Chapter 14 Night raid on the robbers' cottage (1)
A quarter of an hour later, Guan Yu brought several guards to the courtyard and rode a horse. There was only one official road from Anyi to Puzhou County, so Guan Yu wandered around the border of Puzhou County for a moment and found Liu Fan's garrison.
After Guan Yu came over on a horse, Cao Xiao did not stop him. He knew that Guan Yu was a warrior under Liu Fan. Some time ago, they sent troops to capture Guan Yu several times and were beaten to the point of falling water. Guan Yu's bravery spread among the Hedong County soldiers.
After Liu Fan heard the sound of horse hooves, he immediately walked out of the tent. He knew that it must be Guan Yu coming.
"Brother Yun can find out the situation?" Guan Yu quickly dismounted when he saw Liu Fan. Before he could even meet Liu Fan, Liu Fan asked first.
"The robber's village is not on the main peak of Shouyang Mountain, but on a small hill dozens of miles away from the main peak. Although this mountain is steep, it is not easy to defend and difficult to attack. After Yu arrived here yesterday afternoon, he immediately found the address of the robbers of Shouyang Mountain. After searching overnight, Yu found that the robbers of Shouyang Mountain were loose at night and had no discipline. If he led troops to raid tonight, he would definitely succeed." Guan Yu stood up on the Qinglong Yanyue Sword and said confidently.
Except for the main peak of Shouyang Mountain, which can reach more than 2,000 meters above sea level, many other peaks are only hundreds of meters tall. In this era, ordinary people will not go up to the peaks above 2,000 meters.
"Night attack." Liu Fan analyzed carefully, and asked Guan Yu again: "How far is the robber's hamlet from here? Can the road conditions be determined?"
It is October now. In the north, this period of time is already very cold. A group of robbers without systems must be very relaxed in the cold night. The most important thing is that Guan Yu said that the robbers' village is not easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if it is exposed at night, he and Guan Yu can quickly open the path and lead the army to break through the village gate.
"I have already discovered the road situation in one day today. I will take the lord and the soldiers to reach the foot of the mountain where the robbers are located in about three hours." Guan Yu replied.
"Cao Xiao, order the soldiers to rest for three hours after dinner, and set out at night to attack the robber camp. After capturing the robbers' village, I promise to take out half of the property seized after capturing the robbers' village." Liu Fan ordered Cao Xiao, the governor next to him.
Liu Fan knew that these thousand soldiers, including Cao Xiao, were borrowed from Wang Yi, not his subordinates; the soldiers had been marching for one day, and if they were allowed to march at night and could be in danger of their lives, they would be dissatisfied. So Liu Fan asked the soldiers to rest for three hours to nourish their energy and reward the robber's property.
The robbers in Shouyang Mountain have been in this area for more than ten years. Their leader is nicknamed Shouyang Hu. They are famous in this area. The food they robbed over the years must have been almost eaten, but the gold, silver and treasures are useless. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the robbers' hamlet must have countless treasures.
"The last general will take the order!" Cao Xiao replied happily.
Cao Xiao was a little uncomfortable when he heard Guan Yu's night attack, but after Liu Fan's order, the resentment in his heart instantly turned into fighting spirit. He followed Wang Yi out to suppress the bandits and worked hard for a few days without any reward. In addition, Wang Yi was indecisive about leading troops to fight, so the soldiers had long lost fighting spirit.
When fighting, courage is also there. Once again, it will decline, and then it will be exhausted. The soldiers were excited to come to suppress the bandits and make contributions, but they repeatedly missed the opportunity to fight. In the end, they only had a few tentative attacks. The soldiers' momentum had long been leaked, so how could they win the battle?
The hour of Hai is equivalent to the next generation between nine and eleven o'clock, and the hour of Zhong is equivalent to eleven o'clock in the evening to 10 o'clock in the morning.
Just after the hour of Hai, Liu Fan summoned all the soldiers. Except for leaving a hundred soldiers to guard the horses and baggage, everyone followed Guan Yu to the robbers' village in Shouyang Mountain.
In the middle of the mid-year period, Liu Fan and his group arrived at the foot of the mountain where the robbers' village was located.
"Cao Xiao, you select ten brave men with great martial arts from the army. After I and Guan Yu took the lead in leading ten warriors to seize the gate of the village. After we went up the mountain for a quarter of an hour, you immediately led the remaining nine hundred people to rush up the mountain. After entering the robber's village, you lit the torches and shouted, "Ten thousand soldiers have surrounded Shouyang Mountain" and asked them to surrender quickly. Tonight, we will spend the night in the robber's village." Liu Fan whispered to Cao Xiao beside him.
Thousands of soldiers were hustling up the mountain, and the noise must be very loud. As long as the robbers' sentry is not blind or deaf, you can find it. Because it takes a quarter of an hour to reach the robbers' camp from the bottom of the mountain to reach the robbers' camp, this period is enough for the robbers to support the robbers in Shouyang Mountain. The mountain road is steep, and only a small number of people quickly occupy the important road, and then rely on the 900 soldiers behind to destroy the enemy in one fell swoop.
Liu Fan's words about us will spend the night in the robber's village tonight are very inspiring. Even if it is cold late at night, it cannot stop the passion in the soldiers' hearts.
At night, lonely as water.
Liu Fan held the Overlord's Sphur, Guan Yu held the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and behind them were ten fierce warriors holding spears. Twelve of them quickly rushed towards the top of the mountain.
Liu Fan felt that he overestimated the group of robbers, and they almost rushed to the top of the mountain in one breath, and they didn't even see a person blocking them. There are several places that were indeed very dangerous. As long as there are defenses in these places, it would be difficult to attack without a fierce general like Guan Yu. Perhaps it was because Wang Yi led 3,000 troops to capture them some time ago, and the robbers' confidence expanded.
Finally, Liu Fan and the twelve others arrived at the top of the mountain. At this time, four robbers were sitting on the ground in front of the robbers' village, surrounding a fire to burn the fire. When Liu Fan and others saw them, they also saw Liu Fan and others.
"Who!" The four robbers immediately stood up and shouted to Liu Fan and others.
As soon as the four of them finished speaking, Guan Yu rushed out from Liu Fan and instantly came to the four robbers. He raised his sword and fell, one by one, like chopping melons and vegetables. The four of them died before they even had time to get the weapons around them.
This is the first time that the Qinglong Yanyue Sword drinks blood. The clear moonlight shines on the bloody blade, making it even colder.
Liu Fan frowned slightly. How could a big village with nearly two thousand people be guarding the village gate?
"Dingdang...Dingdang..."
A sound of bells, how crisp and loud it is in the quiet dark night.
Sure enough, there was someone on the lookout table in the camp. He was sleeping just now. After being woken up by the sound below, he quickly pulled the bell.
In an instant, the village gate opened wide, and more than 20 people rushed out with swords and swords. It was cold outside. They were resting inside the door. When they heard the bell ringing, they immediately opened the door and rushed forward.
"Go ahead, kill them and seize the village gate."
With a command, Liu Fan rushed over with the Overlord's halberd. Liu Fan's Overlord's halberd was much higher than Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Sword in terms of weight and length. Liu Fan was extremely powerful. The robber died when he touched him and was injured when he wiped him. In a blink of an eye, seven or eight people became Liu Fan's halberd's souls. Looking at Guan Yu, he solved seven or eight more. The remaining robbers were solved by ten warriors one by one.
When Liu Fan and Guan Yu led ten warriors into the gate, robbers came one after another. However, when Liu Fan and Guan Yu were 12 people guarding the gate with great momentum, they were afraid and did not dare to move forward.
Chapter completed!