"Knowing your mistakes can improve a lot, but Lord Ben doesn't care about it, what about your leader? Why didn't you come, did you look down on our soldiers? Zhao Xi asked sharply, pretending to look down on the other party like a government officer.

Lan'er bit her lip, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said calmly: "Our leader is waiting for the adults in the cottage, preparing for the adults, the adults don't want to talk here." ”

"You're so bold! How did you become a mountain bandit at such a young age? Zhao Yi said, what the other party means is to say, I don't know your intentions, how can the leader come in person, if you want to talk, go to the cottage.

Before the young man could answer, Zhao Yi turned his head and ordered the people behind him: "Zhao Qingshan, you take the personal guards to follow me up the mountain, and the rest of the people are waiting here. After speaking, he winked at Zhao Xiong, Li Lingfeng and others.

When the black-armored young man heard this, his face changed. Although it is now April and the trees have sprouted green shoots, the dead leaves on the ground are also thick, and although it cannot be set on fire to the cottage, the people in the cottage are also trapped and killed in the cottage.

"Yes, sir!" Although Zhao Xiong and the others were worried, they still responded loudly.

"Boy, lead!"

Lan'er took a deep breath and said, "My lord, please come with me!" ”

Zhao Xiong led the guards to follow the black-armored boy up the mountain.

Zhao Qingshan said to Zhao Xiong when he left: "Don't worry, I will definitely protect the adults with my life." ”

After bypassing a few checkpoints, Zhao Xi and the others finally came to the Wild Boar Ridge cottage.

"What a wild boar ridge cottage, it's really a husband and a man!" Zhao Yi looked at the walled gate in front of him, which was between two mountain cliffs, no more than fifteen meters wide and twenty meters high, and couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, he also found that the bandits in this Wild Boar Ridge Cottage are very different from the bandits in Wohu Mountain, they have a strict system, and they are even much stronger than the soldiers under their command depending on the marching posture of the other party.

My people are still too weak, except for the personal guards and some team leaders, the rest are people who have only trained for a few days, except for discipline and formation, the rest are too far behind. It seems that it is better to train well, and it is better to go through bloody battles. Zhao Xi thought to himself.

"My lord, this is the big leader of our cottage!" Entering the gate, Zhao Yi saw a middle-aged man in his forties with four or five sturdy middle-aged men coming over, and the black-armored young man introduced.

"Welcome, gentlemen!" The leader of the Wild Boar Ridge cottage saluted with his fists at Zhao Xian.

"Hmm!" Zhao Yi responded lightly and didn't speak.

Seeing that the other party was so rude, several big men behind the middle-aged man clenched their fists and wanted to scold, but they were all blocked by the middle-aged man. The middle-aged leader's face remained unchanged, and he said with a smile: "Your Excellency, please!" We went inside and talked. ”

Seeing the mountain bandits coming and going along the way, Zhao Xi couldn't help but be surprised, because these mountain bandits were not only the same as his subordinates, walking like regular army patrol posts, but also the small leader who led the team was even equipped with armor. For a moment, Zhao expressed doubts about whether the purpose of the trip could be achieved.

"Tea!" After Zhao Yi sat in the main seat on the left, the middle-aged man said to the guard.

At that moment, several girls wearing Luo skirts brought tea to everyone.

"Please do the same." The middle-aged man said to Zhao Qingshan behind Zhao Xi.

Zhao Qingshan said coldly: "No! I'm an adult's guard, just stand. The rest of the guards also stood around the hall, opposite the mountain bandits in the cottage.

After Zhao Yi took a sip of tea, he sneered: "I didn't expect that a mountain bandit cottage would be very enjoyable, such a good tea can only be enjoyed by some big households in the state capital." There is also this pear wood table, which is also a rare superb. ”

"It's not just for the sake of welcoming adults." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Oh, by the way, I haven't asked the name of the Grand Leader yet."

"Under Li Luobei! I don't know what the purpose of my visit? The middle-aged man replied and asked.

Zhao Yi said with a smile: "My family Master Su inspected Miyun County not long ago, and I heard that there is a group of mountain bandits with good conduct here. I was interested at the moment, and after investigation, I learned that although this group of mountain bandits was not bandits, they did not harm the neighbors, so Master Su had a heart of love for talents, hoping that Chief Li would serve the country when the country was in danger. ”

Li Luobei groaned: "What do you mean, Lord Su wants us to surrender?" ”

Zhao Yi said: "It can also be understood in this way! ”

Li Luobei put away his smile and said calmly: "This adult keeps saying that you are a subordinate of Lord Su of Yanzhou's soldiers and horses, can you prove it?" ”

Zhao Xi sneered: "So, is Leader Li suspicious of my identity?" ”

"Don't dare, I'm just trying to confirm the identity of the adult."

Zhao Yi nodded to Zhao Qingshan behind him, Zhao Qingshan took out the crossbow on his waist, threw it on the table in the middle, and said loudly: "This is a sharp weapon rationed by Lord Su, only Lord Su's cronies will have it, and it has the mark of the Soldiers and Horses Embassy on it." ”

After Li Luobei picked it up and looked at it, he put it on the table and said, "This can only show that this weapon belongs to the Terracotta Envoy, but it does not mean that this lord is also a subordinate of the Terracotta Envoy." ”

Zhao Xi laughed and said, "What Leader Li said is extremely true, I really don't have any proof from the soldiers and horses. ”

"Damn it!"

"Look for death!"

Before Zhao Xi's words fell, the five people next to Li Luobei all shouted angrily.

Zhao Yi didn't care, took a sip of the teacup gently, and said softly: "Master Su is in Le County in Yingzhou, that is, in Le County, which is less than a hundred miles away in the southwest. ”

As soon as these words came out, the five people who were angry stopped scolding.

Li Luobei said: "Lexian? You are not Yanzhou soldiers! ”

"It's not! We are the rebel army under the name of Lord Su, in other words, we are the private army under the command of Lord Su. The reason why Master Su is in Lexian is that he hopes that the captain of Lexian County will help him to clear the bandits around Miyun County. Now between Lexian and Miyun County, there is only one big bandit with more than 300 people, Leader Li. ”

"What if we don't surrender?" The black-armored young man who took Zhao Yi up the mountain suddenly interjected.

"Bump!"

Zhao Xi smashed several hard pear wood tables around him with one palm.

Zhao Xi's behavior suddenly shocked everyone, and they didn't understand why Zhao Xi, who was soft-spoken, suddenly did this, and at the same time, he was shocked by the power of the other party's palm, and the three-finger-thick hard pear wood table was slapped by the other party's palm.

"If you don't surrender, it's the same as this table! How? This little brother is also your leader? Zhao Di said coldly.

Li Luobei was stunned, and forced a smile: "This is my ......"

"Lord Ben is not interested in listening to the private affairs of your cottage, I only hope that Chief Li will make a decision, whether to fight or surrender!"

"You ......," the black-armored boy said a word angrily.

A strong man beside Li Luobei said: "There is a group of mountain bandits in the south of us......"

"Crouching Tiger Mountain, old scar! It has been exterminated by me, and the first level has been sent to Lexian! Zhao Yi looked at each other coldly and said word by word.

"Shhh Several people took a sharp breath of cold air.

The number of bandits in Crouching Tiger Mountain is the same as his own, dozens of miles around, and he is extremely ferocious, even the people of Wild Boar Ridge do not want to entangle with him, but he did not expect that he has been exterminated.

Zhao Xi continued: "If it weren't for what you usually do, I'm afraid it wouldn't be me who came this time, but the government soldiers of Lexian County and Miyun County." Although your power and terrain are stronger than those of Crouching Tiger Mountain, ......"

Although I didn't say anything, everyone understood that not to mention the joint attack of the two county government soldiers, as long as the government soldiers of Wohu Mountain were killed, it would be difficult for them to resist. Of course, they didn't know that Zhao Yi also took advantage of the other party's paralysis and took it by surprise.

After a while, Li Luobei said calmly: "If we surrender, what are you going to do?" ”

Zhao Yi was secretly happy in his heart, his face was calm, and he said lightly: "Those who are willing to join the army can join my subordinates, and those who are unwilling can go home, oh, by the way, my subordinates are soldiers, and the monthly salary is 700 Wen." ”

This surprised everyone. In the Great Yan Kingdom, the system of guards and government soldiers was implemented. The guards were subordinate to the imperial court and were under the jurisdiction of the sixteen Wei generals, each of which was divided into two guards, with a total of 40,000 to 50,000 people, and the moon was only 700 wen. The government soldiers are the local soldiers, the reserve soldiers of the guards, join the government soldiers, can reduce a small part of the taxes, the court limited the amount of silver, each person is only four to five hundred Wen, now I am afraid that there are not many. Guarding the border in Youzhou is Long Xiangwei, 50,000 plus government soldiers, a total of 130,000. In the west of Youzhou, the left guard and government soldiers led by the general of the Long Xiang army, and in the east, the right guard and government soldiers led by the governor of Youzhou are guarded. Even the government troops who fought with the guards didn't ring so much, but they had a reward. Seven hundred wen, you can buy one stone of grain in normal times, and now you can buy seven or eight buckets, plus the harvest of the family's farming, it is enough for the family to live in a month.

Zhao Yi continued: "What are you doing to be a mountain bandit? Isn't it just that you don't have to eat, and the taxes are heavy! But now that the imperial court has exempted the taxes of Youzhou townships, with money, what are you still doing as mountain bandits? Want to leave a stench for 10,000 years? If you want to live with infamy, no matter how good your reputation is here, in the eyes of others, you are still mountain bandits, mountain bandits who plague all directions! Follow me, the moon will not be less than you, and there will also be a reward for killing the enemy, and my subordinates have already sent it once, and at least there are one or two. In addition, I will protect the safety of these family members. ”

Several people were even more surprised, and Li Luobei also fell into deep thought, and said to a few people around him for a while: "Brothers, what do you think?" ”

The five of them all said respectfully: "One qiē obey the leader's arrangement!" ”

Li Luobei said: "Okay, I am willing to surrender, and everyone is not willing to live with the name of the mountain bandits, you go down and say to the brothers, if you are willing to go home, I will give each person five taels of silver for settling-in." Those who are willing to join the army can stay. In addition, we should send all the things that can't be taken away from the cottage to the villages and towns down the mountain, we won't need them anyway. After speaking, Li Luobei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's arrange it!" The five strode out.

Zhao Xi smiled and said, "Leader Li is really smart!" ”

Li Luobei laughed and said: "Zhao Dacai is really smart!" ”

Zhao Di's face changed when he heard this, because he had never said his name, and the other party actually knew.