According to what Li Damu and Heishan revealed, Zhang Yan is currently the commander of the Heishan bandits.
However, in the three years since he took office, Zhang Yan has been doing chivalrous deeds such as helping the rich and the poor, and cleaning up corrupt officials.
It's not that doing this is bad, but doing it will significantly reduce the income of the people of Montenegro.
After all, they still had to find a way to return the 'stolen money' to the poor people after the deed was done, which wasted a lot of manpower.
Not everyone is ambitious, so while they might not hate Zhang Yan, it's only natural to have some complaints.
After all, some of them came from humble backgrounds, while others were thugs and vicious criminals.
For them, plunder and the law of the jungle are the very truths of the world. They have ideals, yet they can't even fill their stomachs.
Therefore, over the years, many Black Mountain bandit leaders have begun to disobey Zhang Yan's orders.
If it weren't for Zhao Hao's sudden emergence, they originally planned to plunder the original officials of the Shangdang Prefectural Government. However, after the appearance of such a ruthless person as Zhao Hao, Shangdang was also occupied by his garrison.
If we take action again, the situation will be very different.
Therefore, they planned to find out Zhao Hao's true strength and the capabilities of his generals who had arrived in Shangdang to assume their posts before deciding whether to attack Shangdang.
"Hey kid, you're lucky. Those guys up there heard that a group that looked like Zhao Hao was going to pass by, so they thought they'd check out Zhao Hao's strength."
It now seems that these three thousand heavily armored cavalry are not something an ordinary general can afford to support. It seems Zhao Hao isn't exactly a good official either…”
"Da Mu is right, it's just that no one can find out Zhao Hao's background. Otherwise, if we found out what bad things this guy has done to the people, we could definitely persuade Commander Zhang to take action. Sigh..."
To Zhao Hao's surprise, his face darkened. These people had actually set their sights on him.
"Hehe, in that case, I'll trouble you two brothers to lead the way so that I can personally see what those handsome thieves are really like. Let's get started!"
What followed was a beating, leaving the Black Mountain bandits who had stayed behind to observe the situation bruised and battered.
Neither Heishan nor Li Damu expected that there would be a traitor among them.
However, both of them, as well as the hundred or so brothers, were beaten to the ground and had no power to resist.
"Fellow heroes, I am Zhao Hao, the newly appointed governor of Bingzhou. I originally had no intention of making enemies with the heroes of Heishan, but I have heard that you people of Heishan want to take action against me, Zhao Hao."
"Black Mountain, Li Damu, my two good brothers, I'll trouble you two to lead the way so we can see where Black Mountain's lair is."
Black Mountain was unconvinced and raised its stubborn head.
"You corrupt official, do you think I, Heishan, am a coward! Kill me if you will, I won't utter a sound..."
"Chengdu, sixty years old, ears can hear and understand!"
"promise!"
After being slapped sixty times by Yuwen Chengdu and beaten until their heads were swollen like pigs, the hundred-odd bandits were terrified.
They didn't want to be beaten like pigs by the government troops!
"Brother Da Mu, you don't want to repeat Brother Heishan's mistakes, do you?"
Li Damu was slightly annoyed, but under the suppression of absolute power, he was powerless to resist.
"You...are you really Zhao Hao?"
"It's the real deal, otherwise how could we have taken you down so easily? Many of you here have been on the battlefields of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, am I right?"
Li Damu glanced at Zhao Hao in surprise. There were indeed brothers who had been on the battlefield among them, but he didn't expect that this young man, Zhao Hao, could see through them at a glance.
And... they subdued him so easily?
"Alright... young man, I don't think you're a very evil person, but could you tell me why you want to go to Black Mountain's lair? Aren't you supposed to be going to Luoyang to report on your duties? Aren't you afraid of delaying your trip?"
"Heh, if you can find out my whereabouts so easily, how could I not find out the approximate location of your lair? Enough nonsense. As long as you behave and don't cause trouble, I will naturally spare your lives and won't harm your Black Mountain brothers without cause."
"If you refuse, then our enmity will deepen. Do you really think that your defeated remnants from Black Mountain can defeat the fierce army of my border region?"
Li Damu swallowed hard, looking at Zhao Hao's hundreds of fierce armored soldiers behind him, as well as the Han general who was over nine feet tall, and the female general who had subdued seven or eight Black Mountain men. He felt a sense of fear.
"Alright, I hope the young general will keep his word!"
Zhao Hao smiled slightly and patted Li Damu's shoulder lightly.
"Rest assured, all the suffering people in the world are my brothers, brothers, and dear friends. How could I possibly resort to violence and kill good people indiscriminately?"
"As long as I explain things clearly to all of you leaders at that time, and we clear things up, our issues will be resolved."
"Really?!"
"A real man's word is his bond. We're all tough guys, how could we go back on our word?"
Do you know what three strengths I, Zhao Hao, rely on to navigate the world?
"Ah... I really don't know?"
"Then let me tell you, I, Zhao Hao, rely on loyalty when I'm out in the world, loyalty, and damn it, loyalty!"
"Well, now you can keep your brothers from running amok. Have you set off yet?"
"Okay, okay..."
With two people acting as guides, things became much easier.
Because they were only assigned to stay behind for reconnaissance, not as a combat unit, they received no logistical support, and their replacements would not arrive for another two or three days.
Before long, the group found themselves in the forest where they could see signs of a road.
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