Seeing that Song Mao's rebuttal to An Ning was a little speechless, Lin Fan first scolded An Ning, "An Ning, don't be rude!" ”

waited until the two stopped arguing with each other before he said: "Actually, what Brother Song said is reasonable, this method is indeed more secure." In normal times, I would prefer this approach, but now we don't have time to take our time. ”

"The Tian family was wiped out, and such a big case happened, it can't be hidden. Now everyone is staring at us, if we can't give an explanation to the people as soon as possible, we won't be able to eat and go around. ”

"In this case, the danger of the army is also a last resort. An Ning's temperament was a little anxious, and there was some collision in his words, Brother Song was not strange. ”

Song Mao hurriedly said: "What the adults said there, Brother An Ning is also for the inspection department, and what he said is indeed reasonable, how can I blame it?"

Lin Fan nodded, he chuckled: "You can't blame Brother Song for not agreeing with Anning's method, Anning's method is too dangerous, if it fails, the Inspection Department can't afford such a big casualty, it's really not advisable." ”

Unexpectedly, Lin Fan felt that the proposal of himself and An Ning was inappropriate, which made Song Mao a little puzzled, and he asked suspiciously: "Then what do you think the adults should do?"

Lin Fan pointed to a mountain range on the map and said, "I think our first target should be here, Yan Hui Mountain."

Hearing Lin Fan's words, Song Mao's expression changed slightly, but he covered it up in time, and everyone was staring at the place Lin Fan was pointing to at this time, so his abnormality did not attract the attention of others.

Song Mao's expression quickly returned to normal, and he asked casually, "Do you know where Yanhuan Mountain is?"

Lin Fan said: "I naturally know! Among the bandits, Yanhuanshan and Chenjiazhai are tied, second only to Shuanglongling. The most important thing is that the first two inspection envoys before me also died at the hands of the Yan Huanshan bandits. ”

"Therefore, although Yan Huanshan is not the largest in number and the largest in power among the bandits, it is the most feared by the government, and the brothers of our inspection department are also the most afraid of them."

"It is precisely because of this that if we raid Yanhuan Mountain, it may not be as shocking as directly destroying the more powerful Shuanglong Ridge from outsiders."

"But for the brothers in the inspection department, this is revenge. If you can successfully eliminate this bandit, you can pull out a thorn in the hearts of your brothers. ”

"It can help the brothers overcome the fear in their hearts and dispel their knots. This can boost morale and be more conducive to the next battle. ”

"And compared with Shuanglong Ridge, Yanhuanshan is closer to Yongyang, and it is easier to raid, relatively speaking, the difficulty is not so great."

"Because their looting of the people in Yongyang is more serious than that of other bandits, and they are more familiar and hated by the people, and they can better appease the people's hearts by exterminating Yan and returning to the mountain."

Lin Fan saw that everyone was thoughtful because of his words, so he continued: "What I said above is out of public intentions, and the reason why I was the first to target Yan Huanshan is not all because of this. On top of that, I have my own selfish intentions. ”

"Selfishly, I have already found out that the person who ambushed me in Qingmuling last time was Li Tianming, the leader of Yanhuan Mountain, and I have to avenge this revenge."

"Also, they suffered heavy losses last time, although they can still retain the name of the third largest force, but the number of bandits is probably only sixty or seventy people left at most, and their strength is not as good as before. In this case, the loss of exterminating him will be much smaller than going to Shuanglongling or Chenjiazhai, after all, I can't risk the lives of my brothers for nothing. ”

After Lin Fan's words were finished, An Ning and Wang Hu's eyes lit up, and they said in unison: "This method is good, it is a feasible strategy."

An Ning even said: "When I was in my hometown, who didn't know that adults had the smallest eyes, and if there was revenge, they would take revenge, when would they have suffered such a loss?"

"And these little thieves dare to ambush and kill adults, it's really lawless, I have long wanted to clean them up. Let's wait until today to do it, count them lucky! ”

"you, stay and go!" Seeing that An Ning was funny again, Lin Fan kicked him and scolded with a smile.

Song Mao saw that they all agreed, so he had no choice but to stop talking, and could only agree.

Lin Fan glanced at them, "Since you all have no opinions, let's go down and prepare!" Three days later, we set off. This is our first battle, and it's up to you whether we can fight it well or not. ”

The matter was urgent, and everyone didn't say much, just said goodbye to the arch and hurried down to arrange affairs.

After going down, everyone began a series of mobilization and material preparations for their soldiers.

But in order to prevent the plan from being leaked, Lin Fan did not let An Ning and the others tell them who they were going to fight, but only said that they were going to suppress the bandits.

After about half a year of training, today's inspection department is no longer the same as when Lin Fan first came, both in terms of combat power and morale.

Everyone knows that since you are a soldier, you have to go to war, but it is only a matter of time. Now that they know that there is really going to be a war, they are not surprised.

In particular, the veterans of the Inspection Division, because they are not regular soldiers, have fought several defeats, and have always been looked down upon by others. But who doesn't want to be ashamed and raise their eyebrows?

From the time Lord Lin came, until now, with the efforts of adults, whether it is equipment or training, now he and others are no worse than those so-called elite regular soldiers, and what is missing is to use such an opportunity to prove himself!

Now that the opportunity has come, whether it is a recruit or a veteran, as soon as they hear that there is going to be a war, they are gearing up one by one and eager to try. Although I don't know who to hit yet, Lord Lin pointed to it, and we all hit there!

Of course, if they know that they are going to fight Yan Huanshan, who has killed two inspectors in a row and killed his brothers and suffered heavy casualties, they don't know if they can have such a high morale!

The three days were fleeting, and under Lin Fan's arrangement, the Inspection Department began to cook food on the night of the fourth day.

After everyone has eaten and drunk enough, the time has just reached the ugly time. Under Lin Fan's order and the urging of their respective teams, everyone began to set off.

In order to hide his whereabouts, except for the distance just out of the camp, Lin Fan did not allow open flames on the way to the march.

Hundreds of people kept marching on the dark and rugged mountain road, no torches, no one spoke, everyone just walked silently forward.

The sky was pitch black, and there were no fingers to be seen, only the stars shining in the sky, bringing a faint starlight. No one knew what the road ahead was like, not even under their feet.

In addition to the silence brought by the night, there is also the depression before the great war.

Only the sound of everyone's heavy breathing and the clashing of armor came to let you know that you were not alone. And the only thing everyone can do is to follow closely behind the person in front of them.

Everyone groped forward with shallow feet and deep feet, and from time to time someone tripped and fell to the ground due to the bad road conditions, and then silently stood up and followed the team in front.

No one complained, because Lin Fan personally opened the way for everyone at the front, if there was really one of them who worked the hardest, then it must be him.

If someone looked down from the mountain they had passed on, they could only faintly see a long black shadow, like a long snake, silently spreading along the road.

After nearly two hours of marching, everyone arrived at the foot of Yanhuan Mountain, when the sky was dark, and the east began to turn slightly white, breaking the darkness before dawn.

After marching in the middle of the night, the soldiers finally knew their combat objectives this time, and there was some commotion. But everyone knows that they have already come, so they can only give it a go.

In a dense forest at the foot of the mountain, Lin Fan asked everyone to rest in place and recover their strength.

When the gorgeous morning glow began to appear and the sun was about to rise, Lin Fan ordered the whole army to start marching towards the cottage on the top of Yanhuan Mountain.

The cool mountain breeze in the mountains kept blowing, blowing away a lot of the heat since the beginning of the summer.

It's morning, and it's not yet time for mosquitoes to go out, which also saves everyone from the pain of mosquito bites for a while.

A red sun breaks through the clouds from the distant earth's surface, and although the light is not yet hot, it can also shine on the earth and revive all things.

The sun rises in the east, the grass and trees stretch their branches and leaves, the earth dragon drills out of the wet ground, rolls and twists the wet body, the morning birds also begin to come out of the nest, foraging in the forest, the birds are singing, the wind is loud, and the scene is light and light.

It would have been more perfect if there had been no destruction of the picture by this group of men dressed in armor and armed with weapons, who looked fierce and murderous.

When everyone walked halfway up the mountain, the sun finally got warm and began to rise violently, and the sound of cicadas was noisy, disturbing people's hearts.

At this moment, after turning a corner, there was a small platform on the mountainside, and a small pavilion on it came into everyone's sight.

Coming to the pavilion, Lin Fan stopped to watch, the pavilion was a little dilapidated, even the vermilion-colored paint on the pillars had been mottled and peeled off, and there were many potholes left by insect corrosion, it seemed that no one had taken care of it for a long time.

Inside the pavilion is a round stone table, and around the table there are several stone benches, all of which are polished from bluestone, but they are also covered with dead leaves and dirt.

Lin Fan looked up and saw three big characters written on the plaque above his head: Tui Xin Pavilion.

Hanging on the pillars on both sides is a couplet, and the upper couplet on the right side is: Drink and talk, and old friends in the world are all like-minded. The lower link on the left is: Sang Ma is narrated, and the new guests in the world are also Chinese.

Lin Fan recited this couplet in a low voice, and said with some emotion: "Although this couplet is a little ingenious, it does not lose its spirit!"

Song Mao said: "The adults are talking about this pair? I don't know who wrote this couplet, but I think it should have been left by an unfortunate literati. ”

Although the artistic conception of this couplet is average, some pretend to be profound, but because the pavilion has been there since it was built, and it is just in time for the occasion, it has not been replaced. Even if the pavilion was renovated a few years ago, it was not destroyed, but it was re-engraved and has been left until now. ”

Lin Fan turned his head to look at him, a little surprised by his words, "Oh! Brother Song still understands this? ”

Song Mao hurriedly shook his head, waved his hand and explained: "Don't laugh at your subordinates, adults, these couplets or anything are all about readers, how can I understand this." It's just that this pavilion is quite famous within a radius of 100 miles, and I just heard a few words from someone by chance! ”

"Listening to you say this, there are still some allusions to this pavilion?" Lin Fan asked with a smile.

Song Mao returned: "This pavilion is a scene in this mountain, and it was also famous far and wide back then. In addition to the peddlers and pawns resting here, in the early years, there were also scholars and literati who called friends and came to the mountains to gather and play. ”

"Those literati often stopped here, and they could enjoy the scenery in the mountains while drinking and writing poems."

"They boast that they can not be disturbed by the mundane here, and they can speak freely without scruples, pinpoint the disadvantages of the times, point out the country, and express their hearts directly. People can put their hearts in their hearts, they don't have to guard against each other, no matter what they say, they don't go to the government to complain.

"After all, at the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, it was often imprisoned for Wen, so there is no need to worry about this, if some remarks here circulate, the leaker will also be looked down upon by the scholars and literati near Anzhou, so it is named Tuixin Pavilion."

"It's just that in recent years, bandits have been rampant, the mountain roads have been cut off, and even Yanhuan Mountain has been occupied by bandits, so no one dares to come anymore, and this pavilion has gradually been deserted."

Lin Fan nodded, "The so-called high-minded talk of the literati in the world is mostly wishful thinking. ”

"And where in the world can you really put your heart to heart? If someone really wants to harm you and go to the government to denounce you for inappropriate remarks or even misdeeds, what can you do? ”

"For him, it's just despised, a bad reputation. But for you, that's a loss of your family's life! ”

"If such a thing really happens, it's too late to regret it!"

Song Mao didn't know much about the things between these readers, and he didn't know how to respond for a while, so he just smiled awkwardly.

Lin Fan saw through Song Mao's thoughts, and did not wait for him to reply, but used his hand as a curtain, raised his eyes into the distance, and looked into the distance.

The scenery here is indeed excellent, with green mountains and green waters, and deep forests. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, undulating and undulating, until they stretch to the limit of the eye.

From far to near, Lin Fan withdrew his gaze into the distance and looked nearby.

In addition to the small flat land around the pavilion, the mountain road is also surrounded by steep rocks covered by dense forests, which is very interesting. With views from near and far, it's no wonder that this pavilion was built here.

Song Mao saw Lin Fan looking at the scenery here, and said, "My lord, not far ahead is the thief's cottage!" It's too dangerous to go to war later, and adults are the backbone of everyone, so they shouldn't get too close. It's better to sit here and command, and see how the brothers fight bravely to kill the enemy and serve the court. ”

Lin Fan thought for a moment, "It's okay!" In this case, the two of us will stay here and sit in town, and the matter of killing the enemy will be handed over to An Ning and Wang Hu. ”