"Captain Xu, there is a merchant who is suspicious." Ma Wu found Xu Tangyi and said.

"This merchant has been here for two days, and it is said that the merchant sells needles and threads, and should go to places where there are many women and children, but this man has been watching us train, or he is just wandering around the workshop, and rarely goes to the village." Ma Wu said it right, he was born in Orion, and he was very good at analyzing his whereabouts, and he saw at a glance that there was a problem with the merchant.

"As long as he doesn't break through the door of the workshop, let him go, leave him alone, and don't go to interrogation." Xu Tangyi understood in his heart that this was a stepping point, and it seemed that He Zhiyuan's analysis was right.

In the evening, He Shaoyun and Xu Tangyi sat in the He family hall to discuss today's affairs.

"It's the third day, and the merchant has been wandering around the workshop, and there is no doubt that he is a spy for Xiangma." Xu Tangyi said.

"They are afraid that there are too many of us and dare not start, this is looking for opportunities. Since he's looking for an opportunity, let's give him a chance. He Zhiyuan said.

"Yes, it's early, so you don't have to hang like this every day." He Shaoyun said.

"Dad, are we all ready in the warehouse?" He Zhiyuan asked.

"Be prepared early, make sure others can't see it."

"Uncle, you are in charge of this march and battle, and when those ringing horses come, you will do what we discussed last time, and you can command how to fight it. But don't forget to shout that sentence, and let the ringing horses that hear it go back safely, and let them not see the flaws. He Zhiyuan instructed.

"Don't worry, I gave this matter to Ma Wu according to the order, this kid is quite clever. There will be no problems! Xu Tangyi replied confidently.

In this way, the four of them deliberated and deliberated repeatedly, and discussed until the third watch, and then dispersed.

The next afternoon, after training for a while, when the sun was in the west, Xu Tangyi gathered all the training families and said loudly: "We have been training for more than ten days, and everyone is very tired and homesick." Our owner is considerate of everyone and has decided to start the holiday this afternoon, have a day off tomorrow, and report back the morning after tomorrow to continue training. In order to ensure the safety of the workshop, ten people who are left in the vicinity will stay in the workshop tonight to watch the night, and those who stay in the workshop will be invited to drink by the owner! ”

After Xu Tangyi finished speaking, everyone cheered one by one. After the disbandment, everyone packed up and went home.

At this time, the merchant standing nearby also heard the news, picked up the load and left in a hurry.

But the merchant never imagined that not long after he left, all the nursing homekeepers who had left would come back.

On Ma Qi Mountain, Ji Chao and Chu Ying were sitting in the hall, and the merchant came back and reported: "Big boss, this news is absolutely accurate, I heard the news of their holiday with my own ears, and I saw them leave with my own eyes, absolutely yes!" ”

"Are you all home for vacation? Didn't leave any of them? Chu Ying was skeptical.

"I heard from the leader that only ten men were left to look after the house in the workshop, and the owner invited them to drink in the evening."

"That's right, if you all go home on vacation, it will be alarming." Chu Ying was relieved when he heard the merchant say this.

"Okay, here's a good chance, it's tonight, him. Since there are only ten people left, there is nothing to worry about. Be quick tonight, dry and neat. All twenty-four horses were dispatched, and those who were on foot were not to go. This time it's not a robbery, it's a steal. Everybody should be careful, just steal the white powder that you have in the warehouse. I heard that the surname He is not bad, he has no notoriety, and he will not kill people unless he has to. Did you all get it? ”

"Understood."

"Let Lao Hou cook early, everyone is full, and set off after dark. Get ready to go! ”

That night was the twentieth day of the third month of the lunar calendar, and it was the next lunar month. At two o'clock in the evening, the moon had already risen, and Ji Chao took advantage of the moonlight to take a cavalry of more than 20 people to quietly bypass the back of the village and come to the woods on the edge of the official road. At this time, the village was silent, everyone had gone to bed and rested, and only the noise of fists and drinking could be heard in the workshop.

Ji Chao asked everyone to dismount, stay in the woods and wait, and wait for everyone in the workshop to go to sleep before doing it.

After waiting for more than an hour, the noise in the workshop became quieter, and gradually there was no sound. After waiting for the workshop to be quiet for half an hour, Ji Chao instructed: "Monkey, you go in over the wall first, see the situation inside, and then come out and tell us." ”

The monkey agreed, and quietly walked to the wall in the dark, climbed the wall with both hands, and then climbed up the wall, and then jumped down quietly......

It didn't take long for the monkey to quietly open the door of the workshop from the inside, come out and say to Ji Chao: "Big boss, I have checked." They all slept. ”

Ji Chao was overjoyed, and immediately ordered: "Leave the four brothers to guard the door, and the others follow me in." ”

When they entered the gate, they saw a room beside the gate, which was the tent of the workshop, and where the keeper of the house drank wine and watched the night tonight. Ji Chao took people in to take a look, and there were four people lying on the table, all of whom had slept like dead pigs. The others are missing, and they probably went back to the dormitory to sleep.

Ji Chao left four people here to guard, just in case, and the others continued to touch the courtyard. More than a dozen of them touched the door of the raw material warehouse and found that the door was locked, so they wrapped the lock with a cloth, smashed the lock with an axe, and then entered the warehouse smoothly. Closing the door of the warehouse, Chu Ying took out the fire fold and ignited it, looking for the white powder that Niu Erdan said everywhere in the warehouse, and after a while, a thief shouted in a low voice: "The big boss, here." ”

Ji Yu took a look, and sure enough, there was half a bag of white powder in one pocket, he took a look at it, and said, "Take it, go quickly." ”

After saying this, they quickly withdrew, and went to the gate, where one of the thieves who was guarding the tent said, "Great master, here is a bag of silver." ”

"Whatever you say, take it with you, and hurry up."

After coming out of the workshop, everyone believed that this transaction would go so smoothly. How did they know that from the moment they entered the woods next to the workshop, dozens of pairs of eyes were staring at them from beginning to end.

Three miles south from Taohuajian Village, there is a mountain stream called Taohuajian, from which the name of the village also comes. This mountain road is rugged, narrow and uneven, with steep peaks on both sides of the mountain road, strange rocks and dense pine forests, which is the only way to get to Maqi Mountain. Beforehand, Xu Tangyi investigated and chose the location of the ambush here.

Ji Chao and his party, thinking that they were unaware of the ghosts, touched the woods next to the workshop from the back of the village. In fact, Xu Tangyi had already seen them, and as soon as they arrived, Xu Tangyi went to Peach Blossom Stream with a general flag, and ambushed them on both sides of the road in advance to wait for them to arrive.

Just after the fourth watch, half of the moon hung in the south of the sky, and human figures could be faintly seen on the ground. At this time, the sound of horses' hooves was heard on the mountain road in the distance.

"Captain, they're coming!" Ma Wu exclaimed with some excitement.

Xu Tangyi told everyone: "Don't panic, come according to what you said in advance, shoot arrows with arrows, and fly forks with forks." Obey my commands, don't panic, don't panic! Everyone should also be careful, don't kill them all, leave a few people, especially not the leader to death, to let them go back, just take the burden of silver and the pocket. "These people are fighting for the first time, and some of them are timid, and they are all trembling in panic.

As he was talking, a light was faintly visible on the mountain road over there, and the sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer. Ji Chao and they were riding horses, carrying torches, walking slowly on the mountain road, and this time it was surprisingly smooth, so that they couldn't believe it.

The happiest thing is that he unexpectedly got a bag of silver, which is more than 1,000 taels. Since the villages in the mountains are scarce and inaccessible, there is no need to be afraid of people finding out, so as soon as they enter the mountains, they light torches. The group of ringing horses laughed all the way, walked slowly, and unconsciously walked into the peach blossom stream.

Xu Tangyi watched the group of ringing horses slowly enter the mountain stream, and commanded in a low voice: "Ma Wu, Jiang Yuanqing, have you two seen the people with pack bags on the horses' backs?" One of you shoots, the other forks the horse with a steel fork, make sure that both the man and the horse are left behind, and I will deal with the baggage. Everyone else listens to me. Don't panic! ”

At this time, Xu Tangyi picked up the bow, bent the bow and arrows, and traced the person with the backpack. He shouted, "Kill!" At the same time, the arrow also shot out quickly, hitting the man's waist and falling off his horse. Almost at the same time, Yang Yuanqing and Ma Wu also attacked at the same time and hit the target.

Everyone else also has archery with arrows, and steel forks with steel forks. For a while, the group of ringing horses was taken by surprise, people turned on their backs, and seven or eight people fell off their horses. On both sides of the road, there was a shout of killing, and arrows continued to be fired.

Ji Chao and Chu Ying walked in front, heard movement behind them, and did not react, and then heard a shout of killing from both sides of the road, and immediately realized that they had been ambushed. They don't know who the other party is, how many people there are, they are in the light, the other party is in the dark, and the other party still has the advantage of opening the ground, so naturally they don't dare to fight. I had to call everyone to leave quickly, and it was important to escape.

Ji Chao shouted loudly: "Brothers, there is an ambush, retreat!" ”

In an instant, this group of ringing horses did not care about the silver and their wounded companions, and followed the big boss, taking advantage of the moonlight, beating their horses in the direction of Maqi Mountain, and fled.

Xu Tangyi saw this group of ringing horses fleeing, and did not chase after them, and said to everyone: "Now go down to clean up the battlefield and cover your face." According to what was said before, you can't reveal your identity. Don't call me Captain. ”

Then, Xu Tangyi led everyone out of the woods, and when they got to the road, they began to instruct: "Everyone should be sharp." The wounded mending knife was left alive, the horses were brought back, and the dead bodies were carried and thrown into the mountain stream to feed the wolves. Clean them all clean, so as not to leave traces. ”

"Young Master Qi, I found it, in this bag. Do you see if it's this white pink? Ma Wu came over and said to Xu Tangyi.

At this time, a ringing horse lying on the ground and pretending to be dead quietly opened his eyes, looked around, and found that there was a horse nearby, and seeing that no one noticed him, he suddenly jumped up, ran two steps, jumped on his horse, and ran along the mountain road quickly......