Lin Jue was sweating coldly beside him. Sure enough, all this was Zuo Zongdao's handiwork.
Ruan Ping smiled awkwardly and replied: "Good idea, good idea, I admire you!"
Qian Bao burst out laughing. His laughter stopped and he said, "By the way, we have arrived at the sub-stronghold. I will take you to the barracks to rest first. Then I will report to the big stronghold leader and listen to the big stronghold leader's order. If he
If I want to see you, I will come and call you."
Ruan Ping frowned and said, "What? Didn't the master of your village say he was waiting for us?"
Qian Bao said: "You think my village leader can see you whenever you want? Do you want to wait for you to come without doing anything? My wife is ill these days, and the village master is always with her to take care of her. If you want to see her,
We have to make arrangements first. Don’t be anxious. We’ve already arrived anyway, so there’s no need to worry about when to meet the leader of the village. Come on, I’ll take you to the military camp and free up some barracks for you to stay.”
Ruan Ping glanced at Lin Jue and Gao Muqing, and Lin Jue nodded slightly. Just take it as it comes, and don't worry. Besides, it's good to have some time as a buffer. You can familiarize yourself with the terrain and discuss countermeasures, so that you won't panic.
At that moment, a group of people followed Qian Bao to the bandit camp on the west side of the vice village. The terrain here is open, and rows of bluestone houses were built along the hillside on the west side, stretching from top to bottom, and were as long as a mile. The huge
There is a stone platform in the middle of the rectangular school field, which looks like a pillar standing in the middle. It is the inspection platform for inspecting the troops and horses. There are more than a dozen arrow towers scattered around for warning purposes. This is
The scene naturally aroused Lin Jue's admiration. Zuo Zongdao was indeed a little bit disappointed. It can be seen from the layout of the camp of soldiers and horses that he attaches great importance to the training of soldiers and horses. However, such a large school ground should be able to accommodate
There are tens of thousands of troops, but his stronghold can only support more than 3,000 soldiers and horses. Standing on the high platform to inspect the soldiers and horses, I wonder if he will feel a little shabby.
Qian Bao settled the more than 500 people brought by Ruan Binh Lin Jue into 20 barracks in the middle of the camp. Despite Qian Bao's rough appearance, this move was obviously a deliberate move. The residences of these 500 people were surrounded by surroundings.
There are bandit soldiers and horses, and it can be said that they are surrounded. No matter what they do, they cannot escape the eyes of the bandits around them. It can be said that they are quite scheming.
"Master Ruan, please settle down here. If you have any needs, you can ask the camp inspector. For example, if you need food, water, poop, sleep, boil some herbs to treat illnesses, etc., we can solve them. But remember, you must not move around randomly.
Especially at night, after the second watch, the village implements a night ban. Except for the patrol soldiers and horses on duty, no one is allowed to walk around randomly. Otherwise, if an arrow is shot down from the arrow tower and someone is killed, that will not be the case.
That's easy to say. If you have any requests, please send someone to tell me. If I can help, of course I will." Qian Bao solemnly warned before leaving.
Ruan Ping nodded hurriedly and sent Qian Bao away. Ruan Ping and Lin Jue Gao Muqing entered a barracks with a gloomy face. This was a room prepared for Ruan Ping alone. At this moment, the three of them were discussing secretly.
Place.
"What should we do? According to this situation, the soldiers and horses cannot enter the stronghold above. After taking action, how can we notify the brothers here to take action? If we can't respond in time, we may all die in the stronghold above. And we are surrounded at the moment.
In the center of the camp, once something happens, they will immediately be surrounded by them, and I'm afraid not even one of them will survive." Ruan Ping whispered worriedly.
Lin Jue thought quietly for a moment and said in a low voice: "That's not what I'm worried about. We have fireworks signals, and we can use fireworks as a signal. It's not difficult to rush out of the camp. After all, we have the initiative. If the incident happens suddenly, they won't have time to contain it.
.I'm worried about other things."
"What else?" Ruan Ping asked.
"What I'm worried about is that with such a terrain, whether our soldiers and horses can rush up the long stone steps. With this kind of layout, there must be arrow towers above to block it. There are actually turrets on both sides above the gate of the mountain village, and we don't have any walls.
If you look carefully, I estimate that there must be someone standing on the wall to shoot arrows. So in the process of rushing up from the stone steps, at least half of the people will die."
Ruan Ping frowned and nodded slowly. Anyone with a little military knowledge would know that there must be defensive manpower at the top of the wide stone steps that connect the main stronghold and the secondary stronghold. Lin Jue's concerns should be true.
"The second worry is whether Zuo Zongdao will come out to see us in person. If he sends his men to sign a contract with you because Master Bao Dazhai didn't come in person, then we won't even be able to see them in person.
This is the most troublesome thing. I don’t know where to start even if I want to take action. If I can really succeed, I won’t worry about what happens next. Once Zuo Zongdao dies, they will be in chaos." Lin Jue said thoughtfully.
"That's not the case. Didn't Qian Bao just say that Zuo Zongdao has been waiting for us? But he waited too long, so he went to take care of his wife. We have come a long way, so he won't miss us.
Besides, I also brought a handwritten letter from the leader of Bao Dazhai, I can ask to submit it in person." Ruan Ping said softly.
Lin Jue sighed lightly: "I hope, I hope everything goes well. I also hope that Zuo Zongdao will summon us tonight. It will be more convenient to do things at night. It is easier to create chaos at night."
Ruan Ping said: "Should we figure out how to take action? I estimate that our weapons cannot be brought in, and we will most likely use the short daggers hidden on our bodies. When the time comes, I will take action, and you will block it for me.
Others cannot let others protect him."
Lin Jue nodded in praise and said: "Master Ruan is a man of character. He never retreats even when faced with difficulties. He is a talented person. However, as long as he sees Zuo Zongdao, it is not necessary for Ruan to take action. I will do it myself."
Ruan Ping said in shock: "You? Military Master Fang, are you sure? Zuo Zongdao has martial arts skills, can you do it?"
Lin Jue smiled and did not answer. Gao Muqing on the side said softly: "Don't worry, Master Ruan, as long as you see Zuo Zongdao, we will leave the matter to us. We have our own means."
Ruan Ping still didn't believe it. Lin Jue couldn't bear to take out the tortoise box on his waist and show it to him. He only said to Gao Muqing: "Master Ruan will show his hand to Master Ruan."
Gao Muqing smiled, raised his hand, and a ray of silver light shot out, followed by three loud bangs. Three daggers were arranged neatly in a row on the wooden cabinet door and sank into the pine cabinet door until there was no handle.
"Awesome!" Ruan Ping praised. Throwing throwing knives is nothing, but firing a three-handled volley requires some skills. The three-handled volley can be evenly spaced, lined up in a row, and still powerful enough, which is a superb skill.
Ruan Ping thought he couldn't do this.
"You're much stronger than me. Okay, I'll leave it to you then. I'll be responsible for blocking the others. If I miss, I'll buy time to catch up and succeed," Ruan Ping said.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Don't worry, killing him is exactly the part that you don't have to worry about the least. Leader Ruan, I think we have put our hearts in our stomachs since we came here and acted accordingly. No matter how much we plan now, it is useless. Let's just do our best.
We need to rest and recuperate our energy in preparation for the big event. Didn’t we all have the intention of dying before we came here? But now we are nervous? It shouldn’t be.”
Ruan Ping smiled and said: "I admire Military Advisor Fang for this. A weak man like Military Advisor has such courage, which is really respectable. You are right, it is nothing more than death. Instead of worrying to death, it is better to
Take a good rest and recharge your batteries.”
Lin Jue said with a smile: "Master Ruan is ridiculous. Master Ruan is also a person. Let's go back to camp and rest."
Lin Jue and Gao Muqing said goodbye and came to a stone house next door. They ate some dry food, leaned side by side on the couch and said a few words. Because they were so exhausted, they both fell into a coma after a while.
About to fall asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Jue felt someone push him on his shoulder and hurriedly opened his eyes. However, his eyes were completely dark, and a dark figure stood under the bed and whispered: "Husband, wake up."
Lin Jue hurriedly got down, looked at the sky outside and said, "It's already dark, and we really thought we were asleep."
Gao Muqing whispered: "Yes, it has just darkened and you were still snoring while you were sleeping. I didn't dare to sleep. I heard a noise just now. It seemed that Qian Bao was here. He was in the house of the Ruan village leader next door.
"
Lin Jue perked up and said, "He's here. Could it be that Zuo Zongdao wants to see us?"
Gao Muqing shook his head and said, "I don't know. Let's go and take a look."
Lin Jue nodded, and the two of them walked out of the house one after another. Suddenly, the lantern in front of the door swayed, and Ruan Ping's voice was heard: "Brother Fang, brother Gao, are you in the room? We have to go see someone. Zuo Da
The village chief has come to see us."
Lin Jue said hurriedly: "Here, there, that's great. Finally, the master of Zuo Dazhai is free."
Qian Bao's laughing voice came: "I've made you wait for a long time. The master of my village has invited you!"
Lin Jue and Gao Muqing stepped forward to meet Qian Bao, Ruan Ping and others and handed over their hands. A dozen bandits held lanterns and lit them beside them.
"Let's go, guys," Qian Bao said.
Lin Jue said: "Wait a moment, I'll go say hello to the brothers, lest they don't know that we are doing business, and they won't find us running around and causing trouble later."
"That's how it should be!" Qian Bao said.
Lin Jue and Gao Muqing returned. Gao Muqing went to the barracks to explain to the brothers he had brought with him. Lin Jue returned to his residence, took out two bastard boxes from his backpack, quickly loaded the two bags of ammunition, and then carefully tucked them in
The waist was tied with a leather belt against the middle coat inside the armor. Lin Jue was very worried about the safety of this thing. If the trigger was touched, the thing would go off on him. The symbol between his legs
A man's majestic things will be destroyed. Even if he survives, he will still be a eunuch, so he must be extra careful.
When Lin Jue returned outside the house, Gao Muqing was already standing there. Qian Bao was already impatient with waiting and complained: "Why are you taking so long? The leader of the village will probably curse in a while."
Lin Jue confessed repeatedly, and Qian Bao muttered a few words. Seeing the face of the sword, he did not care about the deputy who gave him a bad impression, and led everyone to the east of the military camp. Although the sky was already dark.
It was dark, but the high pole near the military camp was hung with wind lanterns for the last time. Several arrow towers were even brighter, with silhouettes of people on them. On the road between the military camps, patrolling bandit teams crisscrossed from time to time. But they
No one seemed to bother me.
Lin Jue felt a little strange. It was supposed to be very dark here. Why did these people come to ask a few questions about why they turned a blind eye. After watching for a long time, Lin Jue finally realized. It turns out that every time he encounters a group of patrolling bandits, Qian Jue
A person brought by Leopard who was walking in front holding a lantern always raised the lantern and shook it. The bandits patrolling on the opposite side seemed to do the same thing. You really can't tell this subtle movement unless you look carefully.
.
Lin Jue admired him very much. Zuo Zongdao really had some skills. This village did not rely on passwords to respond at night like other villages. Instead, it used the subtle movements of lanterns to identify ourselves and the enemy. It is conceivable that the changes in passwords must be caused by the movements of these lanterns.
Change. Shake or draw a circle or move up and down twice, these can represent passwords. As long as the patrol and key personnel know the actions every night, there is no need to shout questions, you ask and I answer.
The longer he stayed here, the more Lin Jue admired Zuo Zongdao. This guy was really no ordinary person.
