On the tenth night of the first month of the fourth year of the Taiqing Dynasty

Sima Wei Shi Wu Jian of Jin'an County broke Peng Chao thieves outside Zhuang County, five hundred elite horsemen took advantage of the night to break into the camp of the thief army, and Peng Cao, who was not prepared at all, was killed by a surprise, the thief army did not know the situation and fled in confusion and trampled on each other, and many people were killed, Peng Cao desperately rushed to kill to survive, and was chased by Wu Jian and escaped into the mountains and forests.

November 15

Chengxian and Zhuang County junction Yanmen Station

Since a few days ago, Wu Yue and Wu Jian repelled Peng Caoyan Zhi, Wu Yue moved here and set up a camp, this victory can be regarded as clearing the obstacles for the suppression of Yanshan bandits, so Wu Yue Shangshu Tai Guard wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue Pingping Yanshan, Wei Ze readily agreed to Wu Yue's letter, and gave Wu Yue full power.

The big tent of the Chinese army in the Yanmen post camp, Wu Yue sat at the head, and sat at the head of Wu Jian, Zhang Jian, and Ji Chi. Just now, Wu Yue convened the battalion generals to discuss the matter of entering the mountain to clear the eradication, but everyone was hesitant to enter the mountain, and this could not be blamed on them, even if Wu Yue himself looked at the vast wild goose mountain, he was at a loss. But now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the more people are attached; Peng Cao and Yan Zhi suffered heavy losses and lost their spirits, and what is more advantageous is that with Yue Ren as the guide, they are no longer deaf and blind.

In the end, the generals didn't say a reason, Wu Yue was upset when he heard it, so he asked them to retreat, leaving only Wu Jian, Zhang Jian, and Ji Chi to discuss.

The three of them had different expressions, but no one opened their mouths first, although Wu Jian was eager to try, he was immediately wilted by Wu Yue's glare, Zhang Jian was angry about the previous defeat of Zhuang County, and Ji Chi, as a guest soldier, of course, had an attitude of doing more and talking less.

"This time, Peng Cao was so strict that he captured and killed a large number of enemies, but this was far from enough. Before, there was only Peng Cao in Yanshan, and this time there was another Yan Zhi, if we thought we would sit back and relax and wait for them to recover their vitality, the consequences would be unimaginable. Especially this time, Peng Cao transferred the tiger away from the mountain to divert the main force of our army and almost let him break through Zhuang County, this thief's cunning can be described as a henchman. ”

After Wu Yue finished speaking, Zhang Jianjian, who was sitting at the bottom, stood up and blamed himself: "The danger in Zhuang County this time is to blame for my ignorance, not to mention the destruction of grain, grass and ordnance, and almost lost the county, ashamed, ashamed." ”

Wu Yue stood up with a smile and came to Zhang Jian's side and said indifferently: "The truth is serious, I can't blame you for this time." It was Peng Cao's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, the camp was full of newly recruited soldiers who could not be trained, and you were temporarily ordered, how can I blame your head. ”

Wu Jian also shouted: "What my brother said is that victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, not to mention that this time there is a huge disparity between strength and weakness, and Dao Zhen is the first time to take charge of the army, what's the big deal." I think that when I first followed my father to suppress bandits in Fuzhou, I was also chased all over the mountain, and the war has been going on for a long time. ”

"You're embarrassed to say it."

"Isn't that true to my enlightenment?"

Zhang Jian shook his head and smiled bitterly and said bluntly that he also understood this truth, but he still had some inexplicable feelings in his heart.

Wu Yue said: "Leaving everyone is to discuss a specific plan, let him pass the previous trivial matters, and now the primary goal is to clear the bandits in Yanshan." ”

After speaking, Wu Yue looked at Ji Chi, who had been silent, and said: "Ji Zongwu, your Ji Yue clan has lived in Yanshan for a long time, and this time you will be tired of attacking, I don't know what tricks Zongwu can teach you a thing or two?" ”

Ji Chi was not embarrassed, stood up and came to the map, "More than 200 miles from east to west of Yanshan, only Panlong Ridge is suitable for a large number of people and horses, and there is a road behind the ridge leading to the Rakshasa River in the north of Yanshan, so I dare to conclude that Peng Cao's department is located here." However, if our army marches from the front, it will definitely be discovered by the sentinels in the mountains, and when the thieves disperse and it is difficult to encircle and suppress, they will lose their efforts. ”

Several people also came around, looking at the route and location drawn by Ji Chi on the map, Wu Yue couldn't help but nod again and again, "It's really a good way, first cut off their back road and then block it, and all the work will save the loss of money and food in one battle." ”

"Big brother! I'll leave the delicate work of blocking the back road to you, and I'll be in charge of the main attack. ”

Wu Yue glanced at Wu Jian and said angrily, "Just you?" I'm still not at ease. This time, it's a lot of work, both in front and behind, and I'm really afraid you'll mess up. ”

"Brother!" Wu Jian was a little anxious.

"Okay, I just want to remind you of the importance of this expedition, Xi Zongwu, you and Zili will be together so that I can rest assured, but you have to choose a few people who are familiar with the mountain road to follow me around."

Ji Chi smiled and said: "General Wu rest assured, all the warriors I brought this time are all warriors from the clan, all of them are familiar with the terrain, and it is not a problem to cross mountains and mountains." ”

"That's good, this time the soldiers will be divided into two roads to encircle and suppress the mountain, Zili and Ji Zongwu all the way, I will lead the way, there are a total of 6,000 county troops here, 3,000 soldiers and soldiers of Xi Yue, leaving 1,000 men and horses to be supervised by Commander Daozhen to transport grain and grass, and the rest of the men and horses are all into the mountain."

"Order!"

On the night of the seventeenth, taking advantage of the night, Wu Yue and Wu Jian quietly entered Yanshan according to the previous plan.

Zhang Jian returned to his account after saying goodbye to a few people outside the gate, this loss of Zhuang County touched Zhang Jian a lot and hit him hard, he was also a traverser, he didn't read the military book or anything before, can't he be Zhao Kuo if he can't be Bai Qi? Even if it's not as good as Zhao Kuo, this is the ability to save your life and eat in the future, it seems that you have to make up for it from now on.

Thinking about it, Zhang Jian unconsciously picked up the saber and gestured in the tent, "Just your three-legged cat kung fu, don't be ashamed." ”

"Who?" Zhang Jian was excited, vigilantly holding a knife and looking around.

"Don't look at it, I'm here, hehe." Zhang Jian followed the sound and saw a short figure turn in from the curtain of the big tent.

"How are you? How did you get in here? Seeing the person who came clearly, Zhang Jian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The person who came was the old acquaintance Xiao Qing, I saw that this little girl sat in Zhang Jian's position unceremoniously, and then stared at Zhang Jian who was standing in the middle with a pair of big eyes and asked with a smile: "You don't sleep at night and are still practicing martial arts, you are very diligent." But to be honest, your kung fu is really not very good, why don't I practice with you? ”

"Ahem!" Zhang Jian embarrassedly put away the knife in his hand, "I'm just moving my muscles and bones to strengthen my body, don't bother you haven't said how you got in?" ”

Ji Qing said disdainfully: "It's not that I look down on your guards, I really want to come in and they won't be able to find me." ”

Zhang Jianyi is indeed like this, and it is not the first time that she has sneaked into the camp.

"No, I didn't hear Brother Ji Chi talk about you joining the army, you won't sneak out, right?"

Ji Qing's eyes rolled wildly and diverted the topic: "I'm an adult, I can go wherever I want, and I still need to run away?" ”

Zhang Jian said 'oh', "That's fine, wait for me to send someone to Min County to greet Zong Shuai, by the way, ......"

"Don't, don't." Ji Qing dodged in front of Zhang Jian and covered his mouth with her hand, "Don't let my father know, if he knows about me, he won't be able to walk around casually in the future." ”

"I just said you sneaked out, you still quibble."

Ji Qing pursed her lips and glanced at Zhang Jian angrily: "Hmph! Originally, I wanted to follow Brother Chi to Yanshan to find those mountain bandits to take revenge, but unfortunately I was a step late, if you can tell me the route of the march, I may be able to catch up. ”

Zhang Jian leaned back: "Don't even think about it, I can hide it for you if you steal into the barracks, but don't even think about entering the mountain, this time it's not a child's play, even if you are very skilled, I can't let you enter the mountain rashly, if you don't listen to the persuasion, I will send someone to ask Zong Shuai to take you back." ”

As soon as she heard Zhang briefly tell her father, Ji Qing couldn't help but wilt, sobbed her little face and pursed her lips and said unhappily: "If you don't go, you won't go, what's the big deal." ”

"This battle is dangerous, don't add chaos to your girl's family, I will send you to Achi's camp in a while, and you will honestly wait for him to come back."

"Girl's family? Don't underestimate people, although I am not taller than you, I am more than enough to deal with a few people. ”

"No, no, no, I don't mean to underestimate you, you can kick people and rob with one kick, I feel deeply touched."

"Why do you still hold a grudge against a big man, didn't we know each other at the beginning, otherwise you would have kicked me a few times and we would have equaled it."

Looking at Ji Qing's cute appearance, Zhang Jian couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, this sometimes brutal and sometimes childlike little girl really gave people a sense of relaxation.

"Okay, okay, don't mention the old things again, I'll send you to Achi's camp when it's not early, you can rest well."

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Ji Qing seemed to be frightened by the little wild cat, and he came to the window and was about to escape, "I don't stay here and suffocate here, it's still fun outside." ”

Seeing this, Zhang Jian was afraid that she would quietly enter the mountain by herself, so she smiled and said: "What's interesting outside, it's not that I'm boasting about the fun I've seen, you probably haven't even heard of it." ”

As soon as it came to the fun little girl, she suddenly became interested, and her eyes widened and she returned to her seat, "Bragging, you come and listen, if you dare to lie to me, I won't kick you anymore." ”

Zhang Jian saw that the strategy was working, and immediately pretended to be unfathomable and turned on the mode of coaxing children, he is also a good young man in the 20th century, what he sees and hears is not necessarily easy to do anything else, but it is more than enough to coax you a little girl.

Under the candlelight, one big and one small, one said spittle, and the other listened fascinated.