Zhang Erlang waved his hand, and the eighty guards who followed immediately put their spears in their hands, and there were twenty people behind them who were ready to shoot with bows and arrows.

Wei Shuo took Zhang Dalang and walked forward, only to see three big men standing side by side on the opposite side, these three people were the three masters of Jiagu Mountain. The purple-faced man in the middle is the big boss Liu Liu, the one on the left is his brother Liu Qi, who is also the second master of the cottage, and the big man on the right is the third master of the cottage Ma Yun.

Wei Shuo arched his hand and said loudly: "Which mountain is the hero in front?" The brother came to Laoshan, but he was just an ordinary businessman who was going to Xuzhou to do business. I hope that all the heroes can give a face, let us go over, and I will be rewarded in Laoshan in the future. ”

"Hahaha!"

Wei Shuo's words caused a burst of laughter from the bandits on the opposite side, and the second master, Liu Qi, pointed at Wei Shuo with a big knife and shouted arrogantly: "Lao Tzu doesn't care if you are Laoshan or Laoshan, leave the carriages, horses and goods behind, and let you live today." ”

After listening, Wei Shuo didn't speak, and bowed his hand to the big boss in the middle: "The big boss, Wei Shuo in Xialao Mountain, this is polite." ”

"Yo, Laoshan Weishuo? Hum! Fortunately, I will be honored. Just now my brother said, as long as you leave the goods and carriages, our heroes in Jiagu Mountain will let you go. Liu Liu glanced at Wei Shuo and chuckled.

"As the saying goes: If the mountains don't turn around, can't the big bosses raise their noble hands today?"

"It is said that everyone is mixing on the road, and face should be given. But the brothers in the village have not eaten for several days, and if we run out today, we will have to blow out the lamp and pull out the wax and disperse when we go back. You say, what should I do? ”

Wei Shuo pondered for a while and said, "Since the big boss has spoken, we can't ignore it. There are really no valuable items in the car, otherwise, when we come back, we will make up for the gifts of Guizhai. ”

"Make it up? You're funny! Damn, who knows which way you will take when you come back, in case you run away from somewhere else, we must not drink the northwest wind up and down the village! Okay, don't talk nonsense, either you take the initiative to leave the things, or we'll take it ourselves. ”

In fact, Wei Shuo had long known that this thing could not be good, and the reason why he was grinding here for a long time was to buy time for Zhang Erlang and them. When he saw that the escort team was ready to attack, he immediately glanced at Zhang Erlang and whispered: "The first strike is stronger, and the second attack will suffer." After a while, the archers alternate their shots as they had been trained in their daily practice. The spearmen are ready to attack, Erlang, you have the best archery skills, try to get those masters first in a while. ”

Since the distance between the two sides was only about ten feet, the archers could just exert their might. I saw Zhang Erlang take out a bow and arrow and aim at Liu Liu, only to see a whooshing sound, and the arrow went straight to Liu Liu's chest like lightning. At the same time, the other twenty archers also fired arrows in volley, hitting several unlucky ones in an instant.

The bandits on the opposite side obviously didn't expect Wei Shuo to have such sharp archers, and they were in a hurry for a while, and their momentum was stunned. At the same time, four spearmen lined up in a row, marching in a neat pace, killing the bandits with an indomitable momentum.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

This three consecutive shouts of killing made the bandits on the opposite side tremble, and even the big boss Liu Liu couldn't help but swallow his saliva, feeling that this time Jiagu Mountain seemed to have kicked the iron plate. But at this time, he couldn't help but flinch, and with a wave of his hand, the minions behind him began to rush towards the spear array.

"One, two, three, thorn!"

"One, two, three, thorn!"

The narrow valley limited the deployment of troops, but it also gave the archers room to play. Twenty archers hid behind the spearmen, and as if they were in daily training, they could bend their bows and shoot arrows without any fear. After a few rounds of arrow rain, more than 50 bandits fell and more than 10 of them fell, and two of them were also shot through the chest under the intensive care of the archers and died on the spot.

Liu Liu was also shot in the shoulder, coupled with the death of his brother, the whole person was so angry that he went crazy, and desperately commanded the remaining remnants of the bandits to rush forward.

"Kill, rush up and chop them up!"

"Avenge the two kings, kill!"

"Kill, kill, get on!"

Zhang Erlang looked at the bandits who were rushing up on the opposite side with a cold face, threw away his bow and arrows, picked up the spear stuck in the ground, and issued orders in an orderly manner.

"Get ready in the front row! One, two, three, stab! ”

"One, two, three, thorn!"

"Poof! Yes! ”

"Ah, my eyes!"

"Help!"

The scene was completely one-sided, and in front of the neat spearmen, the bandits, who had no basis in battle, were just a rabble. The bandit didn't even see the face of the person on the other side before he was stabbed in the body by the elusive spear.

The bandits were crushed at the first touch, and the bandits who had no fighting spirit just knelt on the ground and raised their hands to surrender, and only a few stubborn bandits, under the leadership of the big boss Liu Liu, saw that the limelight was wrong and prepared to smear oil on the soles of their feet. Liu Liu's departure completely crushed the fighting spirit of the bandits, and the rest scattered and fled, and those who could not escape could only kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.

At this time, the valley was filled with the smell of blood, and Wei Shuo endured the discomfort and commanded everyone to collect the prisoners. Although this battle is not worth mentioning in the long history of ancient warfare, it is the first time Wei Shuo has experienced war, and he has personally felt the cruelty of war. In just such a short period of incense, nearly twenty bandits were killed or wounded, and the entire valley was filled with the miserable howls of bandits.

Because of the victory, Zhang Erlang seemed elated, and he came to Wei Shuo's side in a hurry and shouted, "Brother Wei, what about those injured bandits? ”

Wei Shuo was also very embarrassed, if these injured bandits were discarded, in this era of lack of medical treatment, nine times out of ten they would lose their lives in pain and wailing. Thanks to Wei Shuo being a modern person, he has a compassion that ancient people did not have, and he has been educated by modern knowledge, it is impossible for him to watch someone die in front of him, which is related to his principles of life, or human nature.

"It's not a matter to leave it like this, forget it, you interrogate it first, if you haven't committed any major crimes, let's take them with you, and when we get to Zhuqi County, we will find a doctor to see."

After arranging the prisoners, Wei Shuo called Zhang Erlang over and said, "Erlang, since we have done it, let's not do it twice, why don't you take someone to take the bandits' nest, and save the bandits who have escaped from coming back to occupy this place and harm people." ”

"Hehe, I understand Brother Wei, I'll take someone there."

"Don't worry, let's take a break first!"

Wei Shuo asked everyone to rest for a while, eat something and drink some water. A battle with more wins and fewer won the confidence of the escort team members. Many people find it strange that when they usually practice, they don't think how powerful the spear is. But today, seeing with their own eyes that one by one the murderous bandits had fallen under their spears, everyone suddenly felt full of confidence.

Sure enough, this soldier can only be beaten, and it is impossible to be trained. No matter how well a soldier is trained in peacetime, as long as he does not experience battle formations, he will never be able to become a strong soldier.

Then Zhang Erlang led a team of twenty escorts, led by a bandit captive, and went straight to the bandit cottage. At this time, there were only dozens of old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the cottage, and Zhang Erlang attacked it without much effort. This cottage in Jiagu Mountain is really poor, Zhang Erlang searched the entire cottage, but only found more than a dozen copper coins. In the end, he set fire to the cottage and escorted more than 30 captives down the mountain.

Looking at a group of bandits with yellow faces and thin muscles, Wei Shuo twisted his eyebrows and didn't know what to do. It's not okay to kill them all, Wei Shuo's heart is not so ruthless. But they can't let it all go, and who knows if they will gather in the mountains and forests again.

"Erlang, these bandits can't all be let go, but you can't take them with you. Anyway, we have already entered Xuzhou, so it is better to stop in Zhuqi County first, and exchange salt for some food by the way. Then Erlang, you take part of the escort team back to Laoshan with food and prisoners, and I will lead the rest of the people to wait for you in the county seat. ”

Zhang Erlang hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, just do what Brother Wei said!" However, some of the criminals among the bandits cannot be spared and must be punished. ”

"Okay, you go and arrange it!"

There was a long delay in screening the prisoners, and then some of the criminal bandits were executed, when Wei Shuo and the others arrived in the county seat. At that time, it was already completely dark, and if it weren't for Wei Shuo's official status as a salt field envoy, everyone would probably have to wait until the next day to enter the city.