Section 131

With territory, there is money. With money, are you still afraid of not being able to recruit warriors?

Before Fengxiu, the people in that village all practiced Angquan.

If these warriors are so valuable, then is it okay?

Bai Yulong's eyes were shining, and he seemed to see a lot of gold and silver treasures waving at him. However, he didn't know that guns can be industrialized and mass-produced, but warriors can't. Warriors are scarce resources.

After taking down Fengxiu, Ruan Yongbao turned his eyes to Yue Zhenshan again.

"Boss Ruan, don't ask me."

"I'm different from Bai Yulong. No matter how much money I give, I will not sell out my brothers. This is a matter of principle."

"The brothers under me are the same. They can be shot to death or blown up by shells, but they can't be sold out by me. We are all brothers who depend on each other for life and death. Only by unity can we defeat the strong enemy."

Yue Zhenshan is of course acting, and at the same time buying people's hearts.

The reason why he directly rejected Ruan Yongbao was because he could understand French. When Barry Bess was talking to Ruan Yongbao just now, he already knew that the French would not let Ruan Yongbao use force, so there was the above performance, which was also a true performance.

Ruan Yongbao heard this and stared at Yue Zhenshan for about ten seconds.

He found that Yue Zhenshan's eyes were calm and resolute. Such a person was indeed different from Bai Yulong.

"Haha, you are very good!"

"You are a promising talent. In my opinion, the expansion in Guangdong in the future will depend on you."

"No way!"

"Thank you for your support, Boss Ruan."

The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and Yue Zhenshan did not hesitate to brag about business.

It seems that the expansion in the mountainous area in the west of Guangzhou can be accelerated. Now holding Ruan Yongbao's thigh is just right to expand.

All development and growth should be done by taking advantage of the situation.

Of course, some things that touch the bottom line and principles cannot be compromised, and at that time they can only be head-on.

After this incident, the whole banquet started again.

This time, no one dared to underestimate Yue Zhenshan. Everyone was toasting and drinking, and it was very lively. Not only that, Ruan Yongbao also prepared many other projects, with singing girls and dancing girls to cheer, which was naturally very lively.

The era of warlords fighting each other was chaotic and exciting.

The dream of a beautiful woman in troubled times!

However, most of them were pink and withered bones, and they had a night of singing and dancing.

The next day, they began to count the supplies. Ruan Yongbao prepared six trucks, two of which were loaded with weapons, equipment, supplies and ammunition. The other four were used to transport people. This time, they set off with a total of 200 people.

After setting off, Yue Zhenshan found that most of the warlords in the previous banquet did not come.

Those who came were elite soldiers recruited by their subordinates, or some strange people. No wonder Ruan Yongbao asked him to recruit monks or Taoists before (Chapter 155), and it turned out that they were waiting here!

After all the preparations were completed, the convoy began to drive towards Yunnan and started this trip to Kunlun!

It took seven days for everyone to reach Lijiang County. When they arrived here, they had to stop. From Kunming, they continued to walk forward and began to enter the snowy area. There was no road ahead, so they had to find another way.

Chapter 165 Vajra Tower

As an important part of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, Lijiang has very important value.

The importance of the Ancient Tea Horse Road is no less than that of the Silk Road.

The Silk Road promoted cultural exchanges between the East and the West, while the Ancient Tea Horse Road maintained the stability of the southwestern border.

After the British occupied India, they planned to use Indian tea to open up the vast market of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, attempting to control this area with materials. The Ancient Tea Horse Road on the Chinese side interfered with the British plan and also consolidated China's control over the Qinghai-Tibet snowy area.

Not only did it strike a blow to the British conspiracy to control the snowy plateau with materials.

The Ancient Tea Horse Road is also an important channel for the spread and exchange of ancient civilizations between Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet.

There are a large number of vendors in this place.

They all make a living by traveling, and they walk back and forth on the Ancient Tea Horse Road every year.

Ruan Yongbao paid a lot of money to hire a caravan as a guide.

The leader of the caravan was called Zhang Jianwang, who had walked 20 times on the ancient Tea Horse Road and was an experienced middle-aged man.

After arriving at the camp, he saw Yue Zhenshan and his group, all of whom were armed, and he instantly regretted taking this business. It was obvious that they were not easy customers to mess with. If there was a slight mistake, he would probably lose his head.

"Don't worry, we are all officers with legal guns."

"As long as you do things beautifully, you are safe. Of course, we are also reasonable. As long as you can transport our things to the right place, money is not a problem."

"How much money did you make last year? I will give you twice, okay?"

"This... This is too much, Marshal!"

"Our Zhang Jianwang dare not be greedy. You can give me a meal. I promise to do my best to transport your things to the right place."

Making money is not shameful.

Ruan Yongbao gave too much, and King Zhang Jian responded with a smile, and then began to instruct the men to load the mules and horses with goods. The original team of more than 200 people, with the addition of caravan members, the number of people directly reached about 300. Bringing fodder and accompanying tents, the whole team set out again.

This time it was much slower!!

The most difficult section of the road from Lijiang to Mangkang is that there are countless mountains and valleys in this area, and the overall trend is rising. The altitude has been rising all the way. Several soldiers led by Ruan Yongbao died due to altitude sickness.

People died before they even got there, which cast a shadow on everyone's mind.

The twenty or so soldiers of the Futu Camp led by Yue Zhenshan were very good. Their strong physiques quickly adapted to the plateau climate.

The climate here is cold, the air is thin, and the climate changes unpredictably. Just now they walked through a large canyon and it rained heavily.

As a result, just after crossing a ridge, the other side was clear and sunny. It was like two worlds separated by a ridge.

Standing on the steep rock wall trail, there was a surging and roaring river below and towering snow peaks above. Looking at the clouds rolling in the canyon, the white mist and mist shot out a colorful halo hanging on the top of the mountain, like a holy land in the clouds.

"Although the Ancient Tea Horse Road is dangerous and not easy to walk, it has many beautiful scenery."

"It's also pretty good."

"This military lord, this is your first time here!"

In front of Yue Zhenshan, there was a fellow of the caravan. After hearing what Yue Zhenshan said, he couldn't help but interrupt.

"Yes, yes!"

"Well, it's normal that you are here for the first time. When I first went on business with Uncle Zhang, I was similar to you."

"After walking a lot, I got used to it and didn't think it was that beautiful."

"Now I like our Lijiang side more. At least the weather is not as harsh on people as it is here."

"There is a proverb circulating on this road: On the second and third days of the month, the mountain is covered with snow. On the fourth, fifth and sixth days, it is so wet that you cry. On the seventh, eighth and ninth days, it is a little easier to walk. In the tenth day of winter, you crawl like a dog. You just came here in July, so you didn't encounter a particularly difficult time."

"Besides, this road is not peaceful. At the mountain pass ahead, three of our guys have died."

Hearing this, Yue Zhenshan couldn't help but become curious. Three people died in just one mountain pass, and it was a caravan. So how many people would die in this place in a year?

Why is this happening? Is there any experience points waiting for him?

"Is there any demon or something like that ahead?"

"Alas, I don't know if it's a demon or not."

"According to local Tibetans, there lives a sacred bird called Vajra Garuda on the top of this mountain."

"When local Tibetans perform sky burials, this bird will descend on its own and eat the brain of the dead. Local residents believe that Vajra Garuda can lead the souls of the human world back to the Western Paradise."

"And this bird is very strange. It must use one head (brain marrow) every day, whether it is a human or an animal."

"So, my three brothers were all killed by this Vajra Garuda. Its claws are sharp and strong, and it can directly pierce the skull of the prey and then eat the brain of the prey."

Such a raptor, with strange behavior, is indeed suspicious.

When Yue Zhenshan followed the guy to the mountain pass, he crossed the natural chasm with difficulty in the 6-7 level gale. Yue Zhenshan did not see the Vajra Garuda mentioned by the guy.

I thought the guy was joking with me, but sometimes when you think there is no danger, it suddenly comes.

This kind of thing, everyone calls it an accident!

On the top of the snowy mountain, the mountainside was wrapped in colorful mist.

Suddenly, three huge figures flew out from the colorful mist, with light yellow feathers all over their bodies, with a metallic texture. With their wings spread out, they were about two meters long. They swooped down from the top of the mountain and crossed a distance of more than a thousand meters in an instant.

"Everyone lie down quickly and hide under the horses' bellies."

"Get off the horses quickly!"

"Boom--"

Three huge Vajra Garudas flew over the heads of the crowd, instantly raising a gust of wind.

Yue Zhenshan saw clearly that a pack horse carrying supplies was attacked, and the pack horse's forehead was broken by the sharp claws of Vajra Garuda, as easy as cutting tofu, and then the brain was taken away.

As the human brain is the favorite food of Vajra Garuda, they naturally did not let it go.

The claws of the other two Vajra Garudas were inserted into the tops of the heads of two people, and they were caught by the two beasts in the sky and soon rose to an altitude of more than 200 meters.

"Hit hard with a gun!!"