Since the other party is a friendly army and has the same mission, then it is okay to go out and meet each other directly - at least that's what Hou Dagui and the others think.

However, Zhao Dangshi's actions once again subverted their three views. I saw him kick out the door, and cut down Zhang Xiongfei's cronies to the ground with a knife in the head, shouting to himself: "Where are the thieves, the official is here!" ”

Under the dim lights, the other party didn't know the details of Zhao Dangshi, and he could smell the word "official", even if he was frightened, he only said that the official army was ambushed here in advance, and immediately dispersed.

Hou Dagui and the others saw Zhao Dangshi rushing out, but he didn't have time to hesitate, and followed the shouting to kill the general. The other party didn't know how many "officers and soldiers" came, and they had no intention of fighting, and more than ten people were killed, and the rest ran away. Zhao Dangshi ordered the corpses to be piled up in one place, and after searching for money, all of them were beheaded.

Hou Dagui asked, "What are you doing by cutting off these heads?" ”

Zhao Dangshi didn't answer, but said, "Tell the brothers to bring their heads, and let's change places tonight." ”

Hou Dagui was full of doubts, but seeing Zhao Dangshi's Tie Yi's expression, he stopped talking and did as he could. That night, the people immediately moved to other places to rest.

In the middle of the night, Hou Dagui tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, got up to relieve his hands, and urinated halfway, but secretly heard Wang Laixing ask Zhao Dangshi why he was spicy.

I only heard Zhao Dangshi say coldly: "The law of the jungle is the principle of heaven, if I don't kill that person tonight, that person may not be able to tolerate me." For everyone's sake, you can only strike first. Moreover, there are quite a lot of teams to go to Qingyang to deliver news. I don't care about the rest of the people, but this group of people is on the same road with us, and one less team will have one less person to grab the credit. ”

Wang Laixing was speechless for a while, and after a long while, he whispered: "When you do something, brother, we will follow you." ”

When Hou Dagui heard this, he shook his body and hurriedly walked back, still frightened as he walked, he didn't want this hundred households to look honest, but in fact he was also a ruthless person.

Leaving Shiquan and continuing to hurry, as the distance from Hanzhong became shorter, the frequency of encountering officials and soldiers gradually increased, the most dangerous one, if it wasn't for Zhao Dangshi's advance judgment, everyone would have directly collided with hundreds of officials and soldiers. For the sake of insurance, Zhao Dangshi led everyone to escape into the Xingshi Mountains in the north of Yangxian County, intending to rush to the night road.

Hou Dagui and other four horsemen went first, went to the south entrance of Fu Luo Road to inquire and then reported, saying that there are several piers at the south entrance, looking at each other from a distance, the defenders in the middle range from several to dozens of people, and more than 50 horsemen on their own side passed through, as long as the vigilance of a pier platform is caused, then the beacon fire is passed down, and the officers and troops will definitely chase and kill.

After everyone heard this, they showed a lot of fear, but Zhao Dangshi was not shocked, and after carefully inquiring about the number of guards in several piers, he ordered to set off immediately.

Yang Chengfu hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Hundred households are slow, this matter must not be moved lightly." Although we may be able to restrain one or two of these piers, if there is an omission and the officers and soldiers light the beacon smoke, this Fu Luo Road will not be able to walk. In the past, he was cautious and cautious, never dared to easily show his attitude in front of Zhao Dangshi or Hou Dagui, and he was also very self-dangerous at the moment, so he had to persuade him.

Hou Dagui walked behind Zhao Dangshi's heels, and he also heard this. When he was replaced, no matter whether Yang Chengfu was justified or not, he would definitely interject and ridicule a few words, but now, even he has become a stuffy gourd, silent.

Zhao Dangshi looked at Yang Chengfu, then at Hou Dagui, and said with a slight smile: "Two captains, please be relieved, my surname Zhao will not lead everyone to do the act of jumping into the fire pit." ”

Wang Laixing walked two steps faster to catch up and said: "When my brother has always had a plank, let's believe it." ”

Yang and Hou glanced at each other, had nothing to say, and turned away, but kept their heads down, quite frustrated. Although there are not many officers and soldiers in Hanzhong, except for the army defending the city, there are only 1,500 pacesetters of Sun Xianzu, but compared with his own army of only 51 people, it can already be called a behemoth, not to mention that these 1,500 soldiers and horses are all soldiers who fought from Shanxi to Shaanxi.

Everyone had their own thoughts, and under the urging of Zhao Dangshi, they took advantage of the moonlight to go to the south entrance of Luo Road.

According to Hou Dagui's investigation report, Zhao Dangshi chose a relatively single, more than 10 people as the first assault target, close to the pier for a mile, Zhao Dangshi can already see the little fire on the pier. The light of the fire was inconspicuous in the dark night, like a lonely boat in the sea, but no one dared to be careless.

Zhao Dangshi let everyone get off their horses, hid in a low wood, selected fifteen agile brothers as commandos, and personally took them, taking advantage of the dark clouds to cover the moon, looking at the firelight, and touching it in the dark.

The officers and soldiers on the pier platform obviously didn't expect Zhao Dangshi and other thieves to dare to run under their noses. According to them, the Guanzhong Liukou suffered one defeat after another, and not long ago, they were defeated in the Meridian Valley, which was still near the left, and they no longer had the courage to approach the Hanzhong area, and they were very relaxed mentally.

Among the sixteen dun armies on the pier, Yu Ding and the townsman accounted for the majority, and the remaining few were the banner soldiers of the nearby guards. Their combat effectiveness was really not good, so they were sent to guard the post. One or two of the older ones were drinking sake from the gourd, bragging to the juniors. It was windy at night, and everyone was reluctant to stand outside on duty, and there was no one to supervise them, so when Zhao Dangshi and the others approached less than ten steps, this group of dun soldiers was unaware.

Zhao Dangshi carefully checked the garrison of the pier, and after making sure that there was no harm outside, he rushed into the pier with a swarm of his men.

These dun troops were caught off guard, and they were all obediently tied up. Zhao Dangshi glanced at them and asked, "Who is the leader among them?" ”

The dun soldiers who were squatting on the ground, you look at me, I look at you, and finally their eyes fell on a veteran. The veteran had drunk a lot of wine, his face was flushed, and his eyes were confused, but after finding that Zhao Dangshi looked at him, he suddenly came to his senses, and responded in a trembling voice: "Yes, it's a villain." ”

"Are you going to die or live?" Zhao Dangshi didn't talk nonsense with him, and went straight.

The old soldier's choice, immediately burst into tears, prostrate on the ground, and slammed a white head to the ground, completely losing the "heroic dry clouds" he boasted about not long ago.

"The old man is quite a sensible person." Zhao Dangshi sneered twice, "The melon skins of the other piers are so confused that Lao Tzu has no choice but to slaughter them." ”

"The king is mighty!" The veteran was so frightened that he seemed to have an epilepsy, and he trembled. Lying on the ground and peeking at it, he saw the rogue behind Zhao Dangshi holding more than a dozen human heads, and he was so frightened that he screamed.

Zhao Dangshi smiled and said: "Since you know current affairs, I have something to say." ”

"The king, please command, the villain is all obedient!" The veteran sweated like a bean and regretted it. At this moment, he had made up his mind that if he could live tonight, he would never do anything for the government to guard the pier for those few small sums of money.

I only heard a leisurely voice from above my head: "I have heard a thing or two of your name for the herald of the pier before." There are not only murder and robbery dead beacon cannons, but also live beacon cannons that open the way, yes or no? ”

"Yes, yes, yes." The veteran was stunned for a moment, and then Lianzhu Cannon seemed to respond, and he was even more frightened when he was afraid. This rogue is quite familiar with the herald system of the pier, and it seems that he should not think about the clever tricks in the future.

The so-called "dead beacon cannon" in Zhao Dangshi's mouth is specially prepared for the rogues, one fire, put the pier cannon, and the rest should respond, and the officials and soldiers near and far will gather to encircle and suppress the bandits. The "live beacon cannon" was released at the time when the official army or caravan passed by, so as to remind the rest of the piers that were passing by friendly troops, so as to avoid unnecessary disputes.

At present, Zhao Dangshi's meaning is obvious, that is, to ask the dun army of this pier to light the signal of "live beacon cannon" for his people, so that this section of the road at the south entrance of Fu Luo Road should be much safer and safer. As long as you pass through the dense area of official and military forces in the Nankou area, even if you are detected by the official army again, you can escape.

"You take two people up to light the fire now, if you dare to play any tricks with grandpa, these are the ends you have to wait for."

The veteran didn't have to look up to know what he was referring to by "end." Since he decided that this thief was not a fool, he put away his thoughts about making ghosts, and only prayed that he could get back an old life if he did his job obediently.

Hou Dagui received Zhao Dangshi's color, stepped over and raised his hand to the old soldier's neckline, and dragged it out like a chicken, constantly threatening in his mouth.

Except for the veteran, the rest of the Dun army were also frightened to the point that their faces turned pale, and one or two young ones were even incontinent, and everyone trembled and did not say a word, and could only pray in their hearts, hoping that this nightmare would end soon.

The beacon fire was quickly ignited with the sound of cannons, and it was like a blooming flower in a dark night, which was extremely dazzling.

Hou Dagui brought back the veteran and asked, "Baihu, how can these Qiu Ba be disposed of?" ”

Zhao Dangshi looked at the veteran who had a dead face, and his face was expressionless: "Gagged, all tied up." ”

Hou Dagui had nothing else to say, walked away silently, and beckoned a few of his subordinates to start doing things. When he was replaced, he would fight again, thinking that he should kill these dun soldiers to prevent future troubles, but in the past few days, he has gradually become accustomed to obeying Zhao Dangshi's arrangement. Especially tonight's events completely changed his opinion of Zhao Dangshi. If he had a vague desire to challenge the authority of his immediate boss before, now he has been completely convinced.

Like Hou Dagui, Yang Chengfu and others also had a subtle feeling about Zhao Dangshi. It's a different feeling. In the past, when the leader died, it was as common as changing restaurants to eat. The leader doesn't treat them as people, and they don't have a sense of belonging to the leader. But now, for Zhao Dangshi, they are actually dependent on it, eager to continue to follow this little leader who can bring them a sense of security. For the ideas and plans proposed by Zhao Dangshi, they will also subconsciously obey.

This relationship is imperceptible, and at the moment, no one of them has found out, and Zhao Dangshi has not found out.

With beacons and cannons to show their "identity", Zhao Dangshi and the others did not receive any obstruction after leaving the pier. Fifty-one horsemen galloped away from the south entrance of Fu Luo Road, which was densely covered with piers.

After confirming that he had escaped from the sphere of influence of the official army, Hou Dagui turned his head to look at the gradually shrinking fire behind him, and couldn't help but let out a long roar of joy.

Not only him, but dozens of other people also breathed a sigh of relief, and some of them even shouted mountain songs happily. A rough and hoarse cry burst out of his throat and reverberated through the distant ravines.

"Let the brothers be more restrained, this is the first danger, and there may not be no official and military rangers on the road in the future, and you still have to be careful." Zhao Dangshi found a broken temple to rest, and ordered Hou Dagui and Yang Chengfu to do so.

The two of them were convinced of his words, and went down to drink and curse for a while, so as to suppress the excited crowd.

Hou Dagui turned back and asked, "Baihu, how to deal with those brain melon seeds?" ”

The previous time he chopped off more than a dozen heads at the post station, sinking to death, and only had some intimidating effect on the pier, which didn't seem to be of much use, so he planned to throw it away.

"If a brother is tired, take another one. I'm afraid I can still use it before I go out of Fu Luo Road. Zhao Dangshi groaned slightly.

A group of people spent the night in the temple of the broken mountain, but in the middle of the night, it rained heavily. The mountain temple is in disrepair, not to mention the rubble and cobwebs, and even the top is dilapidated. At this stall, the rain came in through the hole in the roof of the temple, and after a short while, everyone was wet.

Zhao Dangshi beckoned everyone to hide under the unrecognizable Buddha statues, huddled in one place or squatting or sitting, which was worthy of surviving a night, but no one could close their eyes under the dampness and cold. Near dawn, the rain was light, and it was continuous, and I didn't know how long it would be.

Although this situation is miserable, not a single person from the more than 50 people complains. After all these years of being a rogue, they have more or less seen the world, suffered a lot, and it is just commonplace to get drenched in a little rain, go hungry, or walk for days and nights in a row.

Hou Dagui's legs were numb and crispy by others, so he was not uncomfortable, he didn't want to sit on the ground anymore, rubbed his eyes and pushed others away to stand up and stretch his waist. Looking out through the dilapidated temple gate, the water-filled Fuluo Dao Mountain Gorge is misty, like fog but not fog. There are also small mudslides on several slopes, which make the road muddy from the mid-level to the top.

This scene reminded him of countless escapes from death. Under the pursuit of the official army, he fled for three days and three nights, was forced by the official army to fall into the valley, was betrayed by his own people and rolled down the cliff, and lay down in the pile of corpses to avoid pursuit......

Yet he survived.

God has given Lao Tzu a chance, to be able to continue to gallop in this world, how can he give up the opportunity so easily? He broke into the king, and the old man returned to the old man, and he was born in Tu Qi to achieve today's net worth, and I am also a mother's meat chief, so I Hou Dagui can't do it?

Hou Dagui looked at the mud road looming in the rain and fog in the distance, and thought.