I blame the system for licking dogs

Xipingshan Prefecture is located in the west of Daqin. It is a typical mountainous state with numerous virgin forests and steep terrain. It is named Xipingshan Prefecture because there is a tall mountain range like a barrier in the center.

As one of the three barren states in the Western Mountains of Da Qin, Xiping Mountain Prefecture has a sparse population. Under this environment, don't expect Da Qin to build roads and connect the Internet here, so this place is similar to the Goddess State in the past and is relatively primitive.

The difference is that the original state of Goddess State was an artificial blockade, while the original state of Xipingshan State was purely due to the environment. The people here have lived among the mountains for generations, living in large and small villages, and have no idea of ​​​​going out of the mountains.

There is quite a sense of escapism from the world outside the mountains.

Liu Zhengjing and his party have been walking in Pingshan for several days. According to the information Qin Zhi gave that day, they were sure that they were in Xipingshan Prefecture, but they did not have an accurate location, and they probably did not leave, so they must be in the mountains.

At this time, Liu Zhengjing and Hu Zhe had unkempt beards and messy hair. Liu Zhengjing, especially Liu Zhengjing, who had been responsible for paving the way, was already in ragged clothes, like savages. Although Xiao Qiao and Zhou Yiyao's faces were still clean, their clothes were unavoidably worn and worn.

The group of people looked very miserable. This was because it was not summer yet, otherwise they would have suffered from the miasma poisonous insects alone.

Liu Zhengjing, who was leading the way in front, suddenly stopped, looked into the depths of the jungle, and sniffed carefully, "There are people, at least a dozen."

When Hu Zhe heard this, he stopped, closed his eyes, put his hand on the big tree beside him, and felt it carefully for a while, "There are mostly ordinary people, and only one is a warrior."

Liu Zhengzheng looked at Xiao Qiao. Xiao Qiao held the French stick wrapped in rags, closed his eyes and concentrated, and let go of his mental elements. "The mental fluctuations are not strong. They are coming towards us. Do you want to stab them?"

The sting she was talking about was a mental attack.

Liu Zhengzheng shook his head, "We are here to find someone. After all, we have to inquire with people. If we can't avoid conflict, we won't have conflict."

The four people moved forward as usual. A few minutes later, a dozen men suddenly jumped out from all directions, holding bows, arrows and hatchets and surrounded them.

One of the rough men holding a machete said something in Jili Gulu.

Liu Zhengjing listened carefully and found that Da Qin Mandarin was still correct, but the accent was a bit awkward, but you could still hear it if you listened carefully.

The man said: "How brave you are to enter Pingshan Mountain!"

Liu Zhengzheng looked nervous and raised his hands, "Everyone, everyone, we are fellow travelers. We got lost and came here. We are not bad people."

The rugged man sneered, "A normal traveler's first reaction should be who you are and what you are going to do, rather than saying that you are not a bad person. Travelers who don't even have hiking bags or hiking poles, arrest them all!"

A group of people were talking like four people gathered around.

Liu Zhengzheng was not afraid of being caught by them, mainly because Xiao Qiao and Zhou Yiyao were both from a girl's family and could not be treated rudely by these men.

"Wait a minute!" Liu Zhengjing shouted, "To be honest, we are a family who went into the mountains to take refuge. There is a war outside and our parents are dead... Please believe us."

The leading man touched his chin, carefully looked at the people in front of him, and used his smart head to make a judgment. They were indeed ordinary people, and none of them had real energy. There were also men and women, and they were all very embarrassed.

It should be true, right?

"Maybe what you said is true, but now is an extraordinary period, so I still want to ask you to go back."

Liu Zhengzheng breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he is not too rude, he can go anywhere. His friends in the mountains are quite simple. "Okay, it's just that my wife and sister are timid. Can you not scare them?"

The leading man looked at Liu Zhengjing and the other three people. Xiao Qiao followed closely behind Liu Zhengjing. His innocent expressions were true, but the expressionless faces of the man and the woman did not seem to be very nervous.

Liu Zhengjing looked at Zhou Yiyao and Hu Zhe, "We are about to be arrested, aren't you nervous?"

Hu Zhe frowned and said, "Didn't they say what they were going to do to us? Why should we be nervous?"

Zhou Yiyao thought for a while, jumped to Liu Zhengjing's side in an exaggerated manner, and grabbed Liu Zhengjing's arm, "Brother, I'm afraid..."

Liu Zhengzheng felt a little pain in his head, "Um... my younger brothers and sisters were frightened by the war outside. Alas..."

The leading man was angry, "I think you are insulting my intelligence, so tie up these two men."

Liu Zhengjing had no choice but to let himself and Hu Zhe be tied up, and had to comfort Xiao Qiao with his eyes, who was eager to "stab" someone.

The black stick in his hand was also taken by the strong man. He weighed it himself, and when he couldn't see the way out, he ignored it and continued on his way.

This group of people is obviously very familiar with this place. Even if there is no road in the mountains and forests, they are very familiar with taking a flat road.

On the way, Liu Zhengjing tried to chat with the strong man, and found out that the man in front of him was named Yang Yelangda, and he was the commander of Langda Village. The reason why he started chatting was not because this man was stupid, but because he was simple. This man didn't feel that

These few people in front of me can shake things up.

After walking for about ten minutes, a sudden burst of birdsong came from the trees. Yang Yelangda raised her hand to signal the team to stop and glanced at Liu Zhengjing and others. Liu Zhengjing and others were confused.

Yang Yelangda waved his hand, and the remaining people tied up Zhou Yiyao and Xiao Qiao again.

"What's wrong, Brother Yang?" Liu Zhengjing asked in confusion.

Someone is approaching quickly.

Liu Zhengzheng looked up and saw several big birds circling above his head. This should be how they found themselves waiting for someone before.

I sniffed the mountain wind without trace, and found that there was indeed a human scent in the wind.

"Nai Ga, please pay attention. Keep an eye on them. If there is any abnormality in them, kill them directly." Yang Yelangda's face was serious, and he seemed to be cautious. He was worried that Liu Zhengjing and the others were in the same group as the people behind them.

With another wave of his hand, Liu Zhengjing and others were dragged behind a boulder. The others hid themselves, leaving only Yang Yelangda standing there.

A few minutes later, several figures approached quickly.

"Stop!" Rhonda yelled.

Liu Zhengjing, who was in the dark, took a look at the visitors. There were six of them, each wearing a ghillie suit, exuding a military aura, and carrying firearms, like a tactical team.

Faced with Yang Yelangda's sword blocking the road, the visitor ignored him. The leader said: "Take it away!" Someone stepped forward from behind.

Yang Yelangda shouted loudly and waved his sword to meet him. At the same time, the villagers in the dark shot a stream of sharp arrows.

It's a pity that all these sharp arrows were dodged. This tactical team is all warriors.

Facing the villagers who rushed out of the darkness screaming, they did not panic at all. They seemed to have expected it. One person caught two or three people and beat them all in two or three strokes.

This is the difference between warriors and ordinary people.

When the two people beside Liu Zhengjing saw this, they showed no fear at all. They left Liu Zhengjing behind and rushed out with knives. They were knocked down without any surprise.

Only Yang Yelangda was left holding a sword and fighting with two soldiers.

Liu Zhengzheng saw that Yang Yelangda was a top-grade warrior, and the two soldiers who attacked him were also warriors, and he became anxious for a moment.

The captain at the head glanced at the hiding place of Liu Zhengjing and others, "There are more over there."

The two soldiers who were already free walked towards Liu Zhengjing's hiding place.

After a while, Liu Zhengzheng came out carrying the two soldiers who had been knocked unconscious.

The captain's eyes narrowed and he ordered without hesitation: "Retreat!" Being able to quietly knock out two of his subordinates was not something their team could deal with. However, this captain was decisive in killing, regardless of Liu Zhengjing's hand.

two comrades.

It was in sharp contrast to these dozen villagers.

The three of them came and left in a hurry, disappearing into the forest in the blink of an eye.

Yang Yelangda looked at his brother who was knocked down on the ground, and then looked at Liu Zhengjing, who had casually left the two sergeants on the ground. His face was complicated, and he didn't know where he was: "Who are you?"

Liu Zhengjing smiled and said, "My name is Liu Zhengjing, and I am definitely not your enemy. Who are they?"

These five people looked well-trained and disciplined at first glance, like trained warrior soldiers. The most famous warrior soldiers in Da Qin were the Imperial Guards, but the uniforms of these people were different from the Imperial Guards.

Yang Yelangda looked at Liu Zhengjing and seemed to understand that there was no need to pretend if Liu Zhengjing and the others wanted to do anything to them.

"They are from the new dynasty."

"People from the new dynasty...haven't Xipingshan Prefecture been captured by the new dynasty? Haven't you been defeated?"

While Yang Yelangda went to check the injuries of his brothers, he replied proudly: "It seems that you really don't understand this place. There has always been a difference between the mountain people and the Qin people in our three states in Xishan. The Qin people are the people outside the mountains who have long been here."

Those who surrender, but we mountain people will never surrender, not even the Qin Dynasty, nor the New Dynasty."

Liu Zhengjing understood that although the three states in Xishan are mainly mountainous, there are also flat places. Although these places are not large, they are densely populated places with cities and towns. Such places will inevitably be destroyed by Daqin.

He ruled, but the mountain people were in the mountains and refused to obey.

It should not be that Da Qin did not have the strength to sweep away these mountain strongholds, but that this was Da Qin's consistent policy of governing the barren state. The chaos in Daozhou, the original rule of the Mengzhou royal tent, and the existence of the mountain people in the three states of Xishan were all against the barren state.

Control balancing policy.

It is difficult for the barren states to form a powerful and powerful political power that threatens the Qin Dynasty.

Therefore, Great Qin needed mountain people to exist, but now that the New Dynasty has occupied Shuzhou and the three states of Xishan, it needs a unified and stable situation, and these mountain strongholds need to be raided.

"You..." Liu Zhengzheng organized his words, "Can you resist them?"

"Of course." Yang Yelangda replied without hesitation.

Liu Zhengjing looked at the team of more than ten people with only one warrior and expressed doubts about this.

"What's going on with you mountain people now?"

Yang Yelangda was silent for a moment, and her tone became much lowered. "There are only three villages left out of the six villages in Pingshan. It is said that all the mountain people in the other two mountain states have been beaten down."

Liu Zhengjing didn't know what to say, "I came here to find someone. Have you ever had a very beautiful woman here?"

Yang Yelangda's body stiffened slightly, which Liu Zhengjing keenly noticed, but he said: "No, no one has come to the mountains except those officers and soldiers of the New Dynasty for a long time."

Liu Zhengzheng smiled, "I want to go to your village and sit there, is that okay?"