At Chen Pai time, the army and the army had rushed to the foot of the west hill and completely surrounded the small hill. Flags were fluttering and soldiers and horses were roaming around with a trace of murderous intention.
Seeing this, Suo Chao, who felt that the team was moving slowly along the way, looked a little better. Then he turned to look at County Lieutenant Shi Wenbin who was traveling with him: "County Lieutenant Shi, how do you plan to attack the mountain?"
"This..." Although Shi Wenbin held the position of county captain in charge of the troops, he was only a civilian official and had limited knowledge of how to use troops to fight. Seeing this, Liu Yuan took the opportunity to say: "County Lieutenant, I think that since we are dignified troops who have come to suppress the bandits, we should be polite first and then attack. We should first send people to persuade those thieves to come down and surrender. If they are stubborn, we will attack with all our strength." It’s not too late for the mountains.”
This was really true to Shi Wenbin's temper. He immediately nodded and said: "That's right. I will send people up the mountain to persuade them to surrender. Let's see what the attitude of those bandits is."
Hearing this, Suo Chao's face suddenly showed a sarcastic look, but before he could speak to object, Liu Yuan had already rushed to give the order. He pointed at two young men not far away: "You two Take this letter and go to the mountain to persuade those thieves to come down and surrender and hand over the stolen property!"
The person he pointed at was none other than Sun Tu. After arriving and setting up camp here, he was ordered to move around. Now he had just finished some things on his hands. Before he could take a breath, Liu Yuan called him by name in public and asked him to deliver a letter of surrender. , which made his face suddenly darken - he naturally knew what the other party was thinking.
However, his current status means that he cannot refuse orders. You must know that it is wartime, and if he refuses to obey orders, he will definitely be engaged in military law, which will give Liu Yuan an excuse to kill him. While his heart was spinning, Sun Tu had already stepped forward, reached out and took the letter from Liu Yasi, and said in his mouth: "Common people obey!" He deliberately pointed out that he was just an ordinary person in front of everyone. identity of.
Sure enough, when he heard this, Shi Wenbin hesitated a little. He also knew that sending this letter of surrender was a bit risky. The thieves in Hutou Village would not say anything about not killing the envoys. Once they angered them in the past, the two who sent the letter would People can only lose their lives in vain. If the officers and soldiers can be said to have sacrificed their lives for the country, it is really unjustifiable to allow two ordinary people to die.
Suo Chao also thought of this, and at the same time he recognized Sun Tu as the person who spoke to him in front of the Yamen yesterday, and was slightly surprised: "Are you a commoner in the city?"
"To the general, that's right." Sun Tu admitted frankly, and then had no intention of asking for help. He turned around and walked towards the west hill. As he walked, he carefully observed the situation on the hill.
There are almost no high mountains in Yuncheng County, and the tallest among them is the west hill, but this hill is only about twenty feet tall, which is only fifty or sixty meters high in later generations. Although the hill is not very high, it is quite steep, and there is only a narrow path that can accommodate people going up. There are cliffs in other directions, and it is impossible for ordinary people to climb up.
Du Hu and his group of thieves have been able to stay in Yuncheng County for many years and have repeatedly repelled the advancing government troops. This is a big reason why they chose to set up their stronghold here. Even if there are thousands of officers and soldiers now, if they really want to attack up the mountain, they can only send people and horses in groups to attack upwards, which is not as difficult as attacking a strong city.
Moreover, the officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain had spread out their battle array, and the noise was so loud that it naturally alerted the bandits in Hutou Village above. At this time, they were also busy, constantly moving all kinds of weapons to hold on to the place, just watching the With pieces of big rocks and sharpened bamboos, Sun Tu knew that a strong attack would definitely cost the officers and soldiers a heavy price.
And now, he will be the first person to face the gangsters' weapons, which makes Sun Tu tense up and does not dare to be careless at all. As for the other young man who was called, he was still stunned and did not dare to step forward.
Just when Sun Tu was about to leave the group and walk up the mountain road, a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Wait! Shi County Lieutenant, we are suppressing bandits, why bother? Just shout to the mountain!" It was Suo Chao! Spoken.
Then, without waiting for Liu Yuan to react, he waved his hand to one of his soldiers: "Go and shout and see what the attitude of the thieves on the mountain is."
After the sergeant obeyed the order, he urged his horse forward quickly. When he came to the mountain, he shouted loudly: "The bandits above understand, now the army has surrounded this place. If you are wise, you can quickly tie yourself up and go down the mountain. Then there is still a chance of survival, otherwise..."
His shouting was clearly transmitted up the mountain, but it did not scare the bandits at all. The burly, bearded man who stood in front of the village gate and directed his men even took a disdainful breath: "How can you attack Hutou Village? Lao Qi, teach them a lesson!"
A fair-skinned man next to him hurriedly responded, quickly grabbed a way down, then suddenly raised his long bow, aimed at the soldier who was still speaking, and shot an arrow.
This arrow was extremely fast and very accurate. It hit the target with just a whoosh. This was indeed beyond the opponent's expectation. Seeing the cold arrow coming, he could only dodge to the side in a hurry. However, he was still half a beat too slow and was hit in the left shoulder by an arrow. He yelled, lowered his body and hit the horse. Ran back.
With just one arrow, the attitude of the bandits on the mountain was clearly expressed. Shi Wenbin's expression changed, and he turned to look at Zhu Dian and Lei Heng who were standing aside: "Both of you are heads, what are you going to do now?" Lead troops to attack the mountain!"
"Here!" Lei Heng and Zhu Tong looked at each other and accepted the order together. Then they ran forward and mobilized the country soldiers to launch an offensive towards the west hill.
Amidst the sound of trumpets, hundreds of officers and soldiers held their swords and guns high, shouting and charging forward quickly. On the surface, they seemed quite powerful, as if they could quickly flatten the stronghold.
But when Sun Tu saw this scene, he suddenly frowned. It was almost impossible to successfully attack the mountain with this kind of charge that only relied on one-stop energy and almost no strategy, and might even cause unnecessary damage!
Just as he changed his mind, the battle situation had already begun. Looking at the officers and soldiers who were rushing in casually, the bandits on the mountain immediately fought back. With the orders, they had already moved the stones that had been arranged and moved them. The big stones, as big as millstones, rumbled and rolled towards the officers and soldiers down the mountain.
When they saw the big rock that made a rumbling sound and made the ground tremble, pressing towards them, the forward momentum of the officers and soldiers stopped immediately, and many people ducked to the side. But at this time, they had arrived at the mountain road, and the terrain here had become a bit tight, making it impossible for the hundreds of people in front of them to disperse completely, and the remaining ones could only turn around and flee back.
As a result, they collided head-on with their comrades who were still moving forward, causing the already unorganized team to become even more chaotic. Zhu Tong, who was among them, turned red with anger when he saw this, and immediately shouted loudly: "Don't mess around, hurry up and block it with your shield, isn't it just a few stones?"
As if to prove that his words were wrong, another whooshing sound came from the mountain, and dozens of arrows were shot through the air. This made it more difficult for the local soldiers who were already jostling each other to respond correctly. At that time, many people were hit by arrows and fell down screaming.
At the same time, those rocks finally hit, knocking down the officers and soldiers who were still in front or who had been hit by arrows, and screams could be heard for a while.
As a result, these rural soldiers became more and more frightened. They ran away without caring about anything else. They were afraid that they would lose their lives if they walked too slowly. Even if Zhu Dian and Lei Heng were walking slowly, they would lose their lives. People tried their best to stop them, but they still couldn't stop them from escaping. In the end, they could only retreat in embarrassment.
The result of this first charge against Hutou Village was that the officers and soldiers lost 20 to 30 lives at the foot of the west hill, but they could not even rush in at the mountain pass. This was naturally a heavy blow to the officers and soldiers, but it was a great encouragement to the bandits guarding the stronghold. A burst of wild laughter and noise followed from above, just like a note The slap was slapped on the faces of everyone at the foot of the mountain.
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