lying down

At the same moment when Ouyang Yu and the others fell into ambush, an old man riding a big green mule trustingly reined in his horse and swayed along the official road towards Bingzhou. He was wearing a pair of soft calfskin boots and a fine wool sheepskin. wide open.A thick cloth scarf was wrapped around the head, and the two ends of the cloth scarf were hung around the neck.The face with white eyebrows and white beard is densely wrinkled, but there is only one pair of eyes, which are black and white like a child's, bright and energetic.

The cold wind was biting, the old man reached out and took out a huge purple gourd from his saddle bag, and took a few sips of it with the lid off.He sighed comfortably.Suddenly there was a strange smell coming from the wind, the old man sniffled, and a cold light flashed in his warm eyes: what a bloody smell!

After looking around, he drove the green mule to a small valley not far away, turned over and landed, pulled out a four-foot cane from the saddle, and slapped the mule's buttocks lightly. Find a secluded place to gnaw hay.

The old man jumped up lightly, and disappeared after a few vertical jumps.

Dashitai, located at the junction of Daishuo and Erzhou, is a flat valley with a square radius of seven or eight miles.Except for a hill in the direction of Bingzhou, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides.The official road passes through this valley from south to north.It is a pity that although the terrain here is flat, it is covered with gravel and there is no arable land, so there are no villages nearby.

The terrain on the west side of the valley is peculiar. The large bluestones on the bare ground are layered on top of each other like steps, winding upwards, with a height of forty or fifty feet.The beacon tower is built on the top of this step. The beacon tower here was built in the former Sui Dynasty. Later, in order to facilitate the transfer of military funds, a small fort was built along the terrain in a recess under the big stone platform.

The small castle has a radius of one hundred feet, and several rows of stone houses and stables have been built.The fort wall is made of large stones, two feet high and three feet wide.In case of war, close the hard oak wood gate, just like a small fortified city.

There are ten Zhengding and more than ten auxiliary soldiers here.Most of these government soldiers are old or disabled weak soldiers.When you have something to do, you will be greeted and sent, and when you have nothing to do, you will act as a waiter serving business travelers in a separate yard.

Later in the day, the three knights brought the news that the transportation team was about to arrive, and the group leader Zhang Houcheng and everyone below were immediately busy, cleaning and cleaning, boiling water and cooking...all of them All busy with this.

This time, there was an official document to inform us about this crossing. This is also the last supply before the roads and mountains are closed by heavy snow every year.

Also at this time, on the edge of the valley seven or eight miles away from Dashitai, in a dense miscellaneous forest, there was a loud "cracking" sound, and several big trees fell to the ground.Several big Turkic men with bare chests and sweating profusely came out with huge axes and scimitars. With a shout, Turkic soldiers came out one after another in a four or five foot wide passage behind them. .....

After more than a hundred riders, a fiery red steed galloped out slowly, and there was a commotion among the surrounding Turkic people.A few horses rode towards the distance, and the rest of the crowd quickly formed a guard position.Immediately, the big man had a wide forehead, sunken eyes, a high nose and a wide mouth, and a head of yellow hair hanging behind his head.It was tied with a two-finger-wide gold ribbon, revealing an unusual coldness.

He looked up at the sky, and his face became more and more gloomy.After waving, he jumped off the horse.The guard behind him immediately took out a horse tie and put it on a flat place. The big man sat down with a soft grunt.He is the think tank most valued by a Turkic man who is stubborn and lost his mind. This man is quite wise and scheming.In terms of force alone, it can stand side by side with Zhishi Dayong who died under Ouyang Yu's arrow.

When he was young, he traveled around and collected all kinds of local books wherever he went. When he grew up, he was regarded as a wise man by the Turkic people because of his profound knowledge and his many plans to help the Turkic people out of danger.

This operation is a plan he has planned for more than a year. He is going to do a big job, which will not only make money, but also shake the morale of the Tang army on the front line.After receiving the exact date sent by the secret agent, he acted immediately. On the one hand, he notified the sentry teams that had already been deployed on both sides of Dashitai to intercept them at the designated date and time.On the other hand, he personally led the elite troops under his command to make a surprise attack along the secret tunnel that had been explored long ago.

There is a saying that "man's calculation is not as good as heaven's calculation", just when he thought that there was no plan left, Xing came here in a hurry.But they stopped in front of the valley dozens of miles away: a slight earthquake occurred here half a month ago, and the original mountain road that only allowed one rider to pass was broken.They had no choice but to drill the mountain to clear the way, which not only consumed a lot of physical strength of the troops, but also killed seven or eight soldiers and more than a dozen horses.

The most important thing is that the planned time was delayed, and the plan to wipe out the supply convoy in the wild may have failed.Just as he was angry, he heard the sound of horsemen's hooves, and a sentry hurriedly reported: "General, Tang Ren's convoy has arrived three miles away from Dashitai, and has not yet entered the small fort."

"What! Tang Jun hasn't entered the fort yet?" Zhi Shixin was overjoyed.He reached out and grabbed Shao Tan's shoulder. The Shao Tan's shoulder hurt like a crack, and he said in a trembling voice, "Yes! The convoy is still three...three miles away from the small fort."

Losing his mind, he lost his composure, let go of his hands and laughed loudly: "Good job, I credit you!" Turning around quickly and seeing more than half of the soldiers in the mountain, he shouted: "The front team mounts, and the rear team hurry out! Come with me , kill two-legged sheep!"

The Turkic army was in high spirits.They jumped on their horses one after another, rushing away like a pack of wild wolves.

The little monkey who has just turned 16 years old this year has a piece of fat licorice in his mouth. He chews it in a daze for a while. Little monkey is his nickname. Small in shape, very good at climbing trees and rocks.On weekdays, he is quick-witted, diligent, and winky, and is loved by everyone.The convoy came to stay today, and they were in urgent need of manpower, but the prudent team leader Zhang Houcheng still sent a little monkey to call.

He looked at the fleet of convoys on the official road to the east, and rushed to count the riders first.Brother Zhang, the captain of the fort, went forward to greet him... Inadvertently, a few moving dots on the edge of the mountain in the distance came into view.In a short while, I saw that there were more and more dots.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack~" The little monkey screamed twice and shuddered.He turned around and jumped off the low wall, pounced on the horns hanging on the stone wall, "Woo~wuwu~...", "wu~wuwu~...".

When the shrill horn sounded, everyone inside and outside the castle turned their eyes to the source of the alarm in astonishment. They saw a thin figure beside the tall beacon tower blowing wildly with one hand and pointing at the opposite mountain. Shake it hard.

Zhang Houcheng, who was heading out, saw the direction of the little monkey, and galloped back with his horse.From the stepping path of the fort wall, Zhang Houcheng rushed up to the stone wall two feet high. Zhang Houcheng looked around for a moment, warned the convoy, and shouted: "Turks are attacking! Turks!~"

At this moment, a surging black tide appeared on the wilderness seven or eight miles away to the east, and the sound of thunderous hoofbeats could be heard faintly. "The vehicles quickly entered the fort, and the infantry lined up fifty feet east! The shields and pikemen were in front, the archers were behind, and the cavalry gathered on the north side!"

Amidst his roar, the cart driver Min Zhuang desperately drove the mules and horses into the fort, and the soldiers rushed out of the formation in the opposite direction.The garrisons of the Beacon Tower also rushed out of the fort with weapons in their hands amidst Zhang Houcheng's shouts. A clever little school stopped nearly twenty carts and spread them horizontally. The outside forms a car wall...