Chapter 17: Huang Zhong Returns and the Tiger Comes Down the Mountain
Probably sensing Xie Xin's thoughts, Huang Zhong finally returned to Huangjia Village before noon.
Different from when he went out, Huang Zhong now put on a military uniform. According to the Han military uniform regulations, it should be a very long military uniform.
"Brother Huang, have you been promoted?!" Xie Xin couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw Huang Zhong's military uniform.
"Yes, the new prefect of Wancheng, Qin Jie, thinks highly of your eldest brother, so he will be transferred to Wancheng as a commander, saying that he can continue to be promoted if he has merit in the future." Huang Zhong said happily when he saw the thank you letter coming.
"Then Brother Huang will have to go to Wancheng as an errand in the future?!" Although Xie Xin was also happy for Huang Zhong's promotion, he was inevitably a little disappointed in his heart.
"Yes, I have three days of vacation, and I will go back and tidy up. But brother, you don't have to worry, isn't my stubborn old man right here? During the holidays, or when he usually takes a vacation, or
I want to come back here." Huang Zhong didn't know how to see through Xie Xin's thoughts, and couldn't help comforting him.
"Brother Xie, don't walk so fast!" A familiar voice came from behind, but it was Gongsun Sheng who was chasing Xie Xin.
"Who is this?" Huang Zhong couldn't help but ask Xie Xin about Gongsun Sheng's unfamiliar face.
Xie Xin smiled and immediately introduced Gongsun Sheng to Huang Zhong: "This is Gongsun Sheng, my sworn brother in Luoyang. This time I came to visit my brother at the private school."
He turned around and introduced Huang Zhong to Gongsun Sheng: "This is Huang Zhong, my brother's good brother since childhood. He has the courage to be unstoppable. He used to hold the position of team leader in Huangjia Village, but now he is finally
He was transferred to Wancheng to be a commander.
It’s just that according to my younger brother’s opinion, with Brother Huang’s ability, as long as someone knows how to use him, he will be a first-class ace general no matter where he goes!”
When Gongsun Sheng first met Huang Zhong, he also felt that this person should be very capable. After hearing Xie Xin's introduction, his interest in Huang Zhong became even stronger.
"I am Gongsun Sheng from the west of Liaoning. It's our first time to meet you. Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you!!" Gongsun Sheng smiled and bowed his hand to Huang Zhong.
"Since you are brother Xie Xiandi, you are also my brother! There is no need to be so polite between brothers." Huang Zhong answered boldly, but still returned the gift politely.
"Brother Xian, I'm going home first, and I'll come back to your place later. The three of us will have a good drink tonight!" Huang Zhong was also happy at the moment, but he was worried about other people's opinions, so he could only thank you helplessly.
The letter said.
"No problem, my brother will naturally prepare wine and meat and wait for his arrival!" Xie Xin said with a smile.
Gongsun Sheng, on the other hand, was hesitant to speak. He wanted to say something but was worried about it.
Xie Xin accidentally discovered his entanglement and patted his shoulder quietly to show that he was sensible.
Huang Zhong returned to his home surrounded by people from Huangjia Village.
Gongsun Sheng took advantage of this moment to ask Xie Xin: "Why don't you tell him about Fuhu Mountain?"
"Now that he has been promoted recently, he wants to celebrate with his family. If he talks about Fuhu Mountain at this time, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the scenery? He will come over tonight anyway, so we might as well wait for a while." Thank you letter.
replied with a smile.
"Yes, in fact, as a brother, I am also doubting that Huang Zhong may be a fierce general, but just based on his status, I'm afraid he won't be able to bring us much help?" Gongsun Sheng sighed slightly.
"Brother, what you said is wrong. Although Huangjiacun is just a village that mainly relies on hunting to survive, its ancestor was the deputy general of General Fubo Ma Yuan.
They have rich family education, and every male villager has studied literature and martial arts since childhood. Needless to say, the purpose is to restore the glory of the Huang family.
Brother Huang has the most say in the younger generation, and his father is the village head of Huangjia Village and the head of the Huang family. As long as Brother Huang is willing to help us, it only takes a moment to recruit more than 200 elite people.
Archer team." Xie Xin explained to Gongsun Sheng in detail.
"If that's the case, this battle with Fuhu Mountain will have a better chance of winning. I just hope that tonight's banquet will persuade him to help immediately." After hearing the words of the thank you letter, Gongsun Sheng also quickly understood.
.
The time passed in Huang Zhong's joy and in the waiting of Xie Xin and Gongsun Sheng.
At about six o'clock in the afternoon, Huang Zhong came outside the private school carrying two jars of wine and half a wild boar.
After receiving Xie Xin's instructions, Huang Shang went out to open the door for him and carried half of the wild boar into the canteen of the private school.
Mother Xie and Bian Linglong were washing the dishes. After seeing the half wild boar, they secretly thought that they had work to do again.
As for Huang Zhong, under the leadership of Xie Xin, the three of them came to the staff office. Xie Xin had already prepared the necessary wine and side dishes.
The three of them sat down quickly, and in a joyful atmosphere, after having three dishes and three rounds of wine, they got down to business.
"Brother Xian, I am hesitant to speak today, but what do you have to say?" Huang Zhong put down his wine bowl and asked Gongsun Sheng.
"Actually, it's nothing. It's all my brother's fault. He provoked a strong man who shouldn't have been provoked, which led to a fatal disaster." Xie Xin immediately took all the responsibility.
"What's going on?! If you think I'm your brother, tell me in detail!" Huang Zhong asked anxiously when he saw Xie Xin's appearance.
"Brother Huang, I wonder if you heard any information about Fuhu Mountain on your way back this time?" Gongsun Sheng intervened at this time.
"Come to think of it, some colleagues said that Fuhushan has been doing a lot of things during this period, and may want to make a big deal. These thieves have been making trouble in Wancheng, and now the Qin governor is planning to conquer them."
Huang Zhong frowned and said.
At this moment, he didn't understand why Gongsun Sheng wanted to change the topic.
"Oh? The prefect plans to conquer those thieves?!" Gongsun Sheng's eyes immediately lit up after hearing Huang Zhong's words.
"Yes, Fuhu Mountain is located at an important hub. Whether they are merchants coming from Xuchang, Runan, Wancheng or Luoyang, they all have to pass through this place. It is not unimportant.
The thieves and bandits in Fuhu Mountain have been occupying the mountain for more than ten years. The previous governor just left it alone. After Qin Taishou took office, whether it was to eliminate harm for the people or to establish authority for new officials, those thieves and bandits must be eliminated.
." Huang Zhong did not hide anything and directly told what he knew.
"When will the suppression of bandits begin?!" Gongsun Sheng asked further.
"It will be three months later at the latest. If the newcomer does not receive training, he is afraid that if he fights the bandits, he will definitely collapse at the first touch and will not be able to form combat effectiveness at all." At this point, Huang Zhong also felt helpless.
"Then, does Brother Huang know how many capable warriors Wancheng can mobilize? And how much does Brother Huang know about the situation in Fuhu Mountain?!" Gongsun Sheng was even more anxious at this moment.
"The former governor of Wancheng was wicked and unscrupulous, leaving a mess for the governor of Qin. The number of soldiers currently available in Wancheng is only more than 500, of which only fifty are under the age of forty. Among the remaining soldiers, there are even
A veteran in his sixties.
As for Fuhu Mountain, I don’t know much information. I only know that they rose from the grass and occupied Fuhu Mountain for ten years. The leaders only have one big boss and one second boss, but if nothing happens to the soldiers under their command, they will
There will be more than a thousand people.
There is no need to worry about the bandits' combat effectiveness, but compared with the soldiers in Wancheng, they are a great threat. In particular, there have been rumors that military crossbows have appeared among the bandits. The exact number is not known, but
It is also a huge threat." Huang Zhong reluctantly told the truth.
"Since there are military crossbows, are there people in the surrounding villages or Wancheng who are colluding with them?" Gongsun Sheng quickly grasped the key point.
After hearing this, Xie Xin wanted to tell him: Absolutely, it is from Xiejiacun, most likely Xie Shen!
Not to mention that I have no evidence to show to others, even if I have a thank you letter, it is not convenient to say it.
"I haven't thought about this, but the former prefect did not obey the law. I guess he could have done it by selling military crossbows. I need to go back and check the old military depot account books to know this, but I can be sure.
What's more, there should be a third-party intermediary among them." Huang Zhong quickly thought of many things.
"If this is the case, brother, when you recruit soldiers and plan to conquer Fuhu Mountain, you must act in a low-key manner. Even if you send out troops to conquer in the future, you must act covertly, unless I can find out the third-party intermediary first.
." After hearing this, Gongsun Sheng couldn't help but exhort him.
"Thank you for reminding me, otherwise I'm afraid it's too small to return without success for my brother. If we encounter an ambush and the whole army is defeated, then I will only be a petty leader for the rest of my life." Huang Zhong also knew the importance of the matter.
Sex, I couldn’t help but hand it over and say thank you.
"Actually, there is an opportunity to eliminate it quickly. Brother, do you want to seize it?" Gongsun Sheng saw that the time was ripe and immediately whispered.
"But is it related to Xie Xiandi's disaster?" Huang Zhong quickly grasped the key to the matter.
"It is indeed related. On my mother's birthday at the end of this month, bandits from Fuhu Mountain will come down from the mountain and attack my younger brother's private school..." Xie Xin admitted honestly.
"Let me tell you what's going on specifically!" Huang Zhong could no longer wait any longer.
Xie Xin looked at Gongsun Sheng and saw him nodding his head imperceptibly. Only then did Xie Xin tell Huang Zhong the whole story after some processing.
"This is indeed a good opportunity to eliminate them in one fell swoop, but Wancheng's soldiers..." Huang Zhong felt annoyed at this moment.
"Brother Huang, for this operation, I have written a letter to my cousin in Luoyang, asking him to send a hundred Youzhou cavalry to secretly go south to accept my dispatch.
Sheng is still very confident in their fighting ability." Gongsun Sheng said with a smile.
"One hundred Youzhou cavalry! Now the chance of winning is much greater!" Huang Zhong's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"As for the shortage of soldiers in Wancheng, it's actually easy to handle." Gongsun Sheng smiled.
Seeing that Huang Zhong's interest was aroused, he further warned: "I heard that the men in Huangjia Village are all first-class hunters. If they form a square formation, they are even the most elite archers.
Although Wancheng does not have enough soldiers now, there should still be military uniforms and weapons?
At that time, all you need to do is change your clothes, join the battle in the name of Wancheng soldiers, and support the cavalry attack with bows and arrows. After the war, we, the Youzhou cavalry, will naturally not take any of the merits. All the battle achievements will be obtained by you, Brother Huang. Look at this.
how?"
After listening to Gongsun Sheng's words, Huang Zhong didn't know that the other party had already set his sights on the villagers of Huangjia Village?
Just savoring it carefully, it is true. The most dangerous and tiring work is taken care of by others, and I just lead others to support with bows and arrows. Unless the cavalry is defeated, there is no danger at all.
And after the war, if Gongsun Sheng can really keep his word, then all the military achievements will naturally belong to him, and he will be able to take further steps by then.
More importantly, by wiping out the bandits in Fuhu Mountain, the prestige of the Qin Governor was established. The person who helped him establish his prestige would definitely be reused by him in the future, and he would gradually progress from being a general to less than a hundred men, or even a general of a hundred men.
It is not impossible to become a famous captain.
After carefully calculating the gains and losses, Huang Zhong stretched out his right hand.
"Happy cooperation!" Facing Gongsun Sheng, Huang Zhong said with a smile.
"Happy cooperation!" Gongsun Sheng also smiled and handed over his right hand.
The two people's hands were held together like this.
Huang Zhong returned to Wancheng the next day. Obviously everyone was not expecting him to return in such a hurry.
Fortunately, Huang Zhong returned to the village three days later.
From that day on, the villagers in Huangjia Village spent more time hunting in the mountains.
Soon, a caravan passed by Huangjiacun and made a deal with Huangjiacun. The content of the deal was unknown, but after leaving, the caravan's goods were much less.
As for Xie Xin and Gongsun Sheng, they taught students during the day and discussed academic and martial arts at night. Time passed like this day by day.
Naturally, everything about the private school was gradually reported to the leader by the spies from Fuhu Mountain.
After hearing the thank you letter, he still didn't understand anything, and the leader couldn't help but feel a little more confident about success.
More than a dozen military horses, plus a hostage from Gongsun's family in western Liaoning, I don't know how many benefits can be obtained in exchange. If I can exchange for more military horses and treasures, my power will be even stronger.
Especially when they heard that there was a stunning girl in the private school, the Xie family's children described her as if she were a fairy, which naturally aroused the leader's lust.
The combination of several benefits gave Fuhushan an absolute reason to attack the private school.
Just to hand over the last batch of weapons, the leader had to wait for a month. If the spies had not revealed that Gongsun Sheng had not left, he would have left for private school immediately even if he could not wait until the weapons were received.
On this day, the last batch of weapons was finally obtained.
"Brothers, after this vote, we want money, women, and women. Follow me down the mountain!" Before setting off, the leader summoned his bandits and made a bold promise.
"Snatch them all, kill them all, burn them all!" The bandits were also so excited that they shouted slogans without thinking.
"Come with me!" Seeing that the atmosphere was getting heated, the leader gave the order and rode down the mountain.
At this point, Fuhushan's attack on the private school officially began.