After Ye County Lieutenant Gao Chun finished shouting, Ye County Commander Yang Ding ordered to try to attack the mountain, with the Ye County Army, the Runan County Army, and the Luyang County Army attacking the southeast slope, the east slope and the south slope of Heihu Mountain respectively, and the Xiangcheng County Army and the Kunyang County Army as support.

The one who fought in the vanguard of the Yexian army was Yang Ding's general Wei Chi, who led the officers and soldiers into the mountains instead of Gao Chun, the county lieutenant of Yexian County, and went straight to the narrow road of the spider web.

There was something about the narrow passage of the cobweb, which Ma Gai had revealed this morning, so Wei Chi also hid his mind a little more, and led the officers and soldiers to slowly go up along the mountain path, not daring to be reckless.

After a short time, his team came across the first fork in the road, which had two forks, one on the left and one on the right.

Wei Chi stepped forward and glanced at the two forks on the left and right, but unfortunately failed to see any clues.

After a little thought, he summoned a catcher, pointed to the fork in the road on the left, and ordered: "Take a dozen people forward to explore the road, and if it is a dead end, come back immediately to report; Otherwise, go a mile and send someone back to tell you. …… Watch out for the Black Tiger Thief ambush. ”

"Yes."

The head catcher who was ordered knew that this young man was the new general of his own county order, and he was also a confidant, so he naturally would not disobey the order, and after holding his fist and receiving the order, he immediately took ten county soldiers to the fork in the road on the left.

At the same time, Liu Tu, Chen Mo's henchman, led Xu Bai, Wang Ping, and the rest of the black tiger thieves to guard the mountain road above, condescendingly looking down at the officers and soldiers of Ye County below.

At first, they did not harass them, and waited until the officers and soldiers went deep into the mountains before giving sneak attacks and ambushes, which was the tactic of the Black Tigers.

Not long after, two black tiger thieves came to Liu Tu and said: "Boss, the officers and soldiers have reached the first fork, and the commander of the officers and soldiers is a young man, and he has sent more than a dozen people to the fork on the west side to investigate. ”

"Huh?"

Liu Tu was stunned, didn't seem to react for a while, and asked with a frown: "Only sent tentative men and horses to the fork in the west?" ”

From the side, Xu Bai also saw a little clue, and said to Liu Tu in a low voice: "Boss, the officers and soldiers seem to know the secret of the narrow passage of the spider web?" ”

"How?" Liu Tu turned his head to look at Xu Bai.

Seeing this, Xu Bai explained: "There are only two forks in the first fork, one of which is the way of life and the other is the way of death, and the person who led the troops knows this, so he only sent people to inquire about one of them, if the road on the west side is a dead road, then the one facing east is naturally the way of life." …… Boss, this man is very smart. ”

Listening to Xu Bai's explanation, Liu Tu suddenly realized, and immediately praised Xu Bai for his insight.

A few words of praise naturally did not make Xu Bai complacent, he just wanted to gain Liu Tu's trust.

However, after taking a look at the bottom of the mountain, Xu Bai also muttered a little in his heart.

He and Wang Ping are spies who have broken into the black tiger thief, but at the moment, Yang Ding, the county commander of Ye County, has led the officers and soldiers of the five counties to encircle and suppress the black tiger thief, in this case, where should he and Wang Ping go?

Inadvertently, Xu Bai and Wang Ping exchanged a look.

Wang Ping took advantage of the fact that people were not paying attention and lowered his voice and said to him: "Look at the actions of the county army and then make plans." ”

The county army in his mouth is obviously referring to the Kunyang County Army.

Hearing his companion's words, Xu Bai nodded.

After a while, the officers and soldiers of Ye County led by Wei Chi successively broke through the first few forks in the road and went deep into the mountains.

Seeing this, Liu Tu moved the joints of his neck and beckoned the black tigers on the side: "Brothers, prepare an ambush and give the opposite side a good look!" ”

When the black tigers were smiling evilly, Xu Bai couldn't help but exchange another look with Wang Ping.

I have to say that they are really a little bottomless at the moment.

Led by Liu Tu, a group of people hid behind a small bush and peeked into the mountain path below.

Not long after, Wei Chi led the officers and soldiers of Ye County up the mountain slowly.

After the group entered the appropriate ambush point, Liu Tu shouted: "Do it!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the black tigers beside him stood up one after another, holding crossbows and shooting towards the mountain path below, including Xu Bai and Wang Ping—but they deliberately missed the shot.

The salvo of dozens of black tigers was not like a rain of arrows, but it really startled the officers and soldiers of Shangye County on the mountain road below.

Fortunately, Wei Chi, who led the team, reacted quickly, only to see him immediately raise his shield and shout: "Don't panic!" Raise your shield to block it. ”

Under his reminder or command, the officers and soldiers of Zhongye County raised the shields in their hands above their heads, which greatly weakened the sneak attack of Liu Tu and other black tigers.

Even, Wei Chi also commanded the officers and soldiers of Ye County to fight back: "Half of them raise shields to protect others, and half of them fight back!" ”

Under his command, half of the Yexian officers and soldiers on the mountain road hid behind those Tongze who held their shields high, and only showed half of their bodies when they aimed and fired, and then immediately retreated back to Tongze's protection.

"Very smart......

Xu Bai's eyes lit up when he saw it on the mountain, and he secretly praised Wei Chi's command in his heart.

Although he didn't recognize Wei Chi, Wei Chi's calm and effective command really eased his heart a little - if there was a choice, he naturally didn't want to hurt the officers and soldiers below, even if he didn't know which county the other party was from for the time being.

And at this moment, Xu Bai suddenly felt someone pull him violently.

Before he could react, he saw several arrows whizzing in front of him—nine times out of ten if he hadn't been lame.

"What the hell? Don't want to live anymore? The black tiger who stamped Xu Bai scolded angrily.

"Uh...... Thanks, thanks. ”

With a slightly strange expression, he thanked the Black Tiger Crowd.

The black tiger was stunned for a moment, and then grinned and said: "I know that you two have no experience, the boss told me to look at you two, but you two boys have to be careful yourself, don't be in a daze......"

Xu Bai nodded, and immediately looked at Liu Tu, who was holding a crossbow and shooting downward.

He was not surprised that Liu Tu instructed the other brothers to take care of him and Wang Ping, after all, his performance with Wang Ping during this period made Liu Tu appreciate them more and more, which was of course a good thing, but ......

"Poof."

A black tiger was hit by an arrow, and with bad luck, he was shot in the neck by the arrow fired by the officers and soldiers of Ye County below, covering his wound and falling down.

"Ah Shui!"

Several Black Tigers were shocked, including Xu Bai and Wang Ping, who gathered around the Black Tigers.

At this time, the black tiger named Ah Shui was speechless, one hand covered the neck of the arrow, and the other hand grabbed Xu Bai's hand nearby, spitting blood over and over again, while revealing a look of fear.

He seemed to want to say something, but unfortunately, the voice he had difficulty uttering was not understood by everyone present.

Only a moment later, the black tiger group swallowed his breath, his eyes blanked, and his head tilted to the side.

Seeing this, the crowd around them suddenly fell silent, until Liu Tu, who was not far away, shouted to them angrily: "What are you doing there?" Come and kill the officers and soldiers! ”

At Liu Tu's urging, a black tiger thief reached out and closed the dead eyes of his companion Ah Shui, and whispered something like 'will avenge you'.

Only Xu Bai was still squatting next to the corpse, because the hand of the black tiger who had turned into a corpse, Ah Shui, was still dragging him to death.

At this time, Xu Bai couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

Reason told him that he didn't have to grieve over the death of a black tiger thief, because these were bandits who didn't die a pity, each carrying a few lives on their backs, and their hands were stained with the blood of others.

However, he still had some difficulty letting go: although these people were all villains, they had lived together for a while after all, and they took care of them.

"Xu Bai!"

"Coming, coming."

Pulling out the hand that grabbed the corpse, Xu Bai stood up, picked up the crossbow on the side and returned to Liu Tu and the others.

During this period, he and Wang Ping glanced at each other.

Xu Bai could see that Wang Ping was also a little at a loss.

"Shoot! Shoot! ”

"Fight back!"

Under the command of Liu Tu and Wei Chi, dozens of Black Tigers and hundreds of Yexian officers and soldiers shot at each other.

Although the Black Tigers occupy a high position and have an advantage, and even the leather armor worn by everyone can protect them to a large extent and keep them alive, but even so, in the face of the strong counterattack of the officers and soldiers of Ye County, it is inevitable that someone will be hit by an arrow.

Even Liu Tu was hit by an arrow in his left shoulder and right arm, but instead of flinching, this fierce man became more and more fierce.

Seeing that there were more and more wounded, and even two or three unlucky ghosts who had been shot to the point had appeared, Xu Bai's mood was indescribable.

Although reason told him that these black tiger thieves were not good things, and the more they died, the better, but ......

Gritting his teeth, he stepped forward and grabbed Liu Tu's arm and reminded: "Boss, you should withdraw!" ”

A huge force struck, Liu Tu immediately shook off his hand, glared at him with an unswerving face, and said coldly: "Shut up for me, shoot arrows!" ”

Somehow, Xu Bai also came to the fire, and said angrily: "Boss, we have been exposed, shooting at officers and soldiers like this is not an ambush at all, there are many of them, we have few people, dozens of people shoot arrows, how can it be compared to hundreds of people?" Do you want the brothers to die in vain? ……”

Before he finished speaking, Liu Tu grabbed the leather armor and dragged him in front of him, and the latter's angry face was close at hand.

However, Xu Bai was not afraid, pointed to the side and said, "Look at the brothers! Calm down, boss, retreat to the next ambush point, and we'll do it all over again! ”

“……”

Hearing Xu Bai say this, Liu Tu turned his head to look around.

At this time, he found that not only were nearly half of the brothers hit by arrows, but even a few dead people appeared, and the worst thing was that the Yexian officers and soldiers on the mountain road below were so fierce that many people were shot by the crossbow arrows of the other party's counterattack and did not dare to show their heads.

"Smack."

Liu Tu pushed Xu Bai two steps away, and immediately, he took a deep look at the latter, and then ordered sullenly: "Take the corpse and withdraw!" To the next ambush! ”

Seeing that Liu Tu looked at himself deeply with a calm face before leaving, Xu Bai secretly smiled bitterly.

It was not easy for him to win Liu Tu's favor and appreciation, and it is estimated that this time it is all over.

He couldn't tell why he wanted to dissuade Liu Tu, so he could stand by and watch......

Just as he was secretly smiling bitterly, a black tiger came from the side, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Boss Liu Tu's temper, he will be angry when he gets him a bowl of wine afterwards......"

After saying that, the black tiger group patted Xu Bai's arm again, and after stopping to speak, he nodded and said, "...... Give the brethren a hand. ”

Xu Bai nodded, stepped forward to help a seriously injured black tiger, and the group quickly evacuated to the mountain.

Moments later, they retreated to the next ambush point.

The next ambush point was also guarded by a group of black tigers.

When they saw Liu Tu and the others retreating here, these people surrounded them one after another.

At this time, Liu Tu randomly selected a few people from the lightly injured Black Tiger crowd and asked them to support the seriously injured brothers, or carry the corpses on their backs, and return to the cottage first, and then he ordered the rest of the people to deal with their injuries as soon as possible.

Most of the injuries were not serious, because they were protected by leather armor, at best, the arrows penetrated the leather armor and burrowed into the flesh, and even if they were not treated in a short time, they would not be life-threatening.

For example, Liu Tu did not deal with his injuries, and stepped on a stone to look down at the mountain road below.

It could be seen that he was in a bad mood, so no one dared to come forward to talk, including Xu Bai and Wang Ping.

Not long after, a group of black tigers who were in charge of watching the movement under the mountain came to say: "The officers and soldiers are almost here." ”

Hearing this, Liu Tu immediately summoned everyone who was originally resting, and ordered in a low voice: "Prepare to ambush the officers and soldiers, and when the officers and soldiers pass by our noses, shoot the damn hard!" ”

All the black tigers looked serious, and immediately, under Liu Tu's instructions, they hid behind the bushes next to the mountain road, and peeked through the gaps in the bushes to see the mountain road below.

After a while, the group of Ye County officers and soldiers holding shields appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing this, Liu Tu lowered his voice and ordered: "Prepare ......"

Because he was relatively close to Liu Tu, Xu Bai heard the former's words and immediately aimed the crossbow at the neck of a Yexian officer and soldier.

After hesitating, he deliberately deviated slightly, aiming his crosshair at the outside of the mountain road, just like at the previous ambush point, seemingly aiming at the officers and soldiers on the mountain road below, but the actual arrows he shot would deviate from the mountain road and shoot completely into the air.

At this time, someone beside Xu Bai suddenly reminded his companions in a low voice: "Don't worry, aim a little and avenge the brothers!" ”

"Revenge...... What?'

Xu Bai's eyes looked at his left hand holding the crossbow, and the image of the black tiger thief they called Ah Shui dragging his left hand to death in pain before he died.

"Brother Xu, you are powerful, you can fight with the commander, and you can't find a few people in the village. …… Hehe, teach me to do it with both hands?"

"Brother Xu, this is the wine that belongs to me, I gave it to you, you can teach me two hands? …… Boss Liu? Boss Liu can't do it, every time he is knocked to the ground by the great commander with skillful force, the great commander has said to him several times, saying that he only relies on brute force, and wants him to use more mind......

"Brother Xu......"

『……』

Flashing in his mind all the things he had done with this group of bandits in the Black Tiger Village in the past few days, and flashing through the various things he had done with the young black tiger thief named Ah Shui, Xu Bai had a crossbow in his hand, and his aim gradually turned from outside the mountain road to inside the mountain road, aiming at one of the Ye County officers and soldiers.

『…… They are not the officers and soldiers of Kunyang.'"

He said to himself in his heart.

At this moment, Liu Tu saw that the officers and soldiers of Ye County on the mountain road below had entered the ambush point, and immediately shouted: "Shoot arrows!" ”

Hearing this order, Xu Bai only hesitated for a moment, and then pulled the trigger of the crossbow.

"Whoosh!"

A sharp arrow shot out from Xu Bai's crossbow and hit the neck of a Yexian officer and soldier with unmistakable accuracy.

Xu Bai could see this scene clearly, and the poor Ye County officer and soldier were still holding their shields with difficulty, trying to resist the cold arrows of the black tiger thief.

"Hit!" Xu Bai said in a deep voice.

“……”

At this time, Wang Ping was not far away, and when he heard Xu Bai's words, he turned his head and glanced at Xu Bai in disbelief.

may have sensed something, Xu Bai also turned his head to look at Wang Ping, and made eye contact with the latter, and immediately, Xu Bai looked away.

Seeing this, Wang Ping understood: his companion Xu Bai really attacked the officers and soldiers on the mountain road below.

As for the reason...... Wang Ping also understands.

"Whatever! These people don't know that we are the two of us who have mixed in with the black tiger thief, and they will not show mercy to our subordinates in the future......

Thinking of this, Wang Ping quickly changed his crossbow arrow, and immediately aimed at a Ye County officer and soldier and pulled the trigger, only to hear a whoosh, and the sharp arrow he shot pierced through the layers of shields and accurately hit a Ye County officer and soldier in the cheek.

From the point of view of the arrow's incoming, Wang Ping judged that the man would definitely not survive.

"It's okay, I haven't had a hand yet."

Putting aside all kinds of distractions, Wang Ping smiled a little with a little complacency.

There is one thing to say, Xu Bai and Wang Ping, as rangers who have been in the mix for ten years, their personal strength is indeed quite solid and comprehensive, even the soldiers of the Nanyang Army may not be able to have their strength, especially at a distance of only a few dozen steps like now, it is indeed not difficult to hit the target, it was just a deliberate release of water before, and now once the killing ring is opened, the officers and soldiers of Ye County below will immediately be unlucky.

In just a few moments, Xu Bai and Wang Ping each hunted down five or six Yexian officers and soldiers, so that the black tigers next to them could only look up.

Of course, the officers and soldiers of Ye County below would not be beaten in vain, and after being ambushed, those officers and soldiers immediately counterattacked under the command of Wei Chi.

At this moment, Xu Bai also came to Liu Tu's side and said his thoughts: "Boss, you can learn from the officers and soldiers below, and let some of the brothers raise their shields in front of them, so that the rest of the brothers can shoot arrows with peace of mind......

“…… Good! ”

Liu Tu glanced at Xu Bai a few times, felt that his idea was not bad, and immediately gave an order.

Xu Bai's idea greatly reduced the casualties of the Black Tigers, and also made it possible for the Black Tigers who were concentrating on archery to let go without any worries.

For a moment, the number of casualties on both sides was unleashed.

Seeing this, Wei Chi realized that it was difficult for the officers and soldiers of Ye County under his command to climb up again, and decisively ordered: "Withdraw!" Remove! ”

Under his command, the officers and soldiers of Yiganye County held their shields high, supported the wounded, carried the corpses, and quickly withdrew like a low tide.

In the face of the evacuation of the officers and soldiers of Ye County, although Liu Tu wanted to take the opportunity to cover up for a while, Chen Mo had an order for him first.

With a little helplessness and regret, he ordered: "The Great Commander has an order, and there is no need to pursue. ”

Hearing this, the black tigers sat down on the spot, either treating their wounds, or looking at each other and smiling.

"A group of officers and soldiers dare to come to crusade against my Black Tiger Village!"

When one of the Black Tigers said this with a bit of pride and disdain, the rest of the Black Tigers laughed.

Only Xu Bai and Wang Ping didn't smile, standing beside the bushes on the mountain road above, looking at the mountain road below, looking at the blood in the east and west pools, and looked at each other speechlessly.

Just now, they shot and killed several officers and soldiers who came to encircle and suppress them.

But for some reason, although they felt that their actions were inappropriate, they did not feel much guilt or regret.

At this time, Liu Tu's voice reached Xu Bai's ears: "Xu Bai, come and help me deal with my injuries, I was also hit by an arrow in the back...... It's painful for Lao Tzu to die. ”

"Oh."

Xu Bai answered, crossed the group of black tigers who were rejoicing in repelling the officers and soldiers, and walked to Liu Tu's side.

During this period, there may be black tigers sitting on the ground resting, raising their hands to pat his thighs, or even pranking his buttocks, but they all represent closeness and kindness.

『…… I guess I'm a black tiger thief too."

Xu Bai secretly laughed at himself.