Shandong, northwest, on the north bank of the canal, the sky is overcast, and the north wind is howling.

On one side are rogue thieves dressed in black cloth and holding various weapons, unkempt and crazy, who move forward like a black cloud.

After this black cloud, there is a more spectacular black sea of people, thousands of soldiers, boundless, tens of thousands of soldiers, grounded to the sky, this army of thieves is like this, ah tens of thousands of troops spread out, you can't see the edge.

Behind the black sea of people was a group of horse thieves, numbering in thousands, and immediately carrying sabers, some with bows, each wrapped in turbans, wearing smocks, and a burst of war horses resting.

The horse thief who was the leader was missing a right hand, his face was cold, his face was cruel, looking at the battlefield in front of him, his eyes were coldly staring at the opposite side, the two fiery red military formations, from a distance, the fiery red military formations reflected a cold light from time to time in the sun, if Xiaochuan was here, he would definitely be able to recognize that this person was his Chen Xiangyi's brother-in-law Zhang He.

At this moment, he has become the leader of the Liukou, for this leader, he doesn't know how many heroes and heroes he killed, he looked at the other side, and said: "Wang Baibu, do you say our army can win this battle?" ”

The man named Wang Baibu on the side was wearing a green robe, a headscarf, and a scholar, his eyes were full of fear and hatred, but he squeezed out a flattering smile and said: "Marshal, our army will win this battle."

"Oh. When did you learn to flatter" Zhang He's hideous face turned, his two pairs of eyes were scarlet and bloody, and said: "I keep you just because you like to tell the truth, unlike the original military advisors, who lie and lie to me all day long, do you understand?" ”

Cold sweat flowed down Wang Baibu's face, he knelt on the ground, glanced at Zhang He, and said, "Yes, yes, our army will be defeated in this battle."

The hideous-looking thief on the side of "Daring" was immediately furious and drew his short axe.

The king Baibu immediately turned pale with fright, and fell backwards, Zhang He waved his hand, and the fierce thief retreated, and he said: "I also see that our army will be defeated in this battle!" ”

The horse thieves on the side were all shocked and different.

"However, I didn't expect Liu Zeqing to send troops!" Zhang He looked at the fiery military array opposite, with resentment in his eyes, and said: "And Yang Yufan, I heard that he was betrayed last year, ambushed by the black robbers, and suffered heavy losses, but I didn't expect that he still has two thousand elite soldiers!" ”

The morale of the horse thieves on the side was a little atmospheric, saying that the officers and soldiers were gone, and their horse team could be taken down as soon as they were on it.

Zhang He didn't speak, and said: "You are all old brothers who followed me from Shanxi, and I, Zhang He, swear that even if I lose this time, I, Zhang He, will never abandon one of you."

"Dashuai, where are you talking, my Lao Lin, I'll take my brothers up, then Liu Zeqing is just a group of waste officers and soldiers" A fierce black-faced thief on the side stepped forward and shouted, this group of thieves were all moved and excited.

Liu Zeqing is waste? Wang Baibu, who fell to the ground, sneered, this is a first-class army that the Ming Dynasty can count, how can it be the opponent of your group of thieves.

Zhang He waved his hand, and a group of horse thieves retreated, he was another morale booster, saying that he wanted to share weal and woe with everyone, many of these horse thieves with tendons were moved, saying that they would die for him.

Living and dying together? Wang Baibu sneered even more in his heart, this white-eyed wolf lives and dies with you, it's ridiculous, as soon as those bandits took refuge in him, Zhang He first seized power, and then arranged a false position, although it is not good for these bandits who surrendered, but for those who raised jade, these old brothers in Shanxi, he has always worn the mask of a righteous brother.

A black-clothed thief on the side suddenly stepped forward, whispered in this Zhang He's ear, his eyes lit up, waved his hand, the circle of horse thieves all retreated, that Wang Baibu knew what he meant, and immediately walked up to him, he wanted to let himself give him ideas, and he didn't want to say something to his subordinates.

"There's news from the Zhou family, and they won't stop us on the way! We will be unimpeded all the way south, and when the time comes, we will leave the breeding and baggage to Liu Zeqing and let him take it to ask for credit! , you go and help me write a letter to that Li Chuang, go and prepare," Zhang He said.

Wang was shocked in his heart, looking at the blood boiling in front of him who was going to die for his righteous brother, he was shocked, he was ready to give up people, sighed in his heart, and waved his hand.

"By the way, there is a new harvest this time" Zhang He raised his right hand, looked at the empty right arm holding a hundred steps, with resentment in his eyes, and said: "Qin Xiaochuan, see how you hide this time!" No one can save you, I didn't expect you to be a hundred households in that smooth fort. ”

Looking at the cruel smugness on the face of the river, Wang Baibu on the side felt a little sad in his heart, this is the Ming Dynasty, the group of self-proclaimed gentlemen and loyal ministers in the court, it is ridiculous that they collude with the rogues behind their backs for the interests of the family.

Zhang He touched a letter in his arms, which was written to him by the head of the Zhou family, and there was a paragraph in the middle that begged him, when he passed through Shunshun Fort on the road, he turned out to be Qin Xiaochuan and Baihusuo, and everyone on the road was not allowed to stop him, this was a later request, he was strange in his heart, Liu Zeqing was unwilling to fight against his main horse team, so he released some breeding, and the bandits and rogues who were recruited to let the other party earn military merits, and he also escaped with the main force, but he didn't think why the treaty would add the article of killing this Qin Xiaochuan, Could it be that the other party still offended the Zhou family?

Hmph, as soon as this side is over, with the elite of the Rogue Horse Team, it only takes a day and a half to kill Qingcheng, kill Qin Xiaochuan, and avenge the broken arm, as well as Chen Xiangyi, a distorted cruel smile appeared on his face.

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breeding, and the army of bandits has already fought against the army of Yanagisawa Kiyoshi.

The red army was like a raging fire, and with a burst of shouting, a huge black cloud rose from the sky behind, it was the archer, tens of thousands of arrows rose into the air, like a dark cloud, and this dark cloud turned into a line of rain, falling like rain.

The army in front of the thieves had no armor, some of them were naked, and in an instant, the thieves fell in rows like logs.

Reload! There was another burst of applause, and the thousands of firecrackers below lined up in six rows, the front row was the best firecracker, and the back five rows were responsible for loading and passing the firecracker, which was the east's firecracker, different from the west, the east was the exchange of firecrackers before and after, and the west was people.

Shoot - the officer in the bright iron armor shouted, and there was a loud bang like fried beans in front of him, a cloud of smoke rose up, and black straight lines appeared in the air that could be seen by the naked eye.

Puff puff———— all the thieves were hit by guns, and they fell to the ground with a miserable howl, and the ground was full of wails, and the army of thieves in front of them fell in an instant.

Behind the fiery red military array, on a high platform, a strong man wearing iron armor was a little fat, his face was as black as carbon, his eyes were bone-like, looking at the young general who was also wearing iron armor beside him, this person was wearing iron armor but was thin, with a cold color on his face, looking at the thieves in the distance, and shouted coldly: "Liu Zeqing, why don't you let your cavalry outflank the thieves!" ”

Hearing this person's voice, Liu Ze asked this ruthless man to relax on his face, he was really afraid of the person in front of him, Yang Yufan, this is a ruthless person, his father Yang Zhaoji is even more ruthless, with hundreds of families, after killing through the siege of Jin, rushed into the capital! When he heard his question, he hurriedly scratched his head, and was anxious in his heart, how can he say that Lao Tzu's cavalry is up, isn't it against the main force of the thieves, one of these treasures is missing, you can add it to Lao Tzu, he squeezed out a flattering smile and said: "Hehe, Yang Shuai, there is something wrong with my cavalry, and there are some epidemics on this war horse."

"Hmph" Yang Yufan snorted coldly and said: "You don't go, Lao Tzu goes" He turned around and shouted angrily: "Cavalry, gather" He shouted, like a thunderstorm.

This Liu Ze was taken aback, this Yang Yufan's two thousand cavalry, that is his father's family passed on to him, all of them are elite, the thieves on the opposite side are going to be beaten away, aren't those credits Yang Yufan's, he and the leader of the thieves have made an agreement for a long time is not in vain.

He hurriedly said: "Don't, don't, Yang Shuai, look at me, my cavalry team, set off immediately, I won't trouble you"

This Yang Yufan snorted coldly and left, and Liu Zeqing said: "Liu Yuan, you bring people up" He secretly made a gesture again, that is, let go of the other party's main force.

As soon as Liu Zeqing's cavalry was dispatched, the rogue army collapsed instantly, and the main force of the rogue behind fled directly to the south.

It was originally a one-sided massacre, but because of Liu Zeqing's release, thousands of thieves retreated to the city behind them.

Yang Yufan is all cavalry, naturally he can't attack the city, he can only go to Liu Zeqing, Liu Zeqing is helpless, said: "Alas, the ancients, the siege of the city, mostly to besiege, eliminate the enemy's sharpness, wait until the other party's grain and grass are exhausted, naturally win without a fight, we have to preserve the strength for the Ming Dynasty" He said this, but in his heart he calculated how to waterproof and directly let go of the thieves in the city.

Yang Yufan trembled with anger, couldn't speak, glanced at Liu Zeqing coldly, and couldn't wait to draw his knife and look at him directly, but when he thought of the people entrusted by his father, he relaxed, sneered, didn't speak, and walked out of the tent, he saw that this Liu Zeqing was waiting for the opportunity to let go of the thief, since this is the case, hum! He's got a new lease on his life.

After he watched Yang Yufan leave, Liu Zeqing immediately relaxed, and his brows furrowed even more, why don't you attack the city directly? But when he thought of the strength of the thieves in the city, although there were few people, they were all elite horse thieves, and the dog jumped under the wall in a hurry, which would inevitably make him suffer heavy losses, if he was besieged for a long time, according to the grain and grass in the city, at least a year, a year, he was unwilling to wait to give up the plan of this battle, their baggage has been grabbed, since this is the case, there is no need to fight hard, and in the end there will be no benefit, let them go, and sell the Zhou family a favor, and think about how to let go of the thieves in his heart, so as to end this battle that has been full of harvest.

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