Bao Meng frowned and sat on the chair. He didn't speak the whole time, but fell into deep thought. Finally, he sat up straight, waved his hands and shouted: "Have you said enough? Shut your mouths. Look at you one by one. If I ask you to discuss it like this, what else can you do except quarrel and curse?"
Everyone stopped talking and their eyes fell on Bao Meng.
Bao Meng said in a deep voice: "Second brother, tell me, what should we do now?"
The leader of the second village, Ma Yun, raised his hands and said, "Brother, you can't take this matter lightly. You really have to think it over clearly. Once you take action, there will be no way out. Can these people in Luoyan Valley be trusted? Do they really have the will?" Sincerity, or to disturb the situation before death. This all needs to be judged clearly. If you fall out with Zuo Zongdao, you can't kill him with a stick, and we will be in big trouble later."
Bao Meng nodded, turned to Ruan Ping and said, "Fourth, what do you think?"
Ruan Ping stood up slowly, cupped his hands and said: "Brother, I think we should not talk about whether this is feasible, but think about our current situation. I think the answer is self-evident."
Bao Meng frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Ruan Ping said: "Brother, now we are actually in a situation where we are riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off. We have already suffered a lot in defeating Yangu. Our brothers have suffered seven or eight hundred casualties, and our strength has been greatly reduced. It is under this situation that we are forced to stop the attack. When we retreated, we wanted to take advantage of the severe cold in winter to trap the outsiders, but now it seems that it has backfired. Not only were they not trapped, but they also seemed to have enough food and weapons, and they also had weapons and equipment. This is what we Never expected it.”
"Fourth, do you believe everything they say? How do you know they are not deceiving us?" Ma Yun, the leader of the second village, interjected and asked.
Ruan Ping cupped his hands and said: "Second brother, it's up to me to believe it or not. They actually can't deceive us at all. Because as long as we send someone to take a look, everything will be known. In fact... I personally feel that there is no need to send someone. We have conducted reconnaissance. Judging from their movements during this period, I am afraid that what they said is probably true. Just imagine, if they had no food, no clothes, freezing, hunger and sleep, how could they have the intention to build such a thing on the hillside? Many arrow towers and fortifications? We also used telescopes to see what their soldiers were wearing. If they are deliberately showing off to us, it is unlikely. There are rumors in Qingtai Town that supplies of officers and soldiers were robbed. They also admitted the matter. Therefore, it must be true. If you want to confirm it, it is very simple, just send someone to take a look."
Ma Yun frowned and thought for a while, but had to admit that what Ruan Ping said was true.
Ruan Ping looked at Bao Meng and continued: "Brother, according to the current situation, even if we join forces with Zuo Zongdao to attack Luoyan Valley, I'm afraid we will have to pay a huge price. Moreover, Zuo Zongdao is so cunning that he is only willing to send out 500 people to attack Luoyan Valley. We launch a feint attack on one side of Junshan. In other words, we are actually still the main force in the attack, so our casualties must be huge. Now if we take the lives of hundreds more brothers, it will be really dangerous. What brothers are most worried about is It was Zuo Zongdao who changed his face, because he knows the damage to our strength best. He is very ambitious, what if he takes advantage of my vitality to be seriously injured and attacks brazenly? What should I do?"
"Does he dare? Does he have the courage?" Ma Yun frowned.
Ruan Ping said in a deep voice: "Second brother, Zuo Zongdao is a ferocious tiger. People have no intention of harming tigers, but tigers have murderous intentions. If he has no intention of annexation, why did he attract the Luoyan Valley group of people to control them behind the scenes? To expand his territory? Zuo Zongdao is a person who must not be taken lightly."
Ma Yun muttered: "You are right, this old dog is really like a tiger and a wolf, and he can do anything."
Ruan Ping said: "However, if we don't attack Luoyan Valley now, we will have a reputation that even hundreds of people from outside can't be killed. This will greatly damage the reputation of my village and the reputation of my elder brother. So, I
To say that we are currently riding a tiger and unable to dismount does not mean that we should attack but not not attack."
Bao Meng let out a long sigh, Ruan Ping's words truly spoke to his heart.
Ruan Ping continued: "Now that the people from Luoyan Valley suddenly come up with this plan, this may not be an opportunity for us. If it can be done, then as the military officer named Fang said, the benefits we will get are too great. Annexation
Shiren Mountain Village, we will be the largest and most powerful village in Funiu Mountain, and we will control the north and south entrances of Funiu Mountain, strangling the main exits of the seven or eight mountain villages in the central and eastern regions. Then they will also obey our orders.
Several major mountain villages such as Yezhu Ridge and Luanshi Village may not dare to compete with us. Given time, we may even have the opportunity to unify all the villages in Funiu Mountain and make them all obey us. Who wouldn't aspire to such a grand plan?"
The people around him gasped, their heartbeats quickened, their noses puffed up, and the scene Ruan Ping described was simply too tempting.
"Of course, this is under the best-case scenario. It is naturally difficult to make this decision now, because if it fails, the consequences will be self-evident. However, we do not have to reject them. In fact, in my opinion, this matter is not unsuccessful.
Maybe. The idea given by the man surnamed Fang is very good. I think he has thought it through carefully. He said that he would launch a sneak attack and take Zuo Zongdao's head by surprise. I think it is not impossible. Isn't it that the elder brother is going to meet Zuo Zongdao in a few days?
, sign a formal agreement to jointly attack Luoyan Valley? The eldest brother also wants to hand over the agreement on the cession of Laojun Mountain to Zuo Zongdao in person. Isn't this the opportunity for us to take action? By then, when we meet at Laojun Mountain, Zuo Zongdao will not be able to hand over everything to Zuo Zongdao.
Bring all the people with you, we will launch an attack in one fell swoop, the probability of success is very high."
"Yeah, this is really a good opportunity. Let's forget about this." Ma Yun shouted, patting his thigh.
Ruan Ping glanced at Bao Meng, who was still frowning and said: "Of course, there are risks in this matter. This idea has to be taken by the elder brother. We have already talked about the pros and cons and risks in detail.
It was just that little thing. If we didn't agree, we killed these two people and went back to join forces with Zuo Zongdao to take down Luoyan Valley. As for whether Zuo Zongdao would take advantage of our great loss of vitality and have ideas about us, only God knows. If so.
After agreeing to join forces with Luoyan Valley, we must make preparations now. First, evaluate the strength of Luoyan Valley and see how much they can help us. Let’s take a look at their equipment and food reserves. In addition, we must limit how many troops they send.
Ma, we cannot let them take advantage of us. We must jointly formulate an action plan. In short, both things have risks, and no one can guarantee the best of both worlds, because we are now in a dilemma. I am here to take the lead in expressing
Personally, no matter what decision my eldest brother makes, I, Ruan Ping, will absolutely support it and will not say no."
Everyone nodded. Ruan Ping still spoke in an organized manner, explaining things clearly and clearly in a few sentences.
"Yes, we all listen to Big Brother. We will do whatever Big Brother says." Everyone expressed their stance one after another.
Bao Meng nodded and stood up. He had understood what Ruan Ping meant. Perhaps because he was afraid of taking responsibility, Ruan Ping did not directly express his position. He just made some analysis. But his meaning couldn't be more clear. He
He supported taking risks in chess. Bao Meng, who was originally very conflicted, also made up his mind. As the military advisor surnamed Fang said just now, wealth can be found in danger, and when great things are accomplished, one cannot be timid and worry about gains and losses. If he succeeds, he will
He is the king of Funiu Mountain. And this is what he has dreamed of doing for so many years.
Despite this, Bao Meng still behaved calmly. Since he is going to do something, he must consider all aspects carefully to ensure success.
"Brothers, I have heard what you said. I, Bao Meng, have nothing to be proud of for so many years. The only thing that makes me feel proud is that I have got you guys. We have shared life and death for so many years, and we have supported Dazhai together.
We have shared weal and woe, and we have become a family like brothers. But over the years, I have given nothing to my brothers. Although our Beishan Dazhai is not weak, it is not the strongest in Funiu Mountain. We have suffered many hardships.
I have been bullied and humiliated, and my brothers have also suffered a lot. I have been thinking about how I can make my brothers live a good life with me and stop looking at others in the Funiu Mountains. Let my brothers hold their heads high wherever they go.
I'm respected by everyone. But after much thought, I can't figure out what to do, and I don't know what to do. We have made no progress over the years, and I'm afraid my brothers are also disappointed in me." Bao Meng said in a deep voice.
"How can eldest brother say such things? I don't know how happy brothers are to follow eldest brother."
"Yes, brother, please don't say that. Since we are good brothers, we should share the joys and sorrows together. Brother is also very good to us. We brothers don't care about other things."
After hearing this, everyone hurriedly shouted.
Bao Meng waved his hand and said: "Hey, brothers naturally don't blame me, but since I have become your eldest brother, I have the responsibility to let the brothers live a good life. I think I can't procrastinate like this, otherwise the brothers will all grow old.
, there will be no more happy days in the future. So, while we brothers can still carry the knife and have the strength and energy, I think we should do something. I, Bao Meng, don’t have anything too ambitious.
ambition, unlike some other people who talked about world affairs and the idea of restoring the country at the copycat alliance meeting. I think it is all nonsense. It has been more than a hundred years, the Great Shu Kingdom has long been gone, and the Meng family has long been destroyed.
The foundation has been established. We are all loyal and loyal people of the Great Shu Kingdom. If we can gain a foothold in the Funiu Mountains and not join forces with the Great Zhou Dynasty, we can be regarded as worthy of the Great Shu. Talking about the idea of restoring the country is just a dream.
. However, I have always had a dream, which is to unite all the villages in Funiu Mountain and twist them into a rope. From now on, there will no longer be tragedies between one another and one against the other."
"Over the years, I have repeatedly proposed at alliance meetings that all the villages in Funiu Mountain should unite. However, none of them listened to me, and they still fought and killed each other. This made me very upset.
Annoyed. It’s a pity that I, Beishan Dazhai, can’t stop it and can only go with the flow. But now, I think we should do something. Even if the two people in Luoyan Valley don’t say these words today and don’t make this suggestion, I’m actually already aware of it.
I have an idea. Zuo Zongdao is a cunning and despicable person. What happened today is entirely due to his ambition. He is not from Funiu Mountain, and he used such dirty means to get the position of the leader of Shiren Mountain.
, this has already made many people dissatisfied. Moreover, he also caused trouble to mess us up, and all the mistakes were caused by him. So, actually, I have no psychological burden to do something to him."
