Sun Xianzu hurriedly stepped forward to persuade Li Yu: "Master Li, don't talk angry, if you don't do it, others won't do it, if the thieves beat Shanxi into a piece of erosion, the people of Shanxi will suffer, you can help Shanxi." ”

Li Yu didn't want to say much, and was stunned for a while and suddenly remembered another thing: "Zhang Zixuan, let me ask you, how did the people I left in Shilou get to Ningwu Pass, what happened to Zhao Sheng and them?" ”

Zhang Daojun was deflated all of a sudden, his face turned red and he couldn't speak, Li Yu ignored him, turned his face and pointed at Bai An, Zhou Yuji and others and shouted: "He doesn't dare to say, you guys, what's going on?" Did he tell you to kill someone? ”

"I didn't kill anyone, I lit the lamp, and the thief's heart didn't die and went to the thief again." Zhang Daojun immediately defended himself.

Li Yu's eyes were firmly on Zhang Daojun, and Zhang Daojun explained what happened to Bai An, Zhou Yuji and others.

After Li Yu crossed the river, the Shilou camp of the displaced people was quite stable, and among the officers who remained, Bai An became a kind man, although Hu Dawei, fierce as a tiger and others were ruthless, but they were polite to the villagers, and Zhao Sheng, who lit the lamp, was already afraid of Li Yu, this person was ambitious and timid and afraid of things, and he was satisfied with his life, and the homeless people did not dare to make trouble anymore if they had a porridge to eat, Zhang Daojun also recruited 2,000 young people from the homeless people as a river ding, and the two sides were once peaceful, Zhao Sheng heard that Li Yu killed his sworn enemy in Qingjian Eight Great Queens, danced excitedly, and even wanted to find Zhang Daojun to ask for food to go back to Qingjian's hometown.

The problem is Zhang Daojun, he even wants to save porridge money, and he will not give these homeless people rations to go home and continue to make trouble, his idea is to drive people out of the pass, so as not to make trouble in the future, so he began to talk nonsense, and painted a good scenery for the homeless people, where there are crops everywhere, cattle and sheep everywhere, and there are few people and a wide land, and there is as much land as you want, and life is good! Of course, the displaced people did not believe his nonsense, Zhang Daojun quickly changed his face, and warned the displaced people that there was also a drought in Shanxi, and there was no food to feed them, and those who went with him were given food, and those who did not want to go deserved to starve to death.

Zhao Sheng and his leaders rebelled, Hu Dawei, fierce as a tiger trained by Heding also turned against each other, Zhang Daojun and the officers and soldiers were caught off guard, and were all captured by a net, this Zhao Sheng is not bad, did not hurt any of them, but expelled them all, and said to Zhang Daojun: I don't read as much as you, but I don't walk less than you, you just want to drive us out of the pass, if it is Vice General Li who does this, we have to admit it, but you can't, we can't believe you, we have been together for a month, It's a bit of a feeling, for the sake of Vice General Li's face, let's let you go, and we will also go to Hequ to defect to Wang Jiayin, a fellow villager in Fugu, if you want to fight in the future, then see you on the battlefield.

20,000 homeless people left with Zhao Sheng, Zhang Daojun was angry, and went to Wang Guoliang to borrow troops to suppress thieves, just when Wang Guoliang was looking for soldiers everywhere, Li Yu left more than 300 people were all elite, so Zhang Daojun and his gang were caught by Wang Guoliang, and more than 300 people were all pulled to the river meander to beat Wang Jiayin, Wang Jiayin was not easy to provoke, Caiyuangou wanted to eat Li Yu in a battle, but the chicken was not eaten by the rice, but was beaten by Li Yu, and was forced to leave his hometown to Shanxi to find food, and the fire was all on Wang Guoliang's head, With all the people and horses and Wang Guoliang desperately, Wang Guoliang is a veteran of the battlefield, at the beginning of the year and Du Wenhuan suppressed Wang Jiayin, and he was not afraid to face the battle, but unfortunately his patchwork of soldiers was useless, to the thieves **, suddenly the artillery exploded, the officers and soldiers seemed to hear the order to escape, immediately turned around and ran, Shanxi Army ran, Zhang Daojun and his gang also ran, so they fled all the way to Ningwuguan, the old nest of Shanxi Town.

After listening to this, Li Yu couldn't stop sneering at Zhang Daojun and the officers who stayed behind, Hu Dawei couldn't hold back a little face, and said loudly: "Brother Yuzi, you can't blame us, it was the Shanxi army that fled first, we brought all the people back, and the Shanxi army was miserable......."

"Shut up, who allowed you to talk too much!" Li Yu shouted at Hu Dawei, and by the way, he glanced at Sun Xianzu and other officers in Shanxi Town, and these guys all lowered their heads and didn't dare to speak.

"Hanmes, Shanxi Town is this mess, Lord Song also knows that it is too difficult for you, when I went to Taiyuan to see him, his old man's hair was much grayer, and he couldn't even eat and sleep peacefully, he told me, now the only one who can help him is you Li Hanmin, he doesn't want this old face to prepare a military salary for you, the court refuses to pay, so he kowtows to big families and rich businessmen to raise money, Hanmin, you are brought out by Lord Song, you can't bear to watch him suffer and suffer?" Zhang Daojun spoke again, this time in a softened tone.

Li Yu walked a few steps in the lobby, then slowly sat down on the handsome chair, and after a long while, he said slowly: "Pass the order, the officers above the guerrilla level in Ningwuguan and the battalion officers of all battalions in Fengzhou should immediately go to the General Military Mansion to discuss matters. ”

The officers and soldiers in Shanxi Town have not been paid seriously for more than half a year, the rations have not been eaten but not the next meal, the weapons are messy and shoddy, the armor is in serious shortage, many soldiers are still wearing single clothes on heavy snowy days, and they are shivering with cold, and most of the soldiers in the army are new recruits, and a few veterans not only do not contribute to the effort, but also secretly incite the soldiers to make trouble, it is obvious that such a unit cannot pull the battlefield at all, and the officers pessimistically believe that the officers and troops can only defend the Ningwu Pass at present, and keep the thieves out of the rich Jinzhong area, And make sure that Taiyuan is worry-free, and nothing else can be done. Zhang Daojun couldn't sit still anymore when he heard it, and said hello and said that he would go back to Taiyuan to urge food and salary, so he slapped his ass and left, and the more Li Yu listened, the more cold his heart became, he brought the Fengzhou soldiers to earn military salaries and eat, and now it is very likely that he will have to pay for it, what is this!

Li Yu covered his head and thought for a while, and asked Sun Xianzu, Wang Shuai has been dismissed, you are the boss of the Shanxi Army, what are your plans? Sun Xianzu replied very simply, you Li Dacai is the boss, we all listen to you, and you can do whatever you say. Li Yu couldn't hold back any longer, and pointed at the officers and yelled, Lao Tzu came all the way here to top the tank for you? Get out of here!

Bomb the officers out, Li Yu sat behind the handsome case and thought about it, he knew the calculation of the imperial court, gave him a hat of acting chief soldier, and then forced him to fight and bleed, Fengzhou soldiers died and the imperial court may still steal fun, but he must fight this battle, Fengzhou holds the big tree of Daming to survive, if Shanxi is broken, he will definitely not have a good life, not to mention that Lord Song Tongyin helped him in the most difficult time in Fengzhou, and was kind to him and the people of Fengzhou, this love can not be remembered, since this is the case, then fight, Li Yu calculated the money in his hand, Sun Tingyao gave him 10,000 taels of silver, and Hong Chengchou gave him 3,000 taels when he left, which was enough for a while, but the troops were insufficient, so he had to transfer troops from Fengzhou - the soldiers in Shanxi really didn't dare to use them, and Wang Guoliang was a lesson from the past.

Li Yu began to write a letter on the Shuai case, he stated the current situation of Shanxi to the Commander's Office, emphasizing that Shanxi is extremely important to Fengzhou, in order to deal with the threat of the eastward invasion of the Jin State, as well as the needs of future development, Fengzhou must ensure the stability of Shanxi, the rear of the rear, if Shanxi is allowed to erode, it is bound to threaten the survival of Fengzhou, so even for its own sake, Fengzhou must undertake the heavy task of suppressing thieves in Shanxi without hesitation, he asked the Commander's Office to send some additional troops into the customs in the shortest possible time, as for the specific strength of the Commander's Office to decide.

After Li Yu finished writing the letter, he immediately sent someone to send it to Manhan Mountain, at this time Chen Erzhu and Liu Shishi suddenly ran in, and the two reported with a wicked smile that Hu Dawei and Sun Shoufa had fought.

Li Yu hurriedly went out of the General Soldier's Mansion, on the snow outside the door, a large group of officers were shouting and shouting in a circle to watch the excitement, Li Yu heard Man Zhu and Hou Shijie shouting in a strange way, and opened the crowd to see, Hu Dawei and Sun Shoufa were fighting together with their fists and feet, and their little brothers were as fierce as a tiger and Du Hongfang were not idle, hugging each other and rolling on the ground, the four guys were covered with snow, and they were fighting vigorously.

Li Yu casually found a stool and sat down, watching the four of them fight without saying a word, Sun Shoufa was pressing Hu Dawei on the ground with an old fist, and suddenly felt that the surroundings were quiet all of a sudden, and when he looked up, he found that Li Yu was looking at them coldly, and quickly called to stop his hands and feet, and the four of them stopped fighting and came over to salute Li Yu.

"Keep fighting! Anyway, everyone has nothing to do, just look at your fists and feet. Li Yu said unhurriedly.

"It was his hand that made the first move!" Sun Shoufa pointed at Hu Dawei, gritted his teeth and shouted, "This guy was a thief in Yansui before, I killed him, how can he become an officer?" ”

"What about being a thief, we have long since washed our hands, and when we were discussing the matter just now, you were a thief and had bad intentions towards us, and when you went out, you twisted us and asked this and that, you provoked it." Fierce as a tiger jumping and roaring.

The four of them began to push and shove again, Li Yu shouted: "Stand up for me, and then fight with me first, I don't care about your previous, you have to obey the rules when you come to me, it's okay to fight if you have itchy hands, first talk about the rules of fighting, and then set up a good scene and call everyone to watch together, that is, you are not allowed to fight privately, you have violated the rules of the army, do you admit to beating or admitting punishment?" ”

Sun Shoufa and Du Hongfang immediately said that they were willing to admit punishment, but they had no money in their hands, Li Yu waved his hand and said: "If you don't have money, you two will find some brothers to go to Hequ and Baode, and find out for me what the thieves are, you can do this job, right?" ”

Sun Shoufa patted his chest and said that there was no problem, Li Yu stared at Hu Dawei again, fierce as a tiger, Hu Dawei was stared at, and shouted first: "We have no money, and we don't have a few brothers to use, if you want to fight, just fight!" But I'm just not convinced, Yuzi, you are biased, their people from Yulin have officers and soldiers, we are also from Yulin, we came earlier than them, why can't we lead the troops? ”

"I gave you a chance, aren't the two thousand river soldiers soldiers, as soon as people do their tricks, your soldiers run out, how did you bring the soldiers?" Li Yu got angry, stomped his feet in anger, and finally said fiercely, "Okay, I'll give you another chance, the two of you, as well as you Bai An and Zhou Yuji, go out to find soldiers, and I'll pay for the money, I don't care if the people you are looking for are deserters, homeless people, or gangsters in the camp, as long as you dare to play with your life and not be afraid of death, I want it, you Ding Qiming, don't be idle, your artillery team will reopen." ”

These guys left happily, Li Yu returned to the General Soldier's Mansion with a fire in his belly, and he started to post money before the war, how will he live in the future? No, the court must not be cheap, the court has to be repaid, he still remembers what Li Huai did in Fort Victory before, Ningwuguan is the general military office of Shanxi, and some are state-owned assets of the Ming Dynasty, aren't these all money, and it is natural to use the money of the Ming Dynasty to suppress the thieves of the Ming Dynasty.

Since the next day, Li Yu has been wandering around inside and outside Ningwu Pass, he is now the military boss of Shanxi, and the power in his hands is easy to do.

"These knives, spears, armor, and cannons are so worn, what are they left for? Sell! ”

"Can these horses and mules work when they are hungry like this? Sell! ”

"What do you do with a troupe in the General Soldier's Mansion, when you are full, you have nothing to do, sell it!"

"No one dares to buy these houses, right, tear them down into wood, bricks, and sell them!"

"These cars are quite luxurious, can they be used for war, sell them!"

……

Li Yu went around like a whirlwind, wantonly selling the assets of Shanxi Town, which frightened Sun Xianzu, he found Li Yu and asked cautiously: "Lord Li, you have sold everything you can sell, how will Shanxi Town maintain it in the future?" ”

"I'm definitely not going to be the chief soldier of Shanxi, Brother Sun, do you want to be?" Li Yu asked, Sun Xianzu immediately shook his head vigorously, Li Yu continued nonchalantly, "Since you and I can't be the chief soldiers of Shanxi in the future, then whoever will do it in the future will figure out their own way, and we will only take care of the thieves." ”

Just when Li Yu wantonly resold the state-owned assets of the Ming Dynasty, Fan Erxi suddenly ran to Ningwu Pass, and when he entered the General Military Mansion, he complained that Li Yu didn't take him seriously as a Titang official, how could he forget him when he did business, he proudly told Li Yu that he was promoted, and Zhang Shi'an promoted him to be a Titang official with the rank of 100 households, and also bought him an official body of Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi, and Shanxi's Titang affairs will also be in charge of him in the future.

"Brother, you can't do business by temperament, you seem to be selling rags, and you can sell it for a few bucks! Give me everything you want to sell, find someone to renovate the swords, spears, armor, and cannons, and go to the rich man in the country to find treasures, and the cattle must be raised for a few days before selling, and they will definitely be sold at a good price, as well as vehicles, household goods, and other ....... ”

"Okay, don't say it, it's all up to you," Li Yu hurriedly interrupted Fan Erxi, who was chattering about business, and said seriously, "Brother Erxi, in fact, I was also looking for you, these days when the soldiers see me, they want to be paid, my head is big, you are a native of Shanxi, Lu Ziguang, you think of a way for me, so that the soldier can support his family, don't make trouble for me." ”

Fan Erxi's eyes lit up, patted his thigh and said: "Brother, you have found the right person, I can't fight a war, you can't do business, you just listen to me, let the soldiers do business with us, the more people, the better, it's best for the soldiers in the entire Shanxi town to do it with us, Zhang Shi'an has brought the people of Jingshi Jinyiwei to sell illegal salt, and we also want the officers and soldiers of Shanxi to sell illegal salt with us, no, we have to hand over the delivery of customs and reselling private goods to them, and use the signboard of the official army to do business, we will make a fortune!" ”

Fan Erxi said that he was happy, and couldn't help laughing, Li Yu felt that he had nothing to say to this guy, so he waved his hand and said: "This matter will be handed over to you, I will entrust you to praise the military affairs of the General Military Mansion, you just have to do it boldly, and I will take care of it for you if something happens." ”

Fan Erxi, who got carried away, just left, Du Hongfang came again with Qin Hu, a few days ago they took people to Hequ and Baode, and as soon as they came back, they asked Li Yu to report the thieves they had learned.

Wang Jiayin's power has developed rapidly, not only a large number of Shanxi refugees have taken refuge in him, but there are thieves in the northwest, such as not mud, crossing the sky, breaking the king, breaking the sky, mixing the monkey, mixing 100,000, lighting the lamp, Zhang Miaoshou, shooting the sky, Cao Cao, Lao Huihui, etc., have also crossed the river to join him, currently known as the 36th battalion, 200,000 troops, the northwest thief head jointly respects Wang Jiayin as the leader of the alliance, but these 36 battalions have their own forces, Wang Jiayin can't control them, Baode Prefecture is a poor place, there is not much food and property in the official treasury, The thieves had exhausted the scourge in the city, so they each led people to rob outside the city, and the local gentry and landlords also gathered their families and tenants to form a village to protect themselves.

"Wang Jiayin wants to unify the order, a few days ago he was called the king in Hequ, and he named his brother Zijin Liang Wang as the left prime minister and military adviser, and the poor and sour talent Bai Yuzhu in Fugu was the right prime minister, but his grass platform team is just an ornament, and the thieves still do their own things, they don't eat this set at all, and they have to fight if they share the spoils unevenly with each other." Du Hongfang laughed so much that tears came out.

Li Yu touched his head and breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I said that Wang Jiayin, why hasn't this guy come over yet, I'm afraid of this these days, it turns out that he is the king, and the **** has to be addicted, if he doesn't do it, then I'm welcome, tell me about their strength?" ”

"There are quite a few of them, more than 200,000 men, women and children, 70,000 or 80,000 men, and 30,000 or 40,000 strong men, but they are all ordinary people who touch hoes, and the elite who can fight will not exceed 20,000, and the most elite of them should be the people who break into the king, mix 100,000, break into the sky and mix the monkeys, these guys have been horse thieves, and their subordinates are mainly cavalry, and many of them are mutinous officers and soldiers, the armor and weapons are good, the number is around 5,000, and the others are far behind," Du Hongfang replied disdainfully, took a sip of water and continued to laugh, "I also saw the people of the Eight Great Kings, I heard that after this guy ran away from us, he ran to Mizhi again, and kidnapped five or six thousand men and women, known as the Eighteen Villages of Mizhi, and also went to Wang Jiayin to eat mixed rice." ”

Qin Hu also smiled and said: "Brother Yuzi, those thieves are a rabble, I led people to swagger into Hequ City, people still think that we are mutinous officers and soldiers who have taken refuge in the past, I have seen a lot of acquaintances on the street, and a few of them invited us to have a meal together, they quietly told me that it is still not safe to be a thief, and they have not eaten the last meal, if we can pay the military salary on time, they will immediately pull a large group of people over." ”

Li Yu laughed when he heard this, he knew in his heart how to fight this battle.