Lin Ye was lying on the grass by the lake, as if watching the sparkling waves, or in a daze.
The large group of troops from the Qi Barracks were still stationed in place. After waiting for two days without seeing the military order being delivered, Feng Xiu brought a few soldiers to Xingyue Lake to ask Lin Ye for instructions.
He asked Pang Hai: "How long has the general been in a daze there?"
Pang Dahai didn't like hearing it anymore: "What is daze? General Feng, when did you ever see our general in a daze? Our general must be thinking about how to break into the horse thieves' stronghold."
Feng Xiu nodded: "What you said makes sense. The general will indeed think long and hard about everything and strive to be foolproof."
Feng Dahai asked him: "General Feng, are you here to discuss military affairs with the general?"
Feng Xiu said: "Yes, the soldiers are waiting for the general's order, but they haven't come yet. I'll come and ask."
Pang Panghai thought for a moment and concluded that this was a serious matter and could not be delayed, so he and Feng Xiu walked to the lake.
Pang Panghai said as he walked: "I admire our general."
Feng Xiu asked: "What do you admire about our general?"
Pang Dahai said: "Do you think the lake is beautiful? Do you think the breeze is refreshing? Do you think the grass is comfortable? Our general has been thinking here for more than half an hour. If it had been me, I would have been a long time ago.
Just snoring."
Feng Xiu hummed, and then stopped involuntarily.
He looked at the forest leaves lying there. He was not far away at this time, so he really heard the sound of snoring. Although it was not loud, it was definitely snoring.
Feng Xiu looked at Pang Dahai.
Pang Panghai was silent for a moment and then shook his head: "Look at this time, it's hard for me to get my words back."
He thought for a while and then asked Feng Xiu: "Do you think there is a possibility that the great thing about our general is that even if he falls asleep, he is thinking about how to fight in his dream?"
After Feng Xiu was stunned for a moment, he gave a thumbs up to Pang Panghai: "No wonder you can be a member of the Guards."
Pang Panghai: "I almost became a military captain. General Feng, do you believe it or not?"
At this moment, Lin Ye suddenly said: "It's not that you were almost there, you were fooled and went down again."
Feng Xiu asked: "When did it happen?"
Pang Dahai: “It’s okay not to mention it.”
Lin Ye sat up, looked at Feng Xiu and asked, "Are all the soldiers exhausted?"
Feng Xiu nodded and said, "I'm so frustrated that they all urged me to ask the general when they will attack the mountain."
Lin Ye said: "In the past two days, I have been quietly approaching the horse thief's stronghold to have a look."
Feng Xiu: "Is there any flaw?"
Lin Ye: "No."
There is only one way to attack the horse thief's stronghold. You must first go through the canyon, and then take the only road into the mountain.
After going up the mountain, there are places on both sides suitable for horse thieves to ambush. As long as they are attacked from both sides, the Qi Barracks will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
Even after crossing the mountain road and reaching the horse bandit camp, the battle will become more difficult to fight.
The troops of the Qi Barracks cannot be deployed. Attacking the walled city in a place that is only about ten feet wide is a living target for horse thieves.
Those horse thieves are all masters of archery. Moreover, if they want to attack the mountain, their troops are concentrated in such a narrow range, so they don't have to take much aim.
Feng Xiu also sighed after hearing this.
He asked: "General, haven't you thought of any more labor-saving way?"
Lin Ye: "There is one."
Feng Xiu immediately asked: "How to fight?"
Lin Ye pointed at the herdsmen by Xingyue Lake: "Take some people with you, kill them all, take away their cattle, sheep and horses, and then say you are bandits when you get back."
Feng Xiu was shocked.
Then I realized that Lin Ye was joking. General Lin was making a joke, which was colder than the general's words.
Lin Ye asked Feng Xiu: "There is another way, but I can't go, but you can."
Feng Xiu asked: "As long as this battle can be fought successfully, I am naturally willing to take the lead. The general can just say so."
Lin Ye hooked his fingers, and Feng Xiu leaned over. After listening to Lin Ye's words, Feng Xiu stood up straight.
"Is this okay?"
Lin Ye: "You should have guessed the biggest danger."
Feng Xiu thought about it and felt that he could indeed try it. Although it was dangerous, if he wanted to be rich, there was no danger to be afraid of.
He took a deep breath: "Okay, I'll go tonight."
Pang Panghai also listened next to him, and then looked unhappy: "General, why do you still favor one over another?"
He said: "I can do this, too. The general leaves the people around him unused, but instead uses the title of general. Ten thousand of his subordinates are unconvinced."
Lin Ye: "You really don't know why I didn't ask you to do it?"
Pang Dahai: "I don't know."
Lin Ye: "You should know, but you don't know, so you can't go."
Pang Dahai: "Why exactly?"
Feng Xiu sighed: "Because it's ugly."
Pang Dahai was stunned for a moment, and then walked away angrily, mumbling, looking particularly unconvinced.
That very night, Feng Xiu took a few soldiers and went to handle the matter arranged by Lin Ye. When he left, he looked quite decisive.
Soon after, the Huole tribe camp.
Under the gaze of everyone, Feng Xiu was led into the large tent of the Huole tribe's Aijin Shelang.
When he walked over, many women from the Huole tribe were looking at him, which made Feng Xiu sigh in his heart... General Lin really didn't lie to me. I came to the right place this time.
But, why don't they reach out?
When he arrived at the entrance of the big tent, Shelang took his eldest son Qiqinying to welcome him out.
Shelang and Qiqinying put their hands on their hearts and leaned forward to salute at the same time.
"I really didn't expect that our small Huole tribe camp would welcome a distinguished guest like the general."
When Shelang spoke, his tone was humble and sincere.
Feng Xiu smiled and said, "I'm here because I have something very important to do, and I want to ask Aijin for help."
Shelang said quickly: "Dongbo is a vassal state of Dayu. We, the Huole tribe, are subjects of Dongbo and of course Dayu. If the general has any instructions, just say so."
Feng Xiudao: "Then I will really say it directly."
He stretched out his hand and handed over something: "Does Master Aijin know this?"
Shelang took it and looked at it carefully, then his expression changed and his eyes flickered.
He shook his head and said, "I don't know."
It was a dagger. Different from the daggers of the Central Plains people, the daggers they used were also curved.
Feng Xiu smiled and said: "My general said that I only brought a dagger. Master Ai Jin may not recognize it. It seems that the general guessed it right."
Feng Xiudao: "How about this? I'll send someone back now to bring the person over and ask Lord Aijin to identify him? It's not the same attitude if he just brings the person over to talk."
Shelang's expression changed again.
He recognized the dagger because it was the one he gave to his men.
And this subordinate went to the mountains yesterday to deliver a message to the Lulan horse thieves. Not long ago, he was still wondering why he hadn't come back today.
Shelang pretended to look at the dagger carefully again, and then said with a smile: "I am old and my eyes are not good for use. I really didn't see it clearly just now. After taking a closer look, it looks familiar."
When he said these words, his eldest son Qiqinying had already grasped the handle of the knife at his waist.
Their possessions were taken away by the beauties, which is enough to show that the collusion between the Huole and the Lulan horse thieves was exposed.
Feng Xiudao: "My general said that I will encounter two problems this time. One is that Lord Aijin cannot recognize the dagger, and the other is that the women of the Huole tribe are too enthusiastic."
He couldn't help but sigh: "The general guessed these two things wrong. You see, when I came here, no woman from the Huole tribe reached out to me, but you, Master Aijin, actually recognized the dagger.
"
Shelang said: "If... if there is anything that requires the service of our Huole clan, General, you'd better just tell me."
Feng Xiu nodded: "Then just tell me." He stood up and said as he walked: "The general sent me here to discuss two things with Master Aijin. One is business, and the other is also business."
Shelang was stunned: "I'm a little stupid and didn't understand what the general meant."
Feng Xiu: "If the price is right, can I, Dayu, do business with everything Master Ai Jin owns?"
Shelang said: "The war horses are from the imperial court..."
Before he finished speaking, Feng Xiu shook his head and said, "Of course I know that war horses cannot be traded."
Feng Xiu picked up the wine on the table and smelled it, as if he admired the aroma of the wine.
"One is a transaction. It means that if Master Aijin is willing to cooperate, from now on, our Dayu army will come to buy the Huole people's cattle and sheep goods on time every year, and we will never break our promise."
Shelang's eyes lit up: "General, are you serious?"
Feng Xiu nodded: "Of course it is true, but there is a prerequisite."
Shelang immediately asked: "What are the conditions?"
Feng Xiu said: "It's another business. Master Aijin sells a person, and we will buy the cattle, sheep and other goods of your Huole people."
Aijin, who had been working as a photographer for so many years, had a certain status in Dongbo, so he could of course guess who he was selling to.
Seeing his eyes twinkling, Feng Xiu walked up to him and said, "My general said that after Master Ai Jin and I discuss these two transactions, Ai Jin will definitely hesitate."
"So I asked the general, if Aijin was hesitant, how should I continue to persuade him?"
"My general said that there was no need to persuade. Ai Jin was hesitant because these two deals alone were not enough to make Ai Jin tempted."
Having said this, he took out another thing and handed it to Shelang: "Does Master Aijin know this?"
Shelang took it and looked at it, then he was shocked. He held the thing in both hands and returned it to Feng Xiu, his attitude became more humble obviously.
That is Yu Yucheng hasti's token.
Feng Xiu said: "You must have heard that Dongbo's imperial power is about to undergo some changes."
Shelang nodded subconsciously, then quickly shook his head.
Feng Xiu continued: "Now think about it again, why did my general bring his troops to Dongbo? And why do I have His Highness the Prince's token in my hand?"
Shelang hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously: "Your Highness, are you in the army?"
Feng Xiu hummed: "You guessed it right."
He stepped forward and patted the wolf on the shoulder: "If this is done well, not only will there be beauties doing long-term business with your clan in the future, but a group of warriors from your clan may also be selected by His Highness.
From now on we will be the Forbidden Army."
Having said this, he looked at Qiqinying behind Shelang: "Warrior, please take your hand off the handle of the sword. If you don't dare to draw the sword, don't act like you are drawing the sword."
Qiqinying looked at his father's face and slowly took his hand away from the handle of the knife.
Feng Xiu said: "The Huole tribe is not a small tribe now. If they are meritorious, it will certainly not be a troublesome matter if a few tribe members serve as officials in the Dongbo court."
At this point, Shelang's heart actually no longer wavered, but completely turned towards him.
He raised his head and looked into Feng Xiu's eyes and asked, "Dayu, do you really support His Highness the Prince?"
Feng Xiu: "Otherwise, why would Dayu's army come?"
After a moment of silence, Shelang leaned over and saluted again: "Everyone in the Huole tribe is willing to serve the prince and Dayu."
Feng Xiu smiled with satisfaction.
He said: "Okay, then hurry up and finish the deal. I'll go back and wait for your news."
She Lang and others hurriedly sent him out of the tent. Feng Xiu walked a few steps and then turned back: "One last thing."
He asked seriously: "You women of the Huole tribe, don't you choose anyone at night? Why is it that no one reaches out to me?"
Shelang smiled awkwardly.
Feng Xiu shook his head: "Just pretend I didn't ask and leave."
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[That guy Qingluan asked me to recommend his new book. I was not happy because he was too popular and younger than me. What was even more annoying was that his writing was much more exciting than mine, from Invincible Sword Domain to One Sword.
Sovereign, and then the new book is: I have a sword.]