"General Li's words are reasonable, and he's reasonable!" Zhang Gongjin suddenly realized.

But soon, he frowned: "Can we wipe out the bandits by relying on more than 20 people alone? The little leader just said that there were thousands of bandits on Jiepai Mountain."

"What the governor said is so true!" Zhang Gongjin's deputy general surnamed Lu responded, "It's not easy for General Li to use only more than 20 people to wipe out thousands of bandits."

Except for Li Zaigu's subordinates, other soldiers whispered and talked.

They all felt that it would be impossible to wipe out the bandits with more than 20 people.

Li Zaigu glanced at everyone and said slowly: "In the first year of Zhenguan, the emperor only brought six people to the edge of the Wei River and repelled more than 100,000 Turkic soldiers! Now, more than 20 people are here, can't we wipe out only a thousand bandits?"

When many people nodded thoughtfully when they heard Li Zaigu say this.

"The soldiers present are all elite soldiers and generals of the Tang Dynasty. They can fight against a hundred people, so they need to be afraid of thieves gathered on the mountain?" Li Zaigu stood upright and stared at everyone.

"General Li's words are reasonable!"

Zhang Gongjin touched his thick beard and smiled heartily.

"A good man from the Tang Dynasty, I will never be scared by the little thief!"

Li Zaigu's words aroused Zhang Gongjin's fighting spirit!

"Not to mention thousands of thieves, even tens of thousands of thieves, this governor will wipe them out!"

When the other soldiers were immediately excited to hear Li Zaigu and Zhang Gongjin say this!

Li Zaigu's four subordinates, Xiao Yu, Zhang Zheng, He Wen and Lotai, were full of confidence in him.

After all, these people followed Li Zaigu and a few people to wipe out the bandits in the Hujuzhai.

"Bahu, why are you still standing? Go quickly!"

At this time, Li Zaigu signaled Min Pohu.

Min Pohu said "As for the order", jumped off his horse and chased him in the direction where he had just escaped with the minions who were holding the bandit leader.

Looking at Min Pohu's back, Zhang Gongjin couldn't help but ask: "Does General Li have a plan to wipe out the bandits?"

"Only after Pohu comes back, the subordinates can make a countermeasure." Li Zaigu said with a smile.

"Yes." Zhang Gongjin nodded thoughtfully.

"Governor, the subordinate advises to leave here first."

"good."

They walked into a wood in front and found a place to hide things for a while.

One hour later, Min Pohu came back.

"Governor, general, subordinates are back." Min Pohu reported to Zhang Gongjin and Li Zaigu.

"How?" Li Zaigu asked.

"Go back to the general, my subordinates will only follow halfway."

"oh?"

"The bandits are very cunning, with open and secret whistles along the road. People outside will be found when they enter."

"Um."

"Although my subordinates could not get close to Jilongzhai, they looked up from afar and vaguely saw the half-looking Jilongzhai."

"Tell me, look."

"The village has a thousand feet high, and the trend is majestic, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are cliffs on the east, south and west sides, with bushes on the hillside. Looking up, you can see the shape of a village. The mountain road is hidden among the shrubs and grass, which is difficult to distinguish."

Li Zaigu nodded slightly and then became silent.

"General, you can capture a few bandits and let them take us up the mountain." Xiao Yu said.

He wanted to learn the method of destroying Huju Village before.

Li Zaigu certainly understood what Xiao Yu meant. He glanced at him and said slowly: "The bandits here have received military training, had war experience, and knew how to arrange troops and formations. They are different from the bandits in the Huju Village. I am afraid that the surrounding defenses are much tighter than those in the Huju Village. Even if someone leads the way, they may not be able to arrive smoothly."

Xiao Yu nodded as if he had some understanding.

"Since that's the case, what countermeasures do General Li have?" Zhang Gongjin asked.

Li Zaigu did not respond immediately. After thinking for a while, he slowly said: "The official plans to personally go to Longzhai to suppress the bandits in Longzhai."

"What?" Zhang Gongjin said in surprise.

"Xiaoguan has decided that Xiaguan will go up the mountain alone and persuade the bandits in Longzhai to suppress the pressure on the bandits in Longzhai." Li Zaigu ignored Zhang Gongjin's surprise and continued.

"Is it not right!"

Zhang Gongjin shook his head suddenly, disagreed with Li Zaigu's idea.

"You risk going up the mountain alone. If there is any accident, this governor cannot explain to the emperor, to his brother, or to Lian'er."

"Don't worry, the governor, the reason why the subordinates proposed to go up the mountain alone to persuade them to surrender was because they had already figured out a solution to it." Li Zaigu said with a serious face and a firm tone.

"It's still inappropriate for you to go alone and take risks to your body." Zhang Gongjin maintained his objection.

"As the saying goes, two countries will not kill the envoys when they fight. Even if the bandits do not surrender, they will not dare to do anything to their subordinates." Li Zaigu was confident.

"We have killed many bandits just now, and you stabbed the bandit's little leader. If you go up the mountain to persuade the surrender, it is equivalent to sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth."

"The Xiaguan has also considered this matter. It is precisely because we have killed so many bandits with just over twenty people that the leader of the Longzhai has some concerns about the Xiaguan."

"This is just your wishful thinking. I don't know the idea of ​​the bandits who suppressed Longzhai."

"Governor, the subordinates have decided to do so, and I hope the Governor will fulfill it." Li Zaigu was a little impatient and didn't want to waste time.

He knew that if he continued, Zhang Gongjin would not agree with him.

Anyway, I don't agree, so it's better to force it.

"The subordinate official here explains that if an accident occurs, I have no relationship with the governor, and I will be responsible for it alone." Li Zaigu continued.

His expression was firm and his tone was unrefutable.

Zhang Gongjin realized that he could not stop Li Zaigu, so he had no choice but to say helplessly: "Since you have decided, I will not stop you anymore, but I have to bring a few more people to take care of you."

Zhang Gongjin said, glanced at Xiao Yu, Zhang Zheng, He Wen, Letai and Min Pohu: "You five are accompanying General Li up the mountain!"

"Yes, General, please let us accompany you!" Xiao Yu, Zhang Zheng, He Wen, Letai and Min Pohu were in the same agreement.

"No!" Li Zaigu refused, "It seems even more sincere when the Xiaguan goes alone!"

"Please rest assured, the skills of the following officials, if the bandits dare to take action, even if the lower officials cannot escape the siege, they will let the bandit leader be buried with him!" Li Zaigu added.

Zhang Gongjin's mouth moved, and he had something to say, but he held it back.

He thought that Li Zaigu had once attacked the enemy camp and seized the enemy's head. Perhaps he was too worried, and the bandits on the mountain should not be his opponent.

"The governor first brings other people back to Jiepaiguan to wait for news about the officials." Li Zaigu said again, "If there is no news about the officials tomorrow, it means that the officials have encountered an unexpected situation. The governor can continue to go to the Tuli army with all the soldiers."

"Okay!" Zhang Gongjin nodded.

After pausing, he changed his tone and said with the care of his elders: "Good nephew, be careful!"

"Okay, second uncle!" Li Zaigu nodded and smiled.

Li Zaigu stepped on the white dragon horse, clasped his fists at everyone, then turned his horse's head and rode away.

After Li Zaigu's figure disappeared, Zhang Gongjin ordered the others: "All the soldiers obey the orders and return to the Jiepai Pass immediately!"

"As for your order!" the soldiers responded.

Zhang Gongjin rode on his horse, turned his head and looked at the direction where Li Zaigu went before riding his horse.
Chapter completed!