Chapter 20: The Robbers
"Tell the marshal, there is a robber's den ten miles ahead, and it is said that there are still many of my Great Song people in it, please ask the marshal if he is going to the rescue!" Just as Yue Fei and the others began to make a detour, preparing to stop Yan Zongbi from the rear of the Jin army, the vanguard at the front of the army hurriedly ran back to report such information to them.
"There's a robber's den, that's a real nuisance!" After hearing this pioneer's report, Yue Fei's face was also a little ugly. If it was in the past, he would not hesitate to lead the Yue family army to exterminate it, but now that he is pursuing the Jin army, if he goes to exterminate these bandits and delays time, then the Jin army is very likely to escape.
"Marshal, according to the opinion of his subordinates, it is better to pursue the Jin soldiers first, and after destroying them all, and then exterminate these robbers in turn, after all, the pursuit of the Jin army cannot be delayed, if you let it escape, there will be endless troubles!" Regarding the situation at this moment, the strategists around Yue Fei also immediately said his suggestion, in his opinion, the importance of Jin Bing and robbers, he can make a judgment without hesitation at all.
"If you have a point, then we ......"
"Wait a minute, Brother Yue, can you listen to the little brother!" Yue Fei also quite agreed with this strategist's statement, but just as he was about to nod in agreement, Ling Chen interrupted him by opening his mouth.
“…… Brother Ling, do you have any opinions? Seeing that someone suddenly interrupted his words, Yue Fei was also a little angry in his heart, but when he saw that this person was Ling Chen, he asked patiently.
"Brother Yue, in my opinion, we should first exterminate the robbers, and then pursue the Jin army. Because whether the Jin army catches up or not actually does not affect our recovery of the rivers and mountains, the top priority is to minimize the losses of the Yue family's army. Let's not talk about what is in the robber's den, we must save the people of Song. Even if not. If we ignore this group of robbers and directly pursue the Jin army, then this group of bandits will come from the rear of our army to attack us. It will cause a lot of damage! Ling Chen said to Yue Fei very seriously. For Ling Chen, the most important thing now is to take Yue Fei and the others away from the main road chasing the Jin army. In this way, it is best to avoid the messenger from the imperial court, so that the tragedy of being recalled to the imperial court can be rewritten.
Yue Fei didn't know how to object to Ling Chen's statement, although he knew that the possibility of this robber coming to attack him was quite small, but it was not impossible, and the insurance method should indeed be like Ling Chen said to kill the robber first.
"Marshal, Lord Ling is reasonable, there are still residents of my Great Song Dynasty in the robbers' den, and they really can't be ignored." For Ling Chen's proposal. Yue Fei's strategist immediately expressed his approval, after all, in this kind of situation where he was already absolutely superior, there was really no need to add more losses, not to mention that it was not worth it to be unhappy with Ling Chen, a powerful helper, because of such a little thing. Such a powerful person, if he becomes an enemy, he will be an even more dangerous existence than Wanyan Zongbi.
"Alright then, let's go and exterminate the robbers first, and then pursue the Jin soldiers with all our might!" Seeing that his advisors and Ling Chen had said this, Yue Fei also understood that if he continued to insist, it would make the army's morale unstable. Immediately, he could only nod his head and agree to annihilate the robbers first.
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"Big boss, it's not good, there is a large group of Yue family troops rushing towards our cottage, and the leader seems to be Yue Fei...... Marshal Yue! "When Yue Fei and the others set off towards the robber's den. The robbers who were in charge of the sentry also got the news and hurriedly ran back to report to their leader.
"What, Yue Jiajun. Aren't they fighting Wanyan Zongbi, how can they have time to come to us! "I heard that the Yue family army was coming. The bandit leader with a scar on his face was also panicked instantly. Although there were nearly a hundred robbers in his den of robbers, it was no problem to rob some villages. But in front of a regular army like Yue's army, it is not enough to see it at all, not to mention the army led by Yue Fei, even if it is just a small team, it is enough to wipe it out.
"Big brother, could it be that the Jin army has been defeated by this Yue family army, and they will come to destroy us by the way. I heard that Yue Fei is the nemesis of the Jin people, and the Jin army is terrified of him, and now they are victorious and marching, and we are not opponents at all. The second master of the robber's den said to the robber leader, and I have to say that he guessed the truth of the matter in a panic.
"Damn, if this Yue family army wants to pursue the Jin army, go and pursue it, why are you here with me...... Second brother, is there anything you can do about it now? Although he was quite angry at this Yue Feiwei, this bandit leader also knew that he was definitely not the opponent of the Yue family's army, so he could only set his eyes on these two masters, and his own wisdom asked.
"This ...... Big brother, we should have two more ways now! The second master of the robber's den thought for a while and said seriously: "First, we immediately took some treasures and started to escape, although there are many people in the Yue family's army, as long as we ride fast horses, it is not impossible to escape!" The second possibility is that we will hand over the people we arrested a few days ago to the Yue family army along with the treasures, take the initiative to surrender, and let them give me a chance! ”
"This ...... It's too embarrassing, big boss, even if the Yue family army comes, we can't be so unproductive, either flee or surrender, it's too embarrassing, the pride of our warriors, we can't just throw it away! "For his second master's plan to surrender or escape, the other robbers in the robber's den quit, they all have good combat power, and they are naturally unwilling to accept such an arrangement of their leader, and immediately proposed to the big boss.
"Is the so-called pride more important or life more important, if you want to die, go fight against the Yue family army now, don't drag us down here!" For his impulsive subordinates, the bandit leader was very dissatisfied and reprimanded, although he was very reluctant to surrender in his heart, but after a lot of things, he naturally understood that the two roads said by the two masters were indeed the best two choices now.
"Yue Fei has personally led the Yue family army to come, you can't escape, surrender......" After quickly analyzing the current situation in his heart, the robber leader also gritted his teeth and made this decision.
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"Marshal, when the robbers in this cottage heard that you were coming, they didn't resist anything, and even offered to surrender, it seems that they know each other very well!" Regarding the surrender of these robbers, Yue Fei's vanguard was also very proud to report to them.
"Surrender without a fight...... Could it be their conspiracy? Hearing that these robbers surrendered without a fight, Yue Fei also asked in some surprise.
"No, there are only a few hundred robbers in this cottage, and now they have all laid down their arms and surrendered, and all the hostages have been released to show their sincerity, marshal, do you want to go and see?" The vanguard of the Yue family army also said proudly, letting the robbers surrender without a fight was enough to bring glory to his face.
"Well, I'll ...... then."
"Wait, Brother Yue, you can't go!" Just when Yue Fei had just agreed to go, Ling Chen opened his mouth to stop him, because at this moment, a strong sense of uneasiness actually appeared in his heart, as if a big trouble was coming...... (To be continued......)