Chapter 1: Thunder (Part I)

The north wind mixed with snow particles smashed on the surface of the armor with a sonorous sound. The armor was made of raw hide, but at this moment it was heavier than iron. It was when it was warm and cold, and some of the snow particles had melted in mid-air, while others were cold and sticky. The two alternately fell on the bodies of people and animals, and in the blink of an eye, they were frozen in a thick layer.

This kind of armor made of ice looked very comfortable from a distance, especially when a large group of people and horses marched in formation, like a silver-black steel dragon rolling between the heavens and the earth. But the person who was wrapped under the ice armor was extremely sad, and the snow melted by the body temperature ran down the neck, chest, cracks in the armor, and everywhere possible into the inner layer of clothing, all the way to the depths of the human bone marrow, freezing the soul of the human almost out of the shell. But you can't reach out to wipe it yet, because the ice on your arms and forearms is the easiest to come off, and instead of wiping the water off your neck, you can let a whole piece of ice slag slip into your belly or back, and the screams that you can't hold back can no longer jump through the numb shell and jump into the gray sky in an instant.

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"Ah, who is so lacking in virtue. Lao Tzu's neck, neck! The sound of ghosts crying and wolf howls kept coming from behind him, and Zhang Jincheng's face was darker than the dark clouds in the sky. Y'all fucking shut up. Whoever calls it again, Lao Tzu directly stripped him naked and threw him into the ice cave! He widened his eyes and shouted angrily, scaring the minions big and small. It's all for Lao Tzu to run, and it's hot when he runs. When you take Nangong, Lao Tzu will give you each a big house, two women, and go warm with you! ”

"Thank you, the king!" The sluggish minions instantly regained some of their spirits, shouting through the white smoke. The hot house, the soft woman, just thinking about it makes everyone drool. It's been a winter hiding on the banks of the mainland, and the last time I touched a woman was when I broke Qinghe County last year. It's a pity that everyone didn't stay for too long that time, and Yang Shanhui, the guard of Qinghe County, quickly brought back the rescue soldiers from the old thief Yang Yichen, and blocked everyone in the quilt that had just been warmed and beat ....... Thanks to the familiar terrain, everyone retreated into the mainland overnight. Otherwise, maybe the head would be hung on the Qinghe city wall, and rows of crows in the sky would peck.

It's not easy to be a thief these days. In the villages near Daluze that are easy to rob, the "two-legged sheep" have long since run out. Some of the larger counties have steep walls. Due to the "fame" of Zhang Da's family, many fortresses isolated outside the county saw the banner of the word "Zhang", and would rather set fire to all the grain and grass before the men and women of the fort died together, rather than open the gate of the village to accept King Zhang's 'inspection'. However, the result of their opening of the gate was similar, when King Zhang left, he would definitely kill all the people who could not work for him, and burn all the remaining materials.

There was no way to grab it in Xiangguo County, so Zhang Jin said that he had to sweep his eyes to Xindu County in the north. If we don't take advantage of the time when the green and yellow season comes, I am afraid that when the famine comes, everyone will have nothing else to eat except human flesh. Therefore, although he heard that an army had already driven to Boling County, three hundred miles away, at the beginning of the year, King Zhang still decided to take the risk with his team to Xindu. As the saying goes, reluctant children can't trap wolves, and the more dangerous the place, the greater the harvest. Moreover, the army of the imperial court had just arrived, and it was not so easy to find out the situation of the surrounding counties. According to Zhang Jin's understanding of the surrounding situation, the local tycoons in Guangboling and Hengshan counties are enough to give the new dog officials a headache for a while. Those rich people are all hand-eyed and arrogant. Without their support, the officers and men could not move an inch in the surrounding areas of Boling.

The official road that has fallen into disrepair is very slippery, and if you are not careful, you can fall on someone's head. Some of the starving dead who died on the side of the road last year had spent the winter, their bodies already eaten by wild dogs and vultures, and the white skeletons of bones peeking out of the mud to show the robbers their way to the underworld.

The minions who fell next to the corpse were so frightened that their eyes turned green, and they lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. His companion hurried past the corpse, oblivious to the grim scene on either side of the road.

"Keep up, keep up, don't worship, the dead man is not your uncle!" A small boss kicked and yelled at the minions who were saluting the deceased.

"The dead are great, worship so that the ghosts will not come to find our bad luck!" The kicked minions staggered to their feet, and as they ran, they explained to their immediate superiors in a flattering manner.

"Bird, we've eaten human flesh, and we're afraid of a bone shelf." The little boss's saliva erupted in all directions, and it landed on the ice armor and was immediately frozen into beads. "Don't worry, ghosts are also afraid of the wicked. Our group of people is something that the underworld doesn't dare to provoke. As long as you hold the knife in your hand, only we can kill, and nothing can harm us! ”

"The general said it very right, the general said it very right!" The little minion didn't dare to contradict his boss, so he agreed repeatedly. At the same time, he gripped the handle tightly with his already frozen fingers in order to draw some strength from it.

"But I heard that Boss Dou greeted the king of our family last year, saying that Nangong City is under his protection!" Another minion, who was a little older, could not understand the morale-boosting rhetoric of the "general" and discussed it with concern.

"Birds!" The little boss is extremely interested in a certain part of the human body, and almost every sentence starts with this, "Dou Jiande is not our second father, why should we listen to his words." Besides, no matter how good he is, he still can't listen to Gao Shida. Gao Shida didn't dare to point fingers at our king, why should he Dou Jiande care about our affairs! ”

"That's just as well!" The old minion didn't agree with the little boss's words, but he had to agree.

"The surname Dou De's claws are too long, and sooner or later he will be chopped by the king of our family!" The little boss stretched out his hand and slashed in the air to strengthen his prestige.

Dou Jiande and Gao Shida were another major force active in Hebei, operating from Zhuojun to the plains. Unlike Zhang Jincheng, Wei Dao'er and others, Dou Jiande and Gao Shida prefer to portray themselves as thieves. When they conquered the city, they did not rob the people, but opened the treasury and gave a portion of the silk and rice to the homeless. For some cities and villages that are relatively close to their old nest, they regularly collect a preservation fee twice a year, and the amount is about the same as the tax levied by the government. If the other party is willing to pay on time, Dou and Gao will declare to the other heroes of the green forest that this city is under their protection, and no one is allowed to disturb them again.

Because they are mixed on the same green forest road, Zhang Jin, who is plain, still gives Dou Jiande more face, and easily does not enter his sphere of influence to rob. But now it's different, Dou Jiande and Gao Shida were newly defeated by the hands of Tiger Ben Zhonglang General Wang Bian, and the ability to protect themselves seems to be gone, how can they still be qualified to provide "protection" for others?

The thieves stopped shouting and continued on their way. It was a deliberate operation, and although the weather was a little worse, it also added a lot of chances to the army's movements. After more than two years of thieves and soldiers, most of the villages on both sides of the official road are no longer inhabited. And those fortresses that have formed a fortress to defend themselves will not send people out to clean up the land in this kind of ghost weather. Therefore, Zhang Jin said that he could basically be sure that this group of brothers under his command could pounce on Nangong City without realizing it. As long as the gates of the city were broken open before reinforcements from the neighboring counties arrived, clothing, food, grass, gold and silver were ......, and all kinds of urgently needed supplies could be replenished.

They followed the official road to the north, and did not dare to stop for a moment. Someone in the team kept falling, and if they had the strength to get up, the minions would give them a burst of laughter. If the person who falls falls and breaks his bones, or is frozen to the point of losing his strength, the minions will not help. Everyone has no tomorrow today, and it is almost as late as they die sooner rather than later. Moreover, the wounded could not help during the siege, and they had to waste money and food after the city was broken.

"Actually, I think Boss Dou's method is better. At least you don't have to run like this in the cold! "Someone was so tired from running that he was foaming at the mouth.

"Bird, that's because he was strong enough. Several county towns had to send him money and grain. He thought that he could be like the government, and the people would not treat him as a thief. No matter how deferential he is, as long as the officers and soldiers come, they will immediately turn their faces with him! ”

"That's right!" The discussant chimed in, and in a blink of an eye there was no sound again. To be a thief is to be a thief, whether it is a righteous thief or an evil thief, in the eyes of the people, it cannot replace the government. The reason why Dou Jiande and Gao Shida were planted in Wang Bian's hands this time was because they were not ruthless enough to scare those two-legged sheep. The government is fighting in front, and the strong men of each fortress are shouting and cheering for the officers and soldiers, sending food and water, even if the Wagang army encounters this situation, it may not be able to bear it!

"Bird, what's it, Dou Jiande's set is simply wishful thinking!" The little leader pulled out his saber and danced a few sword flowers in the wind and snow, "In these days, you will either be killed or killed." There is no side way, don't shout injustice when anyone dies! ”

If you don't get killed, you have to kill. After being wordy all the way, his last sentence inspired the people below the most. Kill two-legged sheep, kill officials and soldiers, and kill other minions with different locks. Isn't this how King Zhang's stockade and territory were killed?

"Kill, kill into Nangong City, what do you want!" Several soldiers on horseback ran back from the front of the line, shouting loudly.

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" Frost-covered horizontal knives, shovels, and wooden sticks were lifted one after another, forming a moving jungle in the wind and snow. Under the jungle, a pair of red eyes are full of fanaticism.

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