At the end of Yinshi, outside Yuzhong City, inside the Qin Mansion camp.
Qin Ming didn't sleep much all night because he kept thinking about the safety of Team Muzi.
When it got dark, Qin Ming put on his clothes and walked out of the camp.
Outside the camp, Xu Gou, who was squatting by the fire to watch the night, immediately stood up and saluted after seeing Qin Ming.
"Son."
Qin Ming nodded slightly.
"Don't they have any news yet?"
Xu Gou shook his head.
"No."
Qin Ming couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
"You and Ah Huo each lead a team out. The troops are divided into two groups and go to the official roads in the east and west of the city to meet them."
"Regardless of whether we can pick up someone or not, we will be back here in an hour."
"Here."
Xu Gou bowed.
After explaining the matter, Qin Ming turned around and returned to the camp.
In fact, with the abilities of Li Jing and other early Tang military commanders, as well as the martial arts style of the early Tang Dynasty.
Qin Ming just needs to be honest and stay with Li Jing.
But, how to say it?
Don't be afraid of ten thousand things, just be afraid of the unexpected.
After all, Qin Ming is not sure whether the Tang Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty he knows.
It is also uncertain whether the direction of history will change due to his arrival.
Besides, he has to stay in Yuzhong City. How can he sleep peacefully if he doesn't understand the enemy's movements?
Just as Qin Ming was pacing back and forth in the tent, urgent footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent.
Immediately, Xu Gou opened the curtain and said happily:
"Sir, Mu Si has brought someone back."
While talking, Mu Si, who was dressed in auspicious clothes, followed Xu Gou into the tent.
"Sir, this is Tuyuhun's troop deployment in the mountains on both sides of the official road."
With that said, Mu Si handed the terrain map in his hand to Qin Ming.
Qin Ming quickly took the topographic map, checked the annotations on the map, and asked.
Soon he figured out Tuyuhun's troop deployment.
"By the way, you just said that you met military scouts when you were protecting the Liu family's ridge?"
Mu Si nodded and said:
"That kid is very skilled and very strong. Boss Mu and his subordinates spent a lot of effort to subdue him."
"By the way, he still said that if he had known that the young master was so powerful, he would have paid homage to him when he joined the army!"
"However, that kid is stubborn. We all told him that there were 20,000 barbarians protecting the Liu family's ridge, but he didn't believe it and insisted on checking again."
Qin Ming nodded slightly, thought for a while and asked:
"Do you know that person's name?"
Mu Si thought for a while and said:
"It seems to be called Xue Li."
Qin Ming nodded.
[Xue Li? This name seems somewhat familiar. For a moment, I couldn’t remember where I had heard it. ]
Thinking this, Qin Ming patted Mu Si on the shoulder and said:
"You should be tired after running all night. You should take your brothers to rest first."
Mu Si hesitated after hearing this, shook his head, bowed and said:
"Sir, my subordinate wants to stay and wait for Mu Xiaowu and Mu Laoer to come back."
"Please give me your permission, sir."
Qin Ming nodded happily after hearing this, and then said to Zi Shu at the door:
"Zi Shu, you go out and make arrangements and let the others go back to rest."
"Yes, sir."
About a quarter of an hour later, Zi Shu and Mu Wu walked into the camp together.
When Mu Si saw the two people coming back, he immediately jumped up from his stool.
"Xiaowu, are you back?"
"My subordinates pay their respects to the young master."
Qin Ming nodded slightly, quickly stepped forward to help Mu Wu up and asked:
"Mu Wu, is the operation in Lanzhou City still going well?"
Mu Wu nodded heavily and said with a smile:
"Everything is going well. Boss Mu and the others have entered Lanzhou City as planned."
Qin Ming nodded and asked:
"Have you found out how many enemy troops there are outside the city?"
Mu Wu was silent for a while, lowered his head and said guiltily:
"Because there are too many hidden sentries from the barbarians outside Lanzhou City. My subordinates did not dare to rush to other city gates and only checked the situation at the east city gate. Please punish me."
Qin Ming patted Mu Wu on the shoulder and said:
"You have done a good job, there is no need to feel guilty."
"And the barbarian's current goal is to encircle rather than attack, so the situation at each city gate should be similar."
"You might as well talk about what you found at the East City Gate."
Mu Wu thought for a while and said:
"According to my subordinates' observations, there are not many barbarians at the East City Gate, only three to four thousand people."
Qin Ming frowned even more when he heard this.
Three or four thousand people? Let’s count four thousand people. With four city gates in this way, there are 16,000 people.
It is not much different from the previous information.
But therein lies the problem.
After all, based on what the Muzi team has discovered so far, the enemy army is only 120,000 at full strength.
But yesterday the barbarian generals said that the Tuyuhun and Dangxiang coalition forces had at least 150,000 troops on the front line in Lanzhou.
Where did the remaining 30,000 people go?
While Qin Ming was pacing back and forth, the curtain was opened again.
A figure hurriedly rushed into the camp and said hurriedly:
"Sir, there are changes in Lintao."
Qin Ming suddenly turned around.
"What did you say?"
At three quarters of the hour,
Qin Ming rode a fast horse and rushed into Yuzhong City.
In the Yuzhongcheng County Yamen, Li Jing and other generals couldn't help but look at each other in shock after listening to the scout's report.
Li Jing was silent for a while and asked:
"Did those two people really claim to be affiliated with the Silver Armor Army? Are you sure you heard correctly?"
Xue Li, who was kneeling on one knee, nodded and said:
"I swear to God that I heard you right."
Li Jing pondered for a moment, and then said to the guard at the door:
"Li Yan, go outside the city and invite Qin Canjun over."
"Here."
As soon as Li Yan finished speaking, a personal guard ran in.
"Report to the General Manager, Qin Canjun is asking for an audience outside the gate."
Li Jing was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face.
"Please quickly."
Not long after, Qin Ming appeared in the main room.
"General, please pay your respects to the chief steward."
Li Jing nodded slightly.
"What a coincidence, I am about to send someone to call you."
Qin Ming turned a deaf ear to Li Jing's greetings. He raised his head and said eagerly:
"General Manager, the general has just received news that Tuyuhun sent 30,000 additional troops to Lintao last night."
"The general thinks that they are likely to be unfavorable to Dingxi, so he asked the general manager to make a decision early."
Li Jing was stunned when he heard this.
Immediately, he stood up suddenly, pointed to the sand table beside him, and said excitedly:
"Quick, quick, mark their location."
Seeing Li Jing looking so excited, Qin Ming was not disappointed, but felt relieved.
[It seems that I am really worrying too much. It’s best this way. ]
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