Qingkou Stronghold was located on Gu Mountain, and Gu Mountain was between Chongtian County and Mao County. However, most of Gu Mountain was within Mao County, so Wang Mazi had to go to Mao County first if he had any investigative information.
Although they could pass through the forest and reduce the possibility of being discovered, that would be a waste of time. Now that the regiment commander was going to fight the bandits, they probably could not wait that long. Therefore, Wang Mazi decided to bring his men up the mountain from Mao County.
There was a river in the southeast of Gushan, and it was only close to a cliff. Behind it was an endless forest. Therefore, Qingkou Stronghold was a place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Of course, this was only relative.
Lu Yu and the others were in the principal's place, Zhejiang.
Right now, the principal was leading his troops to the northern expedition. Other than important places, there were no other military forces. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to survive until now.
The mission of raiding the bandits would not be done by a local militia. They wouldn't have waited two months for the militia to come and exterminate the bandits. There were really no more soldiers to send.
After all, there were only 500 people in the Qingkou Stronghold. If it was an army, it would only have the strength of a battalion, and they were all bandits. If they sent out the remaining troops, it would not be worth it if any accidents happened.
Originally, the provincial government wanted to maintain the status quo and wait for the principal to win before settling this group of bandits. Who knew that the bandits of Qingkou Stronghold would snatch the goods of the Zhou family in the provincial capital. Therefore, the Zhou family pressured the government to get rid of the bandits.
Speaking of the Zhou family, he was a member of the Alliance in the early days. Although he was not famous, he was still a senior. Although he did not hold a position in the government and was focused on business, he was not a senior for nothing. At least he knew a few high-ranking officials.
However, it was indeed not a good time to send troops now, but the orders from the higher-ups could not be ignored. Therefore, after a few discussions, Lu Yu had a second mission to eliminate the bandits in two months.
As for whether Lu Yu could successfully exterminate the bandits, it was none of their business. After all, the mission had already been passed down. If they failed to exterminate the bandits, it was because the people below did not do their job well. It had nothing to do with them.
Wang Mazi pushed aside the grass and stared at the two bandits not far away. After all, those who carried guns on Gu Mountain were bandits.
Originally, it was more suitable to do reconnaissance missions at night. It was easier to be discovered during the day.
However, the mission this time was rather urgent, so Wang Mazi brought his men up before the sun had even set. Because it was a reconnaissance mission, Wang Mazi divided the guard squad into three groups to investigate separately. After all, there were only ten of them. No matter how powerful they were, they could not defeat a few hundred bandits. Buttface and Xiaowu were with him.
Little Five's surname was Fang. Because he was the fifth in the family, they called him Little Five.
When Lu Yu transmigrated, it was summer. Now, two months had passed, and the weather had turned into autumn.
In addition, this place was near the sea and on the mountain, so it was especially easy to feel sleepy when the wind blew. The two bandits were sleeping.
Wang Mazi saw that there were people around. It was inconvenient to get rid of them now. It would be too far to take a detour, and it would consume his strength. The gains would not make up for the losses.
In addition, the sun was about to set, so Wang Mazi decided to wait for the sun to set. For people like them who were doing reconnaissance missions, they could only obtain more information at night.
The weather in autumn could change at will. Just a moment ago, the sun was high in the sky, but in the blink of an eye, it was covered with dark clouds and accompanied by strong winds.
One of the bandits suddenly woke up, not knowing if it was because the light had suddenly disappeared or because there was a strong wind.
He raised his gun and meowed around, shouting,"Who's there? Come out!"”
His voice startled Wang Mazi and the others. They thought that they had been discovered. Buttface was about to rush out to fight when the sharp-eyed Wang Mazi stopped him in time. He saw that the bandit who had just woken up hadn't looked at them at all. He was just meowing around with his gun.
Just as he was about to say something to Buttface, another bandit was woken up.
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