Smoke and dust were everywhere at the foot of Yangjiao Mountain, two hundred miles north of the Linchen City military camp.
Backed by a river, facing the plains, with mountains on both sides, it is an excellent land for food and grass.
At this time, cattle carts pulled the grain and grass unloaded from the ship and transported them towards the warehouse.
The surrounding Qin troops were alert and heavily guarded.
On a mountain about two thousand meters away from here, Jie Jun lay down in the grass on the top of the mountain and watched carefully.
After a long while, he withdrew his gaze and said to Yi Xusong beside him: "Are you sure that Zhao Tuo won't come to rescue us if we attack here secretly?"
"Won't!"
Translator Song nodded firmly, "He promised me that as long as Wang Jian is successfully ambushed in Zo'an, he will immediately send troops to attack Zo'an!"
As he said that, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly and looked down at the grain and grass camp: "Here, he will make meritorious service for us!"
"In this case, let's go to Mingjun immediately and ask him to agree to our sneak attack on the Qin army's food and grass!"
"good!"
Yi Xusong readily agreed, and then followed Jie Jun back to the capital of Xiou.
Although they call this place a capital city, there is no sign of a city at all. They are all tents of different sizes, and animal skin women, children, and soldiers can be seen everywhere.
"Your Majesty! The eldest son has successfully sneaked into the Qin Army's beacon tower and is preparing to ambush Qin General Wang Jian!"
The older elder, holding a cane in his hand, said excitedly to the car.
When Zou Che heard this, he looked happy and immediately asked: "Is there any action on the Qin army's side?"
"No action has been taken yet!"
"Okay! My son is really smart and brave!"
"Your Majesty, the Third Young Master and General Jie Jun want to see you!"
Just when Zuchi was filled with joy, a report suddenly came from outside the door.
"Um?"
Zuche was stunned for a moment, then he immediately suppressed the smile on his face and waved his hands in a deep voice: "Let them come in!"
"yes!"
Soon, Yi Xusong led Jie Jun to the car and saluted respectfully.
Zuchi raised his hand to signal them to excuse themselves, and then said calmly and indifferently: "I wonder why you came to see me?"
"this"
Translator Song and Jie Jun looked at each other, and Jie Jun finally said: "Your Majesty, the Third Young Master and I have been investigating for days, and finally found the Qin army's food and grass at the foot of Yangjiao Mountain, and we want to lead troops to attack the Qin army's food and grass!"
"The Qin army's food and grass are heavily guarded. How many people do you plan to bring for a sneak attack?"
Zuche asked with a calm expression.
The elders on the side looked at each other and couldn't help but look at each other.
In their minds, it was impossible for Jie Jun to successfully attack the Qin army's food and grass.
Because they had sent their generals to sneak attack the Qin army's food and grass before, but they all came back defeated.
So they don't think Jie Jun is more powerful than other generals.
Moreover, except for the 5,000 Xiou soldiers brought by Zuo'an, there were not many mobilizable troops in Xiou.
"Based on the current situation analysis, the Qin Army has 100,000 Qin troops stationed near Lincheng Chen. If we estimate based on the Qin Army's past strength distribution, the Qin Army stationed in the Liangcao Camp does not exceed 5,000 people!"
Jie Jun said thoughtfully.
"Oh, what a big statement. There are no more than five thousand people. Could it be that the five thousand Qin army is too few?"
Ji Yang couldn't help but sneered when he heard this.
Yi Xusong immediately turned his eyebrows coldly and said: "Ji Yang, if you have the ability, go to the battlefield. If you don't, just shut up. General Jie Jun is your age and has already gone to the battlefield to kill the enemy!"
"Third brother, you!"
Ji Yang's face turned red when he was told by Song. He wanted to retort, but the chariot sitting in the main seat slapped the table: "That's enough!"
"Father, third brother."
When Ji Yang saw Zucha speaking, he immediately looked aggrieved and prepared to file a complaint.
Zuche glanced over with a cold look and said in a deep voice: "I've said enough!"
"this"
Ji Yang was struck by the cold eyes, his whole body was shocked, and he quickly stepped aside, lowering his head and saying nothing.
At this time, the older elder who spoke just now said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please calm down and listen to what General Jie Jun has to say."
"Um."
Zuchi nodded slightly as coldly as frost, and then raised his hand to signal Jie Jun: "General Jie Jun, please speak!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Jie Jun bowed his hands in a salute, as if he didn't take what happened just to heart at all, and talked eloquently:
"Although we have made sneak attacks on the Qin Army's food and grass before, it is different now. The first thing to make clear is that the Qin Army General Zhao Tuo has cooperated with us. I believe he will not go against us. After all, our goals are the same;
Secondly, our sneak attack on the Qin army's food and fodder is also beneficial to him.
The last thing that needs to be emphasized is that even if the Qin army's food and grass are lost in the sneak attack, we can come back safely! "
"Oh? How to come back safely?"
Zuche immediately became interested.
But Jie Jun cupped his hands and said, "The general dare not deceive the king. Before Qin destroyed Chu, the general once traveled to the border of Chu and accidentally discovered a secret passage. It must have been left behind by our ancestors' plot in the Central Plains!"
"Is this true?!"
Zuche was stunned and stood up from his seat in an instant.
The elders on the side also looked at Jie Jun in disbelief.
Jie Jun said with a smile on his face: "This statement is absolutely true. If you don't believe me, please send someone to check it!"
"this"
Zuche looked hesitant, exchanged glances with the elders, and then frowned and asked, "Where is this secret passage?"
"Flying Eagle Stream!"
"Flying Eagle Stream?"
"right!"
Jie Jun nodded with a smile: "The passage in Feiyingjian is winding and stretches for dozens of miles. In summer, there is underground water seeping into the passage. People cannot enter it and it is not easy to be noticed. In winter, the water passage dries up and looks like a secret passage. . I believe that the Qin army will not discover this secret passage!"
"If the general uses this secret passage to sneak attack the Qin army, he will go straight to the Qin army's important food and grass areas!"
"good!"
Zucha clapped his hands and laughed, then looked at the elders and said, "What do you think?"
"If it is true as General Jie Jun said, it would be really wonderful, but..."
"but what?"
"But there are several beacon towers between the northern and southern sections of Feiying Stream. If we take the secret path, if we are discovered by them, won't we be in vain?"
"What the elder said makes sense, but I also have a solution!"
Jie Jun interrupted with a smile, and everyone turned their attention to him again.
But I heard him continue: "Some time ago, we fought with the Qin Army and captured a lot of Qin Army's armor. We can select a group of warriors who are similar in size to the Qin Army, put on the Qin Army's armor, and carry the Qin Army's weapons. , fish in troubled waters, enter the southern end of Feiying Stream, and then use the secret passage to sneak attack on the Qin army's food and grass. In this way, although there is no 100% certainty, there is still a good chance, so you can take the risk!"
As he spoke, he looked around at the crowd and said, "What do you elders think?"
"I think this plan is feasible. I'm at least 70-80% sure. It's worth taking the risk!"
"I agree!"
Seeing that several elders agreed with Jie Jun's plan, Zuche thought about it in his heart and felt that it was better to take the risk than sit back and wait for death.
Because once the Qin army's food and grass are attacked by surprise, it is very likely that they will withdraw on a large scale.
In this way, Xiou Country can also have some breathing space.
"Okay! Then I will personally lead the troops and go with you!"
Zuche said with determination.
Everyone's expression changed when they heard this.
"Your Majesty!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, you must not commit any crime!"
"Your Majesty."
"Okay, it's already come to this, do we have any way out? Even if we kill Wang Jian, it will only vent our anger, and may lead to stronger revenge from the Qin army. Only by destroying the Qin army's food and grass can we be safe and sound! "
As he said that, Zuche glanced at everyone and said meaningfully: "It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. Do you understand?"
"this"
The elders looked at each other, and their hearts moved.
Although the car on the surface is talking about Zhao Tuo, it is actually talking about Jie Jun and Yi Xusong.
As far as the Xiou Kingdom is concerned today, except for the five thousand Xiou soldiers that Zuo An took away, the rest are the personal soldiers who protect the monarch of the Xiou Kingdom.
Once these personal soldiers are handed over to Jie Jun and Yi Xusong, I am afraid it will be difficult for people like me to feel at ease.
Therefore, instead of handing over these personal soldiers to Jie Jun and Yi Xusong, it would be better for him, the king, to lead the troops in person.
As if they had expected Zucha to do this, Jie Jun and Yi Xusong's faces showed no change, and they immediately raised their hands to him: "Your Majesty is wise!"
At the same time, in a mountain col fifty miles away from the border of Xiou Kingdom.
A ten-person Security Bureau team was waking up from their sleep.
Everyone yawned and poured cold water from the nearby stream to wash their faces.
There was a bonfire burning last night above the camp, and the smoke was still lingering.
Suddenly, a member of the Security Bureau asked in a low voice, "Captain, do you think we can find traces of them today?"
"I didn't know that these Yue people are just rats in the ditch. Thieves are so damn hard to find. If Director Chen hadn't said that His Majesty was here and had great achievements to be made, I wouldn't have bothered to come to this place where birds don't poop! "
A young man who looked like a captain said impatiently.
"Yeah, I'm very depressed too. I'd rather stay comfortable in Xianyang. It's such a colorful world, and it looks different every day!"
Hearing the complaints from the captain and the team members, a team member who looked like a new member immediately came forward and complained: "You are considered good. People like me who joined halfway and were dragged into this situation before I even went to Xianyang." here!"
"Haha, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Are you a local here?"
"Well, I have been living here since I was a child, and then I worked as a craftsman in the Chu State for a while. As a result, the Chu State was destroyed by the Qin State. I didn't want to go back, so I became a ranger. Fortunately, I saw the newspaper saying that the Security Bureau was recruiting people, so I came to give it a try. try."
"Hahaha, then you really came to the right place. Our Security Bureau doesn't do much else, but it does a lot of detailed work. It's your specialty!"
"Yes, I am also a meticulous person, but I don't want to come to a place where no one can be seen."
"It's as if no one thought about it."
Other team members joined in their complaints and expressed their dissatisfaction.
The newly joined team member took the opportunity to ask the question that he had always wanted to ask but did not dare to ask rashly: "How are you treated?"
"You came here without knowing the treatment?"
"I know some, but not everything."
"Then what do you know?"
"Director Chen said he was sending the mother-in-law away? What is this mother-in-law?"
"It's over, another one who was tricked in by Director Chen."
Seeing that his team members were chattering better than each other, the captain quickly stopped them and shouted: "You should all be more damn alert and stop talking nonsense. Director Chen is not a kind person. If these words reach his ears, you will Just wait to be punished;
Don't blame me for not reminding you, our security bureau has a security department, and the people in it are not normal people. All kinds of incredible torture instruments will make you regret coming to this world! "
As he said that, he turned to look at the newly joined team member and said sternly: "No matter how you joined the Security Bureau, once you join the Security Bureau, you must not have second thoughts, otherwise even if you escape to the ends of the earth, you will be reduced to ashes. !Understand?"
"Obviously."
The newly joined team member nodded tremblingly.
The captain waved his hand without saying a word: "Let's go, let's go to the next stronghold, don't let other teams get ahead of us."
Soon, they began a new search in the jungle.
I don’t know how long it took, but one of the team members walking at the front suddenly made a stop gesture and lowered his voice: “There’s something going on!”
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and immediately slowed down their steps and moved closer to the front.
I saw a small cliff on the edge of the bamboo forest below. In a hidden part of the cliff, there were several thatched houses. The chimney of one of the thatched houses was emitting smoke. It seemed that someone was cooking inside.
"There is someone in the house. Let's split up. Remember two things. First, the more powerful you are, the more brave you are. Don't take it lightly. Second, if you capture anyone alive, ask for information!"
The captain quickly issued the order, and everyone nodded in unison, gently pulled out the special dagger from their waist, and cautiously approached the thatched hut.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
As soon as the two members of the Security Bureau approached the thatched house, they immediately took out four bamboo tubes from their waists and threw them into the window of the thatched house.
In just a moment, billowing smoke floated out from inside, choking the people inside and coughing repeatedly.
"Bang!"
At this moment, another team member kicked open the kitchen door, and what came into view was not the brave Yue Ren, but a middle-aged woman with a black scarf on her head.
I saw a woman who was about thirty or forty years old. She was wearing jingling silver jewelry. She looked handsome and had delicate skin, unlike the Yue people. Next to him, there was a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, also wearing silver gestures. He looked at the security bureau members who rushed in with a dull look on his face.
On the other side, in the room where the improvised smoke bomb had just been thrown, two men who kept coughing rushed out. The older of them was shouting anxiously: "Mom, it's on fire, it's on fire."
"Don't move!"
The two team members who had been waiting nearby saw them rushing out. They immediately held daggers and subdued them to the ground.
"Can you understand us?"
The captain looked at the two men and two women intently and asked in a deep voice.
"Understand, understand"
The woman, who was about thirty or forty years old, nodded quickly and answered the captain in a Qin language that was not very fluent.
The captain looked happy and asked: "Then let me ask you, which Yue tribe are you from? Do you know where the headquarters of Xiou Kingdom is?"
"No, we are not from the Yue tribe. We are from a small tribe called the Baiyi tribe. We don't know where the base camp of Xiou is!"
"Nonsense, you are obviously from the Yue tribe. Tell me, where is the base camp of the Xiou Kingdom? Otherwise, don't blame us for being cruel and ruthless!"
"Where did you come from? Let my family go!"
Just when the captain was about to torture the family to extract confessions, a strong man holding a kitchen knife suddenly appeared on the hillside.
Instinct told the captain that this was a dangerous person, and he immediately signaled his team members to prepare for a desperate fight.
"We are the Qin army. Tell us where the people from Xiou are and we will spare your life!"
"Are you the Qin Army?"
The muscular man was obviously a little surprised when he heard the captain's words.
"Exactly!"
"Then did Qin really unify the six countries?"
The muscular man said with excitement.
The captain looked at him strangely and replied: "It has been almost two years since reunification. You are."
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