In the direction of Xiangguo, because Shi Yuan, Yao Gezhong, Pu Hong and others were not united, everyone had their own small abacus, therefore, the so-called rebel army was defeated by the beggar army sent by Shi Min.

After the victory, part of the main force of the beggar army returned to Yecheng and set up camp on the outskirts of Yecheng to stabilize the shape of Yecheng.

The Hu soldiers who escaped from Yecheng were full of resentment towards Shi Min and Li Nong, and conspired in the outlying villages and towns of Yecheng, and they gathered their ranks and prepared to wait for an opportunity to sneak attack the beggar army.

And at this moment, an extremely elite force joined them, that is, Hou Ba, the leader of the Dragon Teng Dead Soldier Battalion, and the thousand Dragon Teng Dead Men under his command.

Hou Ba's Dragon Teng Death Battalion is the most elite force under Shi Hu's command, Hou Ba himself is also Shi Hu's most loyal general, when Shi Hu was alive, Hou Ba was only loyal to Shi Hu alone, after Shi Hu's death, Hou Ba naturally accepted Shi Hu's will to be loyal to Shi Hu's designated prince Shi Shi, and regarded Shi Shi as his master.

However, not long after Shi Shi ascended the throne, Shi Zun rebelled in Licheng, and led the main army to Yecheng with the general Shi Min as the vanguard, Yao Gezhong, Pu Hong and other generals as minions.

Hou Ba is not Shi Min's opponent, and the Longteng Dead Soldier Battalion under his command can not withstand the attack of the beggar army, in desperation, Hou Ba had to lead the army to flee to the mountains near Yecheng, and later heard that Shi Zun killed Shi Shi, so he did not dare to show his face, so he led the most elite Longteng Dead Soldier Battalion and hid in the mountains.

In Hou Ba's heart, the reason why Shi Zun was able to enter Yecheng and abolish Shi Shi was entirely because of Shi Min's support, if it weren't for Shi Min's courage and good fighting. Yecheng would not have been lost, and Shi Shi would not have been abolished, so he regarded Shi Min as his biggest enemy in his heart, and vowed to kill Shi Min to avenge Shi Shi.

At this moment, seeing that Shi Min wanted to expel the Hu people and aroused public anger, Hou Ba thought that the time was ripe and led the team. took advantage of the chaos to blend into the Hu people around Yecheng. And conspired with these remnants of the defeated generals, preparing to infiltrate Yecheng and raid the beggar army in order to take revenge.

In a very inconspicuous little hut. Hou Ba and several Longteng Guardian officers who had just escaped from Yecheng got together.

Officers of these Dragon Guardians. Naturally, they all recognize Houba. Seeing Hou Ba leading the most elite Dragon Teng Dead Warrior to come out to help, they were very happy, and thought that Hou Ba had help. I must be able to teach Shi Min a hard lesson.

Hou Ba looked at the generals and said: "Generals, Shi Min and Li Nong were originally remnants of the Jin Dynasty, but they were in charge of the government, and now, they are driving out the countrymen. ”

"That's right, how can Shi Min be in charge, why should he be in charge of the government." A Dragon Guard general said.

"It's just that at present, our strength is not enough, I am afraid that we are not the opponent of the beggar army, it is better to connect with the emerging king of Xiangguo, and jointly crusade against Shi Min, Li Nong and others, so that we can achieve victory." Another Dragon Guardian general expressed his opinion.

Hou Ba shook his head, and said: "The national thief is in front of you, why bother the emerging king, as long as we work together, we can teach the invincible beggar army a great lesson, it depends on whether you have the courage to do so." ”

"General Hou, if you have any clever plans, you might as well say it directly, we will listen to you." All the Dragon Guardian generals said that they would listen to Hou Ba's opinion.

Hou Ba nodded, and said: "With our current strength, attacking from the front is naturally not the opponent of the beggar army, but if we sneak attack a small number of people of the beggar army everywhere, especially the patrols inside and outside the city, we will definitely be able to achieve victory, so that even if we kill hundreds of him a day, or even dozens of people, the days will be long, and the beggar army will not exist." ”

After listening to Hou Ba's strategy, the generals of the Dragon Teng Guards glanced at each other, and they all hesitated, they naturally understood the truth of accumulating small victories into big victories, but they acted like this, they had to use the ordinary Hu people as a cover in order to escape the pursuit of the beggar army, and in this way, they would inevitably bring the ordinary Hu people into danger.

In other words, they were afraid that Shi Min would be angry and kill all the Hu people around Yecheng, so that they would have nowhere to hide.

"General Hou, Shi Min's methods are ruthless, we are only afraid that it will affect the people of our clan in Yecheng, in this way, will there be something wrong." A Dragon Guardian general whispered.

When Hou Ba heard this, he was quite disdainful, and said: "The people of our clan who stayed in Yecheng have already obeyed Shi Min, so why should we care about their life and death." ”

When the generals heard this, they felt that this was also the case, so they all nodded and expressed their support for Hou Ba's strategy.

Seeing that the generals finally supported his opinion, Hou Ba was very proud, and arranged the task, he ordered the generals to lead the soldiers under his command to sneak attack the beggar army around Yecheng, and Hou Ba himself led the dragon and the dead soldiers, disguised as various professions to mix into Yecheng, what to do during the day, and at night, scattered in all corners of Yecheng, looking for opportunities to sneak attack the scattered beggar soldiers.

After assigning the task, the generals of the Dragon Teng Guardian got up and went to prepare, and then, Hou Ba also summoned the Dragon Teng dead soldiers under his command and carried out the final pre-battle mobilization.

A day later, Hou Ba and his Longteng dead soldiers mixed into Yecheng one after another, in order to prevent being recognized by the begging generals, Hou Ba and the most important generals under his command changed their faces, even the most familiar people, they could not recognize them.

And in order to enter Yecheng alive, they naturally do not carry any blades, for the dragon warriors with strong martial arts, it is not a difficult thing to suddenly attack and seize the enemy's weapons in the dark night, so there is no need to deliberately prepare weapons.

Yecheng suffered from turmoil one after another, and the situation in the city was not very stable in general, so there were many soldiers patrolling the streets, and even at night, there were still many beggar soldiers patrolling the streets to deter those who were plotting against evildoers.

After Hou Ba and his dragon warriors infiltrated Yecheng, they completely dispersed, and carefully observed the situation in the city, as well as the patrol routes of the beggar army, in order to find an opportunity to attack.

In this extraordinary period, Yecheng naturally enforces a curfew, after sunset, all the people are not allowed to go out at will, and those who violate the order will be killed.

But for Hou Ba and the others, this was the moment when they carried out their revenge plan, and in all corners of Yecheng, hundreds of Longteng dead soldiers were gathering in groups of three or five, ready to attack the patrolling beggar soldiers.

In order to ensure their own safety, their actions will only be carried out with complete certainty, otherwise, they will cancel the operation and wait for the next day's chance.

Hou Ba personally led ten dragon dead soldiers to ambush at the corner of the main street of Yecheng, waiting for the arrival of the beggar patrol.

It didn't take long for a five-person patrol team to enter Hou Ba's line of sight, and Hou Ba turned his head slightly and signaled to the ten soldiers behind him to prepare for the attack.

The beggars' patrols were getting closer and closer, and soon they were in the ambush area of the Houba, unaware of the impending danger, and continued on their way.

After the patrol of the beggar army entered the ambush area of Hou Ba, Hou Ba and the ten dragon dead soldiers under his command suddenly rushed out, and with lightning speed, they held down the five beggar soldiers, covered their mouths, and killed them, the whole operation was only carried out in an instant, and did not make a loud sound, and naturally did not attract the attention of other patrols.

In line with Hou Ba's mode of action, in other areas of Yecheng, the Dragon Teng Dead killed several beggar patrols in a simultaneous manner, seized the weapons of the beggar patrols, and hid them in hidden locations for future use.

In Yecheng, the patrol team will change a group of men and horses every few hours, and in the second half of the night, the beggar army patrol who is ready to change shifts will come on time, but they will not find the men and horses of the previous group, and they will look for them along the patrol path, and they are surprised to find that the men and horses of the previous group have been killed.

Seeing this scene, the patrol of the beggar army did not dare to hide it, and hurriedly reported the situation to their superiors, so that the news of the patrol team's bizarre killing was reported to the top layer by layer, and was quickly sent to the palace.

At this time, it was already late at night, Shi Min and Li Nong had already rested, and the generals of the pro-soldiers saw that only dozens of patrolmen had died, and it was not a major event for a strong enemy to invade, so they did not immediately report to Shi Min and Li Nong, so as not to disturb the rest of the two.

Early the next morning, as soon as Shi Min and Li Nong got up, more than a dozen beggar army generals carried the bodies of the killed patrol soldiers into the palace and reported to the two of them the bizarre situation that had happened last night.

Shi Min and Li Nong personally examined the corpses of the slain patrolmen, and from their experience in a hundred battles, it can be judged that the killers are well-trained masters, not ordinary civilians.

"How can it be strange that so many patrols could be killed, and that it was up overnight? Did you find any clues? Li Nong asked in a low voice.

"General Hui, the last general and others have carefully looked at it, the murderer's methods are old and spicy, and he has not left any clues, as if he fell from the sky and disappeared out of thin air, and even the nearby people have never heard the movement of the fight." A beggar general, Zhengse replied.

Shi Min looked at the corpse of the dead patrol soldier and said softly: "It's all a fatal move, and there is no time to cry for help, and the people nearby naturally can't hear it." ”

"King Wude, then what should we do now, tonight, I'm afraid that this group of people will take action! Our officers and men can no longer be sent to death in vain. A beggar general, Zhengse asked.

Shi Min frowned, and said with a straight face: "Send an order, send five thousand soldiers, search around the city, find suspicious people, and arrest them immediately." ”

"Yes, King Wude." The ministry general immediately accepted the order.

"Report, King Wude, there is news from outside the city, yesterday night, the patrols of the three large battalions of our army were attacked and killed by a sneak attack, and more than 50 people were lost." Just then, a personal soldier came to report the news outside the city. (To be continued......)