The old man said: "This is really not an easy task for you, a newcomer. However, it is not easy to send someone to lead the way. You know what? This mountain forest has also been demarcated for a long time, and we are only responsible for the safety within a radius of ten miles. ”

Zhao Zilong was slightly stunned, and immediately said, "Old man, just tell me how to get out." ”

"How to get there?" The wrinkles on the old man's face unfolded, and he smiled: "Now that the Japanese are rampant outside, why don't you dare to come here?" The reason is simple, there is no road here at all! ”

No wonder there was a notice outside, Zhao Zilong realized that the so-called wolves, insects, tigers and leopards turned out to be just a disguise. The real wolves, insects, tigers and leopards are actually these unyielding people.

"But," Zhao Zilong said, "I want to go to Yuhuatai, and now there is only this one way to go." ”

"So?" The old man raised his eyebrows, and didn't ask why the other party went there, then smiled, and the white beard moved, and said, "Okay, I'll tell you the direction, as for the rest, it's up to you." ”

"Okay." Zhao Zilong nodded briskly.

"I'll tell you," said the old man, "turning eastward, about a dozen kilometers, there is a vote of merchants from Chaoshan in eastern Guangdong, who not only have short guns in their hands, but also big guys such as Gatling and Makqin. Further on, there was another group of Jin merchants, and before them, they were simply a group of horse bandits......"

Zhao Zilong was a little shocked when he heard this, but he didn't ask too much, so he wrote them down one by one.

Later, he ate the bamboo rice made by the women, and brought some rice balls with him.

The old man gave him an empty bamboo tube: "This, you can take it to fill water and drink." ”

After Zhao Zilong thanked the family, he left under everyone's eyes.

Following the direction pointed by the old man, after Zhao Zilong walked for an hour or two, the first batch of people he met were all speaking with an accent from the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong.

When those people saw the stranger, they didn't hesitate to shoot the bullet at all, and directly came to Zhao Zilong's feet.

Zhao Zilong did not raise his hand, and directly shouted loudly: "I am Chinese, and I came here to borrow a way from you." ”

"Is it a traitor? The traitor is also fucking Chinese. One of the scrawny men replied.

"No," Zhao Zilong shouted; "If I were a traitor, I wouldn't pass by here."

"Nonsense," shouted the thin man, "the traitor also wanted to spy on the road from here the day before yesterday, and we were skinned and weeded and showed to the public." ”

Zhao Zilong immediately felt a cold sizzle on his back, he couldn't help but look around, and sure enough, as far as the eye could see, he found a few heads hanging high.

At the highest point of the dense forest, the wind was blowing all the time, so the hanging heads were also swaying left and right with the wind.

Underneath the skull, there is really a batch of grass-laden skins.

"I'm **," Zhao Zilong reported his identity after thinking about it, "I went to find those comrades-in-arms and brothers, and I was going to do a big deal." ”

"What a big vote?" Then a sturdy man in his fifties came out of it, and the other party asked loudly, "What are you going to do, money or treasure?" ”

"It is a matter of concern to the Chinese nation." Zhao Zilong saw that the other party put down the muzzle of the gun, so he walked forward as he spoke, "I don't want to say it in this barren mountain and wilderness." ”

"Then come in," said the sturdy man, "and come in, and shoot and serve!" ”

Woohoo Woo ......

Shots rang out.

Although Zhao Zilong knew this, he couldn't help but look up. Before, he had heard the old man say that these businessmen in eastern Guangdong did not spare bullets.

The men fired a dozen shots into the air before stopping.

Subsequently, Zhao Zilong was invited into a tent in a military green place.

Such a tent is deep in the dense forest, and if you don't get close and take a closer look, you won't be able to detect it at all. Because they have quietly blended in with their surroundings.

Entering the tent, Zhao Zilong noticed that the outfits of these merchants in eastern Guangdong were also varied. Although they are all military uniforms, they were from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China.

The man in his fifties was wearing a Qing Dynasty robe and horse coat. Obviously, he's the boss. The man in the horse coat asked Zhao Zilong, "Strong man, what are you going to do?" ”

"There are a batch of national treasures that have been found by the little devils." Zhao Zilong said truthfully.

"Oh?" The man in the horse coat was taken aback, "What kind of national treasure, still bothering strong men to go out on horseback?" ”

"It's hard to say," Zhao Zilong also looked embarrassed, "It's just that what I can say is that it is a batch of extremely important things." Once all of them fall into the hands of the enemy, I am afraid that the entire Chinese nation will be wiped out. ”

When the man in the horse coat heard this, he immediately slapped his palm on the coffee table next to him. This is a bamboo woven coffee table, although the shape is very delicate, but there is no weight.

The man's palm, the thing on the coffee table, almost all jumped.

"Nonsense!" The man in the horse coat roared loudly, "When the labor and management were in Pyongyang with the general soldier Ma Baogui to resist the little devil to the death, how did he say a word. The Sprinkle family never believed that our Chinese nation would be wiped out! ”

"Uncle," Zhao Zilong was embarrassed, but the first thing that appeared was admiration, "Have you participated in the first battle against Japan?" ”

"Not really," the man in the horse coat couldn't help but relax a little when he heard Zhao Zilong's question, but he was still tense, "If you want to talk about the first battle against Japan, it is still Lord Liu Renliang of the Tang Dynasty." Lord Liu is a native of Henan, a big hero in my heart. ”

"Oh, I've seen it for a long time," Zhao Zilong nodded, "He only knows that the war against Japan started in the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Also, the first battle against Japan in modern times was ten years before General Ma."

The man in the horse coat took a sip of tea, showed a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said: "It is also a Henan man, named Yuan Shikai, who led his troops to attack the Japanese-controlled Korean palace and won a complete victory. ”

The man in the horse coat said, his face couldn't help but show admiration.

"Oh?" Zhao Zilong couldn't help but be a little surprised, "That, that, the guy who is the emperor, is still a talent?" ”

"Yes." The man in the coat nodded, "So, I just have to ask your purpose today." If it's true, I'll do my best to help. If it's not true, a few heads in the tree in front of you will be your fate. ”

Zhao Zilong was stunned again.

His hand unintentionally touched the gun on his waist, thinking that with such a few people, he should be able to rush out with a volley, but if he wants to rush out of this jungle, it is absolutely impossible.

However, it was just a thought, and soon, Zhao Zilong looked at the man in the horse coat and said seriously: "I can swear that I really accept the task to find out where those national treasures are hidden and take them back." ”