"Go back to the general. The people who were sent out came back to report that Governor Yang and the others were not found. They must have left." Chen Muqing said in a low voice.
"That's good. I hope they really leave. Otherwise, my sin will be even greater." Li Shiyao sighed.
Until this moment, Li Shiyao was unwilling to believe such results.
"The general's words are serious. If it weren't for the weirdness of the rebel's firearms, it wouldn't be so." Chen Muqing comforted him with helplessness on his face. He had just recovered from his escape.
"A defeat is a defeat. In any case, it is the general's fault for not investigating. The biggest crisis now is how to defeat that group of rebels." Li Shiyao said with emotion. Especially when he looked at the war-fearing generals below, he looked even more sad.
Chen Muqing followed Li Shiyao's gaze and naturally understood what Li Shiyao wanted to express.
Suddenly, Chen Muqing's mind flashed, and he thought of a question. Then he said to Li Shiyao: "Crisis, crisis. General, although the troops coming from Qingyuan were also defeated by the rebels, this is a danger but also an opportunity."
After listening to Chen Muqing's words, Li Shiyao's worried eyes suddenly became interested. Then he asked him with doubt: "Master Chen, how do you say this?"
"General, you should have noticed that after the rebels defeated us and the troops from Qingyuan, didn't they capture many of our people as prisoners?" Chen Muqing said, stroking his beard on his chin.
"That's it! What happens next?" Li Shiyao didn't understand what Chen Muqing wanted to express and continued to ask.
"There are few people in that group of rebels! And with the character of the rebel Zhang Rui, he will definitely not kill prisoners. Then..." Chen Muqing paused appropriately.
"You mean?" Li Shiyao suddenly seemed to understand. So he patted the armrest of the Grand Master's chair where he was sitting and said hurriedly: "Yes! Yes! Why didn't I think about it?"
The generals who were whispering among each other below were suddenly attracted by Li Shiyao's movement, and they all felt strange and raised their heads to look at Li Shiyao.
"It seems that the general understands?" Chen Muqing looked at Li Shiyao deeply, as if he was hiding his merit and fame.
"Thank you sir for waking me up, I understand." Li Shiyao bowed to Chen Muqing in a good mood.
"The general killed the students. The general will definitely think about it. It's just that the general has too many things to do so he didn't pay attention at the moment." Chen Muqing did not dare to accept Li Shiyao's gift, but turned sideways to avoid it. Then he bowed to Li Shiyao and said.
When Li Shiyao saw this, he stopped talking about it and just smiled. Then he loudly said to the Qing generals who were looking at him: "You must be wondering why I was so rude just now!"
I saw that the generals below did not dare to answer the question. After all, no one could achieve this position and still be a fool. However, the generals still looked at Li Shiyao intently, clearly nodding in their hearts.
"Have you ever thought about it, because those rebels were too strong, they were able to capture many of our men and make them prisoners. But, because of this, they had to put a lot of people to guard the prisoners."
"Have you ever thought that this is the time when the rebels are at their weakest? Even if the rebels have extraordinary abilities, what will happen with their powerful muskets? There are only a few of them!" Li Shiyao said what he thought out loud said it out.
"That's right! Why didn't I think of that!" Geng Shangzhi figured it out immediately, then patted his thigh and said quickly
"What?" Ku Yalanan asked, feeling a little behind the rhythm.
"Leader Nan Shen, have you ever thought that we have nearly 14,000 soldiers and horses here. But the rebels have to guard the prisoners, how many more people can be mobilized to fight us?" Li Shiyao was already in a good mood at this time. He felt that as long as he could defeat Zhang Rui, he might also know why his musket could shoot so far.
As long as Zhang Rui's secret is known, what will the lost troops be in the eyes of the emperor? Anyway, as long as they have food to eat, there will be more people willing to serve as soldiers.
"What does the general mean?" Ku Yalanan couldn't confirm what Li Shiyao wanted to express. I had to pretend to be stupid again and asked.
"Have you ever thought about it, Chief Nan Shen? There are only a few people who rebel against the bandits, and a lot of manpower has to be deployed to guard the prisoners. So what will happen if we attack Zhang Rui?"
"If he dares to transfer all the men and horses guarding the prisoners, those prisoners may rebel, and then we can form an encirclement that is coordinated inside and outside." Li Shiyao tried to explain slowly:
"Moreover, because they have few people. No matter how powerful their muskets are, what if they don't have many people to shoot?"
"What the general said makes sense, it is indeed the case." Kuyala Nanzhi also replied with satisfaction.
"So, Leader Nan Shen also supports the fight against the rebels?" Li Shiyao asked happily
"Support, why not support? Such a good opportunity, if I miss it, I don't know how much more energy I will have to spend to defeat the rebel." Ku Yarananzhi said to Li Shiyao with a determined face. At the same time, he said in his heart:
"Anyway, the vanguards in this battle are not my descendants of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, so what does it matter no matter how many people die?"
"Hahaha... Okay, it's rare that Leader Nan Shen understands." Li Shiyao didn't care who died, as long as he wasn't a member of the Eight Banners. Then Li Shiyao looked at Zhong Shengjia on the side and said:
"Mr. Zhong, you know the specific situation, don't you! I will give the order soon and set out early tomorrow morning to encircle and suppress the rebels. On such a good day, if anyone dares to go out and do nothing, don't blame this general for treating them. You're welcome."
"General, don't worry, you don't need to say anything. If anyone dares to eat without doing anything, I will not let him go first." Zhong Shengjia stood up. He patted his chest and said to Li Shiyao
"Okay, our Qing Dynasty has a general like General Zhong Bing, so why should we be afraid of small rebels making trouble!" Li Shiyao also stood up from his seat and said to Zhong Shengjia with satisfaction.
"Thank you, General." Zhong Shengjia was very pleased to see Li Shiyao's behavior.
It's night, the moonlight is thin
The Qing army and the bandit suppressing army were each discussing how to kill each other.
Many people are destined to have a sleepless night.
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The clock is ticking
There are many injustices in this world, but one thing is fair, and that is time.
Every second of your time is also lived by the enemy.
It was not long in the morning, and the fog in the mountains had just dissipated.
Because there were too many Qing troops stationed here on the mountain, no bird dared to stay on the entire mountain. Only the faint chirping of birds came from the distant mountains.
"Report, report to the general. The rebels were found eight miles ahead and are coming towards us." A scout came to Li Shiyao and shouted loudly.
