"General, there are no people watching nearby. It's safe."
"However, there is a stockade more than ten miles away to the east. There are a few people watching there, but my subordinates did not get too close to avoid alerting them."
One of Kou Wang's confidants came over and said after searching for a long time.
He was originally a scout, and had been responsible for gathering intelligence on the battlefield many times, so he was already familiar with it.
How could a mere bandit escape his eyes?
"Yeah." Kou Wang nodded lightly.
He found someone and ordered him to go down, "Let the brothers wait at the foot of the mountain. Be careful in your actions so as not to be discovered in advance."
Kou Wang planned to capture one of the strongholds first, and then ask about the locations of all the strongholds and the distribution of bandit strength.
Then let the army march into the mountains, form encirclements around each village, and annihilate all the bandits.
There are only over a hundred people in this village. It is considered a small village and should serve as a frontline outpost for bandits.
"Zhang Yi, lead two people to block the village from behind. Brother Xiong, lead two people to block the exit of the valley to prevent them from escaping. The remaining people and I will sneak into the village and kill all the people inside."
These people are all masters of military generals who are as good as ten. Some small bandits are no match for them at all.
But Kou Wang did not underestimate the enemy, and the lion Fu Tu also used all his strength.
Although Kou Wang's arrangement was reckless, it was still based on everyone's strength.
Everyone's eyes were flashing with anger. If it was really the food intercepted by these bandits, they would definitely be eaten alive.
Kou Wang waved his hand, and everyone immediately began to take action. Their figures blended into the night and were divided into several groups.
Kou Wang led his henchmen towards the stronghold. They were so skillful that they climbed over the wall of the stronghold while the guards were dozing off and got inside.
The village was not big, and there were only about a hundred people. Most of them were sleeping quietly at this time. Only a room in the center was still lit with candles.
Kou Wang snorted coldly. The room in the center was probably where the leader of the village lived.
It just so happens that to capture the thieves, capture the king first, and capture their leader first.
When Kou Wang and others approached the central room, they heard voices coming from inside.
"Third Master, what we are holding back this time is the royal court's food and salary. Isn't it a bit dangerous?"
In the room, a thin, bald man said.
He is the leader of this small village. In the entire mountain range, bandits own more than ten such small villages.
This mountain range is called the Chanzhou Mountains. It is not the largest mountain range in Dazhou, but it is also rolling and has a large scale.
Moreover, this mountain range also connects Huaizhou.
The Chanzhou City where Kou Wang was stationed at this time happened to be the gateway from Huaizhou to Chanzhou, and it was also built based on the Chanzhou Mountains.
Originally, the grain transport team was going to Huaizhou through here, but there was an accident on the way, and Kou Wang and others had to retreat and came to Chanzhou City to join Zhang Yi and others.
Kou Wang and others were frightened when they heard this, and anger was about to overflow from their eyes.
As expected, it was this group of bandits who did it. They were so brave that they dared to attack the imperial court.
"Hmph, what are you afraid of? How can the imperial court have the power to deal with us now? It would be great if the remaining defeated soldiers can hold Chanzhou."
In front of the thin man sat a muscular, shirtless man.
"Hey!" The bald man sighed, he always felt that it was unsafe to do this.
They were just bandits, a bit small compared to a behemoth like the imperial court.
The reason why these bandits have not been eliminated is not because they cannot be eliminated, but because they are unwilling to do so.
You know, behind them are the Zhang and Zheng families.
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. Tomorrow, we will burn the Chanzhou City grain depot. This is our last mission."
"After completing this mission, we will stay in seclusion for a while and not show up in public."
The strong man stood up and said sinisterly.
Burning the grain depot in Chanzhou City was to force the Zhou army to death.
Kou Wang couldn't bear it anymore, roared and rushed in from the door.
The strong door was smashed directly by Kou Wang. His long hair was flying and his eyes were cold, as if he was looking at a group of corpses.
"Enemies, there are enemies!" The bald man reacted quickly. After seeing Kou Wang, he immediately shouted loudly, trying to wake everyone up.
Although the bald man was thin and thin, his voice was so loud that it almost spread throughout the village.
In an instant, many people woke up from their sleep, picked up weapons and ran outside.
"Boom!" Kou Wang couldn't help but said, and punched out. A strong wind swept through the whole room, and everyone fell back.
Seeing this, the burly man who was the third leader of the bandits directly drew his long sword and aimed it at Kou Wang.
"Hmph!" Kou Wang didn't dodge or even take out a weapon, and punched the strong man directly.
This punch was so powerful that even the strong man's sword was shattered. He even vomited blood and retreated, hitting the wall.
For a moment, everyone was shocked. The third master was considered a first-class master among the bandits, but he was so vulnerable to Kou Wang.
Everyone still wanted to escape, but Kou Wang couldn't do what they wanted. At this time, Kou Wang's men had surrounded the entire village. Although they were small in number, their strength was terrifying, and the entire village suddenly turned into a battlefield.
On the battlefield, almost all the bandits in the village were massacred unilaterally. Facing the well-trained generals on the battlefield, they had no power to fight back.
Many people planned to escape through the back door, but unfortunately the back door was controlled by Zhang Yi. These bandits would kill one by one.
"Bang!" In the room, the bald man still wanted to resist, but was killed by Kou Wang's punch.
The normal battle lasted no more than half an hour, but the village was almost a purgatory on earth, with more than a hundred corpses lying in a pool of blood.
These bandits do all kinds of evil, oppressing the people and stealing money. Killing them can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people.
What's more, it was these people who caused Kou Wang to have to retreat, and more than 30,000 brothers died on the way. How could Kou Wang not hate this?
"Tell me, where are the other villages?" Kou Wang left the strong man alive.
This person is the third in command of the bandits, and he must know the most. The reason for keeping him is to interrogate him about the situation in these villages.
"I said, I said, don't kill me!"
Under the threat of death, the strong man quickly succumbed.
There are a total of five bandits in total, and the operation to intercept the grain was led by their chief.
Kou Wang's eyes were filled with murderous intent and his anger was rising.
"Notify brothers, it's time to start."
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The killing lasted all night, and at dawn the next day, Kou Wang and others dragged their tired bodies down the mountain.
Their bodies were covered in blood, but the blood basically came from those bandits.