After hearing Zhang Yangquan's words, Qin Lingsi's expression immediately changed. She stopped smiling and said expressionlessly: "You said so much, don't you want to leave us and run away?"
Zhang Yangquan said hurriedly: "If you want to retreat from the enemy, you can't just stay in the village. You must go to Jiangdu to plan!"
Qin Lingsi was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled sweetly and said: "You can use a rope to go down the back mountain, but you can only go down but not up. Master Zhang, do you want me to send you down personally?"
Zhang Yangquan saw the murderous intention hidden in her smile, raised his hands and said: "If you are worried, you can also send someone else. Of course, it is best to send me!"
"Tell me the plan first!" Qin Lingsi snorted.
Zhang Yangquan stood up and said slowly: "It's actually very simple. The King of Zhennan is most afraid of the Red Scarf Army. As long as he thinks that the Red Scarf Army is going to attack Jiangdu City, he will definitely call back all the troops outside!" p>
Qin Lingsi was stunned for a while and said: "Then how can we make him think that the Red Scarf Army is going to attack Yangzhou?"
"Of course there are rumors!"
"Sure enough, I'm full of bad ideas!"
Qin Ling thought "poof", thought silently for a moment, shook her head and said: "It still doesn't work, how can rumors take effect so quickly? Moreover, no matter how timid the King of Zhennan is, he cannot be frightened by a few rumors on the street.
Stay!"
Zhang Yangquan said confidently: "It's really useless if we just say that the Red Scarf Army is coming, but we can spread it more carefully!"
"How to be careful?"
Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "Let's just say that the Red Scarf Army in Xuzhou heard that Tuotuo led the army to attack, so they planned to abandon Xuzhou and invade Jiangdu!"
Qin Lingsi was stunned for a long time and said: "Can this be done? A Tatar official like the King of Zhennan should know whether the Tatar Prime Minister is sending troops, right?"
"Yes, normally he should have heard the news."
Qin Lingsi glared and said, "Isn't that rumor self-defeating?"
Zhang Yangquan said with a smile: "You are wrong. It is precisely because he knows the movements of the Yuan army that he will believe this rumor even more!"
Qin Lingsi blinked her eyes for a long time, covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Are you saying that the Tatar Prime Minister really wants to attack Xuzhou?"
"Absolutely true!"
"Hmph! Even we don't know about this kind of thing, how do you know about it?" Qin Lingsi asked suspiciously.
Zhang Yangquan leaned against the wooden cabinet and calmed down and said: "Of course it was the wealthy businessmen who came from Xuzhou who told me that rich people always have better information. They knew that there was going to be a war in Xuzhou, so they fled south!"
Qin Lingsi clapped her hands and laughed: "No wonder you just asked me about those wealthy businessmen! But you seemed to know in advance that they would flee south, which means that without these wealthy businessmen, you also knew that the Tatar court would attack Xuzhou!"
"The Second Village Master is really smart as ice and snow!"
"Stop flattering and speak up!"
Zhang Yangquan muttered: "I have said before that I am interested in joining the Red Scarf Army, so I have been paying attention to the general trend of the world! Xuzhou is the intersection of the Yellow River and the Grand Canal. Occupying Xuzhou will cut off the supply of materials to Dadu through water transportation. Sooner or later, the Yuan Dynasty will
Lead an army to attack!"
Qin Lingsi stared at Zhang Yangquan blankly, speechless for a moment. She had always thought she was very smart, but after seeing Zhang Yangquan, she realized that she was just smart.
She has never even thought about things like these, let alone analyzing them.
However, the girl was very good at hiding her thoughts. Although she was shocked inside, she pretended to be calm and asked: "How did you know that the Tatar court would take action now?"
"This is even easier. The autumn harvest is about to begin, and taxes from the south of the Yangtze River need to be sent to Dadu through the canal. The Yuan Dynasty cannot wait any longer!"
Qin Lingsi nodded, with an expression that she understood everything, and said: "You wait here for a while, I will discuss it with Sister A, and I will give you an answer tomorrow!"
After saying that, he quickly left the house.
After going out, she could no longer suppress her excitement and ran like a gust of wind to the main building in the center of the village and entered Qin Lingjun's house.
"Sister, sister! The man I picked up is really a treasure. He came up with an idea to make the Tatars retreat!"
Qin Lingjun was sitting by the window, reading a book. Hearing this, he raised his head and said, "Are you talking about the blacksmith?"
"I'm not a blacksmith!"
Qin Lingsi sat down opposite her, leaned forward and said, "That guy must be a scholar. He has read more books than the rest of us combined. When he speaks, I almost can't understand him!"
Qin Lingjun was noncommittal: "Tell me and listen."
So, Qin Lingsi recounted what she had just heard. She had an excellent memory and remembered Zhang Yangquan's every word clearly.
The more Qin Ling listened, the more frightened she became. She couldn't help but sit up straighter. After Qin Ling finished speaking, she murmured to herself: "I'm afraid I will not lose to Uncle Chen with this kind of experience!"
"Hehe, when I saw him talking, I also thought of Uncle Chen. Sister, what do you think of his idea?"
Qin Lingjun thought silently for a long time, shook his head and said: "I have no idea. But there is no other way at the moment. It is always good to give it a try. Little sister, tomorrow you take a few people with him and go down the mountain from the back mountain to Jiangdu.
Take care of this!"
"Sister, do you mean to let him go too? I think it's better to leave him in the village. This man is too smart. What if he escapes?"
Qin Lingjun glanced at her and said calmly: "If he really wants to escape, let him go, and you can take someone to handle this matter!"
"How can that work!" Qin Lingsi jumped to her feet and said, "Since Uncle Chen was arrested, no one in the village has come up with any ideas. Now that someone has finally come, how can we let him escape?"
Qin Lingjun looked up out of the window: "Little sister, forcibly retaining a talent like this will be counterproductive. You can't always keep an eye on him... It's better to trust him completely and maybe there is a chance to keep him!" p>
Qin Lingsi rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Sister, don't forget how dangerous the road down the back mountain is. With Zhang Yangquan looking so weak, what should he do if he falls to death?"
Qin Lingjun hesitated for a while and said: "There is some truth in what he said. In that case, let him stay in the stronghold... Let's explain it to him together tomorrow, and we must not let him misunderstand!"