After waiting outside for a stick of incense, Li Guang walked out of the torture room, his hands were wet, obviously he had just washed it.

He walked to Li Yu, intervened in salute, and said, "Your Highness, this owl has confessed that the people of Damen Village have indeed died at their hands. The reason why they returned to Damen Village again was because of hunger."

Li Yu frowned and said, "The food in the village has been stolen by them!"

Li Guang glanced at him and whispered: "But, the villagers' bodies are still there..."

Li Yu was stunned for a moment before he realized, and asked in a narrow voice: "Cannibal?"

Li Guang cleared his throat and said seriously: "The owl eats raw meat and drinks blood, but has not yet been civilized. It is very common for them to eat people."

After a moment of pause, he said again: "By the way, Your Highness, this Xiaoren also told me that at the border, there were their large teams led by King Sunu of Xiaoyang himself."

In the Xiaoyang Kingdom, there was no specific king, and the highest authority was composed of several large tribe leaders.

They elected a leader, and this leader was equivalent to a king.

This year, the leader of this tribe may be the leader, and next year, the leader of other tribes may be replaced by the leader of another tribe.

Which tribe has the strongest strength, the leader of which tribe is the leader.

Owls generally have the idea that the strong are respected.

The King of Sunu mentioned by Li Guang is the leader of the Sunu tribe.

Li Yu asked: "How many people do they have?"

Li Guang shook his head and said, "That owl cannot be explained clearly. I guess that since King Sunu personally led the people, the number of people should not be less than 10,000."

Li Yu rubbed his chin and murmured, "What do they want to do when bringing so many people to the border?"

Li Guang lowered his head.

It is of great importance, and he dare not make a guess.

But there are almost no good things in the border areas where soldiers are stationed.

Meng Liao said in a deep voice: "Prince Li tried the others again to see if he could ask for more information!"

Li Guang intervened at Li Yu and said, "Your Highness, I will interrogate it as soon as possible!"

Meng Liao was only a sixth-rank military officer, while Li Guang was the prefect and a third-rank local official.

The two have a huge difference in grades, and Li Guang and Meng Liao couldn't speak.

Li Yu said, "Premier Li, thank you for your hard work."

Li Guang hurriedly bowed and said, "Oh, Your Highness has ruined the empress!"

"By the way, I led the capital army to Heyang this time mainly to pacify the bandits in Heyang. Can Prefect Li tell me?"

"Of course, of course!"

Li Guang said seriously: "Your Highness, please follow the minister to the lobby and sit down."

He arranged for his subordinates to continue interrogating the captives of the owls, and he himself brought Li Yu and Meng Liao to the lobby of the county government.

After sitting down, Li Guang asked someone to take a map of Heyang County and said seriously: "Your Highness, the largest bandit in Heyang, is hiding here, with a gaze and a mountain!"

Li Yu looked at the location where Li Guang pointed and said, "It seems that it is not far from the county town!"

"That's right! This bandit is really a confidant of our Heyang County!"

“How many people are there?”

"More than a thousand."

So many people!

"How many government troops are there in Heyang County?"

"There are also thousands of people."

"I can't destroy the bandits?"

Although the government army is a local army, it is also a regular army. In terms of training and equipment, it should be far superior to the bandits. Even if the number of people is equal, it is no problem to destroy the bandits.

Li Guang sighed and said, "Your Highness doesn't know anything! The mountains are connected to the mountains, the forests are next to the forest, and the ravines are crisscrossing, dangerous mountains and ridges can be seen everywhere. The army of our county has entered the mountains many times to suppress bandits, but... they all return with their feathers."

"Can there be people familiar with the valleys and mountains in the county?"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Okay! Tomorrow, I will lead my troops into the mountains to suppress the bandits!"

Li Guang was anxious and said quickly: "Your Highness, the bandits in the mountains are cunning and use the benefits of the terrain. Your Highness rashly leads his army to enter, and he will suffer...because of a loss!"

Meng Liao said in a deep voice: "How can a bandit betray one side? Is it true that it is irreversible? Is it just because it is difficult to fight and ignore it?"

"I didn't mean it..."

Li Guang looked unhappy.

What grade do you dare to talk to me like this?

Li Yu waved his hand to Li Guang and said with a smile: "Premier Li, this time we will need to borrow some troops from the government to suppress the bandits."

"Of course! Your Highness needs you, I will do my best! Even if you go up to the mountain of swords and sea of ​​fire, I will follow your highness..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Yu interrupted: "This time I went to the mountains to suppress bandits, Prefect Li won't go!"

"ah?"

"I am worried that there will be a change in the robbery and the prefect of the county town and preside over the overall situation."

"But……"

Li Guang was not at ease when he asked Li Yu to go to the valley and mountains alone to suppress the bandits.

What if this seventeenth prince has a three-length and two-digit shortness in his own acre of land, he can't afford to lose even ten heads!

Li Yu smiled and said, "Things are settled! Tomorrow, Prefect Li will select 100 soldiers familiar with the terrain of the ditches and mountains from the palace army and follow me into the mountain!"

Li Guang rubbed his hands, looking embarrassed.

Li Yu laughed and said, "Don't worry, if the bandit suppression encounters obstacles, I will lead my troops immediately and retreat to the county town!"

When Li Guang heard this, he felt a little relieved and nodded repeatedly, "So best! So best!"

There was nothing to say that day. The next day, Li Yu and Meng Liao led the capital army to Goulianshan.

The Goulian Mountains are not a mountain, but a large and vast mountainous area.

Standing on a high place and looking up, it was really a sea of ​​forests, boundless and unobstructed.

The mountains are undulating, and the mountains are stacked, stretching for hundreds of miles, and there is no limit at a glance.

It is easy to say when entering the mountains to suppress bandits, but when it comes to the mountains, Li Yu is also stunned.

In such a large mountainous area, trying to find a den of bandits is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

"Person Wang!"

Wang Zhen hurried forward, intervened and bowed to Li Yu, and said, "Your Highness!"

He is the military captain of Heyang County Government.

I have entered Goulianshan several times and fought with bandits. I have a relatively good understanding of the terrain inside Goulianshan.

"Where is the stronghold of the bandits?"

"Huya Mountain!"

"Which mountain is Huya Mountain?"

"Uh, report to Your Highness, you can't see Huya Mountain here."

Li Yu looked at Meng Liao.

Meng Liao said seriously: "Your Highness, it's not time to go to the mountain without delay!"

Li Yu thought for a while and waved his hand and said, "Enter the mountain!"

The mountain road is rugged, and Li Yu cannot ride a carriage, so he can only change to a horse.

By noon, the capital army had already penetrated more than ten miles of the valley and mountains.

Wang Zhen came to Li Yu again, pointed to a mountain in front of him, and said, "Your Highness, look, that's Huya Mountain!"

Li Yu looked in the direction of his finger. The distance was too far, and he could vaguely see a majestic mountain in the clouds and mist.

Wang Zhen explained: "Your Highness, our troops should arrive at Huya Mountain before dark and set up camp at the foot of the mountain. The next morning, we can attack the bandits on Huya Mountain with all our strength!"

Li Yu felt it was reasonable and said to Meng Liao: "General Meng, let the soldiers march at full speed. Be sure to arrive at Huya Mountain before dark!"
Chapter completed!