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Chapter 104 The Eve of the Battle

 "Daddy!"

In the yard, when Xiao Qi saw Li Er, he ran over quickly with his two short legs.

Li Er picked her up, took out a lotus leaf bag from his arms, and said with a smile: "Let's see what delicious food dad brought you?"

Xiaoqi quickly grabbed the outer layer of lotus leaves and shouted happily: "It's candied haws!" He took the bamboo stick, opened his mouth, bit off a hawthorn, and sucked it in his mouth.

After hearing the sound, Ms. Xu in the house ran to the door with her skirt in hand, held on to the doorrail and said, "You're back!"

Li Er nodded, glanced at his wife, and suddenly said: "Why is your bun different from before?"

Mrs. Xu's cheeks were slightly red, she touched her hair and whispered: "The girl from the Shu family taught me how to do it. She is very skillful with her hands. Several of our sisters have asked her for advice."

Li Er hummed and said, "How is Xiaojiu lately?"

Li Jiu's father was a mason. Although he didn't learn much of the craft, Li Er wanted his son to inherit his father's business.

The last time he recruited masons, Li Er asked him to sign up and become an apprentice.

Mrs. Xu laughed and said: "He became a master and learned the craft from him every day. When he came home, he was covered in mud, like a mud monkey!"

Li Er smiled and said: "As long as you are willing to make progress." He put Xiao Qi down and said: "I'm going to the blacksmith workshop and will be back later."

Mrs. Xu hurriedly said: "Shall I help you cook the food?"

"No need, I ate dry food on the way." Li Er waved his hand and left the courtyard.

All the way to the blacksmith workshop, I heard the "ding-ding" sound of forging iron in the distance.

After passing through the door, a wave of heat rushed towards me, and the smell of sweat penetrated my nostrils.

Li Er glanced around and found Hu Guangcao, stepped forward and said: "Mr. Hu, the soldiers we brought back this time are short of more than 2,000 weapons. Can you make up for the shortage?

Hu Guangcao put down the arrowhead in his hand and said in a hoarse voice: "Don't worry, the military advisor issued a strict order a while ago, asking everyone in the village to assist the weapons workshop. Now there are more than 2,400 guns and 800 guns in the warehouse.

Multiple knives!"

Li Er said happily: "And there is a knife?"

Hu Guangcao smiled and said: "Thanks to the iron ore brought back by the second village leader last time. Not to mention the knife, that boy Wang Da just came over and asked me to give him a mace!"

Li Er smiled and said: "Can you give me a bow? The one I had before was a bit unbearable!"

Hu Guangcao smiled bitterly and said: "I can't make it in the past few days. I'll help you remember it and I will finish it for you within a month."

"Thank you so much, Mr. Hu! By the way, the monkey is back, why don't you go back and take a look at him?"

Hu Guangcao laughed and said: "Those two little brothers will definitely quarrel again, and I won't go back to join in the fun!"

……

When the monkey returned home, he found no one there. When he asked his neighbors, he learned that Yang Ying had gone to see Han Lin'er and Hu Xiaobao in private school.

He hurriedly came to the private school, but did not see Yang Ying.

Looking inside the private school, I saw Han Lin'er lying on the table, fast asleep.

The person sitting in the hall was not Taigong He, but an old man who had studied for two years. He ignored Han Lin'er and just read from the book, shaking his head.

Hu Xiaobao was different. He sat upright, folded his hands on the desk, and listened very carefully.

Monkey himself had never read a book, and he didn't think Han Lin'er's laziness was a big problem, so he took one look and left.

He asked someone nearby and learned that Yang Ying had gone to the porcelain kiln workshop, so he quickly came to the workshop.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yang Ying talking to a woman. When he got closer, he saw that the woman was Shu Ting.

The two girls noticed him coming, Yang Ying smiled at Shu Ting and said, "Sister, please wait for me for a while."

Then he came to the monkey and said expressionlessly: "Follow me." He left the porcelain kiln and came to a nearby poplar tree.

Seeing her folding her arms, the monkey stared at him coldly, scratched his ears and said: "Madam, this is the military counselor's plan, and I can't help it. After we capture Jiangdu in a few days, you can go back to the restaurant!"<

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Yang Ying said: "Do you think I'm angry because of this?"

"Why is that?"

Yang Ying said solemnly: "I have inquired, and the village master did not let me return to the village at first. It was only because of your persistence that they allowed me to come back!"

The monkey smiled apologetically and said: "You can only know the truth when you come back! And Jiangdu has been in chaos recently, so I won't be relieved until you come back!"

Yang Ying said coldly: "You are afraid that I will leave Jiangdu after learning about your rebellion!"

The monkey lowered his head and said nothing.

Yang Ying sighed and said: "Hou Baisi, how much do you distrust me! I have been with you for so long, how can I not know your loyalty to the village?"

The monkey hesitated: "I know you are smart, but..."

Yang Ying sneered and said: "So you are afraid that I will guess your plan and talk nonsense to others outside, right?"

The monkey lowered his head and stopped talking.

Yang Ying sighed and said: "Since you don't believe me so much, what's the point of me staying? I will leave after you capture Jiangdu."

The monkey said anxiously: "No, it's not that I don't believe you, I...I am..."

Yang Ying stared at him for a long time, then her face softened: "You just take the future of the village as more important. That's good, I don't blame you."

The monkey said happily: "Then you won't leave?"

Yang Ying glared at him and said angrily: "You haven't had any rest all night. Go to bed quickly. I'm going to talk to Shu Ting." After saying that, he turned around and left.

The monkey returned home happily and didn't bother to go to bed. He just lay down on the table and fell asleep.

"Monkey, monkey, monkey, wake up!"

In a daze, the monkey was rudely shaken awake. When he looked up, it was Geng Si who had woken him up. It was dim outside the window and it was already dusk.

"What are you doing?" the monkey muttered dissatisfied.

Geng Si said with a serious face: "Yes, there is something I want to tell you... tell me!"

The monkey rubbed his eyes: "What's the matter?"

Geng Si sat down opposite him and said: "I, I suspect that Xu Baisheng is a careful artist!"

The monkey's whole body was agitated, and he suddenly woke up and said in a deep voice: "Why?"

Geng Si said: "After the second village leader announced the battle plan in the morning, I saw him... go down the mountain and just came back! No, isn't it suspicious?"

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The monkey slapped the table and said angrily: "Is this happening? I'll go find the second village leader!"

Geng Si hurriedly said: "Second, the leader of the second village has taken Wang Da and the others back to Jiangdu! Either way, go find the leader of the third village and arrest Xu Baisheng!"

The monkey shouted loudly: "What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

……

At the North Gate Camp, outside the main tent, Zhang Yangquan looked up at the sky. It was just after Xu hour, and the sky was already dark.

There have been continuous spring rains in the past few days. Although the rain is light, it makes people feel depressed.

After more than half a year of planning, Longtan Village has grown from a small village with more than 500 people to a large village with more than 10,000 people, and also has a medium-sized Zhenzhou City.

However, if this plan fails, all the accumulated wealth will be exhausted. Every time he thinks of this, he feels heavy in his heart.

Walking in the camp, his eyes swept over every soldier standing guard.

These soldiers all stood up straight with firm expressions. They had just been trained recently, but they gave people a sense of trust.

This is the result of Qin Lingjun's day and night training.

She sacrificed all her time and finally trained a group of soldiers capable of fighting in a short period of time.

Thinking of Qin Lingjun, Zhang Yangquan felt a little more at ease in his heart. She has a stable and tenacious personality and considers everything thoughtfully. With her by his side, he doesn't have to worry about any oversights.

And it’s hard to imagine that she would have a panicked expression on her face. Even if she encounters a desperate situation, she will probably face it calmly and die generously!

With this thought, most of the worry and fear in my heart disappeared.

Zhang Yangquan exhaled a breath, adjusted his sleeves, and walked back toward the commander's account.

Before he returned to the main account, he saw Wang Da running over quickly, shouting from a distance: "Military advisor, the leader of the big village and the leader of the second village called you over, something big has happened!"

Zhang Yangquan strode towards the main tent and said calmly: "Don't worry, what happened?"

Wang Da's eyes became fierce and he said harshly: "Monkey and the others have discovered that a commander is a traitor, and they may have leaked our battle plan!"

Zhang Yangquan paused: "Who?"

"Xu Baisheng!"

Zhang Yangquan's heart sank. Xuan'er thought of Xu Baisheng and frowned, "Why do you say he is a traitor?"

"It was Geng Si who found out. He said that Xu Baisheng quietly left the village after attending the meeting during the day and did not come back until Youcai. He obviously told others about our plan!"

Zhang Yangquan asked: "What did Xu Baisheng say?"

"When Monkey and Geng Si found him, his grandma's boy was preparing to go down the mountain and escape! When asked where he went during the day, he said he went to the Mawei River. They asked him why he ran away, but he said he came to see you and the two of you.

Village leader, it’s all lies at first glance!”

"What did the leader of the village say?"

"The leader of the first village didn't say anything. The second leader thought this guy was suspicious and asked him why he went to Mawei River. He didn't answer. He insisted on waiting for you to go there before he would tell you!"

Zhang Yangquan was silent, and while he was talking, the two of them had arrived at the main tent.

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