Chapter 33: The Trail
Not long after, a seven-foot young man with a steady pace walked into Zhuge Dan's hall, looked at Zhuge Dan's lazy expression, and a trace of contempt flashed on his proud face, but it was quickly hidden. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The young man handed the bronze spear to the attendant next to him, and the sturdy man took it with both hands, and the green tendons burst out, which was obviously very laborious.
The young man glanced at the attendant with disdain, and then turned back and said:
"Father, I was practicing marksmanship, but I was called by you, what's the matter? What about Uncle Wen? He also promised to teach me new tricks! ā
Zhuge Dan saw that his son was still practicing hard, as if he saw his former self, a trace of nostalgia rose in his lazy eyes, and then he came back to his senses and said to the young man:
"Ba Chu, you have such perseverance, you are not in vain to teach the widow, and the widow also hopes that you will become the king of the world and create the immortal glory of the Zhuge family, I hope you can persevere."
A little pride appeared on the young man's rather immature face, and he said in a loud voice:
"Father, rest assured, the child has learned most of Uncle Wen's skills, and he is even more powerful, at that time, there are only a handful of people who can match the child!"
Hearing this, although Zhuge Dan knew that the young man had exaggerated elements, he couldn't bear to hit his confidence, and praised it casually:
"Haha, the ability of the overlord of Chu, the widow naturally believes that in a few years, there will be the majesty of the overlord of Chu!"
The young man saw that although Zhuge Dan was like this, his smile was a little reluctant, so he wondered:
"Father Mo doesn't have something on his mind, so that he has such a sad face, and where Uncle Wen is, my father hasn't told me yet."
Sure enough, hearing the young man's words, Zhuge Dan's face instantly became ugly, and he said:
"The officers and soldiers came to attack my Emperor Mountain, and the officers and soldiers in your Uncle Wen were treacherous and captured..."
Anger condensed in the young man's eyes, and before he could finish speaking, he said angrily:
"Damn officers and soldiers, the thieves of the Wei State chased me for thousands of miles and killed my soldiers, and now this small Shu State dares to attack us? Father, the child begged to give me 300 elite soldiers, and I will definitely kill the old and weak soldiers of the Shu Kingdom to the ground! ā
"This..."
Zhuge Dan was a little hesitant, after all, he was not stupid, Wen Yang and his three hundred elite soldiers were all captured, and Ba Chu had never led the troops, so there was little hope of victory.
When the young man saw Zhuge Dan's words, he was immediately unhappy, and said bluntly:
"What? Does the father believe in the child's martial arts? ā
"That's not it, it's just that Shu will be very cunning, and my son is a righteous man and a gentleman, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat the three indiscriminate methods."
The young man's face suddenly eased a lot, and when he heard this, his head was raised, and he said in a loud voice:
"The ancients once said that with strength, all conspiracies and tricks are pale and powerless in the face of absolute strength!"
The young man preached, Zhuge Dan couldn't refute it, and he was also a little moved by the young man's words, so he agreed to the young man's invitation to fight, but he still advised:
"Child, be more careful, let the tiger go to you, don't leave the land of the five arrows of the Emperor Mountain, once there is a change, retreat quickly, and the widow will answer you."
The young man bowed excitedly, his eyes flashed with a subtle cunning, and then he held his head high again, and went out with a bronze gun in his hand.
On Tangjiabao's side, Liu Chen, who had just returned from the camp for wounded soldiers, looked tired, but he was in a good mood.
As soon as he entered the hall, he saw that Tang Er, Liang Shang and others were there, so he sat down in the first place, and then said:
"Everyone knows the specific situation of Lion Rock, how do you think we can arrange it so that we can defeat the thieves as soon as possible and reduce losses?"
Tang Er and the others looked left and right, and they didn't plan to be the first to speak, but Zhuge Jing didn't care about this, and shouted loudly:
"What else is there to discuss, it's just five hundred thieves, I'll slash one by one, just hit it and it's over!"
Everyone's foreheads were covered with black lines, Tang Er was the oldest, coughed lightly, and said:
"General Zhuge is brave and invincible! But the trail behind the mountain that Brother Liang Shangxian said is also good, but this road is too steep and almost hangs on the cliff. The front is wide, but I am afraid that it is heavily guarded, and the difficulty is much more difficult than the trail. ā
A few people said a word, almost nothing useful, Liu Chen frowned, glanced at Liang Shang who was contemplative, and asked:
"How long did it take for Liang Yishi to go to Lion Rock?"
"Less than half an hour!"
"How long does it take for a hunter with a lot of hands and feet?"
Liang Shang stretched out his slender fingers, rubbed his jaw, which did not have much beard, pondered for a long time, and said:
"In my opinion, an hour is enough!"
Hearing this, Liu Chen was overjoyed and hurriedly said to Tang Er:
"Xingchang, didn't this king ask you to invite the people around you to come and help? The result? ā
When Tang Er saw Liu Chen's hopeful gaze, he was suddenly a little embarrassed, and said slowly:
"There are not many Ding Zhuang in the surrounding villages, and they have all been recruited to fight against the Wei State, and as for the other people in the rivers and lakes, when they hear the name of Zhuge Dan, they are all reluctant to come..."
Although Liu Chen was disappointed, he had nothing to say, and muttered:
"Since Ding Zhuang can't come around, then I can only use those three thousand soldiers and the strong men in the fort!"
Then he looked up at Tang Er and Xin Hai and ordered:
"Xingchang, Xin Hai, you go and see how many Orion-born people you can find, the more the better!"
"Yes!"
Liu Chen thought about it, and saw that Huang De's face was still a little pale, so he said:
"Tomorrow is a full day's rest, Orion will be on standby for me!"
Seeing that everyone dispersed, Liu Chen walked out of the hall, greedily took a breath of fresh air, looked at the Lion Rock at dusk, and said:
"What about Zhuge Festival? Heroes are in the twilight! This era, this world, will be my Liu Chen's! ā
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As soon as the morning dawned, Liu Chen summoned Tang Er and Xin Hai and asked urgently:
"Tell me, how many hunters are available?"
Xin Hai glanced at Tang Er and signaled his prophetic words, but Tang Er did not shirk and said:
"Lord Wang, my Tang Jiabao Ding Zhuang is all reckless in the rivers and lakes, and he can be regarded as a qualified hunter!"
Hearing this, Liu Chen slapped his forehead, he has been confused by himself recently, the characters in the rivers and lakes, which one has not survived in the wild? Liu Chen didn't need to count at all.
But Liu Chen knew that this crackdown on bandits was a matter for the imperial court, and he couldn't completely rely on Tangjiabao, after all, if the casualties were too large, Liu Chen would not be able to explain.
Xin Hai still had that cold expression, and he arched his hand and said:
"Lord Wang, among the nearly 3,000 soldiers, there are more than 1,000 soldiers who have been hunters, but only 600 were born in Orion."
"Really? God help me! ā
Liu Chen was very pleased, although Liu Chen's plan did not need too many people, but if there were many hunters, Liu Chen could select a group of elites from them, and after the war, Liu Chen would still be of great use!
Liu Chen said to the two:
"Xingchang, this king doesn't want much, plus yesterday's one hundred and fifty strong men, and then give this king four hundred and fifty strong men."
Tang Er glanced at Liu Chen in surprise, and seeing that his expression did not seem to be fake, his heart suddenly warmed, and said:
"Thank you, Lord Wang!"
"Xin Hai, gather those 1,000 soldiers, be happy, call the strong men and Liang Shang over, and arrange something!"
Half an hour later, 1,500 people lined up in the martial arts arena in the fort, and Liang Shang and Tang Er Xinhai waited on the side.
"See the prince!"
Liu Chen was not verbose, aroused everyone, and then said directly to Liang Shangdao:
"Liang Yishi, please also choose from these people who are strong and suitable for climbing, and choose as many as you want!"
Liang Shang was startled at first, although he had some doubts, he still listened to the order to choose, only to see him scan up and down for a while, reach out and pinch his arm for a while, pat his shoulder, Liu Chen didn't bother, stood aside and waited quietly.
An hour later, Liang Shang came back and reported:
"Report to the prince, according to your orders, a total of five hundred and twelve people will be selected, all of whom are qualified people!"
Liu Chen smiled gratefully and said sincerely:
"The righteous man is hard, Liu Chen is grateful!"
Liang Shang also bowed his hand, his eyes full of emotion.
Let the others be taken away, leaving more than 500 people, sure enough, nearly 400 of them are strong men of the Tang family, Liu Chen said secretly in his heart:
"Looks like we'll have to find a way to kidnap these people!"
Looking at these people, they are all strong people, but they are not full of tendons, obviously taking into account problems such as rock climbing.
Liu Chen nodded with satisfaction, and was about to speak, when suddenly a sound of footsteps sounded, and there were quite a few, and Liu Chen guessed the situation.
Sure enough, after a few breaths, the young man on horseback led the three hundred thieves to approach Tangjiabao.
When the young man saw that Tangjiabao was in front of him, his eyes were full of excitement, but a cold man next to him hesitated:
"Young master, the prince is letting us..."
The young man's face sank, and he scolded loudly:
"What do you know, the general is outside, the military order is not subject to it, Huhu, my father also said, let you listen to me!"
Hearing that the thieves were coming, Liu Chen was not flustered, and said directly:
"Call Huang De and Xingzong, let's go to meet this Zhuge Festival and see if he has the martial arts of his two brothers!"
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