At dusk, Cai You led the army to the foot of the hill.
"The thief dares to be so arrogant when he sees me!"
Cai You was furious when he saw the flags covering the hills. This was simply contempt for his official authority.
Sun Lei led everyone directly down the hill and formed a formation with his back to the hill.
The flag of "Monkey King!" was erected, surrounded by the flags of Lin, Lu, Du, and Wang.
"Bold, a little thief dares to be as high as the sky!"
Cai You became even more angry when he saw the banner of the Monkey King. The emperor could only call him the Son of Heaven, but a bandit dared to be as high as the sky.
"You must be Cai You."
Sun Lei looked at Cai You who looked arrogant and smiled.
"It's me. Have you seen Lieutenant Su? Your Majesty is merciful and allows you and other thieves to be recruited. Why don't you kneel down to meet the heavenly soldiers!"
Cai You raised his chin and "looked down" at Sun Lei and others with disdain.
"Haha, what if I don't agree!"
Sun Lei burst out laughing. Cai You was really as arrogant and arrogant as the rumors said. He was indeed one of the "great men" in history who dared to flirt with the emperor's women in front of the emperor. Being pampered was very useful when dealing with court officials, but it was useless when dealing with thieves. It's meaningless.
"Wherever the heavenly soldiers pass by, not a single blade of grass will grow!"
Cai You was furious when he saw that Sun Lei dared not to obey.
"Are you a loser? Just come up and give it a try!"
Sun Lei didn't care. Although the army behind Cai You was elite, failure was already doomed when faced with such a commander.
"Kill me!"
Cai You roared angrily, no one dared to scold him for many years, but now a thief dared to scold him.
Wang Huan looked at Sun Lei and then looked at the hill, but he did not lead his troops to charge forward.
"Wang Huan, how dare you disobey military orders!"
Cai You glared at Wang Huan and others fiercely. He had given the military order, but Wang Huan and others dared not move.
"Cai Xuanfu, the thieves are arrayed with their backs on a high hill. The branches on the hill are swaying and no birds are flying out. It is obvious that they are hiding a large army. If they rush over rashly, they may be ambushed by the enemy!"
Zhang Kai pointed at the high hill and said, they used to live in the green forest. They were kings of the mountains and often guarded the roads and cut paths. They could tell at a glance that there was an ambush in Liangshan.
"You can't even go up!"
But Cai You couldn't listen to a word. At this moment, he was so angry that the thieves dared to scold him and his subordinates dared not to listen to him. What has become of him as a propaganda envoy?
"Drumming!"
Cai You ordered to the soldiers around him.
A burst of drums sounded, and the 10,000 imperial troops brought by Cai You rushed towards the high hill. However, the soldiers behind Wang Huan and others did not obey the orders of the war drums, and were all waiting for the orders of Wang Huan and others.
The imperial army approached the hill, but Sun Lei smiled and made no move. Suddenly, there was a loud sound of bowstrings on the hill behind him, and arrows were fired at the approaching officers and soldiers, including arrows from arm-thick crossbows.
The rain of arrows roared down, and the Forbidden Army in front of them fell instantly. Those thick crossbow arrows shot through several Forbidden Army with one arrow, like a bunch of candied haws.
The drums were not heard, the Forbidden Army was still charging and killing, the bows and crossbows were not stopped, waves of arrows were harvesting lives.
After all, the army collapsed under the rain of arrows and retreated hastily, leaving behind thousands of corpses.
"Get out! Get out!"
Cai You looked at the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, and his face turned pale with fear. This was his first time on the battlefield, and it was also his first time to see so many dead people. Seeing how cruel the battle was, I felt a loud fear in my heart and hastily ordered a retreat.
"Can't retreat, form a formation!"
Wang Huan yelled, Cai You didn't understand marching and fighting at all. His 60,000-strong army only fought for a while, with thousands of casualties and casualties. It was a small setback in front of the army and nothing at all. If he ordered a retreat at this time, the thieves would immediately If we chase, our side will definitely be defeated. Let alone fighting, we will trample on each other and we will die a lot.
Zhang Kai, Xiang Yuanzhen, Mei Zhan, Wang Wende and others immediately commanded the army to form defensive formations.
But what surprised them was that Sun Lei had no intention of pursuing the victory, and the army just lined up under the hill.
"You are worthy of being the envoy of the Tenth Festival. He is calm in the face of danger and has some ability!"
Sun Lei looked at the five military formations on the opposite side and said, if he pursues them, these five military formations will be like five meat grinders, crushing the enemy.
"Wang Huan, how dare you disobey military orders!"
Cai You's face turned red and white. The disastrous defeat of his own army was in sharp contrast to the calmness of Wang Huan and others. Wasn't this a slap in the face of him, the minister of propaganda?
"Cai Xuanfu, the thief is cunning, don't rush in. I'm going to find out who the thief is!"
Wang Huan glanced at Cai You and said, he has seen too many commanders like Cai You. The court is always wary of generals. Military commanders are often served by civilian officials. They have no military skills and can only talk about military affairs on paper. Many battles were lost because of the blind command of these literati.
Five men, Wang Huan, Zhang Kai, Xiang Yuanzhen, Mei Zhan and Wang Wende, rode out into battle.
"How come there are five old men! I, Tieniu, am an upright and upright man. Go and get some fat ones!"
When Li Kui saw the visitor, he immediately shouted. He didn't bother to kill a few skinny old men. This would damage his reputation as Li Kui, the black whirlwind of Liangshan Bo. If word of this spread in the future, others would think that he could only kill old men.
"This is like a bandit!"
Wang Huan looked at Li Kui, who was holding an axe and looking ferocious. The man in front of him looked like a typical bandit.
"As for those... they are a bit troublesome!"
Wang Huan looked at Sun Lei and others again. Each of these people looked calm, completely unlike the impulsive, irritable, and reckless gangsters.
Wang Huan and others also came from the Jianghu Green Forest. They knew very well that the violent villains in the Jianghu were not worth mentioning. Those who were steady and restrained were the most troublesome. They were not afraid of the viciousness of the thieves, but they were afraid of the wisdom of the thieves.
"Seniors, juniors are so polite!"
Sun Lei smiled and clasped his fists. Wang Huan and others also came from the world. Now Wang Huan is nearly 70 years old. The youngest of the others have also passed the age of knowing their destiny. They can be regarded as the seniors of everyone in the world today.
"Sun Lei, surrender your weapons and submit to the imperial court. This is the right path!"
Wang Huan looked at Sun Lei and said, he vaguely saw the shadow of his own youth in Sun Lei.
Wang Huan, whose courtesy name was Mingxiu, was from Bianliang, Tokyo. He lost his father when he was young and lived with his uncle in Luoyang. For a young man, he was well versed in various schools of thought, read ancient and modern allusions, knew the five tones, understood the six rhythms, could play, sing and dance, write and recite poems. He could also shoot arrows, adjust a bow, wield a spear and use a stick. In his early years, he even got the title of romantic Wang Huan.
But once when Wang Huan was out, his uncle was framed by a corrupt official and died of illness in prison. When Wang Huan came back, he entered the Luoyang government office with a long gun in anger, stabbed the corrupt official to death, and then fought his way out of Luoyang, finally living in the rivers and lakes.
At this moment, Sun Lei, the polite young master, looked like Wang Huan when he first entered the world.
"Senior Wang, how have you been these past few years since you left the world?"
Sun Lei didn't say anything, but asked with concern like an old friend.
"It is naturally good to defend the country, benefit one side, and be open and honest!"
Wang Huan looked at Sun Lei and said.
(End of chapter)
