Without further ado, the longer it takes, the more food for more than 2,000 people will also be a big problem, and if the grain and grass are not enough, they will have to go to Jiuyuan City to transport it, which is extremely troublesome.

Zhao Fan hurried to the camp, called the more than forty veterans of the Nine Pawns, pointed to the group of monkeys on the cliff and said, "My name is Xu Ying and Xu Xiong, the two brothers lead you to catch that group of monkeys, are you sure?" ”

Everyone looked at the steep cliff, was silent for a moment, and nodded.

"Okay, then you can go, be careful." Zhao Fan took two short knives and handed them to Xu Ying and Xu Xiong just in case.

Everyone agreed, and then climbed the cliff one by one carefully and cautiously, they grew up in the mountains since childhood, and are very good at climbing mountains and rocks, Zhao Fan looked at them nervously on the flat ground, Xu Ying and Xu Xiong were the leaders of this group of hunters when they were in Xuzhuang, so whether it was martial arts or rock climbing, they were the most powerful among everyone.

The smooth and steep cliff didn't seem to hinder the two of them too much, and the two of them made steady progress towards the group of monkeys.

Seeing a group of people approaching, the group of monkeys were frightened and wanted to flee forward like birds and beasts, but at this time, the golden eagle that had been standing on Zhao Fan's shoulders suddenly raised its head to the sky and roared, and the sound was extremely sharp.

This golden eagle has grown to this day, it has been more than 20 days, and its body is quite strong, speaking of the whistling sound of the golden eagle, there are some stories in it.

A few days ago, Zhao Fan suddenly fasted the little golden eagle, the little eagle has no predatory ability for the time being, they are faint from hunger, their heads are drooping, they don't seem to have any strength in their bodies, and even their eyes don't seem to be open.

But Zhao Fan still doesn't pity it, the state of the little eagle is getting worse day by day, if you don't eat again, your life will be in danger. The little eagle was finally so hungry that he couldn't do it, and his head lowered little by little, as if he couldn't lift it up anymore when it was low, and he was going to die. But just as it was halfway down, it suddenly "whirred" and lifted its head, opened its bloodshot eyes wide, and let out a hissing sound.

The eagle's screams in despair were shocking, and the sharp, fierce sound seemed to be a sharp blade flying out of their throats, stabbing at their target with a dazzling light. Zhao Fan heard the chirping of the eaglet and immediately gave it something to eat.

Zhao Fan knew that the eagle could not fall in despair, and it showed anger, which showed that it had the ability to burst out of despair, which also proved that it was the real air overlord.

The neighing of the golden eagle frightened the group of monkeys, and at this time, the little eagle "soared" and flew suddenly, its wings were slender and powerful, but in a blink of an eye, it flew in front of the group of monkeys and blocked their way.

Monkeys and other herbivores have a natural fear of birds of prey and beasts, not to mention the overlords of the sky who are unwilling to provoke this kind of wild wolves, they scream strangely, like frightened rabbits, they don't have time to think at all, they turn around and flee behind.

Monkeys are monkeys, how intelligent they are among animals, after all, they are only a herd of livestock, where can they compare to the wisdom of humans, as soon as they turned around and ran not far, they were all caught by the soldiers in front of them.

In desperation, the monkeys forgot that there were humans waiting for them behind them.

"Hehe, the task of exterminating the bandits still depends on them." Seeing that everyone grabbed the monkey and retreated unharmed, Zhao Fan also smiled slightly, only Xu Ying, Xu Xiong and others had a blank look.

A bandit that is difficult to exterminate with an army of 3,000, what can this group of monkeys do?

Zhao Fan didn't say much, he looked at the cottage in the distance, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a cold arc.

The lives of Brigade Marshal Jiang and the soldiers need to be paid with blood.

In the past few days, Zhao Fan led these veterans to catch dozens of monkeys on the cliff or in the jungle, a total of about fifty, and after bringing them back to the camp, all the soldiers were very strange, and they didn't understand why Zhao Fan wanted to catch these monkeys.

Of course, in this regard, although Zhao Fan had privately discussed and negotiated with Yang Shishuai, he didn't say much to the outside world until one day.

After so many days of truce, the soldiers had already recuperated their spirits, and the bandits in Lushan Cottage had never dared to relax their vigilance, but compared to when the Yunzhong County army first arrived in Lushan, they were also a lot more relaxed.

In the afternoon, Zhao Fan came to the tent where the more than 40 veterans lived in the Nine Pawns and said, "There is no need to train today, everyone can rest now." ”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and a soldier asked: "Captain, it's still so early, and I can't sleep at night when I sleep full." ”

"Well, you're right, you don't have to sleep tonight, I have a task for you, so you have to sleep now, give me a good drink." Zhao Fan glanced at everyone and said indifferently.

Seeing that the former's expression was serious, not like a joke, everyone also agreed and went back to the camp to sleep according to the order.

"Two brothers, you should go to sleep now, tonight's task is very important, don't be careless." Zhao Fan looked at Xu Ying and Xu Xiong, who were like two loyal guards, and smiled helplessly.

During this period of time, in addition to training with the soldiers, the two of them have been guarding Zhao Fan's side for the rest of the time, and even when they sleep, they have taken turns to guard outside Zhao Fan's camp, which makes the former uncomfortable.

Zhao Fan told the two many times that there was no need to do this, but he couldn't resist the former's insistence, and he had to silently accept the guard work of the two.

Seeing the rare solemnity on Zhao Fan's face, Xu Ying and Xu Xiong thought for a moment, nodded as well, and returned to the camp tent.

Zhao Fan watched the two leave, he looked up at the sky, and walked towards Master Yang's tent.

"Master Shishuai."

Yang Shishuai was thinking about attacking the bandits in the camp, and when he saw Zhao Fan coming in, he also nodded and said, "Sit, what?" Are you ready to act? ”

He saw that Zhao Fan's face was sinking like water, and his expression was also a little excited, so he also cheered up at the moment and asked.

"Hmm." Zhao Fan nodded and said, "Master Shishuai, do you still remember the plan I told you a few days ago to attack the bandits?" ”

"Remember, naturally remember, haven't I been preparing these days? At that time, you said that everything is ready and only the east wind is owed, so you have to wait a few days, is the east wind coming today? Yang Shishuai rubbed his palms, feeling a little nervous.

Zhao Fan nodded, he pondered for a moment, and said, "Sun Wu said that the day wind is long, and the night wind stops. When the wind blows for a long time during the day, it is easy to stop at night. There is no wind today, and there will be strong winds at night. ”

Yang Shishuai gritted his teeth, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "If this is the case, then I will act tonight, this time, I must be ashamed." ”

Zhao Fan nodded, and a touch of determination flashed on his handsome face, and he saw that although Yang Shishuai was ruthless on the surface, there seemed to be a trace of hesitation in the depths of his eyes, and he immediately said.

"Master Shishuai don't worry, I am sure of winning this time. Besides, didn't Sun Wu say: There must be a cause for fire, and fireworks must be equipped. There are times when there is a fire, and there is a fire. The time is dry, and the sky is dry; It is said that the moon is in the kei, the wall, the wings, and the wings. All these four dwellings, the wind rises. ”

Zhao Fan paused, and then said: "It's the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the weather is dry, and tonight when the moon runs to the position of the four stars, the wall, the wings, and the four stars, the wind will definitely rise, and then the wind will borrow the fire, so why worry about the big thing?" ”

Sun Wu's concept was very respected in the Warring States Period, and seeing Zhao Fan move out of his words, Yang Shishuai's last hesitation finally faded, and he immediately slapped his hand and nodded vigorously.

There is no way to spend it like this, and the only way to do it now is to follow Zhao Fan's strategy.

At nightfall, Zhao Fan returned to the barracks to wake up the forty or fifty veterans, and then instructed everyone to tie the hemp ropes into the shape of torches, pour oil and ointment, and tie them to the monkeys that had been captured in the past few days.

"Come with me, everybody." Zhao Fan carried a monkey in his hand, carried a soft ladder on his back, and took the lead towards the outside of the camp.

The veterans who followed him also followed Zhao Fan's example, taking monkeys and carrying soft ladders on their backs, and followed the former all the way out. Their destination was not the top of Deer Mountain, but behind Deer Mountain, a cliff that no one had paid attention to.

"Everyone, be quiet, don't be heard by the bandits on the top of the mountain." Zhao Fan glanced back at everyone, took a step, stuck his short knife into the gap in the cliff wall, and stepped on the raised stones with his feet, carefully and slowly towards the enemy's cottage step by step.

This cliff is extremely steep, and the number of Bu Xu and other bandits is not very large, they never thought that someone would go up the mountain from here, after all, there is an abyss below, and if you fall, you must be crushed.

So, they were behind the cottage and there was no fortification.

Everyone was a good climber, and they carefully followed the cliff behind the bandits to the back of the cottage.

"Don't make a sound, let's go and rest first, and wait for my orders." Zhao Fan and everyone hid under a low adobe, he stretched out his head and looked at the cottage not far away, only to see that there was no one guarding there, and immediately ordered.

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