Chapter 326 Flying Fire Straight into the Pine Forest I
Yang Zhi was dressed up and ordered the generals who led the troops to put on silver masks one by one. They each brought their own troops and horses, and escorted the identical Bafen convoy from eight sides of Beijing at different times on two days. And Yang Zhi also put on a silver mask, led his two hundred cavalry and escorted the five carts filled with large boxes and mixed them among the eight teams. He also left the city in the early morning and headed northeast. Yang Zhi ran non-stop along the way, running along the Yongji Canal in the dust to Guantao. After lunch, he passed Lingxi and finally arrived in Enzhou. Without taking a break that night, Yang Zhi took out the According to Liang Zhongshu's notes, local officials exchanged dry food for Yang Zhi's horses, and Yang Zhi's troops continued to rush all night, crossing the north stream of the Yellow River, bypassing the Li Hall, and at the fourth watch, they continued to cross the west stream of the Yellow River and entered the city overnight. At the border of Qizhou, Yang Zhi arrived at Yucheng on time and as planned.
Yang Zhi arrived in Qizhou, but he did not dare to relax in the slightest. Relying on Liang Zhongshu's letters, Yang Zhi took his soldiers and horses to camp in the school grounds of the Yucheng garrison sergeants, rested his soldiers and horses, and waited until three quarters of noon. At that time, when the scorching sun was shining and there were few people on the street, Yang Zhi ordered that the troops and horses of the teaching institute be ready and set off immediately. So, they galloped out of Yucheng and headed east along the official road. , after passing Sundi Town, you will return to Hehe Town, go all the way down until you cross Beiqing River, and then proceed to Longshan Town.
On the way, Yang Zhi's soldiers and horses came to a place rarely seen among people. The road was about three miles wide. Although it was not narrow, it did not look loose. There were soil slopes about seven feet high on both sides, and the slopes on both sides were covered with trees. , densely packed with pines and cypresses, Yang Zhi couldn't help but take a look, most of the pines and cypresses here are as thick as two people hugging each other, towering into the clouds, and the branches and leaves on them are even more densely packed, and the sunlight is reflected in them, and the rays of light can be seen in every stripe.
Although Yang Zhi's soldiers and horses only had more than 200 people, they were divided into three teams, front, middle and rear, with seven people in a row and five hundred and one team. Each of the five teams carried a large black lacquer box containing the birthday card. The remaining twenty-five people were divided into two, one team was to lead the way, and the other team was to sweep up the rear. However, when they got here, the chariots could not pass with the soldiers and horses, so they had to temporarily change the marching formation. , only four cavalry can be left to guard the left and right sides of the chariot and horses, and the rest of the troops and horses have to be arranged in the front and rear. Although this exposes the weakness to other people's blades, after such a change, the two sides of the silver chariot are the most vulnerable. They were vulnerable to the enemy, but there was no other way to pass through this place. Therefore, Yang Zhi sent a vanguard to open the way and ordered the rest of the troops to speed up and rush through this place in one go.
The two old men who followed Yang Zhi were older. Although their bodies were still stronger, they were no longer the young men and could not withstand much hardship. However, Yang Zhi played his cards uneasily and regularly along the way. The old governor and the two Yuhou were already in a state of turmoil. How could these three people in the palace endure such hardships? It was not easy to live on time to eat and rest on time, but Yang Zhiyi was tossing him like this. It's even more difficult to live. It's hard for the old man to take care of it. He's older, but unlike those carefully selected soldiers who can just eat a bite and sleep peacefully during the day after running around all night, the old man can't bear it. After finally tossing and turning, I felt sleepy. Every time, it was time for Yang Zhi to beat the drum again. After being tortured by Yang Zhi for a whole day and night, I was not in good spirits and felt even more unhappy. Along the way, I heard that Yang Zhi could not see anything. When reaching high mountains and rivers and other dangerous places, we have to rush to run for fear of encountering strong men cutting the way. However, there is no trace of strong men every time. At this moment, Yang Zhi sternly scolded everyone to hurry up. This old man doesn't care. I felt uncomfortable in my heart. Although Liang Zhongshu told them to follow Yang Zhi's orders, he still dared to speak out his inner complaints based on his old qualifications in the Prime Minister's Mansion. As soon as the old man opened his mouth, the two Yu Hou next to him Then he agreed casually.
However, they did not know that while they were complaining about Yang Zhi, there were already more than a hundred people lurking in these two dense forests. These were local gangsters, and their leader was called Chongyang Tiger, a man who liked to The big black man with colorful paint spots on his face loves jungle life. His arms are full of strength and he holds a giant axe. He is invincible on this land.
Although this Chongyang Tiger only has a team of a hundred people, the brothers he brings are all good at fighting in the wild forest. If the sneak attack is successful, it will be like a burst of water to cover up the people. If the sneak attack fails, he has another ability, then Just grease the soles of their feet and run away quickly. This group of people slapped their horses and fled away in the wind. It was really beyond their reach. The local officers and soldiers were made several times by their guerrilla warfare style, but in vain. In the end, the pursuit was over. It ended without any problem, and no one was interested in attacking this group of people anymore, so the Chongyang Tiger group could roam freely outside the king's law.
It was just such a group of people that grew bigger and bigger. After the number expanded to more than a hundred people, Chongyang Tiger saw that the government could not help him, so he became arrogant and arrogant. At this time, he also followed the trend in the world. Participating in the fight for the birthday card, Chongyang Tiger didn't know any complicated ways to get information. He knew that there was only one, and that was to rely on life. Although Chongyang Tiger was a little crazy, his views on the birthday card were unclear. He is very different from others and is quite open-minded. He believes that this wealth is not necessary. The emperor takes turns to decide which house he will go to this year. This is his destiny. No one says it, and he will run away if he is destined. No, you can't even get it if you want to get it.
In this way, the Chongyang Tiger did not inquire much. However, when he heard that a young man said that a group of strange soldiers and horses escorted something into Yucheng, there were about 200 people. At that time, the Chongyang Tiger became more cautious. I felt that I arrived in Yuzhou at such a strange time, and there was such a strange group of soldiers and horses, escorting some mysterious things. All this aroused the thoughts of Chongyang Tiger. Finally, Chongyang Tiger felt that the first one here was Afraid that there might be something fishy, it could not be the birth plan, but even so, the Chongyang Tiger still hesitated, because Yuzhou was not the route that should be taken to escort the birth plan. However, just when the Chongyang Tiger was hesitant, he There was a military man with a lot of clever ideas, called Dunhushu. It was this man who stood up and gave Chongyang Tiger a reassurance just when Chongyang Tiger was about to give up, thus strengthening Chongyang Tiger's leopard courage. This business has to be settled.
The Escape Mouse did nothing else, and did not discuss whether this group of troops was escorting the birthday card. The reason was also very simple. Although the Escape Mouse was the strategist of the Chongyang Tiger, he was not a brilliant person. He couldn't understand and couldn't guess. Even if he knew a little bit about calculations, he just knew some answers in advance and pretended to be a ghost to deceive rough guys like his associates. But now, he relied on his ghost spirit to come up with a set of strategies. , what kind of strategy, the Escape Mouse couldn't think of a nice name, he just said to the Chongyang Tiger, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay if it doesn't work." Anyway, he said such a sentence in a similar manner to fool the audience.
When the Chongyang Tiger heard the last part, he finally understood with a smile and agreed very much. In fact, this was the method. The Escape Rat took advantage of their landlord's advantage and set up an ambush in advance wherever the soldiers and horses passed. How to lay an ambush? You have to rely on these 100 people to face 200 elite cavalry, chop down a big tree to block the road, and then fight from the left and right, evenly dividing one bandit against two officers and soldiers. How is it possible? A hundred Chongyang tigers come to fight and kill two hundred cavalry. The chance of winning depends on these miscellaneous hairs. It is estimated that they will be used for surgery. This ordinary method of blocking the road and robbing is naturally not possible for this kind of business. It is special. There are special greetings for business. How to greet, Dunhushu has a different way. He asked Chongyang Tiger to take his brothers to a place called Bisong Forest in advance to prepare. In this Bisong Forest, there is a three-foot-wide official road that runs from east to west. On the road There are pine trees on both sides as thick as two people hugging each other. The trees are tall enough to be used as pillars. Before the officers and soldiers arrived, Chongyang Tiger took his brothers to smear the entire pine trees with butter and saltpeter, and then painted them with butter and nitrate. Cutting down the middle, each pine tree was slightly chopped through, and finally a little bit was left to keep the tree upright. After that, all the brothers were lurking in the forest, holding axes and machetes, waiting quietly, as long as they waited for the escorting team of soldiers and horses. Come here, let go of the vanguard first, wait until the car battle is halfway, then light all the pines and cypresses on both sides, and then suddenly cut off the remaining trees, so that the thick burning pines and cypresses can fall towards the roadside. At that time, the entire official road in the forest was covered with a sea of fire, which would have prevented the officers and soldiers from advancing or retreating. They would abandon their helmets and armor and flee in despair. By then, the Chongyang Tiger would naturally win without a fight.
Chongyang Tiger was very happy after hearing this strategy. He had never used any such thing before. He only knew how to cut down a tree to block the road. The most majestic one was to lure dozens of police officers who were chasing bandits. Go to the river and take advantage of the inconvenience of the officers to cross the river. Suddenly, they come out and kill all the officers. Now the trick of this escaping mouse sounds like it can kill the officers and soldiers without even swinging the sword or gun. How about such a good thing? If you don't do it, even if what the pair of soldiers are escorting is not the birthday card, it must be some valuable treasures. Even if it is full of stones, it is not a loss if you can use the officers and soldiers to play with it. Anyway, in the future, in the world Speaking of which, there is also some bragging rights to support the appearance.
It was only after understanding this that Chongyang Tiger truly understood why the Escaped Rat mysteriously said "It can work, it can work, it doesn't work". It turned out to be such a saying. At that time, Chongyang Tiger made a quick decision and never stopped. Without a trace of hesitation, those minions were even more enthusiastic after hearing this, and they were determined to make this excitement go to the extreme.