Mo Crow and his men were monitoring Xiao Yu and the others. Each of the three of them had a bunch of candied haws in their hands and were happily discussing where to go next.
Just after the three of them discussed where to go, two shadows blocked the three of them.
The three people looked up at the person blocking their way. The smiles on their faces disappeared instantly. The person's face showed seriousness. The three people immediately stood up straight like good babies and did not dare to speak.
"Uncle Qiu, why are you here?" Xiao Yu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a flattering smile.
"You don't know when I will go back if I don't come?" Yu Chou said seriously.
The three of them suddenly looked embarrassed. The three of them were lawless in the Shilan tribe. Apart from their parents and elders, the only one who could control them was Yu Chou. Yu Chou was the personal guard of the third elder. Now He is the person in charge of Yu Yuan's protection and criminal law.
Because Yu Chou was strict and fair in enforcing the law, he had a high prestige among Yu Yuan's guards.
"Do you know how much trouble you have caused? Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble if you go down the mountain privately? The great elder just banned the clan members from leaving the mountain, so you just went down the mountain without saying a word and took all the goods away. You are waiting to go back and be imprisoned. Bar."
Yu Chou's face was serious, and his words were full of indifference. The three frightened children immediately lowered their heads and dared not speak, as if they were frightened quails.
"I'll settle the score with you when I get back. Now follow me back to the mountain." Yu Chou glared at the three of them fiercely.
"Changqing, you go tell the others to go back to the mountain. I will take the three of them back to the mountain directly." Yu Chou said to the people around him.
"Yes, Master." Yu Changqing said.
Looking at Yu Changqing and Yu Chou with their three children leaving respectively, the guard said to Mo Ya
"Guanshi Mo, do we want to follow?"
"One of you will inform your husband, and the rest will follow Yu Changqing. I will follow the three children. Remember, you can give up tracking, but don't reveal your identity." Mo Ya reminded.
"No!" the five people said as they cupped their hands.
Seeing Yu Chou and the three children walking away, Mo Ya suddenly appeared behind the four of them, and the five guards immediately dispersed. One went to inform Zi You, and the four began to follow Yu Changqing.
At this time, Sima Su brought Sima Xin to see Ziyou. The three of them had a good conversation. Except for Sima Xin speaking when necessary, Sima Su was lobbying Ziyou for the rest.
"Sir, the spies reported that the governor of Qu County stayed at Chen's house overnight. It is said that Chen Shu and the governor of Qu County had a very happy conversation." Sima Su said.
"I know about this, do you think there's something wrong with it?" Ziyou asked.
"County Governor Qu is the governor personally conferred by the king, so there is no problem, but there is definitely a problem with Chen Shu. The Chen family originally had a very shallow relationship with Commander Qu, but two years ago, Chen Shu began to show his favor to Commander Qu in various ways. Shou, if something goes wrong, there must be a monster, but after all, the Chen family is a wealthy family in Chengdu. The governor of Qu can't refuse directly, and most of them turn a blind eye, so the relationship between the two parties has always been cold. Before Mr. came, Chen Shu had not shown any goodwill to the county governor for some time. After the reception banquet, he began to express his goodwill to the county governor again, but it was all in private, and there was no uproar like before. Moreover, the spies found that Chen Shu's stewards often disappeared inexplicably. They said they were doing business, but every time the caravan arrived Once you leave the Shushan Road, the steward will no longer see anyone else." Sima Su said.
"Is there any other useful information?" Ziyou asked.
"The Sima family's caravan just came back with news that the price of food in the old capital of Chu and other places has increased, by half the price." Sima Su said in a deep voice.
"Has the Chu army been mobilized to Yingdu?" Sima Xin asked.
Sima Xin, who had been silent for a while, suddenly spoke, which surprised Ziyou. It was not something ordinary people would think of judging military mobilization based solely on rising food prices.
"How did General Sima know that the Chu army was mobilized? As far as I know, the Chu army should be in Xu Di and Nanyang." Ziyou asked.
"Besides a disaster, there is only one possibility for the price of food to rise in one place, and that is a large amount of food purchases. The purchase of food that can cause the price to rise by half is at least food for 100,000 people, so I guess it is the mobilization of the army." Sima Xin said .
Ziyou looked at Sima Xin with surprise in his eyes. Being able to deduce the troop movement from a very small incident was enough to show how sensitive Sima Xin's sense of smell on the battlefield was.
"Yingdu is close to Qianzhong County and Wu County. The terrain of both places is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, there were Nanjun and other places in front, so there were not many defenders. Both Qianzhong County and Wu County have direct access to Bashu. The passage between the two counties was specially built by Governor Zhang Ruo after he captured the two counties. If the Chu army entered Shu from the two places, it would only take half a month to reach Chengdu." Sima Xin continued.
"General Sima has done a lot of research on the terrain of the two places and Shu County." Ziyou said.
"Actually, to be honest, sir, when I have nothing to do in the military camp, I just think about where the enemy is most likely to attack if Shu County faces a foreign enemy, and how to defend or even counterattack." Sima Xin said with some embarrassment.
Looking at the somewhat honest man in front of him, Ziyou felt that he had been wronged by letting him guard Chengdu all these years. With such a sense of battlefield and military deduction, he could rank among the top five in the Qin State with so many famous generals.
"Can you continue to tell me the reason for the Chu army's transfer this time?" Ziyou continued to ask.
Ziyou wanted to know where Sima Xin's upper limit was. If Sima Xin was capable enough, Ziyou wouldn't mind helping him and bringing the Sima family back to the top of the Qin military.
"I dare not lie, but there is only one person in Chu State who has the ability to command an army of at least 100,000 people, Xiang Yan.
As far as I know, Xiang Yan guards Xu Di, and the capital of Ying is extremely important to Xiang Yan and Lord Changping, so it is impossible for them to hand over the command of a hundred thousand troops to others, and Xu Di already has an army of two hundred thousand, if Ying If there are at least 100,000 troops, then Xiang Yan has 300,000 troops in his hands, which is more than the three families of Li Yuan and Qu Jingzhao combined.
Both sides regard each other as mortal enemies, so it is impossible for them to let Xiang Yan have at least 300,000 troops in his hands. Then there is only one possibility that Xiang Yan took at least 100,000 people to Yingdu.
This can also explain why the army purchased grain secretly instead of sending people from the court to allocate grain and grass. "Sima Xin continued.
Not only Ziyou was frightened by Sima Xin's inference, but also Sima Su was stunned. It seemed that he recognized his elder brother for the first time. In his heart, his elder brother only knew how to train soldiers and work. Silly guy, but I didn't expect that he had such a deep strategy.
Seeing the surprised expressions of the two people, Sima Xin scratched his head and said
"When my second brother and I went to Duyou to visit my late father and Lord Wu An, I was fortunate enough to receive Lord Wu An's guidance and a book on war. Lord Wu An said that when leading troops to fight, you should not only look at the situation on the battlefield, but also pay attention to the changes in the enemy's country. , thus seizing the opportunity and striking a fatal blow."
Ziyou looked at Sima Xin and felt distressed in his heart. Damn it, if he had been trained earlier, Qin would not have to worry about the commander-in-chief issue. Sima Xin may not be able to sit in the position of strategic commander, but he can also serve as a temporary commander to deal with short-term situations. The layout inside is adequate.
"My Confucian family has a line called Rujiang. It was cut off after Zilu died in battle. I wonder if General Sima is willing to inherit it?" Ziyou looked at Sima Xin and said.
That's it for today, the author is still on the train.
(End of chapter)
