Fenggao City, Taishan County, Qingzhou, is the closest to Julu County in Jizhou, so Zang Ba returned here earlier than other brothers, but after returning here, he suddenly realized: his family was no longer in Taishan County and moved to Donghai County.

Zang Ba was a little crying and laughing at this, because he planned to go home to see how his father and his two younger brothers were doing, and then decided to go out to find the teachings of a good teacher and improve his martial arts literacy, but he didn't want to live in Taishan County for many years The habit of making him unable to adapt for a while, he returned here by mistake.

Because he had made meritorious contributions in the quelling of the rebellion in Guangling County, Zang Ba's distant uncle Zang Min, who was in the position of Yangzhou Assassin, had played the court on behalf of their black feather crows, which also made the Xuzhou Mansion finally revoke the reward of 2,000 taels of silver for Zang Ba, otherwise Zang Ba would not dare to mix into Taishan County.

But in the face of Taishan County, which had no family, Zang Ba wandered around the city for a long time and did not find any place to stay, so after visiting a few of the Jian'er brothers who had been mixed together, he left the city, but he didn't expect that as soon as he came out of the city gate, he was blocked by a group of people.

"Are you...... Leader Xu? ”

Zang Ba thought that the other party was a thief who saw him on the road alone and had evil intentions, but he didn't expect that the other party was an old acquaintance. After he looked at it carefully, he was slightly surprised to see that the middle-aged man who was smiling at him was actually the leader of the Taishan Army, Xu Xun, who had played a major role in rescuing his father.

"Xuan Gao, don't look unharmed!"

Xu Xun smiled and beckoned to Zang Ba, and behind him, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, and Chang Xuan, who had been in front of him, also greeted Zang Ba with different expressions.

I haven't seen him for more than a year, Xu Xun, the head of the Taishan Army, has lost a little bit of his original heroism, his temples have looked a little gray, and he can't help coughing when he speaks, which makes Zang Ba very sorry that this heroic man who fought hard in Taishan County Captain Ma Yan is now aging to such a field. On the other hand, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, and Chang Xian, these four original pawns of the Taishan Army have changed greatly. Not only is his body much stronger, but his eyes have also become bright, obviously because he has gradually begun to emerge in the Taishan Army, he looks confident.

"How did Leader Xu come here?"

Seeing that it was an old acquaintance, Zang Ba also believed that the other party would not harm him, so he was a little less vigilant and added a little enthusiasm, because now that his relatives are not in Fenggaocheng, Xu Xun's Taishan Army can also be called his old friendship like a friend, and even before Zang Ba was thinking about taking advantage of his difficulty to return to Taishan County, whether to visit Taishan Army and Xu Xun. But after thinking about it, Zang Ba gave up. Because after more than half of the Taishan army was lost, Xu Xun led the remnants of the brothers to hide in Mount Tai, even Zang Ba didn't know where they would go, which means that even if Zang Ba wanted to visit Xu Xun, he might not be able to find them.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xun came over and found him by himself, which made Zang Ba very happy and surprised.

"I'm here to do some business in Fenggao."

Xu Xun was also happy, and when he saw that Zang Ba had doubts, he replied with a smile.

He said this. Zang Ba's expression suddenly became strange. Thinking about it, you must know that because of the old Taishan Taishou He Ying and Ma Yan, the county governor, Xu Xun and his Taishan army suddenly became the local thief army of Taishan, especially after Zang Min tried his best to clear the charges for Zang Ba and others. Xuzhou Mansion was the original crime and hatred of killing the county Taishou and the county lieutenant were all added to Xu Xun and Taishan Army, and Xu Xun dared to swagger outside the city at this juncture, which really made Zang Ba very admirable.

It seemed that he had seen the wonder in Zang Ba's heart, and Xu Xun smiled. Shaking his head and explaining, "Xu knows what Xuangao thinks...... Indeed, there are countless people in Fenggao City who hate Xu. However, there are not a few people who understand the grievances and grievances of that incident back then, plus Xu has spared no effort to communicate with the officials in the city over the years, I believe that although Xu's wanted notice is still posted on the notice board at the city gate, the county government will no longer regard us as a thorn in the side that cannot be eliminated......" Speaking of this, he blinked, and joked with a narrow face, "How can Xu say that he was also the governor of Juping County back then, although he is not as connected as Xuangao, but no matter how he says, he will not be able to mix in Taishan County." ”

Zang Ba was stunned, only then did he realize that Xu Xun was referring to the fact that his wanted warrant in Xuzhou Mansion had been revoked. Although he didn't agree with Xu Xun's statement, Zang Ba didn't explain much, because according to the heinous crime committed by the Black Feather Crow in Taishan County, if it weren't for Yangzhou Assassin Shi Zang Min is Zang Ba's distant uncle, Zhang Huang and others would never have had the opportunity to enlist in the Guangling Army to make meritorious contributions, and from this point of view, what Xu Xun said was actually not very wrong.

"Does Chief Xu do business with the city?" After being relieved, Zang Ba asked the most curious doubt in his heart.

"Ahh Xu Xun nodded when he heard this, and said with a little melancholy, "After all, my Taishan army also has thousands of mouths waiting to eat, if you can't find a way to make a living and make some money, I'm afraid that the arrogant guys under my hands will go their separate ways." ”

"The county government doesn't care about this?" Zang Ba didn't believe that the Taishan County Government would sit idly by and watch the Taishan Army in its territory grow stronger and stronger.

Hearing this, Xu Xun showed a slightly strange smile on his face, and said mysteriously, "This is the benefit of connections...... In the original case, except for He Ying and Ma Yan, our Taishan Army did not have any cases of mutilating other officials and people, so over the past year, Xu has also become acquainted with many local officials and big families. …… I believe that Xuan Gao also knows that this Mount Tai is not my Taishan army all the way, the Turtle Mountain south of Mount Tai, the Liangfu Mountain in the south of Fenggao City, Linle Mountain, and the Mengshan Mountain further south, those mountain kings who occupy the mountain are not better than Xu. ”

Zang Ba was stunned when he heard this, and immediately came to his senses, and asked in surprise, "Could it be that the county government intends to treat thieves with thieves?" …… Ahem, does the tyrant mean that the county government intends to support the Taishan army to fight the thief army in the remaining mountains? ”

Xu Xun didn't care at all about Zang Ba's gaffe and compared the Taishan Army to a thief, nodded and said in a deep voice, "When my Taishan Army was established, I made a rule: only rob the rich and not the poor; Plunder, not kill. Compared to those thieves...... Naturally, the county government is biased towards us. Not to mention that we don't loot much now......"

"Don't loot big households?" Zang Ba was even more surprised in his heart.

As if seeing the shock in Zang Ba's heart, Xu Xun was a little proud, and said with a smile, "Xuan Gao doesn't know, although my Taishan army suffered a catastrophe last year, but finally gained a foothold in the north of Mount Tai, and the wealthy families in the vicinity dare not take it lightly, so if they have a caravan to travel." They will all offer a large amount of money in advance, begging our army not to loot. I can wait for the payment that is enough for the mouth of the lake, so naturally I must abide by the faith. Over time, he also had a tacit understanding with the wealthy in the city and nearby, and he would not ask his brothers to keep an eye on the road day and night to see if there were any passing caravans to rob. ”

Sun Guan next to him couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Not only that, when some rich caravans want to go south, they also ask our brothers to send people to escort their caravans, no." Our Taishan army has become a thorn in the side of those bandits. ”

Zang Ba was dumbfounded when he heard this, he didn't expect that the Taishan army, which used to make a living by robbing the local rich caravans, had now transformed into a mercenary army, not only was it hired by the local rich caravans, but even the county government of Taishan County also wanted to support them to pacify the bandits in the other mountains.

Seeing that Zang Ba was surprised, Sun Guan and the others were also a little proud in their hearts, after all, the black feather crows left a deep impression on them at the beginning, and now they are gradually coming out of the Taishan army one by one. It seems that Zang Ba's appearance has not changed much compared to the beginning, which can't help but make them a little complacent.

"I don't know what Brother Zang is doing outside this year?" No, Yin Li said the little abacus in his heart in one sentence.

It's a pity to be against Zang Ba. Yin Li was destined to be disappointed.

"It's nothing." Zang Ba, who saw the small abacus in Yin Li's heart, smiled slightly, and said lightly, "At the end of last year, my brothers of the Black Feather Crow arrived in Guangling. Enlisted in the Guangling Army and went south to quell the rebellion, and was lucky, except that Zhang Huang, the leader of my Black Feather Crow, served as the capital and made meritorious deeds enough to be promoted to general. My brothers are all mixed up with the position of an uncle......"

Yin Li was dumbfounded when he heard this, and shouted in a lost voice, "How is it possible?!" ”

Zang Ba glanced at Yin Li and said slowly, "Otherwise, how do you think we will clear the charge?" ”

Yin Li was speechless all of a sudden, and his face was flushed, which made Chang Feng who was next to him secretly glad in his heart, glad that he didn't jump out to show off to Zang Ba.

Because they are all brothers who have friendships, Sun Guan, who has always valued affection, doesn't care about the embarrassment of his brother Yin Li, on the contrary, he feels a little funny. After glancing at Yin Li narrowly, he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Xuan, why did you want to leave the army?" ”

"At that time, I clashed with a few soldiers of the Danyang Army, and killed a few ...... by mistake" Zang Ba shook his head, as if he didn't intend to elaborate.

[Danyang Military ......]

Sun Guan and the others looked at each other, knowing that the reputation of the Danyang Army was known to the whole country, Zang Ba's words suddenly shocked them.

"And after that?" Xu Xun was also interested, and asked coldly.

Zang Ba's slightly lonely expression became even more gloomy when he heard this, and he sighed and said, "After that, our brothers went to Luoyang for a ......."

"Luoyang?!" As soon as they heard about Luoyang, Sun Guan and the four of them suddenly jumped to their feet and stared at Zang Ba with wide eyes.

It's no wonder, after all, compared to those country boys who haven't had the opportunity to leave Taishan County yet, the capital of the Han Dynasty, Luoyang, is simply like a heavenly court, and they can't help but be jealous and envious of it.

"Is Luoyang big?"

"Is it funny?"

"Aren't there a lot of people there?"

"I've heard that everyone there is a rich ......"

Sun Guan and the four of them surrounded Zang Ba and asked all the questions, where was the intention to show off in front of Zang Ba.

Even Xu Xun was shocked when he heard this, you must know that although he has not been to Luoyang, he has heard that Luoyang is not a good place, but it is also the place where people can exercise people the most, after all, there are dragons and tigers mixed there, and there are heroes from all over the world, so people who can retreat from Luoyang, even if their martial arts quality has not improved, but their vision is by no means comparable to those of them "countrymen".

Thinking of this, Xu Xun's eyes moved slightly, and the thoughts that had been floating in his heart for a long time became more and more active.

"Xuangao, since you have come to Mount Tai, why don't you stay for a few days where we are staying?"

Xu Xun warmly invited Zang Ba.

Zang Ba originally planned to continue to travel to find a famous teacher, but after all, he couldn't resist the warm invitation of Xu Xun and Sun Guan, and was almost semi-forced to go to the camp of the Taishan army.

On the same day, Xu Xun summoned the Taishan Army brothers who had met with Zang Ba and held a banquet to entertain Zang Ba, which made Zang Ba very flattered.

Full of wine and food, Xu Xun, who was already a little drunk, seemed to be interested, and pulled Zang Ba to the martial arts venue in the camp. It seems that he is planning to try his martial arts with Zang Ba. In addition to Sun Guan and the other four guys who are interested in this, there are also many good Taishan Army brothers.

Zang Ba is very helpless about this, you must know that with his current martial arts, even if Xu Xun plays in person, he may not be able to walk a few moves in his hands, let alone country boys like Sun Guan, who are brave but don't even have the chance to learn rigid bodies and guns.

"Just play around." Xu Xun's eyes looked more and more amazing, because he could see that Zang Ba was not afraid of war, but felt that victory was not martial, which made Xu Xun very shocked. He wanted to know what it had been in a year's work. Zang Ba, a country boy who was also born in Mount Tai, has grown to such an extent.

Xu Xun was not disappointed, although Zang Ba, who was forced to play helplessly, just had the intention of playing casually, but after all, it was not something that Sun Guan and others could resist, even if the unwilling Taishan Army brothers took turns to fight, they couldn't force Zang Ba's true strength.

Even, even when Xu Xun, who was the leader in the end, ended up in person, Zang Ba won lightly without using a rigid body and a gun, which couldn't help but make Xu Xun feel emotional: If it was said that Ma Yan, the county governor of Taishan County, was an insurmountable mountain in his eyes. So today's Zang Ba has become a mountain that is even more ethereal than the mountain. Such a handsome man is afraid that it is enough to dominate Taishan County.

However, compared to the worship of Taishan Jun and others, Zang Ba himself has nothing to feel proud of. After all, after seeing the terrifying strength of Chang Hu, Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo, Tang Zhou, the Heavenly Sword Restoration, the Earth Sword Losing Ears, and even the Fifth Gong Yuan of the Half-Immortal Body, Zang Ba's vision was no longer limited to the land of Mount Tai, and his vision was broader and broader.

"Has Xuan Gao thought about what happened next?"

After waving his hand to dismiss the unfinished group of subordinates, Xu Xun pulled Zang Ba and the only two of them to walk in the camp. Knocking on the side, he tried Zang Ba's next plan, after all, he also heard that Zang Ba and the others were black feather crows. It is believed that the brothers were temporarily separated due to some hardship, otherwise Zang Ba would not have returned to Mount Tai alone.

Zang Ba didn't hide it, and said truthfully, "Next, I plan to visit the famous teacher." ”

Xu Xun was surprised when he heard this, and said in amazement, "Xu Mou's ability to preach is high, but he is far above Ma Yan at the beginning......"

"Mayen?" Zang Ba smiled faintly, then showed a little bitterness on his face, shook his head and said, "If that Ma Yan is resurrected and appears in front of my Black Feather Crow brothers at this time, I believe that my brother can behead him without a few moves, but so what?" …… This time, what we are waiting for is not an opponent of Mayen's level! ”

[That level......]

Xu Xun, who was not as strong as Ma Yan, felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he took a closer look at Zang Ba's appearance, and believed that this was not Zang Ba's words for show, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask, "Is the opponent very strong this time?" ”

"Strong!" Closing his eyes and thinking back on the terrifying strength of Tang Zhou, Huihui, Lost Ear, and even Fifth Gong Yuan and others, Zang Ba, who still had palpitations, clenched his fists involuntarily, gritted his teeth and said with difficulty, "Incomparably powerful!" …… I believe that looking at the whole world, those people are enough to rank in the top five! ”

Xu Xun was shocked when he heard this, and he finally realized where the gap between him and the current Zang Ba was: when his vision was still confined to the land of Taishan County, the eagle of Zang Ba had already flown into the sky, looking at the whole world with sharp eagle eyes.

"Exactly...... What happened? Xu Xun asked a little bitterly.

You must know that he originally wanted Zang Ba to replace Zai as the leader of the Taishan Army, after all, after the battle with Ma Yan that year, he was seriously injured, although he survived, but the level of martial arts fell again and again because of the relationship between the body, plus he also had to work on the life of the Taishan Army, so it is no exaggeration to say that Xu Xun today really has no confidence that he can lead the brothers of the Taishan Army under his command to win the bandits of the remaining mountains.

But to his great surprise, today's Zang Ba is no longer the country boy he was back then, and Zang Ba, who has been to Luoyang to improve his horizons, may no longer be the big man in the small temple of his Taishan Army that can be enshrined underground.

Zang Ba didn't notice Xu Xun's loss, probably because of the relationship that had been held in his heart for a long time, he was eager to find a detailed explanation, so he told them about the huge setbacks suffered by their black feather crows, including the identities of Tang Zhou, Huihui, Lost Ear, and Fifth Gong Yuan.

At first, a few people were fine, but when they heard that the fifth palace yuan turned out to be the national teacher of the Han Dynasty, Xu Xun was suddenly shocked. Fang Cai's face, which was still slightly pale because of regret, suddenly turned rosy again, his eyes rolled slightly, and he already had the idea of convincing Zang Ba in his heart.

"It's actually the national teacher of my Han court?" Xu Xun deliberately put on a shocked look and said in disbelief, "That's not ...... If a few of your brothers want to take revenge on the Fifth Gong Yuan, wouldn't it be equivalent to being the enemy of the entire Great Han? ”

"......" Zang Ba opened his mouth, speechless, his face full of gloom and helplessness. After all, what Xu Xun said was exactly what he and several other brothers were most worried about.

When Xu Xun saw Zang Ba's expression, he knew that he had made the right bet. Strike while the iron is hot and continue, "In that case...... According to Xu, if you want to seek revenge from the Fifth Gong Yuan, I believe that the opponent at that time will not only be the Fifth Gong Yuan and the other three, I am afraid that the imperial court will also send troops to arrest you...... If you don't have a certain amount of power, I'm afraid you will never be an opponent. ”

"Forces?" Zang Ba was stunned when he heard this.

"Isn't it?" Xu Xun forcibly endured the joy in his heart, and said, "According to what you said, you Black Feather Crow only has six brothers. It's not like when the court sends soldiers and horses to arrest them, and only a few of your brothers will go into battle, right? …… At that time, I am afraid that before you even see the face of the enemy, you will be captured by the soldiers and horses of the imperial court. ”

"Chief Xu means ......"

"King to king, will to general. Soldier vs. Soldier ...... The fifth palace is the national teacher of the imperial court, and I believe that he is naturally supported and protected by the imperial court, and if you want to take revenge on him when you wait, it will naturally be a fierce battle between the soldiers. If you don't have a strong army of your own, how can you compete with the soldiers and horses of the imperial court? …… It seems that you are still young, and you are only focused on strengthening your own strength. Do you really think that when your own strength is strong, you can defeat thousands of troops? ”

Zang Ba was a little moved when he heard this, after all, although they had also considered that attacking the Fifth Gong Yuan would be equivalent to being an enemy of the entire Han Dynasty, they did not carefully consider whether the imperial court would send troops and horses to arrest them. If it is really like Xu Xun said, the imperial court sent 10,000 elite troops down, and only the six of their Black Feather Crow brothers can really fight against these thousands of troops?

After thinking about it for a while, Zang Ba couldn't help but hesitate and asked, "What does Chief Xu mean...... Should we form an army to deal with the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court at that time? ”

"Yes!" The joy in Xu Xun's heart became even stronger.

Zang Ba's face became even more bitter when he heard this, although he also felt that Xu Xun was reasonable, but it was easier said than done, and now he was penniless and not very famous, how could he form a team?

"I'm afraid...... Not easy. ”

Seeing Zang Ba's face full of bitterness, Xu Xun knew that he had said enough. After a smile, he lowered his voice and said, "Why is it not easy? At present, there is a rudimentary army in front of Xuangao, but it has not been pondered. If Xuan Gao can train them and lead them to fight in all directions to increase their experience, I believe that even if they are the elite soldiers and horses of the imperial court in the future, they will be able to do something......"

Zang Ba's face was full of astonishment when he heard this, and only after half a sound did he come to his senses, and he looked at Xu Xun in surprise and said, "What does Leader Xu mean......"

I saw Xu Xun pat Zang Ba's shoulder heavily, and said categorically, "Yes, Xu...... I want to entrust the Tarzan Army to you! ”

"How does this work?" Zang Ba exclaimed.

Xu Xun sighed slightly, shook his head and explained, "Although Xu survived the battle with Ma Yan at the beginning, the accumulated injuries in his body were no longer enough to lead the Taishan Army further...... If it weren't for this, how could Xu sit back and watch the bandits in Guishan, Liangfu, Linle, and Mengshan kill people and plunder, do a lot of evil, and harm my Taishan County? There is more than enough solid but not enough! ”

“……”

"If Xuan Gao can take over this matter...... According to Xu, Xuan Gao's ability is enough to dominate Taishan County, and entrusting the Taishan Army to Xuan Gao is also the safest way in Xu's opinion. And for Xuan Gao...... Xuangao also needs an army in case the imperial court sends soldiers and horses to arrest a few of your brothers in the future, doesn't it? ”

"......" Zang Ba opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak.

Originally, he wanted to refuse to visit another famous teacher to enhance his martial arts, but after listening to Xu Xun's words, he actually had some intentions.

Glancing at Xu Xun who was smiling, Zang Ba's expression suddenly became strange.

"I ...... How do you feel that you have been calculated by Leader Xu......"

"Calculation? No! Xu Xun denied it with a smile on his face: "For the Taishan Army and the Black Feather Crow, this is a win-win situation. …… As long as Xuan Gaoken nods, the Taishan Army is the sub-force of the Black Feather Crow! ”

"Sub-forces...... Is it? ”

Looking up at the sky, the corners of Zang Ba's mouth slowly hooked a little.

"Sounds good!" (To be continued......)