Qiu Dabao found the keys on the bandits and opened the cell door. Su Jin and the other three were finally free. The prisoners in several other cells were also alarmed. When they saw the corpses of the bandits lying on the ground, they gathered together in surprise and joy.
At the railing, he looked at Su Jin and others eagerly.
Su Jin walked over and said: "Don't be impatient. Although I don't know why you were imprisoned by the bandits, as long as you keep quiet and stay quietly, I promise to rescue you from the prison. But if anyone disobeys
If you yell and scream, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Upon hearing this, the prisoners knelt down and thanked them one after another. Their hope of escape was pinned on Su Jin and others. If something went wrong at this time, the others would beat him to death without Su Jin taking action.
Qiu Dabao crossed his hands and said, "What should we do now? Don't tell me that you haven't figured out a solution yet."
Su Jin said: "Don't worry, I have my own idea, but I need to get rid of these corpses first. Wouldn't it be bad if someone comes?"
Su Jin ordered Chaos Dynasty Mahan to strip off the clothes of the three bandits, carry the bodies to the cell where he lived, and stuff them tightly in quilts. Then he and Chao Dynasty Mahan put on the bandits' clothes and used a knife to
After scraping off the blood on the floor and cleaning the blood mud to the corners, he sat down on the stool and took a breath.
"Brother Qiu, let's talk about how to turn this village upside down."
Qiu Dabao sat down silently. At this time, he felt more and more scared. This matter was simply too difficult, but Su Jin seemed confident. No matter what, he could only rely on the young man in front of him.
"Brother Qiu, are there any brothers you have made friends with in this village? The kind who are devoted to you. The ones who are polite on the surface can be excluded."
"Are you a good brother? There aren't many. Chen Laosi at the first pass at the foot of the mountain was very kind to me. When he made a mistake, I interceded for him in front of the boss, so he was exempted from punishment.
He has always respected me."
Su Jin frowned and said, "Brother Qiu, I'm not asking you a riddle. If you can do it, you can do it. If you can't, don't count them in. Once you betray me, you and I will die without a burial place."
Qiu Dabao thought carefully for a while and said: "Absolutely. This person once told me that we would go somewhere else to settle down together, but I dissuaded him. It can be seen that he treats me with all his heart."
Su Jin said: "Okay, how many people can he mobilize?"
Qiu Dabao said: "There are quite a few people at the first checkpoint, but in addition to Chen Laosi, there is also a small leader stationed there. Chen Laosi only has more than 40 people under his command."
Su Jin said: "How many people are there in total?"
"About one hundred and twenty people."
Su Jin asked again: "Do you have anyone available?"
Qiu Dabao said: "To tell you the truth, I only have seven or eight personal followers at hand. Shen Yaozu has always been wary of me. I have no real power."
Su Jin nodded and said: "I guessed that, but the number of people is enough."
Qiu Dabao said in surprise: "That's enough? Do you want to use dozens of us to fight against the more than 800 people in the village?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "Don't worry, this is just part of the plan. My plan is - the inside should be coordinated with the outside. Early tomorrow morning, you will go down the mountain and do this and so on. Then when the opportunity comes, we will do this and so on.
In this way, when it comes to that matter, the inside and outside should work together to make dumplings for them in one fell swoop."
Qiu Dabao thought deeply: "The plan is good, but I'm afraid something will go wrong."
Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "At this time, why are you still afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back?"
Qiu Dabao suddenly said: "Okay, let's do it, but I have a request."
Su Jin said: "Please speak."
"I want you to give me that gold medal for self-defense, but I'm still worried that you will burn bridges."
Su Jin said: "You can't take the gold medal. This gold medal is a gift from the emperor. If you lose it, I will lose my head."
Qiu Dabao said: "I'm going to fight you with my head high, and you have to take the risk, otherwise the matter will be dropped, and everyone will die. Why should I be a villain in vain and leave a reputation as a traitor?"
Su Jin said: "Why can't you believe me?"
Qiu Dabao said: "I believe in people, but I have never received good rewards. Zhu Shiyong, Tang Jiyuan, and Shen Yaozu. Although I cannot say that I am loyal to them, I have never had second thoughts. What will happen in the end? Everyone is right. I suspect that some people want to kill me to silence them, so I have to guard against them."
Su Jin frowned, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you for safekeeping, but you must not lose it, otherwise our heads will have to be moved."
Qiu Dabao said: "I can't lose it even if I lose my life. Once your promise is fulfilled, I will return it to you and kowtow to you to apologize."
Su Jin handed the gold medal to Qiu Dabao without saying a word, reached for a stack of yellow paper beside the table, dipped his pen in ink and wrote a few lines of words, handed it to Qiu Dabao and said: "I'll go do some work tomorrow, outside. I'm relying on you for now, the three of us can't show up, we can only stay here and wait for news from you."
Qiu Dabao reached out to take it, stuffed it into his pocket, and went out.
…
In the early hours of the morning, the sky has just turned blue and white. In the winter morning, the coldness reaches the bone marrow. People who are cold just want to curse.
The pass was densely packed with cowering bandits. Early in the morning, they were awakened by the noise at the bottom of the mountain. Looking around, they saw people neighing and horses in the camp of officers and soldiers at the bottom of the mountain, and they were arranging their troops to prepare for war.
The bandits cursed these officers and soldiers who did not make people live peacefully. They used arrows to shoot randomly every day and did not dare to attack, but they could not ignore it because once they relaxed their vigilance, their cavalry team would be able to break through the mountain in one fell swoop. Although there are several checkpoints above the pass, which cannot be climbed by war horses, once the pass is breached, it may not be possible to escape even if you escape with your life. The mountain road is crowded, and it is not easy to get out of the pass as soon as possible.
In view of this, Shen Yaozu issued an order to defend the pass. On the mountain ridges on both sides of the pass, the bandits on several arrow towers shrank their necks in the cold wind and stared down the mountain, not daring to slack off.
The rising sun dispersed the mist. Just like the previous two days, the officers and soldiers came to the pass and stood 400 paces away. While shouting and cursing, they shot scattered arrows at the pass. The officers and soldiers were well equipped, and these bows and arrows They are also strong bows made of beef sinew, and there are far more of them than those of the bandits. Such strong bows can shoot 300 to 400 paces away. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers were in an unfavorable terrain, and the slight upward angle greatly reduced their shooting range. Otherwise, the bandits would probably be under the cover of bows and arrows.
However, the officers and soldiers did not dare to get too close. Although the bandits did not have many strong bows, even ordinary bows and arrows could shoot at a range of more than 300 steps. There were also dozens of strong bows that could directly shoot arrows. The arrows were inserted into the formation of officers and soldiers, so occasionally officers and soldiers were shot by arrows, causing a huge uproar among the bandits.
Qiu Dabao stood on the top of an arrow tower near the front, holding a long bow made of eucalyptus and a bamboo arrow in his hand. The two bandits beside him said excitedly: "Second Master, please open your eyes for us."
I heard that Master Er’s archery skills are superb, so he gave us a pig of an officer and a soldier to show us.”
Qiu Dabao smiled and said, "Want to see it?"
The bandits nodded like garlic, Qiu Dabao put on the arrow and fully pulled the bow string. Hearing only the sound of Weng's sound, the arrow flew through the air and drew a perfect arc, hitting the chest of an enemy general on horseback.
The bandits up and down the arrow tower saw it clearly and shouted happily. However, to their surprise, the general did not fall off his horse in response. He just coughed twice while covering his chest. He stretched out his hand to pull out the arrow, broke his hands and threw it away.
aside.
"Damn it, bamboo can't penetrate armor. You go down and get me a bunch of iron-tipped arrows." Qiu Dabao yelled.
One of the bandits agreed and quickly climbed down the ladder. The other bandit remained motionless. Qiu Dabao said, "Go and help too. The iron-tipped arrows are very heavy. He can't lift a bundle by himself."
The bandit had no choice but to turn around and follow the bamboo ladder down to the arrow tower. Qiu Dabao looked around, shrank his body so that the bandits below could not see him, reached for an arrow, snapped it in half, and quickly
He took out a piece of yellow paper from his arms, wrapped it around the arrow shaft, and tied it tightly with thin threads. As soon as he finished doing this, he felt the arrow tower shaking, and the two bandits were already climbing the bamboo ladder with the arrow in their hands.
Qiu Dabao did not hesitate, he bent his bow and arrow, used all his strength, and shot out an arrow. The arrow whined and hit the belly of a war horse.
Lifted it down.
The bandits applauded repeatedly, and Shen Yaozu, who was standing in the distance, nodded secretly and said with a smile: "The second master had a sudden idea. He knew that he could not get in with the armor, so he turned to the horse. Isn't it to catch the thief first to capture the king, and to shoot the man first to shoot the horse?
What?"
The bandits around him shouted: "Good poetry, good poetry. The master's versatile literary and military talents can be called Zhuge Liang and Guan Yun."
Shen Yaozu laughed and scolded: "A bunch of bumpkins return their schoolbags. How can Zhuge Zhiliang and Guan Yun be as good as each other?"
As he was talking, he saw the horse suddenly fell to the ground and struggled to get up. Several officers and soldiers gathered around it and didn't know what it was doing. Soon after, the officers and soldiers suddenly sounded the gong and retreated, and they all returned to the camp to let them go.
Shen Yaozu and others rolled their eyes.
On the arrow tower, Qiu Dabao, who was aiming an iron arrow from left to right, spat: "It's bad luck, what tricks are you doing?"
"You must be afraid of the Second Master's magic arrow." One of the bandits said.
"That must be the case. They know each other, otherwise it would be strange if the second master didn't kill two birds with one stone." Another bandit also said.dd