The rise of the poor

Chapter 2115 High-end Hunter, Total Fake Prey

"Sir, we usually send out scouts thirty miles away. Why are we only sending them four miles away now? The number is half as small. We are about to enter Ningbo. Wang Zhi and his Japanese pirates have a huge presence here. For the sake of caution, it is better to send the scouts farther away, so as to avoid us getting ambushed by the Japanese pirates."

Ruofeng rode his horse to Zhu Ping'an, pointed at the mountains in front of them with a worried look on his face, and gave cautious advice.

"Big Knife, you also say something."

In order to increase his persuasiveness, Ruofeng also brought Liu Dadao over and asked Liu Dadao to say a few words along.

"Sir, if what my brother said makes sense, we should send out more scouts farther away to be safer. The Japanese pirates are insidious and cunning, and they like to ambush and launch surprise attacks. I see that there are mountains ahead, and there is no guarantee that the Japanese pirates are hiding there waiting to attack us."

Liu Dadao followed up.

"Don't doubt it, there are indeed Japanese pirates lying in ambush ahead, just five miles ahead." Zhu Ping'an said calmly.

"Ah?!" Ruofeng was stunned for a moment, "Sir, how do you know? Our scouts only explored four miles ahead?"

"Ah? Five miles away?" Liu Dadao also opened his mouth wide, "How do you know so clearly, young master?"

Because I have a plug-in.

Zhu Ping'an silently chanted "bring honor to the family", and on the hillside five miles ahead, a red and black pillar of luck rose into the sky like a billowing wolf smoke. Deep in the mountains behind the valley, there was an even larger black and red pillar of luck rolling into the sky.

According to Zhu Ping'an's estimates during this period, there were about four thousand Japanese pirates lurking on the hillside, and the number of Japanese pirates deep in the valley was estimated to be around ten thousand.

Of course, Zhu Ping'an would not tell them that.

"The secret cannot be revealed." Zhu Ping'an pulled the corner of his mouth slightly, said meaningfully, and then pointed to the hillside five miles ahead, "Notify the scouts, when you explore the distance five miles ahead, don't explore too deep. The hillside can only explore a distance of 30 meters at most. Even if you find something, you must turn a blind eye and don't scare the snake away."

"Ah? What do you want, sir?" Liu Dadao scratched his head.

"My lord, you are trying to take advantage of the situation by stalking the cicada while the oriole is waiting behind." Ruofeng's eyes lit up.

"High-end hunters always appear as prey. We can't let the Japanese pirates down, right?" Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and said slowly.

"High-end hunters always appear as prey. Your words sound really interesting."

Ruofeng repeated it and couldn't help but sigh. He was full of respect for Zhu Ping'an. He was worthy of being the top scholar. Such a simple sentence was thought-provoking.

"Haha, brother Ruo, there's no need to flatter me." Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but smile.

"Sir, I am not flattering you, but I really think your words are meaningful. I feel that I have learned a lot. In the future, when I fight a war and want to feign defeat or lure the enemy, I will know what to do by thinking about this sentence."

Ruofeng said seriously that he really felt like he had suddenly been enlightened, as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Young master, don't talk about him. I also feel like I have been enlightened." Liu Dadao also said.

"Haha, all right." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, and then gave the order, "Order the vanguard to march another two miles and set up camp. Order the cooks to quickly go to the vanguard camp to bury the pots and cook, and wait for the main army to join us and enjoy lunch together."

"Master, you just said that the Japanese pirates were ambushing five miles away. If our vanguard stopped and set up camp two miles away, then the camp would be less than three miles away from the ambush site of the Japanese pirates. Isn't it too close? The Japanese pirates could arrive at any time."

Ruofeng reminded that setting up camp so close to the Japanese pirates was a bit too risky.

"Don't worry. Given the nature of the Japanese pirates, they will definitely wait until we pass through the section of the road where they are ambushing us before attacking us with muskets and arrows. If they come out to kill us, our ambush will be in vain and the ambush will lose its effectiveness. They will definitely not do that. If they really come to kill us, that will be even better. We can take advantage of our rest and unleash the power of firearms." Zhu Ping'an replied with certainty.

Ruofeng nodded after hearing this, clasped his fists and said, "Your Excellency is right."

"Tell the cooks to put more meat in the food, cook the soup over high heat, and make it fragrant. Also, make more dishes with strong aromas. It would be too pitiful for the pirates not to be able to eat them. Let them smell the aromas to satisfy their cravings."

Zhu Pingan said with a smile.

"Haha, young master, you are so kind. The Japanese pirates are lying in ambush on the hillside. They certainly dare not make a fire and can only eat leftovers. Let's make some broth. Although they can't eat it, they can smell the flavor. Hahaha, by then they will surely be so greedy that their saliva will flow for several bowls." Liu Dadao laughed after hearing this.

"After dinner, let's not rush to march. Let's take a nap in the camp and have a good rest before continuing on our journey. Also, let everyone be prepared for rain and snow, as there may be rain and snow later."

Zhu Pingan ordered.

"Ah? It might rain or snow later? Can't you predict it, sir?" Ruofeng's eyes widened.

"It's not that I can tell the future, but I have some knowledge of astronomy. In the morning, do you remember the morning glow that dyed half the sky red? The ancients said, if you don't go out when there's morning glow, you can travel a thousand miles when there's evening glow. If there's morning glow in the morning, it will often rain, and if there's evening glow in the evening, the next day will most likely be sunny. Also, do you see the clouds on the mountain in front of you? The ancients said, if it's going to rain, look to the seaport in spring and to the mountaintops in winter. In spring, the rainfall is mostly water vapor from the southwest sea, and in winter, the northeast wind prevails, and the rainfall is mostly orographic rain. The water vapor is blown up by the mountains to block the rise, forming clouds, and then precipitation. Forget it, I won't say more about these, you won't understand even if I say it, you just need to remember, 'Morning glow means rain, evening glow means clear weather, and in winter there are clouds and rain on the mountains.'" Zhu Ping'an gave Ruofeng and Liu Dadao a brief explanation.

"We don't understand, but we think what the adults say makes sense."

Ruofeng kept scratching his head. Although he didn't understand, he felt that what Zhu Ping'an said made a lot of sense.

"If it rains and snows later, hahahaha, the Japanese pirates lying in ambush on the hillside will be in trouble. I can't help laughing when I think about us sitting in the tent drinking hot broth and eating steaming meals, while those unlucky Japanese pirates on the hillside are getting wet in the rain and snow and growling with hunger."

As Liu Dadao spoke, he couldn't help laughing.

"If it snows again, they will be in big trouble. We eat well and sleep well, but they have to eat cold food and get wet in the rain. If we fight, they will naturally lose half the battle."

Ruofeng nodded. (End of this chapter)