Zhao Hao was looking at the mountain from the bottom. At the same time, Xie Ying and a group of leaders were also looking down from the mountain.

Looking at the thousands of people gathered at the foot of the mountain, each of them standing tall and straight like a pine tree, Xie Ying remained silent for a long time.

However, the leaders nearby still had contempt in their eyes.

Just a thousand government troops.

Wanting to break into the mountain stronghold is nothing but a foolish dream.

One of the middle-aged leaders snorted and said, "You came so quickly, are you worried that we will abandon the village and run away?"

Another leader said with a smile: "I don't know what they will think after seeing the scene in our village. Will they dare to attack?"

"If an army of tens of thousands came to attack, we might still be a little nervous, but a mere thousand people are simply coming to die!"

"This group of government troops is definitely not from Shang'an City. I don't know where they came from."

"Who cares? No matter where they come from, if they dare to mess with our Black Cloud Village, they will never come back!"

"Well said, what's wrong with the government troops? This is not the first time we have dealt with them."

"You never get the upper hand from us!"

They were a group of real desperadoes, and they had long had experience in dealing with encirclement and suppression by government forces.

Therefore, they did not take it seriously, especially when there were only a thousand people at the foot of the mountain.

Listening to everyone's words, Xie Ying said, "You take turns on duty. If there is any movement down the mountain, notify me immediately."

After saying that, he flicked his cloak, turned around and walked away.

Although she knew that there were extraordinary fighting capabilities among the thousand men, she was also greatly relieved.

It is absolutely impossible to capture the Black Cloud Village with only a thousand people.

After Xie Ying returned to the main hall, he found the old man in white. The old man was sitting quietly in his yard, sipping tea.

Seeing Xie Ying coming, he immediately waved his hand and motioned Xie Ying to sit down.

Xie Ying sat down opposite the old man, poured himself a cup of tea, then picked up the cup and took a sip.

He put the cup down and said, "Master, the government troops have arrived at the foot of the mountain, but there are only a thousand of them."

"No rash attack."

The old man in white nodded, then said softly: "Ying'er, do you think that a thousand people cannot pose a threat to us?"

Xie Ying did not hide anything and nodded honestly: "Master, no matter where this team of government troops came from, if there are only a thousand of them, they really do not pose much of a threat to us."

"Unless there are reinforcements later!"

The old man in white said, "Then wait and see. Master just wants to remind you that no matter if there are reinforcements or not, you must not take it lightly!"

"In fact, if this group of government troops really don't have any government troops, then you should be even more careful, Ying'er."

Upon hearing this, Xie Ying was immediately puzzled and asked, "Master, why is this?"

The old man in white said, "How dare you attack with only a thousand men? How can you be an ordinary person?"

As he said that, he changed the subject: "Of course, don't worry too much. Over the years, the brothers in the village have practiced many times and can handle all kinds of emergencies in an orderly manner."

"As long as we handle it with caution, there won't be any big problems."

As the two were talking, a leader quickly walked out of the yard.

"Captain, military advisor, the government troops down the mountain are taking action!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Ying and the old man in white all looked over.

The middle-aged leader immediately stepped in and approached the two men: "The leader of the government army wants to see the village chief and have a face-to-face talk with him."

"They said that if the talks went well, they would not attack our stronghold."

"If the negotiations go badly, then we will attack."

"He also said that he could continue to mobilize troops to attack the stronghold until our stronghold was conquered."

"By the way, he also said that his name is Zhao Hao, and he is a duke appointed by Her Majesty the Empress!"

Upon hearing their men's words, Xie Ying and the old man in white both changed their expressions immediately.

Although they were bandits, they had also heard of the name Zhao Hao.

In the past two years, the name Zhao Hao has spread to every corner of the Dagan Empire.

Because he did so many things.

For example, dry wine named after the country is the favorite of these people in the green forest.

Not to mention that he also created the most terrifying killing weapon on the battlefield, the sky bomb.

They never expected that the person who came to encircle and suppress them this time would be the famous Zhao Hao.

How could it be Zhao Hao?

As a duke, you came all the way here to wipe out the Black Cloud Village?

Their Black Cloud Village is indeed a considerable force in the entire Dagan Green Forest.

But, it's not big enough to require a duke to lead his troops to encircle and suppress it, right?

However, no matter what, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with this time.

Zhao Hao not only made great contributions to the court many times, but was also favored by Her Majesty the Empress and was awarded the title of Duke at a young age.

Now, he has become the consort of the Empress's favorite sister, Princess Yongning.

With someone of this status, if he wants to mobilize a large force to destroy Black Cloud Village, no matter how powerful Black Cloud Village is, it will surely be reduced to ashes.

Moreover, he probably has a sky-high bomb in his hand.

Although they had never seen the power of the sky bomb with their own eyes, the news of the sky bomb's great power in the battle of Mubei City had already spread throughout the world.

No wonder they dared to come and encircle and suppress us with only a thousand men.

This is a show of confidence!

Thinking of this, Xie Ying took a breath and looked towards the old man in white.

“Master…”

The old man in white said, "Ying'er, I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle this time."

Xie Ying hurriedly asked, "Master, what reason do we have to have this duke, the prince consort, come and destroy our Black Cloud Village in person?"

"From my disciple's perspective, Zhao Hao's visit here may have other reasons!"

The old man in white nodded and said, "Since this gentleman wants to talk, let's talk first."

"Whether the negotiation goes well or not is another matter. Let's first see what his intention is."

"See why he came here."

Xie Ying nodded: "Disciple will go see him right away!"

Having said that, he threw off his cloak, turned around and walked out of the yard.

Walk down the mountain path step by step.

Soon, she saw a young man in a silver robe among the crowd at the foot of the mountain.

The young man stood tall, surrounded by a group of his men. He was gazing into the distance, and was saying something.

Is this Zhao Hao?

Really very young.

Most young people of this age are still just carrying bird cages, eating, drinking and having fun.

But Zhao Hao has already made great contributions to the country.

Seeing someone coming down the mountain, a young woman, Zhao Hao stopped talking to everyone and turned to look at her.

Xie Ying ordered his men to open the big iron gate of the last pass. He did not stop and brought only a dozen people directly to the foot of the mountain.

He stopped when he was three hundred steps away from Zhao Hao.

Seeing this, Zhao Hao smiled slightly and walked over immediately.

Everyone hurried to provide protection.

Zhao Hao waved his hand gently and said, "You guys stay here, Brother Wu Er can just accompany me there!"

After saying that, he continued walking forward.