Towering Taihang, stretching for thousands of miles, the mountains are majestic, and the mountains are magnificent. The endless tall peaks stand in the sea of clouds and fog, like the looming reefs in the angry sea, which makes people feel surging and leisurely.

The mystical nature has created unparalleled mountains and valleys that give this paradise endless vitality and vitality. If you stand high in the air and look through the misty and deep clouds, you can see that in the valleys of different sizes, countless figures are working hard with their strong and unyielding vitality to survive.

When there was little fertile soil in the mountains, they plowed every inch of usable land, and even carved out simple terraces, sowing green seeds everywhere; There was no living water in the valley, so they cut down thick logs and connected them to long wooden troughs, so that the distant fountain of life flowed in front of them; They also fully carried forward the enthusiasm and wisdom of the working people, transplanted wild fruit trees into forests, and how much sweat and blood were sprinkled between the fruits, and how many crystallization of wisdom were nurtured for future generations?

In the vast mountains, although there are tigers and wolves, there are groups of roe deer rabbits, as well as a wide variety of mountain spirits and foxglove, wild vegetables and mushrooms, which have become the precious wealth that people rely on for their livelihood.

Although compared to the huge population of hundreds of thousands, all this food still could not provide them with enough food and clothing, and they had to go hungry and barely survive. However, compared to the cruel world outside where there was a lot of war and people competing for cannibalism, this was already the Pure Land of Bliss that those monks had passed on by word of mouth.

Here, there is no oppression, no fraud, and no tragedy of changing children and eating them. In addition to paying a certain amount of labor to the chiefs, and some of the stronger men had to undergo simple military training and take turns to serve as guards, the vast majority of the people lived almost carefree lives.

Life thrives here, tranquility takes root here, and of course, there are some different emotions that are growing in the dark. The young men often look at the exit to the outside of the mountain, imagining the colorful outside world; The old people are facing the direction of their hometown, and the old tears are looking forward to the leaves falling back to their roots; And the leaders who are called "group thieves" by the government, counting the population of their subordinates that are growing and expanding day by day, the seedlings of desire that have been latent for a long time in their hearts seem to be irrepressibly breaking out of the ground.

This cold winter is almost over, and people can't help but smile on their faces. At the time of spring ploughing this year, as long as you increase the cultivated area a little more, next year's days may be better! Also, I heard that there are people in other valleys who have successfully domesticated wild sheep in the mountains, if you can learn from them, then your life will not be one step to the sky?

Just as the homeless people were contentedly contemplating their future happiness, in a small valley, in the largest wooden house, a man kicked over the wooden table in front of him in a fit of rage, and the steaming wine and meat on it were spilled all over the ground.

Several subordinates who stood with their hands down looked at the wolf on the ground, and a trace of regret flashed in their eyes, but then their minds were immediately frightened by their leader and flew out of the clouds.

The leader gasped for breath, and as his face distorted, the terrible scar on his thick black face twisted like a living centipede, twisting and writhing.

He raised his steps again, but he couldn't find a device to vent his anger, so he had to give up and roar angrily: "A bunch of waste! I ordered you to take people out of the mountains in search of some food, and who made you fight with the officers and soldiers? Five hundred brothers, five hundred brothers! Let them all take it, I really want to cut off a few of your dogs' heads in exchange for them! ”

A subordinate general trembled with fright, and said with a sad face: "General, even if you cut off a few of our heads to change them, people will not agree!" ”

The leader kicked him in the ass in anger and yelled, "Useless thing, how can you tell me to explain to the families of those hundreds of brothers!" ”

"General, why don't we order all the men and horses to rob it!" On the side of the leader, a person who looked like a deputy general stretched out his hand to stop the leader who wanted to kick again, and said in a deep voice: "I heard that the Han army is only 4,000 people, and our department has 13,000 people, if you ask the other leaders to send troops to rescue, at least 30,000 or 40,000 people can be gathered, and I am not afraid that the Han army will not let go!" ”

"Thirty or forty thousand?" The leader's anger suddenly disappeared, and his face seemed to be much older: "What about our 100,000 troops that day? It's not a big defeat yet! What's more, if we attack rashly, we will only force those Han soldiers to threaten the lives of the captured brothers! ”

The generals were silent and speechless.

The leader couldn't help but look up to the sky and sighed: "If it weren't for the fact that our food was running low, why would I send my brothers to find food?" We're just a few months away, but as long as we have one more harvest, we'll be able to hold on! Born at this juncture, this kind of thing happened......"

"General, I heard that the Han army outside the mountain is here to recruit An?" One of the generals cautiously said: "Shall we send someone to talk, and at worst, we can save the lives of the captured brothers!" ”

"Confused! Stupidity! Ignorant! The leader scolded in a series of loud words, and the spit Xingzi almost splashed all over the general's face: "How do I know what kind of heart they have?" It's not good to say that Lao Tzu went out of the mountain with his front foot to be surrendered, and tens of thousands of brothers and people on his back foot were buried by them! Can you believe the of corrupt officials and corrupt officials? ”

He reached out in anger and pointed to the tip of the general's nose: "Are you a human head and pig brain?" Lao Tzu was a serious Han army back then, why did they rebel? Isn't it just for those eunuchs and ministers! If they recruit an now, they will settle the old accounts in the future, and everyone will be a dead word! ”

"Yes! Be! Be! The general was sweating profusely and nodding his head in a loud voice.

"General! Checkmate! Outside the door, a subordinate ran in sweaty, pointed to the door and said, "General, look, look ......."

The leader was full of evil fire, and when he heard the incoherent words of his subordinates, he was even more furious and said: "If you stammer, I will pull out your tongue, and I can't say all the words, what is the use of it?" ”

The subordinate gasped a few times before he reluctantly said, "General, one of the captured brothers is back!" ”

"What?" The leader and the generals were surprised and delighted, and said, "Don't call him in yet!" ”

“…… That's the way it is! The general of the Han army interrogated the villain and learned that the leader of the villain was General Feiyan, so he let the villain come back! The minions who came back were articulate and explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly, and he reached out and took out a scroll of books: "The Han general ordered the villain to bring a letter, saying that he wanted the villain to hand it over to General Feiyan in person!" ”

"What?" General Feiyan frowned and took the book, unfolded it and read, "...... In order to save the general's life and hundreds of thousands of people, I hope the general will go out of the mountain! Hey? What is it? ”

A trace of shock flashed on his face: "The old man of Taiping Dao respects? ”

He carried the minions who came back and shouted, "Who will that man be?" What kind of banner did that Han army fight? ”

The minion couldn't help but be dumbfounded: "General, that Han army didn't play the banner, and the Han general didn't have a name, villain...... The villain really doesn't know! ”

General Feiyan let go of his hand and said to himself in a daze: "The old man of Taiping Dao? Who could it be? ”

He suddenly smiled coldly: "I turned into a Han general, and I can guess my identity from the word Feiyan?" This man is certainly not an ordinary person! Interesting, interesting! ”

The adjutant general said tentatively: "General, what should we do then?" ”

"I know what to do?" General Feiyan rolled his eyes and said, "The court sent the Taiping Dao to recruit An, it seems that it is our ambition!" How can I decide such a big thing alone? ”

He lowered his head and paced back and forth a few times, suddenly raised his head and said categorically: "The stakes are very high, this matter must be reported to my eldest brother, and he must be asked to preside over the overall situation!" ”

"Hahaha!" A series of hearty laughter rang out from outside the wooden house: "What is such a big matter as Brother Xian, do you want to invite Brother Wei to preside over the overall situation?" ”

A tall, bearded man strode in from outside the door, followed by two young men with fierce faces.

General Feiyan's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "I'm really looking forward to who will come!" It turned out to be the eldest brother and the two generals Yang Feng and Bai Que together! ”

He got up and stepped aside from the throne and said happily: "Brothers, you are here, you have something important to inquire about!" Big brother please, two generals please! ”

The eldest brother sat in the main seat as a rule, and several other people sat down one after another.

The eldest brother spoke first: "Brother Xian, when I heard that you had hundreds of subordinates going out of the mountains to look for food, they were captured by the Han army, and we were worried that you would not be able to support you alone, so we hurriedly led thousands of subordinates to rush dozens of miles of mountain roads to help!" And not only did you not see the movement of troops and horses in your valley, but you also claimed that there was a big matter to inquire about, what is going on? ”

General Feiyan smiled and handed over the Han general's book to a few people to circulate it, and then said: "Big brother, the court intends to recruit peace, this is a major event related to our twenty-five families and horses, with a population of nearly one million!" How dare the little brother do it? Of course, it's up to you! ”

"Bang", Yang Feng, who had a gloomy face, slapped the case and shouted: "If the court is sincere in recruiting peace, why do you want to capture hundreds of Feiyan brothers' subordinates?" I see they have bad intentions! ”

"Neither nor not!" The thin white bird pondered for a while before shaking his head and said, "I think this may just prove the sincerity of the Han army's recruitment!" ”

He ignored Yang Feng's gaze, spread his hands and said: "Think about it, everyone, these leaders of us are all in the mountains, and it is rare to go out once in normal times, and the Han army wants to find us to discuss the matter of recruiting security, but I am afraid it is not so easy!" If they enter the mountains in large numbers, they are afraid of causing us to misunderstand and cause fire. So, there's no better way to find us and sit down than to take some hostages! This shows that the Han army is already desperate to recruit An! ”

"I agree!" The eldest brother nodded and said: "And the Han general who passed the book deliberately wrote his identity as a veteran of Taiping Dao, and there should be nothing wrong with this sincerity!" ”

"Even so, he's just a demo!" General Feiyan sneered, "What ability does he have to ensure our future future?" I'm afraid that he himself is unable to protect himself, and he wants to use us to make meritorious contributions to clean himself, right? ”

"Of course it's possible! Whether it is for our own sake or the hundreds of thousands of people who depend on us, we must act carefully! The eldest brother said slowly: "No matter what happens in the future, this first step must be taken!" Because, we are trapped in this Taihang Mountain, although we are frugal, but because of the growing population and always in the famine, this is not the way to survive in the long run! ”

"The four of us have always been one!" The eldest brother's eyes flashed: "For my brother, I will make an arbitrary decision today!" I mean, accept Zhao'an! ”

Feiyan, Yang Feng, and Bai Que responded together: "Obey the orders of the eldest brother!" ”

Bai Que hesitated for a moment before he said: "Big brother, although the strength of our four families is extremely strong, but after all, there are other twenty-one leaders, do you have to inform them about accepting Zhao'an?" ”

"If they agree, they'll follow us! If not, then the Tao is different and does not conspire, so what is the use of informing them? The eldest brother sneered: "Although there are twenty-five leaders, but the four of us have joined forces, and they have already accounted for thirty percent of all the people, and there are Guo Daxian, Yu Yigen, and Zhang Baiqi who have always waited for the head of the horse, so why bother to look at other people's faces?" ”

"It's just that it's a difficult matter who to send to discuss the details of Zhao'an!" He said slowly: "The envoys sent should not only make the Han army feel the sincerity of our acceptance of Zhao'an, but also make them feel that a few of us have already represented all the leaders. In this way, we can take the initiative in the negotiation and gain the upper hand! ”

The three of them glanced at each other and said in unison: "I'm willing to go in person!" ”

The eldest brother couldn't help but look happy, he got up and bowed his hand: "The matter of Zhao'an is related to our future and destiny, I have asked a few brothers here!" ”