Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 253 The cottage is a city

Chapter 254 The cottage is a city

Cao Chong felt that something was wrong in the valley. Both Xia Houba and Guo He knew that Cao Chong had gone around the mountain. Even if they were negligent and didn't find that the thief escaped, they should send someone to send a message to Cao Chong after the battle was over, right?
Besides, if Guo He didn't notice so many thieves running out, Cao Chong would doubt how he, Henan Yin, got promoted.

Cao Chong left 200 people to continue waiting in the mountain stream, just in case something slipped through the net, he took people to the front of the valley to see what was going on?

Although there are no high mountains in Mangshan, Mangshan in the Eastern Han Dynasty is not as good as later generations. Because of the thick soil layer, there are dense forests and dense bushes everywhere, which is extremely difficult to walk, and it is easy to lose your way.

In addition, the minions who led the way had never been to this area, and after wandering around for a day and a night, Cao Chong finally arrived at the entrance of the valley.

Seeing that there were still a large group of officers and soldiers waiting at the entrance of the valley, Cao Chong wondered, "How long has it been, and the battle is not over yet?"

Hearing that Cao Chong was coming, Xia Houba ran to Taniguchi to meet him.

"Little son, didn't you go to the back mountain? Why did you come here? By the way, has anyone escaped from the back mountain?"

Regarding Xia Houba's question, Cao Chong really wanted to kick him twice.

Young master, I have been waiting in the back mountain for so long, and I haven't seen you send me a letter. Can you come back and have a look?Besides, men and women plus one hundred people escaped, you don't know at all?

"What's going on here, isn't the war over yet? Don't you know how many thieves have escaped?" Cao Chong asked back.

"The battle ended the night before, but thieves are hiding everywhere in the valley, and they continue to attack officers and soldiers. Guo He is doing a second search."

"The day before yesterday when the mountain bandits fought stubbornly and attacked the valley and the stronghold, Guo He's troops could not be damaged. In addition, the bandits hiding in the dark of the valley attacked unexpectedly, Guo He is now in a bad temper!" Xia Houba whispered to Cao Chong.

Cao Chong nodded. One can imagine the situation of the bandits who escaped from the back mountain. Your bandits in the valley will definitely resist desperately.

"Didn't you notice any thieves escaped?"

"I found that the number of people is wrong, but I haven't found out where they ran from. Young master, have you gained something in the back mountain?"

Where did the thief come from?This Guo He is too stupid!A hundred or so people ran out from the back mountain, so there should be many clues behind, right?

"There are about a hundred people running from the back mountain, and a third of them are women and children. This valley is a gentle slope after turning over the back mountain." Cao Chong replied, and walked deep into the valley with Xia Houba.

"Sure enough, they ran from the back mountain! No wonder they cleared up all the forests in the back mountain, just to stop us from pursuing."

"You didn't go over the back mountain to chase, because the bandits set fire to the woods in the back mountain?" Cao Chong finally understood why no officers and soldiers chased the bandits who escaped from the back mountain, and they were well prepared.

"Yeah! You don't know how big the fire is, it's not completely extinguished yet!"

After entering the valley, Cao Chong discovered that the bandits really put a lot of effort into building this valley!
There are densely packed houses built along the hillside on both sides, and there is a lot of farmland in the middle, ponds and irrigation ditches. With these fields and the output of the surrounding forests, it is not a problem to feed three to five hundred people.

"Don't look, these are for those serfs. Bandits live in the second half of the valley. Those houses are much better than here. Not to mention, these bandits really enjoy themselves!" Xia Houba saw Cao Chong He had been looking at the houses on the hillside and explained.

"They also specially captured serfs to farm for them?"

"Young master, do you think those bandits will go to the fields in person? They have captured more than 100 serfs."

When he arrived at the second half of the valley, Cao Chong found that the houses here were much wider and taller than the ones in front. They were built by mountains and rivers, with exquisite houses and beautiful environment. I didn’t know that they thought it was a vacation home for a wealthy family!

"It's more luxurious in Dazhai. Liu Ji's house in Dazhai is no worse than yours, young master. He even raised dozens of singers, and a bandit's life is no worse than that of an ordinary prince!" what to think.

I thought the Bandits' Dazhai was a military stronghold, but when I got closer, it was almost as big as a city in less than half a county!This is called a cottage?It is a mini city!

Walking into the so-called cottage, Cao Chong understood why Xia Houba kept muttering that the bandits would enjoy it. Looking at the mansions built on the hills, they were definitely more luxurious than the houses of rich locals in remote counties. Liu Ji's mansion was even more luxurious. It is resplendent and resplendent, and it is better than Cao Chong's place!
"Young master is back, can you gain a lot in the back mountain?" Guo He asked Cao Chong directly when he saw Cao Chong came to Dazhai.

"So Ling Yin knew that someone had escaped? The thieves are very fierce. They would rather die than surrender. They only arrested some women and children, and they will be escorted by Ling Yin in a while." Cao Chong laughed.

"Hmph! None of the family members of the bandits, big or small, have been caught. How can I not know." Guo He said, thumping the table hard.

"I didn't expect these gangsters to build this place on such a scale, and to live in such a luxurious way. There are countless gold, silver and jewels here, and there are groups of servants and maidservants. The poor old man has worked hard all his life. He is the head of a county anyway. Not as good as a small bandit leader here! How many heinous crimes have this group of bandits committed!" Guo He said, his eyes were a little red, I don't know if it was anger or jealousy.

"Ling Yin, when Liu Ji defected to the mountains, Dong Zhuo hadn't entered Beijing yet. Think about how prosperous Luoyang was at that time. It is possible that he took advantage of the chaos to rob some gold, silver and jewels, but how did he build this place? on such a scale?"

Liu Ji has been King of the Mountain for over [-] years, and Luoyang used to be the most prosperous place in the world, and he didn't need to recruit soldiers and horses, and his daily supplies were all robbed. No wonder.

But to build the valley like this, especially this miniature city-like Dazhai, how did he Liu Ji do it?This is a place deep in the mountains and old forests, where manpower and material resources are extremely scarce.

Cao Chong saw that this so-called Dazhai made full use of the terrain of the mountain, and the design was extremely exquisite. At first glance, it was designed by a master. To complete this Dazhai, Cao Chong estimated that there would be no scale of more than 5000 people, and it would be impossible for more than three years.

"I asked, in the early days of the war, a large number of refugees fled into Mangshan, and they were all captured by Liu Ji to help him build the Dazhai. He also took advantage of the chaos in Luoyang and captured a group of craftsmen to return. It took five or six years to build it. Thousands of The common people are exhausted! Hmph! These bandits!"

As Guo He said, he drew out his waist knife and split the cases in front of him in half!

Cao Chong was taken aback, Lao Guo was no longer young, this force value is not bad!

(End of this chapter)