The north of Fangling, dense forest.

Jiang Batian took a sip of wine, savored it, swallowed it slowly, exhaled, looked at the old friend in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Lao Xu, Lao Lan, I heard that the imperial court's army to exterminate Lu Xifa is coming. ”

Xu Ji was very domineering, directly drank a cup, and sneered: "This kind of road news is still used by you to tell me mysteriously here? Is there anyone in the north of Fangling who doesn't know that the imperial army is coming? If you have anything to say, just say it, don't put on that unfathomable ghost appearance, it's really disgusting to look at." ”

Lan Haoran didn't speak, just drank silently.

The three of them are all mountain kings with nearly 2,000 sons under their command, and they are considered big leaders in the north of Fangling.

They are the same as Han Dazhi described, pulling a group of hooligans and gangsters under their hands, although their combat power is average, but they are still good at doing some things that block the road and rob money and loot small farms, and they like to do business without capital the most.

The three of them met by chance, compared each other's appetites, usually communicated with each other, and sometimes went out to do business together.

In the name of a bandit, life is quite chic for the time being.

Jiang Batian was silent, as if he was phrasing, and said after a while: "You two ...... Did you get any invitations?"

As he spoke, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was trying his best to make himself look unfathomable.

Xu Ji said: "Who did you learn from this way of talking? Obviously a bandit, I want to learn that kind of strategist style, which is nondescript...... What invitation is not invited, isn't it Zhang Zhihai's recruitment?"

"Hey, so you got it too. ”

Jiang Batian chuckled lightly and said, "But Lao Xu, although we are bandits, we also have a chance to correct ourselves, right?"

Xu Ji looked Jiang Batian up and down for a long time, staring at the other party a little unnaturally, and then said: "What, Boss Jiang is tempted by the imperial court's recruitment?

Jiang Batian was told that he was in the first place, but he was not embarrassed in the slightest, and said with a smile: "The people's hearts are up! Look at Niu An, isn't he now a regular army of the imperial court?"

Although the days of bandits are chic, they often remind those who are afraid.

If you can become the regular army of the imperial court, it will be different.

Xu Ji snorted coldly and said, "It's a shame that you, Jiang Batian, have been in the Dao for so long, have you even forgotten the truth of handing over money with one hand and delivering goods with the other? Did he Zhang Zhihai give you gold and silver treasures, or did he give you a promise to make you a big official? He is not too guarded, and his grade is average, does he have the ability to give you any promises? Niu An has known that Xue Peng for a long time, so he has that creation. ”

After a pause, he learned the words of Zhang Zhihai's subordinates: "Mr. Xu can rest assured, as long as you are willing to take refuge in the imperial court, not only will you not be guilty of the past, but you will also be able to be reused by General Zhang...... Balabala...... Isn't this the routine?"

Jiang Batian sighed and said, "I don't know!"

I don't know that it's mostly just an empty promise.

Xu Ji said strangely: "Then what do you expect? Isn't it good to hide and watch the excitement? After Zhang Zhihai and Lu Xifa lose both, let's go out again, maybe we can take a big advantage!"

"Lose-lose?"

Lan Haoran, who had not spoken, chuckled, as if he had heard a big joke, and said: "What kind of role is he Lu Xifa, you all know that Zhang Zhihai has only 20,000 horses, and he wants to fight with Lu Xifa to lose both? Do you believe it or not, if Zhang Zhihai didn't have the help of others, he might not even be able to go up the city wall?"

Jiang Batian was stunned and said: "Of course I know that Lu Xifa has two attacks, but Zhang Zhihai is not as unbearable as you say, right? Not to mention, most of the 20,000 troops under his command came from Shuofang, and they fought a tough battle."

You said that he couldn't break through Fangling City, but it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that he can't even go up the city wall, right?"

Lan Haoran waved his hand and said, "I'm not saying that Zhang Zhihai's troops are not good, on the contrary, his troops are much stronger than the Fangling defenders in the past...... But this is a siege war, and 20,000 troops is too little. ”

Xu Ji said: "Lu Xifa's troops are only 16,000 troops, right? ”

Lan Haoran asked rhetorically: "How did Lu Xifa break through Fangling in the past, and what is the configuration of the besieging side and the defending side?"

Of course, Xu Ji and Jiang Batian were very clear about this problem, they had both been the role of attracting attention that day, directing the sons and daughters to climb the wall in the middle of the night, and shouting ghosts at the top of their throats.

"Flank inside and outside, attack in batches!"

Xu Ji summed up, and continued: "As for the configuration of the two sides, the Fangling garrison is about 7,000, and Lu Xifa has more than 10,000 troops in addition to himself, as well as hundreds of good players of the Qinghuo Society, plus more than 20,000 of us...... Well, mercenaries!"

"About four times more, huh?" Lan Haoran snapped his fingers.

"It can't be counted like that, right?" Jiang Batian frowned, "At that time, most of our group of people were mainly strong and powerful, and it was the elite under Lu Xifa and the good hands of the Qinghuo Society who contributed their efforts. ”

"Of course!"

Lan Haoran said with a straight face: "If it weren't for us to attract firepower, how could he Lu Xifa attack it so easily?" We played monkey tricks all night, and he Lu Xifa was sleeping with a group of elites, and the next morning he was in good spirits, but the defenders of Fangling were exhausted, and the gap in combat power between the two engines came out.

That's the benefit of having a lot of people!

Otherwise, even if he Lu Xifa can eat Fang Lingcheng, he will have to take off a layer of skin. ”

Xu Ji was silent for a long time, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to have some ideas, Lao Lan!"

Then he patted his head and said with a little annoyance: "Why didn't we want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?...... Could it be that Lucifer's eyes were dazzled by Lucifer's gold and grain?

Lan Haoran said: "In addition to gold and grain, he Lu Xifa is also a shadow killer, if he can't take Fangling City and fight in the wild, are you afraid?

Xu Ji was silent.

Jiang Batian said: "Zhang Zhihai's 20,000 troops, plus our mountain kings 25,000, are also three times that of Lu Xifa, Zhang Zhihai's subordinates have more elites and higher combat power...... In this way, it is not that it is impossible to capture Fangling. ”

Lan Haoran shook his head and said, "It seems that Boss Jiang is stunned...... You care so much about that skin?"

Jiang Batian rolled his eyes and said, "If you are really desperate, who would like to be a bandit?" Although I used to be just a profiteer, I don't always have to worry about losing my head, not to mention how much it is like to live that little life!"

said that he showed a look of remembrance.

Lan Haoran said: "Even if Zhang Zhihai can promise us...... I don't think we can build Fangling City together. Boss Jiang, have you ever thought that in addition to his 16,000 troops, there are tens of thousands of other troops in Fangling City?"

Jiang Batian was puzzled: "Can those people also be counted?"

Lan Haoran said: "Why can't it be counted? Most of them were brought by Lu Xifa from Feng Yi and Hongnong. The rest, partly the refugees he took in the north of Fangling, as for the rest...... Why do you think Lu Xifa pushed Zhou Fang to be Wang Wanhong's deputy? Is it because Zhou Fang's knife skills are good?"

After a pause, he continued: "I think that if we want to see the excitement, we should stay away, so as not to make Zhang Zhihai angry!"