The heavy snow did not stop, and when Liu Yi was confessing to his maid for many years, he did not know that his son was threatened for the first time in his life less than a hundred miles away from him.

But for Liu Cheng, who is known as Cheng Yuan, he doesn't feel that this is a threat, but a tempering himself, Zhang Zhong's words last night really touched Liu Cheng's heart and found his own direction, otherwise he would not have given his token to Zhang Zhong, this small token, if used well, is the opportunity for Zhang Zhong to jump into the dragon gate, which can change his life.

Zhang Zhong naturally didn't know what this thing was for, and he didn't even know who to go to with it, but reason told him that this thing was definitely useful, so he solemnly put it away.

This night, the caravan slept very soundly, although the makeshift shed was not absolutely insulated from the cold, but it was much better than ordinary tents, at least it did not freeze to death, and it was quite comfortable to sleep on.

The next morning, when everyone woke up, they felt refreshed, and the fatigue caused by the fatigue of the journey seemed to have disappeared with the night's rest, and their bodies were full of energy.

Looking at the heavy snow, it seemed to be heavier than yesterday, and I stepped on the ground with one foot, and the whole foot did not go down.

"Brother Cheng, those bandits won't come today, will they?" Zhang Zhong came to Liu Cheng's side and asked.

"It depends on whether they want to get it." Liu Cheng shook his head and said: "These horse thieves are the rout of the Wei army, they have no foundation here, and now that the order of Xiliang is restored, their living space will be compressed, and the probability of obtaining this batch of goods is very high, but everyone can also gamble, after all, it is snowing all over the sky at the moment, the road is difficult to travel, and the other party may not catch up." ”

This place is only thirty miles away from Yunwu, if it is on weekdays, thirty miles away, it can be reached in half a day, but now the snow is full of snow, and the snow on the ground is a foot thick, let alone half a day, it may not be able to arrive in a day, and the other party is a cavalry, and the mobility is strong, even if it is also blocked, but without the drag of the goods, the opponent's mobility will be stronger than them.

"What now?" The middle-aged guard was also quite convinced by Liu Cheng at the moment, and his attitude was not as vicious as before, so he came up at this moment and complained a little: "It's even more difficult to walk when the snow stops." ”

"Take advantage of the wind and snow to take the initiative to prevent future troubles." Liu Cheng looked at the sky.

"This ......" Zhang Zhong and the middle-aged guard were a little embarrassed when they heard this, and the middle-aged guard smiled bitterly: "If it is an ordinary horse thief, we are not afraid, but this group of people is the Wei army, although it is not good to deal with my Han army, but our gang ......"

It's just a group of merchants, although they are often taken here, and they also have the fierceness of the northwest land, but in the face of the Wei army, their hearts are still a little bottomless.

"With mental arithmetic or unintentional, the odds of winning are still not small." Liu Cheng shook his head, whether to annihilate the other party or not, it doesn't make much difference to Liu Cheng, he is single-handed, even if the situation is unfavorable, it is not difficult for him to get out, and saying this at this moment is just to show these people a way to live.

I can't move now, and it's even harder to move when the snow stops, so it's better to fight back, and the other party shouldn't be able to count this side to fight back.

"How? We don't even know where they are. The middle-aged guard frowned, feeling that the young man was a little wishful thinking.

"It's not hard to find." Liu Cheng stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful of snow, rubbed it on his face and said: "In such a heavy snow, you can find out our location, and come quickly, and you can also monitor us, it must not be far from here, from the perspective of the other party's position, when it is in a mountain forest somewhere in the northwest, the distance will not exceed ten miles, it is not difficult to send someone to find out, if time permits, attack tonight, burn the stables first, and then take advantage of the chaos to attack, the probability will be very high." ”

"Brother Cheng, what do you mean by this probability?" The middle-aged guard was puzzled.

"The odds of winning, no battle can be won absolutely, but according to the conditions, the odds of winning can be roughly estimated, and now we are unexpected, the odds of winning are not small, but if you say that you will win, I can't guarantee it." Liu Cheng said indifferently: "Of course, this is only based on the number of those horse thieves yesterday, if the other party is only a small part, the odds will be greatly discounted, but the probability is not high, with the current situation in Xiliang, they have no background, the ability to resist risks is weak, if they raise too many people, they will starve to death first." ”

"What should I do?" The middle-aged guard looked at Zhang Zhong, the young man looked like he didn't care about himself, it was impossible to expect him to come out and think about it, so they had to decide by themselves.

Zhang Zhong smiled bitterly: "Do I have a choice?" ”

Liu Cheng has already pointed out two paths, one is to wait for death, maybe he can live for two more days, but in the end, even if he can escape with his life, the goods of this trip will have to be robbed.

Desperate fight, it seems to be risky, but if it can be done, not only can you save your money, but also save your life, are men who are begging for life on the northwest road, they have a strong in their bones, and now it is about their lives, this choice is not difficult for them, the reason why people will hesitate is that they can't see their own way clearly, they don't know how to choose, now the road has been pointed out, the result has been explained, then the next choice, naturally it will be easy.

At that moment, everyone discussed it, selected a few agile guards or merchants from the crowd, put on white robes and braved the wind and snow to explore in the direction pointed out by Liu Cheng.

It's impossible to say how hidden it is, after all, it's not a specially trained scout, but the current weather is a great help, and it's not easy to be spotted even if you're too swaggering and swaggering past in this white-clothed environment where the visibility is less than a foot away.

"Brother Cheng, if you find it, how should you fight?" Zhang Zhong followed Liu Cheng back to the tent and asked with a smile.

"My knowledge of the art of war is limited to books, and I have not participated in actual combat, so it may not be accurate." Liu Cheng thought for a while and said: "If you don't attack at night, one must be hidden, surprise, and the other need to be swift, the number of people does not have to be large, you can choose the strongest twenty people, if you can touch the other party's cottage, first create chaos, as I said before, burn the stable, use the war horse to impact the enemy formation, and then kill, it will cause the other party a lot of enemies to give the illusion, if the fire can burn is the best, can't and don't be afraid, at that time, just let go of the fight, there is no way back." ”

"Twenty is too little?" The middle-aged guard frowned.

"This is a night attack, and it is easy to be detected when there are many people, and some things are useful if there are not many people, and among these people, those who have such courage, I am afraid that they may not be able to make up twenty people." Liu Cheng looked at them and said with a smile.

"They are all men who beg for a life in the northwest, at this point, no one will back down, although Brother Cheng is powerful, he also underestimates us and others." The middle-aged guard Lang laughed and turned to find someone.

An hour later, the middle-aged guard came over with fifteen people with a somewhat ugly face, Liu Cheng's face was indifferent, but the middle-aged guard felt that the young man was laughing.

"With you and me, there are only seventeen people...... Zhang Zhong looked at this scene and said with a wry smile, as if he had guessed by this young man again.

"Courage is the first thing in such things, since you have no courage, let them go, and seventeen people can also do it." Liu Cheng was not surprised, in fact, he was able to make up seventeen people, but he was surprised, this proportion is not low, and it can be regarded as proving that if the middle-aged guards are concerned, among these people, there are indeed brave people.

"Okay, let's have a full meal tonight, and the third watch will set off, and Brother Cheng will wait here for me to wait for the news." The accountant said to Liu Cheng.

"Let's go." Liu Cheng shook his head.

"Brother Cheng, ......" Zhang Zhong looked at Liu Cheng with some surprise, the other party's status can already be determined, this kind of person will also come to the front line?

"I want to see how the Wei cavalry fought." Liu Cheng nodded and said, although the Han is now actively preparing for the construction of cavalry, but the cavalry general is a rare profession in the Han Dynasty, in the Manchu Dynasty, only the Ma family's team may have this ability, including Liu Cheng, the understanding of the cavalry is only in books, with this opportunity, he will naturally not miss it.

Zhang Zhong and the middle-aged guard were a little speechless, they really didn't understand what was going on in this person's mind, obviously with a noble status, but he ran out with the caravan by himself, and where was the danger.

In the evening, the people who went to explore the way finally came back, and they had already determined the location of the other party, as Liu Cheng said, it was only seven or eight miles away from here, even if it was windy and snowy, an hour was enough.

"Let's go." At the time of the third watch, Zhang Zhong counted the people, and at that moment, eighteen people each held a sharp blade, wrapped in white, and under the leadership of a young man who was exploring the path, they took advantage of the night to touch the other party's stronghold.

An old cottage, the gate is collapsed, in such a snowy weather, the wooden door creaks in the cold wind, the back row hits an arrow tower, there is a fire on it, but there is no human figure, it occupies a lot of land, but the popularity is not high.

Zhang Zhong was about to lead someone to enter through the main entrance, but was stopped by Liu Cheng.

"This way." Liu Cheng looked at the layout of the cottage, and took Zhang Zhong and the others to easily go around the cottage to find the stable.

Zhang Zhong and the middle-aged guard looked at Liu Cheng in surprise: "Brother Cheng, how do you know?" ”

"I've learned some camp layouts, and the layout here is simple, and you can see where the stables are at a glance." Liu Cheng sat down and said, "It's up to you next." ”

"What about you?" The middle-aged guard asked subconsciously.

"Stand for you." Liu Cheng said very calmly.

Zhang Zhong, middle-aged guard: "......"

Or did you really come all the way to watch the game?

"Brother Cheng be careful, go!" Zhang Zhong nodded, didn't ask again, and didn't count the other party at first.

Soon, there was a fire in the stable, a group of war horses were frightened, and began to run around frantically, Zhang Zhong and others took the opportunity to set fire around with torches, the wind and snow were too big, and they couldn't really burn, but the effect of the surprise attack was to come, a group of people saw that the fire was ineffective, they simply gathered together, fought everywhere, the horse thieves in the village ran around in a panic, and from time to time they were knocked away by the war horses, the scene was chaotic, and some people had begun to run away, and there were not many people who resisted.

But there are after all!

Liu Cheng climbed an arrow tower, silently watched the chaotic battle, made some comments in his heart from time to time, and waited until the battle was almost over before climbing down from the arrow tower.