Later, Duman once asked Zhang Chong why he knew the location of King Qi's treasury.
Zhang Chong smiled and said, it was the dead Zhang Suo who told me.
Everyone was confused. Could it be that Zhang Chong could still communicate with Yin and Yang? Everyone thought he was a god.
When Zhang Chong and others were counting the seizures in Diaotiao Mountain and were feeling full of ambition, there was a killing sound in Wangzhoufeng Dazhai fifty miles away.
Zhang Dan, whose face was covered with blood, grabbed the hand of Zhang Nan, the commander of his department, and said seriously:
"You will slide down the back mountain in a moment. You must bring the letter to Qu Kui. The lives of all the brothers in the village will be in your hands."
With tears in his eyes, Zhang Nan nodded vigorously, then hurried towards the back mountain with a bag in hand.
Zhang Nan is one of the seventy-five old brothers who were sworn brothers in the forest of Zhang Chong. He is also a native of Dasangli and is the most trusted by Zhang Dan.
At this time, Zhang Dan gave him the task of breaking out of the encirclement because he valued this man's unswerving loyalty.
After Zhang Chong left, the remaining camp generals included Heifu, Li Damu, Xi Shen, and camp deputy Xie Bi. Among them, Zhang Dan took on the responsibility of defending Dazhai.
Zhang Dan sent Heifu's troops to the foot of the mountain for inspection, and the other villages continued to drill as usual. But in the afternoon, Heifu kept reporting sightings of people and horses.
Zhang Dan immediately organized his troops and was ready to support Heifu at the foot of the mountain.
Soon, Huang Yong, covered in blood, rushed up the mountain and said that bandits were everywhere in the mountains and there were no banners. He didn't know which band they were from. He also said that Heifu was already at the foot of the mountain and asked him to come to Zhang Dan to ask for reinforcements.
Zhang Dan was shocked. He never expected that he would encounter such a test in his first official position. He calmed down and asked Xie Bi, the deputy commander of the army, for any advice.
Xie Bi has been following Zhang Chong since he was snatched back from the Gate of Hell by Zhang Chong more than a year ago.
He was already skilled in the art of war and was a talent Zhang Chong urgently needed.
This time Zhang Chong left the village and left Xie Bi with him in order to train Zhang Dan. Zhang Dan also knew Zhang Chong's intentions, so he discussed important matters with Xie Bi.
Xie Bi was also thinking about this critical situation, and soon he suggested to Zhang Dan that we could attack it in stages.
First of all, they immediately selected elite soldiers to go to the foot of the mountain to rescue Heifu, then set up a fence on the mountainside to block the troops. Finally, when nothing worked, they slowly retreated to the mountain to defend the stronghold.
The stronghold is strong and has sufficient water and food. Even if more troops come to attack, it can still hold on until Qukui comes to help.
Zhang Dan accepted this plan and immediately rushed down the mountain with Li Damu and Xi Shen's troops to meet Heifu, leaving Xie Bi and his younger brother behind with their brothers carrying heavy baggage to strengthen the fence and boil water for cooking.
When Zhang Dan and other soldiers rushed down the mountain, they encountered Heifu's defeated troops of more than 40 people on the mountainside. At this time, Heifu was unconscious and covered with stab wounds.
Guo Liang cried and complained that Heifu and the others had already rushed out, but he was surrounded again because of his sprained foot. Seeing this, Heifu came back and killed him. Finally, Guo Liang and others came out, but Heifu was hit ten times. After a few stabs, he fell into a coma.
Zhang Dan and Hei Fu have always had a good relationship. Seeing Hei Fu being so seriously injured, he immediately sent Hei Fu to Dingfeng Dazhai, where there were trauma doctors trained by Zhang Chong who could save Hei Fu.
As soon as Hei Fu was sent away, a group of thieves at the foot of the mountain had already come up to kill him. Zhang Dan did not hesitate, and with his big eyes, Xi Shen ran into him.
However, there were so many bandits that rushed forward that Zhang Dan only fought for a moment before the line could no longer withstand it.
As soon as Xi Shen caught the red-eyed Zhang Dan, he called for retreat to the summit camp.
Zhang Dan calmed down and saw that all the ministries were struggling to support him, so he ordered the commander to ring gold, and he led his troops to the rear of the palace.
Zhang Dan was taken by Zhang Chong and taught by words and deeds. He knew that when two armies were in contact, the most dangerous thing was to retreat in front of the formation. If he was not careful, he would retreat in a huge rout and leave his life to the enemy.
Therefore, he asked Ding Tun, whom he was most confident in, to stay as the rearguard, just because he was afraid of the collapse of the army.
But in fact, Zhang Dan overestimated the resilience of these bandits.
These thieves were mountain people who were hungry. They rushed to the top of the mountain in a moment of bravery, and after only one fierce battle with Heifu's camp, they were already beyond their capabilities.
When they rushed up the mountainside with the wind, they were already frightened when they fought with Zhang Dan and others. If it weren't for the continuous stream of thieves rushing up from behind to help them, they would have been the first to collapse.
Therefore, when he saw Zhang Dan slowly retreating, he collapsed on the ground and refused to get up no matter how much the thieves kicked him.
In fact, Zhang Dan and others are still inexperienced in battle. If they can fight back at this time and strike a second blow, under the continuous offensive, these bandits will be defeated immediately.
But after all, Zhang Dan did not have such tactical awareness, so he only led his troops all the way back to the mountain stronghold.
As soon as he returned to the stronghold, he called Zhang Nan and asked him to hang down from the back mountain to find Zhang Chong for reinforcements.
Zhang Dan, Zhang Wu, and Zhang Nan have been playing together since childhood. So since Zhang Wu was shot to death by a bandit in the mountains, he took special care of Zhang Nan. He didn't want anything to happen to Zhang Nan.
If the three companions follow Zhang Chong to do something big and must die, Zhang Dan thinks it can start with him.
Therefore, he sent Zhang Nan out. If Dazhai was not protected, he might be able to survive.
Zhang Nan naturally didn't know what the village chief was thinking, so he followed the path behind the peak with his bag on his back.
And just as he was walking out of the foot of the mountain, he suddenly saw a tent on the side of the road. He was shocked. He didn't expect that the place was already surrounded by thieves.
Zhang Nan saw a branch next to him, so he thought about it, picked up the branch, took a deep breath, and walked towards the tent proudly.
As soon as he appeared, the thieves who were lying and chatting beside the tent hurriedly got up. One of the leaders pointed a wooden spear at Zhang Nan and shouted:
"What to do."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Nanchuo picked up a branch and began to beat the man shamelessly, scolding him while beating him:
"You dog slaves, Kui asked you to stay here, and you are just slacking off like this?"
The leader was confused. Is he not an enemy? He is Kui's Fa Cao? Why don't I recognize him?
But he also knew that he was wrong and had to beg for mercy when he was slapped.
After Zhang Nan drew out the people, he arranged for them to stay in several dangerous places. After giving instructions, he went to the next camp.
As soon as he left, his confidants gathered around the beaten thief:
"Chief, I don't think that boy is from Kui's side. Why don't we censor him and ask him."
It's okay if I don't say this, but saying it will make the bandit leader angry. Why didn't I see you come out to torture the man when Nai Gong was beaten? The beating is over by now, but you are talking about this to me.
Besides, if you say it’s not true, it’s not true. If someone else is, wouldn’t it be me who is unlucky?
After saying this, the bandit leader felt sad in his heart:
"Where is my confidant?"
In this way, Zhang Nan walked all the way from Beiling through the bandit camp at the foot of the mountain, and even arrived in front of a huge tent that was obviously Dakui's. He still acted as if nothing had happened and continued to "patrol" as before.
After passing through the camp, Zhang Nan threw a branch and ran towards the south.