On the slope in front of Changping Village, thousands of people are fighting to the death. The sound of shouts of killing, the sound of war drums and the sound of firearms came and went. Here, human life becomes the cheapest bargaining chip, and piles are placed on the gambling table. What both sides want is the final victory.

On the top of a hill not far to the left of the battlefield, two sneaky heads emerged. Looking out from the top of the hill, the situation on the battlefield is clear at a glance. Jincheng Yao Yuchuan's team was indeed capable of fighting, and under such fierce firepower from the officers and men, not only did it not collapse, but it set off a wave of attacks again and again. The crowd of people stormed the positions of the officers and soldiers, as if they could drown the positions that stood like an isolated island in the battlefield at any time.

"Damn, Yao Yuchuan won!" One head said hatefully, "So many armor and firearms, all cheaper than that turtle son!" ”

"It's hard to say! The officers and soldiers are still fighting, and just now there were more than a dozen cannons, and Yao Yuchuan will die at least five hundred! I really don't know how many artillery pieces the officers and soldiers brought out this time! It seems that the cannon can't be finished! ”

"There are many balls in the cannon! There are at most 1,000 officers and soldiers, but Yao Yuchuan has at least 2,000 left! Brother, look, Yao Yuchuan began to stake his old brother up! How about it, let's go back now and report to the young owner, saying that the officers and soldiers have been defeated? ”

"Second child, what are you panicking about! The man in charge of the plate made it clear that we had to see the flag on one side fall or run away with our own eyes before we could go back and report it! ”

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"Report!" A fast horse rushed into the east gate of the New Deal Dam. After entering the city gate, the rider turned over and dismounted, threw the reins into the hands of the person who answered him, and ran up the castle tower as fast as he could.

"How?" Li Ke stopped the rider at the wall ladder.

"Don't worry, come and talk slowly." Lee Joon-young sat on the chair and hooked hands to the rider.

"Master, the battle is extremely tragic! Thousands of thugs are storming the caravan positions! ”

"Is that the war situation unfavorable?" Lee Jun-young stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.

In the city gate tower behind Li Junying, two young women were peeping through the arrow holes. Seeing the rider who reported the news, his face was excited, and Li Kun's face was anxious, and their hearts were already pinched together.

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Paying close attention to the battle situation between the two sides, in addition to the spies sent by Yang Bingyin and the Li family, there are also villagers on the top of Changping Mountain. They sat on the wall of the cliff, and the battle at the bottom of the mountain was vivid. The thugs had already attacked the positions on the left flank, forcing the officers and soldiers to retreat into the gap. But before the two sides could meet each other, the artillery of the officers and soldiers, who had been silent for a long time, fired again. The continuous close-range shotgun bombardment caused the corpses of those local thugs to spread all over the inside and outside of the position. The officers and men took the opportunity to counterattack, not only regaining their positions, but also rebuilding a breastwork wall in the gap with the corpses of the local thugs. The local thug had no choice but to press his veteran soldiers to stabilize his position. The veterans drove the cannon fodder to continue the attack, as if the fight would not end until they were dead.

"Grandpa!" A young man hurriedly ran up the mountain road, "The officers and soldiers have sent a lobbyist again!" ”

Without waiting for the old man in front of him to speak, the young man said his idea: "It's better to be like just now, and I threw a stone back!" ”

"Wait!" The old man majestically stopped the young man's impulse, "Don't forget, it's still tomorrow!" We can't afford to provoke the local rioters, and we can't afford to provoke the officers and soldiers! You were too impulsive just now! really smashed the official, how did it end? Tell me, what is the lobbyist like this time? ”

"A scholar, who looks younger than me! No armor, no guards! ”

Hey? The old man smiled: "I can't imagine that there are also brave people in the official army!" Bring it on and take a look! ”

The young man still wanted to speak, but when he saw the old man's eyes, he had to stomp down the hill.

Luo Jingyun was escorted by several mountaineers with short knives and spears, and finally climbed to the top of Changping Mountain. He took a few breaths, this Changping Mountain abruptly stood out in the middle of two official roads, echoing with the mountains on the right side, and overlooking dozens of miles of hills on the left; In front are villages and battlefields, and in the back is a narrow ridge that connects the mountains. It doesn't look too high, but it's really terrible to climb up in one go.

Luo Jingyun took a breath and looked up: on the top of the mountain, under the shadow of a thousand-year-old tree, there was a thin old man. The old man's face was blurred, and he sat upright on the bamboo chair, with a majestic breath. Surrounded by dozens of sturdy men, with knives and guns in their hands, their eyes showing vigilance and hostility.

The old man is obviously the one who calls the shots here. Luo Jingyun hurriedly stepped forward to meet him, and called the boy Luo Jingyun, a scholar in Chengdu.

"You are the royal soldiers who just arrived at the New Deal Dam? I did what I said, and I hit it as soon as I arrived! The old man seemed to be smiling, mocking and sarcastic, but his words revealed that he was very well informed. It is no wonder that Changping Village is the intersection of two major roads, and the situation of the new deal dam will be the first to be known here.

"Exactly!" Luo Jingyun replied solemnly, "My royal soldiers are ordered by the prince of Shu and the governor Liao ......."

"You've been fighting for so long, how many dead and wounded?" Before Luo Jingyun could unfold the words in his stomach, the conversation was interrupted by the old man: "How can your tiger squat cannon be fired five times in a row?" It's unbelievable how fast it is! ”

It seems that this old man is still an expert! Luo Jingyun couldn't figure out the old man's origin and thoughts for a while, so he replied truthfully: "Our army has a thousand troops. When the boy went up the mountain, he died twenty-one and wounded sixty-four. As for the art of artillery, it is a secret of the imperial court, and the boy can't answer! ”

Speaking of the imperial court, the old man sneered again and again. However, he didn't attack Luo Jingyun, but just asked the local tyrant who had already suffered 2,000 casualties, why did the royal soldiers have so few casualties?

"Our army is strong, the firearms are sharp, and everyone is armoured, so the arrows and iron can kill our army limitedly. All those who died were stabbed and slashed with knives and guns. But the barracks, firearms, and iron armor are not the cause! Our army is loyal and righteous, and it is our duty to protect the country and the people. Everyone lives by death, so everyone lives with it! ”

"I have been in the army for 20 years, and I have seen the elite officers and soldiers for the first time!" The old man clapped the armrest and shouted loudly, and shook a broken bamboo chair with a creaky sound.

This old man's surname is Zhu, and he used to be an officer. He was drafted into the army in his early years and participated in the Battle of Banju in the Wanli year. Later, he was injured in the war and had to retire and return home. A few years ago, when he saw the local riots raging in the countryside, he led his people to move from Tumenchang to this Changping Mountain. Farming in peacetime, and living in the mountains in wartime. At that time, Changping Village at the foot of the mountain was burned to the ground by the local tyrants, so they rebuilt a small village at the bottom of the mountain, hiding people's eyes and ears, and the real building was on the mountain. During the day, he went down to the mountains to farm, and at night he went up to the mountains to sleep. On that day, the caravan was spotted by the lookout post on the hill from a distance, so they immediately rang the gong, lit the wolf smoke, and alerted the surrounding villages and towns.

"The old man ruled the village with the army, no wonder ......"

Before Luo Jingyun's words fell, there was another burst of tiger squatting cannons under the mountain.

Before the cannon cooled, it was fired, and it was obvious that the battle situation was not good.

"Jincheng Yao Yuchuan is an idiot! He is looking for you to fight to the death, which is nothing more than the result of losing both, and letting several other families pick up the cheap in vain! The old man smiled mysteriously as he spoke, shook his head lightly, and said, "It's just that you are reluctant to exchange the soldier's life for a reward for silver, which gives Yao Yuchuan the upper hand." Say, what do you have to teach you on the mountain? ”

"The kid wants to discuss with his father-in-law, take advantage of Changping Mountain, and make a detour behind enemy lines to attack the Chinese army!"

The old man laughed loudly: "The courage of the royal soldiers is indeed not small! Changping Mountain has been a road since ancient times, everyone knows, how do you know that there is a hidden path down the mountain? ”

"The art of war is cloudy, which can be defended but not attacked, and it is for death. There is one way up the mountain, and one way down the mountain. If the enemy can't come up, you can't go down. In this way, the enemy only needs to hold the crossing, slowly trap it, and the mountain will naturally run out of food and be defeated! ”

The proud secret was easily told by an outsider boy, how ugly the old man's face was. But since it is the other party who borrows the way, then the active party is still himself. Thinking of this, the old man's face became happy again.

Luo Jingyun saw the old man's thoughts, and he showed a firm expression: "The old man wants it, just say it." As long as the kid can do it, do anything! The world is in turmoil, and Shu is in trouble. Since the Shu Wangfu is the lord of Shu, it should have the responsibility of protecting the country and the people! defeated Yao Yuchuan, shocked the local tyrants, and the people of Yilong and the southern counties were safe! ”

The old man pointed to the young men who took Luo Jingyun up the mountain: "The old decay is half cut into the soil, and what you want is neither gold nor silver." These are my grandsons, these are also my grandsons, can you join your royal soldiers, and also earn a wealth for my Zhu family! ”

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No matter how fierce the local tyrants are, they are also human beings, and they will be cowardly and afraid of death. In the face of the dense fire and resolute thrust of the caravan, they were half killed and wounded, and finally collapsed.

In Yao Yuchuan's Chinese military camp, Chen Xin's head was full of stains, and he scolded angrily: "His grandmother's mother! This Changping Mountain is like an iron walnut, it can't be bitten or smashed! The new brothers are all dead, and the old brothers are also in the thirty! The two big guns have been released more than 20 times, and the barrels will be blown up again! Damn, we're losing this business! However," Chen Xinjunlang's face showed a ghostly look, "the officers and soldiers are also going to be exhausted." They can't even lift their guns! As long as the boss and Brother Jiang give the younger brother another 1,000 newcomers, the end will ensure that they will break through the defense line of the official army! ”

"I said earlier, don't go head-to-head with the royal soldiers, but you don't listen!" Yao Yuchuan, who had not spoken, suddenly had a seizure. He jumped up from the sliding rod and walked around in front of Jiang Chengren and Chen Xin: "We only gathered these soldiers for more than half a year, and we killed two thousand in less than an hour!" My heart aches! ”

Holding the plate, Chen Xin immediately remained silent. It was Jiang Chengren who ordered him to fight, and even if he was held accountable on the spot, he would not be held accountable. Chen Xin glanced at Jiang Chengren, but Jiang Chengren just laughed dryly and said to Yao Yuchuan: "Young master, it's a pity that people die. But if you think about the salt pan of Beiyuan Temple, this account is easy to calculate! More than 10,000 taels of silver a month, how many lives do you have to buy? As long as the royal soldiers in front of him are defeated, who in this area will dare to be disrespectful to the young master? If we don't fight, let that Yang Mao fight first, and we won't have our share if we lose or win! At that time, will Yang Maocai listen to the young master, or will the young master listen to Yang Maocai? ”

As soon as Jiang Chengren said, Yao Yuchuan's face suddenly changed. He patted his bare head: "Oops! It's me who is wrong! Okay, if you want to fight, you can fight, but the 500 Chinese troops around me can't move! ”

"The young master has an order, how dare Chengren disobey!"

Jiang Chengren saluted Yao Yuchuan with his fists, and pulled Chen Xin away before scolding: Faint master!

"Big brother! The younger brother is willing to serve the eldest brother as the new master! ”

Chen Xin wanted to give a salute, but was dragged by Jiang Chengren: "Brother, it's too early to say this. I'll give you all the remaining 1,200 people!" Laid down Changping Mountain, you and I are both good. At that time, the benefits of the salt pan, you and I will be separated! ”

Ten taels of silver for a life, that is an overestimation of the price of life in troubled times. Even so, 60,000 taels of silver a year can buy it 6,000 lives. Jiang Chengren's price made Chen Xin smile suddenly. He is one step closer to the ideal of holding a Suluding spear and sweeping the world.

"Throw all your old brothers into it! Now is not the time to save strength! Jiang Chengren pointed to the front position of the caravan and ordered Chen Xindao: "You divide a group of people to feint to attack the left flank, and the remaining 1,000 will follow to attack the left flank first, and when you get close to a hundred steps, you will suddenly turn to the front." Brother, I have dug up the cliff, and the deer has been loosened. I deliberately didn't move the deer, just waiting for this final blow! Well, we're going to surprise them too! ”