Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 61: Just teasing you
"Alas, I didn't expect this guy to be so cunning. Fortunately, my second brother is very skilled in martial arts, otherwise I would have harmed him instead."

Cheng Liang said with some guilt.

"Third brother, you have a kind heart. Don't worry about it. You will learn from your mistakes and be more careful in the future. Come on, tie up these guys who fainted!"

At this time, Liu He and Zhu Ye also rushed over on horseback. After seeing this scene, they were also very excited.

"My second brother is very skilled in martial arts, so he should be credited with the most merit this time, haha!"

Guan Yu smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits, clasped his fists and said, "It's all thanks to big brother's careful planning, haha!"

Soon, all the more than 100 people in the mountain stronghold were captured, and no one on Liu He's side was injured, only a few militiamen suffered minor injuries. This result made Liu He very satisfied.

After an inventory, it was found that there were dozens of stone of grain, a dozen livestock, more than 50,000 coins, and a number of other miscellaneous items in the mountain stronghold.

Liu He asked the local militia to carry all the items away, and the group returned to Huangshui Township with the glory of a great victory and laughter.

The villagers came out in droves and lined the streets to welcome them. For decades, they had suffered from banditry, and today they finally rose up to resist, took the initiative to attack, and won such a great victory, which made everyone feel hopeful about the future.

Zhang Yu suggested that they should find a few vacant houses to detain these one hundred people. Their morale was high now, and the news of this battle would spread soon, which would inevitably have an impact on the morale of other strongholds, especially the Hongye Stronghold, which was similar in strength to the Lianghe Stronghold.

Therefore, Zhang Yu thought that they should press on while the victory was won, at least to conquer Hongye Village in one fell swoop, and then deal with them, punish those who were guilty and recruit those who were not seriously guilty, so as to shake the morale of the people and the army of the Five Wolf and Five Tiger Villages, and then they can attack again with greater efficiency.

This suggestion was unanimously agreed upon by Liu He and others, so they found four abandoned empty properties, detained the hundred-plus people, and sent thirty militiamen and some spontaneous villagers to guard them.

However, even though they were detained, Liu He still asked Liu Qian, Chief Qian, and Chief Lu, who was in charge of Shigou Village and nearby areas, to start preparing for registration and other matters. It would have to be prepared sooner or later anyway, and doing this now would also appease these more than one hundred people.

After arranging these prisoners of war, Liu He and others began to discuss the next target to attack.

Originally, Zhu Ye and Cheng Liang both suggested to directly capture Hongye Village and follow the same strategy, but Guan Yu, Zhang Yong and Zhang Yu all disagreed.

"We attacked Lianghe Village at night and forced the bandits to surrender without a fight. We relied mainly on the element of surprise. The enemy was caught off guard and was attacked by a force stronger than them. This caused the bandits, whose morale was already low, to collapse immediately."

"But now the news of Lianghe Village being breached will probably spread to the other three mountain villages within half a day to a day. The enemy will surely be prepared. If we use this trick again, we might be ambushed. Even if we win, it will be a miserable victory."

Zhang Yong and Zhang Yu, brother and sister, expressed their ideas one by one.

"Yes, what the fourth brothers and sisters said makes sense." Guan Yu said, stroking his beard.

Zhu Ye and Cheng Liang frowned and thought for a long time but could not think of any other solution.

"Oh, how do we fight this? A frontal attack doesn't work, and a night raid doesn't work either. What should we do?"

"Or should we wait for a while until their guard is lowered?"

Cheng Liang suggested, stroking his chin.

Liu He waved his hand and said, "This is not good either. The longer the night, the more dreams there are. We are always uneasy. Moreover, if they move the stronghold away, it will be easy for them to find us, but it will be quite difficult for us to find them."

Cheng Liang looked helpless: "Alas, I, Old Cheng, still like to fight. I really can't do this kind of work that requires thinking. I can't think of any good solution."

Everyone focused their attention on Liu He and Zhang Yu. In terms of intelligence, they were the strongest among them.

But Liu He also patted his head with a bitter look on his face. After all, he lacked experience. Faced with such a problem, he couldn't think of an idea that could quickly conquer the stronghold without causing himself too much loss.

At this time, Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Let's use a night attack!"

As soon as these words came out, the people around were a little confused. "Eh? Sister, didn't you say that a night attack would be discovered? Why are you saying it's okay now?"

Zhang Yu saw that everyone was staring at her and felt a little nervous, but then she saw Liu He smiling at her and she finally mustered up her courage.

"We are going to launch a night attack, but we won't really fight."

This made them even more confused.

"Not really? Are we just going to go over there and yell a few times at night?"

Liu He was the first to understand and slapped his thigh.

"Haha, sister Yu is really smart. She is as good as any man. I understand. Let's do it!"

Zhu Ye and others were puzzled and quickly asked Liu He to explain.

Liu He just smiled and kept the question in suspense.

"You guys, you guys should figure this out slowly on your own. It would be boring if I told you everything directly. Now I'll tell you about the next battle plan."

When everyone heard that it was serious business, they no longer cared about whether there were any plans or not.

"Let's have a good rest today. Tomorrow night, two of us will lead dozens of local warriors to Hongye Village. We don't plan to attack, but just shout loudly. The louder and fiercer the better. Once the enemy comes out, we will retreat immediately."

Everyone was a little confused, but Liu He had already given the order and no one would object.

Just after midnight on the second day, Liu He and Zhu Ye personally led fifty militiamen and headed straight for Hongye Village. They saw that the village was indeed brightly lit, and there were many bandits patrolling the front and back gates, and the level of vigilance was extremely high.

Liu He and his companions did not attack. They just held a torch each and asked everyone to disperse a little, and shouted at the top of their voices, "Catch the thief! Catch the thief!"

Almost everyone in the stronghold picked up their weapons and rushed out at the first moment, but Liu He and others just stepped forward and fought for a while before retreating immediately. The bandits were afraid that there was an ambush ahead and did not dare to chase them.

On the second night, Liu He sent Zhang Yong and Ye Xiang to follow suit and retreat without a fight.

On the third day it was Guan Yu and Cheng Liang's turn, and on the fourth day it was Liu He and Zhu Ye's turn. This cycle repeated itself for seven days in Hongye Village.

"Damn it, the people in Huangshui Township are really...ah...really abominable! They have been harassing us...ah...harassing us for seven days straight, and it's not going to stop!"

In Hongye Village, a man over eight feet tall was yawning and shouting angrily.

A man next to him also looked tired, but he was awakened by the sound of the man angrily slamming the table.

"This... Chief, there is nothing we can do... Ah... Ah... Huh... We have to be on guard tonight."

The leader spat on the ground, his face full of resentment.

"Damn it! Is there no way to deal with it? Military Advisor, think about it quickly!"

When the man who was called the military advisor heard this order, his face suddenly became filled with worry.

However, perhaps his potential was stimulated by the urgent situation, and the military advisor suddenly came up with a solution.

"That's right, Chief. Since they are feinting here, let's turn the fake into the real and have a real...ah...real fight!"

(End of this chapter)