Chapter 47, take action

Although Zu Zhao does not know anything about astronomical stars, he still judges that there will be late fog in this forest based on some ancient proverbs and some basic physical common sense. The woodland is close to the wasteland, and the dryness and humidity are serious. Coupled with the cold in early winter, it is most likely to cause fog barriers. At this time, the sky became more and more depressed, and he had seen that there were thick and blurred traces in the depths of the forest, which was the precursor of fog.

"There must be a heavy fog here tonight." He said unwaveringly.

"At noon, the thieves have been shocked, and they must be in panic at this time. Taking advantage of the fog, creating a blindfold with the momentum of light and shadow, the thief could not distinguish between reality and reality, and they were like a frightened bird in panic. If we expected it well before, the thieves would flee north, and we will wait here to fight head-on and compete with the thieves!" Han Dang said in a right voice.

When everyone heard this analysis, they added some confidence. At present, there is still a difference between advantages and disadvantages. Although the number of thieves is unclear and there are more riders, after all, they are a mob. Compared with the ancestral family and the Zhang family, their weapons and equipment are excellent, and they are usually good at riding. If they can't even beat these little thieves one-on-one, they will no longer be ashamed to call themselves "seven-foot men".

Zu Fan's face was still suspicious, but he didn't say much. He was not a person who didn't dare to take risks. The reason why he was worried was that he didn't want more casualties from his ancestors.

"So, that's it." Zu Zhao made a solemn decision and immediately arranged several children to contact Zu Ke, Zu Li and Zu Ling respectively to pass on the latest deployment.

The whole process of transmitting the new deployment is not too complicated. After all, it is almost the same as the previous plan. It is nothing more than a combination of three sides and changing the actual troops in the south into a suspected force. Although it has increased a few risks, for example, we can't guarantee that the thief will escape from the north, and for example, we can't even be sure that the thief will really escape. But in any case, these risks are under control, and the worst plan is nothing more than to let many thieves escape.

After Zu Li and Zu Ke took people to the northern hill and met with Zu Zhao and others, their two uncles were very dissatisfied with Zu Zhao's insistence on refusing to evacuate. If it hadn't been for the safety of the eldest son, the two would have turned against each other long ago.

After meeting with Zu Zhao, Zu Ke, the most grumpy, couldn't help teaching a lesson: "Sir, since A Cheng and others risked their lives to report the situation of the thieves in the forest, we should first withdraw to the city and contact the local county government before making plans. It's almost dark now. How can we fool around?"

Zuzu Zhao maintained the etiquette of his generation and said calmly, "Uncle Ke, don't be impatient. No matter how many thieves there are, they are just rabbles, not to mention that we are gathered together now, and the number of people is not at a disadvantage. What a fear."

Zu Ke shouted, "The sword has no eyes, how can it be as easy as playing on weekdays? The eldest son is taken for granted."

Zu Zhao's face gradually changed and said coldly, "If Uncle Ke is afraid of such thieves, he might as well go to the city before it's dark."

Zu Ke's eyes widened, his face was blue, and he was furious: "You, you..."

Zuli sighed and said to Zu Fan, "Why don't you persuade the eldest son?"

Zu Fan hesitated for a while and said helplessly, "There may be something to do about this."

Zu Li fell into meditation. After all, Zu Fan is older than Zu Zhao, and he is in the middle reaches of the county. Since even he thinks that this action is "potent", it can add some confidence. He pondered for a while. Although his face was not good, he still said, "Well, let's see how the thief reacts before making plans."

Zuzu Zhao didn't say much and turned around to prepare everyone.

At this time, Zu Fan came to him with a deep face, as if he had something to say.

Zu Zhao took a look at Zu Fan and asked first, "Are you still worried about this? If a man breaks, he will break. There is not so much to worry about. Don't we have confidence to meet the brave on the narrow road and win on the brave?

Zu Fan raised his eyebrows and said with a relieved smile, "The eldest son can see through it. However, it's not just that I'm worried about. The eldest son said before when Tian Gong Cao came, but the thief exposed his whereabouts but did not escape, there must be other secrets. I always feel that there have been many complexities since the beginning of the horse robbery case, and I have to worry about it.

Zu Zhao nodded slowly. He had the same doubt in his heart. At first, he only thought it was Tianping Road to make trouble, but later it was interspersed with the figure of black arrow thieves. At this time, he suddenly heard that there was a group of riders among the thieves and put these doubts together, as if there was a small conspiracy behind the scenes.

"What's behind this can only be verified after the thief."

The night is low, and the moon rises in the east. The weather is getting colder and colder, and the hills dare not easily make a fire to keep warm in order to hide their whereabouts.

Fortunately, most of the people are young and strong. They have been in the north for a long time and can withstand the cold night.

Zu Zhao crouched on the hill and looked up. The forest bushes in the distance really floated a layer of fog. A piece of white lingered around the branches, looming, and in the clouds and fog, it was quite a little depressing. When others saw this scene, they all secretly praised the great son's magic tricks in their hearts. Even the elders such as Zu Li and Zu Ke couldn't help sighing that when did the eldest son have such a knowledge of astronomy? Such a wonderful skill is beyond what a man can do!

The sky was completely at night, and after a long time, there was a movement from the south.

Even here on the hill, you can see the forest with heavy fire from the depths, accompanied by the boiling voice.

Zuling and his team began to build momentum in the periphery of Lin. Fifty or 60 people were divided into three teams, staggering back and forth, with a torch in hand, constantly shaking and shouting during the process of communication. Not only that, Zuling also prepared many bonfires in advance, and only waited for the appointed time to light these bonfires one after another. The whole southern part of the forest suddenly became extremely lively.

The firelight and shadow after the fog, coupled with a fierce atmosphere, are enough to present the illusion of a big battle.

There was a movement in the south for less than a moment, and the child in charge of monitoring in the east immediately called: "There is movement."

Zu Zhao narrowed his eyes and looked east. The fog not only provided convenience, but also caused obstacles to his sight. After looking at it for a long time, he saw many dark shadows behind the forest shaking. After a while, I could faintly hear the sound. There were voices and horses, shouts and cries.

"It seems that the thief was really scared."

"Get your brothers ready. Get on the horse."

The order was quickly transmitted from the hill to the rear. The children who had been resting together in twos and threes suddenly cheered up and grabbed their weapons one after another to prepare. They helped to check whether the armor was tied tightly. The archers quickly took off the bow and arrow pot from the horse's back, and the horses recovered from the silence as if the mountain rain were about to come.

Zu Zhao also followed him down the hillside, came to his own mount, adjusted the saddle, and said left and right, "When the thief appears, listen to my order to launch another attack. Don't act without authorization. Do you understand?"

He agreed in a low voice one after another, and then split up.

Zu Zhao jumped on the horse's back and took the horse halberd from a son. He kicked the horse in the stomach and drove the horse to the side of the hill.

Han Dang, Zhang Yuan, Gongsun Long, Zu Ke, Zu Li and others have rushed to Zu Zhao to stand. They are all good at horsemans. They know that they have to launch an impact with the help of the condescending terrain, and the hill in front of them should obviously play a role.

The movement in the eastern forest is getting louder and louder, and the swaying figures behind the thick fog are getting clearer and clearer.

Soon, several riders came out of the fog, followed by more riders. Their horse speed is not fast, obviously to take care of those companions without horses in the rear, but the whole formation is very chaotic, mixed with one after another shouts, showing more and more chaotic formations.

Zu Zhao narrowed his eyes and looked carefully, but saw that there were about 40 riders, half of them were majestic and strong horses and half thin xiao horses. Most of the thieves riding horses wear thick clothes and strange-shaped felt hats. Obviously, they are not dressed as Han people. They have long weapons in their hands, and all kinds of things are not unified. And those who ride short horses are also dressed as barbarians, but more are still Han people. They obviously lack horse skills and are horizontal and crooked on horseback. The Buddha will fall down at any time.

"There seems to be a barbarian?"

"What's going on? How can there be a thief with an alien?

"Don't gossip, no matter who the thief is, don't let him go. Everyone is cheering up."

The children of the ancestral family and the brothers of the Zhang family straightened up one by one, and coincidentally raised their long weapons on the horse's back, posing a posture of ready to launch a charge at any time.

"Row, shoot them first." At this time, Zu Zhao ordered with an order.

The children slowly climbed up the hill, lined up, and then directly inserted the long weapons into the ground and took out bows and arrows from behind.

Zu Zhao and left and right Zhang Yuan, Han Dang and others have taken bows and arrows and arrows. They stared at the east side of Lin Cong and calmly waited for the thieves to continue to flee north for a while and enter the best range.

After those riders appeared, otherwise, a group of hiking thieves ran out from the rear. These thieves without horses are all ragged, and the blades in their hands are also agricultural tools such as hoes, sickle and mallet. It can be seen at a glance that they are some desperate poor farmers. Roughly, these farmers are about 40 or 50 people.