He Qiukou was draped in heavy armor and rode on horseback with a long knife in his hand, at the forefront of the grain transportation procession. This armor was still worn by him when he was in the army, and it has been shelved since Chongzhen for ten years. A few days ago, he put on this armor again, as if he had regained the feeling of galloping on the battlefield. His son He Huan wants to compete for the position of this striker, and he is still unhappy with his face.

The wind stops, and the sun sets. The trail was very clean, except for the neighing of horses and the rattling of wheels behind him, only a few birdsong could be heard occasionally.

He Qiukou looked up at the valley in front of him, which was still wide, but the further he went, the narrower the valley became, and the steeper the mountain became, which made him even more afraid to take it lightly. Suddenly, he heard something familiar in his ears. Battle-hardened, he immediately put his long knife across the saddle and stretched his palms high in the back to stop the team behind him.

"Dad, what's going on up ahead?" His son He Huan asked.

He Qiukou made a silent gesture to his son and listened intently. Then he instructed his son: "Young man, what voice do you hear ahead?" ”

He Huan tilted his head, pricked up his ears, listened carefully for a while, but shook his head: "Dad, I can't hear clearly, it seems that something is knocking." ”

He Qiukou was a little disappointed. He reminded his son: "Listen to it again, do you kid look like the sound of war drums?" ”

He Huan tilted his head to listen again, but still shook his head helplessly and said, "Dad, why can't I hear it?" ”

He Qiukou scolded: "You have fought for more than ten years, and you are very familiar with the sound of war drums, which can you compare!" ”

He pointed to the road ahead and ordered his son: "You run forward five miles alone, and come back quickly when you hear clearly!" Watch out for tripwires on the ground! Watch out for the arrows on the mountain! ”

He Huan hit his horse and left. He Qiukou glanced at his son's distant back, turned around and drank the team behind him that had become anxious due to waiting, and ordered the hundred officers and soldiers scattered in the grain cart to gather in front of the team.

He Huan quickly came back with a horse. Before he could stop, he shouted, "Dad, you are really a god!" What a drumbeat! ”

After listening to his son's compliment, He Qiukou did not have a trace of pride. He ordered with a solemn face: "Don't talk nonsense, you kid, hurry up and inform your uncle, third uncle and Mr. Li, so that they can meet as soon as possible." This line dragged on for too long, and it was all over when people rushed on both sides! ”

When He Huan beat his horse and left, He Qiukou pointed to a clearing by the river in front of him, and shouted an order to the coachmen who were at a loss behind him and didn't know what was going on: "Drive the carriage away from the road and stop by the river!" There are guys who have copied them and stood behind the officers and soldiers, and there are bandits who want to rob us! ”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The drums shook the earth, and the waves refracted back and forth along the curving valley and rolled into the distance. The sound of the drum woke up the grain transport team, and even more alarmed the bandits who were ambushed on both sides of the Black Dragon Beach.

Black Whirlwind Zhang Guangzu suddenly stood up from his chair. Because his feet rested on the tree, he was too anxious to draw his feet, and in the middle of his stagnation, he threw all the belongings such as teacups, tea cups, and tea lids on the stones.

With a bang, the body was shattered.

"Who's fucking playing the drums? Lao Tzu said it clearly before: if you don't see a rabbit, you don't scatter an eagle, and if you don't see food, you don't send troops! Without Lao Tzu's permission, I have to hold back my fart! Fuck, it's over, that white rice flies away! Second brother, wave the flag and let everyone rush, maybe you can intercept it! ”

The big boss was out of control, and the second boss was clear at a glance, but Chen Huainian did not persuade him. When Zhang Guangzu calmed down, he said, "Big brother, it wasn't our own family who knocked it. The rotten drums in our village are still resting on the drum stand outside the door of the Juyi Hall! ”

Black Whirlwind Zhang Guangzu finally reacted: Who would carry a big drum out to ambush?

"Who's the fuck knocking?" Zhang Guangzu asked loudly. The voice of this question was more like an angry roar.

Chen Huainian coughed and said, "Little brother doesn't know." It sounded like it was coming from the direction of the county seat. ”

"Over there in the county? Then why didn't Lao Qi have any news? ”

"It's coming!" Chen Huainian affirmed, "Junior brother thinks that the seventh brother will send someone to report the situation soon." ”

Lao Qi really sent back the news quickly, and he personally reported it. This old seven-pointed-beaked monkey gills is still young, Zhang Guangzu's father and a prostitute girl who robbed the mountain 18 years ago, and he is regarded as Zhang Guangzu's half-brother in the seven heads of the family in Niujiaozhai.

"Big brother, second brother! Big things are not good! Lao Qi ran out of breath, and when he came up, he shouted, causing the people around Zhang Guangzu to buzz and start talking.

"I didn't let out any fart, and I was babbling as soon as I came up! How did I teach you? "Black Whirlwind Zhang Guangzu's first sentence didn't give his brother a good look.

Chen Huainian was kind to Lao Qi: "Seventh brother, what's the matter?" You speak slowly. ”

Lao Qi evened his breath, and only then did he make it clear what had just happened.

When the drum sounded, Lao Qi was also taken aback. He sent people out to investigate, and the spies reported an army of more than 10,000 people from the direction of Renshou County. Not to mention the large number of people, the key is that this army is all white clothes and white armor, white cloth wrapped in heads, and hung white flags. When the white-clothed army drove to the mouth of the valley, they lined up in formation, which was a mile long, and the drums under the big banner were beating loudly. There were more than ten cavalry in front of the white-clothed army, rushing to the bottom of the mountain to challenge Lao Qi. The big man at the head was wrapped in a red cloth, carrying a nine-ring knife, with a fierce and vicious posture of looking for someone, which was scary to look at.

"Where did they come from?" Chen Huainian asked Lao Qidao silently.

Lao Qi said: "It's not an official army." I saw with my own eyes that the cavalry in front of them were all dressed in the clothes of the people, but they were covered with a layer of white clothes, like village soldiers. ”

"Townsmen? Since they are not officers and soldiers, who is their main general's surname? Do you see the flag? Chen Huainian asked again.

"I can see the flag clearly, but ...... But the younger brother didn't recognize it. ”

"Fuck your X! Dad let you study back then, and you ran to roll the hoop! It's okay now, as soon as I go into battle, I will lose face to Lao Tzu! The black whirlwind Zhang Guangzu sent a belly of anger towards his brother, bluffing the seventh man to stand aside and tremble.

Chen Huainian pondered. After a long time, he said to Zhang Guangzu: "Big brother, we already know where this white-clothed army stands. Since I'm not an official soldier, I'd like to try their strength! Why don't you let Lao Qi go up and fight a battle first? ”

"What else are you fighting? People are here to destroy us! As soon as he heard that he was allowed to attack alone, Lao Qi immediately quit.

He shouted loudly: "Big brother, the younger brother has a thousand people under him, which is a fraction of the white-clothed army." When you let the little brother attack, didn't you let the little brother come up and give away the head? Besides, the elder brothers under the younger brother are only fifty or sixty, and the rest are new rotten soldiers, and they are not even worthy of being bandits. I heard the drum just now, and saw the army coming, and those rotten soldiers wanted to sneak away, and the little brother killed three in a row before he stopped the team! Big brother, you want me to go down the mountain to take the lead, and the younger brother will tell you that in a quarter of an hour at most, your brother's head will be picked up on the flagpole! Second brother, the younger brother knows that the third brother and the fourth brother have the strongest team, and there are many old brothers, otherwise let the third brother and the fourth brother go out and try it first? ”

After Lao Qi finished speaking, he glanced at Chen Huainian with his eyes, which was a bit challenging.

Chen Huainian smiled bitterly in his heart. He asked Lao Qi to go out to fight a dozen, and he really didn't mean to borrow a knife to kill people. He felt that the county town had already sent 10,000 or 20,000 men out to pick up grain, and it was impossible for the county town to have so many soldiers. So he had a feeling that the other party was bluffing.

Only when the two sides fight each other can they see each other's strength clearly. Lao Qi's team is the closest to the other party, and if you want to attack, you can only choose them nearby. Otherwise, the ten-sided ambush array that he had carefully arranged would be completely chaotic.

Black Whirlwind Zhang Guangzu fell into deep thought.

Chen Huainian's so-called test hand meaning is clear to him, but as the big boss of Niujiaozhai, he must weigh the pros and cons in all aspects. There are only so many people who can fight in the cottage here. There are still seven or eight thousand people left behind in the cottage, but they are all mothers-in-law, old people and children, and they can't take care of it. If Lao Qi goes out to fight with the white-clothed army, who will ambush the grain delivery team? What should I do if the seventh child is entangled? Who's going to reinforce it? If the grain transport team and the white-clothed army are flanked in front and back, do you still have a chance of winning? It is true that Lao Qi is his own brother, but from the perspective of the cottage, no matter which one is lost, it is a big blow to the cottage, at least the plan to grab the grain has failed, this is called stealing chickens and rice!

Black Whirlwind Zhang Guangzu patted his thigh with his hand and sighed: "It's difficult! Now we are on both sides. One end fights, and the other can't take care of it. If we can scare one end, let's clean up the other first. ”

Chen Huainian said helplessly: "Our goal is food, not a white-clothed army." According to the eldest brother's meaning, if you want to make an article, you can only start with the white-clothed army, but the younger brother doesn't know the origin of the white-clothed army, and it's not easy to hand over the book and speak. ”

Speaking of handing over the book, Lao Qi suddenly remembered something. He hurriedly ripped off the clothes on his chest, took out a letter, handed it to Chen Huainian, and said, "This is a letter written to us by the leader of the white-clothed army. The younger brother is illiterate and forgot just now. ”

"You forgot? You forgot? The fire in the black whirlwind Zhang Guangzu's belly instantly hit his head. He jumped up and slapped Lao Qi in the face, "Why did my dad give birth to such a fool as you?" ”

Lao Qi was beaten with tears in his eyes, covered his face and hurriedly hid behind a big tree. Chen Huainian didn't care about comforting Lao Qi, so he hurriedly tore open the letter and read it. Zhang Guangzu was impatient on the side: "What is written in the letter?" ”

"Big brother, this is a war book. They came specifically to hit us! ”

Black Whirlwind Zhang Guangzu was inexplicable when he heard it, and couldn't help but yell: "Why? Our two families have no grievances and no enemies, and they are not official soldiers, so why should they fight to the death with us? ”

"They're here to fight us." Chen Huainian smiled bitterly: "It is said in the war book that they are the relatives of Liu Sance of Zhixian County. They are plain and plain, and they are looking for you to avenge the murder of the Lord. The name of the person who signed the war book is Liu Hongting, and it says that he is Liu Sance's unfilial son, which means Liu Sance's son. He said that the revenge of killing his father is not shared with heaven......"

Black Whirlwind Zhang Guangzu was even more confused. He screamed strangely: "Liu Sance is dead and doing our? They took revenge and went to Zhang Xianzhong! Second brother, hurry up and write a letter, let them get out of here, don't block Lao Tzu's good deeds! ”

Chen Huainian rolled his eyes at his eldest brother and said, "Big brother, people are just here to trouble you!" The war book said that they would eradicate the remnants of the Zhang thief! ”

Zhang Guangzu was puzzled and asked, "What is the remnant of the thief?" ”

Chen Huainian picked his scalp and said, "Yu Sin...... The meaning of the remnant is that Zhang Xianzhong's little wife gave birth to it. Big brother, what's your last name? ”

Black Whirlwind Zhang Guangzu finally came to his senses. He jumped up and kicked over the chair, and scolded angrily: "His grandmother's, Zhang Xianzhong is Shaanxi Zhang, Laozi Zhang Guangzu is Sichuan Zhang, and the relatives of the eight poles can't fight together!" Zhang Guangzu turned around and grabbed Chen Huainian's shoulder and shook it vigorously, "Second brother, write a letter quickly!" Make it clear to them and let them retreat! ”

Chen Huainian shook his head and said, "I guess it's too late." ”

At this moment, a bandit spy came running from the west and reported: "The officers and men of the grain transport team have formed a formation, and there are about two or three thousand people in front of them, and they are driving towards us. It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 people. The fifth master asked the big boss and the second master, are you still fighting? ”

"His grandmother's, and a fart!" Black Whirlwind Zhang Guangzu roared and kicked out violently. This kick hit the tree on the ground.

Wow, it hurts!