In the room, instead of calligraphy and paintings, there are blades hanging on the walls, and the surrounding furnishings are also extremely simple, a table, a few chairs, and that's it.

This room is located in the iron gate, and is dedicated to receiving guests and messengers. Zhao Zheng claimed to have come to deliver the letter, and was brought here by the soldiers to listen to the letter, and this wait was a stick of incense for a long time.

The tea on the table was already cold, and Zhao Zheng's surname had already been consumed, and there was not much left. The news he brought was extremely important news, related to the safety of one party, and he really didn't want to delay time.

Just when he was about to completely lose his patience and set off directly to ask to see the chief soldier, there was finally a heavy footstep outside the door.

An eight-foot-tall general pushed the door in, looking tigerish. The man appeared to be about forty years old, a middle-aged man, broad and fat, wearing armor, and walking with a clanging sound.

As soon as he saw this person's pace, Zhao Zheng immediately recognized that this person's martial arts were not weak, and he took the kind of fierce route, not practicing light skills, but majoring in hard skills, so the next step was loud and sonorous.

This person must be the general of this level, and it may even be the general soldier himself. However, Zhao Zheng didn't recognize the face of this person, even if he was a human in two lives, it was impossible for him to remember the appearance of all the martial artists in this world.

Zhao Zheng stood up and saluted the general who walked in.

"I'm Cao Xiong, the chief soldier of this level, and I heard that you have something important to report." The self-proclaimed Cao Xiong's chief soldier said in a loud voice.

"That's right, Zhao Zheng, a grass citizen, this time I specially came here to inquire about the reinforcements on behalf of the officials and people of Jiyuan County. Halfway through, I passed a post house and found it occupied by several bandits. I started to snatch the post station back, and captured several bandits, and learned through some questioning that this group of thieves came from Yuezhao Mountain, and they were ordered by the lord of the village to deliberately stay in the post station in order to intercept past letters. Zhao replied bluntly.

"How can it be!" Cao Xiong was furious when he heard this, his eyes widened, and his hair stood up, "The post station is an important place set up by the state in various places, how dare these thieves be so presumptuous and capture the post station, is there still a royal law in their eyes?" ”

"Mr. Cao is angry, this is just a small matter, I also learned a more important thing from the mouth of the bandits. Lu Bao, the second village master of Yuezhao Mountain, led a group of people to lurk in Tiemen Pass, waiting for an opportunity to attack here, and hoped that Cao Zongbing would be on guard as soon as possible, so as not to suffer losses. ”

"How bold are they?" Cao Xiong was stunned at first, and then became more angry, "Is your news reliable?" ”

"Those bandits have been killed by me, and the bodies are still in the post station, and there is no certification to prove it. However, it is an indisputable fact that Yuezhaoshan has been violent, frequently attacking nearby villages, and you must have heard of it. From this point, it can be seen that Yuezhao Mountain has definitely done this kind of thing, and you are really careless. Zhao Zheng said in a deep voice.

"Well, the matter of Yuezhao Mountain's attack on the village, the official of Jiyuan County has already sent the news over, I have been mobilizing people and horses in the past two days, and I am preparing to send troops to Jiyuan County. However, the Iron Gate Pass is an important pass, and it is important to guard the pass at all times, and there are not many troops that can be drawn, so I can only send a maximum of 800 soldiers to Jiyuan County. ”

"Eight hundred people, if it is used to defend Jiyuan County, it should be barely enough. After all, there are also many strong men in the far away county, which can be temporarily organized to protect the safety of the county. Zhao Zheng pondered for a moment and nodded.

"Is there anything else you'd like to report?" Cao Xiong asked.

Zhao Zheng thought for a while and replied, "There is another thing that is quite important. Before Yuezhao Mountain sent troops to attack the surrounding villages, there was once an envoy from Tianluo Kingdom who went to the mountain to meet Zou Tianjin, the lord of Dazhai, and not long after the two met, Zou Tianjin made an unusual attack on the village. Presumably, what Zou Tianjin did was inseparable from Tianluo State. Yuezhao Mountain's attack on the surrounding villages is by no means as simple as it seems. Cao Zongbing should really repair a book, report it to the imperial court, and send a large army to clean up Yuezhao Mountain, so as to calm the local bandits and give the local people a peaceful environment to live and work. ”

"And such a thing? If that's the case, you have to pay more attention to the bandits of Yuezhao Mountain. This is no longer just a matter of burning, killing and looting, but fornicating with the enemy. Cao Xiong said solemnly.

Zhao Zheng told Cao Xiong more about what he knew, and Cao Xiong's face became more and more heavy after hearing this. After saying these things, Zhao Zheng asked when Cao Xiong would be able to send troops to Jiyuan County, and Cao Xiong claimed that he would definitely send troops to Jiyuan County by tomorrow morning at the latest. Cao Xiong is also a general soldier, and his words are still credible, Zhao Zheng relieved his heart and left.

Jiyuan County may be attacked at any time, and Zhao Zheng can't stay outside longer, so he must rush back as soon as possible.

After leaving the Iron Gate, Zhao Zheng used light skills to cross the sky. When he was halfway there, he suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but slow down.

According to the thieves who were killed, Lu Bao had already gathered his troops and horses and set off for Tiemen Pass. Because of the constraints of the Seven Covenants, the thieves in Yuezhao Mountain could not act rashly, and could only wait for the seven days to pass, so Lu Bao and the others did not make a move.

If Lu Bao's group can be pulled out, Tiemen Pass can send troops to attack Lu Bao's group in advance, turning passivity into initiative, which will undoubtedly be more advantageous.

This point, the chief soldier Cao Xiong must also think of and will definitely do it. However, the speed of ordinary soldiers is limited, and it is not easy to find hundreds of people in such a large mountain forest, and it is very likely that nothing will be found.

If Zhao Zheng did this, it would be much easier. He is very good at light work, and he has extremely keen five senses, and it is not difficult to find the traces of hundreds of people in the mountains. It's just that when he does this, there will be a certain amount of delay, which makes him hesitate a little.

Zhao Zheng landed on the canopy of a tree, frowned, weighed the pros and cons repeatedly, and finally gritted his teeth and decided to search out Lu Bao and the others first, and then make plans. His five senses, his eyes flashed with a bright light, his ears and nostrils also moved slightly, and the light of hidden internal force was revealed from it, which was extremely magical.

He relied on his keen five senses to catch the wind and grass around him, and then according to the signs he caught, he flew in one direction. He faintly heard some noise from this direction, and although it was very subtle, it could not hide from his ears.

He flew in this direction for a while, and found that the cacophony was getting louder and louder, further increasing his alertness. In order to avoid startling the snake, he lowered his flight altitude, and when he arrived, he simply changed to move forward close to the ground.

After running for two quarters of an hour, he finally reached the vicinity of the source of the sound.

It is a mountain nest surrounded by mountains, shaped like a large bowl, and there are only two mountain roads to enter and exit. Hundreds of people set up camp in the nest, and many improvised tents were erected on the ground, as well as some stoves for making fires and cooking. Several flags were erected in the camp, and the name of Yuezhao Mountain was embroidered on them, marking the identity of this group of people.

Zhao Zheng's heart sank, and he hid more secretly, hiding behind a boulder, staring at the situation in the camp. After looking at it for a while, a familiar figure came into his eyes, this person was tall, carrying a chain shovel, and had a very special yellow hair, it was Lu Bao, the second village master of Yuezhao Mountain!

"Very good, this person is one of the pillars of the top of the Moonlight Mountain, if he can be eradicated here, it can greatly weaken the strength of the Moonlight Mountain. He has the Eightfold Heavenly Cultivation, and he is on a par with me, so this victory should be not small. However, with my own efforts, it is not difficult to clean up Lu Bao alone, but it is not possible to clean up those hundreds of minions. You still have to ask Cao Xiong's general soldiers for help in this matter, otherwise it will be difficult to scream alone. Zhao Zheng stared at Lu Bao's flying figure, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he had a plan in his heart.

After Lu Bao walked around the clearing and returned to his tent, Zhao Zheng cautiously retreated from this place and returned all the way back to Tiemen Pass.

Before arriving at the pass of the Iron Gate Pass, Zhao Zheng called Cao Xiong's official name, looking very eager.

Once born and twice cooked, the soldiers guarding the gate had seen Zhao Zheng before, and they were familiar, and when they saw Zhao Zheng making a loud noise, they didn't act too hostile.

It didn't take long for Cao Xiong to appear behind the arrow stack above the iron gate in armor, and asked angrily about the reason for Zhao Zheng's return.

"Mr. Cao, it's inconvenient to look up and speak, and I hope to give me a chance to talk to you face to face." Zhao Zheng raised his head and shouted.

"Yes, you can come up." Cao Xiong agreed and beckoned to Zhao Zheng.

Zhao Zheng pointed to the ground on his toes, rose up, and landed above the pass like a feather.

Cao Xiong had met Zhao Zheng in the room before, but this was the first time he had seen Zhao Zheng show light skills with his own eyes, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he was surprised: "I didn't expect you to have such light skills, this is surprising." ”

"Mr. Cao praised it falsely, my light skills are just small things, I have more important things to report to you." Zhao Zheng's face was solemn, and he told what he had done before, what he had seen and heard.

After Cao Xiong heard this, he attached great importance to this matter and moved to send troops to exterminate Lu Bao, a group of bandits. There is such a group of bandits eyeing outside the iron gate, he is afraid that he will not be able to sleep well.

Zhao Zheng took the initiative to ask Ying, willing to contribute, Cao Xiong had seen his ability before, so he was naturally very welcome. However, in this way, Zhao Zheng had to delay a lot of time, lest there be something wrong in the far away county. After Cao Xiong heard Zhao Zheng's worries, he promised to transfer 300 elite soldiers to Jiyuan County first, which dispelled Zhao Zheng's worries.

After Cao Xiong sent 300 elite soldiers, he counted the soldiers again and decided to send troops to attack Lu Bao as soon as possible. And before sending out the troops, he sent several scouts to spy on the truth and reality, which seemed to be rough and fine, and he was very careful.

Cao Xiong quickly selected a thousand elite soldiers, and these thousand elite soldiers were all in high spirits and stood in several phalanxes, revealing a solemn momentum.

Zhao Zheng saw that Cao Xiong had finished counting the soldiers, and asked, "Chief Cao Bing, with all due respect, I don't know what kind of realm your martial arts cultivation has reached?" As far as I know, Nalu Leopard has an eightfold heavenly cultivation, which is very difficult to deal with. ”

"Like Nalu Leopard, I also have the Eightfold Heavenly Cultivation, and I am not afraid of him. Moreover, among this group of elite soldiers, there are also some masters of the fifth or sixth heavens, and with your help, it is more than enough to deal with that group of bandits. Cao Xiong said confidently.

Zhao Zheng nodded, with these manpower and troops, it is indeed more than enough to deal with Lu Bao's group of bandits......

"A great battle is about to begin, and I think that after this battle, the mountain nest will be bloodied and dyed red." Zhao Zheng thought secretly. (To be continued.) )