Xiang Rong did not follow Peng Yulin's fleet, but retreated along another route by himself.

He handed over all the ordinary generals under him to Peng Yulin and asked him to retreat from the Xijiang waterway, although he did not leave any ordinary generals, but he was not alone.

It is his iron guard who protects him, led by the five brothers of the Xiang family, all of whom are his nephews, with a violent personality and strong martial arts, known as the five murderers of the Xiang family, namely Xiang Hu, Xiang Leopard, Xiang Xiong, Xiang Zhen, and Xiang Wolf.

The five men were not registered in the Green Battalion because they could not observe military discipline, but they led the 300 soldiers assigned to the Overseer.

There were all kinds of people among these soldiers, and a few of them were old detectives, who were very familiar with the terrain of the area, and knew some of the lesser-known trails, and could take a shortcut back to the governor's quarters.

This is also the reason why they knew that Governor Lao Chongguang also acted alone, and the destination was the same, and they did not travel with them. One is that it is easy for people to expose their targets, and there is also the fear that they will become a drag. His 300 personal soldiers are all carefully selected elite of the military branch.

In addition to Guigang, they went directly north, to Guiping, and then turned into Tongqu Avenue in the Bauhinia Mountains. Originally, this was a trade route, and a large number of mountain passers often passed through here, transporting the produce from the mountains to the ports below and other places to sell, and then transporting daily necessities back.

The so-called mountain passer was a foot merchant who carried goods and local products over the mountains and mountains, which was a major mode of transportation at that time. In order to hide people's eyes, these people also pretend to be mountain passers. This season is the date of the mountain harvest, so it is not surprising that there are passers.

It's good that these people can understand the situation, but unfortunately, they don't know that there have been some serious changes in this area. So much so that their ingenious arrangement was soon seen to be abnormal.

A heavy dà is that the original main force of the mountain coasters here is those charcoal burners, and the high-quality coke produced here is a major commodity for the mountain coasters to transport. Not long ago, all of these people were relocated to the Holy Mountain Base, so they had neither major manpower nor major commodities, and as a result, these mountain visitors were basically extinct.

These more than 300 people from the Xiang Home Guard dressed up as mountain passers, which was already noticeable in the past. And now?

The second factor. It's even more unknown to outsiders. Although the people here are gone, the original village has been planned by the Holy Mountain as the smelter address, so it has been incorporated into the overall protection of the Holy Mountain's defense system.

One part of the defensive system is the Sacred Mountain Rat Patrol Team, who are not only very familiar with these lots. Passers-by can also be identified as living people by their sense of smell. Or a regular customer.

Coincidentally, it is unfortunate. The mountain rat who participated in the attack on the Manchu Qing Qing army not long before patrolling this section of the mountain today, has been promoted to platoon commander of the rat special combat team.

They may not be able to do anything else, but their sense of smell is incredibly sharp. And the memory is super strong. This unfortunate Qing soldier had already entered the thoroughfare, and was immediately discovered by these rats: "It turns out that these guys escaped from there! Since you are here, don't leave!"

Then he immediately fulfilled his duty and sent out information that the enemy was coming.

As soon as this information was triggered, the entire information was transmitted, organized, analyzed, and acted on in one go, and five minutes later, the first response force had been dispatched and had reached the vicinity of the original charcoal burner's residence.

These are fifty Xuanxiao, and they did not come to eliminate these people who were reported as enemies by the rats, but to further confirm whether the rats' reports were accurate, because these Xuanxiao were also the forces that participated in the battle not long ago.

If it is determined that the rat's report is true, then they attack. The main purpose is not yet to destroy the enemy, but to disrupt and not allow the enemy to flee at the original speed.

Then came the hordes of birds of prey and beasts of prey, and their attacks were real kills.

When Xuan Xiao was disturbed, Xiang Rong and his iron guards saw a big bird above their heads, and they didn't realize that something was wrong, so they took out bows and arrows from their disguised clothes and back baskets, and shot them with bows. Since these people are strong in martial arts, their archery skills are naturally extraordinary. After several adventures, these Xuanxiao raised their heights, but they were still staring at them in the sky.

With this delay, the second wave of attacks arrived. Not to mention the birds of prey in the sky, all kinds of fierce beasts also poured out of their nests. Tigers, leopards, bears, wolves, etc., are in groups, and they are too many to count.

In addition to the fierce beasts on the ground, fierce birds also flew all over the sky, and the mountain eagle also came in person.

At this time, the fight below was already very intense. Xiang Tiger, Xiang Leopard, Xiang Xiong, Xiang Zhen, Xiang Wolf, each led a team of guards, each team of forty people, each against different beasts. These guards are all strong in martial arts, and those fierce beasts have long been refined into steel and iron bones, and they are originally the best in the Heavenly Garrison, so they are on a par.

When the mountain eagle saw that the battle situation below was a little stalemate, it roared loudly through the heavens and the earth, and all the birds of prey attacked it! When he saw the people fighting with the beasts, he either kicked on the back of his neck with one leg or pecked at the back of his neck. This acupuncture point was specially selected by Mai Ke, and it can make people faint under heavy blows, but it will not hurt people's lives.

As always, even these fierce birds and beasts of prey have been sternly warned - none of them can kill. Although the birds participated, the battlefield became one-sided, and within a short time, dozens of people fell to the ground. They were all accurately hit on the back of the neck and lost consciousness.

Xiang Rong had been observing the warring sides, and at this time he knew that it was not the enemy of the other side. He immediately issued an order: "Xiang Zhen and Xiang Wolf! You each bring fifteen people to the rear of the palace to block the pursuit of the enemy! The rest of the people all withdraw and go!"

With the order, these iron guards immediately transformed into death guards, and took over the fierce beasts that had been blocked by those who had arranged to evacuate, while the others turned decisively and fled in quick steps.

These people in the back of the palace are all dying, they don't care about defense at all, and attack these fierce beasts with all their might. And these birds and beasts are subject to the absolute order of "don't kill", and it is inconvenient to use the strongest means, and they are really blocked for a while.

However, they could block the ground, but they were helpless against the sky, and the birds of prey that the sky was king, led by the mountain eagle, quickly chased after them, and with little effort, they caught up with the fleeing enemy.

After a while, the fierce beasts on the ground also caught up, and Xiang Rong had no choice but to continue to divide the team into two, leaving Xiang Xiong to block the pursuit of the enemy. In this way, he chased and intercepted, and it was not until he returned to Yangshuo County that Xiang Rong got rid of the entanglement of this group of beasts.

And his iron guards, including the five murderers of the Xiang family and the three hundred personal soldiers, did not leave any of them, leaving him as a veritable commander of the light pole! (To be continued......

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