The lieutenant quickly made arrangements to send a few spearheads to reconnoitre, and then arranged for heralds to go to the various squads to deliver orders and prepare for battle.

At the same time, he instructed all the tenants of Chenjiazhuang who were working outside the village to return to Zhuangzi.

Hearing that the bandits were coming, those villagers hurried into the Zhuangzi, but many people leaned on the wall to watch the excitement after entering the Zhuangzi.

Perhaps it was the attitude and spirit of these soldiers of the New Army that made these villagers a little bolder.

At this time, on the mountain road more than ten miles away from Chenjiazhuang, a large group of disheveled and disorganized teams with different weapons were noisily marching forward.

The whole procession consisted of about three or four hundred people, and at the front were a dozen men on horseback, apparently the leader.

The leader was dressed in leather armor, wearing an iron helmet, a red cloak behind him, and a long sword hanging from his waist.

If it weren't for the face under the helmet that looked like a butcher, it really looked like a majestic general.

There was also a person behind this person with a banner embroidered with a big "Guo" character on it.

Obviously, this person is the King of Guo Yan in the mouth of the one-eyed dragon's gang.

This King Guo Yan was originally the largest bandit in the vicinity, and his minions exceeded 1,000 people in his heyday, and it can be said that the Green Forest Daoshan in Beizhili is also famous.

If you want to say how the title of "King Guo Yan" came about, it is actually very simple. This guy's name is Guo Yanwen, and he was originally a garrison officer in the Ming Dynasty's mansion.

Because he offended his boss, he simply killed his boss in a fit of rage, and ran out with a group of men who also didn't want to be soldiers.

Basically, there must be a loud nickname for the mixed green forest road, and only when it is said can it be deterrent.

Guo Yanwen is a regular military officer, and the core team under him is a group of regular soldiers. Although the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's officers and troops is also very scummy, it is still relatively stronger than the bandits.

After Guo Yanwen fell into the grass, in line with the grand desire to become famous in one fell swoop, he fully vented the bird anger in his heart, led people to sneak attack, ambushed, destroyed several bandit forces around him, swallowed up the power of these bandits, and became the largest local bandit.

Coupled with the ferocity of this guy's methods, over time he got the nickname of King Guo Yan.

And this guy is simply doing all kinds of evil, robbing the road, killing people, kidnapping tickets, simply committing adultery and plundering, and he has confirmed his title as the king of Guo Yan.

The most famous time was when he led people to rob and kill a county magistrate sent by the imperial court to take office, and after the county magistrate was tortured and killed, he cut off his head and sewed it up in sheepskin to kick it as a ball.

Moreover, the county magistrate's wife, who followed the county magistrate, and a daughter were all ruined by this guy and then tortured to death, and it is said that the girl was less than fourteen years old.

It is said that the reason why this guy did this is because this county magistrate is a relative of the boss he killed back then.

Guo Yanwen is notoriously narrow-minded and vindictive, and what happened back then was actually because he violated military regulations before he was punished by his boss.

After the county order family was killed, the imperial court did not have the energy to expel the army to exterminate this house, after all, at that time, the world was full of flames, and the imperial court was already self-sufficient, and there was no extra force to do these things.

Later, after the Qin army entered the customs, it fought several times with the Dashun army in Beizhili, and the hundreds of thousands of horses and horses of the Dashun army fell apart, and many people fled into the mountains and forests because of this.

These newcomers are also eager to establish their own signboards, so the most direct way is to challenge a big force that has become famous.

Therefore, King Guo Yan became a major target to be challenged.

After several battles, King Guo Yan also lost a lot of men and horses, and the new bandits composed of the rout of the Dashun army also took advantage of the situation and became famous.

King Guo Yan couldn't swallow this breath, and he had been planning to take revenge on the one-eyed dragon and others. But bandits are bandits, not regular armies after all. In several battles with the one-eyed dragon, many of the original officers and soldiers under King Guo Yan died, and the remaining minions were not very willing to fight hard.

After all, everyone is a bandit in order to survive in the troubled times, not to run to fight other bandits.

In this case, King Guo Yan had no choice.

However, he heard that the one-eyed dragon fell in love with Chen Laocai's daughter in Chenjiazhuang, so he planned to take Chen Jiazhuang to the end and snatch Chen Laocai's daughter, which could be regarded as indirect revenge on the one-eyed dragon.

And the weather is gradually getting cooler, and it is time to stock up on some food for the cottage, obviously Chen Laocai is a good target for plunder.

Besides, although King Guo Yan is ruthless and has no bottom line in doing things, it doesn't mean that he has no brains. He knew that the situation had gradually settled down today.

Once settled, the regent who had always heard of his tough tactics would definitely send troops to suppress the bandits.

In Guo Yanwang's view, he just wanted to take advantage of the arrival of the official army to get a good vote, and then temporarily avoid the limelight, and wait until the official army retreated before coming out to act.

Therefore, there is today's action to loot Chenjiazhuang.

In the eyes of King Guo Yan, Chenjiazhuang is simply a fat sheep on the board, and it can be said that he has no power to resist. At that time, if those mud legs don't cooperate, they will cut off a few heads, and those people will be obedient.

I really don't know how good-looking that little lady Chen is, and I heard that she is still a female doll who has read books, so I am a little excited to think about it.

King Guo Yan sat on his horse, his body swayed, his mind immersed in his own imagination, not realizing that his people had already fallen into a large net woven by the hunter, and besides, this net was not originally woven for him, but for his enemies and opponents.

"Look at the number of bandits in this group is about 300 people, mainly cold weapons. And it seems that there is no vigilance, except for a very few people who have armor, the rest of the people are all cloth clothes. The scouting officer whispered as he watched through the binoculars.

"There are about a dozen horses, and there are no sentinels."

"At this time, it is seven miles away from Chenjiazhuang, and it will reach the small bridge after half an hour according to the speed of travel."

After the investigation was completed, two people were left to continue to monitor, and the rest of the people quickly went back to report the news.

Although there is basically no suspense in this battle, everything in the reconnaissance brigade must be done according to the process, and the troops must develop an instinct.

The process is an effective measure to ensure combat effectiveness most of the time.

After receiving the report from the top soldier, the lieutenant nodded, and just said lightly: "Just follow the original plan." But remember, after putting the bandits in your pocket, try to catch them alive as much as possible. ”

The guard next to him was a little puzzled, and the lieutenant looked at him and smiled slightly: "If you want to train soldiers, you must first train your courage." If you want to train your courage, you must see the blood for yourself. These vicious bandits come in handy. ”