Chapter 78 Ignition is the number

Back at the camp at the foot of the mountain, Wen Zhang called the guide Li Yuan, the deputy commander He Quchen and Wang Hong to one place to discuss the method of attack, and Shen Mo sat leisurely on the side, watching the three childish young people discuss on their own.

After listening to Wen Zhang's introduction, Li Yuan first said: "General Wen, this big willow mountain is indeed only a little gentle on the front, and there are steep cliffs on both sides, and it is very difficult to climb, not like the trail on Phoenix Mountain. ”

Wang Hong smiled and said: "Commander, aren't the bandits sixty or seventy people, and they don't know that we have arrived, we have three hundred people, just kill the generals directly, this morning in Phoenix Mountain is not enjoyable at all, let the brothers do it with real knives and guns this time." ”

He Quchen said: "Directly attacking, with the strength of my young guard, it is naturally feasible, but it has to pay a certain number of casualties, there is really no way, and it can only be attacked at night." ”

Wang Hong laughed: "Lao He, why did you suddenly become timid and afraid? You've always been known as a bold man in the Young Guard. ”

Wen Zhang scolded with a smile: "Wang Hong, the emperor wants us not to have death, if you rush like this, the archers of the other party will shoot arrows randomly, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will be killed, then the emperor can't blame me." ”

Wang Hong stuck out his tongue and smiled.

He Quchen thought for a while and said, "Commander, when night comes, I'll go see if I can climb up from the cliffs on both sides of the cottage." ”

"Yes." Wen Zhang knew that He Quchen had been in the mountains for several years, and he was very good at climbing, and said, "I will go to explore with you later, Wang Hong, Duo'an rejects the waiting post, and the farthest point is to the end of the woods, but do not let the people who call the sky find out, while the rest of the brothers pick branches, weave them into hats, and then rest well, and the team sets off at about ugly times." Brother Shen, let's go up the mountain together to have a look? ”

Without waiting for Shen Mo to speak, Wang Hong preemptively asked, "Do you want to make tree hats?" ”

"If you are told to do it, you will do it, where is there so much nonsense, go quickly."

Shen Mo saw Wang Hong leaving, and said with a smile: "Of course you want to go, I have to take care of you, otherwise you will enter single-handedly, and then it will be called Tiantian." ”

"Alas, it's because the emperor didn't let me make a move, otherwise it would be so complicated."

"Hehe, the emperor wants a general Wen Zhang who leads the army to fight, not Wen Daxia on the rivers and lakes, can you deal with these dozens of people, if it is hundreds, thousands?"

After eating the dry food, Wen Zhang and the other three took advantage of the night to walk towards the mountain. Although He Quchen's light skills are far inferior to Wen Shen, because he is good at walking in the mountains, he can also keep up with the rhythm. Not long after, the three of them came to the woods in front of the cottage again.

At this time, the smoke in the cottage was everywhere, and at a glance, it was clear that the bandits were making a fire for cooking, and the sentry on the arrow tower in the night was still patrolling around intently, and the defensive heart was much stronger than Song Kui's gang.

The three of them crept along the woods to the edge of the cliff on the left, raising their eyes and squinting at the cliff.

Wen Zhang asked, "Lao He, okay?" ”

He Quchen said softly: "It should be possible, the distance is not too far, although the slope is very steep, but there are a lot of weeds that can be borrowed, I'll try." ”

Wen Zhang said "En" and said, "Remember what I taught you to be lightweight, to walk on your legs and wings with your arms, like a swallow and a butterfly." Also, if it doesn't work, come back immediately, and first of all, ensure the safety of your own life. ”

He Quchen nodded, spit on his left palm, and then rubbed his hands vigorously and climbed to the side, so as not to let the sentry post on the arrow tower of the cottage be discovered, He Quchen first descended a few meters before climbing horizontally in the direction of the cottage.

After about a quarter of an hour, He Quchen returned to the edge of the cliff and said: "Commander, it is feasible, but the weeds are weak, and it is difficult to borrow strength, and in the entire young guard, there is no third person except you and me who can do it." ”

Wen Zhang thought about it and said: "Let's go back and talk about it, you are alone, this method still doesn't work." ”

He Quchen said as he walked: "Commander, what method?" ”

"Before I came here, I once asked Master Yun for some old formula gunpowder, although it has no power, but it can ignite, the cottage is all wooden buildings, if you can go up to twenty or thirty people, you can set fire to it, so that the inside and the outside should be combined."

"Commander, then I'll bring more gunpowder, sneak into it from the cliff alone, and then set fire everywhere to cause chaos among the bandits, and then you attack from the front, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort."

"Yourself? It's too dangerous. No, if you have any accidents, we can't count it as a success either. ”

"Don't worry, Commander, I'll find a place to hide after I set the fire, and in the years I've been in the mountains, I'll play the game of catching thieves among officers and soldiers, and this is not too difficult for me, time is running out, Commander, it's so decided."

Wen Zhang couldn't pay attention for a while, hesitated for a long time, looked at Shen Mo and said, "Brother Shen, what do you think?" ”

Shen Mo said with a serious face: "General Wen, accompanied by the order, you will only take action when your life is in danger, as the commander of the Youth Guard, you should make your own decisions, especially the more critical the moment, the more you must show your boss's courage." ”

Wen Zhang had never seen Shen Mo so serious, his heart sank, and he said secretly, Brother Shen is right, the emperor is just to train my young guard, otherwise he will directly let Brother Shen's team of 100 people destroy the bandits.

As soon as he thought of this, Wen Zhang said: "Go back to the camp and discuss carefully." ”

Halfway through the ugly hour, nearly 300 young guards with tree hats had arrived at the edge of the woods in front of the cottage and were prostrate on the ground, and these tree hats were mixed in the dark woods, which became an excellent cover. There are two bonfires burning in the gate of the cottage, and the sentry on the arrow tower is still patrolling, but it is also difficult, and the inside of the cottage is dim, and it seems that they are all sleeping.

"Lao He, let's go, be careful, remember that life comes first."

"Don't worry, Commander, light the fire."

Shen Mo said suddenly: "I'll accompany Lao He on a trip, but I won't make a move." ”

"That's good, thank you Brother Shen." Wen Zhang said happily, with Shen Mo's help, He Quchen's surname is worry-free.

Wang Hong patted He Quchen on the shoulder: "Old He, be careful." ”

He Quchen nodded and left with Shen Mo.

"Wang Hong, order the young guards to hide well, not to act at will, not to make a sound, in addition, tell the ten archers in the army to find a good shooting point, just wait for the fire to start, and shoot the sentry guards on the arrow tower first."

"Yes, Commander."

Wen Zhang looked around, and suddenly felt that if he had a musket in his hand, it seemed that attacking this cottage would be much easier.

Everything is ready, just wait for the fire to start.

Time seemed to pass very slowly, but unexpectedly, the fire did not wait, but waited for a sudden heavy rain.

Wen Zhang suddenly felt bad, according to the calculation of time, He Quchen should be climbing, such a heavy rain, let alone arson, even Lao He himself is dangerous, the hillside is slippery,

The rain washes away, and it becomes difficult to gain a foothold.

"Why is it raining all of a sudden?" I couldn't help but say, "Weather forecast."

Just as he was saying this, Xiao Qi took Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu into the house.

Wen Tianxiang reported after entering the house: "Your Majesty, the minister and Lord He waited in the tribute courtyard for an hour, and not a single candidate appeared. ”

"Hehe, this is normal, it would be surprising if those leaders dared to appear yesterday, so I won't mention it in advance. Song Rui, Junshi, sit down and listen to the heroic deeds of Young Man Wei together. ”