Knowing the enemy's conspiracy, Fan Xiwen naturally wanted to follow the enemy's nose, otherwise where could he find out the enemy hidden in the dark? What's more, isn't this exactly in line with Fan Xiwen's wishes, and he is worried that there are no thieves to send him to serve as a soldier?

Fan Xiwen found that the bandits here were quite proficient in mountain warfare, and as long as they were trained a little, they could form a mountain combat unit. This unit may not be of much use in the vast north of the plains, but if it is to march south in the future, then it will definitely need these troops. At that time, this will be another unexpected move, but it will be a little early. Fan Xiwen didn't have a firm foothold in the north, so he thought about going to the south to develop.

In the end, Liu Laohei and the other bandits were left with less than a hundred people, all of whom were absorbed by Fan Xiwen, and those who did not want to be let go. It's just a little strange thing, Xiao Liu Xuan didn't have the slightest fear when he saw this scene of fighting, but was a little excited. But after thinking about it, Fan Xiwen remembered the performance of Liu Xie and Liu Wei in Tangbishan in history, and it was normal for Liu Xuan not to feel afraid.

After incorporating Liu Laohei, he naturally wanted to take away the belongings in Liu Laohei's cottage, and emptied Liu Laohei's cottage that night. However, Fan Xiwen also drew a very beautiful cake for Liu Laohei and them, promising that as long as they followed them to Le'an, no one would pay them five taels of silver for settling-in allowance, and they could also be made officers according to their performance.

This is good, all the cottages are happy, but Liu Laohei pouted. The money in this cottage was all his own before Fan Xiwen came, but after Fan Xiwen came, it became someone else's, so much money was exchanged for five taels of silver under his nose, how can you stand it if you call Liu Laohei. However, Fan Xiwen didn't take into account Liu Laohei's feelings, and he had to pay off a few thousand taels of silver if he lost a few thousand taels of silver. So with a wave of his hand, the ninety-seven bandits who had just taken over the reorganization were reorganized into an independent battalion, with Xu Chu as the battalion commander and Liu Laohei as the commander of the first company of the independent battalion. It's okay now, Liu Laohei is even more depressed.

It turned out that Liulai Hei was in charge of hundreds of people in the cottage, but now? There were only thirty-six people. Comparing before and after, Liu Laohei even had the mind to buy a piece of tofu and hit the wall. It's just that Liu Laohei really can't raise the mood of resistance, because the old brother who kicked and stunned himself in front of him was too impressive, Liu Laohei admired the fierce general brother a lot, and the first thing he did after being ordered to be loosened by Fan Xiwen was to ask the surrounding guards what the name of the fierce general who knocked him out was.

There is actually another advantage to co-opting Liu Laohei, that is, there is no need to worry about where to live tonight, Fan Xiwen and his party live directly in Liu Laohei's cottage. Not only does he have a place to live, but Guo Jia's wine gourd is full again, Guo Jia, who hasn't drunk for half a day, can't stand it anymore, and now when he sees the wine jar, he can't walk at all.

Fan Xiwen surprised Guo Jia not to drink, as long as there are soldiers, Fan Xiwen must be a good example, drinking in the army is taboo. The main general must take the lead, otherwise the military regulations will be child's play.

In the evening, Fan Xiwen sat in the Juyi Hall and watched Guo Jia and Xu Chu drink each other, although he wanted to take a sip in his heart, but he still held back.

After arranging the sentry, all the people fell asleep, and after a day's journey, everyone was a little tired. However, because after today's incident, Fan Xiwen and Guo Jia's conversation did not avoid the guards, and all the guards knew that there would be dead soldiers to assassinate, so they all slept in their clothes, and their weapons never left their bodies.

The bright moon enters the clouds in the middle of the night, which is the time when people are most likely to get tired, and it is also the best time to kill people and set fires.

Countless black shadows emerged from the darkness, and hurriedly moved towards Liu Laohei's cottage, Heifeng Village, the purpose of which was self-evident. The costumes of these people were varied, and none of them belonged to each other as they went, but they remained relatively silent.

These people were all bandits from nearby cottages, and more than one ranger spread the news that a caravan of Le An was passing through here with a large amount of treasure, and almost the entire cottage of more than two hundred people in Hanoi County received the news. This is mainly because Yuan Shao didn't know which way Fan Xiwen was going to go, so for the sake of insurance, he would cast a wide net and focus on fishing.

The bandits were familiar with this area, but they still did not hide the detection of their guards. It would definitely not be a good person to come back so late, so the guards didn't have to think about it to rule out the possibility of an old friend coming to visit. However, the guards didn't shout out to say anything like "who", and reported directly to their superiors, and then pretended not to see the invitation to enter the urn.

After receiving the report of the guards, Fan Xiwen immediately ordered all his subordinates to enter a state of combat readiness, and immediately used the Juyi Hall as a command center for command. At the same time, Wang Fan led two squads of soldiers to support, and Xu Chu led a squad and the independent battalion that had just been incorporated to defend the Juyi Hall. The rest of the units were ambushed around the cottage and engaged in extensive guerrilla warfare. Most importantly, candles are not allowed to be lit for the time being, because once the candles are lit, the enemy will know that their whereabouts have been exposed.

Guo Jia had also woken up at this time, looking at Fan Xiwen's calm performance, his eyes were full of appreciation. Such a war doesn't need him Guo Jia to take action at all, so Guo Jia is now dozing off there like a nobody.

The bandits who thought they had crept in didn't even know that their whereabouts had been exposed, and they were still tiptoeing, which just gave the guards a chance. The squad brought by Wang Fan was all crossbowmen, and the crossbow arrows were quietly wound, because the tiptoe walk was very slow, so even if it was aiming, it was very easy.

"Tuk-tuk." Twelve guards began to attack at the same time, and the whistling sound went directly towards the bandits.

"Ergouzi, what kind of sound is this, why does it sound a little infiltrating." Some of the bandits had sensitive ears to hear the unusual sound, so they spoke to their companions.

"Shhh, it's not allowed to make a sound now, I don't want to stop you if you want to die, but don't pull me." The thief next to him, who was called Ergouzi by his companion, covered his companion's mouth and whispered.

The thief who was covering his mouth pulled the second dog's hand away, and then said in a little hurry: "Second dog, that sound seems to be the sound of an arrow." ”

"Don't be joking, this is not the time to talk, and besides, those people are asleep at this time, who will have nothing to do with shooting arrows, could it be who is there to release water?" The second dog said to his companion in a little anxious, because when he came, the boss had already given an order not to make a little noise during the process of walking, and the violator would be dealt with by the mountain rules. It's just that this companion is a good brother he brought from the village, and he can't watch his brother die a tragic death, so he covers his brother's mouth tightly again.

"Ahh

"Ahh

At this moment, the whole team panicked, and the screams only proved one problem, that is, their whereabouts had been discovered.

"No, the wind is howling."

"Quick, quick, rush forward."

"When someone found out, hurry up and share the goods equally."

"No, let's go."

What made Wang Fan speechless was that these people actually had differences at this critical moment, and some of the timid ones had even taken people away.

"Don't be afraid, even if they find out, there are more of us than them on time, what are you afraid of? Let's rush up together. "There are still smart people in the middle, and with one sentence, many bandit bosses who originally planned to retreat pressed their little brother again.

Wealth and danger are sought, for the sake of such a huge amount of treasure, what can this group of outlaws not do? What's more, with so many people, it may not be their turn to fight for knives! There are not a few bandits who go up with the attitude of fishing in troubled waters.

It's just that these people don't know that there is no golden mountain and silver sea waiting for them in front, and there are sharp arrows and the soul seduction messenger from the Nine Shadows in front. Of course, there is also the number carefully set up for them by Fan Xiwen, and the independent battalion is waiting for them to enrich the establishment.

Someone shouted, followed by the bandits who responded to the harmony all over the mountains, and the situation was like an army attacking the city, and it seemed that there were no less than a thousand people.

"Look at it like this, the enemy is menacing." Guo Jia and Fan Xiwen, who were far away in the Justice Hall, heard this voice, but their expressions did not change. Fighting at night is not a test of a large number of people, and sometimes a large number of people is a burden, and there are various factors involved. If a unified command cannot be formed, it will be like a plate of scattered sand, and even if 10,000 people come, they will be defeated.

"Hehe, by the time they come to the front door of the cottage, it is estimated that there will not be much left." Guo Jia said drunkenly.

"That's right, even if a rabble like them were doubled, I would be sure to clean them up." Fan Xiwen looked at Liu Laohei and said, this sentence is to Liu Laohei, Liu Laohei has just surrendered, and he has no sense of belonging to the Le'an Army, let alone any sense of honor, if the situation shows a little defeat, then Liu Laohei may defect. For such a thing, Fan Xiwen must take a shot to prevent it, as long as he shows enough stability and peace of mind, then everything will not be a problem. On the contrary, as long as Fan Xiwen is a little flustered, then Liu Laohei will think that Fan Xiwen is not sure to suppress the group of bandits below, then the possibility of Liu Laohei slipping away is extremely great.

As for that, why did Liu Laohei slip away instead of catching Fan Xiwen? Because Fan Xiwen arranged Xu Chu in the Juyi Hall, as long as Xu Chu is here, where does Liu Laohei dare to act rashly.