Chapter 14: Conspiracy to Kill the Thief (3)
"Boss, do you know where the main village of Mount Tai bandits is?"
Just as Shan Fu used a clever plan to control Chang Xi and told the man to obey his orders, Li Tong could not help but complain at a certain place in the south of Mount Tai, facing the rugged and difficult mountain road.
"Taishan Army." Zhang Huang, who was walking in front, spoke out to correct the situation.
Li Tong was stunned for a moment, and then realized that a title might make the whole plan go to waste. He quickly changed his voice and said with a sigh, "If we go around like this, when will we find the main village of the Taishan bandit?"
"What's the hurry?" Zhang Huang smiled and comforted, "I have a rough idea of the main village of the Taishan Army."
After hearing this, Li Tong was stunned and asked in surprise, "Boss know?"
"Guess." Zhang Huang looked up at the peak of Mount Tai, which was not high, and explained slowly, "Why could Xu Xun originally be the county magistrate of Juping County, if he could take the position of a county magistrate, he would not have real skills? If he foolishly chose a place to set up the main village, then I would have misunderstood..."
"Boss means..."
"Xu Xun will definitely choose a place with a good geographical location, easy to defend and difficult to attack." As he said, Zhang Huang paused and continued, "The main village of the Taishan Army cannot stand at the foot of the mountain, because setting up a village in this way is tantamount to abandon the natural steepness of Mount Tai; it is impossible to be on the top of the mountain, with the peaks of Mount Tai up to hundreds of feet. These places are thin and not conducive to residence. Therefore, I can conclude that the main village of the Taishan Army must be on the hillside of Mount Tai, a hidden and easy to defend and difficult to attack."
"I am worthy of being the boss... But even if I know it is halfway up the mountain, it is like finding a needle in a haystack."
"I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you anxious?" Zhang Huang looked at Li Tong with a funny look and said in a deep voice, "Then Xu Xun turned to Mount Tai because he had a feud with He Ying, the prefect of Mount Tai. After that, the grudges between the two continued to heat up. Although he only heard that He Ying frequently joined forces to gather troops to encircle Xu Xun, it is undeniable that Xu Xun had no desire to retaliate. If I was lucky enough to guess, then the main camp of the Mount Tai Army would probably be in Taishan County, because in this way, Xu Xun could monitor He Ying's every move at all times, and even wait for an opportunity to retaliate."
"Boss continue." Li Tong was intrigued and urged Zhang Huang to say the following words.
"Taishan County is on the west side of Mount Tai, so the main camp of the Taishan Army should also be on the west side, because only in this way can Xu Xun take advantage of the Taishan High terrain to gain insight into the situation in Taishan County."
"Uh-huh."
"However, Xu Xun should also be on guard against He Ying. After all, he only has hundreds of people under his command, which is not as good as He Ying, who is the prefect of the land. He Ying can call on nearby county soldiers to jointly encircle Xu Xun at any time, and even ask for help from Xuzhou. However, the hundreds of soldiers under Xu Xun had one less casualties. If Xu Xun was smart, he would not choose to fight against He Ying head-on, so his main village would definitely be built in a hidden position. There are many rocks and pine trees in Mount Tai, and these things are very separated and cannot be said to be hidden, unless it is a large pine forest..."
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"Only high mountains are cold in the north, while in the south, and in many giant trees, Xu Xun's main village is mostly in the pine forests southwest of Mount Tai..." At this point, Zhang Huang walked a few steps towards the cliff of the mountain road, looking at the opposite mountains through the mountain stream. Suddenly, his eyes stared at a pine forest between the two peaks and valleys in the distance. It was vaguely visible that the pine forest seemed to be a bit unnatural wooden structure, which appeared under the cover of large pine forests.
"Finally found." Zhang Huang's mouth slightly smiled.
Li Tong witnessed this scene in a daze. After a long time, he let out a long sigh and murmured, "I am worthy of being the boss of our Black Feather Crow. This experience is not comparable to that half-baked scholar."
"You said Dafu?" Zhang Huang smiled and said seriously, "Ten Billion, don't underestimate Dafu. What Dafu learned before was the orthodox military strategy of military planning, but he was restless and had no academic excellence."
"Anyway, there are not many plans that have been implemented smoothly." Li Tong shrugged and sighed, "'The military advisor who won't win a half-baked plan', the nickname given to him by the boss is simply amazing. This time, I may still be deceived by him at any time."
After hearing this, Zhang Huang couldn't help laughing.
I know my own affairs. Although I easily found the main camp of the Taishan bandits this time, this did not prevent Zhang Huang from clearly realizing his shortcomings: he was easy to plan without making any decisions.
The so-called "good plan without decision" is simply to say that Zhang Huang can think of several or even dozens of solutions when facing difficulties, but when it comes to which one to truly implement, it is difficult for him to make the best choice in a short time.
Generally, the more people who pursue perfection are, the more they have this bad habit, because their subconscious mind pursues perfection too much, so they become indecisive.
People like Zhang Huang are quick to be wise and good at making plans, but never make decisions. People like Zhang Huang are not uncommon in history. If Zhang Huang can be given a subordinate who is good at making decisions, then this combination can even shine in the whole world.
But unfortunately, Shan Fu, a famous military advisor in history, is even worse than Zhang Huang. Not to mention that they are all people who are easy to make plans now. At least Zhang Huang's plan is occasionally verified, but Shan Fu is strange to say. Although the plan he came up with is very clever, but he doesn't know why, things go against his wishes every time at critical moments. So far, Shan Fu has no plan to be implemented smoothly from beginning to end, and he always inexplicably loses his links at critical moments.
This doubt has always troubled Zhang Huang, Shan Fu and other members of the Black Feather Crow.
Military advisor, this is a decisive person who can determine the victory or defeat of a force. Sometimes it is more important than the person he is loyal to. Obviously, Shan Fu cannot still assume the crucial position of military advisor.
But as for the Black Feather Crow, who can be more suitable for this position than Shan Fu? After all, Shan Fu's talent is recognized by Zhang Huang. As for Chen Dao and Li Tong... Haha, Zhang Huang dare not imagine what kind of scene they would be like as the Black Feather Crow military advisors.
[Take it slowly. Slowly, everyone will become stronger...]
After glanced at Li Tong who was still muttering to destroy Dan Fu, Zhang Huang said in his heart.
With their own thoughts, Zhang Huang and Li Tong headed towards the pine forest where the main village of Mount Tai is located.
It is undeniable that the place chosen by Xu Xun is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack. The mountains on the left are ridges on the right, and there are cliffs on the north and streams on the south. In Zhang Huang's view, unless He Ying is cruel and willing to accompany the entire Mount Tai and set fire to Xu Xun's mountain village, even if He Ying gathers the soldiers of several nearby counties and finds and attacks here, it is probably difficult to conquer Xu Xun, who is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of number of people.
[No wonder Mount Tai is constantly invading, and officers and soldiers cannot do their best. It is because Mount Tai is too steep...]
Walking on the rugged mountain path, Zhang Huang muttered secretly while remembering the route in his heart.
Suddenly, Li Tong, who was walking behind, didn't know what he noticed, so he took a few steps forward, lowered his voice and said, "Boss, someone..."
"Well." At this time, Zhang Huang had stopped and looked around with his sharp eyes.
Here you will encounter the mountain patrolers of Mount Tai. Zhang Huang had expected this, so he was not surprised. After all, they were heading towards the head of the village. Unless the Taishan bandits are all blind, they will sooner or later find them.
And this is exactly Zhang Huang's purpose.
"The number of people seems to be quite large..."
A gentle mountain breeze blew, and the pines near the ground were rustling. In a vague way, the mountain breeze seemed to have something strange.
"Crack--" It was the sound of dead branches being trampled.
"Sulhu--" It was the sound of pine needles being trampled.
Li Tong's expression suddenly became solemn. He slowly bent down, put his ears on the ground, and listened carefully with his eyes closed.
After a long time, Li Tong spoke, "Boss, how many people are coming to us."
"Well." Somehow, Zhang Huang's expression became very exciting, because he had seen eight people slowly walking out of the surrounding pines, five were strong men who seemed to be around thirty years old, and three were teenagers of similar age.
[They are still four or five miles away from their main village. These people have already discovered us and are very vigilant.]
Zhang Huang said in his heart, and at the same time, he glanced at Li Tong who was still lying on the ground with his butt sticking out and listening to the movement. Zhang Huang, who had already thought about what to say if he met the mountain patrol minions of Mount Tai, was embarrassed to speak.
"Ten trillion, trillion." Zhang Huang quietly kicked Li Tong with his toes.
Poor Li Tong didn't know that they were surrounded by each other, so he twisted his butt and said reluctantly, "Boss, don't be anxious, I'll almost hear how many people there are... Huh? The footsteps are gone? Those people stopped? Hehe, it's not bad, but even so, Mr. Li can hear it..."
Zhang Huang clearly saw that the eight Taishan bandits opposite showed strange expressions on their faces, but no one said it in a tacit understanding. He looked at Li Tong's butt that seemed to be a show and looked at Li Tong's twisting ass from time to time with a smile.
"Ten trillion, trillion..." Zhang Huang reminded Li Tong again with his toes.
"Boss gives me some more time... The number of people on the other side seems to be seven, and there are eight..."
"Eight!" Zhang Huang glanced at the eight Taishan bandits who were almost facing each other. He actually said with a resentment when he heard calm.
"I guessed it right?" Li Tong opened his eyes excitedly, and then he was stunned, because it was not the only pair of boots that appeared in front of him...
However, after being stunned for a moment, Li Tong stood up as if no one was around and patted the dust on his body with a relaxed look on his face, as if nothing had happened before.
It is necessary to admit that Li Tong's face is indeed unmatched among the Black Feather Crow.
"I am Sun Guan, a junior generation of Taishan Army. Who are you two?"
Among the eight mountain patrol minions of Mount Tai, one of the young men who was about Zhang Huang and Li Tong, could not help but ask.
Chapter completed!