(2-in-1)

In the evening, Ruan Ping'an, who went to Luoyan Valley, returned safely, and at the same time brought back more than 30 sets of armor and equipment and news that stunned the leaders of Beishan Dazhai. In the Juyi Hall, when the leaders were happily selecting armor and equipment to wear on their bodies, they also heard what Ruan Ping had seen and heard about the Luoyan Valley cottage reported to Bao Meng, the owner of the village.

"Big brother, this trip to Luoyan Valley Cottage, the little brother was really shocked and his jaw dropped. Right under our noses, the Luoyan Valley cottage has undergone incredible changes. The little brother couldn't believe his eyes. It's spectacular, it's amazing. This gang is terrible. ”

"Fourth, what did you see? Teach you to be so amazed? Bao Meng asked in astonishment.

"Big brother, their defense is fully formed, and there are four lines of defense from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, all of which are built with strong fortifications and arrow towers. That's not all, we have all been to the Luoyan Valley cottage before, but it is just a small camp on the mountainside. But if the eldest brother goes now, his jaw will definitely drop. The current Luoyan Valley Dazhai is three or four times larger than before. All of them are built with rammed earth to build the wall, which is more than zhang high, and there are solid facilities such as arrow tower corner tower fortifications. Where is it still the same cottage before, and now it is simply a solid pass city. In my estimation, even if we attack the left and left of the fortress now, it will be impossible to attack the wall, unless we have the formal siege weapons that the officers and soldiers outside the mountain have, and ten times their manpower, we will not be able to succeed. ”

Ruan Ping said as he took the paper and pen on the table to draw a figure, and drew the pattern of the Luoyan Valley cottage to Bao Meng and others.

"Not to mention the inside of the cottage, the new cottage hall is taller than our Beishan village, and the white plastered snow white is like a castle. The layout inside is neat, and the floor is paved with gravel, which is as neat as new. It's hard to imagine how much they have done in just a few months. I saw the people, men, women, and children, carrying stones and timber to build houses. In such a cold weather, they are all full of energy, it is hard to imagine. ”

Bao Meng frowned and was silent, looking at the simple outline of a huge justice hall presented by Ruan Ping's pen and the roads and patterns in the cottage, he didn't know what to feel in his heart.

"Is it true that they say that everyone is equipped with armor and blades? Also, do you see their storehouse? Do they have enough food and grass? ”

"Big brother, I saw them all, and the guards on the various fortifications I passed through when I went up the mountain were all fully armed, all wearing armor and sharp blades. The men on those towers were armed with bows and arrows. When they arrived in the cottage, several teams of soldiers and horses happened to transport bluestone trees into the village, and they were all wearing standard armor. When I took the armor, I also saw the supplies in several of their storehouses. Not only were there mountains of grain and grass, but I also saw dozens of bundles of iron-tipped three-edged arrows. What they said was not false at all, and their supplies were enough to sustain them for a long time. We thought they would starve to death in the mountains, but now it seems that it was a complete error of judgment. Ruan Ping sighed.

Bao Meng sat quietly in his chair, although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the confirmed news and the situation described by Ruan Ping.

"I wondered, where did they get all these supplies? The armor and weapons may have been robbed from the adventure in Qingtai Town. But where do these food supplies come from? Zuo Zongdao told me that he only gave them a small amount of food, which was only enough for a few hundred people to eat this month. More than a thousand people were taken in in the valley, and the grain was not enough for them to eat for seven or eight days. But after all these months, not only did they not starve to death, but they still had a surplus of food to last a long time, which is really strange. Bao Meng groaned.

"Yes, the little brother is also very strange. I always feel weird, isn't it that they have some connection with the outside of the mountain? Someone secretly sent them food? Also, things in Qingtai Town are also strange. How did they know that there were materials and equipment delivered through Qingtai Town? Why haven't we heard anything about it? After we started it, we found out that we thought it was someone from Zuo Zongdao who did it. Big brother, isn't it strange that you say that they are new to the village, and they are more well-informed than the cottage where we have eyeliner outside the mountains? Ruan Ping said.

Bao Meng pondered, waved his hand for a while, and said: "No matter, these things will have an answer sooner or later." What do you think of their manpower combat capabilities? After all, there are only three hundred of them, and this time I am still a little worried about Zuo Zongdao. ”

Ruan Ping's face showed a little shame, as if he was struggling.

Bao Meng frowned and said, "What? You didn't observe any of this? That's no wonder, after all, I went in a hurry, and I couldn't see anything for a while. ”

Ruan Ping shook his head and said, "No, big brother, little brother is...... I'm ashamed to say it. Before we came back in the evening, we passed by their school grounds, which coincided with their soldiers and horses in drill. That formation was really a bit imposing. I brought eighteen of my eldest brothers with me, and they were all people I selected. But...... But...... Ay! Don't mention it. ”

"What? What can't be mentioned? What does it mean to say it halfway through without saying it? Bao screamed.

Ruan Ping gritted his teeth and said, "That's it, anyway, I lost my face, and I'm not afraid of anything." The tall master of the village proposed that we both have a human competition, and of course I refused to show weakness. So I chose ten people and competed with them. But they sent only six men, and ...... And all of them are women, it is said that they are the female guards under Gao Muqing. ”

"What? Send a woman out to fight us? Doesn't that look down on us? Ma Yun, the owner of the second village, interjected on the side.

Ruan Ping sighed and said: "But these ten are against six, the other party is still a woman, and we all lose." I was ashamed and ashamed. ”

"What? Ten to fight six and still lose? This is a competition on flat ground, and they don't have the slightest advantage. Could it be that those six women are martial arts masters? Bao Meng was stunned.

"What kind of martial arts master is there, and it's just an ordinary skill. It's just quicker than normal people. But they were divided into two groups in groups of three, each with a long and short sword and a bow and arrow, as if they had a special set of means of warfare. I was hit by all of them in a short time of ten men. Fortunately, it was a competition, using headless and bladeless arrows and knives and guns, otherwise all ten of them would have been finished. What's even worse is that some of them would rather be stabbed than protect the others, and in the end, all ten of us were gone, and there were only two of them left. Evil door, evil door is very good. Ruan Ping's expression was full of remorse, and the recent competition really impressed him.

Bao Meng frowned and was silent, he somewhat understood. The people in the valley of the wild goose were by no means what he had imagined before, they were well-organized and high-spirited soldiers. Moreover, it is clear that there are capable people to help, and there are rules for the soldiers' operations. Although he didn't see the process of the competition with his own eyes, from Ruan Ping's description, he also sensed that the opponent had defeated his ten best players with the skills of cooperative combat.

Bao Mengzu is also a military general of the Great Shu Kingdom, although he has fallen to the country and fallen into the grass, but he is not completely without origin and heritage. Passed down from the family, there are also some legacies and teachings on the method of leading the army, and Bao Meng naturally got some teachings from his ancestors. Therefore, after listening to what Ruan Ping said, Bao Meng naturally understood that the soldiers and horses in Luoyan Valley were taught by someone who was teaching the method of training. Combined with the construction of these defense facilities, he realized that there must be a capable person leading the village.

Although Gao Muqing is a woman, Bao Meng thinks that she is the daughter of the owner of the old village on Guishan Island after all, and she may have learned a lot from the owner of the old village, so it cannot be ruled out that Gao Muqing is a capable person. However, after Gao Muqing took over Guishan Island, it led to the demise of the cottage on Guishan Island. This incident has already caused a shock in the green forest road of the world. This matter was mentioned at the last Funiu Mountain Village Conference, and some people believe that Gao Muqing's incompetence led to the tragedy on Guishan Island. Therefore, it is hard to believe that Gao Muqing is the person who has changed the appearance of Luoyan Valley Cottage in a short period of time. So, who is this person? For some reason, Bao Meng's mind came up with the face of that Fang Junshi.

"These people can't stay, big brother, after this incident, we have to eradicate them no matter what. Leaving them in the valley of the wild goose will be the crouching tiger beside us, and we will not be able to sleep peacefully. Look at their current appearance, if time passes, Luoyan Valley will be a nail next to us. Ruan Ping's words interrupted Bao Meng's thoughts.

Bao Meng nodded solemnly and said, "What the fourth brother said is very true, this group of people must not stay." If they do not return, they must be swept away completely to prevent future troubles. ”

……

In two days, Lin Jue, Bao Meng and others from Beishan Dazhai drew up several sets of offensive plans, and considered all kinds of possible scenarios. Of course, most of these plans were proposed by Lin Jue, and then discussed with Bao Meng and others.

Although this meeting on Laojun Mountain was an excellent opportunity to slaughter Zuo Zongdao, it was obviously not an easy thing to do. It is reported that Zuo Zongdao has 500 elite people who have been loyal to him for a long time. These people were dressed in the best equipment, equipped with the sharpest blades and crossbows, and followed Zuo Zongdao almost without an inch. At this meeting of Laojun Mountain, these five hundred people will inevitably follow. In addition, there are more than 400 people stationed in Zuo Zongdao on Laojun Mountain, plus other people who may mobilize to protect them, and it is possible that the opponent's soldiers and horses will reach as many as 13400.

Under the protection of so many people, it is very difficult to do anything to Zuo Zongdao. What's more, when Bao Meng went to meet Zuo Zongdao, it was impossible to bring all the people to protect him, so wouldn't it have to arouse Zuo Zongdao's suspicions.

Therefore, the most feasible way is that when you meet Zuo Zongdao, there must not be many people around, and that is the best time to do it. But at the same time, the number of people who can enter the meeting site is bound to be limited. If you fail, you will all die in it. Because of this, Bao Meng has been entangled in this, he is worried that if he misses, he may be killed by Zuo Zongdao's personality on the spot. Therefore, he hesitated and refused to agree to Lin Jue's proposed method of assassination during the meeting.

In desperation, Lin Jue had to consider another means. That is, after Zuo Zongdao arrived at Laojun Mountain, he sent all the soldiers and horses to besiege Laojun Mountain, and used the most clumsy method to attack Laojun Mountain and eradicate Zuo Zongdao and his men and horses.

Of course, this method is undoubtedly the next strategy in Lin Jue's opinion, because in this way, he will lose the initiative to capture the thief and capture the king first, and will be forced to forcibly attack an opponent with a comparable number of people, and the outcome will be difficult to predict. Even if the two joined forces, the total number of people that the two families could mobilize would be only fifteen or six hundred. The number of men and horses that Zuo Zongdao brought to Laojun Mountain is already quite equal, how easy is it to attack it? Moreover, the other side still has reinforcements, if you can't achieve a quick victory, and the other party's reinforcements arrive in the village, then everything will be over. Therefore, the risk of this strategy is so great that the number of casualties caused is unpredictable.

Of course, Lin Jue has a third way, and that is to ambush and ambush. It was to ambush the soldiers and horses on the way that Zuo Zongdao had not yet arrived at Laojun Mountain. When Zuo Zongdao arrives with his people, he will launch a surprise attack, which may work. However, this strategy also has obvious drawbacks, that is, it is difficult to set up an ambush in the opponent's territory without knowing it. Once the rumors leak out, the operation will be declared a failure before it has even begun, and Zuo Zongdao will immediately lead all his troops and horses to counterattack, and the result will be even more unbearable. This is the next step.

In the face of these three strategies, Lin Jue, Bao Meng and others argued and discussed for two days, but they could not be decided. Lin Jue insisted on using the first type, but Bao Meng was obviously a little scared, he was not sure that he would be able to kill Zuo Zongdao in one fell swoop. Therefore, Bao Meng insisted on using the second strategy, which was to besiege the mountain and attack it directly. The two sides were in dispute and it was difficult to decide, and there were only three days left before the meeting between Zuo Zongdao and Bao Meng's Laojun Mountain.

At this anxious time, a piece of bad news was delivered to Bao Meng's cottage. It was news sent from Zuo Zongdao's Shiren Mountain Village. In the letter sent by Zuo Zongdao, he gave up the Laojun Mountain Society, saying that his wife was sick and he could not leave the cottage. Therefore, Bao Meng wanted to go to the main peak of Shiren Mountain to meet in the main village and sign a joint covenant with him in his own village.

As soon as this news came, Bao Meng was in a mess, and his first feeling was: The news was leaked, Zuo Zongdao wanted to lure himself to the Shiren Mountain Village, and once he went, he would be killed. Many leaders also agreed with Bao Meng's judgment, Zuo Zongdao's sudden change of hexagram was obviously for another reason, and it seemed that he must have gotten some news.

Lin Jue didn't expect things to suddenly turn out like this, in this case, not only would it be impossible for Bao Meng to abide by the alliance agreement, but he might even turn his face and use himself to curry favor with Zuo Zongdao. All of a sudden, the situation became critical and tense.

But Lin Jue quickly calmed down, he carefully analyzed the situation and came to the opposite conclusion. He went to Bao Meng to discuss, but Bao Meng actually avoided it. In desperation, Lin Jue found Ruan Ping, the owner of Sizhai. Lin Jue could see that under Bao Meng, Ruan Ping had brains and was deeply trusted by Bao Meng. With the help of Ruan Ping's strength, Bao Meng may be convinced.

On a cold night, Ruan Ping came to Lin Jue's residence as promised. He didn't want to come, because Bao Meng and everyone had already begun to discuss behind Lin Jue's back how to tear up the agreement, how to explain to Zuo Zongdao, and dispel Zuo Zongdao's suspicions. They even wanted to donate the materials and equipment possessed by Luoyan Valley Dazhai to Zuo Zongdao on the condition that Zuo Zongdao might perceive the anger. But Ruan Ping had a good impression of Lin Jue, and he felt that even if he wanted to kill Lin Jue, it would be okay for him to come and see him himself.

Next to the brazier, Lin Jue and Ruan Ping drank a few glasses of wine with a plate of cold dishes, and Lin Jue said: "The master of the four villages, I am afraid that the master of your big village has begun to regret it." When I went to see him today, he did not see me. In the next step, I'm afraid that I will kill my head and destroy my Luoyan Valley Cottage to calm Zuo Zongdao's anger. ”

Ruan Ping was surprised by Lin Jue's keenness, but he couldn't tell the truth, so he only said: "Fang Junshi is too worried, the master of Dazhai is indeed a little anxious, but it is not so much. He's actively trying to figure out what to do. ”

Lin Jue smiled and said: "The master of the big village has decided that the news has been revealed, and Zuo Zongdao has taken precautions, right?" If that's the case, all I can say is that you're worrying about nothing. The enemy is not chaotic, he is in chaos first, and a major event that can make your Beishan Dazhai dominate Funiu Mountain from now on will be destroyed because of suspicion and fear. You will regret it later. ”

Ruan Ping said: "Doesn't Master Fang think that there is no point in talking about this now? Zuo Zongdao knows about the alliance between you and me, and if he has any ideas, isn't he asking for his own death? Well, it's a good thing, I admit it, and I'm in favor of it. But now, there is no need to mention it. ”

Lin Jue sighed and said, "I am surprised that Lord Ruan Zhai actually thinks the same way." Didn't the owner of Ruan Zhai feel that this was simply scaring himself? In my opinion, there is no indication that Zuo Zongdao has received the news. Zuo Zongdao changed the location, perhaps as his letter said, his wife was sick, and he could not leave. ”

Ruan Ping frowned and said, "Master Fang, you better save your strength, this statement is not credible." ”

Lin Jue said: "Then Lord Ruan Zhai told me, how can you prove that the news must have leaked?" ”

Ruan Ping said: "Isn't it enough for him to suddenly change his hexagram?" ”

Lin Jue smiled and said, "This reason is not enough. This is because I have a ghost in my heart, so I feel that the grass and trees are all soldiers. It's ridiculous. ”

Ruan Ping said: "You have no reason to prove that it is not caused by the leakage of news." ”

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "I don't have it, but I have brains, and I can analyze." ”

Ruan Pingdao: "Analysis? I would like to hear more about it. ”

Ruan Ping actually had some doubts in his heart, after all, it was just a suspicion caused by a letter, and it seemed a bit hasty to conclude from here. It was only out of caution that he agreed with Bao Meng's judgment. But he had always wanted to be sure of it, to find evidence that would convince him. After all, everything is as usual up and down, why did this happen suddenly, this is very puzzling. Therefore, he was willing to listen to Lin Jue.

Lin Jue drank a cup of self-brewed wine in the sour cottage, and said quietly: "Lord Ruanzhai, news leaks are always because someone leaked it." Knowing the matter of the alliance between you and me, there are only more than ten leaders of Guishanzhai and our backbone. We didn't even start to make a plan for the battle, let alone give the order to move our troops. If it is really leaked, it can only be you or someone who knows about it. If so, who do you think leaked the news? ”

Ruan Ping frowned and thought for a while, "I can guarantee that those on our side who know about this matter will never leak it." These are old brothers for many years, and no one will have anything to do with Zuo Zongdao. Besides, the lord of the village had already issued a strict order that day, and we were all in one place to discuss the battle strategy for the past two days, and no one left. I have also strictly checked the top and bottom of the cottage, and there are many people in each team under my jurisdiction, and there is no record of anyone secretly leaving. So I dare to assert that it was not leaked from our side. ”

Lin Jue said: "The implication is that we leaked it?" But it's even more impossible. Our people in Luoyan Valley were deeply poisoned by Zuo Zongdao, and one by one they were eager to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, and it was impossible for them to report to him. Besides, the owner of my big village will definitely control this matter to a very small extent. You have faith in your brothers, and I have faith in my brothers. ”

Ruan Ping frowned and said, "That's a hell of a thing. ”

Lin Jue waved his hand and said, "That's it, let's not talk about these things first." Let's look at the other side. Let me ask you, if the Lord of Ruan Zhai is Zuo Zongdao, what will you do when you learn that our alliance is going to be against him? ”

Ruan Ping thought for a while and said, "I will definitely not tolerate it, and I will definitely retaliate." Zuo Zongdao is not easy to mess with, he will never swallow his anger. He will remain silent and use the information he knows to set a trap, just as the owner of the village fears. Lure us in, and then catch them all. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "Do you think he will remain quiet and will not raise troops and horses to attack directly?" ”

Ruan Ping said: "Of course not. He is in the dark, and we are in the light, how can we raise troops and horses to attack? Naturally, it is better to set a trap and trick. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "I agree, this is the best way to retaliate." In fact, Zuo Zongdao didn't mobilize manpower to attack us, so we can only think that he set a trap in his lair for us to enter, right? ”

Ruan Ping said: "Of course. ”

Lin Jue said: "However, do you think we are being startled now?" ”

Ruan Ping asked puzzledly: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Lin Jue said: "After we received his letter, we immediately noticed that something was wrong. Is this considered Zuo Zongdao's scaring snake? ”

Ruan Ping frowned and said, "This ...... Naturally, it counts. ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "However, Zuo Zongdao is such a shrewd person, if he wants to lead us into a trap and catch us all, why would he make such a move to startle the snake?" ”

"This ......," Ruan Ping realized that something was wrong.

Lin Jue said quietly: "If I am Zuo Zongdao, if I decide to conceal the fact that I already know the inside story, hoping to set up a trap to wipe out all my opponents, why should I change the place of meeting and give a reason that you don't believe it." Isn't this a scareless snake? Once you have doubts, how can you go to the appointment? Isn't that a contradiction? ”

"......," Ruan Ping frowned and thought.

"The right thing to do should be this: I pretend that I don't know anything and still go to the appointment according to the original plan, but I will secretly prepare and set up an ambush on Laojun Mountain. This will be the way to make it possible for you to have no suspicion and to catch you all when you are unsuspected. This is called the best strategy. And why be so stupid as to arouse our suspicions? Lord Ruan Zhai, isn't this the reason? ”

Ruan Ping stood up abruptly, looked at Lin Jue in a daze, and a smile appeared on his face.