Cold Mountain, different from the high cliff of Tao Mountain, there are more gentle slopes, become a north-south direction, there is a heavenly pond on the top, and the way down the mountain is connected with the river bank. Directly opposite the hill, there is another mountain road, with the county traffic of Changxi.

Connecting the southwest five miles of the mountains, is the Maple Leaf Township, where there is a dock, which was originally a resting place for passengers to come and go, and also did the unloading and transfer of goods, so that it could be transported to the east and to Peiguo.

However, half a year ago, after the bandits occupied the important place on the mountain, the travelers did not need to pay the "toll", which led to the gradual decrease in the number of merchants, that is, the merchants who went north to Taishan County by land, worried about the big thieves in the north, and did not dare to go to it, so they had to make a detour to Langya and other places.

If Liu Qi wants to destroy Wang Liang this time, he should not only occupy the dock, but also attack the cottage and break it, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

For example, at the end of last year, two days before the New Year, the Hanshan bandit Wang Liang, because the waterway was almost cut off, had no New Year's capital, and also raided the county seat.

That time Guocheng was captured, the inner city was in danger, the county Cheng Huang Zheng almost opened the city and surrendered, and finally it was Gong Cao Peng Xu Hui and the county lieutenant Dong Wei who summoned the strong men from the townships and arrived in time, which relieved the siege.

Because of this, Huang Zheng, the county was belittled by the county, and later resigned.

Speaking of which, Liu Qi, the county magistrate, came to office, and for nearly a month, the new county appointed by the imperial court should also be on the way, but the county government has not yet issued a document, which has also made others speculate. And if it weren't for Fang Zhen's lack of fame, no merit, and his background in the same village, Liu Qi even planned to recommend Fang Zhen to the county to better assist him in taking care of the affairs of the county temple.

Time flies.

From outside the county seat, the townsmen and pavilion guards, with three days of dry food, first went down in batches with the ships that gathered together, lived at the Hanshan wharf for more than ten miles, and divided the troops again according to the predetermined plan.

Liu Qi and Li Zhan led 100 people, took the land path of exploration, and went around to the southeast side of Wangliangbu Village.

Fellow villagers Xu Case and Wang Wei led more than 20 villagers from the water to take care of the pavilion guards, and went down from the waterway to feign the dock according to the scheduled time to attract the attention of the rebels.

The strategy is actually very different from what Liu Qi told the county lieutenant Dong Wei.

This is also to prevent Dong Wei himself, or after talking to others, the plan will be leaked.

may be sure that the matter of him Liu Qi wearing armor and personally leading the crowd to take Wang Liang may have reached Wang Liang's ears two days earlier, and the bandits must be waiting for him.

Therefore, in the end, the one who fights is still the strength of the two sides.

At this time, Liu Qi brought all the armor given by Ma and some leather armor bought with money for killing.

and solstice.

In terms of waterways, seeing that dusk was approaching, Xu Case and Wang Wei obeyed Liu Qi's order and did not send troops, but waited on the boat.

But not everyone has the patience to wait.

This time after receiving the order of the county lieutenant, the pavilion chief Zongchi, who came to suppress the bandits, was a little unable to hold back, and commanded the pavilion guards to row the boat to the side of the Xu case boat, raised his neck and said: "Dare to ask Xu Jun, when will I attack the bandits?" I don't know where the county leader is now?

Doesn't that mean to keep up with it quickly?

Why is it so long? ”

Xu Case held the bow in his hand, and under the afterglow of the sunset, his figure looked even more burly, and he squinted at Zong Chi and said: "Zong Pavilion Chief, when the county monarch was leaving, but there was a word, this time to suppress the bandits, all the orders came from me, do you know?" ”

For most of the past six months, he has followed Liu Qi to participate in the counterinsurgency in Jizhou, Xu Case is not the hunter who was a bit honest before, he has seen blood on his hands, and he has led the villagers, so he has carried prestige and oppression in every word and deed.

Zongchi and the other pavilions, but they lived in one place, and they were dumbfounded when they questioned the Xu case.

After a few breaths, he turned around, looked away from the longbow in Xu's hand, and clenched his fists and said, "It's clear below!" Nagging! ”

It's just that after directing the boat to leave, Zong Chi looked at the sunset that was gradually sinking in the distance, and flashed a little worried, and he didn't know if the bandits on the cold mountain had reacted, and it was really difficult for someone to explain it......

Seeing Zongchi's boat rowing to the rear and gradually forming a queue, Xu Case gradually withdrew his gaze, and then he beckoned to Wang Wei on the boat on the other side.

"Goro, according to what the county gentleman said, today all the staff should be on alert, this group of pavilion soldiers, and they are all keeping an eye on it, and they must not make a sound.

The vigilance of the periphery should also be our own people.

As soon as tomorrow's weekdays arrive, we will go down the river to guide the enemy! ”

Wang Wei is thin, seven feet six inches long, nineteen years old, and is also from Du Township.

"Brother Xu, rest assured, internal and external vigilance, I will arrange it properly!"

After Wang Wei went down, Xu Case was a little worried about Liu Qi and his party, speaking of which, Liu Qi and Li Zhan personally led the main force to march around the mountain road that had been rarely traveled for a long time, which was the most dangerous.

But fellow villager friend Liu Qi often has a lot of plans, and he has not made a mistake, so this trip will definitely come true.

Xu Xin couldn't help but comfort in his heart.

Far away from the mountains, Liu Qi and Li Zhan are leading the people to climb, the mountain road here is explored by the villagers, it has long been deserted, and it is very difficult to walk.

In order to prevent being discovered by the bandits first, Liu Qi even asked everyone to bring grass rings to confuse.

After nearly three hours of travel, it was already dusk, although it took longer than expected, and finally you could see the burning cottage two miles away.

"The whole army rests, recuperates, tomorrow morning, we have our own fierce battles, in order to rob the bandits in front of the village!"

Liu Qi ordered, the villagers, quickly take off their helmets, trim the ground, and take out dry food and water, chewing slowly.

Liu Qi also put the long sword on his side and took off the package on his back.

Under the moonlight, Li Zhan followed from behind, sat next to Liu Qi, and after Liu Qi handed over his dry food and water, he hurriedly took it, but swallowed it, but said the question of thinking all the way: "County Jun, I listened to what you said this morning, then Wang Liang would not have thought that we would attack from the mountain road, why are we so sure?" ”

Liu Qi struggled to bite the dry wheat cake and said: "Li Junke has heard that "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: knowing each other and knowing oneself will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Knowing oneself without knowing the other, one wins and one loses; If you don't know who you are, you will die in every battle.

And thanks to Li Jun's exploration these days, as far as I know, Wang Liang is a reckless person, whether it is robbing merchants or attacking the county town before, he is straight to the point, good at waterways, and even better at water warfare.

And the mountain road we traveled was originally desolate, and it was far away from the bandits, and Wang Liang took it as a natural danger and took little precautions.

Now he has made the pavilion a waterway, and a guide in the river, and as long as it is kept secret, his gaze will stop here.

As the saying goes, show it to be soft and welcome it to be strong, show it to be weak and multiply it by being strong, to respond to it to Zhang, and to show it to the east if you want to go west.

On the land route, Li Jun taught the villagers this time, which was suitable for the land and mountain battles.

There are waterways to divide troops, our troops are strong, and the bandits with strong equipment are morale, even if they are facing the enemy, they are not afraid! ”