"Half out of the middle? But in this way, is there too little manpower left in the old camp and the east? Tan Zhongxuan was a little worried.

"It doesn't matter. Even if it's a feint, they won't do their best! Besides, the opposite side has just arrived, and the situation has not yet been figured out, and the mountain gate and the east side are not in much danger.

With the front battalion, the escort team, and the remaining sentry officer, six hundred forces are enough to stop them with the terrain!

Go about your work with confidence, this ...... to the west I'll ask the three brothers for Shipen Valley! Saying that, Li Dan gave up his hand, and the three of them hurriedly returned the salute and expressed their willingness to do their best.

They understood that the front battalion stood in the way for them, leaving the good deeds of capturing prisoners and collecting them to the three battalions behind, and it would be a shame to do it badly!

In Li Dan's afterglow, there was a person flashing at the door of the Heavenly King Palace. "Wait a minute." After speaking, he returned to the Heavenly King's Palace.

Song Xiaoniu was waiting, and when he saw Li Dan coming in, he immediately got up and approached and whispered, "San Lang, good news, I have come back with Feng San's brother!" ”

"Oh, how?"

The gang of bandits was hiding in Kwun Tong Village, and You Sanjiang believed his words, leaving 500 people in the same place, and led a large team to feint and attack.

Our people took Feng San to recognize the path, and made an appointment to take a leader surnamed Zhu and these five hundred people into the valley early the next morning. ”

"Good, great!"

"Also, the people who went to the back mountains to explore the way have also returned. They did find a road according to the little monk's teaching, and they bypassed the side of the mountain guarded by the rear camp, and went out into a valley.

People standing below can hear the voices above them, but the people above are blocked by the branches, and they can't see the road and the people on the road. ”

"It seems that this battle is really inevitable." Li Dan bit his lip: "If it weren't for Xingwu saying such a sentence by chance, it would have almost broken a big deal!" ”

When I first came, everyone thought that this place was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the enemy would at most secretly climb up from the cliff, as long as the top of the mountain was guarded, but I didn't expect that there was a path to the south to get out!

If it hadn't been for Xingwu to tell you, wouldn't it have opened a back door to the sheepfold? Li Dan was scared when he thought about it. But it was precisely because of this that he had the idea of using this news to lure you into the urn.

First defeat some of the enemy or break their will, and then create conditions for cooperating with the general to launch a counteroffensive from the outside.

Li Dan came out immediately and told the three battalions about it, and everyone heard that the bandits would enter the valley the day after tomorrow, and they all smiled happily.

In particular, the left battalion and the right battalion and the rear battalion have gained benefits in the shop, and they are soft and weapons (the winners of weapons are preferred, and the surplus and armor are handed over, and the national law armor is not allowed to be privately hidden), and the pressure on Xiao Wanhe is not small.

So they got together and deliberated carefully for a while, and went separately to prepare.

Zhou Qin first went to the left camp to borrow the 100 people, took out more than 100 horses of cattle to the right camp, let the finished bamboo cages and other livestock on their backs, and rushed to the ferry with some people from the right camp.

At first, he had told his brothers who were looking for ships that all the ships they had gathered here.

At this time, there were already twenty boats, and these people, goods, and packees had to be transported across the river in batches, and it was said that the road to Huyan was better.

Tanzhong Xuan sent people to bring tools and go up the floodway of Shipen Valley to meet Xiao Wanhe and Zhu Erge. He himself and his brothers set up the raft with great vigour.

The longer rafts can carry three or four people, and the smaller ones can carry two people, which is a bit laborious because it requires cutting a lot of bamboo and wood, as well as tying and transporting it.

But fortunately, they brought tools with them, and everyone heard that there would be a chance to seize them soon, so they were all in full swing.

Xiao Wanhe led people out of the eastern river valley and detoured to the south to Yuantouling.

This road was also taken by Zhou Qin and them when they set out to explore the road, and the narrower and narrower they went, and finally only allowed a livestock or a single person to follow back and forth.

With the help of Zhou Qin's previous experience, everyone put the tools and weapons on the backs of the animals, and the first one was wedged into the cliff wall with long bamboo nails, and the bamboo nails were connected by hemp ropes, and the people slowly walked over the smooth stone backs with the ropes.

On the right side of the road is the cliff wall, and on the other side is the river.

Everyone is busy, and the front battalion obviously cannot rest, and the stronger and longer the mountain gate attracts the enemy, the more conducive it is to confuse the opponent and cover and cover the actions of the battalions.

In addition to continuing to make more defensive or sheltering facilities such as antlers and fences, Li Dan sent people to exchange grain from nearby farmers for some rice straw, which was chopped and muded to make mud bricks.

Didn't Shi Mao say that there will be no rain in the next few days, so let's make good use of God.

If he has time, he plans to use these mud bricks to rebuild a circle of temple walls, and the original green bricks used on the wall can be used to build a temple.

The rest of the people in the front camp were not idle, building watchtowers and ramming walls on the hills, making them like small construction sites.

The laborers of the village also went to help, and they had a porridge and a meal to eat for a day.

"Let's leave later, don't dismantle this thing." Li Dan pointed to the walled wall being built on the east mountain and told the abbot of Tongzhi:

"If there are bandits and ordinary people, they can still go in and hide, and the big house can be used for discussion in the village at ordinary times."

Tongzhi Heten recited the Buddha's name and said, "My lord is benevolent, but I think that the house seems to be built with bamboo as dry rammed earth, can this be kept?" ”

"Don't worry, abbot, we'll set it on fire right away!" Song Xiaoniu said with a grin.

Seeing Tongzhi's stunned face, Li Dan hurriedly told him that the internal and external fire can make the wall as solid as pottery, and the bamboo inside is better supported after being roasted and carbonized.

"The plaster plastered with straw on the outside can be repaired at any time, not afraid of wind and rain, and can be used for many years!"

As he was talking, the flames on the mountain had risen to the sky, and the people in the front camp were cheering and jumping on the mountain and below, and even the old and young people in the village were standing outside the temple to watch the excitement.

There's not much entertainment these days, and a fire can be exciting for months.

They were having a good time, and the bandits in the lower reaches of the mountain Sanjiang didn't know what to do, and they ran out to see it.

"What's going on? Captain Zhu has already broken through the monastery? It's not like huh! You Sanjiang wondered, and he couldn't think of it when he broke his head. Fate:

"Go, get someone a little bolder, and take a look, and see what that guy is doing up there? Why the ignition? ”

So there was really a bandit who walked boldly to the center of the official road. The people above ignored him, and after reading for a long time, he could not get the essentials, so he returned to the camp to report:

"General, they built a house on the hill, and for some reason another fire lit it. The villain can't understand it, so come back and ask the master to show me if you want to continue staring? ”

"Forget it, you can go back and rest." You Sanjiang sent this person away, and said to his hand:

"The movement on the mountain is often unexpected, and I don't think the one who takes the lead is anything but like that. You tell your brothers to be vigilant tonight, so that he doesn't steal the camp so close.

Send someone to contact Captain Zhu again, what's going on over there, but call one or two legs to talk back! The subordinates agreed.

It is said that 500 people including Zhu Xiaowei were left behind by You Sanjiang and were bored. Captain Zhu and a few of his subordinates wanted to recruit, grabbed a few chickens from the common people, and circled a fence to fight cocks and play.

He was happy to win, and the losing chicken was thrown to the maidservant to be killed and stewed. Seeing that You Sanjiang sent someone to ask overnight, his boss was unhappy.

He left Lao Tzu here for two days, and sent someone back to train Lao Tzu. ! ”

This night, the chicken was full of belly, and Feng San came back. Captain Zhu called him over to reply, and first scolded with his head and face: "Where are you hiding from Gao Le, a dead snitch?" The evil master is stupid waiting here! ”

Feng San hurriedly knelt down with an aggrieved face: "Master Zhu, aren't we going to find the way under the general's order, don't you dare to be idle." Look at this garment, it's all scraped, it's all a rotten strip of cloth! ”

This surnamed Zhu was originally an archer of the guard, and he also became a small flag officer. When he saw that the situation was not right, he shot his own hundred households and surrendered Lou Zishi, and he was awarded the title of captain for his merits.

According to their rules, the lieutenant could take between 800 and 1,200 men, and he could act alone. The main force of the northward sneak attack on the grain road was his subordinates, which was also the reason why You Sanjiang was very polite to him.

But people are "generals", their status is higher than their own, and only 500 people are left, isn't it a disguised seizure of power? This made Captain Zhu hold his breath in his heart.

Hearing Feng San mention what "the general's order", he was very unhappy. "You regard You Sanjiang as your ancestor, Lao Tzu doesn't hang him!" He puffed up his eyes and threatened.

"It's ......." Feng San immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, and raised his hand to slap himself:

"The villain is stupid, don't care, captain. But the villain found the path, and in the end, the first work has to fall into your hands? ”

"Huh?" Captain Zhu blinked his eyes twice, and asked, "Why, did you really find that path?" ”

"Thanks to you, I almost walked to the Lingyan Temple, and no one noticed." Feng San said with a smile, mysteriously leaning closer and lowering his voice and saying:

"I'll take you over quietly, let's kill the sentry and occupy the monastery, first control the grain, grass, weapons, armor, and military salaries, and then give them a knife from behind.

When the general arrives, maybe the battle will be over. At that time, he had to smile as much as you handed over to the general, isn't that the truth? ”

Captain Zhu laughed, and immediately changed his fierce appearance and asked, "You are so 'helping', but what are your calculations?" ”

"I can't talk about calculations." Feng San arched his hand: "The villain is a fellow villager with the general, and he wanted to get some wealth when he defected."

Who knows that the general does not have villains in his eyelids, and he will fight and kill at every turn. The villain is really scared and wants to change the door to your door.

You are a regular captain who follows Lou Shuai, how can he be just a person to rely on, Lou Shuai looks down on him and gives him the title of 'general'.

This road is the villain's meeting gift, giving you a wealth and helping you to find benefits.

Please take the villain in the future! The villain will be rewarded with a title ring to ensure that you ascend to the position of general! ”

"This is what you said, to ensure that Zhu ascends to the position of general?"

"Wrap it up on the villain!" Feng San was resolute.

"Good! Come! Captain Zhu was in a good mood: "Pass the order, make dinner at five watches tomorrow morning, and send troops at the end of the day!"

I'm going to teach that guy who didn't know how to live or die and killed 400 brothers a hard lesson! See how dare they go against the volunteers? ”

These people rebelled against the officials and soldiers, all of whom claimed to be volunteers, but they were not bound by discipline and law.

The consequences of the indiscriminate use of force were the unwarranted murder of innocents and the looting of property, which was also the reason why the gentry characterized them as "bandits".