At present, Liu Bei has left Yuan Shao and gone to Runan. Nominally, he was ordered by Yuan Shao to collect the Runan Yellow Turban and stab Cao Cao in the back of his buttocks, but in fact, Liu Bei saw no hope in Yuan Shao, so he took the opportunity to break away from Yuan Shao and tried to stand again.

At present, Liu Bei has successfully collected the Yellow Turban Shuai Liu Pi Liaohua and others in Runan, and heard that there is a Yellow Turban force in Tongbai Mountain, so he asked Sun Qian to come to appease him.

Looking at the snow-covered Tongbai mountains in front of him, Sun Qian took a deep breath and secretly said God bless, bless me to be able to persuade Zhou Cang to increase the strength of the imperial uncle a few more points, so that it is possible to block the offensive of the Cao army!

Tongbai Mountain stretches for more than 200 miles, among which there are many steep peaks, such terrain is naturally not suitable for the people to live. However, since the end of the Han Dynasty, the world has been in turmoil, and countless people have taken refuge in the mountains in order to escape the military disaster.

In Tongbai Mountain, there are tens of thousands of people hidden, and most of them fled from Nanyang Runan. Relying on the cultivation of barren land by the valley and river, or the selection of wild fruits for hunting, these people lived a difficult life, and if they could not survive, they would gather people to go out to the mountains and rob, and Zhou Cang, the Yellow Turban Shuai, was their leader.

The station of Zhouchang is a relatively wide valley, with mountains hundreds of zhang high to the north blocking the strong north wind, and the south is also a continuous mountain range, through which a river flows through the valley and joins the Han River in the southwest.

More than 200 miles of Tongbai Mountain, Zhoucang's team of thousands of people hidden in it is not conspicuous at all, Zhoucang spent a lot of effort, met the hunter who took advantage of the heavy snow to catch wolves, only to find Zhoucang's station.

"Yuzhou Mu Liu Bei?" Zhou Cang nodded, "I've heard of it, it's a hero, I don't know what Liu Yuanjun sent you to my Tongbai Mountain?" ”

Sun Qian had already taken off his bloated fur and changed into a scholar's wide-sleeved robe, he was already thin and handsome, and after changing into this clothes, he looked even more graceful and noble, which made Zhou Cang's turtles ashamed of themselves.

After listening to Zhou Cang's straightforward question, knowing that this was a rough man, Sun Qian smiled slightly: "Not for anything else, but for the future of the general." ”

Zhou Cang said: "What future can people like us have? It's good to be alive. ”

Sun Qian said: "That's the general, you didn't encounter a chance before, but now the opportunity has come." My lord Liu Xuande is a nobleman of the Han family and the king of Zhongshan, and he is regarded as the emperor's uncle according to the genealogy of today's son, and he is officially named Yuzhou pastor. At present, the Son of Heaven is coerced by the Han thief Cao Cao and trapped in the city of Xuchang, that Cao Cao is named Han Situ, but he is actually a Han thief, and he controls the whole court, and the Manchu Dynasty is a puppet. ”

"My lord was edicted by the Son of Heaven to crusade against Cao Cao, and he was recruiting troops and horses in Runan, and he had already laid down the county town of Runan, and Liu Piliaohua, the Yellow Turban Marshal of Runan, came to vote. After hearing about General Zhou of Tongbai Mountain, Liu Yuzhou sent me here, hoping that the general could assist my lord and participate in the great move to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. ”

Zhou Cang asked: "I'm a yellow turban handsome, I'm a thief, Liu Yuzhou's Han clan member, why did you summon me?" ”

Sun Gan said: "In the eyes of my lord, the Yellow Turbans are also the people under the rule of the Son of Heaven, but if there is a big chaos today, traitors and traitors are poisonous, there are many people who can't survive and take risks, if they can eat and dress warmly, who wants to be a Yellow Turban?" ”

Zhou Cang had the heart to refute, saying that when he first joined the great sage and good teacher, his family had a good life, but after thinking about it, except for himself, didn't most of the thousands of people under his command join the gang because they couldn't survive?

"General Zhou, do you want to be a yellow scarf for the rest of your life?" Sun Qian asked with a smile.

Zhou Cang shook his head, naturally he didn't want to. The great sages and many commanders are dead, where does the Yellow Turban Army have any future? He seems to be at ease in this Tongbai Mountain, that is, the surrounding officers and soldiers can't take care of themselves for the time being, once the officers and soldiers free their hands, they will inevitably send troops to exterminate themselves!

"If you don't want to, now is a great opportunity. My lord is the Yuzhou pastor of the Son of Heaven, as long as you are willing to submit to my lord, you will be the general of my Han Dynasty in the future, and the descendants of the feudal marquis will be Mengyin.

Is it not better for your men to join the army as officers and soldiers, or to distribute the fields for the people again, than to stay in the mountains and suffer from hunger? ”

Sun Gan unfolded his tongue and persuaded him, drawing a bright future in front of Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang was soon moved.

No one wants to be a thief for the rest of their lives, and Zhou Cang is not a fanatical admirer of Zhang Jiao, he knows that maybe this is the only chance for him to clear his name.

Looking at both sides, sure enough, the leaders of his subordinates also looked excited.

Yuzhou Mu, that's a real official! Such a person is a heavenly existence in the eyes of many people, and now he has extended an olive branch to himself, which makes people not excited.

"After the ice and snow freeze, I will take my brothers down the mountain and go to Runan to join Liu Yuanjun!" Zhou Cang immediately cut off.

On that day, Zhou Cang slaughtered pigs and sheep to entertain Mr. Sun, the envoy of Liu Yuzhou.

During the banquet, Zhou Cang asked about Liu Yuzhou's subordinates, and Sun Qian introduced Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, of course, there were many boastful and praiseworthy words.

When he heard the glorious deeds of Guan Yu who killed Yan Liangwen and Chou among the ten thousand troops, and returned to his brother after five passes and six generals, Zhou Cang trembled with excitement.

"Yun Chang's righteous anger soars into the sky, and the force is powerful and powerful in the world, if it can be under his command, even if he leads the horse and falls into the stirrup, I Zhou Cang will be as happy as a glutton!" Zhou Cang sighed.

Sun Qian said with a smile: "If Yun Chang can see General Zhou, he will definitely be overjoyed. ”

Sun Qian stayed in Zhoucang cottage for two days, every day Zhoucang was treated with good wine and meat, and on the third day, Sun Gan insisted on leaving despite Zhou Cang's retention.

"After a month, when the spring is warm, the main guild will send someone to pick up General Zhou." Sun Qian said before leaving.

In the following days, Zhou Cang began to sort out the affairs of the cottage.

Not everyone is willing to follow him to Liu Bei, and many people are afraid of the unpredictable future and are reluctant to go out of the mountain. Many women and children are old and weak, and they are not suitable for battlefield fighting, and prefer to stay, even if life is harder, at least they can live.

For these people, Zhou Cang was not willing to force them, but properly placed them.

However, after this winter, most of the food that was previously grabbed was consumed. Although Zhou Cang robbed Huyang in autumn, it had to feed tens of thousands of people in the mountains, and a lot of food was consumed every day. Considering that when he went to Runan after the beginning of spring, he needed to bring a large amount of grain as military rations, leaving food for the people who were unwilling to leave was quite insufficient.

"Since we defected to Uncle Liu Huang, we always have to bring some greeting gifts, where can we get this little thing in the cottage?" Zhou Cang sighed.

"What do you mean, big brother?" Qian Miao, the second master, asked.

"Before going to Runan, let's go out of the mountain to Huyang to grab a handful!" Zhou Cang Road.

Qian Miao grew her mouth: "I still robbed Huyang, we have already robbed it once." ”

Zhou Cang sneered: "Last time, we only robbed the villages in the countryside, and did not attack the city, and the food wealth in Huyang City must be more, this time I will directly attack Huyang County!" ”

"It's not that I have to grab Huyang, but Huyang is the closest to us, and it's the most convenient to grab it. And after we vote for Liu Yuzhou in the future, we will become officers and soldiers, and we will be bound by military discipline, before that, let's have a good time! ”