The Era of Generals

Chapter 749 Doubts

"Brother, what do you mean..."

Meng Yang couldn't help it at first, and looked at Chen Ze with a face full of shock.

Of course he understood what the Lord meant, but precisely because he understood, it was hard to believe.

Not only him, but even Tang Tianxing, who went to investigate in person, frowned slightly, and then frowned slightly, obviously not having much confidence in Chen Ze's deduction.

This time I came to Fengqi Province, no, it should be said that everyone came out of Bo'an City this time because they were entrusted by Hua Lao to see if there was a chance to rescue the more than 2,000 hostages who were captured back then.

This matter is not only a heart disease of Hua Lao, but also what Meng Yang and others are extremely eager to do.

Then, isn't it obvious who they are looking for when they come to Fengqi Province?

It was the group of Bai Lie imperial troops who held the hostages!

That's right, according to the information Tang Tianxing brought back, the total number of troops on the other side is about 20,000, which is comparable to the number of Bailie Empire's army that is currently guarding the hostages that Chen Ze had analyzed with them before.

But just because of this point, it seems unreasonable to infer that this army is the right master they are looking for.

Facing everyone's unbelieving gazes, Chen Ze smiled wryly, and said, "I'm just inferring, and I can't be sure it must be."

He thought for a while, organized his thoughts, and then said: "You can try to think about it."

"Is the place where those people are located the only place where we can set up checkpoints before we reach our destination?"

There is no doubt about this.

Even if Meng Yang and Tang Feng are a little weaker in marching formations, they can still see that the geographical location occupied by the other party is the place they must pass through here and cannot be bypassed.

"Then……"

Chen Ze looked at the crowd and asked, "Do you still remember those bandits we caught?"

Everyone looked around and could only nod their heads.

How can you forget something that happened not long ago?

"Think about it, those people are villains who lick blood with knives and come here to rob property, so how much property can be robbed from them?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone fell silent.

Yes, this is also a point that everyone can't figure out.

Since they are all so poor that they can't see others eating enough and eagerly want to grab a hand, it is estimated that there is no such thing as how much property these people have that are worth being robbed by others.

That being the case, what are those people in front of them ambush for?

This is a point that everyone, including Chen Ze, did not understand.

Now that I think about it...

Tang Tianxing looked at Chen Ze, with an uncertain light in his eyes, obviously thinking of something from Chen Ze's words.

"It's very unreasonable to grab something that shouldn't be robbed."

Chen Ze added a sentence, and after everyone nodded, he continued: "And the next suspicious point, Brother Tang has already given the answer, that is, these people are more like soldiers than bandits!"

And this sentence can only make everyone nod.

Here, among these people, no one would question Tang Tianxing's ability.

"Of course, this is not enough to support my inference."

Chen Ze smiled again, and said, "But brother Tang confirmed to me just now that the tunnel he discovered was not discovered by the other party, so it is worth deliberating."

"Just imagine, if they are locals from Fengqi Province, whether they are soldiers or bandits, wouldn't they know that there is a tunnel here?"

"Such a long tunnel is obviously impossible to be excavated secretly by the people. There must be an official background in it."

After a pause, he said with reminiscence in his eyes again: "I remember that I vaguely saw such an ancient document in the city lord's mansion of Dongping City. It seemed that the word "authentic" was mentioned on it. typeface."

"But because the date of the document seems to be very old, and it is abolished, it is useless for our current actions, so I didn't pay too much attention to it."

"It is conceivable that when this tunnel was built, it was not as desolate as it is now, and then for some reason, it gradually became deserted, so that this tunnel was useless."

What he said made everyone look at each other in blank dismay, not knowing how to speak for a moment.

And Chen Ze didn't really need them to speak.

This is due to his long-standing habit. When organizing his thoughts, it is much better to say it than to think about it in his head. Besides, everyone here can be regarded as his own. As the saying goes, three cobblers can stand If Zhuge Liang is better than others, there will be fewer blind spots in thinking, and it will also help Chen Ze discover the mistakes and omissions in his own thinking.

But it is clear that, so far, no one thinks he is wrong.

In this way, he continued: "Not to mention that the locals in Fengqi Province know that there is a tunnel there, but at least they will not be ignorant of it."

"If I were the leader of that group of bandits, if I wanted to set up defenses there, I would definitely think about what it was like before, and then conduct a thorough investigation of the surrounding area. It is impossible not to know a single tunnel."

"And if I'm not from Fengqi Province, if I only know the terrain of Fengqi Province from the map, then I deploy defenses there because the terrain is very suitable for setting up a trap, and I don't think of it." other."

"At this moment, who is in Fengqi Province but not from Fengqi Province, besides us, who else is there?"

After asking this question, Chen Ze's voice also fell.

That was all he could think of at this moment.

As for what Meng Yang and the others thought, just because the number of 20,000 soldiers was the same, Chen Ze thought it was a matter of the same group of people, which Chen Ze had never thought about.

As he said, if the identities of those people are positioned on the Bailie Empire, then there will be a reasonable explanation for everything that feels incredible.

robbery?

No, that was just a disguise.

What Chen Ze was sure of was that even if those people broke up several bandit forces, what they could really grab would not be more than the property in a small village?

All this can only be explained if these people are regarded as the army of the Bailie Empire.

But... in this way...

Chen Ze's heart trembled, and he hurriedly checked the location of Chen Ming.

However, the small light spot representing Chen Ming was still moving forward at a fast speed. What he saw at this time was almost reaching the place marked by Chen Ze.

But at this moment, since he has found doubts, is the arrangement he made before still effective?