In a moment, Ye Ying made a decision. If he ran away now, the chance of escaping would be very small. Zhao Hu and Gan De who were hiding outside the village might not be implicated, so Ye Ying decided to take a gamble and lie down. He didn't move at all.
Facts have proved that Ye Ying's choice was correct. Kuang Zhaolei looked up at the roof, but did not find any movement. After being suspicious for a long time, he finally chose to give up.
"The location of our village is so hidden, and there are many open posts and hidden sentries, so no one should come in." Chen Tianshun's words completely reassured Kuang Zhaolei.
"I just heard a slight noise. It seems that I heard it wrong. Our brothers continued to drink." After hearing Chen Tianshun's words, Kuang Zhaolei finally withdrew his eyes and focused on the wine bowl on the table.
After the episode just now, Ye Ying became more cautious. He continued to lie there motionless, and even lowered his breathing to the lowest level.
The gong of the third watch sounded in the night, and the two people below finally finished. As the figures of the two people disappeared into the room, Ye Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief. If it hadn't been for this perfect rain, maybe I would have been in the cell in Yunze Village at this time!
After lying on the roof for a while and making sure that the two of them were gone, Ye Ying slid down from the roof and quietly left Yunze Village, finding Zhao Hu and Gan De who had been waiting outside the village.
At this time, it was still some time before dawn, and although the rain had lightened up a lot, it had not stopped completely. However, none of this could stop the three Ye Yings who were eager to send the information here back to the military camp as soon as possible.
With the cover of darkness and the sound of rain, the three of them successfully left Yunze Village, found the small fishing boat in the reed swamps in the lake, and followed the path to the lake.
The boat moved quickly on the lake. Everyone had nothing to do, so they started chatting. Ye Ying had something on his mind, Zhao Hu was not talkative by nature, and Gan De, who was in a good mood, became the main speaker.
"Boss, it's so thrilling to follow you to Yunze Village this time. It's fun to live like this." Gan De said excitedly while rowing.
"Boss, I used to live a poor life at home, and I was often bullied by the rich people nearby. This period of time in the military camp was the happiest time I have ever lived." Seeing that Ye Ying and Zhao Hu didn't say much? Gan De continued.
From the chat with Gan De, Ye Ying and Zhao Hu basically understood his situation, and couldn't help but feel that life was unfair to this hard-working young man, who had suffered too many hardships.
Gande was born in a sharecropper family and was the eldest son, with a younger brother and a younger sister. The landlord's family was mean by nature. The Gande family worked hard for a year, and most of their income went to the landlord. It was difficult for the family to even fill their stomachs.
In this case, the mother had no choice but to work as a servant in the landlord's house. Not only was she often beaten, but the three Gande brothers and sisters were not bullied since they were young.
This kind of family situation made Gander particularly eager to become strong, so when he became an adult, he went to the military camp without telling his parents. Since he was eager to make some powerful friends, he chose to make Qi Jiao, who initially bullied him but was kind-hearted, his boss.
Later, he followed Ye Ying and others, and saw that these people were both capable and loyal, and did not dislike him. This allowed Gan De to fully integrate into this group. He knows that his skills are not good enough, but he doesn't want everyone to think that he is useless, so he rushes to do everything.
"Gangzhe, in fact, I have long regarded you and Lao Qi as brothers, just like door bolts and tigers. Don't worry, as long as we brothers work together, we will definitely make a difference in this world. When the time comes, your family will People will never be bullied again." After listening to Gan De's narration, Ye Ying recognized this true-hearted man even more.
"As long as the boss doesn't dislike him, I will follow him in this life. Even if I die, I won't even frown." Gan De was obviously very excited at this time, but his words were rejected by Ye Ying and Zhao Hu. Stopped.
"We still have to follow the boss to do big things, but we can't die so early." Zhao Hu said very little, but he was a man who meant what he said.
The three young people kept communicating while rowing, but the distance between their hearts was getting closer and closer.
At this time, in the new camp, deputy commander Sima Chi found the commander Cao Zhen again and wanted to persuade him to punish Ye Ying and others for leaving the team privately. This was the third consecutive day that he had done this.
"Master Commander, my subordinates know that you cherish your talents, but this boy uses your appreciation as capital for his arrogance. This trend cannot last forever." Sima Chi went to Cao Zhen and said "sincerely".
Sima Chi had a headache for the battalion commander Cao Zhen. He originally wanted to win him over to join the Sima family's camp, but this guy still refused to agree. He wanted to deal with Ye Ying on behalf of his family, but Cao Zhen never agreed, leaving him helpless against this smelly and tough guy.
"Brother Sima, didn't you see that Mr. Ye asked someone to send a letter back, saying that he wanted to check out the situation in Yunze Village?" After hearing Sima Chi's words, Cao Zhen said a little unhappy. He had rejected him three times in a row. But he still refused to give up. .
"My lord, do you believe in the tricks of a child? You asked Ye Ying to protect Mr. Lu. He was so good that Mr. Lu lost a lot of property, and many of his servants were killed and injured. Even Mr. Lu Your Excellency also almost lost his life. I think Ye Ying just didn't want to take responsibility and deliberately found an excuse to escape. This subordinate is thinking about Your Excellency. If he really absconds in fear of crime, you will also be implicated." Sima Chi added.
"I believe Xiangye Ying, he is not such a person." Cao Zhen was already very impatient. If he hadn't been worried about the Sima family, he would have kicked this difficult guy out long ago.
"Oh, I'm just worried about you..."
"Sir, Ye Ying is back!" Before Sima Chi could finish his words, another person hurriedly walked into the camp. It was none other than Zheng Xu Qiang from the recruit camp, who was also Ye Ying's immediate superior.
"Who did you say is back?" Sima Chi widened his eyes after hearing Xu Qiang's words.
"Lord Sima, my subordinate Ye Ying is back. I heard he brought good news." When Sima Chi asked, Xu Qiang said with a smile.
"Let him come here quickly!" Upon hearing the news, Cao Zhen suddenly became energetic.
It didn't take long for Ye Ying to take Zhao Hu and Gan De with him. The three of them looked tired and tired, but they were smiling.
"Your kid is finally back. My lord and I can finally rest assured." Seeing Ye Ying, Sima Chi's signature harmless smile appeared on his face again.
"Sir, we have found the specific location of Yunze Village. The waterway near the lake and the trail into the mountain are all clear. We also took a walk inside the village." Ye Ying said happily as soon as he saw the people in the tent. .
"Tell me what's going on?" Cao Zhen was very happy when he saw that Ye Ying finally came back and brought news that seemed to be very useful, but he still kept a straight face.
"Gande, tell me!" Ye Ying suddenly turned his head and said to Gande beside him, hoping that he could take this opportunity to leave a good impression on the commander.
In this way, under Gan De's narration, Ye Ying made some additions from time to time, clearly explaining the ins and outs of the matter.
"Sir, this is the topographic map of Zeyun Village drawn by Xiao. Although it is not particularly standard, it is roughly like this. We also made simple road signs on the trail leading to the village." Ye Ying said as he said , and handed Cao Zhen the sketch he took the time to draw on the way back.
After Cao Zhen read it, he handed it to Sima Chi on the side without showing any emotion.
"I want to hear what suggestions you have if we attack Zeyun Village?" After Sima Chi read the sketch, Cao Zhen turned to Ye Ying and asked.
“Sir, I believe that there are three main reasons why our Mad Lion Army failed to attack Zeyun Village many times: First, because the terrain of Zeyun Village is very complex, and we suffered the disadvantage of not being familiar with the terrain and waterways; second, because of this Zeyun Village is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If they want to attack by force, there is no doubt whether they can succeed. The key is to pay a high price; thirdly, because there is a large mountainous area behind Zeyun Village. Once the war goes against them, they will hide in the mountains. Here, we can't find their hiding place at all. Regarding these aspects, I have this suggestion..."
Hearing Ye Ying's analysis bit by bit, Cao Zhen, who had a stern look on his face, said nothing, but looked at Ye Ying with much more approval.
"Sir, Commander Xiaoye's analysis is very reasonable. I think we can formulate a combat plan based on his plan. Let Commander Xiaoye lead his men as the vanguard, and his subordinates will lead two groups of soldiers to follow closely. This time we must destroy Zeyun Village and take revenge for being teased a few days ago." The deputy commander made Sima Chihuo stand up and said firmly.
Sima Chi's words were obviously beyond Cao Zhen's expectations. He looked at Cao Zhen thoughtfully and pondered for a while before speaking.
"Let me take the lead personally this time! When I am the deputy commander, I will be in charge of the main camp. I am worried that there are no reliable people in the camp."
"Sir, I..." After hearing Cao Zhen's words, Sima Chi was stunned. He originally wanted to fight again, but seeing Cao Zhen's firm eyes and being familiar with Cao Zhen's personality, Sima Chi had no choice but to give up.
"Well, sir, feel free to lead the troops to exterminate the bandits. I must be optimistic about this family." Sima Chi said, patting his chest.
After explaining to Cao Zhen, Ye Ying had the opportunity to return to the camp and understand the situation of the day with Qi Jiao, Shan Fu and others.
It turned out that that day, Ye Ying dressed up as Lu Tianzhao and shuttled back and forth in the mountains and forests. He did indeed attract a large number of bandits as expected, and the pressure on the remaining people was much less.
But there is still a bit of regret. One of the brothers in the new camp was killed and one was injured. Although we knew that people would die in battle, but thinking about the brothers who were still alive and kicking before, now they are separated by yin and yang, everyone is very sad.
Lu Tianzhao's losses were much greater. More than a dozen soldiers were killed. More importantly, some valuables were taken away by bandits. This made him very angry and criticized the soldiers.
However, Lu Tianzhao's life was finally saved. After returning to the military camp, the superiors didn't say anything. Of course, there must be no credit.
"I don't think this old guy is a good person. If he didn't have to perform a mission, I would rather let the bandits kill him." Speaking of this, Qi Jiao felt aggrieved, and Shan Fu also agreed.
"Lao Qi, you have such a mouth, be careful one day you will get into trouble from your mouth." Although Ye Ying felt that what Qi Jiao said was reasonable, he quickly stopped him.
Although they were separated for only a few days, everyone was very happy and seemed to have endless things to say. Ye Ying enjoyed this feeling very much. He felt that this was how Pao Ze should be.
The soldiers in the new camp also learned about the expedition against Yunze Village, and everyone in the camp began to prepare quickly, sharpening their knives one by one, preparing to fight in the battle to suppress the bandits.
