Hongyuan County is a small county, and it is also the most remote county in Songzhou Prefecture, which is not an important strategic location, and no major battles have ever been fought here.

Although there are hundreds of county soldiers in the county, these people have never been seriously trained. It's okay to bully and bully the common people on weekdays, but if you really start a war, everyone is a soft egg.

The officials and people of Hongyuan County never thought that one day, there would be an army in their county seat, but this incident did happen.

Under the leadership of Ye Ying, Chen Zhi, the general of Ningyuan, took a battalion under his command and soon came to Hongyuan County.

Moving all the way, Ye Ying's superb riding skills surprised Chen Zhi and the others, they didn't expect that this thin young man from a mountain village would have riding skills not much worse than these soldiers who are often in the army.

The Tieshan battalion brought by Chen Zhi was all cavalry, and the battalion commander made Liu Chuan a tall man, but he was not clumsy at all, and his riding skills were very exquisite, but Ye Ying's performance also made him a little impressed, and he had a good impression of this young man.

It took only a few hours for the group to arrive in Hongyuan County, and as soon as they arrived at the county seat, Liu Chuan waved his hand and divided the team into four teams, blocking the four gates of the county seat.

"Tell the Hongyuan County Commander to come out and see me!" When Chen Zhi took his nearly 100 relatives and guards, he came to the gate of the county government majestically. Although the number of county soldiers was more than Chen Zhi's personal guards, they did not have the slightest intention of resisting.

Hearing Chen Zhi's words, the county soldiers leading at the door hurriedly saluted Chen Zhi and hurriedly went to report.

In less than half a pillar of incense, a group of people quickly walked out of the county office, although the leader was also dressed in armor, but his bearing was far worse than Chen Zhilai.

"Lu Shan, the county lieutenant of Hongyuan County, has seen General Chen, but I don't know that General Chen has never come to greet him, and I hope that the general will atone for his sins." When the leader saw Chen Shan, he immediately saluted him and said.

"Where is the county order of Hongyuan County, do you want General Ben to visit him in person?" Chen Zhi said angrily.

"Report to General Chen, the county commander led troops into the mountains to suppress the bandits, and he has not yet returned." Lu Shan, the county lieutenant of Hongyuan County, said again.

"How happened to it? I'm afraid there is another mystery in it! Where is the man you captured the other day, take me to him right away. Although Chen Zhi didn't believe Lu Shan's words, what was more important to him was the safety of the people in the brocade robe.

"This is not appropriate, the imperial court has a clear order, and the garrison must not interfere in local affairs." Lu Shan said cautiously.

"General Ben still needs your advice to do things, take me quickly, otherwise, don't blame General Ben for killing people." Chen Zhi's attitude was very resolute.

As soon as Chen Zhi's words fell, the guards behind him pulled out the blades on their waists, the movements were neat, obviously a well-trained elite, and the momentum made many of the county soldiers behind Lu Shan involuntarily take a few steps back.

At Chen Zhi's insistent request, Lu Shan, the county magistrate of Hongyuan County, had no choice but to take Chen Zhi and his party in the direction of the county cell.

Ye Ying followed behind Chen Zhi and the others, and once again came to the prison cell in the county seat, but this time, his mood was very different.

Under the leadership of Lu Shan, the group came to the No. 9 cell where the brocade robe man was imprisoned, Chen Zhi saw the brocade robe man in prison at a glance, and saw that he was safe and sound, and his nervous face finally showed a relaxed expression.

"Hehe, you're moving pretty fast, much earlier than I thought." The brocade robe man who was locked up in labor was in a good mood, and he said to Chen Zhi outside your door with a smile.

"Didn't you say that I would send troops to escort you on patrol, why did you come to Hongyuan County alone!" Chen Zhi said softly, very different from his attitude just now.

"I didn't come here by myself, how did I know that this Hongyuan County magistrate had such courage?" The brocade-robed man said a little coldly, and the expression on his face was completely different from just now.

"Don't let them go yet!" Chen Zhi turned his head and said to Lu Shan.

"This ......" Lu Shan just felt that the situation was wrong, but he was worried that the county order would come back to punish him, so he was a little hesitant.

"Hmph, do you know who you're putting in prison? He is my Daning Hu'an County Ma, an official assigned by the Patrol Department to thoroughly investigate various places, and you actually put him in prison, I think you are disgusted with life! Chen Zhi said angrily.

After finishing speaking, Chen Zhi didn't wait for Lu Shan to make any moves, took out the long sword on his waist, cut off the iron lock on the cell door, and welcomed the brocade-robed man out.

"This county Ma found out that Ge Cheng, the county commander of Hongyuan County, was about to go to find you to come and arrest him, but he didn't expect the news to leak, and this Hongyuan County order actually took a risk and set up an ambush on the road." The brocade-robed man said helplessly.

......At this time, the cadres of the county government knew the seriousness of the matter, and under the leadership of the county lieutenant Lu Shan, a group of people were busy kneeling on the spot.

"Little brother, you are good, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get out of this prison alive, brother." After leaving the cell, the brocade-robed man walked straight to Ye Ying, patted him on the shoulder and said.

"It's nothing, I think you're a good person, so I'm willing to help you." Ye Ying touched his head and said with some embarrassment.

"I don't want to thank you for saving my life, I have to repay you, if the little brother has any wishes, this county horse will do its best to help you realize it." The brocade-robed man said with a smile again, obviously a few days of prison life did not affect his mood.

"Junma underestimated the kid too much, the kid passed the message for you, and never thought of your repayment, and this matter will not be mentioned in the future." Ye Ying said solemnly.

"Hehe, I know that although the little brother lives in this remote county, he is an extraordinary person, then I won't say anything, this county owes you a favor, if the little brother needs it in the future, come to me." After a short time together, the people in the brocade robe had a good impression of Ye Ying.

The county officials knew the seriousness of the matter, and they said that they would cooperate with Chen Zhi and his army to arrest the county order who was suppressing bandits in the mountains.

According to everyone's confession, the county magistrate of Hongyuan County is named Ge Cheng, who came to Hongyuan County a year ago to take up his post. When they came, they brought some men, and recruited some errand soldiers and county soldiers.

After Ge Cheng arrived in Hongyuan County, he relied very much on the group of people he brought and recruited, and the old people of the original county government were put aside by him and became decorations.

Lu Shan, the county lieutenant, confessed that he was a county lieutenant sent by the imperial court, and he was the largest military attache in Hongyuan County, but most of the county soldiers were under his command, and many important things in the county excluded him.

Early this morning, the county commander Ge Cheng suddenly took a group of his henchmen, with some important materials in the county government, saying that he was going to go up the mountain to suppress bandits, leaving only the old man of the former county government who was generally not valued by him.

"Report to the county Ma Ye and General Ning Yuan, I know the approximate location of the Ge County Commander now, when I traveled this morning, I kept an eye on it and sent someone to quietly follow them out to have a look."

In order to prove that this matter really had nothing to do with him, when Chen Zhi asked them to cooperate with the arrest, the county lieutenant Lu Shan behaved very actively. The other personnel who remained in the county government also hurriedly expressed their attitude and wanted to actively cooperate with Chen Zhi and others.

According to the normal situation, Ye Ying brought Chen Zhi and the others to Hongyuan County, which was considered to have completed the task. But when you heard that you were going to arrest the county commander Ge Cheng, you took the initiative to find Chen Zhi and said that you wanted to participate in this operation.

Chen Zhi was about to refuse, but with the support of Hu'an Junma, he agreed to allow Ye Ying to participate in his own action, and asked Ye Ying to be given a simple knife.

Chen Zhi is a person who has led the army for many years, and he knows how to seize the opportunity very well, after rescuing the horses of Hu'an County, he quickly took people to the mountains outside Hongyuan County, preparing to arrest Ge Cheng, who relied on Hongyuan Ling.

"Jun Ma Ye, general, they are in this mountain, according to the marks left by my people, they can be found soon!" After walking along a mountain road for a distance, Lu Shan pointed to a mountain in front of him and said excitedly.

Lu Shan was right, they walked along the mountain road, and every time they came to a fork in the road, they could see the road signs left by the people sent by Lu Shan.

These signs saved everyone a lot of trouble, and the group went all the way, and soon came to the halfway point of the mountain, where the road became more and more difficult to walk, making the speed of the team move much slower.

"General, there are no road signs ahead!" At this time, a soldier from the front horse rode back to report.

Chen Zhi and the others immediately walked forward, and after a short time came to a fork in the road, only to see that the fork in the road led to three directions, but there was no road sign to guide the direction.

"General Chen, something is wrong with the situation, this road sign seems to have been vandalized." The military advisor surnamed Hu suddenly pointed to the messy scratches on a big tree and said loudly.

Ningyuan General Chen Zhi also reacted at this time, he looked up and looked around, and saw that there were woods and hillsides all around, which was the worst combat terrain for cavalry.

"It's not good, there may be an ambush, the front team will change to the back team, and quickly evacuate to the bottom of the mountain." Chen Zhi had led the troops for many years and had some combat experience, so he quickly made a decision.

Hearing Chen Zhi's order, his cavalry immediately turned their horses around and hurried in the direction of the lower mountain.

The procession had gone a short distance, but had to stop again, because on the way to it, suddenly there were more stones and tree trunks, blocking everyone's direction.

"The people in front hurriedly dismounted and moved these things away." Chen Zhi's expression became grim, and he hurriedly issued an order.

But at this moment, some arrows suddenly shot from the dense forest on the side of the road, and soon some soldiers fell from their horses, and the horses that had lost their owners began to run along the mountain road.

"Hurry up and get off your horse and find a place to hide." If the cavalry sits on a horse, it will become a live target for the archers, and Chen Zhi will certainly not let his soldiers be killed or wounded, and immediately issued a new order.

Chen Zhi's order was still very effective, and after everyone dismounted, with the help of trees and stones, they quickly found a place to hide, so that the opponent's archers had no target to attack.

At this moment, the sound of shouting came from the hillside. Immediately afterward, a large group emerged from the hillside, densely packed, and the number of people was about a thousand.

These people are dressed differently, the weapons in their hands are also of different lengths, and looking at the direction they stand, there is no order, obviously bandits in the mountains.

"What kind of mountain bandits are you, who dare to attack our Daning officers and soldiers, and they don't retreat quickly. Otherwise, we will wipe out your cottage and take the life of the dog you are waiting for. Looking at the dense bandits on the hillside, Hu'an Junma scolded loudly.

"Hahahaha, since we are here, Ann has said that he will leave, now let's see who wants who's life!" At this moment, laughter suddenly came from the hillside.

Everyone looked up and saw a middle-aged man with long hair standing on the hillside, and laughter came from his mouth when you looked at everyone with a smug face.

"Ge Cheng, you don't do the imperial court Qipin county order, but you collude with the mountain bandits, what a big dog." Looking at the middle-aged man on the hillside, Lu Shan, the county lieutenant of Hongyuan, immediately shouted loudly. The smart Lu Shan knows that if he doesn't get rid of the relationship now, he will not be able to escape punishment when the time comes.