That night, Ren Meimei summoned the remaining important leaders of the Peng Liang Society, and due to repeated blows, the talents in the gang withered, and only a few branch hall incense masters remained, Luo Qifei, Chen Jiafeng, Xie Jiao and others.

Long Tao paid special attention to Luo Qifei.

This person is slender and long, his appearance is not good, like an authentic farmer, but he has long hands and feet, two elves in his eyes, and is obviously a very flexible and agile person with a very flexible brain and skills.

In the original plot, Luo Qifei later became a general under Kou Zhong, specializing in the intelligence work of the young marshal's army.

When Ren Meimei introduced him, she also praised: "Qi Fei is not only superb, but also proficient in the art of disguise modification, and he will be better than anyone else if he is a spy." ”

Long Tao nodded and said: "Qi Fei is a shrewd and calm person at first glance, and he will be responsible for detecting the enemy situation in the future, and he will definitely become a great help to my Divine Sword Army!" ”

Luo Qifei bowed and said: "I am willing to serve the king to the death!" ”

Chen Jiafeng, Xie Jiao and others also swore allegiance.

Peng Lianghui was already on the verge of collapse, but now that he was suddenly taken in by Long Tao and was able to join the prestigious Divine Sword Army, it was naturally exciting.

The most important thing is that the news that Long Tao made trouble in Luoyang and won the Heshi Bi finally reached this place, and several people were full of confidence in him, and they all felt that he had a bright future with him, and their morale was naturally high.

Chen Jiafeng said: "At this moment, there are more than 300 brothers in the gang in the Liangdu City, I think those defenders have no fighting spirit at all, should the king immediately drive them away and occupy this city?" ”

Long Tao thought that Xu Yuanlang's people would withdraw soon, and there was really no need to make trouble, so he shook his head and said: "You don't have to let the brothers fight more, tomorrow you will summon all the people you can gather, and we will go to Pengcheng to see those Khitan horse thieves first." ”

That night, Long Tao rested at Ren Meimei's place and comforted this beautiful girl.

At noon the next day, the leaders finally gathered together the scattered Pengliang congregation, which numbered more than 3,600 people, although most of them were not elite, but they were more than enough to manage and control a borderless city.

Long Tao ordered Chen Jiafeng and Xie Jiao to take more than 1,600 people to stay in Liangdu, and after Xu Yuanlang's people left, they would control the order of the city, and be sure to take over them safely and smoothly.

He, Ren Meimei, Luo Qifei and others led 2,000 people to the east in batches, preparing to recover Pengcheng.

Luo Qifei led people to go first and went to investigate the enemy's situation.

In the early morning of the next day, Long Tao and Ren Meimei came to Pengcheng.

There are ten rooms and nine empty spaces in the city, and the walls are broken and ruined everywhere, and it is rare to see a single figure, and it has become an empty city in the ghost domain.

Luo Qifei turned out of a street, greeted him and sighed: "Brother Cave, this thief is really hateful! Not only did they loot property and women, but they also killed people and set fires, and most of the people in the city fled for their lives, leaving only some of the old, weak, sick and disabled to survive here. ”

Ren Meimei said fiercely: "These alien races have come to my Central Plains land, and they are just bent on sabotage, we must let them pay for their blood debts!" ”

Long Tao asked, "Isn't Brother Cave in the city?" ”

Luo Qifei shook his head and said: "Khitan horse thieves are good at horse warfare, especially strong in horse shooting, and they are not conducive to performance in the city, they have always liked to hide in the wilderness, which is not only conducive to horse warfare, but also can escape away at any time, the king can rest assured, his subordinates have found out their hiding place!" ”

Long Tao approvingly: "Qifei is really capable!" Then he looked at Ren Meimei, "Let the brothers rest in the city first, and the three of us will go to the cave brother to step on the plate first, and after finding out the situation, we will formulate a strategy to see how to wipe out this gang of thieves." ”

Under the leadership of Luo Qifei, the three of them went all the way to the southeast, walked for most of the day, and only stopped at the foot of a mountain.

Luo Qifei raised his hand and pointed to the mountain, and said, "This mountain is called Zeshan, and there is a small pasture behind the mountain, where Brother Cave and his horse thieves are hiding. ”

Ren Mei said in surprise: "Compared to Pengcheng, this place is closer to Xiapi, wouldn't Brother Cave hide here and get farther and farther away from Liangdu, could it be that the fact that he is going to rob Liangdu is just a rumor?" ”

Luo Qifei said: "Horse thieves come and go like the wind, and it is not difficult to rob Liangdu from here." ”

Long Tao's heart moved, and asked, "Who is Xiapi in now?" ”

Luo Qifei replied: "Xiapi is now in the hands of a group of strong gangsters called the Llama Gang. The Llama Gang is a newly established gang after the death of the faint king, which was originally based in the area of Llama Lake, and later occupied Xiapi, and its momentum was quite strong. ”

Long Tao asked: "Is the leader of the Llama Gang called Du Ren?" There is a second master named Jiao Hongjin, known as Xiao Lu Bu? ”

Luo Qifei said movingly: "I didn't expect the king to know about them!" ”

Long Tao shook his head and said, "I've only heard about it. ”

In fact, he remembered it all from the original plot.

I only heard Luo Qifei continue: "After Du Ren occupied Xiapi, he wantonly collected tolls, and even fishermen who went to fish did not let go, and even looted everywhere from time to time, making people angry and resentful, but the second leader Jiao Hongjin, who was quite benevolent and righteous, was deeply loved by the gang and the local people. ”

Long Tao remembered that in the original plot, Du Ren wanted to form an alliance with Brother Cave, because most of the members of the Llama Gang were locals, and the old folks were deeply affected by the Khitan horse thieves, so most of them were against the alliance, and the second leader Jiao Hongjin was the one with the most fierce opposition, Kou Zhong took advantage of their contradiction, and by chance killed Du Ren with Jiao Hongjin, took over the Llama Gang, and took Xiapi City at the same time.

Now that Brother Cave is hiding here, it is very likely that he is discussing the alliance with Du Ren, if he can take advantage of this and take down the Llama Gang, he can take the opportunity to get Xiapi!

Thinking of this, Long Tao couldn't help but be moved.

Xiapi is the fortress where the three major water systems of Surabaya, Yishui and Bianshui meet, and is the transfer station between Luoma Lake and Weishan Lake, which is close to the waterways of the whole region, with convenient transportation and developed trade, and it is a rich place since ancient times.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xiapi was the seat of Xuzhou, and although the Northern and Southern Dynasties experienced wars, its superior geographical location made it still maintain a strong economic advantage.

Regardless of the abundant aquatic products of Luoma Lake, the 10,000 hectares of fertile land in the lakeshore area alone are enough to control the lifeblood of dozens of nearby towns.

Compared with Liangdu and Pengcheng, which have been repeatedly destroyed by wars, Xiapi can be regarded as a paradise on earth.

Of course, in terms of strategic location, the importance of Xiapi is obviously not as important as Liangdu, but Liangdu and Pengcheng both need various resources to build, and if they occupy Xiapi, they can provide a lot of income for this.

"Let's go over and see the situation first." Long Tao greeted and took the lead to climb up the mountain.

After crossing the mountain, there is a small pasture not far from the bottom of the mountain, and you can see tents set up on the grass in the distance, many big men in different clothes with bare arms are serving the horses and grazing, and there are teams of three or five patrolling back and forth.

These Khitan horse thieves are really arrogant, they are not hiding at all, but they are blatantly stationed here.

Several teams of patrolling horse thieves, for this small ranch, the guards can be regarded as tight, Long Tao just wanted the two to stay here, and sneaked in to investigate, only to see the door of the largest tent opened, and a fierce Khitan man with sideburns and cheeks walked out with a few people wearing Han costumes, and immediately asked: "Is that person Brother Cave?" Who is that bearded man next to him? ”

The two of them looked at him in shock, and Luo Qifei said: "The king really has great eyesight!" Qi Fei could only see a group of figures, and he couldn't see their faces clearly. ”

Long Tao said lightly: "They are coming out, you take a closer look." ”

A group of people rode out of the pasture, and the fierce man waved goodbye to a few Han Chinese and returned to the tent.

Luo Qifei waited for them to go away completely, and then said: "That Khitan is the thief head cave brother, and the man with hair should be the leader of the Llama Gang." ”

Long Tao said in his heart, but let Ren Meimei ask, "What are you doing in Brother Cave's camp?" ”

"The two naturally colluded."

Luo Qifei was surprised: "What does the king mean, Du Ren wants to form an alliance with Brother Cave?" ”

Long Tao didn't answer and asked: "Has Jiao Hongjin's prestige in the Llama Gang threatened Du Ren's position?" ”

Luo Qifei nodded and said: "It is rumored that Xiao Lu Bu is very popular with the gang, and Du Ren's recent actions are even more unpopular. ”

"That's it, Du Ren formed an alliance with Brother Cave, firstly, he wanted to expand his power, and secondly, he naturally felt the threat of Jiao Hongjin and wanted to get rid of him with the help of external forces. Ha! It looks like it's going to give the cave brother a few more days to live. ”

Ren Meimei asked, "Why did the king say this?" ”

Long Tao said with a smile: "Don't reveal the secret of joining the Shendao Army for the time being, just take over Liangdu after you go back, vigorously recruit troops and buy horses, do a good job in city defense, and keep the troops moving, this time I want to plan well, not only to destroy this Khitan horse thief, but also to take the opportunity to take down the Llama Gang and get Xiapi!" ”

Ren Meimei frowned and said, "Listening to the king's meaning, it seems that he won't go back with us?" ”

Long Tao laughed and said, "Yes, we will break up here, I want to rush back to Jiangyin as soon as possible to arrange the follow-up plan, and when I come back, it will be time for our Divine Sword Army to show its strength!" ”