With bandits who are familiar with the terrain leading the way, Yun Chao and his party don't have to worry about getting lost even if it's dark.
When they arrived at the foot of Woniu Mountain, there were two secret posts of bandits. Under the guidance of the bandits, they were cleared by Wu Er and his men.
After getting rid of the hidden whistle, Yun Chao did not lead anyone up the mountain in the dark. He not only ordered the torches prepared in advance to be lit, but also asked some people to start talking in low voices.
There were more than a hundred people in total, but Yun Chao only allowed seven or eight torches to be lit. Most of them were arranged around the bandits, while the others were hidden in the darkness.
On the way, Yun Chao had already asked clearly. Woniu Mountain is a large village with more than 300 bandits. This time, there were fifty or sixty people who came down to rob Xiahe Village, and there were more than 200 people on the mountain.
As for why he went so far to rob Xiahe Village and even made a special trip to ambush Yunchao, the bandit leader didn't know. This was his cheap brother-in-law. The third boss found him a good job, saying that the deal was done. , can find a way to make him the fourth master.
Yun Chao had people line up in scattered formations, cursing and cursing as they went up the mountain. He also asked a dozen boys to pretend to be injured, and had people drive a carriage to pull them.
There were three carriages in total, brought by Shitou from Wolong Village. The carriages were carrying dry food and were also preparing to transport the wounded in the battle.
In addition to the boy who was pretending to be injured, there were also several corpses of bandits on the carriage, which were bloody and miserable.
However, Yun Chao did not let all the boys go together. That way the number of people would be wrong and it would easily arouse the suspicion of the bandits in the village.
Not counting the six captured bandits, Yun Chao led a total of fifty people in front, while the others followed in the dark two to three hundred meters away.
In order to be more realistic, Yun Chao also asked Pan Guiying and two maids to pretend to be the robbed women and sit on the carriage.
Pan Guiying didn't want to agree at first. How could he, a descendant of Pan Mei, the founding general of the Great Wu Dynasty, do something that would humiliate his ancestors?
As a result, Yun Chao glared at him and immediately became honest.
The two maids were shocked. When did their young lady become so obedient?
When an accomplice went out to commit a crime, it was impossible for the bandits not to be on guard. Before Yunchao and the others could reach the gate of the village, the third master who was on duty at night stepped on the wall of the village.
"Stop, don't move. Is the dog leftover back?"
Yun Chao and his party were still a hundred meters away from the village gate, so the Third Master asked loudly.
Gou Shengzi is the cheap brother-in-law of the Third Leader, the captured bandit leader.
"Third Master, it's me, open the door quickly, brothers are back!"
Even though he is the cheap brother-in-law of the third master, the third master does not dare to call him brother-in-law. Like other bandits, he has to be called third master.
"Gou Shengzi, how are you? Did you kill Yun Er?"
"Haha, Third Master, look, who is this?"
As he said that, Gou Shanzi pointed to a carriage next to him.
The third leader of the bandits leaned forward and took a long look. He saw three women sitting on the carriage.
"Gou Shengzi, you bastard, I asked you to kill Yun Er, why did you rob three women for me to see?"
Gou Shengzi laughed loudly: "Third Master, you don't know, these three women are not ordinary women. They are all Yun Er's women. This time they led Yun Er's men to chase us, but I... cough Hey, my men set up an ambush and killed more than thirty of Yun Er's subordinates, and even captured his woman!"
"oh?"
The third master was stunned: "That boy Yun Er also has a female general under his command? Yes, she may be Hou Ting's mother-in-law!"
Yun Chao stood next to the carriage and heard clearly, and immediately frowned.
Something is wrong. Even Hou Ting knows about this third-in-command. He also knows that if there is a female general under him, she will be Hou Ting's wife. Is this too strange?
"Gou Shengzi, drive the carriage closer and let me have a look!"
Before Gou Shengzi could answer, Yun Chao said to him: "Do as he said."
Gou Shengzi said hello, and everyone drove the carriage and walked forward another forty or fifty meters.
Before the Third Master could speak, Pan Guiying took the initiative to raise her head and said, "Listen to me, you bandits. If you dare to touch a hair on my head, I swear that I will kill you and not leave any chicken or dog behind!"
"Haha, hahahaha!"
Seeing Pan Guiying's face that was smeared black and gray, the third master laughed loudly: "No wonder that boy Hou Ting doesn't want you. Who dares to want such a woman! Gou Shengzi, cut off her tongue for me , I see how crazy she is!"
Gou Shengzi was dumbfounded.
I secretly cursed the Third Master for being an old fox for not trusting me so much. My Third Sister let you sleep for nothing!
"Third Master, it would be a pity to kill such an energetic girl. She is wild and difficult to tame. Don't you want to have fun?"
Gou Shengzi had no choice but to find a way to change the subject and let him cut Pan Guiying's tongue. He would probably be finished before he could do it.
The third master laughed loudly: "Okay, I think she looks pretty good, so I can take her back and eat it for my brothers! By the way, Gou Shengzi, who are those in the car? Are they our brothers? Yun Er’s men?”
Yun Chao frowned. The third-in-command of the bandits was really suspicious. He kept asking endless questions. It looked like he was in trouble.
On a cold day, Gou Shengzi was sweating on his forehead.
"Third Master, there are about ten of Yun Er's men. I thought you might be useful, so I captured them. Several of them were our brothers and were killed by Yun Er's men. I don't want their bodies to be exposed in the wilderness. , so I brought him back, thinking about letting the brothers bury him in peace."
With that said, Gou Shengzi raised the torch in front of the corpses of several bandits so that the third master could see clearly.
Then, he moved the torch in front of Yun Chao's men. These boys were all symbolically tied with ropes, pretending to be prisoners.
The third master stared for a long time, and then said: "Gou Shengzi, you did a good job. Although you didn't kill Yun Er, you captured Hou Ting's wife and Yun Er's men. I will credit you with it!" By the way, please don’t bring those Yun Er’s men into the stronghold to avoid bad luck. Let’s cut them down now to pay homage to our brothers’ spirits in heaven!”
Gou Shengzi almost cried.
Asking him to kill Yun Chao's men, he felt that he would definitely die first.
As soon as he hesitated, the third master on the wall spoke: "What's wrong, Gou Shengzi? Don't you want to avenge your brothers?"
"I……"
Gou Shengzi's mouth was numb. Did the Third Master see anything?
Just as Gou Shengzi was about to panic, he heard Yun Chao beside him whisper: "Do as he says, drag my men forward, get closer to the wall, and pretend to kill them."
Gou Shengzi gritted his teeth, fisted the third master on the wall, and then said to the bandits around him: "Drag these killers to the front of the village gate, let the brothers in the village see clearly, and see what we do Avenge your dead brother!"
"good!"
The bandits agreed and drove the carriage towards the village gate!
