In the fifth year of the Xia calendar, Emperor Xia ascended the throne, the world was basically stable, and efforts were made to enrich the warehouse.

However, in the past, the Central Plains was divided and the various princes were fighting, resulting in a lot of homeless people and remnants in various counties, and some mountain people or rogues built dock forts to escape the world, unwilling to pay taxes to the government, or hated the Chutian forces.

Hanzhong, Qinling. Six or seven years ago, this place was one of the main battlefields of Chutian and Liu Bei's forces, and there are still abandoned cities and dock forts in the Qinling Mountains.

"In the Qinling Mountains, there are at least more than 100,000 mountain people and rogues, who may be the subordinates of King Qin, Zhang Dao, Liu Bei, and Yang Su in the past. If this group of mountain people and rogues can be subdued, first, it can enrich the population and conscription, and second, it can quell the bandits. ”

A group of soldiers and horses marched in the Qinling Mountains, with about 2,000 people, of which 700 were elite high-ranking soldiers, and the other more than 1,000 were county soldiers used by Nanzheng County to maintain law and order.

Seven hundred people are trapped, and the lord will be Gao Shun, who was ordered to follow the prince to crusade against the bandits.

Chu Wu, who was sixteen years old, wore black armor and held a spear in his hand.

This was the first time he had been ordered to go on an expedition.

As the crown prince, he is destined to learn to lead troops into battle.

Before competing with the famous generals, the first task Chu Wu accepted was to defeat the bandits and use the bandits to brush up on experience.

In order to ensure Chu Wu's safety, Empress Xia Liang arranged Gao Shun's trapping camp to be responsible for protecting Chu Wu.

As for Chu Tian......

"My father went to participate in the dungeon battle, and he hasn't come back until now......"

Chu Wu knew that his father had gone to participate in the epic battle, and his mother was temporarily regent.

This time, the epic battle seemed to be a bit difficult, and Chu Tian had disappeared for two months.

"Before my father returns, this mission must be completed perfectly."

Chu Wu knew that this expedition was a test for himself.

In order to train Chu Wu, there was no military division of the two thousand soldiers and horses.

Gao Shun just faithfully carried out the order, not the military advisor.

Leading the national soldiers of Nanzheng County was Zhang Wei, the governor of Nanzheng County? That is, Zhang Lu's brother.

Only Gao Shun and Zhang Wei accompanied Chu Wu on the expedition? Such a lineup is already very pitiful for the identity of the prince? You can only complete the task on your own.

Zhang Wei was also a little surprised? Because the prince only came with 700 people to crusade against the bandits, plus his county soldiers? It may not be possible to successfully defeat the bandits.

There is no shortage of thieves among the thieves.

Although these bandits may not be historical generals, it is possible that the strength of some ordinary bandit leaders can reach 70? Even up to 80.

The bandit leaders are generally high-level and low-level? It may not be possible to lead troops into battle, but it is possible to launch a surprise attack with force and behead the captains who come to crusade.

Zhang Wei said to Chu Wu: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the rogue in the Qinling Mountains? Many people used to be soldiers in Guanzhong, Hanzhong, and Shu counties? Some of them are unruly, and some of them have a deep hatred with His Majesty, so they are unwilling to surrender. In the counties of Hanzhong, four lieutenants have been killed in the past five years. ”

Chu Wu's face was solemn.

It seems that the task of defeating the bandits is easy, but it is not.

There are nine counties under Hanzhong County? Every county has a lieutenant who is responsible for managing law and order? Arrest the key criminals and pacify the bandits? As a result, in five years, four captains were killed by bandits.

The bandits in Hanzhong County may be the remnants of the former Yang Su, or other remnants of the defeated army? Not on par with ordinary bandits.

Legions recuperate? Didn't make a big move? The task of pacifying the bandits in each county was entrusted to the county magistrates and captains.

"No wonder the Queen Mother told me to be careful."

Chu Wu found that things were not so easy, and he was not as simple as going through the motions at all, but to fight the fierce bandits with real knives and guns.

A bandit cavalry stood on the slope of the mountain, and had already found Chu Wu and his party who had entered the mountain to encircle and suppress.

In a dock fort in the mountains of the Qinling Mountains, the two bandit leaders gathered thousands of outlaws, defended the city, and plundered all over the place.

This dock fort was originally built by Liu Bei to prevent the Guanzhong army from attacking Hanzhong from the Qinling Mountains.

Later, Liu Bei surrendered, and the dock fort, which was originally used for garrisons, was abandoned or occupied by bandits.

The two bandit leaders had burn scars on their faces and hideous faces.

"Boss, the officers and soldiers of Nanzheng County have come to encircle and suppress again."

"They really don't know whether they are alive or dead, the last lieutenant has just been killed by us, and another one is coming."

"Boss, this time there are not only 500 officers and soldiers, but about 2,000 people."

"Strange, could it be that this time it was not the county soldiers who sent troops to encircle and suppress us, but the Hanzhong Army?"

The two bandit leaders knew that among the Yizhou army, the Hanzhong Army under the command of Zhang Dao was stationed in Tuntian, Nanzheng County, accumulating grain and grass, and rarely sent troops.

A more cautious bandit leader said: "If it is a Hanzhong army with 100,000 troops, we have no chance of winning, so it is better to avoid it for the time being." ”

"You think too much, if the Hanzhong Legion sends troops, there will not be only two thousand people. Moreover, even if it was really the Hanzhong Legion that sent troops, only 2,000 people came, with the skills of the three brothers Zhang Jiao, Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and others, we may not be afraid. ”

"It's better to be careful, gather the leaders of the various dock forts in Qinling, and encircle and suppress this army of officers and soldiers. Didn't they want to encircle us? This time, let them try what it is like to be surrounded and suppressed. ”

"Then do as you say."

Soon the bandit cavalry galloped and summoned the castle owners of other dock forts in the Qinling Mountains.

The owners of each fort or the rogues, as many as a thousand, or as few as a hundred, were all shocked when they learned that the officers and soldiers wanted to completely pacify the rogues in the Qinling Mountains.

The tributaries assembled at the positions where the officers and men were.

Chu Wu, Gao Shun, Zhang Wei and his party were less than five miles away from the dock fort they wanted to crusade at this time.

"My father didn't let me use the 'cauldron and sink the boat' easily, but I wanted to rely on my own ability to resolve the crisis......"

Chu Wu has the SSS-class trait "Broken Boat", which can keep the legion in peak condition for three days.

However, the "Broken Cauldron and Shipwreck" feature has a year's cooldown and should be used at a critical moment.

"I have an ominous premonition."

Gao Shun, who had always been taciturn, suddenly said to Chu Wu and Zhang Wei.

Gao Shun has experienced a hundred battles and has a keen intuition for danger, and quickly senses that danger is approaching.

Chu Wu was a little flustered at this time, and remembered the teachings of several teachers: "Divide into eight teams of scouts, each team of three people, and explore five miles outward!" ”

"Yes!"

The low-level light cavalry probed outward, and unfavorable news came one after another.

"There are a lot of rogues around, and it seems that all the rogues in the vicinity have been alarmed. It seems that we still have fewer troops to brought. ”

Zhang Wei understood why the previous lieutenant led 500 troops into the mountains to encircle and suppress, but was killed by the rogue.

There could be thousands of rogues in this area!

"General Gao Shun, if the thieves are loud, you must protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to leave, and I will be responsible for the rear."

Zhang Wei realized that this crusade against the bandits might be besieged by the bandits, so he determined the division of labor with Gao Shun in advance.

The taciturn Gao Shun nodded.

However, he still has faith in his trap.

Chu Wu commanded the camp unfamiliarly, after all, talking about troops on paper and fighting in actual combat are completely different.

For the first time, the command of 2,000 people was already in a hurry.

Fortunately, the trapping order was forbidden.

The Liukou in the Qinling Mountains began to appear in the sight of Chu Wu, Zhang Wei, and Gao Shun.

War horses neigh, iron hooves rolling, horse thieves swing their ring swords, climb over the mountains, and appear from all directions!

Two thousand officers and soldiers formed a phalanx and held the four corners in wagons.

Chu Wu could see the fierce bandits on the horizon.

The bandits are black, and the number may be thousands, or even ...... Tens of thousands.

Two bandit leaders came out from among the tens of thousands of bandits, armed with spears, and provoked the officers and soldiers.

Gao Shun also rode out of the battle, and when he saw the appearance of these two bandit leaders, he couldn't help but be shocked, who had always been calm.

Chu Wu asked, "Does General Gao Shun know them?" ”

Gao Shun replied: "They are Li Dao and Guo Yan, in the battle of Weibei, they fell into the Weishui and disappeared, but they didn't expect to escape into the Qinling Mountains and fall into the grass." ”

"Li Dao, Guo Yan ......"

Chu Wu had heard about his father's conquest, Li Dao and Guo Yan were originally Dong Zhuo's generals, but later surrendered to Lao Qin, Chu Tianping settled the battle of Guanzhong, set fire to Weibei, and Li Dao and Guo Bi were unknown after this battle.

Zhang Wei was sweating profusely, if it was a rogue under the command of Li Dao and Guo Yan, then ordinary captains would not be able to crusade against them at all.

"It turned out to be Gao Shun? Gao Shun, you actually took refuge in Emperor Xia! ”

Li Dao and Guo Yan also recognized Gao Shun who came to crusade, and their faces were pale.

Gao Shun and his trapped camp charged into battle, invincible, Gao Shun came to crusade, although they had an absolute advantage in numbers, they may not be able to defeat Gao Shun.

"Who is that kid? It turned out that Gao Shun had to serve as his subordinate. ”

"His origin is extraordinary, if you kill him, it will be just to avenge Weishui, my scar is still faintly painful."

In the Battle of Weishui, Li Dao and Guo Yan were burned by the fire of the Xia army, which made their personalities change greatly and became more ferocious.

They had already seen that Chu Wu, who led Gao Shun and Zhang Wei to crusade against them, was not bad.

Gao Shun, who is qualified to lead troops to fight at the age of sixteen and has experienced a hundred battles, will serve as his deputy general......

"Maybe it's the prince of Emperor Xia!"

"Kill him!"

Li Dao and Guo Yan guessed a possibility, which stimulated their ferocity even more.

If it weren't for Chu Tian, the two of them wouldn't have fallen to this point.

Tens of thousands of Liukou, under the leadership of Li Dao and Guo Yan, frantically attacked Chu Wu, Gao Shun, and Zhang Wei in the middle!

Arrows rain down, covering the sky and the sun!

Chu Wu pulled out the Qingyu Sword and faced Wanliukou.

After Chu Wu could go out on his own, Chu Tian gave him the Qingyu Sword.

It's just that I didn't expect that the first expedition would be two thousand against ten thousand.

Li Dao, Guo Yan...... The number of rogues is still increasing...... Something is not good......"

Zhang Wei pulled out his long sword, and the hand holding the sword was trembling.

The valley is densely populated with streams.

It's good that he died, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince died on his first expedition, it is estimated that the entire empire will be shaken.