Just one hour before the main force of officers and soldiers led by Gao Yi and Lin Chong "encountered an ambush", Zhao Xu led three hundred soldiers to follow the steep mountain road and march towards the depths of Jing Mountain.

On the way, Nie Yang took the thirty guards from the East Palace and the palace to the temporary foothold, annihilated all the thieves inside, and then ambushed several guards around before setting off to catch up with Zhao Xu and the others.

Zhao Xu and his party walked in the mountains and forests for about half an hour, and Wu Song, who was in charge of exploring the road in front, led a few scouts back.

"Your Highness, turn this corner, walk about half a mile, and you will be able to see the lair of the thieves."

Wu Song lowered his voice and said.

Hearing this, Zhao Xu nodded, and instructed several generals in the team to let the soldiers adjust their weapons to the most suitable position and be ready to attack at any time, and then came to the front of the team with Wu Song and Nie Yang.

Half an hour later, the three of them stood on the gravel road halfway up the mountainside, the shadows of the trees completely obscuring the figures of several people, and looked condescendingly at the valley in the distance.

As far as the eye can see, the road into the valley is tightly sealed by four wooden horses, and on the wooden wall behind the horses, several thieves are on guard with knives, and the land in the valley has been leveled, and dozens of wooden houses are located in it, faintly guarding the courtyard made of bluestone in the middle.

"Is there a dark whistle?"

Zhao Xu asked in a low voice.

When Wu Song heard this, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, the four secret sentinels have all been cut off by the general." In an hour, these thieves will not be able to detect them. The last general just touched it in and took a look, there were not many thieves in the village, about 300 or so, and most of the rest should have gone to the head of the Lin sect. In addition, the people in the village are all women, children, and children who have been taken captive, and in order to make a living, they have to work for the thieves. ”

Speaking of this, Wu Song's eyes lit up with rage.

Although he is strong in martial arts, he has a benevolent heart, and he can't see the old and weak women and children being bullied.

Zhao Xu patted Wu Song's shoulder, pondered for a moment, and said:

"When the sun sets, attack. Wu Song, you lead the guards to cover from the left side and go straight to the bluestone courtyard. Commander Nie, you take fifty archers and fifty foot soldiers, and kill into the camp from the right side, after you kill in, don't go deep, and rush directly to the side of the walled gate, the greater the chaos caused, the better. ”

After a pause, Zhao Xu continued:

"The king led the rest of the soldiers to storm the gate and attract the attention of the thieves."

As soon as these words came out, Wu Song and Nie Yang frowned in unison.

Wu Song said softly:

"Lord, this is ...... Too dangerous, right? ”

Nie Yang also spoke up:

"Lord Wang, there is a way to be the son of a daughter, and you can't sit down, if you really have a mistake, how will you explain to the prince and His Majesty?"

He was ordered by the crown prince to protect His Royal Highness King Ning, but after the battle, King Ning made some mistakes, then he really died and couldn't atone for his sins!

Although this is just a gang of thieves, but above the battle array, there are no eyes for swords and guns, and I am not afraid of 10,000, just in case!

"Among us, with the two of you cultivating the highest martial arts, they are both brave generals who can defeat a hundred enemies, and this good steel must be used on the blade. This king's side has his own plans, you see," Zhao Xu smiled, stretched out his hand and pointed to the old and weak women and children who were washing and cooking in the distance, "When they return to the village, it will be the time when those vigilant thieves are the most lax." At that time, if you attack, you will definitely be able to catch them by surprise. As long as the speed on both of you is fast enough, the Commander of the Martial Army will take out the elite of the forbidden army to kill the bandits, and the Commander Nie will create chaos as much as possible, and the king's side will naturally be safe. ”

"This king will select a few marksmen, and when the war starts, the first to deal with the guards around the gate of the wall, to give you as much time as possible."

Zhao Xu spread his hands and said half-jokingly:

"You two, you can't let this king charge, can you?"

Wu Song and Nie Yang glanced at each other, and had to nod helplessly in agreement.

As time went on, it got darker.

At this time, an old and young woman and child named Huan around the cottage washed clothes, cut down trees and chopped firewood, carrying clothes and firewood, came in the direction of the village gate, and in the cottage, there were also old women, who sent the prepared dinner to the village gate for the thieves guarding the door to eat.

"How about it, can you shoot those thieves on the gate of the village?"

Zhao Xu asked the generals who commanded the archers.

One of them squinted, raised his thumb and pointed in the direction of the Zhaimen, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the prince, a few of us will take action in person, and there will never be any mistakes!" ”

Zhao Xu nodded and said:

"We are here to suppress bandits, and these old and weak women and children are all poor people, so if we can, we will try not to affect them."

"Your Highness's benevolence, the last general will admire."

Zhao Xu waved his hand and said:

"Don't talk nonsense, the second commander of Wu and Nie is still waiting for our signal. Do it! ”

With Zhao Xu's order, several generals and marksmen each chose a thief and bent their bows and arrows.

With the humming sound of the bowstring, the thieves guarding the gate fell down from the gate without saying a word, causing bursts of exclamations.

Before the thieves in the cottage could react, Zhao Xu and several generals led two hundred soldiers under their command to rush towards the gate of the village by taking advantage of the gloomy twilight.

"I'll wait for the edict to beg the thief, innocent people, quickly dodge!"

Slogans resounded in the sky.

When the old and weak women and children who were about to return to the village heard this, a light called "hope" rose in their originally numb eyes, and they flashed towards both sides of the gate of the village, leaving enough space for the officers and soldiers who were charging.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

When several thieves who were leaning on the back of the gate and eating with their heads buried in food, they were stunned at first, and then they were startled, and subconsciously stood up, and grabbed the waist knife at their waist with their right hands.

However, before they could unsheath their waist knives, several generals who led the charge had already rushed in front of them, and the long knives of Yanling in their hands were cut off on their heads, exploding a puff of blood mist.

"The archers are all on the wall, and half of the sword and shield men form a formation to protect the gate!"

Zhao Xu shouted.

"For the rest, follow your superiors, join up with Captain Nie, and sweep the thieves' nest!"

At the same time, Nie Yang, who led more than 100 soldiers, rushed into the camp from the right side, and was encountering more than 100 thieves who were constantly assembling and preparing to go to support.

In this situation, he didn't say a word, and led the soldiers to rush in like a tiger into a flock.

With Nie Yang, a seven-rank master, taking the lead, how could those thieves resist it, they only lasted less than a few breaths, and then they couldn't resist it anymore, leaving behind the corpses of their companions and running away.

However, Zhao Xu had already asked people to guard the gate of the village, and they were ready to close the door and beat the dogs, so as to wipe out all the thieves in the nest and completely exterminate them.

At the moment when the sound of "enemy attack" sounded, in the bluestone courtyard, Du Jiaxi, the third master who was sleeping on the bed, woke up suddenly, kicked the woman who came over, grabbed the sheathed sword hanging aside, smashed through the window, and came to the courtyard.

At this moment, Wu Song tumbled down from the courtyard wall.

The two looked at each other.