Since the second brother Yang Chengfu left, Yang Zhaofeng often felt unbearable loneliness. The pain of this loneliness was especially evident at first, and even more than once, when he woke up from his sleep to find that the bedding was already soaked with tears. At one point, he even had the idea of committing suicide.

Fortunately, now he no longer suffers from such suffering. Thinking of Zhao Dangshi, Hao Shaoqi, Wang Laixing and so on, his heart was instantly extremely gratified. These people are also teachers and friends, brothers and fathers, as long as they are by his side, Yang Zhaofeng will feel down-to-earth and excited. Even though he occasionally feels sad because he misses his second brother, he will never lose the courage and belief to continue living.

Eating bran vegetables, sleeping in the open, day and night, all the harsh environment is extremely pleasant and comfortable for Yang Zhaofeng now. He believed in Zhao Ying, believed in Zhao Dangshi, and believed in everyone in Zhao Ying, and naturally, he also believed in himself again.

Catalyzed by this mentality, his growth is evident. He is no longer the young and ignorant hairy boy he was at the beginning, he has slowly matured, even if there is still a long way to go, at least now, everyone looks at him, there is no contempt and ridicule, more affirmation and trust.

The most obvious embodiment is Hao Shaoqi. Originally, Hao Shaoqi treated Yang Zhaofeng with a completely all-encompassing eldest brother attitude. However, since Yang Zhaofeng was appointed as the staff officer of Hao Shaoqi's department, he has shown many talents and advantages that Hao Shaoqi is far from being able to, which has made Hao Shaoqi gradually change his opinion of his little brother. Yang Zhaofeng's role in the right battalion of the first army is becoming more and more important.

Two days ago, Zhao Ying's army entered Tongchuan Prefecture, and the momentum was huge. In addition, the situation in Sichuan officialdom is changing, rumors that Wang Weizhang is about to fall are spreading, and soldiers and horses everywhere have begun to wait and see, so Zhang Ling, who is alone, also chose to defend the state city.

Zhao Ying did not hit Yanting County or Tongchuan Prefecture, but drove straight into it and shot floods. Shehong County is located in the south of Tongchuan Prefecture, although it is also a city based on the river, but the garrison force is not the same as Tongchuan Prefecture. Zhang Ling also tried to send troops to help, but he ambushed Guo Ruke, who had been preparing for a long time, and retreated to the state capital. Guo Ruke avenged the revenge of an arrow, and was satisfied with the follow-up Qin Jin's filial piety department to attack and shoot Hong, only one day, broke the wall into the city, the county was nowhere to be found, and the county officials died very much.

Shehong County is located at the confluence of Tongshui and Fujiang River, and is a water transport hub, with many wharves. Although these small boats could not carry nearly 20,000 Zhao Ying's entire army, they were more than enough to transport the personnel and baggage of the old army's rear battalion.

Marching, the transfer of supplies and accompanying personnel is always the most troublesome point. Although Chang Zeyu pointed out that the waterway was more convenient, Zhao Dangshi was not a whimsical person. There are many people in Zhaoying, and if everyone wants to board the ship, the demand for the ship is by no means a small flood can be solved. Therefore, the plan he set was to use water and land in parallel, so that he could not only solve the problem of the old and weak materials dragging their feet, but also have a strategy between water and land, so as not to wipe out the officers and soldiers.

In Shehong, because the boats were few and small, the only troops who boarded the boats and walked the water were the rear battalion of the old army. The rest of the soldiers and horses are divided into three parts: one part is the second battalion of Guo Ruke and Qin Jinxiao, who will be stationed in Shehong for the time being, in case of a possible sneak attack by Zhang Ling and Kong Quanbin in the north; Part of it is the remaining three battalions of the old army and the Feijie army, which marched along the Fujiang River and the rear camp and was responsible for protection; Part of it was the Tsing Yi Army and the Hao Shaoqi Battalion of the First Army, as the vanguard, taking the land route and continuing to open the way south.

As the vanguard, this army was divided into two roads in Pengxi County, and the Tsing Yi army turned to the east to plunder the territory of Nanchong, Shunqing Prefecture, and relied on its familiarity with geography and the past situation to surrender and rebel. Hao Shaoqi led 2,000 men to continue to Suining further south - the first destination of the Zhao camp was in Dingyuan County, and if they could go through Suining and Nanchong respectively, the pressure of the march would undoubtedly be much less.

Yang Zhaofeng, a staff officer of the right battalion of the first army, was therefore on the ground in the north of Suining, and in order to better understand the situation around Suining, he personally took several personal soldiers to stealthily investigate.

Yang Zhaofeng was born in the horse team, and he was very familiar with the scouts, and at this time, he and his soldiers entered the hinterland of Guangshan twenty miles north of Suining County. According to rumors, there is a stockade of officials and soldiers here.

He grabbed a lijia in a cottage at the foot of the Guangshan Mountains and forced him to lead the way.

Yang Zhaofeng and the others followed the guidance of the first place to the mountain, and when they reached the Longtan area in the vast mountains, Yang Zhaofeng suddenly pushed the A next to him, almost making him fall into the mud.

"Master Jun......" There A looked innocent and was about to speak, Yang Zhaofeng made a look, and the soldiers behind him immediately covered his mouth.

Yang Zhaofeng said in a low voice: "Don't make a noise, there is movement ahead!" ”

"Hmm......" A's eyes widened.

"Hide the horse." Yang Zhaofeng instructed his subordinates to personally soldier, and then said to A there: "You go and hide in the grass behind, don't come out if I don't let the sky fall for you, you know?" ”

"Hmm." There, the mouth was tightly covered, and he couldn't speak, so he could only nod his head as hard as he could.

Yang Zhaofeng glanced again, and the first place was let go, and he crawled into the bushes behind him.

Yang Zhaofeng beckoned to the soldiers, and the six of them slowly moved forward on their stomachs in the grass.

Pushing aside a clump of grass, Yang Zhaofeng discovered the source of the movement. I saw ten men dressed in short brown sitting in an open space twenty meters away. They were disheveled, their faces covered with dirt, and they thought they hadn't showered for more than ten days. Yang Zhaofeng noticed that there was a woman lying beside them. The woman lay motionless, not knowing whether she was alive or dead.

Seeing that these men were surrounded by weapons such as single knives, lacquer guns, and sticks, Yang Zhaofeng glanced at the soldiers around him, knowing that there was a chance that he would encounter mountain bandits this time.

Yang Zhaofeng hinted that his subordinates were calm and continued to lurk.

I only heard one of them say: "This trip is really not a small harvest." Not to mention the search for so much gold and silver, such a flower-like little woman was also captured. ”

The other smiled and said, "No, you don't want to think about who we are going to do this time?" That banner and that grandeur are not comparable to ordinary people! Before the grass fell, we were cheaper than dogs in the eyes of these people, and even the lowliest servants never looked at us squarely. Hehe, it's good now, this little lady is just the meat in Lao Tzu's mouth! ”

After that, a big tongue licked it twice on the side of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I haven't tasted this little lady yet!" ”

"It's not going to work. We're going to have to tie her up and get a good price. If you damage people, you are only afraid of extraneous branches! A man next to him got up to stop him.

"Get out of the way! Lao Tzu is the biggest here, who dares to stop Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will finish him first! The man had a big scar on his chin, and when he spoke with his head raised, it looked particularly terrifying.

With such a bluff, no one dares to say anything more. The accomplices next to him watched him go to hug the woman, and they all swallowed with envy.

The woman, who was almost unconscious, was touched by the big scar man and screamed suddenly. Struggling to keep him from getting closer.

The big-scarred man smirked, and with one hand he held the woman down, and the other hand went straight to her chest. The woman tried her best to resist, but the big scar man had great strength, and it was to no avail. In a hurry, he opened his mouth and bit the man's wrist that was reaching out to his chest.

"Bastard!" The man with the big scar was in pain, and with a wave of his hand in anger, he slapped the woman to the ground. The woman whimpered twice, and was no longer able to resist, so she could only fall to the ground and sob.

The forests of Guangshan are quiet, and occasionally a gust of wind blows, bringing up the branches of the woods to "rustle" with the wind. At this time, there were constant screams and cries.

The big scar man was in a hurry, and he had already ripped off the woman's outermost Luo yarn under the indiscriminate tearing, and the woman's graceful figure and snow-white and smooth skin gave people a great temptation under the decoration of the close-fitting chezi.

"Please, please, don't touch me!" The woman had long since lost the ability to resist, but she was still crying and begging hoarsely.

Seeing that it was about to happen, how could the man with the big scar give up halfway, and his ugly face had already turned red with ochre because of excessive excitement. He didn't know what to mumble, and with both hands he pulled the woman's skirt down. The brothers watching around him were also eyeing each other, their eyes were red, and they were constantly swallowing.

At this moment, a sharp whistling sound suddenly sounded in the ears of the mountain bandits, and with this sound, they widened their eyes and watched as the big scarred man tilted his body and fell to the side.

Before they could react, there were several screams one after another, plus the big scarred man, in this short instant, there were six mountain bandits nailed a short arrow to their chests!

The remaining four mountain bandits came to their senses, crying and shouting to their mothers to get up, and they didn't even have time to take their weapons, so they pulled their legs and wanted to run.

Yang Zhaofeng and the others, who were well prepared, how could they allow them to slip away from under their noses, threw away the crossbow machine, pulled out their waist knives, and chased after them in quick steps, and soon caught up with the mountain bandits, chopping the two of them from behind. Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the remaining two people had a fierce glint in their eyes, and pounced on them with the intention of fighting to the death. Yang Zhaofeng would take them in his eyes, and he and the five pro-soldiers solved all the mountain bandits in three or two clicks.

"Staff officer, there are two big bags of gold and silver here!" A soldier found stolen goods from the bandits.

Yang Zhaofeng didn't care about this. He cares more about which woman's situation than this.

"You, you ......" The woman was helped up by Yang Zhaofeng, and her right arm was weakly resting on his shoulder. Her eyes were full of horror, and her tears were also scared, not only because she witnessed Yang Zhaofeng and others killing, but also because she was afraid that the gang in front of her was still thieves, so she got out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth.

Yang Zhaofeng only felt that the woman was trembling all over, but because of her weakness, it was difficult for people to notice even the trembling that occurred involuntarily due to fear.

"Don't worry, little lady, we are all good people, all ...... He was ordered to come and destroy these thieves. You're safe with us. Yang Zhaofeng soothed her softly, but her cheeks flushed slightly from lying.

......Hearing Yang Zhaofeng say that they were good people, the woman's tears burst out of her eyes again, and the grievances in her stomach erupted at this moment. She tried to say something, but her overly agitated emotions and weak body prevented her from expressing herself.

Yang Zhaofeng beckoned to a personal soldier and instructed him: "You send her and these two bags of property back to the army first." The soldier looked at him, didn't say a word, just nodded silently, picked up the woman and immediately turned away.

Yang Zhaofeng sighed, immediately restored his previous appearance, and together with the remaining four personal soldiers, he first quickly concealed the ten corpses, and then called out the first place and continued to hurry.

There A hid in the bushes, and although he couldn't see the situation outside, he could guess what was going on in front of him from the sound. Looking at Yang Zhaofeng's gaze, he was even more frightened and awe-inspiring. All he wanted to do was lead the way, so that he didn't let the cold blades of these murderers stick to his neck.

After another stretch of walking, the mountain road became more and more difficult, and the movement of leading the horses was even more difficult. Yang Zhaofeng simply tied the horses to a hidden place in the shade. He was undoubtedly the right one. Because on the way afterward, there were several mountain roads, and even bare-handed men had to climb with great difficulty, let alone ride horses.

Eventually, not far from the main peak of Guangshan, A stopped there. He cautiously observed the surrounding environment, and finally said, "Master Jun, this is it. Walk another 200 steps, and you will arrive at the official village. ”

Yang Zhaofeng saw that he was looking at the mark he had made at that time, and his mind should not be wrong, so he said, "You are waiting for us here." With that, he and his men continued to move forward.

After walking about 100 steps, the mountain descended sharply, forming a high slope tens of meters high. Yang Zhaofeng bent his waist, squatting on the edge of the slope, and through the shadow of the trees in front of him, he could vaguely see a village.

The stockade was about 100 steps away from the high slope where Yang Zhaofeng was located, and although the distance was close, because of the height difference and the shade of trees, several officers and soldiers guarding outside the gate did not find Yang Zhaofeng and others.

Yang Zhaofeng carefully observed this village, only to find that this village is very large, the mountain is built, the gate of the village and the front village are located is a flat land under the slope, and the more backward, the village gradually rises with the terrain, Yang Zhaofeng can see that there is a stone slab made of the path from the front village all the way to the mountain behind the flat land. Generally speaking, this stockade is in a sloping trend of low in the front and high in the back.

"The number of people in this village is definitely about 1,000." Yang Zhaofeng estimated it in his heart, but he couldn't estimate it further because of the limited line of sight.

Yang Zhaofeng wanted to get closer, but it was too steep to go down from this high slope, and if he wanted to take a detour, the road he was walking lacked the shelter of trees, and it was easy to expose himself in front of the officers and soldiers. After thinking about it again and again, he decided to be cautious, and after secretly remembering the geographical situation around the stockade, he left here with his men unconsciously.