The brigade that remained outside the canyon saw Zhao Yun send a signal of safety before continuing to move forward. Walking into the valley, Han Zhan found that the widest place here was only two or three zhang, and the narrow place could only pass one carriage.

Luo Bu, who was following him, said with trepidation: "Fu Jun, fortunately, you sent a military marquis to sneak attack from behind the bandits and wiped them all out. Otherwise, when we enter the valley, they will do it again, and if they kill the road in front of and behind us, and then throw down the rocks, we may be more than lucky. ”

The patch, who had been following the rear team, also followed up at this moment, looking at the dangerous terrain in the canyon, and asked tremblingly: "Childe, there will be no more bandits in ambush ahead, right?" ”

"Afraid of what?" Rob glared at him, and said in popular science: "Do you think that there are bandits everywhere, and they also have their own territory, after we destroy this group of bandits, at least within a radius of dozens of miles, there will be no other bandits." ”

"Team Luo is right," Han Zhan looked frightened when he saw the patch, and hurriedly comforted him and said, "Don't look at the small number of bandits in this group, but this Hengjing should be their territory." Without their invitation, other bandits would have crossed the line here, which is a big taboo for them. Therefore, we will not encounter new bandits until we reach the county seat. ”

Out of the valley, I saw that Zhao Yun with a hundred soldiers and captured bandits had lined up outside the valley. Han Zhan sped up his horse speed and ran towards Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun also hurriedly greeted him.

When there were still five or six steps away, Zhao Yun reined in his horse, hung the spear on the saddle, and saluted Han Zhan with his hand: "Qi Yu envoy, Yun Xing is not dishonored, the bandits who are ambushed on the top of the cliff have been completely wiped out by Yun." Eleven people were killed and thirty-five were captured alive. ”

After listening to Zhao Yun's report, Han Zhan instinctively asked, "How are our casualties?" And—" He glanced into the crowd in the distance, but didn't see the old man driving the donkey cart, "Where is the old man now?" ”

"If you return to the envoy, there will be no casualties in our army." Zhao Yun replied with a smile: "As for the old man, he led us to the foot of the mountain, said that there was something important at home, and left in a hurry on a donkey. ”

Han Zhan knew in his heart that this old man was worried that he would lead the way, and he would be discovered by the bandits, so that he would be killed. Therefore, he tacitly said: "It's a pity, the official still wants to repay him." ”

"Envoy, Yun has already asked one by one, the traitors have been killed, and the rest are some simple mountain people who have not done anything bad." Zhao Yun turned his head to look at the group of bandits kneeling in front of the team, and asked tentatively, "I wonder what the envoy plans to do with them?" ”

Hearing that Zhao Yun had handed over the right to dispose of these people to himself, Han Zhan was also quite embarrassed, kill them, these are some simple mountain people, but they were bewitched and coerced by others, so they robbed houses and blocked roads here; If you don't kill them, let them all go back, and maybe one day they will go back to their old jobs.

Zhao Yun saw that Han Zhan's eyebrows were tightly locked, and he didn't speak for a long time, nor did he interject casually, just quietly waiting for him to make his own decision. After a long time, Han Zhan opened his mouth and asked, "Zilong, what do you think should be done?" ”

"According to the thief's confession, their cottage is only more than ten miles away, and their families are all in the village." Zhao Yun said cautiously: "Otherwise, let's go to the village and take a look, and then decide how to deal with them." ”

"That's very good." Han Zhan waved his hand, "Zilong, let's go over and find a guide first." ”

The two rode to the front of the team, and Zhao Yun said to the thieves who were kneeling on the ground and resigned themselves to their fate: "We need someone to take us to your cottage, which of you is willing to be a guide?" ”

Hearing Zhao Yun say this, the thieves were stunned for a moment, and then they all cried and howled, and even two people kept kowtowing, shouting again and again: "The military master is gracious, the military master is gracious!" ”

The reaction of the bandits made Han Zhan stunned. He turned his head to look at Zhao Yun and asked, "We just want one person to be the guide, why do they react like this?" ”

Not to mention that Han Zhan was confused, Zhao Yun was also at a loss, he raised the steel gun high and shouted loudly: "Quiet, give me silence." When the bandits had regained their composure, he asked, "Can any of you tell me what the hell is going on?" ”

The thieves glanced at each other, and a burly thief climbed in front of Zhao Yun's horse with his hands and feet, kowtowed again and again, and said: "The little ones have offended the military master, and they deserve death." I also hope that there will be a large number of military masters, show mercy under the knife, and bypass the young wives and children. The little one who is a cow and a horse in the next life will also repay the great kindness of the military master. ”

Han Zhan was really a little crying and laughing when he heard the thief say this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "Brothers, don't panic, this envoy knows that you were forced to fall into the grass, and I will not investigate your past mistakes." I just want to look at your stockade and decide how to settle you. ”

The thief who was kneeling in front of Zhao Yun looked up at the young man in front of him, and asked in disbelief: "Don't you want to fool me and wait?" ”

"This is a new state-related order, and it will do what it says." After Zhao Yun introduced Han Zhan's identity to the thieves, he then asked, "Ask again, who is willing to be the guide and lead me to the cottage?" ”

Knowing that the officers and soldiers would not exterminate their own stockades, the bandits were immediately much more relieved, and when they heard Zhao Yun's question, five or six bandits immediately replied in unison: "The little one is willing to go." ”

Han Zhan's gaze swept over the thieves one by one, and finally stopped at the thief kneeling in front of Zhao Yunma, and pointed with his hand: "It's up to you to be the guide." By the way, what's your name. ”

"The little one is called Lin San."

After finding a guide, Han Zhan asked Zhao Yun to take the brigade to camp twenty miles ahead, and he took Rob and his cavalry to follow Lin San to the cottage. Seeing that Lin San didn't have a horse, Han Zhan asked the patch to let out the horse he was riding. Although the patch was unwilling in his heart, he didn't dare to disobey Han Zhan's order, so he obediently gave the horse to Lin San.

On the way to the cottage, seeing that Han Zhan was approachable, Lin San's courage gradually grew, and he asked tentatively: "Lord Envoy, I don't know how you plan to settle us?" ”

Han Zhan looked at Lin San and said lightly: "Those who are willing to be soldiers and eat food are welcome by this envoy; Those who are willing to work in agriculture can also divide the land for cultivation. ”

After following Lin San to the cottage, Han Zhan couldn't help frowning, this was too far from the kind of cottage he imagined. Not to mention the magnificent Juyi Hall in Shuibo Liangshan, there are not even a few decent thatched houses, and there are grass sheds that are ventilated on all sides.

Seeing a group of cavalry entering the cottage, the women and children in the village thought that they were officers and soldiers who had come to suppress them, and they were so frightened that they dodged everywhere. Lin San hurriedly urged the mid-term, and shouted at the panicked women and children: "Don't panic, don't panic, I'm back." ”

"It's Lin San who is back." A woman who was relatively close saw clearly that the person on the horse was Lin San, and immediately shouted at the women and children who were still running around: "Don't panic, everyone, it's Lin San who is back!" ”

It was hard to wait until everyone stopped running around, but the women and children gathered together still stood far away. The bold woman shouted at Lin San, "Lin San, why did you bring the officers and soldiers to the stockade? ”