Faced with the sudden intelligence, Liu Chan began to think and calculate quickly in his heart.

First of all, he almost immediately ruled out that the other party was the Wu army who came to support.

First, it is coming in the wrong direction.

If a large force of Wu troops comes, it will either be from the southwest Baqiu direction, or from the northeast Lukou direction, or the south-west direction of Hunan direction.

But it won't be the southeast.

Second, the banner is wrong, and it is impossible for the Wu army to move within its own territory without showing the banner.

The few Wu soldiers who had just let go go back to report the news had already installed their "tails" by themselves, so naturally they would not be the rescuers they had invited.

That's interesting.

"Go into the mountains and hide, let them come."

"Yes!"

At present, it is not clear who is coming, friends or foes, and there are few people on our side, so it is natural to occupy favorable terrain to wait for work.

Liu Chan ordered the corpses to be dragged out again and piled up at the gate as a barricade, with the crossbowmen in position on each wing.

The soldiers behind the gate lined up.

Hu Li led nine teams and ten teams to hide in the mountains and forests again, ready to make tactical detours at any time.

Scouts lurk at high points along the mountain road, and the baggage horses below the mountain have gone into the valley on the side of the mountain to hide.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the enemy.

The men and horses on the other side did not know that they had not yet entered the mountain, and they had been under the surveillance and observation of Liu Chan's troops.

"Report! The enemy army has entered the mountain, and the armor and weapons are different, unlike the Wu army. ”

Sure enough, as I guessed.

Thinking about this empty village, Liu Chan thought of a possibility.

If that's the case, you'll save yourself the money.

……

Chai Rong felt uneasy when he left the village.

Recently, the official army has been taking constant action, and the use of troops against cottages in various places has not stopped.

Once breached, they were forcibly relocated, cultivated and taxed, and strong men were forcibly conscripted into the army.

The situation in Changsha County was better, because it was necessary to guard against Guan Yu's heavy troops in the direction of Jingzhou, so the elite Wu army did not dare to move.

Even so, their days are getting harder.

Scattered everywhere as before, fighting for each other, waiting for them only to be broken by each fate.

So this time, he took his men out of the mountain to contact the heads of large and small cottages, and jointly sent troops, first caught the officers and soldiers off guard, and plundered.

The trip went exceptionally well, and under increasing pressure, the rest of the stockade hit it off with him and agreed to send troops.

It's just that the more time passes, the more frightened he feels in his heart.

Finally, I couldn't help but take a large team of people and horses to go back to the village to check on the grounds of supplies.

Who knows......

Looking at the gate of the village that had been breached, the corpses were piled up, and the blood was constantly flowing out, and the smell was fishy.

Seeing this scene, Chai Rong's eyes were split, and he was about to lead someone to kill the general and take back the stockade, but he suddenly heard someone shouting.

"If you step forward again, don't blame us for the ruthlessness of our arrows!"

The voice was slightly hoarse, and Chai Rong was about to ignore the shouting and give the order to attack.

But I heard the soldiers in the village shouting in unison: "The former is dead!" ”

The roar of slaughter echoed in the mountains, with a fearless momentum, and because of the killing of Fang Cai, it carried a murderous aura that had not yet dissipated.

But it is very different from what Chai Rong has seen in the past.

The soldiers on the left and right, and many of them were intimidated by the momentum and retreated timidly.

He immediately (forced) calmed down.

After regaining his senses, he observed carefully, and it seemed that the corpses of Wu Jun were piled up at the gate of the wall, and he did not see any familiar people in the village.

He felt a little calmer, and then looked at the wall, a young general wearing Xuan armor, standing with a spear, majestic, no fear, seemed to be the leader of these horses.

"Who are you waiting for? Why attack my cottage and slaughter my people! Chai Rong was born with a loud voice, and this voice alone was not inferior to Fang Cai's roar.

But in terms of momentum, it is a step worse.

"Husband? It's the husband! Wrong, don't fight! In the crowd of people who were being guarded in the village, the girl wearing Wu Jun's robe suddenly screamed and ran out, but was stopped by the soldiers and could not come forward.

Everyone else reacted and talked about it.

"The owner of the village?"

"It's the owner of the village who is back!"

Seeing this, Liu Chan waved his hand at the soldier and said, "Let her come." ”

The girl staggered over, bowed her head to Liu Chan first, and then climbed the wall.

Looking at her husband who came with someone from afar, the fright and grievances he had suffered before erupted together, tears rippled, and he cried out: "Husband! Husband! ”

Chai Rong was overjoyed when he heard the voice: "Madam, are you okay?!" ”

The girl hurriedly shook her head and shouted, "The concubine is fine, you misunderstood!" It was this general who led the people to save us, so let's stop the sword soldiers! ”

“…… Yes? ”

……

After confirming his identity, Liu Chan ordered someone to remove the corpse from the gate of the village through a gap.

Although the girl was frightened, her longing for her husband finally overcame her fear, and she stumbled out.

When they came to her husband, they held hands and looked at each other and talked in a low voice.

Later, the woman went into the village with her husband.

Liu Chan came down and approached to look at the man.

Chai Rong was also looking at Liu Chan, who had just been far away, and now he realized that this general was so young.

"You're a little bold enough to come in alone."

When Chai Rong heard this, he took his wife and bowed down: "If the general wants to kill me, he doesn't have to leave the lives of the old and young in this village." ”

Liu Chan helped him up with a smile: "Get up." When the road is uneven, it is the proper duty to draw a sword to help. ”

This person is not stupid, and he has some guts.

It's up to you.

A plan is gradually taking shape in Liu Chan's heart, but he still needs to take time to improve and supplement it.

"The road is uneven...... Comes? ”

Chai Rong tasted this sentence that he had never heard before, and felt that the words were full of ranger pride, and he couldn't help but have a better impression of the young man in front of him.

He bowed again: "The general saved the lives of the old and young in my village, and if he is sent in the future, Chai Rong will die in return." I don't know yet...... General Gao's surname? ”

Liu Chan paused for a moment and said solemnly: "My name is Song Jiang, and my name is Gongming." ”

"It turned out to be General Gongming, I don't know what General Gongming is here to say, and how did he save my Chai Jiazhai?"

It seemed that he felt that there was a bit of a taste of interrogation when he said this, Chai Rong hurriedly explained, "If General Gongming comes here to be useful to my Chai family village, although we are not as good as the general's heavenly soldiers, we can also follow the work of dogs and horses." ”

Liu Chan said with a smile: "Since everyone is a friend and not an enemy, let's stop the sword soldiers first, and after drinking and suppressing the shock, it's not too late to talk." ”

……

When the village was cleared, the sun had sunk in the west.

Torches were lit in the village, and Chai Rong respectfully invited Liu Chan to sit in the main seat in the hall, while he and the other five leaders of each village sat down below.

The bandit leaders who had seen Liu Chanjunrong up close had no objection to this.

Moreover, when they had just collected their troops, they were surprised to find that Liu Chan had hidden an ambush in the mountains and forests.

This is if you attack the cottage from the rear......

A few people couldn't help but be afraid for a while when they thought about it, and cold sweat came down.

It's good that they didn't fight, otherwise although they were numerous, they wouldn't necessarily be able to bargain.

Chai Rong took out the little meat and rice wine in the village to entertain, and several people took turns to toast Liu Chan.

Then he asked about the previous incident.

Liu Chan knew the amount of alcohol he had, and hurriedly took the opportunity to put down the wine bowl: "I came from Wu County, because the officials and troops there were strong, so I was forced to abandon the cottage and fight here." ”

Chai Rong and the others were dumbfounded when they heard this, and looked at each other with several leaders.

…… You're a bandit too?

General, do you have any misunderstandings about the profession of bandits?

Liu Chan saw the expressions of several people, and said: "My family is also a big clan in the Central Plains, and in the past, I went to Yangzhou to avoid the disaster of war. was unwilling to pay his grandson's taxes, so he went up the mountain. ”

Chai Rong and the others were relieved.

In recent years, there are many families who have gone into the mountains to avoid disasters, and there are also many elite private soldiers.

"The general is so powerful that he was forced to abandon the village and leave...... Is the situation so difficult? ”

Liu Chan saw that they were a little depressed, and hurriedly said: "The four major families of Sun and Wu are all in Wu County, although our army is sharp, but it is only outnumbered after all. If we can unite and rely on the dangers of the mountains and forests, what are we afraid of? ”

His plan also needs the cooperation of these Dongwu Shanyue, but he can't let them be discouraged at this time......