In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

As the dusk deepened, Du Chong's figure passed by like a gust of wind under the ink-splashed sky, galloping like a bolt of lightning across the sky, heading straight for Songshan County. He was anxious, holding the reins tightly with both hands, and the sound of horse hooves echoed on the empty road, like the beating of a war drum, stirring his anxious and determined mood.

The outline of the county town gradually became clear in the night, but Du Chong had no time to appreciate the night scene of the dim lights. He jumped off his horse, as agile as a leopard, entrusted the horse to the gatekeeper, and hurried towards the county government office. Passing through the bustling streets, the voices of people were bustling, the lights were brilliant, but all this seemed to have nothing to do with him. He only had his eyes on the goal ahead - the county government office.

Walking into the county government office, Du Chong's steps became more hurried, and he went straight to the room where Yuan Quan was. Pushing open the door, his steps were a little heavy, but his eyes were shining with determination. Seeing Du Chong coming back, Yuan Quan showed a look of surprise on her face, and quickly stood up to greet him: "Uncle Du, why did you come back so suddenly? Is there something urgent?"

Du Chong nodded, without much explanation, he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Yuan Quan: "Take a look at this letter first." Then he walked to the table, picked up the kettle, and drank water in big gulps. He did feel a little tired after all the traveling, but the worries in his heart made him unable to relax.

Yuan Quan took the letter, opened it, and looked solemn. This was a secret letter from Zhou Kai to the prefectural capital. The letter described their plan in detail - to use a fake grain transport team to lure Yuan Quan and others out of the county, and then take the opportunity to eliminate them. Tang Hai, who was standing by, also saw the contents of the letter, and both of them looked very ugly.

Yuan Quan held the letter tightly, his eyes flashing with anger and determination: "Zhou Kai, this old fox, actually wants to use fake food to trick us!" He raised his head and looked at Du Chong and Tang Hai, "We must take action immediately and not let their plan succeed!"

Du Chong nodded, a sharp light flashed in his eyes: "I have arranged the people. As long as they dare to come, they will never return!" His voice was firm and powerful, as if it could penetrate all obstacles.

Tang Hai also clenched his fists, a look of determination on his face: "Yes! We can't just sit there and wait for death, we must take the initiative to attack! Now that we know their plan, it is a good thing for us! If they want to annihilate us, they must mobilize most of their troops. We can even take this opportunity to seize their military camp and kill those who leave behind in the camp!" There was a determined light in his eyes, as if he was ready.

The three of them smiled at each other, and there was no need to say more about their tacit understanding. They knew that since they had seen through the enemy's plan, they just had to use their own strategy against him.

"Uncle Tang, what should we do?" Yuan Quan looked at Tang Hai. He knew very well that Tang Hai was a man of great wisdom and that it was he who came up with the strategies for all the previous large-scale battles against those barbarians.

Tang Hai pondered for a moment, and slowly said: "To turn the tables, we must fool the city and Zhou Kai. We can send someone to deliver this letter, but we have to stagger the time agreed on the letter. We postpone the agreed time by three days, so that the people sent by the city will arrive three days later. And we ourselves will send someone to deliver a letter to Zhou Kai's camp, saying that the city will send a fake grain transport team according to their agreed time, and let them cooperate at that time. In this way, we can take the opportunity to seize Zhou Kai's camp, and then turn around to encircle and suppress Zhou Kai."

He looked at Du Chong and continued, "The only difficulty here is that we can't let anyone run to the city and let the city know the situation here. So there must be someone with a team of people guarding the direction of the ancient city and blocking all the roads."

Upon hearing this, Du Chong patted his chest without hesitation and said, "Leave this matter to me! I promise not to let anyone pass!"

Tang Hai smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you!"

Du Chong added: "There are three main roads and other small roads to the city, but the small roads have to go around a long mountain range, so they definitely can't reach it within three days. As long as we hold the three main roads, it will be enough!"

Yuan Quan thought for a moment and finally nodded: "Then leave it to Uncle Du! How many people do you need?"

Du Chong thought for a moment and said, "There are places on the three main roads that are very suitable for defense. I only need a thousand people!"

Yuan Quan frowned and thought for a long while before reluctantly agreeing: "Okay, I'll give you a thousand men! Although the number is a bit small, there are only more than 3,000 people that can be mobilized in the entire county. At least 500 people must be left to defend the county, and the remaining more than 2,000 people will be used to attack their camp!"

"In addition," Tang Hai added, "we need one person to lead a team of people, disguised as the troops escorting grain from the capital. We can put some flammable objects on those grain carts, and then pretend that someone is stealing grain to lure Zhou Kai's people out. Then we can light those flammable objects, block their retreat, and burn the three armies to death!"

Everyone smiled at each other, and the tension and worry in their hearts seemed to have disappeared at this moment. They knew that as long as the plan was proper, they would be able to turn danger into safety and turn defeat into victory this time.

Soon they sent someone to deliver the letter!

"He said, who do you think we should send to deliver the letter? This person must be loyal to us! The most important thing is that he must be able to adapt to changing circumstances, otherwise he will arouse suspicion from those people!" Yuan Quan was a little distressed at this time. It might be difficult to find such a person among the refugees he had taken in. After all, many refugees were farmers who had just put down their hoes. It was impossible to expect them not to be nervous in front of those officials.

"Of course we can only send people from our own village! I think Li Ye is a good choice! That guy has been brave since he was young, and he is very smart!" Tang Hai said with a smile at this time.

"Li Ye! How could I forget about him? That boy is really brave and smart and can definitely complete the task!" Tie Feng, who was sitting next to him, also said at this time!

Yuan Quan also nodded in agreement. After all, they all grew up in the same village and knew each other's personalities to some extent.

When Li Ye stepped into the county town, his steps were a little hurried, but each step was firm and powerful. He was wearing the uniform of the city's army, and his sleeves fluttered in the wind, showing his military demeanor. The county town was crowded with people, but among these tens of thousands of people, who could recognize his new face? So he passed through the crowd smoothly and entered the territory of the city.

Along the way, a kind-hearted citizen took the initiative to guide him. He was an old man with wrinkles on his face, but his eyes sparkled with wisdom. He whispered to Li Ye the location of the governor's mansion and told him to be careful. Li Ye nodded gratefully, tightly holding the important letter in his hand, his heart full of uneasiness and expectation.

The Governor's Mansion is located in the center of the county town. It is a majestic and magnificent building. Li Ye stood in front of the gate of the mansion, looking up at the towering mansion, and a feeling of awe surged in his heart. He took a deep breath, calmed his inner tension, and then walked in with firm steps.

In the mansion, Governor Wu Bin was anxiously waiting for news from Northwest County. The rebellion in Northwest County had always been a huge stone in his heart. As an official, he naturally had an unshirkable responsibility for the rebellion. He wanted to quell the rebels as soon as possible and restore peace in the area, but more importantly, he had to report to his superiors after quelling Yuan Quan, the main rebel force.

At this moment, a guard hurried into the study and reported Li Ye's arrival to Wu Bin. Wu Bin's eyes flashed with surprise, and he immediately put down the pen in his hand and walked out of the study quickly. When he saw Li Ye standing in front of the door, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"Finally there's a letter from you!" Wu Bin went up to them anxiously.

Li Ye presented the letter with both hands, his eyes gleaming with determination: "Governor, please have a look at the letter General Zhou asked me to bring."

Wu Bin took the letter, opened it, and immediately a solemn look appeared on his face. He frowned and read the contents of the letter carefully. Li Ye stood quietly aside, waiting for Wu Bin's instructions.