Yang Zhan searched for two days on the Dabie Mountains, but except for occasionally encountering Zhang Xianzhong's broken team, there was no trace of Zhang Xianzhong.

Uncle Dingzhen said: "We injured him like that this time. If he can still survive, it means that his life should not be cut off, and we have no choice but to obey God's will."

Fortunately, he was finally seriously injured, and half of the forty-six people Yang Zhan brought with him were also injured.

He went to Zuo Liangyu and said: "General Zuo, Yang was lucky enough to live up to his command this time. Although Zhang Xianzhong was picked up, his vitality should be seriously injured and he will not come out to cause trouble again in a short time. I will take my uncles and brothers back."

Let’s heal our wounds at home, just pretend that we have never been here and don’t report it to the court, okay?”

Zuo Liangyu said: "General Yang is indeed a hero. He has accomplished extraordinary feats when he goes out to fight. If I don't report it, won't your achievements be buried?"

Yang Zhan said politely: "Everywhere, General Zuo has good plans and arrangements. With Yang Zhan's dozens of people, how can he defeat Zhang Xianzhong's 100,000 troops!"

Zuo Liangyu also felt that he had indeed performed well this time, so he stopped being polite to Yang Zhan and was eager to count the spoils. Zhang Xianzhong abandoned his helmet and armor and fled in defeat. Most of Xiangyang's wealth was lost here. Because of the troops and troops

Everyone was injured, so Yang Zhan chose the waterway to return to Chongtong Temple.

On the boat back to Sichuan, everyone was very excited. The Fuhu Formation had just been completed and it showed its power.

Yang Zhan said: "The victory this time was due to surprise. Zhang Xianzhong did not expect that we would use this method to cut off his troops. Moreover, if the foreign aid is strong enough, we will be vulnerable."

Fei Xiaojin suddenly remembered: "Brother, why did you forget the Green Feather Fan? Didn't Monk Miaofeng say, 'When the Fuhu Formation is completed, the Green Feather will perform meritorious deeds'?"

Yang Zhan sighed: "How could you forget? That feather fan looks like an ordinary fan. I have studied it many times and I haven't found any cleverness."

Dingzhen advised: "This is a narrow victory. It also shows that we still have a lot to improve. Maybe when we are mature enough, we will naturally know how to use the Green Feather Fan."

Zhu Pingqi spoke thoughtfully beside him: "Uncle, junior brothers, since we are returning by water, I would like to ask you to accompany me to inspect the manor of Prince Shu's Mansion along the river. Is that okay?"

Shuai Yuanhong supported from the side and said: "Why not? Anyway, it's just training when we go back. Everyone has worked hard for so long, and it's time to go sightseeing and take a rest."

Seeing Kuan, he nodded and said, "Yes, those wanderers have long been clamoring to come out and travel."

Yang Zhan looked at Dingzhen, and Dingzhen said: "Ask Jiankuan to prepare another small boat for me in Xuzhou. I will separate from you from there. You can go and play however you want. I won't accompany you."

When they arrived in Xuzhou, they sent Uncle Dingzhen away, and the group headed to the manor of Prince Shu's Mansion.

"Little prince, little prince." Before entering, the manor's steward Li knelt down in front of Zhu Pingxi.

"If you have something to say, what exactly happened?"

"The manor was robbed by bandits last night, and all the food in the warehouse was moved away!"

"They've all rebelled, they've all rebelled. The bandits are so audacious that they dare to rob the palace!" the rangers suddenly shouted.

"Where did the bandits come from? They robbed them last night. They have to move so much food, so they can't go far."

The housekeeper stayed there and was lost in thought. Zhu Pingxi raised his voice and shouted: "Let me ask you, where did the bandits come from?"

The butler had no choice but to reply: "They say they are bandits, but they are actually the common people here."

Everyone was in an uproar, what kind of world is this? People started to come out to rob! Then the steward spoke up.

It turns out that in the past few years, the imperial court has used troops inside and outside, and every time there is a shortage of money or food, it has been collected from the people, several times a year. If the local government cannot collect it, it will go to the people's homes to rob it.

The people had no food to eat, so they went to the landlords' houses to rob them. The landlords had to pay taxes and grain to the government, but at the same time they had to be robbed by the people, which was extremely miserable. Many people thought of a way to transfer their fields to the manor of the Prince of Shu.

, because the property of the Shu Palace does not need to be paid taxes, and the common people do not dare to rob the Shu Palace easily.

Unexpectedly, a few bandits came up from the Yangtze River recently. They were once the small leaders of the Northwest Peasant Army. They found a farmer's family and stayed there. There were many people nearby who took refuge with them in order to have enough food to eat.

They first encouraged the people to rob several wealthy households. The wealthy households had no food to rob, so they took the lead in robbing the manor of the Prince of Shu.

"I went to report it to the officials this morning, and they said they couldn't control it." The housekeeper sighed repeatedly.

"Okay, I'll take care of it. It's almost dark now. You should arrange the food and lodging for my friends first, and then we can figure it out tomorrow."

In fact, they had been targeted by bandits on the way here. Dozens of fat and strong horses were so eye-catching. After a big battle, they were exhausted and half of the people were injured. They wanted to attack

It's too easy for them.

At the third watch, the bandits surrounded the manor and the torches were brightly lit.

The leader shouted: "Listen to the people inside, no matter who you are, you are surrounded by us. If you want to survive, come out empty-handed and get out of here overnight. Otherwise, don't blame us for being ruthless!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew by, and all the torches were extinguished. Then a black shadow swept over, and before they could react, the twenty or thirty people standing in front had their acupuncture points tapped and were unable to move.

"Ghost, ghost, run!"

The people behind fled in a hurry, and no one chased them.

Yang Zhan had long expected that they would come, and Shuai Yuanhong suggested taking the opportunity to destroy the bandits. But Yang Zhan said, "The world is in chaos now. Such things happen everywhere. How many can we kill? Besides, most of them are ordinary people."

Zhu Pingqi said worriedly: "This kind of thing is the most difficult to deal with. Today, because of my palace, the Prince of Shu, if we kill and kidnap people wantonly, we may lose the support of the people and leave an eternal infamy. If we don't handle it well, there will be trouble in the court."

Yang Zhan thought for a while and said: "Senior Brother Pingxi, you will not come forward in this matter. If you are willing to give up the property in the Wangfu Manor, how about I make the decision for you?"

Pingxi said: "The world is in chaos, what's the use of money? As long as I keep my Prince Shu's palace and Sichuan safe, my father has delegated power to me, so you can do whatever you want."

Yang Zhan asked him and thirty-six rangers to sleep soundly. He, Fei Xiaojin, Shuai Yuanhong, and Liu Jiankuan took turns keeping watch, waiting for the bandits to attack.

Now, the trapped people had dispersed, leaving only the twenty or thirty people whose acupuncture points had been tapped. They tied these people up and then untied their acupuncture points.

Yang Zhanduan sat in the hall and asked: "Which of you people came from the northwest? Who is the leader?"

"General Yang, it's me, your personal soldier Yue Dayang."

Yang Zhan was startled. After a closer look, he saw that he was indeed a soldier from when he was a guerrilla general in Yulin. He asked, "Why didn't you be a good officer and soldier and became a bandit?"

"You have been home for three years, Ding You. You don't know how miserable our frontier soldiers have been. They have not been paid for the whole year, and there have been severe droughts in Shaanxi. They have watched the whole family starve to death. Anyone who wants to eat can't

Follow Wang Jiayin, Wang Ziyong

They rebelled. After the two of them died, some followed Li Zicheng and some followed Zhang Xianzhong. We didn't want to follow any of them. We just wanted to live a stable life and ended up living here. Who knew that in order to survive, we still had to become bandits.

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"Then I will show you a clear path now. Are you willing to listen to my arrangements?"

"Of course I do."

"Okay, you guys will move into the manor tomorrow. Leave some of the stolen food for the people of each family, and return all the rest. Since the people listen to you, organize them and gather them on the fields of the manor.

When farming, don't let the fields lie idle at any time. The harvested grains are distributed to the people for consumption, and the rest are stored. During slack times, people are organized to practice. My brothers and rangers and I will take turns to come over and teach everyone.

I will also help you arrange the weapons you use."

"General Yang, are you going to farm and raise troops? We are not willing to work for the imperial court anymore!"

"Don't worry, you are not the soldiers of the imperial court, nor the soldiers of the palace, you just treat it as my soldiers. Externally, you are the servants and tenants of the palace. In fact, I asked you to do this to protect yourself and your homeland.

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"Okay, I'm willing to follow General Yang and do whatever you say."

Zhu Pingxi walked out of it and said, "In the future, don't call him General Yang. Just call him Zhan Daxia. I taught him Zhan Daxia. You should thank Zhan Daxia for not killing him."

"Thank you, young prince, and thank you so much, Master Zhan! We will definitely tell the villagers about your great kindness. Let everyone listen to you and be willing to serve you at any time."

After these people left, Zhu Pingxi said to Yang Zhan: "The way Zhan Daxia handled it can be said to kill three birds with one stone. It not only saved the people here, but also raised a group of soldiers here, and it also ensured that the countryside would not be deserted in troubled times."

Fei Xiaojin mused: "This method can be replicated. Our trip by water was really worth it."

Shuai Yuanhong said dissatisfied: "Zhan Daxia, next time you should let me show my full strength. Today I didn't even have time to move, so you ended the battle."

Yang Zhan smiled and said: "Of course I won't let you move. If your short musket hurts someone, it will be hard for everyone to talk. In this way, you can stay here and help Yue Dayang train his troops in the field and teach them martial arts."

Shuai Yuanhong knew the importance of this task, so he agreed without hesitation.

After leaving Xuzhou, the ship arrived at Qianwei, where they encountered another group of bandits who boarded the ship and robbed them. After they clean up, they also took Fei Xiaojin to the manor of the Prince of Shu to settle down, and left Fei Xiaojin to teach him.
Chapter completed!