Chai Shaoning's first reaction to this news was disbelief.

This kind of move is tantamount to publicizing the identity of Lu Yushan's thief to the world! But the actions of the people who framed Lu Yushan are too obvious. And since Luo Huaping can become the leader of the largest group of bandits in Taihang Mountain, he should never be so uncontrollable and summon all the thieves with great fanfare.

Could it be that Luo Huaping had already guessed the true identity of the person who sent the letter? But this person must be very important if he can make Luo Huaping so prosperous.

Chai Shaoning couldn't tell who was making enemies of Lu Yushan for the time being, what he needed to know now was the strength of Luo Huaping and the Black Tiger Village where he was.

Although the fat boss and Xiao Hei have been thieves in the Black Tiger Village for many years, they don't know Luo Huaping's origin, and only praise Luo Huaping for his courage and resourcefulness, and gradually develop the Black Tiger Village into the largest underworld force in the six villages and eighteen mountains of Taihang Mountain with a sword in his hand.

With the skills of the fat boss and Xiao Hei, it doesn't seem too difficult to get their respect, but Luo Huaping single-handedly broke a bloody path from the murderous Taihang group, and finally became the nominal leader of this gang, and his strength should be good. It's just that Luo Huaping is a very strange person, he only buries himself in Taihang and develops, and rarely interacts with martial arts people outside the mountains, which makes the three Chai Shaoning brothers unable to compare and judge his true strength.

At present, in the Black Tiger Village, in addition to Luo Huaping, there are still many bandit leaders in Taihang Mountain, the most famous of which are three people, the first one is called "Taihang Evergreen Tree" by the bandits, after countless times of purging by the new and old dynasties, but still able to stand tall underworld giant, white-headed old thief Liu Dingjian. This person has gray hair since he was a child, but his body is extremely strong, and a big knife is opened, and water cannot be splashed. Xiao Ting had heard his name before, but he never took these mountain bandits to heart, so he didn't know Liu Dingjian.

The remaining two are named Huaguan Gongluo Leopard and the other is called Lin Jiangxiong, a sick cat, both of whom are described by the fat boss and Xiao Hei as unfathomable in martial arts, but few people in the rivers and lakes know their names.

Let's talk about the topography of the Black Tiger Village. Although it is a cottage, but after more than 20 years of operation by Luo Huaping, three walled walls have been built from the peak to the foot of the mountain to expand layer by layer, the Black Tiger Peak is completely covered within a radius of 30 miles, and there are more than 20,000 people gathered in it together with the slaves and maids who were robbed, and even many black market merchants in Jin and Hebei provinces have secretly built a stronghold in the Black Tiger Village, regularly trading with thieves, making ill-gotten gains and supplying all aspects of the needs of the people in the cottage, so Luo Huaping can thrive in the depths of this inaccessible mountain. Growing.

The main gate of the Black Tiger Village is located on the mountainside of the mountain behind the canyon that everyone sees, which is condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The inner village of the Black Tiger Village is located in the main peak of the Black Tiger Peak, behind it is the Baizhang cliff, the birds are difficult to cross, the front three walls are solid, and the city is still stronger than one of them.

Hearing the two thieves say this, even Xiao Ting, who has always advocated a quick solution, hesitated. The three of them thought too simply, Yueya Mountain can't be compared with Black Tiger Peak at all, the terrain here is treacherous, the walls are strong and thieves, like a super fortress, once trapped in it, even if the thieves are all turned into wood, tens of thousands of thieves can be cut down one by one, and the three of them can be exhausted to death.

"What should I do?" Sima Long also felt that he was too underestimating the enemy.

"Looks like we're underestimating these bandits. Chai Shaoning thought for a moment and said: "But the Black Tiger Peak is blocked on the way through the Taihang Mountain, with Luo Huaping's strong strength, once the plot fails, our brigade is bound to suffer a devastating blow, so I think even if it is not for the sake of suppressing the thieves, it is necessary to conduct an in-depth investigation of this group of bandits." ”

In fact, Chai Shaoning did not say it explicitly. The three brothers, each with their own favorite woman, is about to follow, and they must not tolerate any danger to their beloved. What's more, they still have the expectations and trust of many mountain people on their shoulders?

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Halfway through the night, the stars and moon were gone, and the huge towering ancient trees revealed their hideous and terrifying other side in the darkness, making the already difficult mountain road even more dangerous and terrifying.

The squeaking of wheels shattered the silence of the jungle at night, and a mule cart struggled to ascend the rugged mountain road, punctuated by the sound of a question and answer from the depths of the forest and the horseman.

"Huwei Sanjin!" Chai Shaoning once again replied to the inquiry command from the secret whistle in the forest, but his heart gradually became suspicious.

In addition to the women, servants, slaves, and black-hearted merchants who were forcibly taken up the mountain by the bandits, there are still nearly 15,000 thieves with combat effectiveness, and the mountain road under their feet can only barely accommodate a mule cart.

Chai Shaoning wanted to ask, but he couldn't speak in this dense forest. Fortunately, the fat man was used to being the innkeeper outside, and he was very good at understanding people's hearts, so he took the initiative to lean over from the front of the mule cart and leaned in the ear of Chai Shaoning, who was pretending to be a groom and walking with the car, and whispered: "The master of Luo Zhai is extremely cautious, and he does not think of attacking, but thinks about defense first. This forest is densely packed with traps and pits, and even the treetops are covered with lassoes and rope nets, and if you take half a wrong step, you will never recover. In addition to the secret whistle that is active in the forest all year round, even those of us who have lived in the forest for more than ten years do not dare to leave the mountain road at will. ”

Chai Shaoning listened with disdain in his heart. No matter how strong Luo Huaping is, he is just a bandit who occupies the mountain. Look at his setup, he just wants to create an independent kingdom so that he can get away with it, and he doesn't want to develop outward at all. Does he think that relying on this walled wall can slowly circle the entire Taihang Mountain?

"The owner of the village is indeed a majestic man. Sima Long's voice came from behind the car: "Linggai Yan Zhao and Huwei Sanjin! The owner of the village has great intentions, but he has created a defensive illusion in a corner of the country to confuse the officers and soldiers. I think that sooner or later, the owner of the village will rush out of Taihang, and our subordinates will definitely be able to fight for a good future with him. ”

"Bold!" The fat man in the car looked vigilantly at the forest left and right, and pretended to scold: "You kid knows a fart, don't talk about the owner of the village!"

Chai Shaoning was in his heart, knowing that Sima Long was old and experienced after all, and he saw the suspicion of the matter, so he sent a warning to himself. This fat man is like a ghost, and if he can't get it, he has set a trap that the three Chai Shaoning brothers can't see. But the matter has come to this point, and we can only take one step at a time.

This time, Chai Shaoning pretended to be a groom and walked beside the mule cart, the fat man sat in the front of the car, and Sima Long and Xiao Hei followed the back of the car in name, but in fact they were monitoring the movements of the two thieves at any time. As for Xiao Ting, he was too realistic, and his ability to adapt to changes was not as good as the two brothers, so he simply pretended to be unconscious and was captured, and lay comfortably on the car board.

After more than half an hour, the mule cart finally passed through the dense forest of the ramp, the tree cover above the head disappeared, and a clear area about 100 zhang wide appeared in front of it, and the tall city tower stood majestically on the other side of the cleared space where the trees had been cleared.

Although he had heard the introduction of the fat boss and Xiao Hei in advance, Chai Shaoning was still taken aback.

The general bandit village is surrounded by log walls, at most a few gatehouses, but the city gate in front of them is obviously made of boulders, even if it is not as high as the high city on the plain river, but after the narrow mountain road, such a huge lock-like gatehouse suddenly appears, which gives people a very great shock.

There were fat people accompanying him, and the gate was quickly opened. Behind the gate is still an upward slope, but the trees are gone, and in their place are the camps, dense as entering a mountain town.

Due to the wide stone path built in the village, the mule cart quickly passed through the first cottage and entered the second gate. It's a different story.

The road in the first cottage is evenly sloped, but the second cottage has reached the bottom of the main peak of the Black Tiger Peak, and the terrain rises and falls, with deep ravines and smooth and upright stone walls everywhere. The so-called walled wall, in fact, has been intermittently divided into dozens of sections, some places are even only a few zhang long, there are three or five minions standing on it, just like an independent small fort inlaid in the undulating cliffs, choking every upward throat artery, the danger is more than the first wall.

The mountain road here is not as wide as in the first heavy village, the scenery on both sides is even more abrupt, the two walls are coercive for a while, and it is like walking on the side of the steep cliff for a while, and even a few wooden bridges and caves have passed, and then they climb to the peak of the Black Tiger Peak, which is where Luo Huaping's old nest is located, and the third inner village.

There are three walled walls, and it stands to reason that the inside of the inner village should be very safe, but when he entered the wall, Chai Shaoning was surprised to find that there were stone houses built inside, forming a well-protected and isolated area. In this way, even if someone can break into the inner village, they will not be able to pose a threat to the people who live inside.

When he was at the inn, the fat boss only said that after two outer villages, he would enter the core inner village of Black Tiger Village, but he did not elaborate on the situation inside. In fact, this is the settlement of the main leaders of the cottages, including representatives sent by the black market from all over the country, who also live in these stone houses, and they have their own independent rooms.

Luo Huaping gave these profiteers full freedom and security, and the purpose was of course to transport a large amount of money and materials through these people to supply the huge expenses of the cottage.

The more the three Chai Shaoning brothers looked at it, the more frightened they became. As early as the mountain inn, the plan of the three brothers had changed from the initial annihilation of the bandit leaders in one fell swoop to investigating the enemy's situation, preparing for the next meeting with Qi Sun Shaoyang, Zheng Dapeng and others to eliminate the thieves.

However, judging from the current situation, unless a large number of officers and soldiers are transferred, it is simply a fool's dream to rely on Chai Shaoning's strength and some mountain people who hate thieves and are eager to take revenge.

Passing through the tower-like stone houses, the mule cart drove into the side door of a large courtyard in front of it.

It is said to be a courtyard, but the stone wall that encloses the courtyard extends to both sides, and you can't see the end at a glance, which is comparable to another walled wall, but the difference is that the gatehouse has become a high-rise and wooden door that only large families have.