Kai Fu Han

Chapter 291
On December [-], Sun Li led more than [-] soldiers, using Xiangkunchi as a guide, and entered the Kunyu Mountains from Zhaoshikou.

"Actually, the normal entrance to the mountain is the entrance to the mountain at the southeast corner of the mountain range. The way to enter the mountain from there is easier." Xiang Kunchi suggested to Sun Li.

After surrendering to Kunchi last night, the other 'villagers' in Xiangyang Village also surrendered. They did not think that Sun Li only had five people, so they surrounded them with more bullies and smaller groups.

Later, during the interrogation (interrogation) with Xiang Kunchi, I learned that the Xiangyang bandit’s bandit village is located on the two peaks of Daguzi and Xiaoguzi in the Kunyu Mountains. The two mountain villages are the horns of each other. Support each other.

Daguazi is located to the south of Taiyunding, the highest peak in the Kunyu Mountains. The straight-line distance from Taiyunding is less than two miles. The height of the two peaks ranks among the top ten in the Kunyu Mountains. The geographical location is very advantageous. It is difficult to defend and attack.

To the north and east of the big and small Guzi is Taiboding, which is difficult to enter; to the west are Shuangshi Gu and Crooked Neck, which are also difficult to enter.There is only a mountain stream exit in the south, named Baizhankou, which is convenient for entering and exiting.

However, if you follow this mountain stream into Daguzi, the winding mountain road exceeds six miles. The Xiangyang bandits have been operating here for many years and have already set up many obstacles on this road into the mountain.This is also the reason why the Xiangyang Bandit Village has not been wiped out for so many years.

After listening to Xiang Kunchi's introduction last night, Sun Li thought of several plans to attack the stronghold, such as letting Xiang Kunchi take the lead, and soldiers from the Xinghan League would mix in, pretending to be bandits transporting supplies, and take the opportunity to invade the stronghold.But in the end, considering that the Xiangyang bandits have been around for so many years, they are basically all familiar faces from the countryside, while the people on my side are all new faces, so it is difficult to succeed.

I also considered climbing over Taipingding from the east to enter Daguzi, and then I estimated that the detour would take as short as one day or as long as two or three days, so I had to give up.

In the end, it was decided to enter the mountain directly from Zhaoshikou, go eastward, open roads across the mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and go straight to Daguazi. With the help of soldiers, it could be reached in four or five hours at most.

The disadvantage of this route is that it is more difficult to walk, but it has two advantages:
First, it can catch the Xiangyang bandits off guard.

The second is that it can be directly inserted into the middle of the big and small Guzi to prevent them from joining together.

After the plan was finalized, Sun Li quickly sent people to recall the soldiers from the Military Intelligence Department who went into the mountain to search. They recalled 23 soldiers before dawn, and seven others were too scattered and have not been found yet.

However, the original warriors plus these 23 are enough.

"It's difficult to walk and get there. The highest mountains here are only two to three hundred feet. Besides, we can pass between the two peaks. You don't need to think about this. You should think about how you can persuade the bandits in the village to surrender. Come on." Sun Li said to Xiang Kunchi.

After entering the mountain, Sun Li was responsible for grasping the general direction, and Xiang Kunchi was responsible for leading the way to avoid being led around by Xiang Kunchi.

The army first followed a mountain stream to Yinmagou, then passed through Laoniu Cave, and then passed through the mountain stream between Shuangshigu and Waiboding.

The four hundred soldiers who set off lightly at dawn did not arrive at the mountain stream under the Big and Small Guzi until the end of the day. To the east of this mountain stream is the Big and Small Guzi, and a small tributary of the mountain stream passes between the Big and Small Guzi. Pass.

Sun Li climbed up a tree and could already see the village on the two peaks.

"Assuming that you are honest and did not deceive us, I will hand you over to the Ministry of Law later. I will intercede with the Ministry of Law and I will not kill you if I can." Sun Li said.

Those who have committed serious crimes will definitely not be forgiven, while those who have committed less serious crimes can be reformed through labor.

"Thank you, sir." Xiang Kunchi replied.

"Go and investigate. Be careful not to startle the snake. It's best to catch your tongue." Sun Li ordered the person in charge of the Military Intelligence Department.The head of the military intelligence department, who has not had a rest for nearly two days and one night, looks a little tired, but the soldier's physique seems to be in good condition.After accepting the order readily, he led his two groups of fighters and dived towards Big Guzi and Little Guzi respectively.

"When should I go over to persuade him to surrender?" Xiang Kunchi asked.

"Wait a minute, I plan to choose a stronghold and try to raid it first. If it succeeds, you can go to persuade the other one to surrender. If it fails, you can choose any one to persuade them to surrender." Sun Li replied.

The spy from the Military Intelligence Department went out for about two quarters of an hour and returned without catching the tongue.

"The two villages are about the same size. Judging from the scale, they should be able to accommodate about 500 people each. We walked around the perimeter and found no hidden or open sentries. Only some bandits were patrolling the wall in the direction of the village gate. In order to Avoid striking the grass and alerting the snake, and don’t go into the village to catch your tongue.”

After listening to the spies' report, Sun Li remembered the numbers Xiang Kunchi said online yesterday. There were only more than 600 bandits in the mountain, which could basically be matched.

Then he asked the spies:
"Except for the wall in the direction of the village gate, how high are the walls in other directions?"

"Both the two villages have only one gate, and they both face the mountain stream, that is, the west side. The other three walls, the wall on the south side of the village on Xiaoguzi is higher, close to two feet, and the other walls are all taller. Only a foot taller."

Xiao Guzi is to the south of Da Guzi. If you enter from the defeat entrance in the south, the first person you encounter is Xiao Guzi.

Sun Li looked towards the two hills. The distance between the two hills was only about a mile. Standing on the wall of the village, you should be able to see the villages opposite each other. Although the two villages had a ravine and a stream in the ravine, they could see each other. However, the trees are not lush, and the thieves must have cut them down for firewood.

[There is no way to hide it. It seems that the method of inserting it from the middle will not work. 】

"Is it possible to follow the mountain stream to the north of Daguzi without being discovered?" Sun Li asked again.

"The thieves on the mountain village are quite conscientious and do not sleep around. They will look outside from time to time. There are 400 of us. If we want to go around to the north of Daguzi without being discovered, we can't follow the mountain. Walking by the stream is too close to the village wall." The spy from the Military Intelligence Department replied.

Sun Li couldn't think of a proper battle plan for the moment, so he simply arranged for the soldiers to rest where they were, and then convened a military meeting with officers above the company commander level.

He first introduced the current situation to everyone, and then asked:
"This is the situation. Let's think about it and see if there is a way to successfully raid a village with less casualties?"

Everyone began to use their brains. Brainstorming was something Liu Xinqi often talked about, and Sun Li was now learning and selling.

After a while, a company commander spoke first:
"How many guards are there on the front wall?"

The spy from the Military Intelligence Department thought for a while and replied: "About ten people."

"That's easy."

"Oh? Tell me." Sun Li asked.

(End of this chapter)