After Lu Xu armed the team, he followed Yu Yuanliang's instructions and walked into the forest.
This time Yu Yuanliang did not follow Lu Xu or send a guide in. Instead, he sent Lu Xu a map, and Lu Xu followed the route marked on the map.
From the map, this road can lead directly to the north and south exits of Qinfeng Road. If you go north along this road, you can go straight to the border crossing with Beiting. If you go south in the other direction, you can bypass the army.
The containment went deep into the hinterland of Daliang.
It seems that this road is very similar to the smuggling trade route that Lu Xu and Wen Yuanzhong are both concerned about, but Lu Xu knows that this road cannot be real!
This kind of trick was not uncommon in ancient times. This kind of road was often used to deceive the officers and soldiers. If there were officers and soldiers coming to suppress bandits, Xiao Zuo would show the officers and soldiers this road. This kind of road is often not visible on the map.
problem, and indeed this path exists.
But when the officers and soldiers walk up, the high probability of waiting for them is an ambush. And what’s even more frightening is, whether the ambush succeeds or fails? The situation of the officers and soldiers is often very difficult. Because most of this kind of road becomes more and more difficult, even if
Even if the army wins the battle, it will still be a dilemma.
If you advance, the road ahead becomes more and more dangerous. If you retreat, you have already embarked on this road and won a battle. If you withdraw, you will gain nothing and all your previous investment will be in vain.
Lu Xu knew the secrets involved, and he could also see that Shen Binhong used this trick, probably with a lot of money and death.
But Lu Xu was not afraid at all! On the contrary, he was looking forward to it. He wanted to quickly see what the bandits who had caused trouble on Qin Feng Road for more than two hundred years were like?
What they saw on the road afterwards was indeed not beyond Lu Xu's expectations. At the beginning, this road was relatively easy to walk. After walking around in the mountains for a few times, they did find a road that seemed to have been crushed by cars and horses.
path.
Although this road was not easy to walk at the beginning, it was not that difficult!
But when Lu Xu walked on this road for the second day, the situation was completely different. The road ahead became more and more dangerous, and everyone's physical energy was consumed faster and faster.
When the escort team reached the edge of a cliff, looking at the mountain road walking along the cliff, Xie Zhen said with some worry: "Sir, if we keep walking like this, we don't need those bandits to ambush us, we are afraid
We are all going to be consumed by this road. We have to think of a way."
Lu Xu nodded in agreement: "That's true!"
Lu Xu thought for a while and then said: "Shen Binhong's intention is nothing more than to ambush us at a suitable place after we have exhausted our energy on this road."
"They dare to plot against us like this, just because they want us to know how to take this road? But since we have already determined that this road is false, there is no need for us to follow their arrangements."
Xie Zhen asked: "Then if we didn't go as they arranged, would they still ambush us?"
Lu Xu smiled and said: "Of course. Although we really want to know where this road is? But compared to us, they are obviously more eager to eliminate us. As long as we are still there, the merchants cannot really stand with them.
Over there, everything could take a turn for the worse."
"As long as one trading house actually informs us of that road, it will be a devastating blow to them. This time they managed to transfer us out, how could they just give up like that?"
Xie Zhen was still hesitant: "But sir, Shen Binhong really wants to fight us. But aren't the bandits we are fighting against? Can those bandits be so obedient?"
Lu Xu said: "If it were in the past, they would definitely not be so obedient. But now the bandits are at their weakest. On the one hand, the influx of businessmen from other places makes their smuggling routes likely to be exposed at any time. .”
"On the other hand, Qinfeng Road must be a war zone now. It is far easier than usual to implement policies such as strengthening border blockades at this time. In fact, now is the time when the court must implement such policies to consolidate border defenses. Bandits We certainly don’t want this policy to be implemented, and the only one with the ability to prevent this policy from passing the court is the Wu Party.”
"In normal times, the bandits might not be so obedient. But now, they don't dare to offend the Wu Party. Don't worry, no matter what we do, they will definitely come to our door."
Xie Zhen nodded in agreement. Soon, Lu Xu and his men turned around in the mountain and started heading towards the official road.
The order placed by Yu Yuanliang was nominally to deliver the goods to the hinterland of Daliang outside Qinfeng Road. With the document issued by Wen Yuanzhong, Lu Xuman could walk out through the official road with swagger.
Just as Lu Xu turned around, someone deep in the forest received the news.
The man was tall and bearded, with a scar on his face. His name was Pei Junxiong, the leader of the Qinling Bandits, and he was now considered a retainer of the Wu family.
At this time, he was following Lu Xu from a distance with his subordinates. He had already stopped to rest, but when he heard his subordinates coming to report, Lu Xu actually turned around!
Pei Junxiong threw the wine and meat in his hands to the ground: "This is unreasonable! How dare they? They don't want this road anymore?"
He is very angry now, and his anger comes from his heartache for his family. Shen Binhong has confidence in him, Pei Junxiong, but Pei Junxiong himself does not dare to be careless.
Bandits have been roaming the Qinfeng Road for more than two hundred years. In addition to the fact that they occupy a good location and the smuggling business is indeed profitable, another very important reason is that the leaders of the bandits in the past were very cautious and did not dare to confront the army. conflict.
Regardless of whether the soldiers and horses in Lu Xu's hands are strong or weak? They will not easily fight Lu Xu, not to mention that Lu Xu is now well-known.
Originally, according to their plan, by the time they came out to face Lu Xu, Lu Xu's men would have been dragged down by the steep mountain road without any strength or energy.
However, now that Lu Xu has turned around, everything is different! They had also imagined such a situation before. According to Shen Binhong's instructions, if they encounter such a situation, they can only go out and fight Lu Xu as soon as possible to avoid Lu Xu in the mountains. After wandering around, I found the real path!
However, the bandits have been in the Qinling Mountains for more than two hundred years and have almost never had a head-on confrontation with the army. Now he is really reluctant to let him do this job.
But for a short while, he was unable to find a backer in the court who could replace the Wu Party. If he didn't fight, the foundation he built for more than two hundred years would be over!
Two cups of poison were placed in front of Pei Junxiong at the same time. He didn't want to drink either cup. It was at the most hesitant and painful time!
At the same time, Shen Binhong in Qinzhou Mansion also chatted with his staff about Pei Junxiong.