Chapter 113: Outsmarting

It was mid-spring now, and the sky was already bright at the beginning of Mao Shi. After taking a nap for a while, Zhao Tong woke up instinctively, gently covered Zhao Xin with a blanket, and walked out of the door softly, "Captain!" the sentry raised his hand in salute.

said.

"What's going on?" Zhao Tong asked in return.

"Captain, there are only some wild boars and hares, and not a single person was found!" the sentry said with a smile, as if he was quite disappointed with this.

"Have Zhao Ren and the others come back?" Zhao Tong asked again.

"Report to the captain, they have no news yet!" the sentry replied.

"Yeah!" Zhao Tong nodded and walked toward the water pool in the camp alone.

Spring in the early morning is already full of life, with patches of fresh green mixed with withered yellow. A layer of mist hangs over the camp. The winding river runs through the entire wilderness, nourishing life on both sides. The fresh air and the rising sun

It's intoxicating. If it weren't for the bandits, this place should be a lively scene of people shouting and neighing, and horses galloping. But now it's deserted, with wild beasts running rampant.

When Zhao Tong came to the river, he took off his turban and squatted down, picked up some water and washed his face. He drank some river water and rinsed his mouth. After drying his hands and face with the turban, he tied it around his neck. If he changed it to red, it would look like his previous life.

The red scarf of childhood.

"Zhao Ren and the others won't be in danger, right?" Zhao Tong found a huge rock to sit down by the pond. Although his face looked calm, he was always worried about the other group of people. After all, this was the first time for Zhao Ren and the others to go out on their own.

The mission is to track down the gangsters who are rampaging across several states.

If they are not careful, they will be in danger. If their actions are exposed, the bandits will be alerted. Then they will escape on horseback, or they will get angry and chase them. How to deal with it? Zhao Tong's mind is running fast, thinking about how to deal with possible situations.

various situations…

"Xin Zhao, will the second master be okay if he is alone there?" Zhao Li looked at the prince by the pond from a distance and asked Zhao Xin who was looking for Zhao Tong.

"It's okay. Don't disturb him. He has been planning to suppress the bandits these past few days. Now let him relax for a moment!" Xin Zhao said with a sigh of relief when he saw that the prince was okay.

"Oh, the second master is still a child, but he has to worry about everything. He is busy from beginning to end for a year, and it is rare to have leisure, which makes people feel sad to see him!" Zhao Li sighed and said, "Cherish the blessing. Congratulations to you two for following the prince, and the others

Release the alert and protect the prince." He then ordered several people in the group.

Although there were no instructions from Zhao Tao, the people of each group chopped wood and made fires, boiled water for cooking, wiped weapons, and surveyed the surrounding terrain under the command of the group leader. Everything was orderly and orderly. These days of training have made them become soldiers.

Initial qualities.

The sun is getting higher and higher, and is gradually heading south, but there is no news from Zhao Ren. The prince is still sitting where he is, as motionless as a stone statue. The breakfast sent there is also placed there intact, and a few foragers are sitting there.

Ants crawled up and down on the bacon and biscuits, and the fish in the pool jumped out of the water from time to time, splashing with big splashes. Zhao Xin and others watched from a distance. They knew the prince's habits, although his face was full of

It was scorched, but no one dared to come forward to disturb it.

Time passed by, and it was almost noon. The observation post located 500 steps away from the camp spotted a small group of people running towards this side. He immediately issued an alarm. The camp immediately became tense, and everyone entered the defensive position. However,

After a few breaths, the alarm was lifted, and the observation post could see that the man was wearing the uniform of the Guards. This was unique in the entire Song Dynasty and had no other semicolon.

"Captain, it's Zhao Ren who's back!" Zhao Xin ran over and reported.

"They are finally back, let him come to see me right away!" Zhao Tao sighed, stood up and stretched, then grabbed the biscuits beside him, patted them, broke them open and put in a piece of bacon to eat.

Standing up, Zhao Xin looked at his appearance, shook his head with a wry smile, took off the kettle and handed it to him.

"Captain, I'm back!" Zhao Ren said in salute as he was out of breath from running and his clothes were soaked with sweat.

"Thank you for your hard work. Let's wash your face and take a breath before talking!" Seeing that Zhao Ren was unscathed, Zhao Tong was relieved and said with a smile.

Zhao Ren washed his face and sat down next to the prince. He always abided by the law and he grabbed the kettle and drank the sparkling water without ceremony. He also picked up the pancake and put a piece of meat on it like the prince, and swallowed it in three mouthfuls.

He looked like he was starving. "Captain, according to your order, we will arrive before dawn."

We went to hide outside Zhanggezhuang. The delivery team arrived just after dawn. After waiting for another half an hour, a team of people came. They were all two horses. After delivering the goods, they left immediately..." Zhao Ren said

They found the bottom, took out a sketch from their satchel, and began to introduce the situation they had detected.

The gangsters who received the goods were on horseback. They were on foot. It was very difficult to follow them. In order to avoid being discovered, they did not dare to follow too close, so it was very hard to follow them all the way. "We chased them to a place about five miles outside our racecourse.

Behind the woods, Li Lei and I avoided their rangers and sneaked in for reconnaissance, while Zhao Zhong led the rest of the group to support us!"

"Well, you did a good job, you made me worry for nothing!" Zhao Tong said with a smile. The situation he reported was basically consistent with the happy news.

Zhao Ren laid out the sketch, pointed and said: "The bandits' camp did not have a stronghold. They only built two rows of thatched huts in a large open space behind the forest to live in. The horse pens were set up behind the hay huts, and there were dedicated people to feed and care for them. The saddles were all

Not removed

, can be ridden at any time. Their rangers change their posts every hour. Each group of three people is led by a small leader and patrols five hundred steps outside their camp to be on guard. Once the large group of people approaches, they will detect it.

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"Well, this Liu Xun is quite talented. He also knows that the horse never leaves the saddle and the man never disarms!" Zhao Tao touched his chin and said, "You see, the place he chose for his camp is not bad. Not only is it far away from the village, but it is also covered by woods in the south.

, making it difficult for people to detect, and he doesn’t set up a stronghold. Once the police are there, they can mount their horses and break out from all directions. There is no way to surround them without thousands of people!"

"Captain, we only have fifty people. There is a big disparity in numbers, so we can't surround them no matter what!" Zhao Ren said with some frustration.

"That's not necessarily true. This time we can only outsmart, not attack by force!" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

Early the next morning, Zhao Tong personally sneaked into the vicinity of the gangster's camp to conduct reconnaissance. He took out a 'treasure' from his pocket - a telescope, which was made by the cooperation of two old jade workers in the house and Zhang Liujin. Although the power was only eight

About twice as much, but it still counts

It is a 'sharp weapon'. "These people never forget to carve it carefully!" Zhao Tu muttered. In his eyes, this telescope does not look like military equipment, but more like a handicraft for people to play with.

, which goes against his principle of simplicity and practicality.

The enemy camp in the camera is a bit chaotic at this time. The horse feeders found that the horses all caught cold yesterday, either with fever or diarrhea. What is the breeding industry afraid of most? Pig farmers are afraid of swine fever, chicken farmers are afraid of chicken plague, and horse farmers are of course afraid of swine fever.

Afraid of horse plague, they reported it to their leader and at the same time took away the sick horses and isolated them to prevent the spread.

"Old man Wang's medicine is quite effective. I didn't expect that he treats people, and horses can also be cured!" Looking at the bandits who were in a mess, Zhao Tong secretly laughed, and the feed he gave them was started now.

The attack happened. As soon as the horse here was taken away, the horse over there fell down. Horses digest forage and sleep standing up. Once they lie down, they are doomed!

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"Boss, more than half of our horses got sick overnight. They seem to have horse plague!" Hao Dongliu hurried in and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Horse plague?!" Liu Xun was startled, stood up suddenly and shouted, "How could you get horse plague? Did you raise the horses you just snatched together with our horses?" He thought he was a horse soldier.

Over the years, I have certainly known that this disease spreads very quickly. If a horse becomes sick, all the horses in the same stall will soon be infected. In the military, once discovered, all the horses in the same stable will be slaughtered and buried.

"Brother, the horses that were snatched were all brought from the palace's racecourse, how could there be plague?" Hao Dongliu explained in horror when he saw Liu Xun's furious look.

"Bastard, the palace's horse must not be sick, you are lazy, now it's a big deal!" Liu Xun kicked Hao Dongliu and shouted, the horse is their last asset to save their lives, how can they make him not angry.

"Brother, what should we do now?" Hao Dongliu didn't dare to talk back now, he got up and said with a sad face.

"Hurry to the veterinarian and drive the healthy horses into the woods. We can only save a few!" Liu Xun didn't have any good ideas, so he could only follow the original rules, but in desperation he didn't.

I thought the problem was with the feed.

In the evening, the 'epidemic' became more serious. Almost all the more than 200 horses were sick. The weak horses were foaming at the mouth and twitching, and they were dying. The veterinarians captured from the nearby village were helpless.

The dozen or so horses that seemed to be fine all rushed into the woods. Liu Xun sent a few of his confidants to keep a close watch on them. People in the camp were already panicking.

Several leaders in the Juyi Hall were also staring at each other, and no one had any idea. They had robbed countless Zhuangzi to put together these horses. They almost lost them all in one day. If they wanted to regain them in a short time,

It is not easy to find so many horses.

"Big boss, you don't have to worry. Tomorrow I will take my brothers to the palace to grab horses. There are many horses there!" Zhou Dake stood up and said.

"Good brother, you are the only one who can think about your brother. You have a good rest today, and tomorrow we will go to the palace together!" Liu Xun came over and hugged Zhou Dake and said excitedly.

"Brother, there is no need for such a trivial matter. Brother, just go alone. Tomorrow is the tenth day of the lunar month, and it is the day to go to the fair. If I take the brothers and sneak into their village, I will definitely succeed in one fell swoop!" Zhou Dake photographed

He said with his chest raised.

"Since the brothers want to attack the palace, I will contact Wu Si and ask him to guide us!" Hao Dongliu also stood up and said.

"Okay, we brothers work together, there is no big thing that can't be done. Let's go down and kill those horses that are dying to reward everyone. Let's have a good drink tonight, and tomorrow we will capture the palace, and all the golden women will be there!" Liu Xun turned to worry!

Wei Xi laughed and said.

It would be daybreak in half an hour. Liu Xun slowly got up and shook his head vigorously. He drank too much last night and almost missed the important event. He sobered up slightly, took a knife and woke up a few confidants.

He walked out of the house quietly.

"Big boss, where do you want to go? Don't you want to join the army?" Liu Xun and others had just taken a few steps out of the camp when a man sneered from behind.

"Haha, it's the three leaders. Why should I abandon everyone? I just came out of the camp to get some fresh air!" Liu Xun looked back and saw Zhou Dake, holding the handle of the knife in his hand and saying with a smile.
Chapter completed!