Li Guo led people to Hequ, ready to suppress bandits and make money, heard that Niu Decao was assembling a team, and was curious, so he took the men and horses to the training ground.

Niu Decao had already driven out, and his deputy Ye Gu was also following behind. As soon as the two of them saw Li Guo, they immediately turned over and dismounted, and said to Li Guo, "Master, why are you here?" ”

Li Guo rode on the horse and squinted his eyes, "What?" Can't I come? Bad for your good deeds? ”

Niu Decao and Ye Gu also laughed.

Niu Decao said, "Actually, we are preparing to suppress the bandits, but the master is here, so let the master give orders." ”

"What? Do you want to suppress bandits? Li Guoqi said.

So, Niu Decao told what happened in Wangzhuang last night.

Li Guo looked at Niu Decao, and saw that Niu Decao's eyes were red and full of wind and dust. I thought to myself, although this Niu Decao has no culture, he only recognized a few words when he arrived here in Li Guo, but he was loyal. Looking at the appearance of the cow grass, I guess I didn't sleep all night yesterday.

As he spoke, he had already entered the training ground. When Li Guo saw it, he was happy in his heart, because the soldiers on the training ground were neatly lined up, the swords and guns were bright, and they were full of energy, Li Guo nodded secretly.

Li Guo tilted his head and looked at Niu Decao, "You mean to let me give orders?" ”

Niu Decao scratched his head, "Of course, it's good for the tiger master to give orders himself, but I mean that you have just arrived at the river meander, it is better to rest first, and when I am ready, it is not too late for you to give orders." ”

Li Guo shook his head, "Lao Tzu doesn't do the ears of the deaf, look good!" Now that you have your own battle plan, go for it! We're going to rest. However, you have to grass, I have a sentence you have to remember, we are still small now, and we will not do loss-making transactions! ”

When Niu Decao heard that he was in charge of suppressing the bandits, he became happy, "Don't worry, I promise to make sure you don't lose money!" With that, Niu Decao told him his plan.

It turned out that before Niu Decao returned to Hequ from Wangzhuang, he had already ordered Dai Zuoxin, "Xiao Dai, in addition to guarding Wangzhuang, send some people who are familiar with Erlong Mountain to find out the news of Erlong Mountain and the whereabouts of Zhang Da *zi, don't hesitate, be fast!" Notify me as soon as you get the news. ”

Dai Zuoxin nodded in agreement.

After Niu Decao arrived at the meander, he woke up Ye Gu, the deputy who stayed behind, and the two discussed it, and immediately sent people to Zhao Zhen and several other big towns, and notified Zhang Dong of Zhao Town, Qu Bo of Li Town, Li Wancai and others in Da Liu Town, and gathered the soldiers who stayed behind and the regiments of the land protection regiment, leaving half of the defense, and the rest ready to fight.

At this time, the person who went to Erlong Mountain to inquire about the news also came to report, saying that he heard that last night, Zhang * Mazi had run back to the mountain and did not come down, but the specific number of people was unknown. So, Niu Decao hurriedly issued another order, ordering Zhang Dong, Qu Bo, Li Wancai and others to lead half of the men and horses to immediately gather at a hidden place near Erlong Mountain. Niu Decao ordered the 400 elite soldiers left in the river meander, and prepared to leave 100 people to defend the city, and the rest to go out into battle.

At this time, Lee came over.

Li Guo listened to Niu Decao's introduction and nodded, "Okay, Decao, this time there are enough manpower, but you are not allowed to lose the battle." ”

"Don't worry, not only will we not lose the battle, but we will definitely be able to suffer fewer casualties, because I am not going to attack, but to attack!" Niu Decao said confidently.

Zhang * Mazi packed up for a long day, and finally packed up the silver. He has already decided that early tomorrow morning, he will leave the meandering river and cross the river to Fugu! Damn, I heard that the Ming army in Fugu is not so excessive, they hide in the county seat most of the time, and the bandits have a way to live!

After Zhang Da*zi and these people drank all the stored wine, they all fell asleep drunk. Zhang * Mazi grinned while sleeping, is Fugu also good, his younger brother Zhang Er Mazi is in Fugu, and he has been inviting him for a long time, asking him to be the big boss there! I heard that the life there is rich, there is a lot of wine and meat, and there are many beautiful big girls and little daughters-in-law! Zhang * Mazi laughed in his sleep.

But after all, there was too much drinking, and Zhang Da * Zi was a little urgent, so he got off the bed, and the light was not turned on, so he went outside for convenience.

Zhang * Mazi had just taken off his pants, and he was startled, and the urine went out along the sweat on his body. Because he saw that countless figures had rushed up, and in the dark night, the things in the hands of those figures shone in the faint night, it was a knife!

Zhang Da * Zi opened his mouth and was about to shout, but immediately realized his mouth with his hand, and now it is too late to shout! So, Zhang * Mazi immediately lay on the ground silently and quietly climbed towards the back mountain, where there was a secret passage.

When the bandits were woken up in their sleep, they dimly found that there were several knives on their necks, and there were too many people who caught them with knives.

All the bandits were taken to the Justice Hall, and the forty or fifty bandits in the Justice Hall watched in horror as many people surrounded them with knives, and the crowd continued to pour in outside the door.

Niu Decao stared at the third and fourth leaders with wide eyes, "That's all you guys?" ”

The three leaders nodded, "There used to be more than two hundred people. ”

"What about the man?" Niu Decao's eyes lit up.

"The rest of the people have already told you to kill." The trio bowed their heads.

"Where's the *pockmark?" Niu Decao asked anxiously. With so many manpower, only a few dozen bandits were caught, if Zhang Da*zi also ran away, how could he face Li Guo?

The three leaders shook their heads.

It's over, Zhang * Mazi may really have run away, Niu Decao thought disappointedly, hoping that the people arranged at the bottom of the mountain could catch him.

Li Guo was stationed at the foot of the mountain at this time.

Before attacking Erlong Mountain, Li Guo saw the people who came to besiege Erlong Mountain, and he was also startled, my God, there are a lot of people. There are 5,000 members of the Light Protector Regiment, and this is only half of them, and the other half are staying in their respective towns.

"How are you going to fight?" Li Guo asked the cow to get grass.

"Two thousand up the mountain is enough, and three thousand are left under the mountain to surround Erlong Mountain to prevent fish from slipping through the net." Niu Decao was full of confidence at that time.

Li Guo nodded.

So, victory is a complete victory.

Not a single one of the cattle and horses died, and only two were wounded, and those two were not squeezed because of the wounds they suffered in battle.

But Niu Decao still walked down the mountain with a face full of shame to see Li Guo.

"Master Hu, you punish me, I didn't expect the bandits to be so weak, there are only these few people, and Zhang * Mazi also ran away." Niu Decao bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"It's not your fault, because the matter is urgent, and it is inevitable that the enemy's intelligence will not be grasped in time. In addition, Zhang Da*zi didn't run away, and the people who set up the second line of defense you set up caught him. "Li Guo comforted Niu Decao" There are many people and horses, and they should not lose their sharpness, and the land protection group has not long been established, and any small victory will boost their morale. What's more, it is a great credit that you have seized so much silver. Li Guo looked at the silver and became happy in his heart, because there were more than 10,000 taels of silver seized, and he was like a big landowner.

"What about the *pockmark?" Niu Decao asked.

"Kill! He was going to Fugu to join his brother, and we cut off his head and give it to his brother, so that they would meet each other. Li Guo said coldly.

"However, Zhang Er Mazi is in Fugu, what if they sneak attack us and run back after the sneak attack?" Niu Decao was a little worried.

"I'm looking forward to him coming, because I'm worried that there is no reason to go to Fugu to suppress the bandits!" Li Guo sneered.