The last time I met the mountain bandits, Yan Ran and his party pretended to be themselves; Unexpectedly, this time, they actually met a real mountain bandit.

Yan Ran couldn't help but be a little worried, if the mountain bandits came to grab grain, their dozens of truckloads of grain and grass were placed in the yard, and they would inevitably become the biggest target.

I don't know how many people there are on the other side, and whether Zhang Jian and they can deal with it.

Faced with this kind of real scene of real knives and guns, Yan Ran couldn't help much, so she could only wait anxiously in the house.

Gradually, the noisy sound outside weakened, and Wen Rongan walked in with a cold night.

Yan Ran hurriedly got up to greet him: "Cousin, you're not injured, are you, what's going on outside?" ”

Wen Rongan was afraid that the cold on his body would invade Yan Ran's body, so he took the cloak and wrapped her in his hand, and said comfortingly: "It's okay, it's just a small stream of rogues, and it has been repelled by Zhang Jian and others." ”

While the two were talking, Zhang Jian came over and knocked on the door.

He suggested, "Girl, there are rogues here, so it is not advisable to stay for long. It's better for us to hurry at night, and arrive at Xuanyang City tomorrow morning, the city gate is just open, and we will rest after entering the city. ”

Zhang Qian's proposal was very reasonable, but Yan Ran was worried: "I don't know if those rogues will come back after we leave?" ”

Zhang Jian is also very concerned about this matter: "The subordinates have only inquired about the villagers, and this gang of rogues has been here for half a year. They usually hide in the mountains, their whereabouts are unpredictable, and occasionally they will go down to the nearby villages to loot food, and the villagers suffer greatly and suffer unspeakably. ”

Yan Ran frowned when she heard this: "Why didn't the government send troops to encircle and suppress it?" ”

Zhang Jian smiled bitterly: "At first, the government also sent troops a few times. However, this gang of rogues seems to be very organized, and they often hide without a trace by taking advantage of the difficult terrain in the mountains. But after the officers and soldiers left, they would reappear and disturb the villagers. After repeating this several times, the government was unable to catch people for a long time, and it slowly slackened. ”

Yan Ran was angry: "They don't have the ability to catch the rogue, and they still have a slack face!" So what should the villagers do, do they just feed this group of thieves with their hard-earned food? ”

Zhang Jian sighed and was speechless.

As a soldier, Zhang Jian has the responsibility of protecting his family and defending the country, and he is also very angry when he encounters this kind of thing, and wants to take action to clean up the group of rogues.

However, the matter of suppressing bandits should be under the jurisdiction of the local government, and he has no right to intervene.

Moreover, his priority now is to escort Yan Ran, and he can't put her in danger for the sake of a momentary mood.

Wen Rong'an thought for a moment and asked Zhang Qian, "How many people are there in that group of rogues?" What about armament? You just said that they are very organized, does that mean they are professionally trained? ”

Zhang Jian replied seriously one by one: "Judging from the situation of the battle just now, their number is not large, and after discovering that we are not ordinary villagers, they immediately retreated, obviously not daring to fight head-on." Combined with the memories of the villagers, I estimate that their number will not exceed half a hundred at most. Because if there are too many people, they will inevitably leave a lot of traces of life, and they will not be able to hide their whereabouts in the mountains for so long. The weapons they use are not formal, swords, axes, forks, everything. But their offensive operations were very neat, even when they retreated, in haste, but swift and orderly. ”

Yan Ran was puzzled: "With such a well-trained person, could it be a deserter from somewhere?" ”

Zhang Jian listened to Yan Ran's words, suddenly thought of something, and his face changed slightly: "By the way, when Fang Cai's subordinates were chasing the Liukou, they seemed to hear some of them saying nonsense!" ”

When Yan Ran and Wen Rong'an heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked and glanced at each other.

Yan Ran said with a solemn face: "Could it be that this gang of rogues is from Mobei?" ”

Mobei is divided into many tribes, which originally went their own way.

However, in order to prevent being annexed by the growing Sheng State, they formed an alliance and jointly established the Kingdom of Da Viet.

It is precisely because there are too many different tribes within it, and there are many differences and incompatibility in various aspects such as language, culture, and customs, so there are many infighting.

Later, some tribes broke away and re-established the small Yue kingdom to fight against the big Yue kingdom.

Over the years, the great and small Yue countries have been fighting with each other, which has allowed the Sheng country to recuperate, vigorously develop agriculture and economy, and become stronger.

Zhang Jian said with a heavy face: "In the previous civil war, the Xiaoyue Kingdom was defeated by the Dayue Kingdom, and some of the tribes surrendered, but there were also some tribes who did not want to surrender, so they fled from Mobei, and even disguised themselves as refugees and poured into Beining City. However, this place is still far from Bac Ninh, so they shouldn't be able to get here, right? ”

When Yan Ran heard this, her heart sank.

If those rogues were really disguised by the army of Xiaoyue Kingdom, today's matter is not just to suppress bandits, but to expel these alien enemies who have invaded Shengguo.

Yan Ran and the others were discussing how to deal with this matter, and Li Zheng suddenly asked to see him.

Zhang Jian went out to receive Li Zheng, and soon returned to Yan Ran and Wen Rong'an and said: "There are two girls in the village who are missing, Li Zheng suspects that they were kidnapped and robbed by Fang Cai's rogue, and he wants to take the villagers into the mountains to find people!" ”

Yan Ran immediately said: "Zhang Qian, you bring someone to look for them with you!" ”

Zhang Jian said: "Girl, this place is dangerous, it is better for your subordinates to send you into the city first, and then return with the officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits after reporting to the government." ”

Yan Ran shook her head and said: "It's too late, it will take another day to come and go, not to mention whether the lives of the two kidnapped girls can be saved, I'm afraid that even these villagers will be retaliated against." ”

Zhang Jian had the intention to suppress the bandits, but he was afraid that he would not be able to ensure Yan Ran's safety, so he fell into a dilemma for a while.

Wen Rong'an thought for a long time, and said to Zhang Qian: "General Zhang, since you have concluded that the number of rogues is only half a hundred, our manpower should be enough to deal with it. However, the officers and men searched the mountains many times, but they could not find any trace of them, and if we rashly entered the mountains, I am afraid that we would return in vain. Let's think about it and find a way to force them to show up. ”

In the end, under the agreement of Wen Rongan and Zhang Qian, Zhang Qian's men were divided into three teams.

A small group, led by Zhang Qian, went into the mountains with villagers who were familiar with the terrain of the mountains to find the whereabouts of the Liukou, and forced them to descend the mountain in the guise of burning the mountain with thick smoke.

The other team was more numerous, led by Wen Rong'an, guarding several passages under the mountain, waiting for them to throw themselves into the net.

The last team was deployed by Fanmo and stayed in the village to protect the safety of Yan Ran and the villagers.

Wen Rongan changed into an inky black suit, holding a sword, describing heroic and outstanding temperament, which is really pleasing to the eye.

Yan Ran lost her appreciation this time, and her eyes were full of worry: "Cousin, are you going too?" ”

Wen Rongan said softly: "Ranran, don't worry, with Fanmo here, he will definitely be able to protect you." ”

Of course, Yan Ran was not worried about her own safety, grabbed Wen Rong'an's sleeve and asked anxiously, "What about you?" ”

Wen Rong'an smiled lightly: "I was in Yulinwei before, and I was also facing a knife that licked blood, so you don't want to treat me as a weak person." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hands to hold Yan Ran's face, kissed her lightly under the forehead, and soothed: "Ranran, believe me, I'll be fine." ”

After Wen Rongan and the others left, Yan Ran became more and more uneasy, and even felt remorseful.

It was she who had to suppress the bandits, but she sat at home and waited for the results, but her cousin went to the danger for her wish, so how could she feel at ease.

In the middle of the night, the village, which should have been silent, was awake and sleepless due to the sudden attack of the rogues.

Yan Ran sat in the room and waited quietly, anxious.

Qingxuan was on the side, cutting off the candles from time to time, and did not make a sound.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Slim walked in.

Yan Ran immediately raised her eyes and looked over, and asked expectantly, "But are they back?" ”

Xian Luo shook her head and said, "It's Lizheng's wife who came to ask to see you." ”

The light in Yan Ran's eyes dimmed, and she invited Mrs. Lizheng in.

Mrs. Li Zheng took the tea fruit, saluted Yan Ran, and said gratefully: "Thanks to Mrs. and the old man for their help and help us go into the mountains to find people, the concubine and the villagers are grateful, so they made some snacks with other village women to fill the stomach of Mrs. and you." ”

Yan Ran was in the mood to eat, but she couldn't bear to brush off Mrs. Lizheng's kindness, so she picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

Mrs. Lizheng saw that Yan Ran was depressed and didn't want to bother more, so she said, "Madam, you have a good rest, and the concubine will retreat first." ”

"Stop."

Mrs. Li Zheng was just about to leave, when she heard Yan Ran's soft cry behind her.

She turned around, Yan Ran had already stepped forward, and a hand was strangled around her neck, cold and hard.

She exclaimed, "Madame, what are you doing here?" ”

Yan Ran looked at her with frosty eyes and asked coldly, "Who are you?" ”

Mrs. Lizheng's eyes flashed slightly, and she said in horror: "The concubine doesn't know what Mrs. is talking about?" ”

Yan Ran snorted lightly: "There is medicine added to the tea fruit, do you think that the strong fruity aroma of the tea can cover up the smell of this medicine?" ”

Mrs. Li Zheng still refused to admit it, and said with a dry smile: "Madam, are you mistaken?" ”

Yan Ran's fingers moved slightly, gently rubbed Mrs. Lizheng's neck, and said quietly: "Your neck is slender and slender, and your skin is as delicate as snow, how do you look like a village woman who works all year round?" However, although this neck is beautiful, it also has disadvantages. It's too slender, so I'm afraid that if you twist it a little harder, it will break. ”

Listening to Yan Ran's gloomy words, Mrs. Li Zheng's face immediately became bloodless.

But she still forced a smug smile and said provocatively: "What if you see through it, anyway, your subordinates have already eaten tea, presumably the people outside have already fallen by this time!" ”

Yan Ran's eyes lit up, and the strength of his hands increased unconsciously.

Dare to love them This is into the den of thieves, thanks to her still dedicated to eliminating harm for the people, I didn't expect her to have a day when she lifted a stone and smashed her own feet!