Chapter 85: Herding Sheep

"I have only one purpose, and that is to drive the traitors into Ye County."

Ying Yi pointed at the wooden plank and said: "To force the thieves into the county, we must block their way. But there are few of us, so we can only bluff. Fortunately, the thieves have lost their heads and are frightened. As long as you be careful Some may not be impossible.”

Then Ying Yi explained his plan in detail: "We need a group of manpower near Liujiazhuang, east of the official road, and west of the official road. I will chase them from behind and make noise on both sides of the official road to deter the thieves from running around. . Then the people near Liujiazhuang started to make noise and persecute, and the bandits must have fled into the county in panic."

"And just in case, I need a few bold ones." He glanced around: "A snake can't do without a head. A thief has lost his head, and like a headless fly, I will make mistakes. If I don't have enough people, there will be omissions. Therefore. I need some brave people who can disguise themselves as thieves and sneak into the chaos to lead the thieves into the city."

"Many houses in Ye County have been burned down, but the city walls are still there. The thieves must be safe, but they don't know that the city wall is also a huge obstacle to the thieves' escape. Once the thieves are forced into the city wall, they quickly block the city gate..."

"As for how to block the door." Ying Yi said with a smile: "The thieves fled in a panic, and they will definitely leave behind the baggage and artillery carts. Those who follow me will drive the baggage and artillery carts to Ye County and use them to block the door."

Ying Yi explained all the arrangements in detail, selected ten brave and energetic people to prepare, and then allocated the manpower. Send twenty people to the vicinity of Liujiazhuang and prepare enough torches and other items. He also sent twenty people to the east of Guandao, twenty people to the west of Guandao, and the remaining twenty or so people followed Ying Yi.

Then Ying Yi personally went to the mountains and brought some wild game. Everyone ate and drank enough and set off at about midnight.

The thieves set up camp, and except for the scattered torches, it was fairly quiet in the dark night. Except for a few of his confidants, no one else knew about Li Guo's adventurous attack this time. Otherwise, with his traitorous nature, he might think that Li Guo was frightened and ran away, which would lead to the collapse of the entire army.

Ying Yi and more than thirty people hid quietly in the night, looking at the scattered camp of the bandits from a distance, with a look of disdain on his face.

Li Guo probably didn't pay much attention to any of this. Except for the arrangement of the Chinese army's positions and camps, which was fairly organized, the rest was in a mess.

Such a camp is leaking air everywhere and is an example of collapse in a hurry.

Even if Ying Yi had no experience in this area, he could still see it.

Ying Yi waited for a long time, and estimated that the manpower arranged in other places was in place, so he took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Follow me and enter it later. Don't worry about the rest. Just set fire for me."

Then he said: "The ten of you are ready. Once the rebels are in chaos, you will blend into it. When the fire starts here, you will shout that Li Guo is dead and call and guide the rebels to go to the county town. Remember to pay attention to safety and don't Too forward.”

After a pause, he added: "After entering the county town, the thieves will surely feel at ease. Then look for an opportunity to sneak out. If you can't find an opportunity, go hide in the cellar."

"Yes, sir!"

"It's really a night of murder in the dark moon and high wind." Ying Yi laughed loudly, stretched out his arms and struck the knife: "Kill!"

The rumble of horse hooves instantly broke the silence of the night. Ying Yi's men joined their horses and their swords in their hands. One person took the lead. Within a few breaths, they rushed to the front of the extremely simple camp. With the light of their swords, they broke through the camp and rushed into it.

The thieves were resting, and when they heard the shouts of killing, they suddenly became chaotic. The thirty or so people who followed Ying Yi into the camp lit torches and threw them at the messy tents. In the dry and cold air, the tents quickly burned.

"Run for your life!"

"The officers and soldiers are coming!"

"Death, death!"

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

The camp was blown up.

Those ten clever ones took advantage of the chaos and blended into the bandits, swarming towards the county seat and escaping. As the fire grew stronger, there were people hiding in it and screaming.

"The boss is dead!"

"Run away!"

"Go to the county seat, go to the county seat!"

For a time, the entire bandit camp was in commotion. When they heard the shouting, they were all at a loss. They abandoned their helmets and armor one by one and ran away in panic.

If you see a lot of people fleeing in any direction, they will gather in that direction.

In the Chinese army camp, several thieves were awakened and turned pale when they saw what happened.

Someone said: "The head of the house...the general hasn't come back yet, why are there officers and soldiers coming to kill him?!"

"Something bad happened, what should I do?!"

"The camp has been blown up! Run away!"

Where do these thieves have any serious military qualities? Seeing the insurgents rushing towards them and overwhelming the central army's camp, all of them were frightened and ran away without caring about anything.

In the dark night, I was so scared that I ran away. I turned to the left, but I heard the noise, thinking that there was an ambush on the left. I turned to the right, and I heard the noise again, thinking that there was an ambush on the right.

When they heard someone among the rebels shouting and fleeing into the county, the bandit leaders immediately felt happy.

He shouted repeatedly: "Enter the city, enter the city! Rely on the city wall to stop Ming Gou!"

Ying Yi's plan to block the road in Liujiazhuang had not yet been launched, but the goal had already been achieved.

He stayed behind the rebels and killed everyone he saw. Taking advantage of the darkness, he robbed people of their true souls with one knife, leaving only handfuls of ashes wherever they passed.

The twenty or so people following him gathered up some artillery carts that had been abandoned by the rebels. Those who knew how to operate the cannon directly pointed the muzzle at the rebels and fired. The iron ball rolled and made a bloody path among the rebels. .

The artillery carriage opened fire, which further aggravated the chaos among the rebels.

As soon as the thieves were defeated, Ying Yi suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and he became even more numb when he started killing people. With his horse in front, he drove large groups of thieves toward the county seat like sheep. Behind him, he kept driving his carriages and mounting his cannons for more than twenty nights, pursuing them in hot pursuit.

"grown ups!"

The county seat was in sight, and Ying Yi could already see the traitors pouring into the county seat. At this time, the people making noise on the left and right of the official road also gathered.

Ying Yi tightened the reins and was not in a hurry to continue the pursuit. He ordered: "Keep making noise and drive all the thieves in. Send some people to the thieves' camp to collect carriages and horses, and quickly block the city gate for me."

"Here!"

Ying Yi chased after him on horseback until he reached the bottom of the city and forced the last group of thieves into the county town. Only then did Hengdao immediately smile.

"Quickly, set up the gun carriage."

Ying Yi stood on his horse and ordered his soldiers to separate ten artillery carriages and aim at the city gate. He also asked people to pull the remaining parts around the city and set them up outside another city gate.

He also quickly ordered to collect all kinds of materials discarded by the bandits. Under his personal control, it only took a moment to block the city gate with grain, grass and stones.

Then Ying Yi circled the city to another gate, where a gun carriage was also set up. The twenty people arranged at Liujiazhuang also came and were looking at the city gate here with caution.

Fortunately, after the thief entered the city, he was like a wild beast returning to its cave. He did not think about rushing out from here, but gave Ying Yi enough time to make arrangements.

So the city gate here was blocked again, and it was already half an hour later.

By this time, the thieves in the city probably knew what was going on outside the city. But they thought they were being besieged by the Ming army, but with the city wall to support them, most of the thieves were not necessarily too anxious.

It's just Li Guo's confidants who are getting angry now. Not knowing Li Guo's situation, he was anxious and uneasy while waiting.