These minions have fallen into the grass, and they have lived a bloody life, and many people are not afraid of death. However, the officers and soldiers did not confront them head-on, but threw a few iron arrows every other day, making them feel that they were powerless to resist at all, and this sense of powerlessness was even more terrifying than defeat in the real sense.

Finally, after the officers and soldiers carried out the sixth round of ballista attacks, some of the little minions couldn't hold back and rushed out of the cottage with strange screams, wanting to have a face-to-face fight with the officers and soldiers. However, they were greeted by a relentless rain of arrows. The thieves of Dangshan are also good at bows and arrows, but the bows and arrows of the official army are obviously sharper than them. The dense rain of arrows was like cutting rice, and the minions who rushed in front fell to the ground one after another, and some of the people who were spared retreated into the cottage.

At this time, the officers and soldiers blocking the outside of the stockade began to shout loudly: "Listen, people inside, as long as you lay down your arms, the court will not be guilty of the past!" If you resist to the end, wait for the gate to break through, and the chickens and dogs will not stay! ”

"Those who descend will not be killed! Those who descend will not be killed! The shouts soon echoed in the mountains and forests. In the cottage, a group of big and small leaders argued more and more about whether to surrender or not, but many small minions couldn't wait, and some people raised white flags on the pass. In the confrontation between the two armies, the white flag does not only represent surrender, but most of the time it is a request for an armistice and negotiations. However, the location of this pass is quite important. The reason why Dangshan Dazhai is dangerous is because of the existence of this pass. This pass is flanked by steep rock walls, which is quite a bit of a one-man pass. If this pass can be taken, the official army can directly enter the cottage and launch a strong attack.

Min Bo understood the meaning of the pass very well, suddenly stood up, and said loudly: "A certain person led a team of 100 people to go up and have a look!" ”

Although Qiao Wei became the commander of the three armies by drawing lots, he was the commander of the sailors, and his main duty was to monitor the movements of the Yushan bandits on the canal, and he did not appear in Dangshan. Of course, as the commander, once this battle is lost, the main responsibility will still be borne by him, which is also a reason why Min Bo and others were reluctant to take over easily. It's just that now it's the most critical moment, and Min Bo doesn't want to suffer any more gains and losses, so he finally decided to come forward.

Tan Guoyuan persuaded: "Why should General Min take risks in person, just send a centurion over." ”

Min Bo shook his head: "If you don't move forward, who is willing to use your life!" ”

Tan Guoyuan and Ji Mingliang both blushed when they said this, but the soldiers around them were full of excitement, and the morale of the officers and soldiers increased.

Min Bo rushed to the pass with a team of 100 men without any attack, and hundreds of minions were huddled together at the pass, and many knives, guns, bows and arrows were thrown on the ground. Although he breathed a sigh of relief, Min Bo couldn't help but gasp when he saw many boulders and logs piled up on both sides of the pass. If the official army attacked it, I am afraid that there would be thousands of dead and wounded in this pass alone. Fortunately, there was no danger, and the thieves guarding the pass surrendered voluntarily. Min Bo waved his hand at his subordinates: "Send a signal, let the brothers go up the mountain!" ”

Some of the soldiers who had been clustered around Min Bo began to give signals, while others quickly split to the two sides to control the pass.

Suddenly, only to hear a "whoosh", a feather arrow flew from nowhere, hitting Min Bo's throat. Min Bo let out a loud "ah" and immediately fell to the ground.

"Protect the General! Protect the General! The soldiers who reacted raised their shields one after another, but it was too late, and Min Bo's eyes were closed and he could not wake up again.

The enraged soldiers began to frantically slash and slash the minions who had surrendered, and for a moment, screams erupted at the pass. It wasn't until Tan Guoyuan and others led the army to rush up that the massacre was stopped. At this time, there were less than a hundred of the hundreds of minions who were originally guarding the pass. However, the news of the slaughter of the surrendered minions had reached Dangshan Dazhai, and some of the people who originally wanted to surrender wavered again, and moved out all kinds of weapons to resist stubbornly. At this point, siege tactics could no longer be implemented, and a great war began.

After more than half an hour, the Dangshan village gradually quieted down, the corpses could be seen everywhere, the thatched huts in the cottage were also burned, and the Dangshan thieves who had been in the three counties for half a year were destroyed. In this battle, the officers and soldiers also paid a heavy price, in addition to the loss of the commander Min Bo, more than 1,000 people were killed. In addition, the military operation, which lasted for more than half a month, was no less staggering in terms of logistical consumption. With more than 10,000 troops and thousands of people, people eat horses and chew every day, which is an astronomical amount. Of course, if you can exterminate the Dangshan bandits, such a loss is also acceptable.

However, after counting the results, Tan Guoyuan and the others were taken aback, the bandit leader Lu Xingxing actually saw no one alive or dead. All the captives were interrogated, but none of them knew where he was. Ji Mingliang couldn't help but think of the town where he was stationed, and said in a deep voice: "There is definitely something wrong with that town, it must be strictly controlled, and no one can be let go!" ”

Since they entered the mountains, they have also seen several small villages along the way, all of which are inhabited by mountain people and hunters. But without exception, these villages were all looted, and there was nothing left but bones and ruins, which shows how ferocious the thieves on the mountain are. For the thieves in Dangshan, these small villages in the mountains are also grass on the edge of the nest. Those thieves refused to let go of these poor villages, so how could they let go of that rich town? When things go wrong, there must be a demon, and that town must have something to do with the cottage, or even a stronghold of the cottage!

Tan Guoyuan frowned and said: "Dangshan has been destroyed, and the next step should be to concentrate troops to clear Yushan." Even if he runs away from a Lu star, he is alone, and he can't afford to make a big Lang. ”

Ji Mingliang gritted his teeth and said: "Ji must catch him with his own hands, cut him with a thousand knives, and avenge General Min!" ”

Tan Guoyuan groaned: "Why don't you ask Qiao Wei what he means, after all, he is the leader of our joint promotion." ”

"Not necessarily." Ji Mingliang waved his hand and said, "The established plan remains unchanged, so I will ask General Tan to lead his troops to clear out the Yushan bandits along the way, Ji only needs a thousand soldiers and horses, and he will definitely turn the town upside down!" ”

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At the end of the battle at Dangshan, the army escorted more than 800 captives back triumphantly, but the people who accompanied the army were not dismissed, and Tan Guoyuan ordered them to transport some gold and silver belongings found from the cottage. In fact, these belongings are not very large, and they do not need to be transported by so many people. It's just that Tan Guoyuan knows that many of these people have such and such a relationship with Yushan, and he is going to attack Yushan next, but he doesn't want these people to report the news. Moreover, attacking Yushan also requires these people to transport grain and grass.

However, there was an accident on the way down. The mules and horses transporting the three ballistas were frightened and rushed down the cliff, losing several cattle, and even the three ballistas were completely scrapped. For the local army, the ballista is a heavy weapon in the army, and Tan Guoyuan was so angry that he jumped like thunder, but no one could say why. Not only that, but the team of people transporting the ballista was also injured dozens of people, and the court inevitably had to pay a large amount of silver taels.

Naturally, these wounded men could no longer move with the army, so they stayed in the mountains. When the team turned a hill, two people in the injured people's team jumped up, and they disappeared into the mountains and forests in a blink of an eye, but unfortunately Tan Guoyuan had already gone far and couldn't see this scene.

The army continued to advance, and only called the division back to Liang County. In the evening, when he was more than 20 miles away from Yushan, Tan Guoyuan ordered to set up camp.

At night, people are sleepy and tired, but these local soldiers have also undergone strict training, whether they are on patrol or on duty at night, they are all strong and dare not relax in the slightest. Suddenly, a little fire broke out from the camp where the grain was stored. The fire and the wind, too late for rescue, have become a prairie fire.

Tan Guoyuan, as a commander of the army, naturally knows the importance of grain and grass. After the men had transported the grain and grass to the barracks, he had already ordered all the men to be placed in another barracks, and the guards were all soldiers in the army. But despite all the precautions, the grain and grass were burned. By the time the fire was extinguished, half of the damage had already been lost.

After a while, his subordinates found out and reported that the grain and grass were burned from several grain trucks in the middle, and the sesame oil used for cooking was poured on the grain trucks, so they burned very quickly. In addition, two charred corpses were found in the grain village, which belonged neither to the soldiers guarding the village nor to the people who transported the grain, and it is likely that the fire was ignited by these two people. It stands to reason that the barracks are very strictly inspected, and it is impossible for any spies to get in, and the only explanation can only be that the two spies have been hiding in the grain cart for a long time. After being in the ranks for so many days without being discovered, no one would believe them if there was no one among them.

This is no longer just a matter of ventilating the news, Tan Guoyuan understood the seriousness of the situation, and tortured him overnight, but he didn't ask anything. The law does not blame the public, and Tan Guoyuan cannot take all the people's husbands under the knife. But it was obviously not safe to let the people follow the team, so Tan Guoyuan had to order a team of soldiers to be sent to the nearest county town to be temporarily detained.

Now that there were only soldiers from the local army of the three counties left in the team, Tan Guoyuan was a little relieved. As soon as the day dawned, the army marched into the fish mountain. This time, the strategy of taking a step by step approach was also adopted, and some small villages hidden in the mountains and forests that had not been discovered in the past fell into the hands of the officials and soldiers one after another. But what made Tan Guoyuan very depressed was that these small villages had already been emptied, and he couldn't even see a shadow.

Tan Guoyuan faintly felt that something was wrong, so he made a quick decision, gave up the policy of taking action step by step, and ordered to move forward at full speed, heading straight to the big village in the middle of Yushan. Sure enough, Dazhai was also empty.

Although Lu Xingxing in Dangshan does not know the movement, the thousands of thieves in Dangshan have all been wiped out, although the battle is not perfect, but it can be explained. This time, however, it was different, except for catching a few villagers who claimed to be hunting in the mountains, nothing was found. Tan Guoyuan couldn't help but sigh, these battles to clear Yushan were a complete failure.