spooky invasion

Chapter 1201 Planning is not as good as change
On the day Jiang Yue heard the news, the scouts sent by Master Hu also noticed the existence of this group of people.

Different from the reaction of Sangou and the others, Master Hu immediately became a little paranoid when he got the news, always feeling that some unscrupulous people would come to seek his fortune at any time.

It’s not that he’s overreacting. Judging from the information, these people are obviously avoiding the disaster of earth smoke. Maybe they’re not well prepared for the long journey. difficult.

But even so, these people are very capable and agile, and they are not the kind of mediocre eaters at first glance.

If it weren't for the sudden disaster of the ground smoke, these people would never have lived in such a tight spot.

Judging from the number of people, these people are not as many as Lord Tiger's side.Moreover, Lord Tiger still has the danger of a castle to defend, so it stands to reason that there is no need to frighten a few hundred people in this area.

But Mr. Hu has just won the foundation, not to mention the unstable foundation, even his own mentality has not stabilized, and the feeling of guilty conscience has not been completely eliminated.

Because of this, he didn't even want to let the three mushroom men who worked for him leave alive.

If it is targeted by hundreds of people, even if there is no threat this time, who can guarantee that these hundreds of people will not go out and spread the word.

When the time comes, it will be spread to ten, ten to a hundred, once his feng shui treasure is exposed, he will be targeted by other powerful forces, and he will definitely have endless troubles if his foundation is not stable.

But now that he has just taken down the castle, some of his soldiers and horses have been damaged, and he is still recovering, so he really doesn't want to fight this battle again.

Hundreds of people from the other side mobilized together, even if they didn't storm the castle, do some damage outside, and plunder the fields, the loss would be enough for him to feel bad about half of it.

"Let's talk about it, how do you fix it?" Lord Tiger sat in the high hall, his eyes swept over the eyes of those backbone men one by one.

The first one stayed on Lie Chi.Lie Chi has been in low spirits for the past few days, coupled with some injuries, he doesn't have any desire to show off.It's not like Lao Ba and Lao Zhu's housekeeper, who change their tricks to show loyalty and enthusiasm.

Lie Chi felt Master Hu's gaze on him, raised his head, and said with a wry smile: "Master Tiger, our team has just experienced a big battle, and the damage is close to [-]%. If we go to fight another battle of unknown depth at this time , I am worried that the team will not be able to handle it."

Master Hu actually didn't want to fight this battle, but he absolutely didn't want to hear such frustrating words from his subordinates.

As the most powerful general under Lord Tiger, he should be full of fighting spirit at any time, and should be high-spirited in the face of any challenge, showing great fighting confidence.

After saying such dejected words, how will Lord Tiger operate in the future?

As a high-ranking person, whether to fight or not to fight, these two options must be considered at the same time, and both must be considered as alternatives.

Sometimes, just because you don't want to fight, doesn't mean you can really stop fighting.

But with Lie Chi making such a statement, if there is going to be a fight later, how will this boost morale?The main general himself was timid before fighting, and his fighting spirit was completely gone.

The old bus observed the words and expressions, and knew that Master Hu didn't like to hear Lie Chi's words, so he hurriedly said: "Lie Chi, as the number one general under Lord Hu's banner, you must take up the fight. You should not say anything at any time. If you can’t handle it, Lord Tiger raises soldiers for thousands of days, is it just a mere battle that breaks down the morale of the team? Then what do you need as a general?”

In fact, Lao Ba has a good relationship with Lie Chi. His words, on the one hand, are to flatter Lord Tiger and express himself, and on the other hand, they are also beating Lie Chi, reminding Lie Chi not to be stupid and speak freely.To know how to figure out the mind of the master.

In the final analysis, the old bus still wanted to win over Lianzhi.He didn't want to be compared to Lao Zhu in the future on this territory.

Although he knew that this was Lord Tiger's balance technique, keeping Lao Zhu from killing him was also a check and balance on his boss, as a spur to make him work harder.

But knowing is one thing, how to compete is another.

If I can manage the relationship with Liechi well, I am not afraid that Lao Zhu will come from behind.

Lie Chi is a loyal person, but his mind is not bad.After such a beating by the old bus, he was jolted, and his mind immediately sobered up.

My attitude just now was still affected by my recent emotions.Those negative words, although they were true, were definitely not what Master Hu wanted to hear.

He cupped his hands and said: "Master Tiger, I will do my best to rectify the team, improve the morale of the team, and be ready for battle at any time. Brothers eat the food of Lord Tiger and work hard for him. It is only right and proper."

Master Hu gave a light hum, and his complexion finally improved a little.

"You two, what do you think?"

He asked Lao Zhu and Lao Ba.

The old man said: "My lord, I personally think that this battle cannot be fought. It's not that they can't fight Liechi, but that it's really not worth fighting this kind of war of attrition. It's a loss for us at this stage if we don't lose a single person." It may take half a year, or even three to five years, to recruit a loyal combatant and cultivate his loyalty. However, it may take every second to kill a person in battle. At this stage, we need to replenish combatants The channel is very narrow, and one hit is one less."

"If you don't fight, others may not be able to make you peaceful. This group of people is extremely short of food and grass supplies, and it will be a matter of time before they find this place. Once the two sides collide, there will be friction. When friction comes together, whether to fight or not to fight is not us It can be decided unilaterally. The other party is in a hurry to jump the wall, and in order to have a bite to eat, it is likely to do anything." Master Hu judges others by himself, and if it is himself, leading a team of hundreds of people has been short of food and drink, it must be Burned, killed and looted.

"Old Zhu, what do you think?"

"Master Tiger, it's hard to decide whether to fight or not. We have to be prepared. If it can be settled through negotiation, for example, borrowing a batch of grain and grass from the other party, or simply sending a batch of grain and grass to the other party. You might as well give them some. We have nothing else in the castle, and we still have plenty of food."

Lord Tiger was somewhat disappointed when he heard this.

This kind of solution in the form of cede land and compensation sounds full of humiliation.With Lord Tiger's character, he didn't want to suffer from such a dumb thing at all.

"Master Tiger, the overall situation is the most important thing. You have just established your foundation, if you can buy yourself time to develop by giving up a little bit of petty profit, why not do it?" Old Butler Zhu reminded.

The same thing, but another way of saying it sounds much more comfortable.Isn't this just retreating to advance?Give up some small profits, keep safe for a while, and buy time for yourself to grow.

"The most important thing is that even if Lord Tiger doesn't give it to them, if they really kill here on a large scale and plunder the fields, they can still plunder a lot of supplies. The loss may be even greater by then. Even if Lord Tiger can kill hundreds of people Kill them all, and our side will definitely suffer a lot of vitality. It's not worthwhile to hurt both sides."

It sounded like old butler Zhu was really dedicated to assisting Master Hu and giving advice to Master Hu.These thoughts of his are indeed the closest to Lord Tiger's.

Master Hu doesn't want to fight, but he doesn't want to fight inside, and he can't appear too humble, and can't have any impact on his authority.

Lie Chi and Lao Ba only talked about the status quo of not being able to fight.Did not give a solution to how to deal with it.

As for Lao Zhu's plan, although it is somewhat useless, at least it has such a reputation in terms of statement.

Suddenly, Lie Chi thought of something, and took the initiative to say: "Master Tiger, in fact, there is still a way to avoid this battle."

"What way?" Lord Tiger asked lightly.

"We have distinguished guests in our castle. Master, the blood of the Baoshu clan. If Master Duo came forward to beat the other party, and then he would give some supplies to the other party out of the righteousness of the world. In this way, both kindness and power will be given. It will not compromise Lord Tiger's side. The prestige of the opponent can also make the other party retreat in the face of difficulties."

Sir?

Master Hu was a little embarrassed. In the past few days, he had given Master Duo a very high position, but he has always been held high.Seemingly honored, but actually alienated.

The intention is self-evident, just to alienate Duo Ye and make him retreat in spite of difficulties.Then there is no need to cut the flesh for the benefits promised before.

Unexpectedly, it's only been a few days, so it's possible to use Duo Ye's identity as a treasure tree clan again?

Not to mention, Lie Chi, an idiot, usually doesn't know how to turn his head, but this time he came up with a good idea.

The name of the Baoshu tribe is still very convincing and bluffing in the inner earth world.

At least he, Lord Tiger, is very afraid of the name of the Baoshu clan.Otherwise, with his personality, since he has occupied the foundation here, and Gan Gang is arbitrary, how can he be so polite to Duo Ye?

"Master Tiger, Lie Chi's proposal is highly appreciated. This matter must be done by Master Duo. The blood of the Baoshu clan is still very intimidating. If the other party knows that this is a site for cooperation with the Baoshu clan, it is considered ambitious , and must be afraid of three points."

Lao Ba naturally agreed with Lie Chi's proposal with both hands and feet, and highly appreciated it.

Lord Tiger was also moved.But thinking about the past few days, he was a little worried.Although he didn't explicitly distance himself from Duo Ye, he didn't come to visit him in the past few days.I don't know if Duo Ye will doubt or think too much?
Once Master Duo thinks about it, will he agree to invite him this time?
There is no doubt that with that bastard Ah Qian by Duo Ye's side, it is inevitable that he will provoke discord.Duo Ye, as long as he has a brain, he will think too much.

What's more, although Duo Ye has a twisted personality, he is undoubtedly a smart person.

Master Hu could think of it with his toes, this time, it would definitely not be that easy to ask Master Duo to come forward to make things right.

While discussing, suddenly someone from his subordinates came to report in a hurry.

"Master Tiger, two sentries have been withdrawn from the city gate. One of the brothers was seriously injured, and the other was not seriously injured."

what?
Master Hu's face darkened, and he suddenly stood up.

I'm really worried about what's coming.

"Go and have a look." Master Tiger waved his hand, left the hall aggressively, and quickly flew towards the gate of the city.

Others naturally have to follow quickly.The sentry was injured, so there must have been a conflict.Well, it is likely that that force has begun to move towards this side on a large scale, and has already encountered the outer sentry.

Master Hu and the others didn't want to cause trouble, but the trouble just came to them.

Outside the city gate, the severely wounded sentinel had a fatal wound from his waist and ribs.When Master Hu arrived, he had already died.

The other one was relatively unscathed, but had several traumas all over his body.It was he who hurried back to the castle with his companions on his back to ask for help.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he rushed back, his companion died before he could be treated.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became extremely dignified.

After checking the injury, Master Hu said coldly, "Say, what's going on?"

The slightly injured scout knelt down on one knee and said angrily, "Master Tiger, those people are so overbearing. There are seven of us in this group of scouts. Except for the two of us, everyone else has..."

"What?" The veins on Master Tiger's forehead swelled, "Everyone else broke?"

The sentry choked up and said: "Yes, they set up a pocket array, and dozens of people suddenly surrounded us. They killed our three brothers on the spot. When the other two brothers were retreating, they were also surrounded by them." Chasing and killing one after another. If we were not familiar with the territory here, even the two of us would not be able to rush out."

"For no reason, they did this murder?" Master Hu still didn't believe it.The other party is only a few hundred people, dare to be so arrogant?
"They seem to say, something like avenging a brother. I don't know what it means. But the seven of us have never touched them, and we didn't even know that we had disturbed them. Before that, we just supervised them, Haven't had any contact with them."

"You didn't move, where are the other sentries?"

"Then I don't know, but we all have orders, and we won't take the initiative to provoke and kill people."

Master Tiger then asked about the battle situation.Most of the fighters who can be sentinels are very clever, and their strength is much higher than that of ordinary guards.

Through the sentry's answer, Lord Tiger made a simple review of the battle situation at that time.

The results of the review made him even more depressed.

Although the opponent had dozens of people besieging and killing them, their arrangement was indeed very subtle. These sentries were supposed to monitor the opponent, but they didn't notice it at all in advance, and they didn't realize it until they were wrapped in their pockets. .

But in this battle, seven people were killed or injured on their side, while the other side was unscathed.

Although the opponent has a partial numerical advantage, the annihilation battle can be completed so beautifully, which shows that the opponent is by no means an ordinary person.

This is a strong team, a formidable opponent.

Thinking of this, Lord Tiger's mood became more and more depressed.

How did things get so bad all of a sudden.Now that both sides have lost their lives, this negotiation is not easy to negotiate.

If Master Hu said that he was going to talk to the other party and send the other party supplies, not to mention that he couldn't swallow it in his heart, even these subordinates couldn't agree.

If a person is killed by the other party, he still has to reward the other party?Praise the opponent for killing well?
"Boss, go and invite Duo to the meeting room, and say that there is an emergency to discuss." Master Hu calmed down quickly.

Whether it's war or peace talks, this matter can't avoid Duo Ye, and Duo Ye's identity as a treasure tree clan.

Although Lao Ba was extremely reluctant to see Ah Qian's face, he also knew that the current situation did not allow him to evade, even if he was mocked at the door, he had to go.

(End of this chapter)