Chapter 186 The Relationship between Intelligence and Brothel

Xiao Tian held a red flag, raised the horse and raised his whip, and his skillful equestrianism made him like a fish swimming freely in the water. He walked backwards from the cavalry policy of the Ma family and shouted, "Great news, good news, General Pang's soldiers took Guangwei County without blood!"

Although Xiao Tian's speed is fast, he can't stand the joy on the face of the Ma soldiers to spread faster. After he shouted, the spirits of the Ma cavalry behind him seemed to have increased a lot in an instant, and the speed of the march by horse also increased a lot faster.

After waiting in front of Ma Chao, Xiao Tian respectfully handed the report to Ma Chao after giving a military salute. After Xiao Tian received a gift from Ma Chao, he also heard Ma Chao say, "Thank you for your hard work."

"No hard work! The young master is wise and magical, and it is an honor for his subordinates to serve the young master!" Xiao Tian replied and saw that Ma Chao seemed to have something to say, so he followed Ma Chao to listen.

"Xiao Tian, I know you used to be a scout. Then, if you want to inquire about the news, where do you always start first?

"The young master, if we talk about general news, we will listen to it in the restaurant and teahouse. People come and go there, and the news spreads the fastest, but it is true or false, and you need to confirm it again by yourself. But if it is extremely confidential information, there is nothing we can do... But sometimes, we will dress up as piao guests and go to the brothel to find out..." In the end, Xiao Tian was a little embarrassed, but when he saw that Ma Chao was not disgusted at all, he still dared to say it all. In Xiao Tian's view, it is really a sin to have reservations when talking to the young master.

"The brothel..." Ma Chao sighed and suddenly remembered the peerless face.

"Young master, it's really like that." Xiao Tian thought that Ma Chao did not know the purpose of their scouts going to the brothel, so he continued to explain: "Although there are prostitutes in the army, most of the Wu Shi will still come out to fight for dental sacrifices. This is because those commanders and chiefs don't want to go to those prostitutes like soldiers, so as not to be embarrassed and lose their majesty. And because these Wush officials are high, they can tell the secrets that the soldiers in the army don't know. Especially after drinking, brag to those girls..."

"Well..." Ma Chao nodded. He thought he knew the source of Diao Chan's information, but he didn't want Xiao Tian to say so. There seemed to be a lot of words in it: "Go on."

"If reliable information is needed, sometimes Shangguan will give us a certain amount of money to find those prostitutes who sell their art but not their bodies." After receiving the encouragement of Ma Chao, Xiao Tian even taught his experience: "Those Ling, although they sell their art but not their bodies, in these troubled times, who can provoke those officers and soldiers who kill and set fire... Er, except for our Ma Jiajun... What subordinates mean is that those general-level officers prefer to recruit those who are more valuable and have better skills and force them to sell themselves. And those Linglings have the opportunity to know from the generals the number of troops in the whole barracks, the deployment in the battalion, the factional relations and the weaknesses of the generals. These may be the school's unintentional disclosure or boasting, or those Lingling deliberately have no words to inquire about. But generally speaking, the information in these words will be more real and effective.

"Sure enough, heroes have been sad for beauty since ancient times, and even you scouts know that it is a concentration of intelligence." Ma Chao looked at Xiao Tian and felt more and more that he might have buried a talent. Therefore, he asked, "According to your experience, where should we start with this information?"

"The young master believes that the two sources mentioned earlier are unreliable and may be useless over time. You need to identify and compare to dare to report, and the most effective and real method is actually done carefully. Xiao Tian frowned. It has always been a taboo in the army to do detailed things. They only know that there is such a team, but he can't tell the specific information. At least, he knew that Ma Jiajun also had a shadow with a small number of people but a high rank.

"Detailed work?" Ma Chao knew that this was a special name for ancient underground workers.

"Yes, sneaking into the enemy camp is naturally much more real and reliable than the information from the periphery. But this requires long-term operation and is extremely dangerous. The main reason is that it is very difficult to transmit information..." Xiao Tian frowned. He really didn't know much about this piece of fine work. The only time, he came into contact with him several times when he was a scout under Dong Zhuo, and later he was dragged into the chaotic army by the candidate.

"In this way, the sources of the intelligence network are mainly restaurants, teahouses, brothels, and detailed visits?" Ma Chao summed up and asked Xiao Tian.

"It's not true. When his subordinates were scouts under Dong Zhuo, they heard that Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru established a latent intelligence network in the name of the famous 'Black Ice Table' of the State of Qin. After his men whitened their identities, they sneaked into the mansions of those important people and hid for many years..." Speaking of this, Xiao Tian was a little discouraged. He only hated that he really didn't know much and couldn't help the young master more: "This 'black ice platform' has their fixed way of transmitting intelligence. The only contact was to take over the bamboo slips of a second shop in a restaurant, which were full of symbols that my subordinates couldn't understand... .”

"Oh? Is there anything like this?" Ma Chao was surprised. He didn't expect that his ancestors had invented encryption technology at the end of the Han Dynasty.

"Yes, young master." Xiao Tian nodded, but it was strange in his heart. Why did the young master care about the intelligence today?

"In this case, Xiao Tian, do you know that there is a shadow under someone?" Ma Chao looked at Xiao Tian and had already pulled Xiao Tian into the shadow.

"I know some, but I don't know much about it."

"If someone gives you some more Jianghu people, um, some Jianghu people with rich background. They also have detailed lurking in the 14 states of the Han Dynasty... If someone delivers you another set of symbols, can you turn them into Ma Jiajun's eyeliner?

"If these Jianghu people are sincere to each other, I don't think it's difficult. If these people are contrary to the yang and evil, and their subordinates do not have any restraint, I'm afraid..." Xiao Tian was ecstatic and knew that Ma Chao was going to promote him. But even so, he still answers realistically and dares not exaggerate his ability.

"Don't worry about this. Although they are currently in a cooperative relationship with us, it won't take long for them to find that they have been firmly tied to the Ma family's chariot and will never get off again." Ma Chao said with a smile, thinking that he had used a beneficial and harmless exchange and got the help of Shenbumen. It was so enjoyable that he couldn't help laughing more.

"If so, my subordinates will not hesitate!" Xiao Tian hugged his fist and replied with a sigh.

"It's so good that after capturing Yongzhou, you will start to do these things. At that time, someone will let the people in the shadow take the initiative to find you. Ma Chao waved his hand, and Xiao Tian left with interest.

At this time, Jia Fox, who was always speechless, said leisurely: "Superer, aren't you starting to worry about the movement of Chang'an?"

Ma Chao glanced at the old fox and said to himself that he couldn't hide anything from him.

"The Ma family has already entered the eyes of the Chang'an scholars. Recently, I have always felt the oppression of mountains and rain, and I feel that it is better to be prepared."

Jia Xu nodded and was speechless.