Three days later, in Fengjie County, the war drums were bursting, the horns were raised, and countless soldiers wearing red mandarin duck robes came out of the county town. [No pop-ups. 】

Tan Wen rode on a tall white horse, draped all over his body, covered with silver armor from the neck to his thighs, layers of scale armor, a huge bronze mirror with a protective heart against the sun, shining brightly, with a sharp sword hanging from his waist, a good bow in the saddle, and a tiger head swallowing iron helmet and a big red silk cloak on his head, the whole person looked majestic and heroic.

His second brother Tan Hong rode a five-flowered horse by his side, standing with him on a dirt slope outside Fengjie County, looking at the team of foot soldiers stepping in front of him, and sighed sincerely: "Big brother, the morale of our army is high, and the athletes are eager to try, and this battle can be completely won!" ”

Tan Wen laughed, leaned sideways, and said aloud with pride: "Hahaha, the second brother is right, to boost morale, there is no more secure way than to promise money, this will promise, as long as the stone pillar is captured, the silver ingots in the silver mine can all go into my pocket, and the meritorious ones will be rewarded with silver for their merits, and Shizhu County can let the children loot for three days, and the income belongs to individuals, why don't they come forward enthusiastically?" Hahaha. ”

Tan Hong laughed a few times proudly, as if he remembered something, and approached Tan Wen in a low voice: "Big brother, but is the grain merchant surnamed Ma really credible?" ”

Tan Wen lifted the reins in his hand, walked slowly, and said leisurely: "Second brother rest assured, for my brother has already planned, I have already inquired about the details of Ma Chongming, this person is a stone pillar head, there are more than 2,000 households in the department, the territory is barren, and he lives by buying and selling grain. ”

"Qin Liangyu has been pumping taxes in recent years, and he has already complained, but he is afraid of Qin Liangyu's majesty and does not dare to send it, but it happens that the silver mine opened by Qin Liangyu happens to be in his territory, he wanted to take this opportunity to make a windfall, but unexpectedly Qin Liangyu listened to his righteous son, a hairy boy named Wang Huan, slandered and took away all the income from his silver mine, and gave it all to Wang Huan, how could Ma Chongming not be angry? Therefore, it is very reasonable for him to send people to take refuge in the general, and he is willing to act as an internal response and lead our army across the river. ”

Tan Hong followed him and asked with some disbelief: "That Ma Chongming's net worth is in the stone pillar, so suddenly taking refuge in us, the younger brother always feels a little unsure." ”

Tan Wen snorted coldly and said, "Then J Shang has a good calculation, do you think he has no conditions?" ”

Tan Hong hurriedly said: "What conditions does he have?" ”

Tan Wen smashed his mouth and said: "After he proposed that after the matter is completed, the annual benefits of the Tubaozhai silver mine will be divided into fifty percent of him." ”

Tan Hong was startled and almost fell off the horse, fifty percent? If Tan Wen agreed, Zeng Ying was afraid that he would pull the tendons of the three Tan brothers, so he grabbed the reins and asked in a panicked voice with surprise: "Then the eldest brother promised him?" ”

Tan Wenman didn't care: "Ah, I agreed." ”

Tan Hong was so frightened that he couldn't ride the horse, his face was pale, so he was stunned, and the horse was undriven, and stopped.

Tan Wen looked back, couldn't help laughing wildly, and shouted at Tan Hongwei: "Second brother, why are you so unstable and scared you like this with a joke?" Ha ha. ”

Tan Hong heard the sound, his head immediately reacted, and he understood Tan Wen's intentions with a roll of his eyes, and he turned from surprise to joy, and immediately stepped forward and said: "Ah! Could it be that the eldest brother deceived him? ”

"Of course, who will Ben be? Will you still be at the mercy of the thief? Tan Wen's face changed, and he said testimoniously: "He thought safely, and asked me for a promise, but he didn't want to think about it, when I occupied the stone pillar and offered Qin Liangyu's head to Lord Zeng, he was a small head, what could he do to me?" When the time comes, don't talk about the silver mine, I'm going to raid his house, where will he sue me with that piece of waste paper? ”

He raised his head and said in a loud voice: "This is called a plan, second brother, learn a little!" ”

Tan Hong suddenly smiled happily and complimented: "Big brother is wise, in this way, this thief will definitely do things for us, no wonder big brother is so relieved, with this thief to report to our army, Qin Liangyu can't do anything even if Bai Qi is alive." ”

Tan Wen also smiled: "So I drove the whole army to take Xituo Town, which is the closest to Tusi City, and there is a big road connection, the transportation is convenient, and Ma Chongming also sent news, Qin Liangyu listened to Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming's clumsy plan, and divided troops to guard each ferry, Xituo Town was only guarded by five hundred remnants, five hundred old and weak, how can I stop my six thousand army?" ”

Tan Hong raised his eyebrows, and laughed loudly with Tan Wen very cooperatively, and the laughter was inexhaustibly proud, as if the stone pillar Tusi City had become something in the pocket of the two of them, and it was possible to rub their hands together.

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Fengjie county town to the opposite bank of Xituo Town, only thirty miles, less than two hours, Tan Wen's soldiers and horses arrived at the shore, the vanguard of the former army Tan Zhi has used a small boat as a pillar between the two banks, the door panel as a bridge, set up a wide pontoon bridge that can accommodate four people in parallel, Tan Zhi's front army, is running nervously across the bridge.

Tan Wen came to the shore and stared at the opposite bank, only to see that the pontoon bridge was on the pier on the opposite bank, except for the sergeant of his former army patrolling around, there was not even a figure on the other side.

A thousand generals came to Tan Wen and reported loudly: "General, the three generals have crossed the river, and the stone pillar soldiers and horses have a short confrontation, our army under the leadership of the three generals, brave, a drum to defeat the stone pillar army, killed more than ten people, the rest are scattered and fled, the three generals have occupied the whole town of Xituo Town, please cross the river quickly to meet him." ”

Tan Wen heard the report, the last trace of worry in his heart also came to naught, in his plan, there is also a set of plans, in case Tan Zhi is blocked from crossing the river or ambushed on the opposite bank, the whole army immediately turns around and crosses the river to another selected location downstream, now Tan Zhi is progressing smoothly and there is no obstruction, then there is no need for a backup plan.

He was in high spirits, his white face was flushed with excitement, and with a whip of his horse, he roared angrily to the whole army standing on the shore: "Good! The former army has captured Xituo Town, the whole army advances, captures the stone pillar in one go, and those who enter Tusi City first will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, and the official will be promoted to three levels! ”

The officers and men in mandarin duck uniforms and the native soldiers in sackcloth all screamed and shouted for victory when they heard the sound, and under the leadership of their respective generals, they rushed onto the pontoon bridge and rushed straight away with shouts.

"Rush, enter Tusi City! Slaughtered Qin Liangyu! ”

The strange screaming soldiers came out of the forest like tigers and wolves, waving the weapons in their hands, crossing the river like crucian carp rushing in, kicking the door and running through the door in Xituo Town, ransacking this small ancient town, and in less than a moment, someone set a fire again, and the pillar of smoke went straight to the sky, raising a black smoke and dust in the sky.

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Thirty miles outside Xituo Town, in a dense pine forest, Wang Huan, Qin Yiming, Qin Gongming, Ma Xintian, Zubian and others stood with their heads up, looking at the black smoke in the sky in the distance, their faces were sad and their expressions were solemn.

"It seems that Tan Wen has crossed the river and is now looting the town, but fortunately the townspeople have been evacuated and there will be no casualties." Qin Yiming said lightly.

Qin Gongming also squinted his eyes and stared at the pillar of smoke and said: "This also proves that Tan Wen has taken the bait, he will not go elsewhere, and the whole army will definitely come along Xituo Town." ”

His big eyes like copper bells looked at Ma Chongming: "The horse head man has made a lot of contributions." ”

Ma Chongming was stunned by him, and hurriedly said: "General Qin can be clear, I, Ma Chongming, did it according to Lord Wang's instructions, it is a fake surrender, a fake surrender!" ”

Qin Gongming smiled: "What are you afraid of?" I know it's fake, so will it be true? ”

He turned his face, looked at Wang Huan with a hint of admiration, and said in a rough voice: "But then again, how did you come up with such a cunning strategy?" Even Tan Wen, who is known for his resourcefulness, has been tricked by you. ”

Qin Yiming also looked sideways and said with a smile: "Exactly, Tan Wen actually wrote a letter by hand, clearly promising to share half of the benefits of the silver mine to the Matou people, so false and real, Tan Wen can't see through the pit even if he is as smart as a fox, Wang Huan, you are really worthy of the name of Little Zhuge ." ”

Wang Huan's face was sad, and he said with some regret: "It's just that when I was tempting the enemy just now, Uncle Qin Gongming's men sacrificed more than ten soldiers, but it's a pity. ”

Qin Gongming waved his hand, and said with a cold face: "How can there be immortals in the war, the children of our army are all proud of dying on the battlefield, and those who steal the life are not my white pole soldiers, Brother Wang doesn't have to mind." ”

(End of chapter)