In fact, even if the above does not give an order, at least it is not an accomplice of the mountain bandits, who doesn't want to enter the mountain only after living at this time. In this way, if the officers and soldiers do not retreat and the people do not come out, Chen Lan and others will be anxious. None of the subordinates dared to approach Qichun, if the officers and soldiers did not withdraw, it would take another three or five days to consider retreating or transferring, they came out to plunder is no better than fighting, there are solid logistical supplies, they basically did not bring grain and grass when they came out, grabbed some of the rations left for a few days, and the rest were quickly transferred back to the cottages, and now the officers and soldiers are stationed in the towns and villages, they can not loot the grain, and the rations have become a problem.

At the same time, Huo Jun and Huang Jie, with 2,000 men each, arrived at two border villages in the southeast and northwest of Qichun near the mountains. According to Xu Shu's arrangement, for several days in a row, they sent infantry disguised as firewood and went into the mountains to cut firewood, but they did not encounter a single mountain bandit.

On the fifth day, the yellow shot in the northwest finally had a harvest, and more than 20 woodmen who went into the mountains to cut firewood were looted by more than 100 mountain bandits, but fortunately they did not kill anyone. Huang Jia hurriedly sent someone to report to Gan Ning, and the next day he asked the chaifu to bring some dry food and copper coins, and changed places to enter the mountain, which were also quickly looted.

"General, the mountain bandits should have moved to the northwest, and the target is still my Jiangxia!" The northwest direction was robbed for two consecutive days, and there was no movement in the southeast direction, Xu Shu quickly made a judgment.

"Then gather the team and move to the northwest, and be sure to stop the mountain bandits outside the country!" Gan Ning ordered. Qi Chun is safe, and it is difficult to protect other counties from disasters, since it is difficult to lock on the target of the mountain bandits, it must be followed closely.

"General, I have a request, the general will lead most of the people to surpass the Yellow Shot as planned, block the mountain bandits and continue to advance, Shu wants to bring some men and horses into the mountain, and when the Yellow Shot is successfully ambushed, the general will lead most of the troops to kill, and Shu can cut off the mountain bandits' retreat in the mountains."

"Strategist, this plan is clever but too dangerous, the lord once ordered, as long as the mountain bandits are expelled......

"If we don't hurt them, after we wait for the withdrawal of the army, the mountain bandits will inevitably return, and our army can't afford to spend so much money and labor."

"This ......" Xu Shu said is not reasonable, now that the officers and soldiers have just blocked Qichun, the mountain bandits have been determined to the northwest, and it is clear that the thief's heart is not dead. I think that these mountain bandits are unwilling to cross the river, so they can only continue to move westward.

Advancing westward, it is still Ganning's defense area, either hurt them, or uproot! If the mountain bandits are not eliminated, the disasters will be endless! Xu Shu saw that Gan Ning no longer insisted, so he proposed to select a thousand elite soldiers to enter the mountain.

On the fourth day of the robbery, a convoy of about two hundred people, loaded with countless grains, appeared on the road at the foot of the mountain, looking like two hundred people, and forty or fifty soldiers guarded by them, which looked like a transportation between the county government and a large caravan......

Xu Shu chose to enter the mountain in the middle of Qichun, although Xu Shu was good, but reason told him that the purpose of bringing these people was to contact the foot of the mountain and those mountain people* in the mountain to unite to fight the bandits, not to fight the bandits, so he was cautious everywhere.

Xu Shu led the team into the mountain quite smoothly, at least not even sporadic mountain bandits were found along the way, obviously they judged similar to Xu Shu.

Xu Shu and others entered only the branch of this mountain range, this mountain is not high, but the bank is broken and the wall is innumerable, below is still the boundless weeds and jungles, this season, it is not yet the time to fall leaves, among the weeds, there are some small red flowers blooming, which makes people feel comfortable in the chest.

A dozen or so pro-soldiers were still wearing leather armor, and from time to time they swept around with vigilant eyes.

Beyond the mountains and forests, you can also see the endless land, which was originally a fertile land, but unfortunately because it has been harvested, there is no such scene of rolling rice waves. Xu Shu couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Chen Lan chose to entrench in the mountain, there are countless birds and beasts in this mountain, and there are countless lands like this around the entire mountain range, relying on the annual raids, it is not difficult to feed thousands of people.

The shade is like a cover, the mountain breeze is slow, and Xu Shu ponders silently. remembered Liu Cong's confession, remembered what he said to Gan Ning, these mountain bandits are typical of bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, if they can find their transit station in the mountains this time, and come to an ambush, they can also hurt them. Of course, the best way is to preach the prestige of the general of Zhengnan, and let all the mountain people mobilize to fight against the mountain bandits! In this way, Chen Lan will have to think twice when she fights Jiangxia's idea in the future.

In ancient times, ordinary people had a natural awe of scholars and bureaucrats, and Xu Shu thought that it was better for him to lobby for work than Gan Ning. Of course, this will have to wait until the mountain people are found.

Soon Xu Shu got his wish, and the soldiers found a ghostly young man in the process of sneaking and thought it was a sentry of the mountain bandits, and immediately rushed up and tied the person up. waited until Xu Shu asked him, and only then did he know that he was a local.

"Your name is He Qi?" When Xu Shu heard that his subordinates had misunderstood, he hurriedly asked someone to untie the young man.

"Back to the general, the villain's name is He Qi." The young man didn't know who Xu Shu was, but his mind was still quite clear, anyway, he couldn't be wrong to call the general the head of this group of people.

It's not that He Qiyi is special, but all the people call them generals when they see officers and soldiers, and they love to hear whether they are real generals or not. Chen Lan, the leader of the mountain bandits, is still called a general by his subordinates.

"Don't be nervous, we are Jiangxia officers and soldiers, since you are a local, why do you stay here, your whereabouts are still sneaky......"

"Greetings...... Told the general that the little one was ordered by the patriarch to investigate the movements of the mountain bandits, and he never thought that he would meet the general...... "Xu Shu made him not nervous, but he became even more nervous, because Xu Shu said that he was an officer and soldier in Jiangxia, isn't that a general?"

Xu Shu looked at He Qi and continued: "Your name is He Qi, could it be that you are ranked seventh in the family?" "The seventh in the family, how can I say that it is a big family, at least the people are thriving! Xu Shu was very interested.

He Qi was slightly stunned, but this person did have some insight, and after being slightly stunned, he quickly replied: "Yes, general, He Qi is indeed ranked seventh, but it is not the ranking at home, but the ranking of the small characters in the clan." ”

"You look like a strong man, and you must be a rare talent in the clan." Xu Shu said with a smile.

Xu Shu's smile obviously relaxed He Qi's mood that had been jumping tightly, he shook his head and said: "Back to the general's words, in our clan, the most brilliant person is my cousin, although he ranks fifth, he is one of the best men in the clan, no one admires him, and no one does not obey his orders." ”

Speaking of that person, He Qi's face couldn't help but show an expression of envy and adoration.

Xu Shu lowered his eyes slightly, sure enough, this person's control is not low! The cousin in He Qi's mouth must be the patriarch of the mountain people in this vicinity.

"He Qi, we were ordered to conquer the mountain bandits, you must also know that now the officers and soldiers have surrounded the foot of the mountain, but the mountain bandits are very cunning, I think so, you take me to see your cousin, and when the mountain bandits are exterminated, you and your cousin and your people will all have credit......"

He Qi saw that this group of people was fully equipped, and Xu Shu was also a scholar, and his words were calm and relaxed, and he didn't look like a mountain bandit, so he agreed to lead Xu Shu back to the cottage.

Next, Xu Shu gave a little favor to him, and a lot of information was learned.

Soon under the leadership of He Qi, Xu Shu and the others did not approach the cottage, although they did not notice the enemy, but Xu Shu still ordered five hundred soldiers to stay outside the village to guard, and the cautious attitude shown still made some people thoughtful.

Hejiazhai has finally arrived. It is a stockade built on a hillside, with some earthen walls, faint buildings, and it looks like it is on a good scale. I just don't know if I've been attacked by mountain bandits?

"General, I'll go to the cottage first, and report to my brother, the cottage has several defenses, if it's someone else, I'm afraid the guards won't believe it easily." He Qi looked at the familiar cottage in front of him, and finally put his heart back in his stomach, he turned around and discussed with Xu Shu on the side.

Without permission, he couldn't take people, especially a large group of people, into the cottage. Although Xu Shu is an officer and soldier, but now in these barbaric and chaotic years, who knows where this group of officers and soldiers fled here after losing the battle? Then Chen Lan was still Yuan Shu's subordinate before.