After a period of discussion with the other villagers in Niujia Village, Ye Zheng decided that if he wanted to go up the mountain to become a bandit, he must first find a good hilltop, set up camp, and settle down the old, weak, women, and children, and then go on to carry out the great task of robbing the rich and giving to the poor.
At this time, Ye Zheng asked everyone: "The most important thing right now is to enter the mountain forest and find a secret and safe cave. Let everyone stabilize first, because it won't be long before the government
The Chinese will send troops to arrest us, and we must solve this problem before the government finds us."
After hearing what Ye Zheng said, everyone nodded, and began to think and remember, to see which places near Qingshan Town were more suitable for so many of them to live and hide.
At this time, the respected and well-informed Niu Dafu said: "I know there is a Shiyan Peak near Heixiong Valley. The terrain there is complex and secluded, and there are huge boulders and numerous caves on the top of the mountain. Otherwise, we can temporarily hide there.
Let’s go there, how about we wait until we find a good hilltop and then set up camp again?”
Ye Zheng did not immediately express his opinion after hearing this. He just asked other people to see if they had any opinions.
When Niu Sanyan heard Niu Dafu mention Shiyanfeng, he nodded in agreement and said: "Shiyanfeng is indeed a rare place to live at present, and there is sufficient water there, so it is indeed suitable for us to live temporarily. I think it will work."
Several other experienced hunters also felt that Shiyan Peak was a good place to hide. Not only was there sufficient water, but what was even more reassuring was that it was located next to Heixiong Valley and at the junction of Qingjiang County and Linchang County.
The terrain here is very rugged and difficult for ordinary people to find if they are not very familiar with the terrain. Therefore, if people hide there, it will be difficult for the government officials to find them.
Seeing that everyone was in favor of going to the Shiyan Peak, Ye Zheng didn't say anything else at the moment. After nodding, he asked everyone to pack some simple and important supplies and prepare to enter the mountain and move towards the Shiyan Peak.
Just when everyone was about to set off for Shiyan Peak, suddenly, with the support of Niu Sanyan, a sturdy man came to Ye Zheng and said that he had something to discuss with everyone.
Ye Zheng took a closer look and found that this man was injured all over his body and his clothes were stained with blood. He was none other than Niu Tiezhu, Niu Tiezhu's brother. At that moment, Ye Zheng felt curious, wondering what Niu Tiezhu wanted to say.
At this time, I told everyone, so I asked loudly.
"It turns out to be Brother Niu Tiezhu. During the time I was in Niujia Village, I often heard the folks in the village mention you. I wonder what Brother Niu wants to say to everyone this time."
Hearing Ye Zheng's question, Niu Dafu and some other more prestigious old hunters all looked at Niu Tiezhu, their eyes full of doubts, as if they were dissatisfied with his appearance and interrupting the migration of the villagers.
Niu Tiezhu looked at the villagers around him, then stared at Ye Zheng and said: "Although I don't object to going into the mountains to become bandits, I don't agree with us standing on the top of the mountain and migrating to Shiyan Peak now."
Hearing what he said, Ye Zheng and the villagers were stunned for a moment, obviously confused by his objection.
After a pause, Niu Tiezhu continued: "Everyone should know that our Qingshan Mountains are a branch of this desolate mountain range. There are many bandits and horse bandits hiding in the nearby mountains. There are no less than dozens of mountaintops, large and small.
We in Niujia Village are old, weak, women and children. We are weak and easily oppressed and annexed by them. Moreover, we don’t have any weapons now, except for a few kitchen knives and axes for chopping wood.
Basically, we can’t even come up with decent iron weapons. If we are attacked by our colleagues and officers and soldiers, we won’t even have the strength to resist, and we will be finished sooner or later. What’s more important is that we have such a big group of people now.
, we need food and drink. If we just rely on hunting in the mountains, it will be difficult to survive. Therefore, if we want to survive now, we must join a group of relatively powerful bandits and join them to ensure our lives and safety.
Only then will there be protection.”
After hearing what he said, everyone fell into deep thought.
Ye Zheng felt that Niu Tiezhu's concerns were justified. He thought for a moment and asked, "What Brother Niu said is reasonable, so which hilltop should we seek refuge near here now? However, nearly half of us No. 70 people
We are old, weak, women and children, I don’t know which group of bandits will accept our surrender.”
Seeing that Ye Zheng agreed with his idea, Niu Tiezhu was very happy and said: "The general bandit forces will definitely not accept our surrender. After all, we in Niujia Village have many old, weak, women and children. If they accept us, there is no doubt that they will accept us."
It adds a lot of burden to them for no reason, but I know there is a place where they will definitely accept our refuge."
Hearing what he said, everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up, and they couldn't help but ask in unison: "Where?"
"Fengming Ridge!"
"Ah...it turns out you are talking about Feifeng Village in Fengming Ridge!"
Ye Zheng saw that everyone in Niujia Village was very moved after hearing about Fengming Ridge. He couldn't help but be secretly surprised. He wondered where Fengming Ridge was and why everyone was so surprised after hearing it. At the moment, he was busy
Asked: "What is the origin of Feifeng Village that makes everyone so surprised."
At this time, Niu Tiezhu smiled and explained patiently: "Feifeng Village on Fengming Ridge is famous in the entire Cangliang Mountains. It is one of the three most powerful bandits in the Cangliang Mountains. I heard that
There are no less than a thousand heroes in Feifeng Village. There are many warrior masters who are proficient in martial arts, especially their leader Deng Sanniang, who is a master of superb martial arts and superior strength. It is said that her strength has reached the fifth level.
At the peak level of a martial artist, looking at the entire Cangliang Mountain, there are few who can be her opponent."
"Deng Sanniang! Why does this name sound like a woman?" Ye Zheng asked curiously.
Niu Tiezhu nodded and said: "Brother Ye is right, that Deng Sanniang is indeed a woman, and I have heard from some friends in the green forest that Deng Sanniang is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also an extremely beautiful young woman."
Hearing that the bandit leader was a beautiful woman, Ye Zheng became even more curious and asked, "Then I'm even more surprised. Why would such a charming and beautiful woman want to kill the bandit leader who conspired to murder his head?"
Hearing Ye Zheng's question, not only him, but also many people standing nearby felt very curious and looked at Niu Tiezhu eagerly, wanting to hear his answer.
Niu Tiezhu laughed and said: "It is said that Deng Sanniang was originally the rich daughter of the owner of a large bodyguard agency in Qingjiang County. Because her family was persecuted by the government and her parents died unjustly in prison, she later killed many people with hatred.
After becoming his enemy, he fled to the Cangliang Mountain and relied on his superb martial arts. From then on, he gathered a group of desperadoes on the Fengming Ridge and started a business against the imperial court."
Ye Zheng did not expect that Deng Sanniang's life experience would be so legendary. He immediately admired her courage and ability. He clapped his hands and praised her: "What a Deng Sanniang, what a wonderful woman, she is truly a woman."
Xumei! I am becoming more and more interested in Fengming Ridge now."
"Then we are going to Fengming Ridge now and seek refuge in Feifeng Village?" Niu Tiezhu's eyes flickered uncertainly, and he was not sure that everyone in Niujia Village would agree to his suggestion, so he could only scan Ye Zheng and the others, hoping to win over everyone.
of consent.
Ye Zheng lowered his head and pondered for a moment. When he raised his head, he saw everyone in Niujia Village looking at him. He couldn't help but mused: "I think Brother Niu's suggestion is good. It's up to everyone whether you want to go to Feifeng Village or not."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Niu Dafu, Niu Sanyan and other villagers. They shook their heads and said: "Brother Ye, you are too polite. You saved the lives of all the people in our village. We all said something was wrong."
You just have to make the decision, and we in Niujia Village will look after you."
Ye Zheng laughed and said: "In that case, I would rather obey your orders than to be respectful." After saying that, Ye Zheng paused, glanced at everyone, and said loudly: "Okay, everyone, listen up, we are going to do it now.