Five days later, twenty-five waves of bandits, large and small, gathered around Qingzhou.
Of course, not all troops were sent.
Like Erlong Mountain, only 1,200 people came out, and a few hundred people were left to look after the house.
There were also bandits in Heyuan Town. There were originally 600 people, but only more than 300 were sent out, and the rest stayed behind to look after the house.
There are also those who send out all the troops.
Such as those small bandits.
After receiving the order from Yu Qingdong, the head of Erlong Mountain, they all mobilized.
Don't dare not take action.
Yu Qingdong said that Erlongshan will kill anyone who dares not to use all his strength in this round of siege against Zhao Ping.
If there is merit in annihilating Zhao Ping.
For example, if you kill the generals around Zhao Ping, Li Hu, Zuo Zhigang, Wen Qi and others, there will also be corresponding rewards.
At least the money is enough.
Especially Zhao Ping, whoever can chop off Zhao Ping's head will be directly rewarded with five thousand taels of silver.
Five thousand taels of silver.
Those little bandits work so hard that they may not be able to save so much money even if they work for a year and a half.
Money and silk moved people's hearts, so they brought all the people.
He just hoped that his men would be lucky enough to chop off Zhao Ping's head.
Even if it wasn't Zhao Ping's head that was chopped off, the heads of Wen Qi, Shang Jie and others were still pretty good.
As long as you can kill one person, this time it will not be in vain.
The people from Bei Maple Forest and Qianhe Bay also mobilized.
Yao Hong wanted to take the opportunity to kill the people in Erlongshan, especially the boss Yu Qingdong, and then replace them.
Let your Bei Fenglin become the largest bandit force in Qingzhou.
Mao Shiba of Qianhe Bay wanted to inherit the will of the Flying Eagle Army and wipe out the bandits, so he naturally had to bring enough people.
In a melee, kill as many bandits as you can.
This group of bandits with different agendas gathered on a low hill twenty miles away from the Evil Wind Valley.
But it was completely dark, with nearly 6,000 people.
According to intelligence, Zhao Ping had less than 200 bodyguards with him.
Six thousand people, against two hundred people, it was a complete crushing game, without any suspense.
Yu Qingdong stood on the top of the mountain and said loudly: "Everyone, why don't we get together today? I am not talented. I have been ordered by those people to be our leader for the time being."
"You must obey my orders. If anyone doesn't, don't blame me for being rude to you."
Yao Hong frowned and said nothing.
But I sneer in my heart, listen to you? Are you sending me to die?
Zhao Ping has a brilliant record of killing three waves of bandits in one day. Whoever takes the lead will die.
They can only use piles of heads to drain Zhao Ping and the others' energy.
Yu Qingdong said some more words of mobilization, and then began to divide the troops and dispatch generals.
"Evil Wind Valley is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is a dangerous place."
"Zhao Ping staying there seems to be beneficial to them, but it is actually more beneficial to us."
"As long as we drive straight in, they won't have anywhere to escape if they want to."
"In the event of close combat, hand-to-hand combat, with so many of us, we can crush them to death, so don't be afraid, and fight bravely."
"The more people you kill, the more money you get."
"But to be on the safe side, I plan to divide our forces into three waves."
"The first wave is the probing army."
"Pretend to attack and test how many people Zhao Ping has and what their combat strength is?"
"This wave of manpower is about 600 people."
"Even if we really have a head-on fight with Zhao Ping, we won't be easily defeated."
"Who wants to be the vanguard?"
The words fell for a long time, but no one dared to say a word.
Yu Qingdong frowned and said with a gloomy expression, "Do you have so much courage?"
"If you lead 600 people to attack 200 people and don't dare to be the vanguard, are you still worthy of being bandits?"
As Yu Qingdong asked questions repeatedly, no one answered.
Everyone is not stupid.
On the contrary, they all know very well that those who take the lead will die.
Just like the vanguard battalion when the two armies were fighting, they were all human shields, and only one out of ten survived.
Just when Yu Qingdong was about to name him, someone stood up.
"Let me do it."
Mao Shiba said: "You are all rich and don't care about such a small amount of money, but we in Qianhewan are poor."
"I hope Mr. Yu will keep his word. When I chop off Zhao Ping's head, you will cash in the five thousand taels of silver you promised me."
"Master Mao, don't worry."
Yu Qingdong smiled and said: "As long as you can chop off Zhao Ping's head, I will definitely hand the money into your hands personally."
"Only if you can come out alive."
Of course, Yu Qingdong only said the last half of the sentence in his heart.
In this joint operation, Erlongshan is the most powerful, and the credit will naturally go to Erlongshan.
Anyone who dares to seize it will only die.
"Okay, then we, Qianhewan, are willing to take the lead."
Mao Shiba said.
Yu Qingdong nodded and continued: "The second wave is the main force, four thousand people."
"Once the news comes from Master Mao, the main force will attack together. It is bound to kill all Zhao Ping and others, leaving no one behind."
"I will lead this group of people. Do you have any objections?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Yu Qingdong is the commander named above. He leads the main force, which is reasonable.
Yu Qingdong was very satisfied with this.
Then he said: "The third wave is a search and suppression force, numbering one thousand people, led by Master Yao from Beifenglin, Master Dai from Qinghe Town, and Master Zhang from Heimakan."
"Each of you leads the men under his command, and the numbers are quite different."
"Scattered around the Valley of the Evil Wind, surrounding the Valley of the Evil Wind airtightly."
"Once you find any of Zhao Ping's men escaping, kill them immediately. You must not let anyone escape."
Yao Hong, Dai Qinghe, and Zhang Heima looked very ugly.
It seems that the wishful thinking did not work.
Unexpectedly, the leader of Erlongshan was so scheming. He was worried that they would stab them in the back, so he pushed them away.
Evil Wind Valley is surrounded by dense forests on three sides and a cliff on one side.
There is no way to escape except by taking the main road.
In other words, the three of them were just making up the numbers and wandering around without being of any use at all.
Everyone couldn't help but look at He Zhou who was standing behind Yu Qingdong.
It must have been his idea.
Otherwise, how could Yu Qingdong come up with such a plan?
A cunning old man.
When I conquer Erlong Mountain, I will definitely cut off your head and use it as a chamber pot.
Everyone was aggrieved, but there was nothing they could do.
We can only hope that Zhao Ping can be braver and compete with Yu Qingdong in a lose-lose situation, so that they can benefit.
But it’s just a thought.
More than 4,000 people versus less than 200 people. Anyone with any brains knows who wins and who loses.
It seems that this time we can only watch Erlong Mountain grow stronger again.
The three of them agreed without any objection.
Yu Qingdong also breathed a sigh of relief and followed the master's plan completely, with almost no deviation.
The only difference was that the master wanted him to say that Repulse Bay was poor. In order to increase money for Repulse Bay, he sent Mao Shiba to take the lead.
As a result, Mao Shiba took the initiative and said what he wanted to say first.
The purpose is the same.
Even Yu Qingdong felt that Mao Shiba was very pleasing to the eye and could understand his thoughts. He was a good subordinate who could be cultivated.
Let's find an opportunity to annex Repulse Bay in the future.
Let Mao Shiba follow him.
After everyone finished their discussion, they set off for the Valley of the Evil Wind.
Twenty miles away, the army marches forward and will arrive in an hour.
Half an hour later, Zhao Ping got the news.
And it's the exact news.
He immediately called those people together to discuss the war.
It's actually very simple.
Eight people, four in a group, divided into two groups.
All lurking in the dug trenches.
Once an enemy is discovered, take turns using the Zhuge Liannu to shoot.
Arrows had long been placed in the trenches, nearly a thousand in total.
The only avenue leading to the interior of Bad Wind Valley can accommodate ten people walking abreast.
If the grass on both sides is included, about fifteen people can walk.
According to intelligence, the bandits were not riding horses.
This is pretty much what Zhao Ping guessed.
After all, the war horses of the Dawei Dynasty were a scarce resource, and it was difficult for even some high-ranking officials to get a war horse, let alone the bandits on the list.
Ordinary horses are fine for riding on weekdays.
When you go to the battlefield and see blood, it's easy to lose control.
A frightened horse can easily cause confusion.
Maybe even before killing the enemy, one of his own people would be collided by the horses.
If you are not riding a horse, but on foot, with the power of the Zhuge Liannu, you can shoot accurately within fifty meters.
A "sharp archer" like Xia Quan can basically hit wherever he points within fifty meters.
Although Zhao Ping's archery skills are not as good as Xia Quan's, the four of them fired at once, and Zhuge's crossbow was equipped with ten pieces, which meant that he fired forty arrows at once.
Even a blind cat can kill a bunch of mice.
When the arrows are fired or the enemy rushes within thirty meters, immediately retreat and run away.
Run towards the cliff.
Zuo Zhigang once expressed his doubts. It is impossible to climb the cliff. If you escape there, wouldn't you block the road?
Zhao Ping smiled and said nothing, only saying that the military plane should not be leaked.
Everyone lay in ambush and waited for the enemy to arrive.
An hour later, Zhao Ping and others could already hear footsteps.
You can even vaguely see a dark crowd of people rushing towards this direction.
"Prepare."
Zhao Ping issued the order.
Zuo Zhigang held the Zhuge Liannu, his hands trembling a little.
I haven't been to a battlefield in many years, so I am a little nervous and a little excited.
Wen Qi and others were also excited and stared ahead.
The group was getting closer.
Getting closer.
