The prefect's mansion finally heard laughter that had not been heard for months. Although the laughter was still filled with heavy pressure, this also added a little joy to the upcoming Spring Festival. Everyone who heard the laughter relaxed a little and laughed together.

In the suppressed laughter of the three of them, no one could notice it. In the shadow on the back of the towering roof of the study of the prefect, a shadow like smoke quietly disappeared.

The military orders of the prefect's office were issued under the supervision of Shi Hui and Shi Yi, and all the military and civilians in Jiaozhi County took action.

Just after the first day of the first lunar month, tens of thousands of people in Jiaozhi County, whether they want or not, were all given by the county soldiers as long as they work to dig traps every day, and they could receive a generous treatment of twenty kilograms of grain, and were sent to the only official road leading to Yulin County in Jiaozhi County.

The countless peaks in Jiaozhi County stand, which makes most of the official roads in Jiaozhi County wind and turn among the mountains.

At this time, if someone in Yulin County crosses the mountains separated by the two counties, he will see that the entire mountain is completely turned into a busy pit digging construction site. On the many hills that stretch south, there are countless people crowded.

They were hunters recruited by the prefect's office after special statistics. Under the leadership of soldiers who were a little familiar with mountain combat, they were responsible for laying out various deadly traps and fire-driven objects on a large number of hills and small roads.

From now on, if anyone wants to walk through these mountains, he will definitely know the terrible places of walking on these mountain roads. The ubiquitous traps and the flames that burst out at any time will make it impossible for those who enter the ambush to get out of the mountain.

On a small hill ten miles away from the official road, dozens of soldiers wearing brand new Jiaozhou military uniforms were cooperating with a team of hunters nervously setting up traps at various key points. Behind everyone, two generals with a team of leaders were sitting far away.

At noon, the two were barbecuing a few pheasants, rabbits, wolves and other wild game that they had just been beaten, while talking softly. They swept through the hunters who were busy all over the mountains and fields with contemptuous eyes from time to time.

Sitting on the left side of the fire was a tall and stout middle-aged man with an unpredictable smile on his lips.

He whispered to the handsome and tall young man who was concentrating on barbecuing: "Zi Ming! You are so attentive. Are you planning to ambush a large number of traps to deal with your own people? Haha! You really dig a hole and bury it yourself!"

Lu Meng rolled his eyes: "Bah, why are you digging a hole and burying it yourself? You old guy is here to make fun of it again! If you don't arrange these traps carefully, wouldn't they be able to see through it immediately? Then wouldn't our lurking plan be in vain?

Anyway, if we don’t call these hunters, others will use them to set up traps. Let’s help them arrange some people to get busy for a while, and you can also go out of the city to eat some wild game and see you, the No. 4 Spy Manager of the Starfire Camp, openly.

You are not unaware that there are many eyes and ears in the city Rises family, and you are not as comfortable as you and I want to meet. However, the little chicken and wolf meat you have prepared are too little. It is not enough for brothers to have a meal. You are really stingy!"

The strong man immediately glared at him with some displeasure and said, "Bah, you are still good at taking advantage of it! There are not many people in this world who can help me prepare food. Just this wolf, I chased two mountains before I shot it. You can be content!"

At the false anger at his false intention, Lu Meng smiled indifferently and said, "You can do it! Killing Pigwolf is not easy to capture the master of great ability like you Captain Gongsun. But there are so many people here, you should kill a few more horses.

It would be even better if you had a fat and tender little wild boar. You should make everyone think about your Captain Gongsun’s goodness. In this way, everyone will be more attentive to your cooperation, haha!"

The two of them were teasing each other, but their faces were smiling. It seemed that their relationship was quite familiar and intimate. At this time, the flames were scorching the gradually ripe beast meat, and the beast oil kept dripping in the sizzling sound, and exuded a strong meat fragrance.

Gongsun Yang, attracted by the fragrance, couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "The meat is almost done! Let's talk about the serious matter first. After receiving the report we sent, the military advisor and General Gao personally visited the terrain of the borders of the two counties yesterday.

In addition, there are also information from brothers from all over the country, and they already know the situation here. It is estimated that the Shi family will be surprised in a while! Haha!"

"Oh!" Lu Meng's eyes lit up: "Okay! How did the military advisor arrange our thousand brothers? If I were to follow my brother's wishes, I should have taken advantage of the victory before the New Year and took over Jiaozhi County in one go. Wouldn't it be fine if the Shi family is destroyed?

Maybe we are almost in Jinling to see the lord! But we still have to let our brothers pretend to be defeated soldiers from Yulin County and spend this New Year under the command of the Shi family. It's so boring!"

"Hehe! You kid still like to charge in one go! The military advisor had long expected that you would complain like this. You don't think about it. Apart from your mountain army, who can walk on flat ground in these steep and roadless mountains!

Your mountain army has taken over the largest county in Jiaozhou alone, and the contribution is not small! Don’t be greedy. Besides, the contributions of Jiaozhi County will not be missing from yours this time. Are you still afraid that you can’t go to the bus to the Lord when you go back?

You have to leave some soup for other brothers when you eat meat. What do you think? Our 100,000 army travels thousands of miles to fight to this southern barbarian land for a war! If the limelight is robbed by your 20,000 mountain troops, others will complain.

Besides, the military advisor and General Gao seem to have other plans. The pits dug by the Shi family may not be able to be used. Haha! In addition, there are too many wild lands in Jiaozhou, and whether it is population or land, they must be carefully cleaned up.

At present, the military advisor has not issued a new order to you. Depending on the situation, it is estimated that the army will take action only after the Yuanxiao is over. You can take your brothers to dig a hole in this mountainous country with peace of mind!”

Hearing that he had to wait, Lu Meng couldn't help but feel a little bored: "I have been waiting for nearly ten days, and this year has passed, and I still have to wait! It's really endless. When will it be the end? Oh! It's time to eat!"

After complaining for a few times, Lu Meng could only accept such orders helplessly. Seeing the soldiers and hunters in the distance starting to finish work, they simply turned their depression into food and prepared to have a big meal before talking.

Gongsun Yang swallowed again, reached out and cut a wolf leg that was burnt on the outside and tender inside with a knife: "Hehe! After that, let me taste it. You guys in the army, and I learned this secret barbecue method with the lord.

I haven't tasted it for a long time, so I must have a good time today! You are not allowed to compete with me this time!"

On the morning of the third day after the Yuanxiao Festival, the people of Jiaozhi who had been stationed at the junction of the two counties for more than half a month were about to get out of the tent and continue to complete the task of digging pits assigned by the prefect.

Suddenly, in the temporary camp, several panicked voices screamed: "The Jiangnan Army is here!"

This sensitive scream immediately caused a gust of chaos like a strong wind passing through the originally calm construction site.

Everyone understands that the Shi family has dispatched tens of thousands of people to work hard and hard, and has paid such a huge price. Isn’t the purpose of desperate preparation just to deal with the Jiangnan Army?

The people who are busy digging pits and laying traps every day have been passed down by word of mouth for many days. The three words "Jiangnan Army" have been kept on their lips and firmly engraved in their hearts.

These enemies who were extremely powerful in the sense of military and civilians, even the Shijia, who had been dominating Jiaozhou for hundreds of years, could only suffer defeats, lose their troops, and lose their generals, thus retreating in a embarrassing manner to the powerful enemy who stood in a hurry to retreat to Jiaozhi.

The scholars were at least tolerant of the people in Jiaozhou. Who knows how these new rulers would treat the people? How could they allow the powerful people of Jiaozhi County to accept them with confidence in the forces that have passed through Jiaozhou in the future?

Now that the preparation project is only half completed, the Jiangnan Army has actually arrived. Of course, the military and civilians will become very panicked.

Almost all the people in the tent heard the noise and rolled out of the simple temporary tent. Most of them were in disarray, but they were holding swords, guns, hoes, shovels and other self-defense weapons.

When a powerful enemy comes, everyone's subconscious reaction is to pick up the closest weapon around them. Even if they are really going to die, they still have to fight with the enemy. That is the nature of Jiaozhi people who are unyielding.

But what surprised everyone was that facing nearly ten thousand Jiaozhi soldiers and civilians all over the mountains, there were only a team of "enemy" appearing on the dug-out official road.

At this moment, both the soldiers and the people became smiling bitterly. The other party only sent out fifty people, but scared nearly 10,000 people here. If they said it, they would be really laughed to death by others.

This team of soldiers from Jiangnan, facing the eye of nearly 10,000 people, did not make any hostile moves. One of the soldiers stepped forward and shouted: "We are here to negotiate with the scholars on the order of our military advisor!"

"Negotiation, negotiation!" A loud voice kept echoing among the mountains with thin morning mist. It also caused more and more resonance among the nearly ten thousand soldiers and civilians who came to their senses.

"Negotiation, he said they are here to negotiate! We are going to negotiate with the Jiangnan Army!"

"They are the envoys of negotiations! When they come to negotiate, they will not fight. If they don't fight, there is no need to dig traps!"

"What's the point if you don't dig a trap? Isn't it just a bit tired! It's important to not have to fight. If you don't fight, we won't have to die in Jiaozhi County. I don't have to go to the battlefield, so my only son won't have to go to the battlefield!"

"Okay, okay! And my son and nephew are the same! Junren, please send these envoys to Longbiancheng!"

The soldiers and civilians on the mountain immediately understood: "Yes! If they could live well with enough food and drink, who would want to fight those powerful enemies of inexplicable origins to have no chance of victory?

For Jiaozhi, there is a way out for negotiations!"
Chapter completed!