Chapter 44, pretend to be a beg

The next morning, Zu Zhao got up very early. With the help of several maids, he put on heavy scales for the first time. The style of this set of armor is very old. The armor of the upper body and the armor of the lower body weigh almost 20 catties. If he hadn't practiced a solid physical foundation, it would be difficult to fight for a long time wearing such medium-sized armor.

This set of armor does not have a matching helmet. Most of the Han army is mainly leather helmets and helmets, and only generals will wear helmets.

The ancestral family has not had any serious generals, so there are very few helmets stored in the warehouse. Even Zu Zhao just casually found a leatherbian that he often wears, then fastened his sword and walked out of the door. He still has some calculations in his mind that he should not only design a set of harnesses, but also find ways to improve the armor, improve the skills of smelting and forging as much as possible, and make more practical, more protective and economical plate armor.

came to the backyard, where more than 50 fully armed children of the ancestral family had already been gathered. Most of these children wear leather armor, and a few are relatively simple iron armor common in the Han army. Although the ancestral family has a big business, it is very taboo to hide military armor, let alone forge armor and weapons without permission. Most of the armor stored in the warehouse were collected by opportunistically when they were in the army, such as taking advantage of the renovation of equipment in the army, falsely claiming that some of the armor were damaged by insects, and the harvest when fighting with Huma to clean up the battlefield. Of course, there are also some leather armors that were later made by Zhuang Shang.

In terms of weapons, it is standard. In addition to swords and knives, almost everyone has a short halberd. The short halberd is equivalent to the long halberd. The long halberd used by the Han cavalry is mostly a long battle of five to eight battles, which is a common combat weapon commonly used by cavalry. Although the short halberd is not that long, it also has a length of nearly ten feet, which can be said to be suitable for walking.

Yesterday, several uncles who actually led the team also got up early. Zuling, dressed in scales similar to Zu Zhao, was filling his arrow pot with feathers. After seeing Zu Zhao appear, he nodded and motioned.

Zu Zhao called a son, told him to put a modified harness on his mount, and asked another son to urge other people who had not arrived to get ready quickly. After the explanation, he came to Zuling.

"Uncle, I plan to take some people to Lingzhi at noon and get along with Ah Cheng and Bao."

"Why does the eldest son have to summon like this? Didn't he say that he had to wait for the news from the county government?" Zu Ling recognized Zu Zhao's meaning. He immediately put down his work and straightened up and said seriously.

"Sooner or later, there will be a response from the county government. I'm just worried that A Cheng and A Bao can't take care of them. Uncle, don't worry, there will be no mistakes led by Han Zhuangshi. Zu Zhao replied calmly, deliberately making his tone very calm, which not only showed personal information, but also showed some indisputable meaning.

"A Zhao, I know you are anxious, but since it was agreed yesterday, you should follow the plan. Don't you say if there will be any mistakes? What should we do if we don't take care of each other? Zu Ling said without any concession, and even showed a gesture of teaching by his elders.

While waiting for Zu Zhao to continue talking, a child's call suddenly came from outside the backyard gate.

"Aji is back."

After a while, a figure appeared outside the gate. After Zuji rode through the gate, he jumped down before the mount stopped. He gave the reins to a handyman of the horse farm, and then under the guidance of several children, he came to Zu Zhao and Zuling in three steps and two steps. As usual, he first said hello to Zu Ling, and then hurriedly turned to Zu Zhao.

"Big son, I summoned A Cheng and others yesterday and passed on all the words. A Cheng found several local acquaintances and left for the suburbs of the county last night. I waited for them all night and didn't come back in the early morning, so I rushed back to Xu Wu first. Zu Ji was out of breath and barely made it clear.

"What? Ah Cheng went to look for thieves at night. It's really ridiculous to take such an adventure. When Zu Ling heard Zu Ji's words, his face suddenly changed and he taught him a serious lesson.

"Ah?" Zu Ji was a little panicked and stunned for a moment and didn't know what to say.

Zu Zhao's face was also very grim. He didn't expect that A Cheng would be so anxious. Although he asked A Cheng and A Bao to explore clues first, he did not choose to travel at night.

"When did you arrive in Lingzhi yesterday?" He immediately asked Zu Ji.

"It's noon. But at that time, Ah Cheng and the others went out, and only Ah Bao was there. I didn't see Ah Cheng until the afternoon. After saying the eldest son's words, they can't wait to go to the suburbs of the county. Zu Ji said quickly.

"A Cheng is really impatient." Zu Zhao restrained the emotions on his face and said seriously.

Zu Ji looked at Zu Zhao and then at Zu Ling. For a while, he didn't know what to say.

"Uncle, this matter was misorganized by me. Although we still don't know how Ah Cheng and the others are doing, I think we still have to rush there immediately and take care of them. Even if things have gone wrong, there may still be room for redemption. After thinking for a moment, Zu Zhao said decisively.

Zuling sighed helplessly. He knew that it was useless to say more now. In order to ensure the safety of A Cheng and Bao, he had to leave early now. In fact, he also knew that the presence of government documents does not affect the actions of the ancestral family. Since it has been confirmed that Chen County has sent documents to the county government, according to common sense, the county government will not sit idly by. It's nothing more than going through some official aspects.

"That's all right. The eldest son gathered everyone first. I'll go to the hospital first to let you know."

After saying that, he turned around and left quickly.

Zu Zhao turned around and asked Zu Ji, "How are you? Or go back and rest for a while."

Zu Ji patted his chest with a serious posture and said, "It's all right. Don't worry, I'm looking forward to today."

Zu Zhao nodded and said, "Well, you should quickly put on your armor."

Zu Ji answered excitedly and was about to leave when Zu Zhao said, "Go and invite Brother Han over."

Zu Ji nodded: "I know." After saying that, he ran quickly to the backyard porch.

Not long after, Zu Li, Zu Ke and others who heard the news came to the backyard with Zu Ling. These uncles all looked down and had unconcealed accusations in their eyes when they saw Zu Zhao. Although Zu Zhao's recent performance has many unexpected aspects, not only outstanding, but also more and more obvious arbitrariness. But after all, they are the eldest son of the ancestral family. As uncles, it is inconvenient for them to speak too ruthlessly.

For Zu Zhao, it seems that he did miscalcply on the surface, but even so, there is no difference in the outcome of things.

The reason why he asked Ah Cheng, Abao, Azhong and others to inquire about the news first was that in addition to finding out the specific whereabouts of the thieves as soon as possible, he also hoped to use the information obtained from their actions to urge Zhuang Shang to organize the action as soon as possible. He expected that Chen Xianjun was a smooth person who did not like right and wrong. He also guessed that his grandfather adhered to the rules and did it step by step. If there is a slight delay in this matter, it will be full of flaws. This is a good opportunity to break through the Taiping Taoist disciples and become famous. He never want to fail.

After introducing the situation to several uncles and taking the initiative to admit their mistakes again, he turned the topic to business and began to arrange the route and deployment after going to Lingzhi County in detail. At this time, Han Dang also followed Zu Ji over. Zu Zhao introduced Han Dang to his uncles and uncles, only saying that he was a newly met man in Anyangting and did not say much else.

The map of Lingzhi County brought by Zu Fan yesterday is still on the village, and now it is spread out in front of everyone.

Han Dang only glanced at the map, stroked it with his finger, and pointed out a shortcut. He said, "There are mostly plains here. You don't have to pass through counties and nearby villages and towns along the way, and you can generally hide your whereabouts." He pointed to the place outside the northeast of Zhixian County, and then said, "From here on, it is a dense forest with a large forest. Thieves must hide in it, but it is extremely difficult to search. Once the thief is shocked and scattered, it is difficult to chase them unless there are enough people.

After listening to Han Dang's words, everyone had their own thoughts.

Zu Li sighed a little and said worriedly, "What he said is extremely true. It seems that it is necessary to ask the county government and the Lingzhi county government to jointly support it so that it is possible to catch all the thieves."

Zu Ke nodded and said with approval, "That's right. Although there are many children in my ancestral family, there are only a hundred people who can go on this trip. It is difficult to surround such a large forest with these children.

Zu Ling said helplessly, "It's just that the situation is urgent, and I'm afraid that I can't wait for the county government to send people."

Zuli said, "If you can't wait, you have to wait."

At this time, Zu Zhao, who was beside him, said slowly, "There are only more than 40 thieves. More than 100 people such as us are well equipped, and there is no reason to avoid rats like this. Although it's right to catch all the nets, the thieves are just some rural village women. We can win surprisingly if we only use a little trick.

Regardless of their status and status, at least they are all children of the family. Naturally, their personal literacy is much superior to those ordinary people. Everyone also knows that those who believe in Taiping Taoism are almost all poor farmers. They are usually honest and lack cultural knowledge. In all aspects, they are completely at a disadvantage.

Zuli subconsciously glanced at Zu Zhao and asked, "A Zhao, so, you have a plan."

Zury can't wait to ask, "Will you settle out?"

Zu Zhao was not in a hurry. He pointed to the woods on the map and said, "We, the big suspicious soldiers, set up doubts on three sides, and set up an ambush on one side to drive the thieves to escape to the ambush circle. This is the turtle hand in the urn."

A very simple few words made everyone present shine.

Since Maolin is deep and the number of thieves is small, it may not be able to see the situation more clearly than them. In addition, most of the thieves are farmers, and there is almost no possibility of breaking through the suspected soldiers. This plan is very potential.

Zu Zhao continued: "This plan is nothing more than turning passive into active and turning the dark enemy into an open enemy. Waiting for work with ease, even if there are a few mistakes that can't be dealt with, it's easy to hit the thieves.

Zur Ling sighed, "The eldest son's plan is very good."

Although Zu Li also believes that this is a feasible method, years of practical experience told him that everything should not be taken for granted, and it must be done without leakage in order to achieve results. It is often expected that the effect is only 60% of the actual effect. If you want to achieve the effect of 10 to the deeds, you must preset more than 12 effects.

So, he said, "Although Maolin is dense, the thief is more familiar with us after all. Don't you say whether he can successfully force the thief to escape to the ambush place? If they have another way out, won't we waste our time?"

Everyone looked at each other and suddenly felt that Zu Li's words were reasonable. Although there are many places that are uncertain, since this possibility has been put forward, we must come up with a perfect way to completely prevent accidents. At present, it is by no means a joke. If it is not done well, it will be a big battle, and someone will die at any time.

Han Dang, who didn't talk much, said slowly at this time: "In my opinion, the thief chose to hide here for the convenience of escaping to the desert Gobi to the north. The land in the north is vast and sparsely populated, and it is not easy to be besieged, and it can flee across the border to Hudi at any time. Even the officers and soldiers did not dare to chase them rashly for fear of causing an attack by the barren.

After a short pause and waiting for everyone to react, he then said, "If it were me, I would set the ambush circle in the north. In addition, there will be a team of people responding from the south. In other words, if you want to succeed in forcing the thief to submit, there must be two suspects and two actual soldiers. However, when the thief sees the great fanfare in the south, he will definitely turn to the north. Once he enters the ambush circle, the people from the south will cooperate with the ambush and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

Zu Zhao subconsciously glanced at Han Dang and showed great admiration. It seemed that the famous Eastern Wu generals in history really lived up to their reputation.

Zuling, Zu Li, Zu Ke and other uncles were also surprised by this seemingly rude man. They expected that Handang was a local in Lingzhi County and knew the local situation as a matter of course. It was by no means a fabrication to make this analysis, and they more or less recognized this arrangement in their hearts.

Zuzuo looked up at the sky and then said, "Later, the Zhang brothers in Anyang Pavilion came to meet their people. Let Afan know later, and Afan will also go to Lingzhi with us. In this way, 150 people will not be a problem. What's more, it's autumn now. There must be heavy fog in the morning and night. If you walk in the fog, the suspects will become.

Zuling nodded and said, "Yes, we don't necessarily have to act in the daytime."

Zuo Zhao made a decisive decision: "So, follow this plan. Uncle Ling and Uncle Li led more than 50 people as the first army. I, together with Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yu, were the second army and set up ambush in the north desert. If Brother Lao Han leads the way, follow my team.

Handang nodded and agreed.

Zu Zhao continued to arrange: "Uncle Ke led a virtual soldier from the east to build momentum, and then A Fan led another virtual soldier and detoured to the west to echo. There are few virtual soldiers, but Lin Congman is vast. At that time, he can tie branches on the horsetail and run back and forth repeatedly to create a blindfold with dust, hoofs and firelight.

Changbanpo and Zhang Fei's way to set up suspicious soldiers is now available. In any case, this battle summons so many people and calls all the excellent equipment of the ancestral family. If it still can't deal with a few thieves, it's really shameless.

Several uncles were originally dissatisfied with Zu Zhao's unauthorized arrangement of the team, but after listening to Zu Zhao's method of setting up suspects, they also felt that this was indeed a simple and easy way. Although the eldest son was arbitrary, he did not have no strategy. Therefore, everyone did not have many objections and accepted it one after another.

After the arrangement was completed, several uncles went to summon their ancestors to assign the team. Zu Zhao sent another son to the city to find Zu Fan, and asked Zu Fan to take people directly to meet at the Heyang Pavilion on the east official road after noon. Through these days of contact with Zu Fan, he believes that Zu Fan is by no means a pedantic person and will definitely come as promised.

Before long, people came from outside the backyard door again, saying that the Zhang brothers in Anyang Pavilion had arrived.

After all, it was a righteous help, and Zu Zhao made a special trip to meet him outside the gate. Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yu were fully armed, and there were less than 30 Rangers following Anyang Pavilion, but everyone was fully dressed, equipped with mounts and long-handled cavalry weapons. Although it is not as iron armor as the children of the ancestral family, such a situation is more than enough to deal with ordinary thieves.

"Brother Wenyi, Ah Yu, you have worked hard all the way. Zu is very grateful for his help this time. Thank you in advance. Zu Zhao stood in front of the gate and greeted him.

The two brothers Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yu took the lead in getting off the horse, and the rest of the followers also jumped off the horse one after another. They stood straight and were quite heroic, not like idlers who usually wandered between towns and towns.

"Brother Zu, since you invited me, I have nothing to say. Unfortunately, there are always some rats who usually call their brothers and brothers good, but they don't disappear when they really want to contribute. Zhang is really ashamed of the face of Anyang Pavilion. Zhang Yuan said proudly, but when he said the last sentence, his tone seemed a little embarrassed.

Zhang Yuan is a well-known ranger in Anyang Pavilion and even the whole Xu Wu County. With the momentum of the Zhang family, he has made a lot of friends. This can be clear from usual to the practice of Xihe Bridge. Those who respond to Zhang Yuan's call all have their own horses. Although the north is aggressive and mostly from herdsmen, not everyone can ride around casually. This shows that.

However, Zhang Yuan recruited a lot of companions at Xihe Bridge on weekdays, often 30 or 50 people. Although there are more than 30 people today, it is obvious that more than a dozen people have new faces, but many of the rangers who are usually familiar with each other are absent. Compared with some good people of the Zhang family, when they heard that they were going to a neighboring province to hunt down horse thieves, they volunteered to come together.

"As the saying goes, people have seen people's hearts for a long time, and Brother Wenyi doesn't need to pay much attention to it. Chivalry and righteousness, we do it and don't force anything else. Gentlemen, follow me into the village first. Zu Zhao was not too polite in this matter and said directly. For him, there is no need to be hypocritical in distinguishing people. If he can be a fellow traveler, he is a fellow traveler, and if he can't be a fellow traveler, he is a stranger.