On the morning of the second day, Yang Congyi and others put away their tents early in the morning and prepared to set off, but they did not wait for the order of the county lieutenant to set off until the sun rose.

As soon as the order arrived, the brigade pulled out and continued to march towards Tianzhu Mountain.

Tianzhu Mountain is the remaining vein of Dabie Mountain, although the overall altitude is not high, but also the mountains are undulating, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, there are many streams, some of the mountains are steep, the cliffs are steep, the pine is isolated, it is difficult to climb, some of the mountains are round and the slope is gentle, the trees are dense, the vegetation is vigorous, it is difficult to cross, and the mountains are left and right, during the interval of a river, the water flow is turbulent, the opposite side is facing each other, it is difficult to gather.

Soon after entering the mountain, a river blocked the way, the river is only two zhang wide, the water depth is not more than one foot, there are large stones to connect the two banks, the stone was originally covered with wood, and now there are a few scattered on it, although people can easily step on the stone, but the chariots and horses are blocked on the river bank for a while, it is difficult to move.

After the counties crossed the river, a small amount of materials that needed to be carried were still left on the other side of the river, and after the forbidden army crossed the river, a lot of materials were also left on the other side.

The supplies are not enough, and everyone does not dare to move forward easily.

Fortunately, at the back of the line were the handymen transporting supplies, and it naturally fell on them to pave the way and build bridges. Without waiting for the order, the miscellaneous servants, under the command of the team leader, put down the supplies and went into the mountains to cut down trees and build bridges.

In less than an hour, a new wooden bridge had been formed, and the handymen took off the baffle from the car and laid it on the log, and in a short time, a bridge one zhang wide connected the two banks, and the carriages and horses all crossed the other side of the river in a moment. Then the handymen put away the planks from the bridge and put them back on the cart.

Yang Congyi was secretly amazed, the wisdom and action ability of the people at the bottom really cannot be underestimated.

After crossing the river, the road is not as easy to walk as the previous road, the carriages and horses are slow, and the catchers who walk in front will not stop for half an hour, and they can continue to move forward until the men and horses and supplies behind them can keep up.

It was very inconvenient for the brigade to travel in the mountains, especially if they had to carry supplies, and it was even more difficult to move. The catchers didn't carry much with them, except for a knife, a package for each person, a tent for camping, and pots and pans for eating. But they can't leave the people behind them and go first, after all, they don't have much food to carry at any time, only enough for three or five days, and the rest is at the end of the line.

The whole team walked and stopped until the evening and set up camp, and walked almost thirty miles in a day.

On the third day, we still set off after sunrise and set up camp before sunset, walking less than thirty miles.

In the past two days in the mountains, I also saw some villagers on the road, but they all avoided it from a distance and did not dare to approach. These places are the outermost part of Tianzhu Mountain, and the power of the government can easily reach them, and the villagers are often exploited, so they are naturally afraid of the government and are reluctant to approach.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, the team went to the halfway of a big mountain, and found a dilapidated temple, the temple area is not small, but the name of the temple is not clear, it is scorched black and rotten everywhere, and no one has lived in it for a long time, it was obviously destroyed by a fire, looking at the weeds and weeds inside and outside the temple, it is estimated that it has been abandoned for some years.

That night, the group set up camp in the temple and buried the pot to make food.

Soon after camping, County Lieutenant He suddenly found Yang Congyi and told him directly that all the horses had been camped in the temple for a long time, and in the future, they would use the temple as their base camp, and five hundred forbidden troops would be stationed here.

Yang Congyi didn't know what the reason for the county lieutenant He to station the brigade here, he knew that even if he asked, the county lieutenant He would not say, so he simply didn't ask.

After entering the mountain for three days, the road was safe, and he did not hear any movement of the bandits, so naturally there was no trace of the fugitives, and now He County Lieutenant decided to stay in the temple for a long time, which made Yang Congyi feel a little uneasy. He had to find all the heads of the hunt to discuss together, and tell them about the decision of the county lieutenant He.

The routes of the counties are different from the last time they entered the mountain, the temple has never been here, the heads of the catchers present are all outsiders, none of them are from Huaining, and they don't know what is special here, and they need to stay here for a long time.

The headcatchers didn't know, Huaining's catcher should know, Yang Congyi immediately called one of the older catchers in Huaining.

This catcher quickly told the catchers that this temple used to be called Qianmen Temple, and since more than ten years ago, there were bandits in the mountains, and the imperial court sent troops to exterminate it, and this temple was also destroyed. As for why it is called Qianmen Temple, it is said that because after turning over this mountain, even if you officially enter the scope of Tianzhu Mountain, this mountain is equivalent to the front gate of Tianzhu Mountain, so this temple is called Qianmen Temple.

"Guys, what do you think?" Yang Congyi didn't wait for the catcher to leave, so he couldn't wait to ask the opinions of the other catchers.

"It's a good thing that a large group of people are stationed here, and without them holding us down, we can move freely and find the whereabouts of the fugitives as soon as possible."

"But I'm worried that if we are far away from the brigade, it will be more dangerous, and once there is no soldier and horse to cover, we are likely to be attacked by bandits like last time."

"This is a relative problem, if you want to be safe and don't take risks, if you don't search deeply, you can't find the whereabouts of the fugitives. There will be a reward for the effort, do you say? Moreover, if there is a large group of soldiers following us all the time, it will continue to delay the speed, and it will also allow the fugitives to get the news in advance, which will be even more disadvantageous to us. "Yang Congyi is afraid that people's hearts will be unstable, and they have their own thoughts.

"What Yang Zhutou said is reasonable, didn't we have discussed it before we entered the mountain, get rid of the brigade of people, and search according to our own plan, now that the time has come, what else do you have to worry about."

"The situation in the mountains is complicated, it is difficult for the power of the government to extend into it, and there are too many bandits and mobs who do not obey discipline, so I have to worry."

"That's what we eat, and no matter how dangerous it is, we have to go in."

"The situation in the mountains is unknown, but if we are careful, some dangers can be avoided. For example, don't be ostentatious, there are so many mobs and bandits in the mountains, not all of them can't stand the exploitation, so they hide in it, and they are naturally afraid and hateful to the people in the government, and it is normal to want to retaliate when they have the opportunity. So I had to put down the shelves of the government's tolerance, disguise myself, clamp my tail, and turn myself into a mountain man, so as to avoid danger and find out the traces of the fugitives. ”

"I've heard Zhang Zhutou say that the last time they went into the mountains, they were wearing civilian clothes, so they didn't attract attention. Unlike us, as soon as we entered the mountain, we were targeted, and we suffered a big loss. ”

"The question of clothing is to pay attention to, but more importantly, it is the habit of catching fast people and the attitude towards ordinary people. If you don't restrain them one or two, you won't be able to find out the news, and if it's serious, it will cause conflicts with the mountain people, and many of the mountain people are bandits, and when the time comes, the conflict will be together, and you will have to shed blood and die. Everyone should make it clear to their brothers when they go back, after all, their lives are at stake, and they can't be sloppy. ”

After talking about the habit of catching fast, Yang Congyi continued: "Tomorrow we will start the search according to the previous agreement, after crossing this mountain, Susong County will go to the west, Wangjiang County will go to the northwest, Yuexi County and Taihu County will go north, and Tong'an County will go northeast. Five days later, the people of Wangjiang County, Tong'an County and Huaining went north, joined up with the people of Yuexi County and Taihu County, and then started the second round of search. After five days, Susong County will return to the camp to replenish supplies, and then go north to meet everyone. Questions? ”

Everyone replied that there was no problem, only Susong County was silent.

Yang Congyi said: "Although Susong County does not participate in the second round of search, the materials of our other five counties have to be replenished by you, and the responsibility is heavy. ”

After listening to Yang Congyi, Susong County Catcher replied gratefully: "Xie Yang catcher is considerate." ”

Seeing that everyone had nothing else to say, Yang Congyi let everyone disperse, and each went back to gather his brothers and get ready.

Susong County suffered heavy losses last time they entered the mountain, and the twenty people who came this time, few of them were really fast, almost all of them were miscellaneous servants, and the search task was a little difficult for them, but it was just right to transport supplementary supplies.

On the same day, Yang Congyi found the county lieutenant He and explained that the counties would start to search for the fugitives tomorrow, and that as soon as there was news of the fugitives, they would send people back to report them, and also asked him to replenish supplies for the counties in time.

The counties took the initiative to ask to go into the mountains, and the county lieutenant He couldn't ask for it, so he promised to let them go with confidence, the supplies were trivial, and they could go back to the camp at any time to get them.

Looking at the happy appearance of County Lieutenant He, Yang Congyi was uneasy, although he knew that he would make small moves, but he couldn't do anything, after all, he was in charge of the five hundred forbidden army, if he wanted to directly raise the army to suppress the bandits, then he could only go by him, no one could stop him, but he should know the consequences of doing so, and he definitely knew how much difference there was between assisting the government to catch fugitives and using troops to suppress bandits, unless he didn't want to be an official.

I can't understand what County Lieutenant He is happy about, so Yang Congyi doesn't think about it, whatever, let's find the fugitive first.

After dinner that night, Yang Congyi gathered all the arresters of Huaining Yamen and told them in advance about the dangers of entering the mountain and how to avoid them. Combined with the reality of his last visit to the mountain, he listed many examples, explained the methods of dealing with them one by one, and asked them to carry them out, otherwise when the time comes, they will suffer and complain to others. What's even more unfortunate is that if they die in the mountains, no one can collect their bodies, at most dig a pit on the spot and bury them.

The crowd was very nervous, the last time they went into the mountain, some people didn't go back, they have also seen life and death, and they are naturally not afraid of general danger, but everyone is afraid of death. Yang Congyi's warning, they can still listen to it, after all, there were not a few people killed in Taihu County last time, and a group of bandits were wiped out and a leader was arrested, and a lot of the credit for this is Yang Congyi's.

Although they don't like this boss who is obviously different from them and is not a person all the way, there is still some truth in his words, and they can't help but listen to them.

If they can listen to it, Yang Congyi will naturally save a lot of tongue.

What will happen after entering the mountain, Yang Congyi doesn't know, I hope they can listen to it and do it.