Huguan is located in the middle of the Taihang Mountain, which is not only the throat road leading to Jizhou, but also an important node connecting the northern and southern sections of the Taihang Mountain.

When Tai Shici and Zhang Yan met in Jishui, they agreed to attack Yuan Shao together, and after the matter was completed, Liu He assigned Dingxiang County in Bingzhou and Zhao County in Jizhou to the Montenegrin troops, and also reserved three battalions of regular army for the Montenegrin Army.

Zhang Yan fulfilled his promise, and at the critical moment when Yuan Shao was preparing to invade Hanoi on a large scale, he and Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui attacked Bingzhou at the same time, and once attacked Jinyang, forcing Yuan Shao to urgently transfer troops from Hedong to return to Bingzhou, thus relieving Hanoi of the crisis. After this incident passed, Zhang Yan and Tai Shici began to contact each other frequently, and the two families also set some rules to prevent friction and conflict between the Montenegrin Army and the Zhenwu Battalion.

In the past two years, there has been a great drought in the north, and the situation in Bingzhou and Jizhou has been difficult, and the people of Montenegro have been hiding in the Taihang Mountains, which stretch for thousands of miles, relying on the production of the mountains and the grain stocks looted from Bingzhou and Jizhou in the past. This year's rain is abundant, Jizhou's grain harvest is bumper, and hundreds of thousands of Montenegrin people hiding in the Taihang Mountains are about to eat up the stored grain, so they naturally set their eyes on the Jizhou Plain.

Tai Shici was worried that Zhang Yan would take a risk, and once again do something like the attack on Changshan Country a few years ago, so he specially sent someone to bring a message to Zhang Yan, telling him that if Zhang Yan can't stay in the mountains, then he will generously take the team out of the mountain, the general is a person who keeps his promises, and he will definitely make proper arrangements for the Black Mountain people, and he will not let everyone go hungry. At the same time, Tai Shici also warned Zhang Yan that he must restrain his subordinates and no longer engage in looting. Otherwise, it will anger Liu He at that time, and the Black Mountain Army will not be far from the day of destruction.

Zhang Yan didn't take it as a deaf ear after receiving the words brought by Tai Shi Ci, he knew that Tai Shi Ci was really thinking about hundreds of thousands of Black Mountain people, not bluffing and intimidating. Twenty years have passed since Zhang Yan led the rebellion in the fourth year of Zhongping, and the "Cangtian" declared by the great sage and good teacher Zhang Jiao still exists, but the "Yellow Sky" has not been erected. Looking back on her 20-year career as a rebel, Zhang Yan was a little sad to find that she not only did not change the fate of the poor people in the world, but also did not change the fate of the people who followed her. Even his own fate is now in the hands of others.

Zhang Yan, who has passed the age of not being confused, is no longer as enthusiastic and impulsive as when he responded to the Taiping Dao Uprising, he knows very well that there is no way out by hiding in the Taihang Mountains, so he is willing to accept Liu He's conditions, but the premise is that Liu He will not blame him for the mistakes he has made in the past, and he must also open up to the network of these subordinates led by him, and he can't settle accounts after the autumn.

Recently, several leaders of the cottage have asked to go out of the mountain to Jizhou to do a big thing, but Zhang Yan has delayed and prevaricated on the grounds that the time is not ripe and the food, grass and armor are not ready. Zhang Yan also knew that it was not a way to drag it out like this, once there was no rice in the cottage everywhere. Even he, a handsome, couldn't suppress the urge of nearly 100,000 young men in the mountains to go out of the mountains to loot.

Just when Zhang Yan was hesitating and entangled, Tai Shici sent someone to Zhang Yan again, asking Zhang Yan to send a real henchman to Huguan to discuss important matters. Zhang Yan knows Tai Shici's faithfulness very well. Definitely not moaning without illness, so he immediately sent Sun Qing to Huguan.

Three days later, Sun Qing, disguised himself, entered Huguan Guancheng.

"Black Mountain Sun Qing greets General Taishi!"

"Vice Marshal Sun is exempt, and you have worked hard all the way."

"Zhang Dashuai sent a certain person to meet the general. Please also ask the general for advice. ”

"You read this letter first, and then answer for your handsome man after reading it." Tai Shici picked up a letter on the table and handed it to Sun Qing.

Sun Qing picked up the envelope. He took out the letter inside, and when he opened it, he frowned. It turned out that this letter was written by Liu He to Tai Shici, not only all the simplified characters were used on it, but also it was written horizontally from left to right, although Sun Qing was literate, it was traditional Chinese, so it was difficult to understand the content of the letter.

Seeing this, Tai Shici picked up a blank piece of paper full of words on the table, and said to Sun Qing: "What you are holding in your hand is a letter written by the hussar general to the general, which is written in simplified characters, you can find a few copies of the "Han Times" at will, and you can recognize the content of the letter. Because of the urgency of time, I have asked people to transcribe it in traditional Chinese, so you can take a look at it first. ”

Sun Qing said with some embarrassment: "The savages in the mountains have not heard about the outside world for a long time, but they have bothered the general. ”

After reading the transcribed letter, Sun Qing said solemnly: "The meaning of the general, I must tell the commander as it is!" ”

Tai Shici reminded Sun Qing and said: "The reputation of the general is known to the whole world, so I don't need to say more." What I want you to tell Zhang Yan is that for those cottage leaders who insist on staying in Taihang Mountain as bandits, they must not be soft and tolerated, otherwise reluctantly persuading them to go down the mountain will also cause endless troubles, and will only bring a lot of trouble and trouble to Zhang Dashuai. In the letter, the general only asked Zhang Dashuai to cut off the heads of several leaders and send them to the tomb of the late Changshan Prime Minister Sun Jin, but I think this is not enough, at least a few thousand heads should be cut off, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the people who died tragically in Changshan back then! When I say this, I don't mean to deliberately make things difficult for your handsome, I have a plan here, not only can Zhang Shuai eradicate those black sheep smoothly, but I don't need you to do it! ”

"Zhang Dashuai made a special confession before going down the mountain, but it was up to General Taishi to call the shots. Since General Taishi has a clever plan in his chest, please write it in the wax pill, and promise to bring it back to the cottage within three days and present it to the handsome! ”

Tai Shi Ci nodded, and immediately a guard sent the secret letter wax pill that had been prepared to Sun Qing. Sun was responsible for his heavy responsibilities, and he did not delay for a moment in the city, and immediately disappeared into the vast mountains by night.

Three days later, Sun Qing returned to the cottage and handed over the secret letter written by Tai Shici to Zhang Yan in person.

After Zhang Yan read the secret letter, her originally frowning brows slowly relaxed. He placed the secret letter on the candle flame and lit it and burned it to ashes. "You go and call Wang Dang and Du Yuan quietly, and say that I have something important to discuss."

Not long after, the three handsomes came to Zhang Yan's tent, and a group of henchmen were arranged to guard them outside.

"You will go separately tomorrow to inform the villages, and say that I am ready to lead the army to Jizhou to collect grain, and the cottages that are willing to go should hurry up and prepare, and set off on time in three days!" Zhang Yan confessed to the three henchmen.

"Dashuai, you have always warned us not to go down the mountain to loot, so as not to harm Liu Shiren, why did you change your mind today?" Du Yuan asked puzzled.

"This matter involves confidentiality, don't ask too much, as long as you remember that everything I did was for the cottage and for the future of everyone." Zhang Yan said to everyone earnestly.

The three little marshals followed Zhang Yan from birth to death for more than ten years, and they had already regarded Zhang Yan as a trustworthy brother.

Three days later, six stockades that had long wanted to go down the mountain to loot responded to Zhang Yan's call, dispatched a lot of young people, came to join Zhang Yan's troops, and then roared away in the direction of Changshan County together.

Two hundred miles away, in the Yuanshi City of Changshan County, Tai Shici, the commander of the Zhenwu battalion, Sun Li, the commander of the Zhenyong battalion, and Hao Zhao, the deputy general of the Youyan Army, were discussing the strategy of meeting the enemy.

Tai Shici said: "The main purpose of this attack on the thieves in Montenegro is not to kill too much, but only to destroy the first evil and stubborn accomplices, and completely deter the rebels who live on rebellion and looting in Montenegro!" ”

Sun Li continued: "Since the Zhenyong Battalion became an army, it has not seen blood, and this time it is rare to show its skills, Sun has the cheekiness to implore the Zhenwu Battalion and the Youyan Army not to compete with the Zhenyong Battalion. ”

Hao Zhao volunteered and said: "Since General Sun wants to fight the first battle, Zhao Bucai is willing to lead his subordinates to stay in Yuanshi City and House County, and cut off the route of the Black Mountain thieves to the east!" ”

Tai Shi Ci saw that Sun Li took the initiative to ask for help, so he said: "This time, the Zhenwu battalion is mainly responsible for cutting off the retreat of the Black Mountain bandits, and I hope that General Sun can lead the Zhenyong battalion to get off to a good start, not only to train the troops fiercely, but also to avenge the late Changshan Prime Minister Sun Jin and the innocent people who suffered innocently!" ”

"General Taishi, rest assured, this time he will definitely kill all the Black Mountain thieves and lose their souls!" Sun Li said with indignation on his face.

Two days later, Zhang Yan and tens of thousands of Black Mountain tribesmen jumped out of the mountain forest from the vicinity of Zanhuang Mountain and appeared on the open flat land.

"You go and quietly tell Du Yuan and Wang Dang, let them find an excuse to delay the troops behind, and wait until the second half of tonight, all the horses in our cottage will move south together and break away from this group of people!" Zhang Yan shouted Sun to the front of him and whispered in his ear.

Sun Qing listened to Zhang Yan's words, and suddenly thought of a possibility, and suddenly his heart jumped suddenly. "Dashuai, will it damage your reputation if you just give up tens of thousands of brothers who have worked hard together?"

"It's not in the way, Liu Shiren's generals are not murderous people, Taishi Ziyi also promised me that he would only punish the first evil and accomplices, and when these cottage leaders are solved, we will be equivalent to handing over a letter of nomination to Liu Shiren, and in the future, we will be able to go out of the mountain to accept the recruitment and adaptation of the imperial court in the future." Zhang Yan patiently explained to Sun Qing, and immediately dispelled the uneasiness in Sun Qing's heart.

That night, Zhang Yan and his descendants turned southward, quietly crossed Jishui at dawn, and then stopped thirty miles west of Fangxian County, waiting for news from the north across the river.

As soon as Zhang Yan led his army to cross Jishui, Tai Shici, who was in charge of closing and intercepting the mouth, ordered his troops to set up two interception lines on the east side of Zanhuang Mountain and the north bank of Jishui. Sun Li, who was facing the Black Mountain bandits head-on, led the 15,000 soldiers of the Zhenyong Battalion to line up in a tight formation and launched a violent attack on the enemy. (To be continued......)