Now under the rule of the Zhongyong Army, the mine production is extremely high. Whether it is fine iron or finished weapons, there is surplus. The right way to take it out and exchange it for money.

"Don't worry, the grandpa is not a bloodthirsty person, but he has to pass through Qianzhou along the way. If there is no local government to take care of it, I'm afraid..." Gao Jichong was most afraid of this. As for Xiongzhou, as long as he contacted A Quan, he would be able to bring people to ambush.

Two thousand men passed through the territory of Qianzhou, and it was impossible for them to escape the eyes and ears of the government.

"I will send someone to the Qianzhou Yamen and ask them to cooperate with this matter." Although Sun Yu was powerful, Qianzhou was not under his jurisdiction, so he could only use the gold medal given by the king.

In the valley of Wangfeng Mountain in Xiongzhou, Gao Quan was at a loss. This place was not considered a base camp, but was just a temporary place to settle down.

At the beginning, they lived a very light life with their fast maneuver and robbed a lot of food, grass and supplies. Now the gentry in each township has organized manpower to protect themselves, and all the supplies are gathered. The Southern Han Imperial Army in the city has formed a fast maneuver team to support the townships.

In order to preserve its strength, Gao Quan dared not fight with him head-on. He had failed to plunder several times before. Now the morale of the team is low, and the most troublesome thing is that the food and supplies are not good.

In order to ensure the mobility of his subordinates, the team now has hundreds of war horses, which is Gao Quan's greatest capital, but now it is also the biggest burden. Every day's consumption makes him feel overwhelmed. Now the other party uses the seized war horses. Although the number is not large, the other party can get supplies in each township at any time, and the speed is three points faster.

"Sir, why not, let's go north first, there is no need to fight with them here." The head of the commander suggested to Gao Quan that the Nan Han was now full of troops here and they were siege and blocked them. If they were not careful, they would have to capsize.

With their current combat power, if they enter Chu, they should be able to get good recruitment conditions. In fact, Nan Han also wants to recruit them, but how can Gao Quan deal with the thief with his own power?

"What if the general comes back? We are in Xiongzhou and will not go anywhere unless we are sure that the general is no longer alive." Gao Quan had his insistence. His family had been favored by the Gao family for generations. Between Gao Jichong, he was not a brother, but better than a brother. He left like this, and his conscience could not be overcome.

A real man is in this world and only wants to be ashamed of his heart.

This sentence was his early agreement with Gao Jichong, and now he wants to implement this.

Although the soldiers under his command were worried, they could only be kept in their hearts. They were all the absolute confidants of the Gao family, but people often change.

Gao Quan is very clear that as long as everyone can still have enough food, there will be no big problem. Once the food and grass are not enough, it will be the time to test human nature. In fact, human nature cannot withstand the test, and what needs to be done now is how to grab it.

"Fifteen miles southwest, Lianjiabao has enough food." Gao Quan looked at the map in his hand. The food and grass are still enough for four or five days. If he really waited for the food and grass to find a solution, it would be too late.

Lianjiabao is the old nest of the Lianjia family in Xiongzhou. It covers a huge area, with 10,000 mu of fertile land and tenants, and there are no capital reserves in the fort. If Lianjiabao can be captured and robbed casually, it will be enough to eat and drink.

"This, Lianjiabao's defense is extremely strict, and I'm afraid it won't be able to attack for a while." Dutou was a little worried, and he really couldn't blame him. Although Lianjiabao's defense is not as good as a city, it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The walls of Lianjiabao are more than meter high, and water is drawn around outside the fort. They lack supplies. As long as the other party collects the suspension bridge, it will be a problem to cross the river.

They have thousands of elite soldiers,

It’s not that I can’t capture Lianjia Fort, but I have too little time. Before the garrison in Xiongzhou City arrives, I must attack the fort, grab enough supplies, and retreat to a sufficient safe distance.

"It takes six hours to get from Xiongzhou City to Lianjiabao. Even if we are discovered in Lianjiabao, we have to attack the fort in three hours." The other man shook his head gently. He has been to Lianjiabao. It is difficult to enter in three hours.

"What we should consider is not the difficulty or whether we can do it, but we should think about how to overcome it and take down the Lianjiabao." Of course Gao Quan knew it was difficult, otherwise he would have captured Lianjiabao long ago and could he wait until today?

"I think we can build a batch of siege equipment first and launch an attack immediately after we arrive."

"We must also prepare the pontoon bridge, otherwise we can only stare at it when the suspension bridge is pulled."

......

The soldiers began to work together, and they knew very well that if they had no harvest, they would face the crisis of food cuts.

"Sir, Yamaguchi caught a sneaky man and said he wanted to see the Sir." A scout trotted to Gao Quan to report.

Gao Quan signaled his subordinates to continue, and recorded any good ideas first, and then made a decision when he came back.

During the days when they left the city to fight, they also captured a lot of spies from each other. Gao Quan was not surprised by this, but the other party actually said he wanted to see him, which would be interesting.

When Gao Quan saw the captured spy from afar, he felt something was wrong. The man was not as panicked as being captured, and his eyes were filled with calmness.

"You want to see me?" Gao Quan waved his hand and asked the scout to let go. He thought to himself that his martial arts skills would not take an unarmed spy into consideration.

"Are you Gao Quan?" The spy carefully looked at Gao Quan's figure and appearance. He knew the other party's physical characteristics and could distinguish them from these.

"It's me, tell me what I want, don't play tricks, otherwise you will die miserably." Gao Quan was a little unhappy about the other party's name, but he was still patient and saw what tricks the other party had.

"Let them stay away, and you can only listen to some words alone." The spy looked at the scouts around him and remembered the words of the person who told him that for the sake of concealment, the fewer people knew, the better.

"Tell me!" Gao Quan waved his hand and asked the scouts to go farther. He was still so secretive. Could it be that there was something really great?

"It was General Gao Jichong who asked me to come!" The spy leaned forward and whispered. He said that he had finished his clothes. The scouts just now were too rude and all the clothes were torn.

"The General is still alive? Are you saying true?" Gao Quan was so excited that he stared at the other party's eyes, wanting to see if what he said was true.

"General Gao Jichong is still alive, but the title of this general will be extremely useful in the future." The spy is a special camper. They still have to do the job of finding information and finding people all over the mountains and fields, and finally they live up to their responsibilities.

"Why?" Gao Quan was a little confused. The general and the general were just the same title.

"General Gao has now joined our loyal and brave army and is in charge of the Duke of the State." The spy shook his head. This general is usually called a military governor. His Duke of the State is just a military governor. Naturally, the general under his command is not qualified to be called a general.

"My young master is now in the Zhongyong Army? How is this possible?" Gao Quan was a little unbelievable. The Zhongyong Army territory was far away from here, and he didn't know how Gao Jichong got there.

"Of course, this is General Gao's handwritten letter." The spy knew of course

He said nothing, and took out a piece of bamboo tube from his pocket, which contained Gao Jichong's letter.

As soon as he unfolded the paper, Gao Quan believed it, and the handwriting was so familiar.

After reading the letter, Gao Quan took out the fire note from his arms, blew it hard twice, and directly burned the letter to ashes and drifted away with the wind.

"Go back and tell General Gao that Bei Zhi must act according to the plan and ask him to take care of him." Gao Quan took a deep breath and wanted to ask more questions, but when he thought that this was Gao Jichong's handwritten letter, he could only hold everything in his heart, and he just needed to execute it.

"Sir, I'll take a step first, and the news has to be transmitted back." The spy bowed, and Gao Jichong was still waiting for the news to come and make arrangements.

Gao Quan nodded, watched the other party leave, and called the scout to remind him that this matter should not be circulated.

"Cough!" Gao Quan walked to a group of soldiers who were chatting enthusiastically and coughed a few times. He was still very satisfied with their enthusiasm, but he probably had to pour cold water on him.

"Sir, our plan is almost done. If everything is ready, regardless of casualties, there is a 30% chance to go in within three hours." Seeing Gao Quan coming over, Dutou, who was responsible for recording, handed over their discussion results.

"Well, it's good, but the plan has changed. We're going to Tianyao Village." Gao Quan looked at the paper and the records were very detailed, and 30% of the chances were considered good. If it weren't for Gao Jichong's letter, Gao Quan felt that he could have gone to Lianjiabao according to this plan.

"Sir, why did you suddenly go to Tianyao Village? It's very far away from here."

They are now in the north of Xiongzhou, and Tianyao Village is in the southeast of Xiongzhou. If they want to avoid the government, they have to walk for two or three days on the way. When they arrive at Tianyao Village, they will basically have no food.

"I got the news. Our location was exposed. The government is likely to have some arrangements in Lianjiabao." Gao Quan did not want to tell Gao Jichong's news, but he had to come up with a reason to convince the public.

When the soldiers heard this, they were silent. The 30% probability calculated just now was also a surprise attack on the other party. If the other party was prepared, there would be no chance.

"But Tianyao Village is different. Even you find it unbelievable. The government even more unexpected. As long as we move quickly, there is no problem at all." Gao Quan cheered his subordinates. Whether Gao Jichong's plan can be completed depends on them.

"The road to this is long, and once the food is out of stock, we can't come back." One of them felt worried. Their current food and grass went to Tianyao Village. Once things went wrong, they would not even have enough food and grass for safe retreat, and the team would definitely fall apart.

"If this is the case, let's withdraw from the territory of Southern Tang and go to Qianzhou. Can people still be suffocated to death by urine?" The other one retorted. He was unwilling to go to Nanchu, because sooner or later there would be war with the Song Dynasty. If he went to surrender, he might become cannon fodder.

The Southern Tang Dynasty is different. It is much safer than the Southern Chu, and at least it can live a peaceful life.

"This is a military order, please continue to be ordered and start at noon!" Gao Quan didn't want to continue to talk about this, and he had finished all the things he should say.

The atmosphere in Xiongzhou Yamen was a little nervous. Local gentry headed by Lian Yuanshan, the owner of Lianjiabao, was arguing with the general Bao Zhengting sent by the Southern Han Dynasty.

"General Bao, I have received the news that the riots are near my Lianjiabao. The general should be prepared and send troops at any time." Although Lian Yuanshan was a white man, he was not afraid at all. On this Xiongzhou territory, as the leader of the country gentry, he was not a vegetarian.
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