"Huh?" Sheng Huaien was stunned: "You think so?" ”

"Your Excellency, you see, they were a little flustered when they first saw my cavalry, but then they calmed down, indicating that this group of people knew that there were not many people behind them or that the distance was too far to help them, so it was better to fight.

In my opinion, it will not be a brigade of more than 1,000 people in the future, and it is estimated that the number of rats will only be three or five hundred people who have crossed the river, and I think we can deal with it with our numbers. ”

"Oh no." Sheng Huaien was still nodding when he heard this, and then said in a blink of an eye: "Isn't it possible that these hundreds of bandits are just in the front, and the brigade is still behind?" ”

"Since there are battalions of guerrilla adults patrolling the river defense, even if the bandits cross the river, the number of people crossing the river will not be too many." Li Dan thought about it and said:

"We have to cross the river again, we have to be unobtrusive, and we have to let the boats go and come back quickly. Three thousand of him, isn't that enough? ”

"Well, we can deal with three thousand rabble! What's more, we have a car in this mountain, and it is difficult for them to use it without it. ”

Sheng Huaien felt a little confident at this time, stood up and walked a few steps, looked at the map and pondered:

"If they are really bandits, why do you say they have ventured twenty miles deeper? Is it boring to catch fish by the river? ”

Li Dan laughed, Sheng Huaien smacked his lips and said, "San Lang, what are you laughing at?" Blaming me for thinking too much? ”

"Quite the opposite." Li Dan shook his hand: "My lord, this is called foresight, if it is an ordinary person, how can he think so much?" Dan is glad to have met an adult, who is really a famous general! ”

"Alas, don't shoot me, I'm a problem with the war with the Beiyu at the border pass." Sheng Huaien smiled bitterly.

"I'm scared, don't care." Li Dan looked at the back of Brother Mao at the door of the tent, leaned closer and asked in a low voice:

"Don't you think it's the news of the leak from Geyang's side, our route is known to the bandits, right?"

Sheng Huaien looked at him with his mouth wide open for a long time, covered the past by wiping his beard, and also whispered:

In fact, when I first heard about this, this idea came to my mind, but I didn't dare to think about it. How did Saburo guess? ”

"My lord, if they are coming to us, how can they know the route and itinerary of the team?"

"Maybe it happened by chance?"

"If it weren't for us, what was the purpose and purpose of the bandits' appearance here?"

"yes!" Sheng Huaien patted his forehead: "Eh, this is really nerve-wracking, don't think about things that you can't guess!" Anyway, there is no advance or retreat, let's think about what to do tomorrow! ”

"I see, tomorrow we need to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside."

"Huh?"

"Since it is estimated that the number of bandits in this group is not large, we have to do three things: report to Xing'an and Fengqi Pass, and let them step up their efforts to prevent the flow of bandits;

Send a letter to Lin Baihu, asking him to move closer to us as soon as he finishes the pavement repair;

Tomorrow, some officers and soldiers will hide their weapons in their jackets and follow the team, and the younger brother's family will also be ready, and when the enemy appears, he can be caught off guard, and the adults will lead the team to attack again, and the bandits will be dispersed.

This day helps adults to make meritorious contributions! ”

These words were full of joy, and he nodded with a smile on his hand.

The next day, the two acted according to the agreement of last night, Sheng Huaien called two chief flag officers, and asked them to bring sixty soldiers each, wrapped in armor outside, each with a big cart, hide their weapons in the car, and obey Li Dan's orders.

He himself led more than 100 people to open the way, and two other chief flag officers pressed the formation at the end of the line, and the rest were arranged to patrol in the center.

Li Dan also adjusted the base camp and sent Liu Hongsheng to the end of the team to preside, with Yang Yi in front. Gu Da and Song Xiaoniu, Song Jiuyi, and Zhang Bo were in the center, and they responded to Ma Jiu.

He talked carefully about last night's events, and asked everyone to be prepared for a possible attack, and then went to greet the battalions of the other three battalions.

Huang Qin and his archery team both rode spare mules, so that they could react more quickly if something happened.

The group of men and horses traveled eastward along the road, and the pace of their march was deliberately slowed down.

As he walked, he squinted at the rising sun and muttered:

"If such a good weather is fought and killed, it is really a bit of a bad scenery. Look at the beauty of the surrounding mountains, and the pond over there is like a mirror. ”

"Who is going to kill someone if they have nothing to do?" Master Ba poked his head out of the carriage:

"But we are transporting military rations and supplies, so that's different. Especially for food, bandits are also people, and if they don't eat, they won't have the strength to fight with the officers and soldiers, and it's too late to plant now.

There are more than 100,000 catties of free gifts, and if you don't want them to smell the fishy smell, you should walk through quickly. Is this slow waiting for them to come?

I don't know the team rate...... Defense, what do you think in your heart! ”

"The defense should be that the opponent doesn't have many people, and if he doesn't dare to move, he will go over, and if he dares to move, he will cut down a bunch of people's heads and send them to Shangrao to receive the reward!"

Zhao Jingzi was half-lying in the car, humming with his eyes closed.

"I said, you're still a royalty, can't you take two steps by yourself? Look at other people's defenses are following! Master Ba smacked his lips and said:

"I'm half a literati, and I have the duty to guard the books, so I'm in the car, why are you always here? Besides, where do you see that defense is a lure to the enemy? ”

"Hey, you don't look around at all. Don't you notice that there are a lot of cars with two people next to them?

Those people's eyes and gods are different from ordinary people, and they know that they are soldiers, and their weapons must be hidden in the car next to them! ”

He patted his thigh: "I'm not putting on a score, this is called recuperation." If the thieves jump out, the copyist will have to go up! ”

Master Ba pouted: "Wait until the fight starts, and I will know if you are talking or not!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard a loud noise behind me. Zhao Jingzi turned over and said, "Look, the thief is here!" ”

As he spoke, he picked up the stick and jumped out of the car and ran backwards, and Hei Lao Si reached out and pulled out two knives from somewhere to rush over from the other side of the car.

As soon as the team was in chaos, Li Dan heard it, and immediately called Mao Zaidi to brag twice to call the police, told the whole battalion to stop, and sent two heralds to the front to check.

The horn sounded long, and the whole team stood beside the road. The horn horn is two long, and the vehicle is busy with hooking.

Some people swung the rear of the car outward, while others immediately took wooden shields and distributed bamboo guns to prepare for battle.

He rode up a high slope to inspect the situation. The heralds stood behind him and waited, and Su Bitou and Han Si were lined up in a golden flower array to guard the left and right.

The more Li Dan looked, the more puzzled he became, and at this time a herald returned: "Defense, it is indeed an enemy attack!" There were 3 or 400 bandits attacking the right battalion, and the left battalion Xiao Ying was asking if he was going to support? ”

"Tell him to stay where he is, and to guard against the enemy behind him."

Another herald soon returned breathlessly: "Defense, the right battalion has been attacked, Gao Zongqi is resisting, and a banner of officers and soldiers has also come to the tail of the team to support!" ”

"How's it going, are there any casualties?"

"Two of them died when I left, and the injuries haven't had time to be counted. They rushed out of the houses on the north side, and we were unprepared and suffered a loss. ”

"I said it!" Li Dan suddenly realized that he was standing on the high slope of the north of the road, but the bandits appeared from his right hand.

There were five or six low huts over there, but no one expected that so many people would be hidden!

"Go to the general manager and ask him to lead someone to clean up those houses. I reckon the leader of the thieves may still be inside, but there are only a few left.

Then inform Yang Yi that the front team will do a ring defense. When he had finished dispatching, he called another herald:

"Let Song Zhenfu lead the team to search in the direction of Lingyan Temple, and report immediately if he finds a bandit. If there is no situation, ask him to investigate around the temple, and the team will soon move to Lingyan Temple. ”

The third herald came. "You let the deputy escort of the Ma Battalion go around from the back of the convoy to the west, and listen to the horn to launch an attack to cut off the retreat of this gang of bandits from the flank!" Send one more:

"Go, let Team Gu Zheng and Team Song Zheng each bring two tithes over, and the Liejin Flower Formation will attack with me. And archers. "Finally let the herald who came back later:

"You are familiar with the road, run again, and tell the right camp Zhou Ying is holding on for another moment, we are surrounding the bandits. Then go and ask the Houying Tan Battalion to send four or five to support the right battalion. ”

Why didn't Li Dan directly let the rear camp hold the west?

It was because he was worried that the combat effectiveness and organization of the rear battalion would be insufficient, and either he would not be able to prick the opponent's back with pain, or he would not be able to organize an effective attack at all.

Therefore, it is more appropriate for Ma Jiu's guards to do it, at least his chief and chief are from the City God Temple.

At this time, Li Dan suddenly felt that he was missing something? After thinking about it for a long time, it turned out to be a telescope.

Okay, this is a note, it seems that this thing is quite necessary on the battlefield, and it is better than relying on all eyesight!

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Sheng Sho always with an excited face passing down the hillside with hundreds of soldiers.

"Haha, Brother Ziyuan, I'll wait for this day!" As soon as he was happy, his Northland accent came out.

"Good luck to you! Roll up the flag first and scare them when you get close! Li Dan put his hand to his mouth and shouted.

Sheng Huaien seemed to have heard it, so he hurriedly asked people to collect the flag, and then arched his hand and led the people and horses straight to the house.

"Tsk, why didn't you expect to ask the blacksmith to find a tin to call the microphone?" Li Dan muttered to himself, took out a small notebook and recorded both with a pencil.

As soon as he looked up after writing, Gu Da and Song Jiuyi arrived with the team, and they were panting down the slope. Brother Mao rode a green horse, holding a jujube in one hand and a Yanling knife in the other.

"A swarm of bees? This time, I'll see what kind of battle you can make! Li Dan joked as he walked down the slope.

Gu Da was embarrassed: "Defense, you give some face in front of the brothers, don't mention this nickname, okay?" ”

"Ha, I think this nickname is very good, ruthless and vicious!" Li Dan's words made everyone laugh, and the tension before the war was dispelled a lot.

"Brothers, we are outnumbered, and we have the support of the officers and soldiers. In this way, if you are still bullied by the bandits, how can you brag with the villagers when you go back, you won't say that I have been running, right? The crowd laughed again.

Song Jiuyi jumped to his feet and shouted: "It's all the folks from Raozhou, don't be ashamed, use all the guys in your hands!" ”

"Yes, just like Li Sanlang just said, let them think that we are ruthless and vicious, so that they will know who is not easy to bully, right, brothers?"

Huang Qin also arrived, shouting on his horse with a bow. The crowd followed and said yes.

So Li Dan told them that he and the two guards were in front of the road, leaving only Han Si on the left hand, Su Zheng (Su Bitou), Gu Da and Song Jiuyi on the right hand, and everyone worked together to rush the enemy's east flank.

"As soon as the enemy position moves, Lao Gu and Lao Song, you two will drive the enemy army to the west, Ma Jiuye is waiting for them over there, at that time I am a hammer, Jiu Ye is the anvil, let's try to see how the bandits are.

When the grand lord solves the problem, the village will rush down to support you and cut off the retreat of the bandits. ”