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Chapter 74 There is no god in Cangshan Mountain, and mountain ghosts occupy their nests (please book first!)

Cangshan has no gods, which is recognized by the north and south of Kukou Pass, because since the tentacles of the Central Plains Dynasty extended to here, Cangshan has been stained with the blood of countless people.

Especially during the Daxu Dynasty, the border of the dynasty was opened up to this point a hundred years ago, forcing the Kingdom of Jin, which occupied this place, to move further north, competing with other feudal states for living space.

Wars, killings, resentment, and crimes are all over Cangshan Mountain, no matter how large and stretching it is, it is difficult for innate gods to be born.

There are no innate gods, and righteous gods are unwilling to be sealed here, so Cangshan Mountain is occupied by many ghosts and evil spirits.

Coupled with the scattered thieves hiding in it, the entire Cangshan Mountain formed a special pattern.

Thousands of bandits and mountain ghosts in the Thirteen Villages of Cangshan coexist "harmoniously". The bandits in Cangshan Mountain offer blood, food and incense, and the mountain ghosts will inform them.

Every time the officers and soldiers of Bei'an County and Cangbei County wanted to go into the mountains to suppress the bandits, most of the time they would only return without success. Over time, the bandits in Cangshan also found out the bottom line of the government.

Whether it's robbing commercial roads to collect "protection fees", or smuggling and selling goods from the north and south of Cangshan Mountain to earn the difference.

As long as they don't provoke the majesty of the imperial court and don't go too far, the local government will turn a blind eye and close one eye when the dynasty's officials are gradually corrupted and their luck is declining.

The last time the Yinjiao army was dispatched, it was because Bei'an County thought that the Cangshan bandits were deliberately provoking, so they wanted to teach them a lesson, but it turned out that they didn't do it, so forget it.

If you don't win a complete victory in suppressing a few bandits, not only will you not get much reward, but you will also lose the luck of your own elite.

Now it is no longer the early and middle period of the dynasty, when everyone is motivated and enterprising, some victories won may not be what the higher-ups would like to see.

Emperor Xiangxing reigned for 46 years, and the dynasty has always been in a state of stability on the surface. He wanted to whitewash the peace of the last few years.

In this way, entering the Dragon Court after death can be ranked higher in the ranking of the emperors of the past dynasties, and within the court, only officials who can understand this kind of secret mind can be appreciated.

With such superiors, ordinary officials will only think of mediocrity and strive not to make mistakes.

Only young officials like Ji Hongzhe, the magistrate of Pingcang County, who want to make achievements and do something good for the local people will implement the so-called New Deal.

It was not easy for Zhou Bai to meet such a parent official who was willing to stand in front, so he naturally took advantage of the situation.

At the foot of Cangshan Mountain, the vast and endless wasteland, only the Zhou family encircled tens of thousands of acres closest to Cangshan Mountain to open up wasteland.

Since Ji Hongzhe implemented the land reclamation order and Zhou Bai ordered the clan to lead the land reclamation order, in the past two months, hundreds of refugees were recruited, but less than a thousand mu of wasteland was actually opened.

The other [-] mu were only burned once with wildfire, and the ground was covered with black ash, full of desolation, without a trace of life.

The only remarkable thing is that the prototype of a manor every thousand mu has been repaired, and the roof tiles of the houses have been laid, but no one lives in them.

At dusk, all the refugees, including the Zhou people, would return to their villages to spend the night, even if it was a waste of time.

All this is because of the bandits in Cangshan Mountain, and the mountain ghosts who often wander down the mountain at night, and both humans and ghosts have caused great troubles to the Zhou family's land reclamation.

The daytime is fine, but with the arrival of summer, the yang energy is stronger, and the mountain ghosts dare not go out of the shade in the mountains.

The group of thieves didn't want to fight against the soldiers of the Zhou family, so as to avoid unnecessary losses, and they didn't want to give the government an excuse.

At night, a mere hundred clan soldiers could not protect all the wasteland refugees, and the clan soldiers themselves had no heart to fight.

One morning, when there were a few more mummies outside the campsite, they completely gave up the idea of ​​staying overnight.

Zhou Bai handed over the land reclamation to Zhou Lin, the owner of the second room. Zhou Lin is an elder, and he is also a scholar, but at this time he feels a little bit embarrassed in front of Zhou Bai.

Because the matter did not go well, it delayed the family's major policy.

After Zhou Bai led the village protection team to inspect the surrounding situation, his expression didn't change at all, but he comforted Zhou Lin instead.

"Uncle Lin, I don't blame you for this matter. It's enough to do the preliminary work, and then let me lead people to wipe out the ghosts and bandits for the family."

But Zhou Lin felt uneasy after hearing this, but frowned even tighter. Brother Bo is the future of their family, how could he take such a risk.

"It's enough for the government to come forward to suppress the bandits. If you go up rashly, you don't even know where the old nest of Mihun Village is." Zhou Lin's worry was palpable, and he also said the core problem.

Zhou Bai shook his head, and didn't explain too much, he naturally took all these into consideration.

Mihun Village is one of the thirteen villages where the bandits gathered in Cangshan Mountain, and their sphere of influence is probably on the edge of the area where the Zhou family is planning to open up wasteland.

After a comprehensive judgment from various sources, Mihun Village probably has hundreds of strong bandits, among them there are about a hundred old thieves, which are not weak.

Zhou Bai also brought hundreds of people with him today, including 110 clan soldiers, [-] main soldiers of the village guard team, and [-] trained backup guard team.

There are more than [-] people in total, except for the lack of crossbow armor, they have everything they should have.

Although the core of the bandits is the one hundred old thieves, it is too unsafe for three hundred private soldiers to suppress them, not to mention that the name of Mihun Village is not for nothing.

At the beginning, when the government suppressed bandits, more than a thousand officers and soldiers went up, but they hadn't fought yet. As a result, more than half of the officers and soldiers lost their way when they were looking for the old nest of Mihun Village.

In the end, there was no sign of the Mihun Village, and the officers and soldiers failed to suppress the bandits.

It is said that there is money and land, the clan soldiers and the guard soldiers are very excited, and want to kill a few bandits to make meritorious service.

But Zhou Bai saw that most of the people were still uneasy, some recruits' hands were shaking, and the training and actual combat were not the same feeling at all.

"Report, Dutou, the inspector Duan has brought troops over, and they are already outside the village." At this moment, Zhou Bai's long-awaited reinforcements finally arrived.

Zhou Bai went out and saw that there were more than 200 inspectors in Wuyangyang, carrying simple knives, bows and arrows, and walking towards this place with casual steps.

Looking back at the guarding soldiers trained by myself, they are solemn and orderly. Everyone is a seven-foot man with good armor and weapons. Which side are the officers and soldiers?
After a long distance, Duan Dehou shouted at the top of his voice: "Zhou Yunqi, I have brought my own headquarters and the inspectors from the three nearby villages here."

Zhou Bai wanted to cover his head and sigh, but when he saw that the arrival of the inspectors instantly aroused the morale of everyone, he could only treat each other with a smile on his face.

In the end, the support soldiers he borrowed were just to cheer them up. Otherwise, those newcomers to the battle would always have no confidence in private soldiers suppressing bandits.

Anyway, the inspectors are also a member of the imperial court system, which can bring a part of the luck of the law and gather the hearts of the righteous army.

After Zhou Bai rewarded the reinforcements by slaughtering pigs and sheep, Duan Dehou also figured out his mission, so he just followed behind and held the battle.

This feeling is good, so a large number of inspectors marched into the mountains with banners and shouts to suppress the bandits. Those who didn't know it really thought that Pingcang inspectors had a way of leading troops.

At this time, the scorching sun is in the sky, most of the miasma has dissipated, and the mountain ghosts don't dare to make trouble, so it is most suitable to attack Mihun Village directly.

In the eyes of the recruits, Zhou Bai, the head of the capital and the patriarch, walked at the forefront, brave and fearless, completely in line with the image of a general who killed 15 people and was awarded the title of Yunqiwei by the emperor.

But they don't know that in Zhou Bai's eyes, there is a sun-wandering god who is full of divine light and bathed in yang energy, leading the way for him.

(End of this chapter)