When he arrived, Liu Juntao also carefully observed the group of men, and saw that many of them were very familiar, and even knew themselves, these people were all heroes from all over Shandong.

I saw that one of the heroes stepped forward and led everyone to salute Liu Juntao.

Liu Juntao also flew off the horse, hugged his fists and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Zhu Ye!" Today's army is about to start, before the execution, I don't know what advice Zhu Ye and you have? ”

The person who came was a big man in Qingzhou Mansion, surnamed Zhu, and there were many shops at home, and he also bought a lot of shares in the Ministry of Commerce of Yushan Town, and he has always had a close relationship with Yushan Town, and he has never followed suit with Yushan Town and Liu Juntao, and has never had two hearts.

I saw that Zhu Ye said with a smile: "General, I heard that the general is going to lead the army north to kill Hu, and I admire it very much." Now that the Tartars are on the side, how can we and the people of the Ming Dynasty sit idly by? Today, I and you are here to ask the general for battle, hoping that the general can let me lead my men and horses to go out with the general, so that I can do my part! ”

Hearing this, Liu Juntao also nodded secretly, and glanced at everyone, don't look at these heroes who are used to running rampant in the local area on weekdays, but when it comes to the critical moment, they can still stand in line.

Previously, when Ye Zongliu made a big fuss in Shandong, Zhonghaoqiang did not come forward to fight against him, at that time, everyone only cared about their own one-third of an acre, and no one wanted to make this head, so that their own family was unlucky.

After all, there are thieves in the place, even if they want to expropriate it, it is a matter for the government, and it is difficult for the powerful to interfere.

However, at this time, everyone heard that the Tartars were on the side, and the situation was different, in the words of later generations, Ye Zongliu's thieves were internal contradictions among the people, and everyone could not stretch out their hands, but the side of the Warat army was a contradiction between the enemy and me, which was related to the general righteousness, and everyone could no longer watch!

Therefore, under the leadership of Liu Juntao, everyone was able to gather people and horses, and wanted to follow Liu Juntao to the north to fight against the Tartars, which is already very commendable, you must know that the heroes do not have such a powerful combat power as the Yushan Town Guard!

Liu Juntao also sighed in his heart: "It seems that the people of the Ming Dynasty are still quite bloody at this time!" Righteousness is all dog slaughter, it's really rough! ”

So, Liu Juntao saw that he couldn't leave for a while, so he beckoned Zhong Haoqiang to sit down in a tavern on the edge of Slip Town, ready to chat with everyone.

After the store served tea to everyone, Liu Juntao asked with a smile: "I don't know how many people you have brought?" ”

"General Qiyu, I have brought thirty heroes, all of whom are skilled in archers and horses, and strong in martial arts!"

"General, all the twenty families in my family are here, and there are more than a dozen children in the family, and they are also coming with me this time!"

"General, I have eighty men from Qijiabao, all of them are young and strong!"

"One hundred and twenty brave people in our town, all of them are strong men!"

All the heroes and strongmen are scrambling to report the number of people they have brought, and Liu Juntao also remembers them one by one.

There were more than 30 people present, and there were more than 100 people brought by these heroes, and there were only 20 or 30 people, and all of them together also looked like nearly 2,000 people.

However, the combat power of these horses is uneven, some of them are martial arts practitioners, and there are also ordinary farmers.

Moreover, none of these horses have undergone formal battle training, they are all some people who are fierce and fierce, and they have no chance of winning against the fierce Warat Iron Cavalry!

Although the fighting spirit of the heroes is high, Liu Juntao understands in his heart that the focus on the battlefield is to kill the enemy in battle formations, and the fighting with the people is no longer at the same level.

On the battlefield, what is important is that 10,000 people are one, and the army is advancing like a wall, as Qi Shaobao said, the army must achieve "the brave must not be the first, and the cowardly must not retreat", only in this way can it be invincible.

Therefore, Liu Juntao will definitely not take these powerful people to the battlefield immediately and fight against the Warat Iron Cavalry, otherwise these horses are estimated to be all buried, and no one will come back, which Liu Juntao does not want to see.

However, Liu Juntao also understands that he can't directly refuse everyone, otherwise it will hit everyone's enthusiasm, and there will be a gap between Yushan Town and Zhonghaoqiang in the future.

So, Liu Juntao thought for a while, then clasped his fists and saluted everyone one by one, and then said with a straight face: "Everyone, Jun Tao admires it so much. ”

"The general has won the prize!"

"Please also ask the general to bring us and others to kill Hu together!"

"I'm waiting for a good man, and I just use my skills on the Tartars!"

After Liu Juntao finished speaking, he clenched his fists and continued: "I can understand your feelings, but after all, your brothers have not been trained in battle formations, and if they rush into battle to kill Hu, they will definitely suffer a big loss." Besides, I still need your help in something, so please stay in Shandong to help me! ”

Zhonghaoqiang was a little sorry when he heard this, and he couldn't lead the people north this time, which really made Zhonghaoqiang feel a little disappointed.

But when everyone heard that Liu Juntao wanted to let Zhonghaoqiang help, there was a little more expectation on their faces, and they didn't know if Liu Juntao still needed their help with anything.

So, Zhu Ye clenched his fists and asked, "The general is serious, but I don't know what the general wants me to do?" ”

Liu Juntao smiled and said; "Now that the Tartars are on the border, plus I have to lead the army to the north, and in addition to Yanzhou Mansion, Qingzhou Mansion, Jinan Mansion, Dengzhou Mansion and other prefectures and counties are all garrisoned less, once the war is not smooth, it is difficult to ensure that bandits and loafers will not come out to cause chaos, I am really uneasy. Therefore, I would like to ask you to lead the manpower to stabilize the localities and assist the local governments to stabilize the prefectures and counties where you are located. ”

When all the heroes heard this, they all looked at each other, and many of them whispered a few words, and then nodded frequently in agreement.

In fact, what Liu Juntao is worried about is exactly what Zhonghaoqiang is worried about, after all, everyone is a big family in Shandong, once there is turmoil in various places, the first to bear the brunt of the bad luck is Zhonghaoqiang!

Seeing that everyone had no opinions, Zhu Ye took the lead and said: "Since this is the case, then we will obey the general's orders, and today I will lead my troops to go back, while checking all over the place and stabilizing the place; On the one hand, we will unite to deter bandits in the mountains and protect the territory and the people! ”

Liu Juntao immediately laughed when he heard this, clenched his fists and said, "Very good! With you here, I can rest easy! Please rest assured, this time I went north, and my soldiers and I will be the power to kill the enemy, and we will never lose my prestige as a Qilu hero! ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao said some polite words to Zhong Haoqiang, and he was about to lead the army to set off.

But Zhu Ye said: "General, when I came, I also brought some grain, grass, and meat, which is also a little bit of my intention, and I ask the general to accept it and not shirk." ”

Liu Juntao said with a smile: "Haha, dare to disobey your fate!" ”

Then, Liu Juntao ordered the heavy soldiers to feed the grain, grass and meat from the heroes, and then said goodbye to everyone one by one, and led the 28,000 army to set off north.

After leaving Huakou Town, Liu Juntao led the army all the way, entered Dongchang Mansion in Shandong Province on the same day, and arrived in Gaotang Prefecture in four days along Eping County, Boping County, and Qingping County.

After that, Liu Juntao led the army to rest in Gaotang Prefecture for half a day, and then led the army to continue to set off.

After Gaotang Prefecture, the army passed through Wucheng County out of the boundary of Dongchang Province, entered Beizhili Hejian Province, and came to the land of Gyeonggi.

The army marched quickly towards the north, and the official road was full of fiery red, and the battle flag covered the sky and the sun.

Along the way, the army passed through Gucheng County, Jing County, and Fucheng County of Hejian Prefecture, and arrived at Hejian Prefecture City six days later.

At this time, Liu Juntao's army was not far from the capital, and continued to go north through Xiongxian and Xincheng counties in Baoding Prefecture, and then it could reach Shuntianfu, Zhuozhou, and Gu'an counties, and it only took three or four days to reach the Beijing Division, which happened to arrive within the time limit stipulated by the Ministry of War.

At this time, the army was stationed in Hejian Fucheng, and after Liu Juntao settled the army, he took Bai Yuxing and a team of guards to the mansion, preparing to ask Hejian Mansion for money and food supplies, and at the same time, it was also good to inquire about the progress of the 500,000 army of the orthodox emperor.

Although Liu Juntao knew the result of this orthodox emperor's personal expedition, he still had a trace of luck in his heart, after all, the butterfly effect generated after his crossing could hardly guarantee that it would not affect the outcome of the change in the civil fort.

So, Liu Juntao, Bai Yuxing and his entourage rode their horses on the streets of Hejian Fucheng and rushed all the way to the mansion.