Volume 1 Little Yuanba Chapter 60 Ye Duo Lai Fengge
"If we cannot hold Nanshan, we may have to retreat to Xishan." Li Dan told him:
"Xishan is our last position. Please send an order from Shanda to mobilize more than a thousand people from Sanjialong to help Nanshan and Xishan build camps.
They can just get to Xishan Mountain before noon tomorrow. By then, the bandits must have focused their attention on Nanshan Mountain and even retreated in fear. It should be safe for them to come from Liantang."
Sheng Huaien nodded and responded: "Okay, I'll make the arrangements!"
Li Dan then turned to Xiao Wanhe: "How to build it and how large it will be will be decided after on-site inspection. Are there any other questions?"
"Then, when should we set off?" Zhou Qin asked.
Li Dan looked at Sheng Huaien. After all, he was young and had not experienced many ancient things. He felt that he should listen to the opinions of "experts".
Mr. Sheng was very satisfied with his "humbly asking for advice" attitude towards him. He twirled his beard that had grown in recent days and thought for a moment and said:
"After winning the battle, I wanted to give everyone a good rest for a day, but he wouldn't let him go, so we had no choice but to take action.
Now is still the You period, so each team can seize the time to replace weapons and appease the wounded.
We will meet outside the mountain gate and set off at the second quarter of the garrison. We will arrive at Liantang at Haishi, and the night attack will be launched at midnight!"
The plan was decided, and Li Dan ordered Zhou Qin (who was currently guarding the prisoners in the right camp) to cooperate with Song Xiaoniu to go to the prisoner camp and ask for the identification of multiple murder cases, old gangsters, greedy and murderous people, and behead them all.
Sheng Huaien clapped his hands and said: "That's exactly what it is. There's no reason to let such a person escape alive. I'll do the same when I go back!"
"What to do with the rest?" Zhou Qin asked.
"There are prisoners who have been thieves for a short period of time, but are later coerced and have no choice but to become thieves, or who voluntarily come out to perform atonement when beheading the criminal, can be selected into each team to replace the casualties in the battle. The remaining ones need to endure some hardships and do hard work."
Sheng Huai'en was talking about the common way that the army treated prisoners. Li Dan thought that the transformation of prisoners on the battlefield had been a thing for a long time, so he had no objection and asked them to do it quickly.
Zhou Qin took on the responsibility of custody, thinking that this would remove nearly half of the burden, and happily took Song Xiaoniu away.
Seeing everyone smiling and looking at each other, knowing that they were all thinking about recruiting troops, Li Dan quickly called everyone to dismiss. In a blink of an eye, almost everyone was gone.
Sheng Huai'en also got up and said that he would rush back to prepare to break camp. Li Dan sent him out and said that thanks to the treasure land of Lingyan Temple, everyone would be blessed by the Buddha. He also said that he was willing to exchange mules and horses for the cattle and carts he had captured.
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After chattering all the way, Sheng Huai'en couldn't stand listening anymore when he was approaching the mountain gate. He sighed and took a bag of tips from his waist and threw it to Li Dan.
"What is this?" Li Dan felt heavy and reached out and pulled out a large piece of strange-shaped stuff: "Hey, is it gold?"
"It was originally a golden Buddha, but it was smashed into this by those bastards. I guess they wanted to melt it into small pieces and divide it, but I captured it before I could."
Sheng Huai'en sneered: "I originally wanted to give it to you so that I can show you some respect when you get a wife in the future. Seeing how much you care about begging for the old monk, just donate it to the Buddha!"
"That's too much! It's enough for me to marry several aunts." Li Dan chuckled: "But if you are so kind-hearted, the Buddha will definitely bless you, so that you can hide from the knife and survive in hard times..."
"Bah, bah, bah!" Sheng Huai'en spat several times and took out two gold bars and stuffed them into him: "Shut your mouth and say something bad. The war is about to begin. Why don't you curse me?"
"I thank you for the reward on behalf of my brothers!" Li Dan shouted behind him with a smile. Sheng Huai'en snorted, got on his horse without looking back, and left with two Ma Bian soldiers.
Li Dan carried the heavy brocade bag and walked back. When he entered the Heavenly King's Hall, he saw Wu Mao still sitting at the table, sipping wine.
"Hey, Brother Maocai is still here?" Li Dan was in a good mood and childishly took out the shapeless "Golden Buddha" and placed it heavily in front of Wu Mao:
"Well, I came here as a beggar for monk Tongzhi. Is it so big that it can be enough for him to build a main hall?
I told Mr. Shanda that he would exchange mules and horses for the five cattle he captured and leave them to the temple, so that the tenants would save a lot of effort in farming!"
"How much effort did it cost me to make such a good Xinghuaxi? It's a pity that you didn't finish the drink. In that case, it's better for me to drink it myself."
Wu Mao said, throwing two broad beans into his mouth, and then said: "Didn't you ask me to make a decision before the team set off? So I'm here waiting for you to come back."
"You are a trustworthy person!" Li Dan gave a thumbs up: "And he is...a person who is not willing to settle for the status quo."
"Not willing to settle for the status quo? Ha, that's right!" Wu Mao poured the last drop of wine into the bowl, put down the jar and clapped his hands:
"Wu Maocai, Wu Maocai, I thought I was useless, but who would have thought that I would meet someone like Xiandi. I have no choice but to be tempted and allow you to enter the mortal world again."
"Okay! Then we have an agreement!" Li Dan was overjoyed: "When I come back from my mission, we will go back to Yugan together!"
"Hey!" Wu Mao shook his head: "First of all, among you in this room, who is more familiar with Fengqiguan than me?
Secondly, if my virtuous brother is thirsty for talents, why should I go to Yugan to do this?
Once the road is opened, it will be faster to go east from here directly, either to Taizhou in the north or to Xiapu in the south. It would be faster to take the sea route to Guangzhou!"
Li Dan was stunned for a moment. Didn't he say that Emperor Xuanzong later sealed the sea? After careful questioning, he found out that the "sea seal" in this time and space was different from what he knew in his previous life.
Emperor Xuanzong issued an edict to ban ocean trade because of the troubles caused by Japanese pirates, Nanyang pirates and Rabian pirates.
However, private fishing and commercial and travel ships along the coast were not strictly prohibited because they were protected by the navy. Fishing taxes and customs taxes were only increased, and these two incomes were used to maintain the navy.
It seems that the Zhao family, at least in terms of gentleness, is in the same vein as the official families of the former Song Dynasty.
Laifeng Pavilion sounds very tall, but in fact it is just a two-story building built on the platform of the top of the mountain.
The building is made of stones, and there is a wooden ladder leading to the second floor. This place used to be a place where literati and poets liked to climb high and overlook the mountains.
There are several thatched cottages a dozen steps away from it, which are places for tourists to taste wine and hold cultural gatherings. Now they are occupied by a few robbers, making it dirty and messy.
Even some of the poems on the wall had metal scratches, and some even fell off, exposing the mortar and bricks inside.
"Boss Fu Gong, when can we go down the mountain?" A disheveled guy sleeping on an overturned suitcase asked in a lazy tone.
The rich bowman in question was chewing on a pheasant leg. He was wearing a turned-down bowman's uniform. He might have been a servant in some county before.
He put his feet on the chair and looked at the plate. When he heard the question, he answered impatiently:
"Xie Biao, are you confused? You only went up the mountain at noon, and you want to go down now?"
"What's the fun in the barren mountains?" Mr. Xie put his hand in his clothes and rubbed the mud on his shoulders:
"If you ask me, I shouldn't have come. It would be great to just stay in Fengling Town and enjoy the blessings! Why do the higher-ups insist on attacking Fengqiguan? Just be gentle with others, it's boring!"
"You talk so much nonsense! When you become a general, you can go wherever you want!"
Fu Gongtou suddenly remembered something, blinked, and laughed evilly:
"If you want to leave, get out of here. The four of us can take care of my little girl tonight. It doesn't matter if you are missing one."
At the mention of this, Mr. Xie's eyes lit up, he sat up and asked mysteriously:
"Hey, why do you think the young marshal told us not to touch her before he comes back? Is it because he has fallen in love with this wild girl?"
"Do you want to take care of it?" Fu Gongtou dropped his bones and glanced at him:
"There are rules in our army. If the superiors don't try new things, no one below is allowed to touch them. If you break the rules, you will be thrown into the pond. Don't blame me for not telling you!"
"You nonsense, when did I say I was going to break the rules?" Old Biao Xie twisted his neck and stared:
"You just said you wanted to serve her tonight. If you want to ruin the young commander's good deeds, don't try to push it on me!"
Mr. Fu Gong stood up and stretched out his hand to grab the hem of his clothes, but Mr. Xie suddenly made a silent gesture.
"What's wrong?" Fu Gongtou'er asked.
"I thought I heard footsteps."
"You coward, in this barren mountain and wild land, where..."
Fu Gongtou was suddenly startled, and stretched out his hand as if to take the pair of double penetrations leaning on the table, but he finally exhaled and fell to the ground with a "gud-dong" sound, with a flying knife stuck in his back.
Old Biao Xie was so frightened that he jumped back and pressed against the wall. He felt a black shadow in front of his eyes and a cold feeling on his neck.
"Hero, spare your life, I, I didn't see anything!" He closed his eyes tightly and almost cried.
"Don't make any noise, how many of you are there?"
"Hello, what a good man, five, five."
"What about the rest?"
"There's one on the attic, one on the bottom, and one sleeping in the kitchen next to me."
"Who is the 'young marshal' you just talked about?"
"Yes, he is our third son, Lou Shuai. He is commanding the siege of Guanzhai in the camp below.
Today I was sent up the mountain to keep watch, and on the way I caught a girl chopping wood. The Third Young Master said he had no time now, and ordered me to keep watch, and then he went down the mountain."
"What about the little lady?"
"Here, in the wing next door."
After Zhao Jingzi finished asking, he signaled to the regiment members who followed him: "Tie him up and give them to the defense for questioning."
Then he looked at the corpses on the ground and said, "There is one person above and below in the attic, and there is another person in the kitchen next door."
Zhang Bo pulled out the knife, rubbed it against the body, and said calmly: "The guy in the kitchen is finished."
Then he turned around and bowed his head to the chief officer at the door: "I'll leave the two at the attic to you." The chief officer clasped his fists and accepted the order, disappearing into the night.
Zhang Bo walked to the ear room and stretched out his hand. Zhao Jingzi stopped him: "What do you want to do?"
"I...just want to see what she looks like." Zhang Bo smiled evilly.
"Skinny King Kong, please don't act recklessly. The person who defends you will not be able to get rid of the sand in his eyes."
Zhang Bo hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Don't worry, he and I are ahead of you. It's really just for a look. I, Slim King Kong, am not a beast!"
Zhao Jingzi thought about it, held the sword in his arms and took a step back.
The door opened, and the hut filled with straw and old furniture instantly became much brighter. A pale face and big, panicked, bright eyes stood out among the hay.
Zhang Bo was stunned for a moment, and saw the girl trying to hide in the grass in a panic, and saw that she had lost her shoe and exposed her natural foot.
He felt his throat moving, and he felt flustered for a while, and his heart seemed to beat out of his chest.
"You, don't be afraid." He said softly: "The bad guy was killed by me. You, do you want to go home?"
After a while, the girl seemed to be sobbing and nodding her head, and then he noticed that she was still gagged.
"Put the knife away."
"What?" Zhang Bo turned around blankly. He didn't hear what Zhao Jingzi said.
"Put the knife away!" Zhao Jingzi reminded word by word: "People are scared to death if you act like this, and they think you are an accomplice of the bandit!"
"Oh!" Zhang Bo then noticed that he was still holding the knife that killed the gangster in his hand, and hurriedly stuffed it back into the scabbard of his boot.
"Report, report to the team, all five thieves have been eliminated, and we have taken control of Laifeng Pavilion." The chief just came to the door and reported.
"Okay, pay attention to the vigilance and welcome the rear team up the mountain. Arrange two people to disperse the vigilance, and pay attention to guarding the passage up the mountain, as well as the places where the slope is gentle and the enemy may touch it.
Before the rooster crows on both sides, the members of the alert team are not allowed to use fire sickles, tinder, or fire media without permission, and they are not allowed to whisper to each other.
Others took the time to rest and eat solid food inside the house."
Zhao Jingzi said as he walked out of the house and pointed to a place behind the house to send two secret sentries.
He ordered, and the chief said "yes", and suddenly he shouted: "Team, Captain, where are you going?"
Zhao Jingzi was stunned for a moment, and when he looked back, he saw Zhang Bo running very fast with a man on his shoulders, and shouted in a low voice without looking back:
"I'm going to find Li Sanlang. I want to marry my mother-in-law. Don't worry about me, just listen to Zhao Xianfu!"
If you look closely, you will see that the person with long hair hanging down on his shoulders is not the girl who was tied up in the room just now!
"Hey, you guy, you can't go like this, Slim King Kong, come back here!" Zhao Jingzi was furious.
He couldn't yell, so he had to lower his voice as well. But it was no use, Zhang Bo ran faster than a rabbit and disappeared into the night.
He looked at Shi Chang who was pretending to be nonchalant, and then at the group members who were looking up at the sky, and he could only stomp his feet angrily:
"Hey, what's this?" Then as the acting team leader, he gave the order: "Signal, two short and one long!"
At this time, the follow-up teams came up one after another. The leader came over and asked his colleagues with a puzzled face:
"Lao Wu, what's wrong with Captain? I saw him swishing past me carrying something. Is something wrong?"
The chief, who was called "Lao Wu", glared at him fiercely and shouted in a low voice: "What can you see clearly in this dark night? Shut up!"