Seeing that everyone else was busy preparing, only Ye Laosi was stunned and stood there motionless.

Ye Qingshan stepped forward, patted his shoulder and consoled him: "Are you scared? Don't worry, they are all veterans who have fought in the battlefield. You don't need to compete with them."

After saying this, Ye Qingshan did not wait for Ye Laosi's answer, but instead heard him sniff lightly.

What's going on?

Ye Qingshan slightly exerted force on the hand on Ye Laosi's shoulder and turned him towards him, and saw that Ye Laosi's eyes were slightly red.

"You kid, why are you so angry?" Ye Qingshan laughed. "I didn't mean that you are not as good as them. It's just that they have different experiences. They are more experienced than you."

Ye Laosi shook his head.

He didn't dare to speak, for fear that his voice would choke as soon as he spoke.

As Ye Qingshan said, he had never been to the battlefield, so he could not imagine how cruel it would be.

But the actions of several veteran soldiers under Ye Qingshan just now made him realize what kind of life Ye Qingshan had lived on the border.

He was just a soldier of civilian origin.

He was suddenly taken away to serve in the army, with no experience and no one to rely on.

Finally, step by step to reach his current position, he must have experienced and endured much more...

Ye Laosi raised his hand to wipe his face, took a deep breath and said, "Brother Qingshan, I'm fine. I will follow your arrangements and will never cause any trouble for you."

Although Ye Qingshan still didn't understand what happened to Ye Laosi's sudden emotion, now was not the time to delve into it.

Because at this time he didn't need any spies to report, he could already hear the sound of horse hooves coming from the mountains.

The mountain road that Ye Qingshan brought his men to was the one closest to the capital.

In order to facilitate the felling of trees and transportation of timber, this mountain road is the widest, wide enough for two horses to run side by side.

I don’t know if this group of people were too confident or what, but they actually chose to go down the mountain from here.

There was no need for Ye Qingshan to say anything more at this point, as a series of trip ropes had already been prepared.

Everyone lay in ambush in the nearby woods.

It was late summer and early autumn, and the vegetation in the mountains was still lush.

Even if an uninformed person passed by here, he would not be able to tell that there were nearly a thousand people lying in ambush in the woods on both sides of the mountain road.

The remaining 4,000 people were on standby not far away, waiting for Ye Qingshan to send a signal, and then they would immediately surround him from both sides.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer. Not only experienced people like Ye Qingshan, but even the inexperienced Yulin Guards could hear it.

Everyone gripped their weapons tightly, holding their breath and waiting for the first wave of people to be knocked down by the trip ropes.

Soon, the first horse appeared in everyone's sight.

The person in charge of controlling the first tripwire immediately tightened it.

The horse was running too fast and couldn't stop at all. It was knocked down by the trip rope and let out a painful whine.

Then the second one, the third one...

For a moment, the roar of horses spread throughout the mountains and forests, but the people on Ye Qingshan's side were eerily silent.

Because there were five thousand people waiting here, in the end only horses rushed down the mountain.

There was no one on the horse's back, only a heavy sandbag hanging on it.

Seeing this, the third brother was so angry that he punched the tree next to him: "Fuck, I got robbed by these bastards!"

The mood of others was also a little low for a while.

I thought I could do something great, but it turned out to be nothing.

But Ye Qingshan didn't think so.

The fact that this group of people were willing to sacrifice so many horses to create an illusion was enough to prove how big their ambitions were. They were definitely not bandits.

Seeing that Ye Qingshan's emotions remained stable, and even a little excited, everyone gradually calmed down.

Ye Qingshan had already made preparations for both scenarios, so he was not too surprised by this.

Although no one was seen at this time, it at least proved that Prince Rui's guess was correct. These people were really planning to take action on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In any case, all these days of surveillance were not in vain. Once we get rid of this group of people, we can go home.

When I was at the border before, it was common for me to be away from home for a month or two or even several months, and I didn’t feel anything about it.

Now that he is back in the capital, everything has settled down, and he has gone from being uncomfortable at first to being accustomed to it now.

My life has become regular, and the most important thing is that I can be with my wife and sons every day.

This time I suddenly came out and stayed for half a month, and I missed home so much.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingshan immediately ordered: "Come here, carefully monitor other directions. If there is a flare arrow launched into the air, immediately bring people to support.

"Deal with the horses here as quickly as possible, and don't let your guard down. Beware they might have other tricks up their sleeves."

After giving all the instructions, Ye Qingshan began to recall the map he had seen before.

Ye Qingshan's men knew his habits. When they saw him folding his hands, squinting his eyes and not speaking, they knew he was thinking.

But Ye Laosi was unaware of this. He was also trying hard to recall the information he had gathered before.

"I remember there's a village about ten miles to the north?" Ye Lao Si suddenly remembered and asked, "Will they break out from there?"

Everyone else turned to look at Ye Laosi at once, their eyes filled with accusation, thinking that he shouldn't disturb Ye Qingshan's thoughts.

"That's an abandoned manor, but don't worry, I've arranged for someone to take care of it."

Ye Qingshan's train of thought was indeed interrupted, but he still answered Ye Laosi's question.

Ye Laosi felt something was amiss. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Why is this manor abandoned? Who owned it before?"

Ye Qingshan was about to say that it didn’t matter, but a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

He immediately turned around and asked his deputy, "Did you do the research on Zhuangzi?"

"Yes, that manor was once owned by the Grand Princess. A few years ago, an epidemic broke out in a nearby village, and people in the manor also became ill. Later, the Grand Princess ordered the manor to be abandoned.

"I personally went to see it in person. The village has been uninhabited and unmaintained for years. The houses are already dilapidated and overgrown with weeds taller than people."

As soon as Ye Qingshan heard the words "Grand Princess", he immediately became alert.

Before leaving, Wang Wei leaned over to his ear and whispered four words, which were the Grand Princess.

But no one else knows about this yet.

Ye Qingshan was just about to send more people over there when he heard Ye Laosi speak again.

"I've previously followed Master Cen to his farm outside Beijing. Not only are there many houses on the ground, but there are also many mysteries underneath.

"Not only are there vegetable cellars and ice cellars, but there are also many cellars for storing grain. They may even be connected to each other underground. If we only explored the surface, we might..."

Before Ye Laosi finished speaking, Ye Qingshan's expression changed.