The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 78

Back at the camp at the foot of the mountain, Wen Zhang called his guide Li Yuan, the deputy commander He Quchen, and Wang Hong to a place to discuss the method of attack. discuss.

After listening to Wen Zhang's introduction, Li Yuan first said: "General Wen, this Daliu Mountain is indeed only slightly gentle on the front, with steep cliffs on both sides. It is very difficult to climb, unlike the trail on Phoenix Mountain."

Wang Hong smiled and said: "Commander, aren't bandits only six or seventy people, and they don't know that we have arrived, we have 70 people, just kill the generals and go in. It's not fun to be in Phoenix Mountain this morning. This time Let the brethren do it once with real swords and guns."

He Quchen said: "Going straight in, with the strength of my young guard, it is naturally feasible, but it will cost a certain amount of casualties. There is really no other way, and we can only sneak attack at night."

Wang Hong laughed loudly: "Old He, why did you become timid all of a sudden? You have always been called bold in the Youth Guard."

Wen Zhang scolded with a smile: "Wang Hong, the emperor wants us not to die. If you charge like this, the opponent's archers will shoot wildly. It is difficult to guarantee that no one will be killed. Then the emperor can't blame me."

Wang Hong stuck out his tongue and smiled.

He Quchen thought for a while and said, "Commander, when night falls, I'll see if I can climb up from the cliffs on both sides of the cottage."

"En." Wenzhang knew that He Quchen had been in the mountains for several years and was very good at climbing, so he said, "I will go with you to explore later, Wang Hong, arrange more scout posts, the farthest point is to go to the woods At the end, but it must not be discovered by Gai Jiaotian, while the rest of the brothers picked branches, weaved them into hats, and then had a good rest, and the team set off at about ugly time. Brother Shen, let’s go up the mountain together to have a look later?"

Before Shen Mo could speak, Wang Hong asked first, "Why do you want to be a tree hat?"

"If you tell me to do it, you will do it. Why are there so many nonsense, go quickly."

Seeing Wang Hong leave, Shen Mo said with a smile: "Of course I'm going, I have to be optimistic about you, otherwise if you go in alone, it will be called Tiantian, but Tiantian should not respond."

"Oh, it's the emperor who doesn't let me make a move, otherwise it would be so complicated."

"Hehe, the emperor wants a general Wenzhang who will lead the army to fight, not a hero Wen in the rivers and lakes. You can deal with these dozens of people. What if it is hundreds or thousands of people?"

After eating the dry food, Wen Zhang and the three of them walked up the mountain in the dark.Although He Quchen's lightness skills are far inferior to his gentleness, but because he is good at walking in the mountains, he can keep up with the rhythm.Not long after, the three came to the woods in front of the cottage again.

At this time, smoke was everywhere in the cottage, and one could tell at a glance that the bandits were lighting a fire and cooking. In the night, the sentinels on the watchtower were still patrolling around intently, and their defense was much stronger than that of Song Kui and his gang.

The three walked quietly along the woods to the edge of the cliff on the left, and squinted at the cliff.

Wenzhang asked, "Old He, is that okay?"

He Quchen said softly: "It should be possible. The distance is not too far. Although the slope is steep, there are many weeds that can take advantage of it. I'll try it."

Wenzhang said with an "en" and said, "Remember what I taught you to be light-hearted, move your legs with strength, and use your arms as wings, flying like swallows and flying like butterflies. Also, if it doesn't work, come back immediately. Keep your own life safe."

He Quchen nodded, spit on his left palm, then rubbed his hands vigorously, and climbed to the side to avoid being noticed by the sentry post on the watchtower of the cottage. He Quchen went down a few meters before heading horizontally climb up.

About a quarter of an hour later, He Quchen returned to the edge of the cliff and said, "Commander, it's doable, but weeds are weak, so it's hard to borrow strength. In the entire youth guard, there is no one other than you and me who can do it."

Wen Zhang thought about it and said, "Let's talk about it when we go back. If you are the only one, this method still won't work."

He Quchen said as he walked, "Commander, what method?"

"Before I came here, I once asked Master Yun for some old formula gunpowder. Although it has no power, it can be ignited. The cottages are all wooden buildings. If you can go up to 30 people, you can set fire inside. The inside should cooperate with the outside."

"Commander, then I'll bring more gunpowder, sneak into it from the cliff alone, and then set fire everywhere to cause confusion among the bandits, and then you attack from the front, so that we can get twice the result with half the effort."

"You yourself? It's too dangerous. No, if you have any accident, we can't count it as finished."

"Don't worry, Commander. I will find a place to hide after I set the fire. During the years I was in the mountains, I would play the game of officers and soldiers catching thieves. This is not a problem for me. Time is running out. Commander, just It's settled."

Wen Zhang couldn't decide to pay attention for a while, he hesitated for a long time, looked at Shen Mo and said, "Brother Shen, what do you think?"

Shen Mo said with a serious face: "General Wen, I am here to accompany you by order, and you will only act when your life is in danger. As the coach of the Youth Guard, you should make your own decisions, especially the more urgent you are, the more you have to take action." Show the courage of your coach."

Wen Zhang had never seen Shen Mo so serious before, his heart shuddered, and he thought to himself, brother Shen is right, the emperor was here to train my young guards, otherwise he would just let brother Shen's centurion wipe out the bandits.

With this in mind, Wen Zhang said: "Go back to the camp and discuss carefully."

Halfway through the ugly hour, nearly [-] young guards wearing tree hats had arrived at the edge of the woods in front of the cottage and prostrated themselves on the ground. These tree hats were mixed in the dark woods and became an excellent cover.Two piles of bonfires were burning inside the gate of the cottage, and the sentries on the watchtower were still patrolling, but they were also sleepy. The inside of the cottage was dark, as if they were all asleep.

"Old He, let's go, be careful, remember that life comes first."

"Don't worry, commander, light the fire."

Shen Mo said suddenly: "I'll accompany Lao He, but I won't make a move."

"It's good to be daring, thank you, Brother Shen." Wen Zhang said happily, with Shen Mo's help, He Quchen's life is safe.

Wang Hong patted He Quchen on the shoulder: "Old He, be careful."

He Quchen nodded, and left with Shen Mo.

"Wang Hong, order the young man, Wei Zang, not to act casually or make any noise. In addition, ask the ten archers in the army to find a good shooting point. When the fire starts, they will shoot the guards on the archery tower first."

"Yes, Commander."

Wen Zhang looked around, and suddenly felt that if he had a musket in his hand, it seemed that it would be much easier to attack the cottage.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the fire to start.

Time seemed to pass very slowly. Unexpectedly, the fire did not wait, but a sudden heavy rain came.

Wen Zhang suddenly felt that something was wrong. According to the time calculation, He Quchen should be climbing. With such heavy rain, not to mention setting fire, even Lao He himself was in danger, and the hillside was slippery.

When the rain washes away, it becomes difficult to gain a foothold.

"Why is it raining suddenly?" I couldn't help but say, the weather forecast.

Just at this point, Xiaoqi brought Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu into the house.

After Wen Tianxiang entered the room, he reported: "Your Majesty, I and Mr. He waited in the Tribute Court for an hour, but none of the candidates showed up."

"Hehe, this is normal. It would be surprising if those leaders dared to show up yesterday. I won't mention it in advance. Song Rui, Junshi, sit down and listen to the heroic deeds of the young guard."