On the official road from Suizhou to Qixian, a group of people and horses are marching towards Qixian. They were a little embarrassed and seemed to have just gone through a defeat.

"He's @ Niang@!" A leader on a mule scolded: "Why does that Gao Chuang always chase after us?!" Boss Yuan ran back to Bozhou with a large team of people, why did he keep an eye on us?! ”

The other leader replied listlessly: "Suizhou is also the jurisdiction of the Guide Mansion, of course he wants to chase us." ”

The big boss was immediately furious and shouted, "Which bastard took the lead in running west?!" Isn't it over to run with Boss Yuan?! Now it's okay, I haven't even gotten the money and food for the New Year, and I've run so far to go wrong. If you go back like this, you won't be laughed to death by the other brothers?! ”

The soldier who led the mule in front explained: "As soon as those people shouted, 'Gao Chuang is coming,' it was all chaotic, and we ran away with the group of people in front, regardless of the direction." ”

"Idiot!" The big boss whipped his own soldiers lightly and scolded: "I will see the flag in the future!" Wherever Boss Yuan goes, follow him! How many times have I taught you? I can't remember! ”

They are a small team in the camp of the Bozhou thief Kou Yuan Laoshan. This time, I originally wanted to come to Guide Mansion to grab some money and food for the New Year, but I ran into Gao Yuanheng who was also in Yucheng. This Gao Yuanheng is a definite general, with 3,000 men and horses, although there are not many people, but they dare to fight, Gao Yuanheng himself is also brave and invincible, and he can defeat the thieves every time. After a long time, the thieves gave Gao Yuanheng the name of 'Gao Chuangzi', and as soon as they heard that 'Gao Chuangzi' was coming, the team itself collapsed.

But fortunately, Gao Yuanheng only has 3,000 people, and he can defeat the thieves, but he can't annihilate them. As long as the thieves run fast, they can gather their scattered troops to continue the rebellion.

This time was the same, as soon as Yuan Laoshan's troops heard that 'Gao Chuangzi' was coming, they began to run around. And their group fled to the west with the people in front. Along the way, they were chased by Gao Yuanheng, passing through Guide and Ningling, and did not stop pursuing them until they ran out of the boundary of Suizhou.

"How many more of us?" The big boss asked, glancing back at his team.

The second brother who followed him replied: "Three or four hundred." ”

"Where is the front? We can't just go back empty-handed, we have to get something. "The big boss still wants to get something for the New Year. They turned out to be poor people who couldn't eat, and they still couldn't eat a decent Chinese New Year's Eve meal if they became thieves, so what was the point of their rebellion?

The second child does everything and knows everything. replied: "The front is Qixian." ”

"Then here," the big boss decided, "let's get some things here, and if we can, some more." Then take a detour back to Bozhou, or follow Boss Yuan to feel more at ease. ”

The party arrived at the eastern edge of Qi County before dark, and there were only a few villages and towns here, and each village and town was walled to prevent the thieves from attacking. The villages and towns that have not been walled are basically gone, and they have either fled to the desert or have been sacked by thieves. The wealthy landlords outside the city have long since moved into the county seat and dare not continue to live outside the city.

The big boss pointed to a village in front of him and said, "That's it." Punch in and spend the night in a warm and warm room! ”

There are only about 30 households in this village, and the land of Huang's family is rented here. Huang's family is not bad, and there is a quota of exemption from forced labor and taxes, so they can still survive as tenants. Although some of these people still planted their own land, in order not to be ruined by various taxes and forced labor, they had to donate their land to the Huang family, just to survive.

The people in the village had already spotted the thieves who had come over them, so the gong sounded in the village. The men came to the wooden fence with farm tools and poles, and a few with homemade bows and arrows, ready to protect their homes. Naturally, they would have sent someone to tell the city, but the messenger was cut down by the thieves on the mules shortly after they ran out.

The big boss commanded in a loud voice: "Brothers, go up! There is food and warm bedding in it, so go in and eat, drink and rest! After shouting, he took the lead in rushing towards the village with his shield in hand.

At this time, the second child stayed in place and dispatched: "Long hook, on!" Pull the fence down! Archer, sixty paces, diffuse! ”

These thieves have also been rebelling for a few years, not the peasants who have rebelled newly. Their combat capability is still considerable, although not as good as the well-trained officers and soldiers, but it is much stronger than the average guard. Not only did they have bows and shields, but they also knew how to use formations and weapons.

"Ah~", "Ah~", several peasants in the village were injured by the feather arrows shot by the thieves, and they fell to the ground and rolled and screamed in panic, but at this time they were shot by more feather arrows falling from the sky, and the screams became louder.

The few peasants with homemade bows and arrows, although they kept shooting feather arrows, their archery skills were really not very good, and their bow strength was also weak, so they could hardly cause much damage to the thieves who rushed over.

"What to do? What to do? They're about to rush in! Some farmers screamed in panic. Although they had also experienced the attack of thieves, it was daytime, and there would soon be reinforcements from the city's officers and troops. And where are the thieves who come so professional? It is a bow and arrow and a shield, except that there is no official army's banner uniform, it looks more like an official army than an official army.

"Light a fire, go and light a bonfire, the defenders of the city will see it!" Someone reminded loudly.

The peasants' bonfires were not ready, and the first row of swords and shields of the thieves had already rushed up. They stood close to the stockade and used their shields to provide cover for the hookmen behind them. The long hookers took long hooks more than two feet long, stretched out from between the gaps in the sword and shield hands, and hooked the railing outside the stockade with the hooks on them, and several people worked together to pull down the fence.

With a "boom", a three-zhang wide fence was pulled down and fell to the ground.

"Brethren, rush in!" The big boss beckoned to his men behind him with his shield in his hand, and then took the lead and rushed in. He held a long goose feather knife, and if he dared to block it, he slashed it over. Those who knelt on the ground and begged for mercy ignored them and continued to rush forward. The reason why he can be the boss is because he is brave in battle and can rush to the front. And the second child's ability is to be able to dispatch and command, so that everyone can work hard in one place and give full play to everyone's greatest combat power.