Chapter 125 Killing Two Birds with One Stone
As the morning light begins to appear, the distant mountains are dyed with brilliant morning glow.
The border town's garrison light cavalry, a team of seventy-two men, chased the direction of the morning glow and ran non-stop for two days.
The scout who was exploring the way ahead hurriedly turned back. He was too tired and fell off his horse and fell on the muddy grass.
Shen Yu dismounted and grabbed the scout's arm, pulling him up from the mud.
"Have you found any trace?"
The scout gasped, "I have accomplished my mission!"
Shen Yu couldn't hide his anxiety and said coldly: "Speak!"
The scout reported back, "It rained heavily yesterday, soaking the grass and mud. That's why we found some clues."
Having said this, the scout looked at Shen Yu hesitantly, as if he didn't dare to say the following words.
The scout's reaction made Shen Yu's eyes darken.
His throat rolled and his voice became hoarse, "Tell the truth."
The scout said with a stiff upper lip, "Judging from the traces, they are heading towards Black Tiger Village."
When he heard the word Black Tiger Village, Shen Yu's expression sank to the bottom, and even his body couldn't help shaking.
Shanshui next to him looked at his back with a worried look on his face, wanting to say something but ultimately not opening his mouth.
Anyone familiar with the border of Duan Dynasty knows that Black Tiger Village is an underground slave trading market.
Like the bandits back then, they planned to send the unredeemed hostages to Heihu Village and sell them to the people of Mobei.
No matter who they were, once they became slaves of the Mobei people, their fate was extremely miserable. Especially fair-skinned and tender-fleshed women, most of whom were treated as "two-legged sheep."
Thinking of that possibility, Shen Yu's eyes were filled with scarlet.
"landscape……"
Shen Yu suddenly shouted in a rough voice.
Shanshui stepped forward quickly, hesitated for a moment, and held Shen Yu's arm.
After holding Shen Yu's arm, Shanshui discovered that the great general who had killed countless people on the battlefield was actually trembling slightly at this moment.
The brothers were still watching, Shanshui remained calm as he helped Shen Yu steady himself.
Shen Yu ordered in a deep voice, "Ride back to the city quickly and gather your men... This time, we are going to wipe out Black Tiger Village!"
Upon hearing this, Shanshui's face changed drastically.
Black Tiger Village is a special existence on the grassland. It is not a village with a fixed address, but a market protected by a group of bandits.
In the past, the bandits from Black Tiger Village had come to the vicinity of the border town, but they were killed every time by the general. In the end, more than half of the bandits from Black Tiger Village were killed or injured, and they dared not set foot in the border town again.
Nowadays, the Black Tiger Village usually operates around several other border cities of Duan Dynasty bordering Mobei.
The troops stationed in the border towns cannot be transferred to other cities without the emperor's order.
If you mobilize troops and generals without authorization, it will be tantamount to treason.
"General, please reconsider!" Shanshui's voice trembled. "Brothers are not afraid of death, but Black Tiger Village is now within the borders of Fengcheng. It would be fine if our light cavalry went there, but we have to transfer the border town garrison there. The truth will definitely be revealed."
Chen Yu said coldly: "There are more than 5,000 people in the Black Tiger Village, all of them are bloodthirsty bandits. If our entire light cavalry team goes there, it will be like throwing meat buns at dogs."
Shanshui is still hesitating.
Shen Yu stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, I've fought for so many years, I'll definitely find a way to escape unscathed! Do you think I became a great general by flattering the superiors and bullying the subordinates?"
Shanshui was startled and asked, "What's the solution?"
Chen Yu kicked Shanshui in the knee, "Have you forgotten that there are still people sent by the palace on this grassland?"
"Meng Jin?" Shanshui lowered his head and thought for a moment. "General, do you mean to lead Meng Jin's men to Black Tiger Village?"
Shen Yu nodded. "The emperor has made it clear that we must find the treasure at all costs. If we insist that the treasure was stolen by the Black Tiger Village, our border town defenders will have a legitimate reason to wipe out the Black Tiger Village."
The more Shanshui listened, the brighter his eyes became, and at the end, his eyes seemed to be glowing.
He was not stupid, and after thinking about the ins and outs of the matter, he guessed Shen Yu's plan.
"General," Shanshui asked in a deep voice, "when you had Meng Jin led around in circles on the grassland, wasn't it just to delay him? Was it also your intention to lead him to Black Tiger Village?"
"Yeah." Shen Yu did not deny that it was his plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Even if Wen Wan had not happened, he would have brought his troops here to eliminate the Black Tiger Village, which was a cancer.
It’s just a matter of sooner or later.
Shanshui clasped his fists and said, "General, you are resourceful and resourceful. I admire you."
Chen Yu waved his hand, "Alright, now you can rest assured. Hurry up and mobilize the troops. Our brothers' lives are still relying on the army to save them."
"yes!"
Shanshui led a few soldiers back to the border town.
Shen Yu watched them go away, but in a flash, only a few small black dots remained at the end of his sight.
Shen Yu withdrew his gaze and tightened his grip on the reins.
"Let's go. As the real boss, it's time for me to replace 'General Shen' with the real one."
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The Black Tiger Village camp was located by a river. As soon as it got dark, oil lamps were hung in the camp.
In the middle, there was a bonfire burning, and surrounding the bonfire were bandits dressed in different clothes.
There were iron cages lined up in a row next to it, with hundreds of slaves tied up with chains inside.
The slaves had pale faces and thin bodies, their eyes were dim, and they looked lifeless at first glance.
The bandit leader had a beard and was cutting meat on a plate with a three-inch curved knife.
He cut a piece of meat, dipped it in sauce, and handed it to the man with a scar on his face, sighing:
"Young Master Wu Yue is indeed a ruthless man. In order to avoid being interrogated by the border town garrison, he actually destroyed his own face, giving up a handsome face that could charm women."
It turned out that the person in front of the bearded man was Young Master Wu Yue.
Against the backdrop of the dancing flames, the scars on his face were covered in fluttering flesh, not yet fully healed, with a hint of messy red, and a terrifying shape.
Wu Yue slapped the meat offered by the bandit leader and said, "I thought only people from Mobei ate two-legged sheep, but I didn't expect that people from your Black Tiger Village also ate them. Don't disgust me, we are just doing a business, there is no need to get too close."
"If you don't want to eat it, then don't eat it. Don't waste it."
The bearded man picked up the meat from the ground, scraped off the muddy parts, and took a bite.
Wu Yue looked at the way he ate and thought about what he was eating, and felt nauseous.
He asked irritably, "Did you take action against the slave I brought?"
"Sold it," the bearded man said nonchalantly, "According to your wishes, I sold it to someone from Mobei. By the way, who on earth is this woman? Why did you go to so much trouble to get her to me, and why did you specifically ask to sell her to someone from Mobei?"
Instead of killing her with a single blow, she was sold to the Mobei people as a slave, where she lived a life worse than death.
How big a grudge is this?
Wu Yue stared at him coldly and spoke slowly.
"She is Shen Yu's woman."
The bearded man, who had just taken a sip of milk wine, choked and coughed.
He pointed at Wu Yue and cursed, "How dare you, Wu Yue, try to trick me! Who doesn't know what kind of person Shen Yu is? I sold his woman, so he's going to cause trouble for me, right?"
Wu Yue: "Why are you so anxious? She is just an unknown woman beside him."
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