Chapter 117: Capture the Thief and Capture the King
When Qin Xiao made a move here, Dapeng, who had already touched the edge of the dark whistle, immediately led people to take action.
In fact, the sentries of the dark sentry are not as vigilant as imagined, it is the middle of the night, this hour, people are most likely to be sleepy.
Hiding in the pit, after a long time, always sleepy.
Moreover, the sentry only felt that it was late at night, and it was impossible for anyone to really touch the mountain.
When Qin Xiao made a move, the two people in the pit hadn't noticed it for the first time, but Dapeng had already led people to jump into the pit, and even the people and grass fell, and before the people inside could scream, the blade simply cut the throats of the two sentries.
Qin Xiao killed the sentry and put him on the ground, Yuwen Chengchao saw that Qin Xiao made a simple and decisive move, with a courage that did not match his age, and his eyes were full of appreciation, at this time, Dapeng had already brought someone over quickly, and said in a low voice, "Big Prince, the two over there have been cleaned up." ”
The sentry was cleared more smoothly than expected.
Yuwen Chengchao's originally solemn expression eased a little, and asked Chen Zhitai in a low voice, "Will anyone come here at night?" ”
"No, it won't." Chen Zhitai knew very well in his heart that he had helped Yuwen Chengchao get rid of the sentry, and he couldn't turn back, so he thought about this matter so far, so he simply took the initiative to increase the eldest son's good impression of himself, and he would not worry about his future in the future, explaining that "Usually every day, when it gets dark, the suspension bridge will not be put down, and after the next day, someone will be sent to change the guard." ”
"That means they won't be found before tomorrow morning?"
"Exactly." Chen Zhitai was sure: "It will never be discovered." ”
Yuwen Chengchao did not hesitate, and said in a low voice, "Let's go to the northeast corner." ”
Chen Zhitai is still leading the way, with experience, this time it is still concocted in the same way, to the northeast corner, Dapeng led people to crawl on the ground and touch it, here Chen Zhitai drew the attention of the minions, Yuwen Chengchao and Qin Xiao made a move, Dapeng also quickly started.
In just a few moments, the two sentry posts had been cleared.
Yuwen Chengchao didn't know if the fat fish side had successfully succeeded, but he never heard a sound, which proved that at least that side was not exposed.
According to the prior agreement, Yuwen Chengchao and others, under the leadership of Chen Zhitai, went south, and when they were about to get out of the woods, they vaguely saw a fire in the distance, but at this time they could see clearly, not far from the cliff in front, and between the opposite back mountain, there was no direct passage, and there was a deep valley in the middle.
The valley was not too wide, and there was a fire on the opposite side, and from a distance, you could see that a drawbridge was erected so high that it was impossible to cross it unless the drawbridge was lowered on the opposite side.
The back mountain of Jigong Gorge is majestic and precipitous, and the front mountain is like a small hillside compared with the back mountain.
"Master Chen, I told you before that I want you to help me paint a picture and do one thing." Yuwen Chengchao patted Chen Zhitai on the shoulder, and said in a low voice with a smile, "You have already drawn that map, and you have contributed a lot, as for what you want to do, it is actually very simple." "Raise your hand and look at the other side" You have to find a way to lower this suspension bridge and then take us across the bridge. ”
Chen Zhitai touched his head and said, "Eldest son, I took you up the mountain and helped you clean up the sentry, isn't this a good thing for you?" ”
"That's fine, of course." Yuwen Chengchao said in a low voice: "But that's just the credit for saving your life." Let me tell you this, clean up the sentry, your life is saved. If you take us across the bridge and make great achievements, prosperity and wealth will be indispensable in the future. ”
Chen Zhitai looked at the other side, thought for a while, and then said, "Eldest son, it is naturally not difficult to cross the bridge, I can let them put down the suspension bridge at any time." After a pause, he said, "But even me, at this time, I need a reason to cross the bridge, and if it is not an important matter, it will not be able to pass until tomorrow morning." Ding Zixiu is cautious, the thing he is most wary of is that someone has to cross the bridge at night. ”
"I've got a good reason for you." Yuwen Chengchao said with a smile: "Didn't you go down the mountain to grab grain today?" You just said to the other side, you robbed more than 30 truckloads of grain, you have to report to Ding Zixiu overnight, such a big credit, he should meet you, right? ”
Chen Zhitai nodded and said, "Ding Zixiu's favorite thing to hear now is to grab grain, and every time there is grain transported to the mountain, he is overjoyed. With more than 30 carts of grain, he was naturally even more happy. ”
Yuwen Chengchao suddenly didn't speak, Qin Xiao and the others were wondering to themselves, and suddenly heard Yuwen Chengchao whisper, "Good opportunity, why did I only think of it now." ”
"Eldest Prince, what do you think of?" Dapeng asked in a low voice.
"Master Chen, do you mean that after robbing more than 30 truckloads of grain, you can see Ding Zixiu tonight?" Yuwen Chengchao looked at Chen Zhitai and asked.
Chen Zhitai nodded, and he didn't know why Yuwen Chengchao suddenly became excited, and said, "More than thirty truckloads of grain, Ding Zixiu can wake up with a smile in his dreams, if he reports that these grains are shipped back, of course he wants to see me tonight." ”
"Roc, do you know what I mean?" Yuwen Chengchao's eyebrows couldn't hide his joy.
Dapeng looked serious, as if he had thought of something, and was about to speak, but he heard Qin Xiao say in a low voice, "Someone!" ”
Everyone immediately clenched their weapons, heard movement not far away, and then heard a few birds, Yuwen Chengchao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's a fat fish." ”
Dapeng also put his hands together in his mouth and made a few bird calls over there, vividly.
Qin Xiao knew that this was their signal, so he could judge the identity of the other party.
Immediately, I saw Fat Yu and this group of people quietly approaching, and when he saw Yuwen Chengchao, he leaned closer and whispered, "Eldest son, those sentry posts have been cleaned up." ”
Qin Xiao actually knew in his heart that the few people under Yuwen Chengchao's hands were all capable people, and the swordsmen he brought were also elite soldiers, and it was really not difficult for these people to pull out a few nails.
"Send someone to the mountainside to the north to send a signal." Yuwen Chengchao said: "Inform Yuan Shangyu, they will bring someone over immediately." ”
Fat Yu turned around and ordered the two people to do it immediately, and after the two people were ordered to leave, Fat Yu said, "Big Prince, now we just need to wait for the people behind us to touch up, and then let this Chen Dangjia contribute, let the opposite side put down the suspension bridge, let's cross the bridge, immediately control the opposite side, and Commander Yuan can lead people to rush over." He looked up at the other side and said, "There are only five or six people guarding the drawbridge over there, so it's easy to get rid of it." ”
"Don't forget, there are two arrow towers over there." Ning Zhifeng also stared at the opposite side and said, "Cross the bridge and make a move, the guards on the arrow tower will immediately find out, they will be a trouble." ”
Fat Yu said with a smile, "As long as we go over and control for a while, there will be a large team of people behind us, and the people under Yuan Commander's command are not short of archers, and it is easy to clean up the guys on the arrow tower." ”
Yuwen Chengchao suddenly said: "Master Chen, you can see Ding Zixiu." ”
Fat Fish and Ning Zhifeng glanced at each other, at first they didn't understand what Yuwen Chengchao meant, but in an instant, Fat Fish was the first to understand, and his expression instantly became solemn, "Big Prince, do you want to go deep into the tiger's den and let him take you to see Ding Zixiu?" ”
"What do you think?" Yuwen Chengchao said in a low voice, "Chen Dangjia took a few of us across the bridge on the grounds of retribution, he can go to see Ding Zixiu tonight, we follow him, and after seeing Ding Zixiu, he immediately shot and captured Ding Zixiu." He sneered and said, "Jigongxia, this group of bandits, is a rabble, capture the thief first and capture the king first, as long as Ding Zixiu is taken, they will collapse immediately, and we will solve this group of bandits without blood." ”
"Nope." Fat Yu said without hesitation, "Eldest Prince, if it is a last resort, if you choose this way, we may take a risk, but now that we have control of Qianshan, and the men and horses led by Yuan will be able to arrive soon, the safest way, as I just said." That was also a plan that the eldest prince had discussed with Commander Yuan in advance, and it was definitely not a good thing to suddenly change the plan at this time. Also, the noble body of the eldest prince, how can he easily get into danger, I can't agree. ”
"Fat Fish is right." Dapeng also nodded and said, "Although the eldest prince's plan is not bad, there are variables. What if we cross the bridge and go to see Ding Zixiu, but there are other troubles, such as Ding Zixiu not wanting to see us tonight? Also, Ding Zixiu's martial arts are not weak, if we can't control him quickly, the entire Jigongxia is his people. Pointing to the opposite side, he said, "There are more than 200 Ding Zixiu's subordinates there, although they are rabble, they are also outlaws, and once they are ruthless, it is not easy to deal with." ”
Yuwen Chengchao saw Qin Xiao thoughtfully, and asked, "Wang Xiao, what do you think?" ”
Qin Xiao raised his head and said, "Eldest Prince, I think what they said is not unreasonable. Go to see Ding Zixiu, capture the thief and capture the king, if you succeed, although you can exterminate this gang of thieves without blood, but in doing so, the risk is also extremely high, if you can't capture Ding Zixiu as you wish, this plan will be abandoned, not to mention, the eldest prince will also be in danger. ”
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger." Yuwen Chengchao said in a deep voice: "Do you know what is the purpose of this expedition to Jigong Gorge? ”
"Naturally, it is to eradicate Ding Zixiu." Ning Zhifeng said.
Yuwen Chengchao nodded and said, "The madman is right, there is only one goal of this operation, that is, to kill or even capture Ding Zixiu, as for the other mountain bandits on the mountain, it is not worth mentioning." If Ding Zixiu escapes, even if he kills all the other bandits, then this operation will be a failure. ”
"The eldest prince thinks he can escape?" Fat Fish's expression was serious, "Commander Yuan brought nearly two hundred elite soldiers, all of whom were brave soldiers of the White Tiger Battalion, and when they reached the back mountain, Ding Zixiu had no way to escape. ”
"Fat Fish is right." Ning Zhifeng also nodded and said, "Although Jigong Gorge is not small, and there are many hiding places, there are many of us, so when the time comes, dig three feet into the ground and see where Ding Zixiu can hide." ”
Yuwen Chengchao sneered, "We thought so last time, but in the end, we were escaped by Ding Zixiu. Ding Zixiu is even more cunning than we thought. We all thought that the mountains behind Jigong Gorge were surrounded by cliffs and cliffs, and we could only escape through the suspension bridge, but if Ding Zixiu really had a way to escape, what would it do? We took great pains this time to mobilize hundreds of elite soldiers to come, if Ding Zixiu escaped again, wouldn't it make the world laugh? The Yuwen family can't afford to lose this person. ”
The reputation of the Yuwen family was at stake, and Fat Yu and the others fell silent.
Yuwen Chengchao's words are not unreasonable.
The three holes of the cunning rabbit, Ding Zixiu is cunning, if he really escapes in this encirclement and suppression, the White Tiger Camp will certainly lose face, and the reputation of the Yuwen family will also suffer.
After all, Ding Zixiu had already escaped once many years ago, and this time the Yuwen family made such a big move, if Ding Zixiu was allowed to escape, the first gate valve in Xiling would not be able to solve even a small mountain bandit, and if it was spread, of course it would become a laughing stock.