"When they arrived at a valley, there was a problem with the compass, and the pointers all pointed to the ground, and the minister suspected that they had encountered something unclean!"

Li Duozuo's eyes were a little fluttering, a little frightened!

"What do you say? Say it again!"

Li Jing wondered if there was something wrong with his ears, and the reason why the compass was deflected meant that there was something near the compass that could affect the compass.

Because the compass has magnetic properties to attract iron, it will affect the normal operation of the compass around the iron, Li Duozuo said that the hands of the compass are facing downward.

That means that there may be iron ore underground, and iron ore is a very important resource for the imperial court.

"The minister said that when the scout arrived in a valley, there was a problem with the compass, and the pointers all pointed to the ground, and the minister suspected that he had encountered something unclean!"

Li Duozuo thought that Li Jing really didn't hear clearly, so he said it again!

"Hahahaha......"

Li Jing laughed after hearing this, in the boundary of Shaozhou, there is only one place where there can be a big iron mine, and that is Dabaoshan.

Li Duozuo was immediately dumbfounded, what is wrong with the saint?

Why are you laughing all of a sudden?

Li Jing's actions made Li Duozuo very worried, and he thought that Li Jing heard the news and was scared out of his mind!

Indeed, anyone who hears that there is something dirty, can still remain shocked, when he first heard this, he was also scared half to death, the six gods have no master!

"Tell me, where is that valley?"

Li Jing asked.

"In the Dabaoshan area!"

Li Duozuo replied truthfully.

"I knew it was Dabaoshan, and I made a fortune!"

Li Jing said with a smile.

"Ahh

Li Duozuo was a little confused!

What does this have to do with getting rich?

Li Jing didn't explain too much to Li Duozuo, but just told Li Duozuo that there might be a big iron mine, and there might even be other metals.

Li Jing immediately ordered the whole army to set off and go straight to Dabaoshan, even if the mountain bandits could not be exterminated, they would go to Dabaoshan to mine, surround Dabaoshan, and establish a mining plant.

The army set off towards Dabaoshan, passing by Nanhua Temple, and the army did not stop and continued to march towards Dabaoshan.

"Sage, this place is Dabao Mountain!"

Li Duozuo pointed to the mountain in front of him and said.

"At the beginning, the mountain bandits gathered here, which means that the mountain bandits' lair should be near here, and they ordered scouts to carefully search the entire Dabao Mountain and the surrounding area of Dabao Mountain."

Li Jing felt that the mountain bandits would assemble in Dabao Mountain, even if the old nest was not in Dabao Mountain, it should be near Dabao Mountain, it must be not far from Dabao Mountain, otherwise the mountain bandits would not choose to assemble in Dabao Mountain.

Thinking of this, Li Jing asked the scouts to start a search with Dabao Mountain as the center, it shouldn't be difficult to find the mountain bandits' lair.

"No!"

Li Duozuo took the order and left.

"Sage, this place is not far from Nanhua Temple, there are mountain bandits near Dabao Mountain, the monks of Nanhua Temple should be clear, it is better to send someone to ask, maybe there are clues."

Lou Shide gave advice, on the way to Dabaoshan, just passed by Nanhua Temple.

According to his observations, Nanhua Temple has not been damaged, and the mountain bandits set out from Dabaoshan to loot Shaozhou, and they will definitely pass through Nanhua Temple.

And the Nanhua Temple is intact, which can only show one problem, that is, the mountain bandits let go of the Nanhua Temple, and the well water on both sides does not violate the river water!

Lou Shide guessed that the mountain bandits should believe in Buddhism, so they did not loot Nanhua Temple, and the monks of Nanhua Temple may know the mountain bandits' lair.

"Good! Then bother Lou Aiqing to make a trip!"

Li Jing agreed with Lou Shide's point of view, although he did not observe as carefully as Lou Shide, he could also see that the mountain bandits had not harmed Nanhua Temple.

If you want to say that there is no relationship between the mountain bandits and Nanhua Temple, Li Jing absolutely does not believe it.

This is the arduous task of inquiring about the news with the monks of Nanhua Temple, so I will leave it to Lou Shide!

"Minister, let's go!"

Lou Shide said goodbye to Li Jing and set off for Nanhua Temple with a few soldiers.

Li Jing ordered someone to take him to the place where iron ore was suspected to have been found, and when he arrived at the place, Li Jing ordered people to start exploring to confirm whether there was iron ore underground.

After some exploration, it was confirmed that there was indeed iron ore underground, and it was not clear what the specific scale was, whether there were other metals, etc.

Li Jing asked the army to surround this place to ensure that it would not be lost, and planted a lot of sentry posts on the periphery, so as not to be touched and not known.

Next, I am waiting for the news of the bandits' lair, but I don't know which side of the scout or Lou Shide will hear the news of the bandits' lair first.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Li Duozuo appeared in front of Li Jing and reported to Li Jing the situation brought back by the scouts.

"Sage, the scout has found the mountain bandit's lair!"

"Haha, it's really good, pass the order, the whole army will set off immediately and surround the mountain bandits, this time we must not let them escape!"

Li Jing was overjoyed and immediately ordered the whole army to set off, leaving a part of the troops to defend this place.

Under the guidance of the scouts, tens of thousands of Tang troops appeared on the top of the mountain near the mountain bandits' lair, divided their troops to guard various dangerous places, and surrounded the mountain bandits' lair!

"After the scout's investigation, the cottage built by the mountain bandits on that hill is the same as a fortress, and there are defensive facilities in several dangerous places!"

Li Duozuo spread out the topographic map of the mountain bandits' lair drawn by the scouts on the ground, stretched out his fingers and pointed to a few points on the map, explaining the situation of the mountain bandits' lair to everyone.

"It seems that this mountain bandit knows how to defend, and makes good use of the terrain to defend, if our army wants to take down the mountain bandit's lair, I'm afraid it will not be so easy."

"If you attack strongly, even if you can take the mountain bandits' lair, you will lose a lot, is there any other way to go up besides this mountain road?"

Li Jing looked at the map and asked.

If there is only one way to go up, as long as the mountain bandits defend to the death, their tens of thousands of troops are all filled, and they may not be able to attack the mountain.

However, the mountain bandits relied too much on the fortress, if they carried out guerrilla warfare with our army, relied on the surrounding terrain to be complicated, and dealt with the official army, then they really could not be exterminated!

At present, the mountain bandits are concentrated on one hill and rely on the mountain for defense, which is conducive to the official army to exterminate the mountain bandits.

However, before that, it is necessary to solve the problem of going up the mountain, and it is useless to say more if you can't go up the mountain.

"Sage, the mountain bandits are concentrated in the cottage, and there is only one way up the mountain, although it can block our attack, it also blocks their retreat."

"We just need to besiege and not attack, wait for work, and wait until the bandits run out of food, and they will either go down the mountain and surrender, or starve to death on the mountain."

"No matter which path the bandits choose, it's a good thing for us!"

Chen Shaohui suggested that if he besieged but not attacked, he could trap the bandits and not let the soldiers die in vain.

"What if there is a lot of food stored in the cottage? Are we going to keep going like this? ”

Li Jing did not agree with Chen Shaohui's proposal, no one knew the situation in the cottage, and fighting a war of attrition with the bandits was also a burden for Datang.

What if, the mountain bandits have fertile land in the cottage and are able to be self-sufficient?

This can stop Chen Shaohui, he really hasn't thought about this, if such a situation happens, he really has nothing to do!

can only shut up and stand aside obediently, this kind of high-end battle situation is really not something that a little Karami like him can interject casually.

"Now, the most important thing is to find out the situation of the mountain bandits, only by knowing oneself and knowing the enemy, can one not be defeated in a hundred battles!"

"Send all the scouts out and be sure to find out the defense of the cottage."

If you want to break through the cottage, you must be clear about the deployment of the cottage, find out the reality of the other party, and the more detailed the information, the better.

When the scouts received the order, they didn't dare to delay for a moment, and they all touched towards the cottage, and with the help of the dense forest trees and weeds, they used it to cover and quietly lurked into the cottage.

……

In the cottage hall, the leader of the mountain bandits is napping.

The second leader of the mountain bandits broke in and woke up the big leader who was napping.

"What's wrong? Is it time to eat? ”

The big leader of the mountain bandits, who woke up in his sleep, the first thing he did when he opened his eyes was to eat.

"Big brother, something is wrong!"

The second leader looked nervous.

"What's wrong, is the sky falling, or is your girl lifting the table, it's not me who is the eldest brother who said you, I'm afraid of her hair, just give her a big mouth and slap her, see if she dares to be honest!"

The big leader looked contemptuous, the second leader was here, but he was notoriously afraid of his daughter-in-law, in front of his daughter-in-law, as long as his daughter-in-law coughed, she could scare him.

The second leader's face was cloudy, and there was a hint of horror in his eyes, which was enough to prove how much shadow his daughter-in-law had left on him.

"Big brother, don't talk about my family, my mouth is just a little bad-tempered, and I'm still a good person, let's talk about business! The figure of the official army was found under the mountain. ”

The second leader patted his thigh and said anxiously.

"What? What did you say? Spotted officers and soldiers under the mountain? How many people are there? ”

The mountain bandit immediately stood up, his expression very serious.

"It's not clear how many there are, I've already asked people to go down the mountain to find out the situation, there should be news soon, big brother, it seems that we are exposed."

Needless to say, the second leader also knew that their cottage was exposed, it seems that the official army is very persistent this time, and they will not give up if they are not destroyed!

Fortunately, the defense of the cottage is good, and I don't worry about the strong attack of the official army, but this is not a long-term solution!

If the officers and soldiers stay at the foot of the mountain and don't leave, they can't afford to spend it with them.

Although there are fields in the cottage, they have long been abandoned due to their neglect of care, and even if they reclaim it now, it will be too late, and there are no seeds in the cottage, and they will not be able to hit the ground.

Sooner or later, the food in the cottage will be eaten one day, and when the food is finished, there is only a dead end waiting for them.

If it really doesn't work, I have to send someone down the mountain to negotiate with the officials and soldiers, but can the officials and soldiers agree to negotiate with them?

Regardless of whether it can be done or not, I still decide to give it a try, it's a big deal, take out some of the treasures in the cottage and give them to the officials, let them turn a blind eye, raise their noble hands and let them go!