Zhang Chu stopped Wei Xue, who was just about to leave, got up and said, "Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, there should be no more hatred between us, you can bring back your injured brothers." ”

"Thank you so much." Wei Xue bowed and said.

Tanma, who went back yesterday, reported to Wei Xue about the situation after the war. The security forces carried the thieves who did not escape into the camp, regardless of whether they were seriously injured or lightly injured. This is very different from other officials, soldiers, and thieves. As is customary, no one cares about the wounded, and even more so, they will make up for the ones who are not dead. In this cold season, even if they are not killed, there are few people who can survive the night.

Zhang Chu took Wei Xue to a corner of the camp, where the thieves, wounded and prisoners were gathered, and the wounded were treated simply, and when they saw Wei Xue, they didn't know what to say. Zhang Chu ordered people to prepare stretchers, and the prisoners carried the wounded and followed Wei Xue away.

Wei Xue returned to Fugu, Wang Jiayin was a little anxious when he waited, and when he came back, he hurriedly asked, "How is it, what did Zhang Chu say." ”

"Zhang Chu said that as long as we leave Fugu, he can not attack us." Wei Xue replied.

"He still wants to take Fugu." Wang Jiayin said hatefully. "Fugu, we always have to give up, it doesn't matter if it is left to Zhang Chu." Wei Xuegui persuaded. "Where can we go without Fugu? This must be my hometown, and I'm really reluctant to do it. Wang Jiayin said with a sigh. Zhang Chu gave us an idea. We can go south to attack Shenmu, capture the ferry, and then cross the Yellow River east into Hequ County. In this way, they have gained more space for maneuver and are free from the encirclement and suppression of the official army. "Wei Xue said Zhang Chu's suggestion." This is really what Zhang Chu said, what good is this for him. Wang Jiayin asked suspiciously.

"He said that he has weapons and equipment equipped with tens of thousands of people, and when we expand our power in the river meander, we want to sell it to the king." Wei Xue replied cautiously.

"This Zhang Chu is really a master who wants money and doesn't want his life, he is not afraid that we will come back to him for revenge when we grow stronger." Wang Jiayin was very contemptuous of Zhang Chu's open-eyed and short-sightedness.

"With his character, he is really not afraid, as long as he can make money, he dares to do anything." Through several transactions, Wei Xue can be regarded as seeing Zhang Chu through.

"But his idea is really feasible, as long as he doesn't get in the way, we will definitely have no problem jumping out of the encirclement of the official army." Wang Jiayin thought for a while and said.

"Judging from these transactions, although Zhang Chu loves money, he also counts." Wei Xue echoed.

Wei Xue's answer made Wang Jiayin make up his mind, and he got up and ordered: "Inform the whole army, pack up your things, and enter Shenmu early tomorrow morning, and you must take the ferry of Shenmu." ”

Early the next morning, Wang Jiayin led the team to leave Fugu County and drive south.

Zhang Chu spoke and counted, did not attack, and only sent people to follow from a distance to check the situation. When all the thieves withdrew from Fugu, the security army sent a small force to occupy the county seat of Fugu.

Wang Jiayin saw that the security army did not move, so he relieved his heart, led his men and horses all the way to the south, and launched an attack on the ferry of Shenmu.

The officers and soldiers guarding the ferry had been without food and pay for several months, and when they saw the tens of thousands of troops attacking, they had no heart to resist, and before the officers and soldiers who were fighting fled without a trace. Wang Jiayin easily occupied the ferry and immediately collected boats and began to cross the river. Zhang Chu only led the soldiers to look at it from afar, as if he had been cut off by a thief.

A few days later, all the thieves crossed the Yellow River, and Zhang Chu led his troops to occupy the ferry.

Wang Jiayin looked back at the banner of the security army on the east bank of the Yellow River, and his mood was very complicated. As the saying goes, his homeland is hard to leave, and he is really reluctant to leave his hometown, but since the incident, he has eaten up all of his hometown, and it is difficult to stay in one place for a long time. Shaanxi, a barren land, simply cannot feed a large number of troops with the power of one place.

Finally, after glancing at his hometown, Wang Jiayin turned his head and led the team towards Hequ County.

Wang Jiayin's team had a strong appeal among the displaced people, and everywhere he went, the hungry people of Hequ actively cooperated and captured the county seat of Hequ in one fell swoop.

With food, Wang Jiayin began to recruit troops again, and Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Wang Ziyong, and Li Zicheng in the righteous army also came to Hequ to meet Wang Jiayin. Wang Jiayin was recommended as the king, and Wang Ziyong was the left prime minister, and Wang Jiayin's team was greatly boosted, and the number of the team grew to more than 200,000 people.

Zhang Chu chose a location at the Shenmu Ferry and began to build a large number of buildings, and the displaced people recruited from the extended craftsmen were busy on the construction site. A fortress will be built at the ferry crossing, blocking the choke point from Shaanxi to Shanxi. After that, the security forces were stationed in the fortress of the ferry, and with the current strength of the officers and thieves, there was no other way but to besiege it for a long time. If the thieves and the officers and soldiers had besieged the fort, they would have starved to death if they had not starved and surrendered to the people in the fort. There is no problem for the security forces to hold this important stronghold of Shenmu.

At the same time, the transformation of Fugu County is also underway, the original straight city wall has been increased by many edges and corners, becoming strange, and an enlarged version of the fortress will appear on the land of Shaanxi at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Fugu became an important hub for the security forces to connect with the Saiwai grassland.

Zhang Chu attached great importance to the transformation of Fugu and personally supervised the construction of the project in Fugu.

A large number of craftsmen were transferred from Zhongyang, Yanchang and other places in batches.

There was also a person Zhang Chu didn't expect to come with the craftsman. Deng Qingnian, who was in charge of the management of all the craftsmen of the security army, also went to Fugu with the team.

Hearing the news, Zhang Chu immediately welcomed Deng Qingnian into Fugu County, he knew that Deng Qingnian would not leave the factory easily, and there must be something important this time. After the two came to the county government that had been changed into the Marshal's Mansion to greet each other, Zhang Chu asked, "What kind of wind blew you here?" The project here has your apprentices. "I came here this time for an important matter, and I didn't have time to report it to you first, so I ran over directly." Deng Qingnian hurriedly said. "What's so urgent?" Zhang Chu became serious. "It's about Yulinwei." Deng Qingnian explained his intention to Zhang Chu and began to introduce the situation.

Zhang Chu of Yulinwei is very familiar, Zhang Chu traveled to Yulinwei for a long time, and brought back the entire hundred craftsmen where Deng Qingnian was located.

The other soldiers who remained in Yulinwei were getting more and more sad day by day.

As an important guard on the side wall of the Ming Dynasty, it has become more and more decayed in recent years. The Mongol power weakened, and the Ming army's defensive focus shifted to the north, and material and financial resources were also tilted to that side. Coupled with the exploitation of the generals, the soldiers of Yulinwei have been in arrears for several years, and many have fled to join the thieves, leaving those who have not eaten the last meal.

The security army went to Fugu to fight a prestige, and it has long been rumored among the Yulin defenders that the soldiers of the security army are well paid, even if the rumors are not true, the treatment is better than starving in Yulin. The security army occupied Shenmu and Fugu, and Yulinwei was in an awkward position between Fugu and Yanchang. The well-intentioned people of Yulinwei saw the situation clearly, secretly contacted the soldiers in the guard, and prepared to join the security army. They thought of Deng Qingnian, an old acquaintance of the health center, and sent someone to contact Deng Qingnian. Deng Qingnian didn't dare to make his own decisions. Hurriedly ran to Fugu to discuss with Zhang Chu.

Zhang Chu was very happy when he heard this, he didn't have the idea of beating Yulin Wei, but the Yulin Acropolis was strong and heavily guarded, so it couldn't be easily captured. You can only think about it in the long run. Now that the fat meat is delivered to the door, there is no reason not to eat it.

Zhang Chu immediately asked Deng Qingnian to contact Yulinwei's people to study how to occupy Yulinwei.