At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

After hearing what Xiao Yan said, Zhao Gongming finally understood the other party's intention.

"I've heard that Lord Xia and the prince have a close relationship. Today, I see that it's true."

A smile also appeared on Zhao Gongming's face.

Before Xia Yun left Beijing, he also told him about the help that the Ninth Prince had given him.

"Your Highness, rest assured. When I go to Zhejiang, I will definitely drive the Japanese pirates out of our Daliang Dynasty in the shortest possible time."

"As for Xia Yun, as long as Zhao is in Zhejiang, no one can threaten his life!"

Zhao Gongming made his promise.

In fact, he and Xia Yun have been allies for a long time, so when he goes to Zhejiang, he naturally has to protect Xia Yun.

"That's good. When Lord Zhao arrives in Zhejiang, no matter what you need, you can send a letter to me as soon as possible."

Xiao Yan nodded.

Although he currently does not have any substantial evidence, he always has a hunch in his heart.

As the war on the Zhejiang battlefield spreads, various forces enter Zhejiang, and a huge crisis is emerging.

By then, if the crisis is not handled properly, the first person to lose his life will be Xia Yun!

……

In the blink of an eye, a day passed.

Xia Yun and his group entered Huwei Mountain, wandered around in the mountains, and finally climbed over the top of the mountain.

On the top of the mountain, Xia Yun and others looked into the distance, and the scenery of the Nanzhili area came into view.

However, just when everyone was camping and resting, suddenly, a series of sparse noises were heard around the camp.

"alert!"

Chong Heihu was the first to react, and a loud shout came out of his mouth.

More than 300 personal guards immediately stood up, all holding rifles, and surrounded Xia Yun and his companions.

It was at this time that thousands of figures rushed out quickly from all directions of the camp.

Xia Yun looked carefully and saw that these thousands of people were dressed like a group of bandits, wielding various long swords and short swords in their hands.

Soon, the more than 300 people led by Xia Yun were surrounded by thousands of bandits, and the leader of the bandits walked out.

The man was not a big man. He wore a dog-skin hat, clothes made of tiger skin, and held a big sword on his shoulder.

"No one is allowed to move!"

"I built this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, leave money to buy the road!"

The leading bandit waved a machete, pointed at Xia Yun and spoke. There was a particularly conspicuous scar on his face.

Obviously, he recognized Xia Yun as the leader of these more than 300 champions.

The tip of the knife was pointed at Xia Yun, but a playful look appeared on his face.

"Interesting, the robber met the thief and robbed him."

Xia Yun smiled slightly.

In his impression, there were indeed many bandits in the Daliang Dynasty, but most of the bandit gangs were small in scale.

This was the first time that they had encountered a group of bandits numbering over a thousand people, who dared to openly rob government troops.

"What are you hesitating about? I want all the food you transported!"

"Also, hand over all the money and property you have! Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless!"

The leading bandit continued to wave his machete, and thousands of bandits around him also moved forward a few steps.

Seeing this, Xia Yun gestured to the left and right to make way, and then walked out alone.

It was said that he was afraid that something might happen to Xia Yun, so he quickly drew his gun and aimed it at the leading bandit.

If the other party makes any rash moves, he will not hesitate to wipe out these thousands of people on the spot!

"What's your name?"

As soon as Xia Yun came up, he asked the other person's name directly.

"I will never change my name, my surname is Chen and my given name is Bao!"

"Boy, if you know what's good for you, leave all your food and money here! I can consider letting you go!"

Chen Bao continued to speak proudly.

Hearing this, Xia Yun was not annoyed. When his eyes carefully swept over the thousands of "bandits" around him, he already understood everything in his heart.

"Chen Bao, do you know what the consequences of robbing government officials are?"

Xia Yun asked with interest.

As soon as these words came out, Chen Bao's face showed a trace of panic.

But soon, Chen Bao deliberately suppressed his panic.

"I don't know what government there is! Anyway, I built this road and planted this tree. If you don't want to die, leave some money for your life!"

Chen Bao tried to maintain his momentum and made a chopping motion while speaking.

It seemed as if it was really as they said, no matter who passed by, they had to leave money to buy their lives.

However, seeing this, Xia Yun still smiled and shook his head.

Then Xia Yun raised his right hand slightly.

Chong Heihu behind him immediately understood and pulled the trigger in his hand.

"boom!"

In an instant, gunshots rang out.

The bullet shot from the muzzle of Chong Heihu's gun hit the machete in Chen Bao's hand solidly.

The huge power of the bullet not only created a hole in the middle of the machete.

The machete also fell from Chen Bao's hand and fell to the ground!

"Everyone put down your weapons immediately, hold your head, squat down and don't move!"

At this moment, a loud shout came from Chong Heihu's mouth, and more than 300 personal guards quickly raised their guns and aimed at the thousands of bandits present!

Thousands of bandits were frightened when they saw this!

In just a few breaths, the sound of guns and sticks falling to the ground was heard.

Chen Bao, whose weapon was knocked away by the bullet, now had fear in his eyes.

He sensed a threat of death from the weapons in the hands of these government troops.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely funny scene occurred at the scene.

Chen Bao fell to his knees in front of Xia Yun with a thud.

"Please spare our lives, sir! We are not the bandits on this mountain! Please let us live!"

At this moment, the previous arrogance and pride could no longer be seen on Chen Bao's face.

Some were just filled with fear and trepidation.

"Take away their weapons."

At this time, Xia Yun opened his mouth and gave orders.

He had already seen through these thousands of people. Although they were dressed as bandits, the temperament they exuded had nothing to do with bandits at all.

In Xia Yun's opinion, these guys looked more like a group of farmers.

"Tell me your origins, and I may be able to spare the life of one of you."

When Chong Heihu and his men began to collect weapons, Xia Yun's attention was focused on Chen Bao again.

"To answer your question, you are all good people from Zhangjia Village at the foot of Huwei Mountain. We have no food to eat and the villagers are almost starving to death, so we come up the mountain to do this robbery for a living."

"I am willing to guarantee with my life that we only rob people of their money and have never hurt anyone's life!"

Chen Bao explained the origins of these thousands of people like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.