On the second day of the second month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, the officers and soldiers who had finished collecting grain set out from Quziyi in the south of Huanxian County and began to sweep the nest of thieves entrenched in Dongchuan. At this time, among the many officers and soldiers who went out to fight, Zhang Mengjin, the garrison of Ningsai, also rode into the mountains with his 500 paces to suppress the thieves.

Although some people wondered why it was only the garrison who came, and not the Ningsai general on Yansui West Road. But seeing the elite soldiers under Zhang Mengjin, everyone thought that the combat strength of this army was definitely much better than that of the troops led by ordinary generals.

For this former comrade, many thieves in Dongchuan also have a very clear understanding. Therefore, the thieves all warned each other that if they encountered an official or soldier holding a seven-star flag with a yellow edge and a black background, they must flee in advance, and they could not fight casually. Coupled with the large number of other officials and soldiers, the thieves did not dare to take the initiative to fight. Like Hao Lin'an and other big leaders of the thieves, they all squatted in the lair with their subordinates and did not dare to come out.

Zhang Mengjin's sentinel detectives continued to explore in the high mountains and deep streams of Dongchuan and the sheep intestine trails. Not only Fan Shunjiang and Che Jibao, but Yu Baocheng also took Chen Weili, a former thief in Huanxian County, to constantly search for the traces of the thieves who were hiding.

Chen Weili, who was nicknamed Top Smoke, has been completely integrated into Jindingshan's interest system after staying under Zhang Mengjin for so long. At this time, he was looking at the undulating terrain, and kept deducing to Yu Baocheng where the thieves might be. "Look at that mountain, when I was still in Papaya Mountain with Liu Da in charge, I took my brother to escape from the official army there. Unexpectedly, today I put on a cigarette and led the officers and soldiers to kill the thieves. ”

"Back then, Liu Blind had a lot of reputation around here, why was he kicked out so easily? It's a pity that all the good foundations have been taken up by outsiders. Now which of the thieves in these places is still a familiar friend in the previous way. "Yu Bao was born as a hooligan ruffian, and he used to know a lot of bandits and bandits in the mountains of Huanxian County, but after a few years of thieves' rebellion, his former acquaintances have disappeared.

Chen Weili heard Yu Baocheng's emotion, and he was also a little sentimental about the changes in the world. said to Yu Baocheng: "Some people think that they can make a fortune in the troubled times, but some people are robbed of their inheritance by countless new thieves outside. In this world, in addition to having a body of martial arts and a bunch of brothers to take care of, you must also have a pair of good eyes. It is because we have not seen the changes in the world that we have buried the foundation that we have worked hard for many years. The nickname of Liu Da is Liu Blind, and he really deserves this name. ”

Yu Baocheng also agrees with Chen Weili's feelings. Led by Zhang Mengjin, they worked together to lay the foundation of Jindingshan. Even with the outstanding skills of Zhang Mengguang, Ma Xiangzhong, Fan Shunjiang and others, two of the original eighteen horsemen were still killed one after another.

If it weren't for Zhang Mengcheng, a talented showman, who saw clearly the changes in the imperial court's appeasement policy, maybe all of them would have died, and Jindingshan Bacheng would continue to change the banner, and the officials, soldiers and various leaders would take turns to station.

Chen Weili, who was still sentimental, suddenly became a little alert. Facing Yu Baocheng and several other soldiers from Jindingshan, he made a gesture of silence and took them to hide quietly.

In fact, when Chen Weili made a gesture of silence, Yu Baocheng also saw the movement in the mountains and forests in the distance. There was no wind, but the grass and trees shook slightly. Yu Baocheng knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly bent down and hid with other subordinates.

After a few people waited patiently, several thieves came out of the trees in the distance. As the other party continued to approach, Yu Baocheng also saw the other party's appearance clearly. The seven thieves, both old and young, had a wary expression on their faces. But at the same time, the touch of dishes shown made Yu Baocheng know that their life must not be very good.

Chen Weili prepared the crossbow arrow in his hand and looked at Yu Baocheng with an inquiring expression. Yu Baocheng thought for a while, then nodded to him, and then gestured to several other subordinates. A soldier armed with a sword and shield and a soldier with a rod of boring palladium followed Chen Weili quietly to another place.

Yu Baocheng took the other three soldiers and continued to observe the approaching thieves on the opposite side, and at the same time prepared the crossbow arrows in their hands. Although Jindingshan has produced a lot of bird guns, they have been equipped to Zhang Mengjin of Ningsai. However, in the sentinel operations in the mountains and forests, Yu Baocheng and other foot soldiers are still accustomed to using crossbows as long-range weapons.

One of the thieves, a child who was only eleven or twelve years old, probably because of some weakness, was struggling to cling to a weed and climbing the dirt slope in front of him.

The leader of the thieves, a man in his thirties and forties, seemed to be the child's elder. After seeing the child's struggling climbing, he hurriedly went over and took a hand. The child who had finished the climb showed a bright smile at the man. The man, on the other hand, stretched out his hand and scratched his nose, whispered something, and continued with the team.

Looking at their warm appearance, Yu Baocheng's heart had a ripple, and a very nostalgic figure gradually became clear.

Yu Baocheng remembered the scene when he followed his father to climb the mountain to collect medicine when he was a child, and his father also helped himself in this way, who was still very weak and thin at that time.

Whenever I finish the climb with the help of my father, I always smirk at my father. And at this time, Yu Baocheng's father will also be like that man, who likes to scrape his nose with his hands.

Yu Baocheng's mother died of illness when he was very young, and it was his father who brought him up with hard work. Although Yu Baocheng's father has no culture, he has always been very kind, no matter what mistakes Yu Baocheng makes, he will not beat him, but will only be patient and tell Yu Baocheng the great truth he heard from the play.

When he was a child, Yu Baocheng thought that he would become a doctor when he grew up and earn a lot of money to take care of his father.

However, when Yu Baocheng was eleven years old, he and his father met bandits during a trip into the mountains to collect medicine. His father paid with his life to allow Yu Baocheng to escape.

After that, Yu Baocheng grew up in a mess with the charity of several relatives. In the end, he became a hated and feared ruffian, and his childhood dreams slept in the valley of security with his father.

The subordinates beside him saw that Yu Baocheng was a little distracted, so they reached out and gently pushed their leader. Yu Baocheng, who was reminded by his subordinates, finally remembered the current situation. He bit his tongue heavily, and forced the long-dormant figure in his heart down again.

Yu Baocheng aimed the crossbow arrow in his hand at the man. As the other party got closer and closer, Yu Baocheng held his breath and finally pulled the hanging knife in his hand.

The bolt shot out sharply, piercing the man's shoulder. And another soldier with a crossbow beside Yu Baocheng also shot a crossbow arrow and shot a thief with a strong crossbow. Shortly after the crossbow bolts were fired, Yu Baocheng rushed out with three of his subordinates.