In a bandit's stronghold, the bandit responsible for monitoring Jin Feng ran into the courtyard of the headmaster's house.
"Master, Jin Feng has left Xihewan."
"Did you see clearly?"
The boss put down the steamed buns, raised his head and asked.
"The villain has taken a very careful look. There is not only Jin Feng, but also his bodyguards and ten female soldiers in armor."
The bandit said: "In addition to the horsemen, there is also a carriage, which should be pulling other female relatives. I can't see who it is."
This bandit was forced to practice archery by his hunter father since he was a child. He didn't learn archery well, but his eyesight was trained so well that he could tell whether a rabbit was male or female from a distance of one or two miles.
The boss still trusted his words. He thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know where they are going?"
"I don't know, I can't find out."
The bandit shook his head and said: "When outsiders go to Xihewan, the people in the village guard against thieves. I sent a few beggars there, and they couldn't even enter the village. There were still patrols at night, and there were people standing guard in key places day and night. There was no way
near."
"This Jin Feng is more careful."
The boss also knew that the mountain people would stick together, and there was nothing they could do about it.
"But I saw that they all carried baggage on their horses, and they also carried a lot of luggage on the back of the carriage, as well as a big pot, as if they were going on a long journey." said the bandit.
"With twenty guards and a pot?"
A look of thought flashed in the head's eyes: "I understand, you go and receive the reward."
"yes!"
The bandit nodded and bowed and retreated.
The headmaster knocked on the table and thought for a while, then shouted to the door:
"Lao Jiu, take people to Xichuan Road and Guangyuan Road to watch and see where Jin Feng is going?"
He believed that the bandit who reported the news was right in his analysis. He could go to Jinchuan County and back on the same day without having to carry a pot, so Jin Feng would definitely have to travel far.
"okay."
The man standing at the door agreed and ran out.
The mountains in Sichuan and Sichuan are continuous, and there are not many roads leading out of the mountains. As long as you send people to keep an eye on the official roads, you can roughly guess where Jin Feng went.
Soon, Lao Jiu came back.
"Master, Jin Feng and the others took Guangyuan Road, probably heading to the county town."
"The fastest round trip to Guangyuan will take four days. If there is further delay, it will probably take even longer..."
The headmaster slapped the table: "Prepare your horses and go to the county government!"
Half an hour later, the head of the family, along with a few of his cronies, entered the Jinchuan County House on horseback and went straight to a house where the Zhao family was hanging.
The concierge of the Zhao Mansion should be very familiar with the headmaster, so he led several people in without asking any questions.
"Old Nie, are you here?"
The headmaster handed the reins to the slaves of the Zhao family and asked the porter.
"I went to the county government office and haven't come back yet."
The porter replied: "Does the master have anything to do with you?"
"It's urgent and I'm not suitable to go to the county government office. You can go to the county government office and tell the master for me. If you're not busy, ask him to come back."
After the boss finished speaking, he stuffed a piece of broken silver into the old porter's hand.
The old concierge put away the silver ingots and said with a smile: "The master will wait here for a moment, and I will go to the county government office to report to the master."
The Zhao Mansion was only a few dozen meters away from the county government office. Soon, a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a county lieutenant entered the courtyard.
The duty of the county lieutenant is to command the government troops.
The government soldiers are similar to a complex of modern police, reserve forces, militia and armed police. In addition to maintaining local security, when war comes and the regular army is exhausted, the government soldiers will also go to the battlefield to provide blood transfusions to the regular army.
In the absence of regular troops, government soldiers are the largest local armed force.
"master!"
The boss and the bandits who were waiting in the front yard all stood up.
"Old ghost, didn't I tell you not to come to the county government to look for me if you have nothing to do?"
County Lieutenant Zhao frowned dissatisfied: "You are still riding a horse through the city, are you afraid that others won't know?"
"Master, I'm sorry, the matter is urgent and I can't worry about it anymore." The headmaster said with fists in his hands.
"What's the matter?" County Lieutenant Zhao asked.
"Jin Feng left Xihewan and went to the county town." The boss said.
"Oh?" Zhao County Lieutenant's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Sir, all the elites in Xihewan have been taken away by Jin Feng. This is a good opportunity to attack Xihewan."
The headmaster said excitedly: "As long as you say a word, sir, I will summon the brothers right now."
County Lieutenant Zhao touched his chin with his hand, paced back and forth in the yard, and remained silent for a long time.
The boss knew that he was thinking, so he endured his anxiety and waited patiently.
After a long while, Lieutenant Zhao finally stopped.
The boss couldn't help but clench his fists, knowing that County Lieutenant Zhao had already made a decision.
As long as County Lieutenant Zhao opens his mouth, he will immediately return to the village and gather men to attack Xihewan.
But who knew that County Lieutenant Zhao shook his head and said: "You can't move in Xihewan."
"Why?" The big boss said anxiously: "Master, destroy Xihewan, and the territory of the bandits in Tiegunshan will be ours!"
"With Jin Feng leaving, Xihewan must be even more nervous than usual. It's impossible for you to sneak in quietly."
County Lieutenant Zhao glanced at the leader: "With the number of people you have, do you think you can attack Xihewan by force?"
The headmaster's breath stopped and he shook his head quickly.
When he first heard that Tieguanshan was attacking Xihewan, he secretly ran to the opposite hilltop to watch the battle.
He would never forget that battle.
One moment, hundreds of bandits were arrogantly trying to massacre Xihewan, and the next moment they were beaten to a bloody pulp.
There are also those huge heavy crossbow arrows, killing bandits is like skewering candied haws.
The remaining people were trapped in place by the spiked caltrops, unable to move.
The Iron Can Mountain bandits who had been roaming the west of Jinchuan for many years had no room for resistance. They were beaten to pieces without even seeing where the attacking enemy was.
And his bandit camp doesn't even have a hundred people, so it's almost impossible to break into Xihewan.
This is also the reason why he came to see County Lieutenant Zhao.
"Master, I can't do it with just the few people I have, but if Master Zhao is willing to support me with 300 troops, I guarantee that we can definitely capture Xihewan."
The headmaster gritted his teeth and said: "As long as the master supports me in occupying the territory of Iron Can Mountain, I am willing to pay 40% of the annual food from now on. No, I am willing to pay 50% to honor the master."
In the past, Tieguanshan paid filial piety to Master Zhou, but it was only 30% per year. This was also the basic market situation.
The boss was willing to pay 50%, and County Lieutenant Zhao couldn't help but feel a little moved.
"Old ghost, if you really think about it, you will lose your head if you don't get this right!"
"Think about it!" the old ghost said, patting his chest: "Wealth can be found in danger. All we do is work hard to make a living, and the scar on our head is as big as a bowl!"
"Now that you have thought about it, I will support you with twenty archers!"
County Lieutenant Zhao said.
"Twenty archers?"
The old ghost said with a dark face: "Master, are you kidding me? How could twenty archers capture Xihewan?"
"I support your archers, not to fight against Xihewan, but to kill Jin Feng!"
A fierce light flashed in County Lieutenant Zhao's eyes.