Liu Jin is a confidant of Shen Yikui, but he values righteousness but also clearly distinguishes between public and private. If Shen Yikui really planned to clean up Zhang Mengjin and his gang when he was still a thief, Liu Jin would definitely try his best to cut off Zhang Mengcheng's head, and at the same time would desperately protect the family left behind by the Zhang brothers.

Liu Jin once joked to Zhang Mengcheng after drinking, although Zhang Mengcheng only smiled at the time, he knew that the other party was telling the truth.

It is precisely because he understands Liu Jin, a neat man, that Zhang Mengcheng, who is puzzled by Liu Jin's rather sneaky behavior this time, is very uneasy. He was a little skeptical, could it be Shen Yikui, the former big boss, who was now planning to deal with Zhang Mengjin and his gang.

Zhang Mengcheng had also heard a little about what was happening in the military fort in the north, and there were even rumors that Yang He had a list in his hand that he planned to clean up.

Now that the supply of materials in Ningsai Fort is insufficient, but the people of Duhe Fort can eat enough, Shen Yikui may want to stretch his claws to Jinding Mountain.

It is likely that Liu Jin was sent by Shen Yikui to negotiate with Yang He, the governor of the three sides, to deal with Ding. It was just on the grounds that the recent uproar of the soldiers in the northern military fort was used as an excuse to eradicate Zhang Mengjin's forces, so that he could get the grain of Jinding Mountain.

Zhang Mengcheng, who felt that he had to be guarded against, wanted to inform his eldest brother Zhang Mengjin of his worries. But the eldest brother is currently in Huanxian County, leading troops to hunt down and kill Liu Wu and Liu Liu's subordinates.

As for Guan Zhiqing, the second master, because his mother died in Ansai, he and Zhou Shaoteng took Guan Yuze home to mourn, so Zhang Mengcheng couldn't discuss with him. And Zhao Wankui, the third master, is now also in Huanxian County, and he can't make up his mind.

So now the only people who know about this matter are the three leaders of Ma Xiangbo, Che Jibao, Wei and Yong, who are stationed in the Duhe Fort. They had begun to secretly guard against the actions of Ningsaibao, and sent people to send a message to the big bosses who were still in Huanxian County.

And Zhang Zhaoen, the other leader of Jinding Mountain, was too reckless, and because the court did not issue a reward for his last military exploits, Zhang Zhaoen was already quite resentful. So in order to avoid further irritating him, Zhang Mengcheng did not tell his nephew about his worries.

"Master, I'm taking someone out on patrol." Su He walked over with the horse and said to Zhang Mengcheng.

"Go ahead, pay more attention to the actions in the north this time. If you run into Xigui and them, tell Xigui to let him explore the situation in the northeast and come back. ”

"I see, sir." After listening to the order, Su He led several cavalry to leave the cottage quickly, and Su He and several of his cavalry showed riding habits during the march that were somewhat different from the riding habits of the main body of the cottage. Because they were either Mongols or residents of the Ming Dynasty who had fled back from Mongolia.

There were originally Mongols in the Jindingshan cavalry, and later Zhang Mengjin captured Ningsai and incorporated some more, and then Zhang Mengcheng added some after collecting horse bandits on the border.

Some time ago, after the garrison of Duhe Fort, some Mongolian Yiding who had been captured alive or took refuge joined Zhang Mengjin's gang. Now the number of Mongols under Zhang Mengjin's command has exceeded 30, and Zhang Mengjin, the big boss, has begun to expand the sentinel cavalry detachment.

Although more than ten sentinels such as Su He and Xigui were sent out to patrol, Jinding Mountain still had a certain amount of mobile cavalry strength. The previous wounded have returned to the team one after another, and Zhang Mengcheng has also completed the preliminary training of the manpower removed from the infantry team. At present, there are more than 60 people in the Jinding Mountain cavalry team, which can fully cope with the escort work around Jinding Mountain.

In fact, with the armed forces of Duhe Fort and Jinding Mountain, they may not be able to defeat Shen Yikui's men, but Zhang Mengcheng is worried that Shen Yikui will make soft moves. If Shen Yikui persuaded Yang He and put Zhang Mengjin and his gang on guard. even directly ascended and descended secretly, separating the original leader of Jinding Mountain from his footmen. There is really no good way to deal with that Duhe Fort, and at most it can only retain the armed forces of Jinding Mountain.

While Zhang Mengcheng was thinking wildly, a small group of cavalry entered the cottage. It turned out that Wei Heyong brought people and drove them over from Duhe Fort. After Wei Heyong entered the cottage, he handed over the horse to his subordinates, and he directly found Zhang Mengcheng and said: "The big boss has finished his work in Huanxian, and now he is leading the team back to Duhe Fort." He sent Lao Fan back first to deliver a message saying that we should prepare for the autumn harvest with peace of mind for a while. In addition, he also asked us to say hello to Artemisia Peak. Everything will wait for the big boss to come back. ”

"Then I'll get ready, and I'll run to the top of the mugwort right away. It's up to you to watch the things in the stockade, Huzi is too impulsive, and I haven't told him about it yet. You watch him for me, too. ”

"Xiucai, you're really confused, and you don't want to see what time it is. If you set off now, how could you still reach the top of mugwort today, do you plan to spend the night in the wilderness? Wei Heyong saw that Zhang Mengcheng was actually planning to leave immediately, and directly reminded him that the hour was not early.

Hearing Wei Heyong's reminder, Zhang Mengcheng also reacted. The hour is almost the time of Shen, and the peak of Artemisia is more than a hundred miles away from Jinding Mountain. Even if Zhang Mengcheng rode a fast horse to the top of Artemisia in the dark, in case he was shot by the night watchman because of the darkness, it would be too late for Zhang Mengcheng to cry. So Zhang Mengcheng dispelled his thoughts and said to Wei Heyong: "Then I'll set off again tomorrow, Old Wei, we haven't seen each other for a while, I still have some sweet potato wine, go to my place and try it." ”

"It's not convenient for me to look like this, let me go back and wash up, and talk about it after dinner." And I haven't seen my aunt and children for a while, so I'll go to you for a drink in the evening. Wei Heyong rode directly from Duhe Fort, and he was indeed a dusty servant, even if Zhang Mengcheng didn't care, he himself was uncomfortable.

"This is my Meng Lang, you really should have a good get-together with your sister-in-law. You go back first, my sister-in-law should have known that you had rushed back to the cottage at this time, and Bacheng was preparing at home to wait for you to go back. I won't do those things that are uninteresting, you and your sister-in-law have a good gathering today. This wine, wait until I come back from the top of the mugwort to drink it, maybe at that time, I can bring some local products from the top of the mugwort to bring back the wine. Zhang Mengcheng postponed the banquet with a very good look, and planned to bring back some local products from the top of the mugwort. The top of the mugwort is continuous in the mountains, and in the past, Cai Dwarf and his children often went into the mountains to hunt. This time Zhang Mengcheng went to the top of Artemisia, and he will definitely be able to get some game.

"Then my old Wei Ke will have a good mouth, let's make a decision. When you come back from the top of the mugwort, I will ask your sister-in-law to cook two good dishes, and then our brothers will have a good chat for the night. ”

"Then it's a deal." After saying that, the two laughed and returned to their respective residences.