Chapter 53: Master Thieves

Zhang Xiang led the people to leave the small mountain village of the Lu family, and the Lu family made a big deal as soon as they made a move! At once, the Xiangfei Army was provided with half a month's grain and grass, but it was because of these grains and grass that the difficulty of marching was greatly enhanced.

The danger of Taihang Mountain is not in vain, there are many places that are very steep, and the horses can't go up at all, Zhang Xiang can only choose to keep detouring in order to keep these war horses in his hands.

Fortunately, the forests in Taihang Mountain are lush now, so there is no need to worry about the food of the war horses, although the war horses will be thinner a little, but at least they will not occupy the grain and grass of the soldiers, Zhang Xiang was very careful along the way.

But it is inevitable that some accidents will happen, Zhang Xiang lost some soldiers for this, of course, he also lost a few war horses, Zhang Xiang in line with the attitude that can not be wasted, these war horses finally entered the belly of the soldiers.

Zhang Xiang also ate some horse meat by the way, Zhang Xiang didn't want to eat the second time after eating the first time, the horse meat tasted too chewy, the teeth were not good at all, and the boiled horse meat would have foam, exuding a foul smell.

Zhang Xiang has stayed away from horse meat since then, but horse meat is also a rare delicacy for the soldiers below, and after the soldiers at the bottom have eaten horse meat, their eyes on the war horses have changed.

The cavalry felt furious after seeing these eyes, Lu Pi is worthy of being a hunter who has lived in the mountains for many years, and the route is very familiar, although because of the war horse, Lu Pi has to constantly adjust the route of travel.

But he always chooses the nearest road in the shortest time, which saves Zhang Xiang and the others a lot of trouble, and because of the existence of Lu Pi, the food loss of the soldiers has been greatly reduced, and he can always find the mountain treasures that Zhang Xiang has never seen.

Although it was a little bitter along the way, Zhang Xiang didn't feel bored, as if it was like an outing, so he stopped and stopped, and it took about half a month for Xiang Feijun to leave the Taihang Mountains and see the people.

Zhang Xiang was relieved to see that he had finally come out, and after a few more days in the mountains, the grain and grass would bottom out again, Lu Pi came to Zhang Xiang's side, "Not far in front of the general is Wangdu County." ”

Wangdu County has a long history, one of the three emperors and five emperors of Yao have left traces here, Yao Mountain is in the north, Yao Muqing is in the south, climb Yao Mountain, see Du Mountain, so it is named. Therefore, the most famous in Wangdu County are Yaoshan and Dushan, so Wangdu County can also be regarded as a mountain city.

Zhang Xiang's rebel army arrived in Gaoling Township, Wangdu County, which is very different from other villages, with only two kinds of landlords and tenants, and this Gaoling Township can be said to be composed of landlords' Wu Forts.

The entry of the Xiang Fei Army aroused the vigilance of these landlords, and the landlords here were guarded by their families, and when Zhang Xiang heard the sound of the gong, he immediately erected a banner of Chinese characters, for fear of causing any misunderstanding.

Although Zhang Xiang showed the flag, the people of Gaoling Township did not relax their vigilance, although they put down the swords and guns in their hands, their eyes were still firmly fixed on the soldiers of the Xiangfei Army, and they did not slack off at all.

The landlords' families in Gaoling Township don't believe in the government, so Gaoling Township has always been the head of each family, and the official positions such as Qiang Fu are also imaginary, just an empty shelf in name only.

No matter what happened, each family solved it by itself, so each family also formed a close alliance, and the Li family was the leading family in the landlord's house in Gaoling Township.

The ancestor of the Li family is Li Kuan, he is the retinue of Ban Biao in the late Western Han Dynasty, because Ban Biao is an honest official, so he was appointed as the head of Wangdu by the imperial court at that time, and finally died of illness in Wangdu, so he has a great reputation in Wangdu.

Li Kuan, as an entourage official, did not leave Wangdu County in the end, but chose to stay and take root, and gradually formed the current Li family, and the current Li family still retains the habit of paying tribute to Ban Biao, so it is deeply respected by the township.

Li Zhi, the current head of the Li family, found Zhang Xiang, "I don't know why the general came here?" "Li Zhi really lives up to his name, and a pair of eyes seem to be able to see through everything.

Zhang Xiang was also very stressed to talk to him, "Hello head of the family, I have to take the liberty of disturbing, and now there is no food in the army, so I want to ask all the families in the township to donate generously." ”

Li Zhi heard that he was here to ask for food, and there happened to be a worry in Gaoling Township, and it seemed that it depended on the little general in front of him, "The general is in need, of course it is incumbent on all families in Gaoling Township, but now is not the harvest season, and each family may not have much surplus grain." ”

As soon as Zhang Xiang heard it, he knew that Li Zhi was shirking, although Zhang Xiang had thought of it a long time ago, but when he really encountered it, he would still feel a little troublesome, and he couldn't rob it if he didn't give it to himself!

Just as Zhang Xiang was thinking of a way, Li Zhi said again, "Although there is not much surplus food at home, we will also fully support the general, but there has been a difficult thing in the township recently." ”

As soon as Zhang Xiang heard that there was a turning point in this matter, Li Zhi seemed to be about to open conditions, after all, Zhang Xiang agreed to ask for someone, "If there is any difficulty in the township, it will be solved for you." ”

Li Zhi: "That villain is here to thank the general, I am ashamed that a group of thieves have recently come to Gaoling Township, often stealing the treasures of various families, and even the classics of the class keepers kept by our Li family have been stolen, and I ask the general to help." ”

"This is easy to do, I will give you a satisfactory result in three days." Zhang Xiang said so, but he didn't have any bottom in his heart, who would know that those thieves didn't leave Gaoling Township after stealing things, and if they left, no one could find them.

Since he was able to steal things from the Wu forts of each family, but he didn't alarm anyone, he knew at a glance that it was a master's doing, and it was okay to let Zhang Xiang's rebel army fight, but he didn't withdraw from this kind of ranger.

But there is no way that Zhang Xiang's food in the army can only survive for five days, if it is not solved, it will cause a big mess, now it is not in the mountains, there are no people everywhere, once the soldiers are in chaos, Zhang Xiang does not dare to think about what the consequences will be.

Zhang Xiang sent the experienced Monza Yeshan to deal with the matter, and after a while, Monza Yeshan also came to Zhang Xiang with a sad face, Monza: "The lord is in trouble, I originally thought it was the thief who did it, but after a closer look, I found traces of ropes on the wall of Wubao, it is obvious that this group of thieves entered Wubao from the outside, and it is difficult for a veteran thief like this to be caught." ”

Hayama: "But there is also good news that this gang of thieves and stolen goods has not left Gaoling Township. ”

Zhang Xiang: "How can I see it?" ”

Hayama: "We followed the traces of the thieves all the way, although the clue was broken in the end, but their destination was not outside the countryside but in the township, so it can be concluded that this group of thieves did not leave, since they did not leave, it means that the stolen goods have not been sold, which is a good thing for us." ”

Zhang Xiang: "Is there any good way to catch them?" ”

Monza: "This Su Ye has a specialty, I am from a rogue, Hayama is from a reverse fight, we are not sure that we can catch these thieves in three days, we can only try our luck." ”

Zhang Xiang heard Monza say this, he was also a little discouraged, it seemed that he could only resign himself to fate, Xiang Feijun spent a night in Gaoling Township, and Jiang Kai found Zhang Xiang in the early morning, "The lord is not good, the ancient sword you gave me was lost." ”

Zhang Xiang knew that the only person who could do this kind of thing in Gaoling Township was the gang of thieves, Zhang Xiang was not only not angry, but also very happy, he was not afraid that the thieves would steal things, but he was afraid that this group of thieves would not show their heads.

Since these thieves are so arrogant, they must be very confident in themselves, so I will play with you, Zhang Xiang knows that he still has something on his body that can make these thieves see the eyes, that is, the jade dagger.

Zhang Xiang deliberately pinned the dagger to his waist and swaggered across the country, and on the evening of the next day, Zhang Xiang deliberately stepped up his guard, but Zhang Xiang waited all night and still did not wait for the thieves to come.

Zhang Xiang didn't know if his subordinates had scared them away, but this was also the only way for Zhang Xiang now, there was only one day before the date of Li Zhi's reply, and only the dead horse was a live horse doctor.

On the night of the third day, Zhang Xiang's dagger was gone, and Zhang Xiang remembered very well that he had seen this thing at dinner, so the dagger should not have been stolen for a long time, and it was very likely that the thief was nearby.

Such a thief master will generally appreciate the stunned expression of the lost owner, Zhang Xiang immediately summoned the generals, and the generals only knew that the ancient sword and jade dagger had been stolen at this time, and they were all very angry.

Zhang Xiang smiled and walked out of the tent, "Listen to the bandits hidden in the dark, aren't you happy at this time!" I feel a sense of accomplishment for stealing my things, but do you feel that your hands are itchy? You may not know who I am, then I will tell you that I am a medicine in Youzhou, you don't know how my reputation came about, but I am good at poisoning and how I feel now. ”

In fact, Zhang Xiang is deceiving the gang of thieves, the poison is indeed a little toxic, but the toxicity is not so great, it is just a little spinning flower, I remember that Huang Xiao taught him at the beginning, Gaoling Township just has this kind of flower, Zhang Xiang is just learning to use it.

Zhang Xiang had been waiting for the bandit's voice, this was also his only chance, and the thief did not disappoint him, "General, you are so despicable!" As long as you can cure this poison, I'll give it back to you. ”

Zhang Xiang: "I really haven't looked at this thing, if I were all your things." ”

"Doesn't the general think you're too greedy?" An inconspicuous man walked out, still wearing the clothes of the Xiangfei Army.

Zhang Xiang: "You are very smart, you know the person who pretends to be me, you are not wrong to say that I am greedy, but why are you thieves not greedy?" It's still up to you to choose those things. ”

"You're ruthless, this is where those things are hiding, go get them! It is hoped that the general will keep his promises. "The thief threw out a wooden strip with the place of hiding carved on it, and Monza himself went to that place.

After a while, he returned to Zhang Xiang's side, "The lord is the same, I also found one thing, judging from the traces, there are only two people in this gang of bandits." Zhang Xiang smiled, thinking that the two of them would not want to escape the palm of my hand.