Zheng Dapeng and the others were accompanying Zhao Yinian in the hall to discuss the plan to attack the mountain after the arrival of the provincial army, and turned back when they heard the words.

Chai Shaoning knew the man who came in, and knew that he was He Runyu, the general next to Zhao Yinian, but when he looked at the black-clothed thief with big eyes and a fierce face, he also knew him.

"Isn't this the Xue Heming Xue Village Master of Yueya Mountain?" Chai Shaoning smiled: "Your nest is gone, if you don't stay in the Black Tiger Village honestly, how can you let people be captured into the barracks?"

"I wasn't caught by you!" Xue Heming shouted in his loud voice, "I took advantage of the heavy rain to escape down the mountain and surrender to General Zhao." Who is Lord Zhao Yinian?"

"Huh!" Chai Shaoning's heart moved, and he asked Xue Heming, "Do you know Lord Zhao?"

Xue Heming said: "Lord Zhao led 30,000 elite soldiers to Taihang Mountain to suppress thieves for the people, who would not know the prestige of Lord Zhao?"

This is even more wrong. Chai Shaoning glanced back at everyone, turned around and asked Xue Heming again, "How do you know that Lord Zhao is leading 30,000 elite soldiers, not 40,000 or 50,000?"

Xue Heming sneered: "If I don't know anything inside, why do I dare to come to Toucheng? Let's put it bluntly, you are in danger!"

Chai Shaoning said: "Tell me, why are we in danger?"

Xue Heming waved his hand and said unceremoniously: "You are not qualified to ask me, I want to see General Zhao Yinian." ”

Everyone listened to it funny, Chai Shaoning was angry, and Zhao Yinian said: "I am Zhao Yinian, you say, what are the requirements?"

Xue Heming raised his finger and said, "General Zhao is really happy!" Then the lion opened his mouth and said: "The Taihang group is pouring into each other, and I have no men and horses under my command, and I can no longer gain a foothold in Taihang Mountain." I hope that the government will not blame my past, and give me another million taels of silver for me to build a house and buy a maid, and live a normal life. He smiled and said, "If you can, it's best to have a half-official position, and my old Xue is not ashamed of my ancestors." ”

"Your ambitions are not small!" Zhao Yinian said with a smile: "The first condition I promise you, as long as you don't do anything wrong in the future, even if you live next to the yamen of Taiyuan Mansion, my old Zhao can cover you." But forgive Lao Tzu for having no money, you don't have to think about it, official,"

"Don't look at you, 30,000 elite soldiers will arrive in a few days. The conditions were not negotiated, and Xue Heming suddenly said with a cold face: "But thousands of miles away, cottages everywhere, the brothers add up to more than 100,000 people-"

"Brother Chai!" Zhao Yinian suddenly turned his head to Chai Shaoning and said: "I heard that Wang Zhong is bent on avenging his wife, you go and call him in, just say that my old Zhao gave him a head!"

"Slow down, my lord!" When Xue Heming heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand, and his fierce eyes became afraid, and he said quickly: "There is a traitor around your lord, although I don't know who it is?" But Luo Huaping already knows the plan of the lord well, so he decided to annihilate you here in one fell swoop before the arrival of 30,000 Shanxi people. ”

"Why is he?" Zhao Yinian stroked his chair hand and said contemptuously: "I have 16,000 officers and soldiers and villagers here, I'm afraid I'm not weaker than him Luo Huaping, right?"

Xue Heming shook his head and said: "A single Luo Huaping's men and horses, maybe Lord Zhao, you can resist for a few days with this temporary wooden village, but Liu Dingjian has other intentions to prevent Luo Huaping, and he also brought 3,000 people and horses when he came this time, and they were stationed at the foot of the Black Tiger Peak, which is only half a day's journey away." More importantly, Luo Huaping has successfully persuaded the owners of the six villages and eighteen mountains to cooperate against the enemy. Luo Bao and Lin Jiangxiong have already returned to their cottages to gather people, and at most tomorrow night, you will be surrounded by as many as 50,000 soldiers and horses. Unless Lord Zhao's 30,000 elite soldiers can arrive tomorrow, today's heavy rain will be your only chance to escape!"

The crowd was shocked. When they looked at each other, someone came to report that Mr. Hu was missing!

Just when Xue Heming accurately said about the 30,000 army, Zhao Yinian had already secretly given He Runyu a look.

Zhao Yinian only said to a limited number of people about this matter, and the mole must appear among these people.

However, when He Runyu went to look for General Hu Bing, he found that General Hu Bing's big tent was empty, and no one knew where he went?

After receiving the report, Zhao Yinian slapped the table angrily and said: "When Lao Tzu came, he wanted to take away his military power, but he was afraid of shaking the army's heart, but I didn't expect that this surnamed Hu was really not a thing." What a nonsense ghost, let me see him again, I will make him a nonsense ghost. ”

Zheng Dapeng said: "For today's plan, we should first decide how to deal with Luo Huaping's attack!"

Zhao Yinian asked Xue Heming, "Do you know the detailed deployment of Luo Huaping's attack this time?"

"I know!" Although Xue Heming lost his position, he really learned a lot of information, and immediately squatted down and pointed to the ground: "This is Black Tiger Peak, this is the Welcome Restaurant." Luo Huaping had already ordered 10,000 horses, just waiting for the rain to stop driving down from Lingdong Avenue, meeting Liu Dingjian's 3,000 people, and then turning over the mountains on both sides of the canyon in front of the Yingke Restaurant and pounced. At that time, Luo Bao's 5,000 men and horses will be in the southwest, Lin Jiangxiong's 5,000 men and horses will be in the northwest, and the 5,000 allied troops gathered by other village owners will be in the west, cutting off General Zhao's retreat, annihilating you all here, and then joining forces to deal with the 30,000 horses from Shanxi!"

"Luo Huaping, he really dares to think that he actually wants to eat Lao Tzu in one bite!" Zhao Yinian's mouth overflowed with a cold smile, and his eyes were gloomy: "No poison, no husband." Now that Lao Tzu knows his plan, he won't let him come for nothing!"

"General Zhao, what do you want to do?" Xue Heming said in surprise: "This heavy rain is your only chance!"

Zhao Yinian ignored Xue Heming and instructed He Runyu: "You scatter the 1,000 iron horsemen we brought into Hu Rigui's 10,000 horses, and you must not let these people be affected by the boss's departure." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Yinian glanced at Xue Heming and said to He Runyu: "Send someone to be optimistic about our guests, before Lao Tzu sets foot on the Black Tiger Peak, you must not leak any news!"

"Oh my God!" Xue Heming was startled when he heard this, and said to Zhao Yinian: "General Zhao, you count those villagers, there are only 16,000 people, and the other party is nearly 30,000 experienced habitual bandits. ”

"Who said he had 30,000 horses?" Zhao Yinian's eyes widened, and his ruthless momentum suddenly came out of his body, and he sneered: "Didn't you say that Luo Bao and Lin Jiangxiong will only arrive tomorrow night?" Lao Tzu bullied Luo Huaping I didn't expect that I would dare to take the initiative to attack, take advantage of the rain to touch Lingdong, and swallow his men and horses in one bite when Luo Huaping had not yet gained a firm foothold after coming down the mountain!"

"You're crazy, you're all crazy!" Xue Heming became frightened and shouted loudly: "Let me go, I don't want anything, I just ask you to let me go." You're crazy, I don't want to die yet!"

"Let's go?" Zhao Yinian stared at Xue Heming with fierce eyes, and sneered: "This time, Lao Tzu will never leave Taihang Mountain if he does not destroy the Black Tiger Peak." As long as your news is good, Lao Tzu is sure to divide them and annihilate them, but if you dare to deceive me, Lao Tzu will take your dog's head sacrifice flag on the spot!"

Xue Heming was glared at by Zhao Yinian, hurriedly lowered his head to avoid Zhao Yinian's gaze, and lamented in his mouth: "I don't want to betray the master of Luo Village, but I ended up like this." I hope your plan succeeds, sir!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" He Runyu pushed Xue Heming and escorted him away from the restaurant.

As soon as Xue Heming left, Zheng Dapeng opened his mouth and asked Zhao Yinian: "Old Zhao, do you really believe what Xue Heming said?"

Zhao Yinian smiled slyly, pointed to his ears with his fingers, and pointed to this building, but said loudly in his mouth: "I also had some suspicions, but Hu Rigui disappeared, obviously because he was afraid that the matter would be revealed, so he fled in a hurry, which makes people have to believe it." ”

Zheng Dapeng understood the meaning of Zhao Yinian's gesture, and although he was suspicious, he still cooperated: "But when Luo Huaping finds out that Xue Heming is missing, he must be able to guess that we are prepared, will he still lead people down the mountain?"

"Have you forgotten Xue Heming's advice to us?" Zhao Yinian pretended to say: "The thieves all thought that when we heard the news, we would definitely flee in a panic, Luo Huaping not only would not cancel the plan, but would speed up the chase." I just wanted to catch them off guard when they were completely defenseless. ”

"Your Excellency is clever!" Zheng Dapeng praised with his fingers.

"Let's go!" Zhao Yinian pulled Zheng Dapeng and said: "Accompany me to send troops and send generals, you have to work hard today!"

The heavy rain outside the building was still there, Chai Shaoning and others opened their umbrellas, and the clan hugged Zhao Yinian and Zheng Dapeng to the military camp tent.

When the curtain was lowered and there were soldiers guarding the door, Zhao Yinian said, "Do you remember the smell of wine I smelled when I first entered the restaurant?"

Chai Shaoning said in disbelief: "Your Excellency, do you suspect that there is something strange in that restaurant?" But we have done a careful inspection before entering, and we have not found anything suspicious. ”

"Luo Hua Pingken gave us the restaurant, maybe there is really something famous in it!" Zheng Dapeng also became suspicious and said: "At that time, it was broken by Zhao Dadao, and the smell of wine disappeared immediately, which is indeed a bit abnormal." ”

"Don't dare to say anything else, for wine, my surname Zhao will never be wrong. Zhao Yinian said: "It's not that I underestimate Hu Rigu, he is just a villain at best, and his ability is limited to bullying the weak and looting the people's fat and ointment." As for the fornication bandit, he didn't dare to give him a guts. In my opinion, the surname Hu usually recognizes the thief as his father, and he meets fate left and right, but now he can't get along, and he is afraid that the court will hold him responsible, so he is so frightened that he abandons the official and flees. ”

"If he really has the ability, he will not fall into the nickname of Hu Rigui. After Chai Shaoning despised a sentence of General Hu Bing, he asked Zhao Yinian: "What should we do now?"

Zhao Yinian's eyes rolled and said: "If I guessed correctly, Luo Huaping's men and horses must be ambushed on the way we retreat, if we really escape, the people are panicked and suddenly attacked when they are trekking, I am afraid it will be the end of the annihilation of the whole army." ”

Chai Shaoning nodded and said, "Nearly 30,000 horses against 16,000 people, even if it is a fair duel, we don't have the slightest chance of winning." ”