The meal was not in the mood to eat, and everyone talked about it. The people of Longbaozhai who heard the news also gathered outside the dining place one after another.

Mrs. Ba Yongqiu asked everyone present to be quiet and said, "I waited for the group, and I was chased down the sinkhole, and I was ready to die." Now that the Chu army is chasing, we can't make Longbaozhai innocent suffer a catastrophe because of us. I mean: let's leave Longbaozhai!"

Mu Cheng, a veteran of the Hu'an Mountain tribe who has experienced a hundred battles, heard his wife say this, and without waiting for others to speak, he took the lead and said: "It is my great luck that the last general can see his wife again in his lifetime." Since the Chu army is chasing after him, Mu Cheng will definitely not stand idly by! Since the Chu army has gone down to the sinkhole and does not find his wife, he will not give up, even if you leave Longbao Village, the Chu army will definitely enter Longbao Village to turn the bottom up. The last piece of pure land in Danfu Water will not be clean again!"

Wu Zhen, the father of General Long Fei Wu Cheng and the master of General Long Sheng's Mu Mangzi, said: "What Brother Mu said is extremely true. They chased into the sinkhole, not for the sake of the lady, but for the sake of the tiger and the son. However, listening to what you just said, it is impossible for Hu Anbo and Gongzi to find it in the sinkhole, and they will think that they are hidden by the Dragon Treasure Village. In this way, there is no way to argue. As the saying goes: When the robber enters the house, the ash must be caught, and this battle, Longbaozhai can't hide. ”

Shui Rong, the owner of the village, admired Mu Cheng and Wu Zhen very much, believed what they said, and said: "Madam, you don't have to worry too much, since you have come to Longbao Village, we should face it together." ”

Madame didn't know what to say.

Mu Cheng said: "Brother Wu, what is the clever plan?"

Wu Zhen said: "There is no magic plan for a while. However, everyone should not panic, listen to what Shui Fu reported, those people are still far away. Although the sinkhole has collapsed many times, and the gossip terrain has been destroyed, it is relatively easy for the lady and her party to enter Longbaozhai, but the Chu army will not be able to reach Longbaozhai for a while. Thunder doesn't hit the eaters, it's a big deal, let's fill the belly first. ”

In the Longbao pit, in addition to the thirty warriors who came in to explore during the period of the big tribe of Hu'an Mountain, they became residents in the sinkhole, and never came in a large number of foreign troops.

Wu Zhen, Mu Cheng, Du Qunfang, and Guo Gong Feng saw that Shui Rong said this, and also put down the tableware.

Wu Zhen suggested that the two of them be invited to the council room to discuss, while the others continued to eat.

Shui Rong, Wu Zhen, Mu Cheng, Du Qunfang, and Guo Genfeng left the table in advance and entered a spacious room, and the woman in the village, Narcissus, sent water, fruits, etc.

Du Qunfang saw the woman who sent fruit and water, dressed plainly, fresh and refined, very beautiful, only her eyes were swollen, guessing that she was crying and swollen, and secretly exclaimed: "I can't imagine that in the sinkhole, there is such a stunning color, not under the smoke." Thinking of it like smoke, Du Qunfang's heart hurt again.

Regardless of the guest or host, sit down at will, Mu Cheng said first: "The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth." Since the matter has come, it is necessary to think of a countermeasure. ”

Du Qunfang said: "How many warriors are there in the Dragon Treasure Pit?"

Mu Cheng said: "You just came, I don't know the situation, the real warrior, there is no one in the Longbao pit." There are more than 20 children who practice martial arts, that is, the disciples of Wucheng, and they are still good at kung fu, but they have never been in battle, and they are not very old, so they can't do it, and they can't play a big role. ”

Du Qunfang didn't believe it, and said, "Then why is Mu Mangzi's martial arts so high?

Mu Cheng said: "Mu Mangzi is different from the others in the Longbao Pit, he was first in Longshui Gorge, and then on Hu'an Mountain, how many fights and killings he has experienced, and he has become a real warrior of the Pakistani Kingdom. ”

Guo Genfeng said: "Only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one not be defeated in a hundred battles, we must first find out how many Chu troops are coming." ”

Wu Zhen said: "Shui Fu said that he didn't see clearly how many pursuers there were, but they were chasing Hu Anbo and his son, and I expected that there would be no less than five hundred, or even more." The chasing soldiers want Hu Anbo and his son, I don't think I will embarrass Mrs., I am from Chu State, and I am willing to talk to Chu Jun first to see if I can not use my weapons. However, it is difficult to estimate and it is necessary to prepare for the worst. In the matter of fighting, Brother Mu is the most expert, so I still ask Brother Mu to take the idea. ”

Shui Rong said: "Just ask General Mu to take the idea." ”

The veteran Mu Cheng never dreamed that in his lifetime, he would have a fight with the people of Chu, and said: "The old man's sword has not been unsheathed for a long time! The enemy is strong and I am weak, and I can't fight hard." I have two sets of methods, I don't know which one the owner wants to hear?"

Shui Rong said: "Please ask General Mu to speak." ”

Mu Cheng said: "The first way is to avoid. That is, to withdraw from the Dragon Treasure Pit and hide in the mountains. ”

Shui Rong said: "How long will it take to hide before it is finished?"

"I'm not sure. The second way is to fight. Mu Cheng said.

Shui Rong said: "War, how to fight?"

Mu Cheng said: "If you want to fight, of course there is a method of war: first, as Brother Genfeng said, go quickly to find out how many Chu troops there are."

"Second, all people, including those who have taken refuge in the village, are armed and used to beat dog sticks, blow torches, and clothes poles.

"Third, women, children, and the elderly all enter Longbao Village, and if necessary, enter the geocentric cave to hide.

"Fourth, although Longbaozhai usually does not close the door at night, but the back of the rock mass, there is a bamboo stream in front, there are also backers on the left and right, the outer wall is solid, it is really easy to defend and difficult to attack the village, and the grain and grass are sufficient, if you want to break through Longbaozhai, it is not so easy.

"What I mean is: at each high point in the village, prepare more arrows, stones, tiles, wood and other things, and when the Chu army comes to attack, they will use these to greet him. In this matter, please take the lead from Brother Gen Feng, and Brother Wu Zi and Brother Shui Rong assist in arranging it, with people who can shoot arrows as the main archers, although they have not killed anyone, they have seen blood face to face, and it is difficult for a while, but they have all shot their prey, and when the Chu army came, they shot him like shooting prey.

"Fifth, I and Du Zhuangshi led all the tigers of Hu'an Palace, went to the long road behind the heavenly bath, set up an ambush, attacked with fire, and some strong men in Shui Hua and Shui Yun Ling in Longbao Village assisted us.

After we succeeded in burning the Chu army, we did not return to the village, but took advantage of the familiarity with the terrain to contact other people who had not yet entered the Longbao Village in Siwan, and dealt with the enemy, making it difficult to rest day and night......"

Mu Cheng, the former head of the mountain master of the Hu'an Mountain tribe, was talking about his thoughts, and someone rushed to report that a team of people had come outside.

The crowd was amazed.

Du Qunfang got up and said angrily: "I didn't expect the people of Chu to come so quickly!"

After Du Qunfang finished speaking, he pulled out his sword and ran out of the door.

The samurai selected to escort the evacuation of the son and his wife this time were mainly composed of the tigers of the Hu'an Palace, and they were well-trained, and when they heard Du Qunfang shouting, "The tigers are at the gate of the village!" they all rushed to the gate of the village and quickly formed a defensive queue.

Mu Cheng and other men also followed. The rest hid in the stockade, ready to close the gate at any moment.

The group was still a few hundred steps away from Longbao Village, Mu Cheng looked at it for a while, and said, "It's not like the Chu army." ”

The group of people slowly approached, and Mu Cheng and the others saw clearly: there were more than 20 people in total, a man and a woman at the front, who seemed to be about forty years old, and the others, more men and fewer women, were all around forty years old, the men each wore a short sword, and the women had no weapons.

From the costumes, we know that this team of people has nothing to do with the Chu army, and Mu Cheng, Shui Rong, Wu Zhen, Guo Gong Feng, etc. are relieved. The tiger warriors of Du Qunfang still waited with their swords in order to prevent fraud.

When the group arrived at the gate of Longbao Village, they stopped, and the leading woman looked at everyone and smiled at Shui Rong: "Lord of Water Village, don't you know us?"

Shui Rong looked at this woman, although she was a little old, she was still very beautiful, and she looked very similar to Ba Yongqiu, the lady of Hu'an Palace, Fang was shocked: "I haven't seen you for more than 30 years, do you remember?"

Mu Zhong looked at this woman's appearance and demeanor, and saw that Shui Rong knew him, and exclaimed: "Dare to ask Madame, are you Ba Yongchun, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Citrus?"

The woman said, "Exactly." ”

Mu Cheng said to the man in the lead, "Are you General Chiyuan?"

The man said, "Exactly." ”

Mu Cheng had seen the citrus general Ling Chiyuan, who was much more famous than himself at that time, on the battlefield, and had heard of the strange incident of Ba Yongchun and Chi Yuan's disappearance in Wanfeng Linhai that caused a sensation in the entire Pakistani country, and felt that these two people suddenly appeared in the sinkhole, just like visitors from outside the sky. Mu Cheng came to his senses and said, "I am Mu Cheng of Daxihe." ”

Chi Yuan smiled: "I really can't remember." ”

At this time, a reinforcement came, and there were generals, so they naturally rejoiced, and the water melted into the stockade.

Ba Yongqiu, the wife of Hu'an Palace, was anxious, and heard that the owner of the village, Shui Rong, sent someone to say that her sister was coming, she was very suspicious, she couldn't believe it, and she hurriedly came out to see it, and it was true, and she hugged her sister Ba Yongchun and cried.

Shui Rong said: "Please don't cry first. The most important thing now is that the Chu army is here, and you need to discuss, please come inside."

Chi Yuan made an appointment with the people who traveled with him, and entered the room where he was discussing just now with the Ba Yongchun sisters, Shui Rong, Wu Zhen, Mu Cheng, Guo Genfeng, and Du Qunfang.

Before he sat down, Shui Rong hurriedly said: "The Chu army has entered the Longbao Pit, can the two of you know?"

Chi Yuan said: "I really don't know. However, when I saw the posture of welcoming with my sword just now, I guessed that there must be a great enemy coming. How many people are coming from the Chu army?"

Shui Rong said: "At least hundreds of people. ”

Chi Yuan smiled: "It's okay!"

Shui Rongxi said: "General Chi, what is the good way?"

Chi Yuan smiled again: "Don't panic!"

Shui Rong was overjoyed and said, "Sure enough, the general has a way to save him?"

Chi Yuan glanced at Ba Yongchun and smiled. Ba Yongchun said: "I came here to retrieve a piece of scripture and bamboo slips. I have my own way to find bamboo slips. ”

Shui Rong said: "The book is in my hand, so I'll go get it." ”

The water melted like a fire on his buttocks, and turned away.

After a while, Shui Rong took a piece of bamboo and handed it to Ba Yongchun.

Ba Yongchun said with a smile: "Thank you to the owner of the water village, it is so well preserved." A few decades ago, I stayed in Baozhai, and later found that I had lost a piece of Jane, which is estimated to be in Longbaozhai, and it was really here. Hehehe!"

Shui Rong said: "The things are returned to the original owner, and I am also relieved." ”

Ba Yongchun said: "Actually, I have already memorized the pictures on this bamboo slip, and it doesn't matter if I can find it." When I arrived in Guizhai, I suddenly remembered. How many others, when we meet for the first time, doesn't the owner of the water village introduce us to each other?"

Shui Rong was anxious, so he had to introduce Wu Zhen, Guo Genfeng, Du Qunfang, etc. to Ba Yongchun and Chi Yuan. Greet each other.

Shui Rong was anxious at this time, but Ba Yongchun didn't talk about business.

Shui Rong couldn't help but say: "Please also ask the master to come up with a clever plan quickly, how to stop Chu Bing?"

Ba Yongchun smiled: "No hurry. If you're thirsty, can you give us a sip of water?"