After some false formalities, Zhang Yuan humbly said again: "Then I'm not welcome." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Originally, General Li Yuanhao and I were ordered to suppress the bandits, but General Li rode lightly and attacked the Black Tiger Village, hoping to make a great contribution and a battle." So we divided our troops and set off, but things on the battlefield were unpredictable, originally I thought that the thieves were contained by General Li, I came here, it must have been a long drive, this is not, I didn't expect to arrive in Ganquan but was blocked by the fortress built by the thieves, I took the township Yong after all too few personnel, the art of war cloud five times the enemy will attack it, so I want to ask the county lord to travel the right to sign Ding, in the county to sign Ding 2,000 to strengthen the strength of the army, and at the same time want to convene the local rich squires together with the county lord to raise some money and grain to supply these signers, as the saying goes, The emperor doesn't send hungry soldiers, does he? Looking at the county lord and a group of officials who were already dancing with their eyebrows, Zhang Yuan showed a little embarrassment and said: "Then there is the fact that our army needs a large number of bows and arrows and equipment in order to pull out the nail that blocks the door in front of us, and I also ask the adults to allocate it in the official mansion." Of course, I understand the rules, and I must pay the county 20% of the handling fee. ”

These words were talking about everyone's hearts, and immediately aroused a resonance among everyone, and finally there was an excuse, hating that they had to wait for dawn to kill people and start signing to raise donations.

If you want 2,000, then you can sign it for every family, and the rich can ask them to replace it with money, after all, this time it is really going out to fight, and there are still a lot of people who are afraid of death, some people can use money to replace the sign, and those who have no long things can go up completely, this is a lot of income, and then there is fundraising, it is a good opportunity for a big fortune to benefit the city, the rice grain of the signing can be written off in the county treasury, and the donation can be shared by everyone.

Because it was profitable, and even if they didn't sleep all night, everyone gathered their spirits to bargain and share the profits they were going to get.

Zhang Yuan was originally a businessman, and at this time he took out a long-lost feeling, that is, he was scheming, and the county lord and the master of the master were not fuel-efficient lamps, and they were even more saliva in the sky.

In the end, the spoils were warm, friendly, open, constructive, and fully embodied the atmosphere of mutual assistance, friendship, humility and respect, and it was the first time that the Ming Dynasty and the military and the military lived in harmony. After dawn, how lively this sweet spring is is not something I can describe.

I didn't sleep all night, after dawn, Cao Meng, who was nervous all night, did not wait for the fierce attack as expected, and the city of Ganquan County in the distance was calm as if no one was there, but it was almost noon when there were faint bursts of crying in the north wind, but the gate of Ganquan was closed, and there was no meaning of opening it for half a minute, which made Cao Meng very different but also very glad, time is very precious for himself, and he has to hold it for a moment, which is his wish.

However, the enemy did not come, but outside this ice castle, there were constantly all kinds of people waiting for them to probe back and forth blatantly or shrinking their heads to poke their brains, and it was really an endless stream of people going back and forth to the Dao.

Cao Meng knows that there are various poles to explore the horses here, and there are also the homes of landlords from all over the world.

Cao Meng didn't pay attention to it, so he sat alone at the highest place of the ice castle to bask in the sun, humming a little song, and from time to time shouting a love song of Xintianyou in northern Shaanxi to two throats, to the point that I was in the wind and rain in all directions.

A gust of wind was the first to know that Zhang Yuan led the army to come, and went to the Black Tiger Village to suppress the bandits through Ganquan, and along the way, he constantly had his own eyeliner to report the information on the actions and personnel changes of Zhang Yuan's team.

This time Zhang Yuan came to encircle and suppress, thinking that Cao Meng is more than 600 soldiers, more than 100 masters, and there are no bows and arrows and other equipment, their equipment is only suitable for field battles, but even if you break into the army and are strong, but after all, Zhang Yuan is also a trained villager brave 5,000, and there are nearly 1,000 guards in Ganquan, that is a tenfold disparity, and the field battle must be a loss, and he also knows that Cao Meng has an old camp in an abandoned cottage, but the wall of the cottage is low and dilapidated, and the terrain is not steep, so there is no danger to defend at all. Therefore, according to his own thoughts, thinking that Cao Meng is not a reckless person, he should lead the army back to the Black Tiger Village to join the brigade, and it is reasonable to use the terrain and number of people to strictly defend it.

But when Tanma hurriedly reported, saying that Cao Meng not only did not rush back to the Black Tiger Village, but took the only more than 600 people to kill Ganquan County, he was shocked to drop the medicine bowl in his hand, and immediately understood Cao Meng's thoughts, this is rather a bloody battle with the official army, but also to show the military strength of the army to the forces that are still riding on the wall to watch, they are all poles, they are all the same breath, get this news, and stomp your feet at the moment and said: "I'm still young, I don't know how bad it is, the tenfold disparity is in battle, Where can you Cao Meng take responsibility? For the sake of temporary bravery, we have to suffer a big loss, it's not worth it, we don't say that we will only bully the soft and fear the hard, but we should hide or hide, otherwise how can we survive. ”

The deputy who had participated in Cao Meng's drinking with a gust of wind cautiously stepped forward and admonished: "Don't be so anxious about the big boss, think that Cao Meng not only has 400 spearmen and 100 masters, but also those 200 wolf-like cavalry, if you want to fight for a while, Cao Meng will accept it when he sees it, and flee back to the Black Tiger Village with the cavalry, and he will not be stupid to really fight with Zhang Yuan, and it is the goal to show the strength of all parties in this battle." ”

A gust of wind thought about it and nodded in agreement, and said in his heart that Cao Meng really did this to show his true colors, but it was a pity that those spearmen on foot sacrificed in vain when they were pursued in the future, but there is nothing lacking in this world but there is no shortage of human lives, as long as the Gannan Boundary forces are preserved, that person is not a handful?

Whether it is a hero or a hero, as long as he knows the practice, he is a handsome man, such a kid has a future. I don't want an old man like me to be worn out by this world, so I can only spend spring and autumn in this cottage.

Thinking of this, he ordered someone to boil the medicine again and let his subordinates continue to investigate.

A bowl of new medicine had just been boiled and was just about to be drunk in his hand, when he saw a horse hurrying back to report, and every rule, he was so stunned and reported to a gust of wind: "Report to the big boss, that Cao Meng did not rush to Ganquan to show off his might, but in the place of three miles from the south gate, he chose the throat road to block the gate of Ganquan and began to build a fort and build a fortress, it seems that he wants to block Zhang Yuan from attacking the Black Tiger Village at all costs." ”

The bowl of decoction fell to the ground again with a gust of wind, and he looked at the tanma in amazement and did not make a sound for a long time, until the deputy called a few times before he came back to his senses.

was supported by the deputy and sat down, first of all, he began to be impressed by this Cao Meng, for the present and future of that cottage, Cao Meng dared and was willing to put his life on the fight against the officials and soldiers who were more than ten times more than ten, the real man, the true righteousness, what method did the king Lu Shi use to do it, so that one by one the men would rather die than defend the once unknown army?

The deputy stepped forward again and whispered: "Big boss, it seems that this Cao Meng is really going to call the official army true, but this method is wrong, after all, with a mere five hundred against six thousand, it will be the end of immediate overturning, but building a fort in a dangerous place can last a little longer, but building a fort on flat ground, and there are no materials, it is also whimsical, and it is mostly a pretense to think about it." ”

A gust of wind stood up and walked back and forth in the hall a few times, nodded in agreement with the deputy's conjecture, and asked the probe to go to the bottom again, and he must probe carefully before he can come back. I didn't have the heart to drink the medicine anymore, and I was anxiously waiting for the return of the probe.

When the day was already dawn, and his wife had boiled a bowl of medicine again and begged him to drink, the scout horse had already strode into the hall, and said eagerly: "The Cao Meng of the big boss is really amazing, he sent all the cavalry out, and he guarded the fortress with spearmen." ”

"But how was the fortress built?" The deputy asked, confused.

"The soil is watered and frozen, and with the help of thousands of villagers nearby, I have already repaired three feet high when I come back."

Don't stick to the mud and that hand, you look at me, I look at you, you are full of admiration, the mud holding the medicine bowl forgot to drink, can't help but open his mouth and shout Gao Ming, even this method asked him to come up with it, it is really Gao Ming.

"Anything else?" Don't Muddy asked again.

"Yes, I took a closer look, and the Ice Castle Fortress is unusually tall, thick, and sturdy, but it's strange that there are no gates left around it."

When I heard that I had lost my hand and dropped the medicine bowl again, I looked at the Tanma for a long time in a daze, and suddenly sat on the chair for a long time and whispered: "It's a pity." Then he said loudly: "Strong men too." Then he took off and turned around quickly and said: "You go to that Cao Zhuangshi immediately, just say that you need me to speak with a gust of wind, I will help with this field, and I will pay him this little friend." ”

The tanma excitedly agreed and strode away. The deputy of a gust of wind stepped forward and whispered: "Big boss, then Brother Cao Meng is planning to buy time for the Black Tiger Village at the cost of dying, this is a man who can be socialized, but is it necessary for us to wade into this troubled water?" Let's take a look, don't anger that Zhang Yuan, when the time comes, if you really destroy the army, it will be worth the loss if you turn over and look for us. ”

", if there is such a man who does not hesitate to die, can the army be destroyed? Since I think that such a man can be handed over, then I should send charcoal in the snow to really hand over Cao Meng's army with such a bloody man, this is a profitable deal, and in the future, I will not have today's return if I am in a hurry. Okay, you immediately gather five hundred of the best brothers in our cottage to bring enough equipment to defend the city, and once Cao Meng invites us, we will help him. ”

"Yes, big boss, I'll arrange it."

When Cao Meng saw the messenger who did not stick to the mud at dawn, and after the messenger explained his intentions, Cao Meng stood on the fortress that shone like a god descending from the earth, and said gratefully to the messenger: "Please reply to my old brother, I have written down his love, but when I repair this fortress, I can only fit my five hundred brothers, and one more can't, so when I defeat Zhang Yuan, I personally invite my brother Chuang Wang to visit my brother in your village." ”

Watching the messenger of a gust of wind go away, Cao Meng said loudly to those exploratory horses, whether light or dark; "I just want everyone to see my base area and my army, which one in the world does not dare to fight, and which one does not win without fighting."

Those spies who stuck their heads out and poked their brains secretly asked themselves in Cao Meng's reverberating heroic declaration. With such a hot-blooded man, will there be an invincible battle for the army? No, absolutely nothing.