Thousands of soldiers and horses finally rushed to the foot of Heiyunzhai Mountain.

Cao Bianjiao camped most of his men and horses three or four miles away from the foot of Heiyunzhai Mountain, and then sent 500 infantry to carry out a tentative attack. This is a steep mountain forest, and the cavalry is of little use. However, the elite soldiers of Guanning Iron Cavalry can fight on and off their horses, and the problem is not big.

Leading the troops to attack as a vanguard was a general under Cao Bianjiao, named Feng Sihai, who saw him brandishing a steel knife and shouting: "Brothers, pay attention to the bandits and release cold arrows!" ”

In charge of defending the first checkpoint were Xia Yijian and Liao Blood Wolf, who were ambushed behind the newly constructed bunker with more than a hundred warriors, and the flintlock pistols in their hands were sweating. Since the production of cement, Moli has made people rely on the rocks and terrain to pour many bunkers with cement sand and gravel on the way into the mountain, and build a line of defense, which is even more impregnable than before.

Mo Li, Guan Feng, Lin Guo and the others were in the bunker dozens of meters behind the first level, calmly observing the movements under the mountain.

Feng Sihai walked cautiously, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, why did the bandits and thieves on the mountain have been quietly unresponsive? It's time to go up the mountain. You won't be scared away, will you?

At this moment, only a loud bang was heard, a burst of sandstorm, sand and soil flying, and Zhang Xiaoliu, Da Niu, Li Pimple and several other people who were walking in the front almost fell down at the same time, covered in blood.

The others were suddenly frightened, a few people panicked and dodged, and suddenly felt that they had stepped on something, and then there was a roaring sound, and in an instant, more than ten people were blown away by the violent explosion, some hung up at the beginning, and some were injured and screamed, and suddenly became a mess.

Feng Sihai hurriedly ordered to stop advancing, but in fact, without his order, the soldiers who were walking in front had already turned around and retreated.

Cao Bianjiao in the distance was also stunned. What kind of weapon is this? How can it be as violent as an explosion when a cannon is fired? Could it be that the bandits here are actually equipped with cannons?

"What's going on? What's going on? Cao Bianjiao, who arrived in a hurry, hurriedly grabbed Feng Sihai, who had just retreated, and asked.

"My lord, these bandits don't know what the hell they used, we didn't even see their shadows, and they actually killed more than a dozen of our brothers!" Feng Sihai was also shocked.

"What!" Cao Bianjiao was both shocked and angry. Originally, he heard that the Lingchuan bandits had sent him to support the encirclement and suppression, but he was still a little unimpressed, and he didn't take a few little thieves to heart. Which one was unfavorable as soon as he left the division, and he lost more than a dozen brothers without even seeing the enemy, which immediately made him put away his contempt.

Wu Keli and Han Chong saw this strange scene, and they were so frightened that they almost turned around and ran, and finally saw that there were fierce generals like Cao Bianjiao here, this time they were a little less flustered, but they also asked tremblingly: "Brother Xiaocao, what do you think about this?" ”

Mo Li, who was not far away, was very proud when he saw this scene, and the explosions just now were naturally from his handiwork. It turned out that not long ago, he asked Lei Luo and others to develop a mine and use it in today's actual combat, and it seems that the effect is very good.

Originally, the mine was used in defensive warfare, and no one in this era had ever seen this new weapon, and no one knew what was going on, so it was blown up inexplicably, and the panic in it was self-evident.

What the? What did you say? How was this mine made? Hi! The grenades have all been made, and the mines are even more pediatric! Is this still a problem for a military enthusiast?

It is said that this Cao Bianjiao is really worthy of being the nephew of Cao Wenzhao, the first good general of the dynasty, but although he was also surprised, he was not at a loss.

He looked at the pits that had exploded on the ground, and thought to himself, this explosion must not have been caused by artillery, because there was no trace of cannons around, and of course it could not have fallen from the sky, so the only explanation was that these bandits had planted explosives on the road in advance!

Although Cao Bianjiao didn't know that there was such a thing as a mine, his guess was infinitely close to the answer, which also showed that Cao Bianjiao was not chaotic and quick in thinking.

However, guessing the answer is not the same thing as solving the problem. How can this unknown potentially dangerous threat be eliminated?

Cao Bianjiao looked at the fallen soldiers, suddenly frowned, and said loudly: "Lord Han, please bring someone to catch dozens of sheep!" ”

"Catch sheep?" Wu Keli and Han Chong were both confused.

"Yes, these bandits have set traps on the road, there are explosives in them, and our soldiers have triggered the explosion of explosives because they stepped on the mechanism, if we catch some sheep and rush to the front to find our way, wouldn't we have killed many fewer brothers?" Cao Bianjiao said.

"Yes, yes, yes......" Wu Keli and Han Chong suddenly realized. Wu Keli said: "Han County Order, then you should hurry up!" ”

This work that disturbs the place will definitely arouse public anger, so naturally Han Chong will do it, after all, he is the parent official of this land, who will he do it? Although Wu Keli is not a good bird, let alone a clean official, he still cherishes this superficial reputation, after all, more things are better than less.

"This ...... Be! The next official will go. Han Chong naturally knew Wu Keli's thoughts, but he was a subordinate and didn't dare to act disobeyed. What's more, going to the mountain people's house to catch a few sheep is indeed not a big deal for him. The problem is that he is afraid that he will not find a family with sheep, and he is still a little clear about the livelihood situation under his jurisdiction.

"Lord Han, if there are no sheep, pigs and cows are fine, and remember to register, and then pay others according to the price." Cao Bianjiao suddenly said again.

What the? Pay according to the price? Hmph, Lord Ben has worked so hard to suppress bandits, and he went to the countryside to requisition a few pigs and sheep and asked me to give money? It's not a joke! Han Chong responded with a chatter in his mouth, but he was quite unimpressed in his heart.

This little Cao is still young after all! If you were in my position for three or two years, I'm afraid you wouldn't think so. Han Chong thought to himself, and then left with dozens of county officials.

Mo Li was happy when he saw that the officers and soldiers stepped on a few mines and exploded, and suddenly saw that the commander actually ordered to retreat two miles and stand still, not knowing what the hell was going on.

"My lord, why don't you say this officer and soldier don't come up? Aren't you scared? Lin Guo asked quietly.

Mo Li was also thinking about this question, but he didn't expect that this commander was not reckless, but he didn't know who it was? Suddenly, seeing Han Chong leaving in a hurry with dozens of people, Mo Li secretly said that it was not good, it seemed that this officer and soldier had thought of using livestock to go through the thunder. Damn, this can be regarded as a toss-up. It seems that this commander is a little capable, not stupid.

But Mo Li is naturally not stupid. He thought for a while and said to Guan Feng: "Guan Feng, find a few brothers who can scold people, and scold the officers and soldiers for me!" ”

"Scolding him?"

"That's right! If you don't scold him, he'll scold you! A sucker! ”