In the early morning of the next day, the officers and troops stationed at the foot of the mountain began to march towards Shuanglong Ridge.

As soon as the officers and troops on this side moved, the scouts sent by the bandits over there who had been keeping an eye on them hurriedly reported the news to the mountain.

The You brothers also hurriedly responded, although they always shouted that Lin Fan was not worried, and it seemed that they were disdainful of Lin Fan.

But this is just a means to appease people's hearts, after all, Lin Fan's record is there, and the bandits in the entire Yongyang territory have basically been swept away by him. If there is a fight, they will not and dare not despise it.

Under Chen Fangshu's strong request, Lin Fan no longer rushed to the front in person this time, but Chen Fangshu led people to open the way in front, and he, Zhang Yanji, and Yang Peng pressed in the back.

In the face of the continuous rushing and killing of the officials and soldiers, the bandits relied on geography to resist.

However, this time the enemy was too difficult, especially the teams of the patrol department at the head of the platoon, whether it was the sophistication of the weapons and equipment, or the formation cooperation between each other, it was not comparable to the officers and soldiers they had seen before.

Therefore, at the very beginning, due to the inaccurate estimation of the combat strength of the official army, the bandits suffered a big loss and retreated.

It wasn't until later that the second master, You Yinglong, personally came forward to organize it, and he was able to stabilize the situation, and he was able to rely on the terrain to make decent resistance, and sometimes even hit some counterattacks.

Although these small troubles had little impact on the Inspection Division, they still caused a lot of disturbance to the officers and soldiers of the two banners behind.

Once, relying on their familiarity with the terrain, a small group of bandits suddenly came out from behind the buttocks of the officers and soldiers, and the officers and troops behind were caught off guard and almost broke up directly.

Thanks to the patrol inspection department in front of the front to withstand the counterattack of the bandits in front, there was no situation of being flanked by the front and rear, but there were still people in the officers and soldiers who were frightened and wanted to flee to the back.

Lin Fan knew that although there were quite a few officers and soldiers, if there were deserters, the others would immediately follow, and there would be signs of rout.

When the time comes, don't talk about exterminating the bandits, whether you can lead people down safe and sound is a question.

So he directly drew his sword and killed the two soldiers who wanted to escape, and shocked the remaining soldiers.

Then he shouted: "Those who have escaped from the battle, military law is engaged!" ”

He took Zhang Ping and them straight to the group of bandits ambush: "Don't be afraid, come with me!" ”

Seeing Lin Fan taking the lead in the charge, the officers and soldiers were relieved, and they didn't think about escaping, they all turned around and followed behind Lin Fan, killing those bandits.

The number of bandits who attacked this time was not large, although they were all elite bandits, but in the face of officials and troops who were dozens or several times their own number, they did not have any advantage, and they could even be said to be vulnerable.

It's just that these officers and soldiers have not fought any decent battles before, and they have won fewer victories and more defeats, and they have long lost their courage. In addition, the salary was constantly deducted by the boss, and they had no intention of working hard for this little salary.

Therefore, at the slightest disturbance, they will want to flee like frightened birds, and they will not be defeated. Not only they are like this, but most of the armies in the world are also like this, so it is not surprising that the imperial court suffers defeats every day.

As a matter of fact, as long as the officers and troops can not collapse at the slightest touch of the battle, it will be difficult to pose a threat to the officers and troops with the combat strength of the displaced people and bandits.

After all, the equipment and training of the officers and soldiers are beyond their reach, and as long as they dare to fight, even if they face an enemy several times their size, it is not too difficult to win.

It's just that after the founding of the country for a long time, the army will inevitably become corrupt, military discipline will be lax, and armaments will be lax. The generals were extravagant and wantonly amassed wealth, while the low-level soldiers did not have enough to eat.

Those who are officials do not want to work hard when they have money, and those who are soldiers are even more reluctant to work hard if they have not enough to eat. Day after day, year after year, day after day, day after day, the current situation will be achieved.

Sure enough, after stabilizing their position, the bandits were quickly strangled, and they were not able to stir up any storms.

Seeing these bandits, the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted, and the eyes looking at Lin Fan were faintly different from before, and at the same time, they were also very impressed by Lin Fan's bravery, and it was the first time they had seen Shangguan who took the lead in battle.

When this happened, Zhang Yanji and Yang Peng both felt a little dull.

The soldiers of the Inspection Division rushed to the front as steady as Mount Tai, while those of them who were hiding behind were almost frightened and scattered by a dozen thieves.

You must know that they are leading regular officers and soldiers, although they are not elite, and they are even more distantly far away than the northern border army.

But they didn't expect that they and their subordinates couldn't even compare to these miscellaneous cards in the inspection department.

Annoyed and angry, the two of them also worked a lot harder than just now.

Seeing that their boss had a black face, those soldiers didn't dare to cheat anymore and began to work hard.

As a result, the overall combat strength of the officers and troops has risen a lot for a while.

The battle lasted from morning to afternoon, and both sides suffered heavy casualties, and as the officers and soldiers became more and more courageous, the bandits gradually could not resist and were forced to retreat to the cave.

At this point, the bandits had no way to retreat, they strictly guarded the entrance of the cave, and refused to take a step back no matter how the officials and soldiers attacked and killed.

Chen Fangshu led people to rush a few times, but he didn't break through, seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, he could only stop and surround the entrance of the cave.

The attack was fruitless, so Chen Fangshu asked people to collect a large amount of damp firewood, all of which were piled up at the mouth of the cave, and poured the fire oil that had been prepared before coming.

When the wind began to blow towards the cave, a torch was lit with firewood, and a large amount of smoke flew into the cave.

The soldiers had known for a long time that they would be attacking with fire, and they all covered their mouths and noses with prepared wet cloths.

The thieves in the cave were not so lucky, they were already in the wind, and the smoke could not be dispersed when it entered the cave, so it could only accumulate more and more. So all the thieves coughed continuously for a while, and tears and snot flowed together.

The dragon in the cave also sneezed, and hurriedly went to find a piece of wet cloth soaked in water and tied it to its face. Then he shouted to the panicked bandits: "What the hell are you panicking, isn't it just smoke?" It's not like I haven't met them before! ”

Then he shouted to Li Qingshan, who was stupid and a little overwhelmed on the side: "You, go and tell everyone, go find a wet cloth to cover your face, if you can't find water, just use your own pee!" Also, let everyone be prepared in case the officers and soldiers take the opportunity to attack. ”

Li Qingshan also had a lot of tears and snot at this time, but he didn't dare to neglect You Jinglong's order.

You must know that at such a critical juncture, if someone dares to be disobedient, You Jinglong will definitely not care about killing himself to make an example, so as to let others settle down.

So he didn't dare to delay at all, and he hurried to do as You Jinglong instructed.

Seeing that the bandits gradually got through the initial panic, the You brothers were also relieved, and seeing that the official army had never taken advantage of the situation to attack the mountain, and they retreated at the touch of a few attempts, they were completely relieved.

You Yinglong laughed and said: "These officials are really greedy for life and afraid of death, I thought that this Lin Fan could do this step now, it must be extraordinary, but now it seems that he is just like this, and he is no different from those people before." It seems to be a lively fight, but it is thunder and rain, and it is really time to fight hard, but no one is willing to rush forward. ”

You Jinglong nodded, "Yes, I think that as long as we hold on for a few more days, the officers and soldiers will retreat if they find out that they can't help us!" But don't be careless, let the brothers strengthen their vigilance and be careful of night attacks by officials and soldiers. ”

At this time, Lin Fan, who was outside, stood quietly behind the fire, staring at the flames and smoke in the sky with cold eyes. Because there was a fire blocking the view, the bandits did not find him, otherwise they would have to eat a few cold arrows.

And the bandits couldn't see that behind Lin Fan were hundreds of officers and soldiers with their swords unsheathed and ready to fight at any time.

Looking at the jumping firelight, Lin Fan was thinking, the fire was lit, the signal on their side had already been sent, and An Ning's side should have already started to act!

At the same time, An Ning also saw smoke starting to rise from the mouth of the cave in the back mountain. He took out a wet cloth to cover his face, and at the same time said to the twenty selected elites behind him: "My lord, they have already started, and now it's our turn!" If any of you still want to quit, it's still too late! ”

No one spoke, except for the sound of nervous breathing, there was silence all around, and it seemed that even the surrounding mosquitoes were frightened and dormant by the boiling murderous aura of everyone, and even the sound of insects disappeared.

All of them had been informed of the dangers of the mission before they came. In fact, they thought very simply, since they chose to agree at that time, there is no reason to back down now.

Seeing that no one retreated, An Ning was very relieved. said: "Since everyone is reluctant to quit, let's get started!"

He was the first to climb, and the others followed one by one, like ghosts in the night, approaching the entrance of the cave.

The fire burned for most of the night, and the officers and soldiers kept shouting and shouting outside, but every time they arrived at the entrance of the cave, they would retreat when they saw that they could not be defeated. And then after a while, they rush up again, and then they go back again, and so on and so forth, and there is no moment of peace.

The officers and soldiers tossed endlessly for most of the night, and the bandits were also worried for most of the night, worried that the officers and soldiers might come in at any time.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that the officers and troops outside stopped, which made them all feel relieved.

But it was okay to barely lift the spirit, but the strength of the whole body seemed to flow away all at once, and the upper and lower eyelids began to fight, and they couldn't open their eyes!

And without the knowledge of the bandits, the officers and soldiers outside had already rested in batches, and now they were already bowed and unsheathed, ready to do a big job at any time.

Everything is ready only to owe the east wind, and the left and right wait, but the signal of tranquility is delayed.

Among them, the most anxious should be Lin Fan, he doesn't know anything about the things in the back mountain now, and he can't help but worry.

The slightest accident would have wiped out the operation, and even tranquility would have been in danger. And there is no chance to do this again, once the bandits are on guard, it is impossible to attack from the back mountain.

He could only tell himself that it was useless to be anxious, and now that he could only choose to believe that Anning could do it!

Having said that, from the way he looked in the direction of the back mountain from time to time, his heart was by no means as calm as it seemed!

At this moment, a bright firework bloomed in the sky, lighting up the night sky, which looked incomparably gorgeous!

Lin Fan's expression didn't change much, but his excitement could still be heard from his slightly trembling voice. He drew his knife and pointed forward: "It's now, do it!"