Shenji Mountain in Jiezhou, the mountain peaks are steep, the mountains are full of green bamboos and green pines, lush and green. It is located in the southernmost part of Yongxing Military Road on Shaanxi Road, and is connected to Jiangzhou on Hedong Road. Further south is Nakajo Mountain, and further south of Nakajo Mountain, the Yellow River flows from west to east, straight to Bianliang, Tokyo, and then flows east into the sea.

The ravines here are vertical and horizontal, and the fields stretch along the foot of the mountain to the riverbank stairs, as far as the eye can see, and the cultivation and irrigation conditions are relatively superior, and it has been the granary of Shanxi since ancient times.

There is a Shaojiazhuang in Shenji Mountain, which is isolated from the world by the mountains and rivers, the green mountains are stacked and green, the mountain roads are winding, and the village is shrouded in a green shade.

At this time, in a courtyard in Zhuangzi, some sturdy men, dancing with guns and sticks, naked and naked, were fighting in the courtyard, venting their infinite energy.

In the first and second years of Jingkang, the Jin soldiers marched south twice, especially the second time, crossing the Yellow River and besieging the city of Tokyo. In the end, although he returned in vain, everywhere he went, the walls were ruined, the villages were destroyed, the people were killed, and the people were ravaged.

Hedong and both sides of the Yellow River as the Jurchen West Route Army must pass through, coupled with the importance of the salt pond in Jiezhou, the Jurchens wantonly plundered, the Song people fled one after another, the fertile land is barren, a scorched earth, everywhere is desolate and withered.

Although the Jurchens occupied Yanchi in Xizhou, the Song army was eyeing them, and Shaojiazhuang was surrounded by soldiers because he was in the deep mountains, a paradise, and there were many soldiers, but he was lucky to escape.

Although the people in the village are not rich, they rely on the mountains, farming and hunting, and are self-sufficient.

The evenly matched situation in the field suddenly became intense. The stick of the man who was fighting one against the other suddenly became swift, and the stick pierced the throat and the vital point of the two men opposite.

The two men were in a hurry, tired of parrying. The tall man was accidentally stabbed in the shoulder with a stick and fell backwards. The other man was left alone, and he struggled to support a few moves, but was swept to his calf by the opponent and fell in the middle of the field.

The men on the side stood up one after another and let out cheers. A man handed over a face cloth, and the winning man wiped his face and body and put on his clothes.

"A few of you must step up your practice, especially the chassis, you must be solid, otherwise it is easy to give the other party a chance!"

The tall man who won said loudly with sweat on his face.

"Big brother, your skills are getting better and better now! How come none of our entire Shaojiazhuang, or even the entire Wuling Mountain, is your opponent!"

The man next to him complimented the winning man.

The eldest brother shook his head, his thick eyebrows were twisted together, and his face was full of helplessness.

He said disdainfully: "Shao Ping, Shenji Mountain is only a big place, no matter how good the practice is, it is not all fancy!" Even if it is the official army of the imperial court, the cavalry of the Jurchens rushed over, and they are not all like local chickens and tile dogs!"

The eldest brother's surname is Shao Mingxing, in his early thirties, next to his cousin Shao Ping, Shao Ping's family is a well-known big family in Shaojiazhuang, only moved from Henan Mansion a few years ago, because the family is wealthy, willing to give, and has a good reputation in Shaojiazhuang, and is quite loved by the neighbors.

Shao Ping also nodded and said, "What the eldest brother said is true." I heard that the Jurchens crossed the Yellow River and went straight to Luoyang, and the officials of Luoyang City ran away directly with their soldiers. Pity the people in the city, more than half of the dead and wounded were killed by the Jurchens, and the women in the city were all ruined by the Jurchens, you say it's miserable!"

A man next to him said with great interest: "You may not know, although the official army of the Great Song Dynasty is poor, but the sergeants under Wang Xianggong of the Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army are very powerful, the year before last from Hedong to Bianjing, the Loyal and Righteous Army killed and injured many Jurchens, Luoyang was broken by them, and killed seven or eight thousand Jurchens!"

"Luoyang City is not a big deal!"

Someone squatted on the stone mill and said loudly: "Those few games in Tokyo City are amazing!" Tens of thousands of Jin soldiers were killed, and even the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom was not spared! That Wang Xianggong, but it's amazing, the iron gun in his hand weighs dozens of pounds!"

"Shao Wu is right!"

A naïve man also came up and said excitedly: "I heard that the prince has the courage to be unstoppable, and he killed with an iron gun, crying for his father and calling his mother." The Jurchens gave him the nickname "Saibawang", which shows how brave he is! It would be better if we followed him! Shao Daguan, don't you say?"

Shao Xing nodded and said: "I have also heard of this person, he is indeed a brave and abnormal, a great hero!" It's just that the uncle won't let me go down the mountain to join the army, and I'm helpless!"

"What's so hard about that!"

His cousin Shao Ping, the man who handed him a handkerchief to wipe his sweat just now, said on the side: "Big brother, didn't Brother Yang Jin give you a letter and ask you to go to him, doesn't my father agree?"

Shao Xing shook his head like a cousin and said, "If the letter hadn't arrived in the hands of my uncle, maybe I would have joined the army a long time ago." Uncle asked me to swear a poisonous oath not to associate with Brother Yang Jin, what do you say I should do!"

Shao Ping hurriedly nodded and said, "Yang Jin has become a mountain bandit, and my father is afraid that he will insult the ancestors of Shaomen." Big brother, you are both civil and military, and the glory of the Shaw Clan's ancestors is pinned on you, and my father naturally doesn't want you to be willing to fall!"

The elder brother in the mouth of the two is Yang Jin, a fellow villager in Henan Province, nicknamed "Hornless Cow", who is now falling in the mountains and has tens of thousands of people. Yang Jin knew that Shao Xing was talented, so he wanted him to come out and have a career with him.

Shao Xing is anxious for justice and righteousness, coupled with his strong kung fu and reading a lot of books, the young men in the village are all the only ones who look forward to him. is both civil and military, but he can't serve the country, kill the enemy on the battlefield, not to mention how aggrieved he is.

A young posterity said disdainfully: "Shao Daguan, Shao Ping, Uncle Shao is just too stubborn." In this world, no matter what your background is, as long as you have soldiers and swords and guns in your hands, the court will definitely reuse you! As long as they can kill the Jurchens, they are all good men. Let's stay in this mountain, sooner or later the Jurchens will come to the door. ”

"Huzi is right."

Shao Xing nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Things outside this mountain are developing too fast, and the big guy has practiced kung fu, but he can only spend it here, and it makes people unwilling to think about it!"

Shao Xing's face softened slightly, and Shao Ping continued: "The world is very chaotic now, in fact, my father is already moved, but he is afraid that we will cause trouble!" In fact, the Yang family is in Henan Mansion, and we are in Hedong, and we have not seen each other for many years. Brother Yang Jin wants you to join the army, but he also sees your ability and wants you to make contributions. ”

Shao Xing shook his head helplessly, patted Shao Ping's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "When the uncle comes back, I will tell him again, see if I can go out early, make contributions, and serve the court, how can I stay in this deep mountain and be buried all the time!"

However, staying in this Shenji Mountain, you always have to be a lot more stable, outside this mountain, but it is the world of the golden people, everyone is old and young, or safe and stable.

"Shao Ping, what is Xie County like now?"

Thinking of the situation outside the mountain, Shao Xing couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.

"Big brother, don't mention it. Xie County is now occupied by the Jin people, and the same is true of Yanchi, there are at least a few thousand Jin people in the city, what is the name of the general who guards the city, I heard that it is a Han person, it turned out to be a general of the Yisheng Army, and I don't know how to call the name of the Jurchens?"

"Why else, it's not a dog thief who recognizes a thief as his father, greedy for life and afraid of death, greedy for glory and wealth."

Shao Xing said hatefully, and at the same time, his heart was half cold. I thought that I could lead hundreds of men in the township to Jiezhou to fight the autumn breeze, kill some gold people, and get some salt, but now I can only do it.

"Shao Wu, didn't you just come back from Longde Mansion, tell me what you saw and heard there, and let everyone hear something new."

Shao Ping said loudly to the man squatting on the stone grinder, wanting to arouse everyone's interest.

"Come on, second brother!"

Shao Wu jumped down from his face and spit out half of the thin straw in his mouth.

"Big official, second brother, brother, I just came back from Longde Mansion, don't you know, that Lund Mansion is really a good place, there are crops everywhere, and it looks like the harvest is about to be harvested. The official roads are full of patrolling sergeants, and the checkpoints are everywhere. Huzi and I took a few loads of soil and salt, and the general Niu who guarded the city was very polite and paid the salt according to the price, the person is really good!"

Sure enough, Shao Xing suddenly became interested, and he hurriedly asked:

"So, this loyal army is really powerful, and he doesn't even dare to go to bother?"

"I dare to bother, there are a lot of heads hanging on the walls of Longde Mansion, all of them are northern captives with braids, I can see it clearly!"

Shao Wu was also excited, he looked at the people in the courtyard who listened with relish, and continued to say happily.

"I asked, a few months ago, the loyal army and the soldiers fought several battles, and the thieves suffered heavy casualties and retreated. When I arrived at the big camp, under the hot sun, inside the big camp, tens of thousands of men were training all day long, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, it was really scary. Guess how many people are there?"

He stretched out three fingers and shouted loudly, "Thirty thousand, more than thirty thousand." I heard that there is a big battalion in Licheng County, with a total of 50,000 people, you say it's not powerful!"

The men in the courtyard all nodded their heads in agreement, and everyone began to talk about it.

Shao Xing's heart fluctuated, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and he couldn't hide in the yard at first.

"No, when the uncle comes back, I will say goodbye to him and go to join the army, and he will not stop him."

Shao Xing suddenly stopped, thinking and said to everyone.

"Big official, take us with you, it's not a matter of staying like this!"

"Big official, let's go together, so we can take care of it!"

The young people next to him suddenly became active and said loudly.

"Okay, let's go back, talk to the family first, if you are willing to go, everyone will gather together at my house in the evening, what do you say?"

"That's what the big officials said!"

There was a cheer in the courtyard, and the young men left one after another, leaving only Shao Ping and the Shaoxing brothers.

Shao Ping looked at the sun and wondered, "Xiuxiu went out with my father, why haven't you come back yet?"

Shao Xing said: "Wait a minute, if you don't see the uncle and them come back, you can pick it up, this year, it's not peaceful."