In the evening, there was a light rain, and then it turned into a freezing rain, and the lantern in front of the Hongliu Inn at the west end of Hongliuhe Town Street shivered in the cold wind. It was dark, the door of the inn was closed, and the cold wind ran through the crack in the door, making a sharp hissing sound.

The lobby in the inn is brightly lit, the wine is fragrant, dozens of merchants and guards are drinking and eating meat, the wine is the gold and jade liquid transported from Huazhou, such a cold day to drink to the stomach warm and comfortable, holding the wine jar to serve the wine from time to time a few Hu Niang made a coquettish and screaming, more and more hooked this group of men on fire, there are inevitably a few business to discuss at night.

The left entrance of the lobby is the kitchen, you can smell the smell of blood from a long distance, there is a corner door in the corner of the kitchen, push the door into a small courtyard, three low rooms, the bald Ai An lives here. The room in the middle was lit with lights, and the cook Fat Niu reported to Ai Anyu: "Boss, there are too many guests here today, it's hard to start." ”

The bald Aion only has a dozen subordinates, all of whom are in this inn, playing the roles of a man, a shopkeeper, and a cook, and all the men in the inn are his subordinates. Because there are few people, they rarely go out to rob, and they do legitimate business on weekdays, and when they encounter merchants who take orders or caravans with few people, they secretly start to do it, and there are twenty or thirty lives in their hands in a year. As for the rule of not robbing merchants within ten miles of the market town, it is only used to deceive fools, and the dead will not say anything.

Ai comforted his bald head and said with a sad face: "Don't do business during this time, today Pharaoh summoned everyone to discuss the matter of dealing with Zheng Jun, fat cow, do you say we can fight?" ”

The fat cow's face is like a bun that has just come out of the cage, a pair of eyes are squeezed into thin slits by fat, and he looks fat and amiable with a habitual smile, but if anyone notices his eyes, they will find that his eyes are like thorns, vicious and vicious, and most of the murders in the store are handled by him.

"It's okay to fight, but it's not good for us." The fat cow seems to be a fat idiot, but in fact it is shrewd.

Ai An sighed and said: "Yes, if you can beat the Pharaoh, you will definitely take the opportunity to bring everyone together, we only have to sell our lives, if we can't beat us, even if we escape, when we come back, I'm afraid we will have to reshuffle the cards, and it will be difficult for us to have a foothold." ”

The fat cow scratched his stomach and said, "Why don't we take a gamble and bet that Zheng Jun can win?" ”

Ai'an's eyes lit up, his bald head flashed under the light, and he stared at the fat cow and said, "You mean to report to Zheng Jun?" ”

The fat cow smirked "hehe", but did not make a sound.

Aion stood up, hurriedly walked two steps into the house, stood still, gritted his teeth and said, "You go and call Xiaohu, he is Zhengren, let him go." ”

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The rain and snow on the Gobi went quickly, but after a rain and snow, the temperature dropped a lot, the cold wind blew from the empty Gobi Desert, and the soldiers on the watchtower couldn't help but wrap the thick sheepskin jacket on their bodies for three points. It is said that the people of Huazhou are becoming more prosperous day by day, and the salary and grain issued by the soldiers have never been deducted.

A galloping horse appeared in the distance, and the soldiers on the lookout tower immediately became nervous, waiting to see it clearly

It was a man riding in pairs, and it did not look like a scout rider from the outing of the horse, and when the horse was forty paces away, the arrow was fired, and the man reined in his horse and walked forward slowly. The gate of the village opened, and a sentry galloped out, and after a while, the man galloped into the village in the middle.

Walking into the handsome tent, Xiao Hu's legs trembled a little, the name of Jiang Jing's envoy was like thunder, even in the small market town of the Gobi, he had heard all kinds of deeds of this Jiang Lord from the mouths of business travelers, and they all said that this Lord was the star of the world, and he must not be offended.

"Plop" knelt down, Xiaohu kowtowed: "Xiaomin to meet Master Jiang." ”

"Get up and speak." Xiao Hu heard Master Jiang's gentle voice, his heart calmed down a little, he stood up and secretly glanced at Jiang Anyi, and saw Jiang Anyi with a black face and a slight beard, a smile on his face, wearing a sheepskin jacket like an ordinary soldier, there was nothing special.

"Where did you come from, and what do you have to do with you?" Jiang Anyi asked.

"The villain came from Honghe Willow Town......"

Jiang Anyi smiled and listened to Xiaohu's narration, and asked how many horse thieves there are in Honghe Liuzhen, what are the powerful people, and what to pay attention to, and finally said: "The request of the head of your family has been agreed to by the official, and after the gust of wind is extinguished, Guangjulou will give it to him, and the sins committed by you can be erased, but you will become the eyes and ears of the government from now on and do things for Zheng Guo." ”

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The announcement of Zheng Guo's government was brought to the market town on the Gobi by the caravan, there must be horse thieves in the market town, and in less than half a month, almost all the horse thieves knew the news that Zheng Guo's government wanted them to go and confess, which became a joke among the horse thieves who made fun of each other after drinking. Jokes and jokes, the scouts sent by the Zheng army found that there were many more rangers within a radius of 20 miles, and after being discovered by the scouts, they scattered and fled.

Twenty days have passed, the weather is as cold as a day, and Zheng Jun has no intention of dispatching. Those horse thieves who came to inquire about the news could not withstand the cold wind sweeping across the Gobi Desert, and hid in shelters, and the 351 gang drank and chatted, all of them were horse thieves for many years, not to mention the dispatch of the army, but the caravan judged how much wealth there was according to the shaking of the earth.

The commanders of the station, the generals above the captain level gathered to listen to the words of the main general Jiang Anyi.

"Twenty days have passed since the announcement was issued, and not a single horse thief has come to confess, clearly treating my Da Zheng as nothing," Jiang Anyi said with an angry face.

Jiang Anyong and the others bowed down and said, "I am willing to relieve my worries for adults." ”

Although it is a play, but the tune and singing can not be sloppy, Jiang Anyi sent troops, Jiang Anyong led a thousand light cavalry as the forward, set off at noon today, and arrived at Hongliuhe Town at noon tomorrow; He Xigui led 800 light cavalry to follow, separated by ten miles, the light cavalry went first, and Jiang Anyi led 1,000 infantry to escort the baggage as a countermeasure, just in case. There were 1,200 light horsemen and 1,000 foot soldiers left in the garrison, which was enough to defend the village.

One hundred and twenty miles, one day and one night, is nothing to the light horse, but it is impossible to hide the news. The next day, fifteen miles away from Hongliuhe Town, Mana led more than 1,200 people to block the way. Jiang Anyong looked down on these horse thieves and ordered to charge, and a thousand well-trained light horsemen shot at the horse thieves like arrows, but when the arrows rained, the horse thieves exploded like stars, and a thousand light horsemen were wrapped in it.

The mana tower ordered a counterattack, and bows, crossbow arrows, short spears, and short axes attacked the Zheng army like a storm from all directions, and dozens of Zheng soldiers fell to the ground in a breath. Jiang Anyong smashed his fist into the air

, feeling uncomfortable, Xiao Hu said that the horse thieves in Hongliuhe Town were headed by the Mana Tower, and described the image of the Mana Tower, so he recognized the Mana Tower at a glance. The tower of mana was more than a dozen feet in front of him, and he galloped forward with all his time, turning from time to time and shooting an arrow at him.

The robe fell to the ground, the war horse screamed, Jiang Anyong's heart was like fire, he didn't look down on these horse thieves at all, he wanted to take down Honghe Liuzhen beautifully, and let his brother praise him, but he didn't expect to be controlled by horse thieves, and he was really ashamed and annoyed. Looking at the mana tower not far ahead, Jiang Anyong urged the war horse tightly, preparing to catch up with him and pick him to death.

Seeing that it was getting closer, the mana tower's war horse turned to the side, and the two horse thieves stood in front of Jiang Anyong, and when Jiang Anyong killed the two horse thieves, he found that the mana tower was ten zhang away, and he was bending his bow and arrows to shoot at him. The light horsemen followed him and rushed forward, and the horse thieves rushed from the side, like a wolf biting a fat ox, and more than a hundred people fell to the ground in a single pillar of incense.

Jiang Anyong engaged in battle with the horse thief, He Xigui had already received the report, and the horse kept running to send the latest news, "General Jiang received the enemy, and the horse thieves scattered together", "The horse thieves attacked from all sides, and the front army was lost", "General Jiang chased after the thief, and the former army was in chaos"......

He Xigui was in a hurry, the light cavalry he led was only three miles away from the battle, and he could even hear the sound of fighting on the battlefield. "Sound the trumpet, and draw the front army closer to me." He Xigui immediately ordered.

"Woo--" The low horn sound echoed in the heavens and the earth, and the Zheng army chasing the horse thieves reined in one after another, Jiang Anyong also reined in the war horse when he heard the horn, and turned around to see that the team he led was stretched into a long strip more than two miles long, and it seemed that there were hundreds of soldiers killed and wounded. Jiang Anyong's mind cleared up, and he hurriedly ordered: "Form a phalanx and slowly retreat." ”

The flag waved, the horn sounded short, the light cavalry gathered when they heard the order, formed a phalanx, and the light cavalry led by He Xigui also rushed to the battlefield, and the mana saw that the Zheng army was heavily guarded, and after provoking several times, he did not attack at will, knowing that the opportunity had been lost, the carousel's head slowly retreated backwards.

At the beginning of the Shen Dynasty, Jiang Anyi's baggage team arrived, Jiang Anyong knelt down and pleaded guilty, and the battle at noon lost 126 light cavalry, of which 86 were killed and 40 were seriously injured.

"Forty military sticks, wear crimes and make meritorious contributions". Jiang Anyi was unintentionally entangled, and asked He Xigui: "Where is the horse thief now?" ”

"Half of them left, half of them retreated to Hongheliu Town, and the last general sent detectives to investigate, the town is surrounded by thorns, the houses in the town are messy, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are hidden arrows attacking if you get a little closer." He Xigui said.

Jiang Anyi sneered and ordered: "Unload the thunderbolt car, and launch an attack on Hongliuhe Town in two quarters of an hour." The six thunderbolts brought by Park Tianhao were all transported by Jiang Anyi, and soon the thunderbolts were assembled, and they rumbled towards Hongliuhe Town, stopping at 300 steps outside the town. The soldiers took out the stone bullets from the baggage carts and waited for orders.

In Hongliuhe Town, in the stone house at the front, Mana Tower said nervously: "It's like a thunderbolt, how did Zheng Jun transport this plaything." ”

Lei Duoan said: "Most of the houses in Hongliuhe are made of stones, not afraid of smashing, how many stone bullets can Zheng Jun have, there are only enough arrows in the town, if Zheng Jun dares to rush into the town, the brothers are hiding everywhere, and he will be killed and wounded. Even if we can't stop it, we can escape through the dark passage. ”

A loud bang sounded, stone bullets rose into the air, and the attack began.