Xia Xue silently looked at these hard-training guards. The fathers or brothers of many of the Blackguard soldiers who participated in the sneak attack had been killed by pirates on Yuanshan Island, and some of the team members had red eyes and hateful eyes; Some of the fists were clenched tightly, and the knuckles were pale from overexertion; Some clenched their teeth, and their eyes revealed a sky-high killing intent. Sima Chao sat there, his eyes gloomy, and he didn't say a word, his father was also killed by this group of pirates.

This plan to attack Yuanshan Island ignited the hatred and vengeful anger in their hearts. However, because Yuanshan Island is solid, everyone is still a little uncertain, and the morale is not very high.

In order to strengthen everyone's confidence in victory, in order to boost everyone's morale, Xia Xue decided to use superstition as a "good thing".

Dawn.

In the light mist, the mountains with green and green in the distance loomed.

When the escorts gathered this morning, they were surprised to find that Xia Xue personally took Li Jing and two soldiers to walk up to the high platform with a large plate. Another soldier who followed closely behind was holding a very ordinary money bag in his hand. Although he didn't know what Xia Xue wanted to do, the bearded guest still subconsciously let go. And Zhao Ning and Sima Chao exchanged a look of surprise, obviously Xia Xue's arrangement had exceeded their expectations.

Xia Xue held the money bag in her hand and said solemnly to everyone: "Yuanshan Island is heavily defended and has a strong fortress, so it is not so easy to overcome. I know that many of our escorts have no bottom in their hearts, but in fact, I don't know the bottom of my heart. The so-called 'planning is in the people, and the success is in the sky', whether the attack on Yuanshan Island can succeed this time, let's see how the will of heaven is. Here, it's a hundred copper coins, and if God blesses us, then there will be more than fifty copper coins facing up, and if God doesn't bless us, then there will be less than fifty copper coins going upward......"

After a moment of surprise, the bearded man and the generals were even more looking forward to it, because they still had all their hopes for the attack on Yuanshan Island, but because of the great difficulty, they really had no bottom in their hearts. The ancients were superstitious, and they also wanted to see what providence was.

The eyes of the guards in the audience were full of expectations, and they had already gathered on the money bag in Xia Xue's hand.

The bag opened, and the glittering copper coins fell in the morning light.

Falling on the plate, it made a "clang" and "clang" sound, one after another.

The hearts of the bearded guest, Zhao Ning and Sima Chao were all tense, and they had never felt that this short moment had been so long and tormenting. And the hearts of all the guards were also tense, and some even subconsciously looked up at the sky and prayed secretly in their hearts.

The bearded man and Zhao Ning personally stepped forward and counted with Li Jing three times, and then the three of them stood still at the same time, with a solemn look on their faces. Xia Xue didn't know when to raise her head and quietly looked up at the sky.

There seemed to be layers of clouds approaching in the distance, and the morning light, which had just been a little warm, also dimmed, did it rain?

"Ninety face up." The bearded guest said solemnly.

The two soldiers carried the miraculous plate down the platform, and were immediately drowned out in cheers. God really bless them Changxi Village Guards!

The guards were all gearing up and high-spirited, and they were full of confidence in the victory of the attack on Yuanshan Island.

Xia Xue smiled helplessly in her heart, only she knew that in order to boost morale, these copper coins were made of hands and feet, eighty-five of the hundred copper coins were positive on both sides, and the remaining fifteen were ordinary copper coins that had not been done with hands and feet. The ancients were also shrewd, and Xia Xue didn't dare to make a hundred copper coins with his hands and feet, if it was really a hundred coins facing up, some people would definitely not believe it.

In the process of randomly pouring copper coins on the plate just now, it happened that five of the fifteen ordinary copper coins were face up, so in the end, a total of 90 copper coins were face up.

After all, the little trick did not go wrong, and the morale of the Changxi Village escort team was also sent to a new peak.

Through the "copper coin trick", everyone's confidence in winning was strengthened and everyone's morale was improved, but if she really wanted to succeed, Xia Xue knew that she still had to come up with a reliable action plan.

In the simple war room, Xia Xue said slowly to the generals such as Qiu Ke, Li Jing, Sima Chao, Zhao Ning, Dugu Jun, Pan Jiang, Wu Lei, etc.: "According to the information we have learned, the defense of Yuanshan Island is very strong, not only have there been wooden fences, sharp piles, antler traps and other shady things along the coast, but also the three hundred pirate guards on the island that have been on defense all year round, as well as the strong mountain and stone fortress with a circumference of four hundred steps and four zhang high. However, I don't think it's impossible to take Yushan Island with more than 400 people and horses at the moment. ”

"Master, can you be specific?" Zhao Ning asked anxiously.

"Hey, hey!" Xia Xue smiled a little slyly, "If we say that we raided Yuanshan Island on a rainy night or a foggy night......"

The bearded man slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "yes, why didn't I ever think of this idea before?" It's just that there are unpredictable storms and clouds, how do we know which day is rainy or foggy? And it has to be heavy rain or fog. ”

"As far as I can tell, it is estimated that there will be heavy rain at night in three days!" Xia Xue smiled mysteriously, Xia Xue often conducts scientific expeditions at sea in the future era, and still has some experience in weather changes at sea. Last night she noticed that there were clouds in the eastern sky, the stars were gone, the wind had stopped, the earth seemed to have stopped turning, the whole world had come to a standstill, and according to experience, there should be heavy rain in three days.

"But it's true that there will be heavy rain three days later, and it's not so easy to break through Yushan Island. The biggest difficulty is the castle on Yuanshan Island, the city is 100 steps away, the wall is four feet high, the fortress has only one gate, in addition to the three hundred pirate guards stationed all the year round, there are some craftsmen and slaves in the fort. In addition, there is a freshwater lake and many warehouses on the island. There is no shortage of weapons and food on the island. If they hide inside the castle, it will be difficult for us to take the castle. The bearded guest was still a little worried.

"What is the pirate's castle made of?"

"The mountain is made of rocks, and it is very strong. The only way to enter and exit the fort was a fort gate on the east side, but this gate was covered with iron sheets, which was very strong, and every time after dark, when the castle was closed, a jack gate made entirely of iron was lowered. The gate had to be wrenched up, and there was no other way to open the castle. ”

Sima Chao added: "That's right, the castle is the same as the turtle shell. The base is up to one zhang wide, and the base is also built with large square stones. In addition, outside the castle, there is a moat ditch that is three zhang wide and two zhang deep, although there is no water in the ditch, but it is densely covered with sharp piles. At night, once the suspension bridge is closed, it is difficult to fly over with wings. ”

"There is never an impenetrable fortress in the world." Xia Xue chuckled, "No matter how strong a fortress is, there will be times when it can be breached." The stronger the pirate's fortress, the more lax the guards must have been. They may be thinking that no one will be able to breach this fortress, as you think. But a war is a war, and if the fortress is built very strong, it can really never fall, then everyone will go to repair the castle. ”

It seems that the thinking of the guards is still relatively fixed, and they have little experience in fighting tough battles, or offensive and defensive battles.

"Could it be that the master has a clever plan to break this fortress?" Zhao Ning asked expectantly.

"Hehe, I have a secret weapon." Xia Xue smiled mysteriously at the calm and heroic Dugu Jun......

For the first time, Ouyang Qian's heart was flooded with waves of love. Dugu Jun, who is quite handsome and strong in martial arts, has been deeply planted in her delicate little heart like a beautiful flower seed since he saved her from fighting with the Japanese Kou that time.

She thought of Dugu Jun, and a burst of sweetness surged up in her heart, her steps were as light as her heart, running towards Dugu Jun's house like a flying deer. She wanted to appear in front of Dugu Jun unexpectedly. Dugu Jun's mother had already fallen asleep in the bedroom on the west side, so as soon as she stepped into the main door, she tiptoed towards Dugu Jun's room on the east side. She stood outside the door, leaning against the shadow next to the door frame, and looked in, only to see a map spread out on the small kang table on the kang, and a pine lamp in Dugujun's left hand. He stared at the map and struggled to think about something. Because of the deep thought, a thin vertical line appeared between his handsome eyebrows. In Ouyang Qian's eyes, this fine line made Dugu Jun's decoration technetium more solemn and beautiful.

When she saw him working so hard, she took a soft breath, and her hot heart sank slightly, and she did not dare to go in. Because she has always known that Dugu Jun doesn't like people to disturb him when he is thinking about problems.

The air in the room naturally prevented Ouyang Qian from daring to step into the threshold. But it seems that Dugu Jun has a huge attraction on his body, which attracts her but can't

Go back. She stood quietly and motionlessly outside. Leaning on the door frame, pursed his lips, and looked at Dugu Jun intently. Almost holding his breath, he stood and looked at him—looking at him carefully, not letting him see.

The room was so quiet, Dugu Jun stared at the map, frowning, his chest breathing together.

I don't know how long it was, Ouyang Qian's heart was no longer calm, and she anxiously hoped that Dugu Jun's thoughts would slow down. But Dugu Jun thought more intensely. As his brow furrowed, the air in the room hardened with tension. His thoughts were already reaching a peak, and he was thirsty from the fire of this intense mental labor.

He stared at the map, reached to the corner of the cabinet behind his right, felt the teapot, and brought it to his mouth. When the teapot was tilted to 90 degrees, he didn't even drink a drop of water, so he threw the teapot onto the kang.

Ouyang Qian saw that there was no water in the teapot, and hurriedly turned around to get the kettle placed on the stove in the main room. I didn't watch out for touching the backpack hanging on the wall in the dark shadow.,Send it out.

There was a bang.

"Who?" Dugu Jun's voice was so stern.

"I, Ouyang Qian." She pursed her lips and smiled as she poured water into the teapot. Her heart thumped against her ribs, the jar in her hand shook for a moment, and water overflowed from the teapot.

"Sister Qian, why are you here?" Dugu Jun saw that Ouyang Qian was unprecedentedly not angry, and looked at her warmly, he also liked this simple and delicate girl.

He was studying the map of Yuanshan Island, the old nest of the Japanese Bandits, thinking about where to land, how to sneak into the castle on the island after landing, and how to open the castle's jack gate, all of which were full of difficulties, and he couldn't think of a better plan for a while, and he was irritated in his heart, if other people disturbed his thoughts at this time, he would definitely be angry.

Ouyang Qian's heart was pounding, and she lowered her voice, which was faintly trembling. "I'm coming over to see what you need? ……”

"Oh, thank you, Sister Qian." Dugu Jun's heart is hot, his heart is sweet, and it is always sweet to be cared for by his sweetheart. "I'm busy thinking about how to crack the castle of Yuanshan Island, and I don't need anything for the time being......"

"You, no matter how busy you are, you always need to drink water...... Ouyang Qian glanced at him and handed him the teapot full of water.

"Thank you, Sister Qian." Dugu Jun reached out and took the tea jar, the two of them touched their fingers, Ouyang Qian felt like an electric shock, and a powerful stream of heat like electricity was injected into her through his warm fingers. Ouyang Qian's heartbeat suddenly stopped, and then she jumped violently like a heart attack, beating as if it was about to jump out of her throat, and her face was so hot that it was about to burn. I only felt that my eyes were cloudy, and my eardrums were beating suddenly.

"Qianmei, what's wrong with you?" Dugu Jun took the teapot, blew it, drank a sip of hot water, and saw Ouyang Qian's face flushed like a rose, her eyes were hazy, very charming, and her heart couldn't help but wave, and her face felt hot.

Ouyang Qian woke up suddenly, looking at the handsome and elegant man who was close at hand, her eyes were full of concern, and she couldn't help but feel even more ashamed, the blood rushed to her face, and even her ears were hot, she hurriedly took a deep breath, tried her best to calm herself, and let her heartbeat gradually ease.

"Nothing, I...... I, seeing that you are so busy now, I won't bother, I'll go first! Ouyang Qian said in a panic, her heart was like a deer, her black and bright eyes had two clusters of flames in her eyes, and she hung her head shyly, ready to turn around and leave.

Dugu Jun stared at Ouyang Qian's ruddy and tender face, his heart also beat wildly, and he stammered and whispered in a very gentle tone: "Sister Qian, you ...... If you want to stay here, stay here, just keep it quiet. ”

Ouyang Qian looked at Dugu Jun with a shy smile, and she once again saw Dugu Jun release a unique hot look at her.

Ouyang Qian blushed and lowered her head, not daring to raise her eyes to contact Dugu Jun's hot gaze. She didn't know why she was shy, maybe this is what first love feels like, right? Ouyang Qian wasn't sure, after all, she never knew what her first love was like.

But she couldn't help but want to see Dugu Jun's hot and charming eyes, so she mustered up the courage and looked up into his affectionate eyes. Her eyes flooded with soft waves, as if they were about to drip down.

The heartbeats of the two people were as violent as a drum, the two people looked at each other, a trace of affection surged from the bottom of their hearts, and the two looked at each other, and they were fascinated for a while, and the heavens and the earth came to a halt.

Ouyang Qian's eyes were dizzy, her cheeks were red, her heart was beating wildly, her face was red like a ripe cherry, after all, she was a girl, and she was finally a little shy, and said in a low voice: "Brother Jun, it's not early, I still won't bother you, I wish you to come up with a good way to break the enemy as soon as possible, I also believe that you will be able to come up with it, come on!" - "After saying that, he turned around and ran happily.

Ouyang Qian ran happily and secretly laughed. The corners of his mouth curled up little by little, until the smile could no longer expand, and then he vigorously withdrew the smile, and then raised it little by little......