The generals of Shu defended Huangniu Village to the death, and Hou Dayong was unwilling to attack. Therefore, after the Black Eagle Army tried to attack, the two sides confronted each other.

Military Counselor Qian Xiangnan offered advice: "Huangniu Village is a must-pass place to Fengzhou, and the surrounding mountains are steep. The agile soldiers in the Black Eagle Lion Camp can climb over the mountains to detect the situation of each village, but the army cannot cross the mountains and cross the Huangniu Village. This is also the reason why the Shu army has placed heavy troops in Huangniu Village. I have seen many men selling yam in Fengxiang. I have asked carefully that they all came from Fengzhou. Therefore, I guess there should be a small path that can pass through Huangniu Village, but it is very hidden and not known to outsiders. Otherwise, the mountain people who collect herbs will pass through the military village every time they enter and exit the mountain. Wouldn't it be very inconvenient? Therefore, we can spend a lot of money to visit local indigenous medicine residents to see if there are any small paths, and cross the Huangniu Village. If there is really no small path, then take a hard attack."

After hearing this, Hou Dayong praised: "This plan is very good. I have been considering not attacking the three Dazhai in the finished shape first, and starting from the relatively scattered and weak small villages. After breaking through the small village, the Dazhai will inevitably be in chaos. Your idea is correct."

Hou Dayong ordered Qian Xiangnan to take people to find the path. On the twelfth day, he finally found a mountain citizen who had been going up the mountain to collect herbs for many years. He was originally from Fengxiang Mansion. He knew a secret path and was willing to lead the army across Huangniu Village.

While Hou Dayong was looking for the secret path, the commander Wang Jing was impatient. The army consumed a lot of food every day, and it took so long to attack several parishes. I don’t know when to wait for the four states to conquer.

Wang Jing said to the deputy general Xiang Xun: "After the Battle of Gaoping, the Black Eagle Army was famous. Xuan Wei made him think about the combat effectiveness of the Black Eagle Army, whether it was a false reputation, and why it took so long to attack several villages?"

Xiang Xun said: "In the Battle of Gaoping, the Black Eagle Army killed the bandit general Zhang Wuhui, and made great contributions to defeating the main force of the Northern Han army. The Black Eagle Army has strict military discipline and well-equipped, and is indeed a powerful brigade. The Jiedushi Army is patient and will surely have good news soon."

Wang Jing said: "The four states of Qin, Cheng, Jie and Feng have a dangerous terrain and are difficult to fight. The weakness of our army is that it is difficult to transport food. I am worried that if the food supply is not enough for a long time, the army will be in chaos without fighting."

After finding the path, Hou Dayong quickly formulated a "Frog Jump Operation" plan to attack eight copycats. The idea of ​​"Frog Jump Operation" was taken from the tactics adopted by the US military in the Pacific during World War II. The main purpose was to cross the three yellow oxen, Mumen and Baijian villages, first capture the weak camps, cut off their reinforcements and retreat routes, and make the three yellow oxen villages an isolated stronghold, and then they will be destroyed without attacking.

Hou Dayong said: "It takes you and I to train the Black Eagle Army so much effort. We have to conquer the parable at the least cost."

Shi Hu said: "At the last moment, we still have to fight each other in close combat, and casualties are bound to be inevitable, but we must try our best to avoid excessive casualties."

Huangniu Village has sufficient food. After years of construction and strong fortifications, the guard Zhang Cun was injured and he could not stand there. No matter how the Heiyu Army challenged him, he ignored it. On the thirteenth morning of the siege, Zhang Cun had not yet gotten up, he heard a noise outside the village gate. Zhang Cun was shocked and went to grab his waist knife. He only heard the small school outside the gate shouting: "The Zhou army has retreated." Zhang Cun jumped out of bed quickly and ran to the gate. He stood at a high place and saw that there was no sign of Zhou army outside the gate. Zhang Cun was afraid that Zhou army would be cheated, so he sent the small school to reconnaissance. Sure enough, the Zhou army camp was empty.

Zhang Cun said to the deputy general beside him: "The Zhou army is quite sensible and has not come to attack the military camp. Otherwise, he will definitely lose his troops and lose his generals. At noon today, our brothers will have a good drink."

The deputy general said: "The Zhou army mobilized troops and would not retreat so easily. Could it be that they had other tricks?"

Zhang Cun said: "We are guarding the small village and can't control so much. As long as we guard the military camp, it will be a great achievement. Don't control other matters."

Zhang Cun was a veteran of the battlefield. Because of his disagreement with the main general, he was demoted to Huangniu Village as a guard. He complained and gave up and no longer wanted to make meritorious and promoted. Some time ago, he bought a singer from Fengzhou City and secretly took her to the village to drink and have fun every day. His life was much happier than in the army.

The Black Eagle Army left Huangniu Village at night. The sky was beautiful and the moon was bright. The army, led by the herbs, did not light a torch, and passed through the mountains and streams. At dawn, the army came to Maling Village.

To the north of Maling Village, in addition to Huangniu Village, there is also Xianhe Village. The guard of Maling Village contacted Xianhe Village last night and knew that the Zhou army was still surrounding Huangniu Village. Therefore, the guard of Maling Village still arranged the sentries as usual and went to bed early to rest.

The Black Eagle Army God came to Maling Village without knowing it. Fifty soldiers from the Lion Camp quietly approached the gate, set up a wall, and the soldiers who climbed up the gate first put down the rope. Soon, ten soldiers flipped into the village. The sentry of the Shu army was dozing off and did not react, and their necks were broken. When the Black Eagle soldiers approached the gate, a Shu soldier who had gotten up at night discovered the Black Eagle Army soldiers and shouted: "Someone attacked."

Ten soldiers quickly slashed the guards guarding the gate and opened the gate. Forty soldiers outside the gate rushed in, took out crossbow arrows, occupied a favorable position, and guarded the gate. As soon as the gate opened, a thousand people from the Black Eagle Army left army rushed forward.

Hou Dayong considered that there were only 500 soldiers in Maling Village and 1,000 left army was enough to solve the problem, so the other 2,000 people did not participate in the attack, but just surrounded Maling Village, in order to wipe out the defenders.

The Shu soldiers found someone sneak attack, and the sentry beat the gongs and drums. For a moment, the drums, screams and the shouts of the Black Eagle Army were loudly heard. The Shu soldiers were in a panic and did not organize effective resistance. They just took up their weapons and rushed towards the gate of the village. Before the chaotic Shu soldiers reached the gate of the village, the dense crossbow arrows shot towards the front with a whirring sound. The Shu soldiers were not prepared at all, and there were many people who were shot in the arrow.

The officers and soldiers of the Lion Camp used crossbow arrows to resist the counterattack of the Shu army, and the left army of the Black Eagle Army took the opportunity to break into the village gate. The Black Eagle Army soldiers showed off their crossbow arrows and pointed them at the Shu army. He Wulang shouted: "Put down your weapons, surrender to avoid death." Twenty personal guards shouted: "Put down your weapons, surrender to avoid death."

Seeing that the gate of the village was broken and there was no danger to defend. Under the threat of crossbow arrows, most of them threw their weapons on the ground. A few who were unwilling to surrender were ruthlessly shot into hedgehogs by crossbow arrows. When the gate of the Shu general opened, he knew that he could not resist. He was cunning and did not rush to the gate at all. Instead, he sneaked out of the back door with his personal guards and was discovered by the Black Eagle Army soldiers guarding the back mountain. Under the pressure of crossbow arrows, the Shu general could not resist and had to surrender.

The Black Eagle Army successfully raided Maling Village and won a complete victory, but only injured 17 soldiers, but no one died. The Shu army in Maling Village injured more than 70 people, 34 people died, and 466 people surrendered, but no one escaped.

After Hou Dayong formulated the "Frog Jump Operation", he was afraid that the sergeant who passed the message would be captured by the Shu army. In order to ensure the absolute confidentiality of the news, Hou Dayong did not report this plan to Wang Jing. The commander of the Zhou army, Wang Jing, was indeed impatient. After thirteen days, the Black Eagle Army had stopped moving and sent people to ask. Hou Dayong said that he was reconnaissance. Today, he sent someone to order the Black Eagle Army to attack, but found that the Black Eagle Army had actually siege and was missing.

After learning the news, Wang Jing was furious and cursed: "Yongcai, he is really mediocre. I don't know how the name of the Black Eagle Army was made. I want to kill this bastard."

Xiang Xun advised: "Jingdust calm down, the Black Eagle Army must have other plans. The mountain road is rugged and the news is inconvenient. Let's wait. I understand Hou Dayong. This person is indeed a talented person. If he is a mediocre person, how could Queen Fu let his sister marry him?"

After Wang Jing scolded, he heard Xiang Xun say this and knew that he was reminding himself, so he said, "I am talking nonsense. Thank you, the envoy of the Nanyuan. I decided to send two thousand erlangs to attack Huangniu Village."

Seeing that the commander had decided, it was difficult to dissuade him. He knew that Wang Jing's concerns were reasonable. The Zhou army's weakness in this battle was food, so he said: "Huangniu Village is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Two thousand troops are not enough. Please add two thousand more people."

Shu general Zhang Cun stood at the gate of Huangniuzhai Village, observed the Zhou army in front of the formation, and said to the deputy general: "The Zhou army has changed its troops. The army we last fought against us had a black eagle on the military flag. Today we came Wang Jing'er's men and his army had no military crossbows."

Wang Jing's general Zhou Jun came to the gate of Huangniuzhai. Seeing that the Shu army did not come out, he asked to go to scold the enemy, but it was useless, so he ordered a forced attack on Huangniuzhai.
Chapter completed!