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Before Zhaocheng was fully built, it became a distribution center for surrounding goods, including cattle and sheep in the north, grain in the south, minerals in the west, sea salt in the east, and all kinds of goods.
The Yan State, which was in the middle of a war, made a lot of efforts in the construction of Zhaocheng. Tens of thousands of grains and equipment were loaded on trucks from here and transported to Yan.
Last time the envoy of King Nan of Zhou encountered a big nail in Zhaocheng. When he returned, less than ten teeth were knocked out. The emperor was furious, but what could he do?
He watched Ji Jie eating meat, but he didn't even drink the soup.
The wealth of Zhaocheng not only aroused the jealousy of King Nan of Zhou Dynasty, but also the surrounding bandits became active after a winter of silence.
Fortunately, Ji Jie had thought of this from the beginning. As long as it was a convoy going to Zhaocheng, he would send someone to escort it. In addition, there were outposts every twenty miles, so that most bandit organizations did not dare to invade.
But there is always a risk of death. No, a group of merchants from Qin State were ambushed on the road. More than ten trucks of goods were robbed. The owner of the goods escaped with his life under the desperate cover of the guards and came to Zhaocheng for help.
After Ji Jie briefly looked at the cargo owner's injuries, he asked: "What kind of bandits are they?"
The owner of the cargo was slightly injured and replied: "There are hundreds of them, led by three brothers. They are extremely powerful. Each of them has an axe. One of my coachmen was cut in half with one blow!"
Ji Jie frowned slightly. Ji Jiang just went out to recruit new soldiers. Zhao Ling also went to the iron mines at the junction of Zhou and Yan. It seemed that he had to do the job of suppressing the bandits himself. It was good. He hadn't moved his tibia for a long time. He was really a bit handy.
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"Don't worry, I will take people to the scene of the accident right away!" Ji Jie patted the cargo owner on the shoulder and said, "I will help you get back the robbed things!"
"Jun Zhaowen is kind and righteous, I am extremely grateful!" The owner of the cargo was so excited that Ji Jie took action in person. Is there anything he can't accomplish?
Summoning two hundred elite cavalry, Ji Jie rushed to the place where the accident occurred as quickly as possible. There were more than a dozen corpses scattered here and there. Judging from their clothing, they were all members of the convoy, except for a seriously damaged carriage that was abandoned.
Here, the rest are gone.
The terrain here is low in the middle and high on both sides. The bandits must have been ambushing on both sides, and when the convoy arrived, they rushed over at extremely fast speeds. Otherwise, they would not have caused such a scene.
"Your Majesty, most of these dead people were killed by axes!" the military commander reported.
"Your Majesty, we found footprints and wheel marks on the way to the west!" Another military captain reported.
"Where do the footprints lead?" Ji Jie asked.
"Wuyuanling!"
Ji Jie ordered: "Target Wuyuanling, let's go!"
An hour later, Ji Jie saw the bandits driving the carriage in front of them. They were just like what the cargo owner said. There were about a hundred or ten people. They had all kinds of tools in their hands, including wooden sticks and hoes.
When the bandits heard the sound of horse hooves, they quickly stopped on the spot, occupied a high ground, and set up a simple defensive formation. Standing at the front were three strong men, both young but tall and powerful, holding each other in their arms.
A large ax with a long handle.
The three are brothers. The eldest Xiong Ba is 23 years old, the second eldest Xiong Kui is 21 years old, and the third Xiong Ben is seventeen years old. They were originally people of the Zhou Dynasty, but their hometown was destroyed due to the gradual encroachment by the Rongdi people.
, had no choice but to recruit a group of people to start the bandit business.
Ji Jie ordered the team to stop, rode over one at a time, and asked, "Did you rob the Qin merchants?"
"That's right, we robbed it!" Xiong Ba shouted in a rough voice: "Who are you and why do you stand up for them from the Qin State? Are you from the Qin State?"
In the land of the Zhou Dynasty, the hatred for the Qin people was no less than that of the Rongdi people, and there were rumors that every time the Rongdi people invaded the Zhou Dynasty, it was the Qin people who were behind the instigation, so the local bandits were proud of robbing the Qin people and the Rongdi people.
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"Ji Jie, Lord Zhou Zhaowen!" Ji Jie said loudly: "I am not standing up for the people of Qin, but these goods are going to be sold in my Zhaocheng, so I have the responsibility to ensure their safety!"
After hearing the words Zhaowenjun and Jijie, the robbers began to whisper among themselves.
The second eldest brother, Xiong Kui, stepped forward and said, "It turns out it's Your Majesty Zhao Wenjun, you're so polite! We have no choice but to become robbers, but the three Xiong brothers have never done anything to harm the country. We only rob Qin people and Rong people."
Di people!"
It can be seen that these three brothers are people with backbone, different from ordinary bandits. It is precisely because of this that Ji Jie came on horseback. Otherwise, he would have ordered his cavalry to rush over to deal with these untrained men.
A robber is as simple as chopping melons and vegetables.
"Brother, Zhao Wenjun is the person we admire the most, why don't we give him back what we robbed!" Xiong Ben, the third child, has a relatively simple mind.
Xiong Ba shook his head and said: "Third brother, it's not that I'm stingy, but we'll eat whatever we want after returning the food. We've all been hungry for several days, and finally we got some oil and water!"
"But……"
"Stop it, I'll tell him!" Xiong Ba waved the ax in his hand and said: "I've heard about Jun Zhaowen's reputation for a long time. It's just something I took with great effort. What do you mean?
The words must be returned, which is somewhat unjustifiable. I respect your character. As long as you can defeat my axe, I will respectfully offer the goods, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, these things will be yours." Ji Jie said the following words for him.
"Okay, cool!" Xiongba jumped down from the slope, and the ax weighing several dozen kilograms was like nothing in his hand.
"Wait!" Ji Jie shouted, Xiong Ba was about to take action.
"Why, Lord Zhaowen regrets it?" There was a look of disdain in Xiong Ba's eyes.
Just kidding, has the young master ever regretted it? He pointed at Xiong Kui and Xiong Bi and said, "You three come together!"
What? The three brothers looked at each other. From the day they became bandits, no one could make them take action at the same time.
"What do you mean?" Xiongba asked.
Ji Jie smiled and said: "It's not interesting, it's just one-on-three. Are you scared? Do you dare? Give me a happy word!"
The three brothers were furious and surrounded Ji Jie.
Ji Jie calmly jumped off the horse, holding the gun in both hands in a starting position, waiting for the three brothers to attack.
The three brothers looked at each other, and the third brother, Xiong Ben, nodded and launched a tentative attack. The ax struck at Ji Jie's head. Although he did not use all his strength, the sound of the ax breaking through the air was so sharp.
Immediately afterwards, the second oldest Xiong Kui also moved and struck Ji Jie's waist with a giant ax sweep.
Ji Jie responded calmly, flying a steel spear up and down, and mastered a set of "Chi You Spears". The three brothers were overwhelmed by his exquisite moves, and they were at a disadvantage from the beginning.