Chapter 36: Surprise Attack on the Bandits' Lair
After a period of planning, Liu Yong's baby team, the spy company, was finally secretly formed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 In addition to the special requirements of individual positions, other team members are required to be strong, agile, well-trained, brave and tenacious, loyal and capable, with dedication and certain combat experience. These special combat personnel are equipped with the best weapons, eat the most refined diet, and even wear them according to Liu Yong's idea to imitate modern camouflage uniforms.
"Bandits, I'm not short of money, so I don't have to fight your idea. It's a pity that Fuyi's survival and development make me have to destroy you, but I'm sorry. ”
There were originally three or four large and small bandits near Fuyi, and after the earlier Qing Raid and other raids, there was only one left, but it was also the largest one, located in Qinglong Mountain, about 100 miles west of Fuyi. That Qinglong Mountain is very strange, the whole mountain is composed of a complete and huge rock mass, like a giant long dragon, the mountain winds up from the dragon's tail, higher and higher, to the head of the dragon Qinglong top abruptly forms two peaks, like the two horns of the dragon, called the west peak and the north peak. In particular, the north peak is the highest, and it is where the bandits' nest is located. The leader of the bandits on the mountain is named Du Chong, and there are about 50 people under him. This gang of bandits often went down the mountain to rob passing merchants, and dozens of people died at the hands of the bandits, especially because these gangsters humiliated the robbed women and pushed them down the mountain and fell to their deaths. Although Yu turned to it and hated it to the core, he had no soldiers to use, and it was okay to protect himself, but he was unable to clear it.
Now, after two months of training, Liu Yong's army has made rapid progress, whether it is individual soldiers or group combat, whether it is physical fitness or tactical literacy, it is several grades higher than before. In terms of head-to-head confrontation, Liu Yong, who is twenty or thirty times as many bandits, feels that it is not a problem, but the problem is that the enemy occupies the favorable terrain of "one man is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open", and a strong attack will inevitably cause great losses, which Liu Yong will not use under any circumstances.
Only by knowing the other can we win all battles. In order to avoid startling the snake, Liu Yong did not order the members of the special service company to scratch their tongues, but secretly collected information from the Taoist priests in the former temple and the medicine farmers who often went up the mountain to collect medicines, and sent several groups of team members who were good at finding out the news to investigate the terrain on the spot. Liu Yong immediately convened a military meeting with Dong Xi, the members of the preliminary reconnaissance, as well as Taoist priests and medicine farmers who were familiar with the situation.
Liu Yong knew that although he was the commander of these people, he could only be regarded as a half-expert in military practice. Liu Yong is also well aware of the consequences of self-righteousness and arbitrariness, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu are lessons from the past, and Yuan Shao will also follow in their footsteps, so he will never impose his will on the opinions of others, but to fully listen to everyone's opinions and suggestions, brainstorming, learn from the good and make up for the inferior, gather everyone's common wisdom and finally come up with a practical plan.
"Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, tell us what you think." Liu Yong said first.
Dong Xi worried: "Judging from the terrain. If it breaks through from the front, the casualties will be so great that it will never be feasible. "Indeed, there seems to be only one way to reach the North Peak, and that is to reach the West Peak first. But it is extremely difficult to climb the west peak, first there is a steep stone slope, the black black black is like a dragon's back, called "green dragon's back". There is a stone hole dug on the back of the green dragon that can only accommodate the size of one foot, and the bandits usually hang down a thick rope first, pull it by hand, and go down slowly. The man wanted to return to the nest and send a secret signal to the cliff, and someone above put a rope to answer. If there is no one to help, it is extremely dangerous, the eyes are dazzled, the legs are weak, and the feet slip may fall off the cliff, and the bones will not remain. What's more, there are still bandits on duty day and night, and if you want to pass by from here, I'm afraid it will be more difficult than climbing to the sky.
"yes. Even if you are lucky enough to pass the green dragon's back, it is still difficult to win. Please see here, Commander. A member of the team pointed to the sand table and said to Liu Yong, "When you are about to reach the top of the mountain, there are two natural holes formed by boulders, which can only be passed by a single person with a bowed waist." As long as one person guards outside the cave, even if there are tens of millions of people, they can be caught. ”
"Moreover, the bandits have set up a lookout post at the top of the West Peak. Anyone who goes up the mountain from the back of the green dragon will be spotted very early. Another member of the team interjected.
"What if we adopt the method of siege and cut off their food, grass and water sources, so that the enemy will collapse without a fight?" Another member of the team said.
"It won't work. As far as the poor Dao knows, those bandits have a lot of food in stock, and it is more than enough to hold on for three or five years. In addition, there is a clear spring in the view, which is inexhaustible, so it is not feasible to cut off the water. A Taoist priest shook his head and said.
"And we don't have enough time, so we have to think of other options." Liu Yong said, turning his eyes to look at the medicine farmer, "Fellow, I heard you say that there is still a way to insert between the two peaks?" ”
"There's another way up the mountain." The medicine farmer replied, "Although the road is dangerous, I see that Liu Gongzi's soldiers are in strong physique, and there should be no problem climbing to the mountain." It's just that I think even if you take the West Peak, it's still useless. ”
"Oh, why?"
"Childe, please take a look." The medicine farmer pointed to the sand table, "The north peak where the bandit village is located is steep on all sides, thousands of feet high, there is no road to go up all around, only there is a small road between the village gate and the west peak. Although this road is only four feet long, it is only three feet wide, called the 'Fallen Soul Bridge', and there are thousands of cliffs on both sides, although there are iron cables on both sides, it can only be passed slowly by a single person. Look at the walled wall again, all are built of big stones, about more than zhang high, there are arrow stacks built on it, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now, in order to prevent the officers and soldiers from clearing up, the bandits have cleared the trees and stones on both sides of the mountain road one by one, and there is nowhere to hide the entire section of the road. ”
"Since there is an iron cable on the side, we will snatch it in a while." Zhou Cang disdainfully said.
The medicine farmer said, "The military master doesn't know anything. As soon as the bandits in the village noticed something was wrong, they would cut the iron rope from inside. In addition, the gate was thick and heavy, and it was not so easy to break open. ”
Zhou Cang let out an "ah", scratched the back of his head with his big hand, and said, "That's it." That's not going to be easy......"
"Do those bandits know this way?"
"I don't know. This path is known only to a few people who are collecting medicine. ”
"Then don't think about it anymore, the strong man only needs to lead the way and let me wait to take down the West Peak is the first credit." Liu Yong smiled slightly, but he was confident, "Also, folks, please stay here for a few days." ”
What to stay for a few days, respectively, for fear of news leakage, house arrest for a few days, but everyone understands, "Listen to the son's orders." ”
Although Liu Yong's physical fitness has been greatly improved, it is still difficult to support such an arduous task, and everyone thinks that the safety of the commander is the most important, so Liu Yong no longer insisted, and asked the medicine farmer as a guide, Dong Xi and Pei Yuanshao led the team, and he himself took the officers and soldiers of the other battalions to set off and march to the west peak. Watching the figures of the medicine farmer and the spy company gradually disappear, Liu Yong's mind highlighted one movie after another - "Outwitting Huashan".
Today is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and this day was specially chosen by Liu Yong, because the moonlight was bright in the first half of the night at the first quarter of the month, which was just right for the special combat team members who could not hold torches to walk in the dark. Although this mountain road for collecting medicine can avoid the eyes and ears of the bandits, it is extremely difficult and dangerous, and there are four dangerous passes on the way. The first danger is called the "cliff". It is a straight stone wall about 50 meters high, and some shrubs and weeds grow on it. In the past, when collecting medicine, you had to cut a long bamboo pole and tie an iron hook to the top. Before climbing, stretch out the bamboo pole, hook the stone crevice or tree with an iron hook, and then step on the stone wall, pull the rope tied to the iron hook, and slowly go up. After going for a while, it is extremely difficult to do it as it is. Now it's much simpler with the special operators, just a crossbow, shoot the flying claws attached to the silk rope to the top of the wall, and when the hook is solid, the team members will climb up. Climb the cliff, another dense shrub, and then climb over a steep slope more than two meters high to reach the second dangerous pass.
The second danger is called "Feilong Gorge". Feilong Gorge is about more than ten meters wide, it is a dark and swarthy deep valley, it is bottomless, the gorge is covered with dark clouds, the mountain wind roars, and it is shocking. It was also a thick rope thrown first, fixed at both ends, everyone put it on the rope, used both hands and feet, and climbed gently, but they were all shocked into a cold sweat.
The third hurdle is called "patio". It is a stone cave that is nearly 100 meters high, the two walls are opposite, less than one meter wide, straight up and down, the wall is covered with green moss, the mountains and rivers are dripping, only a piece of protruding stone tip. Everyone showed their usual training skills, separated their hands and feet, supported both sides, and slowly climbed up the cliff with their hands and feet.
The fourth danger is called "Tiger's Mouth". The tiger's mouth is a horizontal groove, about ten meters long, no more than one meter high, like an open tiger's mouth, under the tiger's mouth is a deep valley dozens of meters deep, the valley is full of clouds and mist, the wind is whistling, shocking. The medicine farmer was the first to open the way with a rope tied to his body, grabbing the pine branch on the "tiger's mouth" with one hand and the lower lip of the "tiger's mouth" with the other, like a crab, moving forward sideways step by step, and tying the protective rope after moving over. The others turned their backs to the deep ravine, their faces pressed against the rocks, their heads bowed, their waists hunched, and slowly moved over with one hand holding on to the rope.
After the "Tiger's Mouth", it is not far from the north peak, and you can see the lookout post on the north peak and the bandits who walk around from time to time to check. The special forces continued to advance in stealth, crossing several mountain streams and ravines, reaching the foot of the North Peak at midnight. Dong Xi sent several dark piles to take turns to sentry, while the other team members rested on the spot, replenished their diet, and recovered their physical strength.
The wee hours of the morning are the time when people are most sleepy, and it is also the easiest time for people to let their guard down. Dong Xi, Pei Yuanshao and the others sneaked to the front, first dealt with the sentry bandits, and then quickly sneaked into the room, and restrained the other five bandits who were sleeping soundly one by one, and the whole process only took a few minutes, without a single abnormal sound. Then Dong Xi made a secret signal to the bottom of the mountain, threw down the rope, and picked up Liu Yong, Zhou Cang and other large troops who were waiting at the bottom of the peak, and the Qinglong back danger had been easily crossed.
Liu Yong looked at the group of bandits who were tightly tied up in front of him and asked, "Do you want to live?" The bandits looked at each other a few times, but did not dare to say anything, but their eyes peeked at a person from time to time.
Seeing that the man was tall, with a beard on his face and uncertain eyes, Liu Yong ordered someone to remove the linen cloth from his mouth and asked, "What's your name?" But the leader of you? ”
"Uncle spares his life, the little one's name is Zhang Ba, and he is the leader of this group." The man pleaded.
"If you take us to earn the gate of the village, my son promises to deal with you lightly, how about it?"
Zhang Ba hurriedly said: "I am willing to listen to the uncle's orders." Uncle has found someone, and they can't open the gate of the village, so I have to go. ”
"Oh? Are you still a character in the cottage? ”
"That's nature." Zhang Bamei smiled, "I am the second master of the cottage, except for the owner of the village, who dares not to listen to my orders?" ”
"That boy thanked me first. If you can open the door of the village, I promise to be lenient to the owner of Zhang Zhai and your family. ”
"Good. Let's high-five. ”
After a while, Dong Xi and the other five people changed into the clothes of the bandits, and escorted Zhang Ba along the ridge to the north peak to earn the Zhaimen, while Zhou Cang led a large group of men and horses to follow up carefully, preparing to kill the Zhaimen as soon as it opened, as long as the Zhaimen was captured, they would be invincible.
After walking for two or three miles, I turned a corner, and my eyes lit up, only to see a big village standing in front of me, which was even taller and majestic under the starlight, and it was the old nest of the bandits. Although it is close at hand, there is a narrow beam in front of it, which is the chilling "Broken Soul Bridge". Before people crossed the bridge, they listened to the mountain wind whistling, the two sides were unfathomable, and the head was dizzy, so it was not thrilling.
Before the crowd approached, they heard someone shouting, "Who is it?" Get your name in! ”
"Rabbit cub, it's your uncle and me."
"It turned out to be the second master." The tone of the gatekeeper was relaxed.
Dong Xi was excited in his heart, pushed Zhang Ba with his hand, and led the team to the bridge.
The bridge was so narrow that the crowd could only walk in a single column. Unexpectedly, just halfway through, that Zhang Ba took advantage of Dong Xian's slight negligence, suddenly broke free from the restraints, rushed forward, and shouted, "The official army is here, brothers, release the arrows!" The figures on the walled floor were moving, and there was a bow sound, and more than ten arrows flew over.