Here, Li Zicheng and the thieves were sharpening their knives. When they were about to carry the little eunuch's dog head to the north of Baoding City, they didn't know that there was a group of people hidden at the foot of the mountain dozens of miles to the northwest. They were also sharpening their knives and preparing to fight. To wash away the shame of these few days.
Needless to say, Zhou Yuji's men were chased by Ma Shiyao's men all the way from Dingzhou and fled to the mountains to the west of Tang County. They decisively went north and circled to the north of Baoding Prefecture in search of the organization.
In order to avoid exposing his whereabouts, Zhou Yuji ordered to sneak close to the mountains. In critical situations, to avoid the eyes and ears of the bandit army, he even had to walk at night in the mountains. The hardship and desolation can be imagined, which is comparable to the Long March of later generations.
Fortunately, the Long March lasted thousands of miles, and this trip only lasted two to three hundred miles. When Zhou Yuji arrived in Mancheng and was resting at the foot of the mountain, he met Li Yan's scout who finally got on the line. He was very excited at the moment.
When I heard that the young governor Chang Yu had also arrived, he was so steady that he shook his fist and roared throughout the mountains and forests. The morale of his subordinates was so high that it was like a chicken blood. This is the influence of the young eunuch. All the soldiers in the Taiyuan battle regarded him as the main supporter. , Zhou Yuji's tribe was chased by the bandits all the way from the west, and their morale was exhausted. How could they not be excited when they heard that the murderous maniac was also there? They firmly believed that the butcher would lead them to avenge their shame!
Immediately, he sent his confidants to contact Li Yan's tribe with the scout, and at the same time summoned his generals to discuss whether to wait in the mountains, take the opportunity to capture the whole city, or go to the north to meet with Li Yan's tribe.
His subordinates had different opinions. The four commanders of the Jinwu Guard proposed to go north to fight with Li Yan. With more people and strength, they would not be afraid of encountering the rebel army. Yang Wuwei and others suggested waiting in the mountains. Zhou Yuji considered whether to take the opportunity to go south to Mancheng, but his subordinates kept insisting. be opposed to.
Mancheng is only more than thirty miles away from Baoding City, but the small town has hundreds of thieves at most. It can be easily captured. Once captured, it can be advanced, retreated or defended. However, Li Yan has just been put on line and he still doesn’t know the little eunuch’s plan. , if the whole city is taken, the whereabouts will be exposed and attract the attention of the bandit army.
Wait, there will be a letter from there in a day at most. Zhou Yuji adopted the suggestions of Yang Wuwei and He Chengxin and lurked in the mountains to wait for action.
All parties were ready to make a move and thought they had a chance to win, but Chang Yu, who was trapped in the whirlpool, was unfazed. At this time, he was staying overnight in a large town forty or fifty miles north of Zhao County.
This town already belongs to Gaocheng (today's Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang). Chang Yu had previously left Zhaozhou and walked eastward for more than ten miles. Although some unwilling refugees headed north, they stopped and walked all the way until late at night when they arrived at this town full of refugees. In this big town, there are thousands of them.
This place is only thirty or forty miles away from Gaocheng. After passing the big river north of Gaocheng, it officially enters the territory of Zhendingfu City, which is the heart of the bandit army.
Thousands of refugees can gather in a town, so you can imagine how terrifying the situation ahead is. Chang Yu was leaning in a corner with people crowded around him, and the bonfire reflected on his face showed his solemn expression.
Li Muxian hugged the sleeping Nangong Yu and squeezed over. As for Chang Yu, he gently sat down next to him: "Master... ahem." Chang Yu glared at him and quickly changed his words: "Young master, to be honest, I was in the temple that day. When I first met you, I felt that you had an extraordinary temperament and that you were like a dragon or a phoenix among people..."
Chang Yu looked puzzled, frowning and staring at him. He couldn't help but interrupt: "You come over here and tell me this? What do you mean?"
Cough cough cough, Li Muxian looked a little embarrassed, looked around, and whispered in a low voice: "I am here to tell you that the old Taoist has real skills, and is not those charlatans who talk nonsense, especially those who are proficient in five elements and eight trigrams... "
"What do you want to do?" Chang Yu asked impatiently.
"Money is tight, can I borrow some money?" Li Muchian went straight to the point, almost choking Chang Yu: "What do you want the money for?"
"Earlier, the little girl fell in love with a small gadget, and the old man wanted to buy it for him." Li Muxian lowered his head and glanced at Nangong Yu who was sleeping in his arms, his eyes full of doting.
"I don't have any money either." Chang Yu spread his hands and pointed in the direction of Wuzhong: "That guy has you to tell his fortune, tell his fortune, and deceive him a little bit."
Li Muxian glanced in the direction of Wuzhong and shook his head: "That guy has been around for a long time and it's hard to fool him." As he said that, he suddenly shuddered and turned his head. He saw Chang Yu's eyes were cold and said quickly: "That's not what I meant. That's not what I meant."
"Go away..." Chang Yu cursed angrily, and Li Muchian quickly put Nangong Yu next to Chang Yu, walked away dejectedly, and squatted down in the corner not far away: "Hey, this little brother, Taoist Master, look Your hall is dark..."
Chang Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly at this stinky guy. He looked down at Nangong Yu who was sleeping next to him and saw a blade of grass on her head. He was about to reach out and pick it off when he suddenly heard a noise in the distance. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and finally took action.
When Chang Yu and his party followed more than a hundred refugees to the north, he could tell with his eyesight that there were at least a dozen thieves among the crowd. The aloofness and rat eyes that were always looking around were different from the numb expressions of the refugees. .
He could see it, and naturally he couldn't hide it from the eyesight of Lao Jianghu Wuzhong and Li Muchian. They speculated that this group of people must have escaped from the city and hid among the refugees when the officers and soldiers attacked the city. At this time, they went north to look for the organized bandit army. .
Wuzhong wanted to kill him, but Chang Yu stopped him. Firstly, he was afraid of arousing the enemy and exposing his whereabouts. Secondly, these people had not done anything extraordinary. They were just good friends if they could not protect their families. Moreover, there was no evidence to prove that they were rebels and they might be refugees. What about the local ruffians in it.
But Li Muxian asserted that this group of people will definitely cause trouble. The reason why they are holding back now is because they are too close to Zhaozhou and dare not move rashly. Once they leave the boundaries of Zhaozhou, they will definitely take action.
Jiang is very old, and Li Muxian expected it to be true. These hidden thieves finally showed up. At this time, they had entered Gaocheng and were far away from Zhaozhou. It was late at night, which was a good time to cause trouble.
When the officers and soldiers raided Zhaozhou City, these more than ten thieves were unwilling to lose all their belongings, so they took advantage of these refugees. Although Li Zicheng repeatedly ordered not to harass the poor and lower-middle peasants as a bribe, most of the thieves were disobeying the rules and being dirty in private. There was no shortage of work to do, but such a large-scale and unabashed robbery was indeed rare, and it naturally attracted the supervisors among the refugees to come out to coordinate.
However, these defeated soldiers are already crazy and just want to plunder and escape. Not to mention that the superiors will not strictly investigate this kind of thing. No place for it.
Faced with the arrogance of more than ten thieves, dozens of pipe bosses dared to be angry and dare not speak out, and some even acted as their henchmen to help rob. What is even more ridiculous is that nearly a thousand refugees did not resist and were ravaged by them. For a time, the entire town The chickens are flying, the dogs are jumping, and the cries are endless.
Chen Wangting and others slowly approached Chang Yu and asked in a low voice if they wanted to take action. Chang Yu looked around and saw faces with numb and irrelevant expressions. He likes to watch the fun, right? Look, Look, you'll all be in the fun in a little while. With a cruel heart, everyone was ready to leave quietly.
Chang Yu was very disappointed by the insensitivity of the refugees, but the dozen or so thieves were even more disappointed, because these refugees were really poor, and after robbing nearly a hundred people, they got very little. He couldn't help but become furious, and immediately turned to local residents to climb over the wall and be hospitalized without any explanation. They began to loot homes and homes, and the sound of wailing echoed through the night sky.
Chang Yu, who had just woken up Nangong Yu and was about to leave quietly, turned around when he heard the words and saw a house on fire. He clenched his fists and was about to speak when he heard a sharp voice: "Where do you want to sneak away? Hurry up and get your things." Hand them all over to save you from death, that tall man is talking about you, put down your burden..."
The tree was about to be quiet but the wind was not stopping. It turned out that Chen Wangting and his party had been targeted for a long time. He had an extraordinary temperament and he was definitely a poor peasant. Moreover, there was a coolie named Qiao Sanxiu who even carried a load for him. He must be rich and powerful. I resisted the temptation to do anything along the way several times. This time I was searching among the crowd and saw a few of them trying to escape, so I immediately stopped them.
"I'm afraid you'll lose your life." Chen Wangting sneered. Seeing his tall figure and calmness, the thieves across from him didn't dare to be careless. They waved short sticks in their hands and ordered several pipe bosses to tie up Chen Wangting and others.
"Get down, get down." Several pipe-headed dogs took advantage of the human strength and rushed over with sticks and claws. The first one was knocked away by Chen Wangting with a punch as soon as he got close to him. The rest of the crowd was shocked and rushed forward with weapons. The refugees around him started shouting. After escaping, Qiao Sanxiu threw the burden into the air and kicked off the short stick that was swinging in front of him. The thief was shocked. Before he had time to react, his temple was hit hard, and a mouthful of blood spurted out and he died.
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