Two days later, heavy snow fell again on the already sunny weather, and the assembled troops had to stand by in the barracks.

The next day, when the snow became less intense, Xu Kang approached Cheng Yuanzhi and insisted on sending troops, but other generals used bad weather as an excuse to shirk the responsibility.

Xu Kang said angrily: "When Cao GUI discusses war, he pays attention to one big move, then weakens again, and then exhausts himself three times. Now that our army has been assembled, if we can't delay, our morale will definitely plummet. If we don't fight, we will be defeated. How can we fight again? Moreover,

Our troops have been gathering for a long time, and it is inevitable that the news will leak out. By then the city will be on guard, and it will be difficult for us to capture Gu'an City in this snowy day."

Cheng Yuanzhi finally made up his mind, drew his sword and killed the case, saying: "Today at noon, the soldiers will be well fed and dispatched. Anyone who dares to refuse to fight will be killed."

The generals were suddenly stunned and had no choice but to obey.

So at noon that day, under the falling light snow, 6,000 soldiers from Chengjia Village left the village and disappeared into the vast snowfield.

Halfway there, Xu Kang led his 1,000 sergeants and separated from Cheng Yuanzhi's army and headed straight for Lijiabao.

Two miles away from Lijiabao, the army stopped and Xu Kang personally led several temporary commanders (for the convenience of command, Xu Kang temporarily appointed Guan Yu, Zang Ba, and Gouzi as commanders) to the outskirts of Lijiabao.

View the terrain.

He saw that although the Li Family Fort was not very big, it was built in a remote part of the mountain. There was only one path into the fort, which was only wide enough for two horses to walk side by side. The city wall was higher than he thought, and was actually close to three feet. It seemed that Li

The family also felt that something was wrong with the world, so they raised the city wall.

Xu Kang sighed and said, "It's not easy to attack. I didn't expect that the walls of Lijiabao are so high. Coupled with the difference in terrain, if we attack by force, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties."

Zhao Bahu also said with shame: "It's all my fault for my incompetence. Alas, although many of my former disciples were dissatisfied with the conduct of the Li family, no one dared to judge the Li family."

Xu Kang hurriedly comforted him: "How can I blame you? How could the Li family become the overlord of Gu'an City without their own means? This is expected."

Guan Yu said: "Since we can't attack by force, we can only attack by surprise. Fortunately, there is this snow. Although it slows down our marching speed and increases the difficulty of siege, it also lowers the opponent's vigilance, which is beneficial to us.

Launch a surprise attack."

"That's right." Xu Kang regained his composure and said, "Now go and call the brothers up. Regarding the big brother's leadership, touch the top of the wall first. Remember, you don't have to rush to open the door, just control the top of the wall."

"yes."

The 1,000 soldiers were quickly brought up, and since they were asked not to speak, everything was done in silence.

Guan Yu and dozens of brothers sneaked under the wall with scratching ropes, then found a secluded place and threw the scratching hooks. Guan Yu took the lead in climbing up. With the help of three scratching ropes, dozens of brothers also made no sound.

climbed up the wall.

At this time, there was nearly a foot of snow on the city wall. When Guan Yu went up, he found that there was no guard on the wall. After searching carefully for a while, he found that all the guards were hiding in the gate tower under the city wall to keep warm. Guan Yu secretly sighed, it turned out to be just a group of peasant soldiers.

, without any sense of crisis. At the moment, they did not go down the wall to attack. They just sent troops to ambush at the stairs, controlling the road to prevent people under the wall from attacking, and at the same time sending a signal to the outside.

Xu Kang was overjoyed when he saw Guan Yu's safety signal, and immediately ordered Ma Jie to lead the remaining 200 people to occupy the city wall without making any noise.

So, Ma Jie divided Guan Yu's remaining troops into three teams. Each team carried a siege ladder. After setting it up on the city wall, they quickly climbed up the city wall. When the number of people on the city wall reached 200, Guan Yu immediately led them to attack.

He entered the hut where the guards were keeping warm, and then took control of the castle gate.

Not only did no one die during the entire process, not even a single movement was made. Things went so smoothly that even Xu Kang himself couldn't believe it.

Walking into the gate, looking at the Li Family Fort who had opened his arms and the dozen or so tied guards lying on the ground, Xu Kang said with high spirits: "According to the original plan, 300 soldiers from Guan Da Ge Shuai's headquarters will attack the top of the mountain.

Li Su's residence. Zang Ba led 300 soldiers from his headquarters to attack the west barracks, and Gouzi Geshuai's 300 soldiers attacked the east warehouse. Remember to capture the warehouse safely to prevent them from jumping over the wall and burning the food and grass. Don't forget, everyone.

Shout our slogan.”

"If you surrender without being killed, all those who resist will be put to death." Everyone responded in agreement.

"Okay." Xu Kang smiled and said, "Go ahead."

Suddenly, the peaceful mountain fortress was filled with shouts of killing, and the 900-man team turned into three evil dragons and rushed in three directions, tearing the peace of Lijia Fort to pieces.

Xu Kang led his own soldiers to the top of the wall to watch the changes in the situation in the city.

Zhao Bahu couldn't help but asked: "Aren't we going to send troops?"

"It's not necessary, it's enough."

"But the brothers are all holding their breath. We can't just watch the other brothers making great achievements one by one." Xu Kang looked around and saw that most of the people had eager expressions on their faces.

Xu Kang's face darkened and he said in a bad tone: "You seem to have forgotten your identities. You are my soldiers. What is the task of my soldiers? They are just to protect the safety of the commander. Of course, the generals will go to attack the city and plunder the territory.

Finish."

Zhao Bahu was immediately speechless.

Xu Kang turned around and said softly: "Actually, everyone doesn't need to be anxious. This is just our first small battle. Good steel must be used on the blade. As long as you train well, I promise to make great achievements like this in the future."

There are still many opportunities." Everyone's faces returned to joy.

At this moment, both Zang Ba and Gou Zi teams sent good news, saying that the mission goal had been achieved and they were appeasing the people. Only Guan Yu's team did not receive any news.

Xu Kang left dozens of people to continue guarding the city gate, and said to Zhao Bahu: "Let's go and have a look." After that, he led the others towards Guan Yu.

When Xu Kang arrived, he saw Guan Yu being squeezed down a staircase built along the mountain by several people. The staircase was more than ten meters high and only wide enough for two people to walk side by side. It was very steep, and Li Su lived above.

There are already dozens of people guarding the place.

Xu Kang stopped Guan Yu from attacking again and asked about the situation. It turned out that after Li Su heard the commotion in the fort, he knew that things had changed, so he summoned more than 200 young men to guard the last barrier and resist stubbornly.

Xu Kang shouted to the top: "Brothers above, listen, we in Taiping Road kill the rich and give to the poor, but we are doing justice for heaven. The Li family is unkind and hoards food for the sake of wealth. They watch helplessly as countless people in Zhuo County starve to death. Yi Zixiang

Food, the Li family's crime can be said to be the most heinous. Our Taipingdao slogan is 'Only punish the first culprit, never ask about the others, and those who have made meritorious deeds will be rewarded.' I, Xu Kangnai, is the adopted son of Qu Shuai, Cheng Yuanzhi. I respect the skills and loyalty of all heroes.

May all heroes perish together with the Li family. As long as you put down your weapons, I promise not to harm your lives, and when the battle is over, I will let you come and go freely."

At this time, a voice from above also responded: "Stop talking nonsense. You invaded my fortress without any reason. It is tantamount to rebellion and you want to kill the three tribes."

Guan Yu immediately said: "This person is Li Su."

Xu Kang nodded and said: "As the saying goes, the king wants his subjects to die, but the subjects dare not die; the officials force the people to rebel, and the people have no choice but to rebel. Everyone will starve to death if they look at it. They are all going to die anyway, so do they care about rebellion?

"

"What you hate is the government, the imperial court. My Li family is not a family of officials, so what does it have to do with my Li family? Why do you want to attack my Li family?" Li Su shouted.

"Your Li family has colluded with the government and oppressed good people. You have committed a heinous crime. You dare to say that it is none of your business. Stop talking nonsense and be wise enough to surrender quickly. I can still give you a happy life."

Li Su's voice changed to judo: "I know that all the heroes are short of food. I would like to donate all the food stored by the Li family to each other. As long as the heroes are willing to retreat, how about it?"

Xu Kang smiled and said: "Haha, I can get the food myself, why should you give it to me?"

"In that case, if you have the ability, come up and take Li's head." Li Su also became ruthless.

Xu Kang said nonchalantly: "Why bother? Are you really willing to die for the Li family?"

The people above looked at each other, but no one answered.

Xu Kang's eyes turned cold and he said: "That's it, pile up firewood to prevent fire." Immediately, more than 100 people scattered around, demolishing the house, looking for all kinds of wood. They looked at piles of wood being piled under the stairs, and the ones above were

People finally started to get scared, whispering to each other, and panicking.

"I will be here all the time, waiting for you to come down and surrender. There are hundreds of people here to testify. My Xu Kang's guarantee is absolutely valid. However, when I order the fire to be lit, you will no longer have the chance to escape."

"I surrender." A figure finally couldn't bear it anymore and tried to run down, but was stabbed to death by Li Su from behind.

Li Su shouted crazily: "Anyone who betrays will be executed." Many people were silent.

Seeing that the firewood was piling up more and more, more and more people on top could not bear the pressure of dying and began to run for their lives and rushed down crazily. The diehard members of the Li family began to kill, but those who wanted to escape would not sit still and die.

, so a fratricidal fight was staged above.

Seeing the chaos above, Xu Kang said to Guan Yu: "Attack."

Guan Yu immediately took the lead and rushed forward.

There was almost no one to defend above, so Guan Yu easily rushed through the stairs this time. Those who wanted to surrender immediately threw away their weapons and knelt aside, while those diehard members of the Li family shouted,

Escape to the house behind.

How could Guan Yu give them a chance? He immediately led his troops and charged in.

When Xu Kang reached the top of the stairs, the battle was over. Most of the enemies above were killed, and only more than 50 people surrendered to avoid death. Li Su was also tied up and brought to Xu Kang's feet.

Xu Kang was no longer interested in this loser, so he said: "Hang his head on the top of the city and ask the people in the fort to surrender quickly. Tell them that we are only killing the Li family, and others will be spared death as long as they surrender."

Guan Yu said "yes" and went down to execute him.

Xue Keer suddenly walked out and said, "Wait a minute, sir, please let me personally behead Li Su's head."

Xu Kang frowned and said, "The Li family has fallen, so why did you dirty your hands?" He really didn't want Ke'er's hands to be stained with blood, so he tried to persuade her.

Unexpectedly, Xue Keer knelt down and cried: "I have been working hard for several months just for today, please help me."

Xu Kang sighed and said, "It's up to you."

Li Su's head was hung up, the resistance in the fort disappeared randomly, and battle reports from various places were sent in one after another.

After all parties gathered together, Xu Kang was very excited to get the spoils. In this battle, a total of 200 horses were seized from Lijiabao. There were 4 granaries, each with 3,000 hu of grain. There were 1,000 long guns and 500 broadswords in the armory.

, 30 military longbows, 50,000 arrows

, other military items as well as gold, silver and jewelry are not counted. Among them, weapons, gold and silver are second, but grain and war horses made Xu Kang overjoyed. 3,000 hu of grain is 3,000 shi. Now it can be said that Xu Kang seized 12,000 dan at once.

Qianshi grain, it seems that the Li family’s

The savings are really not small. Especially 200 war horses. You know, Cheng Yuanzhi has been collecting them for several years, and now there are less than 200 war horses in the entire Chengjia Village. In addition, the Li family also has blacksmiths, carpenters, painters and other craftsmen, a total of hundreds of people.

The remaining people, especially the bow that Chengjia Village has been lacking

Jiang, there are actually 10 people in the Li family, which is also a huge wealth. Now Xu Kang finally understands why the peasants like to attack the homes of landlords every time they revolt, because the harvest is so rich, just looking at these
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