Qing Mulan blinked proudly: "My brother has spies around Master Zhou, and naturally there are spies around Zhou Changlin."
"It seems that you have to be more careful when doing things in the future."
Jin Feng reminded himself secretly.
Dakang seems to be in decay, but the government's control is still very strong.
Amei came back so quickly, which means that she did not stay in Jinchuan for long, but the information she brought back was so detailed, which is enough to show that Qing Mulan's brother Qing Xinyao has woven a large and sophisticated intelligence network in Xichuan.
Jin Feng didn't believe that Qing Xinyao was the only one who did this. Other officials must have their own channels.
"Sir, looking at you, are you planning to take action against Master Zhou?"
Qing Mulan looked Jin Feng up and down for a while and asked tentatively.
"Yes," Jin Feng nodded: "But it's not Master Zhou, it's the Iron Can Mountain bandits!"
"The Tin Can Mountain Bandits?"
Qing Mulan jumped up in shock: "Sir, do you know how many bandits there are in Tin Can Mountain?"
She thought that Jin Feng would send someone to collect evidence that Master Zhou colluded with the bandits, and then ask her to hand over the evidence to her brother, and use her brother's power to kill Master Zhou.
This is the safest way.
Who knew that Jin Feng would choose to fight against the Iron Can Mountain bandits?
"Ever since I was born, Iron Can Mountain has been coming to Xihewan to collect New Year's grain. Of course I know how many of them there are."
Jin Feng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and replied calmly.
"Now that you know, you still want to take action against them?"
Qing Mulan looked at Jin Feng as if she were looking at a madman.
"The bandits from Iron Can Mountain are like a bomb...a rock hanging above their heads. If Xihewan wants to develop, sooner or later there will be a battle with them. There is no way to escape."
"That's true, but to put it bluntly, Brother Qinghuai can't do anything against the bandits of Tiegun Mountain. Why do you, sir, fight with the bandits of Tiegun Mountain? Do you just rely on the thirty or so veterans from the back mountain?"
Qing Mulan asked: "Or are you secretly training more veterans elsewhere, sir?"
"Just the more than thirty veterans in the back mountain!"
Jin Feng said calmly.
"I know that you fought very well in the battle at Qingshui Valley. In a completely weak situation, you led thousands of Tielin troops and defeated party cavalry that was several times your size.
There have been many battles in history in which the minority defeated the majority and the weak defeated the strong. I don’t think any battle can compare with the Battle of Qingshui Valley.”
Qing Mulan said with admiration: "It was precisely because of the Battle of Qingshui Valley that my brother agreed for me to come to Xihewan to study with you."
"Are you going to say but next?"
Jin Feng asked with a smile.
"Yes," Qing Mulan said: "Sir, it is the Tiegunshan bandits who occupy the favorable terrain now, and your tactics in Qingshui Valley are useless.
The terrain of Iron Can Mountain is very similar to that of Qingshui Mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is only one way up the mountain, and you only have thirty people, so you can't rush up it at all!"
"Why should I rush forward?"
Jin Feng asked back: "Isn't it okay if I prevent them from rushing down and starve them to death?"
"Starve them to death?!"
Qing Mulan's eyes suddenly widened, and then she slapped her thigh hard: "Yes, why didn't I think of this?"
"Mu Lan, you have to remember that the way of war is to fight to the death. You must use all available conditions as much as possible, turn disadvantages into advantages, and strive for victory to the greatest extent. Do you understand?"
"Thank you sir for your teaching!"
Qing Mulan stood up and saluted Jin Feng, not doubting whether more than thirty veterans could trap Iron Can Mountain.
She has studied the battle of Qingshui Valley very deeply. As long as Jin Feng builds a few catapults or fires heavy crossbows to block the only path in Iron Can Mountain, no matter how many bandits there are, they will not be able to charge down.
"Sir, your method is good, but Iron Can Mountain collects annual grain every year. There must be a lot of grain stored in the mountain. It will take too long."
Qing Mulan said: "Furthermore, Master Zhou will not just watch you besiege Iron Can Mountain. He will definitely find ways to interfere with it. There are too many variables."
"Besieging Iron Can Mountain was just a casual comment. I had no intention of using this method." Jin Feng said with a smile.
"What are you going to do, sir?"
Qing Mulan grabbed Jin Feng's arm and asked excitedly.
In her opinion, Jin Feng only had more than 30 veterans and basically had no chance of winning against hundreds of bandits.
It turns out that Jin Feng not only has a way to win, but there is more than one way.
This made Qing Mulan feel that the gap between herself and Jin Feng was too big.
"You will know later."
Jin Feng did not answer Qing Mulan's question. He changed the subject with a smile and asked, "Mu Lan, have you ever killed anyone?"
"No……"
Qing Mulan didn't know why Jin Feng suddenly asked this question, and shook her head in confusion.
"Have you ever killed any of the female soldiers under your command?"
"We grew up in a big courtyard. Where can we go to kill people?"
Qing Mulan shook her head in embarrassment, then suddenly turned to look at Amei who was standing aside: "Amei, you should have killed me before, right?"
She had already guessed why Jin Feng asked.
She kept saying that she would go into battle to kill the enemy, but in the end she didn't even kill anyone, which made her feel very embarrassed.
Amei is a death warrior trained by her father since childhood, specially sent to protect her, and may have killed people.
"Killed, thirteen!"
Amei nodded calmly.
Qing Mulan raised her head proudly, Amei finally regained some face for her.
"When you go to the battlefield, you are a team. Amei alone cannot do it."
Jin Feng said: "There are many people who are very good at training, but once they go to the battlefield with real swords and guns, they get cold feet when they see blood. Not only can such people not help their comrades, but they will also drag everyone down. So, before going to the battlefield, you
It’s best to see some blood and get used to it.”
Jin Feng thought for a moment and said: "Let's do it this time. You will go to fight the bandits this time and practice your skills first. If someone is really afraid of blood, let her quit."
"Sir, when?"
Qing Mulan's eyes shone with anticipation, and her hands were trembling with excitement.
Leading troops into battle is her biggest wish. She can't go to the battlefield for the time being, so she can just kill some bandits to enjoy herself!
The Iron Can Mountain bandits set up a checkpoint in Tongshan, mainly to target the Xihewan convoy. When Qing Mulan came, the bandits knew it was a cavalry team and were wearing armor, so they hid in the grass without even showing their heads.
Otherwise, we probably would have started a fight at that time.
"Don't worry, let the bullet... let the arrow fly for a while."
Jin Feng said with a smile: "You go back and prepare first. When the time comes, I will notify you in advance."
"Okay, I'll wait for the notification from sir."
Qing Mulan ran out excitedly.
As a result, the wait lasted five or six days, but Qing Mulan was so anxious that she didn't dare to rush Jin Feng, so she had to endure it.
Just as anxious as Qing Mulan were the bandits from Iron Can Mountain.
They thought that after hijacking the convoy in Xihewan, Jin Feng would soon send someone to show off. However, they waited and waited, but no one came from Xihewan. The bandits gradually lost patience.
They were not Qing Mulan. They simply sent people directly to Xihewan without waiting for Jin Feng to send people.