Everyone was amazed, and only after walking a mile, Wang Ren turned back in embarrassment, Yuzan dismounted, and hurriedly asked, "What is the matter?" Why did you come back alone and the other military guards? ”

Approaching, standing in the crowd, seeing Yuzan and others, Wang Ren calmed down a little in a panic, took a few breaths, and hurriedly said: "It's the thieves, the thieves on Duliang Mountain, they laid an ambush on both sides of the river in front of them, blocked both sides of the wooden bridge, and when I got on the bridge, they suddenly attacked." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The small river in front is the Dan River, and there are red cobblestones on the bank of the river on one side, which gives it its name. The width is not more than three zhang, the depth of the middle section of the river is nearly one zhang, the two sides are slightly shallow, there are also six or seven feet, there is a wooden bridge on it, it is the silver coin of the people in the nearby township and village.

"The guards who went with you are all dead?" Fifty people, if they really all died at the hands of the enemy, Yu Zan's sin would be great, "These thieves are really bold, they dare to set up an ambush." ”

"Seven or eight people died, and then some fell into the river, not knowing whether they were alive or dead. Fortunately, I rode my horse and ran fast, otherwise I would have been caught by those thieves. Wang Ren had palpitations, "There are mountains, forests and hills on both sides of the river, and the thieves are lying in ambush there." ”

Chen Ping listened on the side, and saw that a few people were still discussing here, so he stepped forward and reminded: "In order to prevent the thief from chasing over, shouldn't we send a team of men and horses to guard and send two more Hou cavalry to investigate?" ”

"Still going? I saw that there were far more than 100 thieves, and they were swarming from both sides, looking ferocious, and cutting down people when they saw them. We don't have enough manpower here, so why don't we go back to our home, tell General Zhou, and then make plans. Wang Ren has already broken his courage.

Yuzan is groaning.

"If we really go back like this, we will lose fifty people in vain, and not a single thief will be injured, and we will definitely be condemned." Chen Pingdao.

"That's better than dying for nothing." Wang Ren lost his previous arrogance, and at the same time, he was worried that he had lost manpower and had no soldiers under him, if he let Chen Ping go, it would be good to be defeated, and if he broke the gang of thieves, wouldn't it seem that he was incompetent.

"Chen Ping is right, if you really go back to the military mansion like this, you will definitely be punished by General Zhou, since these thieves dare to hurt the King of Qi, they must be brave, but they were careless before." Yu Zan was also hesitating, looking at Wang Renze, "Is there really hundreds of enemies?" ”

"It's just a lot, it's all Ding Zhuang. Otherwise, the fifty would not have been lost. Wang Ren said.

"The previous information was wrong, but I didn't expect that there would be so many people helping thieves. We have only one hundred and fifty guards in all, and if we really go, if we all fall into it, the guilt will be even greater. Yu Zan was worried, if he really withdrew without seeing the shadow of the thief, Shangguan was surprised, but there were hundreds of thieves, and Wang Renze was defeated in a moment.

Difficult.

Seeing Yuzan's constipated expression, Chen said with a parallel salute: "I am willing to take someone to pacify the thief, if it really doesn't work, it's not too late to withdraw." ”

"Okay, just do as you say." Yu Zan thought so, and nodded in agreement.

Qian Xingkun, another governor on the side, said: "Chen Ping is only a hundred people, and I am also with him." ”

At this time, seven or eight guards came from the gentle slope ahead, drenched and empty-handed, and their weapons had long since been thrown away.

Wang Ren recognized it and called out to one person: "Thin Hou, what about the people next to you?" ”

"Fell into the water and died, and the rest were captured by the gang of thieves." Slender Hou said, he is a few people who know water, seeing that the thief hugged from both sides of the wooden bridge, there were many people, and he expected to be unable to resist, but he simply jumped into the river and picked up a life.

"Where is the thief now?" Yuzan asked.

"Nowhere to be seen, it seems to have run away." The slender marquis replied respectfully, losing the weapon in his hand, worried about being questioned.

Yu Zan didn't think about this stubble, his heart relaxed slightly, and said to Chen Ping: "Just as Chen Dudu said, you bring a hundred guards as forwards." But don't be careless, when you encounter a thief, you must be stable. We waited in the rear as a countermeasure, commanding from the center. The thief is cunning, in case there is a change, Qian Xingkun wants to stay. ”

Chen Ping didn't expect Qian Xingkun to hear the words, nodded when he heard the words, Yuzan left Qian Xingkun, not the middle dispatch as he said, but in fact, he was on guard to protect him.

100 people, enough.

"Zhang Shan'an, you take two people on horseback to investigate the whereabouts of the thieves on Duliang Mountain, and prevent it from being ambushed again." Chen Ping was directly arranged, the horses were in the military government, and the high-headed horses were much stronger than the ones that Chen Ping himself purchased in Liuhe County.

Zhang Shan'an responded, ordered two guards with superb riding skills, and rushed out of the queue together and went forward to reconnoitre.

"The thief is in front, be careful and vigilant, come according to the usual training, and be rewarded for killing the enemy for meritorious service." Chen Ping shouted, led a group of people to follow, and slowly walked towards Duliang Mountain.

Turning over the hills, he saw the Dan River from a distance, and the wooden bridge on the river was still there, which made Chen Ping breathe a sigh of relief, at least he didn't have to look for another boat.

By the river, on the wooden bridge, there were several corpses, covered with bruises and knife wounds, terrible, their robes stripped off, and their weapons taken away.

Seeing that the guards who followed him were afraid, Chen Ping said again: "The thieves are cruel, but we are the guards of the imperial court, and we have been trained for more than ten days, so there is no need to worry, as long as we practice according to the weekday, we will definitely be able to win, and we will be vigilant." ”

"Chen Dudu is right, this group of thieves looks powerful, but in fact, as long as they rush up and kill a few of them, they will immediately collapse." Chen Jiu knew what Chen Ping meant, and he also comforted his subordinates.

After crossing the wooden bridge, the corpses left behind by Yu Zan and Wang Ren converged and fell on the bridge, dead on the shore, and there was still a corpse to be buried, but it was difficult to find those who fell into the water.

War, that's what it is, since you enter the military palace, you must be prepared. The only way to avoid it is to improve your physical fitness, and you can't slack off in your daily training.

Zhang Shan'an led several people, all of whom were specially selected, one was named Han Yiqing, who originally opened a horse shop and made a living selling horses, and the other was named Fan Wu, who was a village soldier, and he was also used as a Yue rider in the past.

After a while, Han Yiqing rode back, arrived in front of Chen Ping, and said: "Chen County Order, there are no thieves in front, and all the thieves have returned to Duliang Mountain." Guy Zhang and Fan Wu stared at the bottom of the mountain, and asked me to come back and tell you. ”

"That's just right, kill all the thieves in one go, so as not to let them escape." Chen Pingdao, "Since you have entered the military government, you should be called by the title of the military government." ”

After making sure that there was no ambush, Chen Ping asked the team to speed up the pace, and the morning running exercise these days was reflected at this time, and when they arrived at the foot of Duliang Mountain, all the guards were holding knives and guns, and they did not fall behind.

Zhang Shan'an came out of nowhere, and came to Chen Ping: "There is only one path into the mountain, and there are dense forests on both sides, I didn't dare to go deeper, but since this group of thieves dares to take the initiative to ambush Wang Renze, in this mountain, there must be an ambush, just wait for me to wait." ”

"The terrain is unclear, so we need to be cautious. Go find someone who knows the mountain situation in Duliang Mountain, ask clearly, and then we will enter the mountain. It was still early, and Chen Ping glanced at Chuanyi.

Zhang Shan'an nodded and motioned for a guard to go to the post to call people. After a while, a postman followed the guards and came tremblingly. (To be continued.) )