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In the valley, everyone was ordered to rest where they were. Ye Chen and Zhang Yan found a shady place and began to discuss the next battle plan.

"The terrain of Hulukou is probably like this." Zhang Yan reached out and casually pulled the branches beside him, and gestured to the crowd on the sand in front of him.

"The terrain of Hulukou is generally in the shape of a gourd with a big belly and a small mouth. The valley bottom is high on both sides, the middle is low, and the entrance is narrow, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"Besides, this is an important pass that must be passed through in Nanliang Mountain to reach Jizhou City. If this pass is blocked, we will be trapped in the valley," Zhang Yan explained

As the former demonstrated the branches in his hands, the general topography of Hulukou gradually revealed its shape on the sand.

Ye Chen's expression darkened as his eyes followed the shape of the gourd valley in Zhang Yan's hand.

The topography of the Calabash Valley is not only in the shape of a calabash with a very narrow entrance, but there are also precipitous cliffs above it that are no less than the size of a line of sky, making them a natural place to hide ambushes.

Ye Chen estimated that Mo Feng's eighty men were still conservative. Only twenty men carrying rocks and bows and arrows on their backs would be enough.

If he rashly leads his troops into Calabash Valley from the trail, the ambushes, bows and arrows, and falling rocks above will completely defeat Ye Chen and his group.

"Is there only one road in Hulukou in the mountain?" Wei Xiao frowned and asked.

The Nanliang Mountains are so vast, and the roads in the mountains are also extremely complicated. Although Hulukou is the most well-known and a common road for caravans, there are still some unknown paths in the mountains.

"Yes, yes," Zhang Yan scratched his head in embarrassment, picked up a branch and gestured.

"There are indeed many small roads leading to Jizhou in the mountains, but most of them are guarded by the bandits and have to pass through many cottages."

Immediately, Zhang Yan winked in the direction of the caravan and said, "Even if we can take the small road, can the Wei family's batch of silk follow us over the mountains and ridges?"

After saying this, everyone fell into silence again.

The silk yarn transported by the Wei family this time is not only for the silk and satin competition, but also for sale as the main commodity of the silk and satin shop in autumn and winter, so the quantity is very large.

It is obviously unrealistic for everyone to carry this batch of silk and follow the officers and soldiers over the mountains and ridges to take a path down the mountain, while also avoiding the discovery of the bandits and the cottages hidden in the mountains.

"How about I take my brothers and break through? Forty people will set up an ambush. As long as we fight quickly, there is still hope." Zhang Yan asked tentatively.

Ye Chen shook his head, denying Zhang Yan's idea, "As long as it is arranged properly, forty people are enough to deal with us."

Everyone's brows were staring at the topographic map drawn by Zhang Yan with somewhat tense eyebrows. It was impossible to take a small path or break through forcefully. Is it possible to sit back and wait for death in this mountain range?

While everyone was thinking about Chen, a clerk from the Wei family rushed to everyone and reported:

"Manager Wei, the three brothers who died in the battle have been placed in the carriage according to your instructions. There are also many bandits. You see..."

Following the man's gesture, Ye Chen and the others looked over, and sure enough they saw several corpses lying scattered on the battlefield just now.

Most of these people were killed by Ye Chen who was immediately strangled by the officers and soldiers because he couldn't distinguish the situation when he came with his troops.

As Wang Yan said, bandits come out and do every business with their heads in their belts. If you are unlucky, you are dead, and there is no such thing as collecting the body.

At most, I'll just find a place to bury it when I encounter it the next time I'm looting.

"Uncle, look at these people..." Wei Xiao asked tentatively

Ye Chen just asked him to take care of the corpses of his brothers and bring them back to Jizhou, but he didn't tell him what to do with the corpses of these bandits.

"How about we just put in the effort and bury it on the spot, so as not to be an eyesore?" Zhang Yan waved his hand impatiently.

Ye Chen stretched out his hand and stopped Zhang Yan who was about to step forward. He stared at the dozens of corpses in the circle with slightly focused eyes, and his eyes gradually brightened.

Mo Feng, don't you want to play a game of catching a turtle in an urn with me? I'll give you a trick today!

"Hurry up, change clothes" Ye Chen said calmly

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Zhang Yan and Wei Xiao were involuntarily stunned, staring at Ye Chen in astonishment.

"Change your clothes, why are you two standing there in a daze?"

Sensing the anxiety in Ye Chen's words, the two looked at each other, sighed helplessly, and began to slowly take off their clothes.

What kind of hobby is this, uncle? Why do you have to let people change your clothes so well...

"Here, here's the coat. Pass me the pants."

"Where are the boots? Take them off first."

From the shyness at the beginning, the two of them gradually became more agile in their undressing movements, leaving Ye Chen on the side stunned.

"I said, I'm not asking you two to change." Ye Chen saw that the two of them were getting more and more skilled in taking off their clothes. Zhang Yan had even started to take off his shirt, and couldn't help but said.

"Ah? What do you mean..." The movements of their hands froze and they spoke unnaturally.

Ye Chen pointed at the corpses of bandits lying on the battlefield, and explained helplessly: "I asked you two to change your clothes into those of these bandits."

Still confused when he saw the two of them, Ye Chen stretched out his hand and motioned for the two of them to come closer, picked up the branch just now, pointed in the direction of Calabash Valley and spoke to everyone.

"None of the bandits in the Nanliang Mountains have uniform costumes, but the bandits in big villages like Wang Yan and Mo Feng are different. At least their clothes are generally uniform, allowing others to identify them on the mountain."

Looking at the two people nodding, Ye Chen added: "Since Mo Feng wants to come out and invite you to enter the urn, let's fake it."

"Zhang Yan, pick out a dozen of the best players from the team and put them into the clothes of these gangsters."

"Wei Xiao, you lead the Wei family's caravan ahead, but don't go into the sky. Just stop in a position where the ambush at Hulukou can be seen."

Listening to Ye Chen's story, Wei Xiao suddenly said: "Uncle, do you mean to let Zhang Yan pretend to be a bandit to lure the ambush group out of their ambush position?"

"Not bad" Ye Chen nodded.

The only way they can successfully break out of Hulukou now is to lure the bandits into changing their ambush positions and giving up their advantage.

As a copycat in the Nanliang Mountains, one less copycat is equivalent to one less competitor.

Let Zhang Yan lead a group of experts to chase Wei Xiao and everyone. If they are discovered, they can not only complete the task of looting the Wei family's caravan, but also annihilate the soldiers and horses of Heifeng Village. This kind of business that kills two birds with one stone, how can Mo Feng's second master Will not take the bait.

"When the time comes, you should act as if you are being chased very urgently, as if you are abandoning your armor. Zhang Yan will lead the men and horses to chase after you. You wait to stop at the mouth of the gourd, but remember one thing, you must be in an ambush. out of location”

"The remaining officers and soldiers are waiting outside Hulukou. After the bandits escaped from the ambush site, they immediately went to Hulukou to surround them and catch them all."

"Do you understand everything?" Ye Chen turned to look at the two of them and asked

Wei and Xiao both nodded solemnly. Ye Chen's trick seemed very dangerous and cruel, but every step must be taken well and truly without any mistakes.

"Okay, let's all go prepare ourselves."

Sitting under the shade of the tree, Ye Chen slowly narrowed his eyes as he looked at the people who were busy again.

It is true to invite you to the urn, but it is not necessarily true who invites whom to the urn...