Hou Jian stood in the wind and rain, and his whole body became wet. The rain was not very heavy, the wind was not very strong, and the weather had not warmed up yet. It was still a bit unbearable to stand like this for a long time. Hou Si shook his beard and looked a little pale.
He was turning green. He was old and his bones were failing, but he still stood beside Hou Jian and tried his best to do his duty as a servant.
"Fourth brother, you go back first! Go see if they are ready? We defeated those county soldiers last time, but we are not so lucky this time!"
Hou Si did not move, still standing behind Hou Jian: "They are celebrating. They just won a battle. Saying such things will scare them."
Hou Jian smiled. He knew that as long as he didn't go back, Hou Si would never go back, so he turned around and walked back. In front of him was the bandit's village. Originally, more than a dozen mountain villages were circled together, and no one could talk to each other.
Who doesn't want to pee? In the past, when we were separated, it was considered polite not to make a move when meeting each other. Now it is impossible to stir the pot in a pot without touching the edge of the pot.
From a distance, he could already hear the quarrels of the guys inside. If the quarrel continued, he would have to draw his sword. After drawing the sword, there was only one way to go. Hou Jian walked to the door but stopped, turned around and greeted Si: "
Fourth brother, do you think that guy will come this time?"
Hou Si shook his head: "I don't know!"
Hou Jian smiled helplessly: "Then let's wait until he comes!"
The quarrel in the room was very fierce, and the sound of the sword being unsheathed was heard. Hou Jian raised his leg and kicked the door open. The cold wind carried the icy rain into the room, and the heated quarrel immediately stopped. Everything stopped.
Everyone looked towards the door, looking at the devil who made them tremble with fear. Since this guy came, there is only one word for anyone who disobeys him, death!
Eleven of the fifty-two cottages were wiped out, and the remaining forty-one became behaving. They didn't want to fight with the officers and soldiers, but there was a ruthless man in front of them. If they didn't fight, they would die, so they might as well fight.
One of the cottages chose to escape. Unfortunately, after two days of hiding in the woods, Hou Jian came back with the guy's head, and the remaining forty cottages no longer raised any objections.
The big black cow loosened the collar of the rabbit ears and said fiercely: "If it weren't for the sake of the big leader, I would definitely kill you today! Be careful in the future and keep your mouth clean!"
Rabbit ears sneered and took off the weapon from the big black bull's neck: "Who is afraid of whom? Don't think that your big black bull can kill, I can too!"
Hou Jian ignored the two people and just walked between them. The two were frightened and quickly stepped back half a step to get out of the way. Hou Jian walked to the end and sat on the highest chair with a backrest. He glanced around with his eyes.
The crowd turned a deaf ear to the quarrel between the big black cow and the rabbit ears: "Who else hasn't come?"
Yaque was silent underneath, Hou Si glanced at him: "They're all here!"
"Okay! Now that we are all here, let's start now. We have chosen these places to fight the decisive battle with the army. Then listen to me. If anyone dares to have second thoughts, don't blame me for being ruthless! Now I will allocate it and go back
There are ten cottages in Longkou and ten cottages in Feihuling. The rest will stay here. This is our last line of defense. Life or death depends on this time!"
"Don't worry, Master Dazhai, we will fight to the death and never let the officers and soldiers take any advantage!"
"Okay! As long as you win, there will be lots of rewards!"
"Okay...!" There was a cheer in the room.
Rain is not a good thing. After the beginning of spring, it rained more and more. Even though he was wearing a raincoat, his whole body was still damp. After finding a blanket and wiping the rain off the white horse, Su Ren returned to the tent.
.The mountain road is difficult to walk, not to mention it is still raining, so walking is even more strenuous. Fortunately, Tang Meng sent a message, asking everyone to take shelter from the rain first and wait until the rain stops before taking action.
Huo Jin handed Su Ren a cup of hot tea, and Huang Shisan helped Su Ren take off his raincoat. While drinking tea and warming himself by the fire, his whole body slowly became comfortable.
Hawking turned his head and glanced outside: "Hey, I don't know when the rain will stop. If it doesn't rain, we can rush to Zhangshugou tonight and take advantage of the darkness to attack. This is a good time. Everything will be exposed if we stay here.
, not even a surprise attack."
Gou Tianming added a handful of firewood to the brazier and asked: "I heard that there are more than a dozen mountain villages gathered in Zhangshugou. The number of bandits is more than three thousand. They occupy a favorable terrain. Can we, a thousand people, win?"
"Lao Gou, are you afraid?"
Gou Tianming smiled: "What am I afraid of? I have lived a happy life with my husband all these years, and even if I die, it is worth it! I said, Lao Huang, from now on you are not allowed to leave your husband. If there is anything wrong with your husband, I will bear it.
The first one will not let you go."
Huang Shisan chuckled: "I know!"
Li Cheng has been looking at the map. Let’s not talk about the standard of Dahan’s map. The drawing is just like the picture, and it doesn’t look like a map at all. While looking at it, he frowned and shook his head: "Oh, this Zhangshugou is indeed a good place. Yi
It is difficult to defend and attack. It is surrounded by mountains. Even monkeys cannot get down. There is only a road at the mouth of the valley. There is a water source in it. If we reserve enough food, there is nothing we can do. If we want to attack, there is a two-mile long valley mouth.
It’s a place of death!”
"It seems that we have met our opponent this time!" Li Cheng raised his head and pointed at the map and said to Su Ren: "Commander, look, this is Zhangshugou. There is only one way in and out. If you want to destroy those bandits, you can only attack one."
road."
"If you attack with force, attack with force! Are you afraid of him?" Hawking stood up with a cry and stared at Li Cheng.
Su Ren shook his head: "That's not how battles are fought. It's reckless to attack even though you know you will suffer heavy losses. We brothers came from Yuanshan to join us. We can't joke with their lives. Now that we've talked about it, then
Let’s brainstorm and if anyone has a good idea, please share it, and I’ll reward you if it’s good!”
More than a dozen team leaders giggled, but no one interrupted. Gou Tianming looked at it and said: "There are mountains all around, so why can't we climb down? Even if it's a cliff, we can climb down. Why can't we climb down this mountain?"
"The military commander doesn't know that this mountain looks flat, but is actually very difficult to walk on. Rabbit Ears has been operating here for more than ten years, and the surrounding mountains have never been moved. Not to mention the vines and traps, even if you are lucky enough to get down the mountain.
, there are only a few of the thousand of us left, and by then there will be no way to fight the bandits!"
"Stop the water supply! Do they have their own water source?"
"Huo Junhou is right. There is a spring in Zhangshu Valley that never dries up all year round. This is also what Rabbit Ears relies on. Let alone water shortages, he is not afraid even if the water is released. Zhangshu Valley is originally a ravine, high on the inside and low on the outside. No matter how big it is,
Don’t even think about drowning them!”
"Damn it, then there's nothing you can do?"
Li Cheng shook his head: "It's not easy to fight! I'm afraid Tang Meng didn't have good intentions when he asked us to attack Zhangshugou. Among the three bandit gathering places, Zhangshugou can be said to be the most difficult place to attack."
"Brother, that guy Tang Meng is plotting against us!" Hawking became angry when he heard this: "I'll go find him!"
"Come back!" Su Ren remained silent until this moment, calling out to Huo Jin. He chuckled and sat down by the fire again: "The harder it is to fight, the more we have to fight it down. Only in this way can we show the strength of our Chengdu County soldiers.
Strength, since strategies are useless and we cannot attack by force, there is only one way!"
"Bring it out!" Li Cheng immediately added.
Su Ren smiled: "Hahaha, Li Sima still knows the art of war. You two guys should study hard and complain when something happens. How will you lead the army in the future?"
Li Cheng quickly humbled himself, and Su Ren praised him a few more times. As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious in any battle. If you want to lure your opponent out, you must know who the people in Zhangshugou are. According to the information Li Cheng obtained, Zhangshugou was originally
The owner of Tu Er is a small cottage with about a hundred people. Naturally, such a guy will not become the leader of more than a dozen cottages.
When Su Ren's army and horses arrived at the mouth of Zhangshugou, Hou Jian stood waiting alone at the mouth of the ditch. Facing Su Ren's thousand-strong army, Hou Jian's figure looked so lonely.
Su Ren looked at it for a long time, but still couldn't compare the unshaven guy with a muddy face in front of him to the broad-shouldered and round-waisted former Wenshui County lieutenant.
"Su Shipu, we meet again!"
Su Ren was stunned for a moment, looked at it carefully, and then smiled helplessly: "Who do I think you are? It's actually Hou County Lieutenant. I spared your life twice. I didn't expect you to dare to stay in Shu County. You want to die so much."
Ah! Not to mention, with the way you are dressed, even if you pass me by, I may not recognize you."
"Isn't this a blessing from you?" Hou Jian was a little angry at Su Ren's teasing, but he still suppressed his anger.
"You haven't asked the county lieutenant what you are doing here? Could it be that you have taken refuge with the bandits? Oh, I'm sorry. This time I was ordered to wipe out the bandits entrenched in Zhangshugou. If I accidentally hurt the county lieutenant, please forgive me!
"
"Hahaha..., just you?"
"What? You don't believe it again? Do you still remember Laojun Guan and Yuan Shan? There was no time when you were not full of confidence, but in the end you escaped in embarrassment. If you still escape in embarrassment this time, you will really have no face to live anymore.
In this world."
"You!" Hou Jian clenched his fists, closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "You want to anger me, haha, but unfortunately I saw through it. Since you are so confident, let's do it!" Hou Jian finished.
, turned around and walked inside.
Su Ren did not stop him, and stretched out his hand to press the bow and arrow that Huo Jin had aimed at. He did not have the habit of killing people behind his back. Speaking of Hou Jian, he still admired him. He endured humiliation and did anything for revenge. This was the first time he met Hou Jian.
Jian only thought that Hou Jian was as shrewd as a monkey. The second time he met Hou Jian, he felt that Hou Jian was a little arrogant. The third time he met Hou Jian, he was a completely different person.
"Brother!" Hawking looked up at Su Ren in confusion.
"To defeat him, killing is not the best way. To defeat him from the heart is the most effective way!" Su Ren watched Hou Jian enter the valley and ordered the army to camp one mile away from Zhangshugou. (To be continued)