Under Zhuyang Pass, Henan, in a dilapidated farmhouse, demons danced wildly.

Although these people are ordinary people, if you just listen to their nicknames, it really means a bit of a demon.

A tall, rugged-looking man, standing at the top, glanced around and said, "Now we are all grasshoppers on a rope, and we can't run away from me or you." It's a shame to say that the brothers can't kill the dogs of the court when they get together, and being separated is a dead end. ”

This person is Wang Jiayin, who was the first to raise the flag in Shaanxi to rebel, and he is also quite large-scale. Although he said this to everyone, he kept staring at King Gao Yingxiang.

Although Gao Yingxiang started late, he was heroic and martial, and he used to be a horse seller, and his equestrian riding and shooting were first-class. Such a person is a thief, which is equivalent to a high-quality talent among the thieves. So his men and horses are an important force.

At this time, although the thieves were known as company battalions, they had their own men and horses, and they commanded their own troops. It's just a matter of getting together and doing things together. Historically, even after a decade, each small leader still has a strong autonomy.

Wang Jiayin was very dissatisfied with Gao Yingxiang because he wanted to leave Shaanxi. You must know that the people here and outside the camp are all authentic Shaanxi people, and he can't figure it out if he wants them to leave their hometown and go over the mountains and mountains to Henan.

Gao Yingxiang naturally knew his situation, and if he wanted to cross the mountain and go to Henan Mansion, these peers would definitely not let him go easily. But he already felt that Shaanxi was not a place to stay for a long time. They are not capable of capturing the big cities here, so they can only operate in some remote mountainous areas. In this way, of course, a large number of peasants who cannot survive can be recruited. But there is a fatal problem, there is no food!

It has been three years since the severe drought in Shaanxi, and ordinary people have long had no grain stockpiles. If they continue to toss in Shaanxi without the help of the imperial court, more and more vassals will eat them to death.

"Second brother, Shaanxi can't live anymore, haven't you seen it yet? Let's stay here, a dead end, you look at our brothers, which one is not hungry and yellow-skinned. ”

Wang Jiayin, nicknamed Wang Er, was a little hesitant when he heard this, but he still insisted on saying: "If we run out of food, we will go to the nearby township to rob some big households, and we will not starve to death." These people do a lot of injustice and oppress the good, but we can still eliminate harm for the people by taking food, don't we kill two birds with one stone? ”

"How many big households can there be in Shaanxi, it won't be long before the imperial court fences us off, and when we can't get out, we just wait to starve to death."

Wang Jiayin slapped the table, and in his round eyes, the fierce light was revealed, and he said viciously: "Are you determined to leave?" ”

Gao Yingxiang was still thinking about the friendship of fighting together at the beginning, but when he saw that he was about to tear his face, he didn't care at all, but laughed and said, "What? I'm leaving, can you stop it? ”

"Gao Yingxiang, you are not rampant, you don't take a look, whose territory is this?"

Gao Yingxiang looked at it coldly, it was Wang Daliang who shouted, and Gao Yingxiang had always disliked this person. Because although he is also a peasant rebel, he is ruthless and vicious, and he can poison his subordinates and even other bandit leaders at every turn.

"Whose territory this is, I really don't know. Could it be that you Wang Daliang's? ”

Wang Daliang's face turned red, and then he pulled out the Pu knife in his waist and scolded angrily: "Our brothers have fought all the way here, and they are about to fight a decisive battle with the eagle dogs of the imperial court. A man with such a big body of yours actually wanted to leave his brothers behind and flee to Henan by himself. If you dare to leave, Lao Tzu will slash you alive! ”

Before Gao Yingxiang could speak, the two brothers behind him had already drawn their swords in their hands and said sharply: "Wang Daliang, you can try!" ”

Suddenly, Wang Jiayin slapped the table and said: "Everyone is a brother who was born and died, and now the soldiers and horses of the court are behind, and you are still committing suicide and killing yourself, what do you look like!" ”

"Humph!" Wang Daliang thought that he was not Gao Yingxiang's opponent, and if Wang Jiayin didn't help him again, it would be even more difficult to keep people. With a cold snort, he pinned the knife to his waist. "Since the second brother has spoken, I will give the second brother this face."

Gao Yingxiang smiled and said, "You can not give it, but do you have the guts?" ”

Wang Daliang's face suddenly turned red, and he wanted to cut Gao Yingxiang with a thousand knives, but he knew that whether it was personal bravery or his soldiers, Gao Yingxiang was better than himself. had to endure it with anger, not only did he hate Gao Yingxiang who humiliated him, but even Wang Jiayin held a grudge.

He thought he was helping Wang Jiayin speak, but this grandson not only didn't appreciate it, but he didn't even say a word for himself.

"Brother, brother asks you again, are you determined to leave?" Wang Jiayin stepped forward, and his dark and rugged face was filled with anxious helplessness and eagerness.

Gao Yingxiang was ruthless and said, "Second brother, listen to my advice and go out with my brother." You must know that the tree moves the dead and the people live, and Shaanxi can't stay. ”

"Everyone has their own ambitions, and since you want to leave, I won't force you to stay. The green mountains do not change, the green water flows for a long time, we will have a period in the future! ”

Gao Yingxiang flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked out of the dark room, and the subordinates behind him followed closely.

"Let the brothers clean up, cross the Zhuyang Pass today, rob some big households on the spot, and let the brothers have a full meal."

"Okay."

The thieves who stayed in place were repaired for the time being in this remote mountainous area. The Ming army, who has been chasing closely behind him, seems to have happened in the past few days, and has not stepped forward to force him.

If this had been placed a few days ago, it would have been impossible at all, and the court would have been eager for their people to flee for their lives with broken legs.

In the distance, the camp tent of the Ming army was actually empty.

Guyuan mutinied, mutinous soldiers robbed the state treasury property, turned to attack Jingyang, Fuping, Sanyuan, guerrilla Li Ying was floated. These border troops have always been on the verge of starvation.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang established the system of separating military and civilian registration, military households have been soldiers for generations. Defend the city along the border guard post for three points and plant it for seven points, so that the court does not have to give them food and wages. Lao Zhu once said proudly, "I raise a million soldiers, and it doesn't cost a grain of millet to the people." But this system, in the later stage, saw its shortcomings.

The army's tuntian was taken away by the officers and haoyou, especially the border army, and countless tuntian were robbed by foreign barbarians. However, the imperial court still did not pay food according to the ancestral system. Moreover, there are many wars along the border, and sometimes there is no time to farm, so the border army has been forced into a desperate situation.

The imperial court used troops against Henan, so that the thieves hidden in the Taihang Mountains made a comeback. The thieves brought a lot of pressure to the border army, so this long-suppressed survival story of the border army was staged in advance!