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Chapter 436 One Hundred and Two Madmen
"The leader of the gang of thieves on Mangdang Mountain is called Liu Lezi. He calls himself Liu Xuanfeng. He has dozens of horses and a team of two to three thousand people. Most of them are refugees from the north who want to escape to Huangyang Road. But Yin Poshan The rebels blocked the river, and they couldn't get through. Liu Laizi took away all the young and strong men. It turned out that they were doing evil in Qu County. The rebels in Qu County had wiped out the ground, and thieves like them had no way of making money. , transferred to Wan County a few months ago.¡±
Sun Kaidao said respectfully: "This group of people is more vicious than the rebels. Yin Poshan also restrained his soldiers and horses a little, only taking food and money and rarely killing people, but Liu Lezi's people are said to do all kinds of evil. He is known as He was the destined emperor, and the people who disobeyed him were killed by him. The men either followed him as thieves, or they killed, raped, raped, and robbed, often plundering a whole village without leaving a single person alive. "
"General, please help the people of Wan County to get rid of the harm."
He bowed deeply.
Although Fang Jie only had contact with Sun Kaidao, he also had some understanding of this man's character from his conversation. This person can be considered a good official, but he is too scheming.
"If a person wants to get something, he has to give something."
Fang Jie looked at him and said calmly: "To be honest, Mr. Sun, you don't have a good impression on me."
Sun Kaidao's face changed a bit, and he lowered his head and said nothing. After a while, he took out something from his arms, held it in both hands and handed it to Fang Jie.
"I understand now what to do."
"What?"
Fang Jie did not reach out to pick it up.
"This is the Pingxi strategy that Xianguan spent two years coming up with. It also includes what Xianguan knows about the distribution of the rebel forces in Chu County, Luo County and other places, and where the supplies of food and grass are. There are also information that Xianguan found out about the rebels. The relationship between the main general and the counselor. It was originally used by the lower official to save his life. Now that it is time to save his life, the lower official will dedicate it to the general. "
"Are you planning to donate this thing when the imperial army comes over?"
Fang explained the question.
Sun Kaidao hummed, his mouth bitter.
"That being said, you don't only have this little thing in your hand."
Fang Jie still didn't pick up the book: "You know the way of being an official very well. Hedong Road has been occupied by rebels for more than two years. If you want to save your life and keep your official position, you have to submit to the rebels. But you are also afraid that one day the imperial army will attack When you come back, you will still be dead once the investigation is carried out, so you prepared this, intending to use this thing to find a way out. But because you know so much about the official affairs of the imperial court, you prepared more than just this booklet, right? ¡±
Fang Jie gave Sun Kaidao a cold look: "I said, I don't like people playing tricks on me. I'm a soldier, so it's better to go straight. You have no other way to go now, and you should understand this yourself. The book in your hand is meaningless to the people in the left vanguard, and the imperial army is approaching Li Yuanshan's Xiangcheng from east to west, so it may not be necessary at all. "
Sun Kaidao's expression kept changing, and he finally let out a long sigh: "When Xiaguan learned that Li Yuanshan was plotting rebellion in Fan Gu, he began to prepare a way out. Xiaguan originally wanted to take his family and abandon the official position, but But if someone from the court finds out, this is still a capital crime. If you want to survive, you have to buy your life. Xiaguan knows this very well, so he started to store food and money more than two years ago. , If the rebels come over and are pressed hard, I will give something to the rebels. If the imperial troops come over, I will give it to the imperial court"
"How many?"
Fang explained the question.
"My official position is low and I can't save much. However, my wife has been in business for many years and has accumulated a lot of wealth. All of them are buried underground in my yard"
"I'll take half."
Fang Jie said calmly: "Do you have any complaints?"
"I don't dare to lower my rank"
Fang Jie nodded: "That's the truth. It's not that you don't complain that you dare not."
Sun Kaidao lowered his head, the bitterness in his mouth getting stronger and stronger.
¡°Now we can talk about Liu Lezi¡¯s group.¡±
Fang Jie slowly turned around and said, "Qilin, go back and bring the men and horses over."
Qilin responded and rode away.
"Liu Lezi has been causing trouble to the local area for more than a year. This man was originally a butcher of pigs. Because he was quite brave, he was a bully in Qu County. When the rebels attacked Qu County, he escaped with a group of people into They took refuge in the mountains. These people were almost trapped to death in the mountains. After coming down from the mountain, Liu Laizi took them home and borrowed food from a wealthy family on the way.The rich man's words provoked him. In anger, he led his men to wash the rich man's blood. From then on, he started to cause chaos everywhere. "
"Qu County was already poor and exhausted. He led his people to rob all the villages and fortresses that they could, and arrived in Wan County a few months ago. Because Xianguan organized hundreds of people to bravely defend the city, he did not dare to attack easily. There was a heavy rain recently and a hole was opened in the city wall. After Liu Lezi found out, he came to force me to hand over food for several days and threatened to massacre the city if I didn't hand over the food. "
Fang Jie nodded: "It seems that this person has some small fortune. Do you know where his copycat is?"
"On the first line of cliff"
Sun Kaidao sighed: "Mangdang Mountain is the most dangerous place. It is an isolated mountaintop. There is only one path up the mountain. One man can guard it and ten thousand people can't get past it. When the rebels from Yinpo Mountain came over, they also felt that Liu Lezi was in the hands of After more than a year of plundering, they planned to go up the mountain to kill Liu Lezi, but they sent a team of ten thousand people to attack, but they couldn't get there. The place was too narrow and the troops couldn't spread out. Even after losing hundreds of men, Liu Lezi felt that the gain was not worth the loss, so the rebels withdrew immediately. From then on, Liu Lezi became even more arrogant and domineering."
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Chen Bishan, who arrived later, heard Sun Kaidao explain the situation of Liu Lezi in Mangdang Mountain again, and couldn't help snorting: "Rebels can be considered soldiers? More than 10,000 people gathered together seems to be a lot, but It¡¯s just a bunch of rabble.¡±
Fang Jie waved his hand: "Let's take a look at the terrain first. What we want is money and food."
Chen Bishan understood what Fang Jie meant. Now Shanziying and Huangyang Dao Minyong, who were renamed Yangziying, totaled more than 5,000 people. If Liu Laizi's mountain stronghold was indeed too dangerous, there was no need to waste troops here.
Fang Jie led his team to a stop at the foot of a cliff in Mangdang Mountain, and the soldiers formed their formation. Fang Jie picked up his clairvoyance and looked at the mountain, and found that it was indeed a place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. The mountain road is barely big enough for three people to squeeze up side by side. One side is a cliff and the other is very steep. This cliff is not high, but there are exactly two boulders at the top of the mountain path. The rebels are guarding behind the boulders, and their arrows cannot hit them. All they have to do is hide behind the boulders and keep poking out with their spears. The narrow mountain path There is no way to get past people.
There is no need for more. A dozen people are placed behind the boulders on both sides, and another twenty or thirty archers are left. Even if a team of ten thousand people wants to go up, it will be extremely difficult. The team stretched too thin on the mountain road and couldn't spread out at all. In such a narrow place, people would be the target of the bandits.
"General"
Sun Kaidao looked at Fang Jie's face and said tentatively: "The lower official thinks that this place is too dangerous. If we attack rashly, we will lose a lot of troops. It is better to send someone up first. Liu Leizi dared to fight against the rebels relying on the terrain. I dare to fight against the imperial troops when I see it.¡±
"The imperial court will never negotiate with bandits."
Fang Jie said in a calm tone.
He asked Sun Kaidao: "When the rebels attacked Liu Lezi, were you the one who led the way? Do you still remember how the rebels attacked?"
"Remember!"
Sun Kaidao pointed to the mountain road and said: "The rebel general, with a regiment of three hundred people, continuously attacked the mountain. However, the mountain road was too narrow. Only when the people who went up rushed to the big rock were they attacked by the rebel archers. After blocking it with spearmen, we attacked more than 20 times in three days and lost hundreds of men, but in the end we still couldn't get past the two boulders. I had been here before and knew that there was actually a corner of the mountain road behind the boulders. It only takes a dozen or twenty people to block it tightly."
Zhuo Buyi heard this and whispered in Fang Jie's ear: "In such a dangerous place, even if there are only two or three thousand bandits with no fighting power on the mountain, it is difficult to go up. The loss of manpower will not be worth the loss."
Fang Jie smiled and said, "Do you know why this person brought us to Xianxianya? He is testing our combat capabilities. This person knows far more than what he says. If he wants to save his life, he must choose a strong man. He will not tell everything he knows if he cannot win the first line of the cliff."
"I still think it's not worth it."
Zhuo Buyi said.
Fang Jie smiled and said, "You don't even have this little confidence?"
He pointed to the mountain and asked loudly: "Who is willing to lead troops up to destroy the thieves?"
Lu Fenghou said loudly: "I am willing to take Yang Ziying up!"
Chen Bishan clasped his fists: "My subordinates are willing to lead Shanziying to attack."
Lu Fenghou glared at Chen Bishan: "I only lead five hundred people!"
Chen Banshan said: "I only have three hundred people with me!"
Lu Fenghou said: "I only have two hundred people with me! I am willing to issue a military order!"
"I only have a hundred men, but I am willing to issue a military order!"
Sun ?Dao was shocked and didn't understand where the confidence of these two lunatics came from. You must know that the rebels used more than 10,000 troops and failed to attack them in three days. But before he could calm down, Sun Kaidao's heart almost jumped out of his throat with a word from Chun Gu beside Fang Jie.
Chun Gu curled her lips and said, "Just ten of us can go up."
Fang Jie rolled his eyes at her: "It's none of your business."
Chun Gu smiled coquettishly: "It's just that it's not interesting to see the two of them fighting"
Fang Jie said to Chen Banshan and Lu Fenghou: "I will give you two soldiers, each with fifty people. Whoever cuts off Liu Laizi's head first will win. I will give you a chance. The fifty-hand Hundred-Refined Sword is better than what you have, but if you can't attack it, I'll let you two feed the horses."
"General, don't worry!"
Lu Fenghou chuckled and glanced at Chen Bishan like a choice: "I want to decide on the Hundred Refined Sword!"
Chen Bishan snorted coldly: "We'll see."
Fang Jie turned around and ordered: "The long swords on the mountain can't be used, so give each of them a long sword, a short sword, a hard bow, and a repeating crossbow. If my things are wasted, each of them will remember twenty military sticks." "
"Here!"
Chen Bishan and Lu Fenghou responded and rushed up the mountain with Fang Jie's personal troops.
Sun Kaidao was dumbfounded and wondered why he met such a group of arrogant and arrogant people. Originally, he thought Fang Jie was well behaved and scheming, so he really planned to join him. But now it seems that these people are simply a bunch of lunatics. Fang Jie actually asked two generals to lead a hundred men to attack the cliff that the 10,000 rebels could not conquer!
crazy!
Absolutely crazy!
He turned around, not wanting to see the scene on the mountain road. He knew that the officers and soldiers were elite, but what a hundred people could not do could not be done by ten thousand people. But he didn't think it had been long before he suddenly heard someone shouting for an attack. He immediately turned around. Where could he see the shadows of those one hundred and two people?
Fang Jie smiled and walked slowly up the mountain: "Go up and have a look."
Sun Kaidao had a look of disbelief on his face and followed Fang Jie and the others up the mountain road. When I got to the top, my face turned pale with fright.
There are dead bodies everywhere on the ground.
A soldier ran back and saluted the other party: "The leader of the thieves, Liu Lezi, has been killed by General Chen."
"Where are they?"
Fang explained the question.
"General Lu was not convinced, so he led his men to kill him. He said he wanted to compete again to see who could kill more people. General Chen made a bet with him and led his men to kill him."
Sun Kaidao opened his mouth wide in surprise, and his mouth became even more bitter.