The soldiers who came with Xu Xian had no idea what the new magistrate was going to do.

When I arrived at the foot of the mountain in Heifeng Village, I didn't go up the mountain, but started a battle under the mountain, which was not like a formal battle between bandits, as if I was training here.

It seems that you can go back by digging a few pits.

"Brothers, this is interesting, let's follow this Xinzhi County here, he said that he would give five taels of silver, and if he goes back, he won't be denied, right?" After digging the pit, the soldiers sat on the ground and chatted, each without even any discipline, and they talked about the world.

"Whatever, I'll make trouble with him when I go back, if it doesn't work, we'll follow Zhang Dian's official to make a military mutiny, I have long seen that this new magistrate is not pleasing to the eye!" Next to him, a bearded soldier in his mid-thirties said.

A recruit came over and asked, "You said that the bandits of the Black Wind Village will not be killed down the mountain, right?" ”

"The ghost only knows, Xinzhi County is also dead, actually with the head of the gentry family in the city, said that he wanted to level the bandits within five days, you said that five days is five days, and he actually didn't do anything for the first four days, this is good, I heard that the people of Heifeng Village have already defended all the places on the mountain that can be defended, so go up the mountain to attack the camp, don't say that it is fifty people, even if it is five thousand people, it is enough to choke!" The bearded soldier seemed to know a lot of inside information, and he spoke energetically.

"Then let's go back first, stay here, if you die, then you will cry and mourn, saying that you will give a hundred taels of silver, don't make empty promises, he will also die together, we will bury him!" A few veterans next to him came over to coax, obviously not wanting to help Xu Xian serve his life.

The bearded soldier sat there, crossed Erlang's legs and said: "What's the hurry, let's see what tricks he plays first, now the black light is blind, if the people from Heifeng Village are killed, let's just hide in the bushes?" Anyway, there is a wide area under the mountain, where can you live? Ahem, what does it taste like? ”

The soldier coughed suddenly, sat up and asked.

Immediately, the rest of the soldiers also sensed that something was wrong, and one of the veterans sniffed carefully: "No, it seems that there is a fire somewhere!" ”

"Fire? What kind of fire? The bearded soldier stood up and looked around, and there was no fire at all, but there was smoke in the air.

"Brothers, it's not right, this smoke seems to come from the mountain, it can't be that the bandits on the mountain are preparing to attack down, right?" Some soldiers became nervous and wanted to lift their knives, but the knives fell to the ground with a "hammer".

These people said that they were soldiers from Yanshan County, but rather a group of village warriors who practiced in a regiment, and they had no real battles with the bandits in peacetime, but they could show off their might when they followed Zhang Han to collect protection money.

"What's going on?" These soldiers from Yanshan County were in disarray first.

The bearded soldier said: "Go over and ask Liu Bingtou ......"

At this time, they could only turn their hopes to one of Zhang Han's subordinates in the past, who was also the head of this group of people, surnamed Liu, who was also in his thirties, and he couldn't hold a knife, but he was still serving in the army.

Liu Bingtou himself was also dizzy, he said: "I don't know what the situation is, go ask Xu Zhixian!" ”

A group of people walked towards Xu Xian, but before they could get there, someone from Dujiazhai came over and shouted: "Let you come to the ambush, what are you doing when you come out of the ambush site?" Looking at the way down the mountain, the thieves of the Black Wind Village are coming soon! ”

Just when this group of soldiers was very dissatisfied with the heralds of Nadujiazhai and were about to go up and move their fists and kicks, Xu Xian suddenly came over.

Because it was an ambush, the torch was not even lit, and Xu Xian also walked over in the black light.

"You're going to hit someone?" After Xu Xian walked over, he asked sharply.

Liu Bingtou saw that it was Xu Xian clearly, and said in a panic: "Lord Zhixian, we just want to know what happened, this seems to smell of something burning, we think...... The situation is not good, it may be the trick of the thieves of the Black Wind Village! ”

Xu Xian smiled and said: "This is arranged by the official, the official sent people to set fire to the mountain where the Black Wind Village is located, although this fire may not be able to burn to the mountain, but the smoke and dust will still go up, in order to defend the official army, the Black Wind Village has already defended the cottage to the point that it is impassable, and it just adds ......momentum to this fire."

The local soldiers in Yanshan County who were present looked at each other, although they might not be able to understand Xu Xian's strategy, they still felt that Xu Xian seemed to have the advantage in front of them.

Xu Xian said: "Everyone, go to the carriage to get a dry cloth, wet it with the water from the stream next to it, cover your mouth and nose, and then wait here for the soldiers of Heifeng Village to escape by themselves and catch one ......."

Only then did the soldiers understand Xu Xian's intentions, they were all looking at Liu Bingtou, and they no longer knew what to do with the matter in front of them.

"What do you want me to do? Didn't the magistrate order? Hurry up and do it, the credit for this is about to arrive, grab a few more and go back! ”

Encouraged by Liu Bingtou, the soldiers under the mountain were all energetic, and hurriedly followed Xu Xian's instructions to cover their mouths and noses with a wet cloth first, and then re-entered the bushes.

Because there is little smoke and dust under the mountain, even if some smoke and dust come down, it will not have much impact on the soldiers under the mountain.

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In the sky, Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing were also watching what was happening in front of them.

The detective ability of the two of them is obviously much stronger than that of those soldiers.

The two of them were condescending, without blind spots in their line of sight, and soon realized that Xu Xian was going to set fire.

"Sister, look, there's a fire under the mountain!" Xiaoqing looked very happy and said, "Brother-in-law is going to attack with fire!" I finally know how my brother-in-law is going to level Heifeng Village! ”

Bai Suzhen looked into the distance, shook her head and said: "It will take a long time for the fire to spread to the mountain, the officials are not going to attack with fire, but with smoke, today's wind is not very strong, as long as the fire is lit in the upwind direction and some wet firewood is burned, the smoke and dust will be very large, and the bandits on the mountain will inevitably retreat to the upper and lower levels, losing the protection of the camp, plus the thieves are in chaos, the officials are waiting to pick up the ready-made!" ”

Xiaoqing was even happier and said: "Brother-in-law is so powerful, he can think of this." ”

"Alas! We also bothered to investigate the terrain of Heifeng Village, it turns out that your brother-in-law knows more about this place, I am afraid that after he arrived in Yanshan County, he has done a survey of the surrounding terrain, if he does not know the terrain of Heifeng Village very well, how can your brother-in-law be so sure four days ago? Bai Suzhen also had a smile on her face, and the heart that had been hanging before was finally put down.

Xiaoqing asked, "Sister, what are we going to do then?" ”

"Just protect your brother-in-law secretly, I'm afraid that those bandits will escape down the mountain and cause some harm to your brother-in-law!" Bai Suzhen said, "The rest of the things depends on your brother-in-law's own performance." ”