Bai Shan said, "Why not let the yamen officials go with our scouts and explain our identity, saying we're borrowing a place to camp."
Assistant General Nie's eyes flashed as he looked steadily at Bai Shan, thinking scholars are indeed crafty, no, smart.
He said, "What if there are people in their tribe familiar with the bandits..."
Meaning what to do if they are in collusion?
Bai Shan replied, "Didn't they say Governor Duan has already dispersed them four times, with two times breaking them apart?"
The yamen official was stunned for a moment before nodding, "Yes."
Assistant General Nie understood, these bandits likely have no close ties with the local herders, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to break them up so easily.
