Fifty miles outside the city, Xiongshou Mountain is the official name, and in the mouths of bandits, people in the rivers and lakes, and even the people in the market, there is another more appalling name, called Skull Mountain.

There are many theories as to why it is called Skull Mountain.

Some people say that whenever there is a heavy rain in the mountains, the bones of people from many years ago will always be washed out of the small streams, and most of them are skeletons.

Some say that during the ten years of chaos in the Warring States Period, Wang You's father took advantage of the chaos in the world to occupy the mountains as kings, and took advantage of the fire to rob the surrounding people and even some large families in the surrounding counties. It is said that his father was not only greedy for money, but also very violent, every time he went down the mountain, he would see blood, and he would transport the corpse back to the mountain, cut off the head and place it at the gate of the mountain, and seal the soil as a high mound, which was for the view of the capital, and even the ghosts did not dare to approach. Now, Wang You inherited his father's "will", which was also violent, and over time, the mountain gate was full of skeletons, and this mountain was also called Skull Mountain.

There is a third theory, and it is also the most mainstream one, that is, the main peak of this mountain resembles a skeleton, so it is named Skull Mountain. However, the imperial court thought that the name of Skull Mountain was not good, and thought that its main peak did not resemble a skeleton but a bear's head, so it was called Xiongshou Mountain.

It's just that the folk and rivers and lakes are still called Skull Mountain.

Skull Mountain is not big, but it also stretches for several miles, the mountain is high and the water is long, the scenery is quite elegant, as for the main peak that looks like a skeleton or the shape of a bear's head, in fact, in the eyes of the cultivators, it is also a piece of cave heaven blessed land, but it is a pity that this good piece of cave heaven blessed land, but it was stunned by Wang You and a gang of bandits to make a miasma, a good scenery, even if there are some martial arts to protect the family, the dignitaries and dignitaries only dare to watch it from a distance and dare not approach, as for the surrounding hunters, they are even more evasive, even if they know that there are fat prey coming and going in the mountains, they do not dare to venture close。

On this day, an unprecedented group of people came to the foot of Xiongshou Mountain, about five or six hundred, of which two hundred were the Xuanjia army led by Zhong Yebai, Gao Jian, and Gao Xing, and the rest were the official army of Chen County and the city catcher.

Shen Qian rode on a tall horse, suddenly stopped, and took out a piece of silk cloth from his arms, on which the geography of the mountains and rivers of Xiongshou Mountain was drawn, and the periphery was very detailed, whether it was a ravine or a forest path, it was clearly drawn, but the center of the map was blank.

"Your Royal Highness, here, this is the foot of Xiongshou Mountain, there are many huge rocks in front of you, and you can't walk, but there is a small path in it, which can only be walked by one person, and it is very narrow, and horses can't cross it. Shen Qian looked at the map and said to Zhong Yebai beside him.

Zhong Yebai also stopped at his horse, took Shen Qian's map, and studied it carefully. The periphery of Xiongshou Mountain on the map is very detailed, which shows that when Shen Qian led people up the mountain to suppress bandits in the first few times, he only reached the periphery of Xiongshou Mountain at the farthest, and as for the main peak of Xiongshou, he didn't even touch the edge.

I didn't even know the terrain inside, how to win the battle.

In other aspects, Zhong Yebai may not have anything to lose, but in terms of fighting operations, especially small-scale operations, Zhong Yebai, who was born in special forces, has an absolute confidence in himself.

As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing that one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles, how can one fight the other side without even figuring out the terrain? Not to mention that it is still on the territory that the other side is too familiar with.

Although the time is not as good as the location, the location is not as good as the people, but sometimes, the time and the place can determine the outcome of a war, from this point of view, this Shen Qian is a good official, but leading the troops to fight, is by no means a good general, otherwise he would not have led the troops into this Xiongshou Mountain with very complicated terrain without even figuring out the situation in the mountains.

Zhong Yebai returned the silk cloth map to Shen Qian, jumped off his horse, and began to deploy the entire battle plan.

"Shen Qian, Gao Jian, happy to listen to orders!" Zhong Yebai is like a general, he can call his official position on weekdays, but when he fights, he will call him by his name, only in this way can he ensure that every order is accurately issued to the individual.

When the three of them heard Zhong Yebai's call, they immediately dismounted and half-knelt in front of Zhong Yebai, waiting for the military order of His Royal Highness the Prince.

"Shen Qian, the task of setting up camp is entrusted to you, and at the same time, you lead the Chen County officials and troops to guard the south, where the vision is wide to prevent bandits from sneaking up from behind!"

"Shen Qian has the order!"

"Gao Jian, you lead a hundred infantry to guard the three intersections of the east, west and north, all three of which have dense forests to block the line of sight, and you need to prevent the bandits from sneaking attacks at night from time to time.

"Gao Jian has the order!"

"Rejoice, this place is not conducive to cavalry warfare, you lead a hundred cavalry to guard the center of the camp, and if any bandits force their way into the camp, you will lead your army to destroy them in the camp. Remember, your cavalry can't leave the camp. ”

"Rejoice!"

"Of course, Gao Jian, you can also deliberately leave an opening, lure the enemy deep into the camp, and then let the army lead the happy to deal with it, how to deal with it, you deal with it flexibly, of course, it is best to catch a live. Zhong Yebai said with a smile.

"During my absence, Gao Jian will fully preside over the battle of the entire battalion, and after I return, if there is any violation of the order that causes the soldiers to be damaged, they will be dealt with by military law!"

"Order!" the three of them said in unison.

"Huh, during this period of absence, where is His Royal Highness the Prince going?" Gao Jian reacted at this time, His Royal Highness the Prince did not stay in the camp.

But his two brothers and these two hundred Xuanjia troops are just to protect His Royal Highness the Prince, how can he let His Royal Highness the Prince act alone, could it be that His Royal Highness the Prince doesn't want to return to Beijing? Otherwise, why did he sneak out of the capital in the first place!

If His Royal Highness the Prince of the World does not stay in the camp, if His Royal Highness the Prince sneaks away and slips away, what will he do with his two brothers and the two hundred Xuanjia Army brothers? You must know that when he left Qi County, the secret letter to His Royal Highness the King of Chu had already been sent, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu already knew that His Royal Highness the Prince was with him, and if His Royal Highness the Prince ran away, the anger of the King of Chu would not be bearable by anyone.

But then His Royal Highness the Prince of the World's answer made Gao Jian cry and laugh.

"I'll go first to explore the road and find out the place, and then we will attack Xiongshou Mountain, can't we go all the way to get in?"

What? His Royal Highness the Prince himself is a scout? How can this be reluctant, if so, it is better for His Royal Highness the Prince to flee secretly.

His Royal Highness the Prince secretly escaped, and he could also lead the army to find him back completely, if His Royal Highness the Prince went to be a scout, or went to the territory of the gang of bandits who killed people and must divide their bodies to find out the news, in case of an accident, he took the stump and broken arm of His Royal Highness the Prince to find His Royal Highness the King of Chu?

Gao Jian immediately opposed this plan, and bluntly said that if he wanted to be a scout, he would go by himself, and His Royal Highness the Prince would definitely not go.

But before he finished speaking, he saw His Royal Highness the Prince of the World pull Niu Si and inexplicably gestured twice in the air, and the two suddenly disappeared in front of everyone.

And where His Royal Highness the Prince of the World stood, the soil seemed to stir twice.

Could it be that His Royal Highness the Prince of the World still has immortal spells?

Also, there are a lot of capable people in the Chu Palace, even the palace can't be compared, and it is strange that His Royal Highness the Prince will order immortal spells.

But even so, Gao Jian was happy with the two brothers and Shen Qian, and he couldn't help but worry about the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince.