Amidst everyone's screams and begging for mercy, Sun Tu seemed particularly calm. His gaze passed through the crowd and fell on the owner with cold eyes staring at him - Liu Yuan. After he found out that Liu Yuan was staring at him, he knew that he was behind all this, probably for his own sake.
Previously, Liu Yuan had sent himself up the mountain to deliver a surrender letter just to borrow a knife to kill people. But when the plan failed, he did not give up and actually resorted to such a more sinister method. And this time there were more people involved, which made Sun Tu feel angry, but he couldn't shout against it like others because he knew it must be in vain.
Sure enough, at this time, Huang Si shouted: "Shut up! This is a military order, how can you bargain with it? If you dare to violate it, you will be killed without mercy!" The words were full of threats, which made everyone The people all fell silent, and the panic on their faces became more and more intense.
Seeing that everyone stopped shouting, Huang Sicai said again: "And asking you to attack the mountain at night is just to tire out the bandits, and we don't really want you to fight with their lives. As long as you are smarter, nothing will happen. Now there are If you are too exhausted to scream, it is better to rest more and recuperate enough to make meritorious service to the court later."
After hearing what he said, Suo Chao, who originally wanted to step forward and say a few words for Minzhuang, gave up his mind. As a general who leads troops, he can certainly understand the positive effect of this move. If he can really tire out the bandits on the mountain with a night attack, then it might be much easier to attack the mountain again tomorrow. In that case, even if there is some damage, it is worth it.
But Sun Tu disagreed. Night attacks were not something ordinary people could do, let alone they were just ordinary people. On that steep and complicated mountain road, as long as the bandits dropped a few rocks, they could cause a lot of casualties. I'm afraid Liu Yuan also knew this, so he put himself in such a dangerous situation.
But he has a low status, so even if he is dissatisfied, he cannot say anything. He can only deal with it carefully when the time comes. Fortunately, he is still very confident in his own ability, and he can protect himself even if he attacks the mountain late at night. What surprised him even more was that among the people around him who looked anxious when their names were called, there was Zhang Chuan.
But he soon understood the truth. Zhang Chuan, as a gangster in the city, could be so arrogant because of the power of Jijiazhuang. But now Ji Yang has been regarded as a gang of thieves, and all the people in Jijiazhuang have been captured, so his situation is miserable. At this time, he had completely become an abandoned son, and even Liu Yuan wanted to get rid of him and silence him in order to protect himself.
But Sun Tu didn't think he was pitiful. The consequences of yesterday and today were Zhang Chuan's fault!
With some emotion, after eating sesame seed cakes and drinking some water, the sky finally darkened, and then Sun Tu and the others were gathered together, waiting for an order to launch a night attack on Hutou Village.
During the suffocating wait, Huang Si finally waved his hand: "Cheer up, everyone, as long as the thieves' lair is broken, you all have credit! Give it to me!"
After seeing the officers and soldiers showing off their weapons and forcing them forward, the people had no choice but to bite the bullet, raised their sticks, and ran towards the west hilltop in front of them, shouting, and the momentum was quickly built up.
The bandits on the mountain trembled when they heard the noise. They all jumped up and looked at the dark troops rushing towards them below. They just thought that the officers and soldiers were launching a large-scale attack again.
Du Hu's face also became serious, and he gritted his teeth and ordered: "These guys are really not afraid of death! Then let them suffer even more, don't do anything yet, let them come up, and then give them a cruel blow when they reach the mountainside!" "
The thieves and bandits agreed repeatedly and loosened the bow strings they had already drawn, waiting for the enemy to come forward. When Minzhuang at the foot of the mountain rushed to the mountain pass in fear, he was startled when he found that there was no resistance. Then someone shouted: "The bandits must be unprepared, let's kill them!"
What is a mob? This is not only reflected in vulnerability, but also in lack of correct judgment. After hearing this, Minzhuang felt that it was good, and then he cheered up, shouted and ran towards the top of the mountain road with big strides. His momentum seemed to be really strong.
Even Huang Si, Shi Wenbin and others behind him were a little dumbfounded: "Why were they killed so easily? Could it be that those thieves were completely unprepared, so a night attack was the right thing to do?"
Liu Yuan secretly stomped his feet and regretted it. If they really missed the mark and let them attack the mountain in one go, wouldn't it be an advantage to Sun San
But not long after, things took a 180-degree turn. Just as the people rushed upward for more than ten feet, there was a bang, and then there was a hail of arrows. Come and kill them by surprise. The first few people were hit by arrows immediately and fell down screaming.
The others waited until this moment to panic, and hurriedly turned around to run away. However, because the mountain road was narrow and they had no plan to go up the mountain, many of them were huddled together and couldn't even turn their heads. Immediately, exclamations and screams broke out.
The bandits on the mountain who vaguely saw this scene were also a little confused. They did not expect that this enemy who dared to attack at night would be so vulnerable. Shen Lao Qi even asked for his orders: "Boss, let me lead my brothers to charge down and teach them a big lesson. It will also save some arrows and stones."
"Okay, Old Seven, go ahead, I'll be here to raid the formation for you!" Du Hu also gained confidence and nodded immediately.
As soon as Shen Laoqi whistled, thirty or forty thieves with swords and axes, screaming and flying towards Minzhuang below. Their speed was really not slow, and they had already reached them in the blink of an eye. When they saw Minzhuang, who was panicking and screaming and unable to fight back, these people even showed a ferocious smile and waved their weapons before heading towards them. The people were chopped on their heads.
At this time, the people were getting more and more confused. They could no longer care about anything else. The people at the top just squeezed down with all their strength, hoping to push down all the people below so that they could escape, but almost no one could escape. I thought about going back and fighting the incoming enemies.
In such a chaotic and defeated scene, Sun Tu could only follow the trend and continue to dodge and go down. Fortunately, he had taken precautions just now and fell behind, so that he could ensure safety. Just hearing the screams from behind, his heart tightened. They were all innocent people, but they died tragically at the hands of thieves and bandits because of Liu Yuan's conspiracy!
But he couldn't reverse such a defeat. The only thing he could do was to save as many people as he could. So after walking down for a while and standing at a corner, Sun Tu already had a stick in front of him, waving it constantly to help the people who were still running down to deflect the flying arrows. With his action, he really saved many people who might have been killed by arrows.
But this delay also put himself into a greater crisis, because at this time, Shen Laoqi had already led people to chase him. At this time, the two thieves were raising their sharp blades to greet a man. This person's reaction was not slow either. He had already blocked the knife that hit his face with his horizontal stick, but there was still a big flaw in his chest, and he was about to be hit.
After Sun Tu saw it, he quickly jumped up. The long stick in his hand popped out with a bang, hitting the side of the knife, deflecting this fatal move. At the same time, he flicked his right hand and used the stick that he had been hiding. He pulled it out and hit the enemy's neck hard before he could change his attack. The man screamed and fell down.
Shen Laoqi, who was about to cut down a Minzhuang with a knife, shouted angrily when he saw someone daring to resist, and strode towards him. There was still some distance, but he had already jumped up high, and rushed towards him.
Sun Tu quickly pulled the man he had rescued and said, "Back off!" Then he shrunk, lowered his head, and dodged directly behind a raised rock that he had spotted earlier, and let Shen Laoqi slash him with his sword. null. Then he shouted in his mouth, exerted force with both hands, and thrust out the long stick like a gun, heading straight for Shen Lao Qimianmen who had just landed on the ground and had not yet stabilized his body.
Shen Laoqi really didn't expect that such a powerful practitioner would emerge from these vulnerable people, so he couldn't keep up with his movements. He only had time to tilt his head and take a step back. But after all, he couldn't completely dodge the stick that was thrust at him. He only felt his vision go black, and the tip of the stick had stabbed his left eye. The pain caused him to let out a shrill scream, and he fell back.
This incident also killed the minions who were still attacking Minzhuang by surprise. When they found out, they rushed to rescue their leader. Two of them were afraid that Sun Tu and the others would attack Shen Laoqi again, so they pounced with all their strength. , the sword and ax screamed in the air so fiercely.
But Sun Tu had no intention of entangled with them. He just pulled the man who was already frightened and ran down the mountain. Fortunately, the minions were eager to save people and did not continue to pursue them, so they were able to escape down the mountain smoothly. It was only then that Sun Tu was a little surprised to see clearly that the man he had taken the risk to save was actually Zhang Wuye, Zhang Chuan, who had a grudge against him!