Soon after entering the territory of Yanshan County, the captain of the guard, Huang Zhengran, rode his horse to Xu Xian's carriage and reported: "My lord, there are many spies following us. ”

"Got it. Just stay vigilant and leave them alone. Xu Xian said.

Huang Chong responded: "Yes." ”

Coupled with the two carriages in Dujiazhai, there are a total of eight carriages and a number of horses, and it is difficult not to attract attention.

However, with Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing and the Five Ghosts in charge, he didn't worry about any robbers and thieves at all.

The team has been taking the official road, but the official road in Yanshan County has obviously been in disrepair for many years, with potholes, if it is not a plain itself, I am afraid that it will not be able to pass through the carriage at all.

Therefore, the speed of the team in Yanshan County suddenly slowed down a lot.

After another half a day, Huang Chong asked Xu Xian again in a serious voice: "My lord, the spies are more than doubled, I'm afraid the situation is not good." ”

Xu Xian lifted the curtain and ordered the team to stop and rest.

He jumped out of the carriage and took his staff, Huang Chong and Du Yong to a hill on the side of the road to take a look, and found that there were spies watching from the front and back, left and right, and there were as many as one or twenty people.

The spies watched the wagons and horses from afar, with a look of greed.

"My lord, I'm afraid these robbers are going to use force." Shen Hao, who was standing in the back, said worriedly.

Xu Xian nodded slightly, he didn't expect the robbers in Yanshan County to be so rampant, although his team looked coveted, but after the fifty or sixty young men from Dujiazhai joined, it was also a great deterrent.

Xu Xian looked at the sky, turned his head to Huang Chong and Du Yong and said, "You two ride to the front to see if there is a suitable place to camp for the night." ”

"Yes, sir." Huang Chong and Du Yong gave up and immediately rode to investigate.

This batch of Dujiazhai Qingzhuang was basically incorporated by Shen Hao and others, and Shen Hao and others got Xu Xian's approval and promised the identity of Dujiazhai Qingzhuang Xiangyong.

"My lord, there are many robbers, why don't we reveal our identities and let them retreat?" Han Hao proposed, "Avoid unnecessary casualties. ”

Xu Xian shook his head and said, "No, we must bump into them once and teach them to know that we are not soft stubble!" ”

"Your Excellency is wise." Shen Hao, Wei Dong and other staff members immediately understood Xu Xian's plan.

The robbers in Yanshan County are like the wind, and even the magistrate was killed before, which shows that the order in Yanshan County is chaotic, and Wang Fa has no deterrent power. If Xu Xian wants to enter Yanshan County, he must have a strong fist in order to stand firm.

Not long after they entered the territory of Yanshan County, the robbers they encountered were definitely not the strongest group of robbers, and they happened to be used to establish power. After Liwei, he showed his identity and entered Yanshan County in a dignified manner, so that he could open up the situation smoothly.

If you are anxious to reveal your identity as soon as you encounter a robber, it will be a sign of weakness in the eyes of the robbers, and it will be very difficult to govern in the future.

Xu Xian knew the worries of the staff, and comforted: "Don't worry, don't look at the number of people they are watching, in fact, it is just a plate of loose sand." If they belong to the same group of robbers, why do so many people need to keep an eye on them? Even if they get together, they are nothing more than a rabble. ”

"That's what my lord said." Shen Hao, Wei Dong and others woke up.

Although they were older than Xu Xian, they hadn't really experienced robbers and bandits after all, so they were subconsciously afraid.

Half an hour later, Huang Chong and Du Yong came back and reported: "My lord, the front is flat terrain, which is not suitable for camping overnight. ”

"Then set up camp here." Xu Xian stepped on the small mountain bag under his feet, and then asked Huang Chong and Du Yong, "What do you think?" ”

This hill is only twenty or thirty meters high, and the slope is gentle, there is almost no defensiveness, and the only advantage is to be able to see the surroundings clearly.

Huang Chong and Du Yong said: "This is the only way. ”

After determining the camping site, the escort team and Dujiazhai Qingzhuang immediately set up camp.

Because they believed that the robbers would attack at night tonight, Huang Chong and Du Yong joined forces to arrange defensive fortifications.

Due to the abundant time, Dujiazhai Qingzhuang cut wood for piles, and made sharp wooden piles densely behind the hill and on the left and right sides, with a depth of one zhang.

Although these fallen piles cannot really isolate the robbers' attacks, it is difficult for the robbers to directly carry out large-scale attacks over a piece of fallen piles, let alone arrange people to watch.

On the front of the hill bag are improvised antlers that serve as a place to fight the bandits.

Xu Xian rarely had contact with the military in peacetime, and did not command Huang Chong and Du Yong indiscriminately.

It was not until the arming was completed that Xu Xian inspected it.

Accompanied by Huang Chong, Du Yong and his staff, he turned around and returned to the front of the hill.

Standing under the hill, Xu Xianwei looked up at the camp on the top of the hill, and felt that the terrain was too flat, and the robbers rode up with a charge.

Although the antlers arranged on the front have the effect of repelling horses, in the event of a battle, the bandit group with the superior number will definitely destroy or remove the antlers first.

He had experienced a night raid by bandits, and knew that if a robber stormed the camp on horseback, the consequences would be devastating.

Huang Chong saw the worry in Xu Xian's eyes and explained, "The terrain is like this, we really have no better way. ”

"Do we have a plan for pursuit?" Xu Xian asked Huang Chong and Du Yongdao.

Huang Chong and Du Yongqi shook their heads, it would be good to be able to hold it, where would they dare to counterattack and pursue.

Xu Xian pointed to the land at the foot of Shanbao and said, "Then dig a trap here." ”

"Your Excellency is wise!" Huang Chong and Du Yong's eyes lit up, and they immediately happily clasped their fists and bowed, "With a horse trap, the robbers' horses can't charge, and we are confident that we can hold it!" ”

The trap pit is a simple fortification, five feet long, one foot wide, and three feet deep, and the antler gun and bamboo stick are buried in the pit. Its pit is connected like a sub-character, like a hook, and covered it with grass and fine dust.

However, at this time, the sky has begun to darken, and Dujiazhai Qingzhuang has also been tired for a long time, and he has to fight with robbers at night, and he must have enough time to rest and recover his strength, so he can only arrange a simple trap pit.

Dig a pit irregularly, the pit is about two feet deep, and the pit mouth is the size of the face plate, so that the horse's hooves can be trapped into it.

After the simplified trap was quickly arranged, Xu Xian and the others returned to the camp to eat and rest.

After having dinner with Huang Chong, Du Yong, staff and others, Xu Xian went to visit Bai Suzhen and other women.

Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing were very settled, Tang Wanrong was inevitably a little nervous, and Du Ruolan was a little excited.

"Although the officials can rest assured, Bai Fu and their ability are not small, and if they really use it, the bandits who are several times larger than us are not opponents." Bai Suzhen gave Xu Xian a reassuring pill.

Xu Xian smiled and said, "I naturally know that they are capable, but they only need to press the formation, I want to see how Dujiazhai's combat power is." ”

Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing, and the Five Ghosts are not mortal forces after all, and they can't rely on them too much. In the future, the power to govern Yanshan County must also rely on the power of the ordinary.