When they first met, Sun Xia gave Zhu Kui the impression that he was a drunken, lustful and mediocre general.
However, the next day, he was given the task of making a ladder. This ladder was different from what he had seen before. There was a small triangular bracket at the bottom, implying the most stable law of triangles in geometry. This made Zhu Kui's eyes light up. After asking, he learned that this idea was originated from Sun.
After Xia came out, Bo Cai proved to be very effective after a try, and he rewarded Sun Xia. Only then did Sun Xia, the first captain, have the courage to challenge Guan Hai, and it was Bo Cai who supported him.
The tripod bracket made it difficult for the defenders' push hooks to overthrow the ladder at once, so they could only use fire to make it easier for the siege soldiers to climb to the top of the city. Unfortunately, the army lacked special carpenters and tools, so they used machetes to make it, which was too inefficient and could only be made in one day.
It can produce a dozen triangular ladders, but it takes seven or eight days to produce one siege vehicle, and the output of large wooden shields is also low.
At night, Zhu Kui, Zhou Tai and their own bodyguards Liao Hua, Du Hong, and Qin Dahu brothers camped and conspired. Qin Dahu brother was promoted to bodyguard due to his meritorious service in Peng Tuo's battle. Especially Dahu's investigation and tracking ability impressed Zhu Kui very deeply.
, now there is a great need for capable people to work together, so let them participate.
"Second brother, you have experience in burning grain and grass. It is your responsibility to inquire about the storage situation of grain and grass in Bocai's army. I will ask Erhu to help you."
"Du Hong, Dahu, you two will lead some brothers to gradually disperse to find out the distribution of the entire camp. Draw a map. It will be of great use. Maybe we will rely on it to break out of the encirclement later."
"Liao Hua and I will pay more visits to those middle-level generals to gain their trust and facilitate our operations."
"Yes." The four of them returned at the same time.
The woods in the distance of Bocai Camp.
Gao Ying sat alone by the fire and missed Zhu Kui. Gan Ning and Wang Cheng went out to rectify the troops. Especially since Zhu Kui was not around and there were many soldiers and horses under his command, they needed to pay more attention.
Xi Zhicai came over and sat across from him: "Miss, are you thinking about Mr. Zhu?"
Gao Ying felt nervous when she saw Xi Zhicai and directly revealed her dress, but she soon returned to her natural state.
"It turns out that sir, you already know. Brother Que has been away for two days. I don't know what the situation is like."
"Don't worry. Mr. Zhu is a man of great luck. This trip will be safe. Miss, I'd better send someone to wait at the agreed place. There will be a marching map sent out in the next two days. In three days, Zhonglang's army will arrive.
When we arrive, we will see a fire breaking out in Bocai Village, and it is none other than the Young Master who is responsible for pacifying Yingchuan." Xi Zhicai consoled him.
"Yes, little lady understands."
Every day after dusk, everyone secretly disperses.
Zhu Kui wanted to have more contact with the middle-level generals and inquire about Bocai's daily routine in the camp to see if he could find an opportunity to assassinate him. He brought a lot of gold and silver and falsely claimed that it was a rout.
On the way, he robbed the property of a wealthy man who could not escape.
Money is indeed the best way to deal with ant thieves. When two silver ingots were presented to him, the infantry battalion captain Wu Heng immediately smiled and became brothers with Liao Hua.
"Don't worry, dear brother, I, Wu Heng, will definitely take care of you when we attack the city in the future."
Wu Heng rubbed the silver ingots and his smile became brighter.
"Just be greedy for money." Zhu Kui said happily, and took out another silver ingot and handed it over: "Sir, can you tell me something about Boss Bo? We really want to play for Boss Boss more."
Wu Heng glanced sideways and thought in his mind: "The rich man these two people robbed must be extremely rich. Everyone from top to bottom is trying to bribe him to please Bo Shuai so that he can get an official position."
At this time, Taiping Dao was at its peak, and the ant thieves never thought that they would fade away quickly like a flash in the pan. In the future, if Taiping Dao dominates the world, Bo Cai will be the founding father of the country. If he becomes his confidant, he will also be rich and powerful in the future.
"Bo is handsome." He looked at the figures of Zhu Kui and Zhu Kui and seemed to be mocking: "He has a habit of honing his martial arts skills with his guards at the martial arts training ground in the camp every morning, unless there are special circumstances. You two
If you think you have good skills, you can go and have a look."…
The ant thieves jointly recommend the leader. In addition to his personal leadership prestige, his martial arts skills should also be high-level. Weak people cannot be respected by the ant thieves. Seeing how Guan Hai can fight Guan Yu for more than thirty rounds, even Bocai can last for two.
That's ten rounds.
Late at night, the soldiers returned to their tents one by one to rest. There were only pairs of patrolling guards, sparsely wandering around or standing guard to guard against Huangfu Song's sneak attack at night.
More than a hundred people dispersed to inquire about the distribution of the military camps. In one evening, they found out the layout of the Bocai camp clearly. Brothers Zhou Tai and Qin Dahu were reporting in Zhu Kui's camp at this time, and Zhu Kui was drawing on a white cloth with a pen.
"Brother, there are three granaries in the village, one in the southeast, one in the southwest, and one in the north. They are not close to each other. If they want to be fired at the same time, they need to be divided into three groups to deal with 3,000 soldiers and horses. They are led by three captains. Be sure
The time difference is good, so it’s not difficult to blend in.”
"Lord, according to the observations of the brothers after they reported back, there are four directions in the village. Bocai's tent is in the east, and there are mostly large and small canal commanders in the north and south. The school captains will be distributed all around. The east side faces the Changshe city and is the most heavily defended.
Six teams of people are patrolling in shifts at all times. The west and south sides are generally guarded, with three teams of people patrolling every half an hour. Fortunately, the defense in the north is loose, and only one team of people patrols every hour."
Soon, a detailed camp layout diagram was completed, with clear black and white, simple and clear cross-point layout, and notes next to it.
"Okay, everyone, write down these marks one by one, and don't forget them. Du Hong, you will make a copy tomorrow, find an opportunity to sneak into the farmers who are out of the camp to cut wood, and hand the drawing into the hands of Mr. Xi."
"Yes, lord."
Du Hong had always been taciturn and focused on his work. Zhu Kui sometimes suspected that these loners were so withdrawn.
"Yuanjian, you take over Du Hongyiying's affairs and work with Dahu."
"promise."
Zhu Kui thought about whether there were any omissions in the plan, and then said: "Du Hong, Mr. Xi will definitely take you to present the picture to Zhonglang. Please ask Zhonglang to send someone to keep a lookout outside the camp in the south. If you see a kite flying in the sky, it means that that night
Take action."
Then, he explained again what a kite is.
Early on the next day, Zhu Kui watched Du Hong carrying a firewood ax and following the farmers out of the village, and then went to the martial arts training ground with Liao Hua.
There were a row of weapon racks on both sides. At this time, there were about ten strong men practicing with Bo Cai in the field, some wielding knives and some using guns. In a corner of the field, a stone lock weighing several dozen kilograms was held by four or five people.
Tossing it around in hands.
Bo Cai knocked down the two strong men with one swing of his sword, drew back his moves and took a breath. Seeing Liao Hua on the side, he laughed and scolded: "Ah Chun, come up. When Peng Tuo was alive, he often mentioned that you were good at martial arts."
"How can my subordinates be the commander-in-chief's rival?"
Zhu Kui poked Liao Hua in the lower back. He wanted to know how good Bo Cai's martial arts was. Liao Hua understood and said: "This brother Yang Zhi is a captain promoted by Peng Shuai in Runan. His martial arts is better than mine.
You can have fun with the commander."
Yang Zhi is Zhu Kui's pseudonym for stealing Water Margin.
Bo Cai looked at the resolute-looking young man and said hum. He remembered this dark-faced young man from the first time they met.
"Yang Zhi, come up here."
"Yes, Marshal."
Zhu Kui also took a first-ring knife from the weapons rack and stepped onto the stage. Bo Cai waved his hand, indicating that he would take action first.
"Canglang!"
There was a flash of white light, and Zhu Kui flicked the knife in his hand. The people around him didn't see his movements clearly at all. The knife was very fast, and it slashed towards Bo Cai's face, trying to cut him in half.
Bo Cai's pupils shrank inward slightly. Just by looking at Zhu Kui's smooth sword movement, he knew that he was a rare master. Bo Cai's heart beat violently. He adjusted his breathing and moved slowly.
He quickly turned sideways and slashed Zhu Kui's chest with his backhand.
Withdrawing his sword, Zhu Kui blocked it laterally.
There was a sound of weapons clashing, and Zhu Kui took a few steps back with a serious look in his eyes. He held the knife in both hands, and with a calm breath, he pointed the tip of the knife at his opponent's face...
"Young man, you are very good." Bo Cai praised him, and with a slight movement of his hand, he swung it to the side, but it was like a bolt of lightning attacking Zhu Kui. Zhu Kui did not dodge, but also rushed towards Bo Cai, and the two figures were different.
Then they overlapped in the eyes of others for a moment.
On the surface, there seems to be no distinction between top and bottom, but in reality, only Zhu Kui knows the situation. He has a rough idea of Bo Cai's strength, which is similar to that of Peng Tuo, but now he must pretend to be defeated.
He deliberately exposed a flaw and let Bo Cai hold his blade. After that, the door of his lower body was wide open. Bo Cai seized the opportunity, raised the knife upwards, and kicked Zhu Kui in the abdomen. He immediately responded.
The potential fell off the stage.
Zhu Kui's disguise was so good that Bo Cai couldn't tell that this was a deliberate flaw. This was because his martial arts skills were far superior to Bo Cai's.
Bo Cai stood on the high platform, looking left and right at Zhu Kui, who was holding his chest and gasping for air. He nodded with a smile, jumped off the stage, stretched out his heavy palm and patted him on the shoulder.
"Very good! You are good!"
He didn't say any unnecessary words, just these two short sentences and a small movement completely revealed his appreciation for Zhu Kui.
Zhu Kui pretended to smile humbly: "Thank you for the compliment, Commander."
"Boy, if you kill the enemy well and make meritorious deeds, I will transfer you to work by my side."
"Okay, that's it for today. After breakfast, we still have to yell at the whole city gate. We must not let the old thief Huangfu cower so quietly."
After saying this, Bo put on his armor and left with his bodyguards.
"Let's go too," Zhu Kui said.
Five days later, south of Changshe, Zhu Jun's camp was established.
Xi Zhicai took Du Hong and presented Zhu Kui's formation plan.
"I didn't expect that Huai Ming would be so bold and go deep into the tiger's den for the bandits."
Zhu Jun admired the picture and handed it to Chen Gong. After browsing it, he said happily: "With this picture, it is easy to break the wave. This battle should be remembered as the first contribution of Sima of the Right Army."
"Sir Zhonglang, Sima also said that I hope the general will send sentries to keep an eye on the south of the bandit camp. If a yellow kite flies up, that night will be the time to take action. Please send troops to the outside. He will burn the three major granaries.
He also looked for an opportunity to assassinate Bo Cai and cause chaos to the enemy."
"Oh, a kite? What is this?" Everyone was puzzled.
Du Hong explained again according to what Zhu Kui said.
"Sure enough, Huai Ming has a wide range of miscellaneous knowledge and is also familiar with Lu Ban's skills." Chen Gong said. He knew Zhang Hong and obviously knew things related to Zhu Kui from him.
"Our unit only has 30,000 soldiers and horses. It is obviously impossible to completely wipe out the ant bandits. Unfortunately, Brother Huangfu is surrounded by everyone at the moment and cannot make contact. Otherwise, with the 40,000 soldiers and horses in the city, none of these ant bandits can escape. ." Zhu Jun said hatefully.
"General, don't be upset. Why send someone to inform General Huangfu? If there is a fire in the camp, the top of the city will be visible, and troops will naturally be sent to support. At worst, it will be easy to send a school to report when the fire breaks out." Chen Gong laughed. road.
Zhu Jun raised his forehead and decided in his heart: "Everyone will obey the order."
Sun Jian and other generals straightened their bodies one by one and waited for orders. After a while, the assignments were completed and everyone returned to camp to prepare.
At the same time, Cao Cao had just entered the territory of Yingchuan.
"How many days are there from Changshe?" Cao Cao asked the guide.
"Your Majesty, it will be here in six days."
"Six days is too long. Ten days have passed since the imperial court received the emergency report. We must speed up the march." Cao Cao thought in his mind.
"Yuan Rang, inform the army to march forward at a trot and must reach Changsha within four days."
"Yes, General."
Xiahou Dun turned his horse's head and issued an order along the road: "The whole army is marching at a gallop, marching in a hurry."