An hour later, Han Zhan's brigade came to a long canyon.

If you look closely, you will find that there are many fewer people in the team. Of the original 200 foot soldiers, there are now only 100 people left, and even the military marquis Zhao Yun does not know where to go.

When there were still a hundred zhang away from the entrance of the canyon, Han Zhan asked the team to stop, and he and Rob came to the front of the team, looking at this dangerous canyon heading east-west. I saw that the canyon was as deep as the end could not be seen, the cliffs on both sides were as high as thirty or forty meters, and the stone walls on the north side were exposed, and there was no grass; To the south, it is lush and full of life. If it weren't for the old man driving the donkey cart and telling Han Zhan that there were bandits in ambush, this would be a good place to see the scenery.

Rob couldn't help but gasp when he saw such a dangerous terrain. Don't look at the fact that when he was saving the old man's donkey just now, he once took the initiative to go down to the dry well, but he kept complaining in his heart that Han Zhan was nosy; Even when the old man warned Han Zhan that there was an ambush of bandits on this section of the canyon and tried to attack them when the team passed, he still felt that it was simply impossible.

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel secretly glad in his heart, fortunately, Han Yuanjun was enthusiastic and willing to help a strange old man, otherwise there would really be bandits ambushing on the canyon, and when the team entered the valley, they would throw stones and arrows from above, even if the team could barely rush through, it would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Luo Bu approached Han Zhan and asked in a low voice, "Envoy, I don't know where they have been?" ”

Han Zhan habitually raised his hand to look at his watch, wanting to see what time it was. When he saw his empty wrist, he remembered that he was not in the modern era of 2017, but in the late Eastern Han Dynasty in 191. He coughed heavily, and said with some embarrassment: "I think Zilong and they should have already arrived at the position, and after they get rid of the bandits, let's go through the canyon again." ”

……

……

Time went back an hour ago, and after learning Han Zhan's identity, the old man who drove the donkey cart immediately told him: "Han Envoy, before entering the county seat yesterday, when Xiao Lao'er passed by Hengjing in front of him, he met a group of bandits, one of whom was Xiao Lao'er's old acquaintance. He told Xiao Lao'er that he was going to ambush a team of officers and soldiers from Jizhou in Hengjing. ”

Han Zhan knew that the Hengjing that the old man was talking about was the canyon in the mountains, and if the bandits were going to attack his team, it would be the most suitable position. But he didn't believe the old man's words, but asked, "Old man, didn't the bandits trouble you?" ”

The old man grinned, "I don't know, the little old man has been going back and forth on this road all year round, and he has long been familiar with these bandits." Besides, they are all a group of mountain people who can't survive, so they will fall into the grass, although they also do some robberies on weekdays, but they are just to kill the rich and help the poor, where will they embarrass people like Xiao Lao'er. ”

The old man's words dispelled the doubts in Han Zhan's heart, and he then asked, "Old man, do you know that the bandits are hidden on the cliff wall on that side of Hengjing?" ”

"There is no grass on the cliff wall to the north, and if you are a Tibetan, it is easy to spot." The old man replied thoughtfully, "The southern slope is full of vegetation, and it should be hidden there." ”

"How many of them are there?" Zhao Yun suddenly asked.

"There are more than forty people." The old man might have guessed what Zhao Yun would ask next, so he preemptively said, "Except for five or six people with knives and guns in their hands, the rest of the people are unarmed. ”

Hearing that the bandits' equipment was so shabby, and they actually wanted to attack the team, Rob couldn't help but sneer: "It turns out that there are only five or six people with weapons in their hands, that's easy to do, I can kill them all by myself." ”

"Luo team rate, don't be reckless." Seeing that Luo Bu was so light on the enemy, Han Zhan hurriedly spoke up to stop him: "The bandits are hiding above Hengjing, not to mention that five or six people have weapons in their hands, even if they are all unarmed, when we pass through Hengjing, throwing stones from above is enough for us to take care of ourselves." ”

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yun said to Han Zhan: "Envoy, Yun Yuan led a hundred soldiers and went around to the back of the bandits to attack them. Only by eliminating this group of bandits can we pass through Hengjing safely. ”

For Zhao Yun's proposal, Han Zhan felt that it was still feasible, the only headache was that everyone was new to the city, and they were not familiar with the terrain here, so don't go around the mountains for a few hours, not to mention getting lost, and scaring the snake, it will really be difficult to ride a tiger at that time.

When he was in distress, Han Zhan suddenly saw the old man standing on the side, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked politely: "Uncle, we are all new to this place, and we are not familiar with the place, I wonder if you can act as a guide for us?" ”

"The great kindness of the king, the little old man has nothing to repay." The old man replied very cheerfully, "I am willing to act as a guide for all the military masters to exterminate this group of bandits." ”

However, when Zhao Yun was about to set off with a hundred infantry, Han Zhan specially stopped him and advised: "I just heard from my uncle that most of these bandits are desperate because their families are poor and it is difficult to make a living. Later, when we are exterminating them, as long as they are not stubbornly resisted, we will try to capture them alive. ”

"Whoa!" Zhao Yun hugged his gun and saluted: "Yun respectfully obeys the order of the envoy!" ”

……

……

In the grass on the top of the cliff on the south side of the canyon, more than forty bandits are hidden. The leader nicknamed Black, who was originally a very vicious person, fled here because he had committed an accident in his hometown and had nowhere to stay, entangled four or five ruffians and hooligans, coerced a group of mountain people, and built a cottage in the nearby mountains. On weekdays, in addition to robbing houses everywhere, he occasionally does some business that blocks roads and cuts paths.

A few days ago, a small minion under the black cloth met Han Zhan's team when he met him, and when he saw more than a dozen fully loaded carriages behind him, he immediately took a small road and came back to report to the black cloth. According to the description of the little minion, the black clothes analyzed that the team was preparing to go to Sheguo County, so he decided to ambush on the road to the county seat, and the ambush location was chosen in this nameless Hengjing.

Seeing the brigade led by Han Zhan slowly coming towards the canyon, a bandit beside the black-clothed man immediately cheered: "Big brother, look, it's coming, the convoy is coming." ”

The man in black slapped the back of his head heavily, and said viciously, "What are you shouting nonsense? If you alarm the officers and soldiers, I will kill you. ”

Seeing that the team was about to enter the canyon, the black clothes ordered his men to prepare, and when the team had all entered the canyon, he pushed the boulders piled on both sides down the mountain at the same time, completely closed the road in the canyon, and trapped the team in the canyon.

The procession was still a hundred feet away from the canyon, and suddenly stopped, and even two horseback riders came to the front of the group and pointed in the direction of the canyon with their whips.

Looking at this situation, the black clothes couldn't help frowning, and the minion next to him whispered: "Big brother, why did the officers and soldiers stop, could it be that they noticed that we were ambushing here?" ”

"Nonsense," said another minion as soon as his words fell, "how could the officers and soldiers who have just arrived and are not familiar with the place know that we are ambushing here?" I saw that the terrain was too dangerous, so they stopped and looked. ”

"I hope so." Although the black man had an ominous premonition in his heart, he was now difficult to ride a tiger, so he could only stubbornly say to the minions around him: "Give me some spiritual points, and as soon as the officers and soldiers enter Hengjing, push the stones on the cliff down, seal the road first, and then slowly entertain them." ”

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Officers and soldiers are coming!" ”

When Heiyi heard this voice, he was immediately furious, and turned his head to see which minion was so short-sighted, and actually shouted at such a time, if he alarmed the officers and soldiers outside the canyon and made them dare not enter the canyon, he would definitely skin this person and cramp. But when he saw the situation clearly, he was immediately frightened, and saw a group of officers and soldiers armed with swords and guns, forming a scattered formation, outflanking him.

He hurriedly picked up from the grass, brandished the machete in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the officers and soldiers are coming up from behind, everyone kill me!" But he cried out loudly, but he stood still, his eyes rolling around, looking for a way to escape.

Hearing the shouts of the black-clothed men, only the few ruffians with weapons in their hands rushed down the slope with shouts. For such a small thief, the soldier with a spear did not speak, and three or five people at the same time raised the spear in their hands and stabbed out, only hearing the sound of the tip of the spear entering the flesh, not even a scream, and the thief who was the first bird fell in a pool of blood.

Seeing that several cronies of the owner of the village fell under the guns of the officers and soldiers in an instant, and the remaining bandits who only had sticks in their hands dared to continue to rush forward, either lying on the spot in the grass and pretending to be dead, or retreating towards the top of the cliff in a panic. Seeing that his men were in a mess, the black clothes couldn't help but be annoyed, brandishing the machete in his hand and shouting, telling them to immediately charge at the officers and soldiers again.

Zhao Yun saw the black clothes from a distance and guessed that this might be the leader of the bandits, so he hurriedly opened his bow and aimed at the black clothes. Just listen to "Bang! With a bang, the arrows shot out of the string flew towards the black clothes like a bolt of lightning, and before he could come back to his senses, he saw blood splattering on his chest, and he fell backwards!

It wasn't until the black clothes fell to the ground that the sharp-eyed minion next to him found that his village owner had a carved arrow in his chest, and he couldn't help shouting in panic: "The owner of the village is dead, the owner of the village is dead!" ”

Zhao Yun saw that the bandits were in chaos, and then thought of Han Zhan's order before leaving, and after putting the bow and arrow on his shoulder again, he shouted loudly: "Those who abandon weapons will not be killed!" ”

When the surrounding soldiers heard Zhao Yun's order, they also shouted loudly at the same time: "Those who abandon weapons will not be killed!" Hurry up and surrender! ”

Hearing the shouts of the soldiers, the surviving bandits threw down their sticks and shouted, "I am willing to surrender!" ”