The female prisoner was fierce

Fatty meat!

Super big piece of fat!!

Xiao Jianyang secretly began to work on it.

If such a large piece of fat were consumed, the strength of the Xiao family's women's army would be completely distorted.

Now that the Great Wu has been destroyed, although there are still border troops in the north, they are few in number due to the constant encroachment of the Northern Di.

The entire Northern Territory and Great Wu are currently in complete chaos, like a pot of boiling oil.

Unlike the Northern Barbarians or the Great Wu border troops, the Black Cloud Stronghold was a piece of fat meat that was difficult to gnaw on.

Unlike Qinglong Village, it's not too fatty, so you won't feel full after eating it.

Just right!

However, you still need to be careful about how you eat it, otherwise you might overeat and die.

The shifty-eyed servant, who had expected Xiao Jianyang to be fearful, sensed something amiss with the other's demeanor and instinctively hurriedly said:

"What...what do you want to do?"

Aren't you scared?!

Xiao Jianyang suppressed his excitement and sneered:

"Afraid? Why be afraid?"

"Perhaps I should thank you. Without what you said, I would have no choice but to stay on this mountain obediently for now."

The servant in front of him was dumbfounded.

A bad feeling welled up inside him, sending chills down his spine and making his scalp tingle. He immediately raised his voice and roared:

"Boy, I don't care what you're planning, just remember this: if you don't bring these little wench to our Black Cloud Stronghold to apologize and offer them up to our Chief Liu within three days, then you can expect to be wiped out."

After saying that, he snorted and prepared to leave.

Xiao Jianyang sneered again:

"Do you think my Green Dragon Mountain is a place I can come and go as I please?"

Then he gave a wink.

Xiao Xing and Xiao Tao understood each other and immediately stepped forward, one on each side, to control the other's hands and pin him firmly to the ground.

The shifty-eyed servant panicked immediately, sensing impending doom. Driven by his survival instinct, he screamed at the top of his lungs:

"Hey Xiao, I'm Chief Liu's man! If you dare to do anything to me, the chief will definitely lead his men to flatten your Green Dragon Mountain and capture all your women to be used as slaves."

"Damn it, let me go, you son of a bitch, I..."

Bang! !

Xiao Jianyang raised his right leg and kicked him hard, knocking him unconscious.

The piercing noise finally subsided, and then he gave the order:

"Find a house, carry him up, lock him up, and I'll interrogate him myself later."

Xiaoxing and Xiaotao nodded in unison:

"As you command, Lord Xiao."

Xiao Jianyang looked at the women present and gave another instruction:

"Everyone, disperse and rest for now."

The female soldiers looked somewhat subdued, and the atmosphere was rather heavy.

It was obvious that what that servant had said earlier had indeed created a lot of pressure.

After the entire group was dismissed, Xiao Jianyang summoned Defang and gave him instructions:

"Take your men and strengthen patrols to guard against a possible sneak attack from Black Cloud Stronghold."

Defang:

"Yes, Lord Xiao."

Execute the command immediately.

Xiao Jianyang withdrew his gaze, then took Lin Qingxue and headed towards the place where the servant was imprisoned.

Upon arrival, he first roused the other party with cold water. Before the other party could speak, Xiao Jianyang deliberately released his killing intent and said coldly:

"I'm giving you a chance to cooperate."

"Either you answer my questions, or I have a million ways to make you say it yourself."

During his military service, Xiao Jianyang learned a great deal about various methods of interrogation, and he learned even more on the battlefield.

Although there are no modern medicines, it is still very easy to get someone to talk.

before.

The shifty-eyed servant remained stubborn:

"impossible!"

"If I don't go back today, the chief will send people to investigate. Once they find out, they'll raze your Green Dragon Village to the ground in three days at the latest. You'd better think it through."

Xiao Jianyang was speechless.

Looks like he's an idiot; he revealed so much information without asking any questions.

"very good."

He nodded, his expression turning cold:

"Actually, I'm also very curious to see if my interrogation methods can actually get you to talk."

Without saying that, he immediately got to work, intending to start with the simplest intimidation tactic: gouging eyes with a dagger.

result…

The moment the sword was pressed against his eye, the shifty-eyed servant burst into tears, and a foul stench of urine emanated from his lower body as he cried out:

"No, no, no! I'll talk, I'll talk!!"

Xiao Jianyang:

"..."

Speechless...

I thought they were so tough, but they've already lost it all at the very beginning.

Since that's the case, let's get straight to the point and ask detailed questions.

After a thorough questioning, the details were finally clarified.

This fellow's name is Jiangdong Gou, and he lives up to his name—he's a real scoundrel who rose to power by flattering others.

Black Cloud Village is located twenty miles northwest of Qinglong Mountain, near Yanbei City of Yanzhou, only ten miles away.

Yanzhou borders the Northern Di and was originally guarded by 100,000 border troops, but now there are less than 20,000 left, all of whom are huddled in Yanbei City.

The entire Yan Prefecture is now essentially defunct.

Yanbei City has become an isolated city, besieged by the Northern Di.

As for the "Big Boss Liu" mentioned by Jiangdong Dog, his full name is Liu Xiuqing. He is in his thirties and was originally a commander in the border army.

Having suffered a defeat, he deserted a few months ago and fled to Black Cloud Village to become a bandit king.

Black Cloud Village is located on a table mountain, accessible only by two winding paths.

Apart from its relatively small size, which can only accommodate a maximum of 500 people for long-term residence, it has no other drawbacks; it is practically a natural military fortress.

Finally, Liu Xiuqing was, after all, a commander, and he was insatiably greedy. He had chests full of gold and silver treasures on the mountain, and he had no shortage of food and weapons. He also had more than seventy sets of armor.

As for horses, there were only sixty or so.

They were well-equipped with weapons, each person had a hook-and-sickle spear made by the Great Wu Dynasty, and there were even more than a hundred shields and dozens of fine bows.

After figuring out all of the opponent's cards, Xiao Jianyang calmed down.

If it was fatty meat before, it has now turned into hard bone, which is not only difficult to chew, but also very easy to break teeth.

"Lord Xiao."

Lin Qingxue hesitated, but still said:

"Black Cloud Stronghold is too powerful. Our current manpower is definitely not enough. Should we leave first?"

Even Xiaoxing and Xiaotao share the same opinion.

The gap in strength is simply too large.

Moreover, Table Mountain's terrain is a natural super military fortress, making it extremely difficult to capture even with several times the number of elite soldiers.

Xiao Jianyang really wanted to nod.

But with such a large piece of fat right in front of us, it would be a real shame to give it up.

"Although we are currently outmatched in strength, we are not without any advantages."

As he murmured to himself, a glint flashed in Xiao Jianyang's eyes, and a plan emerged in his mind.

"Hmm? Lord Xiao, what... do you plan to do?"

Lin Qingxue was puzzled, hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind and asked.

The same was true for Xiaoxing and Xiaotao next to them.

"It's very simple."

Xiao Jianyang replied:

"We have two advantages."

"First: Information gap. The other side knows our true strength, and judging from Jiang Donggou's words, Liu Xiuqing must be a very cowardly and cautious person."

"Secondly, his goal is to devour us, but he is unaware of our intentions."

Lin Qingxue was even more puzzled:

"Lord Xiao, could it be... that you intend to set up an ambush?"

Xiao Xing and Xiao Tao frowned and shook their heads:

"An ambush wouldn't work either. There's too little time, we don't have enough people, and we wouldn't have enough time to prepare. Plus, the ambush would be less effective."

Xiao Jianyang shook his head:

Even if we use an ambush, we won't gain much advantage.

"Moreover, I want more than just killing some of their people."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingxue, Xiao Xing, and Xiao Tao felt a chill run down their spines, unable to see Xiao Jianyang clearly at all, as if they were shrouded in a thick fog.

But, for some reason, they all chose to believe it.

Because at this moment, Xiao Jianyang gave them the impression of being completely confident and assured!