When it was almost dark, You Sanjiang knocked on the table in the military tent irritably, and asked his subordinates loudly:

"None of you have come back, and you are all eating dry food? So far, I can't find out where the officers and troops have gone, so what is the use of me waiting? ”

"General, no one has walked the road to Fengqi Pass, maybe they are lost? Don't worry, wait. Someone persuaded.

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a commotion, and before You Sanjiang could ask, his own soldiers broke in and reported:

"General, go out and have a look, they have lit a lot of torches on the cliff, and it seems that there are still people coming and going without knowing what they are doing."

You Sanjiang hurriedly walked out of the tent and stretched his neck to look in the direction of Lingyan Temple.

At this time, although it was dark, there were torches illuminated at intervals on the cliff wall, so the target was obvious, and even a faint noise could be heard.

"What's this? What are they doing? The soldiers around him were muttering uneasily.

"It's not a big deal," You Sanjiang pretended to be calm: "This is because they can't hold their breath and are afraid, and they are afraid that we will attack at night, so light a fire and be brave!" He waved his hand:

"Let's all go back to sleep, it's okay, hasn't Captain Zhu already gone around behind them?

Tomorrow morning, let's go to the official road after dinner, so that Captain Zhu can start from the south, and then we should work together inside and outside, and this matter can be solved! ”

Later in the afternoon, the soldiers sent by Captain Zhu to report arrived at the camp and learned that they had set off to tour Sanjiang, believing that the plan was likely to succeed!

He secretly prayed to the heavens and the dragon king to bless him, so that he could break through the opposite defense line in one go tomorrow.

If it continues to be consumed like this, I am afraid that the dry food of this team will also bottom out!

That night, You Sanjiang had a strange dream. He seemed to have come to a big river, the smoke was vast and endless, and the officers and troops behind him were rolling and killing.

You Sanjiang jumped into the water, but it was very inexplicable, the river seemed to grow by itself, so that he could not swim to the shore.

Just when he was feeling exhausted and frightened, someone suddenly pulled his arm and shouted: "General, general, wake up!" Officers and soldiers, there are officers and soldiers! ”

"What? There are officers and soldiers? ”

He was startled and turned over and sat up, and found that the little lady who was sleeping was hiding at her feet and trembling, and one of his subordinates was looking at him with an eager face, and the smell of his feet made him annoyed, and he slapped him and scolded:

"Bastard, who told you to break in and disturb Lao Tzu's sleep?"

"Generals, generals, it's military intelligence." The subordinate knelt on the ground in embarrassment, kowtowed, and continued: "The sentinel who went to the north has just returned, saying that more than 100 officers and soldiers are coming out of the mountain and heading south. ”

"Is there really an officer?" You Sanjiang felt that his brain was still a little confused, patted his head, and called:

"What about the sentinels? Call Lao Tzu to ask. He yelled at the little lady again: "Don't shrink up there, hurry up and wait for Lao Tzu to get dressed!" ”

After a while, the sentry knelt in front of You Sanjiang. "Your mother, why didn't you come back last night, didn't you call the officers and soldiers to arrest you?" You Sanjiang kicked him over and scolded.

"Generals, generals, villains don't dare." The sentry prostrated again and again, saying:

"The villain was tired and fell asleep, and when he woke up, he found that he was surrounded by officers and soldiers, and he didn't know when he came! The villain didn't dare to move, and he lay down all night, and only ran out of the sky until dawn today! ”

"How many officers and soldiers are there, do you see clearly?" You Sanjiang is a little impatient.

"Not to mention that there are more than 100 people, and the leader is a hundred household officials." The sentry hurriedly replied:

"There were a dozen medals under his hands, about twenty or thirty men in armor, others with guns and spears, and no horses.

Well, the little man listened to them, and seemed to have walked in the woods for two days, and at last came to the flat ground, and the soldiers were very happy! ”

Medallion refers to the round shield carried by the pro-soldier or the chief flag officer and the small flag officer, and the rattan or wooden surface is mostly covered with leather.

Those with armor are either chief flag officers, small flag officers, or archers.

This sentry is quite responsible, and he remembers the strength of the officers and soldiers for a night, and he can explain it clearly in a few words.

You Sanjiang's anger disappeared slightly: "Then where are they now?" ”

"The villain listened to them, and he probably came to the official road, because someone mentioned Yau Ma Ping. When I met them last night, I was in Lei Gongtou. ”

"So?" You Sanjiang made a calculation in his heart and said, "You have worked hard, go down and rest." Then he ordered someone: "Go, let Captain Liu come and see me!" ”

This Captain Liu is one of the two deputies he brought out, and he is a brother who has been with him for a long time. Hearing that You Sanjiang was summoned, he ran over with a half-bitten cake in his hand:

"I heard that the official army is coming? Big brother called me, what's the matter? But to fight? ”

You Sanjiang smiled and wiped his short beard: "I made an appointment with Captain Zhu and asked him to take the path and copy the back of Lingyan Temple." It is estimated that it is still early before he can do it, and there is still a few hours left.

The sentry said that there were more than 100 officers and soldiers and that they were going to Yau Ma Ping. I don't know where they came from or what they want to do, but if they stir up the camp in the fight, they are not playing tricks, and people are a little worried. ”

"So the eldest brother asked me to come and have a discussion?" Captain Liu pouted: "It's just a hundred people, please give the younger brother a hundred people, I will cut off the head of the leading officer, and it will not be too late to attack Lingyan Temple with my eldest brother!" ”

"That's exactly what you say!" You Sanjiang was overjoyed: "My brother has always been brave, how can the officers and soldiers help you?" Ben will allocate 200 people, and you will quickly go to the north pond and hide in the reeds. When that group of officers and soldiers pass by, intercept and kill them halfway! ”

Captain Liu responded loudly, turned around and walked away majestically. In a short time, he gathered two hundred men and galloped towards the north.

At this time, the sky was already bright, the fog in the valley had subsided, and the Lingyan Temple in front of it was vividly visible.

You Sanjiang was ordering to make food and prepare for war, and suddenly heard shouting from far and near, and couldn't help but say angrily:

"What's going on again? Ben will be benevolent and righteous, and will he be tolerant repeatedly, but will it be over again and again? "Order:" Bring the first offender who is agitating the morale of the army to me!" ”

Soon the soldiers came in with a unlucky man with a blank face, and said, "General, this person was the one who shouted first." ”

"The general spared his life, yes, there was a reason for it, it was really the villain who was caught off guard and was frightened, not intentionally!" The guy slumped on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic.

"What alarmed you?"

"Well, on that cliff there are many, many heads, of our own brethren...... Head! ”

"Nonsense!"

"Really, really, the villain was waiting outside the camp to patrol the camp, and after the fog cleared, he saw a string of places on the top, and the villain was curious and got closer.

That's the head of the brothers, and a few of them are still villains! ”

You Sanjiang jumped up, pointed at him angrily and said viciously: "If there is a fake, I will cut you to sacrifice the flag!" ”

Then he called his own soldiers and ordered him to take two men and ride over the cattle to see what was going on. After a while, I heard an even loud commotion in the village.

As soon as he walked out of the tent this time, a little boss came to report: "General, it's not good!"

As soon as our people arrived at the Lingyan Temple, a big black man wearing a silk coat (black clothes) rushed out of it, so that the two of us were cut off with two knives, and only one of us fled back! ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a pale-cheeked stumbling into the Chinese army, crying: "The villain has to run back, and he has come to report to the general."

On that cliff are indeed the heads of our brothers, and they are all those who follow Captain Zhu! ”

It turned out that this was the only one left of the three, and they got closer to see better, but they were attacked by the other party.

You Sanjiang was dumbfounded, and his mind went blank. The plan is obviously broken, and the 500 or so people don't know how many people can escape?

While he was thinking wildly, the soldiers brought in another person, but it was the herald sent by Captain Zhu to report that he had returned to the road this morning and found that the road was flooded.

"The south side is full of water, and you can't cross without a boat!" He said.

The way home is broken! You Sanjiang is a spirit: "It seems that there is only forward now, and if you don't defeat the Lingyan Temple, this group of people will not be able to explain to the whole army, nor will they be able to continue to enter Fengqi Pass west!" ”

He gritted his teeth and ordered: "Beat the drums to gather troops, sacrifice the flag to fight!" ”

"Uh, please show the general, what kind of sacrificial flag shall we take?"

You Sanjiang glanced at the unlucky guy who was still trembling with fright with a vicious gaze: "Just use him!" Since he started, Lao Tzu has gone against the grain, who will kill him if he doesn't kill him? ”

"Slash!"

With a snap, the light flashed, and the broadsword flew down to the unlucky man's neck.

This kid has been strangled by the strip of cloth, and it's useless to shout anything at this time, not to mention that he has been spread out there with feces and urine incontinence.

His eyes were closed on the rootstock, and no one knew if he was alive or fainted with fright.

After the muffled sound, blood splashed under the flagpole, and You Sanjiang smelled the blood in the air and began to get excited. That's right, it's what it's like to be a general.

He swept his eyes murderously at the audience, and almost everyone dared not look him directly into the eyes, which made You Sanjiang very proud.

"Shake the hearts of the army, this is the end!" He shouted:

"The whole army obeys orders, the enemy is outnumbered, and there is no need to hesitate. Out of the camp to fight, capture Lingyan Temple. The ten thousand stone military rations and thousands of taels of silver of the official army are waiting for the sons! ”

Several cronies took the opportunity to agitate, and finally their morale was high. So the gates of the camp were opened, and the people came out with a clamour.

At this time, a small leader of his cronies looked back and asked with some concern: "General, let's all go out, and there will be some men, grooms, and porters left in the camp, and there will be no people left to guard the camp?" ”

"Are you willing to do it? It's not a shortage of manpower! You Sanjiang whispered to the cronie:

"But it doesn't matter, Liu Tiehammer will not lose with 200 people against the 100 officers and soldiers. It won't take long for him to return to the village, won't he be saved? ”

"Oh, General Gaoming, how did I forget him this way!" The cronies hurriedly complimented.

More than two miles ahead is the official road facing the mountain gate, and then I saw a soldier in front of me coming out of it, removing antlers and other things, and a large team poured out from behind.

You Sanjiang hurriedly ordered his subordinates to hold down their positions, and he looked at the opposite side on his horse.

I saw that the first two columns were dressed in official and military uniforms, and dozens of people came to the east side of the road shoulder to stand still.

In the middle front row are dozens of rectangular wooden shields, many people behind the shields wear green clothes, and they can't see what equipment is used, and behind them are two rows of archers, each with several columns on each side.

The west side is not so neat, clustered into three pieces, two large and one small.

Finally, a few horses came down from above, the first batch of jujube horses were tall and handsome, and the horsemen were riding a young general, with cyan placket arrow sleeves and cyan cloaks. The horse walked straight to the banner of the Chinese army and stood still.

Only then did You Sanjiang pay attention to the strange apricot-colored flag, on which the word "Li" was written in ink. There is also a strange banner next to it, which reads: Geyangwei Defense Regiment Training Envoy.

At this time, a small leader pointed and told You Sanjiang: "General, under the banner, it is the black guy who came out this morning to kill my two brothers with two knives and take away two fast horses!" ”

"I also said which of their leaders, or the flag officer of the official army, is he just a flag guard?"

You Sanjiang was furious when he heard this: "This fight hurts my brother's life and destroys the fighting spirit of our army, and I vow to kill him!" ”

Then he issued an order, and those who took the head of the black big man were rewarded with ten taels of silver!