The main peak of Funiu Mountain is called Niujiao Peak. After Zhang Heiniu conquered all the bandits in Funiu Mountain, he set up his Juyi Hall on Niujiao Peak.

In the evening of that day, Zhang Heiniu was discussing with several of his bandit leaders that Funiu Mountain was besieged by an army of unknown origin. An errand boy sent a letter, and Zhang Heiniu opened it and read it, haha

Laughing: "Is this Baili Song so smart? He actually asked me to go down the mountain to have a decisive battle with him. He just doesn't know what to say."

The third master, who was also the bandit's military advisor, said: "Brother, as long as this Baili Song is not an idiot, he will know that we can't go down the mountain to fight him, but he still sent someone to send a letter of challenge. There must be some conspiracy."

Zhang Heiniu said rudely: "I also know that he has a conspiracy, but you should come and hear what the specific conspiracy is."

The third leader said: "On the southern slope of Funiu Mountain, the imperial court has stationed at least 100,000 troops. They obviously want to attack the mountain from the south. This is normal. However, they only arranged 10,000 troops at the other entrances to the mountain.

Man. Their purpose in issuing this letter of challenge is probably because they are afraid that we will break out from several other places, deliberately provoke us, and lure us into a decisive battle with them."

Zhang Heiniu nodded and said: "What you said still makes some sense, so what should we do next?"

The third master said: "It's getting late now, so it's not suitable for making big moves. Let's wait until tomorrow to discuss everything."

Zhang Heiniu frowned and said: "From the description of the spies, it is obvious that there are two troops besieging Funiu Mountain. Among them, the 100,000 people blocking the slope of the land should be the newly established First Army of the imperial court. Blocking the other four exits of the mountain

The black-clad army only has 40,000 people in total, but its momentum is no less powerful than the 100,000 people of the First Army. Where did these guys come from?"

The sixth person in charge of intelligence on the mountain said: "Brothers are taking the time to investigate. I believe there will be news soon."

Zhang Heiniu cursed and said: "It's ridiculous, people are beating us right in front of our house, but we don't even know who our opponent is."

In the middle of the night, the entire southern foothills of Funiu Mountain suddenly fell into chaos. The bandits' small camps here were frequently attacked. The bandits who had not been trained in night fighting had almost no power to fight back.

The people who attacked were not willing to fight. No matter whether they achieved substantial results or not, they immediately retreated after the attack. So after one night, the bandits' losses were not great, with a total of fifty or sixty people dead and missing.

The next morning, Zhang Heiniu was furious when he received the damage report. At that time, he was about to lead his bandits to rush down the mountain and fight the enemy desperately. Of course, he acted like this mainly for the sake of his subordinates.

This proves how loyal this big brother is.

The second and third masters quickly grabbed Zhang Heiniu and tried to persuade him: "Brother, a small impatience will ruin the big plan. This is obviously a conspiracy of that boy Baili Song, and the purpose is to lure us down the mountain for a decisive battle. Brother, you must not

You were fooled!”

Zhang Heiniu walked down the slope, pretending to be angry, and said: "Others have already bullied me to the point of being bullied. How can you let me endure it? No matter what, I have to teach these imperial hawks a lesson today."

The third master thought for a while and said: "Brother, if you must fight, I suggest you take action against one of the 40,000 black-clothed troops to find out their true strength. As long as they can be defeated, the imperial court will fight against Funiu Mountain."

The siege will be broken by itself."

Zhang Heiniu said: "Then take action against the imperial army in the north. Lao San, you can arrange the specific deployment of troops."

The third master thought for a moment and said: "Excluding the troops at various checkpoints, there are a total of 20,000 mobile troops available on Niujiao Peak. Please ask the fourth and fifth brothers to bring 5,000 troops to support the defense of the southern foot. Song Baili cannot wait for us to come down the mountain.

In the decisive battle, it is very likely that we will take the initiative to attack the mountain. The strength at the southern foot is still a bit weak. The remaining 15,000 people, led by my second brother and me, will go out from the northern foot of Funiu Mountain to defeat the enemy and relieve their control of the mountain pass to the north.

The siege. Big brother is sitting in Juyi Hall, dispatching and commanding."

Zhang Heiniu thought for a while and said: "That's fine. We'll defend from the south and attack from the north. As long as we can defeat the enemies in the north, the siege of Funiu Mountain by the imperial court will be broken. When the time comes, it's time to fight or leave.

, the initiative is all in our hands.”

The second master of Funiu Mountain, whose real name is Huang Chong, was an officer of the Xu Kingdom before he died. He was familiar with military books and well versed in the ways of mercenaries. He was originally a promising person. But he was really not used to the bloodless behavior of the Xu Kingdom's army.

He had a very bad atmosphere and had a very bad relationship with several female colleagues. Later, he was framed by these female colleagues and was imprisoned. Fortunately, he was rescued by his friends and escaped to heaven. He ended up in Funiu Mountain and became a bandit.

At that time, Zhang Heiniu was rapidly expanding his strength, and Huang Chong's military talents immediately impressed him. For this reason, he supported Huang Chong to the position of second leader against all opinions. And Huang Chong did not disappoint Zhang Heiniu.

, with his help, Zhang Heiniu quickly conquered the bandits in the entire Funiu Mountain area and became the overlord of the party.

Huang Chong and the third leader led a team of 15,000 people and marched quickly to a place one kilometer away from the northern foot of Funiu Mountain. They stopped in formation and rested. Huang Chong took the third leader and several small leaders to the front.

Observe the enemy camp at the foot of the mountain,

Upon seeing this, Huang Chong and the Third Master took a deep breath unconsciously. The troops at the foot of the mountain were uniformly dressed in black clothes and black armor, and their formations were meticulously arranged. It was obvious at a glance that they were elite troops. The most important thing was

One thing is that even though they are two kilometers away, the chilling aura emanating from them can be clearly felt.

The third master wondered: "When did the imperial court have such an elite force? Could it be that little brat Mulang Ye who transferred the royal city garrison over?"

Huang Chong shook his head and said: "It can't be the Royal City garrison. The total number of the Royal City garrison is only 30,000, and their armor is mainly gold and bright silver. The black-clothed troops besieging us also number at least 40,000. And the last one

The important point is that even the royal city garrison is not as murderous as the army in front of you."

The third master said: "If it is not the Royal City garrison, it must be the foreign aid invited by Mulangye. His own fiefdom is in Dezhou, Chen State, and this army is probably the Dezhou army."

Huang Chong: "That's not necessarily true. Let's take a closer look."

After watching it for a while, Huang Chong said to himself: "Black clothes and black armor, a devil mask on his face, and a black orchid military flag. Where does this army come from?"

"I remembered." The third master suddenly called out, and then said in a slightly trembling voice: "If I guessed correctly, this army is the Ghost Capital Army that was rumored some time ago. Rumor has it that they have more than 100 people.

In roughly the same situation, we defeated the Arctic Demon Clan army."

The rumors about the Ghost City Army defeating the same number of monsters are actually a bit exaggerated. At first, the Ghost City Army was able to defeat the attack of the Arctic Monsters on the outskirts of the vast ancient city. In addition to the strength of the Ghost City Army itself, there are two more important reasons.

The first is because the Arctic Demon Clan is not united within itself and is holding each other back; the second is because on the battlefield at that time, there were a large number of top experts on the human side.

Huang Chong was also surprised when he heard the name of Guidu Army, but he still didn't believe it and asked: "Lao San, how do you know this is Guidu Army."

The third master replied: "Judging from their military flags, this army was originally the garrison of Guidu County, and Guidu County is the fiefdom of Princess Mo Lan of the Wei Kingdom, so they use Mo Lan as their military flag."

Huang Chong said: "In this case, the Guidu Army should be the army of Wei State. How could they come to Xu State?"

The third master smiled and said: "Second brother, you have been living in seclusion for these years, so you may not know much about the outside world. This Princess Mo Lan is not only the princess of the Wei Kingdom, but also the princess of the Chen Kingdom and the Yin Kingdom, and she was originally

A native of the State of Chen. More than half a year ago, when the excavation of the vast ancient city was completed, Princess Molan returned to her fiefdom of Dongquezhou in the Si Kingdom with the elite of the Ghost City garrison. From this time on, this army was officially called the Ghost City.

Du Jun. As for why Gui Du Jun appeared in Xu State, it is easier to explain, because this Princess Mo Lan also has another identity, she is the godmother of this little brat Mulan Ye."

Huang Chong took a deep breath and said: "It doesn't matter if he is the Ghost Capital Army or not, since we have come down the mountain, we have to fight with them no matter what. If just the name of the Ghost Capital Army scares us away, then I

It's better to just find a piece of tofu and kill him."

The third master nodded and said: "What the second brother said is absolutely true. Although we are just a group of bandits in the eyes of outsiders, under the training of the second brother, the brothers are no worse than those regular soldiers. We must fight this battle, otherwise we will

It has a huge impact on morale.”

Huang Chong said: "The place where the Guidu Army is currently forming is about one kilometer away from Sankou. This location is actually not very ideal for them. Although it can avoid our top-down impact, it is still beyond the reach of most of them."

The range of the crossbows allows us to calmly set up our formation at the foot of the mountain. In this case, we will go down the mountain, set up our formation, and fight them openly."

Under Huang Chong's order, 15,000 bandits quickly rushed down the mountain, preparing to form a formation at the mountain pass to fight the Ghost Army.

However, just as they were nervously forming their formation, the Guidu Army camp opposite suddenly remembered the sound of intensive bowstrings. The bandits who heard the sound secretly laughed in their hearts, are these the so-called elites?

Just start shooting arrows. Can you really shoot?

But before they could be happy for a long time, a dense rain of arrows roared towards them. At this time, the bandits were changing from a marching formation to a fighting formation. It was when their defense was at their weakest. The sudden rain of arrows made them instantly

The losses were heavy. The only good thing was that the archers of the Ghost Army were aiming at the sword and shield soldiers who were charging at the front. With the shields in hand, they could barely protect their own vital points.

After just three minutes of intensive arrow rain, almost all of the more than 2,000 bandits with sabers and shields who came down the mountain were injured. Fortunately, with the help of shields, very few of the bandits were directly shot to death.

Huang Chong, who was commanding from behind, was extremely aggrieved. The battle was over before it even started. The opponent's archers were so ferocious, and without the cover of the sword and shield men, the battle was still going to end badly. In the end, he had no choice but to do so.
Chapter completed!