Ding Keze walked up the winding mountain road, with high mountains on both sides standing and weeds everywhere. There was no other movement except for the occasional birds.

Wen Kai went down the mountain to greet him, clasped his fists and said, "Ding Guerrilla, thank you all the way."

Ding Keze waved his hand and smiled, "When I was in Qingzhou with Boss Xie, I would have been hiking around in such mountains every day. It's not hard to say. General Zhang Shen!"

Wen Kai said: "He was a little uncomfortable on the mountain. The medical officer saw it and it was nothing serious. He would be fine if he kept it for two days."

Ding Keze frowned slightly, nodded slightly, and doubts surged out again. He didn't understand why Zhou Xian asked Zhang Jiayu to come to Hebei to preside over the situation. This is the hinterland of the Qing army, which is both dangerous and hard. How could a weak scholar bear such an important task?

The two of them were talking gossiping until deep in the mountains, a defensive camp stood in front of them.

The two arrow towers are towering with soldiers on it, so you can look into the distance and warn at any time. There are deer antlers placed outside the front door of the barracks, and there are trenches nearly two feet deep around it. There is only one gate to enter and exit.

There are gun guards under the ground to investigate, and archers patrol back and forth above. Behind the gate, there is a crooked passage, similar to the city's urn. It can not only cover up the situation in the camp, but also hinder the enemy's attack. Even if there is a sneak attack, it is impossible to rush into the camp directly.

With such a tight defense, it will be difficult to break unless the army reaches several times.

Seeing Ding Keze's face showing surprise, Wen Kai smiled faintly: "This is the main business of our army, with three thousand-man teams and a four-hundred-man team. There are hundreds of local people, who are specifically responsible for the food, clothing, and daily life of the soldiers. They usually stay in the back camp. There is a secret path behind the mountain that can be evacuated at any time. General Zhang Shen said that we are not used to fight against the enemy, and we must leave a way out at any time. This place is the place we selected after searching for a long time, so we can be foolproof. Ding Guerrilla should not be in a hurry to leave this time! When we are free, we can go around. Now let's go to see General Zhang Shen first!"

Ding Keze asked in a little puzzled manner: "Main business? Is there any other business?"

Wen Kai nodded, "There are other six camps, but they are not here." Wen Kai explained to Ding Keze while walking. When he arrived at the door, Ding Keze basically understood the details of the matter.

After Zhang Jiayu came here, he did not take the banner of Zhou Xianjun, but acted as a bandit. He captured several small bandits to establish his authority, and then continued to incorporate other bandits through the Hezong Lianheng.

Two of these six battalions were counterfeit bandits who were defeated by him. The head of the family was Zhang Jiayu who chose from the bandit leader and followed his orders, but he did not know the identity of Zhang Jiayu's Zhou Xianjun, nor did he know the location of this main camp, and the number of people was about 3,000.

The other four battalions were four giant bandits around, with many troops. Nearly 10,000 people were powerful, and five or six thousand people were small. Zhang Jiayu couldn't afford them, so he cooperated with them and made an agreement to not attack each other.

The six camps are distributed within a radius of hundreds of miles. They usually do their own things and guard their own hills without interfering with each other.

The two battalions under the command of Zhang Jiayu would receive the food and property provided by Zhang Jiayu to them every once in a while, and would also receive his orders.

The other four battalions are undoubtedly bandits, and they all do business of robbing families. Rich households, merchants, and civilians, as long as they have money and things, they rob them. Of course, sometimes they also provoke local governments and Qing troops.

Especially after Zhang Jiayu arrived, he had accurate information. These bandits could gain a lot every time they cooperated with him, so they were happy to obey their commands.

In this way, their popularity grew stronger and stronger, and the Qing army even sent people to pamper them.

Ding Keze was secretly frightened. He initially thought that such a big disturbance in Hebei was the hostility of the local people towards the Qing army, but he did not expect that Zhang Jiayu was operating here.

Zhang Jiayu was wrapped in a quilt and his forehead was covered with sweat. Seeing Ding Keze come in, he waved his hand gently, saying hello. "Ding Guerrilla, sit down!"

Wen Kai said, "I'll get some food." As he said that, he walked out of the house.

When he came back, he suddenly found that the atmosphere in the room was a little wrong. Zhang Jiayu sat there, frowned, and his face was extremely difficult to see. He raised a piece of paper and asked, "Is this the command of the governor?"

Ding Keze shook his head, "Now the commander-in-chief has gone to Liaodong. The head of Shandong is Mr. Li Yan and Mr. Li, but this letter was written to you by Governor Wan. The Tatars attacked our army in three ways, and the prefect Chen was surrounded in Anyang, and the situation was critical. If some noise can be made in Shanxi and Hebei to restrain the Qing army, it will be very helpful to the battle situation in northern Henan."

Zhang Jiayu thought about it and handed the paper to Ding Keze, "I can't obey my fate."

Seeing Ding Keze's face showing a difficult look, Zhang Jiayu said: "There was too much noise some time ago, which attracted the attention of the Qing army. Now the Qing army recruited and pacified had already contacted those leaders. If the price they offered was not too low, I would probably have switched to the Qing army long ago. What I can really control now is the more than 3,000 people in front of me. Isn't it a way to seek death if I attack the Qing army at this time? I finally established a foundation at this moment, and I am preparing to further expand my troops. It is not advisable to move lightly at this moment."

Zhang Jiayu's meaning is very clear. There are not enough soldiers and a foothold is not stable, so it is not appropriate to move troops. Ding Keze was silent for a moment, his tone was very soft, "Can you use those six camps?"

Zhang Jiayu looked up at Wen Kai and smiled faintly, "Since Wen Kai told you about this, you should know that they are just some bandits, not troops. Wang Jun made such a big name in Shandong that day, but was finally defeated by nearly 10,000 generals. Their strength was not as strong as Wang Jun, and they were not in the same line. Let them guard their own mountain, kill family and rob, causing some trouble to the Qing army, and survive for a longer time. If they face the Qing army directly, how long do you think they can last in this hinterland of the Qing Dynasty? The most important thing is that this is not a good time."

Ding Keze thought about it and stopped trying, "Then I understand. Please write a letter to explain your situation in detail, and I will also explain your predicament to him."

Zhang Jiayu clasped his fists and said, "Then thank you Ding Guerrilla." As he said that, he turned to Wen Kai and said, "You haven't brought the food here yet. This is the situation here, so don't bother Ding Guerrilla."
Chapter completed!