The dark moon kills people on a night, and the wind blows high and sets people on fire.
Tonight is the day when Zhou Tai, who comes first in the lottery, will take the big exam.
In this blinding night, Zhou Tai and his water thieves were carefully groping towards Spring Valley County under the protection of the night.
In order to win, Zhou Tai had good intentions.
In order to successfully capture Chungu County, Zhou Tai brought all the more than a thousand water bandits under his command this time. In order to increase his combat power, he even brought the two hundred Qingzhou war horses that he had robbed in the previous round with him.
The fifty war horses that he originally owned were all sent to the front line, commanded by him personally, and formed a powerful cavalry team, in order to be able to conquer the county with one blow, seize the flag, and board the battle.
On to the throne of alliance leader that he dreams of.
Seeing the city of Chungu County vaguely approaching, Zhou Tai licked his lips, feeling quite uneasy. He waved slightly tremblingly to Jiang Qin behind him, indicating that the whole army was ready to move forward.
Jiang Qin understood what Zhou Tai meant, and waved his big hand, instructing his subordinates to send a message back, calling for the more than a thousand water bandits led by him and the two of them to rush straight towards Chungu City to kill them.
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But what Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin didn't expect was that Spring Valley City was really heavily guarded at this moment.
The reason was not other than that the garrison in the county had long received the news that bandits would rob the city.
The pottery merchant was bored and playing with a small ear pick at the top of the city, clasping his ears while looking into the distance.
Although it is pitch black outside, if you look carefully, you can still see some figures running towards Spring Valley County.
"It came very quickly. It was really lightning fast. This guy Zhou Tai has a lot of trouble." The pottery merchant said with a smile.
Xu Rong stood beside the pottery merchant. He put the bronze mask on his face again tonight. Hearing this, he couldn't help but glance sideways at the pottery merchant and said with emotion: "It's a pity. No matter how fast Zhou Tai is, he can't help but
After all, I am still not as fast as you... At this moment, a heavy ambush has been set up outside Spring Valley County, and they are surrounded on all sides. If you hadn't given the order in advance, I don't think Zhou Tai would have been able to get out alive today."
The Tao merchant showed a kind smile, shrugged lightly, and said: "Tao is a gentleman. He doesn't like killing. Of course he won't kill if he can. Besides, the water thieves are all dead. Who can praise me?"
How about being the Pirate King?"
Xu Rong didn't want to listen to his nonsense, and slowly turned his head to the side, as if he suddenly had a strong interest in the night.
At the moment when the two were talking, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and the bandits under their command who were approaching the city used fire to light all the torches in their hands and were preparing to run towards the city of Chungu County and light a fire under the city.
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This is a strategy that Zhou Tai has already thought up a long time ago.
In Chungu County, Xu Chu led Xunsi 3,000 regular county soldiers to defend him. If it were a head-on confrontation, Zhou Tai would have no chance of winning.
Although Zhou Tai is a bandit, he is by no means a brave man. He has his own fighting methods and military strategies.
If they want to reach an agreement to occupy Spring Valley County, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin discussed it over and over again, and the only strategy they could use was to attack the east and attack the west!
According to the strategy discussed by the two, they approached the city at night and tried to set up a big fire under the city to attract the attention of Xu Chu and the garrison soldiers in the city. When Xu Chu led his troops to put out the fire, Zhou Tai and others again
Take advantage of the chaos and rush into the city from another direction. Go straight to the county government regardless of others, and directly take the big banner in front of the county government office. Then if you can get out of the city smoothly, you can leave the city smoothly. If Xu Chu has returned to the army, then Zhou Tai and others will
Occupying the most dangerous houses and commanding heights in the county, he set up an ambush and waited for Xu Chu to return to the county government. Then he waited for Xu Chu to catch him by surprise, and divided his troops and sent people around to set fires. When the city became a swarm, they could take the opportunity to escape.
In this way, the goal can be achieved with minimal sacrifice. It must be said that Zhou Tai's strategy is still very realistic. He only has more than a thousand soldiers and horses, and his opponents are three times more than his men. He wants to win and capture
In the county seat, this is the only method that works.
It has to be said that as the leader of one party, Zhou Tai's ideas are quite far-sighted. At least when the other party is completely unaware of his intentions, this strategy has no omissions and is the best strategy.
But the premise is that the other party does not know his intentions.
When Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and other people lit the torches in their hands and prepared to set fire to the city, the torches illuminated the situation on the opposite side, making the thieves stunned.
In their imagination, under the city wall that should have been empty, there was now a large row of officers and soldiers lined up densely. These soldiers were all sullen and staring at the bandits with strange expressions. Some of them were
The officers and soldiers were even gearing up and eager to try. The halberds in their hands looked particularly sharp under the light of the torches, as if they were greedily sucking blood to fill their cold bodies.
Looking at the county soldiers who seemed to suddenly emerge from the ground, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and the thieves behind them were all stunned.
What kind of situation is this?
In the field, it was as if someone had cast a spell. Although there were thousands of people on both sides, no one dared to say a word. The only sound that could be heard was the faint sound of the horses, while the humans just stood there, looking thoughtfully in front of them.
status.
Among the officers and soldiers under the city wall, a big man came out on horseback and shouted to Zhou Tai and other bandits: "Xu Chu, the commander of the Danyang County Army, was ordered to perform martial arts at night and train the generals. Who are you? Why?
Here!? What do you want to do when you come to my county seat in the middle of the night?"
Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin almost cried when they heard this...
Martial arts practice at night? Drilling soldiers?
What kind of trick is this?
If you don't sleep well in the middle of the night, why are you training here?
This guy surnamed Xu is really capable of being a monster! This idea of mine is really too far gone.
Jiang Qin walked out hesitantly, then the light of the torch pointed at Xu Chu and cupped his hand far away, saying: "Xu Sima... If I say that we are passing through your county, can Xu Sima believe it?"
Xu Chu laughed loudly when he heard this.
"What do you think?"
Just when Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were still thinking about what lies they could use to fool these officers and soldiers, they heard a general from the army on the opposite side suddenly yelled.
"Can't you see it? They are bandits from Jie County!"
"Kill them all!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the officers and soldiers, who were fully armed and ready to participate in the "late night martial arts exercise", rushing towards Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin's team like mad dogs.
Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, as if they had done something bad and caught the naked baby, they shouted in unison: "Everyone, run away!"
Almost at the same moment, all the thieves dropped the torches they were holding to burn the city, turned around, and hurried past in the direction they came from.
It doesn't matter whether you are an alliance with the leader or not. If your strategy fails, saving your life is the most real thing.
All the thieves rushed back towards the way they came, almost rolling and crawling.
It's a pity that the house leaked and it rained all night.
On the way here, there happened to be an army of soldiers blocking the road.
"The soldiers of Chungu County have been ordered to perform martial arts here. Please dismount quickly and accept surrender. Those who surrender will not be killed!"
When Jiang Qin saw this, his face turned pale. He turned to Zhou Tai and exclaimed: "Brother, how come there are martial arts practitioners everywhere in Spring Valley County overnight?"
Zhou Tai spat fiercely, reined in his horse, and said angrily: "There's something wrong with that surnamed Xu. If he doesn't train in broad daylight, he has to do it at night! Everyone, run west with me!"
All the bandits, led by Zhou Tai, hurried towards the mountainous area to the west.
The short distance to the mountainous area turned out to be the last hope for survival in the eyes of the bandits.
Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, who had all their potentials stimulated by the desire to survive, and all the thieves under their command, used up the last bit of strength in their bodies and ran towards the mountains and forests desperately.
Seeing that they were about to reach the mountain forest, Zhou Tai ordered Jiang Qin: "When we get to the bottom of the mountain, let the brothers abandon their horses and let's go up the mountain! The officers and soldiers have many horses, and they are all heavily armored. It is not easy to climb the mountain. Let's get rid of them in the mountain forest!"
Hearing this, Jiang Qin nodded first, then suddenly woke up, looked at Zhou Taiyan in surprise and said: "Master, you can run this way, but these two hundred and fifty war horses! You are completely lost!"
These days, war horses are as valuable as diamonds, especially in areas such as the South where there is a shortage of horses. Two hundred and fifty war horses are almost equal to the number of war horses owned by a county.
After Zhou Tai heard this, his heart seemed to be bleeding.
He really couldn't bear it.
But at this moment, for him, the most important thing is to save his own life and that of his brothers.
Zhou Tai gritted his teeth and ordered everyone to run away while shouting loudly: "If the war horse is lost, just leave it. We will find a way to get it back later. The top priority is to save the lives of our brothers! According to what I said...
…Abandon your horse and go up the mountain!”
After Zhou Tai's order was issued, the more than a thousand water thieves, who had all their potentials aroused by the desire to survive, used the last bit of strength in their bodies and ran desperately towards the mountains and forests.
Xu Chu led the officers and soldiers and chased Zhou Tai and the others leisurely. If he hadn't received the order from the pottery merchant in advance, with his crazy character, he would have already been working hard to catch up with the water thieves.
Can they be allowed to escape into the mountains and forests?
Today, their fortunes are indeed good.
At this time, an outpost soldier returned to report to Xu Chu that Yan Zhoutai, Jiang Qin and other bandits had abandoned their horses where they were. They were all dressed in simple clothes and fled through the dense forest in the mountainous area.
Xu Chu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he couldn't help laughing, nodded in admiration: "As expected by Guo Fengxiao, these thieves really threw the horses away and ran away... Hahaha, the horses that were hijacked last time,
I didn’t expect that I would get it back in this way. It’s just a lot more. It’s interesting, it’s really interesting.”
Speaking of this, I saw Xu Chu ordering a cavalryman behind him: "Return to your horse quickly and report to Lord Tao, saying that water thieves like Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin have escaped into the mountains and forests and have changed their careers to become mountain bandits. Two hundred
All the remaining war horses have been recaptured, and after being counted, they can be taken back to the county for confiscation!"