However, it is said that Master Zhide led An Jingsi, Xue Atan and other Shaolin disciples to take advantage of the bright moonlight to rush to the Orangutan Gorge at the foot of Shaomur Mountain overnight. This orangutan Gorge is surrounded by high mountains, dense vegetation, and there is only a deep canyon at the bottom, about 1,500 steps long, and there are often orangutans up and down the canyon, so it is also called "Orangutan Gorge".

Master Zhide and others rushed to the Orangutan Gorge, it was noon the next day, everyone first probed the bottom of the valley, and saw that the bottom of the valley was dark and damp, extremely narrow, only allowing one person and one car to pass side by side, the ground was covered with moss and wisteria, and the long hiss of the orangutan and the purr of the owl came from time to time in the depths of the canyon, which made people creepy. The monks walked from one end of the canyon to the other, and they didn't know how many snakes, lizards, toads and other spirits at the bottom of the valley were disturbed, and they carefully spent nearly a pillar of incense along the way.

After the monks inspected the landform at the bottom of the valley, they climbed to the top of the canyon and saw that the ravines on the top of the mountain were vertical and horizontal, and the trees such as pine, cypress, plum, and bamboo were overgrown between the boulders, which were lush and green. Master Zhide looked down at the bottom of the valley, saw that the canyon was bottomless, and threw a stone down, and it took a long time to hear a slight echo.

After inspecting the terrain up and down the Orangutan Gorge, Master Zhide sat down on a relatively flat boulder, and gathered all the monks to his side and asked them to sit down as well. Zhide first said: "This orangutan Gorge is steep, it is indeed the best place to ambush the imperial court's grain and horse team, we only need to wait for Xu Zhi to come to the exact news, we can unite the nearby hungry people to rob the imperial court's military rations, and solve Shaolin's urgent need!"

Xu Zhi also said when he was leaving, we only have a few days to prepare in this orangutan Gorge, and we still ask the master to tell the disciples what to do?"

Zhide is a perennial chanting and worshipping Buddha monk, he has hardly left the Shaolin Temple a step, so he has no experience in how to deal with these worldly chores, so he had to read: "Amitabha, I am ashamed to say that the old man has spent dozens of autumns in vain, but he has never presided over such an earth-shattering event, and I invite the disciples to discuss together!"

He also said: "Xu Zhi is the smartest among all of us, but it's a pity that he is not here, and the master has no idea at this time, so how can the disciples be good?"

He smiled and said, "Clearly, you don't have to worry, although Xu Zhi is not here, aren't his good brothers An Jingsi and Xue Atan here? Didn't Xu Zhi tell them to think of more ways? Maybe Xu Zhi would have told the two of them his thoughts!"

After hearing this, he was immediately full of confidence and shouted: "What the idiot said is right! As the saying goes: Three stinkers have a Zhuge Liang at the top, so many of us, can't we think of a perfect solution?"

After all, An Jingsi and Xue Atan are different from the monks of Shaolin Temple who stay at home, they follow Xu Zhi to travel everywhere, and naturally have more experience in the rivers and lakes than the monks, especially at such a critical moment, they are placed on high hopes by the monks, and they can stimulate their wisdom and talents.

An Jingsi pondered for a while, and said: "Master Zhide, senior brothers, according to the disciples, we should divide the army into two routes, one is composed of me and Xue Atan, we will immediately go down the mountain, in the market town near the Orangutan Gorge, the county town instigated and organized the hungry people to rob the grain, and by the way brought back some sulfur and flint and other fire-causing things, and the other route Master Zhide led the senior brothers to cut down the bamboo on the mountain, make obstacles and fences, prepare more thunderwood rolling stones, and set up some more traps in the depths of the valley bottom. ”

Zhide saw that An Jingsi's arrangement was very appropriate, and said with a smile: "Lao Wei sees that An Jingsi's arrangement is feasible, please see if there are any loopholes in this plan?"

All the disciples shook their heads, indicating that there was no doubt. Liao Yin suddenly thought of something, stood up, and said: "Master Zhide, senior brothers, there are only ten of us, even if we add Xu Zhi and the hungry people, how can we block the tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the imperial court, in case the imperial army storms the mountain tops on both sides of the Orangutan Gorge, how can we eleven parry?"

If the imperial army captures the top of the mountain, then we will lose our geographical advantage, not to mention preventing the official army from advancing and successfully robbing grain, even our own lives will be difficult to protect!"

Xue Atan scratched his head and sighed: "Brother An, you only think about how to attack, but forget to defend, this is a taboo in soldiers!

Zhide also said: "Because I think about it very carefully, if the imperial court attacks, the sacrifice of our monks is small, and it will affect tens of millions of innocent people, wouldn't it be a sin! My Shaolin disciples have always sacrificed themselves for others, and would rather starve to death than do such evil things!"

Seeing that the master of Zhide was soft-hearted, all the monks had the idea of giving up, and they all dissuaded: "Master don't worry, the so-called water comes to cover the earth, and the soldiers come to block, as long as we work together, we will definitely think of a perfect solution!"

Xue Atan also said to Zhide: "Master, because of what they said is right, as long as our brothers are single-minded, their profits will be cut off!"

An Jingsi thought for a while and said: "Brother Xu has discussed with us about this matter, as the so-called capture of the thief first captures the king, as long as we go all out to capture the princess of the imperial court alive, and then attack with fire to block the pass on the mountain, we will definitely be able to trap thousands of soldiers and horses of the imperial court!"

When everyone heard this, they all felt reasonable, and Xue Atan also praised: "This strategy is good, as the so-called narrow road meets, the brave wins, in the steep place of Orangutan Gorge, on the one hand, we want to fish in troubled waters, let thousands of people assist us in attacking the official army, on the other hand, we have to take it by surprise, hit it with one blow, and capture the princess of the court alive, which will inevitably make the enemy fearful, then this grain rush operation will definitely succeed!"

Zhide couldn't help but look at An Jingsi in front of him, and praised: "Xiao Jingsi, although you are small, you are thoughtful, and your future is limitless!"

Xue Atan saw Zhide praising An Jingsi vigorously, and said with some loss: "Brother An is still young, and he is about to grow as tall as me!"

The words were divided into two ends, but it was said that Xu Zhi waited in the woods of Luokoucang for a few days, and sure enough, as He Mengjiao expected, General Chen led 3,000 elite soldiers, several generals, escorted 100,000 loads of grain and grass, and slowly walked south along the post road. Xu Zhi didn't dare to slack off, and followed him all the way.

When the grain army walked to the place where it was only half a day's journey away from the Orangutan Gorge, General Chen saw a group of officers and soldiers on the road ahead, led by a young general, who was He Mengjiao, who had come to inspect the camp a few days ago.

General Chen hurriedly greeted him and shouted, "Subordinates see the princess Qincha!"

He Mengjiao also responded: "General Chen is exempt from courtesy, the general has worked hard to escort grain and grass all the way, and General Yun has not yet left Dengfeng City to escort Princess Luan, so why not let the soldiers rest here for a day, and wait for the imperial court to receive the army and occupy the Orangutan Gorge first, and then General Chen will not be too late to set off?"

General Chen replied: "Thank you princess and Qin Cha for your concern! Vice General Zhao sent an order to stop the army from advancing, camp on the spot, and wait for me to discuss with Qin Cha before starting again!"

Vice General Zhao handed down the general order, and after the soldiers got the order, they protected the grain and grass, took local materials, and set up camp.

Xu Zhi took advantage of the contact between the two armies and secretly came to He Mengjiao's side. He Mengjiao said in front of everyone: "Lieutenant Xu, you have worked hard to find out the news in the past few days! After the grain and grass are safely transported to Dengfeng, I will give you a reward!"

Xu Zhi calmly replied, "Xie Qincha!" After speaking, he stepped aside.

He Mengjiao asked again: "General Chen, this grain transportation is very important, how do you ensure that the grain transportation army passes through the Orangutan Gorge without fail?"

General Chen said with a smile: "Back to Qincha, according to the humble opinion of his subordinates, since the terrain of Orangutan Gorge is very dangerous, why should we risk ourselves, it is better to bypass this Orangutan Gorge and transport grain and grass to Dengfeng safely!"

Vice General Zhao beside him also echoed: "Qincha! General Chen is right, this time we have escorted so many loads of grain and grass, we can't have the slightest slack and carelessness, the terrain of the Orangutan Gorge in front of us is dangerous, and it is not far from the Shaolin Temple, this group of Shaolin monks has always been martial, and now the imperial court has cut off his offerings, maybe these Shaolin thieves will get the news in advance, set up an ambush in the Orangutan Gorge, and rob our grain and grass!"

He Mengjiao didn't answer, only to see Vice General Huang beside General Chen smile and say: "General Zhao, you are too careful, the Shaolin monks are good at martial arts, but with a few of their flesh and blood, how can they resist the thousands of people in the imperial court?"

Seeing that Vice General Huang dared to refute his opinion in front of Qincha, General Chen was a little displeased: "This delivery of 100,000 loads of grain and grass is by no means child's play! General Huang, you are too reckless in doing things, and you must learn more from General Zhao in everything!"

Seeing that the main general was not biased towards him, Vice General Huang also said with some displeasure in his heart: "Then according to General Zhao, how should our army deal with it!"

Vice General Zhao replied: "Qincha, General Chen, according to the foolish opinion of our subordinates, we would rather take some long detours to the south and avoid the Orangutan Gorge, so that nothing goes wrong!"

Before General Zhao finished speaking, he was interrupted by the deputy general Huang: "General Zhao, I thought you had something clever? Not to mention that thousands of soldiers and horses in our imperial court are willing to seek near and far, and we are afraid of a few Shaolin bald donkeys, in case Princess Xiuyun comes to Orangutan Gorge in person, and we do not keep our promises, how do you let General Chen face Her Royal Highness Princess in the future?"

General Chen listened to it and thought about it: Although bypassing the Orangutan Gorge can ensure that the grain and grass can reach Dengfeng safely, if you don't pass through the Orangutan Gorge, the princess and the generals will not be able to catch up, in case the princess is disturbed by the Shaolin monks, she did not save the car in time, and she committed the crime of bullying the king. Thinking about it, he broke out in a cold sweat, as long as he turned to He Mengjiao with a look of help.

He Mengjiao looked at General Chen's frightened expression, seemed to hesitate, and finally she weighed the pros and cons, and said: "What the two generals said is reasonable, what General Zhao said is to seek the near and far, after all, the deadline for transporting grain will be delayed, and now the military discipline of the Dengfeng camp is strict, if we delay, we will inevitably be punished by the princess;

Seeing that He Mengjiao had analyzed the shortcomings of the two of them, the two lieutenant generals Huang and Zhao were both confused, and asked, "Then Lord Yiqincha, how should our army act?"

He Mengjiao said with a smile: "According to Ben Qincha, it is better to take a compromise method, General Chen and I escorted half of the grain and grass to the dangerous road of the Orangutan Gorge, and it is good to have an explanation when we meet the princess on the way;

When General Chen, Vice General Zhao and Vice General Huang heard this, they all applauded. General Chen praised: "It's still a good idea, and his subordinates are full of admiration, so let the soldiers do according to the plan!"

Xu Zhi listened to it and secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, Mengjiao was round in time, this General Chen did not completely listen to the advice of Vice General Zhao, otherwise Master Zhide and they set up an ambush in Orangutan Gorge, it must be a void!"

In the early morning of the next day, Xu Zhi saw He Mengjiao, General Chen and General Huang take half of the grain and grass, and went in the direction of the Orangutan Gorge.

Besides, Xu Zhi rushed back to the Orangutan Gorge and saw that Master Zhide, He An Jingsi and others had made all preparations: Master Zhide led the monks to dig a few hidden pits at the bottom of the valley and set up the mechanism. An Jingsi and Xue Atan had already instigated thousands of hungry people at the foot of Shaomu Mountain to come to the top of Orangutan Gorge. An Jingsi asked them to lie in ambush in five directions in the southeast, northwest, and northwest of the Orangutan Gorge, each of which was led by two warrior monks, and on the top of the mountain on both sides of the Orangutan Gorge, they prepared enough thunderwood rolling stones, fire-burning grass and trees, and bamboo cages.

Xu Zhi told everyone that the grain and grass of the imperial court would pass through the Orangutan Gorge, and the imperial court's army would also storm the Orangutan Gorge. When the monks heard this, they all secretly rubbed their fists and palms, just waiting for the arrival of the imperial army.

It was almost noon, and with the sound of horses' hooves and the footsteps of the soldiers, thousands of brightly dressed soldiers, armed with spears and broadswords, escorted a cartload of grain and grass covered with oilcloth, and were preparing to enter the mouth of the orangutan canyon.

Xu Zhi and Master Zhide stood on the top of the canyon and saw it clearly, only to see that General Chen hesitated a little, and shouted: "Pass on the order of General Ben, all armies stop advancing and wait for reinforcements from the imperial court outside the canyon!

General Chen explained to He Mengjiao beside him: "Lord Qincha, the entrance to this canyon is so narrow, and the reinforcements of the imperial court have been delayed, in case our army is ambushed in the valley, wouldn't it be that the men and horses trample on each other, and the grain and grass will be robbed!

Before He Mengjiao could reply, the deputy general Huang beside General Chen, in order to show himself in front of the Qincha, suggested again: "Lord Qincha, General Chen! Our army is thousands of people, and the terrain here is precipitous, so we can't wait for a long time in this valley. As the saying goes, if you wait for a moment, you will be in danger for a moment. According to the humble opinion of his subordinates, this canyon is only a thousand steps long, why not send a few personal soldiers to carefully explore the truth at the bottom of the valley, and then decide whether to enter or not!"

He Mengjiao praised: "General Chen, I think General Huang's method is feasible, so I will act according to his method!"

An Jingsi saw that several personal soldiers under the mountain had weapons in their hands and cautiously entered the canyon, he did not expect that the officers and soldiers would send people into the canyon to test the truth, in case those soldiers touched the mechanism at the bottom of the valley and exposed the trap, the efforts of several days would be wasted.

An Jingsi looked at Xu Zhi guiltily, closed his eyes, afraid to see those soldiers discover the secret of the valley bottom, just when he was afraid and worried, he suddenly saw several soldiers running out one after another, shouting: "Yu Qincha, General Chen, and General Huang, this valley is inaccessible, there must be no ambush!"

When General Chen saw that these soldiers had gone and returned so quickly, he asked angrily, "General Ben sees that you must not have walked the entire canyon, why do you see that there are no traps in this valley?"

The soldier at the head replied in a very affirmative tone: "General Chen, a few of us entered the canyon, just walked a few dozen steps away, and killed ten five-step snakes, ten big lizards, and a group of big black bats, and my subordinates also saw a few terrifying gorillas hanging on the trees on the cliffs on both sides, with their teeth and claws, and pounced on us, and the little people held the spears in their hands and shouted loudly, so as to scare away the gorillas." The villains guessed that there were more ferocious beasts ahead, so they didn't dare to move forward anymore, so they had to withdraw from the canyon, according to the inference of their subordinates, this canyon was full of poisonous snakes and beasts, and if they wanted to ambush the grain carts of the imperial court here, it was almost impossible to ambush the grain carts of the imperial court with a dozen or even dozens of people, and no one had the courage and guts!"

General Chen pondered for a while, did not speak, General Huang beside him was an anxious man, and suggested: "Qincha, General Chen, according to what the lower officials have seen, we don't have to wait here for reinforcements from Dengfeng for a long time, seeing that this canyon is a thousand steps long, and the passage of the army is only two pillars of incense, and now there is silence around this valley, as the so-called opportunity cannot be lost, we will not pass quickly, and when?"

He Mengjiao deliberately asked worriedly: "This valley is full of poisonous snakes and beasts, who is the vanguard, how to drive away insects and snakes?"

General Huang smiled and said, "Qincha, General Chen, please don't listen to the exaggerations of those soldiers, and besides, there will be brave men under the heavy reward, I don't believe that there are no warriors in my army who will open the way?"

He Mengjiao understood Vice General Huang's thoughts, and deliberately smiled: "General Huang, whether to enter the canyon or not, Ben Qincha said it doesn't matter, or obey General Chen's orders, after all, he is the commander of this grain transportation army!"

Both He Mengjiao and Vice General Huang turned their gazes to General Chen, waiting for his decision.