bookrebus Chapter 284 Xirong Woman
Chapter 284 Xirong Woman
"If it is really Min Shao who sent someone to assassinate me, then I really have to be careful. I have fought him several times on the battlefield. This man is very cunning and has many different insidious tricks."
Xiao Mo put away his smile and continued to tell Ye Jintang about the dirty things that the Xirong people had done.
"I remember one time when Min Shao's army was surrounded by me. In order to break out, they captured many border women, stripped them of their clothes, and forced them to run towards our team. This made my archers useless."
"Although we won the war in the end, we also paid a heavy price. None of the captured women survived. Even if they didn't die on the battlefield, the surviving women all committed suicide when they returned to the camp."
Xiao Mo's voice was full of coldness, which was the main reason why he disagreed to allow the Western Rong people to enter the Central Plains to do business.
The entire Xirong nation is bad at its core. They are like uncivilized barbarians who have no bottom line at all in their pursuit of plundering resources.
They not only robbed the cattle and sheep raised by the border residents, but also robbed women.
There were wars on the border between the Western Rong and the Tian Qin State almost every year, and the people were harassed by the Western Rong and suffered terribly. In the end, they had no choice but to migrate in large numbers to the interior.
If it weren't for the internal strife in Xirong a few years ago, Tianqin and Xirong would probably have continued to fight.
Even if we defeat them now, they will only surrender in appearance.
They still harbor evil in their hearts, and no one knows when they will turn against them and bite them.
When Ye Jintang heard Xiao Mo say this, his expression turned ugly.
When two armies confront each other, capable men would use knives and swords to fight head-on instead of using unarmed women to fight for their own hope of survival.
The two of them looked out of the tent almost at the same time.
At this moment, beside the campfire not far from them, two Xirong women came over at some point and sat beside the fire chatting with the guards who were resting.
"It seems that the Xirong people really like to take advantage of women."
Ye Jintang's voice was full of coldness.
"Unfortunately, they miscalculated. No matter whether it is Xirong women or men, they are not welcome here."
The guards around Xiao Mo had all followed him to the battlefield, and many of them had even lived on the border before. They had an irreconcilable hatred for the Xirong people, so how could they possibly welcome two Xirong women?
Sure enough, the two scantily dressed Xirong women were driven away by the guards without saying a few words.
They had no choice but to return to the Xirong people.
"It seems that these Xirong merchants have bad intentions. Why don't we dig a trap for them? If they are really Xirong spies, then we will just wait for them to jump into the trap."
"It's fine if they are just ordinary merchants. At worst, we can let them follow us to Jianing City."
"What kind of pit is it? Tell me about it."
When Xiao Mo heard that Ye Jintang already had an idea, his eyes immediately lit up and he moved forward.
"I'll ask Aunt Zhang to go and test the two Xirong women, and spread some false news, such as that the prince has disabled legs and his arms are injured so he can't use a sword."
"Also, there are only a dozen guards in our caravan, and the others are all working guys in the caravan. The reason why we asked them to change into guards' clothes is just a trick."
"By the way, we have a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and other goods on our carriage."
"If the Xirong people really want to assassinate the prince, they will definitely not delay for too long if such a tempting bait is put out."
Xiao Mo was silent for a moment, but he felt that Ye Jintang's idea was a good one. Instead of passively waiting for the assassination by the Xirong people, it would be better for them to take the initiative and seize the initiative.
However, Ye Jintang also has his own concerns.
"What if there are more Xirong people in ambush? If we take the initiative to lure them in, will we be walking into the tiger's mouth?"
"The Xirong people are here to assassinate me, so they definitely can't bring a team of hundreds of people. If so many of them can move freely in the Central Plains, then our Tian Qin State will not be far from destruction."
"Then how many people do you think the Xirong people can send?"
"Forty or fifty people is normal. If there are sixty or seventy, it means that the leader of the Xirong people hates me to the core, so he would take the risk of bringing so many people."
If a team of forty or fifty people passed through the official road, it would attract many people to stop and watch, not to mention a large team of sixty or seventy people.
No matter how rampant the Western Rong people are, they would not dare to play like this.
"There are more than 60 guards in our carriage team, plus the servants and the guys who work, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with the Xirong people."
"That's settled. I'll go call Aunt Zhang over now and ask her to bring some food to the two Xirong women over there and pass on the false news."
"Okay, I'll go find Shi Bin and ask him to make arrangements and be ready for a surprise attack from the Xirong people at any time."
The two of them acted separately, but their coordination was seamless.
In the Xirong caravan, two Xirong women had just been scolded by their leader.
"You two idiots, you can't even handle such a small matter. What's the point of keeping you here? I might as well sell you for some silver."
The two Xirong women were so frightened that they trembled and begged for mercy.
"Chief, please give us some more time. Let's see if we can get some information out of the others."
"You should know best what you have. At this time, how to quickly get information about the Tianqin people, I believe you know it better than me."
The Xirong leader's eyes swept across large areas of skin of the two men, and his meaning was clear.
"Yes."
The two Xirong women bit their lips and finally agreed.
They knew that if they didn't complete the task today, they would suffer the consequences.
Each of them picked up a pottery jar and walked towards Xiao Mo's tent.
This time they did not choose someone dressed as a guard, but a coachman who looked quite honest.
Before they could say a few words, Nanny Zhang came over from a distance.
"Girls, if you want to get some water, come to the back of the carriage and I'll fill some water for you and bring you some food."
The two Xirong women never expected that someone would take the initiative to come up and talk to them.
"Thank you, mama."
The two of them smiled sweetly at Nanny Zhang, and followed her towards the carriage not far away.
As they walked, they did not forget to pull up their oversized necklines to cover up their spring scenery.
Ye Jintang, who was hiding in the tent, saw everything. She felt amused. It seemed that these two Xirong women knew a lot and knew what kind of girls people of Nanny Zhang's age liked.
Nanny Zhang is able to be in charge of the entire palace, so she naturally has her own way of speaking and doing things.
Following Ye Jintang's instructions, she intentionally or unintentionally revealed some information to the two Xirong women.
The two of them looked very calm on their faces, but they were already very excited in their hearts. They didn't expect that the news would come so easily.