Nearly in the evening, Ah Wei arrived at the inn where Xiao Hu was and said, "This village is not small, and there are many people living in nearby villages, so the grain and grass are really abundant. Grab this time, we don't have to worry about it for five or six days. But before we came, the news leaked, and the people fled, and they took away all the gold and silver. A careful search of the village did not find many treasures. ”

Han Jianu said: "It's a pity! In such a large village, it is really unwillingness to not be able to find property! ”

Xiao Hu looked at the idle eyes, and there was just drinking, not speaking.

Ah Wu sat down at the table, took a sip of wine, and said, "General, it's not early, shouldn't we leave?" ”

Xiao Hu said: "Just now, the reconnaissance cavalry reported that there was no Song army within five miles. Since it's getting dark, why should we rush to leave? Stay in this village for the night, and it's not too late to leave tomorrow. Even if the Song army is chasing after us, how can they catch up with us? ”

Han Jianu said: "What I said is that it is better to sleep beautifully in this village." Have a good rest and go again tomorrow. These days, the sons and daughters have been walking hard, and it is not easy to break through a big village, and it is time to eat and drink well and rest comfortably. ”

Xiao Hu saw that the soldiers poured wine into the bowls of the two of them, raised the bowl and said, "Come, let's drink a bowl!" With grain and grass, there will be no trouble! ”

The three of them drank, put down their bowls, and ate large pieces of meat together.

Xiao Hu said: "After a while, the Lang people have eaten enough to eat and drink, let them stand at the edge of the village and guard the reeds." Then light a fire. Now it's cold at night, let the Song people hiding inside warm up! ”

Han Jianu and Ah Wu were stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood what Xiao Huzhen meant, and applauded together.

Ah Wei said: "The general's plan is really wonderful! Those Song people brought gold and silver to hide in the reeds, which was really annoying. Let's put a fire in the reeds and see if they can hide! As long as people come out, the property is not ours? ”

The more they thought about it, the better they became, and they praised it together. poured wine into the bowl, complimented Xiao Hu together, and drank in a big gulp.

Shi Daqing took his own department, along the road, to Daliushu Village. This is the road to Zhaozhou, which is usually very prosperous. It's just that the Khitans have been making a lot of trouble recently, and now there are few pedestrians on the road. Many of the villages passing by had been warned by Wu Han, and the villagers had already fled.

After walking for more than ten miles, the sun set and the sky began to darken.

Li Jia said: "Dianzhi, look at the sky is dark, and there is no moon at night, is it a night of rest and leave tomorrow morning?" ”

Shi Daqing said: "The right scout came to report that the Khitan scout was found near Daliushu Village. It's just that I was afraid that the Khitans would know about it, so I didn't get close to see it. In my estimation, the Khitans should still be in Daliushu Village. They are cavalry, we are infantry, and if we fight during the day, it is very difficult to surround them. It was time to take advantage of the night to raid them. The so-called moon black killing night is exactly at this time! ”

Li Jia had no choice but to continue to move forward with everyone.

Wu Han and the two strong men followed the army, and when they saw that they were still camping in the dark, they were overjoyed. I don't know how many of my relatives and friends there, as long as the army goes in a hurry, not to mention entangling the Khitans, at least the villagers can be saved.

Xiao Hu turned his head and watched the red sun on the horizon slowly set down the mountain. The night wind rose and made the reeds in front of him rattle.

He nodded to the guy on the side. Ah Wei said sharply: "Ignition!" Burn all the reeds here and see how long Song hides in it! ”

The soldier shouted a promise and lit the reeds with the torches in his hands. By this time, the reeds had already dried up, and they caught fire when they saw it. In the blink of an eye, it was already blazing, reflecting half of the sky.

The night wind blew the fire, and the fire quickly burned in the reeds by the wind. A group of Khitan soldiers armed with steel knives, guarding several intersections of the pond, looking at the fire with a smile.

In a short time, there was a cry from the reeds. At this time, the water in the pond froze, and the villagers hiding inside fled in all directions, and for a time there was a mess. When the Khitan soldiers saw it on the shore, as long as they were close to the shore, they killed it with a knife and went up to search for money.

Xiao Hu looked at it, and his cold face showed a smile. These days, I have brought more than 1,000 people with me, fleeing in all directions, and the pressure is actually very great. Burning down the village tonight also made his subordinates vent.

Several soldiers with steel knives jumped onto the ice and killed several Song people who were close to the shore. Pick up their baggage, go to the shore, and open it to watch. Seeing some golden hairpins inside, I couldn't help but be overjoyed, and I couldn't stop watching there.

Xiao Hu said: "Tell all the armies that all the looted property must be handed over to the army and divided according to the merits of the army." The Song people in the reeds are already lambs to the slaughter, and their possessions will be ours sooner or later. Stay in this village for one more night, and you can't be empty-handed. ”

The generals around him made promises together, and laughed together to order their subordinates.

Ah Wei said: "The general is really wise, come up with this clever plan!" These Song people thought that if they hid in the reeds, we would not be able to find them. But I don't want to make a fire, but I still have to come out. If there is one who does not have long eyes, it can only be turned into ashes inside! ”

Xiao Hu said: "That's right. After robbing this village, we will go to Zhaozhou. There is a large county of the Song Dynasty, and there is no army, which is suitable for us to cross and cross. After a few days, when the army goes south and the Song army is in chaos, which one will come to take care of us. At that time, we joined the army, and it was a great achievement. ”

Ah Wu said yes again and again. Ever since he crossed the Lu River with Xiao Hu, he felt that he was very powerful, and he had underestimated him before. Coming and going in the territory of the Song army, the Song army couldn't even catch a shadow.

After looking at it for a while, Xiao Hu said, "Let Erlang guard here, let's go back and drink." I've been camping in the wilderness these days, and I'm really tired. I've had enough tonight, get a good night's sleep, and I'll be out early tomorrow morning. ”

After speaking, he took Han Jianu and a few senior generals, returned to the village, and went to the inn to drink. Although the inn is small, there are all kinds of places to eat and sleep, which is a good place to go.

At this time, the fire spread, and the Song people inside couldn't hide and ran around. There were cries and shouts everywhere, and it was a terrible thing in the world. As long as the Khitans on the shore saw something close to the shore, they rushed down to cut it down and share the property.

Five miles away, Shi Daqing led the army all the way. Seeing the flames soaring into the sky from afar, he couldn't help but stop and said, "Where is the fire?" ”

Sun Tao said: "Listen to that elder Wu Han said, when you get here, there should only be Daliushu Village to the south." Isn't it the Khitans who set fire? ”

Li Jia said: "It must be." They have robbed the village, how can they not burn it down? ”

Sun Tao said: "No. Now set fire, apparently they have not gone yet. Since you live in the village, why do you set fire to it now? Shouldn't it be to sleep all night tonight and light a fire tomorrow morning? Now it's burning, where do they sleep at night? ”

A few people couldn't figure it out, and there they looked at the firelight in the distance.

At this moment, Wu Han hurriedly came from behind, crying and said to Shi Daqing: "General, go and save the villagers!" ”

Shi Daqing said: "We are also discussing whether Daliushu Village is on fire." ”

Wu Han wiped his eyes: "It must be that there is a fire in the village." From here to the south, there is only one village, Daliushu Village, where can you see it from afar? When I left the village, I had the people of the village take them to the reeds outside the village and hide them. It must have been the Khitan who saw it and set fire to the reeds. ”

Shi Daqing was taken aback and said, "I see! The Khitans are really inferior to beasts! Command the whole army, move quickly! ”