Chapter 1131 Whistleblower

Gan Qiang planned to set up an ambush in the nearby mountains, and then use himself as bait to lure the Han and horse teams into the mountains to conduct an ambush battle. This way of making full use of strengths and avoiding weaknesses, using mental calculations without intention, sounds like a good idea, and it seems to have a slight chance of winning, but it is difficult to implement.

It's not as simple as just talking.

Judging from Gan Qiang's previous experience in fighting the Haihan Army, the Haihan Cavalry has extremely high mobility and has some mysterious long-range weapons at their side. If they cannot shorten the combat distance with their opponents, it will be difficult for them to gain a superiority in force.

Attacking the Haihan Army will cause substantial damage to it, and the opponent is likely to quickly withdraw from the battlefield after realizing its military disadvantage. Therefore, the battle location Gan Qiang chooses must be based on limiting the opponent's mobility.

The best conditions are to be able to shut down the enemy's retreat after entering the ambush site.

There are indeed many places with such conditions in the Cishan Mountains, but actual operations still need to consider the difficulty of gathering manpower to the place and making pre-war deployments. Even Gan Qiang does not have the time or ability to formulate detailed operations.

Plan, but he cannot deal with such a key issue casually. This is gambling with his own wealth and life, and he may even lose himself if he is not careful.

In addition, Gan Qiang must first set up a plan with Gan Sheng, including when to bring the Haihan people into the mountains, how to contact him if there are any changes, and how Gan Sheng will escape when the war begins. At least he must have a plan. Gan

One of the main reasons why Sheng was unwilling to agree to Gan Qiang's plan was that he believed that Gan Qiang would not be able to perfect the plan to the point where it could be implemented in a short period of time. The result of reluctant implementation would most likely be to drag himself into a trap, especially since he is a cannon fodder.

Once his character is revealed, he will be the first to suffer misfortune.

If he really wanted to have a relatively high degree of confidence in accomplishing something, he would have to spend at least two or three days preparing. However, Gan Qiang was afraid that the Haihan people would be too far away to catch up and miss this opportunity to take action, so he forced Gan Qiang to do so.

Sheng set off as soon as possible, even threatening to demolish the inn, and asked him to ride a fast horse to chase the Haihan horse team, which had been out of town for a long time.

"Bring them back and stay in this inn first, and make up your own excuse. In short, just delay them for a day or two. After I return to the mountain and decide on the location, I will send someone to deliver a message to you as soon as possible. Then you can take them in

Mountain." Gan Qiang was pacing back and forth while gradually improving his plan in his mind. He continued to tell Gan Sheng with excitement: "Be careful and don't expose your roots. After this deal is completed, the military advisor and I will

Tell me, I will also give you a leader, and from now on, the affairs around Guxian Town will be left to you to take care of."

Gan Sheng complained in his heart that his brother did not regard him as a relative at all, forcing him to risk his life to deceive the Haihan people, and the so-called reward was just a position as a leader. Gan Sheng knew this kind of position very well

It's just a false name, with no real power, and it's hard to say whether you have the life to get it.

Gan Sheng tried to calm down his emotions and said to Gan Qiang: "What if my brother unfortunately misses and gets captured?"

"Why are you so afraid of this and that before you start doing it?" Gan Qiang scolded mercilessly: "If the Haihan people find out, don't tell anything about the relationship between you and me, otherwise you will die faster!"

When Gan Sheng heard that he didn't mention trying to rescue him at all, he was even more heartbroken. He shook his head and said, "Forget it, then I will act according to your plan, and let everyone else take care of their destiny!"

On the coastline six or seven miles north from Guxian Town, there are several villages with relatively concentrated populations such as Baibao Village, Shiwuying Village, and Huangzhuang. According to the information given by the refugees who had previously sought refuge in Haihan, these villages

The villages are very close to each other. Chickens and dogs can hear each other and are connected by roads. It is said that there are at least a hundred households in this area. Sun Zhen plans to stop in this area to promote Haihan's immigration policy and also post a wanted notice.

Check out the prisoners' notices and see if you can get relevant information from local people.

Before the cavalry team left Guxian Town, they also found two conspicuous places on the street and posted wanted notices. However, the cavalry team had limited manpower, and this was not an area controlled by Haihan, so it was impossible to leave people in the town to wait for news.

, so he left after posting the notice. If someone really wanted to provide relevant information to Haihan, they would either catch up with this cavalry team to report the news, or they would have to go to the Haihan camp near Fushan County to report. Essentially speaking,

, this method of posting wanted notices is more of a deterrent. Due to the traffic and information dissemination conditions of this era, its effect on arresting wanted targets will be very limited. Sun Zhen and others also did not

There is no hope that relying on these wanted warrants, people can actually tie up the prisoner and hand him over to him.

However, all kinds of unexpected things always happen in life. Not two miles out of the town, a man and a horse chased him along the official road from the direction of Guxian Town. After the horseman got close,

, Sun Zhen was slightly surprised, because he had just seen this man in a restaurant not long ago. He still remembered that this man's surname was Gan, and he ran an inn in the town, but he didn't know where he was going at this time.

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However, when this man saw Sun Zhen and his party, he decisively slowed down and shouted from a distance, "Masters Haihan, please stay here. I have something important to tell you!"

"Boss Gan is chasing after him so urgently. It seems that it is indeed a very important matter." Sun Zhen reined in the reins and asked the team to pause first, waiting for Gan Sheng to explain what he wanted to tell him.

Gan Sheng chased so hard that both man and horse were panting from exhaustion. It took him a while to regain his composure and said to Sun Zhen, "I do have something important to tell you. But before that, I hope you will forgive me."

There are some inaccuracies in what I said before.”

Sun Zhen's eyes lit up and he said, "What you said is not entirely true. Could it be related to the wanted order?"

Gan Sheng nodded and said, "That's exactly it."

Sun Zhen thought that the forgiveness Gan Sheng asked for was related to the silver reward, so he immediately responded: "As long as what you said is true and the clues you provide can help us catch the person, the silver reward will definitely be effective!"

Gan Sheng glanced left and right, lowered his voice and said, "Can I take a step to speak?"

Sun Zhen guessed that he was so cautious because he was afraid that the people on his side would be unreliable, so he did not explain much at the moment and ordered the team to rest in an open space next to the official road. After Sun Zhen and Gan Sheng dismounted, they called Wang Jinmin to come as well.

Let’s listen to Gan Sheng’s “revelations” together.

Gan Sheng said straight to the point: "Gan Qiang, who is on the wanted list and has the same surname as me, actually appeared in Guxian Town a few days ago. By chance, I also happen to know his whereabouts. It's just that the restaurant where I met you earlier was still there.

There are a lot of people waiting, and I’m worried that the news I tell you will leak out, so I pretend not to know. I can only wait until everyone leaves Guxian Town, and then catch up and meet each other.”

"Boss Gan is really interested!" Sun Zhen nodded and said, "Then please tell me, Boss Gan, where is Gan Qiang now?"

"This thief is hiding in Cishan in the south of Guxian Town, but the specific location needs to be reported." Gan Sheng explained: "This thief came to my door a few days ago, and used the security of the inn to force me to come forward to buy food and herbs, and then tried to deliver them

Go into the mountains. Now that the things have been sent into the mountains, when the people I sent to escort the goods come back in a day or two, we will know the specific hiding place!"

Wang Jinmin asked suspiciously: "You two have the same surname as Gan, are you related to each other?"

Gan Sheng had already thought about this, shook his head and said: "Actually, we are not related. It's just that in order to force me to help, this thief forced me to come up with a twisted relationship, saying that I have cousins ​​with me.

My seniority is there. But this statement is really ridiculous. If I were really related to this thief, I would not open an inn in Guxian Town."

Sun Zhen and Wang Jinmin exchanged glances, and both felt that Gan Sheng's words seemed to have no flaws. However, Cishan, south of Guxian Town, was a completely unfamiliar environment for them. The cavalry team had to enter this kind of environment.

The risk is still relatively high when carrying out combat missions in areas. In their planned march route, there is no part of the journey into the mountainous areas. Almost all of them march in the coastal plains. The reason is to avoid risks as much as possible and ensure that the team is in the wild.

The mobility will not be affected by the geographical environment.

There is only one squad in this team that belongs to the special operations battalion that specializes in mountain operations. The rest are all from the cavalry battalion. In terms of staffing, they are not suitable for carrying out mountain combat missions. Therefore, although Sun Zhen and Wang Jinmin

I think what Gan Sheng said has a relatively high degree of credibility, but he did not immediately declare that he would take corresponding arrest actions.

After Gan Sheng finished speaking, he saw that both of them were expressionless and didn't speak. He felt a little panicked at the moment, fearing that the other party would find a flaw in his words and become suspicious. His words were also made up hastily.

I am not sure where there may be problems. If I cannot gain the trust of the Haihan people, then the follow-up plan will not be carried out at all.

Gan Sheng was afraid that the two of them would continue to slowly ponder over the taste of the food, so he quickly changed the subject and said: "If I help Mr. Haihan capture this thief, the news will definitely leak out, and the thief will definitely be retaliated. I'm afraid it will happen in the future."

I can no longer open an inn in Guxian Town. I wonder if there is any compensation for this besides a reward of silver?"

Sun Zhen said: "What kind of compensation does Boss Gan want? Money or something else?"

Gan Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that Haihan is recruiting immigrants to settle in the south. Is this true?"

"Of course it's true." Sun Zhen understood what the other party meant after hearing this: "If Boss Gan feels that because of this incident, he will not be able to stay in Dengzhou in the future, he can settle down in the south and start his life again. Itinerary

We can make arrangements for you and your destination, including your future livelihood, so your boss doesn’t have to worry about it.”

Wang Jinmin also said: "If you are afraid of something happening, we can escort your family to Zhifu Island now. There will be no danger there."

Gan Sheng shook his head and said, "I have no family and am alone. I can leave at any time. I'm just a little worried about whether I can adapt to the local living conditions after going to the south."

"Don't worry about it!" Sun Zhen patted his chest and said, "I am from Dengzhou. When Dengzhou was in war, I fled to the south and joined the Haihan Kingdom. I was alone when I went there. Now I am not back in good health.

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"It turns out that Uncle Sun was also from Dengzhou. No wonder his accent sounds like a local!" Gan Sheng heard this and knew Sun Zhen's origin. If Sun Zhen's accent hadn't changed subtly after he went to Haihan,

He should have heard it by now.

Gan Sheng took the initiative to try to leave the local area through immigration, which undoubtedly made Sun Zhen trust him more. However, this did not help solve the current problem, and it did not reduce the cavalry's ability to enter the mountainous areas.

The risks of combat missions. Sun Zhen thought for a moment and said to Wang Jinmin: "Otherwise, we will stay near Guxian Town and wait for news from Boss Gan. In the meantime, we will send people back to Zhifu Island to apply for support."

Upon hearing this, Gan Sheng quickly interjected: "I think this is inappropriate. The thief may still have eyes and ears in the town to keep a close eye on him. If your army is dispatched in large numbers, I'm afraid they will be alerted before they even enter the mountain!"

Gan Sheng knew very well that Gan Qiang's plan was full of loopholes, and the biggest reliance was on obtaining advantages in force and environment through pre-planning. If either of these two were not satisfied, the entire plan would have no chance of success.

If the Haihan people sent more reinforcements into the mountains to encircle and suppress the enemy, Gan Qiang would probably lose a handful of rice instead of stealing the chicken. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and immediately came up with a reasonable reason to persuade the other party to give up this plan.

Sun Zhen seemed to make sense when he heard it, but it was impossible not to report the matter to the headquarters. This was not only a matter of operational risk, but more importantly, it was inconsistent with Haihan military regulations. As a commander, he could not arrange the original arrangements as he pleased.

Unplanned combat operations.

"So what's Boss Gan's plan?" Seeing that Sun Zhen didn't express his position, Wang Jinmin continued to ask Gan Sheng.

Gan Shengqiang smiled and said: "I don't know how to march and fight, so I can't have any plans. I can only tell the two uncles what I know. Everything depends on the two of you!"

"It doesn't matter if you talk about it. These are our own people and won't be spread out." Sun Zhen also encouraged.

Seeing the other party's insistence, Gan Sheng could only bite the bullet and said: "In my opinion, the people you two brought can stay in your inn first. After a day or two when news comes back, they will immediately set off into the mountains to fight there.

The thief was caught off guard! I know a thing or two about the terrain of Cishan, and I can guide you two on the way."

After hearing these words, Sun Zhen suddenly became slightly suspicious, and did not express his position at the moment. He only said that he would discuss it with Wang Jinmin first. Gan Sheng walked a few feet away knowingly, leaving room for the two of them to talk.

After seeing him walk away, Sun Zhen asked: "What do you think?"

Wang Jinmin shook his head and said, "There is something wrong with this man."

"It's the same as what I thought." Sun Zhen said solemnly: "He said that our reinforcements would alert others, but he suggested that we live in the town. The whole town knows our origins. Isn't this even more obvious?"
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