Since the two of them were in a dense forest and their sight was blocked, Yang Kai looked around and found nothing strange. Chang Sheng listened carefully and did not hear any strange noises caused by human activities. This shows that although the Japanese pirates are nearby, , but there is still some distance from where the horses are tied.
After observing the surrounding situation, Yang Kai turned to look at Changsheng. Although he did not speak, his intention was very obvious. He was seeking Changsheng's opinion on how to deal with this situation.
Changsheng did not speak immediately, but thought anxiously in his mind. The area where the two were currently located was not on the Jianghuai border. The Japanese pirates who appeared here undoubtedly sneaked in secretly. More than a hundred horses meant that more than a hundred people were here. This What are more than a hundred Japanese pirates doing here?
Thinking about it carefully, there are only two possibilities, one is a sneak attack, the other is destruction, but he has been to this area before, there are no important cities nearby, and it is also far away from the camp where Tongchen garrisoned troops, and the Japanese pirates What is the goal of this trip?
Unable to figure out the reason for the moment, Changsheng had to put it aside for the time being, "No matter what the Japanese pirates want to do, we can't let them escape unscathed."
After hearing Chang Sheng's words, Yang Kai nodded silently, then lowered his hand and drew his sword.
Yang Kai's sword is called Gongbu, and it comes from the hands of the master swordsmith Ou Yezi. It is definitely a peerless magic weapon. Before the sword is completely unsheathed, murderous aura is revealed, and several horses nearby instinctively sense it. Danger begins to neigh.
Upon seeing this, Changsheng hurriedly pressed Yang Kai's long sword back into its scabbard, "No need to kill the horse, I have a way to deal with it. You first take away all the clothes on the horse's back."
Yang Kai nodded and went to collect the baggage and clothes draped on the horse's back, while Chang Sheng quickly walked past the horses, activating the pure Yin spiritual energy to seal the horses' Huantiao points one by one.
Not only humans have acupuncture points, but also aliens. The acupoints of snakes, insects, rats and ants are difficult to determine, but the acupoints of horses are not difficult to find. The Huantiao acupoint is just outside the horse's buttocks. After sealing the Huantiao acupoint, the horse will not notice anything strange, but When you run hard, you get cramps.
In addition, the reason why a little pure Yin Qi is poured into the acupoints is to avoid disturbing the horses. If the pure Yin Qi is not poured into the acupoints, the horses will feel pain when the acupoints are sealed. However, after pouring pure Yin Qi into the acupoints, the horses will only feel pain. You will feel a little chilly.
When Changsheng sealed the acupoint, he had been carefully controlling the pure Yin spiritual energy, because the Qi practitioner will have his complexion revealed when he uses the spiritual energy. The more quickly the spiritual energy is activated, the more obvious the complexion will be. However, if a small amount of spiritual energy is used slightly, the complexion will not be exposed even if it is exposed. Extremely unobvious.
Although Changsheng was sealing the acupuncture points of the horses, he also noticed that the clothes Yang Kai took away included not only outer clothes, but also middle clothes. This discovery made him more and more confused, what kind of medicine were sold in the gourds of these Japanese pirates? To change into a disguise, you only need to change your outer clothes. Why did these Japanese pirates even take off their inner clothes?
The Japanese pirates left too many clothes, and it didn't take long for Yang Kai to collect a large armload. Worried about hiding nearby and being found by the Japanese pirates, he could only bundle them together and send them out of the forest, then turn around and come back to continue collecting.
Changsheng sealed the Huantiao points on all the horses one by one, and then together with Yang Kai, he took away the clothes left by the Japanese pirates on the horses. At this moment, he suddenly found a tattered clothes on the ground. He picked it up and took a closer look. It was full of holes and patches and almost unwearable.
Smell it with your nose, the smell is pungent and very sour.
Changsheng had been wandering for many days and had come into contact with too many victims and beggars. He was familiar with the smell on their bodies. This rag was undoubtedly worn by victims and beggars.
After a brief pause, Changsheng suddenly realized, "I know, they took off their clothes and pretended to be beggars."
Yang Kai was walking out of the forest with a pile of clothes in his arms. Hearing Chang Sheng's words, he hurriedly stopped and turned around, "Are they going to blame the Beggar Clan?"
Changsheng walked over with a bundle of baggage in his arms, "No, they want to pretend to be victims of the disaster and attack the grain team transporting grain."
Yang Kai didn't understand why Chang Sheng came to such a conclusion, so he looked at Chang Sheng with doubtful eyes.
Changsheng walked forward with his baggage and clothes, and at the same time said, "Some time ago, I was seriously injured and fell into coma. When I woke up, I asked about the Jianghuai War. According to what Datou said, Tongchen led an army that besieged the city and refused to attack. He wanted to convince people with virtue. , surrendered the enemy without fighting, but was attacked by Japanese pirates. Not only five or six thousand people were killed and injured, but the Japanese pirates also burned the food and grass. What we fought in the war was food and grass. If Tongchen had no food and grass, the court would definitely have to hurry up. Adjust luck."
Changsheng walked to the roadside and threw down the baggage and clothes he was holding, and pointed to the northeast, "Did you see that there were torches shining on the official road twenty miles away?"
Yang Kai followed the direction pointed by Changsheng and looked up into the distance. It was just past mid-day, and there was a waning moon in the sky. The light of the torch was not conspicuous under the moonlight, and the distance was far away, so the view was unreal.
"Where is the official position?" Yang Kai asked.
Changsheng nodded, "Yes, we are walking on a small road now, and that is the official road. These Japanese pirates pretend to be victims of the disaster in order to sneak attack on the grain team. Tongchen is in urgent need of food and grass at this time. If something happens to these food and grass again, a hundred thousand troops will be afraid If even safe evacuation is a problem, Sun Ru will definitely take the opportunity to pursue and annihilate them."
At this time, there were still a lot of clothes in the forest that had not been taken away, so Yang Kai turned around and walked into the forest, "Since they already know the route of the grain team, wouldn't it be better to just ride out on horseback? They can advance quickly and retreat calmly. , why go to all the trouble to pretend to be a beggar?”
Changsheng followed Yang Kai, "Tongchen is not stupid either. He has been burned once. He will definitely be wary of the enemy using his same tricks again. If I guessed correctly, the grain team must have a large number of experts accompanying them for protection. The reason why the Japanese pirates want to The purpose of pretending to be a beggar is to get close to the grain team and sneak attack the masters escorting the grain and grass at close range."
Seeing Yang Kai frown slightly, Chang Sheng knew that he had doubts in his heart, so he said again, "Monks are compassionate and kind to others. When they see beggars and homeless people, they will definitely give alms and help. The Japanese pirates take advantage of their compassion and kindness."
"It's so despicable to take advantage of the monk's kindness to attack and cause harm." Yang Kai said coldly.
"This is not the first time I have learned this," Changsheng nodded, "Our opponent is very scary, and they will do anything they can."
While the two were talking, they took away the remaining baggage and clothes. After returning to the forest, Yang Kai looked at Changsheng again with questioning eyes.
Changsheng looked at the pile of clothes in front of him, then turned around and saw that there was no suitable hiding place nearby, and he was not allowed to set fire to it. In desperation, he could only wave his hands and said, "Bundle them and take them away."
"Do you have enough time?" Yang Kai looked toward the northeast.
"There's enough time." Changsheng said.
After a while, the two of them rode on the road carrying large and small bags.
"Once we show up, the Japanese pirates will know that we have arrived in Jianghuai." Yang Kai said.
Changsheng nodded, and Yang Kai reminded it was necessary. There were more than a hundred people coming from the other side. Even if the horses were tampered with, it would be extremely difficult to annihilate them all. Once a few of them ran away, it would be leaked. The sound of wind.
But knowing that the Japanese pirates were going to attack the grain team, we couldn't just stay out and watch.
After anxious thinking, Changsheng said, "You go around from the north and notify the officers and soldiers escorting the grain and the Buddhist masters in advance. I will continue to the east. Did you see the small hill to the east? To the east of the hill is the official road. The road, I hide there and play it by ear.”
Hearing Chang Sheng's words, Yang Kai nodded slowly, then shook the reins and urged the horse to gallop north.
Changsheng continued eastward. As the distance approached, he was worried that the sound of horse hooves would alert the enemy. Changsheng reined in his horse and slowed down, gradually approaching the eastern hills through the cover of trees in the mountains.
This is a small mound. There are not many trees on the top of the mountain, but they are long enough to hide the figure and overlook the official road.
From a high position, the situation on the official road is clear. In an open area not far from the hill, a group of victims are resting around several bonfires to keep warm. Among them are not only adult men, but also old people and women. Several of the women are actually... Still holding the swaddling clothes, the baby in the swaddling clothes was still crying.
Changsheng hated these ungrateful white-eyed wolves, but he did not dare to underestimate the enemy's mind at all, because good people are not necessarily smart and bad people are not necessarily stupid. The children carried by the Japanese pirates at the foot of the mountain were undoubtedly snatched in order to mislead them. Those monks, this group of Japanese pirates paid close attention to every detail. Not only were they unkempt and ragged, they even brought in a few dilapidated wooden carts.
At this time, the vanguard of the food team was less than two miles away from here. The Japanese pirates were already in the state. They did not talk in low voices, but pretended to be helpless and confused as people fleeing.
Changsheng was at a high place and could see the situation in the northwest. Yang Kai had already circled around on horseback, which meant that Yang Kai had already greeted the grain team and told them that the victims they encountered later were Japanese pirates in disguise.
The grain team was no better than the army and moved very slowly. Seeing Mr. Hei grazing nearby, Changsheng walked over and unloaded the large and small bags to make it easier for him.
Not long after, Yang Kai returned and met Chang Sheng.
Before Chang Sheng could ask questions, Yang Kai spoke in a low voice, "In addition to the two thousand soldiers sent by the imperial court, there are also three hundred monk soldiers and two purple energy masters. I have already explained the situation to them."
Changsheng nodded.
At this time, the food team had come close, less than a hundred feet away from the open area where the Japanese pirates were resting.
Regarding the arrival of the food team, the group of victims disguised as Japanese pirates were very panicked and looked timidly in the direction where the food team appeared.
Possibly due to Yang Kai's warning and reminder, two middle-aged monks wearing red cassocks walked at the front of the team, followed by a large number of monk soldiers holding ring sticks.
Fifty feet, twenty feet, the distance gradually shortened, until the distance was no more than ten feet, and the escorting monk never had the intention to take action.
Yang Kai looked at Chang Sheng in confusion. Chang Sheng didn't speak. The monk didn't take action probably because he was still far away.
However, he soon discovered that he had thought wrong, because the group of monks had not made any move until they were in front of the victims pretended to be Japanese pirates. After sizing up the group of Japanese pirates, the two leading monks frowned and looked at each other in confusion.
"Have you told them who you are?" Changsheng asked in a low voice.
"As I said, the two leading monks know that I am assigned by you." Yang Kai said.
Hearing Yang Kai's words, Changsheng frowned, but the monk never made a move, which showed that he had doubts about his own judgment, and to put it bluntly, he just didn't believe him.
Just as the two leading monks looked at each other, the cries of children came out from the swaddling clothes in the arms of several women.
Hearing the children crying, the two leading monks became more and more hesitant. Seeing this, several Japanese pirates who were closer to them knelt down and prayed for rice.
Seeing that the Japanese pirates might launch a surprise attack at any time, while a group of monks were still hesitating, Yang Kai gritted his teeth angrily, "If you are foolish, kind and corrupt, death is not a pity."
Changsheng's mood at this time was exactly the same as that of Yang Kai. He knew the methods of the Japanese pirates. At this time, the leading monk had already entered the Japanese pirates' attack range. If the Japanese pirates made a sneak attack at this time, the two of them would be seriously injured even if they did not die.
Seeing that a group of monks were in danger but didn't know it, he received the warning but ignored it. Chang was very angry and did not bother to hide his whereabouts. He stretched out his spiritual energy to grab the Japanese pirate's clothes from the air, activated the pure Yang spiritual energy, ignited it and threw it out, " Why don't you take action? You can't wait to die..."
