Perhaps because of the last battle against Heihu Village, Ma Gai, the county magistrate of Kunyang County, was really cautious this time.

On the ninth day of the fifth month, when he led nearly 800 crusade troops composed of village heroes, raiders, county soldiers and guards arrived at the foot of Heihuzhai Mountain, he carefully ordered the establishment of a camp, obviously making plans to kill Heihuzhai bandits for a long time.

A camp with less than a thousand people naturally does not take too long to build. In two or three days, the camp of Magai has taken shape, including camps, fences, military houses, and guard posts.

During these days, Zhao Yu took Jingnv up the mountain every day, looking at the progress of the camp construction of the siege troops at the foot of the mountain, and then used ink to draw a rough camp map on a piece of cloth, marking each area one by one, such as where the camp is, where the food and grass are piled up, etc.

On this day, when Zhao Yu looked at the battalion defense of the siege below the mountain again, Jingnv saw that there was no one around and couldn't help asking: "Brother, do you think the bandits can win?"

Just by listening to her, she knew that she had never regarded herself or Zhao Yu as a member of the village.

"Of course." Zhao Yu replied casually.

"But..." Jingnv showed a little uneasy expression on her face and said in a low voice: "It is said that there are more than a thousand people at the foot of the mountain, and in the mountain village, the number of ten bandits was only six or seven hundred..."

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "The number of people is not the key to victory, otherwise there is still strategy in this world. What is the military strategy? Isn't it possible to decide the victory or defeat by comparing each other's number? You should say that the ten bandits in the village have their own opinions and cannot reach an agreement on their opinions, it seems like a piece of loose sand..."

"Then..." Jingnv became more anxious as she heard it, and her face showed an anxious look.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu smiled and reached out to pinch Jingnu's nose. Jingnu was both ashamed and angry, and said in a low voice: "Young Master, I'm talking to you about the serious business."

Seeing that Jingnv seemed a little angry, Zhao Yu spread his hands and chuckled and said, "Don't worry, although we are a bunch of sand, the people at the bottom of the mountain are not much better... Although the siege army at the bottom of the mountain is said to have nearly a thousand people, almost 70% are recruited village warriors, rangers and soldiers. These people may have some strength, but lack the experience of large-scale formations. Only the remaining 200 county soldiers in Kunyang County can be considered to have some relevant experience... Don't look at them like an army, but they are not military soldiers. These people are far from the soldiers in the army. If it is Wang Shangde's army, such as Peng Yong, if Peng Yong leads troops, even if the number of people is only 500, then I have to consider whether to avoid their edge. But at this moment, those people at the bottom of the mountain do not need them."

Jingnv seemed to understand: "Brother has the idea to defeat them?"

"Oh."

Zhao Yu smiled.

He had never led troops and had never fought a war, but his advantage lies in that he knew that there were many examples of defeating the enemy and tactics, strategies and military methods summarized by his ancestors. If it were against a general like Wang Shangde who had been fighting for many years, he would not be sure of anything. However, Zhao Yu was still somewhat sure about county lieutenants such as Magaina who were only responsible for the robbers and suppressing thieves in the past.

It’s not that he looked down on Ma Gai. After all, those who can become a county magistrate must be quite an amazing person. It can only be said that the heights of the two sides stand differently and the things they have seen are also very different. In terms of knowledge and experience, Ma Gai is far inferior to him, Zhao Yu, even if Zhao Yu knew about it, it is just the experience summarized by countless ancestors.

At this moment, a bandit emerged from the woods beside him, panted and ran to Zhao Yu and Jingnu, and cursed, "Damn it, you are actually hiding here. It's really easy to find me... Zhou Hu, Brother Guo asked you to go back to the mountain village."

"..." Zhao Yu turned his head slightly to look at the bandit with a dirty mouth and asked casually: "What did you say?"

"Brother Guo..."

"The previous sentence." Zhao Yu interrupted expressionlessly.

"..." Seeing Zhao Yu staring at him coldly, the bandit opened his mouth and his momentum immediately stopped. A blue-white color flashed across his face, but in the end, due to various concerns, he did not dare to attack.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu said coldly: "Put your mouth cleanly, don't have another next time."

"…Yes.” The bandit responded with his head down.

It was not until Zhao Yu walked a few feet away with Jingnv that he raised his head. Although his face turned pale, he did not dare to attack, and he was quite angry but dared not speak.

No wonder, after all, Zhao Yu’s status in Yang Tong’s gang is not low now. Who in the village knows that this kid is most respected by Yang Tong now?

Even Guo Da, who once relied most on Yang Tong and regarded as a think tank, is now a brother to Zhao Yu, how dare others provoke him easily?

Liu Tu and others under Chen Mo's command were still disdainful to Zhao Yu, and even Zhao Yu sometimes had to walk around them, but this did not mean that Zhao Yu could not control them, but he just didn't want to do that. After all, he still planned to recapture Chen Mo, Liu Tu and others in the future.

Waiting for Zhao Yu, Jingnu returned to the mountain village and returned to the big house in the village. At this time, Yang Tong, Guo Da, Chen Mo, Wang Qing and the other nine village leaders were still discussing countermeasures in the big house.

Zhao Yu stood outside the house and listened for a moment, shook his head secretly.

As he asserted, when ten bandits of the village gathered together, it was a problem to reach an opinion. Some camp leaders were reckless, such as Liu Heimu. His so-called strategy to defeat the enemy was to kill a group of people down the mountain and fight to the death with the siege troops at the foot of the mountain; while some camp leaders were more calm, such as Chen Zu, Wu Sheng, Zhang Feng and others, who suggested occupying the mountain and defending.

There are also those who do not participate in the argument. Among these camp leaders who do not participate in the argument, Chu Jiao is the most concerned about Zhao Yu.

Although Chu Jiao had a honest smile on his face all day long, it can be seen from the second he led the bandits to support Heihu Village that this guy is quite eye-catching. However, when discussing countermeasures in the past few days, this guy kept silent and listened to the arguments of other camp leaders with a smile. As long as someone asked him, he would say, "Listen to the leader Yang's camp".

Among the many masters of the village, Zhao Yu cared about this person the most.

At this time, Guo Da, who was sitting behind Yang Tong, seemed to have noticed Zhao Yu outside the door of the big house, and secretly waved to Zhao Yu, probably asking Zhao Yu to enter the house to participate in the discussion.

But Zhao Yu shook his head.

Seeing this, Guo Da simply ran out and asked Zhao Yu, "Ahu, where have you gone? Have you gone to the top of the mountain again?"

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "Ah, I drew this by the way."

He took out the map of the siege of the military barracks he had drawn from his arms and handed it to Guo Da to see.

Seeing this object, Guo Da's eyes lit up. He was a little smarter. He could see the value of this picture at a glance. He slapped his forehead and said, "It's still Ah Hu, why didn't I expect it?" As he said, he handed the picture back to Zhao Yu, and asked in a low voice: "Are you planning to sneak attack the camp at the foot of the mountain?"

Zhao Yu was not surprised by Guo Da’s guess. First, Guo Da was indeed a bit smarter, and second, this was obvious in itself. However, he did not give a positive answer, but instead whispered into the house and asked, “How is the discussion? Have you ever reached an agreement?”

Guo Da shook his head and said, "I have been arguing for several days. This one said we should defend, and we should not be as large as the other party. We must take advantage of the mountain. That one said we should attack and attack first. By the way..." He seemed to have thought of something, and he continued, "Chu Jiao's adopted son Chu Yan proposed the idea of ​​attacking the other party's camp at night, but was rejected by Chen Zu."

"Chu Yan?"

Zhao Yu glanced at Chu Yan, who was depressed in the room, sitting behind Chu Jiao, and asked Guo Da, "What did Chen Zu say?"

Guo Da spread his hands and said, "Chen Zu said that our brothers from ten villages had almost no contacts and were not familiar with each other. They were all in a dark and ignited way to attack the other party's camp. Don't recognize the wrong person at that time, and kill them first."

"Chen Zu is right, he is insightful."

Zhao Yu nodded with a smile.

Indeed, night attacks are not something that anyone can succeed. It’s okay for a small group of people to recognize the wrong person. But like the current Heihu Village, which has ten mountain bandits gathered together, are not familiar with each other. If they attack the military camp at the foot of the mountain at night, there will definitely be chaos.

If you know that you dare to propose this strategy after a night attack, Zhao Yu can only say that Chu Jiao's adopted son Chu Yan is really reckless.

Of course, even though that is said, it is undeniable that Chu Yan at least knew how to use tricks, but he had not yet understood the pros and cons of it. Unlike Zhao Yu, who knew the experiences summarized by countless ancestors.

After thinking about it, Zhao Yu said to Guo Da, "Let's guard for a while... The siege army at the foot of the mountain is in full swing, and everyone is full of morale to take our heads to receive the reward. At this time, we will inevitably suffer huge losses when we fight head-on. Therefore, we will take the defensive first and avoid its edge, and gradually make the other party realize that this bounty is not only difficult to obtain, but also loses his life. When those people gradually become afraid and their morale plummets, we will make another plan."

This well-founded analysis made Guo Da nod repeatedly.

"I won't go in. Brother Guo will tell the leader of the village to tell me."

"good!"

After Zhao Yu left, Guo Da immediately returned to the big house and told Zhao Yu's suggestion to the leader of the village Yang Tong.

Yang Tong also thought it made sense, so he told all the village leaders present about Zhao Yu's opinions.

Sure enough, Zhao Yu's clear argument made all the village leaders present convinced him.

During this period, some people also noticed Guo Da's actions of speaking to Yang Tong, such as Chu Jiao. When Yang Tong was talking, he did not look at Yang Tong, but instead stared at Guo Da, stroking his beard as if he was thinking.

On May 13, seeing that the camp had been completed, Magai, the Kunyang County Wei, tried to use troops to Heihu Village.

Under his order, about 800 soldiers of the siege were lined up at the foot of the mountain to form eight hundred-man square formations, which looked quite intimidating at first glance.

During this period, Ma Gai slowly came to the front of the formation, raising his arms and boosting morale: "Yang Tong, a group of Heihu Village, occupied the mountains and became kings, looted nearby villages, passed by caravans, killed people and robbed people, and robbed houses, and committed great crimes! Today, we came to attack Heihu Village under the order of Liu Gong, the magistrate of Kunyang County. This is a move that benefited the people in the county. I hope you will abandon your distractions and fight hard to kill the enemy!...I promise that killing a thief can receive a reward of 100 yuan; those who kill the thief leader Yang Tong will be rewarded... ten thousand yuan!"

The last word, Magai almost yelled out.

The effect is also excellent. After hearing the word "Ten Thousand Months", almost all the people in the siege were staring straight.

"Long live!"

For a moment, the morale of the siege army burst out.

At this moment, Magai raised his hand and pointed at the mountain in the distance, shouting loudly: "Attack the mountain!"

"Whoa whoa!"
Chapter completed!