Chapter 66: Siege of Qingfeng Village

Three flags fluttered in the air.

At the foot of Yunwu Mountain, there is a camp with a thousand people built next to the woods. Although it is simple, it has all the necessary facilities, which shows that the person in charge has some knowledge.

The Wan family, as the local boss of Bailuo County, made great efforts in the encirclement and suppression of Qingfeng Village. All the local soldiers were sent out, and there were also hundreds of strong servants gathered by the local gentry, a total of 500 people.

In terms of numbers alone, there are more disciples than those from the Dragon Scale Society and the Shennong Gang combined.

In addition, most of the supplies such as food, fodder, and tents were moved from the Bailuo County treasury.

Because Wan Tietang was seriously injured in the assassination, the temporary command of this team of nearly a thousand people fell into the hands of Peng Canghu of the Longlin Society.

Inside the big tent.

Peng Canghu sat at the top, with the wolf-tooth iron rod placed upside down at his feet.

On the left sat the deputy leader of the Shennong Gang, Chang An, dressed like a white-faced scholar with a long black whip tied around his waist. There were eighteen kinds of weapons in the martial arts world, as well as various strange instruments that were not included in military books, but it was relatively rare to see people using whips.

Both of them looked somewhat solemn.

"You can't fight like this anymore!"

"So many soldiers were killed and wounded in the training camp, but they couldn't even reach the gate of Qingfeng Village!"

"Take the slope in front of the village gate for example. They are in a commanding position. As long as they prepare rolling logs and boulders, they can kill thousands of people."

"Besides, this siege of Qingfeng Village was agreed upon by the three families. There is no reason to let only the Wan family militia lead the charge."

The middle-aged man who was complaining was named Wan Zhong, the deputy coach of the Wan family militia.

Peng Canghu asked, "Master Wan, do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"

Wan Zhong looked at the two men and said, "There are many masters in the Dragon Scale Society and the Shennong Gang. Even though the terrain of Yunwu Mountain is dangerous, you can walk on it as if it were flat ground. Why don't you climb over the steep cliffs and attack Qingfeng Village at night? You will definitely win a great victory."

Chang An rolled his eyes. This was a typical bad idea.

No wonder Pingyang Prefecture only knows Wan Tietang, but no one knows Wan Zhong. It seems that this guy can represent the Wan family and sit here, without any literary or military skills, but with the word "loyalty".

Peng Canghu shook his head and said, "This strategy is not appropriate! There are only twenty martial arts masters who can climb Yunwu Mountain. Qingfeng Village has at least ten times as many enemies, and there are many masters guarding it. Not to mention that they are prepared, even if they go up, they will be exhausted and can only exert 70% of their full strength. They will just die in vain."

Chang An also said: "When we attacked the village this morning, there were archers at the two sentry towers on the left and right sides of the village gate, which made things even more troublesome. Master Wan's plan won't work."

Wan Zhong picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly without saying a word. His meaning was very clear. He didn't want to let the Wan family's precious regiment trainers be wasted meaninglessly under rolling logs and boulders.

Peng Canghu looked at Chang An and asked, "When will the Shennong Gang's Five Poison Smoke Beacon be ready?"

Originally, today's attack on the mountain was supposed to be coordinated with the Five Poisonous Smoke Signals of the Shennong Gang, but no convoy delivering medicinal materials was seen. Only when the express riders delivered the message, the No. B warehouse where the Shennong Gang stored medicinal materials caught fire, and all the materials for setting up the Five Poisonous Smoke Signals had been burned.

Chang An said: "Boss Sikong has sent people to various places in Pingyang to purchase the necessary medicinal materials. It is expected that they will be ready in three days."

Wan Zhong smiled and asked, "So, for the next three days, we'll just close the door, sit by the fire and drink some wine?"

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The mountain road was covered with snow.

Two figures walked up the slope.

It was impossible for 1,800 people to surround the entire Yunwu Mountain, and the people in the martial arts world did not have much rules in deploying their troops. They did not take detours and went straight into the mountain. They looked back at the camp in front of the woods three or four hundred meters away.

"It seems that they are determined to wipe out Qingfeng Village. If they fail to accomplish their mission with such a large force, the news will spread to the martial arts world and greatly damage the reputation of the three families."

Zhang Yu chuckled and said, "Black Wind Village has been doing evil for many years and has been safe and sound. Qingfeng Village did not disturb the people and only killed a bully who was extremely resented by the people, but was besieged by these righteous people. This so-called reputation is nothing more than a rat in a sewage ditch. Except for themselves, no one thinks it stinks!" Fan Zhutian laughed and said, "Brother Zhang is right, it stinks."

When we reached the slope in front of the village, we could see fallen corpses on the roadside from time to time. They were dressed in the uniforms of militiamen, with their spears in their hands not yet stained with blood, but their brains had burst out under the rain of wood and stones.

A trench was dug in front of the village gate, and a chest-high earthen wall was built to completely block the entire slope. Under the earthen wall were rolled logs, boulders, and a few ash bottles and kerosene bottles.

'when! when! when! '

A rapid gong sounded, and more than fifty people who were originally huddled in front of the brazier immediately took their positions quickly, raised rolling logs and boulders and were ready to throw them down.

Liao Quan leaned out of the earth wall and looked outside, then waved his hand and said, "The village chief is back!"

The two walked into the village gate, Liao Quan went to take the herbs that Fan Zhutian was carrying, and when he took them, they suddenly sank, causing him to stumble. Only then did he realize the weight of the herbs, but this giant seemed to take off a layer of clothes easily, he was really born with supernatural power.

Zhang Yu smiled gently.

Zhao Xia rushed forward to greet them, and saw the village chief coming down the mountain, followed by a burly giant. He couldn't help but be curious about this man's identity.

Zhang Yu introduced the two people. Fan Zhutian was not good at speaking, especially when facing women, he was even more speechless.

Zhao Xia reported, "Sir, the Dragon Scale Society launched an attack this morning and was beaten back. We didn't suffer any casualties. There is only one road to Yunwu Mountain. The village has sufficient food and water. According to the defense strategy arranged by you, even if they besiege us for half a year, there is no need to worry."

Zhang Yu chuckled and said, "Half a year? It won't take that long!"

He wanted to settle the affairs of the Pingyang underworld as soon as possible.

To deal with the Longlin Society, to go to Guanzhong... and to gather the old members of Yunshuitang is the serious matter.

The three of them walked to the earthen platform. Fan Zhutian looked up at the large apricot-yellow flag with the words "Carrying out Justice on Behalf of Heaven" fluttering in the cold wind. He was inexplicably moved. He looked at it for a while and said "OK".

Entering the Juyi Building, the four of them sat down in order of priority.

Zhang Yu gathered the information and told Zhao Xia the most important ones.

When it comes to the part about burning down the warehouse of Shennong Gang, those who used poison suffered the consequences, Zhao Xia suddenly felt relieved, and only regretted that she did not go down the mountain. Zhao Laodao was indirectly killed by the "Five Spice Softening Powder", and her hatred for Shennong Gang was no less than that of Longlin Society.

"Sir, the Five Poisons Wolf Smoke is greatly affected by wind direction, otherwise the Shennong Gang would have dominated Pingyang long ago. Yunwu Mountain is different from Langtou Mountain. The top of the mountain is deep and wide, and the wind direction changes greatly. Even if he casts smoke, it may not have any effect."

Zhang Yu said, "Let's make 400 silk masks with three layers of cloth, just in case. Does the village have any manpower available?"

Liu Dachui laughed and said, "After hearing that the Shennong Gang was coming, the tenants of Dongliu Village were afraid of retaliation and fled to the mountains these days. There are hundreds of people. The men are responsible for repairing the village wall, and the women are led by Miss Cheng Huan. They are good at sewing, washing, cooking porridge and cooking. I think this job is okay, so I'll give it to Miss Cheng Huan."

Zhao Xia looked a little strange, but still nodded and said, "Miss Cheng is indeed capable."

She said, "There is one more thing. The terrain of Yunwu Mountain is dangerous, but it is not impossible to climb for martial arts masters. If Peng Canghu leads the masters to avoid the village gate and attack from all sides, it will be a troublesome matter. We must be careful."

Liu Dachui also frowned and said, "If we guard all directions, the village's manpower will be too dispersed."

Fan Zhutian remained silent. He looked at Zhang Yu and said, "Brother Zhang, I have an idea."

Zhang Yu said, "Brother Fan, please speak."

Fan Zhutian smiled and said, "I was born a blacksmith. I had a big appetite and ate my master's money. Later, I worked as a hunter for a while, supported myself, and knew a lot of ways to set traps."

Zhang Yu nodded, instantly understanding what he meant. He asked someone to call Chen Xiulun over and instructed him, "Master Chen is an old man in the village, and he knows everything about the village. Brother Fan is setting up the trap, and you will help him to allocate the personnel and materials he needs."

The four discussed various matters, but they were all defensive measures.

Zhang Yu frowned slightly. If he delayed, something might happen. He had to think of a strategy to defeat the enemy as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)

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