It's almost February, which would normally be the peak of the snowstorm, but this year is a bit unusual. The snow at the end of last year came quickly, and now it seems that I am afraid that it will go quickly.

"Hehe, I look at this snow, it's Cheng Biting Jin's three-plate axe, the more you get to the back, the more weak you are!" On the forest path full of dry grass and gravel, Guo Ruke looked down at the ground, muttering as he walked.

"You still think it's going fast, it's too late to enjoy it?" A few steps ahead, Xu Hui led the horse and said with his head tilted slightly.

Guo Ruke smiled and said: "How can it be, isn't there an old saying, 'Those who have attained the Tao, God will help them', I think, this is God clearing the way for us to go out of Sichuan." ”

"Justified, justified. There is much help for the righteous, but little help for the unjust. The Ming court is corrupt and violent, and my Zhao Ying eradicates the evil and conforms to the way of heaven, and the weak and strong are the strong, which can be seen. Yan Licheng, who followed behind the two, also agreed.

Guo Ruke laughed "haha": "I said that you joined the army, your high-sounding words, to outsiders, what are we doing with our own people?" Saying that, regardless of Yan Licheng's embarrassment, he deliberately stopped, waited for him, and the two walked side by side, "To be honest, you pinned your head to the waistband of your trousers to do things for Zhao Ying, what you want in the end is that Raushzi's lifesavers are in fire and water?" ”

Yan Licheng glanced at Guo Ruke, and found that the other party seemed to be smiling and not smiling, so he forced himself to calm down, cleared his throat and said, "Why not?" This is my mission of Zhao Ying, contemptible people are not talented, since I follow Zhao Ying, I naturally take this creed as a guideline. ”

"Hey, you readers, you really speak better than you sing." Guo Ruke pursed his lips and shook his head, with a noncommittal expression, "When I ask one by one, they are all for the sake of the people and the peace for all generations, what a big breath and a big mind!" Actually? Hehe, aren't you the same as us rough old men, all of whom love money and are hungry ghosts? "Guo Ruke has a bit of ink, and his words are enough to come and go with Yan Licheng.

Yan Licheng's face turned red, and he said stiffly: "Mr. Guo Qian, you can't talk nonsense. What kind of wealth, the contemptible people dare not say that the people in the camp are indifferent, but at least the contemptible people regard it as dung! "Unlike Liu Xiaohong, who is also from Shizhou Wei, Yan Licheng's handling of things is more tactful, but this does not mean that he is a soft bone. When the doubts of others touch on the basic principles of how he behaves, he will also mercilessly turn back.

Yan Licheng, who has always been soft, is so rigid that Guo Ruke was a little surprised, and Xu Hui in front of him also stopped slightly when he heard this. Guo Ruke looked at Xu Hui, turned to Yan Licheng again, and pretended to be careless: "Oh, I see, it's ......" He said, quickened his pace, and walked to the front of Yan Licheng again.

At this time, Xu Hui suddenly asked: "Tiger Head, you asked Yan to join the army, then I also want to ask you." What are you following Zhao Ying to fight the official army? Speaking of this, he deliberately joked, "You shouldn't really be a money-bearer, right?" He has a calm and quiet personality, rarely gags with others, and at the moment, because of his excellent relationship with Guo Ruke, it is rare to laugh.

"It's not." Guo Ruke said these two words cleanly without thinking, and then continued in a loud voice, "I, Guo Hutou, am a fair and honest person, even if I say it and I am embarrassed, I will not hide it." started to follow Zhao Ying, but he just wanted to eat a full meal, and now, hehe......"

"What's going on now?" Xu Hui stopped, turned around and asked.

"Now, all I think about day and night is going to Beijing City, going to the Emperor's Palace to see that emperor boy with my own eyes, and see if he really looks different from us!"

As soon as these words came out, Yan Li's mouth widened, and he almost screamed "ah" suspiciously, but Xu Hui had a complicated expression. The three of them took two more steps one after another, only to hear Xu Hui whisper: "Why am I not." ”

What the three of them were walking at this time was the passage on the east side of Chicheng Mountain in the north of Pengxi, and after passing through here, they entered the Nanchong boundary of Shunqing Prefecture. Previously, Song Houzhen, the staff officer of the front camp of the first army, had been ordered to enter Nanchong with thousands of people to support Qin Jinxiao in attacking Qingju City, and now, Xu Hui was transferred to Shunqing Mansion with the remaining 2,000 people in the front camp of the first army and the entire Tsing Yi army.

Speaking of which, there is also a part of luck in being able to smoothly transfer to Shunqing. Originally, there were only weak Pengxi County soldiers left in Chicheng Mountain, and Xu Hui didn't care about it at all. Not long after, Kong Quanbin, who was defeated in Xichong, also led his troops to move here. Kong Quanbin burned the grain and grass to the Tsing Yi Army last time, and the logistics were in a hurry, so he had to plunder the capital army in Pengxi, and at the same time sent people to Pengxi County to extort money. Pengxi originally did not have much storage, Kong Quanbin demanded excessively, and the behavior of Kong's soldiers was tyrannical, and the county magistrate Chen Dian couldn't bear it, and sent someone to Tan Daxiao, who was also stationed around Pengxi County, for help.

Unlike Kong Quanbin, who was born in other provinces and is actually a general of the Liaodong department, Tan Daxiao is a native of Sichuan, and his subordinates are basically the Turkish army in Sichuan, and he has some feelings for Sichuan and Shu. Moreover, many of the officers and soldiers of the Tan Department are from Pengxi or nearby prefectures and counties, so naturally they can't see Kong Quanbin ravaging the "hometown fathers". Tan Daxiao himself had been circulating in Sichuan and Huguang before, and he had no friendship with northern military leaders like Kong Quanbin, so he did not hesitate after receiving the distress letter sent by Chen Dan, and immediately drove to the vicinity of Kong Quanbin's department and sent someone to negotiate.

Kong Quanbin is a veteran ruffian, so he naturally knows that Tan Daxiao has bad intentions. But he is not a person who is afraid of things, on the one hand, he is tense and does not give Tan Daxiao and Chen Dian a chance, and on the other hand, he also sends people to negotiate and slowly maneuver. Therefore, Pengxi County seems to have gathered a considerable number of officers and soldiers, but in essence, they are guarding against each other, who does not dare to act rashly, and the snipe and clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman, but instead give Xu Hui a chance to get out.

Two days ago, Qingju City reported that the armies of Qin Jinxiao and Song Houzhen had captured this place, and Zhao Dangshi's army also began to move north along the river from Yankou Town, all the way unimpeded. Xu Hui then received Zhao Dangshi's military order, and also felt that the timing was just right, so after completing all the preparations yesterday, the whole army marched through Chicheng Mountain and entered Nanchong. By this time, most of the Tsing Yi army behind the palace had crossed the border, and there was no sign of pursuit by the official army of Pengxi County.

Another day, all of Xu Hui's troops entered Nanchong and settled at the northern end of Qushui. On the same day, he received an order from Zhao Dangshi, instructing the assembly site of the army to be set in Pengzhou, which is northeast of Nanchong.

Originally, at the military conference, the tentatively planned assembly site was in Pengzhou. However, considering the uncontrollable factors on the way, Zhao Dangshi had considered changing the assembly area to Nanchong, but the great victory in Qingju City made him dispel this idea. The Nanchong official army, which put its main defensive forces in Qingju City, suffered a heavy defeat and was helpless except for the self-defense of the infant city. Faced with such a situation, Zhao Ying had nothing to fear.

From Nanchong to Pengzhou, the waterway is accessible, it is very convenient, Zhao Dangshi met Qin Jinxiao, Song Houzhen and Li Yanyi in Qingju City, and then led 10,000 people to continue to sail along the Jialing River. The 4,000 people of Xu Hui's department took the land route, from Nanchong through Xichong to Pengzhou. The precise meeting place is located in Phoenix Mountain in the south of Pengzhou.

Cold rain is like a knife.

Six fast horses were as fast as lightning, flying through the rain and galloping through the muddy water. All six of them wore robes and hats. The rain gathers and flows down their clothes, like a waterfall. The person at the head had a calm face, and his expression did not seem to be drenched in raspberry rain, but as if he was bathed in the sun.

The heavy rain does not stop, and the horse's hooves do not stop. It wasn't until the sky was dark that the six horsemen penetrated into a small forest and followed Xu Xing.

"Commander, it's dark and soaking wet, it's better to find a nearby place to rest and recuperate." The two riders stood side by side, one of them said. He is a night guard of the Zhao Ying Secret Service Division, and the person he is talking to is Pang Jinming, the commander of the Secret Service Division.

"Yes." Since Pang Jinming became the long-term of the night, he has become even more silent, his gloomy face is daunting, and his words are like gold. The night guards were extremely afraid of him, and the night who spoke listened to this, and without hesitation, he retreated to the rear.

A few days ago, Zhao Dangshi, who was still on the way, thought that his next actions were very important, and he didn't dare to be sloppy at all. At his request, the Secret Service Department sent all over the world at night to inquire about all the news that could be investigated, and Pang Jinming, as a commander, took the lead and personally went out to explore Yingshan County in the northeast of Pengzhou. These six horses, including him, are the elite of the Zhao camp in the night, and Zhao Dangshi once confidently said that "these six people can be thirty people from other departments" when the six people went out.

Winter rain is the most harmful. Pang Jinming's original intention was to rush to the small Pengshan in the north of Yingshan before dawn, but the ice water that continued to seep into his armor was cold all over his body, and for the sake of health, he finally decided to postpone the plan and choose a dry place tonight to keep warm.

Before the sky was completely dark, Pang Jinming and the other six horsemen finally found a small cave in the mountain pass. Look at this small cave, there are still some bones, I am afraid that on weekdays, it is often the residence of tigers, leopards and bears. Even so, the six did not hesitate to dismount and carry their knives into the hole. After all, for their local skills, even if there were a few big worms lying inside, they would still be killed.

The cave is not deep, and the night ahead is not taken away to the end, and a greeting. Pang Jinming and the others had no strange feelings when they heard it, and they were all relieved to walk into the cave. Unexpectedly, after only two steps, there was a sudden scream outside the cave, Pang Jinming's heart sank, and he looked sideways, but saw several people rushing out from the side of the cave entrance, all of them braved the rain and slashed their knives to kill.

Before they could fight, Pang Jinming had already seen that there were only five people on the other side. Neither a fierce beast, but only five people, Pang Jinming's mood instantly calmed down, first leaned over, dodged the attack of the two, and then raised his left foot and kicked one of them away. Seeing this, the other person panicked and retreated.

Seeing that the enemy's methods were commonplace, the other five Zhao Ying did not accept or answer at night, and rushed forward one after another, and in just a few breaths, the five enemies who came by surprise were all captured, and none of them escaped.

These people came strangely, Pang Jinming naturally would not spare them easily, tied them up, and dragged them all to the cave for interrogation.

One of the five leaders, dressed in a gray jacket, defended: "Unintentionally bumped into a few masters, damn it!" The smaller ones are farmers in the vicinity, who went out to hunt wood, and suddenly encountered heavy rain, so they sought refuge here. Unexpectedly, a few masters suddenly came, and the small ones were afraid that they were thieves, so they hid out of the hole. I also saw a few horses with horses, and I was afraid that I would not be able to get away when I ran away, so I wanted to take risks...... I really don't know Mount Tai with eyes, and the uncles don't remember the villain, so spare a few of us! ”

Pang Jinming looked at him for a while, and said with a contemptuous smile: "This statement can only frighten a three-year-old child." The knives in your hands are all official and military waist knives, if where did the farmers get them, how dare they be so ostentatious? ”

"These knives are stealing...... No, the ...... picked up"

"Jokes. Let me ask you again, since you have come out to hunt wood, it is already twilight, why are you still empty-handed? After doing this day, all the northwest wind has gone? ”

"Little ......"

"Shut up! Such a quibble, there must be a ghost in his heart! Pang Jinming stopped coldly, and at the same time coldly took a knife and slashed the waist of the leader.

The man in the gray jacket immediately screamed miserably, and several accomplices saw this, and each of them shrank in misery. Pang Jinming compared it with a knife in front of several people, gritted his teeth and said: "Lao Tzu is a thief, and he will report it truthfully in the future, otherwise he will blame Lao Tzu for being spicy!" With that, he struck the leader on his waist.

The wet rain seeped into the wound and added to the pain, and the man in the gray jacket could not bear the pain and threw himself on the ground with a scream. Pang Jinming stepped on him and asked, "Say it or not!" ”

Although the wind and rain outside were bitter and cold, the man in the gray jacket was sweating like pulp because of the pain, and he trembled and saw that Pang Jinming seemed to want to use the knife again, and hurriedly shouted: "Uncle is slow, uncle is slow, it is my family, it is my brother!" ”

Pang Jinming withdrew his knife and kicked him: "What kind of brother, be honest!" ”

The man in the gray jacket hesitated for a moment, and finally the fear of death prevailed, and confessed: "There are several villains, all of whom are subordinates of the King of Heaven. The King of Heaven is in Yingshan County, and the villains are ordered to explore the surroundings! It's all my own family, just talk well! ”

He was heartbroken, and simply said the backer behind him. Yuan Tao, the king of heaven, is known as the largest palm in Sichuan, and it depends on the owner to beat the dog.

Sure enough, as soon as the three words "Fighting for the Heavenly King" were reported, Pang Jinming and the others were silent. The man in the gray jacket was overjoyed, thinking that he had a chance to escape, and glanced at Pang Jinming, who was silent, but found that his eyes flashed with a trace of intriguing excitement at this time.