"Is your information reliable?" Pang Yue asked Wu Shenglong. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although he knew that the military discipline of the official army in the late Ming Dynasty was somewhat corrupt, he was still a little surprised that an avant-garde officer was so frenzied and murderous.

"Your Excellency, it should be right." Wu Shenglong said, "The year before last, there was a small leader in Jiulong Mountain who offended Sui Tianlong, and when he came down the mountain to surrender to Chengcheng, he personally talked about it, and he also stole Sui Tianlong's waist card when he was in the guard and showed it to us. That's a real 100-household waist card, not like a fake. In addition, he participated in the encirclement and suppression of Jiulong Mountain several times before, and found that the Jiulong Mountain thieves were quite capable of the formation essentials, and they were not at all like a rabble. If Sui Tianlong had no previous military experience, how could he train such a team of thieves? ”

In that case, then this battle is a little interesting! Pang Yue said in his heart. After Wu Shenglong's description, he had already expected that this battle might not be as simple as he thought before. Sui Tianlong is not an easy person, and the thousands of thieves under his command are not a rabble, and Ganzhou Town may have to bear more pressure when he fights in the future. However, Pang Yue's idea of exterminating this group of thieves did not waver in the slightest. What about the elite thieves? No matter how elite they are, they are just a group of thieves who can't be on the stage, and they can be more difficult to deal with than Jiannu?

"It turns out that Sui Tianlong is still a scum from the official army! But no matter what, this town will send troops to Jiulong Mountain as soon as possible to exterminate this gang of thieves! Pang Yue said firmly, and then looked at Wu Shenglong, "Lord Wu has participated in the invasion many times before, and his grasp of the local terrain and other conditions must be stronger than that of this town, so when the time comes, I will also ask Lord Wu to go out with the army." ”

Hearing that he was going to Jiulong Mountain again, Wu Shenglong couldn't help but have some drumming in his heart, but he didn't dare to excuse himself, and honestly arched his hand: "The humble position is at the disposal of the adult!" ”

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At night, Jiulong Mountain Cottage

The meeting hall in the village was lit with torches, and the leaders of the thieves gathered together, sitting around a large long table to drink, fist, and feast, and from time to time burst into laughter, making the atmosphere of the scene very lively. I saw that sitting in the first place was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, not very tall but exceptionally strong, and the pair of fierce eyes like an eagle falcon were particularly eye-catching, he was the big leader of Jiulong Village, Zuo Yikuan, nicknamed Sui Tianlong.

A few days ago, under the command of Sui Tianlong, the thieves raided Chengfeng County and successfully seized a large amount of property, grain and grass, as well as a number of weapons and armor in thousands of households. Faced with such a result, the leaders naturally laughed from ear to ear, so for the next few days, they stayed drunk almost every night.

"Come, I'll salute the big boss's bowl! I did it first! Liu Baiwolf, the second master of Jiulong Village, picked up the wine bowl and gestured to Sui Tianlong, and then drank it all.

Sui Tianlong just smiled lightly, casually picked up the wine bowl with one hand and gestured, and drank a little casually. If someone else dared to do this, then Liu Baiwolf would have already burst out and killed, but he didn't dare to be the slightest dissatisfied with the person in front of him. Because the person in front of him is none other than the famous Sui Tianlong, who has organized more than a dozen mountains, subdued thousands of people and horses, and repelled the encirclement and suppression of the government many times in a few years! Although Liu Baiwolf is also ruthless, courageous and knowledgeable, he also knows that compared to Sui Tianlong, he is simply a petty fight.

"The second master, you should respect the bowl of the big master!" A leader nicknamed the Golden Leopard laughed lewdly, "If it weren't for the big boss leading the brothers to Chengfeng County, how could you have a delicate little girl on your bed?" ”

"Hahaha......" The leaders present burst into laughter again.

Sui Tianlong still leaned back in the Taishi chair calmly, he thought that he was a person who wanted to do great things, so he would not participate in this kind of boring fighting, but he would not stop it. …,

Just as the leaders of the thieves were having a good time, one of Sui Tianlong's personal guards ran into the council hall and walked up to Sui Tianlong's side and whispered. After listening to the guards, Sui Tianlong only nodded slightly, and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet after the guards retreated.

"Do you know, brethren?" Sui Tianlong's mouth still had a light smile on his lips, as if he was saying something light-hearted, "Hehe, another officer and soldier are coming to die!" ”

The chamber, which had just quieted down, suddenly erupted in laughter. Most people are thinking like this: ** yes, what else should it be? It turned out that the official army was coming. But are the brothers in Jiulong Mountain still less likely to repel the officers and soldiers? Are there still fewer officers and soldiers killed? Are we going to be scared of those soft eggs? What a joke!

But Zhu Buru, the military advisor in the village, attached great importance to this matter, and immediately put down his chopsticks and asked: "The big boss, I don't know where this group of officers and soldiers came from?" How many people are there? ”。 This Zhu Buru was originally a broken scholar who didn't even get into Xiucai, and when he was desperate, he gritted his teeth and took refuge in Sui Tianlong. Because Sui Tianlong firmly believed in the phrase "those who become great must be assisted by literati", and there is a real lack of intellectuals in the village, Zhu Buru won his trust after going up the mountain.

Hearing Zhu Buru's question, Sui Tianlong drank the remaining wine in the bowl and said slowly: "The officers and soldiers from Ganzhou are not many, more than 4,000 people." ”

What the? More than 4,000 people? Although most of the leaders present had already positioned themselves as the nemesis of the officers and soldiers, the number still made their smiles fade a little. This time there are more officers and soldiers than any other!

"What, you're all scared?" Sui Tianlong smiled contemptuously, "Then I'll tell you, I'm afraid of them!" This official army was only formed in the town of Ganzhou in July, and most of the more than 4,000 recruits accounted for more than half of them, all of whom were farmers who were still holding hoes more than a month ago! Are our brothers in Jiulong Mountain inferior to them? ”

Hearing Sui Tianlong say this, the leaders were completely relieved. Over the years, there have been no mistakes with the brothers of the great master of Tianlong.

"If the officers and soldiers don't come, as long as they dare to come, I will definitely tell them to leave their lives!" Then Tianlong slammed the wine bowl on the ground, and his eyes showed a terrifying fierce light.

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On the morning of 15 September, an army of several thousand people marched in a neat queue on the main road from Chengfeng County to Jiulong Mountain.

"My lord, less than twenty miles further is Jiulong Mountain!" In the queue, Wu Shenglong pointed ahead and said to Pang Yue.

Pang Yue just nodded and didn't say anything. Yesterday morning, the army of Ganzhou Town had already set off from Chengfeng County, and the marching speed was not very fast to prevent the ambush of thieves along the way, and it was far from reaching the standard of rapid marching in the previous training.

After the army marched forward for a few more miles, Pang Yue, who had been silently observing the surrounding terrain, suddenly had a bad feeling. Although the terrain on both sides of the road is open at present, less than 300 paces ahead, the road will turn and be hidden by a large wooded hill ahead.

"Stop, set!" Pang Yue decisively gave the order, he trusted his instincts, and since he felt that the situation was not for him, he would not let his soldiers take any more risks.

Under the mobilization of flags and drums, the Gangfeng battalion and the trapping camp soon formed a large defensive formation. The cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion was on the right side of the formation, ready to attack at any time.

"Zhou Ming, send a team of scouts to the front to check." Pang Yue commanded towards Shi Youliang.

"Yes, sir!" As a battle-hardened veteran, Shi Youliang naturally smelled a hint of danger in the air. …,

A group of horsemen quickly departed and rushed forward, and in a short time entered the rolling hills ahead. For a moment, there was silence all around, only the military flag was hunting. All the officers and soldiers were waiting silently, among them, the veterans were calm, and the faces of the recruits were mixed with excitement and nervousness. Time seems to pass very slowly, and the air seems to be stagnant.

Suddenly, several screams of arrows sounded between the hills in the distance, and the Ming cavalry who had just entered to investigate had begun to appear at the bend of the road one after another, desperately slapping their horses and rushing back.

"There is an enemy! Get ready to meet the enemy! Pang Yue ordered calmly.

"Bird Hands Ready! - "Under the command of the officer, the platoons of birdmen at the front of the formation had begun to reload the gunpowder step by step. The archers behind him were already holding their bows and took their first arrows out of the quiver.

It didn't take long for the thieves to appear in the sight of the officers and soldiers of Ganzhou Town, and since the ambush plan had been exposed, they didn't plan to hide it. Looking up, I saw that the leading group was a group of cavalry, roughly estimated to be as many as four or five hundred, and was gradually accelerating towards the defensive array of Ganzhou Town.

"Hey, this gang of thieves is really kind, and they dare to take the initiative! The equipment is also good, even the cavalry is there! Under the Chinese army, Pang Yue said with a relaxed face, and he didn't seem to take the gang of thieves in front of him to heart.

"Don't underestimate this bandit cavalry, last time they were a charge and ......" Speaking of this, Wu Shenglong was embarrassed to say it anymore.

"Hahaha, are they amazing? Then I want to see how many catties and taels this gang of thieves has! After laughing, Pang Yue ordered Shi Youliang: "Zhou Ming, take the entire Flying Tiger Battalion to attack, and let those mongrels know that they are powerful!" ”

"Yes!" Shi Youliang happily accepted the order and left.

"My lord, don't be fooled! Most of the thieves wanted to divert our cavalry, and then the rest of the men and horses would charge into battle with all their might. Wu Shenglong hurriedly suggested.

As soon as he heard this, Pang Yue suddenly found that this Wu Shenglong still had some vision, but it would be better if he added a little courage, so he smiled and said, "Lord Wu, don't worry. The cavalry was led away by the thieves, and there were no infantry? Can't the infantry kill the enemy? ”

Hearing Pang Yue say this, Wu Shenglong did not make any more noise, but observed the situation ahead with a worried heart, and at the same time looked backwards from time to time, planning his own transfer route.

With the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion had fully launched their offensive formation, and the nine-foot cavalry spear in their hands pointed horizontally forward, rolling towards the thieves like a giant steel hedgehog.

This cavalry gun was produced by the Ordnance Bureau not long ago according to the idea proposed by Pang Yue, and as for the actual combat effect, it will be revealed soon.