The team grew again, but the speed did not decrease at all, a group of more than 100 people was equipped with sixty or seventy horses, and the rest could take the carriage, and the journey became no longer difficult. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Because of the large number of people, although they are not afraid of the prying eyes of local forces, and it is not convenient to enter the densely populated cities and villages, they will send people into the city to buy supplies when they pass through the villages, towns and counties.

In the blink of an eye, it has been ten days since leaving Phantom Feather City, the convoy has been smooth all the way, there is no danger, passing through some areas often infested by bandits, those bandits and robbers saw that the Zhiyuan Dart Bureau was strong and strong, and they all wisely chose to retreat, and even a few groups of bandits were familiar with Luo Siping or Mo Zhiyuan, and they warmly entertained everyone, so that Yuan Fang had the illusion of a minister.

On this day, it was the second day of leaving the Qima County City, the weeds on the road ahead were reborn, obviously few people passed by, Mo Zhiyuan ordered everyone with a solemn face: "The front is the Black Wind Mountain, everyone is in good spirits, Ergouzi, you take more people to the vicinity to investigate, don't entangle the people you encounter in the Black Wind Mountain, return immediately." ”

Ergouzi rode away with a few colleagues with superb equestrian skills, scattered around, and everyone else was nervous, here, it can be said that the key to the success or failure of this dart trip, whether it can level the bandits here and open the trade route, it all depends on the next few days. The area around the Black Wind Mountain is mostly mountains and forests, and the bandits here are good at concealment, so that the arrows are even more unguardable and the most deadly, and everyone has to mention twelve points of mental vigilance, and those with shields almost never leave after entering this area.

The further you go, the denser the woods on both sides of the road become, and it is difficult for sunlight to penetrate the ground, and it looks dark and gloomy from a distance. The weather is still hot, Yuan Fang is very sorry to put on a leather armor, at this time he doesn't care about whether it's hot or not, it's true to keep his nickname.

Ren Fei belonged to the category of newborn calves, not only was he not scared but a little excited, he really wanted to see with his own eyes what the so-called bandits and robbers were like.

After walking in fear for a day, they did not encounter the legendary bandits, but the people did not dare to relax, because the bandits here are different from other places in robbing the road, and they have a long enough depth, in contrast, they prefer to attack at night, and take advantage of their unpreparedness to make a final decision.

At night, Mo Zhiyuan personally kept vigil and sent more outposts to guard nearby, and Luo Siping's men and the dart bureau joined forces to facilitate mutual support.

There was no word all night, and the bandits did not appear, Mo Zhiyuan was a little disappointed and continued to hurry with the team. Ren Fei was even more disappointed, he almost didn't sleep all night yesterday, he couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, just waiting for the bandits to come to his door, so he could show his skills and kill all sides.

Yuan Fang sat in the carriage and looked around, nervously staring at the woods on the side of the road, Ren Fei was dozing in a daze holding the ancestral 'treasure knife' borrowed from Yan Xiong.

At this moment, a few slight bangs sounded in front of him, and then, several black lines crossed, and Mo Zhiyuan, who was walking in front, reacted very quickly, immediately grabbed the reins and turned over and dismounted, the long knife in his hand went out of his body, and looked at the woods vigilantly.

The convoy stopped, and everyone stood guard as if they were facing a great enemy, either by the carriage or in groups of three or two gathered together to cover each other, and a dozen of them who were good at archery were already drawing their bows and arrows, ready to shoot at any moment.

The corner of Mo Zhiyuan's eyes swept a few feather arrows on the ground not far away, his brows furrowed slightly, and the feather arrows fell more than ten meters away from Mo Zhiyuan, and most of the arrows were inserted into the ground, and the strength was breathtaking.

It stands to reason that the bandits' archery skills will not be so unreliable, and no one will kill them after shooting the arrows, what do they mean? Everyone was puzzled.

The sound of horses' hooves came from the distance, and the second dog who was in charge of exploring the way rode back, handed a letter to Mo Zhiyuan, and said with a solemn expression: "Those people gave it to you, I have checked it, and it is not poisonous." ”

Mo Zhiyuan looked at Ergouzi and asked with concern, "Are you all okay?" ”

Ergouzi nodded with palpitations: "Those people are very powerful, but they didn't kill them, and a few brothers were slightly injured, so there is no big problem." Mo Zhiyuan frowned and pondered for a moment, but decided to see what was written in his heart first.

Mo Laoer, Mo Laosan, and Luo Siping had already gathered, and Yuan Fang and Ren Fei got up in the carriage behind them and looked at it from afar.

Mo Zhiyuan unfolded the letter and read it, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he handed the letter to others for circulation, and only after everyone had read it did he say in a solemn tone: "This Han Yidao (bandit leader) specified that I and Brother Luo should go and see each other, I don't know what the hell is going on." ”

Mo Lao Er said decisively: "Big brother, you can't go, it's too dangerous." ”

Mo Laosan echoed: "That's it, didn't you two send sheep into the tiger's mouth in the past?" If they get anything wrong, you two will be trapped in it. ”

Mo Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and analyzed: "Han Yidao sent someone to deliver the letter, and it should be another purpose if he didn't do it directly, he shouldn't want to suffer too many casualties, since this is the case, he won't do anything to us, Brother Luo, what do you think?" ”

Luo Siping didn't know if the artist was bold or really not afraid of death, so he waved his hand indifferently and said, "Go and see, are we still afraid of him?" Rejected the request of others to accompany him, leaving Mo Lao Er and Mo Lao San to take care of the convoy, Mo Zhiyuan and Luo Sihai rode away and disappeared from everyone's sight.

The waiting is torturous, the mountains and forests are quiet, occasionally birds can be heard, horses' hooves are restlessly scraping the ground, and those who listen are upset and restless.

In the blink of an eye, half a day has passed, Mo Zhiyuan and Luo Siping have no news, Mo Lao Er is in a hurry, Mo Lao San has long been unable to sit still, and he wanted to take someone to the front to check several times, but Mo Lao Er stopped him.

Ren Fei lost his previous vigor, and asked with a worried face: "Brother Yuan, Brother Mo, they will be fine, right?" Why haven't you come back yet? ”

Yuan Fang was very sure and said: "It's okay, it's absolutely fine, otherwise those bandits would have been killed a long time ago." As soon as Yuan Fang's words fell, the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and everyone looked at the front of the road, and after a while, the figures of Mo Zhiyuan and Luo Siping appeared in everyone's sight.

Mo Zhiyuan came to the front of everyone with a burst of haze, did not dismount, raised his arm and waved vigorously: "Okay, let's go." Everyone's hearts were full of doubts, but they didn't dare to delay, and the convoy started again.

On the way, Mo Zhiyuan and a few people got together and said something, Mo Lao Er and Mo Lao San were surprised at first, and after getting Luo Sihai's confirmation, they were ecstatic, and their expressions relaxed a lot.

After a few people discussed for a while, Mo Laosan returned the same way with more than a dozen people, and left in a hurry, Mo Zhiyuan looked back at Yuan Fang and Ren Fei, who were full of doubts and curiosity on the carriage, slowed down the horse and walked with the carriage, and said the matter with a smile that he couldn't help but smile.

Han Yidao is the bandit leader of Heifeng Mountain, he was desperate to occupy Heifeng Mountain, after a few years of development, his power has become more and more huge, annexing several groups of robbers nearby, and his subordinates have gathered more than 1,000 people, coupled with unique geographical advantages, even the state army has nothing to do with them, and several encirclements and suppressions have lost troops and returned in vain, and over time, they will be let go.

Of course, Han Yidao has never been out to the official army, whether it is the change of defense in the army or the transfer of officials, they have passed through the Black Wind Mountain, and the bandits of the Black Wind Mountain have been able to exist so far.

In the next few years, Han Yidao led his subordinates to loot everywhere, the surrounding villages and towns were miserable, for a long time, they couldn't stand this kind of fear that they might die at any time, the villagers gradually left and moved to other places, and the caravan was repeatedly plundered and did not dare to come again, so that almost no one passed by in the area of Black Wind Mountain in these years.

As a bandit, it's a good thing that the territory is big enough, but it's sad if you can't grab something, so many subordinates, which one is not money every day? There was no income, life was worse day by day, and finally they had to disperse, most of them left the Black Wind Mountain to find another way, and now there are only more than a hundred bandits here.

Speaking of this, Yuan Fang smiled and said: "This Han Yidao is a brainless reckless man, he doesn't understand the truth of the long stream, robbing nearby villages and passing caravans must rob, this is equivalent to killing chickens to take eggs, only caring about immediate interests, now the chickens are gone, and they can only starve themselves." ”

Mo Zhiyuan gloated and smiled: "Who said it wasn't, Brother Yuan, I didn't expect you to analyze it so thoroughly, I think you will definitely be a good hand if you change your career to become a bandit." Yuan Fang rolled his eyes.

Luo Siping came over and teased: "What, Brother Yuan wants to join the gang?" ”

Yuan Fang was taken aback, if Luo Siping was serious, he would not be forced to drag him up the mountain to be a bandit, this thing would definitely be done in a hurry, and he hurriedly waved his hand to deny it: "No, no, I don't have this plan yet, but if I can't get along in the future, I won't be allowed to go to Luo Sige to eat." ”

The disappointment in Luo Siping's eyes flashed away, and he said with a smile: "Okay, when the time comes, I will take all my brothers down the mountain to meet you." ”

Yuan Fang was polite and polite, and quietly changed the topic: "Brother Mo, then, what did that Han Yidao tell you?" ”

Luo Siping rushed to say with a smile on his face: "Han Yidao, they are almost not full of food now, and they don't want to give up the territory here, and they ask us to go over to worship the mountain, which is actually a kind of compromise. ”

Mo Zhiyuan added: "He also asked us to help get the news out, and all the caravans could pass as long as they paid enough money to buy the road." ”

Yuan Fang pursed his lips and said mockingly: "It seems that this Han Yidao is not stupid yet, and it is not too late to do this kind of thing." Brother Mo, are you really going to help him spread the news? ”

Mo Zhiyuan smiled slyly: "Of course, since I agreed, I must do it, but well, I haven't thought about it yet." Yuan Fang and Mo Zhiyuan looked at each other and smiled, they are both smart people, of course they know how to take advantage of this excellent opportunity to make a few more trips to Black Wind Mountain to make a fortune before others get the news.

Due to the unique geographical location of Heifeng Mountain, it is in the north-south traffic artery of Qima County, Han Yidao occupies Heifeng Mountain, making it difficult to transport the production of Danxia, Suli and other counties in the north of Qima County to the south, unless it is detoured to Yongan County along the western border, but the national border is not easy to walk, and it is already fortunate to be exploited by the defenders layer by layer.

Then there is to bypass the Black Wind Mountain from the east, but there is no official road to the east, the path is difficult to walk, not to mention, it has to go around a long distance, and the transportation cost is extremely high, so that it is difficult to transport out the rubber, silk and other specialties in Danxia County, even if it is detoured to Xiping County, the price will skyrocket several times.

Now it can be regarded as opening the trade route of Heifeng Mountain, if a large number of specialties gush out, before the prices in various places fall, Mo Zhiyuan only needs to seize the opportunity to buy and run back and forth a few times, he will definitely make a lot of money, and Mo Zhiyuan has already begun to act, Mo Laosan is the first to rush back to Huanyu County to inform Xin Huilan and make corresponding preparations, Mo Zhiyuan is also ready to temporarily change to a cameo in business, anyway, it is not new for the dart bureau to dabble in business.