Chapter 139: A large wave of thieves is approaching
After determining the strategy, He Qian led a small detachment to stay behind the caravan, responsible for clearing the spies of the Eighth Army of Zuo Zhang, who had tracked down, and at the same time sweeping the marks of the caravan's march to delay the speed of the bandit soldiers as much as possible. www.biquge.info He Xian and Zhang Shiping led the caravan day and night, day and night, and finally arrived at the ambush place: Luoyan Valley.
The reason why Luoyan Valley was chosen as an ambush place by Zuo Zhangba and others is very particular. The valley is oriented from north to south, the terrain is steep, and there is only room for two horses to walk in parallel in the middle of the valley, and the east and west sides are extremely steep slopes. The valley stretches for miles, and it is indeed a necessary treasure for murder, arson, and robbery.
After the special operations team found out that there was no danger in the valley, the caravan passed through the valley in one breath and erected a tent on a hill outside the valley exit that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Returning to his own private office, He Xian fell asleep, and it was not until the next day that Zhang Shiping sent someone to invite him, and Xiao Qiang woke him up.
He Xian stretched his waist, and after a night's rest, the tiredness of the past two days was swept away, and he was full of energy. So he took Xiaoqiang and several team members to accompany Zhang Shiping to inspect the surrounding situation. The polar eye is a mountain range with endless green waves, but this time, there is a hidden valley that can be passed, and the magic of nature is truly impressive. The entire valley is steep on both sides and is not easy to climb, only a 100-meter slope on the east side of the exit is gentle, and the caravan can only fight more than 100 people.
Everyone studied and deliberated on how to set up an ambush, and finally, according to He Xian's arrangement, led the men and horses to carry out the task of being in charge separately, on the valley road, on the slopes on both sides of the valley road, at the top of the valley, and at the entrance and exit of the valley, respectively, set traps, purchase firewood, falling rocks and other things.
After a busy day, until the sun set, I finally saw He Qian coming back with a few horsemen and horses in the distance.
"How's it going?" He Xian asked He Gandao.
He Qian hugged his fists and said: "Fortunately, I am not dishonored!" Sure enough, as expected by the childe, as soon as the caravan left on the front foot, there were three thieves following closely behind, and it should be the eyeliner of the left beard. After we killed them, we were behind the caravan, trying to erase the tracks of the carriages and horses, and to create a little illusion that we wanted to teach the thieves to find the wrong way. But there are good followers among the thieves, and the caravan is slow, so we can only delay our time. ”
"Brother He Qian, rest assured! The ambush has been arranged by your son-in-law! Zhang Shiping said with a smile.
"In your opinion, when will they arrive at Luoyan Valley?" He Xian continued to ask.
He Qianzheng said: "If it's fast, it's around noon tonight, and if it's slow, it's early tomorrow morning." ”
"It's coming so fast!" He Xian and Zhang Shiping sighed at the same time.
"What's worse is that Zuo Beard seems to have collected a ticket for horse thieves on the way here, and the number of thieves has risen to about 2,000." He Qian said solemnly.
"Two thousand?" Zhang Shiping listened bitterly. It was already a risk for 200 men to ambush 1,000 men, but now that the enemy has risen to 2,000 men, how is this good?
"So, the plan needs to change!" He Xian thought for a while.
"How the plan changes, Childe, please come quickly!" Zhang Shiping said eagerly.
Brother Zhang immediately left the caravan of warriors, newly recruited warriors, and horses and supplies sold in the caravan, and hurried to Zhongshan without stopping. I will stay with 100 people to intercept the enemy, and another day, you and I will see you in Zhongshan! ”
"Childe, why don't you take Xiaoqiang and leave with the caravan to stop the work of the Black Mountain Thieves, and leave it to me!" He Qian took the initiative to ask Zhan Dao.
Of course, He Xian would not doubt the loyalty and combat power of the special operations team. But He Xian still rejected He Gan's proposal to evacuate first: "No need! If I leave, you will fight to the death for the sake of delay. I might as well join you, depending on the situation, and make a decision to retreat in time! ”
He Qian clenched his fists gratefully and said no more.
Zhang Shiping knew that there were many black mountain thieves, and they were brave and ruthless, so he felt a chill, bowed to He Xianshen, and replied gratefully: "Everything depends on He Gongzi!" Zhongshan Zhen will definitely miss the great grace of the son, Lunu County, always welcome your arrival! ”
Zhang Shiping is not a mother-in-law, and he knows that it is also a burden for the caravan to stay, so it is better to leave as soon as possible. After returning to the camp, Zhang Shiping packed up all his supplies and fled to Zhongshan under the escort of more than 100 other newly recruited young warriors. The members of He Xian's special operations squad immediately became busy, strengthened defensive measures, deepened the hiding pits, and set up more tripping ropes and stones.
The arrangements were made, and everyone rested with weapons and clothes in their arms. Suddenly, there was a sharp sound of footsteps from far and near. He Xian, He Qian, and all the members of the special operations squad got up, crouched down on the top of the hill, and looked around. Under the magnificent starry sky, on the seemingly silent mountains, the birds flew away, and the roar of the tiger was heard from time to time.
It's finally here!
It was the wee hours of the morning, when the sky was at its darkest. A fiery dragon composed of torches came from north to south, and it was murderous. Night marching was a very dangerous thing in ancient times. Regardless of the fact that it is very easy to be ambushed by the enemy, but the problem of unclear vision caused by the dark night can easily lead to injuries and attrition of the team. If the regular army is still like this, it will be even more difficult for the thieves. On the one hand, it was estimated that he was completely angered by He Qian's previous behavior, and on the other hand, Zuo Zhanghachi believed that this caravan wanted to escape by speeding up, and he didn't expect an ambush at all.
The fire dragon came from far and near, and the team was already a little loose, sparsely stretching for miles. Seeing that the fire faucet was about to approach the exit of the valley. He Xian gave the order, and a sharp whistle sounded above the Luoyan Valley. The small detachment that was ambushed above the exit of the valley was the first to launch, and huge rolling stones and sassal trees roared down, and suddenly the screams were endless. In a cloud of smoke and dust, the exit of the valley was immediately and completely blocked.
"There's an ambush!" The bandits cried out in panic.
On both sides of the valley, members of the special operations team pulled the crossbows in their hands under the cover of darkness. The bright torch in the hands of the black mountain thief became the most striking target in the darkness. After three rounds of arrow rain, hundreds of Black Mountain thieves fell. A large number of torches also fell to the ground, but instead of extinguishing them, the falling torches burned more and more.
"Not good! There is something flammable on the ground! Everyone, get out! By the time the little leader finally realized the trap on the ground, the fire was already very fierce, and dozens of bandits died in the terrible wail.
After throwing down hundreds of corpses, the Black Mountain bandits howled and exited the valley.