It is a self-contained hill that is isolated from the surrounding mountains by a mountain stream. The location of Panshanzhai is selected halfway up this single mountain.

Because of the unique geographical location, there are no fences and other protective measures in the wall, and the bandits leaned on the mountain and artificially carved several platforms of different sizes directly on the hillside. The terrace is made of bamboo, wood, etc., and the houses of different shapes are built up to the top of the mountainside, which is about the place of living. In the gap between the platforms, a lot of fields have been reclaimed, and a lot of crops have been planted in miscellaneous places. It is the transition season of spring and summer, and although you can't see what is planted from a distance, the green buds that emerge one by one dot decorate the bare slopes quite a bit of business.

However, despite the terrain advantage, in Xie Zuo's opinion, it still feels a bit grotesque. According to his thoughts, the so-called cottage should be a dangerous terrain and heavily guarded, even if it is not three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, it is also a watchtower lined with dangerous and hidden, just like outwitting Weihu Mountain to be worthy of the identity of the cottage! Even if it's not good, there should be a majestic mountain gate, right? But what is the situation in front of me with a strong sense of pastoral farmhouse painting style?

"Young master, look at that place!"

With Wu Geng's soft whisper, Xie Zuo was pulled back to reality. Looking in the direction of his finger, it was one of the many platforms on the hillside. In the blink of an eye, it is nothing more than a higher terrain and a slightly larger area. But since Wu Geng specifically pointed out that place, he must have meant something.

Xie Zuo focused his eyes on the platform, and finally noticed that there was an elevated frame made of wood in the middle of the platform, and a bunch of things were stacked on the left and right sides of the elevated platform. Under the illumination of the setting sun, the bright reflection is eye-catching, and it is obvious that all the murder weapons that can kill people are stacked here!

Weapons control! The word suddenly popped into Xie Zuo's mind. If you guess correctly, when the thieves are not acting, the weapons are centrally managed, and the people who are entrenched here on weekdays play more of the role of ordinary farmers; Only when there is a need to go out of the mountain, the leader will send his sword down, and the farmers will instantly turn into bandits, wreaking havoc in all directions.

Exhaled, Xie Zuo withdrew his gaze. From the current situation, there is no doubt that the bandits will attack tonight. Otherwise, who would have nothing to do with taking out a whole bunch of blades and stacking them in the open? You know, the metal rusts up quite quickly when it gets wet!

"Young master, what should we do?"

Xie Qingyi's dull voice sounded behind him, Xie Zuo tilted his head slightly, and gently spit out a word: "Wait." ”

"Wait?" Xie Qingyi scratched his head, it was indeed difficult for him to understand the current complicated situation.

"Wait until nightfall, after the bandits have acted, and then sneak into the village, waiting for an opportunity to destroy and force them to return." Xie Zuo decided to explain it to the big man, but then added:

"Also, it's not us, it's me! You two just stay here and wait! ”

Xie Qingyi was anxious when he heard this, and he was about to jump up as soon as he made a move. Thanks to Xie's left eye, he grabbed the big man and shouted in his mouth: "What?" You didn't even listen to the young master's words? ”

The big hat was buttoned down, and Xie Qingyi suddenly became honest, but the look of grief in his eyes was almost overflowing. Xie Zuocai didn't care what he thought in his heart, he still had to take a little trouble to appease Zhan Bird, as for Xie Qingyi...... Hehe. He turned his head to Wu Geng and commanded:

"You look at the point, and when the bandits come out, call me. I'll raise God first! ”

After speaking, the whole person shrank behind the mountain wall, found a comfortable position to lie down, and took a nap with his eyes closed.

……

"Young master, young master, there is movement!"

When Wu Geng's anxious whisper sounded in his ears, Xie Zuo suddenly opened his eyes. A bone climbed to the edge of the cliff to look down, and sure enough, there was a change in the cottage.

As Xie Zuo had guessed, the cottage, which had barely seen any people in the afternoon, seemed to come to life all at once, and countless figures poured out from all corners and rushed to the platform where the blades were stacked. Laughing and scolding, the thieves who had received the blades from the platform followed the path like drops of water into the sea, and gradually gathered at the foot of the slope.

When no one appeared on the slope anymore, Xie Zuo roughly counted the number of thieves gathered at the foot of the slope, which had exceeded one hundred!

Depend on! Xie Zuo scolded secretly. Obviously the information is wrong, doesn't it say that there are no more than 100 people in Panshanzhai at most? There were more than 100 people gathered at the foot of the slope in front of you, not including those who probed their brains in the platform shack and the invisible left-behind personnel, and there were at least 200 people in the small cottage! The damn three masters actually concealed the truth in terms of numbers, but fortunately they saw it with their own eyes, otherwise they would have miscalculated at that time, and maybe they would have suffered a big loss!

Without thinking about the impact of the change in the number of bandits, Xie Zuo's eyes were firmly locked on the bandits at his feet.

Obviously, it has become a habit for the bandits to go out of the mountains to raid houses and rob houses, and less than a moment after the people gathered, there was no whole team, no lectures, no pre-war mobilization, and even no departure orders, and suddenly, the crowd moved like a flowing stream.

And here you go? Xie Zuo was a little dazed, he didn't even notice where the team leader was. After staring intently, it took a while to barely distinguish the difference between the ordinary bandits and the leader in the thief team.

There are no high-end beings like horses among the bandits, and they don't seem to need to carry weights, so the whole team is not dragged down by large animals. Almost everyone wore shorts and shorts, and even shirtless. As for the blades, most of them are long soldiers such as iron spears, copper axes, and copper ge, and there are a few equipped with simple knives, and as for bows and crossbows, there is not a single one.

And the leader of the bandits, with Xie Zuo's eyesight, found about four or five people. The only difference between them and ordinary thieves is that they wear a two-gear armor on their upper body, which is considered to be full of armor and armor.

As for the eldest brother in the mouth of the three masters, the real person in the cottage, Xie Zuo searched for a long time, but he didn't find any trace. Anyway, looking left and right, I don't see which one has the momentum of looking at the world and domineering. The legendary scene of stars and moons and guards standing around is definitely not seen in the bandit team, and all that can be seen is a piece of human heads, surging down the mountain in the shouting and cheering.

Xie Zuo gave up the idea of looking for the big boss, and his eyes began to wander through the bandits.

If you want to blend into the den of thieves, the camouflage ability of the tangible symbol is not a problem. But this alone is not enough, if you want to mix into the treasure house, it will definitely be difficult for a thief without a bit of status. Therefore, you need to think carefully about who you choose to disguise yourself as.

According to Xie Zuo's thoughts, it is best to have a certain identity, but not too eye-catching character. Isn't it said that there are seven masters in the cottage? The lower ones are good choices.

Soon, a figure that fell at the end of the team fell into Xie Zuo's eyes.

It was a relatively short guy with a thief-eyed eye and a wandering gaze, more like a thief than a robber. He was also wearing a two-gear armor, but unfortunately it seemed to be too big for him, and the whole person was almost completely covered in the armor, looking like a turtle shell, leaving only one head outside.

Despite his obscene image, this person's figure is quite consistent with Xie Zuo himself. What's more, since he was dressed in armor and mixed at the back of the group, the identity of an unappreciated, timid and fearful leader was about to emerge. Is there anything more suitable for Xie Zuo's ideal object than this?