Chapter 225 - Scout

'These two strategists are really troublesome. How come they always put their lives on the line in whatever things they do?'

Shan Yi pursed his lips. "Alright, tell me what do you want, Strategist Liu?"

"There's another place where you can get bountiful harvest of food and some other necessities," Wei Liuying replied. "Rather than attacking this newly formed city, wouldn't it be better to attack a fatter lamb?"

"What if I say that this one is already enough?" Shan Yi asked after a while. It took him some time to understand what Wei Liuying was saying. Internally, he was grieving because he felt that if Yang Xian and Wei Liuying attempted to trick him through their words, it was most likely they would succeed.

Even now, he already had difficulties in understanding what Wei Liuying was saying.

Wei Liuying blinked her eyes. "I'm giving this suggestion because I heard that Shan Xi Gang is an upright gang. Despite being unlawful people, they're only attacking unjust people and will not harm the innocents. Could it be that I was wrong?"

Shan Yi wished he could smack Wei Liuying and asked her to speak in normal language.

"Of course not!" Shan Yi half shouted in impatience. "Who do you want us to attack?"

"Illegal traders."

The phrase caused the bandits to suck in deep breath. They all knew the meaning of the word trade because those people were mostly rich. And added with the word illegal, it was clear that they would not be blamed even if they attacked those people.

After all, those people didn't even have the permission to trade.

Shan Yi's eyes shone. Yang Xian didn't reveal much in his short poem letter. In fact, Shan Yi was tempted to throw that bamboo strip away because of how much it hurt his eyes. However, he still understood that Yang Xian needed his help in this place.

Though, he didn't expect to meet with Wei Liuying instead of Yang Xian. Maybe Yang Xian was busy this time?

"Alright, tell me more about them!"

If it was attacking illegal traders, Shan Yi had no qualms whatsoever. In fact, he was eager to do so because it would allow them to get rich very quickly.

"No problem." Wei Liuying smiled and walked with Shan Yi.

While she knew that Shan Yi would never hurt her, Wei Liuying still didn't lower her guard. Many of the gang's members didn't know that she was actually Shan Yi's friend, so they were still hostile to her.

"Tell me more."

"I don't know their exact location, but there's a group of illegal traders not far from here. They're planning to enter this nameless city soon to try their luck."

Shan Yi narrowed his eyes. How did Wei Liuying get so much information without able to meet with those traders personally? However, he felt that he didn't want to know because he was sure that there was another agenda as to why Wei Liuying asked for his help to attack.

"I'll send my men to scout the area." Shan Yi waved his hands and several people left their position.

Looking at their speed, Wei Liuying's eyes narrowed. It seemed that Shan Yi actually had a lot of capable people under him. Based on their skill alone, they shouldn't lose that much compared to Prince Ji Sheng's elite soldiers.

'Prince Ji Sheng truly gathered a lot of little monsters to his side.'

At that time, Wei Liuying had completely forgotten that she could also be included in that term.

"What can you tell about the traders?"

Wei Liuying proceeded to tell about their goods that they brought. In fact, those goods were only cover to bring those people into Han Shi Kingdom without arousing suspicions. However, it was also true that they had no other choice but to bring a lot of goods with them.

If not, they would not be able to pass off as real merchant with such strict requirement that Prince Ji Sheng had set.

Half an incense stick passed and a man returned. He bowed in front of Shan Yi. "Boss, I found them. They're hiding behind the hill and covered in thick forest. It seems that they're doing their best to conceal themselves before they could enter a city."

Shan Yi nodded. "is it a large group."

The man's eyes shone when it was asked. He nodded once more. "There are at least a hundred carriages there. As for the number of people, I believe that it's in thousands."

While Shan Yi was excited, Wei Liuying felt like cursing the general at the border. If she was not wrong, they had clearly stated that those traders were not allowed to bring a lot of people with them and the number of carriages should be limited.

'Those generals truly didn't follow Prince Ji Sheng.'

As for why those generals didn't want to follow what Prince Ji Sheng had set, Wei Liuying knew that part of the reason was because the Emperor didn't really favor Prince Ji Sheng. While the other reason could be simply because they disliked Prince Ji Sheng and all.

Anything was basically possible.

"In that case, we're going to attack tonight!"

Wei Liuying smiled. "That's not a bad idea, but you need to make sure that you know the terrains where they're hiding. Also, you need the estimation of the number of their soldiers and guards because if they outnumber you, you won't be able to conduct the robbery properly."

The explanation that Wei Liuying gave nearly made Shan Yi tripped. He knew that Wei Liuying was a capable strategist, but he didn't expect her to be the one to help him like this. Also, did she treat robbing the same as battlefield?

"That's…"

"Going blind without knowing your enemies will only lead to losses, Shan Xi Gang's Leader." Wei Liuying smiled sweetly.

The men under Shan Yi were stunned but agreed internally. While Shan Yi was a good leader, he was quite a poor strategist. Many times, their attack had to rely on complete brute force and also their advantage in terms of combat.

If they were facing overwhelming number, there was no doubt that they would lose miserably.