C7

Xu Xiaomo's delicate eyebrows furrowed and her expression turned grave. Nangong Xiao An's heart skipped a beat. He had always felt that something wasn't right, but after discussing with the other officers for a long time, he still couldn't come to a conclusion. Was there really a problem?

Xu Xiaomo pointed at a few spots on the map, "Were these the places the bandits were fighting back then?"

Nangong Xiao An's expression changed slightly. Niu Dazhi felt that the general and this student were trying to solve a riddle and he could not understand a single word. Wu Yaner looked at the map and nodded her head, looking at Xu Xiaomo with a gaze that wished she could kidnap him immediately.

"These are the places."

"Did they not take the things here?"

Nangong Xiao An's face was covered in a layer of shadow. He looked at Xu Xiaomo with a questioning gaze, "No."

"I remember that Xu Shang Shu mentioned before that the northwest side of the camp is the Yen River. Most of the supplies in the camp are transported here by the river. If the general trusts me, I suggest that we send someone to guard the river."

Xu Xiaomo's expression was solemn, as if she was joking. Nangong Xiao An looked through the map again, but he still didn't find anything out of the ordinary.

"Look, General, before I came to Camp HAben, I heard from Minister Xu that there are a total of five village communities surrounding the civilians in the camp. The Wang Family Village is one of them." Xu Xiaomo placed a small flag at the location of the Wang Family Village, "And the other villages that were plundered by bandits." Xu Xiaomo took out the small flags and inserted them one by one.

"The bandits only took away the strong men, but they killed the elderly, the weak, and the children. They also didn't take away the property of the village. That means they only have one goal." Xu Xiaomo took a deep breath and slowly said, "They are building up their troops because they have a bigger goal."

Xu Xiaomo paused, and Niu Dazhuang scratched his head, "What's that?" A bigger goal? Did he want to rob the capital? Hahahaha, how is that possible! "

"They are trying to surround the Hubai Army!" Xu Xiaomo spoke her thoughts word by word, while Wu Yaner covered her mouth in shock.

"These bandits know that the imperial government has always been arresting them. At the beginning, they did not have enough manpower, nor did they fear the people they sent to arrest them. However, after these years of growth, these bandits have amassed a large number of criminals from all over the Kingdom of Liang who were fleeing for their lives. The entire Liang Empire knows that the Imperial Court has sent out their new army to deal with them. They probably have already thought of a way to deal with it. "

"Go on." Nangong Xiao An's right hand kept drumming the table. Xu Xiao Mo's opinion was unique. They had all agreed that the bandits were bluffing and hadn't thought of all this.

"The bandits exterminated all the villages surrounding the Huban Army, which was tantamount to exterminating the Huban Army's supply points. At the same time, as long as we cut off the river and stop the food flow, we'll be able to trap Huban's army. We won't have to pay much of a price to make them suffer. "

"But what good is it? If the capital sent reinforcements, wouldn't they have no choice but to retreat? Huban's troops won't suffer any losses either. " Wu Yan'er could not help but ask.

"It's true that there won't be any losses. However, if this is the case, before the Huban Army can confront the Huns, they will have been disgraced by a group of bandits. The imperial government will definitely think that the Huban Army is useless …"

Everyone understood what he was about to say. The three pairs of eyes looked at Nangong Xiao An. When that happened, the imperial government would definitely vent its anger on the commanders of the Hubing Army. They couldn't predict what kind of punishment Nangong Xiao An would be subjected to.

"General, these bandits really do not put the reputation of our Huban Army in their eyes!" "When I catch the bandits one day, I, Niu Dazhuang, will be the first to pull out their tendons and drink their blood …"

"Come on, you, with that boorish look of yours?" Don't let the bandits capture you and cause trouble for everyone! " Wu Yaner rolled her eyes and splashed a bucket of cold water on Niu Dazhuang. When she saw Nangong Xiao An's unreasonable expression, she shrugged her shoulders and hid behind Xu Xiaomo.

"What's your idea?" Nangong Xiao An's ice-cold gaze finally warmed up. He stared at Xu Xiaomo. The shock that this woman had given him today was too great. Her analysis of the old Daoist was succinct, making it impossible for people to find any flaws. Most importantly, she did not underestimate him because he was a bandit. The generals of the Hubai Army viewed the bandits too simply.

"Send people to stand guard at the location of the Yanhe Forbidden Area to prevent anyone from cutting off the flow of the river." "Wait on the side and send a portion of the army to the outskirts of the camp. At the same time, leave sufficient guards in the camp to attack the bandits from the inside out!"

Xu Xiaomo's words were resolute and decisive, and his slightly cold voice carried the tone of a Golden Steel Horse. Nangong Xiao An narrowed her eyes. This was something that only those who had studied military strategies would say. Furthermore, she was only a maid, so how could she understand so much?

"General, let me bring my brothers to the Yanhe to defend. I will personally kill these bandits." Niu Dazhuang patted his chest. To him, this was an opportunity to earn face. It didn't matter if he was a bandit or a murderer, he would still fight for it!

"Just you, a sergeant? Ha ha-ha, how many people do you have under you? The task of defending the river is so important, will the general take you there? " Wu Yaner stuck her head out from behind Xu Xiaomo, giving Xu Xiaomo a worshipful look before glancing sideways at Niu Dazhuang.

Wu Yaner started using Niu Dazhuang when she had the chance, but Niu Dazhuang was also a person with a dumb mouth. If he couldn't defeat Wu Yan'er, he could only stare helplessly.

"We shouldn't have too many people defending the river, or the bandits will retreat after knowing that there was no hope of sealing it off, and their plan of besieging the Huban Army will not succeed. This way, it looks like the problem can be resolved, but the bandits are still out there leisurely, and could go around committing crimes at any time. " Xu Xiaomo shook her head.

Two days had passed since Xu Xiaomo and the others discussed the bandits with Nangong Xiao An in the tent. After discussing it with the other generals, Nangong Xiao An agreed to Xu Xiao Mo's proposal. Wu Yaner, who had received the news from Wu Guangzhen, took advantage of Nangong Xiao An's absence to come to Xu Xiaomo's side and 'discuss' this commander of the occupying forces' with him.

"It was clearly you who came up with the idea, yet he concealed it and put all the credit on you. This cousin of yours really 'took care' of you." Wu Yaner sat on the bed, swaying her feet as she looked at Xu Xiaomo, who was standing with her back facing her. Wu Yaner sat on the bed, swaying her feet as she sized up Xu Xiaomo, who was standing with her back facing her,