(Three updates today, one chapter each in the morning, afternoon and evening.)
The officers and soldiers were snoring loudly in the camp. Except for the fifty patrol teams, most of them were exhausted and lay in their tents, sleeping soundly.
Last night, Su Jin ordered the soldiers to light torches and walk into the barracks from a distance, then extinguish the torches, walk in the dark to a distant place, light torches, and then disguise themselves as reinforcements and march into the barracks. This repeated over and over again, leaving five hundred soldiers half dead from exhaustion.
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The other five hundred soldiers were busy setting up tents, expanding the camp, weaving fences, building stoves, using mats to surround the empty grain piles, and making noise at the same time, making it a bustling scene.
After a night of hard work, everyone's face was ashen, sleepy, tired, and biting by the cold wind. When Su Jin announced the end, the soldiers didn't even have time to eat breakfast, and quickly got into the tent and fell asleep.
Su Jin looked at all this and shook his head secretly. The peaceful period of the Song Dynasty had been too long, and the soldiers no longer looked like soldiers. After staying up all night, they all turned into this look. It can be seen that they did not have a good life at all on weekdays.
They had no training, let alone any actual combat experience; the bandits did not dare to take the initiative to attack. If the bandits knew the situation in Sujin Camp, they might send three to five hundred people to defeat these groggy officers and soldiers.
In comparison, the team of miscellaneous government officials brought by Li Zhong seemed much more energetic. After dawn, not only did they not rest, but they took the initiative to take up the task of patrolling with the Ma Jun who had rested last night.
Su Jin was looking forward to the reaction of the bandits. He looked towards the mountain pass several times during the night, but could see nothing except a few bonfires at the pass. At dawn, Su Jin looked at the pass again, but he was disappointed.
The bandits on the mountain pass didn't seem to have any overreaction. On the arrow tower and on the steep slope beside the mountain pass, the bandits were still walking around in twos and threes as usual, or they were nesting in the leeward and basking in the sun. This is called Su Jin.
I was greatly surprised. Could it be that these bandits turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye to all my pretentious and grand performances all night? If so, the situation that I had been involved in might have become a big joke.
Just when Su Jin was feeling frustrated, Li Zhong, who was accompanying Su Jin to check, pointed at the pass and said, "Brother Su, look quickly, there is something moving on that mountain."
Su Jin was startled. He squinted his eyes and took a closer look. He saw a dark crowd of people on the path leading to the village far away from the pass. These people were running towards the pass quickly. The things in their hands shone in the sun from time to time. Needless to say,
They are all gangsters with weapons.
"There are about hundreds of people. Are they going to make a surprise attack? Do you want to wake up the soldiers?" Li Chong said anxiously.
Su Jin stared at the bandits, stretched out his hand to stop them and said, "No, wait any longer!"
Seeing Su Jin's confident look, Li Chong calmed down and heard Su Jin whisper softly: "I took the bait. These are the bandits who are reinforcing the pass. They are not here to make a surprise attack. Look, they divided into two teams and went up to both sides of the pass.
The mountain ridge is clearly waiting for us to attack so that we can strike from a high position."
Li Jian nodded and said: "That's true, but the bandits are so brave, I'm afraid your plan is..."
Su Jin chuckled and said, "The plan remains as usual. The bandits are afraid. If they were not afraid, why would they send troops for reinforcements? After all, they believed what happened last night was true."
Li Chong smacked his lips and said, "Then what's the next step?"
Su Jin said: "It's time for me to take action. The longer it takes, the easier it will be for flaws to appear. Without further ado, I'll go back and prepare, and I'll go up the mountain later."
Li Zhong said: "Do you really want to go? Do you want to think about it? Maybe there are other strategies available."
Su Jin smiled bitterly and said, "We are at the end of our rope. Brother Li, you know it in your heart. Do you think I want to take risks?"
Li Zhong sighed and followed Su Jin back to the camp.
Su Jin immediately started to prepare, and asked Rou Niang to help him change his clothes, wash his face, comb his shiny hair, and put on his cloak. After everything was packed up, he was about to leave, but Rou Niang grabbed him and said: "
The young master is going to negotiate with the bandits, and the slave family cannot stop him. The slave family has no interest in military affairs, but I hope you can come back safely. The master must be careful, the bandits are ferocious, so be careful when speaking."
Su Jin couldn't help but laugh. Do you still need to teach me how to negotiate with bandits? But seeing the sincerity and worry on this young girl's face, Su Jin understood that this time, just like Ying Tianfu, several people were worried about him.
, speaking of it, it is indeed not the case that a man shakes the sky and makes the women around him fearful.
Su Jin stretched out his hand to hug her over, pecked her red lips twice, and said softly: "Don't worry about me, have confidence in me. Our good life has just begun, and I won't do anything unnecessary."
sacrifice."
Rou Niang looked up at Su Jin, her eyes filled with mist, and nodded: "The slave family has never lost confidence in the young master, but this time... the bandits are all murderous people, and their temperament may be difficult to control.
The slave family is just afraid of what might happen."
Su Jin stretched out his hand to gently rub her smooth and tender face, and said with a smile: "The temperament of bandits is difficult to control. Are Prince Teng and his like gentlemen? Those people are many times more sinister and cunning than the bandits at heart, but you
It’s just that you don’t realize it, don’t worry, Mahan of the Dynasty will go with me, and you can get away if anything happens.”
Rou Niang opened her mouth, but didn't say anything. She thought to herself: "In the bandit's nest, let alone Wang Chao and Ma Han, two people go with you. It seems that even if you take hundreds of people, you may not be able to escape safely. You are a slave."
Are you a fool?"
But now that the matter was over, Rou Niang said no more, stretched out her hand to tie the string of Su Jin's cloak, tiptoed to give her a sweet kiss, then lowered her head and walked aside.
Su Jin laughed, opened the curtain and walked out of his tent, stretched out his hand and shouted: "Where is the Dynasty Mahan?"
Dynasty Mahan, who was sitting aside and was basking in the sun with a group of soldiers and talking nonsense, jumped out quickly. When Su Jin saw how they were dressed, he burst into laughter. He saw that the two of them were wearing fancy clothes and had a row of daggers on their waists.
He carried a bow and arrow on his back and a simple sword hanging on his waist, making him look like he was facing a formidable enemy.
Su Jin pointed at them and said, "Why are you bringing all these weapons? To kill people or to buy goods?"
Wang Chao scratched his head and said, "Aren't you going to break into the bandits' lair with the young master? Of course you have to take these guys with you."
Su Jin waved his hand and said, "You don't need to bring anything, not even a weapon. Do you think the three of us are going to fight hundreds of bandits? Leave it all behind."
Mahan hesitated and said: "Then what should I do if I fall out?"
Su Jin shook his head and said, "You're really upset. Do you think the three of us can stop you? What's the difference between bringing weapons and not bringing weapons?" Su Jin thought, "Unless everyone has a crooked weapon, it's pretty much the same."
Mahan of the Dynasty had no choice but to untie all the things and put them aside. Su Jin waved his hand and said: "Get on your horse and follow me to the bandits' den."
The three of them got on their horses. Li Chong, Pan Jiang, Zhao, Fang and other generals who came after hearing the news came to see them off. Some people murmured in their hearts: This envoy is too young to be young, and that bandit
Did you break into the nest casually? I'm afraid it will be a disaster if you go there. It seems that you have to make plans to retreat.
There are also people who admire Su Jin's courage. If it were him, he would not dare to go deep into the tiger's den just by himself. If nothing else, this courage alone is enough to make him proud of the world.
Li Zhong took the reins of Su Jin's horse and led him to the gate of the camp. He turned around and said, "Brother Su, do you have anything to explain?"
Su Jin chuckled and said, "Do you want me to leave a last message?"
Li Chong hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, I wanted to go with you, but I knew you would not agree. I just asked if I could help you run your errand better. I still have 90% confidence in you.
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Su Jin smiled and said: "Thank you Li Zhong for trusting me, but you must have 100% confidence in me. You can control the army at the foot of the mountain. It is best if you can make some good shows with Pan Jiang and others to cooperate with my actions on the mountain.
, the specifics are up to you to decide, but there is only one thing you must remember, not to show off your flaws, but to show your strength."
Li Jiao nodded and said, "Brother Yu, I understand."
Su Jin pulled back the reins and spurred the horses, and the three of them rode out of the camp and headed straight down the mountain. High above the camp, Yan Biyun and Xiao Xian'er Rouniang stood quietly, looking at Su Jin's master and servant.
The figure gradually faded away, and tears fell unconsciously.dd