Wang Lin nodded quickly. In fact, Bai Lang didn't need to ask him. He wanted to report this matter to Bai Lang today.
"Zu Dao, there are quite a few bandit villages within a hundred miles of Yongchuan City, but none of them have become successful. It is estimated that there are only three to five huts and about ten people in the village, and the carriages and horses may travel together. They are not even qualified to take a look at a big fat sheep like the motorcade. They can only pick out single gang members or scattered travelers. One by one, they will be poor.
There is currently no copycat that can be called a serious copycat. "
While Wang Lin was talking, he took out a parchment scroll from his arms, half a foot square. It was a simplified topographic map of the surrounding area of Yongchuan City. It was the kind that outlines a few lines, draws a few points, and then adds some geographical location text. The labeled kind. Far from being as sophisticated as the military.
"The knife, this is the approximate location where I bought it from someone." Wang Lin handed over the parchment roll in his hand.
Bailang took it and rubbed it with his fingers, and several candle-like light balls appeared out of thin air. The light method is most suitable for illumination. This scene also made Wang Lin quite excited.
These days, there are very few Qi Refiners in places like Yongchuan City. You can only encounter one in a million, let alone witness the Qi Refiners performing magic techniques with your own eyes. This kind of magic cannot be compared with martial arts. Even a simple light can make Wang Lin unable to take his eyes away.
Using the bright light, Bailang quickly scanned the signs on the map. It was found that there were a total of sixteen "shanzhai" scattered around. However, if you look carefully, you can find that these so-called cottages are actually in the mountains not far from the official road or the mountain road. Especially along the Yuzhong Mountains.
After a while, Bai Lang pointed to one of the locations that was the worst for thieves, the most inconvenient sign between Liguandao and Shandao, and asked: "Can people here find it? Can I get a detailed road map?"
"Ah? You have to ask again to find out. If you can find someone, you should be able to do it."
"Yeah. People, or a road map will do. This matter must be done as soon as possible."
"Yes, Zuodao. I will reply to you as soon as possible."
Wang Lin then respectfully sent Bai Lang away, put away his magic and disappeared into the yard. But he was slightly suspicious in his heart, and he didn't know if it was his own illusion. He had a feeling just now that Bailang was not as interested in doing business with the mountain general Niu Jian as he was in asking about the small village later.
Although Tu was taken away by Bailang, Wang Lin remembered that there was nothing special about the cottage that aroused Bailang's interest? Even among the so-called cottages around Yongchuan City, they are the least outstanding ones.
"What's the secret of Daomen Village in Que'er Mountain?" he murmured in his heart. Then calculating the time, it has been so long since Bailang left. Then Wang Lin also left from behind the courtyard. From beginning to end, no one knew that people would meet here in this courtyard from time to time late at night.
When Bai Lang returned home, he lit a lamp in his study, sat at his desk, took out a two-foot-square map and spread it out on the table.
The top line on the map reads: An exquisite map of the entire Yongchuan City area.
There is also a coat of arms with three intersections of swords, guns and swords in the lower right corner of the map. This shows that this picture does not come from an ordinary source, but comes from the Yamen of the Ministry of War and belongs to the military level specifications. Or a secret.
This map was not brought by Bai Lang. It was placed in the drawer of Tang Yan's study. He just took it and continued to use it.
Even if it is a military-level map of this world, it is not as detailed as the map of another world, but compared to the map Wang Lin brought just now, it is already a sky and a place.
Combining the two maps, Bailang roughly determined the possible area of Daomen Village in Queer Mountain. But if you really want to find a place, it is impossible to rely on a map. It is best to need a detailed road map or guide.
"It would be really good if it was really in this area. It is backed by mountains and is in the Yuzhong Mountains. The terrain is complex, it is easy to hide and there are many ways to escape. But it is difficult not to be discovered if you want to attack.
But I haven’t been there, so I don’t know the actual situation. But for now it seems that this is the most suitable place. "
Bailang studied the map and thought to himself.
Just yesterday, the North City Pier took away the cargo of fifteen large three-pole ships. Only one of them was transported from the city lord's palace in Yongchuan City. Mainly ordnance and food. The goods of the remaining fourteen large ships were transported by carriages and horses from several surrounding cities to Yongchuan City, where they were then loaded onto the ships, organized into teams, and then sailed down the river together.
There are two big flags on the ship. One is the Hong Dynasty's turbulent wave flag at the top, and the other is the heraldic flag of the three intersections of swords, guns and swords at the bottom.
Anyone who sees this kind of fleet sailing on the river must step out of the lane to let them go first. Not to mention the water thieves, the navy army also had to escort them along the way. Jie Zhixing was complicit in the crime of treason and killing the nine tribes.
This scene has become more and more frequent in Yongchuan City in the past three months. So much so that the stevedores at the dock were surprised at first, but now they are numb. He may even curse secretly or in his heart. Because loading and unloading cargo for such a large ship of the army only costs half of the normal salary, and you can't refuse or neglect, otherwise you won't be able to reason with me if you are cut off.
And all of this is naturally seen by the eyes of all parties. Among them is Bailang.
Military resources were mobilized so frequently and in such large amounts, and the destination was Pengshan, thousands of miles away. This is not good news from any perspective.
This all shows that the situation in Pengshan in the south has not improved at all. And does such a large demand for military supplies mean that the war has begun and the war is anxious?
In addition, although the news brought back by the boats for those who traveled north and south still cannot directly tell the situation in Pengshan, the further south you go along Changshui, the more recruitment notices you can hear and see. There were even local government officials walking around the streets. If they caught unworthy people, they would be packed directly into cars and sent to Pengshan together with the conscripts.
Bailang didn't know what others thought of the war in the south, but he was worried.
Can Hong Chao do it better than Yun Yan? Bailang found it difficult. Because we couldn't win the previous three times, and this time it wasn't even fifty years since the previous one. The Hong Dynasty's national power could not recover much at all, especially in terms of warriors and Qi refiners. So this time Bailang also felt unstoppable.
So what if it really can’t be stopped? You can't just stay in Yongchuan City and wait for death with your family, right?
Find a secluded place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and then wait for the state to take action to quell the war. So Bailang hopes to find a place to stay before the war gets completely out of control.
The mark on the map was spotted by Bai Lang at Daomen Village near Queer Mountain.
A den of thieves and bandits must be hidden. And there will be no trouble in taking it.
(End of chapter)
