At this time, it is at the bottom of Erlong Mountain.
There were teams of people everywhere.
They don't have uniform clothes or weapons, but they are all commanded by someone.
This is a group of rebels.
To be precise.
They were a group of defeated rebels.
There were originally over 10,000 of them.
After running away all this way, there were only less than five thousand left.
But these five thousand troops.
In current Heyang County.
It is already considered a quite powerful military force.
This rebel army did not start in Heyang County.
Instead, it happened in Xihe County, which is adjacent to Heyang County.
The governor of Xihe County arranged for the army to besiege them all the way, but finally allowed them to open a gap and escape to Heyang County.
And after arriving in Heyang County.
Along the way, he was chased by Chen Dadao, the governor of Heyang County, who personally led his troops.
Along the way, I have lost all will to fight.
It was not easy to find out that the terrain here is steep.
Each mountain peak is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Then they broke it into pieces and let the rebel army capture each stronghold and use it as a camp to recuperate.
For the sake of future affairs!
The rebel army that attacked Erlong Mountain had more than a thousand troops.
The leader is the leader of the rebel army.
Zhang Guanxi.
Nicknamed Zhang Butcher!
The family originally made a living by selling wine and butchering pigs, but they also accumulated a lot of wealth.
But since last year, the various taxes that have fallen on Zhang Guanxi have suddenly increased by more than a dozen!
Not only that.
These properties in Zhang Guanxi were all leased by the government.
As for the rent, it's quite high, but it's all a blank check.
He said that he would be paid again after twenty years.
In addition, the young master of the county magistrate's family found out from somewhere that Zhang Guanxi's wife was a delicate beauty.
Seeing Zhang Guanxi being taken care of by his father.
He led some people to snatch the lady while she was out.
I took a few servants with me and played around all night.
He drove a pretty girl crazy.
The big meat butcher in the town was ruined and his family was ruined.
Butcher Zhang was angry.
With a butcher's knife in hand, he took advantage of the yamen's slack overnight.
Sneaking inside, he first slaughtered all the dozen or so members of the county magistrate's family, and then killed his own wife. Then he sold his property and organized a group of rebels.
In order to avoid the pursuit of officers and soldiers, they moved to many places, and the number of people increased.
Gradually it became a climate.
But he didn't want to suffer a disastrous defeat in Xihe County, so he fled all the way here.
Zhang Guanxi at this time.
He was leading a few people into the cottage.
Directed his men to tidy up.
"What's going on with this guy?!"
Zhang Guanxi looked at Hu Dugu who was unconscious underground and asked.
"General!"
"When we came up, we saw him lying here. He must be a nearby citizen captured by the bandits."
"You still have breath, do you want to kill me?"
one of his men asked.
Zhang Guanxi hasn't spoken yet.
Another person ran up and whispered something.
"Um?"
"Put this guy in jail with those dolls first!"
"When you're settled, I'll interrogate you carefully!"
Zhang Guanxi waved his hand, and several people carried Hu Dugu down.
"General!"
"This is a merchant who was kidnapped. He contributed a lot of gold and silver treasures, and he also led us to find some hidden supplies!"
A rebel soldier came to Zhang Guanxi with a fat man with a smile on his face.
This person is none other than the Smiling Tiger of the Third Master.
"Business person?"
Zhang Guanxi asked coldly.
Although the man in front of me was smiling all over his face.
But this smile made people feel uncomfortable, as if they were being stared at by something.
"Yes yes yes!"
"General, I am also forced to have no choice!"
"I am very grateful to the general for rescuing me today. I am willing to be by the general's side to do my best!"
The smiling tiger said with a flattering look.
"Take him down first. Since he is from the village, let him take care of the bandits who are still breathing. We will talk about it later!"
Zhang Guanxi said as he walked towards the village.
…
Below Erlong Mountain at this time.
In a hidden grass nest.
Lao He was lying inside carefully.
Further inside, under a boulder, three horses were grazing leisurely.
On the back of a horse, Zhang Bao was still unconscious.
Not far from here.
There was a group of people resting there in twos and threes.
before this.
Old He was eagerly waiting for Hu Dugu to bring him down from the mountain.
But after waiting and waiting, the people on the mountain did not come down.
There were quite a few people coming down the mountain.
Fortunately, Lao He and the others were hiding very well in order to avoid being discovered.
But leaving is unrealistic.
As soon as you go out, you will definitely be discovered.
And Lao He also discovered it.
This group of people is not a regular army.
This is even more dangerous.
The officers and soldiers can still have some rules.
These rebels really have no rules at all.
Although they were in the name of rebellion, most of them were still robbing families and property.
There is no way around it.
Leading troops to fight is not just playing house.
Daily food and drink expenses are a huge expense.
They don't have the logistical support from the government.
Food and drink along the way can only be obtained from the people.
I'll go to court for you.
Then you have to give me your food.
We don't have enough people.
You have to follow.
Otherwise, you just don't support our rebel army.
What's more, since we rebelled on your behalf, your wives and daughters should naturally be for us to vent and enjoy.
So these rebel armies are rising up everywhere.
In the hearts of the people, there are not many positive impressions.
It's just that the boy who slayed the dragon eventually turned into an evil dragon.
…
Lao He is on guard.
But he heard a sound coming from behind him and quickly came to Zhang Bao's side.
Sure enough, I saw Zhang Bao awake and struggling there.
In order to prevent Zhang Bao from making any noise, Lao He had already blocked Zhang Bao's mouth.
At this time, Zhang Bao was seen waking up.
Even the gestures and winks finally made Zhang Bao realize something.
Seeing Zhang Bao, I understood.
Only then did Lao He let go of Zhang Bao.
I briefly talked to Zhang Bao about what happened before.
Hearing that Hu Dugu went up for him, and he still hasn't come down for such a long time.
It is estimated that the situation is already in danger.
Zhang Bao was very worried.
"Master!"
"Wait until dark!"
"Let's go up the mountain and have a look!"
Lao He naturally understood what Zhang Bao meant, but in fact he couldn't hold himself back for a long time.