The people under the mountain were obviously frightened by the battle of their group, in order not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, Zhao Chen simply sent Xu Yi to follow the strong man down the mountain, while he and Wuxin and his group all stayed on the mountain.

Sure enough, the people under the mountain who were still waiting just now saw that only two people came down, and one of them was still their acquaintance, and the original vigilant posture couldn't help but relax.

"I didn't expect to see the old pawn of the previous dynasty here!" Standing far away on the mountain, looking at Xu Yi under the mountain, and communicating excitedly with those people, the unintentional old eunuch beside Zhao Chen suddenly said with some sighs.

"Do you suspect that it was an old pawn of the previous dynasty?" Hearing the words of the heartless old eunuch, Zhao Chen originally looked at the people under the mountain, but couldn't help but look back in surprise, looked at the heartless old eunuch, and said slightly dumbly.

"The old man's eyes are not blind!" The heartless old eunuch went to Putai County by himself, and along the way, he would call himself an old man from time to time, and when he said this, the heartless old eunuch always had a look of disdain in his tone.

"I thought I was the only one who guessed!" Hearing Wuxin's words, Zhao Chen suddenly shrugged his shoulders at Wuxin's innocent face, chuckled and spoke, and then looked at the bottom of the mountain again.

At this time, with everyone's eyes, when they looked down the mountain, they saw Xu Yi, who had just followed the strong man down the mountain, kneeling in front of the old man, and he didn't know what he was saying.

And when I looked at the old man again, I saw the old man, a thin palm. Gently press on the top of Xu Yi's head, a cheek covered with wrinkles. It's also old tears.

Seeing such a scene, Zhao Chen suddenly sighed. He put down his binoculars, and then turned and walked towards the guards behind him!

Tonight, it is destined that he will not be able to go back to the beach, and looking at the dilapidated village under the mountain, Zhao Chen doesn't think that there will be a place for them to stay, so it is better to take advantage of it now. Before it was dark, everything was arranged for camping.

In the space-time backpack, there are tents that have been prepared a long time ago, all of which were purchased by Zhao Chen from the supermarket in advance when he set off from Chang'an, and then put them in the space-time backpack.

Not only are there wingmen guarding them, but even those of the new military camp and the Flying Tiger Army. He also prepared early in the morning, including the grain and grass materials of the army, all of which were loaded into Zhao Chen's backpack.

And it is precisely because of this point of his that Li Er this time. will let him take the heavy responsibility of going deep into the hinterland of Goguryeo and destroying Jingguan!

On the mountain beam. There was a large open space, and Zhao Chen was in his backpack. After taking out the tent and shovel needed for camping, he sat down cross-legged to the side. Smoking slowly, looking at the wingmen in front of him, busy camping.

Xu Yi at the foot of the mountain, at this time, had already stood up, probably talking about Zhao Chen, because, when he talked to the old man again, he saw that the eyes of those people looked at the top of the mountain from time to time.

At first, there was a strange look in the expressions of those people, as if they didn't trust Zhao Chen, the marquis.

However, as Xu Yi continued, the people he saw already had a look of surprise in their eyes when they looked at the top of the mountain.

"The old man guesses that this Xu Yi has already told them your identity!" When he was sitting there smoking, the unintentional old eunuch who was originally standing there also walked towards Zhao Chen at this time, and then, when he looked at Zhao Chen, he couldn't help but smile.

"Presumably, they don't have any confidence in us going deep into Goguryeo!" Hearing the words of the heartless old eunuch, Zhao Chen snuffed out the cigarette butt, looked at the busy bureaucrats, and said without raising his head.

These people were born in Liaodong, especially the blood of those old soldiers, and from the bottom of their bones, they actually have an extremely distrustful attitude towards the imperial court.

Therefore, hearing that Zhao Chen only brought 10,000 people, he tried in vain to destroy it, and the Jingguan in the hinterland of Goguryeo naturally seemed extremely distrustful, and at this time, Xu Yi could only move out of Zhao Chen's background.

Sometimes, things are so simple, even if it seems to them to be a particularly difficult thing, but as long as it has something to do with gods and ghosts, all the impossible becomes possible immediately

Sure enough, just after Zhao Chen said this, not long after he fell, Xu Yi, who saw him at the bottom of the mountain, came towards the top of the mountain with a man who was also wearing a short shirt.

"Master Hou, Grandpa Zhang is at the bottom of the mountain, let the lower officials come over and invite Master Hou to the bottom of the mountain!" Xu Yi's eyes were a little red, but there was a smile in his eyes that couldn't be concealed, and when he looked at Zhao Chen, he said respectfully.

"Okay!" Hearing Xu Yi's words, Zhao Chen suddenly stood up, patted the dust on his hands, and smiled at Xu Yi and the short-shirted man in front of him.

"Honorable guests, please!" The man in front of him seemed to be the head of the village, about thirty years old, with a simple and honest appearance, however, when his eyes occasionally turned, there was a glimmer of essence in it, obviously, the man was not as honest as he seemed on the outside.

From following Xu Yi to the top of Heart Mountain together, the man has been secretly observing Zhao Chen, until this time, hearing Zhao Chen's words, he made a gesture of invitation to Zhao Chen respectfully.

The wingmen didn't bring any of them, they all stayed at the top of the mountain, and Zhao Chen's side was accompanied by only the old eunuch Wuxin, even the two apprentices and grandchildren of the old eunuch Wuxin were left on the top of the mountain.

The village, which had just become nervous because of the sudden appearance of Zhao Chen and others, had returned to its previous peacefulness at this time.

A few children who had just been scolded back hid in some corners when Zhao Chen and the others came down from the top of the mountain, and looked at Zhao Chen and the others secretly.

In addition to these children, Zhao Chen would always see groups of women standing on the side of the road, with a look of indifference in their eyes, looking at their group.

It's strange, that kind of indifferent gaze, as if Zhao Chen and the others are their enemies, if it weren't for the old man, Zhao Chen would even suspect that these women would rush up and fight with them!

The village was not big and looked a little dilapidated, and Zhao Chen followed Xu Yi and the man. All the way into the village, from west to east. Come to a dilapidated courtyard.

Before I entered the door, I already saw the old man just now. At this time, he was on crutches, standing in the courtyard, and when he saw Zhao Chen and others appear, the old man's wrinkled face suddenly showed a smile, and he said to Zhao Chen: "The distinguished guest is full of doors, the old man is far away, and I hope that the distinguished guest will forgive the sin!" ”

When he was just on the top of the mountain, the old man was dressed in a linen shirt. However, after only a moment of effort, he had already changed into a set of light cyan robes, and it could be seen that the old man had changed it for him.

"The old man is welcome!" Hearing the old man's words, Zhao Chen suddenly bowed slightly towards the old man, with a modest smile on his face. Said to the old man.

This is a typical small farm yard, with two rows of low earthen houses in the yard, but the old man has no plans. Invite them into the house, but be in the courtyard early. A wooden table was arranged.

"Just now, the old man heard one of them. Distinguished guests are here for Jingguan? "They sat down in the courtyard respectively, and the old man did not beat around the bush. After Zhao Chen sat down, he looked at Zhao Chen straightforwardly and asked.

"Exactly!" When Zhao Chen heard this, he didn't hide it at all, looked at the old man in front of him and said, "I don't know, does the old man have any good suggestions?" ”

"Gyeongguan is located in the hinterland of Goguryeo!" When the old man heard Zhao Chen's words, he didn't rush to answer, but looked at Zhao Chen in turn and asked, "The old man wants to know, the distinguished guest only brought 10,000 horses, how sure is it that he can do this?" ”

At this time, sitting in the courtyard were not only Zhao Chen and the old man, but also Wuxin, Xu Yi and several men in short shirts, after hearing the old man's words, they suddenly looked at Zhao Chen one by one, waiting for Zhao Chen to answer.

"Not sure!" However, just when everyone was looking at Zhao Chen, they saw Zhao Chen, and after hearing the old man's words, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and then looked at the old man and shook his head and said, "If you are completely sure, Ben Hou will not come here!" ”

Hearing Zhao Chen's words, everyone who had just looked at Zhao Chen with a look of anticipation suddenly looked at each other, and there were surprised looks in each other's eyes.

The old man's face, after hearing Zhao Chen's words, was also like everyone else, showing a look of surprise, and when he looked at Zhao Chen, he showed an incredible expression.

However, it was only a moment, and the original look of surprise on the old man's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a chuckle: "It's better to be cautious than to be blindly arrogant!" ”

"Thank you for understanding!" Hearing the old man's words, Zhao Chen's face couldn't help but show a smile, and then, arching his hand at the old man in front of him, said sincerely.

"Then may I ask you, what do you need to do?" Seeing Zhao Chen arching his hand, the old man's face couldn't help but smile slightly, and then, when he looked at Zhao Chen, he asked in a serious tone.

"Guide!" When Zhao Chen heard this, he looked at the old man without hesitation and said: "Ben Hou has only a few rough maps in his hands now, but if there are people who are familiar with the terrain of Goguryeo and can lead the way for the army, I believe there will be a lot more chance of victory!" ”

"When you came in, you must have noticed those women's houses, right?" Hearing Zhao Chen's words, the old man did not rush to answer, but looked at Zhao Chen and suddenly asked.

"Yes!" Hearing the old man's suddenly somewhat marginal words, Zhao Chen couldn't help but be slightly stunned, as if he understood the old man's words a little, but after being slightly stunned, he still nodded honestly.

"In this place in Liaodong, there is a lack of everything!" When the old man heard this, he suddenly smiled bitterly at Zhao Chen, and then raised his head, sighed and said: "There is a shortage of food, clothing, and salt, but what is more lacking is men!" ”

When he said this, a sadness suddenly flashed on the old man's face, and he opened his mouth dumbly, and continued: "The men are dying, leaving a group of helpless women, so ah, in this place in Liaodong, if you are a man, most of them will marry seven or eight women!" ”

"Presumably, Ben Hou came all the way and saw those groups of women who were a family?" Although he had already guessed it in his heart, when he got confirmation from the old man's mouth, Zhao Chen couldn't help but be taken aback.

"Probably yes!" When the old man heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly at Zhao Chen, and said: "So, about a few lives, the old man needs to discuss it with them before he can reply to the distinguished guest!" ”

"Yes!" When Zhao Chen heard the old man's words, he got up from the chair, arched his hand at the old man and said, "Ben Hou will camp on the top of the mountain tonight, if the old man hasn't decided before noon tomorrow, Ben Hou will leave here!" ”

After saying this, Zhao Chen didn't stay any longer, and then left the old man's house with the unintentional old eunuch one after another.

However, just as the two of them were about to step out of the courtyard door, Zhao Chen occasionally turned his head to the side, and happened to see one of the earthen embryo rooms, at this time, there were seven or eight women, looking at him with a hostile gaze. (To be continued.) )

PS: I'm sorry, I repaired the computer yesterday, and I was busy working late, but fortunately it has been repaired, and I will make up for it as soon as possible