In fact, Zhao Yong didn't need to look for those men in black at all, as long as he found someone pretending to be Xiaobao, they could lure him out.

However, those people's kung fu was really good, several of them escaped from the army's siege, Zhao Yong only brought back five alive, the others died or escaped, but Xiao Bao and Xiao Xiong were already very satisfied.

They had already guessed that there were Dayuan and Xixia among the assassins, so they were not surprised to see the faces of Hu people. They were even more curious about the captured Han assassin.

However, the other party has not said a word since he was caught. If the other party hadn't been seriously injured and his jaw had been removed, he might have committed suicide.

Zhao Yong interrogated him for two days and the other party did not speak.

The guards said: "Your Highness, why don't you hand him over to us for trial."

They were already suffocated by being chased and killed along the way, and they naturally wanted to let out a sigh of relief when they had this opportunity.

Xiao Bao nodded and smiled, "Okay, don't kill people."

After the guards left, Little Treasure said to Little Bear, "Regardless of whether we can get a confession or not, we have to return to Beijing as soon as possible, because we have been delayed for a long time on the matter of Weizhou."

The route they planned before leaving Beijing was from the west line to the north, and then back to the capital by the east line. The Eastern Front traveled all the way back, but this time the assassin incident happened, the two of them could not delay any longer.

After all, their whereabouts have been exposed, and there are many people in this world who want to kill them.

"Then let's clean up and set off as soon as possible. If he doesn't recruit again, he will be handed over to Zhao Yong, and he will be escorted back to Beijing later."

Xiao Bao nodded.

The guards following the two of them are naturally good at interrogation. After all, they have fought with Prince Rong on the battlefield, and they have also captured spies, and there are many prisoners, so they are no strangers to punishment. He confessed that even the assassins from Xixia and Dayuan had told him everything he knew, and he would bite him to death without opening his mouth.

The guards had no choice, and they couldn't really kill him, so they could only go back and report to the two little masters.

When Xiaobao and Xiaoxiong heard that he was so stubborn, they couldn't help raising their eyebrows, and immediately changed their minds: "Then bring him along."

Bringing an assassin along is a very dangerous move. Zhao Yong and the guards strongly opposed it, saying that they could escort him later.

Little Xiong said: "Further to the south is the hinterland of Daqi. It will be very difficult for an assassin to cross the city. Moreover, he has been injured like this, and he has become a pawn without hands. It doesn't matter."

The guards knew that it would be difficult for the two young masters to change their minds once they made up their minds, so they kept their mouths shut.

Zhao Yong looked at the two young gentlemen, and then at the guards, and could only say with a bitter face: "Then, then I can ask the lower officials to send some soldiers to escort the two young masters."

"This can be."

The two of them are in a hurry now, and a little more people can deter the assassins who want to kill them. They don't want to waste any more time on this aspect.

So Zhao Yong ordered a hundred people to be their guards.

Little Xiong had a dark face, and said: "Just give two small flags, and you can pull out a general flag at once. Are you sure there are still people in your camp?"

In the end, the Cubs only chose 20 people.

A group of more than forty people rushed to the capital at high speed.

After entering the south of the Yangtze River, everyone smiled and felt that the journey was smooth, and then they heard the sound of shouting and killing from the forest.

Little Xiong reined in the horse and exchanged glances with Xiaobao. The guards dispatched two of them to investigate without any orders.

Little Xiong looked around and said, "Let's go, find a commanding height and stay."

The two guards came back soon and reported: "Return to Your Highness, it is the officers and soldiers who are suppressing the bandits."

"Suppression of bandits? This is Jiangnan, how can there be bandits?" Xiaobao asked in surprise.

Little Xiong thought for a while, and immediately said: "When my uncle came to Beijing, he encountered a group of bandits, but at that time my father had already ordered to kill them. It has been more than three months. Could it be that they haven't been wiped out yet?"

Is this too long?

The guards didn't think there was anything wrong, and said to Little Xiong, "My lord, this is the suppression of bandits. Let alone three months, even one year is normal. This is different from siege. Therefore, in order to reduce casualties and eliminate bandits, the generals ordered to fight will not be in a hurry, unless they are in a hurry to make military achievements, but in that case, they will use the lives of soldiers to make military achievements.”

The soldiers sent by Zhao Yong also nodded repeatedly, expressing that they are most afraid of this kind of general, and said: "Listen to this voice, the two sides are fighting fiercely, so there is no suspicion of collusion between officials and bandits to release people intentionally. It is estimated that the general who led the army did not want to kill too many soldiers because he did not wipe out all the people."

Those present are all used to the battlefield, unlike the princes and sons who like to draw conclusions based on factual evidence, they can tell good from bad just by listening to the voices from the battlefield.

No one taught them these things, Xiaobao and Xiaoxiong listened to it with great interest, and then asked: "Then shall we help?"

The two guards immediately said: "The lowly ranks have looked carefully, there are still a lot of bandits, and they occupy a high point. At this moment, the officers and soldiers are afraid that they will not be able to attack the bandits' nest. We only have about forty people, and it is useless to go there." .”

Little Treasure rolled his eyes, and said to Little Bear, "Don't you have clairvoyance? Why don't we find a good place to see."

The guards were tongue-tied and asked, "Master, then shall we hurry?"

"We'll go to the official post when they stop calling. Anyway, it's not far from the capital, so it's okay to stay an extra day."

Little Xiong stood on the rock and looked at the bandit den and battlefield opposite with his clairvoyance, his brows gradually frowned.

Xiaobao snatched the clairvoyance anxiously, "Let me see it too."

Xiaobao saw that the bandits on the mountain kept throwing down logs and boulders, and there were archers sweeping the formation. The officials at the bottom of the mountain couldn't rush up at all. Fortunately, their casualties were not too great.

The other party seemed to know that they couldn't charge up, so they only asked the soldiers to feign an attack, and retreat or dodge when the rolling logs and boulders on the mountain fell.

But if they stopped throwing these things on the mountain, and they really rushed up again, they could kill many bandits by doing so.

So many times, the bandits were not sure whether they were really attacking or feinting, so they could only keep rolling logs and throwing stones, but even Xiaobao knew that these two things were limited, so would they still have weapons if they came a few more times? ?

Xiaobao finally understood why the bandit den could not be attacked for a long time, because it was too time-consuming to consume the opponent's weapons and food.

Xiao Bao sighed, "Fortunately, the barracks has enough food and grass, otherwise they would not be able to be so calm, and I'm afraid they will have to use the lives of soldiers to fill it up."

Little Bear's face was condensed, "Then where did these bandits come from?"

"What?" Little Treasure turned to look at him, "Where else could it come from? The common people are here."

"The soldiers in the barracks have enough food and grass, and the uncle of the emperor pays so little, so the common people will have nothing to eat? What's more, this is in the south of the Yangtze River!"

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