After spending half a day inspecting the area, the scouts finally realized that the intelligence they had received was not quite right.
There was no sign whatsoever that bandits had overrun this place.
Of course, that was mainly because they had not examined things very closely before the deputy commander took them back for drinks.
They tried every possible excuse to decline, but they were utterly helpless against his enthusiasm and were practically dragged away.
Fortunately, after three rounds of drinks, they headed back with false information.
As long as the deputy commander did not let anything slip, no one would discover that this place had long since become Mount Liang's territory.
The soldiers who had surrendered were already all at Mount Liang.
Only the deputy commander had to remain here. Otherwise, he would certainly have been taken away as well.
Although the deputy commander himself remained in Gaotang Prefecture, his family had all been taken to Mount Liang.
Moreover, his very life was in the hands of the people at Mount Liang.
Otherwise, they would never have been so comfortable leaving him in Gaotang Prefecture.
It could be said that Xu Tong had taken every possible precaution.
After all, Xu Tong knew perfectly well that if this matter came to light, it would bring tremendous danger upon Mount Liang.
For the sake of his own safety, Xu Tong had planned every aspect of this operation.
It had to be said that Xu Tong had considered every conceivable factor. As long as no one familiar with Gaotang Prefecture came along, there was absolutely no way anyone would learn of the changes there.
And if someone like that did appear, they would have no way of leaving Gaotang Prefecture.
Although plenty of people still came and went from Gaotang Prefecture, even