Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 139

When Liu He and others were deployed in the city, Qu Yi also led [-] elite soldiers to the Qiaoling Mountains.

Qu Yi knew very well that he was the key to breaking the thief this time, so he acted extra cautiously. He was originally a guard hired by the Zhen family.

Although he has not formally joined Liu He's command, Qu Yi was very moved by Liu He's trust. He also understood that once this trip is successful, he can officially become Liu He's general just like Guan Yu and the others.

In the dead of night and the dim moonlight, Qu Yi and his party walked quietly through the mountains and forests. The spring breeze was strong, and the sound of the wind covered their movements well. Everyone carried a bundle of ropes and followed the guide in file.

These private soldiers are all subordinates who were personally selected and trained by Qu Yi. They deal with the Qiang people all the year round. Not only do they need good quality goods and integrity, but they also need to have enough strength to deter them. Ridge is no problem.

It is inconvenient to walk in the mountains, and occasionally they have to climb rocks and cross ditches. They arrived in the middle of the mountain in one night, and everyone rested in the valley. At this time, the spring grass has grown and the trees are dense.

According to the distance, they will reach the north of the mountain tomorrow night. While the main force is resting, Qu Yi sent a few smart people to scout the road ahead, looking for the place where the bandit army is stashing food.

The sentry came back in the evening, and found the food carts of the bandits from a cliff, all transported to a shoal at the bottom of the cliff, there was a waterfall falling down there, and it dried up due to lack of water, but there was a deep pool, just right food for cooking.

Qu Yi's spirit was lifted, and he couldn't wait to lead his troops to set off at dusk. Under the leadership of the sentinel, he came to the back mountain with ease, and he saw the fire under the cliff, and there were sparse figures walking back and forth, but they didn't seem to be patrolling. It looked like he was packing up his things.

Qu Yi sneered and said, "Sure enough, as you expected, these bandits are not only defenseless, but most of those who stay here are cooks and old and weak soldiers. God help us."

The entourage said: "Boss, let's kill now."

"No hurry!" Qu Yi shook his head and said, "It's easy to light a fire and burn food, but how to stop the bandits who come to help is the key. If we let them save the fire, wouldn't it be a waste of success?"

First order everyone to rest in place and find more firewood, thatch and other fire starters in the mountains. Qu Yi personally went down to the mouth of the canyon to check the terrain. It is a fantasy for 300 people to stop thousands of bandits. convenience.

Although the mouth of the canyon is not big, it is three or four feet wide. With only these 300 people, it is too difficult to cut wood or move stones to block the mouth of the valley, not to mention setting fire to burn food, and the movement of logging is too large, which will definitely cause alarm thief.

Several people sat at the mouth of the valley and discussed in low voices. They came up with several plans but couldn't implement them.

The thieves in the canyon had already fallen asleep, and after several bonfires were extinguished, everything fell into darkness, only the pool of water glowed brightly under the hazy moonlight.

"Boss—" Suddenly, a confidant next to him came over and whispered, "Do we have to burn food?"

"Nonsense!" Qu Yi's face darkened, and he cursed in a low voice, "If we don't burn the food, can we transport it away?"

"What I mean is..." The man shrank his neck from being scolded, but he still said boldly: "It doesn't need to be burned, can it be done if it is submerged?"

"Flooded with water?" Qu Yi was shocked, stood up abruptly, stared at the deep pool in the distance, and almost couldn't help laughing.

"You boy, what a fucking genius!" He patted the man on the shoulder heavily, turned around excitedly and waved: "Go, go back first!"

Qu Yi returned to his hiding place and ordered everyone to go deep into the mountain to cut down trees as thick as an arm, and then sharpen one end with a sword. After everything was ready, he went down the mountain with firewood on his back.

When they reached the lower part of the cliff mouth, someone first sneaked into the canyon, found a good location and issued a signal, and everyone tied the hooks and locks they carried with them to the tree, threw them off the cliff, and slipped down from the top swiftly.

The thieves didn't expect that someone would come to attack them. There was only a row of low and rough wooden pile fences around the camp, probably just to prevent wild animals, and there were grunting noises in the barracks.

Qu Yi led his men into the canyon, and immediately divided his subordinates into three teams. 200 people went to dig the river embankment, and 100 people hid behind the stone piles piled with grain and grass. After digging the river embankment, they immediately set fire to it.

It turned out that this deep pool was not stagnant water. Although the waterfall was dry, there were still mountain springs flowing down from the surrounding mountains.

As long as this embankment is dug, the flood will pour out, even if it can't wash away all the grain and grass, it can still flood the entire mouth of the canyon, preventing the bandits from entering it, and you're done.

The crowd rushed forward to dig the embankment, and the noise finally alarmed the bandit army, but only a few people poked their heads out and watched with dim eyes, and only screamed when they saw a group of dark figures.

But it was too late, four openings two to three feet wide were dug in the embankment, and the accumulated pool of water gushed out. At the same time, Qu Yi ordered people to light the firewood and throw it into the other party's grain and grass.

"Boys, follow me to kill!" After running away from the torch, Qu Yi shouted loudly, and drew his sword to kill the chaotic bandit army.

Qu Yi's men and horses were not afraid of the Qiang people, let alone the old and weak soldiers left behind, in groups of ten, clashed and hacked in the camp, the bandits scattered and fled, howling ghosts and howling wolves.

Then there was a one-sided massacre. The way out was blocked by the flood, and the bandit army had nowhere to go. They jumped into the river in panic to escape. The whole canyon echoed with miserable screams, which were very penetrating.

Qu Yi kept an eye on the direction of Taniguchi at all times, and when he heard people shouting outside, the flames lit up, knowing that the rebel army had heard the news and all the places where the food and grass were piled up were already on fire, so he immediately called his subordinates to retreat.

Everyone followed the bottom of the cliff to the place where the rope was hung, and climbed up one by one like spirit apes, and they all reached the top of the cliff in a blink of an eye.

The bandit army trapped in the valley was terrified of being killed, and they were too busy avoiding the flood to put out the fire. The bandit army at the mouth of the canyon was blocked outside. Although some people rushed in from the edge, the number was very small, waiting for them to fight the fire. The day lily is cold.

Looking at the rushing river and dancing flames from the cliff, Qu Yi laughed and said, "Hahaha, let the Black Mountain Army enjoy the double sky of water and fire!"

The entourage snorted and asked, "Isn't the double heaven of water and fire the unique skill of the dancers in Kucha? Boss, when did you learn it?"

"Get out——" Qu Yi's laughter stopped abruptly, he glared at his followers fiercely, and cursed angrily, "The Kucha dancer's is called Ice and Fire Two Heavens."

The attendant laughed and said, "When there is no ice in summer, we use well water instead..."

"Good boy, you can always give me some new tricks," Qu Yi scolded with a smile, "If you hadn't contributed to the trick just now, I would have kicked you down and let you enjoy it."

Everyone couldn't help laughing, Qu Yi waved his hand: "Withdraw, we still have tasks!"

(End of this chapter)