When it was getting dark, You Sanjiang irritably knocked on the table in the military tent and asked his subordinates loudly:
"No one has come back, so you are all doing nothing? I still can't find out where the officers and soldiers have gone. What use do I have to wait for you?"
"General, no one has walked on the road to Fengqiguan. Maybe you are lost? Don't worry, wait a moment." Someone advised.
Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard a commotion. Before You Sanjiang could ask, the soldiers broke in and reported:
"General, please go out and take a look. They have lit a lot of torches on the cliff. It seems that there are still people coming and going and I don't know what they are doing."
You Sanjiang hurriedly left the tent and stretched his neck to look in the direction of Lingyan Temple.
Although it was getting dark at this time, because there were torches lighting up the cliff at intervals, the target was obvious, and faint noises could even be heard.
"What, what is going on? What are they doing?" The soldiers around him were whispering uneasily.
"It's no big deal," You Sanjiang pretended to be calm: "It's because they can't calm down and are scared, and they're afraid of our night attack, so they light up the fire to be brave!" He waved his hand:
"Let's all go back to sleep. It's okay. Didn't Captain Zhu already go around behind them?
Tomorrow morning we will have dinner and go to the official road to form an array so that Colonel Zhu can start from the south. Then we will cooperate from inside to outside, and this matter can be solved! "
Later in the afternoon, the soldiers sent by Lieutenant Zhu to report arrived at the camp and learned that they had set off to travel to Sanjiang. I believed that the plan was likely to succeed!
He secretly prayed to heaven and the Dragon King for blessing, so that he could work hard to break through the opposite defense line tomorrow.
If the consumption continues like this, the dry food supply of this team may also be at the bottom!
That night, You Sanjiang had a strange dream. He seemed to have come to a big river, with vast and endless waves of smoke, and officers and soldiers rolling in behind him.
You Sanjiang jumped into the water, but inexplicably, the river seemed to grow on its own and he could not swim to the shore.
Just when he felt exhausted and terrified, someone suddenly pulled his arm and shouted: "General, general, wake up! There are officers and soldiers, there are officers and soldiers!"
"What? Are there officers and soldiers?"
He was startled and turned over to sit up, and found that the girl who was sleeping with him was hiding on her feet and shivering. One of his subordinates was looking at him eagerly. The smell of foot odor all over his body made him angry, so he slapped her and cursed:
"You bastard, who asked you to break in and disturb my sleep?"
"General, general, it's military information." The subordinate knelt on the ground awkwardly and kowtowed, and continued: "The sentinel who went to the north just came back and said that more than a hundred officers and soldiers came out of the mountain and were heading south."
"There are really officers and soldiers?" You Sanjiang felt that he was still a little confused, so he patted his forehead and shouted:
"What about the sentry? Call me over to ask you questions." He yelled at the girl again: "Stop cowering there and help me get dressed!"
After a while, the sentry agent knelt in front of You Sanjiang. "Damn it, why didn't you come back last night? Did you ask the army to arrest him?" You Sanjiang kicked him over and cursed.
"General, general, I don't dare." The sentinel kowtowed repeatedly and said:
"The villain was tired and fell asleep. When he woke up, he found that there were officers and soldiers all around him. He didn't know when they arrived! The villain didn't dare to move. He lay down all night and only ran out at dawn today! "
"Have you seen clearly how many officers and soldiers there are?" You Sanjiang was a little impatient.
"There are at least a hundred people, and the leader is an official from a hundred households." Tanshao replied hurriedly:
"There are more than a dozen round cards under my hand. About twenty or thirty people are wearing armor. The others are holding guns and spears, but there are no horses.
Well, listening to their words, the villain seemed to have been walking in the woods for two days and finally came to the ground. The soldiers were very happy! "
The round shield refers to the round shield carried by the soldiers or the chief flag officer or the small flag officer. It is mostly made of rattan or wood, and the elegant surface is covered with leather.
Those who wear armor are either chief flag officers, small flag officers, or archers.
This sentry was quite responsible. He had seen the strength of the officers and soldiers overnight and remembered it firmly, and he could explain it clearly in a few words.
You Sanjiang's anger subsided a little: "Then where are they now?"
"I heard what they said. I probably came here to Guandao because someone mentioned Yau Ma Ping. When I met them last night, I was at Lei Gong Tau."
"Is this so?" You Sanjiang thought for a moment and said, "You've worked hard, go down and rest." Then he ordered: "Go and ask Colonel Liu to come see me!"
Captain Liu was one of the two deputies he brought out, and he was his brother for a long time. Hearing that You Sanjiang was calling, he ran over with Zhang's half-bitten pancake in his hand:
"I heard that the army is coming? Brother called me, what's the matter? Are you going to fight?"
You Sanjiang smiled and wiped his short beard: "I made an appointment with Lieutenant Zhu and asked him to take a small path and sneak in behind Lingyan Temple. It is estimated that it is still early and he has not yet taken action, and there is still a few minutes.
The sentinel said that there were about a hundred soldiers and they were going to Yau Ma Ping. I still don’t know where they are and what they want to do, but if they start a fight and disrupt the camp, it’s not for fun, which makes me a little worried. "
"So the eldest brother asked me to come for a discussion?" Liu Xiaowei curled his lips: "There are only a hundred people. Please give me a hundred people. I will behead the leader, and then I will attack Lingyan Temple with the eldest brother. It’s not too late!”
"That's exactly what I said!" You Sanjiang was overjoyed: "My brother has always been brave, how can the army do anything to you? I will allocate two hundred people, you go and hide in the reeds by the Beitang. When the group of officers and soldiers pass by, they will Kill him!"
Captain Liu responded loudly, turned around and walked away boldly. Not long after, they gathered two hundred people and rushed towards the north.
At this time, the sky was already bright, the fog in the valley had subsided, and the Lingyan Temple in front was vividly visible again.
You Sanjiang was just in the process of making rice and preparing the army for war. Suddenly he heard shouting coming from far away, and he couldn't help but said angrily:
"What's causing the noise again? This general is benevolent and righteous, and has been tolerant many times. Is this going to end again and again?" Ming Zuo said: "Bring the chief culprit who stirred up military morale to me!"
Soon the soldiers came in with an unlucky guy with a pale face and said, "General, this person screamed first."
"General, spare your life, yes, it happened for a reason. The villain was really caught off guard and was frightened. It was not intentional!" The guy collapsed on the ground and kowtowed as if he was pounding garlic.
"What makes you panic?"
"There, there are so many heads on that cliff, our own brothers'... heads!"
"nonsense!"
"Really, really, the villain was waiting outside the camp to patrol the camp. After the fog cleared, he saw a string of unknown things above. The villain got closer out of curiosity.
That, those are the heads of brothers, some of them are still villains from the same hometown! "
You Sanjiang jumped up and pointed at him angrily: "If there is any lie, I will chop off your sacrificial flag!"
After saying that, he called the soldiers and ordered him to take two people and ride on the animals to see what was going on. After a while, I heard a loud uproar in the village.
This time, as soon as he walked out of the tent, a small leader came to report: "General, it's not good!
As soon as our people arrived at Lingyan Temple, a big black man in black clothes rushed out and killed two of us with his double swords. Only one of us escaped! "
As soon as he finished speaking, a man with pale cheeks stumbled into the middle of the army, crying: "The villain ran back after his fate, and came here to report to the general.
The heads hanging on the cliff are indeed those of our brothers, and they are all those who follow Captain Zhu! "
It turned out that this was the only one left among the three. Wanting to see more clearly, they moved closer, but were unexpectedly attacked by the other party.
You Sanjiang was stunned and his mind went blank. The plan was obviously broken. How many of the five hundred people could escape?
While he was thinking wildly, the soldiers brought in another person, but it was the messenger Zhu sent to report that he returned to the road this morning and found that the road was flooded.
"There is water everywhere in the south, and it's impossible to cross without a boat!" he said.
The way home is over! You Sanjiang was excited: "It seems that we can only move forward now. If we don't defeat Lingyan Temple, this group of people will not be able to explain to the entire army, nor can they continue to march westward to Fengqiguan!"
He gritted his teeth and ordered: "Beat the drums, gather the troops, sacrifice the flags and go to war!"
"Uh, General, please tell me what kind of sacrificial flag we should use?"
You Sanjiang glanced at the unlucky guy who was still trembling with fear with a vicious look: "Just use him! I've been going against the grain since he started. Who else will I kill if I don't kill him?"
"cut!"
With a loud shout, a flash of light, and the broadsword quickly landed on the unfortunate man's neck.
The kid had been choked by a piece of cloth. It was useless to scream at this moment, not to mention that he was already incontinent and lying there.
The eyes resting on the chopping block were closed, and no one knew whether he was alive or fainting from fear.
After the muffled sound, blood splashed under the flagpole. You Sanjiang began to get excited when he smelled the blood in the air. This is right, this is the majestic feeling of being a general.
He glanced at the audience with a murderous look. Almost everyone did not dare to look directly into his eyes, which made You Sanjiang very proud.
"Shaking the morale of the army, this is the result!" he shouted loudly:
"The whole army obeys the order. The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. There is no need to hesitate. Go out to the camp and attack Lingyan Temple. The official army's tens of thousands of stones of rations and thousands of taels of silver are waiting for our sons!"
Several cronies took the opportunity to encourage, and finally the morale rose. Then the camp door was opened, and everyone came out with a loud noise.
At this time, a close confidant looked back and asked with some worry: "General, let's all go out. There are only some gang leaders, grooms and porters left in the camp. Aren't there some people left to guard the camp?"
"Do you think I'm happy? Isn't this a shortage of manpower?" You Sanjiang said softly to the confidant:
"But it doesn't matter. Liu Tiechui will not lose if he leads two hundred people against a hundred soldiers. In a short time, won't he be safe when he returns to the stronghold?"
"Oh, the general is so smart, how could I have forgotten his way!" The confidant quickly complimented him.
More than two miles ahead was the official road facing the mountain gate. At this time, soldiers came out from the front and moved away the antlers and other items, and a large group came out from behind.
You Sanjiang hurriedly ordered his men to hold down their positions while he watched the other side from his horse.
I saw the first two columns, both wearing official and military uniforms, with dozens of people on each side coming to stand on the east side of the road shoulder.
In the front row in the middle are dozens of rectangular wooden shields. Many people behind the shields are wearing green clothes. It is unclear what equipment they use. Behind them are two rows of archers, with several columns on each side.
The west side is not so neat, clustered into three pieces, two large and one small.
Finally, a few horses came down from above. The first batch of horses were tall and handsome, and the rider on the horse was a young general with blue arrow sleeves and a green cloak. The horse went straight to the Chinese army's banner and stood still.
Only then did You Sanjiang pay attention to the strange apricot-colored flag, with the word "李" written in large ink on it. There is also a strange standing banner next to it, which reads: Trainer of Geyang Guard Defense Regiment.
At this time, a little leader pointed and told You Sanjiang: "General, under the flag, there is the black man who came out this morning to kill my two brothers with two swords and take away two fast horses!"
"I wonder which of their leaders is it, or the flag officer of the army, but is he just a warrior who protects the flag?"
You Sanjiang was furious when he heard this: "This guy hurt my brother's life and destroyed our army's fighting spirit. I swear to kill him!"
Then he sent an order that anyone who took the big black head would be rewarded with ten taels of silver!
