Zhang Liang and others out of the city immediately went south to find Liu Xingzuo, on the side of the Prince River met Liu Xingzuo led by the vanguard of the Ming army, after seeing Liu Xingzuo, Zhang Liang and Shi Quan reported the situation in Shenyang□ Xingzuo heard that although some people were transferred from Shenyang City, but from the surrounding areas to transfer people, it is estimated that the strength will not be less than 20,000, and he is only six or seven thousand people concentrated, and it is difficult to succeed in attacking the fortified city of 20,000 people, no matter how unexpected it is. When I heard that my two brothers were no longer in Shenyang but had gone to Salhu, I couldn't help frowning.

Salhu is a sad place for the Ming army, nine years ago the Ming army 140,000 people attacked Nuerhachi under the leadership of Yang Hao, and as a result, 60,000 people died in the defeat of Salhu□, Xingzuo saw that Shenyang was difficult to get down and the brothers were in that place, he was angry and went to Salhu, afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of the Ming army back then, and saw that Liu Xingzuo was a little hesitant and said: "Shenyang reinforcement must be drawn from the surroundings, I and Shi Baihu will go to Salhu again, and when we meet the general's brother, we will pick it up, if there are other accidents, we will withdraw the army, so as not to hurt the lives of the soldiers." ”

Liu Xingzuo nodded and said to Zhang Liang and Shi Quan: "In this way, there will be two Lao." ”

Shi Quan looked at Mu Na as a scheming person, seeing that he could be promoted to another level if he made meritorious service this time, if the Military Affairs Yuan was happy that the emperor would be promoted to thousands of households, if he retreated, I am afraid that the chance of promotion would be very slim. He thought for a while and said to Liu Xingzuo: "I have met the emperor after I came back from western Sichuan, and the emperor has not only asked about western Sichuan, but also shows his concern for Liaodong, so I will come to Liaodong to wait for meritorious service." I also fought in Liaodong for two years, and I knew that Salhu was the sad place of the Ming army, and if we could enter Salhu, even if we didn't kill a Jurchen emperor, we would be very happy. ”

Liu Xingzuo felt that it made sense when he heard it, everyone has a mentality of where to fall and where to get up, the defeat of Salhu is the shame of the Ming army, isn't it the emperor's heart disease? If the Ming army could stand on the land of Sarhu again, even if he stood for a while, the emperor's mood would be very different. Thinking of this, Liu Xingzuo couldn't help but glance at Shi Quangao, and he asked, "Does Shi Baihu have any good suggestions?" ”

Shi Quan said: "There is a pass called Fushun Pass forty miles east of Fushun, and the general can now divide his troops into two routes, one along the Taizi River to the west and sneak to the north of Fushun Pass, and the other along the Taizi River to the east to the south of Fushun Pass. ”

Liu Xingzuo looked at the map and said: "In this way, you go to Salhu to explore the road first, and after you go for two days, I will lead the army to attack Fushun Pass on both sides and hold on, no matter if you bring my brother out or not, I will attack Salhu in three days, just as Shi Baihu said, we will find a way to go in and sit down, so that the emperor is also happy." ”

Early the next morning, Zhang Liang and Shi Quan said goodbye to Liu Xingzuo and then rushed to Salhu, and asked Zhang San to send Zhang Liang and the two of them in a carriage. Because two days later, Liu Xingzuo will attack Fushun Pass, and even if the secrecy measures are strict after taking the pass, because the information is cut off and unobstructed, the Jurchens will find out in three days at most. That is to say, from now on, they have to find Liu Xingzuo's brother within two days, and send the news of Salhu back to Fushun Pass, and the remaining three days to capture Salhu and sit in it to leave a sign of visiting.

Zhang Liang found that although Shi Quan didn't like to talk, he would say some unexpected words at a critical time, knowing that this was a master with a pig in his heart, and after Fushun, Zhang Liang said: "Brother Shi has long been a hundred households and has made great contributions to the emperor's affairs, this time he will make the emperor happy and happy, and he should be promoted to a thousand households after he goes back, right?" ”

Shi Quan smiled honestly and said: "No matter how much I am promoted, I still have to be taken care of by the two Brother Zhang, and besides, Brother Zhang, you are already a thousand households." ”

Zhang Liang sighed and said softly: "Yes, I have been a thousand households for five years. ”

Zhang San drove the horse in front, and listened to them say in the car that the official was in the car and answered: "You are all from hundreds of households, don't be dissatisfied, I am still a single household, and besides, you are only in your thirties and less than forty, what should you sigh when you are satisfied?" ”

Zhang Liang said: "You can't say that, Ma Shilong, the chief soldier of the Northwest Military Region, is about the same age as Brother Shi, and others are now the general of Yumen, and people are more popular than people!" ”

Zhang San asked, "Why is that?" Is he a relative of the emperor? ”

Zhang Liang said: "I don't know if it's a relative of the emperor, but it's true that someone supports him, otherwise he would have been beheaded by the emperor by the fact that he sent troops privately in Liuhe and was defeated." ”

Shi Quan said at this time: "Brother Zhang, I don't know if I can say a word?" ”

Zhang Liang looked at Shi Quan and said seriously: "Let's go to Shenyang City to do things together, and now we are going to Salhu together to find someone to find out the truth and reality, which can be regarded as sharing life and death with usal and woe, since you call me eldest brother, I will recognize you as a brother, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Shi Quan said: "I used to play in Liaodong for two years, and I made great achievements by chance, but because no one spoke, I couldn't be promoted. I've been very idle for so many years, and I've been thinking about what to do when I'm fine, and then I figured it out, if you can't say that your boss is happy, it's better to shut up. ”

Zhang nodded and said: "Brother Shi makes sense, thank you for being a brother, I think if we make a meritorious contribution this time, we should be promoted by a few levels no matter what." ”

Speaking of meritorious promotion, Zhang Liang and Zhang San immediately became excited, and the two happily talked all the way about how to find Liu Xingzuo's brother and find out the news by the way, how to take the opportunity to lead people to kill all the enemy troops in Salhu, and how to let Liu Xingzuo say good things for them, and in the end, their eyes lit up, until the carriage almost hit a tree Zhang San turned his attention to driving.

When they arrived at a small shop not far in front of Salhu, Zhang Liang and the others got out of the car to eat and rest, and by the way, they asked the shopkeeper to take the horse from the carriage to feed the grass and water. Seeing that there was no one around, Zhang Liang asked Zhang San: "Why are so many people here who are not Jurchens?" ”

Zhang San said: "The real Jurchens are only tens of thousands of people, and even fewer can ride horses and cut people with knives, it is said that there is a bad guy named Fan Wencheng who gave the Jurchens an idea, saying that they should bring everyone else together, and then form the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Eight Banners of the Han Army in addition to the Jurchen Eight Banners, so that the power of the Jurchens is getting bigger and bigger ♀, which is why Liaodong is now full of Han and Mongols, Huang Taiji said that he should be treated equally, and this trick has attracted many people to give him his life. ”

Zhang Liang said: "I mean, it is impossible for the Jurchens to grow up when they give birth to sons, how can there be more and more, it turns out that this is the case, and when the Jurchens want to kill these guys who recognize thieves as fathers, they will have to be cut down one by one." ”

When it comes to cutting people, Zhang San is energetic again, he himself looks fat like a butcher, because he has been fighting iron for many years, and his waist and shoulders are very meaty, and Meng Yi doesn't look like a good person. Seeing that the two of them were talking vigorously again, Shi Quan asked softly: "Two big brothers, I don't know which of you knows General Liu's brother?" ”

Seeing that Zhang Liang and Zhang San both shook their heads, Shi Quan asked again, "Then do you know how to find them?" I'm afraid they've even changed their names now, right? ”

Zhang Liang thought for a while and said angrily: "Why are you only asking now?" Earlier I asked me how to figure it out, now it's getting dark and it's too late to go back, what should we do? ”

Zhang San said: "Big brother, don't worry, don't you have any tokens?" Is it an ancestral sword, a sword, or a jade pendant or something? When the time comes, take it out and hold it up in your hand for everyone to see, and they will definitely come to us when they see it. ”

Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Where is there any token, there is only one sentence." ”

Zhang San asked, "What words?" ”

Zhang Liang said: "You are a pig!" ”

Zhang Sanyi was stunned and asked angrily: "Let me ask you well, why do you scold me?" ”

Zhang Liang said: "I didn't scold you, General Liu said that when he found his brother, he was afraid that they would not believe it, as long as he said to them the words 'you are a pig', his brother laughed three times in a row, and he was looking for the right person." ”

After hearing this, Zhang San stroked his hands and exclaimed: "General Liu's trick is amazing, ordinary people will be anxious with you if you scold him, and the one who can laugh three times in a row after being scolded must be his own person!" ”

Zhang San just praised two sentences and immediately thought that it was wrong, so he continued: "No, who are we going to scold him when Salhu is so big?" Isn't it looking for a beating when you see one scolding another? ”

Zhang Liang smiled and said: "When you started to ask Xiao Er to feed the horses for you, I had already quietly asked the shopkeeper, he said that there is no Taoist temple in Salhu City, but there is a Zixiao Temple five miles west of the city, we went to stay there after dinner, didn't Xiao Er say that the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple in Shenyang have all been moved here?" Where else can Taoist priests go if they don't enter the Taoist temple? Even if the two of them are not in Zixiaoguan, we can ask them for news. ”

After the three of them finished eating and settling the account, they drove to Salhu City, and saw a medium-sized Taoist temple in the west of the city, the outer walls were very old but also very neatly repaired, most of the moss on the outside of the door was covered with moss but it was very clean, you can know that the situation of the Taoist temple is not very good but it is not embarrassing.

The three of them stopped the carriage and got out of the carriage and went in, and as soon as they entered the door, two grim-looking people came over and asked, "Where are you from the wild road?" Didn't knock on the door to report the Zixiao Temple? ”

Seeing that the two of them looked about the same, Zhang San was overjoyed, and secretly said that he didn't meet General Liu's brother when he entered the door so coincidentally, right? So he stepped forward and said: "Don't be angry, two Taoist masters, we are here to look for people in the temple, and no one on the door came in to find two people." ”

Seeing that Zhang San himself looked rough and had a very easy-going tone, the two Taoist priests didn't want to cause more trouble, and the slightly chubby one of them asked softly, "Who are you looking for?" ”

Zhang San leaned over to the two Taoist priests and said softly to the fat Taoist priest: "You are a pig!" ”

The fat Taoist priest was stunned for a moment, took two steps back, turned his face to look at Zhang San, looked at it and suddenly laughed three times, Zhang San thought that this was the first time, and was about to step forward to identify himself, who knew that the fat Taoist priest asked the Taoist priest next to him: "Brother, do you remember how many years no one dared to scold me like this?" ”

The Taoist priest next to him gritted his teeth and said: "Big brother was very majestic back then, but no one is afraid of you if you don't make a move for a long time, people are good and are bullied, only if you teach this kind of person a lesson, no one will dare to come again." After speaking, he rushed forward and kicked Zhang San in the stomach.