The World of Yellow Sky

From Jingxing to Lutai Mountain, only this road was found for the time being. Xu An did not know how long the Han army outside Jingxing Pass could be confused, so the time left for them was not enough.

There may be a brigade of Han troops behind at any time, and it is completely unworkable to attack Lutai Mountain, and the outposts along the way cannot be solved.

Unless there are now six Xiongnu eagle archers in the Yellow Turban Army, one arrow shoots out the throat of the thieves in the center of the tower, so that they cannot call for help, otherwise it only takes a scream to make other outposts hear the sound, not to mention the return. Possible dark whistle.

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The movement of the more than [-] people marching alarmed many birds and beasts.

An eagle swept up from its nest on the cliff, spread out its long black luminous wings, and swept away the cotton-like clouds in the sky one by one, hovering above the sky.

Looking down from a high altitude, I saw a group of heavy armored sergeants holding large tower shields walking on the mountain road. The red clothes and black armor were like a stream of red water, and the yellow cloth on their arms was looming, like a sea of ​​roses. A few faint osmanthus flowers in general.

The movement in the forest not only alarmed the birds and beasts in the mountains, but also alarmed the bandits at the outpost.

"The Han army is here!"

The thief with a bow and arrow in his hand stood on the arrow tower, and the first to see the wall-like shield formation slowly pushed forward, his voice trembled because of fear.

He was almost scared out of his mind. In a panic, because of fear, he jumped directly from the arrow tower and fell to the ground. Before the bandit next to him could react, he limped towards the mountain. run up.

When the murderous Yellow Angel appeared in front of the thieves at the outpost wearing heavy armor and holding a shield and halberd, the remaining thieves at the outpost simply ran backwards, even daring to look back. .

One of the thieves was even frightened, his legs were weak, and he collapsed on the spot. The Yellow Turban scouts riding horses roared out from the surrounding of the queue, and threw the noose in his hand, which easily knocked the two fleeing slower. The thief fell to the ground.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

The yellow angels who were walking slowly from the mountain road raised their halberds high and shouted loudly.

The long halberd collided with the high tower shield, making a sound of jinge clashing, and it also startled more birds and beasts.

Lutaishan also remembered the messy drums, and there were also some low horn sounds in the middle.

The three bandits were tied by the noose of the Yellow Turban scouts and dragged all the way to Xu An.

The three thieves who were dragged by the warhorse had several skins that were leaking out, and even their flesh was blurred, and they couldn't help crying out.

But after seeing the murderous Yellow Angel beside him, he refrained from making a sound, for fear that an impatience would be cut off by the vicious Han army in front of him.

Xu An pulled on the reins, turned his body on the horse, and looked down at the three thieves who were kneeling on the ground. They looked honest and honest, but they felt like old farmers in the fields.

Before Xu An could speak, the three of them were already kowtowing.

"Master, spare your life, spare your life."

"We're not bandits, we're just people in the neighborhood. It's just because there are too many bandits around and we have to go up the mountain to settle down."

The three of them were almost scared to tears, and they lost their minds.

Xu An frowned slightly, thinking about it.

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On Lutai Mountain, chickens and dogs jumped, and the chaos became a mess. In a wooden house, everyone in the house was sitting on the ground, all in a hurry, and they didn't know what to do.

The people at the outpost said that the Han army of the brigade was at the foot of the mountain, and they were even wearing heavy armor and holding a tower shield as tall as one person. This news almost scared everyone on Lutai Mountain.

A middle-aged man was so frightened that he couldn't help but muttered in his mouth: "It's a disaster, it's a disaster, I already said don't go up the mountain, don't go up the mountain, and now the Han army is here, how can this be good? ."

A man in a green robe next to him was very angry at what he said and cursed loudly.

"Zhao Le, it wasn't my idea to go up the mountain at the beginning, and you agree with it. If we didn't go up the mountain, we would have been wiped out like the Xue family?"

Seeing that the two of them were arguing more and more, they were almost blushing, and they were about to move their hands.

A green-robed man sitting at the head of the desk suddenly overturned the desk slip in front of him, finally ending the quarrel among the people in the hall. This man was the head of the Wang family, Wang Ren, in the three families of Zhao, Li, and Wang in Lutai Mountain.

The two people arguing were Zhao Le, the head of the Zhao family, and Li Heng, the head of the Li family.

The quarrel was over, but there was still no way to deal with the sudden arrival of the Han army at the foot of the mountain.

The noise inside the house ended, but then the noise outside the house suddenly sounded again.

Zhao Le was suddenly startled and slumped on the ground, and said desperately, "Isn't the Han army entering the village?"

The door was opened, and it was not the Han army who had invaded the wall, but a unkempt man who climbed in. His sackcloth was torn and bloody in some places.

Wang Ren looked at the man who crawled in and asked suspiciously, "Wang Nan? Didn't you get caught by the Han army?"

The man called Wang Nan grabbed Wang Ren's arm and hurriedly said, "Patriarch, it's a disaster, the Han army is really here."

Wang Ren patted Wang Nan on the back and said, "What's going on? Everyone who came back said that you were captured by the cavalry of the Han army. Could it be that the Han army let you back?"

"What general of the Han army let me back, let us open the door and surrender within a quarter of an hour, and said that as long as we are not thieves, we will not embarrass us, otherwise, otherwise..."

That Wang Nan was so frightened that his hands were still shaking.

Wang Ren frowned and continued to ask, "Otherwise what?"

"Otherwise, we will forcefully attack the stockade, and when the time comes, the chickens and dogs will not stay in the stockade."

After Wang Nan finished speaking, he almost collapsed to the ground.

Chapter 30 Led the wolf into the house

The Zhaimen of Lutai Mountain stands on a gentle slope leading to the platform on the top of the mountain. There are steep slopes and cliffs on both sides. There is a fairly wide open space in front of the door. length.

The Walled Gate is almost entirely made of wood, but it looks quite thick. The low walls on both sides are also made of thick wood from the Taihang Shang Dynasty. The height is only two people tall. The Walled Gate and the low walls on both sides are crowded with people. There seemed to be quite a few people walking up and down the low wall.

The inside of the village is like a pot of water that is about to boil, making crazy noises.

On the way to the post, there was not a single thief at all, and they all ran back to the village. The thieves on Lutai Mountain had absolutely no idea of ​​going out to fight with Xu An and others.

You must know that even if you put together the leather armor of the entire Lutai Mountain, there are only thirty pieces, which is also due to the fact that the Wang family has many hunters.

Xu An and his party were almost unobstructed all the way, but for the sake of prudence, Xu An still spread out the team, and even kept more than ten people at the foot of the mountain to guard against possible thieves and bandits blocking the way.

Even when he saw the gentle slope at the gate of Lutai Shanzhai, Xu An immediately ordered Gong Du to lead a group of yellow angels to retreat to a platform at the corner of the mountain road.

Xu An and Liu Pi only took a dozen soldiers and stayed not far from the village gate.

"This Lutai Mountain is really easy to defend and difficult to attack."

Liu Pi looked at the thick wooden gate in front of him and wiped off a sweat. Although the gentle slope in front of him was not very steep, if a rolling stone and wood were thrown from the village, he could smash down along the gentle slope and attack. The sergeant of the city smashed all kinds of meat and eight elements.

Large-scale siege machines can't be transported, and ordinary small siege machines are completely useless against the rolling stones, not to mention the flesh and blood. fewer lives.

Liu Pi still couldn't believe it, and asked Xu An who was beside him, "Such a dangerous cottage? Are you sure they will surrender?"

Xu An unconsciously curled his lips and replied, "It's the same tone for you outside Jingxing Pass."

"Sometimes you have to put yourself into the identity of the other party. Think about it, you are just a group of civilians who have to go up the mountain to avoid the war and taxation. At this time, the Han army suddenly came and said that your sins can be forgiven. Are you Resist or surrender?"

"That said, it's also..."

While they were talking, the door made of rough wood was opened by several thieves. About four or five people came out of the village. The leader was a white-haired old man. Although he was leaning on crutches, his pace was still steady.

In the Han Dynasty, the world was governed by filial piety, and the emperor himself issued an edict stating that the elderly could not be recruited without authorization, and those who abused, beat and scolded the elderly were punished by abandoning the city and executed.

In the Han Dynasty, those who were over 50 years old could be counted as old people. If there was no lack of moral character, they could also become the "three elders" in the countryside. Old people over 70 years old could even sit on an equal footing with local officials.

Every autumn, the imperial court conducts a census and grants the staff a ceremony to the elderly who meet the age requirements. "In the mid-autumn month, the county and Taoist households are compared to the people. At the beginning of the seventy year, they are given a jade stick and fed them with rice porridge. At eighty and ninety, rituals are given. The jade stick is long and long, and the end is decorated with a dove. The dove is a black worm that does not choke. I want the old man not to choke."

Xu An pretended to be the Han army at this time, so he could only bite the bullet to meet him, otherwise, if he was found out, he would have lost all his efforts.

"Meet the old man."

Xu An stepped forward a few steps and bowed respectfully.

The old man was a little nervous when he saw the yellow angel in heavy armor behind Xu An, and made another series to Xu An.

Only then did he open his mouth to argue: "I also ask General Mingcha, Lao Xiu and others were originally the people of this settlement near Lutai Mountain. It was only because the bandits were rampant that they had to go up the mountain to protect themselves and were mistakenly made into bandits."

"If it's true as the old man said, then he is innocent, but I have to confirm one or two things before I can send a message to the superior. I also ask the old man to forgive me."

"The general can enter the fort at any time."

"Thank you old man for being so reasonable." Xu An slightly tilted his body and gave Liu Pi a wink, and Liu Pi knowingly took off the horn from his waist and blew it.

Gong Du, who was waiting on the platform at the corner, heard the sound of the horn and walked up slowly with the remaining Yellow Angels.

The heavy armored soldiers lined up in groups gave people a sense of oppression like a surging tsunami. When did these ordinary civilians living in the mountains ever see such well-trained and well-armored sergeants.

The impact of more than a dozen people felt good to the people in the village. When hundreds of heavy armored sergeants walked down the mountain road, Zhao Le, who was behind the old man, had seen some things in the world, but he couldn't help but be frightened. His face was pale, his legs were weak and he could barely stand.

Not to mention the rest of the people, they were all trembling with fear, and some even broke out in a cold sweat, and there was no noise in the wall, perhaps because they were frightened by the strict army formation.

Xu An watched the faces of the people in front of him change dramatically, and couldn't help but smile: "How does the old man see the appearance of our army?"

The old man was relatively calm compared to the others, he held the cane in his hand, and responded with a smile on his face: "I heard that there are many strong men in the army, armored and sharp-edged, today's sight is better than the rumors. A true man of tigers and wolves."

Gong Du and dozens of yellow angels quickly controlled the gate, and the dozens of thieves on the original low wall were driven out.

After Liu Pi and the rest of the people also entered Lutai Village, Xu An brought four or five personal soldiers to accompany the old man and his group into the village slowly.

Xu An walked into the village and briefly glanced around. The records of the Han army were really good, and the top of Lutai Mountain was relatively flat.

The inside of the village is not quite like the cottage where the thieves lived in Xu An's imagination, but it is like a settlement near Guangzong. There are several houses not far away, but the wood of these houses is still new. some land.

The old man walked with Xu An looking at a slightly taller house. Around the house, there were villagers in sackcloth looking at the yellow angel with hundreds of people with a little fear.

"Our Lutai Mountain is now headed by Wang, Li, and Zhao. The general also asks you to wait in the house for a while. This is Zhao Le, the head of the Zhao family, and the other two heads are looking for the bamboo slips recorded, so they will come to see you right away. General."

The old man pointed to the person behind him and introduced him to Xu An. When Zhao Le heard the old man introduce himself, he hurriedly made a series.

"It's okay." Xu An waved his hand.

Xu An took his seat in the main seat of the house, and the armored soldiers behind him had already guarded the entire house closely. Liu Pi leaned on the sword around his head and knelt beside Xu An. There were still five people standing in the house. Six soldiers.

Except for Zhao Le, the others who accompanied the old man out to meet Xu An all withdrew from the tent.

Zhao Le sat uneasily at Xu An's right head, raising his eyes from time to time to look at Xu An secretly.

Liu Pi looked at Wang Ren's timid expression, snorted coldly, and startled Zhao Le again.

Seeing that Zhao Le was so timid, Liu Pi couldn't help showing contempt.

Zhao Le didn't dare to take the initiative to talk to Xu An, and he saw that the soldiers around him all looked fierce, even more like sitting on a needle blanket. The climate of Taihang Mountain was originally cold, but at this time he was scared and sweaty. .

Xu An is not in a hurry, after all, the most difficult gate to conquer has disappeared, and now Lutai Mountain is like fish on a chopping board.

Chapter 31 Live by My Will

It didn't take long for a middle-aged man in a green robe and a man in linen to walk in with a pile of bamboo slips.

When Zhao Le saw the two come in, it was like seeing a savior, and hurriedly left the seat to pick up the bamboo slips in their hands.

The man in green robe and the man in linen pleaded guilty, placed the bamboo slips in their hands on Xu An's desk slip, and respectfully made a series to Xu An who was sitting at the desk.

"Li Heng meets the general."

"Wang Ren greets the general."

"Exemption."

Xu An waved his hand and said lightly, and the two of them sat beside Zhao Le with a look of sincerity and fear, and then the scene fell into silence again.

The three of them looked at Xu An who was sitting at the desk with a serious face and did not dare to ask, especially Liu Pi, who was sitting beside Xu An with a long black beard and a fierce look.

Wang Ren struggled for a while, but finally broke the silence and said.

"Report to the general, we are all residents of the settlement near Lutai Mountain. It is only because the Taihang Mountain bandits are rampant that we are forced to go up the mountain to protect ourselves. It is not to avoid taxes. All taxes are made up."

Xu An shook the lacquer ware in his hand, looked at Wang Yi and said in surprise, "What tax?"

Wang Yi was stunned, and several thoughts came to his mind. Could it be that these Han soldiers wanted to break their promises and kill them as thieves and use them as military exploits?Or are you greedy enough and want more benefits?

Not to mention that Wang Ren and the others had a lot of thoughts in their hearts, Xu An just thought the three people sitting on the side were very funny.

Now Xu An is in a good mood. He thought that he would have to fight a bloody battle in Lutai Mountain. Even Xu An was ready to lose more than half of his soldiers, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

This Lutai Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Before, these farmers could block several times more than ordinary soldiers with only a hundred or so people by virtue of the dangerous terrain.

Now replace it with these fierce soldiers who were killed by the sea of ​​blood and corpses. They not only have strong armor and sharp blades, but even fifty pairs of strong bows. Ordinary county soldiers will not be able to attack this Lutai Mountain without thousands of people.

What's more, with the current situation, only a few places in Jizhou have been suppressed by the Yellow Turbans, and the Yellow Turbans in the rest of the prefectures are still active again, and they have no time to take care of the thieves in Taihang Mountain.

Even if the Han army who entered Jingxing again found that there were only two or three hundred people who broke through the pass city and wanted to pursue them. The brain will not attack without authorization.

After all, if the loss of soldiers and generals did not capture Lutai Mountain, the loss of office and dismissal would only be considered light, and even if Lutai Mountain was captured, it would only annihilate a group of thieves with hundreds of people, but so many soldiers were killed. ?