Mangshan, including Mangshan Pass, Litou Pass, Rongjia Pass and Xishan Pass, these four mountains are located on the border of Hunan and Guangdong provinces, and are rarely affected by Quaternary glaciers, many Tertiary or older plants have been preserved, which belongs to the good preservation of Tertiary forests, is the "refuge" of ancient plants, and is also the most well-preserved and most representative forest area of subtropical primeval sub-forest and evergreen broad-leaved forest in the world.

The terrain here is complex, the peaks are sharp, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and there are more than 150 peaks above 1,000 meters in the territory. The highest peak, Mengkengshi, is 1,902 meters above sea level, called "the first peak in Tiannan", and the Changle River winding between the mountains is also one of the birthplaces of the Pearl River. And because the forests and Jing are connected here, the mountains and rivers are connected, the rock valleys are deeply blocked, the forests and seas are vast, and the situation is dangerous, it has also become the birthplace and base of the uprisings of the Yao and Han people in the past dynasties, and has also been repeatedly surrounded and slaughtered by the government. There are no less than nine large-scale rebellions recorded in history, including the twenty-third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1390), the Miao leaders Tan Yingzhen and Du Huizi took Mangshan as a base to lead the Miao, Yao and Han people on the border of Hunan and Guangdong to revolt, and the government sent heavy troops to Mangshan to suppress it, and all the Miao Yao people in 48 mountains, 9 streams and 18 mountains were bloodily slaughtered. With the occurrence of such rebellion and uprising, it has also been repeatedly surrounded and slaughtered by the government, and the distrust of the government is also buried deep in the bone marrow.

It was not until April 1950 that Mangshan Township was established, and then Mangshan Forest Management Institute was established, which was renamed the state-owned Mangshan Forest Farm in the same year. Mangshan entered a period of peace for the first time, and for the first time, it was exempted from thousands of years of harsh taxes and heavy forced labor, and obtained equal status with other ethnic groups.

When Zhao Xinghua came to the entrance of the main road of Mangshan with his men and horses, he saw that seven or eight teams had already come here, mostly some capable fighters from various rows of Yao Zhai in Mangshan, and their villages had been relocated to the bottom of the mountain.

Everyone turned their attention to Zhao Xinghua and the others, who were too different from others. The probability of seeing people on horseback in Lingnan is about the same as driving a Ferrari sports car, and these tall oolong horses are obviously not those mules and horses that were raised in the countryside before the end of the world, even people who don't know horses can see the magic horses of these war horses at a glance. Several of them appeared like this, which was too stylish. Jiaojiao, Luo Guoquan and Tang Chao did not appear here this time, they were arranged by Zhao Xinghua otherwise.

Each Yao village under the mountain has a leader who leads the team, most of them are old and old, and there are also shrewd and capable young people, and among these people, the one who is elected as the temporary leader is a man in his thirties, with a solid skeleton and a strong body. In his hand, he also held the kind of Daguan knife he held when he first saw Pan Yinlong, but the size of this Guan knife is larger, the weight is heavier, almost the same as a small door panel, and its weight is estimated to be about 100 catties.

Zhao Xinghua and the others dismounted, and Pan Yinlong came forward to greet the others and introduce their identities. Pan Yinlong is located in the mountainous area of Conghua Land and here is 100 kilometers away, the two sides rarely come and go, seeing that there are distant reinforcements to participate in the rescue, the Yao people have stepped forward to express their gratitude. When Zhao Xinghua came, he instructed Pan Yinlong not to reveal the identity of Bi Fang's warriors, lest there be more troubles for those who are not convinced. Pan Yinlong felt that Zhao Xinghua, the adult, was too low-key, once the Bifang warriors were elected, the other Yao Villages would also be respected, and this decision represented the common opinion of thousands of Yao households, not which Yao Lao or the owner of the village could make a decision. Moreover, the Bifang warriors are only a symbol in ordinary times, and once there is a war, they must also become one of the leaders of the troops, leading the strong people of each village to protect the hometown and the land. In history, many of the folk heroes of the Yao people were the incarnations of the totems of the five ancient mythical beasts. However, since Zhao Xinghua has this idea, Pan Yinlong does not object, but just said that these are his friends, and now he is temporarily staying at Lan Yuqing Niangniang of the She nationality in Pingshi Town, and when he heard that there was a difficulty, he rushed to help.

The temporary leader's name was Lei Tianhuo, and he was the acting village chief of the barren platoon of the Yaozhong Army in the eighth row of northern Guangdong, and the original village chief was also seriously injured during the migration process and has not yet recovered. The other seven rows of the eight rows of Yao are: Libadong Platoon, Huozhuoping Platoon, Dazhangling Platoon, Hengkeng Platoon, Youling Platoon, Xingxiang Platoon, and Majian Platoon. Now it is Xingxiang Pai who is trapped on the mountain and asks for help, and there are still some Guo Shan Yao and a few Han people who have defected to them.

Lei Tianhuo saw that several teams of people and horses had already arrived, and called a messenger sent from the mountain, asking if there was a message for help sent to another place, the person said no, the farthest would be sent to Pingshi Town, Shaozhou and Chenzhou are too far away, relying on foot strength It takes three or four days to arrive plus the round-trip journey, there is not so much time, for Yaomin's innate distrust of the government, he never thought of going to the nearby army and other state departments to ask for help.

Pan Yinlong translated the conversation between Lei Tianhuo and the man in Yao to Zhao Xinghua, and Lei Tianhuo apologized loudly when he saw this, saying:

"Since we have Han family sons and daughters to help, let's not continue to use Yao, we all speak official language, and the province needs the Yinlong brothers to translate more, and there is less chance of delaying the fighter."

Without further words, Xingxiang Pai Yao sent a messenger to lead the way, and walked towards the mountain, Zhao Xinghua and the others handed over the horses to several Yao people who were waiting at the bottom of the mountain to take care of them, and also followed the team on foot and marched towards the mountain.

The wild growth of plants on the mountain obscures the previous mountain path, and if you are not very familiar with this mountain, it is easy to get lost in this jungle. These teams of most evolutionaries are a bit difficult to move in this environment, not to mention that there are so many old and weak members in the village, which may be one of the reasons why some people don't want to move away from the mountains. Zhao Xinghua thought in his heart.

After walking for a long time, everyone came to the entrance of a cave, and the Yao who led the way,

"Crossing from the Qinglong Cave will save half a day's journey, and when I walked down the mountain, there was no danger in the cave."

After hearing this, Lei Tianhuo said, "Then go here, I think that so many of us can fight back even if we encounter a fierce beast." ”

Looking at the black entrance of the cave, many people have some fear in their hearts, if it is before the end of the world, this Qinglong Cave they often come to play when they are young, although it is not a tourist attraction here, but the Yao people on the mountain go down the mountain or go to other places There are also many people who are greedy for a shortcut to cross here, in the past, there were not many large beasts in the mountain, and they have always taken the initiative to avoid humans, this Qinglong Cave is naturally not dangerous. But in the current world, bobcats can become the size of leopards, foxes, wild boars and so on have become difficult to entangle, and humans will disappear into the vast mountains if they are left alone. Especially in a dark and closed environment, the combat effectiveness of human beings will be greatly reduced, and if some kind of beast appears in it now, it can only be fought hard.

"It's better for us to enter in two batches, so as not to be caught in the cave by the front and back."

Zhao Xinghua saw that there were many people with hesitant expressions on their faces, so he proposed.

"Okay, according to Brother Zhao's words, some of them will go ahead with me, and after half an hour, if nothing happens inside, you can go again, so that you don't have to worry about being blocked by people at both ends, even if we encounter difficulties in front, we can retreat, so that there will be nowhere to escape."

Lei Tianhuo led most of the Yao people into the Qinglong Cave, and the time quickly passed half an hour, and a Yao Min who stayed behind asked the others if they had time, and after getting a positive answer, they advocated entering the cave immediately to keep up with the speed of the front team, Zhao Xinghua thought that if there was no accident at a distance of three or four miles, it would be almost possible to get out of the cave, so he also nodded in agreement.

The prepared torches were lit, and everyone entered the cave one after another. This is a typical underground space formed by karst. Due to the different calcareous contents of each part of the limestone layer and the different degrees of erosion, it is gradually dissolved and divided into stalactite caves that are not dependent on each other and have various forms. The width of the cave is different, the rugged and smooth road, the wide place is more than ten meters, the narrow place is like a long corridor, the whole cave flat road twists and turns, gradually climbs upward, there is flowing water in the cave all the year round, and a lake is formed in the lowest place at the bottom of the cave. Illuminated by the flickering torches, the stalactites hanging from the roof of the cave turned into a strange and terrifying shadow.

After walking for about five minutes, the person at the front suddenly stopped and said loudly:

"There's a voice ahead!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately stayed in place and kept quiet, and sure enough, there was a burst of shouting and crying.

Zhao Xinghua and the others were stunned, "Prepare to fight!" ”

All the people took out their weapons and prepared for battle, and Zhao Xinghua secretly ordered Fan Yao and Luo Guoquan to return the same way first and hold the entrance of the cave.

Sure enough, figures quickly burst out of the dark place in front of them, shouting Yao language frantically, and rushed in the direction where Zhao Xinghua and the others came.

"Let's go, the green dragon is coming! We can't beat it! ”

When Lei Tianhuo rushed to Zhao Xinghua's side, he shouted loudly in official words, and continued to run towards the outside of the cave without stopping, Zhao Xinghua saw that these people were so embarrassed, and he also knew that the things chasing behind him were very terrifying, because he saw that the people who ran back were only half of the first batch of people to enter, and Lei Tianhuo's exaggerated Guan knife had also become a ball and could no longer be used.

"Withdraw!"

Zhao Xinghua immediately made a decision, he could make Lei Tianhuo's Guan Dao transform into that shape, it can be seen how terrible the things behind it will be, even if the original fourth-order clouded leopard will be slashed by a big knife like Lei Tianhuo for a long time, but it will not make the big knife look like this, just when Zhao Xinghua and the others turned around and ran out behind Zhong Yaoren, a fishy smell came from the depths of the dark cave, and a huge triangular cyan head covered with scales appeared in the range of the torch.