"I know what kind of people these two are, but I still have to come here! Am I crazy?"

But Erya was not like this before. She always said that people should respect themselves and refused to touch men’s hands when they came to her mountain. Why is she like this now?

She looked back without giving up.

Mo Chengying was kissing Shen Yangui back. Compared to Shen Yangui's quick kiss just now, this kiss vividly demonstrated what a sticky kiss meant.

"I***!"

Sangniu cursed a bunch of dirty words.

"Am I some kind of cheap person?!"

She banged her head against the sword, and caught a glimpse of the captain of the guards standing next to the two of them. He was motionless, expressionless, and looked like a nobody.

It turned out that not everyone could be a third-rank official. She was convinced.

"Mountain bull?"

"General Niu?"

Torches were lit and a small command camp was temporarily set up on the mountain road. Mo Chengying looked at the movement and thought that she should take action immediately, and felt a little worried.

Shen Yangui pulled him over and asked him to see Sangniu's strength, but Sangniu was still nervous and ignored his calls.

Mo Chengying was about to use his status to pressure others, but Shen Yangui tightened his grip and signaled him not to speak.

Then he leaned his head forward and said, "The first female general of the fourth rank in the Great Xia Dynasty."

Sang Niu raised the corner of her mouth and deliberately put on a stern face, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why do you want me to be your general?"

Shen Yangui bumped into her and said, "Our people have already followed them. We will discuss the specific action plan after we receive the reply."

"That's it? Do we need to discuss this?" Sang Niu raised her thumb and said, "Do you really think I'm a vegetarian?"

Seeing that Sangniu seemed overconfident, the head of the guards couldn't help but interrupt, "You don't know where the bandits are? You don't know how many bandits there are, what weapons they have? You don't even know the name of the village or the name of the leader. If you act rashly, wouldn't that mean you're sending your people to their deaths?"

Mo Chengying was careful with his troops. The captain of the guards was trained by Mo Chengying, so naturally he hated the reckless man who ignored the lives of his subordinates for his own credit.

"Don't know where it is?" Sang Niu glanced at him, her joking expression completely gone. "Did a wild boar just push your head?"

"you……"

These words were somewhat offensive, but thinking about how the princess had just coaxed her, the captain of the guards endured it.

Although Cang Min is young, his emotions are more stable. "Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. If you rush to attack, you will alert the enemy. It is better to plan carefully before taking action."

"Make plans before taking action?"

Sangniu knows these grown men. They seem to be more decisive than each other on weekdays, but in fact they are slow and clumsy in doing things, and they even call themselves "thorough in thinking".

"Can't you see that these are a group of well-trained bandits?"

If they were not well-trained, how could they provide reinforcement and retreat in an orderly manner?

Everyone knows it.

"We haven't known the opponent's strength since we fought, you guys are talented!" Sang Niu did not hide the sarcasm in her tone, "A team that reacts so quickly, you guys, are they sitting in the village waiting for you to kill them?"

"By the time you finish your plan, all the rats in the village will have moved away."

"Somebody come!"

At Sangniu's command, the two female soldiers of the Red Armor Camp quickly opened the map and shone the torches forward. Sangniu pointed her finger and said, "Here."

She pointed with her index finger, "That's their lair."

The chief guard looked serious, "How do you know?"

"I'm telling you..."

Shen Yangui: “Ahem.” Give me some face.

"Open your eyes and look at the arrows on the ground. How many of them are there? What kind of hilltop would be able to accommodate them?" Sangniu drew a line with her hand. "This one, this one, it's impossible."

"This place is suitable for both attack and defense. The mountains in the south block the trade route, making it easy to intercept. There is plenty of water in the east and west, making it suitable for settlement. Look over here..."

Bandits do not just choose a place to rule the mountain. They have high requirements for the environment, and can even be said to be dependent on it.

Sangniu determined the bandits' lair based on the terrain, predicted the enemy's troop strength and weapons from the lair, and even predicted the enemy's attack and escape routes. Her explanation was so logical.

The palace guards, including the captain of the guards and Cang Min, were all stunned by the fright.

"General Niu spoke with such certainty, as if he were here in person. Could it be that he had already investigated this matter before?"

The captain of the guards spoke in a tone that was obviously more respectful than before.

Sangniu snorted: I have gained experience from being the one to suppress the bandits. As soon as those bandits raise their butts, I know what color shit they are going to poop. How can I not be sure of it?

"The way to use troops is to surprise the enemy and attack them when they are unprepared. This is the way of deception!"

Sangniu said this, nodded, and came to a conclusion for herself with a look of certainty.

It was obvious that she had read the Art of War, but it was even more obvious that she had not read much.

In fact, Sang Niu and Shen Yangui's knowledge of military tactics came from the same teacher, Shen Yangui's elder brother Shen Yan. Both of them were extremely talented, and after Shen Yan explained something, the two could remember it in a short while.

Paper and ink were expensive, and they didn't have the patience to learn to read and practice calligraphy, so they were content just to memorize it.

Therefore, although the two men could not read or write, they knew the military tactics by heart.

Thanks to Shen Yan, the two of them have a good understanding of current affairs.

It's just that these things need to be read and used often in order to be remembered. It's not easy for Sangniu to remember so much after living in the mountains for so many years. Shen Yangui is lucky, as he has been taught by Professor Mo Chengying, who reminds him from time to time, and he has picked up what he learned in the past one by one, so he will not show his timidity now.

The captain of the guards and Cang Min were originally willing to believe her, but after hearing this, they became worried and looked at Mo Chengying.

Sang Niu will be the most important member in Shen Yangui's journey to become emperor in the future, and she will be the emperor and empress's close minister.

Now it is up to these two future rulers and ministers to decide.

The success or failure of this bandit suppression campaign will also determine whether his confidants can submit to him.

Mo Chengying couldn't intervene, so he looked at Shen Yangui: "What do you think, Madam?"

Don’t be suspicious of people you use, and don’t use people you are suspicious of.

Shen Yangui chose Sang Niu because he believed in her abilities. Moreover, the last time they were sent out of the city, they had already developed a tacit understanding of cooperation after a long separation.

"I now order the loyal and righteous generals Sang and Shanniu of the Red Armor Camp to be the commanders-in-chief of the Lingzhou bandit suppression operation, and to be fully responsible for this bandit suppression operation."

After all, Sangniu had been in the army for a year and knew the rules. She clasped her fists and said, "I obey your orders! I will fulfill my mission!"

"Fan Hu, Lu Cangmin, listen to my orders!"

The chief guard and Cang Min immediately bowed and saluted, "Your subordinate is here."

"I order you two to serve as the left and right deputy commanders to assist General Zhongyi in completing this bandit suppression operation."

The two said in unison: "I obey your orders!"

Sang Niu was somewhat unhappy when she heard that she had to bring these two along. Considering Shen Yangui's status as Princess, she pulled them aside and said, "These two are obviously from official families. Their brains are rigid and they do everything in a methodical way. Can we not bring them along?"

"It's in the way."

The captain of the guards and Cang Min were not deaf, they could tell by what they heard: they were being disliked.

"How can a good show be without spectators?" Shen Yangui patted Sang Niu on the shoulder, "Wouldn't it be nice to let them see how powerful the women from Yongzhou are?"

Sangniu raised her thumbs up: It’s time to let these self-righteous men learn some lessons.

"Girls!" Sangniu shouted with full energy.

"Have!"

The female soldiers responded in unison.

"Tonight is the time to test your hard work. Show your strength. A head will be rewarded with three taels of silver. If you are unfortunate enough to die in battle—"

Mo Chengying thought he was going to reward him generously to encourage him, but Shen Yangui seemed to see through his thoughts, leaned over with his head tilted, and whispered:

"She would never say anything like a grand funeral or a glorious funeral."

As expected, Sang Niu shouted, "This general will kick your body into the ravine, you rubbish! You are only fit to be fed to wild beasts! You are not fit to stay in my Red Armor Camp!"

The captain of the guards and Cang Min were somewhat shocked: they had never seen such a way to boost morale.

"They're training a female army the same way they train bandits." Shen Yangui muttered quietly, "She's not a normal person."

Mo Chengying laughed, but who would form an army of women?

Shen Yangui kept talking, knowing in her heart that throughout history, the world has always been dominated by men. If women want to make a name for themselves in this world of men, they have to be more outstanding and naturally have to use some extraordinary means.

Sangniu took the girls and set off overnight.

Mo Chengying and Shen Yangui did not follow them. They wanted to go to Lingzhou City to meet the bandits' protective umbrella.

Qifeng Village.

Five leaders went out and four were killed. When the group came back, Lu An estimated that the situation was not good. To be on the safe side, he immediately ordered his men to prepare to evacuate overnight.

The whole village was busy.

"Almost! I was almost there!"

Qi Rong refused to accept the result and overturned the table in anger. Veins on his neck bulged and the scar seemed as if it would burst at any time.

"Brother, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. If you have green mountains, you will never have to worry about having no firewood to burn."

"Ten years? We have been preparing for twenty years! We have waited for more than twenty years until today! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We planned everything perfectly, but we still missed a step. I am really useless!"

Qi Rong was somewhat discouraged. "I failed to kill his father when he was still alive and take revenge directly. Now I can't even kill a young boy like him!"

This was not the first time he planned to kill Mo Chengying.

Before that, he had taken the most skilled brothers in the village to the capital, intending to ambush the Regent on his way to or from court.

However, the Regent had too many guards, both overt and covert, and they were too strong. His men were dealt with before they could get close to Mo Chengying, and several brothers were killed. In the end, he returned to Qifeng Village to lie in wait and wait for the opportunity.

The opportunity has come today. Mo Chengying left the capital and came to his own territory.

Unexpectedly, I fell into his trap. If I hadn't run fast, the Qifeng Village that I had worked so hard to build would have been wiped out tonight.

"How many twenty years can a person have in his life? Anyong, will I never be able to avenge my parents in this lifetime?"

"not necessarily!"

Like Qi Rong, Lu Anyong's entire family was sentenced to death by the previous emperor, and he also has an irreconcilable feud with the Mohist School. The two of them know each other's hatred and pain, and they know each other well and have supported each other to this day.

He took out the needle bag and placed it in front of Qi Rong.

"This is……"

Qi Rong's eyes widened, he couldn't wait to open the half-burned needle bag, his hands trembled slightly because of excitement and anticipation.

"Gold needle? Yes, yes..."

Lu Anyong was just suspicious at first, but now seeing Qi Rong's reaction, he became more certain, "Is it Jiang Jiajin who is targeting me?"

Although the cowhide bag was burned, the gold needles were not melted. The Jiang family's gold needles had special patterns at the twisting position. Qi Rong, as the only male who escaped from the Jiang family, would never forget it in his life.

Qi Rong, no, Jiang nodded calmly, "Where did you get it?"

"Brother may not believe it, but this needle bag fell from the princess."

"princess?"

Lu Anyong nodded, "At that time, the prince was willing to risk his life to pick it up, which shows that it is an extremely important item."

Jiang Congrong held the needle bag, and countless speculations suddenly emerged in his mind, "Do you think it is possible..." He picked the most unlikely but most anticipated speculation, "My sister is not dead, and the princess is her daughter?"

"Except for this possibility, I can't think of any other explanation." Lu Anyong saw hope again. He waved his feather fan and said, "Perhaps this is the way out."

Jiang Congrong shook his head again, "Impossible. The dog emperor is vicious and wants to kill everyone. He is afraid that the Jiang family will have a bloodline left, so he sent assassins to search for it secretly. In those years, several pairs of siblings who looked like my sister and me were assassinated for no reason in the city. It is impossible for my sister to stay in the capital."

It was because he heard about the assassination that he thought his sister had been murdered and was no longer alive.

Lu Anyong continued, "Two days ago, the owner of the pawnshop in Lingzhou City sent a message saying that someone forcibly took away the jade pendant you left in the pawnshop."

The shopkeeper is one of us, so naturally he reports everything to us.

"who?"

"The garrison general and regent Taishan, Shen Ting, he even left an address specifically, saying that if you want to look for him, you can ask the shopkeeper to send someone to find him."

At that time, in order to "grab" the jade pendant, Shen Ting vaguely said that he was from the capital in order to put pressure on him.

After the Lizhou Baihua Tower incident, court officials, for the sake of avoiding suspicion, did not dare to set foot around Xianfa City, regardless of whether there was anything wrong or not. Now, the only people who could use their status as Beijing officials to pressure others within a radius of hundreds of miles were the garrison troops.

Based on the address left by Shen Ting, the shopkeeper headed in this direction and tried every possible way, using all his connections, to find out the answer.

It’s definitely Shen Ting.

If the current speculation is true, then he will kill Mo Chengying, destroy the entire Mo royal family, and avenge the Jiang and Lu families in no time. It is even possible to overturn the case for the Jiang and Lu families, or there is something else...

Some things make you feel happy just by thinking about them.

Jiang Congrong's heart was pounding with emotion and he couldn't even sit still. Just as he stood up, he heard an urgent message from outside.

"Boss, something bad has happened! The garrison troops are coming to attack us!"

"It's just as I expected. The Mo family really can't stand any grievance." Jiang Congrong came up with a plan and said to Lu Anyong, "You go first, I'll stay."

"Brother, let's go together! We brothers share life and death!"

"No!" Jiang Congrong said firmly, "You leave first, we'll see you in Beijing!"

There are not only bandits in Qifeng Village, but also women kidnapped from the foot of the mountain, children forced to be born to expand the strength of the village, and villagers who were captured and brought up the mountain to work as laborers on the land.

Qi Rong planned to tie up these people, throw them into a room, and set the house on fire, saying that he wanted to kill everyone before leaving to prevent the news from leaking.

And he will become one of them - the kidnapped one.

The garrison troops were not bandits and could not kill innocent civilians. If he appeared as an innocent civilian and used the gold needle and jade pendant as tokens of trust, he would recognize Jiang Peirong.

Then revenge becomes easy.

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