Following Zhang Cheng and the others, Tie Zhu, who had not spoken, turned sideways and let go of the burly man with a full beard, and then grabbed the other party's clothes and pulled them back suddenly, only pulling the other party out two or three steps away. The two face off!

After a short fight, Huang Kui's face changed greatly, he was an experienced veteran guard. Being able to pull him back three steps shows how strong the other party is!

Tie Zhu has fought so many battles, and he also sees that the opponent's martial arts are superior and difficult to deal with. And Zhang Cheng, who didn't know martial arts, saw that Tie Zhu suddenly pulled the other party back, but he only pulled the other party out three steps away, which shows how high the opponent's kung fu is!

"Stop!" Zhang Cheng shouted!

"Hmph, what's the matter, scared?" Bai Jingyi said with a disdainful face.

"Afraid? I, Zhang Cheng, have never been afraid! Hmph, since Bai Gongzi wants to teach my brother, then we have to accompany him! However, this fight is not colorful, but it is too boring! In this way, since you just gave 500,000 taels of silver to see the beautiful people, now we might as well use 500,000 taels of silver as a bet? "There is such a fat sheep, and if you don't slaughter it, you won't slaughter it.

"Humph! If you dare to bet, then I will accompany you! Let's talk about it first, life or death! Bai Jingyi was already angry and bloody, and said regardless of it.

"Iron pillar, be careful! Bear down! Zhang Cheng said to Tie Zhu, and then stepped aside.

The two signed a life and death certificate, came to the stage, hugged their fists, Huang Kui rushed up, and hit the face door of the iron pillar with a punch, the iron pillar dodged left and right, and was forced to the fence step by step, the iron pillar withstood the other party's punch in his chest, and then hugged the other party's waist, and then lifted the other party up, but Huang Kui grabbed the other party's clothes, and buckled the head of the iron pillar with both feet, so that the other party could not move. At the same time, the elbow of his right hand kept hitting the back of the iron pillar, and the iron pillar frowned, and he tried his best to smash the opponent to the ground.

Huang Kui was smashed to the ground, holding his chest and hurriedly lying down, and the kick kicked by the iron pillar was dodged by the other party. Huang Kui, who stood up again, looked at the iron pillar viciously, of course he could see that the other party didn't know any martial arts at all, but his brute strength was able to carry the tripod. It's ten themselves, none of them are each other's opponents. Moreover, from the other party's body, a bloody aura erupted, which made Huang Kui frightened.

Don't dare to slack off any longer, he carefully looked at the iron pillar, then went straight to the opponent's midriff, rushed to the iron pillar, got up and kicked the iron pillar in the abdomen, and the iron pillar grabbed the opponent's feet, and the two retreated again.

Tie Zhu couldn't help but take a few steps back, his face turned red, he took the initiative to attack this time, clenched his fists, roared, and rushed straight towards Huang Kui.

The body of two hundred catties stepped step by step, making a dull thumping sound.

Seeing that the other party was in such a posture, Huang Kui took a step back with his right foot, and also rushed over with all his strength.

Just as the two were about to collide together, Huang Kui suddenly slid downward, slid past the other party's crotch, came behind Tie Zhu, and punched the back of Tie Zhu's head.

"Not good! The iron pillar is going to suffer! Zhang Cheng shouted! And Bai Jingyi next to him was happy.

"Boom!"

"Poof!"

Huang Kui took more than a dozen steps back, spit out a mouthful of blood from his mouth, covered the ribs on the side of his chest, and knelt on the ground and couldn't get up.

Seeing that Huang Kui's sneak attack from behind was about to succeed, Tie Zhu clenched his fists and hit Huang Kui directly on the ribs that rushed up from behind!

Seeing that the iron pillar rushed over again, and kicked Huang Kui's chest, Huang Kui was kicked away again, blood sprayed wildly, and his clothes were dyed red.

"Stop!" Bai Jingyi hurriedly shouted.

Seeing the shouting above, Tie Zhu stopped his hand. Seeing Zhang Cheng nodding, he withdrew his hand.

Bai Jingyi hurriedly rushed down and helped up the seriously injured Huang Kui, he endured his anger and said, "We admit defeat!" ”

Zhang Cheng walked over slowly and said indifferently: "Hmph, originally you and I signed a life and death certificate, and we will not die!" But seeing that you still have some affection for your subordinates, it is not difficult for me to be for you! 500,000 taels of silver, bring it! Zhang Cheng didn't feel good at the moment, although Tie Zhu won by luck, he was also hit by the other party, and he was afraid that he was also injured! His only relative, for the sake of his own face, won Huang Kui regardless of his life. Zhang Cheng was moved, grateful, even uncomfortable, and angry in his heart!

"Give it to him! Let's go! Bai Jingyi gritted his teeth and shouted!

The servant beside him hurriedly took out a silver ticket, and the servant said hatefully: "This is the silver ticket of the Golden Money Bank, and any Golden Money Village will exchange it for you when it sees this silver ticket!" ”

After saying that, the three of them ran away in a gray manner!

Seeing that Bai Jingyi had run away, Zhang Cheng hurriedly stroked the iron pillar and asked, "Brother, how are you?" Are you okay? ”

"Brother, I, I'm fine! That person is very powerful, if I hadn't reacted in time, I'm afraid that it would be me who is lying here today! Tie Zhu covered his chest and said straightforwardly.

"Hmph, Western Bai family, from today onwards, my Zhang Cheng and your Liangzi are concluded! Let's go! Zhang Cheng said fiercely.

Ignoring the call from upstairs, Zhang Cheng and the others left resolutely.

Seeing Zhang Cheng and the others drifting away, the son who followed Zhang Cheng had more admiration in his heart, and more hatred for Bai Jingyi.

The servant beside him said, "This Bai Jingyi is really not a thing!" The lord actually married the young lady to such a person, I really don't know what the lord thinks! ”

Hearing the servant's words, the boy couldn't help but feel a little more sad, and he said indifferently: "The entanglement of interests between the families is more important than everything!" What's more, I, Nalan Bingyue, am a woman, what can I do? ”

The man who happened to meet Zhang Cheng and Bai Jingyi was Nalan Bingyue, who came out to relax after learning that he was about to marry the Bai family!

After returning to Qiao's Mansion, Zhang Cheng began to prepare to go north, but before that, he still had one more thing to do. With 500,000 taels of silver tickets in hand, don't spend it in vain! The first thing is to find a good storefront, take root in the territory of Wuzhou!

Zhang Cheng completely handed over this matter to Qi Tian and did not interfere.

Anyway, there is no money concern, and when Qi Tian chooses a store, he also chooses the best territory. So he bought an inn near the yamen of the state capital of Suyang City, and spent five thousand taels of silver. The original team reopened!

When he came to the "Sincerity Inn", Zhang Cheng saw the plaque and smiled. Isn't this a sign with your own name! Seeing the respectful Zhang Ying standing at the door, Zhang Cheng arched his hand and congratulated: "Yo! Boss Zhang, be the boss! Congratulations! ”

Zhang Ying also said happily: "It's all the young master and Brother Qi who can afford to be small!" You can rest assured, in the future, the small ones will do their best to take care of the sincerity inn! "Zhang Ying was originally a scout fire leader under Li Hao, and Zhang Cheng, who had a plan for a long time, found Zhang Ying from Li Hao, who was proficient in spying and collecting intelligence.

"Mmmm, it's not just about making money, you know?" Zhang Cheng patted Zhang Ying on the shoulder and said.

"The little one must remember the young master's entrustment, please rest assured! Next time, when you come to Wuzhou again, a small guarantee will make the sincerity inn take root and take root in Guangyuan County! Zhang Ying patted his chest and promised.

"Good! Qi Tian, give Zhang Ying 50,000 taels of silver, the dots that should be counted, and the expenses that should be spent! Do you understand? Zhang Cheng said. Zhang Ying and Qi Tian both nodded in agreement!

Zhang Cheng was very satisfied, the inn is the most crowded and frequent, and it is also the easiest place to inquire about information and weave information! It's close to the government, and it's a good place for people to come and go!

After establishing the outlet, Zhang Cheng prepared to go north. After purchasing a lot of 5,000 baskets of tea, 10,000 stone of grain and 10,000 stone of coarse salt, Zhang Cheng and his party went north to Jizhou and returned.

They traveled very carefully along the way, picking the small path to the north. Qiao Anbang sent people to protect him, Qiao Anbang has some relationship with the Qingzhou Yingzhou government, and Qiao Shaohui led the way, but he didn't encounter anything along the way.

Stepping into the land of Gyeongju, Zhang Cheng and the others were much more relieved. Gyeongju has Hohan in its town, and that is its own territory. After thousands of servants sent things to the tent of Huo Han in Yinan County, Gyeongju, they returned.

And just after entering Huo Han Shuaiyuan, he saw Yao Han! At the same time, Yao Han also brought back shocking news to Zhang Cheng!

"What do you say? A gang of horse bandits in Lingxian County was occupied? also hijacked Fang Ningyu? When Zhang Cheng heard Yao Han's words, he almost jumped up and shouted!

"General! I've figured it out! It is the black panther who occupies the county seat of Lingxian County! Ye Feng! Including all the folks in Zhangjia Village, they are all inside! Lord Jizhou Assassin Shi Fang asked us to immediately send troops to attack Lingxian! But there are six or seven hundred folks from our Zhangjia Village in the city! We don't fight, we don't fight! Master Cheng Shi has no idea, so he sent me over to ask you to go back and preside over the overall situation! Yao Han said hurriedly.

Zhang Cheng, who was sitting in the chair, had reached the peak of anger in his heart at this moment. Not for anything else, just because the black panther kidnapped Fang Ningyu!

Thinking about it with a gloomy face, Zhang Cheng stood up and said to Huo Han: "Commander, this time I went to Wuzhou, let me know a lot about the forces in the south. There is a mountain in the southwest corner of Gyeongju called Mount Taeak. The terrain there is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is the junction of the four states of Qing, Fu, Ying, and Run, and it is a chaotic place that does not care about it. Now that the lord has obtained Gyeongju, the next step should be to attack Yingzhou. And Taiyue Mountain is based on the high terrain, showing the trend of tigers, and there is a geographical advantage of tigers going down the mountain! It is an important base for us in the future! The Governor must send troops to garrison him! ”

Hearing this, Huo Han pondered for a moment, Huo Han looked at the sedum beside him and said, "Since that's the case." Sedum, you will take the Flying Tiger Division and immediately lead troops to garrison Taiyue Mountain! ”

Sedum, who was standing on the side and didn't speak, hugged his fists and was about to leave, Zhang Cheng stopped him, and secretly said to him with Huo Han behind his back: "You have to recruit more soldiers and horses in Taiyue Mountain, at least 30,000 horses, and it is up to you to do it." I can only give you some support of money and food, and finally, after you have a foothold in Taiyue Mountain, after the roots are deep and leafy, you must start to select reliable people to go to Cangzhou, there should not be too many people, just a few hundred people, set up a village in the mountains, and slowly expand the army. In the future, it will be used in the attack on Cangzhou. ”

Sedum nodded blatantly and assured Zhang Cheng: "Obey the general's orders, no matter how hard and difficult it is, you will never live up to the general's trust." ”

"Well, let's get ready!" Zhang Cheng nodded, and Sedum left to prepare for Huo Han's luggage.

Seeing Sedum leaving, Zhang Cheng said again: "Commander, something happened to Beidi County, I must return immediately." Take back my hometown! ”

"Do you want soldiers and horses?" Huo Han asked.

"That's not necessary, although Tian Haitao has an enmity with me, but Lord Fang is a state assassin, and he can control all the soldiers and horses in the place! There are 10,000 soldiers in Zhenxiongguan, and I only transfer half of them, which is enough to take Lingxian! Time is running out, I can't put it off any longer! I've brought these goods, Governor, and I'm going to trouble you to help me transport them to Northland! Zhang Cheng said with some urgency.

"Okay, don't worry! Be careful! Huo Han patted Zhang Cheng on the shoulder and said.

"Then, the last general is gone!" Zhang Cheng arched his hand, turned to the iron pillar Qi Tian Yao Han and said, "Let's go!" ”

While hurrying back, Zhang Cheng asked Yao Han: "What's going on?" Why did the black leopard suddenly appear in Northland County and occupy Ling County? Why was Fang Ningyu suddenly kidnapped? ”

"General Hui, that's right. According to the scout's report, the black leopard began to operate in the area of Beidi County half a year ago, and then slowly approached Ling County! Fang Ningyu's matter, according to Lord Fang of the Assassin History, she was curious about the changes in Northland County, and wanted to take a look at Northland County. But when he passed through Ling County, he was captured by the scouts of the black leopard! Yao Han rode on his horse and said.

"What's the matter with you scouts? Did a happy life make you both give up your scout instincts? Half a year ago, the black panther was operating in Northland County, but you didn't know anything about it? When Zhang Cheng heard this, he felt a little resentful in his heart.

"General, we have been busy for the past six months, and we don't have time to pay attention to what is happening in Northland County. If it weren't for Boss Zhang, who rushed to Lingxian to take office, he found out, we would have been kept in the dark so far! Hearing Zhang Cheng's reprimand, Yao Han was a little scared, but he still told the truth.

"It's all my fault! It seems that now I understand that I just get rich in business, and I can't achieve my goal without a strong strength as a guarantee! No matter, let's go back to Northland County! Drive! This can be regarded as Zhang Cheng's biggest experience when he went south this time. It's also how I feel after learning about the change.

The crowd quickened their pace and marched quickly towards the Northland County.

Twenty days later, Zhang Cheng and other twelve people who finally arrived in Lingxian County, Beidi County, had no time to stop, Zhang Cheng immediately summoned all the soldiers to understand the situation in Lingxian County!

Zhang Cheng sat on his war horse, looking at Lingxian City, and behind him Yang Wenzhao, Boss Zhang, Tie Zhu, Qin Chao and others all gathered behind Zhang Cheng.

Before he could speak, Fang Qian and Changshi, who learned that Zhang Cheng was back, rushed over, Fang Qian scolded with his head and face: "Zhang Cheng! You, you actually left the station without permission and left your post without permission, you are dereliction of duty! You, there is a bandit in your territory, and you don't know anything! You don't notice! Even if you have a meritorious role in rebuilding Northland County, it can't cover up your two major sins! ”

"I said, Lord Fang, don't sprinkle your daughter's resentment on my head with the kidnapping! You're angry, I'm angrier than you! Now, we must work together to eliminate the bandits in the city and rescue your daughter! Zhang Cheng also hated the black leopard in his heart, Fang Ningyu was arrested, and he felt very uncomfortable. You must know that horse bandits kidnap people, which is very difficult to have a good death in ancient times, and there is a great possibility of being raped and killed. Even if she barely survived, her reputation was in danger!

"Rescued? What if you rescue it? She was caught by a gang of horse bandits, can she still be good? I just want to kill these bandits now and avenge my daughter! Zhang Cheng, I now order you to attack the city immediately! Fast! Fang Qian scolded angrily.

"Hmph, Lord Fang, can't you see how high this Ling County is? Don't you know that with our thousands of good brothers and no siege equipment, we can storm the county town and fight against more than 3,000 men and horses in the city, and we can only go and never return? Thou hast been a counsellor of the Lord, and thou hast not seen it? ”

Zhang Cheng's series of interruptions stunned Fang Qian. He was also angry, of course he understood the truth in his heart, otherwise he would have taken the two hundred city patrols and garrisons he brought over and forced Yang Wenzhao to attack the city!

"Lord Fang, you are concerned about it. The current situation is not in our favor, for the sake of today's plan, only by asking Lord Fang to transfer 5,000 elite soldiers under Zhenxiong Guan Tian Haitao, we will have a chance of winning! Zhang Cheng said.

Fang Qian, who had calmed down, sighed as he looked at Lingxian County, and said, "Okay." Changshi, I bother you to hold my letter and go to Zhenxiongguan! ”

Changshi Wang Zheng promised to go.