A whole day passed, and there was not a single movement under the mountain.

The next day, there was still no movement at the bottom of the mountain.

On the third day, it was still the same.

Until the seventh day, there was still no sign of attacking at the foot of the mountain.

Gradually, the tight strings of the bandits on the mountain began to loosen. The minions who stand guard at night dare to take a nap. During the day, there were three in a bunch, and five in a group gathered in the shade of the trees, chatting, playing cards, and even drinking, and there was no appearance of facing a great enemy at all.

Ji Chao and Chu Ying were also puzzled, and Ji Chao first asked Chu Ying: "Second brother, you have a flexible brain, you said, after so many days, why hasn't there been an attack under the mountain?" Do they really want to besiege us and not attack us, trying to trap us? ”

Chu Ying thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure out why, so he had to say: "They definitely won't besiege like this forever." It must be something to wait for, but I can't say exactly what you're waiting for. ”

"Second brother, do you think they are waiting for reinforcements?" Ji Chao asked.

"Impossible, the road up the mountain is narrow, and no matter how many troops there are, it can't be used." Chu Ying replied.

The two of them stopped talking, and they were both pondering. Suddenly, Chu Ying's mind flashed, were they waiting for the general's cannon? I heard that the thing is far away and powerful, how can the officers and soldiers attack the cottage with the general's cannon, and they can almost hit the halfway up the mountain at the bottom of the mountain. If the official queen breaks through the first wall, the gate can be blasted open with a few shots, and it will be over at that time.

However, he did not say anything about this speculation. He secretly thought in his heart that if this kind of speculation spread, these people who had been put together temporarily would definitely not fight themselves, and the consequences would be even worse. Either way, you have to think of a way back for yourself. If you really can't hold it then, it's important to save your life first.

After Chu Ying and Ji Chao separated, the more they thought about it, the more worried they felt. Once this idea sprouts in my heart, if I want to strangle it again, I can't do it anyway. Chu Ying hadn't been to the state city for three or four years since he fell into the grass, and he didn't know anything about the situation in the city. Whether there is a big general cannon in the state city, he doesn't know at all. At this time, he thought of Niu Erdan, who had been in the city for a while, and must know something.

Thinking of this, he went to the dungeon alone, and since the last failed whistleblowing, Niu Erdan has been locked in the dungeon and no one pays attention to him anymore.

Niu Erdan saw Chu Ying coming to him alone, and hurriedly knelt down and begged: "Second master, for the sake of my former friends, let me go." I don't dare to talk nonsense anymore. ”

"Niu Erdan, if it weren't for my friends, I persuaded my eldest brother, the big boss would have killed you a long time ago."

"Thank you for the second master, thank you for the second master!" Niu Erdan hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.

"Niu Erdan, let me ask something, if you answer well, I'll find a way to let you out."

"Second master, please ask, I promise to answer truthfully."

"Let me ask you, when you were in the state city, did you see the general cannon? Or have you heard of it? ”

"No, there are no cannons on the city wall of Juzhou." Niu Erdan replied very dryly, and then continued: "But I heard that Qingzhou City and Anton Wei have a big general's cannon, which can fight two or three miles away. ”

When Chu Ying heard this, the conjecture in her heart was confirmed. No wonder the siege was not attacked, it turned out that he was waiting for the general's cannon. It seems that this time there is more than auspiciousness, and the more I think about it, the more scared I become, and my face changed color at that time.

Niu Erdan saw Chu Ying's reaction, and in recent days, he has overhauled the wall, and listened to the discussion behind the minions who delivered the food, and knew that there were officers and soldiers surrounding the mountain. Today, Chu Ying asked again, and he guessed Chu Ying's worries.

So his mind began to come alive, and he knew a very hidden way to escape, if the officers and soldiers broke through the cottage, he would be saved. will definitely be caught by the Qi family, how can he fall to the advantage. (At this time, he was locked up in a dungeon, not knowing that the Qi family had fallen.) If he can't be saved, the robbers here will jump over the wall and chop him up when they die.

Instead of this, it is better to find a way to escape with Chu Ying. Thinking of this, he said to Chu Ying: "Don't worry about the second master, I grew up here since I was a child, and I know a good way to escape." As long as you let me out, we can escape together when the time comes. ”

"What can you do? Don't lie to me! Otherwise......" Chu Ying threatened.

"I've never lied to you. How dare I talk nonsense about this human life. But now I can't say, you have to take me out. "Niu Erdan is not a fool, how could he tell Chu Ying this secret casually, this is the only way for him to save his life!

Niu Erdan continued: "The second master, give me something delicious first, otherwise I won't even have the gas to run away at that time, wouldn't it hurt the lives of both of us?" ”

Chu Ying thought about it and said, "Don't stay here, I'll find you a safe place." ”

"Good!" Niu Erdan can't wait to leave this hellish place.

Chu Ying, with his identity, easily took him out of the dungeon. Then take him to a very secluded room. The two discussed secretly for a long time, and Chu Yingcai left.

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On the eighth day, before dawn, the southeasterly wind, which had been blowing, gradually stopped, and then the wind changed direction and the northwest wind blew abruptly. Liang Wensheng, who had been observing the direction of the wind, walked out of the big tent, tried the wind direction and wind speed, was overjoyed, and returned to the tent to gather the leaders to enter the tent to discuss matters.

Waiting for the people in the tent to arrive, Liang Wensheng sat on the main seat and said loudly: "Tonight, the wind direction has changed abruptly, and the time to attack has come. All walks of life obey my orders, act according to my strategy, and strive to capture the cottage before the morning! Those who violate the orders of this official will be dealt with according to military law! ”

The leaders replied in unison, "Yes!" ”

Liang Wensheng then began to give orders: "Guan Yukui, captain of Zhaoxian Ding Zhuang, Chen Danian, captain of Ding Zhuang of Zhu Chendian, and Cui Ailing, captain of Ding Zhuang of Longshan, the three of you lead Ding Zhuang of your village to smoke at the bottom of the mountain, be careful not to have open flames, the bigger the smoke, the better." Take advantage of the direction of the wind to fill the entire mountain with smoke. ”

"Yes!" The three of them were commanded.

Liang Wensheng then said: "Xu Tangyi, captain of Ding Zhuang of Hejia Village, you quickly gather Ding Zhuang of your village, eat some dry food to pad your stomach, but you are not allowed to make a fire." When the smoke cleared from the bottom of the mountain, you quietly took rope weapons and began to ascend the mountain from the dense forest below the mountain under the cover of smoke. When they arrived at the foot of the first wall, after sending a predetermined signal, they attacked at the same time as Ma Wu. Wait for the first walled wall to be taken, and quickly send a signal to the mountain. ”

Xu Tangyi agreed to walk out of the big tent and straighten out the people.

Now that only Duan Qianhu was left in the big tent, Liang Wensheng said to Duan Qianhu: "Duan Qianhu, let your subordinates eat some dry food first." When fireworks are sent out on the mountain, it proves that Xu Tangyi has taken the first wall, at this time, you lead the soldiers to carry four cannons and many baggage up the mountain, you only need to enter the first gate and place the cannons. ”

Duan Qianhu agreed, and then bowed and said: "Tianshi turned out to be the direction of the wind, my lord is really a general, Duan admires it!" ”

After speaking, Duan Qianhu walked out of the big tent and recruited soldiers.

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Since the northwest wind blew, Ma Wu had not slept again, he came out of the shack, looked at the stars in the sky, and felt that there was still a moment before dawn. So he woke up a few brothers, took a short knife, and quietly touched the back of the four minions standing guard, holding the knife in his right hand, and covering the minions' mouths from behind with his left hand, and at the same time the short knife was inserted into his heart, and the four minions did not even scream, and fell to the ground and died. Then they straightened the four bodies and made the illusion that they were napping. quietly returned to the shack and pretended to sleep, waiting for Xu Tangyi and them to arrive.

Half an hour later, just after dawn, a minion got up to pee, looked up at the bottom of the mountain, and said, "What a fog." Then he went back to the shack and went back to sleep.

At this time, Xu Tangyi and his subordinate Ding Zhuang were quietly climbing up the mountain under the cover of smoke in the low pine forest. A moment later, they had already touched the wall, which was about a zhang high, and it was so light that they didn't need ropes at all, and they jumped up to the wall.

The bandits, who were still asleep, were still unaware of it, and were still asleep. At this time, the smoke had already filled here, and some of the bandits were awakened by the smell of fireworks in their sleep. I thought it was a fire in the shack, so I ran out when I got up, and as soon as I ran outside, I was cut down by Ding Zhuang, who touched it. In an instant, the shouts of killing and screams shook the sky. Some of the bandits were killed in a daze while they were still asleep.

At this time, Ma Wu and ten of them also joined the battle with weapons, and more than 300 well-trained Ding Zhuang did not need much effort to deal with the more than 100 bandits who were originally defenseless. For a while, these bandits were killed as if they were cutting melons and chopping vegetables, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere, screaming again and again. Ten minutes later, the bandits were slashed and killed.

At this point, the sky has been brightened, and the bandits on the walled wall found that there was an abnormality here, and immediately panicked, shouting one after another, "The officers and soldiers have attacked", some went to report to the big boss, some went to strengthen the walled gate, and more people went to throw stones and rolling wood downward.

Xu Tangyi ordered his subordinates to quickly set off fireworks and signal the mountain down. Then order all the team members to find cover to avoid the boulders rolling down from the cottage.

Xu Tangyi shouted: "Jiang Yuanqing, why don't you let go of the second kick quickly, what the hell are you waiting for!" ”

Jiang Yuanqing shouted: "It's right away!" ”

After a while, dozens of team members took the oversized two kicks they brought up, lit the fuse on the top of the cottage, and in an instant, dozens of two kicks flew towards the cottage with flames, and then exploded in the sky above the cottage that was not high from the ground.

At first, the bandits wondered what these officers and soldiers were doing with their second kicks, neither blowing up nor setting fires. As more and more two-kickers exploded in the air, they smelled a strong mustard smell. These bandits were choked with snot and tears, and they wanted to be as cool as they wanted! Where do you still have the heart to move the rolling wood and stones, and in an instant, the combat effectiveness is greatly reduced.

Xu Tangyi took advantage of this gap and ordered Ding Zhuang to move the rolling wooden stones here to form a stone pile to block the stones rolling down from the cottage.

After this preparation, Ding Zhuang led by Xu Tangyi was temporarily safe. And the bandits in the cottage have been choking for a long time, and Ji Chao and Chu Ying have not yet arrived, and the dragons are leaderless.

In this way, the two sides formed a state of confrontation.