According to the map drawn by Hu Ban, Cao Peng went upstream along the Sui River without being noticed, bypassed Lutaigang at noon, and quietly sneaked into the mountains and forests from the side. Hu Ban's map was quite detailed.
It can be seen that he is indeed cooperating with me attentively.
But even so, Cao Peng and others still spent more than two hours before they found the mountain valley marked on the map.
It's past Unity hour, which is around four or five o'clock in the afternoon. As winter approaches, the time of day and night changes accordingly.
It gets dark earlier and earlier, and light gets later and later.
It's only five o'clock, and the sky is already starting to feel faint and dark...
But in this way, it just gave Cao Peng and the others an extra layer of protection.
"Afu, do you want to go in?"
Noriman is gearing up and eager to try.
He rushed back to Gaoyang Tingtingyi at dawn, and happened to bump into Cao Peng who was about to leave.
How could Noriman give up so easily when encountering such a thing? He pestered Cao Peng and insisted on participating in the action with Cao Peng.
Euphemistically called: Protect Cao Peng!
His reasons are very good.
"Although Ah Fu's skills are good, he is not as good as me. This time we are going deep into the heart of the criminals. If we don't have a capable protector, how can we avoid accidents? I am better at martial arts than him, taller than him, and physically better than him.
Strong! Moreover, I also grew up in the mountains when I was a child, so when it comes to walking on mountain roads, Hutou can't compare with me. So, for such a big thing, I must go, and if I don't go, I can't do it!"
Cao Peng knew that this guy just wanted to join in the fun.
He couldn't catch up with the fight last night, and he felt uncomfortable.
But I have to admit that what Noriman said is not unreasonable. After several months of hard training, Noriman's martial arts has reached a bottleneck. In other words, he needs actual combat! He needs constant confrontation and constant fighting.
Only then can we break through this bottleneck.
Dianman's qualifications are very good, even better than Dian Wei's.
He was born with supernatural powers, and unlike Dian Wei in the past, he had every meal but never had a meal. At least he had never been hungry since he was born.
This also makes Dianman's potential surpass that of Dianwei.
However, due to Dian Wei's success, Dian Man lacked many opportunities for experience.
Where did Dian Wei get his skills? They were gained through repeated battles and wandering on the line of life and death.
But Noriman has never experienced that kind of game between life and death.
Deng Ji believed that what Dianman said was very true and agreed with him to follow Cao Peng deep into the hinterland.
In fact, Cao Peng also knew what Deng Ji was thinking. He was not afraid that something would happen to him, so he found a strong person to protect him.
Even Deng Ji thought so, and Cao Peng couldn't shirk it.
"Well, you can follow me, but you must obey my instructions on the way. Third brother, after we set off, there will only be military discipline and no brotherhood. If you dare to act without authorization, don't blame me for not giving you face when the time comes.
Drive you back to Xudu."
"Of course, of course!"
Dianman returned to his hometown for a visit this time. His uncle Dianyi heard that he was going to Xuzhou and was a little uneasy.
Therefore, twenty warriors were assigned to Dianman to protect Dianman. Even though Dianwei was born as a commoner, he was not a big family with many brothers. But after all, he is now worshiped by the general of Tiger and Lieutenant, with a rank of two thousand dan.
How can a high official of the imperial court not have private guards at home?
Most of the private soldiers of the Dian family were the companions of Cao Cao and Lu Bu who fought with Dian Wei in the fierce battle at Puyang and were the first to die.
Later, he either retired from the army due to injury and was taken in by Dian Wei; or Cao Cao rewarded Dian Wei for his military exploits and assigned Dian Wei's personal followers. In Dian Wei's hometown, there were only sixty personal guards in total, and all of them were experienced.
A veteran who has fought many battles, it can be said that he has watched Dian Man grow up, so he naturally understands Dian Man's temper very well. He is a master that no one recognizes, and he dares to talk back to Dian Wei in front of him.
Unexpectedly, Cao Peng actually followed Cao Peng's advice. The eyes of the old soldiers when they looked at Cao Peng suddenly changed...
Dianman mobilized ten veterans who were good at infantry fighting, and they made up twenty people. Together with Cao Peng, Dianman, Xia Houlan and Wang Mai, there were twenty-four people in total. They left Gaoyang Tingting Station and squatted on the hill.
Deep in the jungle, Cao Peng squinted his eyes and looked into the mountain valley.
"No, there are three hundred thieves, and they are all fierce bandits who have experienced hundreds of battles.
If we just fight in like this, it will be of no use at all. Instead, we will alert the enemy and ruin the lives of Uncle Zhou and Hu Ban. Let's... wait!"
"How long will it take?"
"Wait until it's time to attack."
After Cao Peng finished speaking, he took a deep breath and placed the long knife across his knees.
"Everyone, take a rest and eat some solid food. We need to be energetic before we can kill the thieves... No one is allowed to move without my order."
"Here!"
Everyone lowered their voices and obeyed, then dispersed and everyone closed their eyes to rest.
Both the people from Tufu Mountain and the generals from Dianman looked relaxed and not at all nervous. For them, this kind of thing was like a common occurrence...especially those from Tufu Mountain.
Those good guys like us often do things like robbing families and homes. Waiting and ambushes like this happen more often. In fact, they are even more relaxed than Noriman's generals.
Some of them fell to the ground after eating solid food and rested with their heads resting on long knives.
Some looked leisurely, sitting together in groups of three or two, chatting softly.
On the contrary, Norimitsu seemed a little nervous!
He straightened his body, his throat couldn't help shaking, and his eyes were fierce...
"Third brother, don't be nervous."
"Nervous? Which of your eyes saw that I was nervous?"
Cao Peng sat cross-legged, opened his eyes and looked at Dianman, and suddenly smiled: "You are already sweating, and you still say you are not nervous?"
"I'm not sweating!"
Norian retorted, subconsciously raising his hand and wiping it on his head.
Not sweating?
He suddenly realized that Cao Peng was deceiving him!
"Afu, how can you be so treacherous?"
Cao Peng chuckled, then took a deep breath and said to Dianman: "Third brother, do it with me, take a deep breath... the abdomen will be inducted; exhale deeply, the abdomen will bulge. Repeat this, remember to count,
After about a few hundred times, you will be able to calm down. Come on, follow me, inhale, tighten your abdomen...exhale..."
His voice was soft and seemed to have a calming magic.
Noriman followed what Cao Peng said, inhaling, exhaling...
Reverse abdominal breathing can achieve the perfect integration of essence, energy and spirit in the shortest time.
Cao Peng closed his eyes and calmly adjusted his breathing. But after a while, he heard snoring, snoring... snoring around him.
When I opened my eyes, I saw Noriman sitting cross-legged, his head moving slightly, and he actually fell asleep!
This made Cao Peng feel dumbfounded...——
Time passed little by little, and the sky became darker and darker.
Standing in the dense forest, looking at the mountains and valleys from a bird's eye view, you can vaguely see the faint lights. I have to say that the place Lei Xu chose is really great! If it weren't for the map drawn by Hu Ban, it would be really difficult to find this place.
Everywhere. Narrowing his eyes, Cao Peng quietly leaned over, crouched down, and observed quietly. This kind of lurking and squatting thing had been done countless times in his previous life. Although it was boring and boring, Cao Peng felt it.
A kind of excitement that I have never experienced before. In the previous life, it was to catch people, but now, it is just to kill!
"Third brother!"
"Um?"
"Have you seen the big tree at the entrance of the valley?"
"I saw it."
"Hu Ban said that there is a cave hidden behind the tree, and there are about a dozen people in it. We will take action soon, and you have to deal with them as soon as possible... Are you sure?"
Noriman pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.
"As long as I can get closer, within ten steps, I can kill them in three breaths."
As he said that, he took out a small halberd from his pocket and said, "When it comes to throwing a halberd to kill people, my father may not be stronger than me."
Dian Wei has three unique features!
Double halberds, long swords and hand halberds.
It is recorded in the history books that during the Battle of Puyang, Lu Bu's pursuers were approaching, and Dian Wei was responsible for covering them. When the enemy pursued them to five steps, he opened his bows with his halberd left and right, killing several people in a row, scaring off the enemy soldiers, and then retreated calmly.
In other words, Dian Wei's hand halberd can hit the target with perfect accuracy.
Noriman is not a person who likes to brag.
Since he dares to say such things, he must have a reason.
Cao Peng stopped asking and looked across the dense forest to carefully look at the stars in the mountains and valleys.
At the same time, I am also making calculations in my heart... There are three hundred people in Lei Xu, how should I deal with them so that I can escape unscathed?
His eyes narrowed into slits, he bit his lips tightly, and suddenly showed a strange smile.——
Lutaigang is silent.
Lei Xu entertained Zhou Cang at a banquet and got a little drunk.
After dark, he returned to his residence and fell asleep.
This sleep lasted until the end of the day, when Lei Xu felt his mouth was dry, so he sat up from the stone couch and drank a large bowl of water.
"What time is it?"
"Replying to the Commander-in-Chief, it's almost time."
Lei Xu liked his subordinates and called him Marshal.
I think back then, he was just a young handsome man, but now that Zhang Mancheng is dead and Bo Cai is dead, what's the harm in changing his name?
To a certain extent, the title "Da Shuai" can also satisfy his vanity.
However, after hearing the answer, Lei Xu frowned.
"Have Lei Cheng and the others come back?"
"Not back yet."
"Damn... This Lei Cheng's work is getting more and more uneasy." Lei Xu said, then stood up and washed his face with water from a stone trough. The water in late autumn was very cold.
... Lei Xu's somewhat confused brain suddenly became much clearer.
"Where are Zhou Cang and Hu Ban?"
"Reporting to Commander, Zhou Shuai has eaten too much and is taking a rest. Hu Ban and Zhou Shuai are together..."
For some reason, Lei Xu felt a little uneasy.
His eyelids were twitching, as if something was about to happen. He walked aside and picked up a long sword. The shape of the sword was slightly curved, quite like a hook. The name of the sword was Wu Gou, and it was made by a famous craftsman in Kuaiji. At that time, Bo Cai
In Yingchuan, after a series of great victories, he obtained the weapons from the hands of a child of a local aristocratic family. Later, Bo Cai died in the battle, and the Wu Gou fell into Lei Xu's hands.
He shrugged his nose and said, "Go out and take a look!"
After that, he walked out of the cave.
Several followers followed him closely and soon walked out of the cave.
It's very quiet in the mountains and forests.
Apart from the occasional cries of night birds, only the rustling of the mountain breeze echoes...
Lei Xu stopped suddenly, narrowed his eyes, and the uneasy feeling in his heart became more and more intense.
"Have all the checkpoints been arranged?"
"Everything has been arranged!"
"There's nothing happening outside the mountain."
"No!"
Lei Xu scratched his head and said as if talking to himself: "It's weird, why do I always feel like something is going to happen today?"
He turned around and was about to talk to his attendant.
Suddenly, I heard a rapid "dong-dong-dong-dong-dong" sound of war drums.
"What's the noise?" Lei Xu shouted loudly: "Where is the drum sound coming from?"
"It seems to be coming from outside the mountains!"
"Go and investigate quickly and see what's going on."
In an instant, the quiet mountain valley was in chaos.
Lei Xu led the people and rushed out of the valley, wanting to find out what happened.
But no one noticed that the two groups of people quietly walked out of the dense forest, followed the edge of the mountain col valley, and blended into the mountain col valley.
Dianman and Xiahoulan led the people into the grotto at the mouth of the valley. He was carrying a long sword and two halberds between his fingers in each hand.
"who!"
A shout came from the cave.
"The army is attacking. General Lei asked me to inform you and prepare."
"Oh...no, wait...ah!"
The thieves in the cave didn't pay attention at first. But when Nomman said the three words "General Lei", they immediately realized something was wrong. Who knows, Lei Xu never let his subordinates call him "General"
"General Lei", but called him "General".
So, they responded immediately.
It's just that Norimitsu's steps were fast, and as he spoke, his feet accelerated.
The flexibility and agility he had developed in the Tiangang Formation played a huge role at this moment. By the time the opponent reacted, Noriman had already rushed forward. Before the opponent could speak, the four hand halberds flashed with a cold light and he let go.
Flying out. Just as Noriman said, within ten steps, he could hit the target with every shot... The hand halberd turned into a little starburst, bang bang bang bang, hitting the vital points of the four thieves.
The thief screamed pitifully before he died, which alerted the other thieves in the cave.
Without saying a word, Xia Houlan rushed into the cave with a gun in his hand. The two-foot-long silver gun trembled in his hand, and he pulled out a big spear and hit someone in the chest. When he saw him, he remained silent and clasped his hands together.
The yin and yang handle threw out the corpse on the gun head. The big gun immediately turned into a silver light and flew out, nailing a thief who had just picked up the weapon to the wall...
At the same time, Noriman's family generals also rushed over, raising their swords and knocking the remaining thieves to the ground!
In a short time, the thieves in the cave were eliminated. From the time Noriman took action to the end of the battle, it only took a few breaths.
Noriman stood there, looking at the corpses on the ground, his heart thumping, thumping... beating!
It turns out that killing someone is so easy...
"Third Young Master, let's go out."
Noriman took a deep breath, tried to stabilize his somewhat excited mood, and nodded.
At this time, the mountain valley was in chaos. Not far after Lei Xu rushed out of the valley, he saw several thieves running towards him.
"Commander, something bad happened!"
"Why are you panicking?"
"The officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers are coming to kill!"
"ah?"
Although Lei Xu was mentally prepared, he couldn't help being surprised.
Officers and soldiers, why are you here?
"Have the officers and soldiers launched an attack?"
"This... there is no movement yet. But it seems that they have surrounded this place and may attack into the mountains at any time."
Lei Xu couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief...
"That's good, it means they don't know where we are hiding.
The mountains and forests here are so dense, it will not be easy for them to find us... Brothers, don't panic!"
Lei Xu shouted loudly, finally calming down his subordinates' emotions.
"Damn, how did these officers and soldiers find this place?" Lei Xu cursed, and suddenly, a flash of light flashed in his mind. Stealing horses, Lei Cheng, Hu Ban, Zhou Cang, Wei Jia, Guan
Jun... During this time, the relationship that was originally sorted out seemed to become chaotic again in an instant. Their positions changed accordingly, and a new context emerged in Lei Xu's mind.
Zhou Cang, it was just too much of a coincidence for him to show up.
Hu Ban stole the horse, Zhou Cang happened to appear, and he happened to be Hu Ban's elder, Lei Cheng did not come back, and the Wei family was escorting the goods at this time, and the army came to the city...
Are so many coincidences really coincidences?
One coincidence or two coincidences is enough, but when countless coincidences come together, it is no longer a coincidence, but man-made!
"No, I was fooled!"
Lei Xu shouted and turned around to rush back to the valley.
At this moment, I heard people shouting and neighing in the mountains and valleys, and flames shot into the sky.
One after another, the war horses rushed out from the thick smoke. The thieves who had no time to dodge were knocked out by the war horses and instantly trampled into a puddle of rotten flesh. There were more than a hundred war horses in the mountain valley, and they were usually very strong.
Honestly, why did you start going crazy all of a sudden?
This further confirmed Lei Xu's thoughts and made him furious.
"Zhou Cang, how dare you bully me..."
Without saying a word, he led the people and rushed towards the valley.
But if he wanted to rush in, he had to wait for the horses to leave first. More than a hundred war horses were frightened, went crazy, and could not calm down at all. They screamed and ran wildly, forming a torrent and rushing out of the mountain valley.
, dozens of bandits died tragically under the hoofs of horses.——
At the same time, under Lutaigang, a group of soldiers and horses were neatly arrayed and waiting quietly.
Xu Yi sat astride the horse, circling from time to time, looking restless. Not far away from him, a large banner fluttered in the wind.
The large scroll has a pure black base, gold edges, and silver threads. On it are written two large blood-red characters "Xiahou".
Under the banner, there is a general, wearing black fish scale armor and a black lion twist helmet. In his hand is a nine-foot long sword, majestic and murderous.
After jumping off the horse, he is about 185cm tall.
With a slender waist and back, he exuded a sense of strength. Looking at his face, he saw a white face with a long beard, sword-shaped eyebrows and bright eyes. He listened to the bridge of his nose and pursed his lips tightly.
His eyes were solemn and he reined in his horse and stood up.
"Uncle, attack!"
"Wait a minute...your brother hasn't sent the signal yet!"
"But……"
"Datou, now that your brother is in a trap, you have to stay calm. Attacking rashly will only increase casualties and damage them..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a small colonel shouting loudly: "General, look!"
The general and Xu Yi looked in the direction of the small school's finger at the same time, and saw fire flashing deep in the dense forest, which was very eye-catching in the dark night.
"Uncle, it's Ah Fu, Ah Fu and A Man... they succeeded!"
A faint smile appeared on the general's face.
A flash of admiration flashed in his eyes, and then he raised the sword in his hand high and shouted sternly: "All troops, attack... don't let a thief go!"