When Niu Gao rushed to escort Tian Biao and nearly 600 captives to Xiao Tang to hand over the order, not only Guan Sheng, Hua Rong, Shi Xiu and others, but also Yao Pingzhong, who had always been proud of his background in the Western Army, couldn't help but look at this black rough man who was previously named the general in Xiao Tang's mansion and was born with five big and three thick.

Because of the many large and small wars fought against Tian Hu so far, although many great victories have been achieved due to the efforts of the generals, the perfect result of the first battle with zero casualties on the side has been established by Niu Gao.

Although Tian Biao's command was full of defeated soldiers with low morale at that time, he ambushed a thousand enemy troops with 300 soldiers and horses, and most of the troops under his command were still recruits who had never fought in battle. It is not uncommon for Yao Zhongping to secretly deal with the fierce generals in the Western Army in the past when there was a skirmish with the Xia State, and it is not uncommon for him to achieve zero casualties, but if we talk about the combat quality of the soldiers and the tacit coordination between the teams in the capitals...... Listen to this black man talk about how to capture Tian Biao's gang, the arrangement of hiding in the mountains, sneaking and following, solving the sentry spies, and sudden surprise attacks is properly arranged, if I let me lead these recruits to set up ambushes and raids, can I make my subordinates not lose a single person?

When Yao Pingzhong looked at Niu Gao again, he not only had more respect in his heart, but he also thought that Xiao Tang not only had to Hu Yanzhuo and Guan Sheng, these good generals with good skills, do their best to assist, Wang Huan, Han Cunbao, Xu Jing and other high-ranking generals in the army are also closely related to him, and even these generals in his mansion, Xiao Jiasui is good at judging the situation if he is in command; Wang Jin has a good way of training soldiers, and is also highly respected by the soldiers of the new army; The one who stayed in Tongqi County called Xu Guanzhong spoke well, and it seemed that he was also full of money; Hua Rong's archery is extravagant, and he is by no means inferior to several fierce generals in the Western Army who are famous for their string control skills; Shi Xiu is resolute and resolute, and he fights vigorously and resolutely, and even the commander of Naqin under my command is full of praise for him... Those two men (Pang Wanchun and Shi Jin both use pseudonyms) are not idle people, even this seemingly vulgar and reckless Niu Gao can be a general who knows how to lead troops......

If these capable people are placed in the military department of the ordinary military state, it is not difficult to compete for a wife and a son, and to increase the rank of official to the knighthood, but except for the Hua Rong who is suspended as the commander of the Jingnan Road, the others have no position, and most of them are just generals in the mansion of Marshal Xiao Jie. Even if Xiao Jieshuai is Ren Xia in the middle of the rivers and lakes, and he is famous for teaching people in the green forest thieves, but he has such great ability, can he make these extravagant characters willingly work for him?

When Yao Pingzhongwu was thinking about it in his heart, Shi Xiu of Taiyuan Mansion said to Niu Gao: "Good you Niu Heizi!" I didn't expect you to be able to make such a contribution, and it was not in vain that my brother intended to cultivate, and successively asked famous teachers such as Zhou and Wang Jiaotou to point out your skills. ”

Niu Gao, who made great contributions for the first time because of his proper command, was full of spirits, he listened to Shi Xiu's words, but patted his chest and said loudly: "It's San Lang who underestimated me!" What kind of ability is it to only catch Tian Biao? Next time, I will capture Tian Hu's house, and I will also add glory to my brother's face! ”

"This time, you commanded properly to capture Tian Biao, one of the leaders of Hedong Kou, although you can make a great achievement, but you must also guard against arrogance and rashness, but don't get carried away by a momentary victory. There is no rush to win and forget defeat, there is no benefit and no harm... It is a taboo for soldiers. ”

Seeing that Niu Gao looked full of will, Wang Jin warned him as always, but at this time, Wang Jin also seemed to have a relieved smile on his face; And Niu Gao heard Wang Jin quote Xunzi as saying that the words in the "Five Powers Theory for Generals" in the soldiers mentioned to him, and he couldn't hear the reason for a while, so he had to stretch out his big hand and scratch his head, and responded with a smile.

At this moment, Xiao Tang suddenly spoke: "Yes... is to kill Tian Bao and capture Tian Biao, but the culprit Tian Hu has not yet been punished...... If this thief is not eliminated, the bandit trouble in Hedong will not have subsided. ”

But where is Tian Hu now?

After Xiao Tang escorted Tian Biao to the hall for questioning, he saw that although this Tian Hu's sibling was still staring at him with resentment, he was not as arrogant as before, no matter how Xiao Tang and his subordinate officials threatened and asked questions, Tian Biao was silent like a mute from beginning to end, he sometimes sneered, and sometimes glared at the forbidden army generals present, but he refused to confide half a word.

During this period, Shi Xiu's heart was on fire, and when he was about to ask Xiao Tang for orders to let him use some means and lynching to force Tian Biao to confess, Xiao Tang called for a few captured thieves to come to interrogate, and the rest of the strongman leaders were recruited quickly, and they all said that when Dingxiang County was attacked by Xiao Tang and his army, Tian Hu disappeared in the melee and killed, even if the thieves who attacked the county seat with Tian Biao at that time did not know where Tian Hu had fled.

Xiao Tang was not worried that Tian Hu would remain incognito, so as to avoid the pursuit of the government. If he really abandons the strongmen and horses from all walks of life in Hedong under his command, as long as he survives alone, attracting the scolding and contempt of all his fellow Jianghu people, then Tian Hu will have no place to stand in the green forest. What's more, a person like Tian Hu who took risks to rebel like him, Xiao Tang didn't believe that he would be willing to be frightened under the search and arrest of the officials and military departments of the Great Song Dynasty, and even the people in the green forest, just like a rat crossing the street, who was shouted and shouted and killed and hid for a lifetime.

In the northwest of Taiyuan Prefecture, Wang Huan and Han Cunbao are leading the troops to confront the party departments, if he plans to lead the crowd to trek through mountains and rivers, he will also evade the checkpoints of the command department and the inspection department under the military state along the way to meet with the party members, which is to crash headlong into the encirclement network that Xiao Tang has already laid out. After several defeats, the Green Forest soldiers and horses who were still willing to follow him have now lost most of them. At that time, Tian Hu, who was beaten into a bare-bones commander, what use value could he have for Xia Guo?

Even if most of the officers and soldiers in the government and military departments of various prefectures in Hedong have low combat effectiveness, but the war to conquer the thieves in Hedong has now been fought to this extent, and everyone wants to personally capture Tian Hu, the scourge of the bandits, and ask the court for credit. If Tian Hu wants to save his life, he must keep enough troops around him to fight with the officials and soldiers, but the more rogue he has, the easier it is for the government to find out his whereabouts when there is a disturbance.

Five or six days later, an urgent document came from the Daizhou Mansion, saying that Tian Hu had gathered the defeated thieves, and integrated several gangs of rogues who were in chaos everywhere, totaling 3,000 people, to break the three Zhuang towns along the way, and at this time had infiltrated the Wutai Mountains in Daizhou and Xinzhou, and it seemed that he wanted to occupy the mountain and resist the officials and troops to the end.

After reading the letter, Xiao Tang's mind moved, and he secretly said: Wutai Mountain? The Wenshu Monastery, where Zhishen's brother had made a big fuss when he left home, was not in the place known as the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism? 8)