As soon as the captives returned to the city with the fugitives, the dirty, messy, savage-like people attracted everyone's attention.

At this moment of glory, of course, the catchers will not be stingy to boast about their words, how much they have suffered, how tired they have suffered, how much they have sweated, how much blood they have shed, and how difficult it is to hunt down the fugitives, and how brave they themselves are, and there are so many thrilling stories that they can't tell endlessly.

Yang Congyi didn't want to mess around with them, so he told them to send the fugitive back to prison as soon as possible to avoid trouble.

Seeing that the arresters escorted the fugitives to the prison, Yang Congyi didn't go to join in the fun, he had more important things to do, otherwise it would be in vain to catch many fugitives.

After the report, Yang Congyi directly found Lord Chen, briefly reported the process of arresting the fugitives, and then roughly said some things that happened in the mountains, and suggested that Lord Chen quickly recruit all the forbidden troops who entered the mountains to support.

Lord Chen was very happy to hear that Yang Congyi had brought back 39 fugitives, and the mission was completed. When he heard that all the grain and grass in the camp in the mountains had been burned, he immediately understood the importance of immediately recalling the forbidden army.

He immediately wrote an official document ordering the high commander to recall the forbidden troops who had entered the mountain within one day, and to see them return to the city within two days. He also called Huang Xiancheng and told him to immediately cut off the grain and grass that had been transported into Tianzhu Mountain, and those who had already set off would be transported back immediately, and those who had entered the mountain with the army would be recalled immediately, and he could not lose a load of grain and grass.

After doing all this and cutting off the possibility of the forbidden army continuing to stay in Tianzhu Mountain, he had time to talk to Yang Congyi about all kinds of encounters in the mountains. Of course, Yang Congyi didn't hide much, everything he experienced in the mountains, except for those related to the Loyalty and Righteousness League, everything else he experienced, what he saw and heard, all of them were told to Lord Chen.

After Lord Chen listened, he naturally knew that all the efforts made by Yang Congyi in the mountains, although he lost hundreds of fast catchers, but this responsibility should not be borne by Yang Congyi alone, he took the risk alone, and went to the incense burner peak to capture thirty-two fugitives, this credit is his, there is no doubt about it. Lord Chen couldn't get the news from Tianzhu Mountain for a long time, and he was very worried for a while, but now he knows what happened in Tianzhu Mountain, who has had it, who has merit, and he can see it very clearly.

Seeing that Yang Congyi was in a mess, Lord Chen couldn't bear it, so he quickly asked him to go back and clean up and have a good rest.

Yang Congyi went to rest and didn't mention it.

Tianzhu Mountain is now in chaos, He County Lieutenant was driven by four or five hundred bandits from Nitou Mountain to Qianshan Temple, if the road is slow, he will lose his life, fortunately there are forbidden army guards, He County Lieutenant is unharmed.

"Lord He, what should I do now? All the grain and grass are gone, and we can eat more than 20 loads of over-fired grain for a few days? General Liu was very annoyed, and his three or four hundred yuan was all gone.

"General Liu is not in a hurry, the reinforcements will arrive soon, and the food will be delivered, as long as we hold out for three days at most, and we can still fight back if we hold here for three days." He County Lieutenant was out of breath, he was too tired from running on the road, and he returned to Qianshan Temple for a long time, as if he hadn't eased his breath.

"Lord He, what am I going to fight with the bandits, just this little food, after a few days, the food is gone, and the support is not available, we will go back hungry?" As soon as the grain and grass were burned, General Liu had no confidence and confidence, his enthusiasm was greatly hit, and seeing that his wealth was gone, where was he still in the mood.

"And what do you mean?"

"Withdraw, get out of the mountain immediately." General Liu did not hesitate. Lost more than 200 brothers, not a single copper coin can be earned, the strength of his battalion was originally the strongest, and now it immediately fell to the end, it is estimated that it is not as good as the forbidden army camp that the box army has changed, hurry back to accumulate strength, and then fight with the bandits, his battalion will be gone.

"We can't withdraw now, not to mention holding on for three days, holding on here for two days, all the support will come, grain, grass, men and horses, we can go all the way back and destroy the Red Rock Cave. Hongyan Cave has been collecting a lot of things recently, and if we destroy them, we can make up for our losses at once. It only takes two days, and everything you have lost can be returned, what are you anxious about? "He County Lieutenant was bitter and tempted.

"Is the Red Rock Cave really that rich?" General Liu hesitated, money was too attractive to him.

"Of course, otherwise they dare to stop you halfway, just because there are too many things, and it is too late to transport them away." Seeing that the other party was moved, He County Lieutenant continued to lure.

General Liu was right when he thought about it, if it was a poor acid bandit cave, what would they still guard, and the officials and soldiers would run away as soon as they came. It must be the same as Nitou Mountain and Hongsha Valley, with grain warehouses full and herds of livestock, and once the officials and soldiers came, the bandits had no time to move away.

"Okay, then keep it for two days. Lord He, you quickly send someone to take a look outside the mountain, I will go to the back of the mountain to organize a defense, four or five hundred bandits are desperate, and the forbidden army is difficult to resist. ”

Lieutenant He naturally responded with a good voice, and at this time, he must stabilize General Liu, otherwise he would not be willing to go back empty-handed. Two thousand, he can at least share a thousand, and now that there is no copper coin, he is distressed and wants to drip blood. If Nitou Mountain hadn't discovered the traces of the bandits' arson, he would almost suspect that General Liu was secretly playing tricks and wanted to monopolize the wealth of Qianshan Temple.

General Liu confronted the bandits in the back mountains, sneak attacks in the mountains and forests, the bandits are very good, once they confront head-on, they are not well-trained opponents of the forbidden army, they fought back and forth for a day, leaving a lot of corpses, and did not take much advantage. But they didn't think about the problem of retreating, they all knew that Qianshan Temple had eight or nine hundred loads of grain, and once they won the official army, these grains would be theirs, not to mention that the official army originally had food in stock.

In the first battle of Niutoushan, more than 200 officers and soldiers were killed, and now there are less than 300 people left, and they have gathered a full 500 people, and it is only a matter of time before they take the officers and soldiers.

In one day, the bandits took the initiative to attack many times, although the bandits were killed a lot, but the officers and soldiers also suffered casualties, General Liu was distressed, the forbidden army of less than 300 lay down more than 20 in a day, and some were slightly injured.

Lieutenant He found out the news that the supporting forbidden army had entered the mountain, and one day he would be able to reach Qianshan Temple, and the grain and grass would follow behind, so that General Liu could hold on for another day.

The battle on the second day was even more intense, the bandits took advantage of the night to drill into the mountains and forests, rushed very fiercely, and broke the defense line of the forbidden army several times, and General Liu cut down a few deserters to stabilize the defense line. At the end of the day, the bandits left a lot of corpses, and the forbidden army lost another fifty or sixty people.

The first battalion of the forbidden army is now only 200 people, and more than half of them are dead, and General Liu is unspeakably distressed.

Early in the morning of the third day, General Liu received news from Lieutenant He that he had already taken people to leave Qianshan Temple and return to the city. General Liu was almost angry, and he scolded angrily.

After venting, without waiting for the bandits to attack, an order was given, and all the men and horses immediately withdrew, without making any stops, and returned directly to Huaining.

In the chamber of Huaining Mansion.

Chen Zhijun, Huang Xiancheng, Gao Tongzhi, Feng Senjun, He County Captain, Tan Zhushu, as well as General Liu and Yang Congyi, were divided on both sides and sat opposite each other.

Chen Zhijun said: "This time we went into the mountains to hunt down the fugitives, from entering the mountains in late April to leaving the mountains in late July, which lasted three full months, and recovered 39 fugitives, although not all of them were recovered, more than half of them were recovered. I have urgently sent the official document on this matter to Luzhou, and sent it to the Shuai Division and the Punishment Division, and reported it to the appeasement so that Your Excellency and Zhang Tixing will know. In the past three months, the fugitives have been recovered, and many people have also been lost, including Susong, Taihu, Wangjiang, and Yuexi counties, each of which lost more than 20 people, Tong'an County lost more than 10 people, and Huaining Mansion lost more than 10 people. County Lieutenant He, you are solely responsible for entering the mountain this time, tell me, who will bear this responsibility? ”

Lieutenant He raised his eyelids, and then said: "It is true that I am responsible for entering the mountains to hunt down the fugitives, but Lord Chen also said that more than 150 people in the five counties and one government are under the command of another person, from entering the mountain to leaving the mountain, I have always followed the forbidden army, and I have never commanded the counties to capture the fast, and now the arrest is losing hundreds of people. Yang Zhutou, are you guilty? ”

Yang Congyi is a small official, a supernumerary, and the size of the discussion is an official, how can he open his mouth casually, He County Lieutenant threw the pot over, and he could only borrow it with his head steadily.

Huang Xiancheng saw that the county lieutenant He was obviously cheating, so he said: "Lord He, it's not right for you to say that, Yang Zhutou personally took the catcher to go over the mountains and valleys, drill through the forest and through the holes, search for fugitives, and more than 100 catches were sprinkled on Tianzhu Mountain, and they couldn't see each other for a month or two. Unless all the arresters in the five counties and one government are in a heap, if that's the case, there is no need to find a fugitive, and sit in the camp like Lord He, and want to eat and drink, isn't it beautiful? Let's talk about the issue of commanding the counties to catch fast, you have a big camp in Qianshan Temple, and every once in a while, the counties will send people back to the big camp to receive supplies, what progress has been made in the pursuit of fugitives in each county, isn't Lord He the first to know? Do you never ask what trouble they have? If you haven't asked, then I have to ask, what has Lord He done in Tianzhu Mountain in the past three months? ”

He County Lieutenant defended: "The counties go back to the camp every ten days and half a month to receive supplies, and I am also concerned about their progress, but the counties have already drawn up plans before entering the mountains, and after entering the mountains, they are all searching and arresting according to the plan. In the final analysis, there was a problem with their plan, and they went too deep into the bandits' den, which led to the arrest of the counties and the fall of the soon. This responsibility must be borne by Yang Zhutou. ”

Huang Xiancheng said: "What does Lord He mean that the pursuit of fugitives in each county is their own decision, and you have not participated from beginning to end, so if something goes wrong, you will not be responsible?" Then let me ask my question again, what has Master He done in the mountains in the past three months? Don't run away from it, just tell everyone. ”

County Lieutenant He was speechless for a while, what he did in the mountains had nothing to do with the pursuit of fugitives, how could he say it in the conference hall.

Huang Xiancheng saw that County Lieutenant He didn't speak, so he said: "Lord He is embarrassed to say, then I'll tell you about it." Lord He first stayed in the camp of Qianshan Temple for more than half a month, and then Yang Zhutou sent people back four fugitives, and also brought back the news of a bandit village called Nitou Mountain, this Nitou Mountain is called a fat ah, and the new grain in summer alone has collected five or six hundred quintals, and there are flocks of pigs and sheep, and there are many houses in the bandit village, and the accommodation conditions are good, which is much better than living in a tent.

So Lord He took General Liu and the 500 forbidden army directly captured Nitou Mountain, and the bandits fled in all directions, confiscated their grain, pigs and sheep, and lived in their big tiled houses. I didn't think about what would happen to the bandits scattered in Nipple Mountain when they ran into the mountains, and the result was just as everyone expected, and the situation in the mountains suddenly became difficult for the counties. Guess what, after living in the high-rise compound of Nitou Mountain, what did County Lieutenant He do? ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at him, but no one answers.