Chapter 54: Ascending the Mountain according to the plan
Seeing that the plan to attack the mountain had been properly discussed, Zhou Bian was also much happier in his heart, and clapped his palms and said, "This king has decided to use this method." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info Tomorrow morning will attack from the mountain road, Liu Yun is responsible for playing the forward, Wang Sunjian and the other four teams are ready, to follow quickly, the matter of cooperating with the captives will be led by Zhang Hu to say, be sure to make them willing. This pre-war meeting, the king thought that the effect was good, then it was a decision in the army, and before each battle in the future, all the generals gathered together to discuss the war, work together, and revitalize my Great Zhou! β
"Revitalize Da Zhou!" Encouraged by the king, the crowd also shouted loudly, and the distant cottage spread out, and the soldiers resting in the cottage listened to the shouts of the commanders, and stood up one after another, and looked at the grass hut above the main hall. The sky was dark, the oil lamp had been lit in the grass hut, with the dim light of the oil lamp, the soldiers nearby saw clearly more than a dozen young faces in the room, although some were still a little naΓ―ve, but they were full of fighting spirit, and the eyes of the soldiers also showed excitement, following the king, revitalizing the Great Zhou, although this sentence was not shouted, but it filled the hearts of every soldier. And although the house is broken, who knows how many people will come out of this thatched house, which will make the entire land of China look sideways in the near future.
In the grass hut, Zhou Bian also showed a satisfied smile, if the pre-war meeting is maintained as a tradition, how can we not promote the prestige of our army. Fortunately, this is quite far away from the big cottage, not afraid of the sound of the past, after the echo in the cottage disappeared, I only heard the king smile and said, "Don't be too excited, no matter how loud the slogan is, it can't call us to the big cottage, and tomorrow will be worthy of your performance." It's going to be late, let's disperse, everyone hurry up and get something to eat, have a good night's rest, and tomorrow we will have lunch on the mountain of Shaomu! β
The officers hurriedly said yes and left. Soon, only Zhou Mifan and others were left in the room. Zhou Bian smiled and said, "Let's eat too, and ask them to take a portion of the barbecue." Seeing that Cai Wu was still there, Zhou Bian then said, "Cai Wu has a good idea today, if you take the mountain tomorrow, this king will remember your first merit." β
Cai Wu is also an understanding person, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "The little ones don't dare to take credit, what the little ones know and think are all taught by the king, and the little ones can always follow the king's side." β
"Haha!" After listening to what Cai Wu said, Zhou Bian didn't reply, but couldn't help laughing, and the laughter was full of heroism.
The night in the mountains is cold, but fortunately there are small cottage houses to live in, and you can make a fire to keep warm, so these two nights were good. On the second day, when the sun was just showing one side, the cottage was busy again, and the slaves made a fire to roast the meat, and also made the dried meat at noon. The soldiers wiped the tips of their spears, or waved them a few times in the morning light to find a feeling, for the captains had been notified of the previous night, and everyone knew that they were going to attack the mountain today.
Before dawn, the Imperial Guards gathered neatly and strode down the mountain. In front of the army are a few prisoners, these captives are also thinking fast, or they were bullied by the big cottage in the past, yesterday Zhang Hu said, they all expressed their willingness to serve, and even a brother, offered to leave his younger brother as a hostage, and also proposed that if the post was taken he could go to provoke the people of the big cottage to attack. After listening to Zhang Hu's report, Zhou Bian agreed with a smile.
With the Guishun bandits who knew the way to lead the way, more than 300 people quickly went down to the bottom of the valley, bypassed the ravine yesterday, and came to the foot of Shaomuro Mountain, and then walked not far into the mountain, only to hear the noise in front, and a moment later a sentry came to report, it turned out that the abandoned carriage was found on the side of the road in front.
The troops did not stop, Zhou Bian was at the forefront of the team, and soon arrived at the place where the sentry had abandoned the carriage. At first glance, it felt extremely familiar, it was clearly a few four-wheeled BMW cars produced by the Da Zhou Automobile Factory, about ten of which were randomly thrown on the side of the road, which should be the Bai caravan that was robbed. It's no wonder that the front team is noisy, and many people in the army know that this BMW is owned by the royal family, so how can you talk about it.
After only a few glances, he walked over quickly without stopping, and Zhou Bian was silent in his heart. Suddenly, the front team was in an uproar again, and its momentum was even more fierce than the other side, and even some people had stopped, and the rear team saw that the front team was not leaving, and for a moment they did not know why, and suddenly the whole army was filled with nervous air.
After ordering Pang Xing and a few other officers to stabilize the army, Zhou Bian led people forward. The place where the carriage was abandoned was relatively flat, and further on, the rugged mountain road bent towards the mountain, so the bandits abandoned the carriage here. After turning over a small slope, he saw Liu Yun and dozens of soldiers standing upright on the side of the road, with a look of grief and indignation, Zhou Bian hurriedly quickened his pace and took a closer look, and suddenly a wave of anger also rushed to his heart, it turned out that dozens of corpses were thrown in the small valley ten steps away from the roadside, and the corpses were still fresh, obviously the people in the Bai caravan who were killed a few days ago.
The bandit was thrown on the side of the road like this, and he didn't bury it, and several wild dogs and wolves were competing to bite at this time, and the few corpses on his face were already incomplete. Seeing someone approaching, the wild dog looked at the Great Zhou soldiers vigilantly, although they were ready to flee, but their mouths were still greedily swallowing human flesh. Seeing this tragic scene and smelling the disgusting fishy smell coming from his nose, Zhou Bian felt that his heart was about to explode.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Bian waved his hand and ordered Liu Yun to continue on his way, but turned to Fan Yu and instructed him to lead the enslaved and stomach-troubled soldiers to stay and bury them, so that the dead could be buried in peace. Although Fan Yu was extremely reluctant, he still took the order and turned away. Soon the troops continued to walk, the soldiers behind heard the front team say, and when they saw each other, they all saluted, the Zhou Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and the rule that the dead are big has been buried in the hearts of everyone since childhood, seeing that this bandit is so inhumane, exposing the corpse in the wilderness, the soldiers have sworn in their hearts that they will eradicate this group of bandits who harm Songshan.
The troops walked slowly, until the rear team also walked through this small hill, then the pace slowed down, and after climbing a few miles up, Liu Yun in front of him passed the word, it was not far from the outpost, Zhou Bian ordered the whole army to stop, and after resting in place for a while, according to the previous plan, Liu Yun took four prisoners and selected 20 capable soldiers, changed into the old clothes of the bandits prepared yesterday, pretended to be people in the small cottage, and touched forward. If he succeeded, he would release the arrows, and the soldiers who remained here rushed up the hill.
Liu Yun suppressed the excitement in his heart, turned his head and led the team away, and before leaving, he didn't forget to give Wang Sunjian a look, so anxious that Wang Sunjian couldn't help jumping up and was about to scold, but he was stopped by Zhou Bian again. These two are old rivals, and no one has always been convinced by anyone, so it is a good thing to compete for merit, Zhou Bian can't help but secretly have fun.
Looking at the back of Liu Yun leaving, Zhou Bian was also nervous, I don't know if Liu Yun will succeed in this trip, thinking of Bai Gui's words passed on by Wang Sunman, Zhou Bian actually suffered from gains and losses for a while. The surrounding soldiers all hid in the forest to rest, some continued to rub their spears, and some chatted softly at will, but it could be seen that whether it was repeating a wiping action repeatedly, or relaxing by talking, all of them revealed nervous emotions, or less experience in the war. Zhou Bian also thought nervously for a long time, and suddenly realized that a long time had passed, and suddenly came back to his senses, and asked Zhou Mi beside him, "Liu Yun, how long have they been going?" β
"Go back to the king, half an hour younger." Zhou Mi looked at the sky and said.
"Go, bring that little captive, this king has something to ask." Zhou Bian ordered to go down, and after a while, he saw a young man being escorted over, threw it to the ground, and knelt in front of Zhou Bian.
"What's your name, your brother is the one who went up the mountain with you, what's your name Li?" Zhou Bian couldn't remember it for a while, Liu Yun mentioned it in the morning.
The young man was still bright, and hurriedly said, "The little one's name is Li Cao, and my brother's name is Li Mao, and he did go up with General Liu." β
This name is actually quite easy to remember, it seems that he will be absent-minded, Zhou Bian laughed at himself, and asked casually, "How far is it from the outpost here, do you estimate that they have arrived?" β
"It should have arrived," the boy straightened up and looked up the hill, apparently having almost dissipated the fear he had been taken in. Li Cao continued, "This mountain road is difficult to climb, but it has been a while, even if the small legs are short, this will have already climbed. β
"Hey, have you ever been to that Dazhai? Then tell the king what the outpost is like. β
Seeing the king's question, Li Cao looked up at the king who was younger than himself, from the initial fear to the surprise when he saw the king for the first time, then fear, and then to the current inability to see through the person in front of him, Li Cao's opinion of the king has also changed several times. When he looked at the king again, although the king's voice was still full of childishness, and his face was also kind, his heart was even more incomprehensible.
Seeing that Li Cao actually looked at the king and was stunned, Zhou Mi suddenly felt unhappy in his heart, and shouted, which woke Li Cao up, and hurriedly lowered his head and said, "King, the big village and the small one have only been to it once, and they went with the things that my brother sent to pay tribute." The outpost is just two small wooden buildings, with a wooden gate between the mountain roads, which are guarded by several people every day. But the king in the big village is very vicious, last time he thought we gave less, and beat my brother. β
No wonder the man named Li Mao is so keen to attack the big cottage, in order to take the initiative to ask for war, he does not hesitate to let his own brother be a hostage, from this point of view this big cottage is unpopular, sooner or later it will be destroyed, but it was caught up by himself, Zhou Bian was thinking about it, and suddenly heard the guards coming to report that someone was running down quickly on the mountain, and a group of people couldn't help but stand up and go forward.