Knife two leads. Probably in the southwest of the city of Tong" in Shaanxi Province in later generations. Guarding the long and face, Quduan gathered a large army here twice. He came out of Qingyang Mansion and was relatively close, so he arrived first. The Xu brothers came from Huazhou and arrived at Yaoxiao City on May 18.

At that time, the city was half surrounded by a company camp that stretched for miles. The 30,000 elite soldiers led by Qu Shiyin had already set up camp, just waiting for the arrival of the two armies of Shaanxi and Jingyuan. In the morning, the outpost sent by Xu Yuan and Xu Wei had already entered the city, reporting that the 40,000-strong army had almost arrived in Fuping and would definitely arrive at the assembly site within today. After Qu Duan heard the news, he ordered that the two armies of Jingyuan and Shaanxi did not need to go to Yaozhou anymore, and could be stationed in Fuping, and only Xu Yuan, Xu Sheng, and Xu Wei needed to come to discuss the military situation.

Fuping, the place of the Song and Jin wars in history, the 180,000 Western Army was defeated to the 80,000 Jin Army here, and since then almost the entire territory of Shaanxi has fallen into the hands of the Jurchens, and the Great Song Dynasty has lost the most important barrier in the west, and since then it can only enter the defensive on the whole front. So much so that Yue Wumu's Northern Expedition could only be fought alone.

Outside the city, the two armies of Jingyuan and Shaanxi were camping, and the Xu brothers had not had time to enter the city, and they were commanding the generals to settle down.

Xu Wei was soaked all over, his angular face was covered with sweat, he tore open his neckline and ordered: "Brother Zicai, you go and keep an eye on the point, don't pay attention to firearms." It's a dry day, and you can't get out of the pool. "Hujie's firearms are no longer the same as they used to be, and if any clumsy soldier makes a slip of paper, it's no joke.

Wang Yan took the order and left. Xu Wei instructed the generals a few more words. I was about to go to the Jingyuan military camp to see Xu Da, but I saw a group of people coming in a hurry, first in front of Zhang Xian, who was in charge of guarding, followed by several people. They were all on horseback, and they didn't know each other. Ran a few steps away in front of Xu Wei. The group dismounted. Zhang Xian strode up, hugged his fists and said: "Marshal, the leader of the Danzhou Righteous Army leads his troops to ask to see." ”

Xu Wei looked behind him, and saw that he was in his forties, wearing an iron armor on his upper body, not even a short shirt. Reveal your strong muscles. Square face, protruding forehead, eyes like copper bells, and a full beard like a broom! The waist chair handle knife is especially eye-catching. Because that knife is the scimitar of the Jurchen knowers. Several others. They are also people with fierce expressions and armor to carry out the army. The righteous army, Xu Wei has seen a lot, but it is rare to have such a look like a few in front of him.

After Zhang Xian finished speaking, those people came forward, bent on one leg, clenched their fists and half-knelt and said: "The villain greets the prince!" ”

"Please, Ben Shuai heard that there is a righteous army in Danzhou, which once captured the city and drove away the Jin army, but are you waiting?" Xu Wei asked with a gesture.

After the other party got up, he bowed down for the man: "It is the villain Zhang Zongma, the person from Benjiao Prefecture, the golden dog Kou Shaanxi, and the villain's parents and children were slaughtered, and they swore not to share the sky with Beiyi!" It is to gather loyal and righteous people to raise the banner of righteousness, raise 2,000 brave and strong people, and fight everywhere, a few days ago, found that the Jin people were empty in Danzhou, so they took the opportunity to attack. After the golden dog came to attack in a big way, he had no choice but to withdraw from the city.

Wen Jingyuan, Xu Dashuai and Xiang Gong sent troops to Yaozhou. I'm here to help! When the commander gave an order, the villain's 3,000 people were cut off and spilled blood. No more".

Looking at his appearance, it seems to be rough mine, and listening to his conversation, it seems that he has read a few sentences. Xu Wei paid special attention to this, and after he finished speaking, he asked: "Qu Dutong has already been Chen Bing Yaozhou, why don't you go to him?" ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as this sentence came out, Zhang Zong was stunned and sneered. Xu Wei frowned: "Why are you laughing?" ”

"Back to Dashuai, earlier in Shaanxi, more than a dozen righteous troops, tens of thousands of horses and horses gathered in Yaozhou, all willing to listen to the song and fight against the gold thief! Who knows, Qu Dutong suddenly led troops into Ningzhou. We also followed, but as soon as we arrived in Ningzhou, Qu Dutong summoned the commanders of the righteous army from all walks of life in the name of a banquet. During the banquet, there was a sense of merging the army. I refused, and fearing to provoke him, led my army out and entered Langcheng. I didn't know that some time ago, as soon as the commander of Xu under the command of the marshal left, he immediately sent someone to summon me to see him. I was afraid that he would have the intention of harming him, so I didn't go, and I went east again. Unexpectedly, Qu Dutong actually sent troops to chase after him! Kill more than 100 of my brothers! Like such a person who is determined to join the army and avoid the war, how can the villain be willing to vote? When Zhang Zongyi said this, his face was indignant!

In fact, there are many leaders of the rebel army who have the same idea as him. At the beginning, they were all inspired by the sentence "Literature and martial arts are Qu Da", and the stars came to Qu Duan's side like a moon. Full of hope that Qu Dutong can lead them to take revenge. Fight back against the gold thief. Who knows, the men and horses in their hands have become fat in the eyes of Qu Duan, who is expanding his army aggressively.

After hearing this, Xu Wei chuckled and said, "Then you come to vote for me, aren't you afraid of being caught up by me?" ”

Zhang Zong was stunned when he heard this, knelt down again, clasped his fists and saluted: "I have heard the name of the Purple Gold Tiger for a long time, like thunder!" The first battle of Dingrong. Xianggong flew across the river and defeated the main force of the gold thieves in one fell swoop. I really admire it. Hearing about the Hedong Righteous Army earlier, I was very yearning! Therefore, all the brothers are willing to go to the tent of the great commander to obey his orders! ”

Xu Wei nodded and reached out to help him up. Encouraged: "Okay, but anyone who is iron-hearted to resist gold, Ben Shuai is welcome!" At this point, after thinking about it, he added, "In this way, there are already several volunteers accompanying the army, how about you go to the periphery and set up camp and lead the department to assist the officers and soldiers in carrying grain and grass?"

These rebels are motivated by the hatred of the country and the family, and raise troops to resist Jin, and their ambitions are commendable. But in the final analysis, the righteous army is a righteous army in the end, and if you really want to do it hard, you still have to rely on the regular army. Therefore, helping with chores can be regarded as doing a part of the anti-gold effort.

However, Zhang Zong's stunned appearance is not like he came to be a handyman. Zhengse said: "Dashuai, although there are only a few thousand people in our department, we have fought seven or eight battles with the golden dog, and we are definitely not the kind of stragglers who flee from the wind and are about to collapse at the first touch." And. The villain is very aware of the situation of the Duyan Jin Army, and he will definitely be able to help the handsome! ”

Xu Wei saw that since he dared to say big things, he must have some ability. He smiled and said, "Then you can talk about it." ”。 The handsome Rong Yu, at present, the main force of the golden dog is besieging Yan'an. Its marshal's mansion is located in Duzhou, and there are only thousands of soldiers and horses in Danzhou and Fangzhou, mainly to deal with the rebel army, and most of the rebel army in the territory of Jiaoyan has moved to the mountainous area. But in the past half a month, Beiyi has been unable to endure the scorching heat. It is rare to go out of the city, Zhang Zong said in a deep voice.

Although he had known what the other party said, Xu Wei still nodded approvingly:. Yes, Ben Shuai underestimated you. Then let you join the army

Zhang Zong was overjoyed when he heard this, and thanked him repeatedly. After Xu Wei instructed him to settle properly, he looked for Xu Sheng and went to the Jingyuan military camp.