zhang River, you can enter Wei County. Once you enter Wei County, you can go straight to Yecheng."
A Fei and Huang Xu looked at each other and smiled, it was true that God paid off.
"This big brother!" Huang Xu smiled at the big man and said, "You are going to live with relatives. Can you postpone it for a few days and lead us to find out the road? It won't be too late to go again. Don't worry, I won't let you lead the way for nothing, big brother."
...Have you seen the man next to me? He is a relative of mine and I asked him to give you money!"
A Fei was a little annoyed when he heard this.
How come this bastard recognizes me as a relative when it comes time to pay?
Not to mention that Huang Xu promised to give this man a favor, but he refused to give it. The opposite side was full of fully armed soldiers and generals. The weapons in their hands were cold and bloody. At first glance, they looked like soldiers who had fought in hundreds of battles. Give the big man twenty
He didn't have the guts to say no.
"That's natural, that's natural." The big man nodded and said: "As long as the two generals don't harm the common people, it's not difficult to delay it for months, let alone a few days... Then let's leave now?"
Huang Xu and A Fei nodded together: "Leave now!"
…
A few days later, A Fei and Huang Xu happily returned to the commander's tent and met with the pottery merchant.
Without the two of them talking, the potter could tell just by looking at their expressions that these two boys must have come back with good news this time.
They actually picked it up!
"Tell me about it!" The pottery merchant looked at the two of them with a smile: "Have you found a new road that can connect troops and transport food?"
Huang Xu nodded vigorously, and then told the pottery merchant the complete story.
"Next to that road is Quzhou County. Quzhou County is adjacent to the entrance of the small road into the mountain. It can be used as a barrier between our army and Handan City. As long as our army captures Quzhou County and sends heavy troops to guard it,
, in the future, when transporting grain, even if Handan wants to rob the grain road, our Quzhou barrier will never be able to pass!"
After listening to Huang Xu's words, Tao Shang nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, this is Huang Hansheng's son and adopted son... This is just right!"
Huang Xu chuckled and said, "Prime Minister, when are we going to attack Quzhou County and seize this grain road?"
The potter shook his head and said, "I won't fight."
"Do not hit?"
"Yes, who said I would use this road as a food road to attack Yecheng? In my mind, from the beginning, the only food road to attack Yecheng was Handan, and the others were ignored."
Huang Xu stared blankly at the pottery merchant for a long time, and then whispered: "Prime Minister... Although I have just joined the army and don't know much about it, from what you just said, can I understand that I asked you to be the leader?
The animals were tricked?"
The potter smiled and said, "You only guessed half of it right. Maybe it's a joke, but I definitely don't treat you like an animal."