"Ms. sir, should you tell her?"
Liu Mengru said to Zhao Ping.
"Let's ambush at the entrance to the east of Xiping Village."
Zhao Ping was not polite and said bluntly: "Now that the two villages have been merged, they can be regarded as a whole."
"It seems that there are many ways to get in and out, but I have already arranged for people to place thorns, branches, gravel, etc. on other roads to prevent anyone from raiding."
"With those things blocking them, at least they can be stopped for a moment, giving us enough time to respond."
"There are also two paths left."
"One is at the east end of Xiping Village and the other is at the west end of Xia Village. It is convenient for people from our two villages to go out to do errands, purchase, etc."
"Passing by Xia Village not only takes a detour and wastes time, but also easily disturbs the villagers in Xia Village."
"They were attacking at night, so they definitely wouldn't do that."
"So the only road left is the east exit of Xiping Village."
"Master, what if Liu Wenhao takes a road full of thorns?"
Yun Man asked weakly, "You taught us before that we must learn to guess the enemy's intentions on the battlefield."
"What if Liu Wenhao also understands this truth and thinks that the road full of thorns is because we are trying to spread suspicion? There must be no ambush, but that's where we go?"
"I learned to think proactively, which is very good."
Zhao Ping nodded happily, "This situation is normal."
"After all, we know too little about Liu Wenhao. When he first came to Donghai County, we knew that he was a playboy."
"You can even say he is a prodigal son."
"But right now, we can't think that way."
"On the contrary, I think he is a smart man."
"He came to Donghai County to deliberately create publicity and create an image of him as a playboy and prodigal, so that we can relax our vigilance."
"At the same time, he's waiting for someone."
"I believe that there will definitely be more than two groups of people coming to our Xiping Village this time. In addition to Liu Wenhao and Mu Jianzhang, there will definitely be others."
"Of course Liu Wenhao also knows this, so when he draws the lottery in Buzhuang, he is also waiting for those people to take the lead and explore the truth."
"It is definitely impossible to cooperate. After all, acacia wine is a profitable business. Only a fool would cooperate with others. Wouldn't it be nice to make money by yourself?"
"Then there will be different situations to deal with."
"Someone may have left after I said no and didn't want to cause trouble."
"And some people think that they have a high position of power and they think highly of me by cooperating with me. Once I refuse, it will damage their face, so they will come to settle accounts with me and take away the formula by force."
"Mu Jianzhang has been here for most of the day and has not returned to the county seat, and no news has been sent back. It is obvious that he is planning to use force to solve the problem."
"Liu Wenhao sent troops at midnight, intending to wait for us to make a loss, and he would benefit."
"It can be seen that Liu Wenhao is a very profound person."
"The dude is just a disguise to confuse us."
"The deeper the city, the easier it is to think too much."
"When he sees those roads full of thorns, he will first think that we have laid a trap there, and secondly he will consider the problem from our standpoint, thinking that it should be a suspicion formation, and finally he will think about it again, and then he will be back. origin."
"Then we will take the main road at the east entrance of the village."
"this……"
Yun Man shook his head, his face full of bitterness.
"Master, this is too messy."
"I'm confused."
"How on earth are we going to do this?"
"Haha, it doesn't matter if you are confused. The important thing is that I want you to learn from my analysis that you should not just look at one side of things, but also take all aspects of the situation into consideration, so as to reduce casualties."
Zhao Ping said with a smile: "Of course, what I said is all speculation."
"It's about predicting the enemy's prediction. Whether the guess is correct or not depends on some luck."
"So our main force should be concentrated at the east entrance of the village."
"Also, Liu Muyun, you can find some fast-footed brothers and let them guard the thorny paths."
"If you discover the enemy, report it in time, and we will adjust our strategic deployment."
"yes."
Liu Muyun accepted the order and was about to leave.
"etc."
Liu Mengru stopped him.
Then he said to Zhao Ping: "Ms. sir, can you let me take command of this battle?"
"Um?"
Zhao Ping was stunned, "Why?"
"My lord, Liu Wenhao is the eldest son of the Minister of Household Affairs and the future heir of the Liu family. Liu Lai regards him as a treasure in his heart."
"When he comes to Xiping Village this time, he will definitely be protected by expert guards."
"That Liu Jia you mentioned earlier, who can swing three arrows from a spring while riding a horse, must be a master among masters, on par with Hu Zi."
"Based on what I know about Liu Lai, I will definitely not send just one master."
"At least there are two. One is responsible for fighting, and the other is closely protecting Liu Wenhao. Once he discovers that the situation is not good, he will take Liu Wenhao and escape in time."
"There is also Yun Chengze, the second son of the Minister of War. Although he is not as important as Liu Wenhao, the guards he leads are also masters."
"Six years ago, when I was General Feiying, I knew that the six departments in the court were one family."
"Young master, if there are two families in this area, then the other four families will produce expert guards."
"So there are at least seven masters among Liu Wenhao and Hu Zi who are comparable to Hu Zi."
"If they use the strategy of capturing the thief first and capture the king first, who is in charge will be the most dangerous. But you are powerless and cannot deal with those masters, so let me take command."
"I'm wearing a battle armor, and I'm not weak at all. Even if I encounter a master, I can easily retreat without losing my life."
"What are you thinking about?"
Zhao Ping shook his head, "Knowing that there is danger, it is even more impossible for me to let you rush ahead."
"Besides, although you are a general, you are commanding large-scale battles. A small force like this with only one or two hundred people is not good at it."
"And Huzi is still with me, nothing will happen to him."
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Unless I die in battle, the enemy will never harm you."
Li Hu hurriedly patted his chest to assure himself.
"Why."
Liu Mengru sighed.
She knew this was the result.
I can only retreat and say: "I don't have to command, but I have to participate in the battle."
"You must promise me this."
"If something unexpected happens, I will die with you and never live."
"Bah, bah, bah, what are you talking about?"
Zhao Ping rolled his eyes at her angrily, "It's unlucky to say something like this before the battle has even started."
"But I can promise you this."
"When the time comes, you will follow me, Yunman, and his team. They are good at shooting. With you guarding them, they can avoid being attacked and killed by the enemy."
"Um."
Liu Mengru nodded and said no more.
Zhao Ping continued to arrange the battle plan.
On the other side, Liu Wenhao and his team finally arrived near Xiping Village. Less than five miles away from the village, there was a fork in the road.
"Um?"
Liu Wenhao frowned and asked, "Why are there so many forks in the road here?"
"Which road leads to Xiping Village?"
“You can all reach Xiping Village.”
Tongbai stepped forward and said: "This is an official road. The road is flat and convenient for marching."
"Otherwise, there are some small roads. If we want to pass there, we need to pass through the field ridge, which will delay the speed."
"Take the path."
Liu Wenhao pondered for a while and said.
"Ah? Take a small road? Why?"
Tongbai asked.
"snort!"
Liu Wenhao snorted coldly, "Xiping Village is Zhao Ping's family. There is acacia wine in it, so we will definitely send people to guard it."
"Official ethics are the top priority, and there will only be more people guarding them."
"If we take a small path and go around to the back, we can avoid the spy and capture Zhao Ping without anyone noticing."
"The young master is smart."
Tongbai flattered him.
Everyone turned to the path, and before they had gone a few hundred meters, they encountered thorns and gravel blocking the road.
"No, there's an ambush ahead."
The person walking at the front exclaimed.
It's Tian Fuhai.
Among Liu Wenhao's profession, Tian Fuhai has the most distant relationship, so he is naturally regarded as cannon fodder.
Tian Fuhai also knew this, but he had his own plans and didn't mind much.
Instead, he took the opportunity to make a request to Liu Wenhao.
As long as he succeeds this time, Liu Wenhao will personally guarantee that Tian Fuhai will borrow 500,000 taels of silver from Tianxia Bank.
"What? Ambush?"
Liu Wenhao was shocked and sent Liu Jia to explore the way.
After a while, Liu Jia returned.
"Master, I walked forward three hundred meters and didn't find any enemies. There were just some thorns, gravel and branches on the road."
Liu Jia said.
"This is an old suspicion formation, let us take the official route."
Tongbai was "smart" for once and said with a smile: "Fortunately, we discovered it in time. If we continue walking on this path, there must be no ambush ahead."
"fart!"
However, Liu Wenhao shouted: "Marching and fighting is like playing chess. You can't just take one step, but take three steps."
"Zhao Ping must be a smart man if he can think of a lottery method to increase the sales of cloth stores."
"We can easily see the problem, doesn't Zhao Ping know about it?"
"I can guarantee that once we take a small road, we will be ambushed by Zhao Ping."
"Return the same way we came. Let's take the official road."
Yun Chengze, who was following him, took another deep look at Liu Wenhao. He didn't expect that Liu Wenhao was actually a playboy on the surface, but secretly had a very deep scheming mind.
Stay away from him in the future, it's too dangerous.
