Tongguan Xiongcheng stands on the top of the high hill slope, down is the deep ditch formed by nature, the Guancheng is more magnificent, as if the fierce beast that existed in ancient times awakened at this time, if people are close to its side can not help but tremble.

The city of Guancheng on the plateau is not all of the heavy defense of Tongguan, there are 12 garrisons in the deep ditch under the plateau, these garrisons are spaced between three and five miles, each of them places hundreds of soldiers and soldiers, if the enemy encounters, each raises the beacon fire as the number, and a long ditch at the bottom of the plateau is defended extremely strictly. The upper and lower passes are interdependent, which constitutes the entire Tongguan defense line.

This deep ditch under Tongguan is called the gutter or the ditch in the locality, and each has different names because of the different rural areas. However, after the king occupied this place and fortified it, this deep ditch had a unified name called the forbidden ditch, which forbade the passage of the people, and all trespassers were killed.

From Tongguan to the west below corresponds to Hongnong, which is known as the gateway of Qinchuan, and earlier Wang Shisheng of the east of the Zhao River was stationed here to confront the king of Tongguan on the plateau. Therefore, between the mountains and forests below Tongguan, there are still many remnants of the barracks erected by the Shisheng army.

Although Shi Sheng had been defeated and fled north, Wang Shi did not garrison in Xiaguan, and only occasionally sent some rangers to wade through the forbidden ditch to sweep and patrol the plains, sweeping the bandits and village bandits in the area.

After Shi Sheng fled, Wang Shi did not take advantage of the situation to occupy Hongnong, and the troops of Zhao Guo Jing, who originally relied on each other and coexisted with Shi Sheng, were also afraid of Wang Shi's strength, and also did not send troops to occupy Hongnong, but led the people to retreat to Shangluo and Feng Yi to settle down.

Therefore, the current Hongnong can be said to be a relatively blank area, but this does not mean that the countryside is completely uncontrolled. There are still many dock walls standing in the suburbs of the county, and now they are the masters of this realm for the time being.

The composition of these dock walls is also extremely complex, some of them are villagers who live in the local area, and some are wanderers and miscellaneous people who have been coerced from all over Kansai. When Shi Sheng was entrenched here, he did not eradicate all these dock walls, because the Qihu army under his command did not produce themselves, and they needed to rely on these dock walls to produce their own troops for support.

Although these docks also have a certain amount of armed force, they are not enough to protect themselves, and in order to ensure their survival, they can only lie under the threat of the rebel army.

However, when the Shisheng army broke away, these long-oppressed dock walls were able to be extended, and in the troubled times, only the soldiers and horses were strong, and after there was no pressure to survive and be safe, these dock walls also seized this time to expand themselves.

Therefore, although there was no danger of the army fighting, the countryside did not calm down because of this, and all kinds of township battles became more intense. Unlike the large army crossing the border without knowing the hometown, these dock walls have existed in the countryside for a long time, and they also know a lot about the countryside. When they have no scruples, and each of them merges with the weak, the township fighting set off simply spreads to all parts of the countryside. Some grew and some died because of it.

In this round of township fighting, many of the unknown township tribes that were originally hidden in the mountains and wilderness were also swept away, so that there were no more people in the county, and the villagers had to rely on these township clans and dock walls to save their lives whether they wanted to or not.

If there is no change in external pressure, this kind of township fighting in the county will probably continue until the largest force appears in the countryside and re-establishes order in the township.

However, although these dock masters are busy, it does not mean that they are ignorant of the surrounding situation, especially for the movements of the king master above Tongguan.

The forbidden ditch is heavily defended, and the surrounding area is also a clear wall, especially in late autumn when it is about to enter winter, the grass and trees between the mountains and fields are withered, and there is little shade, making it more difficult to get close and peep. But the movements of the king master are related to the safety of his family, and these dock walls dare not ignore it, and they spend a lot of money to recruit warriors to sneak in and peep.

Feng Shan is one of the Xiangyong scouts recruited by the bounty, his face is full of wind and frost and old age, and he can't tell how old he is, but every time he sees some village women who are not covered in clothes, the evil fire in his heart is still surging, and he feels that he has a strong heart, but he knows that his actual age is far from being as old as he seems on the surface.

The countryside is a pawn, naturally there is no manners to speak of, Feng Shanqi looks like a Jin person, but he is born with withered yellow hair. To be honest, even he himself can't tell whether he is a Jin or a Hu person, he has lived in a military labor camp since he was sensible, and when he has a little strength, he has to rely on labor to support himself, and he has also been in battle with armor, and he has also been forced to work hard.

There is really no shortage of mongrels like him who can't tell their backgrounds in the land of Guanzhong, and they are also the most miserable group of people, the Hu people don't regard them as the same kind, and the Jin people don't get close to them.

Although his life experience can be called pathetic, Feng Shan did not feel sad about it, everything he heard and saw told him that as long as he was brave enough, he could live.

It seems that the king he was chasing disappeared overnight, and Feng Shan did not hesitate because of this, and together with a few companions, he was soon recruited by a dock wall and turned into a township leader. As long as he can get a bite to eat, he doesn't care who he serves.

The cold wind whimpered incessantly, Feng Shan and the others wanted to get close to the Forbidden Ditch City, but they could only do so during the darkest period on the eve of dawn. The whole body is covered with hemp felt, and a layer of mud is smeared on the outside of the hemp felt to cover the body odor, so as to avoid being detected by the fierce dogs in the city.

Lying on the cold and hard ground, crawling all the way, sometimes even crawling for miles like this, when they reached a position suitable for concealment, they dug a hole with a wooden hoe in their hands, and when they got into it, they fell down and did not move. By the end of the day, the mud on his body had formed a thick layer of frost, and there was no doubt that it was flat as far as he could see, which was considered to be a complete lurk.

For the rest of the day, they would lie there motionless, watching everything that was going on in the city. Once there is any commotion and is detected, he will be killed on the spot.

Such a fatal task is not something that ordinary people can do. Therefore, those who can do it are the most valued talents in the dock wall. Feng Shan relied on such tenacious scout skills to change several dock walls, and some of the Lang masters he followed were beaten to death by the township, and some fled in the wilderness, but he relied on these skills to be treated more politely and have a good time.

On this day, Feng Shan found that there were obvious signs of increasing troops in the garrison, and the ordnance erected on the city had obviously become more powerful.

This day was really a difficult day, because the patrol vigilance around the city was strengthened, and there was even a ranger who stepped directly on Feng Shan's hiding place a few minutes away.

Because of the nervousness and sweating, the physical strength and body temperature passed quickly, until the evening, the square inch of the place where Feng Shan was lying was soaked in sweat and turned into mud, and the whole person lay in the mud and almost fainted.

After the light around him completely subsided and there was no danger of being discovered by the eyes, Feng Shan carefully took out the dry cake tied under his armpit and chewed and swallowed it like an old cow ruminating, and his limbs and torso were rhythmically stretched, so that after a while, his body gradually regained consciousness and strength.

While doing this, Feng Shan was still watching the movement of the head of the city, and at the same time, he couldn't hide his excitement between his eyebrows. He sneaked up and peeked many times, and he also knew a lot about the kings in the city, and the many treatments of those soldiers were more generous than he imagined, whether it was weapons or provisions.

"If you can get into it, you can live up to your bravery......

This thought flashed through his mind, and the corners of Feng Shan's mouth couldn't help but smile bitterly. He has rich experience in traveling to all sides, and he knows that the more elite troops like this, the stricter the selection of soldiers. For example, a mongrel like him, who his biological parents are, he doesn't have to try at all to know that he won't be able to get into this.

You must know that even those dock masters, although they treat him with flattery and courtesy on the surface, they all look down on him in their hearts, let alone introduce him as a cronie.

The sky was getting darker and darker, Feng Shan slowly retreated, ready to pull away a certain distance, and then withdrew the many camouflage on his body and retreated lightly. The arrangement of these Guancheng Wang Divisions seen today is obviously different, and their strength has increased several times, what is the meaning of it Feng Shan is not bothering to think about it at all, what he needs to do is to go back and report it to receive enough rewards by the way.

"Who?"

In the thick of the night, there was a sudden loud shout, followed by the vicious barking of dogs, and after Feng Shan heard these sounds, he was already so frightened that his limbs were cold and almost unable to move. Just when he thought he was going to die here, he heard screams begging for mercy from the other direction, and realized that it was someone else who exposed it and not him.

Feng Shan didn't dare to slack off any longer, crawled backwards with his hands and feet in a very strange posture, and after reaching a certain distance, he tore off the hemp felt on his body, and fled to the west with his waist bent.

This way rushed, until the dawn of the day, Feng Shan fell headlong in the wild grass between the ditches to catch his breath, and the cold breath of the early morning poured into his chest, and then he was in the mood to feel that he had picked up another life.

After a short break in the field, I used my fingers to pick out a few pieces of weed roots buried deep in the soil and stuffed them into my mouth for a little food. After that, Feng Shancai continued to cautiously march in the wilderness, and finally returned to the dock wall where he was now temporarily living in the morning.

The dock wall is located in the river bay, and the temporary fence wall encloses the surrounding wilderness, and several lookout towers are separated from the perimeter, which may still have a bit of deterrent power for ordinary villagers, but for outlaws like Feng Shan, especially after seeing the iron-walled defense of Tongguan, this level of defense is simply a joke.

Seeing Feng Shan staggering back, a group of villagers from within the fence soon came out and respectfully welcomed him in. Without waiting for Feng Shan to open his mouth to ask for it, all kinds of rice and noodle meals, especially the deep-simmered mutton soup, were served.

Feng Shan was dying, he was naturally not polite at this moment, when he ate a lot, he heard the sound of other villagers swallowing saliva in his ears, and he couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, the food supply in the dock wall was naturally not so rich, this was a preferential treatment that only an outlaw like him could enjoy. As for the rest of the soldiers, it is considered an excellent treatment to be able to get two full meals, not to mention the extravagance of delicious meat soup.

It's just that when he thought of the increased defense power he saw in Tongguan, and he didn't know how many times he could enjoy this kind of meal, Feng Shan's mood inevitably fell. After eating until he was full of burps, Feng Shan stood up and wiped the oil from the corners of his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "Quickly lead me to see Lord Lang, I have an important military situation." ”

"Lord Lang is now greeting your distinguished guests, you wait for a while."

The leader of the township came over and said in a deep voice.

"What kind of distinguished guest? I'm here for important military information! ”

Hearing the leader say this, Feng Shan felt that the information he had exchanged for his life was being despised, so he frowned and said.

"What kind of distinguished guest? That's Hongnong Yang...... Hongnong Yang, who do you know? ”

When the leader heard this, he smiled and said, his face was full of pride, and he wanted to brag a few words, but he didn't know where the Hongnong Yang family was strange, and he said with great interest: "That's it, you don't know if you say it." In short, Hongnong Yang's family is the big sect in our county, and his family is like stars in the sky, and the small people can see it but it is difficult to get close...... Alas, you come with me first, Lord Lang will definitely see you later. ”