Although they were lucky enough to win the battle, they just took advantage of the Shu army's unpreparedness. If they really wanted to fight openly and openly, their own troops were really no match for them. Now that they saw the Shu army clinging to the mountain stronghold, they couldn't ignore it and leave. , followed the troops to Mapan, relied on the mountains, and set up a large camp to block the way for the Shu army to advance to Sanquan.
To this day, in Sanquan, the two sides, real and fake, big and small, have fought more than ten battles in a row. The Hanzhong army did not lose due to the large number of people. For so many days, both sides used all possible means to steal camps, rob food, poison, and set fires. Therefore, within a radius of dozens of miles, except for the sergeants in the county and the barracks, there was not a single person outside the city who had fled long ago. The entire area was a large battlefield, with more than a hundred small groups of soldiers patrolling and ambushing on both sides. Be careful to prevent enemy infiltration.
However, this kind of confrontational patrols and ambushes are all designed for official roads and mountain roads. In the mountains and wild forests, a few people can just walk. But if a large army is marching, I am afraid that they will be separated without others to fight. Because this kind of walking over mountains and forests can only be done by local mountain hunters who are familiar with the geography. Therefore, Huang Hai and the four of them were able to take advantage of the loophole and enter the territory of Sanquan.
The four of them stood on the top of the mountain. Huang Hai pointed to a mountain peak in the distance in the southwest and said to the three of them: "To be honest with you three, my home was originally under that mountain. From which mountain I climbed over, within three miles, there was a mountain." Although the mountain peak is not high, it is very steep. My incompetent clan brother built a small village on that mountain. It is said that there are nearly a hundred people in his village."
Wang Tong laughed and said, "Haha, I can't believe that such an honest person as Brother Huang would have a bandit brother who opened a mountain and established a secret service!"
Huang Hai was very embarrassed and explained in a low voice: "Although my younger brother is not a talented person, his village has very good rules. He does not rob homes or rob people. The people in this village are all engaged in selling salt. They never Harassing people."
Zhou Bao stood on Huang Hai's shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Huang, why do you have to explain? Wang Tong is just teasing you. Brother Huang is such a loyal and upright person. Your clan brothers have had you as a leader since they were young. Even though they are not in your eyes now, they still can't." He’s definitely not bad, he can gather a group of brothers and build a stronghold, so he must be a respectable man.”
Huang Haidao: "Actually, as for my brother-in-law, although he doesn't like childbirth, he has been quite chivalrous since he was a child. Those young people admire him very much. It's just that the elders in the clan can't stand it."
Zhou Can smiled and said: "With such a person, I will definitely make a good friendship this time."
Huang Haidao: "The three of them and my younger brother are almost the same age, and they all like martial arts, so they must be very close to each other."
Wang Tong looked to the southwest and said, "Haha, it seems like it's only about 20 miles away. If I want to see this brother, I'm afraid I'll have to walk for two or three hours."
Zhou Baodao said: "That's not enough. If we take the official road and go smoothly, two hours should be about the same. If we go over the mountains and through the forest, I'm afraid four hours won't be enough. I think it's going to be late. The roads in the mountains. We can't walk at night. Why don't we find a sheltered place, get some rest first, and have a good night's sleep. We'll be there tomorrow."
The other three people agreed together, and the four of them walked and searched. Halfway up the mountain, they found a cave. Although it was only about ten feet deep, it was quite dry inside. Zhou Bao looked carefully and found no traces of big beasts. It's close and very convenient. Zhou Bao asked Huanghai Wangtong to pick up some thatch and firewood. I took Zhou Can with me, shot some pheasants and hares, washed them by the stream, and brought them back. Huang Hai had already burned the fire vigorously, and the four of them sat around the fire, putting wild animals on the fire and roasting them back and forth. Not long after, a stream of aroma wafted out. The four of them spent the whole day eating dry food and drinking from the mountain spring. Their mouths were always tasteless. After smelling the smell of barbecue, they couldn't stand it for a long time. It was finally cooked thoroughly. I grabbed one piece for each person earlier and grabbed it. Although it was extremely hot, I ate it with gusto and my mouth was full of oil. When several people were full, the wild animals they caught were just left. I just didn't eat a pheasant claw, which saved me some dry food.
The four of them wiped their hands, sat chatting for a while, and arranged their positions for the evening watch. Huang Hai rushed to watch the night watch, but Zhou Bao was unwilling to give in. Huang Hai was forced to watch the first shift, then Zhou Can, and finally Wang Tong. . The three of them couldn't compete with Zhou Bao, so they had to obey. Zhou Bao and the other three spread thatched grass and went to sleep on the ground by themselves. Huang Hai gathered his energy and watched the fire to tell the time.
Huang Hai listened to Zhou Bao and others snoring. He sat by the fire and smiled. These little brothers were not only good at skills, but also enthusiastic about people. This made him worthy of this update. I'm afraid he felt that he was too old. Is it too hard to stay up all night if you are older than them? I was really lucky to have fled with my family to such a villa, and to have met such a group of good brothers and neighbors. This time something happened to the villa, no matter what, I had to ask my clan brothers to help the villa.
In the mountain village of Yingkou Peak, Huangshan is worried.
It is said to be a cottage, but in fact it is just a few dozen houses built on the top of the mountain, and several layers of sentries set up on the mountainside. Although Yingkou Peak is not high, it has steep cliffs on three sides, making it impossible to climb. On the west side of the mountain, there is a ridge that can be climbed up from the bottom of the mountain. On both sides of the ridge, the mountains are also steep and covered with thorns. , the widest part of the crest is only two feet, and the narrowest part is only two feet.
Huangshan abandoned his family's land, wandered around the world with a few friends, and entered the private salt business. Although every sale was lucrative, it was also extremely risky. In addition to being investigated by the government, he and his colleagues often got into trouble and fought because of the salt channel. Speaking of which, there were no fewer than ten lives lost in Huangshan.
These brothers are originally people who like to fight against each other, but when it comes to their hearts, they are not necessarily evil. Although at home, they are all unworthy sons and grandsons who are regarded as aliens by the tribe, but in their hearts, everyone still has the desire to earn a fortune and show it to the tribe. Since there is a risk of being reported and arrested by the government when engaging in illegal salt trading, for the sake of safety and to avoid causing trouble to the clan members, the brothers simply established this village as the foundation.
In recent years, the land of Sanquan, as the frontier of Hanzhong's defense against the King of Shu, has been built taller and taller. However, the villages and towns outside the city have become a border that neither of them cares about. After two years, the salt goods outside Sanquan City have been Nine times out of ten, it was all trafficked in the village of Huangshan. It's just that in this rural market, the villagers are also poor. Even if they don't have to worry about selling private salt, how much profit can they make? Moreover, the brothers in the village are all from the same village, so they can't act recklessly. Although this village, in the eyes of the government, is not that good. They are a group of mountain bandits, but in the eyes of the mountain people, this mountain village is just a businessman selling salt secretly behind the government's back, and has nothing to do with bandits who kill people and loot goods.
Although the people in the village are not cruel to the villagers, they live a life of licking blood from the knife edge. At the beginning, in the middle of Shu, they fought for salt goods, but they killed several times fiercely. With the bravery of several brothers who were not afraid of death, they eliminated several groups of small salt owl, and then captured a salt road. In two years, they created a famous name, and many villagers came to join them. The village became more and more popular. It is prosperous, with more than a hundred people, large and small, and even Xi County, Baocheng and other places have become the business sites of Shanzhai. The brothers were still thinking about it. Looking at their posture, if they work for a few more years, it will not be a problem to save a lot of gold and silver. Then the brothers will quit, return to their hometown, marry, have children, and become rich men. How beautiful that day must be when you are glamorous and respected by others.
The brothers drank and ate meat, and after celebrating the New Year in a lively manner, they began to contact each other for the first business of the year. This and that shop are also regular customers, and they are also talking about a happy new year. Not only is the supply sufficient, but the supply price is only 80% of the usual price. After hearing the reply, several village owners were overjoyed and decided to do their best to make a big splash. Except for a few housekeepers, the rest of the people went out in full force to eat as much as they could.
Not to mention, this time out, probably because of the strength of the people, there was no obstacle to go all the way. Huangshan spent all he had and bought 200 pieces of rock salt. He did not delay and returned immediately.
In this round trip, where there are obstacles, where there are dangers, and how to get around them, you will already know it by heart if you are familiar with it. Besides, the county government may not be able to offend these hundreds of people. Even so. Huangshan did not dare to be careless and still sent outpost guards for safety.
The Yan Gang troops from Yingkou Peak traveled nearly a hundred miles in Shu, and the journey was uneventful. This avant-garde leader is the fourth sworn brother of Huangshan. He is the most cautious in everything he does. Seeing that he is about to leave the middle of Shu, he does not dare to be careless. He is cautious and leads the avant-garde brothers to go ahead.
Looking at the mountain pass, there are cliffs on both sides. Only the road in the valley leads to Hanzhong. The leader of the fourth village was about to send people up to check, when suddenly a voice shouted from the front: "Who is it? Stop."
When the leader of the fourth village looked up, more than a hundred sergeants with their armor and stomachs jumped out from the mountain pass, forming an array and blocking the road. The leaders of the fourth village were immediately shocked. If they were caught in this private salt business, it would be a crime of beheading. This salt gang sells salt. As long as they are blocked by the yamen officers, they will run away if they can, and if they can't, they will just run as hard as they can. Those officers have their own families, young and old. No one is willing to fight for this official matter, but they are just bluffing and are scared away. Forget it. The people in the Salt Gang also know this, and they usually leave some salt behind, either for the guards to use for business or to share it privately, which can also be considered as traveling money. But when did salt checking become the work of the regular army?
It seems that Yingkou Peak Village is in bad luck. These sergeants are really not targeting them. These people originally belonged to a squad of Wang Zongdi's most trusted Chinese army. There must be a day when the army travels, prepares food, fodder, and camps. In order to block the news of dispatching troops, Wang Zongdi directly lined up the elite of his army. No matter it was a big road or a small road, all roads were blocked. People and objects were detained. No one or anything was allowed to flow into Hanzhong.
The captain of the Shu army had just led his troops to this mountain pass. Before setting up camp, he discovered the vanguard of Yingkou Peak and immediately lined up to block the way. The leader of the fourth village is also a smart character. Although he doesn't know why it is officers and soldiers who block the road to check for salt this time, he knows in his heart that no matter what the other party's intention is, as long as the salt goods are blocked by others, it will be a dead end. The leader of the fourth village shouted, led the vanguard, turned around and ran away. While running, he whistled repeatedly.
When the Shu Army Lieutenant saw him exposed, these few people didn't even dare to answer and ran away. He immediately guessed that there was a big problem inside. He immediately waved his hand and asked his deputy to lead more than fifty people in pursuit. He led his own brigade and was still stationed at the mountain pass.
There was only about a mile between the salt gang brigade and the vanguard. The leaders of the four villages were running and giving signals. When the group heard the signal, Huang Shan and other brothers knew that they were being inspected by the government and would inevitably have to fight today, but no one was afraid. It's not that I haven't experienced it before, just rush over. Huangshan took out twenty capable brothers and let several village leaders take charge. He went directly to meet them. He led the team and followed.
Several village leaders from the fourth village ran back and saw several village masters leading the elites from the village preparing to fight. They hurriedly shouted: "Second brother, third brother, don't be reckless. What's ahead is not a sergeant, but an army."
The leader of the third village smiled and said: "Fourth brother, don't run away. It doesn't matter whether he is a servant or an army. Isn't he afraid of death? Just kill him."
The second village leader was also cautious and asked quickly: "How many people are blocking the road ahead?"
The leader of the fourth village took a deep breath: "There are more than a hundred people. They are not official servants, but sergeants with complete armor and stomach. Hurry up and talk to your elder brother."
The leader of the second village nodded quickly, lined up a brother, and ran back to find Huangshan. He restrained his brothers and prepared to fight against the enemy.
There was a sound of killing from the direction of the mountain pass, and a group of officers and soldiers, with bright armor and neat ranks, rushed towards this side. The leader who led the pursuit was also an experienced soldier. He saw these people running back just now, so the captain asked him to lead the pursuit. The leader knew well that if he only had these few people and his team was fully equipped, he would definitely be unable to catch a few empty-handed passers-by. These guys were signaling as they ran, indicating that there was a large group behind them, and they would definitely not be walking empty-handed. I guess even if I wanted to run, I couldn't run any faster. If you go slowly, you can still make it in time, but the queue must not be chaotic, so as not to be taken advantage of.
Seeing the people at Yingkou Peak, holding knives and sticks, blocking the road, the person who just ran away was also among them. The leader of the team saw the teams standing in the east and west, and snorted coldly. He said: "The mob!" and shouted: "Brothers, rush over, but anyone who resists will be killed without mercy." He led the queue and rushed over.
When the leader of the second village saw that the man had rushed over, he spat and shouted: "Where are you from, you son of a bitch, dare to block my way of making money! Brothers, kill me!"
Although several village leaders saw that there were more than twice as many officers and soldiers, they were not afraid. They all waved their steel swords and took the lead in charging forward. The more than twenty people selected were all people in the village who had always been brave and brave enough to fight and kill. The leader who never frowned even with a knife on his neck looked at the leader of the village and rushed forward. Who is willing to fall behind? Everyone shouted loudly, wielded swords and guns, and rushed over.
If these people want to fight alone, the elites of Yingkou Peak are definitely much better than the sergeants. However, these sergeants, under the control of the leader, did not disrupt the team even if they were chasing. Now they were facing the enemy in an even tighter formation. With short knives in the front, long spears in the back, and armored stomachs, it's hard to say how protective they are, but at least it's much better than the common clothes worn by everyone in Yingkou Peak. The leader of Yingkou Peak is undeniably brave, but it is a pity that a hungry tiger cannot withstand a pack of wolves.
As soon as they met, they had just killed two people, and the second village leader was shot through.
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