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In December of the seventh year of Chongzhen, the peasant rebel army swarmed south, and Zhengzhou, Xingyang, Xuchang, Dengzhou, Nanyang and other places were all occupied by the rebels.

King Xiao Qin and Tang Hai returned to the military camp outside Xingyang City, and all the soldiers under his command saw that King Xiao Qin was safe and sound, and brought six heroes, all of whom rushed to tell each other, and the military camp was full of jubilation.

King Xiao Qin invited Tang Hai and others to a banquet every day, it was too late after drinking, Tang Hai and the six returned to the camp, Ye Yang asked: "Big brother, King Xiao Qin said that King Gao Yingxiang raised the evil sword and summoned the thirteen families and seventy-two battalions and eighty-one anti-king gatherings, what is the evil sword?" ”

Tang Haidao: "The evil sword is the world's artifact, the heroes of the rivers and lakes dream of it, and the officials at all levels have also offered a lot of money to ask for it, it is said that whoever gets this sword and dedicates it to the court, who can seal the marquis of ten thousand households, and enjoy endless glory and wealth." ”

Shan Yong said: "I heard that the evil sword is a token of the leader of the righteous army, and those who hold this sword can enter and exit the military camp without being blocked, and the evil soldiers in the army will not be held accountable, and they can even give orders to dispatch thousands of troops." ”

Zhang Chuan said: "That's not the emperor's Shang Fang sword?" ”

Liu Jia said: "This sword has a lot of prestige in the righteous army, and it can also be said to be the sword of the righteous soldiers." ”

Tang Haidao: "According to the rumors in the rivers and lakes, there are many rebels and homeless people in Ganshan, Shanxi, Henan and other places, but these people see where the evil sword is, they are all vying to return, Gao Yingxiang originally only had 30,000 horses, after receiving the evil sword, the rebels and homeless people from all over the country came to vote, and gathered 150,000 people in one month. ”

Ye Yang exclaimed: "The Evil Breaking Sword is so powerful? ”

Lin Yuan said: "This sword is in Gao Yingxiang's hands, this Xingyang Conference, I don't know if there is a chance to see the sword." ”

Shan Yong said: "Big brother, simply, you can tell us the origin of the Evil Sword." ”

Tang Hai sat down at the tea table, and when everyone saw this, they all gathered around with great interest when they knew that the eldest brother was going to tell a story. Tang Hai took a sip of tea, gently put down the cup, and said slowly: "During the Wanli and Apocalypse years, Shaanxi had no disasters for many years, and the land was thousands of miles away. In July of the first year of Chongzhen, Wang Jiayin was against Fugu, Wang Zhijue was against Longerzui, Wang Er was against Baishui, Wang Daliang was against Hannan, and it was called 'Four Kings against Ming' on the rivers and lakes. ”

Tang Haifu stood up again, paced in the house, and continued: "The 'Four Kings Against Ming' is vigorous, the heroes of the world are vying to vote, the 'Four Kings' led Yang Liu, Bu Mu, Miao Mei, Feishan Tiger, Big Red Wolf, Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang and other heroes successively captured Luochuan, Chunhua, Qingshui, Hancheng, Yichuan, Tongguan, Jingning and other eighteen cities, the court was shocked, the Son of Heaven was furious, 100,000 officers and soldiers came from all directions to encircle and suppress, Wang Er, Wang Daliang was killed by Shangluo Bingdao Liu Yingyu, Wang Zhijue was pursued by the general soldier Du Wenhuan and died, 'Four Kings' changed One king', only Wang Jiayin led the crowd to fight alone. The righteous army and the official army fought for three years, winning and losing each other, Chongzhen was in a hurry, and the heavy troops were redeployed to encircle and suppress. At that time, Wang Jiayin was fighting against Cao Wenzhao, the deputy commander of Yansui, in Yangcheng County, Cao Wenzhao was brave and good at fighting, scheming, he saw that he could not win for a while, so he sent spies to mix into the camp of the righteous army, deceived Wang Jiayin's trust, and assassinated him while Wang Jiayin was asleep. ”

Shan Yong, Lin Yuan, Ye Yang, Liu Jia, and Zhang Chuan sighed.

Wang Jiayin loves swords, after the army, he wears a copper sword, although the sword is short, but extremely sharp, every time he fights, he holds this bronze sword bravely to take the lead, deeply loved by the soldiers. Later, Wang Jiayin gave the bronze sword the name 'Breaking the Evil', as a token of the leader of the righteous army, just like the emperor's Shangfang sword, all the heroes under his command saw the sword as if they saw people, and they must obey the orders of the sword-bearer, and must not be disobeyed. ”

"Wang Jiayin is dead, what about the sword?" Zhang Chuan asked.

Tang Haidao: "Wang Jiayin was killed, all the heroes were leaderless, and the rebels fled in all directions, with countless casualties. Fortunately, Wang Ziyong risked his life to recapture the evil sword from Wang Jiayin's corpse, and escaped from danger, he was unwilling to fail, and held high the evil sword in Chongzhen for four years, and met the heroes of the world, and got the 36 battalions of the righteous army from all walks of life. ”

"Okay," Ye Yang slammed the table, his mind and body excited, as if he was about to fight three hundred rounds with his fierce opponent.

Tang Hai paused slightly, and Lin Yuan said, "But, I heard that Wang Ziyong also died in battle later?" ”

Tang Hai returned to the table and sat down and said: "In the sixth year of Chongzhen, the 36th Battalion Alliance fought fiercely with the official army in Jiyuan, Wang Ziyong was unfortunately shot and killed by the chief soldier Deng Xi, and the 36th Battalion discussed and presented the Evil Sword to King Gao Yingxiang, and promoted him as the leader of the alliance to continue the decisive battle with the official army. Gao Yingxiang held the sword of breaking the evil, led the heroes to fight in Henan, Sichuan, Huguang and other places, the heroes from all over the country vied with each other, the team became stronger and stronger, the banner of righteousness was raised higher and higher, and the previous 36 battalions have grown into today's 13 72 battalions and 81 anti-kings. ”

Liu Jia said: "Big brother, what is home? What is a camp? What is an anti-king? ”

Tang Haidao: "There are thirteen teams of the rebel army, each team is a family, and the leader of each family is called the parent. Each rebel army is composed of three to nine battalions, each battalion or three or five thousand people, or more than 10,000 people, each battalion is under the dispatch of the parents, each family is under the command of the king, thirteen families and seventy-two battalions are at the same time, mobile and flexible. And each battalion team, and by one to three heroes commanded, called the plate, also called the anti-king, at present, the world of the rebels a total of eighty-one anti-king, all of them are Zheng Zheng iron man, Lang Lang heroic. ”

Ye Yangfu slapped the table again and said: "Big brother, so many heroes are gathering here, why don't we fight together, you are the parents, and I and the second brother, the third brother, the Liujia brothers, and the Zhang Chuan brothers are all anti-kings, wouldn't it be happy!" ”

Tang Hai said with a smile: "Each of these people has tens of thousands of horses and horses, so they dare to claim to be anti-king, what do you and I have?" Six people are also called a family? A battalion? ”

Ye Yang was speechless for a while, looking stunned, and Shan Yong and Lin Yuan laughed.

Tang Hai admonished: "Tomorrow at the Xingyang Conference, the six of us will not be able to do it in front of the heroes of the world, so we can only listen honestly, and we must not make axes and provoke the jokes of all heroes." ”

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Early the next morning, King Xiao Qin and Tang Hai were drinking tea in the tent, and suddenly a sergeant came to report: "King Gao Yingxiang of Chuang asked the leaders of each family and battalion to discuss matters in the tent." King Xiao Qin was overjoyed and said to Tang Hai: "Go, follow me to meet the heroes of the world." ”

King Xiao Qin and his entourage walked towards King Chuang's camp, only to see the leaders striding forward in groups of three or five, and King Xiao Qin nodded to everyone as he walked. In the middle of the line, someone suddenly shouted, "Brother Tang." Tang Hai and the others looked back, but it was the Drill Harrier, the King of the Troubled Times, and the three of them, Tang Hai was overjoyed: "The three heroes are also here?" The Drill Sky Harrier said: "After the three brothers left Suzhou, they wandered the rivers and lakes, and then gathered thousands of people and horses, and threw themselves under the door of General Luo Rucai to gather righteousness. Tang Hai didn't expect that these three people would also become the leaders of the rebel army, and when he was overjoyed, he drilled the sky harrier and said: "Brother Tang, don't worry, for several years, my three brothers have remembered the teachings of the eldest brother, and only kill the evil, not the good." Tang Hai praised: "Gratifying, congratulating, respectable!" ”

The three of them were chatting with Shan Yong, Lin Yuan, and Ye Yang, and heard the sergeant shouting: "King Chuang, please enter the account as soon as possible." The Drill Harrier, the King of Troubled Times, and the Slippery Oil had no choice but to leave, and said, "I'll wait for the first step and get together after the meeting." Tang Hai said: "Okay, the three heroes go first." ”

The three of them left, and the six people of Tang Hai also entered the military tent with King Xiao Qin, and King Xiao Qin said: "There are thirteen families in the righteous army, and the leader is called the parent, and each family is composed of several battalions, a total of seventy-two battalions. Each battalion numbered in the thousands, with one to three leaders, a total of eighty-one leaders, who were called against the king. The younger brother's battalion of 3,800 people, belongs to the old Hui Hui Ma Shouying family, today's conference, we sit behind the old Hui Hui of the parents, tomorrow I will take four more heroes to meet the king of Chuang, the old Hui Hui. ”

Everyone sat down in turn, Tang Hai glanced at the heroes, but when he saw that they were all majestic and brave, and the momentum was overwhelming, he was greatly amazed in his heart. Suddenly, I saw a person with a tiger on his back, striding in from the side door, and went straight to the handsome platform, and everyone stood up and arched their hands and said: "Chuang Wang!" The man stood on the platform and saluted back: "Heroes of all families and battalions, please take a seat." Everyone sat down, and King Xiao Qin turned sideways to Tang Hai and said, "This is King Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the thirteen families and seventy-two battalions of righteous troops. ”

King Chuang said in a loud voice: "Herald, today's meeting is extraordinary, how many people have come from each family and battalion, report quickly." ”

The herald walked into the hall, walked in front of each house, counted them, and said: "The first family: the parent has arrived with Wang Gao Yingxiang." There are nine battalions under his command, and one battalion is about to arrive. The second battalion is in charge of the plate, and the dragon arrives. The three battalions are full of stars. The four battalions are in charge of the plate and the scorpion block is to. The five battalions held a gust of wind, and the monkey arrived. The six battalions are in charge of the plate, and the black killing god has arrived. The seven battalions are in charge of the plate, Qi Tianwang and Zi Weixing have arrived. The eight battalions held the plate and carried the king to arrive. The nine battalions are in charge of the Taiping King, and the grass is alive. ”

After reporting to the first house, the herald moved to the second house and reported: "The second house, the parents have returned." There are six battalions under his command, and one battalion is full of stars. The second battalion is in charge of the plate, and the dragon has the water. The three battalions are in charge of the plate, and the king of heaven has arrived. The four battalions are in charge of the plate, and King Li Jin arrives. The five battalions took charge of the plate and led the soldiers to the king. The six battalions are in charge of the plate, and the king of Xiao Qin arrives. ”

The herald moved again and reported: "The third family: the parent Luo Rucai has arrived." There are six battalions under his command, and one battalion is in charge of the plate to coax the king of the world to arrive. The second battalion held a plate and a cloud arrived. The three battalions are in charge of the plate and drills the harrier, the king of troubled times, and slips into the oil. The four battalions are in charge of the plate, and a tiger arrives. The five battalions hit the pillar of heaven with the palm plate. The six battalions are in charge of a mountain to the plate. ”

The herald stopped at the fourth newspaper: "The fourth family: the eight kings of the parents have arrived." There are five battalions under his command, one battalion is in charge of the plate, and the five kings of Hades have arrived. The second battalion holds the plate of Huanglong, rice and millet stalks. The three battalions are in charge of the plate, and the Great Heavenly King has arrived. The four battalions can fly to the sky. The five battalions are in charge of the lone wolf, and the harrier arrives. ”

"The fifth: parents have arrived in the sky. There are five battalions under his command, and one battalion is in charge of the plate and eight golden dragons. The second battalion is in charge of the plate, and the flying mountain tiger arrives. The three battalions are in charge of the plates, and the axe is coming. The four battalions held the plate and reached the pillar. The five battalions are in charge of the plate and the tiger is here. ”

"The sixth home: the parent Zuo Jinwang arrived. There are four battalions under his command, and one battalion is in charge of the plate and the king is here. The second battalion is in charge of the plate, and Xing Hongwolf arrives. The three battalions are in charge of the plate, and the sky has collapsed. The four battalions are in charge of the plate and the horse harrier is here. ”

"The Seventh: Parents Greeting. There are four battalions under his command, and one battalion is in charge of the plate and the tiger and the girl arrive. The second battalion was in charge of the plate, and Lao Zhang flew in. The three battalions are in charge of the plate, and the black scorpion arrives. The four battalions were forced to go on the road. ”

"The eighth family: the parents of the king of heaven have arrived. There are four battalions under his command, and one battalion is in charge of destroying the mountains and tigers. The second battalion is in charge of the lazy man. The three battalions are in charge of the plate and the skin is wrapped in needles. The four battalions are in charge of the plates, and the villagers have arrived. ”

"The ninth: Parents thank you for the collapse. There are four battalions under his command, and one battalion is in charge of sweeping the floor. The second battalion is in charge of the plates, and the king arrives. The three battalions shook the plate, and the sky arrived. The four battalions held the plate and a lamp arrived. ”

"The tenth: parents mixed 100,000 to. There are three battalions under his command, and one battalion is in charge of Fan Shanhu. The second battalion is in charge of the plate and the king of heaven has arrived. The three battalions held the plate and coaxed the king to arrive. ”

"Eleventh: Parents reincarnate the king. There are three battalions under his command, and one battalion is in charge of the plate and the armor-breaking cone arrives. The second battalion is in charge of the plate and rolls to the ground. The three battalions are in charge of the plates, and the Taoist has arrived. ”

"The twelfth family, the parents of nine dragons arrived. There are three battalions under his command, and the soles of the plates and shoes of the first battalion are bare. The second battalion is in charge of the plate and the tile is here. The three battalions are in charge of the plate, and the golden wings are here. ”

"The thirteenth family: the parents are here with the king. There are three battalions under his command, and one battalion is in charge of the plate and the dragon arrives. The second battalion is in charge of the plate Shichiro arrived. The three battalions are in charge of the plate, and the mountains are red. ”

The herald turned around and returned to the front of the platform to report: "Tell the king, today's Xingyang Conference, thirty rebels, seventy-two battalions, and eighty-one anti-kings have arrived." ”

Gao Chuang Wang was overjoyed and said: "Recently, it was reported that Chongzhen Xiaoer Ren Hong Chengchou was the secretary of the military department, this person is cunning and changeable, tricky, well-versed in strategy, familiar with military books, the so-called new official took office and fired, the chicken chirped three times at dawn, he has dispatched the Ming Dynasty's 'three marshals and twelve generals', from all sides to surround it, from all directions to attack, in a vain attempt to exterminate our righteous army in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Which three handsome? Zuo Liangyu, Cao Wenzhao, and Ai Wannian are three handsome. Which twelve? He Renlong, Tang Jiuzhou, You Shiwei, Xu Laichao, Chen Yongfu, Deng Xi, You Zhaiwen, Zhang Yingchang, Xu Chengming, Liu Chenggong, Wang Ximing, Liu Guozhen 12 generals. Hong Chengchou led the 'three marshals and twelve generals' with a total of 330,000 horses and horses to surround it, on the occasion of the autumn of survival, where do we wait, please discuss it with all the heroes. ”

King Chuang sat down, and the old man got up and responded: "Hong Chengchou is very good at scheduling, Zuo Liangyu, Cao Wenzhao, and Ai Wannian are proficient in the art of war, He Renlong, Deng Xi, and Liu Guozhen are twelve generals who can fight well, and there are more than 300,000 officers and soldiers, and my thirteen righteous troops are only 200,000 together, the enemy is strong and I am weak, and the enemy is outnumbered. ”

As soon as the old man replied, a big man got up and said: "Hong Chengchou is good at scheduling, isn't King Gao Chuang good at scheduling?" Zuo Liangyu's circulation of the art of war, my thirteen rebel parents don't understand the art of war? He Renlong will be good at fighting, and I am eighty-one against the king is a coward? Zhang Xianzhong thought that when the enemy army came to surround him, we could meet the attack, what were I afraid of him doing? ”

The battalion sitting side by side with King Xiao Qin was full of stars when he saw Zhang Xianzhong sneering at the old man and returning to be timid, his face was angry, and when he finished speaking, he sneered and said: "When marching and fighting, strategy comes first, and those who are brave and have no strategy will be annihilated by the enemy sooner or later." ”

Zhang Xianzhong was furious when he saw that Mantianxing was unlucky, and was about to speak, but was stopped by King Chuang.

The twelfth patriarch Jiutiao Long stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Lao Hui Hui has both wisdom and bravery, and he is extremely worried, but in my opinion, Shanxi is poor, and it is unprofitable to make a big fuss in Shanxi, and the lake is wide and mountainous, rich in fish and rice, Mo Ruo crossed the river to the south, plundered more wealth, and when the soldiers were full of food, they would fight a decisive battle with the officers and soldiers." ”

Another person stood up and said: "Yes, the Central Plains is vast, the south of the Yangtze River is rich, we have food and drink wherever we go, why bother with him in flesh and blood?" "Everyone watched it, it was Fan Shanhu, the tenth battalion in charge.

After Fan Shanhu finished speaking, a female general got up, and everyone saw that this woman had a heart bun, tiger eyebrows and round face, wearing a red robe, and a long sword hanging from her waist. ”

Gao Yingxiang praised and said: "There is a female general Qin Liangyu in the official army, and there is a female general in my righteous army. ”

Another hero suddenly stood up and said: "The girl is right, since Hong Chengchou dares to challenge, why don't we meet the head-on, capture the three marshals alive, and capture the twelve generals alive, haha!" Another big man said: "If you want to meet the enemy, the last general is not talented, and you are willing to be the vanguard." A heroic man stood up and said: "Deng Xi shot the leader of the king's own use, since he is here, I will cut off the head of this thief and avenge the leader of the king." ”

King Chuang saw that the three people who spoke were the Black Killing God of the Six Battalions under his command, the Three Battalions under the command of the Hengtian King, and the two Battalions under the command of Lao Hui Hui.

As soon as the words fell, the eleven parents of the reincarnation of the king said: "King Chuang, we and others dare to raise the banner to rebel, naturally they are not cowardly and afraid of death, all the heroes vow to compete with the official army, I reincarnate the king is very admired, but marching and fighting is not child's play, knowing that the enemy is strong and I am weak, I have to fight hard, and I am not a wise man." ”

After the reincarnation king finished speaking, the fifth family patriarch Guo Tianxing, the thirteenth patriarch Shuntian Wang, and the sixth family and the three battalions in charge of the plate collapsed the sky and others all spoke one after another, and all suggested that they should avoid the enemy's edge and go elsewhere.

The heroes of the congregation spoke, fought and walked, and quarreled.

Gao Yingxiang saw that the various families and battalions had different opinions, and when he was sorrowful, he suddenly heard a person say sharply: "Eighty-one of us are heroes, and there are 200,000 heroes under our command, even if the Liaodong Guanning Iron Cavalry comes, how can they bear me?" Today, since the imperial court is pressed by a large number of troops, we do not need to be afraid, second, there is no need to flee, and third, there is no need to fight a decisive battle with it. ”

Everyone saw that the person who spoke was the leader of King Chuang, and Li Zicheng, the general of Chuang.

"Great, this is like the anti-king!" Ye Yang couldn't help but stand up and praise loudly. When Shan Yong saw it, he hurriedly pulled the corner of Ye Yang's clothes, and Ye Yang remembered that his eldest brother had said that he could only listen in front of all the heroes, not get an axe, and then sat down after a smile.

Gao Yingxiang examined Tang Hai, Shan Yong, Lin Yuan, Ye Yang, Liu Jia, and Zhang Chuan in detail, and saw that these six people were extraordinary, but they were not from the righteous army, so he asked Lao Hui and replied: "The seventy-second battalion is in charge of the plate, and the commander knows it one by one, but these six are face students, I don't know which heroes they are." ”

The old man turned around and looked at it, but he didn't know it, and suddenly remembered that a few days ago, King Xiao Qin had said that he wanted to introduce a few heroes from the rivers and lakes, and he was busy with military affairs for a while, so he had never made an appointment, so it must be these people.

When King Xiao Qin asked, he hurriedly stood up and arched his hand: "King Chuang, heroes, these are my life-saving benefactors." He pointed to Tang Hai and others and introduced: "Brother Tang Hai, Brother Shanyong, Brother Lin Yuan, Brother Yeyang, Brother Liujia, Brother Zhangchuan, these six are all heroes of the rivers and lakes. ”

"Brother Tang is a well-known thief in the rivers and lakes, the first in the world in the eyes of the court, he and a few brothers break the evil and stand upright, not in vain, the corrupt officials of the court are afraid of him, and the bullies of the rivers and lakes are afraid of him, haha." The Diamond Harrier can't wait to introduce it to King Chuang and all the heroes.

Everyone was taken aback, and they all cast admiring glances, and King Xiao Qin was surprised and delighted, and said: "It turns out that the benefactor is a hero and a thief, disrespectful!" ”

Another big man got up and said: "I really can't imagine that the world's No. 1 thief who was rewarded by the imperial court for arrest turned out to be Tang Hai, the commander under Wang Sanshan, haha." Everyone looked at it, and it was Jiang Li who spoke in the sole of the first battalion of the twelfth family, it turned out that Jiang Li was a general under An Bangyan, after An Bangyan was defeated, he fled to Jingning to rob the house, and the nine dragons rebelled against Ming, Jiang Li joined the gang and followed, and became a battalion in charge of the plate. Jiang Li said to Shan Yong again: "Brother Shan Yong, we meet again." ”

Shan Yong took a closer look, recognized Jiang Li, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are now fighting against the king all the way, and you have thousands of troops under your command, congratulations!" ”

Jiang Li said with a smile: "If Brother Shan Yong is willing, you can do my position as the head of the plate, and the younger brother will be a deputy general for you." ”

Shan Yong said: "I'm just a tourist in the rivers and lakes, and my brother is ashamed of me." ”

Tang Hai was shocked, he never thought that someone in the righteous army would know him, and only after listening to the words of Shan Yong and Jiang Li did he understand what was going on.

Gao Yingxiang stepped off the platform and came to Tang Hai in person, Tang Hai saw it, and hurriedly got up, Gao Yingxiang looked Tang Hai up and down, and said happily: "The hero roams the rivers and lakes, destroys the evil and establishes the right, and the token of the leader of my righteous army is the sword of breaking the evil, all with the word 'breaking the evil'." Heroes kill corrupt officials and eliminate bullies, and our righteous army is also dedicated to fighting against the government and big households, all for the sake of heaven. The government slandered the hero as 'the first coward in the world', and the imperial court belittled our righteous army as a 'rogue cob', and we are all mortal enemies of the imperial court. In this way, isn't the hero destined for our righteous army? ”

All the heroes said: "Welcome heroes to do their righteousness!" ”

Shan Yong, Lin Yuan, Ye Yang, Liu Jia, and Zhang Chuan.

Tang Hai smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "Thanks to the love of King Chuang and heroes from all walks of life, Tang Hai is grateful, but I and the six brothers are lazy guests in the rivers and lakes, and Kyushu is free, one does not know the art of war, the other does not know strategy, and the third is not able to come to food and grass. ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "Heroes should not be modest, the husband should be in the world, he should make meritorious contributions, promote history, and he must not wait for gray hair and live up to Zhuo Zhuo's talent." ”

Tang Hai bowed and said: "King Chuang is noble, Tang Hai admires him very much, King Chuang loves him, Tang Hai is very ashamed." ”

Gao Yingxiang saw that Tang Hai insisted on not staying, knowing that everyone had their own ambitions, so he had no choice but to say: "That is the case, Gao does not force it." Gao Yingxiang returned to Shuaitai, thought about it for a while, and said: "Since Tang Yingying was once in command, he should know the situation of the officers and soldiers, and now our righteous army is facing a strong enemy, I don't know what to see?" ”

Tang Hai said: "All heroes can fight well, how dare Tang Hai get an axe." ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "Tang Yingying doesn't have to be too humble. ”

Tang Haidao: "In Tang Hai's humble opinion, it is feasible for this hero to attack from all directions and make trouble in the world." ”

"Oh, why?" Gao Yingxiang sat down, with an expectant look on his face.

Tang Haidao: "The heroes are brave, they are not afraid of the officers and soldiers, but the art of war: there is no Jedi left, and the dead are fighting, in today's situation, the thirteen families and seventy-two battalions of the righteous army are located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and they are attacked on all sides, which is the so-called 'Jedi', therefore, there is no Jedi left, and the righteous army should not stay here for a long time, this is one of them. However, the 'Jedi' is not a 'dead land', the righteous army does not need to fight to the death with the enemy, in Tang Hai's view, today's Xingyang, although the righteous army is besieged by the official army, but the hinterland of the Central Plains, extending in all directions, our righteous army is like a fish in the water and birds in the clouds, you can indulge in fun, soar with the wind, he comes to his, I go mine, let him attack me, just the so-called 'I have something to attack,' this is the second. Looking at the situation of the enemy and us, the elite soldiers of the Ming court are limited, but the territory is vast, and the strong army is chasing me, and other places must be negligent in defense. With these three points, Tang Hai thought that he could divide his troops to attack, and part of his troops would meet the enemy, contain Hong Chengchou's three commanders and twelve generals, and the main force would attack the city and plunder the land everywhere, making a big fuss about the world, and the emperor was mediocre and incompetent. ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "What Tang Yingying said coincides with the general Li Zicheng, and the so-called heroes see the same thing, I think this plan is feasible." After speaking, Gao Yingxiang looked at the heroes and asked for opinions.

Everyone agreed: "That's right, if you're afraid, act accordingly, and the success or failure will be determined by heaven." ”

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Gao Yingxiang took out a short sword, raised his head high and said: "The generals will listen to my orders, divide their troops to attack, and make a big fuss about the world." ”

When everyone saw the short sword, they all knelt down and bowed, "Please send troops to King Chuang, and we will all obey." ”

King Xiao Qin whispered to Tang Hailiu: "The artifact in the hand of King Gao Chuang is the evil sword, holding the sword and giving orders, all the righteous troops in the world obey it. The six of them looked at it, the Evil Breaking Sword was about two feet long and five inches wide, covered in copper, and the cold light was pressing.

Gao Yingxiang put away his sword and ordered: "Ge Liyan and Zuo Jin Wang listen to the order, and the two of you lead the land snatching tiger, the girl, the old Zhang Fei, the black scorpion, the forced road, the king of one word, the Xing red wolf, the collapse of the sky, and the horse harrier generals go south to defend the danger, so as to resist Sichuan Shu and Huguang to attack the Ming army." "Eleven generals commanded.

He also ordered: "Hengtian King, mixed 100,000 listen to the order, you two lead the destruction of mountain tigers, lazy men, leather wrapped needles, villagers, Fan Mountain Tiger, Chaotian King, coaxing the king of heaven to march west to defend the danger, in order to prevent Shaanxi from attacking the Ming army." "The nine generals commanded.

Fu Ling: "Luo Rucai, Guotianxing listen to the order, you two lead the world king, a cloud, drill the harrier, the king of troubled times, oil slippery, a tiger, hit the pillar, a mountain, Shen Yikui, flying mountain tiger, mountain axe, Tongtian pillar, grasp the tiger to the north according to the danger, in order to prevent Kaifeng, return to Germany to invade the Ming army. "Fifteen generals commanded.

Gao Yingxiang ordered again: "The rest of the generals will follow Ben Shuai to the east to attack the city, and the city, gold and silver, ordnance, grain and grass obtained will be shared by my thirteen families, seventy-two battalions and eighty-one anti-kings." ”

The generals were overjoyed and said in unison: "It's all up to King Chuang's decision." ”

3

After the meeting was dismissed, Tang Hai decided to leave, and King Xiao Qin stayed again and again, seeing that the six people had made up their minds to go, they had no choice but to set up a banquet to practice. In the drinking room, six big men broke in, and everyone saw that it was the second family elder who came back with the stars, Long Deshui, Qiang Tianwang, Li Jin Wang, and the king of leading soldiers.

Everyone was talking, and five more people came in with a smile, and the eighth family of the head of the family, Hengtian Wang, came to visit the hero with his subordinates who destroyed the mountain tiger, the lazy man, the leather wrapped needle, and the villagers, and heard that Tang Hai and the four people were leaving, and Hengtian Wang said: "Tang Hero left to do something, I am eighty-one anti-kings all admire you, the 'world's first thief', why don't the six stay and gather together, fight the faint king, and set up another world." Tang Hai said with a smile: "It's okay for the six of my brothers to rob and kill a few corrupt officials, how dare you dare to go hand in hand with all the heroes in the killing field." ”

"Brother Tang, if there is chaos today, it is the time for heroes to use force, you and your three elder brothers are excellent in martial arts, and they are famous, so you must not stand idly by." Everyone followed the prestige, and saw the Diamond Harrier and the King of the Troubled Times, grinning and laughing.

Tang Hai stepped forward with a smile: "Tang Hai still has some means to deal with a few wicked people, but when it comes to galloping the field, I don't have that ability." Tang Haila drilled the three of them into the table, and before they could speak, they heard a commotion outside, and looked up, but saw a group of about seventeen or eighteen people, all of whom were seven or eight long and short men with guns, and people from three mountains and five mountains with swords, and the harrier said: "Big brother, all the brothers have come to see you off." Tang Hai hurriedly greeted the anti-king, everyone persuaded Tang Hai to stay, and some wished Tang Hai a smooth journey, hoping that Tang Hai would kill more corrupt officials and heroes.

After talking for a while, drinking a lot of wine, Tang Hai raised his bowl and said: "The heroes are busy with military affairs, take the time to send, the six Tang Hai brothers are grateful, come, this bowl, the right to be a few brothers to respect all the heroes, drink this wine, I and the five brothers are free to go all over the world, and the heroes follow King Chuang across Kyushu, he has a fate, and we will meet each other." ”

4

Tang Hai and the four of them left Xingyang and went straight south to Xuchang. Along the way, Ye Yang muttered and complained that the eldest brother had missed a great opportunity, Tang Hai saw that Shan Yong, Lin Yuan, Liu Jia, and Zhang Chuan were silent, but they were also full of regret, so he said: "The righteous army is huge, but they are fighting for themselves, and the Gou court sent fierce generals to suppress them, and each of them broke through, and it was difficult to escape the doom of destruction. In short, as long as the rebel army fails to unite as one, it will not last long. ”

Liu Jia nodded and said, "What Brother Tang said is extremely true. ”

Shan Yong said: "Li Zicheng proposed a joint operation, all families and battalions have no objection to the king, and everyone is willing to be dispatched by King Gao Yingxiang, and all the heroes worship the evil sword and swear not to surrender in a bloody battle with the official army, so is it still considered one?" ”

Tang Hai said with a smile: "Fit for profit, fit for form, fit for righteousness, fit for will." You see the woodcutter, who collects a lot of dry firewood and bundles it into a pile, which seems to be a whole, and when he arrives at home, he cuts the rope with a knife, and scatters it into a mess of thorns. The intention is the combination of the river and the sea, the water of thousands of streams and thousands of ditches converges into the river and the sea, which is menacing, and its Rong Haohao, once it is integrated, it will be unstoppable. ”

Shan Yong seemed to have an understanding, and Lin Yuan asked: "Big brother, are you saying that at this Xingyang Conference, the union of the righteous army is the union of firewood and salary, and it will be dispersed in the future?" ”

Tang Haidao: "I see that each family and each battalion are against the king, there are many for the benefit, and there are few for the righteous, although the king of Gao Chuang has the evil sword to temporarily command the heroes, but he may not be able to stay in the throne for a long time, Li Zicheng is brave and strategic, and he will be able to stand out in the future, but I don't know what his integrity is." All in all, you and my brother are not suitable for the time being, and we must be observed for a year or two before making a decision. ”

Lin Yuan, Ye Yang, and Zhang Zhou were quite disappointed when they heard this.

After walking for more than 30 miles, I suddenly heard the sound of the horse behind me, and when I looked back, I saw that the anti-king armor-breaking cone led more than 100 iron horsemen to chase after him. Tang Hai thought about it for a while, saw that the nearby forests were luxuriant, and instructed Shan Yong to prepare like this, and he jumped off the horse with Liu Jia, Lin Yuan, Ye Yang, and Zhang Chuan, and stood in place and waited.

Armor-piercing cone and others came to the front and said: "I have heard for a long time that the world's first thief is a big name, and I have never had the opportunity to meet him, today I wanted to feast on the six heroes, and make friends sincerely, in order to comfort the feelings of admiration in my life, but I heard that the heroes left in a hurry, and they came to chase after them, which is really abrupt." ”

Tang Hai arched his hand and said: "Brother Armor-Breaking Cone, how can Tang Hai dare to work for a banquet." ”

The armor-piercing cone jumped off his horse and asked, "What about another brother?" ”

Tang Hai said: "My brother has a few thin mounts and walks slowly, I asked my second brother Shan Yong to go to the market in front of me to buy a few good horses, and he will come back in a short time." ”

The armor-piercing cone looked left and right, and saw that there was no one in the wild, his smile gradually turned from yang to yin, and he said coldly: "Tang Hai, you have killed countless people, have you ever thought that there will be a day when people will seek revenge?" ”

Tang Hai said with a smile: "Don't worry, Brother Armor Breaker, all the heroes of the rivers and lakes who seek revenge from Tang Hai will die at the hands of my brothers." ”

"Tang Hai, you are arrogant, today is your death." Before the armor-breaking cone could speak, a big man behind him jumped off the horse, pointed a knife at Tang Hai and shouted.

Suddenly, the five big men fell off their horses one after another, and surrounded Tang Hai, Lin Yuan, and Ye Yang with weapons, while more than 100 ironclad rebel soldiers blocked the retreat from the front and back, making it difficult for Tang Hai and the five to fly.

Tang Hai was shocked, and Liu Jia, Lin Yuan, Ye Yang, and Zhang Chuan were furious.

"Brother, what does that mean?" Tang Haiqi asked.

The armor-breaking cone sneered: "Tang Hai, to tell you the truth, the six of my brothers were originally the apprentices of Mei Kui, the 'ghost pusher' of Tongqing Qianzhuang, and they went to Shandong to do business on the orders of the master, and only after they came back did they know that the master was harmed by you. ”

Tang Hai suddenly woke up, it turned out that the remnants of Anqing Tongqing Qianzhuang had mixed into the ranks of the rebels, and they had also made a battalion of anti-kings, so he said: "I'll just say, we left Xingyang and went south, there were several forks along the way, if someone hadn't secretly followed them in advance, how could you catch up so quickly." ”

Armor Breaker said: "Yes, I heard that other anti-kings said that you were leaving Xingyang, so I secretly sent people to keep an eye on you, and made marks along the way, and we followed the markers." ”

"What are you doing?" Ye Yang was furious.

"Avenge the master, and break your corpses into ten thousand pieces," the armor-piercing cone said viciously.

Before he finished speaking, a person suddenly landed behind the armor-breaking cone from the sky, quickly put a knife on his neck, and said coldly: "I was the one who killed your master's 'ghost tui grinding' back then. ”

Everyone was shocked, Tang Hai smiled and said: "Armor-breaking cone, at today's conference, when King Chuang and the heroes invited me to join the gang, I saw that your face was gloomy, implying anger, and I saw you leading so many soldiers to chase, so I faintly guessed that the comer was not good, just in case, I specially let the second brother Shan Yong hide on the tree, and the five of me stood under the tree to wait, I didn't expect that you really had evil intentions." ”

I wanted to rely on the strength of the crowd to kill the "world's first thief" in this wilderness, but before I wanted to steal chickens and rice, I fell into the hands of others, and the armor-piercing cone regretted, hated, ashamed, and annoyed, and I didn't know what to do for a while. But after all, the armor-breaking cone is a heroic man all the way, and he has been living in the world for many years, and he has already looked down on life and death, and suddenly shouted the order: "All the sergeants listen to the order, don't care about my life or death, kill the first person in the world, and succeed to the position of the head of the camp, ranking as the anti-king." ”

Although the military order is like a mountain, once the hand is moved, the life of the armor-piercing cone in the palm is gone, and everyone clenches their swords, but no one dares to rush forward.

"Thief, let my eldest brother go, and our grievances will be written off," a big man scolded sharply.

The armor-breaking cone was furious: "Senior Brother Tian, do you dare not revenge Master's revenge?" Kill, kill Tang Hai, kill quickly...... Senior Brother Sui, Senior Brother Chen, do you dare to disobey my military orders? ”

Tang Hai snatched the horse that broke the armor cone and rode it, and scolded sharply: "The armor breaking cone, Tang Hai crisscrossed the rivers and lakes, only killed corrupt officials and bullies, and never harmed innocent people, now I was invited by the King of Xiao Qin to participate in the Xingyang Conference, and the king of Gao Chuang still treated him with courtesy, you are an anti-king all the way, with thousands of righteous soldiers under your command, you don't think about killing the rich and helping the poor, you don't want to do the right thing for heaven, but you want to kill me for your own personal revenge, so chicken belly and small intestines, even if you kill me Tang Hai today, what face do you have when you go back to the city to see King Chuang and the heroes of the world?" What is the face of the thousands of soldiers under his command? What face does he claim to be the leader of the rebels? ”

The armor-piercing cone was speechless, and Tang Hai said to the generals again: "Brothers, Tongqing Qianzhuang's 'ghost pushing' Mei Kui colluded with the government, bullied the people, and killed innocents indiscriminately. We are known as the righteous army, the soldiers are naturally all righteous soldiers, everything they do should be the word righteousness, if any brother thinks that Tang Hai should be killed, he can dance the sword and come to take my head. ”

Tang Hai rode forward, and Liu Jia, Lin Yuan, Ye Yang, and Zhang Zhou also grabbed one horse and rode on, holding swords to guard Tang Hai left and right, and swept angrily. Shan Yong carried the armor-breaking cone, also walked to the side of a horse, gently lifted him onto the horse, and the two sat on a horse together, closely following the five people.

After listening to Tang Hai's reprimand, all the soldiers knew that they were at a loss, and the plate was still in Shan Yong's hands, so they consciously dodged the road and let the six people walk out with the armor-breaking cone.

Tang Haidao: "Second brother, put the armor-breaking cone, let's go." ”

Shan Yong pushed down the armor-breaking cone and scolded: "Leave your life for the time being, dare to have evil intentions again in the future, and you will not be spared." ”

The six people galloped on horseback, and everyone saw that Shan Yong put the plate in his hand, and quickly helped him up, and the armor-breaking cone was annoyed and ashamed, but he knew that it was useless to chase after him, so he had to return with more than 100 soldiers.