Great Tang princess

Chapter 462 The Prisoner's Dilemma
I have to admit that in many special cases, women have huge advantages that men cannot match, especially beautiful women.

Needless to say, Li Yuechen's figure, which can be called a human-shaped hanger, a beautiful face far surpassing that of ordinary people, and the obsequious attitude after letting down his hair, can instantly catch the attraction of most people.

This is not an exaggeration at all. Folk women in this era generally age quickly due to malnutrition and heavy work, with loose skin and no outstanding temperament.

A woman like Li Yuechen who insists on exercising, has fair skin, and noble temperament is something that ordinary people will never see in their lifetime.

Occasionally, if I saw it, I'm afraid I would take it as a fairy from the sky.

Not to mention people like Li Yuechen, even Wang Wuqiong, who was born in a family of generals, because she practiced martial arts since she was a child, her body and temperament are much more conspicuous than ordinary folk girls.

In terms of appearance, Wang Wuqiong may only be considered ordinary, but because her family is fairly affluent, her nutrition can keep up, and she pays attention to exercise, so her skin is very good, and it is very elastic at first glance.

Li Yuechen's appearance is not manly at first, but she usually looks heroic because she always wears a ponytail, and in addition, her walking and standing poses all have the unique majesty of a martial artist, so she doesn't look charming.

But once the hair is put down and the hands are folded in front of the lower abdomen, the originally looming heroism immediately turns into a sense of charm, especially when the head is slightly lowered and the eyes are raised to look at people, the attractiveness is more obvious from the profile.

Because in this way, the side face and eyes are looming under the cover of the hair, and there is a sense of mystery when looking at it.

This can be seen from the dazed expressions of the soldiers around.

Only Geng Yunqiang still hesitated: "Your Highness, how about..."

"Okay, execute the order!" Li Yuechen directly interrupted him.

Then he led Wang Wuqiong forward, Geng Yunqiang was a little helpless, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to lead a group of soldiers to follow behind, paying attention to the movements of the two.

While walking forward, Li Yuechen was facing the script with Wang Wuqiong.

In terms of setting, Li Yuechen is the eldest daughter of Li Yuanwai who ran away from home in order to escape marriage, and Wang Wuqiong is the maid beside her, who is advising her to go back with her.

As a result, after the two escaped, they were discovered by the servants, and they chased all the way to this point, and then lost their way.

After some brief "make-up", the master and servant are full of embarrassment, their hair is a bit messy, and their clothes have been pierced with several holes by the branches in the forest...

Li Yuechen acted as if he was physically exhausted after staying at home for many years, while Wang Wuqiong supported her arm, and the two walked forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

However, after walking forward for a quarter of an hour, he didn't meet the other party's patrol team, which made Li Yuechen feel a little puzzled.

This place is almost close to the other party's territory, if you can't meet again, then you can sneak in directly.

Just when I was thinking about whether to give up, I suddenly heard a burst of laughter.

The two looked at each other, and immediately entered the state, pretending to be panting and exhausted, and at the same time imitated two bird calls to remind Geng Yunqiang and the others who followed behind.

After walking forward for less than a minute, I heard a low voice: "Who is here?"

At the same time as the voice fell, several black shadows had already rushed out. Li Yuechen took advantage of the situation and counted nine people.

The clothes on these people are all patched, they look ragged, and their hair is greasy, it looks like it hasn't been washed for an unknown amount of time.

Except for the leader who held a shining steel knife in his hand, the rest of them were basically wooden sticks, thick at the front and thin at the back, a bit like a baseball bat.

Li Yuechen and the two quickly put on a frightened look, and took several steps back.

Seeing the sudden appearance of two women in the forest, the people on the opposite side were also obviously surprised, and didn't react for a while.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds.

It was the leader on the opposite side who was the first to react, and suddenly raised his hand, pointing at the two with the steel knife in his hand: "Who are you waiting for? Why are you here?"

"I...I am..."

Seeing the shining knife pointing at him, Li Yuechen seemed to be frightened, stuttering and unable to speak.

Only Wang Wuqiong took a step forward, and said in a trembling voice: "We are members of Li Yuanwai's family in Qingzhou, and we suddenly got separated at the foot of the mountain... no offense intended."

As she spoke, she pulled Li Yuechen's wrist back slowly, as if she was planning to leave.

But the leader on the opposite side waved his hand, and the people next to him surrounded him in a fan shape.

He himself also took a step forward, came under the moonlight, grinned, showing a mouthful of big yellow teeth: "Since we're here, we can't let you leave at will."

"You... don't come here!" Li Yuechen said while stepping back, "If you want money, my grandfather can send it to you."

After the person on the other side heard it, he immediately turned his head and asked the leader: "I'll go back and report to the head..."

"No hurry..." The leader shook his head, and walked towards this side step by step, "I'm afraid we will never have the chance to see such a beauty in our lifetime. Since we have such great luck today, if we don't enjoy it, we can't justify it no?"

When the other people around heard his words, they also understood, and couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

Indeed, although these two women look a bit embarrassed, they are really good-looking!
I have never seen such a beautiful woman in my life. Anyway, I will give it to the head of the family in the end, so I might as well take the opportunity to enjoy it first.

Anyway, there are nine people here, even if the head is angry, he can't cut them all down, can he?
Thinking of this, several people showed expressions like hungry wolves on their faces, and slowly approached the two of them.

Wang Wuqiong pulled Li Yuechen's wrist: "Miss, run!"

The two immediately turned around and ran back.

Naturally, the nine people on the opposite side could not let the duck in their hands fly away, and immediately chased after them!

And in order to get these two beauties first, he didn't inform other people.

Leaving aside Li Yuechen, even Wang Wuqiong, at any rate, trained with female soldiers every day, and he was also very strong, so naturally he couldn't be easily caught by these people.

These gangsters didn't train every day, so it was impossible to catch them immediately.

In fact, when it comes to long-distance running alone, the two of them can naturally run away in the shortest time, but now they both control their speed and keep at a distance that they can catch immediately, but just can't catch.

The nine people in the back didn't think much, and ran after the two women for several hundred meters.

Then Li Yuechen and Wang Wuqiong stopped suddenly, turned their heads and looked at the nine people who were chasing them.

Seeing the two of them stop suddenly, the nine gangsters behind them also stopped. Several of them bent down on the spot, put their hands on their knees and gasped.

They don't usually exercise much, and running a few hundred meters is not an easy task for them.

On the contrary, Li Yuechen and Wang Wuqiong's complexions were as usual, only slightly flushed, but their breathing still maintained the original rhythm.

At the same time, the terrified expressions on the faces of the two have disappeared, replaced by the usual confidence.

After the leader on the opposite side took a few breaths, he stood up and walked towards Li Yuechen, still muttering incessantly: "How dare you run..."

Li Yuechen stood there not understanding, with a simple smile on his face, full of confidence.

But Wang Wuqiong who was next to him suddenly kicked out and kicked on the opponent's hip bone.

When the opponent was kicked and staggered backwards, she took a step forward, stretched her right hand into her skirt and twitched, and a black ax appeared in her hand.

The leader on the opposite side had just stood firm, and was already held on his neck by an axe, followed by Wang Wuqiong's cold voice: "If you dare to speak out, I will kill you!"

The other eight people were taken aback by this sudden scene, but before they had time to react, a group of dark figures suddenly appeared from the nearby bushes, pressing them to the ground one by one, making a muffled sound.

A few people wanted to yell, but as soon as they opened their mouths, they felt something cold on their necks, and at the same time there was a low warning voice: "Shut up!"

……

The nine people were all pressed to the ground without making a sound. Li Yuechen nodded slightly, indicating that they did a good job, and then took out a big red rope from his arms and began to tie their hair.

Geng Yunqiang immediately ordered: "Tie them all up and take them back to the camp."

The efficiency was very fast, and the nine people were immediately brought back to the temporary camp. Li Yuechen ordered: "Go and ask about the situation."

Geng Yunqiang agreed and passed away, but came back after a while: "Your Highness, don't say anything. There is not much time to put them in confinement now, so do you want to use some means?"

Li Yuechen smiled: "No need, I will teach you another trick today! Take care of these people separately, and don't let them have any communication. Then give them the same conditions. If someone says something and others don't, then say If you tell them all, let them go, and if you don’t tell them, cut them off. If you tell them all, they will all be spared, but if you don’t tell them, they will all be killed! Tell them, just wait for half an hour!"

There are previous examples, Geng Yunqiang did not raise any doubts, and immediately turned around to do it.

And Li Yuechen who was behind sat down without any haste, waiting for the result with peace of mind.

Wang Wuqiong brought the pheasant soup cooked by the cooking class, put it down and asked: "Your Highness, is this method really possible?"

"It may not work in all situations, but it is enough to deal with these people." Li Yuechen replied with a smile.

The Prisoner's Dilemma is one of the most popular classic cases in game theory.

The biggest feature is that the prisoners cannot communicate with each other, so that the information is not equal.In this case, no one can guarantee that they have not been betrayed, trusted, and worthless!
Even if someone talks about loyalty, I can't help but think, what if another person sells me without showing loyalty?
So in this case, prisoners tend to betray each other in exchange for the greatest benefit.

I dare not say that it is useful for everyone, but this kind of people who have not received any training and ideological education are definitely not included!
……

Sure enough, after only a cup of tea, Geng Yunqiang came to report: "Your Highness, I have said it all and verified each other. There is basically no big difference."

Li Yuechen took small sips of chicken soup and nodded, "Tell me."

"This group of bandits has been entrenched here for a long time. In the past, they robbed some merchants' property and so on. They didn't hurt people's lives. But after the death of the previous head, his godson succeeded him. There are endless things about fate... I don't know who I have recently reached a cooperation with, and I actually got a lot of steel knives and crossbows..."

These few people don't know many things, the rest are some layouts in the stockade and so on, which they have almost figured out by themselves. After mutual verification, it is basically certain that they are telling the truth.

When reporting, Geng Yunqiang also looked admiring.

I sighed in my heart that His Highness's method is really a miracle, but after they were separated, as soon as the conditions were stated, they all rushed to confess within a quarter of an hour, for fear that they would be cut off if they were too late.

"Your Highness, although there are nearly two hundred people on the other side, there are at most one hundred people with combat effectiveness. Or..." Geng Yunqiang suggested.

Li Yuechen nodded: "Well, Yilian is also here, so let's take part in suppressing the bandits. By the way, I also want to see who is so bold that he dares to provide steel knives and crossbows to the bandits."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely capture him alive!" Geng Yunqiang promised, "It just so happens that these bastards should see blood."

To this sentence, Li Yuechen still quite agrees, nodded slightly: "Then go, hurry up, I will wait here!"

In the past, she was not qualified to tell the soldiers what to do, but here, she is also a person who has personally fought on the battlefield, so she is naturally qualified to say so.

A soldier can only be considered a complete soldier if he has seen blood.Otherwise, no matter how rigorous the training is, it can only be regarded as half a soldier.

……

Geng Yunqiang immediately ordered to assemble, and then announced to wipe out the gang of bandits on the mountain, and to capture the bandit leader alive.

All the officers and soldiers in the company had excited expressions on their faces, and they all agreed.

Although Li Yuechen has been emphasizing the value of peace to them in his usual education, to be honest, soldiers are soldiers.

Especially this group of soldiers who have received education and already have the idea of ​​making contributions will still feel excited about performing tasks in their hearts.

Not to mention them, even those government soldiers know that it is too easy to perform meritorious deeds on the battlefield, as long as they can complete the task alive!

And this time it's not a real battlefield, just a group of gangsters, which can just be used as a test of usual training.

Geng Yunqiang, who has been there, knew what they were thinking, and said emphatically, "Listen up, it's just like usual training! Carry out orders and obey orders! Do you understand?"

"Understood!" The soldiers agreed in unison.

"set off!"

After the order was given, the soldiers ran towards the cottage one after another.

The total distance was less than a thousand meters, which was like sprinkling water for this group of soldiers, and they didn't feel tired when they ran outside the cottage.

Because it was night, the gangsters who were standing on the platform to let the wind out didn't find them until they reached the gate of the cottage.

However, before he could speak, he was shot in the neck by a crossbow arrow and fell down convulsively.

(End of this chapter)