A large group of people are migrating in the mountains, and they are preparing to seize the foundation of another bandit gang. How could they not arrange spies to explore the route?
Leader Li and the others had many spies in front of them all the way. Although the actions at Huangzhushan were considered secretive, they still could not hide them from the spies under Leader Li.
Early this morning, just when they were about to continue heading towards Huangzhu Mountain, a spy reported that they had discovered a large number of people hiding ten miles ahead.
There is a large number of people hiding ten miles away, and they are all young and strong with weapons. You can know who they are without even guessing. They must be people from Huangzhushan, the so-called King Master of the Tang Dynasty.
This also means that their whereabouts have been exposed along the way and have attracted the attention and even precautions of everyone in Huangzhushan. Otherwise, they would not have sent so many people in advance to wait for them.
Therefore, leader Li did not hesitate to suspend his plan to move forward, and instead sent several agile and shrewd men to investigate the situation carefully.
And just now, these spies came back and told Leader Li in detail what they had discovered. When they heard that the Huangzhushan bandits ambushing ahead numbered at least 200 people, and might even reach 300 people, Leader Li
The frown never relaxed.
There are only more than a thousand people in Huangzhushan, and just like my own family, there are old and young people inside. Even if all the young and strong people are pulled out, the number is only three or four hundred. However, looking at their posture,
All the elites were already out, which clearly showed that the whereabouts of these people had long been exposed, and the other party was ready to swallow them up.
What made him even more depressed was that his spies said that the people in Huangzhushan seemed to be not simple. The two to three hundred of them were all armed with Ming army standard weapons, and there were even at least dozens of them.
A person wearing heavy armor.
And the formation was neat and orderly, and they didn't look like a group of bandits.
Except for the messy clothes they wore, in other aspects it can be said that they were no different from the regular Ming army.
Isn't the other party a bandit? When did it become a regular army?
This puzzled Leader Li, and at the same time made him feel discouraged. Huang Zhushan was probably a tough guy. If he led his men to attack rashly, he would probably be defeated miserably.
But is there any way out?
Although the mountains are big, there is no place for them, more than 400 homeless dogs. They have been on the road for more than half a month. They were in a hurry when they fled and the food they carried was limited. Now they carry with them
They have already eaten half of the food. Although there will be some left, they will not be able to hold on for long. They will run out of food in ten days and a half.
If there is a food shortage crisis in the mountains, he knows exactly what will happen. Many people will definitely starve to death.
The mountains have never been a kind place, especially for bandit gangs without sufficient food reserves.
To conquer Huangzhu Mountain, seize the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, and then have a taste of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, this was the first choice plan set by the leader of the village for this action.
But if Huangzhushan cannot be defeated, then Village Leader Li will adopt a backup plan, which is to directly surrender and join Huangzhushan. When the time comes, he will bring more than 400 people with him, and he will be able to win over a prince or a general.
when.
Of course, this kind of surrender is not a sincere surrender. He wants to find a place to settle down first and fill the stomachs of more than 400 people first. If there is a chance later, he will directly lead people to kill that person.
The emperor named Li Xuan, it will be the same if he becomes the emperor again.
In other words, no matter it is a priority plan or a backup plan, the final goal is to kill Li Xuan and become the emperor himself, and seize Huangzhushan's foundation.
But now it seems that the previous plan is unworkable and an alternative plan has to be used.
As for the alternative plan, if you want to achieve your goal, you must first show your strength. After all, there are conditions for belonging. You can't just stupidly go over and say you want to surrender. At least let them see that you are.
Only those who have the strength can successfully capture a prince, and then have the opportunity to kill other people and become the emperor themselves.
Just like when he killed his previous boss!
If he foolishly ran over and surrendered, and the people on the other side simply regarded him as an ordinary bandit and dismissed him as a petty leader or other officials, or simply chopped him up with a knife, that would be far from his planned plan.
Already.
He was thinking hard about how to break the situation, while the hunchbacked old man beside him, Mr.
"Oh, how can you use the trick?" Leader Li looked up at Old Man Xie and said, "Mr. Xie, if you have any plans, just tell me!"
Old man Xie touched his beard, and then said in a confident tone: "The people in Huangzhushan must have discovered our traces, so they arranged for an ambush. But now that we have discovered them, we are completely
You can pretend you don't know and continue to advance, and then send a partial division to go around their backs. When the two armies are fighting, let the partial division come out from behind, which will definitely catch them off guard."
Leader Li looked thoughtful when he heard this, and then said: "If we send a partial army, will they discover it?"
Old Man Xie said: "As long as we are careful, we should not be discovered by them. There are more than 400 of us. We are walking for several miles. Even if the other party has spies following us, it is impossible to observe everything along the way!
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What Old Man Xie said was true. Leader Li thought to himself that it was certain that the people in Huangzhushan had discovered his whereabouts, but their number of spies should not be many, and they should not dare to get too close. Otherwise, it would have been early
He was discovered and expelled by his own security personnel.
This also means that the other party can only know a rough idea of his whereabouts, but if he is more secretive, it shouldn't be a problem to pick out dozens of people and sneak away.
With this partial force, if a fight really breaks out, I might be able to win. Even if I still can't win at best, I can still increase my bargaining chips.
After having this idea in his mind, he quickly made a decision and personally selected more than thirty bandits, preparing to let them leave secretly later, and then continue on the road with a large group of people.
No matter whether you fight or not, lose or win, you must go to Huangzhushan!
After Leader Li made his decision and issued the order, Mr. Xie, the hunchbacked old man beside him, flashed a sneer at the corner of his mouth!