Hua Changjue narrowed his eyes and thought carefully. It seems that the child was not seen.
"But I saw some things that children play with." Li Zhan said uncertainly, "Am I overthinking it? The children are playing somewhere else at this time."
Hua Changjue shook his head. "We have a special identity now, so we still have to be careful and cautious, and we must not be careless."
He thought about it and called An Yi.
"Go sneak into the village and see if you find anything. If you find anything suspicious, come back and report to me!"
An nodded and flew away quickly.
When it was getting dark, An Yi came back.
"My subordinate is back!"
Hua Changjue and the others were all looking at him. "Tell me, what did you find?"
"The whole village is normal, and the children are playing in the innermost yard of the village." An Yi said.
"The village chief is discussing with the villagers about raising food!"
An Yi thought about it and continued.
"I walked around the area and found nothing unusual."
Hua Changjue and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.
After discussing with General Hou, they set out immediately for the small fishing village.
When their 200,000 troops arrived near the small fishing village one after another, it can be said that they surrounded the small fishing village so tightly that no one could get in or out.
We set up camp on the spot.
Before Hua Changjue and the others could urge them, the village chief had already brought a few young men, driving a ox cart, and delivered food.
"Sir, this is all the food we can take out. Do you think it's okay?" He trembled with fear as he spoke. I was afraid that Hua Changjue and the others would be dissatisfied.
Hua Changjue looked at the two ox carts of grain in front of him. Although it’s not much, it’s enough for a day. Something is better than nothing.
He smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, village chief."
Li Zhan waved his hand and handed over the silver and money. A big, heavy bag. It's more than enough to buy all this food.
The village chief and several young men were all very excited and simply declined a few times. Only then did he quickly let the young man accept it.
The village chief's mood was obviously much better. He frowned and asked Hua Changjue.
"Sir, I see you have so many soldiers. Do you need some water? I'll ask our young men to bring it to you in a bullock cart."
"Thank you, village chief."
Li Zhan still felt that there was something wrong? But I can't say it. He could only stare at the old man opposite him vigilantly.
The village chief turned and left with the young man.
There was a young man who followed the village chief and spoke to him happily.
"Uncle Jiang, I will take the people to pull the ox cart and load water."
Hua Changjue was stunned. Instantly, I was struck by lightning.
My little daughter's clear reminder exploded in my mind.
"Daddy, be careful of a man named Uncle Jiang!"
Hua Changjue's eyes were filled with horror as he stared at the village chief's back. No matter how I look at it now, it seems strange.
The village chief seemed to have sensed something, turned his head, and was slightly stunned when he saw Hua Changjue looking at him.
"My lord, is there anything else you want to tell me?"
Hua Changjue's eyes flickered slightly.
"I don't know yet, what is the village chief's name?"
The village chief's eyes flickered and he smiled, "My last name is Jiang. Everyone in the village calls me Uncle Jiang."
Hua Changjue nodded.
"Okay, then we'll call you Uncle Jiang too! I'll leave the rest to you."
Uncle Jiang nodded, his eyes full of light, "Okay, okay!"
He and the young man left quickly.
When he could no longer see their figures, Hua Changjue's face gradually turned cold.
Li Zhan was the first to notice his changes.
"Sir, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the village chief?"
When General Hou heard him ask this, he also noticed that Hua Changjue's expression was not right. Gao Sheng, who had just arrived, also looked at him curiously.
"Chang Jue, what's wrong? What happened?"
Hua Changjue frowned, unable to say what it was, it was a clear reminder. He also didn't know what kind of role this Uncle Jiang played. What exactly is the problem?
He thought about it and expressed his concerns.
"There's something fishy about this Uncle Jiang! I'm afraid he's one of the Southern King's men. He's waiting here to ambush us!"
Li Zhan and General Hou were both shocked.
"How is this possible?"
"Didn't we just have someone check it out and find no problems?" General Hou's face also darkened.
"There are still old people and children in the village, which means everything is normal in this village. Could it be that there is something wrong with the village chief?"
"That's not right. Look at how familiar he is with the villagers. He can't be a fake village chief!"
Gao Sheng listened to their words and suddenly interrupted, "Could it be that the whole village is in trouble? Just like our Black Wind Village. The men are bandits, and the women and children are all the bandits' family members!"
“So everything seems normal!”
Several people were stunned.
Hua Changjue narrowed his eyes.
"You have a point! What's more, this entire village is full of Nan Wang's people! They are Nan Wang's spies in our Great Sheng Dynasty!"
"I strongly suspect that there are more than a few hundred people in this village. There may be secret passages where troops can be hidden!"
Hua Changjue looked at the surrounding mountains.
"Now, although we have 200,000 people, we are squeezed into this narrow place, surrounded by the river on one side and mountains on three sides. It's like a bowl, and we are trapped in the bowl."
"If they are really the Southern King's men, suddenly surrounding them would be like catching a turtle in a jar."
Several people's faces turned gloomy.
Li Zhan suddenly said, "Well, I've always felt something was wrong, and now I've figured it out!"
"We've been here for quite some time, but not a single person is curious about what all of us are doing here!"
Hua Changjue was stunned, thought about it, and nodded.
"Indeed, even in the most peaceful places, people will be curious about why we are here and what we are going to do. Even if they see us as if we are going to fight, they will still be curious about who we are going to fight against!"
General Hou couldn't help scratching his hair.
"So what do we do now?"
He frowned and thought, "How about we take advantage of the darkness now and strike first? Break out in all directions and catch them off guard."
Li Zhan thought about it and disagreed, "This is just our guess. What if everything in this village is normal, or only Uncle Jiang has a problem! We can't hurt innocent people. After all, there are still many children and elderly people."
Gao Sheng also frowned and said, "Since it is a fishing village, men, women, young and old can swim, and there are many fishing boats. Let's attack them. I'm afraid they will jump to Linjiang and run away soon..."
Hua Changjue nodded.
"We can't act rashly unless it's a last resort."
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