At Youshi, in the private room of Jinhe Restaurant, the pottery fish lantern gave off a pale yellow light, illuminating Zhang Hua's bald head.

Tian Dahe made an appointment with Xu Xiaozhong to a restaurant. After a few glasses of wine, Xu Xiaozhong became red-faced, his tongue became stiff and he was slurred when he spoke.

Zhang Hua began to talk, and from Xu Xiaozhong's repeated words, he confirmed that the soldiers coming from Xinye were newly recruited soldiers and horses, and the leaders were Yang Quanqi's second and third sons. He had sent people to inquire, and there should be confirmed news tomorrow

came.

There was a sneer at the corner of his mouth. Soldiers and horses who had only been trained for three months dared to go out to fight. They didn't take me seriously. Zhang Hua's eyes flashed with sternness. Yang Quanqi wanted his son to take the credit, so I just let them go.

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He habitually stroked his bald head with his hand. The baggage of these more than 800 new troops should be quite a lot. If the minions in the mountains had access to swords and guns, their strength would be greatly increased, and they would capture Hepingshi City in Fuyang.

I also imitated Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising. Even if Yang Quanqi came, he was not afraid. If he could win, he would fight. If he couldn't win, he would hide in the mountains. If he couldn't stand, he would go north and join the Yan Kingdom. With more than a thousand soldiers and horses, he could go anywhere.

Find a general and do it.

Looking at Xu Xiaozhong eating meat, Zhang Hua's eyes flashed with disdain. It had been a long time since this starving man had eaten meat. Okita Dahe coughed slightly to signal.

Tian Dahe lifted the baggage on the case table, leaned over and placed it on Xu Xiaozhong's case, and there was a "clang" sound.

Xu Xiaozhong held a piece of meat in his mouth and said vaguely: "Brother Dahe, what is this?"

Tian Dahe unpacked the baggage, and inside was a pile of copper coins and gold bars, which were so bright that they were dazzling.

Seeing Xu Xiaozhong's eyes widening, Tian Dahe smiled and said: "Brother Gou Sheng, no, it's time to call you Brother Xiaozhong. Brother Zhang thinks you are an honest person and wants to recruit you to work together. Look at me, brother.

It’s only through following Brother Zhang that I am as rich as I am today.”

Xu Xiaozhong swallowed the meat in his mouth with difficulty, stared at the yellow things on the table, and said hesitantly: "My boss treats the servants well, so it's not a good idea to resign rashly."

"Xiao Zhong, in addition to food and drink, you only get three hundred yuan a month, which is too little." Tian Dahe continued to seduce: "With Brother Zhang, you get at least four to five thousand yuan a month. The money in this case was given to you by Brother Zhang.

Meeting gift."

Xu Xiaozhong opened his hands and tied the baggage, put it into his arms, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will go back to get my things and follow Brother Zhang. Alas, I still have more than two hundred dollars where I live. How about Zhang?"

Brother, wait for me for a few days, return to Jiyang, collect the money, and then come to join me."

Zhang Hua smiled and said: "It's nothing but two hundred dollars. Don't forget it. I will replenish Brother Xu's five hundred dollars when the time comes."

Xu Xiaozhong narrowed his eyes with a smile, stood up unsteadily and said, "Okay, I will go back to the inn to pack my things."

Tian Dahe hurriedly stood up and said, "Xiao Zhong, I will go with you."

At Penggui Inn, Xu Xiaozhong went into the house to resign and get his luggage. Tian Dahe strolled around, pinched the bag, and took a handful of drying herbs to smell them.

Amidst Yang Anxuan's scolding, Xu Xiaozhong picked up the baggage and followed Tian Dahe towards Dongcheng.

The next day, Yang Anxuan left Pingshi City with Yin Ji and others escorting the medicinal materials, and the news was quickly sent to the place where Zhang Hua and others stayed outside the city.

Zhang Hua and others also set off, and dozens of people escorted more than ten ox carts toward Dafu Mountain.

Xu Xiaozhong said with some worry: "Brother Dahe, I heard that there are thieves in Dafu Mountain. Should we go with the brigade?"

Tian Dahe said impatiently: "Just follow me, there are so many words."

After walking for more than ten miles, the oxcart left the main road and turned into a trail heading north. Xu Xiaozhong called to Tian Dahe who was walking in front: "Brother Dahe, why are you taking the trail? You're on the wrong path."

Tian Dahe turned back with a piece of black cloth and said with a smile: "Gou Sheng, the next journey is a secret. I have to cover your eyes and don't fucking move."

Without further explanation, the black cloth was tied around Xu Xiaozhong's eyes. Xu Xiaozhong gritted his teeth secretly and remained silent.

The convoy disappeared into the forest. Inside and outside, Yang Anxuan and Yin Ji changed into linen shorts and wore straw sandals. They wore an ax and a hemp rope, dressed as woodcutter, and hung far behind the car.

The cart was loaded with corn, and Xu Xiaozhong secretly made a hole in the straw bag, causing the corn to leak out and leave traces.

After following for more than two miles, Yang Anxuan signaled Yin Ji to stop, and the two of them ducked behind a big tree beside the road. Yang Anxuan signaled with his hand that there was someone in the grass in front of him.

After taking a detour to avoid the hidden whistle, the two of them walked and stopped, and finally climbed up a big tree at Yang Anxuan's signal. Looking from a high place, they saw an ox cart parked in a mountain col and being unloaded.

Hundreds of minions were like ants carrying food, carrying their packs on their backs and walking up the mountain. The mountains were deep and the forests were dense, making them invisible.

The bullock cart couldn't reach the mountain, so someone led it across the mountain col. The lowing sound of the bullock gradually faded away.

After waiting for half an hour, the birds sang in the empty mountain and the surroundings were silent.

Yang Anxuan and Yin Ji discussed in a low voice, and Yin Ji said: "Third Young Master, do you want to follow me to find the robber's lair?"

Yang Anxuan thought for a while and said: "Don't alert the snake. If someone discovers Xu Xiaozhong's life, it will be difficult to save him. The thieves probably want to take advantage of the new army. We might as well use the trick to lure the snake out of the hole."

On April 20th, at the beginning of the month, Yang Anyuan led his troops to Pingshi City and set up camp two miles south of the city. Before the battle was over, Zhao Tian's troops also arrived and camped outside the west gate.

Guo Qian, the magistrate of Pingshi County, came to work for the army with grain, grass, pigs, sheep and poultry. He conveyed the gratitude of Yiyang County Governor Zhu Guang and informed Yiyang County that there were 1,200 troops stationed in Fuyang City.

Cicheng attacked from the east and west and wiped out the banditry in Dafu Mountain.

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Dafu Mountain (1) stretches for hundreds of miles, with thousands of peaks and valleys, high mountains and deep forests. Lingyun Peak built two walls according to the mountain terrain, and built houses with stones and wood in the middle, which were the residences of the minions.

The top of the mountain turned out to be a Taoist temple. Zhang Hua drove away the Taoist priests and took over the magpie nest to become his stronghold. More than a dozen leaders and some of their robbed female relatives lived in it.

At the time of Xu, in the Sanqing Hall, rosin wood was burning in the brazier, black smoke was billowing, and the smell of smoke was choking in the hall.

There is a mat under the statue of Sanqing. Zhang Hua holds a table with his hands and sits crookedly on the mat. There are seven or eight people standing on both sides, who are the leaders of the village.

The two minions were reporting the news of the arrival of the officers and soldiers, "... they were divided into two areas, one in the south of the city and one in the west. There were about four hundred people there... The master of the county sent more than a dozen fat pigs, and they were separated by a long distance.

You can smell the fragrance..."

Waving his hand to the minions to retreat, Zhang Hua said: "Brothers, what do you think?"

"Boss, how can you let go of the fat in your mouth? Damn it." The man with a fat face on the left shouted. This guy opened his clothes and exposed his dark chest hair.

Opposite him, the man in green robe wearing a kudzu scarf and a short three-strand beard glanced at him with disdain and said, "Butcher Zhao, there might be hooks in your meat. I'll hang you up carefully and sell you. I think so."

We should wait for work and wait for the officers and soldiers to go into the mountains to clean up before taking action."

"Sun, blind man, fart your mother. You keep chirping all day long. Sooner or later, I will kill you alive." Zhao Ying said, slapping his chest.

"Let's discuss business. Don't argue, two masters." Tian Dahe guessed Zhang Hua's thoughts and said, "Brother, if you can't bear the child, you can't trap the wolf. This is the equipment of more than 800 people. It's worth taking the risk."

Zhang Hua rubbed his bald head. He was originally the captain of the Yiyang County Army. He was not angry with the village commander for insulting a woman, so he killed someone and fled in anger, and hid in Dafu Mountain.

Last year, when the government was providing disaster relief, refugees gathered in Fuyang City. The porridge was so thin that only two people could be seen, and many people died of cold and hunger.

Seeing the opportunity, Zhang Hua encouraged the refugees to rush into Fuyang City, rob the government granary, and flee into the Dafu Mountains with hundreds of people.

Zhu Guang, the governor of Yiyang County, sent 500 soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress the enemy. Zhang Hua sent people disguised as woodcutter to lead the soldiers into the mountain col. Stones and wood were thrown down, and the soldiers left dozens of corpses and fled. Zhang Hua got close

Hundreds of swords and guns.

The second time he dispatched thousands of troops, Zhang Hua fled into the mountains. The officers and soldiers searched for more than ten people in the mountains and could not find anyone. They were exhausted. Zhang Hua took advantage of the situation and counterattacked. The officers and soldiers were defeated again and returned. They gave Zhang Hua a gift.

Approval of baggage.

After getting the baggage, Zhang Hua sent people to gather the refugees everywhere, and there were more than a thousand people in the village.

Zhang Hua's confidence greatly increased and he led his army to attack Fuyang City. Zhu Guang sent thousands of people to defend the city. The thieves were making noise outside, and the officers and soldiers were so frightened that they did not dare to go out of the city to fight.

This made the thieves' flames rise, and they relied on the robbed food to gather the refugees, and nearby thieves also came to join them one after another.

After Zhang Hua's power increased greatly, Zhang Hua sent troops to attack the farms around Dafu Mountain and plunder supplies. He also robbed the property of business travelers and cut off traffic. Zhu Guangshen felt miserable and asked Yongzhou for help.

There are currently more than 1,500 minions in the mountain, but there are less than 500 swords, guns, and weapons, and only about 20 pairs of leather armors. Most of the minions are armed with sharpened bamboo spears and wooden sticks, and there is no farming in the village. They buy and rob them.

The food that comes can only be eaten until June.

Zhang Hua is very ambitious. When Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up, only a thousand people were able to rise up. Now that the world is in chaos, he might not be able to achieve great things. Is there any way for princes and generals to be peaceful?

Calculating the pros and cons, Zhang Hua decided to take a chance. Even if most of his minions were killed or injured, it didn't matter. As long as there was food and knives, refugees would be everywhere and the snowball would get bigger and bigger.

It doesn't matter if some of the minions die, the refugees will gain something, and the minions who have fought a hundred battles will become elite soldiers.

When the time comes, we will use Dafu Mountain as the foundation to seize Fuyang, and the two cities of Pingshi as arms. We can take Yiyang to the east, attack Xinye to the west, surrender to the Yan Kingdom to the north, and take Xiangyang to the south. We can advance and retreat freely, and great things can be expected.

Knocking on the table to stop the quarrel, Zhang Hua said: "Whether we fight or defend, we will decide after tomorrow's investigation. Brothers, make preparations first, sharpen your swords and guns, and start practicing."

Turning to look at Tian Dahe, Zhang Hua said: "Has that Gou Sheng agreed to join the gang?"

"I made the boy hungry twice, whipped him a few more times, gave him some food, and agreed with some benefits." Tian Dahe said proudly.

"Lie" Xu Xiaozhong into the mountains, Xu Xiaozhong pretended not to join the gang, Zhang Hua asked Tian Dahe to enlighten him.

Tian Dahe finally "persuaded" Xu Xiaozhong with coercion and inducement, and asked for the gold given to him.

"Tomorrow you take him and follow me down the mountain to see if you can find the man named Niu Dan and get some useful information from him." Zhang Hua ordered.

In the military tent in the west of the city, Yang Anxuan and Yin Ji recounted what they had heard.

While talking, he was drawing on the paper. Everyone was still confused. Yang Anxuan thought of the sand table and said, "Go get some clay."

Clay and water shape the shape, and pen and ink outline the path, and then the instructions become clear.

Yin Ji marveled and said: "In the past, Ma Fubo piled rice to point out the mountains and rivers. Today, Yang Junhou uses soil to shape shapes, which is three points better. Yin Mou admires it."

Yan Zhuang chewed his teeth and said: "The road is rugged and it is difficult for the army to deploy. In addition, we are not familiar with the terrain. It may be difficult to enter the mountains and clear out the troops."
Chapter completed!