It's just a bandit's den, which is really not a difficult task for the secret guards. If they can't even do this, the secret guards can just commit suicide.
The secret guard's job is to protect his master in secret, so he is naturally good at tracking people. The secret guard followed Zhutou Liu and others all the way, and did not alert them until they arrived at Langya Mountain.
Zhu Tou Liu and others were also very attentive, and even checked around before entering the village, but could they detect the secret guard?
When the group of bandits realized that no one was following them, they became even more arrogant, "Hahaha... the emperor's people are really stupid, they actually let us run away."
"I'm not stupid, I'm precious. Chasing people on the lake at night is extremely dangerous. If the emperor wants to take any risks, he can just ask the government to send troops to suppress us tomorrow." These words seemed to be for Qin.
Silent words speak, but in fact they are full of ridicule.
"Government? If the government were useful, we would have been suppressed long ago. Didn't the Prince of Pingxi lead his troops to suppress bandits before? He did suppress a lot of bandits, but for people like us who can hide in the mountains, they have no hair at all.
If you can’t even see it, how can you suppress it?”
"If you want to suppress us, let's go up the mountain first. The emperor is very delicate. They didn't even get such a good opportunity last night. It's just a dream that those uncles can go up the mountain."
The bandits were very confident in the geographical advantages of Langya Mountain and did not believe that the imperial court could lead troops up the mountain.
The mountain is rugged and extremely narrow, making it unsuitable for a large army to enter the mountain. Even if the people in the court knew they were here, they would not be able to bring troops up.
"Okay, okay. You are not tired after a day's work. You wiped off all the traces neatly and went back to the village. Don't come out again in the next few months." Zhu Touliu is a cautious person, although he is not familiar with Langya Mountain.
I am very confident in my geography, but I don’t dare to take risks easily.
The person they offended this time was no small matter.
"I got it, brother. Don't worry, we won't mess around." The bandits have always listened to Zhu Tou Liu, and Zhu Tou Liu has never let them down. Several times, it was Zhu Tou Liu's caution that allowed the villagers to hide.
Overcame the disaster of annihilation.
Five people were left to clean up traces along the road and provide defense, while the others followed the path back to the village. The secret guard hid aside, seeing that these bandits had a clear division of labor, they couldn't help but sneer.
I have to say that these bandits are very smart, but it is a pity that we met them.
It's ridiculous to think that there are only five idiots trying to stop them.
Like a breeze blowing by, except for one secret guard who stayed there waiting, the others jumped over the five defending bandits and continued to follow.
"Hey, has the wind picked up? Why is it suddenly so cold?" The bandits who stayed behind were not unconscious, but they had no idea that they were being targeted.
The secret guard followed Zhu Tou Liu closely all the way, and when he saw Zhu Tou Liu and his men constantly going around in circles and drilling into caves, the secret guard almost lost track of them several times.
"It is indeed a good place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. No wonder these bandits are so confident." The secret guards who caught up with Zhutou Liu again did not dare to take it lightly anymore and followed Zhutou Liu closely without even blinking.
The road in Langya Mountain is so complicated that if you don’t pay attention, you won’t know where to go from east to west.
Zhu Tou Liu walked around the outside several times and found nothing unusual. He finally felt at ease and said, "Brothers, let's go back to the village. Put some good wine and delicious food on the table. Let's calm down the panic."
Although the loss was huge and even the ship was lost, without the fire ship blocking the center, they would not be able to come back alive.
"What the boss said is that we need to calm down. Today's matter is really hanging in the balance. If the boss hadn't immediately burned the boat and blocked their way, we might not be able to come back completely."
"That's right. If it weren't for the boss, we wouldn't be able to come back alive today."
Back at the stockade, the bandits loosened their tight strings and walked in together, laughing and joking. The secret guards watched quietly and sneered: These idiots really thought they didn't chase them because they were caught by the burning boat.
Blocking the road?
If you don’t chase, you are just putting your long-term interest in fishing for the big fish.
"Go, bring the people here." The secret guard standing at the front gave a signal to the people behind him, asking him to lead the troops to suppress the bandits. As for himself?
We can't escape from this village, but aren't there still a group of human traffickers?
Although the emperor did not give an order for them to arrest the traffickers, it would be a matter of time.
Besides, if we really have to wait for the emperor to speak before we do this kind of thing, they should just find a piece of tofu and kill them.
After the secret guard found out the ground, he followed the original route and went down the mountain. Taking the order from Prince Qin's palace, he went to the military camp and mobilized a thousand soldiers and horses.
In Great Qin, the only person who has ever been named King of Qin is the current Holy Emperor. When the military generals saw the token from the Prince of Qin's Palace, they still didn't understand.
The general not only quickly mobilized his troops, but also asked thoughtfully: "Sir, are a thousand troops and horses enough?"
"Enough of the elite soldiers." The secret guard said concisely and concisely. After putting away the token, he stood there like a stake, just waiting for the general to order all the troops.
A place like Langya Mountain is not very useful if there are too many people there. A thousand soldiers and horses are enough, provided that these thousand soldiers and horses are elite troops.
Even if the general deceives the soldiers and horses that the emperor wants, he will immediately gather a thousand of the most powerful men among the generals and say a few simple words of oath before taking action.
Of course, the generals did not dare to reveal that they were on an errand for the emperor this time. They only said that it was a confidential mission of the imperial court, and they would be rewarded for their merits.
Being a soldier carries a gun, eats food and gets paid. Under certain circumstances, being a soldier is the same as being a bandit. It is a high-risk job. When there is an opportunity to perform meritorious deeds, how dare a soldier not to fight tooth and nail and shout to the death to complete the task?
When the secret guard came out, he saw a group of energetic soldiers and nodded with satisfaction, "It's just them, follow me."
The secret guard snapped his fingers, and someone brought a horse over. The secret guard got on his horse and galloped towards Langya Mountain, followed by a thousand elite soldiers, running quickly to keep up.
Langya Mountain is more than ten miles away from the military camp. We kept going back and forth, and by the time the secret guards and their troops arrived at the foot of Langya Mountain, it was already dawn.
The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. Although the secret guards have never led soldiers, they can't learn much from following Qin Jiyan. The secret guards did not rush to send these thousands of elite soldiers up the mountain, but ordered them to rest where they were and take the opportunity to
Breakfast is done.
Half an hour to have breakfast and rest is a luxury for soldiers. After half an hour, the fatigue of traveling for more than ten miles no longer appeared on their faces.
The secret guard nodded with satisfaction, sent a signal, and led the people up the mountain. The secret guard guarding the mountain immediately took action and eliminated the people who were watching along the way.
Without the sentry, naturally no one found any trace of the elite soldiers. Until the elite soldiers arrived on Langshan Mountain, Zhu Touliu and others did not receive any news.
They had been drinking all night last night, and now they were all drunk and unconscious. There were only a group of old, weak, women and children in the village doing the cleanup work.
In order to cover up the sound of the rapid movement, the elite soldiers wrapped a layer of cotton under their feet. Although the sound was still inevitable, the sound of footsteps was much weaker, and the birds in the mountains would not fly around in fright.
The elite soldiers were well-trained and moved quickly without stopping, and no one made a sound. Zhutou Liu's men didn't notice the imperial soldiers heading up the mountain until the elite soldiers were only a few miles away from the stronghold.
"It's not good, it's not good, the imperial soldiers are on the mountain."
"Dong dong dong..." The war drums in the village were beaten. "Hurry up, get up quickly... The soldiers and horses of the imperial court are coming. The soldiers and horses of the imperial court are coming."
As soon as the war drums sounded, everyone in the village was alarmed. Women, children and the elderly dropped their work and ran into the house. When they came out, they all had knives, axes and other objects in their hands.
The old people, children and women in the bandits' den are not easy to mess with either.
"It's not good, it's not good, the people from the government are coming. Boss, wake up quickly, the people from the government are leading troops up the mountain, and they are about to attack us."
Dong Dong Dong... The war drums kept beating, and the people in the village became a mess. They ran to the inner hall to find Zhu Tou Liu.
Although Zhu Touliu was drunk, he woke up as soon as the war drums sounded. He lifted up his belt, picked up the guy and walked out. He didn't forget to kick the sleeping person awake along the way, "Don't wake me up yet. Sleep, sleep, sleep."
I’ll sleep you to death.”
"Quick, get up, something happened. Officials from the imperial court are coming." The little bandit called Zhu Touliu came over and hurriedly followed to wake up the others.
The bandits who had just woken up from drunkenness were still a little confused, but when they heard the soldiers and horses of the imperial court approaching, they all woke up immediately.
"Holy shit, sir, we've fallen into a trap." Some shrewd people immediately understood that the emperor didn't let them off last night, because he wanted to take over everything.
"The Emperor is indeed insidious. We have fallen into a trap. Boss, what should we do now?" All the bandits sobered up, picked up their weapons and followed Zhu Touliu.
Zhutou Liuyi's face turned pale, he took a strong breath and cursed: "I wish I knew what to do. We set fire to the boat last night and almost burned the emperor to death. The emperor will definitely not let us go.
Fourth child, third child, you two take away the women and children in the village. The others... follow me out and fight with them."
The so-called fight is just to delay time and give the women and children in the village time to escape.
"Boss..." The third and fourth sons were choked up after being named.
"I'm crying. Take the children away, and then...just avenge me." Zhu Tou Liu gave the third child a hard push, "Hurry up, don't be here like a bitch.
grumble."
"The boss is right, the children are important, the third and fourth children should hurry up..."
Zhu Tou Liu asked the children to go first, and these bandits would naturally not object. This group of bandits ruled the land and had been operating in this area for decades. They robbed countless women from good families. Almost everyone had children, and there were quite a few.
There's more than one.
Zhu Touliu said that letting the children go first was also to save their children.
It's just that they underestimated the ability of the royal secret guards. Although the royal secret guards always suffered at the hands of the smart people in the capital, they would definitely be crushed against these bandits who were not smart enough...