"This is really hard for me. Su Chenyi's method of solving this case is too complicated, and I don't remember it... If the second arrester wants to know the specific process, he can ask Su Chenyi in person."
Li Youqing finally smiled.
"This..." Thousand-faced Fox hesitated.
"Okay, I'm exhausted."
Li Youqing said a word, got up and left the Chinese army tent directly, returning to the sleeping tent.
Dong Dianjun was chirping along the way, even more excited than Li Youqing, and he was full of praise for Su Xian.
Li Youqing always had a faint smile on her lips. Today was a double happiness, and it was hard for her not to be happy.
Then, Dong Dianjun suddenly said: "Princess, Counselor Su insulted the princess and gave her a stern reply in front of the prison chief. The princess should reward Counselor Su."
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Upon hearing this, Li Youqing's smile suddenly froze.
She remembered the reward she promised Su Xian.
If Su Xian comes home victorious, she will allow Su Xian to hug her leg...
Do you really want to give him a hug?
When Li Youqing thought of that scene, the scene in the deserted temple in Youzhou could not help but appear in front of his eyes.
Thinking of those "unforgettable" experiences, her heart was pounding and messy...
The other side.
After Qian-faced Fox and Nangong Kui returned, Qian-faced Fox frowned and walked around in the big tent, his cynicism and unruly temperament completely gone.
On the side, Nangong Kui sat calmly drinking tea.
He understood the second brother's temperament. In addition to being inseparable from women, Qian Mian Hu also studied various investigative techniques, and he was an expert in this area.
For this skill, Thousand Faced Fox prides itself on being the best in the world!
But this time, even he couldn't find a breakthrough in this case, and finally had to go to Liao Kingdom to work as an undercover agent...
And how did Su Xian find a breakthrough?
This made the thousand-faced fox scratch his heart, and he wished he could catch Su Xian immediately and ask him clearly.
But just now, Nangong Kui told him that Su Xian had left for Youzhou this morning.
"no!"
Thousand-faced Fox stopped, looked at Nangong Kui and said, "If I don't figure out how he found a breakthrough, I won't even have the appetite to eat. I have decided to go to Youzhou now!"
"good!"
Nangong Kui nodded.
At that moment, the two walked out of the tent.
Qian Mianhu ordered his horse to be brought in, and soon the horse arrived. He got on his horse, waved to Nangong Kui, and clamped his legs under the horse's belly before setting out on the road.
Just at this moment, a veteran junior official arrived here. When he saw the thousand-faced fox on horseback, he shouted in surprise:
"Wait a minute, the second arrester!"
"What's the matter?" Thousand-faced Fox frowned, he didn't want to stay for a moment now.
"Second Catcher, the villain just came from the capital of God... Shao Sikou urgently ordered the Second Catcher to return to the capital. There is a big event in the capital..."
"What big deal? It's definitely not as important as mine. Let me go to Youzhou to talk about it!" Before he finished speaking, the Thousand-faced Fox urged the horse to run a few feet away, like a gust of wind.
"Two heads! Two heads..."
The subordinate officer was chasing after him, looking very anxious.
However, the fox with thousands of faces and claws scratches his heart, wishing he could grow a pair of wings and fly to Youzhou, how can he be willing to listen to the subordinates?
In the blink of an eye, he rode his horse and ran without a trace, heading north towards Youzhou.
…
The next day.
Youzhou, Xincheng County.
Xincheng County is a small county in the south of Youzhou. It borders Yizhou to the east and Guiyi County to the south. Guiyi County is adjacent to Mozhou to the south, and to the south of Mozhou is Yingzhou.
Su Xian and his party traveled all the way north, and after traveling for a day and night, they finally set foot on the boundary of Xincheng County in Youzhou.
But Youzhou is really too big.
When they got here, they had only completed half of the entire journey.
This morning, Su Xian and his party were on their way on the official road.
Suddenly, a group of ordinary people in embarrassment rushed up from the roadside, supporting the old and the young. They ran and cried: "Bandits, so many bandits..."
Bandits? !
When Qiu Dianjun heard these two words, he immediately stopped his horse and turned to look at the group of ordinary people, his eyes became sharp and his face was very solemn.
"Damn it, the bandits here dare to show up and oppress the local people!" Yan Dashan also stopped, clenching his fists, and the reins in his hands were almost broken by him.
Su Xian twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, stopped, and said, "Bandits? Could they be the same group we met last time?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Dianjun's face suddenly turned as cold as ice, and he said in a cold voice: "Last time, they were the ones who caused the princess to be killed... I didn't expect that they would dare to come out and do evil..."
Yan Dashan suggested: "Sir, let's just turn our horses around and completely wipe out that group of bandits! There should be enough time."
Su Xian thought for a while, looked at Qiu Dianjun and asked, "What do Qiu Dianjun think?"
Qiudian Jun said: "It's just what I want."
"..."
In this way, they led the two thousand soldiers of the princess's palace, turned their horses, and, under the leadership of a embarrassed commoner, killed the bandits' lair.
There are more than three thousand bandits.
But in front of the tough and tough guards of the Princess Mansion, they were just like chickens and dogs, and they were quickly annihilated without a single one left.
While cleaning the battlefield, a personal guard suddenly came to report: "In the mountains behind the bandits' lair, a cave was found containing a lot of black powder..."
As he said that, the guard handed over a helmet with most of the helmet's black powder inside.
Yan Dashan took it, first twisted it with his fingers, then smelled it, and finally put his fingers into his mouth to taste it carefully.
On the side, Su Xian twitched the corner of his mouth.
He wanted to ask, how does it taste?
Qiu Dianjun also came over, twisting it carefully with his hands, and then brought his nose close to smell it, but did not put his fingers into his mouth to taste it.
"This is... divine thunder... bah bah bah!"
Yan Dashan looked shocked. After knowing what this black powder was, he took several sips in succession, then took off the kettle and rinsed his mouth.
Qiu Dianjun's expression changed drastically, and he became extremely solemn. He personally grabbed a handful of black powder and sprinkled it on the ground. He opened the fire folder, blew out the flame and moved closer to the black powder on the ground.
Hey!
Hey!
The black powder ignites when exposed to fire, making noises and emitting thick smoke!
"It really is a divine thunder!"
"How could there be such a thing in this barren mountain?"
"Yes, it should be left by those bandits!" Qiu Dianjun suddenly realized, "Those bandits are from Nanchen, and the divine thunder is the artifact that founded Nanchen's country."
"I see!"
"Sir, the divine thunder will be of great use to us!" Yan Dashan suddenly became excited, with a look of excitement and fascination on his face, rubbing his hands and laughing.
"Yes, since we have discovered this thing, we cannot miss it. Let's go to the cave and have a look..."
"..."
When everyone came to the cave in the back mountain, they found bags of sacks piled up here. Through the small gaps in the sacks, they could see a layer of oil paper inside!
Oil paper can prevent moisture and light.
I opened a sack at random and found that it was full of black powder, which was divine thunder.
And there are three hundred sacks in this cave!
Developed!
Yan Dashan and Qiudian's army couldn't help but feel happy. With these divine thunders, the mission of going north to Youzhou to wipe out the Liao army would be much easier.
Divine thunder is a great killing weapon!
This was the foundation of Nanchen's country, and the Liang Dynasty, Nanchu, and Shu countries longed for it but could not get it.
But he didn't expect that these bandits from Nanchen would hide so many divine thunders here, and they got an advantage in the end.
Of course, this is what Yan Dashan and Qiu Dianjun think.
Su Xian had no objections to this...
Qiudian Jun personally took command and arranged the manpower to move the three hundred sacks out of the cave, and then found a nearby carriage to transport them all to Youzhou.
Because the divine thunder was too important, Su Xian and the others discussed using the divine thunder to catch the Liao army off guard, so this matter must not be leaked.
Fortunately, there are not many personal guards carrying the divine thunder, and the Qiudian Army has issued a silence order on them, so there should be no problem.
Naturally, Su Xian and the others did not need to do the work of moving the sacks themselves.
During this period, Su Xian, Yan Dashan, and Qiu Dianjun were monitoring the transportation of sacks by the official road while discussing the mission of encircling and suppressing the Liao army.
Su Xian looked at Yan Dashan and asked, "Youzhou Guard General Luo Gan, is this person trustworthy?"
Yan Dashan nodded seriously and said, "Don't worry, young master. Na Luo Gan is a soldier under my command. Although he has a bad temper, his character is good and he is worthy of trust."
"I trust your judgment." Su Xian nodded. As the saying goes, don't be suspicious when you hire people, and don't use people when you are suspicious. Don't worry too much about this kind of thing.
Then, Su Xian sighed, his face was slightly gloomy, he shook his head slightly and said:
"Our mission to go north to Youzhou sounds simple, but... at this moment, on the border of the Liao Kingdom, there are more than 100,000 Liao troops stationed there."
"Needless to say, the Liao Kingdom's ambitions... We want to eradicate the 10,000 Liao troops hiding in Youzhou City, which will inevitably affect the more than 100,000 Liao Cavalry!"
"If I'm not careful..."
"..."
Yan Dashan immediately stared at a pair of big copper bell eyes and said loudly and seriously: "Don't worry, my benefactor, as long as I, Yan Dashan, am here, I can guarantee my benefactor's safety!"
He was so excited that he forgot to call him "gongzi" and blurted out "benefactor".
On the side, Qiu Dianjun said with a solemn expression:
"Don't worry, Su Jianyi. We have two thousand personal guards, and we can mobilize the army from Youzhou and other places. In addition, we have now obtained three hundred bags of divine thunder. This is God's help!"
Su Xian twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and said to himself: "Why does God help Daliang? I can't help Daliang."
Yan Dashan continued: "Qiu Dianjun is right, we have help from heaven, this time we will definitely succeed! Please rest assured, my benefactor, as long as I, Yan Dashan, are here, my benefactor will be safe!"
Su Xian turned his head and looked at Yan Dashan, whose face was flushed with blood, and said in a deep voice: "Da Shan, I have something to ask you."
Without saying a word, Yan Dashan beat his chest so loudly and uttered heroic words that he would not hesitate to fight for Su Xian.
After hearing these words, Su Xian's heart was shaken. He really felt that if Yan Dashan dared to say such things, then he would definitely do so.
This is not like Su Xian himself. In front of Li Youqing, he also said such heroic words, such as going up the mountain of swords and falling into the pan of oil, but in reality?
Li Youqing wanted him to investigate the case, but Su Xian refused.
Li Youqing wanted him to lead troops to fight, but Su Xian refused.
Yan Dashan's statement was not a cunning act like Su Xian's, he was serious.
Not only was Su Xian's heart shaken, but Qiu Dianjun on the side also frequently looked sideways, saying that the Yan family really valued love and justice, and lived up to their reputation!
"I want you to go to Jizhou, Tanzhou, Pingzhou and other places, gather the local army according to the situation, and be a surprise soldier outside Youzhou City. If the time is right, you can use it freely."
Su Xian looked calm, took out the transfer orders from Tanzhou, Jizhou, Pingzhou and other places from his clothes, put them directly into Yan Dashan's hand and asked him to hold them.
After hearing this, Dashan's face suddenly changed with excitement and blood.
He came to Yingzhou from the capital of God, why did he come?
Isn't it just to be Su Xian's personal bodyguard?
But now, Su Xian wants him to leave, stay away from Su Xian, and go to Tanzhou or Jizhou to work as a special soldier... This is not what Yan Dashan wants.
"My benefactor, no, I want to stay with the young master. If I go to Jizhou, who will protect the young master's safety? Young Master, please take back your life!"
Yan Dashan declined and returned the transfer orders.
Su Xian did not pick it up, but said calmly:
"Don't worry about my safety, Dashan. Qiudian's army is on the way to Youzhou, so don't be afraid. When we get to Youzhou, there will be Zhilan!"
"Nvxia Yang..." Yan Dashan suddenly shriveled up, scratching his head with a look on his face.
"Da Shan, you have rich experience, so I can rest assured that you can do this. In terms of controlling that fleeting fighter opportunity, who can compare to General Yan who has conquered the battlefield?" Su Xian said with a smile.
"Oh well!"
Yan Dashan finally nodded and agreed.
Before he came to Yingzhou from the capital of God, he originally wanted to use his "rare rival in the world" skills to become Su Xian's bodyguard in order to repay his kindness.
However, who would have thought that Su Xian already has a female master who is more powerful than him.
In the end, we still need to rely on his rich experience in the battlefield...
Next, Su Xian took out the maps of Youzhou, Jizhou and other places, spread them on the ground, and discussed them with Qiu Dianjun and Yan Dashan to deduce the war situation.
Although the Qiudian Army was a member of Princess Lanling's palace and had never led troops on the battlefield, it was rich in theoretical knowledge.
Needless to say, Yan Dashan was born in the Yan family. He had commanded troops on the frontiers of the empire for several years and experienced countless battles. He liked to proceed from reality, and he was also a strategic master with a ruthless vision.
Su Xian had never been exposed to these before, but during the discussion with the two of them, he gradually remembered "The Art of War" and "Thirty-Six Strategies" that he had read before...
Time is like this, passing quietly and unconsciously.
By the time all three hundred bags of divine thunder were loaded into the car, Su Xian and the others had completed their discussions.
Without further ado, Yan Dashan immediately changed his horse to a fast horse, took his long horse stall, and took several of the princess's guards to another official road.
That is the road to Jizhou.
Yan Dashan set off now.
Su Xian and Qiudian's army continued northward and rushed to Youzhou at high speed.
The journey was smooth, and by the afternoon of the next day, Su Xian and his party finally arrived at Youzhou City.
After quickly settling down, Su Xian accidentally turned his head and saw Yang Zhilan who had arrived after hearing the news. He smiled and said, "Zhilan, you came just in time. I have some things for you to do."
What Su Xian told her was actually to place weapons such as divine thunder around the warehouses where the 10,000 Liao troops were hiding in Ping'an City.
A few days ago, Su Xian left Youzhou and returned south to Yingzhou to meet Princess Lanling. Before leaving, he had told Yang Zhilan to make preparations.
Now a few days have passed, and some of the warehouses and houses around the warehouse where the 10,000 Liao troops were hiding have been purchased and equipped with trebuchets and other weapons.
Now add another divine thunder.
When the divine thunder blooms with brilliant sparks, it will definitely frighten the Liao army.
The Liao Kingdom was so ambitious that they buried 10,000 soldiers in Youzhou, Daliang, with evil intentions. However, they did not know that Su Xian also planned to play dirty tricks, and there was a "oriole behind".
Of course, Yang Zhilan didn't need to do these things herself, she only needed to tell Madam Poison to do it, so Yang Zhilan quickly returned to Su Xian.
"By the way, what's going on with Nalanyan now?" Su Xian looked at her and asked.
"Nothing unusual was found."
Yang Zhilan said calmly. She didn't say much and didn't have any unnecessary expressions. She just looked at Su Xian with a pair of bright eyes.
Su Xian originally wanted to chat with her.
Because Yang Zhilan couldn't chat with anyone except him. It must be very uncomfortable for a person not to talk for such a long time, right?
But at this moment, Zhou Ji's office and Youzhou governor arrived after hearing the news and asked for a meeting outside.
Su Xian didn't care to say much at the moment and came to the living room to meet the two of them.
After greetings and just sitting down, Su Xian had a sudden idea and said: "Since Zhou Ji's Office and Governor Zhang are here, why not call everyone here and work together to study the plan to suppress the thieves!"
Zhou Jishi naturally agreed.
Because he had already known in advance that the important task of annihilating the 10,000 Liao troops would eventually fall on Su Xian's shoulders. Now that Su Xian said this, it was time to discuss how to do it.
Following Su Xian's order, Qiudian's army arrived soon after.
After a while, the poisonous lady came after arranging the tasks.
at the same time.
In Youzhou City.
In a certain house, Youzhou guard Luo Gan also hurried out.
Although Luo Gan was the garrison of Youzhou and was usually stationed in the garrison camp in the west of the city, he also had a private house in the city and a beautiful concubine.
When he hurried out, he was actually summoned by Su Xian.
Who would have thought that as soon as he stepped through a moon gate, he would meet the beautiful concubine. The concubine hurriedly saluted and asked, "Where are you going in such a hurry?"
Luo Gan kept walking and said casually:
"Chief Zhang has something to discuss with me... just stay at home and stay safe!"
"Mr. Lang, walk slowly..."
The concubine watched Luo Gan's retreating figure, and her expression quietly underwent some indescribable changes.
After Luo Gan went out and walked away, the concubine returned to the room and dressed up as a maid.
Then he secretly left the house through the back door and disappeared into the crowd of people on the street...
And Luo Gan didn't know anything about all this.
He quickly came to the restaurant where Su Xian was staying and went to the living room after calling.
By this time, everyone had arrived.
"Since everyone is here, let's start now..." Su Xian was like the leader of a group of people. He first reiterated the hiding place of the 10,000 Liao troops.
Then Princess Lanling's decision to let him take the lead in annihilating the Liao army was explained to everyone.
This is Princess Lanling's appointment, and the Zhou Ji Office will naturally comply with and maintain it.
The governor of Youzhou was headed by Zhou Jishi, so Youzhou Yamen had no objections.
As for the Youzhou garrison, the transfer order in Su Xian's hand that can mobilize all the garrison troops in Youzhou has not been taken back by the princess. Su Xian is still Luo Gan's immediate boss.
Therefore, there is no problem with the Youzhou defenders.
Next, Su Xian did not hide the fact that Yan Dashan rushed to Jizhou with transfer orders. This was a surprise force he had planted, which might play a major role at a critical moment.
Also, Su Xian also told the public about the discovery of three hundred bags of divine thunder in the barren mountains near Xincheng County. This move was to enhance everyone's confidence.
As expected, Luo Gan, Zhou Jishi, Youzhou Governor, Poison Lady and others were all surprised and pleasantly surprised, thinking that they could be invincible with the power of divine thunder alone...
Then, Su Xian asked everyone to brainstorm how to "elegantly" destroy the 10,000 Liao army?
It would be best to cut off their connection with the more than 100,000 Liao cavalry on the border in advance to minimize the impact and losses. It would be best not to alarm even the people in the city.
Why are there such requirements and concerns?
Because today, Liang and Liao are still friends on the surface. No matter how they fight life and death in private, peace on the surface has always been maintained.
There are many reasons for this, such as the trade between the two countries creating a group of vested interests.
There is no objection to the fact that the 10,000 Liao troops lurking in Youzhou City must be eliminated.
But the best case scenario is that it is carried out in private, and even the people in Youzhou City are not aware of it, quietly causing the Liao Kingdom to suffer a huge loss.
Even if we just killed the 10,000 hidden Liao troops tonight, we will happily do business with the Liao Kingdom early tomorrow morning...
Of course, this is an ideal situation.
If nothing can be done, even if the apparent peace is destroyed, Liang Guo will still pull out the poisonous thorn that has penetrated into Youzhou City!
This is a matter of principle.
Therefore, the policy to solve this problem is to "catch the turtle in the urn" and "leave the oriole behind".
How to implement it specifically requires careful planning.
After everyone’s discussion, a feasible plan was finally arrived at——
He drugged the water source of the 10,000 Liao troops and knocked them all down.
By that time, they will be the turtles in the urn. Whether they are captured or killed depends entirely on Su Xian and the others' wishes.
This is a plan that has very little impact and doesn’t even bother people!
Soldiers who, deception also.
There is nothing unethical about poisoning water sources. As long as it can solve the problem, it is a good method. As the saying goes, it doesn’t matter whether the cat is black or white, it is a good cat if it can catch mice.
Furthermore, even if we want to talk about moral issues, the Liao Kingdom does not talk about morality first.
In order to penetrate into Daliang's territory, they did not hesitate to find ways to destroy the Neiwei branch in Hebei Province. The Neiwei anzi and killers were almost wiped out.
Then, through unknown methods, they slowly imported the Liao army into the territory of Daliang and took root in the territory of Daliang, parasitic on the body of the Daliang Dynasty like tumors.
