Zhang Liang frowned and said, "How about I take someone to take a look?"
The day Qinghuai first arrived in Qingshui Valley, he was attacked by party members. Zheng Fang was seriously injured in order to protect Qinghuai. Later, he insisted on riding to Weizhou City to deliver a message to Jin Feng, which delayed the treatment time and had his left arm amputated at the elbow.
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Five days after Jin Feng left Weizhou City, another year of retirement came. Zheng Fang retired due to a disability in his left arm and returned to his hometown in Jinchuan County.
Qinghuai wrote a letter specially and asked Jin Feng to take care of him.
So Jin Feng asked Zhong Wu to recruit more than 40 veterans and put them in Maomao Mountain, and handed them over to Zheng Fang to lead, which was regarded as a hidden trump card.
Jin Feng and Zheng Fang had explained that one hour after the bandits left Iron Can Mountain, Zheng Fang would start attacking the mountain.
Judging by the time, the battle had already begun. After all, the bandits had been wiped out by Jin Feng, and there was no news from Zheng Fang.
"Let's go together."
Jin Feng asked: "How many people can be mobilized here?"
"The prisoners have been hung up. I asked Tieniu to lead two teams and watch with the escort. We can take away the remaining three teams."
In order to facilitate management, Jin Feng divided more than 30 veterans into five teams. Each team has six to seven people, who can fight alone or cooperate with each other.
Zhang Liang and Tieniu, as the chief and deputy commanders, have command authority over all teams.
"Let the brothers who are left behind be careful not to make the same mistake as the Dening Army did." Jin Feng reminded.
Back in Qingshui Valley, Jin Feng handed over the Dangxiang prisoners to Dening Army for guarding, but the Han slaves robbed the prison camp.
Jin Feng didn't want to see this scene happen again in Xihewan.
"Don't worry, sir, I will keep an eye on you without blinking an eye. If anyone dares to be lazy and slippery, I will chop him down!"
Tieniu patted his chest and assured.
"Well, don't be careless about this."
Jin Feng patted Tieniu on the shoulder: "Arrange a few people to go back with me to fetch the horses. Brother Liang, go find Mu Lan and borrow the female soldier's horse."
There were nearly twenty people in the three teams. Jin Feng only brought a few war horses back from Weizhou City. Even if he added a few horses brought by the master, it was far from enough.
I can only borrow the war horses of the female soldiers.
"good."
Zhang Liang turned around and left.
When Jin Feng and Tieniu returned to the threshing floor, Zhang Liang and the female soldier had been there for a while.
"Sir, I heard from Brother Liang that you want to go to Tin Can Mountain?"
Qing Mulan's hair was not yet dry, and she tied it into a ponytail at the back of her head. She looked even more dashing wearing a combat uniform designed by Jin Feng.
"Yes." Jin Feng nodded.
"Is everyone going?"
Qing Mulan asked: "What should we do with the prisoners?"
"I will take three teams there, and the remaining two teams will stay to guard the prisoners."
Jin Feng said this: "By the way, if you have nothing to do, you can come over and help."
"I just asked the prisoners. There are still dozens of bandits left in Iron Can Mountain. They occupy the terrain, so you can't bring twenty people with you. Is that okay?"
Even though she had just seen Jin Feng's combat capabilities, Qing Mulan still had some doubts.
The biggest reason for this victory was that Jin Feng was fully prepared, and the bandits themselves got into the ambush circle, became the target of catapults and heavy crossbows, and were directly disabled.
If the bandits do not underestimate the enemy and send scouts to inquire about the situation before entering the village, it is not certain who will win and who will lose in today's battle.
The situation in Iron Can Mountain was different. Jin Feng had no way to ambush in advance and could only attack by force.
In war, storming is the most intense and cruel way of fighting, bar none.
Generally, the attacking party must be several times more numerous than the defenders to be able to capture the high ground.
For example, on Qingshui Mountain, Jin Feng only sent a hundred Tielin troops to guard the path, and they blocked several strong attacks by thousands of party members.
But now that Jin Feng has become the attacking party, it is naturally facing many difficulties.
This is also the reason why Zheng Fang has not taken Iron Can Mountain for so long.
"I have also arranged other people there. They have been fighting with the bandits guarding the mountain for a long time. I will go and have a look. If it doesn't work, I will first surround Iron Can Mountain and then think of a way."
Zheng Fang had already played his trump card, so Jin Feng didn't bother to hide it from Qing Mulan anymore.
"No wonder you dared to attack Iron Can Mountain. You still have people hiding in other places."
Qing Mulan was startled and asked excitedly: "Can you take us to see it together?"
"There are not enough war horses."
Jin Feng said helplessly.
Although the female soldiers passed the first test, their overall combat effectiveness is still not comparable to that of experienced veterans. It would be okay to take them to gain experience, but now Jin Feng is in a hurry and wants to go to the iron can quickly.
Mountain.
Qing Mulan thought for a moment: "Then Amei and I will go with you, so that we can both ride horses."
"That's okay, let's go."
Jin Feng turned over and mounted his horse.
After such a long period of practice, Jin Feng's riding skills have become very proficient, and he started running wildly with his whip as soon as he left the village entrance.
The cavalry galloped along the mountain road, and it took less than an hour to reach the outskirts of Iron Can Mountain. Jin Feng raised his arms, and the cavalry slowly slowed down and stopped on the side of the road.
"Monkey, go ahead and explore the way."
Zhang Liang gave an order, and a thin and capable veteran got off his horse and got into the woods on the roadside.
He didn't want to make the same mistake as the bandits who underestimated the enemy.
A group of people waited in the woods for more than ten minutes. The monkey came back and brought Zheng Fang with him.
"Old Zheng, what's going on?"
Zhang Liang asked with a frown.
"The bandits left a lot of manpower behind, and they built fortifications on the way up the mountain. I led my brothers to fight three times without being able to defeat them."
Zheng Fang said with a look of shame.
Zhang Liang and Tieniu followed Qinghuai relatively early and were considered the first batch of personal guards. Apart from Zhong Wu, there are few Tielin soldiers who are still alive today who are older than Zhang Liang and Tieniu.
Zheng Fang worked under Zhang Liang when he joined the army. Now he is a little frightened when he sees Zhang Liang losing his temper.
"The opponent has a terrain advantage. It's okay if we can't defeat it for the time being. Are there any casualties, brothers?" Jin Feng asked.
"Three brothers were injured, but they can't die," Zheng Fang said.
"That's good." Jin Feng nodded: "Let's go and have a look."
After walking a few hundred meters along the foot of the mountain, the group arrived at the camp chosen by Zheng Fang.
Ten feet away from the camp is the path up the mountain and the battlefield.
Jin Feng glanced at the terrain and frowned slightly.
No wonder Zheng Fang failed to defeat him after fighting for so long. The terrain of Iron Can Mountain is more suitable for defense than Qingshui Mountain.
Although the road up the mountain is more than three feet wide, the bandits built a thick and tall stone wall here, leaving only a passage less than two meters wide. The style is exactly the same as the city wall.
At this time, the thick wooden door on the passage has been blocked from the inside. The bandits can just stand on the city wall and throw stones down to kill the attackers under the wall.
Zheng Fang came from Maomao Mountain and could not bring a catapult, so he only brought two heavy crossbows. However, the city wall was made of thick stones and could not be penetrated by heavy crossbows, so he had to use heavy crossbows to block it.
He found a way out and confronted the bandits.
"Sir, do you have any ideas?"
Zheng Fang looked at Jin Feng and asked expectantly.