Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Taihang Mountain Bandits

Zhao Guo, Lu Cheng.

Lucheng is a very important gateway of Zhao State, has a very high strategic position, so it is also known as Lucheng, when the war has not yet broken out, it is a very rich area, an important transportation point between the Central Plains and the north, most of the merchants of Zhao State, are gathered here and Handan two places, however, since the outbreak of the war, the status here has plummeted, and there is no longer the prosperity of the past.

King Zhao asked the young people here to send to Changping, as if the last trace of vitality here was sucked out, today's Lucheng, even on the city wall defense, most of them are old soldiers, the city is empty, even the laughter of children can not be heard, many old people sit at the gate worriedly, on weekdays, how disgusted they are with the noise brought by young people, at this moment, how much they miss those noisy sounds.

They looked at each other, shook their heads, had no words, no communication, and were lifeless.

After the outbreak of the war with the Qin people, many Koreans fled from Shangdang, most of the Koreans wanted to return to their own country, and what made them chill was that they could not pass the pass of the Koreans, it may be that the Koreans were frightened by the Qin, and the general stationed there said: In order to prevent the Qin people from mixing among you and taking the opportunity to deceive the pass, please go back.

At that moment, the Koreans who had fled thousands of miles from Shangdang to their own land died.

They were crying miserably, and they were mourning themselves.

As a result, these cities close to Shangdang in Zhao were crowded with dead Koreans, these Koreans were like walking corpses, living in the land of the Zhao people, and the sturdy ones were also sent to Changping, women and children, etc., some were bought and became retainers, and some became a dry bone on the road, and as for the old people who were useless, they were arranged in a township outside the city.

Zhao Guo gifted them to become hired farmers, plowing for others, dragging their sluggish and old bodies, and they waved the agricultural tools in their hands.

Zhao Guoren said that those Koreans who refused to flee were beheaded by the tyrannical Qin people, as a military merit, which frightened them even more to speak. After a busy day, the Koreans each returned to their homes, no, back to their houses. Sitting in the room, an old man wiped the sweat from his forehead, in these rooms, there are four or five people crowded on weekdays, the old man looked at the rest of the people, and only then did he say in fluent Korean dialect: "Zhao Kuo did not set off from Wu'an. ”

"What?!" , The rest of the old people suddenly looked a little impatient, and one of them even said Qin language, and the leader glared at him coldly, and then said: "Don't worry, those grains and grass don't pass by Wu'an, I heard that they are going to pass through Taihang, I have already informed the villagers, the villagers will handle it themselves, and the second and third sons don't have to pay attention to it, just don't know about these things." ”

"Wouldn't our setup here be in vain?" , one of them asked unwillingly.

"Not in vain." , The man shook his head and sighed, this person is an important spy of the Qin people in the Zhao State, responsible for the affairs of the Lucheng area, he never thought that as the doctor of the Qin State, one day he would be reduced to the point of cultivating farmland for the fools of the Zhao State, this is also a matter of no way, now the young man is too conspicuous in the Zhao State, and he may be sent directly to Changping.

The Qin people can only send some old people to inquire about the news within the Zhao State, most of the people present are old spies, old pawns, they are ruthless in this area, and it is easier to confuse the enemy, and they can lower the enemy's vigilance, relying on these advantages, these people really still collected a lot of intelligence.

Chatting with these people, soon, the night gradually darkened, these old people hurriedly left the house, stood in the courtyard, chatted loudly, and turned down a few people from the wall, they were wearing black clothes, covering their faces with black cloths, these old people turned a blind eye, continued to chat, these people entered the house. The leader had been sitting in the room waiting for them for a long time, but these people were different from these old men, they were the spies in charge of the specific implementation, they were all young people.

"How's it going?"

"Our age is too conspicuous, and the villagers from the eldest son have no way to get here, and according to your orders, we have already begun to gather the villagers, but Tobu Castle is too far away, or we should simply gather people from the neighboring areas... Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop it...", the old man's face sank, and he asked, "Are you going to disobey Wu Anjun's order?" ”

The man was shocked, hurriedly leaned over and bowed, and said, "Don't dare." ”

"Mainly the people of Dongwu City, gather a group of people to loot and kill grain and grass, this is Wu Anjun's order, and it is not allowed to be violated."

"I know, it's just that our people don't know the terrain of Taihang."

"Didn't you summon a group of rangers and thieves from Zhao Kingdom?" , the old man asked disdainfully.

"This matter is not going well, they learned that the person who is going to be robbed and killed is Zhao Kuo... He refused our request and killed the lobbyist we had sent. As soon as he finished speaking, the old man was furious, "Bold Zhao Dog, sooner or later, one day...", he swallowed his anger alive, and said coldly: "They will not die in vain, the Zhao people will bury them for them, please bear with the second and third sons for the time being." ”

"The second and third sons want to find a guide who is familiar with the terrain, and at the same time send people to explore the terrain in this place, if you can't find the right person, then use these villagers as the main ones to ambush, in addition, if you really can't gather manpower, it doesn't matter, I will get some more strong crossbows for the second and third sons, these are enough to defeat Zhao Sheng's doormen."

"I see, I don't know what else you have to order?"

"From now on, the second and third sons are no longer Koreans, and the second and third sons are the disciples of Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains."

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Following that Zhao Fu, Zhao Kuo did learn a lot, after the convoy entered Taihang, Zhao Kuo had the opportunity to appreciate this rough nature two thousand years ago, the nature that had not yet been conquered, with a different kind of unruly, the jungle was chaotic, it seemed that there was no way forward, fortunately he personally led the way in the forefront, he looked a little unnatural, but surprisingly, he could always find those roads that were covered.

Even, he sometimes ordered the doormen to cut down a few trees, after cutting down, he could see a winding mountain road hidden in the rear, his familiarity with Taihang, shocked the people who traveled with him, fortunately with a straight face, not to see the slightest joy or complacency, a preoccupied look, by him in front of the road, everyone did not encounter any danger, even in the middle of the night often there is a roar of fierce beasts to wake them up.

I was fortunate to lead the way, the speed did not decrease but increased, and the road was closer than before, but that Zhao Fu occasionally looked at Xing, and his face became more and more heavy. He also came to Zhao Kuo to ask about Xing's situation, probably because he was suspicious of him, but Zhao Kuo reassured him, Xing followed him for several years, although he was not a good person, but he was definitely not a person who betrayed the master.

When it was nightfall, Xing lay on the mat, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time, until everyone was asleep, Xing Fang stood up cautiously, and walked towards the jungle on the side, where a doorman was observing the situation, and when he saw him come out, he was also startled, and by the bonfire, he saw the person who came clearly, and said unhappily: "It's you?" What do you want to do? ”

"What does it have to do with you?" , Xing Leng said coldly, untied his clothes and walked into the distance, the doorman snorted coldly, turned his head, and ignored it, fortunately he still did not put down his clothes, but ran into the woods, he ran quickly in the mountains and forests for a long time, even if it was late at night, did not limit his speed, and quickly came to a relatively flat clearing before Xing stood here.

Above the clearing, there are several cemeteries piled up with stones.

"Big brother! He had already set up an ambush!! ”

"Run!!"

Fortunately, there was a scream echoing in his ears, and at some point, his face was covered with tears, and he slowly knelt here, covering his head and sobbing.

Suddenly, Zhao Fu walked out from the side, holding the long sword at his waist, stood beside him, silently looked at the cemetery in the distance, and suddenly asked: "Four years ago, the leader of the group of thieves who occupied Taihang Mountain, plundered past merchants, repeatedly repelled county soldiers, and did all kinds of evil, must be you?" ”