The winding path sometimes hides in the mountains, sometimes revealing a slender figure, but it coils around the mountains like a white snake.

In order to learn more about the local situation in Sanqiao County with Luo Yingjie, Zhang Qingshan took the guard squad to open the road in front to investigate, and Hu Yingze led a large army in the back - Hu Yingze was not idle, he was learning about the local customs and customs with the guerrillas of the squad brought by Luo Yingjie.

More than an hour later, Zhang Qingshan and the others came to a place with many mountain peaks and a rugged road.

Looking around, Zhang Qingshan took a sip of water, and sighed while covering the lid of the kettle, "It's really a good place." I don't know if he was lamenting the beauty around him, or if it was a great place for an ambush.

Anyway, as soon as his voice fell, he saw that about ten meters in front of the trail, two guys suddenly walked out from behind the tree: the guy on the left was holding a rifle in both hands and facing the muzzle; the other was actually carrying a ghost-headed broadsword with his left hand on his waist, which looked full of momentum.

At a glance, it is clear that this is a bandit blocking the way.

"Who knows?"

The bandit with the gun looked at the ten people dressed as ordinary people with disdain as he spoke, not only was he not a little scared, but he had a feeling of wanting to get rich. However, when Zhang Qingshan and the others took out the box cannon and aimed it at each other, this guy's face changed, and he looked at them with some fear, but he shouted inwardly: "What, you want to break through?"

At this time, he saw a commotion in the grass and woods around the two bandits, and he stretched out the muzzle of his rifle and aimed it at Zhang Qingshan and them.

The man with the gun had a little more confidence at this time, and sneered: "The soft egg who doesn't even know the bullshit, and doesn't inquire about the majesty of my chicken village, he dares to do something with Lao Tzu, what, looking for death?"

At this time, Luo Yingjie, who was talking to Zhang Qingshan in the back, hurriedly walked to the front, hugged his fists and said with a smile: "This brother, I am Luo Yingjie, please give you a report to the big boss, just say that my Luo Yingjie is urgent, take advantage of Lao Tie's noble road to walk, and I will thank you afterwards." ”

"Luo Yingjie?" After the bandit with the gun muttered, he turned his head to look at the companion beside him who had quickly put down the big knife he was carrying since he heard Luo Yingjie's name, and asked, "Why do I think this name is familiar, have you heard of it?"

When the man with the big knife muttered two words in his ear, his eyes immediately widened, and after looking at Luo Yingjie in disbelief, he waved his hand, and the bandits around him immediately withdrew their guns.

He himself put the gun on his back, hugged his fist at Luo Yingjie, and said with a smile: "It turned out that Luo Da, the master of the Weizhen Three Bridges, came in person, and he failed to greet him from afar, disrespectful, disrespectful!"

"Where the words. failed to pay a visit in advance, so he rashly came to disturb, it was Luo who was presumptuous......" As he spoke, he also hugged his fists and asked: "This brother, I look at my eyes, I don't know ......"

"This is our three masters of the Iron Tiger, known as the Big Tiger, and the nephew of the Big Boss. I had a fight with the devil more than ten days ago, and I was invited by the big boss to join the gang......"

This is a nice thing to say, but everyone understands the meaning: this guy used to be either a bully or a hooligan, and after the devil came, he was driven away by the devil, so he came to join this group of bandits, so it is normal that Luo Yingjie has not seen it.

"It turned out to be the hero of the big tiger brothers in the city, I have long heard that the big tiger brothers are righteous and squandering money, and they are first-class heroes in the rivers and lakes, and now they dare to fight against the devils, and they are worthy of being heroes......

After the two sides praised each other for a while, Tiehu decisively released the person and promised not to embarrass the people behind him.

Zhang Qingshan can also be regarded as understanding, this Luo Yingjie is really as mentioned in the information, he has a wide range of contacts, and even a small bandit leader in this ravine has heard of his reputation, and he does not dare to be embarrassed in the slightest, it can be seen that Luo Yingjie is indeed powerful in this area.

However, Zhang Qingshan is a little curious about this bandit nest, anyway, he wants to develop in Sanqiao County in the future, no matter which way it is, or the customs and customs, he wants to understand, plus he is in a hurry, and he is idle, so he is naturally curious and wants to inquire.

"Lao Luo, your reputation is really this. ”

Looking at Zhang Qingshan's thumbs up, Luo Yingjie smiled and said, "Commander, I can't help it." Our guerrilla brigade can't defeat the security regiment, so we can only fight guerrilla warfare with them and develop slowly. But in the case of this guerrilla, they also need to eat, drink, and sleep, so they have to deal with these people in the green forest...... Regiment commander, let me tell you the truth, over the years, without the support of the people and the help of these friends in the green forest, I am afraid that our county guerrilla brigade would have been broken up long ago. ”

"Yes! I understand. It is not easy for you to seek truth from facts and lead the team flexibly until now. Some situations are understandable. After Zhang Qingshan nodded with a straight face, he felt that this topic was a bit serious, so he changed the topic: "But, Lao Luo, how many people are there in this chicken village?"

"There were thirty or forty guns, and a hundred or so men. ”

"I don't see that there are any people around, how can they sustain so many people?"

"Just rely on the path under our feet. ”

Seeing Zhang Qingshan look at his feet, he looked over puzzled. Luo Yingjie said with a smile: "Regiment leader, don't underestimate this trail under our feet, this is the most important trail for smuggling in our Sanqiao County." Not only did the caravans go here, but there were also some smugglers who carried opium, salt and other profiteering goods through this trail. Therefore, these heroes in Jigongzhai are fat and oily by being tigers on this trail. ”

"Since this trail is so rich, then no one will come to grab the land?"

"How not. At the beginning, there were two other groups of people on this trail, but after a few years, they were all cleaned up by the big boss of the chicken village. ”

"He's so capable?"

"Well, he's a capable one. Although his nickname is Iron Rooster, it sounds like a dime a hair, but in fact, he is very bold, which friend is in trouble, and if he finds him, he will give him help and protection, so he has a great reputation in this area, has many friends, everyone gives him face, the small forces can't eat him, and the big forces can't move him. In addition, he protected the surrounding people, and restrained his subordinates from bullying the people, and even if the people had a small disaster, he also took the initiative to help others get through, and the surrounding people supported him and secretly served him as a secret sentinel...... Anyway, after his means, he made this place his territory, and now, few people dare to fight his idea. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Yingjie suddenly asked: "Commander, do you want to incorporate them?"

"Lao Luo, I won't hide it from you, listening to what you say, I think this iron rooster is not bad, and there is a possibility of co-optation...... By the way, what do you think?"

"Commander, this is absolutely unacceptable. ”

"Why?"

"This iron rooster is a brainless, very stubborn, and besides, he has no ambitions, and he wants to be his king of the mountain. Besides, he is good to the people around him, which is nothing more than that the rabbit does not eat the grass by the nest and uses the people around him as a secret whistle. Moreover, he only did this to the people in the territory, and to other places, he robbed houses and houses, and did all kinds of evil...... Commander, let me tell you the truth, at the beginning, I also thought of pulling him and his men into our revolutionary ranks, and I cooperated with him once. At that time, we agreed to follow the rules of our guerrillas, and, in order to increase his enthusiasm, I also deliberately said that I could only rob the things of the town office, and all the things I grabbed belonged to him. But as soon as this guy came out of the territory, he came randomly, and at that time, when we went down to the next town, he not only forgot the original agreement all of a sudden, but also took the lead in grabbing things and people, and we had to bear our reputation when it was over. At that time, I was so angry that I almost turned my face with him. led his comrades to confront them, and then forced him away...... Alas~! can only be said to be muddy and can't support the wall. ”

Zhang Qingshan frowned, and he had a deeper understanding of the multifaceted nature of bandits, or mercenary.

But Peng Peng sighed, and then said: "Regiment leader, in fact, these are the inevitability of bandits, a little far-sighted, such as the iron rooster, can take good care of the people in their own territory, but for people outside the territory, then show their fangs, that is really murder and arson, all evil." To tell the truth, although I have dealings with them, I have also used them to deal with the reactionaries and preserve the strength of the revolutionary ranks. Otherwise, Lao Tzu would have led the fucking troops to clean them up, what kind of thing, he actually dared to call Lao Tzu a brother. Really Lao Tzu is a fucking bandit, bullshit, Lao Tzu is a member of the Communist Party, he is a revolutionary, not a bully of the common people......"

I don't know what kind of anger Luo Yingjie has suffered, as he talked, the more he talked, the more angry he became, and he scolded directly.

"Okay, okay, Lao Luo, it's all over, you can't be so angry. ”

"Commander, it is precisely because of the past that I have endured so much evil in my heart, and I have come up with it, otherwise, it will suffocate me. Don't you know that over the years, although we guerrillas have benefited from their help, we have not suffered much from their white eyes and sarcasm......"

Luo Yingjie immediately said all the anger he had suffered over the years......

Zhang Qingshan listened with a smile all the time, occasionally interjecting two sentences, but in his heart he analyzed what was useful to him from his complaints.

That's it, one complains, one cooperates, and time flies.

When they came to a small stream, everyone rested for a while, and Luo Yingjie ended complaining, because after he waited for the people behind him to come, he ordered the two guerrillas to go to Qinglong Mountain first, and informed Li Hua that the assault group would arrive in about an hour, and asked him to hurry up and prepare food and drink for everyone.

"Lao Luo, the situation in Sanqiao County is so complicated, it's really difficult for you to stick to your efforts for so many years. ”

Zhang Qingshan and Luo Yingjie stood by the stream, washing their faces with handkerchiefs and talking with a smile.

"It's nothing, doing revolution, your head is tied to the waistband of your trousers, this bit of suffering is nothing. ”

"By the way, Lao Luo, there are so many bandits, is there nothing you can look at? Or, is it all this kind of selfishness, and there is nothing worth pulling into our revolutionary ranks?"

"It wasn't possible before, but now that our assault group is not here, it's possible. ”

"What's going on? ”

"Li Jing, my sworn brother, is also Comrade Li Hua's cousin......"

Then, Luo Yingjie began to talk about the situation of this mountain king named Li Jing......

Looking at Luo Yingjie as soon as he talked about this Li Jing, he could feel his joy and praise from the bottom of his heart, and Zhang Qingshan inevitably became interested in this Li Jing.