East Factory Governor

Chapter 421 Spy
Qin Shuhuai led the army to continue going south, and three days later came to the vicinity of Waiji County, more than 200 miles north of Hancheng.

It was evening now.The army ran for a day and needed a rest to replenish their strength, so they set up camp outside Jixian County and buried a stove for cooking.

They are all well-trained soldiers, and everything is in order.

Forty Jinyiwei turned into ordinary people, quietly came out of the camp, and then dispersed in groups of two or three in all directions.

If the north of Ji County can still be regarded as a safe zone, then the area to the south is a high-risk area.Both Qin Shuhuai and Hong Chengchou judged that Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong's men were likely to ambush on the road from Ji County to Hancheng.

reason?If they ambushes in the north of Ji County, then the ambush troops will be too far away from the main force.However, ambushing in the south of Jixian County can coordinate with the rogue troops near Hancheng. It can be said that it can not only reduce the risk, but also increase the chance of ambush success. The main force is here to help, isn't it?
Inside the commander's tent, Qin Shuhuai and Hong Chengchou sat opposite each other, discussing the next marching plan together.After crossing Ji County, every step must be done with care.

At this time, I saw Chen Jing running in in a hurry, sweating profusely and said to Qin Shuhuai, "Master Lai Xiang and General Du are arguing, go and have a look!"

Qin Shuhuai was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Why are they arguing?"

Chen Jing said, "There were more than a dozen refugees passing by outside the camp, and General Du tied them up indiscriminately. Moreover, the roadside tea shops, restaurants, and pedestrians within a few miles of the camp were also swept away by General Du. Dozens of people were arrested. Lord Lai Xiang couldn't stand it anymore, saying that he was disturbing the people. General Du was furious, so he quarreled with Lord Lai Xiang. Both of them were in a hurry, and they were about to fight! "

Chen Jing looked aggrieved, obviously he was on Lai San'er's side.This is inseparable from Qin Shuhuai's idea of ​​"The Great Hero serves the country and the people" advocated by Qin Shuhuai in the Jianghe Gang.As a modern person, Qin Shuhuai is well aware of the importance of ideology, so he has always been very strict about the "ideological and political" work of the brothers in the gang.Not only strictly ordered the members of the gang not to disturb the people under any circumstances, but also often invited actors to perform painful dramas that reflect the suffering of the people, and even invited ordinary people at the bottom to come and speak out, so that the brothers of the Jianghe Gang should always maintain a passionate heart for the people and the world. And the lofty ambition to create a peaceful and prosperous world.

Lai San'er, who was deeply influenced by this kind of thinking and was proud of it, naturally couldn't bear to see Du Wenhuan so "disturbing the people".

Even Qin Shuhuai's first reaction was why did Du Wenhuan do this?

But after seeing the inexplicable smile on Hong Chengchou's face, he knew that Du Wenhuan must have his reasons for doing so, otherwise Hong Chengchou would not be so calm.

So he said, "Come on, let's go and see."

Hong Chengchou also got up and said, "The lower officials will go with Shaobao."

Under the leadership of Chen Jing, the two quickly came to an open space in the southeast corner of the camp.

The open space was surrounded by people on three floors and three floors outside, and Lai San'er's yelling could be heard from a distance.

"My surname is Du, others are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you! Do you have the guts to make people tie me up too?"

"Du Wenhuan, you are a man, come here and challenge me one-on-one! How about I let you have one arm and one leg?"

"Hey, you have the ability to dominate the common people, but you don't have the ability to fight with me? A person like you is worthy of being called a general. Pooh!"

Lai San'er's poisonous tongue is well-known in the Jianghe gang, and once he swears, he can kill people alive.

When the officers and soldiers of the former guard saw that the general was being insulted like this, they stopped doing it immediately, rushed forward and surrounded Lai San'er and a group of Jianghe Gang brothers tightly.Not to be outdone, the Jianghe gang members formed a circle to confront them.

The two sides shouted and cursed at each other, a group of rough men and a group of old Qiu Ba refused to accept each other, but fortunately, both sides were still a little rational, knowing that this was in the army, no one dared to draw a sword.

At this time, someone shouted, "Qin Shaobao and Hong Futai are here!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately stepped aside.

Qin Shuhuai walked to the center of the crowd with a dark face, and saw two or three civilians lying on the ground covered in blood, and several brothers from the Jianghe Gang were stopping the bleeding and healing their wounds.

Lai San'er and Du Wenhuan stood by each other, glaring at each other.

"What's going on?" Qin Shuhuai asked Lai San'er in a concentrated voice.

Lai San'er said, "Master, oh no, my lord, General Du arrested dozens of innocent people nearby, and beat them for no reason. These three people were tortured by him just now, look at what they did. It’s like this, if we don’t come, we probably won’t survive today.”

Qin Shuhuai glared at Lai San'er, and said, "Go back! Go to the tent and stay with me honestly, don't come out without my order!"

Lai San'er was stunned for a moment, and then said dissatisfied, "My lord, I..."

"I told you to go back!" Qin Shuhuai said coldly.

Lai San'er had no choice but to swallow back what he wanted to say, and said unwillingly, "This subordinate obeys."

Then he left with the Jianghe gang.

Qin Shuhuai cupped his hands at Du Wenhuan, and said, "General Du, for Lai San'er's rudeness, Qin apologizes to you on his behalf."

Du Wenhuan immediately said, "The last general dare not."

Qin Shuhuai said again, "General Du, have you found out now, how many of these people are spies?"

"There is no progress yet, but it is always right to arrest them. Some of these people seem to be refugees fleeing famine, but they are always wandering around the camp, which is indeed suspicious. Some are tea shop owners and employees These tea shops are all open on the side of the road. It would be understandable in summer, but wouldn’t it be strange that they are still closed in winter? Given that Wang Baochang was ambushed in the vicinity before, there is no reason to think that this road is full of rogues They are spies. So arresting them and interrogating them one by one, if we can find out something, it will be extremely beneficial to us."

Qin Shuhuai didn't agree with Du Wenhuan's approach, because it was too simple and rude. For example, the refugees wandering around the camp probably just wanted to sell their misfortune to the officers and soldiers and get some relief. He was going from Datong to Taiyuan for such a thing. Encountered several times on the road.There is no doubt that Du Wenhuan's actions will definitely bring disaster to some completely innocent people.

But he was beyond reproach.

The life of the common people is life, and the life of officers and soldiers is also life.For the safety of the army, Du Wenhuan couldn't say it was wrong to do so.From a more rational point of view, if this army is defeated by Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang, it will not be just these few people who will die.

Qin Shuhuai pondered for a while, but suddenly heard a loud roar from a tent not far away.

"Let me go, I want to see your imperial envoy!"

(End of this chapter)