Wang Shanwu and the others saw that Zhou Bo, Yue Yun and other senior generals had arrived in person, and although they were a little panicked and nervous, they still tried their best to keep their composure. They haven't arranged military training these days, so they still don't understand etiquette. However, Zhou Bo and Yue Yun and others are all martial artists, and they don't care about these red tapes.

When they met, everyone sat down.

Zhou Bo asked Wang Shanwu: "Brother Wang, you said that you want to gather other brothers who are still in the village to come to surrender to Cheng, right?"

Wang Shanwu nodded again and again, and said: "Zhou Xianggong, didn't you say that if you refused to surrender within ten days, you would send troops to encircle and suppress us? Now that the time is approaching, those brothers are afraid that they are all worried to death. In fact, the reason why we fell into the grass is just to mix a bite of food to eat. ”

He paused, looked at the faces of Zhou Bo and the others, and then continued: "Now, Zhou Xianggong is a good person, with us to eat, wear, and give us a place to live, so that we have become serious soldiers." In fact, there were still many brothers in the village who were willing to surrender, but those bandits captured a lot of big brothers, leaving the brothers leaderless all at once. ”

Zhou Bo nodded slightly and said, "It's good if you can understand." Only, how are you going to contact those brothers of yours?"

Wang Shanwu hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed and said, "Zhou Envoy, I don't hide it. Ever since the bandits seized our big brother, we little minions have been even more worried. Anyway, being a mountain bandit is a last resort, if there is a chance to be a new person, who wouldn't want to?"

Zhou Bo smiled and said, "Well, you're right. And then what?"

Wang Shanwu continued: "A few days ago, our brothers gathered in private, and although there is no boss, there are still many like-minded people. Our opinions are unanimous, if Zhou Zhijun can really fulfill his promise, give us a new identity, and give us the opportunity to be serious people again, then we will definitely do our best to join you. ”

Zhou Bo deliberately asked: "Then what conclusions can you draw during this time?

"This, this is naturally not, Zhou Yuanjun, you are really good at laughing. Although the Guanghua Army looks very poor now, as Zhou Envoy Jun said, life here is improving every day, and it is better than us hiding in the ravine and letting the Qi bandits oppress for the rest of our lives. Wang Shanwu replied with a smile.

He sighed and said, "We people were actually sent to test Zhou Envoy. Now Zhou Envoy Jun has not broken his promise, so according to the previous agreement, we plan to go back and tell the other brothers, so that they can come and surrender to Cheng !!"

Zhou Bo had expected this earlier, so there was no fuss. He and Yue Yun glanced at each other, and both of them laughed.

"Now you know what I mean. But I can't yet say for sure your sincerity. Zhou Bo then changed the topic and said in a rigorous tone.

"Uh...... Belch...... This, this, Zhou Yuanjun, don't you still believe us?" Wang Shanwu asked in amazement, looking at Zhou Bo in a daze.

"You haven't believed me, how can I trust you? It's actually a very simple truth, we don't know each other, but as long as we are sincere, everything else doesn't matter, doesn't it?" Zhou Bo said slowly.

"Yes, yes. Wang Shanwu could only nod again and again.

"Since you also said it, you have a deep hatred for the bandits. And I'm not sure if we send a large army to wipe out the Qi bandits, will you all flee and continue to fall into the grass. Zhou Bo said slowly.

"This, of course, will never be. The little one has already said that we are just trying to mix a bite of food. Now that Zhou Yuanjun has given us this bowl of serious rice, how can we practice ourselves and run back?"

Wang Shanwu hurriedly said.

Zhou Bo smiled and said: "Even if what you say is reasonable, but there is no basis for what you say, you must take practical actions before I can believe you." ”

Wang Shanwu hurriedly asked, "What do you want us to do with Zhou Envoy?"

Zhou Bozheng spread out his words and said: "It's very simple, this time we will encircle and suppress the Qi bandits, and you brothers who are still in the mountains must do the internal response. Once you cooperate with our officers and soldiers, you will not only be able to demonstrate your sincerity, but also win the respect of the people of the Guanghua Army, which will kill two birds with one stone. ”

He paused, and then said in a threatening tone: "Of course, if you still run away afterwards to become bandits, I believe that not only will we hate you to the core, but those remnants of the Qi army may not let you go." ”

Wang Shanwu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, nodded again and again, and said, "Yes, yes, I know." ”

For him, there is naturally no way to refuse Zhou Bo's request now. What's more, those Qi troops are really hateful, and it would be a good thing if they could use the strength of the official army to take revenge.

Especially Zhou Bo also said that if they can cooperate with the official army to eliminate this group of Qi troops, they can also win the respect of the people. As mountain bandits, it does not mean that they can change their evil and return to righteousness, they used to act recklessly, and they will always have a bad impression in the eyes of the common people.

Therefore, if you want to completely reform yourself, it is important to be recognized by the people.

Wang Shanwu gritted his teeth and replied resolutely: "Zhou Envoy, I understand, we must act according to your orders." ”

Zhou Bo nodded and said, "Very good." ”

Then, everyone immediately began to discuss the plan of internal response and attack.

The plan was to launch an attack in two days' time, and that night Wang Shanwu had to send someone to sneak back into the mountains and get in touch with the bandits. Once the discussion is settled, Yue's army and Zhou Bo's troops will quietly come to the bottom of the mountain at night, and the mountain bandits will lead the way, and take the path to surround the big village on the mountain.

In addition, the bandits in the big village must do a good job of responding, when the battle starts, they must open the gate of the cottage, and at the same time set fire to the barracks of the Qi army in the village.

After the discussion, Zhou Bo asked Wang Shanwu, "Do you have any questions?"

Wang Shanwu has too many doubts in his heart now, but he can't mention them for a while. Because after all, a plan is a plan, and no one knows whether there will be an accident when the plan is executed. And now the accident hasn't happened, so it can't be raised as a problem at all.

He sighed, shook his head, and said, "Zhou Envoy, I will follow your orders as soon as I am ready." I'm going to contact my brothers tonight and I'll have everything in place in two days. ”

Zhou Bo nodded and said, "Very good, the key to the success or failure of this matter is on you." ”

That night, Wang Shanwu personally left the Guanghua Army with a few of his men and returned to the mountains.

Two days later, although Zhou Bo did not receive a response from Wang Shanwu, he still followed the original plan, mobilized Yue Yun's 6,000 men and horses, and his own 1,500 soldiers, and marched towards iron ore again. Only this time he was not so blatant, but carefully divided the troops into several squads, and tried to conceal his whereabouts as much as possible. Although he had left a message to the mountain bandits and the Qi army that they would attack ten days later, today was only the ninth day, one day earlier than expected.

On the battlefield, victory or defeat is related to many lives, and naturally it is not the time to pay attention to benevolence, righteousness and morality.

The art of war is cloudy, and soldiers are not tired of deceit. On the battlefield, you can do whatever it takes to win.

Although Zhou Bo attacked a day earlier, he may not be able to have an advantage, after all, the Qi army and the mountain bandits both knew that they would come sooner or later, so they would definitely be prepared before that. It is possible that a secret outpost has been set up near the Gwanghwa Army to reconnoiter movements in the city.

When the army arrived at the iron mine, it was late afternoon, and there were no accidents along the way.

In order to prevent the army from revealing its whereabouts, Zhou Bo separated and hid, and did not get too close to the den of the mountain bandits.

When it was almost nightfall, a scout suddenly caught a few mountain bandits. However, these mountain bandits claimed to be here to report to Zhou Bo, so they were brought to Zhou Bo's side.

Zhou Bo saw these mountain bandits and found that there was no Wang Shanwu among them, but two of them were mountain bandits who had left with Wang Shanwu. He asked them, "What is the situation now, what about Wang Shanwu?"

"Brother Wang is now gathering other scattered brothers on the periphery, and when Zhou Zhijun starts to attack, he will outflank Qi Gou from behind. A mountain bandit immediately replied.

Zhou Bo glanced at these people and found that their expressions were very excited, it seemed that the hatred of the mountain bandits towards the Qi army had really reached a very deep level.

He then asked, "Then the situation on the mountain is ready, has Qi Gou noticed anything!"

The mountain bandit from before replied again: "Zhou Envoy, everything is ready. But Qi Gou has been fleeing for the past two days, and he should not dare to confront Zhou Envoy Jun's army. Despite this, the leaders of those Qi dogs were still hesitant, not knowing whether to fight or surrender, and they didn't even know where to flee. ”

Zhou Bo asked emphatically, "Is this true?"

The mountain bandit nodded again and again and said, "Zhou Envoy, the little one doesn't dare to lie to you." The little one has been observing the dynamics of Qi Dog in the big village on the mountain for the past few days, and those Qi Dog soldiers have complained and discussed in private, but the little ones have heard it with their own ears. And I also saw that at night, the dog soldiers ran away. ”

"How did the leader of the Qi army deal with these deserters?" Zhou Bo asked again.

Although he can now judge the morale and mentality of the Qi army, if he can know the handling methods of the leader of the Qi army, he can speculate on the military qualities of this leader, and second, he can also guess whether the leader of the Qi army has the possibility of recruiting security.

Although he lacks generals now, it is better to be an unqualified or disloyal general, so it is better to kill him on the spot to boost his morale.

The other party didn't think much about it, and immediately said, "Some time ago, the leader didn't care. Later, he found that more and more of his men were fleeing, and he personally patrolled at night to arrest those who escaped. So far, he caught two deserters, first beat them in front of everyone, and then hung them in the cottage, without food or drink, and now he doesn't know if he is dead. ”

Zhou Bo sighed, from the other party's description, it can be seen that this general is completely incompetent, he didn't even know about the escape at the beginning, and he didn't realize it until later, this reaction was too slow. The desertion of an army is a very strict matter, and it must be dealt with in a timely manner, after all, it must be handled properly, otherwise it will only cause worse and worse results.

"I see. Do you know the path to the cottage?"

"There is a small road in the western stockade that can be detoured directly to the back of the stockade. But there is no shortcut to the stockade behind the mine, so it can only be killed from the front. However, Zhou Zhijun can rest assured that the brothers have made sufficient preparations for the stockade behind the mine, and they will definitely do their best to cooperate with Zhou Yuanjun's army when the time comes. The man repeatedly.

Zhou Bo nodded and said, "Then let's do it first." ”

Immediately, he asked these mountain bandits to serve as guides in various squads, and ordered Yue Yun to lead the main force to attack the stockade in the west, and he and Yang Wenqing, Li Shuping, and Li Xuzhong each led a team to surround the stockade behind the mine, and cooperate with the mountain bandits to encircle and suppress the Qi army.

After the order was completed, the attack was tentatively scheduled to start at the beginning of the second watch.

Waiting in front of the station is a difficult thing to endure, and many inexperienced soldiers are worried about whether there will be any accidents during this time. These inexperienced soldiers naturally refer to Zhou Bo's 1,500 recruits.

However, Zhou Bo showed the demeanor of a general, and he didn't feel nervous at all, and everything was already under his control. When someone passed in front of Zhou Bo, they would all be surprised to find that in the middle of this barren mountain range, right under the noses of the mountain bandits, at the moment when the battle was about to start, the envoy was actually drafting a new establishment of the army.

This is completely irrelevant to the situation at hand.

Of course, it can only be said that the drafting of the new establishment of the army was a plan to successfully incorporate the remnants of the Qi army and reorganize the mountain bandits after the war. But now that the war has not yet started, it has already begun to be busy with post-war issues, which .........

But no matter what, everyone knows that Zhou Bo is confident that he will be so relieved.

Therefore, the recruits also have some confidence in their hearts, and they are ready to work hard and compete with the Yue family's army. For these recruits, it is really an honor to be able to fight side by side with the Yue family army for the first time on the battlefield.

Gradually, time passed, and in the blink of an eye, the sky became dark and sunk.

When the second watch arrived, Zhou Bo decisively put away his draft, then put on his armor and sword, and gave the order to attack. The large army was divided into five squads, each of which began to move according to the pre-agreed steps.

Yue Yun's troops were relatively relaxed, and they only brought 1,000 people to the cottage in the west. Because it was copied from the back road of the cottage, and there were mountain bandits as internal responses, almost as soon as the shouting of killing sounded, the cottage cried and begged for mercy.

This made Yue Yun feel very bored, he thought that the Qi army would not surrender and run away until today, at least he had the determination to resist stubbornly, who knew that he had just been killed, and the knife had not yet seen blood, and the enemy had surrendered one after another!

After he took control of the cottage in the west, he immediately allocated another 400 soldiers and the mountain bandits who rebelled in the cottage, a total of more than 600 people, and immediately reinforced the other village behind the iron mine.

The four teams on Zhou Bo, Wang Kui, Li Shuping and Li Xuzhong's side are a little difficult.

It seems that the Qi army has indeed discovered the movement of the official army in advance, and because the two stockades are too far apart, the stockade here cannot report the news to the western stockade in time. (To be continued.) )