Yu Gao's words were obviously listened to by the officials, and now that the matter has come to this, do they still have a choice?

No.

Therefore, Xiao Xiruo received the news that night, and the black sheep of the gang actually led people to the junction of Su County and Qin County, the rock mountain that was once entrenched by countless mountain bandits.

"This mountain road is dense with winding forests, and there are many caves, and some of them have been deliberately dug up by former mountain bandits for quick escape and ambush of officers and soldiers. According to the arrested master Su Jun, Yu Gao, a disciple of Wang Zheng, had amassed a lot of money and helped the Wang family collect a lot of bribes. Most of the money, grain, rice and flour were transported to this rocky mountain. ”

Bai Zhi reported the news sent by the secret guard to Xiao Xiruo, and at the same time carried some sketches of the caves.

Even if it was just a sketch of the government's storage, Xiao Xiruo could see the spaciousness and ingenuity of those caves, as well as the mediocrity and hatefulness of the government in the river.

Knowing that this rocky mountain had been entrenched by mountain bandits several times, and knowing that these mountain bandits could use caves to deal with officers and soldiers, it was often officers and soldiers who went up the mountain and they went down......

But have these officials prevented it?

The mountain is not sealed, the hole is not filled, just put it like that, and it can be used as a private treasury for dirty silver and stolen goods.

Clever.

It's all a bunch of big smarts!

"What about the soldiers and horses of the five counties? Is it a bit too much? ”

Putting down the sketch, Xiao Xiruo decided to count the soldiers and horses of each county first and hold these soldiers firmly in his hands.

However, just when Bai Zhi wanted to report to Xiao Xiruo, saying that there were 2,000 soldiers and horses in each of the five counties, except for the 3,000 cronies gathered by Yu Gao and others, the other soldiers and horses were still in place, but there were secret guards outside the door hurrying over.

And the news brought by the other party directly made Xiao Xiruo hook the corners of her mouth.

"My subordinates and others don't know how these officials learned the news, but they only know that they have abandoned the government in large numbers, and under the protection of a group of cronies and soldiers, they fled outside the city with their families."

The dark guard's voice was a little hoarse, obviously he didn't expect this to happen.

If they had stopped the messenger earlier, they might not have fled en masse.

These secret guards are indeed strong in martial arts, but no matter how strong they are, there are no more than a hundred people, and they are scattered in the five counties.

They can chase them out and kill some of the fleeing officials, but if they want to catch them, it will be a fantasy.

"It's okay, if they want to escape, let them escape."

Xiao Xiruo wrapped one hand around her hair, and her complexion did not change at all due to lack of manpower and things out of her control.

"Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, if you want to run away, you will naturally do bad things, afraid that the evil ghost in this palace will come to them to trouble. Instead of letting the palace pull it one by one, it is better to let them get together. ”

"But Niangniang, they must have fled this time because they wanted to go to Yanshan to take refuge in Yugao, and when the time comes, the mountain bandits will gather more and more, won't they become rebels?"

Bai Zhi looked at her mother with some doubts, although she knew that she shouldn't question Shangfeng at will, but she still said:

"Now that they haven't gone up the mountain yet, why don't we send someone to kill most of them first, so as to weaken the strength of this mountain bandit?"

Xiao Xiruo shook her head with a smile, she didn't need to explain at all, Wen Susu on the side said:

"Xiao Zhi, there are twelve counties in this river, and there are many corrupt officials and corrupt officials. Niangniang's previous killing of the officials of the three counties has attracted the five counties, and if she continues to kill regardless of the verdict, the remaining seven counties should also move. ”

This killing of corrupt officials is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people.

But no matter how good things are, you can't do it brutally, especially when there are enough corrupt officials and your foundation is not stable enough.

The five counties can deal with it for the time being, but what about the twelve counties?

Therefore, instead of killing those fleeing county officials and prisoners now, it is better to hold a steady hand and wait for Yiluan Si and Xiao Jiatie to arrive.

After all, the officials of the other seven counties have not yet been affected, so if they are no longer stimulated by the outside in a short period of time, they should not act rashly.

They will wait and see, and their watch is their time.

"Besides, so many officials who have escaped, are you trying to exhaust our people?"

Wen Susu smiled and poked Bai Zhi's head, and directly stuffed the pastry in his hand into the other party's mouth.

Bai Zhi, who heard this, smiled embarrassedly, and stopped talking while eating the pastry.

Until this moment, Xiao Xiruo said lazily:

"Instead of caring where they fled and whether our people could catch up, we care about how they got the news. It's just a little high, he can learn how to collect money from the Wang family, and he can learn to install dark lines, and notify the counties at such a fast speed? ”

Wen Susu: "Niangniang, what do you mean?" ”

"Even if he can put eyeliner in Sioux County, it is impossible to install eyeliner in other counties. So someone is helping him, and who else can help him do this, except for those Beiyi spies hiding in the shadows? ”

Xiao Xiruo took a sip of his wolfberry and red date tea, and secretly said that he was arranging his troops, and Beiyi's secret agent was obviously not idle.

I can't say that the news of her arrival has already reached Sang Qing's ears.

While Xiao Xiruo and Wen Susu were chatting, Yu Gao on the rock mountain also ushered in his own distinguished guests.

It was a man who had wrapped himself in a black robe, and even his face was covered with a black scarf.

Yu Gao couldn't see the other party's appearance clearly, but it didn't prevent him from befriending the other party.

Because after the Wang family was copied, it was this master who did not hesitate to guide him and teach him how to guide his colleagues.

Including the other party helped him send a message to the counties as soon as possible, so that a group of county officials could lead the troops to escape.

Just now, among the Qin and Su counties closest to this place, there were already several petty officials with their families and personal soldiers to the foot of the mountain.

He would not have been able to do this on his own.

"Master, did you come here tonight to have news of Concubine Xiao?"

Immediately ordered someone to serve wine and food, Yu Gao apologized to the master and said that the cave was simple, while waiting for the master's next step.

And the master did not live up to his wishes, although he did not drink alcohol or eat food, but said in his strange voice, which had obviously changed:

"That Concubine Xiao hides her head and tail, even it is difficult for me to determine her location. And I'm going up the mountain tonight to tell you bad news. ”

"Bad news?"

Yu Gao was startled, and his heart suddenly rose to his throat.

Three days ago, the champion Hou Xiaoyi had brought 10,000 soldiers and horses and went straight to the river. In seven days at most, Concubine Xiao can have 10,000 soldiers and horses and 1,000 Yiluan guards. At that time, not only you, but the remaining seven counties will not escape the fate of being washed in blood. ”

"Crown, Champion Hou ......"

Yu Gao, who heard the words, was no longer frightened, but his legs were weak.

As soon as this Xiao family's iron rider arrived, with the thousands of flowers on his mountain, he couldn't beat them even if he tried his best.

"Master, master, since you are here, it must not only bring bad news. You want to figure it out......"

The master obviously expected Yu Gao's timidity, so he pretended to be in a posture for a long time before saying:

"Lord Yu, anyway, you have already won over the officials of the five counties and embarked on this road of no return for rebellion. If you want me to see, the remaining seven counties are not a problem, right? ”