At night, in the depths of the Taihang Mountains, which stretched for more than eight hundred li, the Thousand Hand Stronghold, where thousands of people had gathered, was completely silent. Only the tightly guarded stone walls at the gate of the stronghold were brightly lit.
A group of strong bandits wearing leather armor and carrying large swords were patrolling around the village gate with torches in their hands. There were also many archers in the archer towers looking outside the village gate.
The Thousand Hand Stronghold was surrounded by cliffs on three sides. It was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Tens of thousands of strong bows and crossbows were stored. With thousands of bandits occupying it, even tens of thousands of Jin soldiers had to be mentally prepared to suffer heavy casualties.
However, this was not a problem for Zheng Yuhong and the other two. They jumped and flipped on the cliff like spiritual apes. In less than an incense stick's time, they had sneaked into the Thousand Hand Stockade from the cliff that was tens of meters away.
The three of them observed the Thousand Hand Stronghold and found that this place was a dead end for the attackers. They could not help but marvel at the strong defense of this stronghold.
Under the night breeze, Huang Rong's mischievous little face was filled with excitement.
Li Mochou, on the other hand, was expressionless. His white clothes fluttered in the wind, and his jade-like skin was as fair as a fairy.
Huang Rong looked around like a little fox with her small black eyes. She clapped her hands and praised,"This Thousand Hand Stronghold is really easy to defend and difficult to attack. No wonder during the Jingkang years, a large number of righteous people hid in Taihang Mountains to resist the Jin Dynasty's rule.”
"This place is much steeper than Mount Zhongnan.”
Li Mochou was also a little impressed. She had thought that the Quan Zhen Sect standing on Mount Zhongnan was easy to defend and hard to attack. She did not expect it to pale in comparison.
Zheng Yuhong's eyes were like torches as he sized up the fortress in the depths of Taihang Mountain. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
He touched his chin and said thoughtfully,""It's such a waste to let Peng Lianhu, a scoundrel who worships the Jin Dynasty, occupy such a good place.”
"We're here, aren't we? Peng Lianhu, this tyrant, definitely won't be able to escape!”
Huang Rong waved her small pink fist, revealing her small canine teeth. She looked fierce and vowed to seek justice for the anti-gold warriors.
However, she seemed to have forgotten that she was still Zheng Yuhong's captive.
Zheng Yuhong smiled and praised." Rong 'er is right. Let's go. We'll capture him alive and force him to tell us where the Stronghold Chieftain's room is. Then, we'll go find trouble with Peng Lianhu!"”
As soon as the three of them finished speaking, two night watchmen in tattered coarse clothes walked out from the corner of the dark corridor not far away. They had a short knife tied to their waists and were illuminated by a night lamp.
Zheng Yuhong, Huang Rong, and Li Mochou looked at each other and saw a hint of a smile in each other's eyes.
Huang Rong's footsteps were light. She stepped on the Lightness Skill of Peach Blossom Island, and her steps were as light as a lively civet cat. In a few blinks of an eye, she had crossed more than ten meters. Without making a sound, she had already sneaked behind the two night watchmen.
Her fingertips trembled slightly as she activated the Orchid Acupoint Stroking Hand. Her thumb and index finger clasped together, and the remaining three fingers were slightly opened. Her fingers stretched out like an orchid, and in the blink of an eye, she pressed on the acupoint of a night watchman. The posture was extremely beautiful.
" Clang!" In the next moment, Huang Rong pulled out a short knife from the waist of another night watchman and pressed it against his neck. The knife was so sharp that it almost cut his skin, and a faint trace of blood appeared.
The night watchman's expression changed drastically. He immediately covered his head with both hands. His neck was so painful that he trembled and did not dare to move. He was afraid that Huang Rong's hands would accidentally cut open his trachea artery.
"Aunt…Great aunt, please be careful, please be careful! This was…Why do you have to do this? Please put down your short knife first. If you have anything to ask, feel free to ask. I will definitely tell you everything I know!”
The night watchman was quite tactful. He raised his hands and surrendered at the first moment, without the slightest desire to resist.
"I'll give you a chance. Where's that old bastard Peng Lianhu?" Zheng Yuhong asked in a serious tone.”
The night watchman's face turned red and white. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said in a low voice,
"Young hero, are you looking for trouble with Peng Lianhu? That Peng Lianhu is highly skilled in martial arts, and he's also sinister and treacherous. He even imprisoned the second bandit chief. He's not someone you can deal with!”
"Listen to my advice. It's better for you to leave first. When you're discovered, you won't be able to leave!”
"Oh?" Zheng Yuhong realized that there seemed to be a story behind it and asked,""Second Bandit Chief is imprisoned? What happened? Tell me in detail."
The night watchman's life was hanging by a thread. He had no choice but to tell the truth while trembling.
To put it simply, the second bandit chief was the son of the old bandit chief. He was also the descendant of the righteous men who resisted the gold.
On the day that the old bandit chief died of illness, Peng Lianhu, who was confident in his martial arts, joined forces with the Jin Dynasty Faction and forcefully became the bandit chief. He also suppressed the people in the stronghold who insisted on resisting the Jin Dynasty, including the second bandit chief who was supposed to take over.
However, Peng Lianhu's foundation was not stable yet. Bandits had to be loyal to their brothers. In order to win over the people, he did not dare to execute the second bandit chief. He could only lock him up for a few years.
Over the years, the members of the Anti-Gold Faction were gradually squeezed out of the core of power and demoted to the bottom. Some died, some were injured, and their resentment towards Peng Lianhu almost broke through the sky. The night watchman was also one of the unremarkable ones.
"Good news." Zheng Yuhong's eyes lit up when he heard the night watchman's words.
He had thought that the Anti-Gold Faction had been wiped out and was still thinking about how to take down this mountain stronghold after killing Peng Lianhu.
He did not expect that the people of the Anti-Gold Faction were still alive. As long as he killed Peng Lianhu and his confidants and took them in as his subordinates, wouldn't he be able to establish an effective rule?
Zheng Yuhong did not forget that the Great Jin Kingdom would only be able to survive for a few years. The Mongolian army was about to sweep over. It was not too late to plan ahead.
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