"That's the best. The little girl has always been timid. Lord Zhao has brought His Majesty's treasure. This bandit is really doing evil and dares to attack the imperial officials. I don't know who gave him the courage! Huo Tingrong means

He took a deep look at Zhou Daoxing.

Zhou Daoxing pretended to be calm and said, "This bandit has always been extremely vicious. I guess he didn't expect that Lord Zhao and his group had such a special identity. He was now kicked to the ironclad."

"But fortunately God is favored by you. Fortunately, Lord Zhao and the two girls are not seriously injured. Otherwise, I would have no face to face Zhao, Duke Huo and General."

"You are polite, Lord Zhou, it's better to have a day than to choose a day. Why don't we go and discuss the situation of this bandit now?" Huo Tingrong tugged the corner of his mouth and interrupted.

"good."

The two walked to the place where Zhou Daoxing usually handled government affairs and sat down.

Zhou Daoxing handed over a stack of documents to Huo Tingrong and explained: "This is the information of the bandits, and the general can check it out."

Upon hearing this, Huo Tingrong raised his eyebrows and began to read it carefully.

After a while, Huo Tingrong stood up and said, "I will take this document back first. I will study it carefully and notify Lord Zhou of the time to suppress the bandits. I hope Lord Zhou will prepare in advance.

”

"That's natural, I'll send you to the general." Zhou Daoxing smiled slightly and sent Huo Tingrong away respectfully.

Huo Tingrong walked to the horse's side with great strides. A horse turned over and tightly clamped the horse's belly. The horse seemed to be out of the sheath and galloped away.

The entourage who was chasing Huo Tingrong tightly noticed that Huo Tingrong's speed of riding a horse had dropped. He couldn't help but lower his voice and asked, "General, Zhou Daoxing has a problem with his decision this time."

"That's natural, otherwise with his ability, how could he have no choice but to use a bunch of gangsters?"

"You have to find someone to keep an eye on him. I don't care what collusion he has with the bandits. I'll destroy these bandits!" Huo Tingrong looked at the entourage beside him seriously.

The follower immediately responded respectfully: "Don't worry, General, my subordinates will definitely live up to their mission."

"Yes." Huo Tingrong's expression stretched out, then he clamped his horse's belly again and left.

The group followed.

When Huo Tingrong and his group left in a mighty manner, the entourage official immediately spoke indignantly: "Sir, General Huo is really arrogant and domineering, and he doesn't take you seriously at all. You are the Xuzhou personally conferred by His Majesty.

Governor!"

"Okay, Huo Tingrong's temper has been a little more restrained over the years. If it were before, he would probably beat me up." Zhou Daoxing couldn't help but chuckled when he thought of Huo Tingrong who was young and frivolous when he was young.

The entourage official was immediately stunned and stammered and said, "No way?"

"Why can't it be? When Huo Tingrong was young, he was beaten by the current emperor and the former crown prince. How could he be polite to me, a little governor?"

"I guess Duke Huo was told to him, otherwise he would have been so peaceful in the past few years." When Zhou Daoxing thought of this, he couldn't help but sighed in great emotion.

The follower became more and more shocked, and he was stunned and could not speak.

When Zhou Daoxing saw him in such an incredible look, he smiled slightly and said, "You don't have to worry. Although Huo Tingrong has a bad temper, he is not an unreasonable person. As long as you don't mess with him, he will not bully others with power."

"Zhao Fei and his group have returned to Beijing safely, so I won't be seriously injured. You don't have to worry. Let the people below prepare well. I guess they will take action tomorrow. Let's retreat." Zhou Daoxing waved his hand.

, open his mouth.

Although the entourage officials were still a little confused, they still withdrew respectfully due to Zhou Daoxing's majesty and closed the door.

Until there was no one else in the house, Zhou Daoxing coughed lightly and glanced at the dark corner.

I saw a short and thin man in black walking quietly from behind the screen and saluted Zhou Daoxing respectfully.

"How is the matter done?" Zhou Daoxing took a sip of tea and said softly.

The short and thin man lowered his eyes and said softly: "Master, don't worry, our people are ready. At that time, as long as the master gives orders, the archers will surround the bandit camp. Zhang Tong will definitely be killed on the spot. General Huo will only think that Zhang Tong is

Their people killed.”

"That's good, do things safely, don't show your strength." Zhou Daoxing calmly took a sip of tea again and smiled faintly.

"Yes." The short and thin man responded, then quietly retreated.

Zhou Daoxing put down the teacup, smiled slightly, and murmured to himself: "I have been the governor of Xuzhou for so long, how could I have no choice but to take a mere bandit?"

"Zhang Tong, don't blame me for being cruel. If you want to blame, you will blame you for being unlucky." Zhou Daoxing played with the jade pendant on his waist, squinted his eyes, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

But when I thought of Liang, a lady in the capital, a hint of complexity appeared between my eyebrows and eyes, and I couldn't help but press my temple and sigh helplessly.

But I made a decision silently in my heart.

The bright morning light fell on the vast land, casting the sparse leaves dancing, and reflecting one slender black shadow after another.

"General of the Assistant State, why don't we take a rest first, and it's not too late to go up the mountain to attack the bandits later." An official in green clothes carefully helped the clerks get off the tall handsome horse and trotted to the point of riding a tall horse.

Huo Tingrong begged in a low voice.

Huo Tingrong saw him indifferently, looked at Zhou Daoxing with a sarcastic look on his face, and said, "Mr. Zhou can't hold on? No wonder you Xuzhou officials have not successfully suppressed bandits for so long.

It turns out that he is too weak!"

"The general is joking, I can hold on for a while." Zhou Daoxing took a deep breath and looked at Huo Tingrong with a smile on his face.

Upon hearing this, Huo Tingrong glanced at the green-clothed official with an awkward expression on the side and said lightly: "That's great, let's go on!"

Half an hour later, the group quietly lurked at the bottom of the Feitian Mountain, the most steepest mountain in Xuzhou, waiting for the scout's report.

"Report to the general, my subordinates found that the bandits had long known that we would attack Feitian Mountain today. They were ready. Now they were ambushing everywhere on the top of the mountain, waiting for us to go over and fall into the trap." The scout whispered to report the situation.

Huo Tingrong raised his eyebrows, pondered for a moment and said, "Huo Zhai, take the map."

"Yes!" A soldier in black responded respectfully, took out an exquisite map from his arms and handed it to Huo Tingrong.

"General, after the information given by Lord Zhou and our investigation, there were about 200 bandits, most of which were scimitars and bows and arrows."

"But they lack weapons and do not have heavy weapons. The mountains are full of strange rocks and are not suitable for planting crops. The bandits can only survive by going down the mountain to buy food."

"But we have a thousand soldiers. The soldiers are skilled in martial arts, orderly training, and excellent weapons. We don't need to be afraid of the bandits in Feitian Mountain." Huo Zhaimei couldn't help but look proud in his eyes.

"Feitian Mountain is an independent mountain, a distance from the nearby mountains. It is impossible for us to climb Feitian Mountain through other mountains."

"Feitian Mountain is a famous stone mountain with fewer trees and is mostly concentrated in the north and south. It is rare to go up the mountain and go down the mountain."

"Also, Feitian Mountain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but there are very few passages for bandits to go down the mountain. If they want to go down the mountain, they must pass here." As he said that, Huo Zhai pointed to a point in the map.

"This place is the west of Feitian Mountain. The terrain is a little gentler and is the best way to go down the mountain. However, the subordinates have sent heavy troops to guard this place. It is impossible for the bandits to bypass the soldiers' sight and leave Feitian Mountain."

Huo Zhai clasped his fists and suggested: "General, we can completely defend Feitian Mountain and wait until the bandits are exhausted before attacking the bandit gangs. In this way, our army's casualties will definitely be minimized."

After hearing this heartfelt words, Huo Tingrong fell into deep thought, touched his chin, and couldn't help but think about the feasibility of this matter.

"No! General, I have used this method, but the effect is very small. There are not only bandits on Feitian Mountain, but also many good women who were robbed by bandits. If we guard Feitian Mountain to the death, the bandits will definitely use the people to threaten us."

Zhou Daoxing stopped Dao.

Upon hearing this, Huo Tingrong glanced at Zhou Daoxing sharply, snorted, and said angrily: "Why didn't you say that there were hostages on Feitian Mountain before, but now you are willing to tell the truth!"

"General, I have been busy with official duties recently, and I have really forgotten this matter. It was because I was negligent." Zhou Daoxing smiled bitterly and begged for mercy.

"General, what should I do now?" Huo Zhai asked anxiously.

Huo Tingrong fell into thought again and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Zhou Daoxing.

"General, we can actually attack. The bandits in Feitian Mountain are just relying on their hands to control the people. Our government will be afraid of the rats, but most bandits are not brave enough, so why don't we intimidate them?"

"I think it is necessary that the general showed the style of the Huo family army, and the bandits must be so scared that they surrendered immediately. We don't have to worry so much." Zhou Daoxing said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Huo Tingrong looked at him with a deep look, and his tone brought a strong sense of displeasure: "Mr. Zhou has been attacking Feitian Mountain for several years but has not been effective. It is better not to easily participate in the strategy of our generals."

"Mr. Zhou just sat there and rested. I, the Huo family army, will naturally take action to solve this bandit. You don't have to worry. Anyway, I think all the officials in Xuzhou are so tired."

Huo Tingrong pointed to the few small officials lying under the tree not far away, and looked at Zhou Daoxing with a smile.

Following his gaze, Zhou Daoxing smiled awkwardly, but his feet were still motionless, still standing still, watching the exquisite map.

When Huo Tingrong saw that he refused to leave, he curled his lips, thinking that he was afraid that he would complain to His Majesty, so he deliberately pretended to deal with government affairs seriously, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him and instead discussed with Huo Zhai to attack Feitian Mountain.
Chapter completed!