Yang Tao was calm, so was Feng Zhen. Qiu Meng was the only one who couldn't. He paced back and forth like an ant on a hot pan the whole night.
He waited from dusk until dawn. Once again, he asked the servant for information. He didn't expect Yang Tao to not send troops to intercept the grain.
Old Master Qiu wasn't surprised. Instead, he scolded his youngest son.
"Yang Tao is one of the feudal lords. Look at those top notch feudal lords. Which one of them is heartless?" Old Master Qiu lectured his youngest son earnestly. Seeing him humbly ask for advice, he felt great satisfaction. He continued, "No matter what, even if we have a relationship with Yanlin, it's not enough to completely win Yang Tao's trust. He will definitely wait and see for a while."
Qiu Meng was dissatisfied. "I know this too. But Yang Tao doesn't know how much risk I have to take to send him a message."
The bigger the movement, the easier it was to be discovered. Once they were discovered, the Zhao family would be a good example.
He risked his life to send Yang Tao information. Every opportunity was precious. Who would have thought that Yang Tao would still be so hesitant?
Old Master Qiu shook his head. "This is why other people are feudal lords, but you are still a step away from being outstanding."
If you don't have some vigilance, you won't survive three episodes, understand?
Qiu Meng was annoyed, but he didn't dare to talk back. He still needed this old man's support.
After a while, Qiu Meng sent two more messages to Yang Tao, both of which were true.
Because Qiu Meng was only a junior registrar, he was responsible for the first step of the inventory of the grain. At most, he knew where the grain fleet would pass, but he didn't know which granary the grain would end up in. He wanted to know more information, so he had to ask around in private. In order not to arouse the suspicion of his superiors, Qiu Meng took great pains. Little did he know that all of this was happening under Feng Zhen's eyes.
Fu Wang was a little puzzled. "Is Yang Tao unwilling to take the bait? Or did he become suspicious? "
Feng Zhen said, "It's unlikely, but his appetite is too big. It's true that he wants to eat until he's fat."
"After enduring for so long, Yang Tao must be able to keep his composure," Yang Si said. "Then, shall we send more people to send tens of thousands more grain next time?"
Feng Zhen smiled as he toyed with the object in his hand. His gaze was playful.
"Wait a little longer. Now is not the time," Feng Zhen said. "Also, send more people to guard the Jingyang granary."
Fu Wang was puzzled. "Why? Could it be that their target was the Jingyang granary? Qiu Meng can't get this information. "
Feng Zhen said, "Why can't I get it? Yang Tao and the others were born and raised in Zhangzhou. Our army had used different water routes to transport the grain several times, but the enemy could roughly determine which nearby places were more suitable to store the grain according to these routes. Yang Tao is able to keep his composure. Firstly, it's because Wan Shi's grain isn't enough to attract him. Secondly, he wants to find our granary and burn it all in one go. "
Fu Wang could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.
"I never expected Yang Tao to be so scheming."
Feng Zhen said, "Don't underestimate anyone. No matter how outspoken Yang Tao is, he has been with Yan Lin for more than 20 years."
As the saying goes, one is marked by the company one keeps. Even a pure white rabbit would be dyed black by ink.
Yang Si laughed. "Maybe you're thinking too much."
Feng Zhen said, "It's always good to be well-prepared and cautious."
Yang Si laughed in his heart. Once bitten, twice shy. Even a prodigal son like him would have such a day!
On the surface, it seemed calm, but in reality, there were surging undercurrents.
Both Feng Zhen and Yang Tao were secretly testing each other's limits, waiting for the best time to strike.
As a chess piece in the game between the two sides, Qiu Meng felt like he was playing with the two feudal powers in the palm of his hand.
On this day, he delivered another piece of important news to Yang Tao.
He said as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders, "If Yang Tao can't even grasp this piece of news, then he can forget about fighting for the world. He should just admit defeat."
Why did he say that?
Because there were 100,000 dans of grain this time. Because the amount was too large, in order to prevent any accidents, the military counselor Yang Si personally led the troops to escort it.
This was the most confidential of secrets. Qiu Meng had used money to get the information out of the mouth of his drunken "colleague."
If Yang Tao was willing to launch a sneak attack on the grain team, not only could they seize 100,000 dans of grain, but they could also capture Yang Si, one of Liu Xi's right-hand men. Yang Si had a good reputation in the southern territories. Capturing him and using him as a sacrifice would definitely deal a heavy blow to the enemy's morale.
"Why do I have to go too?"
Yang Si waved his golden fan, looking impatient. He wasn't Feng Zhen, he didn't like to court death so much.
Feng Zhen said, "If you don't go as bait, I'm afraid that Yang Tao will ignore the grain and go directly to the Jingyang granary."
Yang Si spat and said, "If you want to court death, go yourself. Why drag me down with you?"
Feng Zhen smiled and said, "We'll share blessings and misfortunes together. When it comes to making a name for ourselves, you'll naturally benefit as well."
Yang Si was speechless.
He had seen shameless people, but he had never seen someone who could use his colleague as bait and still make such a solemn vow. How shameless!
"What about you?" Yang Si asked him.
Feng Zhen smiled and said, "Of course I'll guard the Jingyang granary. Maybe Yang Tao, like my lord, likes to take the lead. If that's the case, we'll benefit greatly."
Yang Si rolled his eyes.
If Yang Tao was as troublesome as his lord, he didn't believe that Yan Lin would still indulge Yang Tao.
"Why did you choose that night to make your move?" Yang Si asked another question, looking like he wanted to get to the bottom of the matter. "I saw that you've been reading the stars these days. Could it be that you've learned from that quack, Wei Zixiao, and can predict the weather and the direction of the wind?"
"I was born and raised in Zhangzhou. Do I need to know how to predict the weather? Wei Zixiao is a quack, but I'm not. "Feng Zhen suddenly smiled evilly." Why did you choose that day to make your move? Because there will be thick fog on the river that day. It'll be perfect for our army to launch a sneak attack from the south! "
Using the Jingyang granary and the transport team to attract Yang Tao's attention, then taking advantage of the thick fog to launch a sneak attack on his army. It was killing two birds with one stone.
Yang Si was speechless.
He was starting to doubt whether Yan Lin had tricked Feng Zhen this time, or had he dug up the graves of all his ancestors?
This was too sinister. Was he planning to destroy Yang Tao's base in one fell swoop?
What a beast!
He thought that Feng Zhen's use of his comrades as bait was already the bottom line. He didn't expect that he would even use the Jingyang granary as bait.
On the other side, just as Feng Zhen had predicted, Yang Tao accurately guessed the location of the granary based on the information he received.
At this time, Yan Lin, who had been training at the mouth of the river, returned.
"Shaoyang, you're back at the right time."
Yan Lin said, "I heard that my lord plans to lead the army yourself?"
His voice wasn't loud, but Yang Tao couldn't help but cower.
"I'm worried about the generals …"
Before he could finish his sentence, Yan Lin interrupted, "Generals have their duties. If they can't fight for my lord, what's the use of them?"
Are the generals so useless that my lord needs to lead the army herself?
Yang Tao's words were stuck in his throat. He said gloomily, "If that's the case, should I lead the army?"
Yan Lin asked him with his eyes.
What do you think?
Yang Tao was speechless.
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