The man with the veil on his face did not dismount, but sat on the horse's back, condescendingly, looking at Bi Jinglun who was kneeling on the ground.

Bi Jinglun was secretly annoyed, and the masked man on horseback deliberately did not dismount, which was not to take him seriously.

A group of foxes and fake tigers!

But he didn't dare to have a seizure.

At this time, he was receiving the holy decree, and the slightest movement was disrespectful to the emperor.

And as the holy decree was read, Bi Jinglun's face became more and more ugly.

The content of the holy decree was to temporarily transfer him away, let him go to the provincial capital, and his deputy temporarily took over the military power of the battalion, and saw that he was about to go into the mountains to encircle and suppress the horse bandits, but he was transferred away and did not let him lead the army and horses, it was obvious that the emperor already did not trust him.

Secretly clenched his fists, Bi Jinglun warned himself over and over again in his heart.

Patience, you must hold back!

At this time, there is trouble and tantrums, and the consequences are very serious.

After reading the long decree, Bi Jinglun slowly got up.

The masked man was still sitting on horseback, his eyes shining with arrogance.

Casually clenched his fists, Bi Jinglun should have greeted him, and turned around to make arrangements for his subordinates, but what he saw were indifferent faces.

Bi Jinglun's breath stagnated, and then he was extremely angry.

It turns out that his subordinates have taken refuge in others, or are they ...... Originally arranged by someone else to be by his side?

"General Bi, these two people will go to the provincial capital with you." Behind him, the masked man spoke.

The two figures immediately came to Bi Jinglun's side.

What is it?

Do you want to take care of yourself?

Bi Jinglun was furious, thinking that he had always been loyal to the court, but he didn't want to end up like this.

But as a military general, he is not the kind of reckless and mindless character.

These people in front of them are obviously from the capital, they can't be the guards of the Son of Heaven, these people have always acted in the first place in the world after leaving the capital, who dares not to give face, do not respect the silver and stammer, it is also possible to be cut off by the head.

And even if they are not beheaded, when these people return to Beijing and sue in front of the emperor, they will not be able to eat and walk around.

The masked man saw the anger of Bi Jinglun's shuangzhong, and sneered disdainfully, "Useless thing!" After guarding here for nearly ten years, he couldn't even pacify a few bandits. ”

Bi Jinglun took a deep breath, turned around and left.

I didn't even pack up the things I had put in the big tent.

He was afraid that if he stayed a little longer, he would not be able to hold back the monstrous anger in his chest.

It's just that he keeps sneering, and the toad sneezes, and his breath is not small.

Ben will be a waste, can you endure!

Hum!

Ben is here to see how you managed to wipe out all the horse bandits in Pingluo Mountain.

Having dealt with several horse bandits in the mountains countless times, Bi Jinglun understands the difficulties of his opponent very well, especially the most mysterious one, who comes and goes like the wind, acts strangely, and does not go down the mountain on weekdays, but as long as he makes a move, he will rob some powerful and wealthy families with deep backgrounds.

And only if these wealthy families are unlucky and let the family members who serve in the court hand over the folds, the court will order the encirclement and suppression.

Ordinary civilians were robbed, and no one paid attention to them.

For the sake of his own reputation, the magistrate will cover it up.

The mysterious horse bandits in Pingluo Mountain have been a stubborn disease of the imperial court for decades, and Bi Jinglun would not think that the masked man could calm it.

It wasn't until Bi Jinglun left that the masked man jumped off his horse and walked straight to the general's tent.

"Master Hou!" Bi Jinglun's deputy trotted forward and saluted respectfully.

The masked man waved his hand lightly, and did not stop.

The other generals followed.

The imperial court has always been very jealous of the mysterious horse bandits in Pingluo Mountain, and wants to eliminate them as soon as possible.

Therefore, most of the generals in the military camp here are close associates of the emperor.

As for Bi Jinglun, the emperor was afraid that some people would see something, so he never deliberately rewarded him.

And the emperor also knew that Bi Jinglun did not have any big backers behind him.

has nothing to do with the top wealthy families in Daqi, so the emperor is relieved to let Bi Jinglun stay here.

But after all, it is not his cronies, and this time the emperor is bent on sweeping away the mysterious horse bandit nest.

So in the end, Bi Jinglun was temporarily transferred.

When leading troops to fight, sometimes some more cruel means will be used, and only absolute cronies will obey without reservation.

Although Bi Jinglun is also loyal to the imperial court, if he encounters exceptions, he will hesitate to say that it is not good.

And at a critical moment, this hesitation can be bad.

Entering the tent, the masked man sat down unceremoniously on the throne.

A pair of large hands instinctively touched the armrests of the chair, and then looked around with indifferent eyes.

As early as a few years ago, he could sit in a big tent and lead troops to fight like this, but ...... It is only now that the ideal has finally been realized.

The generals in the army were not familiar with the masked man and did not understand the masked man's character, so after entering the big tent, he just sat down quietly and did not take the initiative to speak.

After a while, the masked man retracted his thoughts, "Three days later, go into the mountains to suppress the bandits!" ”

"Yes!" The generals responded.

That night, several carrier pigeons flew out of the barracks.

When the masked man heard the report from his subordinates, he just sneered.

In this barracks, in addition to most of the people who are cronies of the emperor, there are naturally some eyeliners secretly planted by wealthy families.

The next day, the generals gathered, and the masked men discussed with them the deployment plan to encircle and suppress the horse bandits.

But the masked man has reservations.

In the afternoon of the same day, the herald came to the gate of the big tent to report something.

The masked man summoned in, and when he heard the news, Huo Ran stood up!

The herald withdrew, and after a while, several sergeants carried a bloodied man into the tent and then retreated.

"You are the third master grandson of the horse bandits in Nanzhai in Pingluo Mountain?" The masked man asked coldly.

Sun Peng was extremely embarrassed at the moment, not only his clothes were in tatters, but his whole body was covered with small scratches.

Hearing the question, he hurriedly replied: "General Hui, it's the little one!" ”

"Is there any evidence?" The masked man asked again.

Sun Peng hurriedly shouted: "The four major cottages in the southeast and northwest of Pingluo Mountain have all been attacked by the mysterious horse bandits, except for me, all the leaders have been killed, if the general doesn't believe it, you can send someone into the mountain to inquire." ”

"What?"

The masked man was startled and stood up suddenly, "You said that the four major cottages in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Pingluo Mountain have all been pulled out?" ”

"Yes." Sun Peng was clever and agile, and when the cottage was attacked by a sneak attack, he didn't even care about wearing a coat and fled into the mountains and forests alone, so he saved his life.

Running into the mountains and forests, it was naturally impossible to go straight down the mountain, he went around and around, and met several escaped thieves from other cottages before he learned the news.

After that, he also encountered a pack of wolves, and if he hadn't run fast, he would have been buried in the belly of the wolf.

The masked man's cold gaze carefully looked at Sun Peng's body, and after a while, he suddenly flicked his sleeves and sat down again.

In this crackdown on bandits, his biggest reliance is the cooperation of the horse bandits of the four major cottages.

But I don't want to...... In front of the masked man's eyes, a face appeared!

"Didn't the envoy sent by Benhou remind you to be careful? Why was it still attacked and lost the cottage? The masked man took several deep breaths before he could barely collect his emotions.

When Sun Peng heard this, he was also angry and reminded a fart!

The envoy who came was full of arrogance and no one in his eyes, but said that the court intended to recruit peace, but they had to cooperate with the court to eliminate the mysterious horse bandits.

With this condition alone, the leaders are naturally very happy.

Sun Peng was also very happy at that time.

Although the leader of the horse bandit lives arbitrarily and happily, he is not in danger in the end, and he must always beware of the soldiers and horses of the imperial court.

And there are many subordinates who are also peeping into the position of the master.

When you get older, your strength declines, and you can no longer serve the public, you will be eliminated by newcomers.

How can there be a comfortable scenery when you are an official?

The envoy only made a promise of favor to the people through his nostrils, and did not warn them at all to beware of the mysterious bandits.

If you are really careful, with the benefit of copycats, where will it be broken for a while?

However, these grandchildren only dared to complain in their hearts.

Now that he is a lost dog, he has no subordinates, he is no longer in charge, and he has no confidence to bargain with the court again.

If you tell the truth, you will offend that envoy.

In the future, he must obey the command in the army, and not be eliminated by the envoy in secret.

So I can only say, "I didn't expect that horse bandit to be so powerful, Master Hou, didn't you see that the ordinary thieves in that horse bandit team are wearing a complete set of fine armor, we are really not opponents, the little good brothers were all killed." ”

The masked man naturally knew more about the strength of that horse bandit.

At this time, he was angry, and said hatefully: "What does Ben Hou want you to do now?" ”

When Sun Peng heard this, he made a swing and almost collapsed to the ground, "The little one is familiar with the terrain in the mountains, and he can lead the way for Hou Ye!" ”

"Humph!" The masked man waved his hand irritably, "Go down and clean up." ”

He was sure about this operation, but he didn't want such a change.

"Yes!"

Two sergeants came in and carried Sun Peng out of the house.

After a while, a young escort hurried into the tent.

The masked man sat on the top seat, staring coldly at the young guard's face, but did not speak, the atmosphere in the tent became extremely depressing, and the young man's heart was worried, and after a while, a layer of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

After a long time, the masked man said in a cold voice: "Ben Hou designated you as the envoy of Zhao'an to go to the mountain bandit village to recruit An, and he carefully told you to bring a message to the leaders of the four major cottages, asking them to beware of the mysterious horse bandits."

Have you reminded them? ”

"This, this ......" the young guard stammered.

"Bastard!"

The masked man vigorously slapped the table in front of him, and when he saw the young man's expression, he didn't know that the matter was smashed in the hands of the young man?

When the young man saw the masked man's anger, he immediately fell to his knees in fright.

"Do you know the Dao, just because you didn't remind you in place, the four major bandit nests in the southeast and northwest of Pingluo Mountain were all pulled out, without their cooperation, how could Ben Hou lead the soldiers and horses into the mountains to suppress the bandits?"

Yes?

The young man was shocked and hurriedly explained, "Master Hou, the little one is also talking to you, seeing that you don't look down on those horse bandits at all, so I didn't deliberately remind you, I thought that these four cottages have a large number of people, and they have some strength, and the mysterious horse bandits can detect the four cottages and unite with us, as expected, I just think that they will fight each other, and the strength of the mysterious horse bandits will be greatly damaged, which is naturally beneficial to us."

And the four cottages will definitely die in battle.

They are just mountain bandits, who have done all the evil things of burning, killing, looting and plundering in the past, how can they serve in the DPRK? ”

Listening to the young man, the masked man was silent for a while.

The masked man himself cares very much about his background, and he is not satisfied with promising benefits so that the masters of the four cottages can get an official position.

And the ideas of young people are not unreasonable.

After pondering for a moment, the masked man also felt that the main reason was that the horse bandits of the four cottages were too incompetent!

Just a rabble!

"That's it!" The masked man waved his hand, his face softened, and he could be regarded as sparing the young guard.

"It's a small assertion, and I ask Master Hou to punish him!" The guard was still on his knees and kowtowed.

"It's just a group of horse bandits who are doing evil, and Ben Hou will destroy them in normal times! It's just that in order to achieve the goal, we have to win over one or two. When the masked man mentioned the horse bandits, he looked disdainful, "There is also a master who has escaped from Nandazhai left and right."

This man's name is Sun Peng, and it is enough for him to show us the way. ”

"Xie Lu Xie Dasama!" Only then did the young guard stand up.

"It's just that you can't make decisions in the future!" The masked man shouted a warning.

The young guard hurriedly bent down and said respectfully: "Yes!" ”

That night, the masked man left the barracks, and the area around Pingluo Mountain was once again mobilized.

At noon the next day, the masked man returned and ordered to enter the mountains immediately to suppress the bandits.

"Didn't you say yesterday that you would go into the mountains to suppress bandits in three days?"

"yes."

"I don't know what's going on."

"Why don't you ask?"

"If you want to ask, I don't want to be scolded."

Some of the junior officers were talking.

The Chinese army's big tent, the masked man gathered the high-ranking generals, explaining the reason for this early action.

At this time, the high-ranking generals realized that the masked man had secretly connected with the mountain bandits, intending to jointly deal with the mysterious horse bandits.

But the mysterious bandits weren't vegetarians either.

actually found out in advance, and made a ruthless move, destroying the four major cottages in one fell swoop.

"Fortunately, the three masters of Nandazhai escaped from Sun Peng, and with him leading the way, that mysterious horse bandit must have nowhere to hide!" The masked man snorted coldly.

The other party was able to detect the abnormality in advance and decisively destroy the four cottages, which means that the other party must have planted eyeliner on the side of the imperial court, so the news of the dispatch of troops three days later should have been known by the other party.

Sending troops in advance is to catch the opponent off guard.

The generals in the army understood the reason, and naturally none of them dared to raise objections.

Otherwise, it is easy to wonder if it is the eyeliner planted by the mysterious horse bandit.

At the foot of Pingluo Mountain, a total of three armies marched into the mountain.

Only this army is more familiar, the other two armies are well-armed, well-armed, and equipped with many archers.

It's not easy to see!

The soldiers and horses of the imperial court divided into three roads into the mountain, and the horses did not stop along the way, and the infantry trotted for a long time.

First, I passed by the four major cottages, and when I went in to watch, it was already set on fire.

Obviously, it was the mysterious horse bandit who set the fire.

"Back to the general, Beidazhai was emptied, and no gold, silver and grain were found."

"Back to the general, Nandazhai has been emptied, and no gold, silver and grain have been found."

Let the soldiers enter the cottage to check it, naturally they want to see if there are any gold, silver and jewelry looted and accumulated by the bandits in Nandazhai before.

Grab a handful of benefits.

Hearing that the cottage was looted, and there was not half a copper plate, the generals who led the team hated itchy.

The masked man was commanded from afar with the rear army.

For the small actions of these generals, it has not yet been discovered.

Entering the mountains and forests, the speed of the march will naturally slow down a little, and the masked man does not think much about suspicion.

The three armies did not find anything unusual until the den of the mysterious horse bandits converged.

"Master Hou, there are people in the bandits!"

The herald hurried to the rear army to report.

The masked man was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, although Sun Peng led the way, but there were many variables in the pursuit of entering the mountains and forests, and one did not hunt the prey, but would be ambushed and sneak attacked, and suffered great losses.

The number of the other party should be around four thousand, which is already a lot of force.

Even if he has 70,000 horses, if he is not careful, he may suffer a big loss.

So he naturally hoped that the mysterious horse bandit would stick to the cottage.

The masked man rode his horse and hurried to the gate of the cottage.

Looking up at the door wall of the cottage, the masked man frowned.

I saw that on the door wall, although there were bandits guarding it, there were few of them.

And these bandits are not afraid of nervousness at all.

What's going on?

Masked people are suspicious of each other, for fear of being deceived, and dare not act rashly.

"Your Excellency?"

A murderous general strode over at this time, and there was not much respect for the masked man in his expression, knowing that the masked man was a red man in front of the Son of Heaven, and the general asked with a big grin: "Why didn't you give the order to attack?" ”