When Tu County is in the south, Ma Qiu gathers. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Here is a radius of dozens of miles is all hilly areas, the mountains are undulating, dense forests are thick, and the official road from Shouchun to Dangtu winds through Maqiuju.

Maqiuju is a very famous natural settlement in Jiujiang County, where thousands of mountain families live. It is impossible to verify when these mountain people came to Machur. In order to resist the erosion of the powerful and the harassment of the bandits, they formed an armed force composed of young and strong people in the settlement, disguised as bandits, and were active among the green mountains and forests.

Due to the complex geographical environment here, the people do not obey the control, but they guard the traffic arteries connecting Shouchun and Dangtu, so Maqiuju has always been a headache for the previous county governments. Liu Miao had the idea of exterminating the bandits here, but finally gave up because it was too difficult.

The current leader of the Maqiu Ju bandits is the three heroes of the Mei family, in fact, the three brothers surnamed Mei, all of whom are in their twenties, named Mei Gan, Mei Cheng, and Mei Gan.

On this day, a special guest came to Mei's cottage, and after talking with Mei's Sanxiong for a while, they came to a small courtyard in the cottage.

There was a young man in the small courtyard who was practicing martial arts, and a silver spear was danced by him to phantom and silver, stirring up cyclones in the air, and his spear skills reached the peak of the realm.

Mei Sanxiong waited for the young man to put away his gun and stand before he stepped forward to greet him with reverence on his face.

"Boss!"

If anyone else was here, they would be very surprised that the Mei Sanxiong, who had a great reputation in Jiujiang, would call this young man the boss, who was this person?

However, the young man looked indifferent, "You guys are here, how are you practicing martial arts in the past few days?" ”

"We've been working hard, but our talent can't be compared to the boss, and the progress is very slow!" Mei Gan replied with some annoyance.

"It doesn't matter if you slow down, it will make your foundation more solid, as long as you practice diligently, you will improve. In addition, there must be more actual combat, and the test of life and death can also promote the improvement of martial arts. The young man said, "By the way, have you found any news in the past two days?" ”

Mei Qian replied: "The person who went to Liyang to inquire about the news has not yet returned, but we are here to ask you for something." There is a person in the cottage today who wants to invite us to deal with Liu Taishou together, and we want to ask your opinion. ”

The young man wondered, "Who is it?" ”

Mei Qian said: "Juncheng Yang Hong, he is here on behalf of Chen Ji. They wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of Liu Taishou being dragged in Liyang to take Shouchun. It is said that they also united Chen Lan, Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, and Xu Qian. ”

"What do you guys think?"

"We listen to the boss, but this time Liu Taishou is afraid that he will be in trouble, these Dazhai and all the horses in Dangtu City are estimated to be tens of thousands, not to mention that there is Yuan Shu behind him."

The young man thought for a moment and said, "Promise them first." ”

"Okay, I'm going to get rid of--huh? Boss, you mean to say yes? The three heroes of the Mei family all looked at the young man in surprise.

"Here's our chance!" The young man said: "If we can take this opportunity to catch them all, we will have enough credit to serve Liu Taishou." ”

"Boss, do you mean to pretend to form an alliance with them, but in fact you took the opportunity to destroy them?" Mei Cheng asked.

"Not bad!"

"But can we make it? We have too few troops. ”

"I didn't let you fight them head-on, just find an opportunity to kill a few main characters, won't it be over?"

"Boss, in fact, I think it's good for us to be like this, why do we have to go to the government?" Mei Cheng hesitated for a long time, but still asked this question.

"Remember what I said to you? If a husband stands in the world, he should serve the country and make meritorious contributions. What's more, this is not only for our own consideration, but also for the sake of the villagers in Machurju. It is very free to gather in Maqiu, and there is no need to be exploited by the powerful, but here the mountains and rivers are poor, there are too few fields, and the life of the villagers is too hard. You have to always guard against the conquest and suppression of the government, the previous county government was incapable, but Liu Taishou is different, if he is really determined to exterminate you, do you think he can escape? The young man glanced at Mei's Sanxiong lightly, looking a little disappointed, "Now that we are in troubled times, only by serving the Ming Lord can there be a way out, and Liu Taishou is such a Ming Lord." I won't force you, you don't go, I'll go alone! ”

Seeing that the young man seemed to be angry, Mei Qian hurriedly said: "Boss, my second brother is a fool, he can only see what is in front of him, don't blame him." You are a person with great insight and great ability, and we have to follow you to learn your skills! Whatever you say, we'll do! ”

"What about the two of you?" The young man asked.

"We listen to the boss too!" Mei Cheng and Mei Gan both replied.

"Good! I will not harm you, so you will do as I say. After the young man finished speaking, he explained some key points to the Mei Sanxiong, and sent them to negotiate with Yang Hong.

Two days later, a force of 10,000 people set out from Dangtu County and gathered towards Maqiu. This is exactly the soldiers and horses that Chen Ji put together temporarily, ready to go to Shouchun to seize the city.

After entering Machuju, the official road becomes narrow and winding. The troops marched very slowly, and it was not until dusk that they reached the vicinity of Mei's cottage.

It is surrounded by jungle for miles in front and behind, and the mountains are quite steep, making it completely unsuitable for large troops. Chen Ji and others were having a headache about this, and when they were discussing whether to march at night, Mei Qian offered to vacate the cottage for the troops to station.

Chen Ji and the others actually had this intention for a long time, but it was difficult to say it clearly, after all, the cottage was like someone else's home, and there were some military secrets that were inconvenient for outsiders to see. Although they are now in a partnership, who knows if this relationship will last. In case he becomes an enemy one day, Mei Gan's actions today may cause trouble for the cottage.

As a result, Mei Gan took the initiative to camp in the cottage, which made Chen Ji and others a lot closer to the Mei Sanxiong.

Mei's cottage is located in a valley less than a mile away from the official road, and it is the most open and dangerous place within a radius of dozens of miles. 10,000 troops were stationed there, and although it was a little crowded, it was far better than camping in the wilderness.

After settling the troops, Mei Qian warmly invited Chen Ji and other generals to the main hall for a banquet.

Of course, Chen Ji would not refuse, and Li Feng, Yang Hong, Chen Lan, Lei Yi and other major figures also attended gladly.

Wine and food had already been prepared in the cottage, and the Mei Sanxiong led Chen Ji and others to feast in the main hall, and arranged their guards outside the hall, accompanied by several guards of the Mei Sanxiong.

The wine and food are very rich, and the three heroes of the Mei family are all bold people, so the atmosphere at the banquet is very warm.

After three rounds of drinking, a few people who were originally a little wary gradually opened their hearts and drank without scruples.

Mei Qian saw that everyone was a little drunk, and gave the two brothers a vague look. The three of them all picked up the wine jug and added wine to Chen Ji and the others one by one, and after filling it up, a new round of toasting began.

When the three of them walked in front of Chen Lan, Lei Yi and another general, they suddenly took out a short knife and stabbed them in the chest. These men were defenseless at all, and they did not react until they were seriously injured, but it was too late by this time, and they only had time to scream and fall to the ground.

It happened suddenly, until the screams started, and the remaining Chen Ji and others in the hall were shocked, and they didn't have time to ask the reason, they drew their swords one after another, preparing to run to the door to call the guards outside.

How could the three heroes of the Mei clan give them a chance, after Mei Gan killed one person, he had already blocked the exit of the hall, and Mei Gan and Mei Cheng continued to force Chen Ji and the others with their knives. Since they had planned it a long time ago, they killed three people with higher force first, and the remaining three Chen Ji, Li Feng, and Yang Hong basically had no force, and they were forced into a corner after a while.

"Mei Gan, we have no grievances and no enemies, why do you want to do this? Do you know that I am the person of the rear general, and if I dare to disrupt the affairs of the rear general, am I not afraid of bringing disaster to Ma Qiuju? Chen Ji saw that there was no hope of escaping, and after fighting for a while, the guards outside did not move, so he could only verbally threaten, hoping to get a glimmer of life.

Mei Qian sneered, "You don't have to scare me, if Yuan Shu really has such a great ability, he still needs to cooperate with me, a little thief?" ”

"What's in it for you to do that? Don't forget, Liu Miao is our common enemy, and since you didn't accept Liu Miao's induction, you have been on Liu Miao's must-kill list. Yang Hong tried his best to suppress the fear in his heart and said.

"You, a white-faced scholar, are really not a good thing, and you know a lot about Liu Taishou! Yes, now we are still the target of Liu Taishou's conquest, but after today, everything will be different. ”

"You're going to send us to Liu Miao?"

"That's smart!"

"You have to think clearly, Liu Miao is difficult to protect himself now, and if you take refuge in him, you will not have a good life. It's better to serve the rear general with us, and even continue to be a bandit is better than following Liu Miao. ”

"When death is on the verge of death, you still want to fool me, I don't care about any former generals and later generals. I just listen to our boss! ”

"Huh? Your boss? Who is it? ”

"Me!" At that moment, a young man walked in with a sword.

Chen Ji and the others looked at it, wasn't this the guard who followed the Mei family Sanxiong before?

"Boss!" The three heroes of the Mei clan shouted at the same time.

"It's all settled outside, what are you talking nonsense? Bind them all. The young man said in an indifferent tone.

"Yes, Boss!"

Umegan didn't know where he got the rope, so he stepped forward to tie people up.

"Slow! Who are you? Chen Ji asked unwillingly.

"I'm just a little person who is not famous, my name is Yue Fei and Yue Pengju."