Xiong Juzheng quickly patted Sun Jian and pointed to the carriage that appeared at the entrance of the camp not far away.

Sun Jian immediately recovered and stared intently at the scene.

Wei Zhonghu was seen leading two hundred personal guards, escorting twenty-four horse-drawn carriages out of the side gate.

Each of the twenty-four carriages was loaded with supplies, towering half the height of the horses.

Everything was covered with white cloth, so no one could tell what had been hit inside.

Military carriages are different from those used by civilians. The cargo capacity of a military carriage is almost four times that of a civilian carriage.

There were a total of twenty-four wagons, and if Sun Jian's guess was correct, they were definitely filled with grain, meat, wine, silver, military equipment, armor, and weapons.

"This man is Wei Zhonghu, the younger brother of Wei Zhong'e."

Sun Jian, fearing that the others might not recognize Wei Zhonghu, reminded them from the side.

Actually, he didn't need to be reminded; everyone had already met Wei Zhonghu.

Not to mention that Xiong Juzheng was a military general who had fought in many battles and had naturally dealt with many people in the military before.

Even Li You and Li Mu, who are generals who command the Imperial Guards, would surely recognize the three Wei brothers.

"General, look, the patrol soldiers are now in odd numbers. Each squad has one soldier returning to camp, and they are all holding their halberds at attention."

Li Mu reminded Sun Jian from the side.

"Hmm! It seems I was right!"

Sun Jian nodded; it was now almost certain that this was indeed the supply train.

Liu Shiyun's reaction proves two things: first, the Wei brothers were unaware of the deception; and second, it proves that the team was not bait, but the real team.

After Wei Zhonghu left the side village gate, he looked on with a wary expression.

Riding on his warhorse, he moved forward and backward, even checking out the hillside not far away.

After confirming that there were no problems, they slowly moved forward.

"General, should we follow? Wei Zhonghu is known for his extreme caution."

"Should we wait a little longer?"

Sun Jian nodded, agreeing with this statement: "Well, let's not rush, let them walk for a while."

"General, look, Wei Zhongbao has also left the camp!"

Looking in the direction Li You pointed, they saw Wei Zhongbao leading a troop of cavalrymen armed with long spears galloping out of the main gate of the camp.

The cavalry force was large, and it was easy to tell that there were no fewer than three hundred men.

Fortunately, Wei Zhongbao's cavalry were not carrying any supplies, and it seemed they were on a mission.

"What are they doing here? If I remember correctly, there shouldn't be any training plans today?"

Sun Jian frowned, pondering for a long time without finding an answer.

He didn't know that the three hundred cavalrymen led by Wei Zhongbao were there to ambush and kill him, with the aim of capturing him...

"Ignore Wei Zhongbao's cavalry, just keep an eye on the supply wagons!"

Despite Sun Jian's orders, everyone kept their eyes fixed on the team led by Wei Zhonghu.

Only after confirming a safe distance did everyone slowly stand up.

"Follow them, and remember, do not reveal your whereabouts!"

"Here you go!"

Although the path on the mountainside was difficult to walk on, and was covered with grass and shrubs, Sun Jian's reinforced ghillie suit was durable. It not only protected everyone, but even after each scrape, the ghillie suit never showed any signs of tearing or ripping.

Wei Zhonghu was indeed cautious by nature. He frequently looked back and kept checking the surrounding mountains and fields.

Fortunately, they never noticed Sun Jian and his men following them.

After following Wei Zhonghu's supply convoy for nearly an hour, the group finally spotted another camp hidden in the mountains!

Although this camp was not as large as the Tiger Legion's camp, it was no less impressive.

There are still four outer villages in the east, west, south, and north, and one inner village in the center.

In terms of scale, it can accommodate about 10,000 soldiers.

Built against the mountain and beside the water, the village also has many patrolling soldiers and sentries.

When they saw this scene, not only was Sun Jian stunned, but Xiong Juzheng, Li You, and Li Mu were also furious.

Although they had already learned that the Wei family was privately raising troops, seeing it with their own eyes still infuriated them.

All three were generals of Da Gan, so how could they not know that Da Gan had an army?

What else could this camp be but a private army?

What is this if not treason?

All three of them wished they could rush down right now and cut Wei Zhonghu into a thousand pieces, then take the ten thousand soldiers in the camp back to be punished!

You might think about it, but nobody would actually do it.

With only five hundred soldiers, how could they possibly capture ten thousand private troops?

We're lucky if we don't get swallowed up by someone else!

Sun Jian saw the gloomy expressions on the three men's faces and couldn't help but smile slightly.

His goal has been achieved: to let all these people, including the five hundred imperial guards, see it with their own eyes, so that the Wei brothers will have no way to deny it later.

Even if their plan fails, they are not afraid of being at a disadvantage when they go to court.

"General, what should we do next?"

Xiong Juzheng asked Sun Jian about his next move.

"Of course, we should try to catch them red-handed."

Sun Jian sighed softly.

Didn't he already say that before?

The purpose of the undercover operation was twofold: first, to locate the private army's camp, so that what they saw would be factual and evidence; and second, to find the right opportunity to catch them red-handed.

"That……"

Xiong Juzheng rubbed his hands together, seemingly hinting to Sun Jian that he wanted to make a move right then and there.

"What's the rush? Wait a bit longer."

Sun Jian shrugged and addressed the crowd.

"Wait? What are we waiting for?"

Xiong Juzheng looked surprised and continued to press for answers.

Sun Jian looked at him helplessly, too lazy to even bother with the old man.

Of course we wait for them to come out, wait for the right opportunity! What else can we wait for!

Should we charge straight in without waiting? They have 10,000 private troops, and we only have 500.

What can we use to fight them?

Moreover, even if Wei Zhonghu were to leave the camp with an empty cart at this moment, Sun Jian would only try to stop him from returning to the camp, and would not take direct action.

Because Sun Jian was buying time for Liu Shiyun.

His goal was to capture all three Wei brothers in one fell swoop, not just Wei Zhonghu alone!

If Wei Zhonghu is captured first, the Wei family may sacrifice one pawn to save the king, pinning the blame for privately raising troops solely on Wei Zhonghu. What if Wei Zhong'e and Wei Zhongbao pretend not to know?

At that time, not only will Wei Xian be unable to move, but even Wei Zhong'e and Wei Zhonghu will be unable to move.

Apart from Wei Zhonghu being arrested, there is no concrete evidence against anyone else. What's the use of just guessing and suspicion?

At that time, Wei Xian could use the influence and power of the Wei family in the court to step out of the circle, so that Emperor Ganwu would have no reason to touch the Wei family.

That would have been a huge blunder...

"General, look, Wei Zhonghu has brought his men out!"

Xiong Juzheng, with his sharp eyes, immediately reported to Sun Jian when he saw Wei Zhonghu leaving the camp with an empty cart.

"May we begin?"

"No rush! Follow them."

Sun Jian, with his sharp eyes, gestured for everyone to calm down.