Chapter 175 Jiang Chen's Stratagem
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After a while, Shui Qinfang was a little puzzled: "But Miss, our operation is so confidential that we did not send Jindan stage monks, but also did not travel with the late stage monks in the foundation building stage to avoid being noticed by the Wang family and Lin family. Moreover, our caravan also went to the Han country to purchase goods first, and like an ordinary caravan, we recruited passengers and hired guards to cover up our eyes and ears..."
"Also, when we went to Jiangling to load the goods, we also ordered the seller to pack the amethyst sand in small leather bags and bury it in the box of the white crystal sand. Even if a worker accidentally opened the box when loading the goods, he saw only the white crystal sand. How could this be targeted by the enemy?" He was really puzzled.
Shui Boyn's eyes flashed at this time, and he said with resentment: "I see that it was my Shui family who had a traitor. You should know that since the rumors came out: the head of the family intends to let the eldest lady and the second lady compete for the next heir of the next head. Several young people from the second and third houses were extremely dissatisfied, and cursed that the head of the family was partial and would rather ask the woman in our eldest house to take the lead than the masters of the second and third houses to take the lead. Maybe this matter is that in the second and third houses, someone in the second and third houses, who secretly revealed the news to the people of the Wang family. After returning, I will ask the head of the family to investigate it thoroughly!"
After hearing this, Shui Qin and another deputy captain named Suwon were angry and annoyed, but when they remembered the situation in front of them, they could only say carefully: "Miss, Uncle En, you can only go back and settle the accounts with them. But how can we overcome this difficulty now?"
After discussing with Shui Youning and Shui Born for a while, Fang Ning said in a voice: "Now it is not far from Xiangyang. Now we can only set off immediately. Although it is possible to be attacked on the way, it is better than waiting to die on the spot!"
Shui Qin and Suwon were not very smart in this regard, and when they saw that the eldest lady said this, they nodded.
Just as they ordered the convoy to set off, a young voice sounded: "Miss, can you let me say a few words?"
The Shui family looked at the sound, but saw a young man in his twenties standing up from behind the camel.
The young man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, handsome appearance, red lips and white teeth, and was a rare beauty. Shui Boyne recognized him at a glance. This man was Jiang Chen, who joined the caravan in Wunan City, Han Dynasty, and said he was going to Xiangyang City.
Shui Youning looked at Jiang Chen, but was so surprised that she almost called out because the young man had the early stage of foundation building. This was something she had never expected. Among the guests on her convoy, there was actually a master in the foundation building stage.
The reason why Jiang Chen did not use the breath-catching technique was because of the weight of speaking. The world of immortal cultivation values strength more than the secular world. If he still spoke as a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage before, I am afraid that few people would be patient to listen to him.
Shui Born was also a little ashamed and thought to himself that if Jiang Chen was a spy and had a sneak attack from the inside at the critical moment of the enemy's attack, he would be in trouble. And if he stood up and spoke now, he would definitely be a friend but not an enemy.
He could only cough twice to hide his embarrassment. Then he asked in confusion: "Cough... Cough! It turned out to be brother Jiang Chen, but he didn't know what to say?"
"I just heard the young lady's arrangement and felt that dealing with ordinary bandits in this way would be a better choice to set off immediately. But if I really face the enemy who is determined and wants to draw caravan goods, I'm afraid I'm not able to match... Jiang has better suggestions now!" Jiang Chen said aloud at this time.
He decided to help Shui Youning. It was obviously a trap now. If he really got into it, it might be annihilated. With the cruelty of the enemy, even for the sake of keeping it secret, he would probably not leave any survivors.
Although he can leave the team and escape alone, in this unfamiliar environment, the enemy is a large group of monks, and being a monk alone can easily lead to death.
Ma Benzhai, who was sitting next to Jiang Chen, was shocked and hurriedly reminded him in a low voice: "Brother Jiang. Why are you talking to the eldest lady like this? Wouldn't you offend her? Be careful that she will be angry and throw you into the desert, and ignore you! Then you will be miserable!"
The situation was as Ma Benzhai expected. After hearing this, Shui Youning suddenly showed an unhappy look on her pretty face. In front of so many people in the Shui family, Jiang Chen actually said that she had better suggestions. Wouldn't it be that the plan she and Shui Born just discussed was inappropriate?
However, she was smarter than Ma Benzhai thought. Although she was a little unhappy, she would not speak ill of Jiang Chen. Moreover, the situation facing the caravan in front of her was extremely bad. If this secretly-identified early-stage monk really had any good suggestions, she might as well listen.
So, Shui Youning also said calmly: "What suggestions do Brother Jiang have? Youning listen carefully!"
Jiang Chen said at this time: "In Jiang's opinion, the enemies who have appeared are all physical refiners, and none of the monks have appeared. But it is impossible to say that the enemy only has physical refiners, and there are no monks. How could they dare to take the initiative to rob the caravan with such strength? Moreover, after the enemy attacked once, they did not succeed. If it were ordinary bandits, they would have withdrawn when they saw the idea. But these enemies were still resolute and continued to harass the caravan's guards, and the only explanation for this is that the enemy is likely to launch a large-scale attack to attack the defense of the caravan with one blow, and a battle will determine the world!"
After hearing this, everyone in the Shui family changed their expressions. Jiang Chen's analysis was clear, clear in structure, and rigorous in logic. The enemy could really launch a attack on Qiankun.
After hearing this, Shui Boyne was puzzled and said: "Brother Jiang, since we know that the enemy is about to launch a large-scale attack, wouldn't it be right for us to go to the road to avoid the enemy's attack? Why, you..."
"I'm afraid that the enemy has already expected this choice of going on the road. If we go on the road now, I'm afraid we'll hit the enemy's thoughts!" Jiang Chen also said nothing but shockingly.
Then, the other side explained: "The place where we camped now has been repeatedly reconnaissance and selected a suitable defense place. If the enemy insists on attacking, we may also have a considerable price. And if we set off the road now and what is the situation ahead, we don't know whether the enemy has ambushed on the road. It's very likely that we will crash into the enemy's trap. Moreover, we have so many big cars on our side, it will be difficult to escape the enemy even if we walk at full speed. Therefore, Jiang believes that it is best not to go on the road in a hurry and stick to the camp place for the time being!"
Now, not only the members of the Shui family, but also Ma Benzhai felt that Jiang Chen said so much and nodded repeatedly.
"But if we stay here and don't we besieged by the enemy? Once the food and drinking water are finished, wouldn't we die?" Shui Youning frowned after hearing this.
"Of course we can't just trap this place, as that will make the enemy catch a turtle in the jar!" Jiang Chen smiled faintly and said, "So, we must send people to ask for help! Jiang thought that this place should not be too far from Xiangyang City. If we pick one or two good people to ask for help, we should be able to bring reinforcements back within a few days. At that time, the people here only need to hold on for a few days to get rid of danger."
Jiang Chen's words made everyone nod and say yes. Even Shui Youning thought that this was the best way at present. So she immediately raised her jade hand and said, "Okay! Then let's settle it like this: Shui Qin and Suwon, you two each bring two brothers to break through from the east and west ends, and then return to Xiangyang as quickly as possible to bring reinforcements to rescue! Suwon and I are stationed here!"
"As for the order of the eldest lady!" Shui Qin and Suyuan quickly stood up to receive the order. Then they each brought two guards from the late stage of Qi Refining, turned into six escape lights and broke through separately.
After about a cup of tea, a few screams came from outside. It must be that the enemy discovered them and then a fight broke out.
About half an hour later, a spark suddenly came from the air. Shui Born quickly and grabbed the spark. After a moment, he said in surprise: "Shui Qin just replied, he had already fought out. Let's rest assured, he would come to bring reinforcements immediately!"
Shui Youning nodded gently, then spoke Ruzhu and said, "Where is Shuiyuan?"
After sighing lightly, Shui Born said with a heavy face: "He hasn't replied yet, maybe... maybe he hasn't broken through the siege yet!"
After hearing this, everyone was silent. Half an hour has passed, and those who can fight out have already replied, Rushui Qin, now there is no news yet, and he has not returned. I am afraid that it will happen if he encounters an accident.
"Do a good defense! Uncle En and I each lead a team and take turns to serve! We may have to guard here for a few days!" Shui Youning ordered in a cold voice at this time. However, everyone still heard her voice trembling slightly.
Jiang Chen looked at her and saw a trace of worry in her bright eyes like autumn water.
"Brother Jiang, the enemy may be coming soon. If we can't defend before reinforcements arrive, you can escape if you can! With your breath-catching technique, just be careful and keep walking north, you will be able to walk out of the desert within three days." The sound of Shui Youning's voice came to his ears.
"Why don't you run all the way? If I can escape, you will be even more fine!" Jiang Chen replied with a little strange voice.
"You are not from the Shui family, but you happened to be in our convoy and were involved. The things we transported this time are related to the fate of the Shui family. If the goods are robbed, Youning will not be able to make up for his sins even if he dies. What's the point of escaping back?" Shui Youning's crisp and pleasant voice was filled with bitterness.
"Let's talk about it then!" Jiang Chen replied vaguely.
At this moment, he made up his mind to help Shui Youning. Since Shui Youning could think about him, he naturally had to repay him. Of course, if the enemy was too strong, he could not turn the situation around even if he tried his best. Jiang Chen naturally had no choice but to escape.
At this time, behind a small sand dune ten miles away from the Shui family's camping site, a masked man in black slapped another man in black angrily in front of him, and then cursed: "What are you doing? I set up several lines of defense and let the enemy run away! That's great! Xiangyang is only three days away from here, and the people who ran to Shui family returned to Shui family to report the news. When they heard that their eldest lady and the batch of goods were trapped here, maybe several Jindan-stage monks from the Shui family would come to rescue him. At that time, we would not have time to hide, so how could we complete the mission of the head of the family?"
The man in black also had the initial stage of foundation building cultivation. He covered his face and said tremblingly: "Second Young Master, we didn't expect that they would send six people to break through from two directions, and there were two foundation building cultivators... We finally tried our best to intercept one of them, and we also killed the other two Qi Refining cultivators..."
"What's the use of saying this now? One person escapes, and six people escapes! Now the Shui family will soon receive news and send reinforcements. What do you think we should do?" The masked man, known as the Second Young Master, said angrily.
"This... we can also ask for help!" the man in black said carefully.
After hearing this, the second young master immediately cursed: "Wang Zhen, are you really funny? Let's ask for help too? Then the elders of our Wang family and the elders of the Shui family came together. The two families broke up and fought a big fight, and finally suffered a loss. Can we really do this bright and powerful way? Why do we cover up and pretend to be bandits? Why would we take people to the Shui family compound with our swords and guns?"
The man in black, known as Wang Zhen, also realized that he had a bad idea and was so scared that he didn't dare to speak anymore. After a while, he said tremblingly: "Second Young Master, the Shui family, and Shui Youning, there are only two mid-stage cultivators in the Foundation Establishment and two early-stage cultivators in the Foundation Establishment. Now the two early-stage cultivators in the Foundation Establishment escaped and died, and the strength they left behind has been greatly reduced. Although we cannot ask for help, based on the strength we gather here now, we should be able to attack hard!"
The second young master thought for a moment and found that this was the only choice, but he still hesitated: "Maybe all the strong attack can be attacked, but now around the Shui family's camp, they have formed an iron barrel formation, which looks like they have to stick to the end, and have very strict defenses. If we attack hard, even if we can break through their defense, we will probably pay a heavy price..."
"Second Young Master, don't worry! Isn't it hard to explain in front of the head of the family?" After hearing this, Wang Zhen hurriedly said, "There is no reason to be immortal in battle. But if you really capture the camp of the Shui family, catch Shui Youning, and seize that batch of amethyst sand. The head of the family is not happy yet, even if the casualties are heavy, I will forgive you!"
Chapter completed!