There is no other "brother" in Zhao Dangshi's mouth, but the three head of the canal in northern Sichuan, Hu Jiusi, Shunhu Liang Shizheng and the second whistle Yang San Yang Bingyun. For several months, these three people have been cooperating with Qin Jinxiao, who was stationed in Hannan, to fight against the official army, and after Chuang and Zhao Erying entered Sichuan, they also expressed a strong willingness to join the gang.

Before attacking Guangyuan, Hu Jiusi had already finalized the details with Zhao Dangshi through the envoy, and this time he went to Baizhang Pass, and the meeting between the two parties was essentially a formal union. Hu, Liang, and Yang heard that Li Zicheng had also entered Sichuan, but after comprehensive consideration, they still strengthened their determination to defect to Zhao Ying.

Guangyuan was lost, and the officials and troops in northern Sichuan were scattered, although there was no threat for the time being, but the road was restless. In the end, Zhao Dangshi was escorted by Lian Buxin with five hundred horsemen and went to Baizhang Pass.

During this time, Hu Jiusi and others were entangled with Zhang Zuokai, the deputy commander-in-chief, in the Bazhou area, but fortunately, not long ago Zhang Zuokai went south to help Yingshan and Pengzhou, which were harassed by Yuan Tao, and they were able to take time to rectify the army and dismantle the camp and pull out the village.

Zhao Dangshi's face was full of spring breeze, and he strode into the small pavilion next to the waterfall, and there were already three people sitting there, and when they saw Zhao Dangshi, they all hurriedly stood up and walked out to greet him.

"My subordinates have seen my lord."

The three of them said in unison. Zhao Dangshi had previously gotten some information from Lian Buxin's mouth, and recognized that the black strong man standing on the far left was Xing 100,000 Hu Jiusi, and the man in the shape was Shunhu Liang Shizheng, and the young descendant on the right was Yang San.

"Hey, what are you doing. They are all their own brothers, what are the subordinates of the lord, listen to the birth. Zhao Dangshi's face was full of joy and joy, and he entered the pavilion hand in hand with the three of them.

After sitting down, he chatted a few words, and his face was full of vicissitudes like that of an old peasant, and he said to Zhao Dangshi: "Lord, I will obey your orders, and I have finished cutting and shaving, and now the three are in Baizhang Pass, but there are only 3,000 people." ”

"Oh, three of you bothered, come, I'll toast three of you." Zhao Dangshi said with a smile on the surface, but in his heart, Hu Jiusi and the others originally had at least twenty or thirty thousand people, but now they have plummeted several times in a short period of time, needless to say, they must have been selected by them harshly. Winter is coming, and tens of thousands of the old, weak, sick and disabled who have been forcibly selected and selected will find it difficult to survive this winter. A single sentence has brought tens of thousands of lives, and the iron-hearted hearts of these three people can be seen from this.

However, Zhao Dangshi did not move much. Because in these troubled times, it is a luxury to always be in the same boat. If these tens of thousands of people are not cleared out, the final victims will be all the people who broke into the camp and Zhao Ying. No one is born with a penchant for harming others, and making such a cruel decision is a last resort. Thinking from another perspective, Zhao Dangshi was not sure not to do the same thing as Hu Jiusi.

If there is something evil that has to be done, then the best outcome is undoubtedly to let someone else do it for you. Zhao Dangshi admits that many times, he is a hypocritical person. However, it is still the same sentence, if you want to mix in this world, you must first learn to be a strange self.

"These three thousand people are all the elites of my hand, don't worry, I won't pull Zhao Ying's hind legs." I think I was used to being a little brother to various characters, but at this time, he suddenly turned into the little brother of Zhao Dangshi, Liang Sizheng did not have the slightest discomfort in the transition period, and he was very skillful in calling the "lord". Yang San next to him also nodded his head again and again in agreement, only Hu Jiusi, I am afraid that he is much older than Zhao Dangshi, and he has been a leader in the northern Sichuan stick thieves for a long time, and his performance is still a little blunt.

Zhao Dangshi waved his hand and said, "What is the hind leg can never be mentioned again." In the future, you and I will be a family, living and dying together, advancing and retreating together. Yan thought secretly, Qin Jinxiao and Lian Buxin had both commented on the combat effectiveness of these three soldiers and horses, the so-called "elite", just listen to it, before receiving Zhao Ying's training, Zhao Dangshi couldn't believe them.

The three of them originally heard that Zhao Dangshi was wise and wise, and they were very stressed before they met, but after meeting, they found that Zhao Dangshi was not arrogant, modest and kind, and they were all secretly relieved. I also listened to Zhao Dangshi's vivid description of the bloody battle in Guangyuan a few days ago, and everyone was fascinated.

"As soon as Hou Liangzhu died, Lujing in northern Sichuan, our army was heading towards Chengdu." Zhao Dangshi drank some wine, came up, and his voice sounded a lot. It's just that his unintentional words, listening to the ears of Hu Jiusi and others, couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts.

"Forgive my subordinates for taking the liberty to ask, the lord and the king of Chuang entered Sichuan, the purpose is Chengdu?" Hu Jiusi asked carefully.

"Huh?" Zhao Dangshi's eyelids raised, and he felt that he seemed to be a little uneasy, "Chengdu is the henchman of Sichuan, what is the difference between not going to Sichuan and not entering Sichuan?" Zhao Dangshi didn't tell the truth, so he said this, he knew that Hu Jiusi had something to say.

Liang Shizheng shook his head and said, "Staying in Sichuan is probably not the best policy. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Hu Jiusi put down the wine glass he had been holding in his hand, sighed and said: "The lord doesn't know, although I am not good, but after all, I have a favorable location, and I don't forget to spread out and make inquiries in all directions on weekdays." In this Sichuan, outsiders seem to be a pool of clear water, but in fact, it is dangerous. ”

"I want to hear about it." Zhao Dangshi also put down his wine glass and listened carefully.

"Although Hou Liangzhu is dead, there are still many officers and soldiers in Sichuan. Not to mention the distance, the nearest Zhang Ling, Zhang Zuokai, Tan Daxiao, Guo Qizhu, Qin Liangyu, etc., there are more than 10,000 tigers and wolves. It will not be easy for our army to annihilate them all. Hu Jiusi sighed and said.

Zhao Dangshi nodded, but did not squeak. After he returned to Guangyuan from Baizhang Pass, he had to discuss the way with Li Zicheng. Hu Jiusi can see the situation, Zhao Dangshi believes that Li Zicheng will not fail to see it. In fact, as far as Zhao Dangshi himself is concerned, he does not think that Sichuan is currently a suitable area for squatting. Although the terrain here is dangerous, it is also like a cage, surrounded by strong enemies, and far away from other rogue groups, if you do not have absolute strength, it is easy to fall into a desperate situation.

"This matter still needs to be decided by the king." Zhao Dangshi said indifferently, concealed his thoughts, and kicked the ball out. It can be seen that Hu Jiusi and the others really want to join Zhao Ying, but after a lot of experience, Zhao Dangshi has a deep understanding of the phrase "the heart of defense is indispensable".

"How to deal with the matter of Nanjiang?" Zhao Dangshi asked. Nanjiang is the nest of Hu Jiusi and others, and after operating for so many years, I am afraid that it is also a bit large-scale.

"Dazhai is on fire." Hu Jiusi replied indifferently, and there was no fluctuation in the slightest emotion, "The idle people and others have all been cleared, and there is one or two thousand stones, and the gold and silver are also a little, all of which are pressed behind and waiting for the lord to fall." ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded when he heard this, and smiled bitterly in his heart. Hu Jiusi has been entrenched in northern Sichuan for so long, and the accumulated foundation is only such a small amount, no wonder he has no nostalgia for the old nest and wholeheartedly surrenders to Zhao Ying. With 2,000 stone of grain, not to mention the original tens of thousands of horses, even the current 3,000 people can only support one month. The plight of the stick thief is unmistakable. Thinking about it from this point of view, the reason why Hu Jiusi and others joined so readily was that they were afraid that the factors forced by the situation were greater than their subjective will.

Fortunately, the grain and grass seized from Guangyuan were sufficient, and Zhao Dangshi's worries were not deep. He suddenly thought of something and asked: "Xiang Nian, our army went out of Sichuan, what about the follow-up in Sichuan?" ”

Hu Jiusi responded: "Roughly the same as now, Yuan Tao led the remnants to occupy Tongjiang with Jing Keqin and another person called Liu Wenming, and held on to several of his subordinates, during which they won and lost each other. Chang Guoan did not tolerate Yuan Tao, and he had a grudge with a few of me, and later he also went out of Sichuan. ”

"Besides, are there any other rebels?" The important purpose of Zhao Dangshi's entry into Sichuan this time is to integrate the group of people in Sichuan, Yuan Tao He didn't think about it, in addition to calling Jiusi about them, if there are still other departments, they can also be recruited together. Although these people are weak, they are also well-known thieves, and if they want to enhance and stabilize his prestige and position in the Liukou Group, strength is one thing, and it is also indispensable to show the momentum of all rivers and all parties together.

However, Hu Jiusi shook his head and said, "No." The officers and troops were heavily defended, and after leaving Sichuan on their own, they strictly choked many passes, and blocked all the roads from Boryeong Province to the west and south. We have been forced to retreat into the lofty mountains of Bazhou, relying on the terrain to protect ourselves. Even though a few groups of brothers smuggled to the south of the west, not only were there dense officials and troops, but there were also countless Tusi Divisions from all walks of life, and it was completely difficult to gain a foothold. ”

Sichuan is not as vast and flat as the Central Plains, with rugged mountainous terrain, and often only one or two passages remain between the two places. Through the control of the passes, the officers and soldiers can easily isolate a single geographical unit. Two years ago, if it weren't for Zhao Ying's sudden arrival and rapid transfer, I am afraid that he would not be able to escape the fate of being trapped in a corner.

"I see...... Zhao Dangshi held his chin with two fingers and pondered, the situation in Kawazhong was different from what he imagined, but the situation was good. At least you don't have to risk being blocked and travel around to collect your little brother.

"I've prepared a welcome gift for my lord." After Yang San and the others finished speaking, they couldn't wait to speak, "There are ten beauties, ten splendid horses, fifty taels of gold and silver, and ...... each."

Lian Buxin, who was standing outside the pavilion, almost burst out laughing when he heard this familiar routine. What kind of "ten beauties" did he think, according to Yang San's vision, it would be good if it wasn't ten village women with skin and bones. Thinking that Zhao Dangshi already has the lord of Huaqing as his companion, how can such crooked melons and cracked dates look at half of them?

"Well, that's very good." Zhao Dangshi said with a smile, Lian didn't believe what he said, he couldn't help but be shocked, and looked at Zhao Dangshi suspiciously, I don't know why this lord, who is known for his strict self-discipline, suddenly changed his sex. He didn't know that what the new possessor was most afraid of was insecurity, and once this emotion intensified into self-danger, then it would cause endless trouble. Zhao Dangshi happily accepted the gift, not really greedy for beautiful financial reports, but for the sake of the hearts of Anhu Jiusi and others.

Yang San was overjoyed when he saw the success of the gift, Hu Jiusi and Liang Shizheng glanced at each other, and they both showed relaxed expressions.

Time is precious, Zhao Dangshi did not stay in Baizhang Pass, and after discussing the follow-up matters with Hu Jiusi, he set off to return to Guangyuan. According to the agreement, Hu Jiusi and the others must rush to the Guangyuan army with all their men before nightfall the next day.

For the 3,000 people of Hu Jiusi, Zhao Dangshi did not have the worry when he annexed Xiong Wanjian, Zhang Miaoshou, Hui Dengxiang and other departments when he was in Hanzhong. At that time, the old and new armies were on equal footing, and one carelessness could lead to a dangerous scene of anti-guest. But now it is different, compared to the three thousand stick thieves, tens of thousands of Zhao Ying occupy the absolute strength of number and strength, once Hu Jiusi joins, he can only accept the result of being thoroughly digested by Zhao Ying.

Guangyuan and Baizhang Pass are not far away, and Zhao Dangshi returned to Guangyuan to meet Li Zicheng in the middle of the night.

Li Zicheng listened to Zhao Dangshi's account of the sinister situation in central Sichuan, but did not make a decision immediately. But Zhao Dangshi could see that he actually wanted to go to the Chengdu Plain. Just like when he was in Hanzhong Mansion, even if he couldn't defeat Chengdu, he was able to enter the capital of a province and besiege the prince of a party, which was already a success in terms of momentum.

At present, it has been received that Hong Chengchou of Hanzhong Prefecture has gathered a large army and stationed in place, neither retreating nor advancing. Judging by this, he should have been waiting for a response from the imperial court. After all, as the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, it is a serious act of transgression to enter Sichuan without the permission of the upper peak.

He didn't move, it was an opportunity to break into Zhao Erying.

The day after Zhao Dangshi returned to Guangyuan, the second battalion attacked in two ways, breaking into the camp to take Jianzhou, and Zhao Ying to take Zhaohua. Zhaohua County Commander is still the Wang Shihua two years ago, he sent troops to the west to try, but to the shallow beach area of Guo Ruke smuggled across the Jialing River to defeat, Guo Ruke took advantage of the situation to break through Zhaohua, Wang Shihua did not want to fall into the hands of the enemy, hanging the beam to commit suicide. There was also lackluster on the side of the camp, and Jianzhou, which lacked a major general, gave Liu Zongmin a drum to take it. There were several forces of officers and troops south of Jianzhou waiting for the opportunity to rescue, and when they saw that the two cities had fallen one after another, they all retreated to Zitong to defend it.

It was on this day that Zhao Dangshi received a letter written by Li Zicheng's trustee, in which he wrote his true thoughts about entering Sichuan.