The sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly. The snow on the mountain melts rapidly, turning into springs and flowing into streams between the mountains, and finally flowing into rivers leading to the mountain.

One of the rivers, along the mountain direction, flowed from Yanmen to Taiyuan County, and finally merged into a large river. People walk next to the river for many years, and gradually formed a road. A few years ago, Liu He built the official road together with Yu County and Yanmen Pass.

This official road is located in the section of Wuxian County, surrounded by mountains, which is suitable for ambushing, and Zhang Niujiao was ambushing this forest.

When the snow had just melted away, it was the coldest. Most of the 25,000 people he brought were not warm enough. Everyone hid in the woods, and many people were trembling with their teeth and their lips began to turn blue.

Not to mention them, even the horns wearing thick winter clothes on their bodies have red ears and cold hands.

But even though it had frozen to this shape, none of the 25,000 people ran around, and everyone's eyes were looking at the official road with great anticipation.

Finally, a person beside Zhang Niujiao shouted excitedly: "Here you come!"

Just two words made everyone around him stretch their necks and look over hard.

Sure enough, a man rode a horse and turned a corner to the north and appeared on the official road. Then, rickshaws and donkey carts appeared one after another.

Zhang Niujiao excitedly held the big knife in his hand. His hand, which was originally cold and red, was even sweating in his palm.

The convoy seemed to be anxious to travel. The man who led the horse kept turning back and urging him to speed up the journey.

Zhang Niujiao watched the convoy approaching step by step, feeling both nervous and excited.

Finally, the convoy entered the ambush circle set up by itself. Zhang Niujiao, who had been holding it for a long time, couldn't wait to shout.

"attack!"

With this order issued, countless arrows, rolling wood, falling rocks appeared from the mountains on both sides and fell onto the mountain path in the middle.

"If there is an enemy attack, be alert quickly!" The man in charge hurriedly raised his long sword and shouted behind him.

Under this attack, many vehicles were overturned, and the coachman and the guards on the side were in chaos.

Zhang Niujiao stared at the things that fell from the overturned vehicles, and his eyes immediately became straight.

"Grain is food! There are winter clothes, and there... there are indeed weapons, haha, I'm making a fortune!"

Not only him, but many bandits who had been waiting here for a long time, saw these things, they immediately threw away all the biting chills.

"Kill!"

Twenty-five thousand bandits rushed towards the bottom of the mountain with great momentum, wishing they could grab all these materials immediately.

"It's a bandit, don't be afraid, follow me to form a formation to kill the enemy!" The leader raised his arms and shouted, and thousands of guards raised their weapons.

In a blink of an eye, the two sides fell into a melee on this narrow mountain road.

At the same time, about ten miles away from Zhang Niujiao's village, a large group of people were rushing towards this side.

Not long after, a man ran over from the front quickly and came to the front of the army.

"General Zhang, you're here."

One person pushed away the crowd and walked to the front of the team. It was Zhang Yan.

He looked at the person coming and asked, "How? Zhang Niujiao really led the main force away?"

The man nodded fiercely: "Yes, there were originally about 90,000 people in the village, including 40,000 soldiers, and 50,000 of them were old, weak, women, children, and wounded. This morning, Zhang Niujiao took 25,000 people to set off, and only 15,000 combat-capable people remained in the village."

Zhang Yan smiled "hehe" but then he became solemn again.

"Ten 5,000 people, there are still many. If I attacked for a strong force, I am afraid I will suffer a lot."

"General Zhang, don't worry, of the five thousand of these 15,000 people are trusted by their confidants, and the other 10,000 people are also short of food and clothing, hunger and cold, and they cannot be prepared to fight. As long as the general listens to the villain, he can keep this copycat."

Zhang Yan smiled and patted the man on the shoulder: "Okay, if you can succeed, I will remember your first skill."

"Thank you, General Zhang!"

After the man said that, he turned around and ran towards the mountain village. Zhang Yan quickly followed with the army.

When I arrived at the door of Zhangniujiao Mountain Village, it was true that the village was quiet, with neither sounds nor half a figure walking outside the house.

Zhang Yan nodded to a person beside him. The man took a horn from his waist and blew hard towards the sky.

"Woo...woo..."

The loud sound of trumpet suddenly woke up the people who were cooking fires in the house. Everyone ran out of the house. When they saw Zhang Yan's situation, they were all silly.

"Oh no, someone attacked the mountain...A Yeh...Cross village!"

"The boss led his army out to grab supplies. How can we... stop it..."

"Then...that's Chu Feiyan, it's over, it's him here, we're dead...it's dead..."

Some people who defected from Zhang Yan's subordinates and defected to Zhang Niujiao suddenly looked as if they were ashamed.

Zhang Yan glanced at the person who ran out of the village to inform him before. The man understood his meaning and walked forward with great strides.

"Hmm? Isn't that Niu Er? Why did he appear next to Zhang Yan?"

"Our boss Niu? He just said Xiaojie, could it be...Is it actually going to lead Zhang Yan to attack the village?"

"It's over, Niu Er surrendered to Zhang Yan, and it must be him who revealed the news that the leader of the army led his army to the expedition."

Just when everyone was panic, Niu Er walked to the square in the village.

"Brothers, all are quiet, listen to me!"

Everyone calmed down and stared at him in a daze.

Niu Er was very proud of this and continued: "We have suffered many hardships since we followed Zhang Niujiao. Now that winter is coming, everyone is wearing thin clothes. Even if they stay in the house and roast on fire, they still feel chill. Do you still want to live such a day?"

After he said this, the bandits who were already very cold suddenly tightened their clothes that were not much on their bodies and sucked the snot that was about to flow out of their nostrils.

"Many brothers are afraid that they don't know that not only does not have enough winter clothes in the village, but also has very little left, and at most they can only eat for another month!"

"What?" The news completely panicked many bandits and their families.

"What should I do? Without clothes, I can huddle in the house, but without food, it will be a death."

"Aren't the boss going to rob supplies? Just wait for him to come back...it should be..."

Niu Er listened to everyone's discussion and showed disdain on his face: "What a dragon and tiger den in Bingzhou, I believe everyone knows it. How could Zhang Niujiao go to Liu He's territory to grab things? He took a step back and said that even if it succeeds, Liu He will come to take revenge at that time, how can we be hostile?"

His words completely fell into those who still had a glimmer of hope for Zhang Niujiao.

"Brothers, it's not that I, Niu Er, is afraid of death and betrayed the master. But how difficult it is to be in the winter in the Taihang Mountains. I don't need to say more. Without food, without winter clothes, I have to face Liu He's revenge. What's the hope for such a frightened day?"

"And General Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army robbed enough winter supplies from Youzhou. He ignored the past and thought about how broad-minded and kindness our old brothers who betrayed him in the first place? I, Niu Er, surrendered to General Zhang not for himself, but for everyone to survive!"

His words ignited a glimmer of hope for everyone, but looking at Zhang Yan, everyone was still a little skeptical, fearing that he would settle the old accounts after he surrendered.

At this time, Zhang Yan walked out in person and shouted, "I, Zhang Yan, are here to swear to the sky. As long as you submit to me sincerely, I will not blame you and will never retaliate for past events. In addition, today, as long as everyone gives out the village, I, Zhang Yan, brings food and immediately cook porridge and broth in the village to let everyone eat it. Then, after taking everyone back to my Heishan Army camp, we will distribute winter clothes. How about it?"

"Drink broth? That's great!"

"Winter clothes, I want winter clothes. As long as I have winter clothes, I can do whatever I want!"

These words immediately made everyone in the village excited.

Zhang Yan looked at her achievements and felt extremely proud: "Zhang Niujiao, Zhang Niujiao, you will eventually lose to me!"

He was so proud that he didn't notice that in a corner of the village, a figure looked around and quickly turned out the fence and disappeared into the woods.

Not long after, in the village, smoke from cooking was swaying, the aroma of porridge and broth were mixed together and floating in the sky above the village.

Zhang Yan sat in the position that originally belonged to Zhang Niujiao with a big sword. Looking at the few generals who had just surrendered, he was very proud.

"My Heishan army has 50,000 troops, and has taken over Zhang Niujiao's 5,000 troops. When he returns to the village, I set up an ambush, killed this smelly bull, and annexed the group of troops he took out. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk

The following generals started flattering one after another.

"Not bad, General Zhang, you are invincible and have both wisdom and courage. How can Zhang Niujiao and Xu Huang compare with you?"

"I think even if the great wise and good teachers are resurrected, they will not be as good as Zhang Niujiao."

After some flattery, Zhang Yan was fascinated by the words.

"Niu Er, you have made the most contribution this time. First, I came to deliver the message early this morning, and then told me that I had surrendered my brothers in the village. I must reward you well."

Unexpectedly, Niu Er was stunned.

"Why did the general say this? I haven't sent you a message?"

This time it was Zhang Yan's turn to be confused: "What? This morning, a letter suddenly shot to the gate of the village, saying that Zhang Niujiao led his army down the mountain to plunder the supplies in Wuxian County, and asked me to take the opportunity to attack, so that I would send troops and send someone to contact you to pick you up. What, isn't it? Who else can it be?"

Niu Er's head was shook like a rattle: "The villain really thought about informing the general, but Zhang Niujiao didn't set out, and the villain had no chance. As soon as he left, I was about to send a message. General, your messenger came. The villain was still well-informed as a general."

Zhang Yan was completely in the seat now, and suddenly, he looked shocked.

"Oh no, I've been trapped!"

At this time, several figures at the door stumbled and ran over.

"General Zhang, something is wrong. Xu Huang personally led 20,000 troops to attack the mountain village. The brothers in the village were unprepared and caught off guard by him. Now the mountain village has fallen, and most of the brothers have surrendered to Baibo's army. We have escaped after fighting to the death..."

"What!"
Chapter completed!