Hengfeng Pili Rock area of the mountains and mountains, in the middle of winter, the white snow and cold forest, do not see people, occasionally a few mountain hunters, smell the thieves attacked, have helped the old and young to avoid the deep mountains, leaving only a few thatched huts, the firewood door cold stove, broken pots and pots, nothing to rob, in line with the purpose of thieves not to go empty, the thieves will dismantle people's doors, windows, tables and chairs, and do not let go of the rags, wrap around the end of the firewood and then soak in vegetable oil, ready to make torches on the road at night.

After more than ten miles, the sun is thinning, the sky is beginning to darken, there is a village of more than 100 families in front, Wu Ping sent a cavalry sentry has checked and understood, the middle-aged men and women in the village have long been hidden, only some old, weak, sick and remnants are waiting for death, gold, silver and jewelry, there is definitely no rice, silver and jewelry, there is still some rice and grain, Wu Ping because he was in a hurry, he let go of this poor village, and only caught the two old men at the head of the village to lead the way-

At that time, these two old men were carrying a dead black tree at the head of the village, and when they saw the arrival of the bandits, they knelt on the ground and shouted to the king to spare their lives, saying that they were poor people, and they also wanted to join the gang to drink wine, eat meat and grab silver, and the old man told the big boss Wang Er that his son was not filial and wanted to drive him out, and the old man on one side said that the old man was picking up ashes, so the son did not let him in, and the grandson was actually his grandfather's seed, and the old man was furious and wanted to come forward to fight with the old man B...

The two old men seem to be honest, but their words and actions are very funny, and they make a big boss Wang Er laugh, look at these two old men's legs and feet, it is almost dark, and if you want to rush to the night, you are looking for a local guide to be a guide, so let these two old men lead the way, while talking and amusing.

When the bandits ransacked the area of the mouth of the lead mountain river, there were four towns and eight docks idle ruffians to run, and they were generally familiar with the road to Shangrao, and they said to the leader Wang Er that this place is more than 20 miles away from Fenglingtou, the western gateway of Shangrao County, and the first fifteen miles of Fengling is Shangrao County, which is the richest place in northeast Jiangxi—

Old man Yi interjected: "King, there are officers and soldiers guarding Fenglingtou, but I'm afraid it won't be easy to pass." ”

The leader Wang Er was taken aback, so he brought two old men to see the bandit leader Wu Ping, Zeng Yu rode a Mongolian horse black bean to follow Wu Ping's side, seeing these two old men came strangely, listening to the accent seemed to be a person from Guangxin Mansion, seeing the majestic Wu Ping seemed to quickly kneel down and tremble and tremble, but the answer was smooth, Wu Ping asked: "How many officers and soldiers are guarding Fenglingtou?" When did you start guarding? Did you see it or did you hear it from others? ”

Old Man B replied: "Tell the king, the little one hasn't been going there recently, but I listened to him." Pointing at the old man.

Old man A said: "It was the villain who said that the villain went to Fenglingtou five days ago——"

Wu Ping intercepted the conversation and asked, "What are you doing this old man doing in Fenglingtou?" ”

Old man A said: "Your lord, the villain has a daughter who is married over there, just because the day before yesterday-" Shut up.

Wu Ping raised his eyebrows and shouted, "What happened the day before yesterday?" ”

The old man said: "The king doesn't need to ask so clearly, the villain doesn't tell lies, Fenglingtou is really guarded by officers and soldiers, there are always one or two hundred people, there is a wooden fence, and the past must be checked——"

Wu Ping said solemnly: "Tie up this spy." ”

The two thieves came over and twisted the arms of the old man, and the old man shouted: "The little one is wronged, the little one is not a spy, the king-"

Old Man Yi, who was kneeling on the side, hurriedly said: "Old Liaotou, you can tell the truth, isn't it your son who said to pick up ashes." ”

The ringleader, Wang Erda, laughed and said to Wu Ping: "Big brother, this old man is arrogant, he committed adultery with his daughter-in-law, was kicked out of the door by his son, and he refused to say it because he wanted to save face. ”

The old man blushed and said: "How can there be such a thing, the unfilial son thinks that my old man has a lot of food but can't do heavy work, so he drove the old man out and begged the king to avenge the villain, and the villain is innocent." ”

Wu flattened his face and said, "Let's talk about the defenders of Fenglingtou." ”

A old man said: "In previous years, there were no defenders at Fenglingtou, it was only recently, that road was sandwiched between two mountains, only more than one zhang wide, and the wooden fence was blocked, and it was impossible to pass." ”

Old Man Yi said enthusiastically: "King, you can get to Shangrao without going through Fenglingtou, that is, you have to go around more than ten miles, and the road is not very easy to walk." ”

Wu Ping turned his head and asked Zeng Yu: "Zeng Xiucai should be very familiar with this road, do you think you should take that road?"

Zeng Yu frowned and said: "I can't make up my mind about this, and I have to make my own decision by King Wu, I foolishly think that if Zhejiang reinforcements have arrived, then Yongfeng will not be able to go this way, and I must cross the river and then go to the lead mountain to take the road of Tongmuguan." ”

Wu Ping nodded secretly, but said: "Tongmu Pass must also have officers and soldiers to guard, Wuyi Mountain Road is difficult to walk, if the Fenglingtou side is really Zhejiang soldiers, they will definitely attack my back road, at that time there is a mountain in front of you, and there are chasing soldiers in the back, and the righteous army will be in a desperate situation." ”

Zeng Yu looked helpless, secretly observing the words and deeds of the two old men, I wonder if these two old men were sent by Qi Jiguang to lure the enemy?

I saw that the old man said: "King and king, although the villain doesn't know those officers and soldiers in Fenglingtou, but listening to their accent, they are from Guangxin Mansion, not from Zhejiang." ”

The ringleader, Wang Er, said to Wu Ping: "Big brother, there is also a thousand households in Guangxin Mansion. ”

Zeng Yu said: "It's hard to say, not all the officers and soldiers of the Qianhu Office of Guangxin Mansion are locals of Guangxin Mansion, and there may also be people from Guangxin Mansion among the soldiers of Zhejiang, and Yushan County and Yongfeng County under the jurisdiction of Guangxin Mansion are adjacent to Zhejiang. ”

Wu Ping pondered for a moment, waved his big hand, made up his mind, and ordered Wang Er to lead a thousand cavalry to attack Fenglingtou, and secretly advised: "If the defenders are defeated in a battle, then don't rush forward, for fear of an ambush." ”

Wang Er said: "The officers and soldiers are afraid of me like tigers, we have come all the way from southern Jiangnan, and the officers and soldiers of those guards were all defeated in a battle, how can you say this?" ”

Wu Ping said: "Grab a few prisoners and ask them to know if the Zhejiang soldiers have arrived." ”

Wang Er took the order and left, and Wu Ping led a large number of thieves to follow up, while sending a powerful leader to lead a thousand people to the north bank of the Xinjiang River to search for fishing boats and ferries, so as to facilitate the escape of crossing the river in case of emergency.

At this time, Zeng Yu didn't know the bottom of his heart, whether the two old men were sent by Qi Jiguang to lure the enemy was not yet known, and he couldn't find a chance to ask alone, the bandit leader Wu Ping was extremely cunning, and it was not easy to catch turtles in the urn, and then he thought that Qi Jiguang used soldiers like gods, and there would definitely be a clever plan to capture the thief, but he and Zheng Shi should be careful, but don't bury their lives in the chaos of the army in this dark night, but Wu Ping stared at him very closely along the way, Zheng Shi and Laifu fell behind and couldn't see each other.

A round of cold moon rose early, Wu Ping's thief army was divided into three parts in addition to the pioneer Wang Er, the front part was the elite of the thief army, about 2,000 people, led by Wu Ping himself, the middle was the new thieves, and there were hundreds of carriages carrying gold and silver treasures, and thousands of people in the rear were led by the other two big leaders, and the thieves were mighty and stretched for more than ten miles under the moonlight.

A large group of thieves traveled more than ten miles, and the pioneer Wang Er sent someone back to report to Wu Pingyu that there were no officers and soldiers stationed at Fenglingtou, and a large amount of rocks and mud had been filled in the dangerous pass, and it was difficult for cars and horses to pass.

Wu Ping discussed with Zeng Yu, Zeng Yu said: "The officers and soldiers of Fenglingtou may want to lure the righteous army deep in order to encircle and suppress, but why bother to fill the pass, or maybe the defenders know that they can't resist it, rather than giving their lives in vain, it is better to retreat into Shangrao City to defend it, there are only these two possibilities." ”

Wu Ping asked: "If Zhejiang reinforcements have arrived in Shangrao, according to your high opinion, what should the righteous army do?" ”

Zeng Yu is knowing everything and saying everything, and said: "This is about 160 miles away from Tongmu Pass, and about 120 miles away from the second pass at the junction of Yongfeng County and Pucheng, Fujian. So this is a dangerous move, and even if the Zhejiang soldiers really arrived in Shangrao, we were surprised to break through, in the dark night, the Zhejiang soldiers will also panic, then we can get out, as long as you enter Yongfeng County twenty miles is the mountains and forests, it is easier to get rid of the pursuit of officers and soldiers, and as I expected, most of the Zhejiang soldiers can not enter Shangrao, it should be a forward of thousands of people, Wu Dawang is brave, the righteous army has tens of thousands of people, and it can not be fought with one of them, if the heavenly help the righteous army defeats these Zhejiang soldiers, the rich Shangrao city is not the lead mountain estuary can be compared, The rich gentry who are hundreds of miles around here are hiding in Shangrao City. ”

Zeng Yu analyzed the head of the road, Wu Ping bowed slightly, was silent for a moment, and ordered Wang Er to pass through Fengling Pass as soon as possible and approach Shangrao City, while most of the troops he led went east in a roundabout way, along the north bank of the Xinjiang River, while sending people to investigate the news of Wang Er's attack on Shangrao, which was to take a thousand thieves from Wang Er's department to do a search.

At the time of the second drum, the leader Wang Er sent people back to report that he had arrived at the west gate of Shangrao City, and there were no officers and soldiers along the way, but Shangrao City was tall and strong, and there were officers and soldiers patrolling the city, and his 1,000 people were not enough to attack the city, so he asked Wu Ping to send most of the troops to help——

Wu Ping consulted Zeng Yu again, as if Zeng Yu was a military advisor, Zeng Yu said: "You can try to attack the city, but if you can't attack it before dawn, you must leave, otherwise you are afraid of being attacked by the enemy, and the Zhejiang soldiers will definitely arrive in this or two days." ”

This was originally a pre-conceived strategy, and Wu Ping immediately ordered Fang Maoqi and other leaders to lead 3,000 people to help Wang Er attack the city, including his elite 1,000 people.

At this time, most of the thieves led by Wu Ping have bypassed the sow ridge, the sow ridge is still fifteen miles away from the west gate of Shangrao County, a round of cold moon in the sky is very bright, under the cold moon, the mountains are full of thieves, the road is not easy to walk, the march is not fast, some thieves have lit the torch, anyway, Wang Er has attacked the city, not afraid of exposing his whereabouts

Zeng Yu was uncertain and walked with the crowd, and suddenly felt that his left leg was touched, and he looked sideways, and the old man was walking beside his mount, and whispered five words: "There are still five miles to go." ”

Zeng Yu understood that these two old men were really sent by Qi Jiguang, but they didn't seem to play any role, just to remind him of this?

After saying this, the old man didn't continue to follow Zeng Yu, and there were many people under the moon, and I don't know where the two old men were?

Suddenly, a voice approached and asked, "Zeng Xianggong, what does the old man mean when he says that there are still five miles?" ”

This voice came suddenly, which really startled Zeng Yu, and then realized that it was Peng Laoqiu who was asking, and this Peng Laoqiu always followed him before and after the saddle, and the words that Old Man A said were actually listened to by this guy.

Zeng Yu said quietly: "That old man is a local and is familiar with the terrain here, he said that it will be easy to walk after five miles, and Shangrao City is almost here." He added, "Old Peng, where is my cousin?" ”

Peng Laoqiu said: "With that old guest Yuan, Zeng Xianggong can rest assured." ”

Zeng Yu said: "You go and tell my cousin that this section of the road is difficult to walk, and it will be easy to walk in three or four miles, let him be careful now-just follow what I said, go quickly." ”

Peng Laoqiu's ability to run errands is good, so he went in a hurry, and after a while, he talked back and forth, saying that the word had arrived.

After walking more than four miles, except for the hustle and bustle of the bandits, there was no other abnormal movement, and the bandit leader Wu Ping asked loudly: "What is the name of the place here, how many miles away from Shangrao County?" ”

Someone replied: "Your lord, the hill in front of you is called Tiger Gang, and you can see Shangrao City after Tiger Gang." ”

Zeng Yu's voice when he heard this answer was not the voice of the two old men, and he thought: "Those two old men have gone, is the ambush of General Qi on this tiger hill?" Only now Wu Ping sent a sentry, and there were no officers and soldiers on this hill until Shangrao City, could it still fall from the sky. Then he suddenly thought: "If Qi Ji is on the south bank of the river, he quietly crosses the river to cover up and kill, and the thieves will be chaotic." ”

Just thinking like this, I heard the shouting behind me, it seemed that there was a fight, but it didn't sound like there were officers and soldiers attacking, Wu Ping turned his horse head and asked, "What's going on behind?" ”

A small leader of the bandits hurriedly came and said, "My lord, the brothers heard that the king was going to abandon his chariot and horses to cross the river, so they fought for the goods on the chariot. ”

Wu Ping said angrily: "Rumors, this is a rumor, quickly refute the rumors, whoever dares to snatch the carriage's property will be beheaded immediately." ”

Zeng Yuxin said: "Rumors are the truth, very good, very good, this should be the rumor released by those two old men." ”

At this moment, the sound of the horn suddenly came, the sound of the horn was vigorous and vigorous, the penetrating power was extremely strong, and in an instant, it seemed that the sound of the horn was in all directions, and then there was a drum beating, and thousands of people shouted in unison: "Kill the thief, kill the thief"

The thieves were shocked, Zhang Huang looked around, but did not see the officers and soldiers appear, some thieves stepped up to snatch the gold and silver jewelry in the carriage, there were officers and soldiers appeared, then they must flee for their lives, where are these gold and silver treasures willing to be left behind, the first strike is strong, they are all rabble, there is a robbery, and soon there is a group of people scrambling, but they don't want to fight.

In the dark night wilderness, Wu Ping couldn't restrain these subordinates, only the more than 1,000 elites in the front were not panicked, listening to his order to prepare to occupy the Tiger Gang to meet the enemy, and when he rushed to the Tiger Gang, Wu Ping didn't see Zeng Yu, and he didn't think much about it at this time, because the "whoosh" feather arrows had been shot continuously, and there was the sound of the bird's "whoosh", and the fire was shining in the distance, and the direction was from the east.

Zeng Yu did not go to the Tiger Gang, he had already dismounted and led the black beans to stumble westward, the torch light and shadow, the chaos of the soldiers, someone stepped forward and held the reins of the black beans and said: "Zeng Xianggong, follow me." ”

When Zeng Yu stared at it, it was the old man in Jia, this old man picked up a round rattan plaque from nowhere, more than two feet in diameter, protecting Zeng Yu's vital point, Zeng Yu said: "I still have a cousin behind." ”

An old man said: "Don't worry, someone will save you." ”

Zeng Yu knew that this old man was perfunctory to him, a total of two old men, who could he save, at this time, he could only let Zheng Shi ask for more blessings, as long as he was clever and hid under the carriage or something, it would not be difficult to survive.

This episode is finally about to be written, and I am relieved.