Heiding Mountain is considered a small mountain among the mountains in Western Xinjiang, but in recent years it has become very prestigious in the ears of ordinary people. The reason is that banditry has occurred here.
The war was chaotic and there were many bandits, many of whom were warriors and soldiers. They were forced to become bandits just because they couldn't survive.
The life of the bandits is actually not easy. Although there is no shortage of martial arts masters among the bandits, they are nothing compared to the regular army. Therefore, once the bandits become too rampant, they will be immediately wiped out by the Xia army.
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Nowadays, there are frequent wars between Xia and Shang. The Xia Kingdom cannot predict the banditry, so these bandits have reappeared.
No matter what, it is the people at the bottom who suffer. Some bandits are born evil and are destined to be bandits. Some bandits have a difficult life and cannot survive, so they can only choose to become bandits.
After this period of development, the number of bandits in the Black Peak Mountains has increased day by day. Some of them were originally murderers, and they were like a fish in water among the bandits. Some of them were forced by life and were forced to go to the Black Peak Mountains to make grass.
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These people slowly gathered together and gradually became a considerable force.
The soldiers of the fifth school marched in a serpentine formation on the winding mountain road. The terrain in this area was gentle, and as far as the eye could see were bare mountain buns.
Not far away, a nimble figure galloped through the mountains, coming at a fast pace. It was Hou Shun who had set off first to find out the news.
"Boss, there is a village ten miles ahead. I think I will go to that village to rest tonight!" Hou Shun handed over the report.
Su Le nodded. Heiding Mountain is still dozens of miles away from here. Although we can definitely reach Heiding Mountain by marching overnight, it is hard for a tired warrior to be courageous. We must maintain the strongest combat effectiveness before facing this enemy.
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"Brothers, thank you for your hard work. You can rest after marching ten miles today and attack the mountain early tomorrow morning." Su Le gave the order to several flag commanders.
The soldiers listened to the order and learned that they could rest ten miles away. They all became energetic and arrived at the village soon.
There are countless such villages scattered among the endless mountains in Western Xinjiang. These villages are located in a corner, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
When Su Le led the army to appear at the entrance of the village, there were still many villagers working in the farmland. When those farmers saw the soldiers at the entrance of the village, they looked at Su Le and others with vigilant and gloomy eyes.
The reaction of the villagers was not beyond Su Le's expectation. The reputation of the Xia army was not very good. It was said that since ancient times, soldiers and bandits were all members of the same family. In the eyes of the people, the image of soldiers was not necessarily any better than that of bandits.
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As soon as Su Le and his soldiers entered the village, they saw that the doors of every house in the village were closed, and no one could be seen outside in the entire village.
They only found a wide space in front of the ancestral hall, and then ordered people to rest where they were. He then called Li Zhu and Hou Shun to inquire about the bandits.
Hou Shun went up and knocked on several doors before finding the village chief's home.
In the village chief's house, there were two or three people smoking in the house. Many of these farmers were in the realm of martial arts. They worked hard in the fields all year round and developed tendons.
When the men saw Su Le and others coming in, they didn't say anything and remained motionless in the corner.
The village chief was an old man with gray hair. He welcomed Su Le and others into the house with a very polite attitude.
"Soldiers, I wonder what you want to do when you pass by our village?" the village chief asked.
Hou Shun chuckled and said: "Uncle Village Elder, we are here to suppress bandits under military orders. We came to you just to inquire about the bandits in Heiding Mountain."
As soon as Hou Shun finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became cold. The faces of the men smoking were gloomy, and their faces were erratic in the thick smoke.
The village chief's expression changed slightly, and then returned to normal, "Oh, the bandits in Heiding Mountain, it's a long story." After that, the village chief said to the men in the corner: "
Gou Sheng'er, you big bastard, it's already dark now, so don't stay here with me, my wife is waiting to get on the kang!"
After hearing this, the men put out their pipes and filed out.
Seeing this scene, Su Le and Li Zhu looked at each other, and then Su Le nodded casually. Li Zhu already understood and said loudly: "Sir, I'm going to set up the soldiers to camp, so I'll go first."
After that, Li Zhu also followed and went out.
When the village chief brought the tea tremblingly, Su Le smiled and said: "Village chief, you can talk about the situation of the bandits."
The village chief laughed and said: "Master Bing is really bringing blessings to us people! The bandits in Heiding Mountain are really powerful. There are three bandits in total. One family is called Tianlong Village, and they have been here for more than ten years.
Yes, the Xia** team used to have very strict control, and they would come here every one or two years to carry out raids. When people in Tianlong Village encountered this situation, they could only run deep into the mountains, and they could not develop."
In the past few years, as the wars between Xia and Shang became more and more frequent, Tianlong Village developed faster and faster and became the largest bandit gang in Heiding Mountain.
"But now, there is not only one bandit in Tianlong Village, but there are two new ones that have emerged, one is called Heishan Village, and the other is called Black Bear Village." The village chief's expression slowly became serious when he said this.
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These three bandits sometimes support each other, sometimes they fight tit for tat, but most of the time they follow the lead of Tianlong Village.
The village chief explained the basic situation of the three bandits, and Su Le and the others also had a general understanding. Based on the information they knew so far, Su Le also faced a difficult problem.
According to the village chief, the strength of the three bandits was beyond Su Le's estimation.
Generally, those who can become bandits are at least martial arts disciples. However, banditry is a highly dangerous industry. In the process of burning, killing and looting, martial arts disciples will be eliminated soon. Their fate is just like Su Le's.
It's almost like a cannon fodder camp.
Those who can survive are basically at the level of martial soldiers, and the leaders of the three villages are basically at the level of martial soldiers. It is said that the strongest one, the head of Tianlong Village named Fang Xuan, has reached the third level of martial arts.
He is the overlord of this generation.
Speaking of the last part, the village chief lit a pipe, took a deep puff, and then said: "Little Colonel Soldier, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
Su Le smiled and nodded and said, "Please tell me."
"I think that if the Xia** team sends people to suppress bandits, they should send more people. Sending so many people...isn't it too few?"
"Do you think we don't have enough people here to fill their teeth?" Su Le asked.
"That's not what you mean, I mean," the village chief laughed dryly, shaking his head, "Young masters are very brave. If you are on the plains, you are not afraid of bandits, but the mountains of Heiding Mountain are steep.
, the three villages are all defended according to the danger. I don’t know if Mr. Xiao Xiao has brought any siege weapons, such as weapons and artillery? "
"Artillery?"
Su Le picked up the tea cup and took a few sips. Of course, Su Le didn't have those things. It would be extremely easy to use weapons and artillery to wipe out a few cottages.
Not to mention anything else, they dragged the martial arts battalion over and fired two or three dragon cannons at several cottages, ensuring that not even a single ant was left in the entire Heiding Mountain.
Before Su Le set off, Zhu Cong had clearly told himself that there were people who wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble. One was the Sun family and the other was Yang Qi. As for why Yang Qi hated him, Su Le didn't know yet.
Maybe Yang Qi was bribed by the Sun family.
Su Le was too lazy to speculate on these matters. Since he led the troops to suppress the bandits, he would just obey the orders.
The biggest problem Su Le also thought about was that these bandits were hiding in the mountain stronghold. If they stuck to the mountain stronghold all the time, Su Le really had no good solution.
From ancient times to the present, siege has been a big problem. There was an allusion to the October siege in history, where an army attacked a city. The city relied on the city wall to defend itself and was impregnable. After three months of attack, hundreds of thousands died.
No one attacked.
In the end, the army had no choice but to besiege the city. It lasted ten months before the city was captured, and there were only 50,000 soldiers defending the city.
Although the bandits' stronghold was just a small mountain stronghold, Su Le didn't have any good siege weapons. He didn't even have a strong warrior around him, let alone a cannon.
After thinking about this, Su Le's ears twitched and then said: "Of course the weapons and artillery are gone, but since the village chief has so much confidence in the bandits, why bother asking me for such meaningless information?
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Hearing Su Le's words, the village chief's expression suddenly changed, and he said calmly: "Sir, what do you mean by this?"
"Humph, what do you mean?" Su Le stood up suddenly. The footsteps at the door were getting closer and closer, and then a group of soldiers walked into the house carrying the three Chinese characters they had just left, and threw them heavily on the ground.
Li Zhu also had a gloomy look on his face and walked in from outside the house, "Let me tell you, Master, it turns out that these three warriors are planning to go to Heiding Mountain to report the news."
When Su Le entered the house, he could already tell that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and the village chief hurriedly sent the three men away, and then tried to trick himself into talking to him. This was enough to prove that there was another conflict between the village chief and the bandits.
Collusion.
Su Le snorted coldly, "Colluding with bandits will be punishable by death. Village Chief, you are so brave. I think everyone in this village should be bandits!"
The village chief's hands shook like chaff, and then he knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Sir, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me... We have no collusion with the bandits!"
Looking at the old village chief, Su Le sighed secretly. The border people were struggling due to the continuous wars. It was really hard for the people to prosper and to die for them.
Many martial arts disciples in the village couldn't live a good life, so they secretly went to the mountains to become bandits. In this village, there should be quite a few people working as bandits on Heiding Mountain.
It's just that the village chief may not know that he is leading the army to suppress the bandits. The Sun family may have already informed the bandits on Heiding Mountain a long time ago.
After interrogating the village chief and the three men for a while, Su Le found out that Heishan Village, one of the three bandits in Heiding Mountain, was mostly composed of local villagers. If Heishan Village went out and plundered money, some of it would be distributed to the surrounding people.
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With the protection of Heishanzhai, the surrounding villages were able to avoid the harassment of other bandits. The interrogation lasted until midnight, and finally Su Le let the village chief and others go. Anyway, the news they knew was not important. Su Le was there
Having spent time in Shangshui Village, I also know that lowly warriors are just here for a bite to eat.
Late at night, Su Le summoned several flag commanders, as well as Li Zhu, Hou Shun, Xu Niu and others to come in to discuss strategies for attacking the mountain.