The fast horse Tao Trinity Company knocked the two pursuers off the horses, but the opponent still bit him to the death. At a fork in the road, Tao San divided his troops again, let the brigade run in the direction of Yizhou, and he took four iron guards to turn onto another mountain road.

The horse under the crotch was covered in sweat, and it was really impossible to support the violent running, and when trying to step up a steep slope, the exhausted horse lost its front hooves, Tao San jumped off the horse with agility, grabbed the reins and pulled the horse, the horse let out a mournful roar, barely stood up, and was dragged up the steep slope by him, and got into a forest.

"Gotta rest, the horses can't hold on." Tao San threw away the reins of the horse and sat on the ground, panting.

"If you are in charge, you can't just throw away the horse__ don't feed the concentrate, and you will be out of breath for a while." One of the guards said.

The endurance of a war horse is not comparable to that of a well-trained human, and it is abandoned after running violently for dozens of miles.

Tao San ignored him, squinted his eyes and looked at the sun from the treetops, fuck, he has been chasing for nearly three hours, don't these Zimeng thieves know how tired they are?

Those horseless foot soldiers are estimated to have been caught in the net by others, and they have been defeated and lost. After listening to a word from the government, he eroded all the capital of the cottage.

The cottage that lacks food must be moved, and the small 2,000 people cannot starve to death on the mountain. But since Yuan Lao's army was stationed in Yizhou and Yanzhou, his life has not been easy, and if he goes a little farther out of the mountain, he will definitely be hit by the official army. Today's officers and soldiers are not the green battalion soldiers who scattered as soon as they rushed, and when a flood of foreign guns and cannons, a row of guns hit, the brothers can fall one piece. Although he realized that the world had changed, the broadsword and spear could no longer rule the battlefield. Hundreds of guns of various colors were purchased one after another, even the old-fashioned front-loading guns, but compared to the officers and soldiers who had a source of weapons, they were really not opponents.

Layueli finally contacted his old friend Zheng Cheng and said that he could go to Zhengjiazhuang to do a vote. The Mengshan thieves who defeated Yuan Laojiao in a row have been recruited, and the kid surnamed Long, who usurped the power of Mengshanzhai, went to Beijing with the brigade and went to fight foreigners. There are less than 300 people left in the old nest, all of whom are old, weak, sick and disabled. But it is very fat, and the opening fee given by the court alone is enough to be more than 100,000 yuan, all of which are left in the old nest. And. The harvest over there is good. There was food for what he needed most. Zheng Cheng said that the cottage people attacked Zhengjiazhuang, and the officials and troops would never stop it.

He believed it. Even if the Mengshan thieves are recruited, the beams that were formed before cannot be untied at once. To sit down is to wait for death. You can't do it without it. listened to the advice of Master Qian Wenliu. did not pounce directly on Zhengjiazhuang. Instead, he went around in a circle to hit Yi County. Yixian has his own eyeliner, the enemy of the rich master, and the old Qian's little Jiujiu is very clear to him. It's nothing more than revenge. What Lvlindao pays attention to is happiness and revenge, and if there is revenge, it is not a good man, as for the government, Tao San did not think about cooperating with the government at all. How can Zheng Cheng's trick of killing people with a knife be unclear? Tao San also didn't believe that Zhengjiazhuang had a lot of oil and water, since the officials and soldiers promised not to stop it, it was simply unreasonable not to use it. So the elite went out, not directly to Zhengjiazhuang, but turned to the south and opened Yixian in one fell swoop. This will definitely offend the eldest prince of Zheng, Ha Luha, if he is offended, he will be offended, what can he do? Tao San has decided to give up the calf that was besieged to death by the official army, since he can't beat Yuan Lao's team, he can only go, is he trapped in the cottage and waiting for the hearts of the people to disperse? Grab a vote, leave Shandong, and go to northern Jiangsu.

After eating, drinking, and having fun in Yi County for a few days, Tao San decided to try his luck in Teng County. Yixian County is too poor, and it took more than 70,000 taels of silver to be looted, which is far from Tao San's goal. But the defenders of Teng County are powerful, not a patrol battalion that lacks men and guns, but the elite of Yuan Laojiao. As soon as I looked at the face, I heard the difference from the dense platoon of guns, followed by the sound of machine guns. Tao San took back his minions in time and decided to withdraw. Unexpectedly, the official army was very fierce, and he actually cut off the road to the south, which was tantamount to forcing him to go north to Zhengjiazhuang to find the bad luck of the Mengshan bandits. Since you are in front of the door, you can't come in vain, and the thief is not empty-handed. There are a lot of things like black eating black, and Green Forest Road is not a place where rules are spoken, not to mention that the dogs have all lowered their official mansions?

The next process made Tao Sanye even more unbearable. encountered slight resistance in Zhaojialou, and chased the retreating Mengshan thieves all the way to Chenjiaya, but was ambushed by the ambush of the good brigade of men and horses, and there were four or five hundred foreign guns that set fire and fired, and he was stunned at once. After the leader Wang Xiongfa, who sat in the top three, was killed, Tao San was ruthless and ordered Tu Zhuang to avenge Wang San's family. He divided his forces, attacked the small village of Chenjiaya on three sides, and sent his trump card demolition team up, these are the workers he recruited to do mining, and used explosives to blow up the wall, and finally killed Zhuangzi, without waiting for Tao San to be happy for a while, the men and horses who attacked were driven out by people with bayonets, and Qiao Duyan, the head of his guard, said that the Mengshan thieves were fierce and abnormal, and the minions suffered heavy casualties, so it was recommended not to fight, and to withdraw.

Whether to fight or go, Tao San's decision has not yet been made, the back road is chaotic, the report said that thousands of men and horses appeared behind him, almost all the goods and silver stolen from Yixian County were lost, the two teams that were postponed were scattered, and the officers and troops were killing this side, among which there were many cavalry. Tao San was immediately stunned, and scolded the officials and soldiers for not being righteous, and set up a trap for him to drill. When Lao Tzu finds Zheng Cheng's bastard, Lao Tzu has to kill him alive! Tao San decided that there were also Yanzhou officers and soldiers in Chenjiaya, not good to go north, not to go south, to the west is Teng County, can only go east, so he led the team that had messed up the army's morale to run east, and he was never able to get rid of the pursuers, he originally wanted to turn back to the cottage from Yizhou, take a breath before making plans, but the officers and soldiers behind him were too fierce, and they ran to the front of them to wait for them, and after several ambushes, the team was completely dispersed. Running in all directions, running from dark to dawn, from early morning to the sun past noon, now, there are only a few people left.

Thinking of this, Tao San cried loudly, how many years of business have passed, and it is a matter of a while to fail. Qiao one-eyed pulled up the big boss, big brother, now is not the time to cry, hurry up, dig into the forest and climb the mountain, you can no longer go by the way, I see, the officers and soldiers of the dog day have sealed every road.

So they abandoned their horses, and the five fled south over the mountains.

Yan Shulin was a recruit recruited by the Mengshan Army in Taiyuan, a native of Yangqu. Now, he is panting and running on the rugged mountain road with Cheng Jianguo, the deputy squad leader and team leader, the Ninth Company is basically in chaos, the squad leaders can't find the platoon commander, the platoon commander can't find the company commander, just desperately running in the southeast direction, and must intercept the retreating bandits.

Not only the Ninth Company, but also the three battalions responsible for the roundabout interception are almost like this.

"Hurry up, you haven't eaten or what's wrong? Like a woman with small feet! Deputy squad leader Cheng Jianguo turned around and dragged Yan Shulin to run wildly.

Except for guns and ammunition, all other things on Yan Shulin's body were discarded. Whew-panting. Use the last little strength to run with the deputy squad leader.

Not to mention, when it comes to marching and running, these recruits are really no match for the veterans. Dozens of years after four months of hard training, critical moments. Still won't work.

The settling-in allowance given by the team is figured. He put on the military uniform of the Mengshan Army. He received more than three months of military training in Niangziguan. He was assigned to the ninth company and ninth squad of the third battalion and became a soldier. According to the rules of the Mengshan Army, every three people should form a combat group, and the leader of the group is called Cheng Jianguo. is a year younger than Yan Shulin, but he is not ambiguous, he has been in the military for a year, and he has fought with foreign devils with bayonets in Tianjin. These experiences were enough to deter Yan Shulin, a new recruit. During the training under the Niangzi Pass, Cheng Jianguo suffered a lot.

"Deputy squad leader, I really can't run, I can't run. Let the couple take a break, take a break__"

"Rest your fart! Didn't the company commander say it? Don't let them escape back into the mountains! Run, or I'll kill you. ”

But Cheng Jianguo's group is still lagging behind, not only the comrades-in-arms in the same class can't see it, but also the company's can't be found, and there is also a group of soldiers with it.

"There seems to be movement over there," Yan Shulin said, pointing to the woods.

"Isn't it dazzling?" Cheng Jianguo picked up the gun and shouted, "Get out of here, Lao Tzu has seen you." ”

Yan Shulin's comrades-in-arms groaned, followed by gunshots.

"Get down," Cheng Jianguo shouted, and the first bullet had already been shot out.

Yan Shulin quickly lay down according to what he learned in training, and the soldier of the seventh company who screamed just now had already crawled to the ground, Yan Shulin pushed it, but there was no response. He didn't care about this comrade-in-arms, who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and then shot into the woods, and there were screams from there.

"Pop" gunfire rang out, and the two sides fired at each other.

As soon as the battle began, the leader of the Seventh Company moved to the other side of the woods to intercept it, and the tactical coordination of this small team was the most obvious place for the Mengshan Army to surpass its peers, and a gesture could complete a perfect coordination. Yan Shulin, under the leadership of Cheng Jianguo, and another team member blocked this side of the forest with three rifles.

"There aren't many of them, hold steady, and our people will come in when they hear the gunshots. They are afraid, but we are not afraid. Cheng Jianguo crawled over and said to Yan Shulin, "You two stay here, I'll take a look on the other side." ”

Sure enough, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance, Yan Shulin turned his head to look, and saw seven or eight comrades running towards this side, he stood up and shouted, "This way, this side, the puppets blocked them in the woods__" The scalp was cold, and a bullet shot his cotton cap away, scaring Yan Shulin close to the ground, not daring to move.

"Surrender your guns and don't kill, surrender quickly, you can't run." Yan Shulin's companions shot and shouted.

Seeing the reinforcements of the Mengshan army coming up, several bandits who had gone into the woods decided to stand out, and as soon as they appeared, the two guys who were running in front were shot down, and the back shouted, "Don't shoot, don't shoot, we have surrendered." ”

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Tao San, the famous leader of the calf-hugging group, was captured alive by several ordinary soldiers of the Mengshan Army, "I am Tao San, I want to see you dragon masters." ”

"you, be honest with me. Our commander won't see you. Cheng Jianguo smashed Tao San, who was kneeling on the ground, with the butt of his gun, "Get up, go!" He turned his face to Yan Shulin and said, "Go, tell the company commander that we have caught Tao San." Ha Lu Ha! ”

Ma Jianxun, who was stationed in Teng County, was a little uneasy. There is no doubt that Tao Laosan's men and horses have suffered a complete defeat. He was a little worried that he had offended the new Yanzhou Yizhou Town Guard, the old opponent in the past, and now the big celebrity of the imperial court, Lord Long Qianlong. On the afternoon of the day before yesterday, his soldiers and the Long Qian brigade from Caozhou had a bit of an unpleasant quarrel, and it was not until Long Qian and the new Wu prefect of Yanzhou came and showed the documents stamped with the bright red seal of the military department, that Ma Jianxun confirmed that this group of people and horses was really Long Qian's brigade and really came back from Shanxi.

Regarding the appointment of Long Qian. He had already received a notice from Master Cao Kun. Yanzhou's troops were to be withdrawn, some of them were to return to Caozhou, and some of them were stationed in Qufu. His battalion was to return to Caozhou, and according to the instructions of Lord Cao Kun, wait for the Mengshan army, no, now called the Weisheng army, and when they return to Lunan, they will hand over the defense to them.

Ma Jianxun met Long Qian for the first time, and he had been fighting for two years. An opponent who has fought several big battles. After visiting Gyeonggi, I was on an equal footing with Master Cao Kun. This life is really not ordinarily good. Now that the official position of others is above himself, Ma Jianxun can only honestly explain the reason for blocking the Mengshan army. The ringing horse holding the calf has come down the mountain. He also fought with his own people. Have to be careful. Fortunately, Long Qian didn't care, and said a few very decent words to let him guard Teng County. Be sure not to let the bandits cross Teng County alone and one horse, and then lead the troops to the east.

Then, the news came that Tao Laosan was defeated. Yes, this great achievement has fallen into the arms of others again. Since Li Chun was stationed in Yizhou, he planned to exterminate the calf-hugging bandits who had been a disaster in Lunan for decades, and the main target before was the Mengshan bandits, who didn't care about hugging the calf, and later suffered a big loss in the hands of Long Qian, and he couldn't take care of the calf-hugging gang. It's just a siege method to block the ringing horse on the mountain. Fearing the steep terrain of Baoqinggu and the lessons learned from the Mengshan army, Li Chun and Cao Kun were unwilling to storm Baoqinggu and adopted a siege strategy. The main force of the Mengshan army went north, Li Chun moved the idea of killing people with a knife, and he didn't know how to use it, he moved the fast horse Tao San, and finally lured this group of bandits who had harmed Lunan for decades out of the cottage, and originally expected them to enter Zhengjiazhuang in the north, and fight with the remaining troops of the Mengshan army, and then occupy Zhengjiazhuang in one fell swoop by chasing Tao San. Who would have thought that Tao San would actually make a false shot, but instead went south and joined forces with foreign countries to defeat Yi County! alarmed the imperial court, and even Yuan Shikai was reprimanded. Under Yuan Shikai's strict orders, the Yizhou soldiers and Yanzhou soldiers urgently dispatched to block Tao San's southward road. So Tao San started the idea of Teng County, what a gang of cunning and vicious bandits, fortunately he sat in Teng County and drove the bandits away. Sure enough, Tao San saw the opportunity quickly, not to the south and east, but to the north to Zhengjiazhuang. He was pleased with the result. But at this moment, Long Qian, who had been appointed as the town guard of the two states, actually came back with troops, which was really providential.

If Tao Laosan falls into the hands of Long Qian, will Long Qian judge the plan to kill people with a knife? Ma Jianxun touched his chin and thought, he was not afraid of Long Qian's revenge, because Long Qian couldn't control himself. But who knows what the outcome of officialdom will be? The imperial court's decision to hand over Lunan to Long Qian has been decided, and even the prefect of Yanzhou came with Long Qian, only Yizhou was left to Tang Shaoyi, who can be regarded as Lord Yuan's henchman. The Wasion Army, the newly formed new army, was not under the jurisdiction of Yuan Shikai, although Yuan Shikai was the supreme leader of Shandong. According to Cao Zhongshan, Lord Yuan greatly regretted participating in the Southeast Mutual Protection, let alone surrendering the Mengshan Army. The use of foreigners to eliminate this disgraced army of the Wuwei Right Army not only did not materialize, but also allowed the Mengshan Army to be in the limelight in Gyeonggi, made an immortal contribution to escort, and won the favor of the imperial court in one fell swoop, and simply sent them back to Shandong. Although it did not give Shandong a place of ointment, Lunan has since ceased to be owned by the Wuwei Right Army. This time it was even more unlucky, he didn't solve the calf for two years, and as soon as Long Qian came back, it was a big victory!

Could it really be as Cao Sanye said, Long Qian is Lord Yuan's nemesis?

At dusk, Ning Shijun, chief of staff of the Mengshan Army, came to Teng County, explained his identity and entered the city smoothly, and said to Ma Jianxun that Tao San had been captured, and the Mengshan Army was ready to take advantage of the victory to recover the calf, plough the court and sweep the holes, and completely destroy this bandit's nest. This time it was a great victory, thanks to the Teng County garrison to block the bandits and force them back. Therefore, please ask the Ma Yingguan to sort out the list of meritorious officials, and the envoy of Long Zhen will report to the imperial court and apply for a commendation.

Ma Jianxun didn't expect Long Qian to play this hand, and he had to admit that he did it very beautifully. Even the imperial court was alarmed, and the Mengshan army was exterminated in the first battle when it returned to the division, and his name was written on the good news, not only for his own benefit, but also for Cao Kun. So Ma Jianxun expressed his gratitude and said that we did not dare to take credit for our efforts. Ning Shijun said with a smile, Commander Long said that Officer Ma Yingguan is an old friend, and he doesn't know each other. Now they have become colleagues, and they will help each other in the future and jointly build Lunan well. Commander Long personally led his troops to exterminate his lair, and his headquarters was temporarily located in Zhengjiazhuang, waiting for the Ma Battalion Officer to draw up a list of meritorious officials and send someone to Zhengjiazhuang. (To be continued......)