As the saying goes, you want to cover up! It's a bigger mistake to cover up a small mistake. Just as the news of thousands of refugees from Jiangnan pouring into Jeju and being absorbed by the Chao government had not yet spread, it was drowned out by an even more shocking news.

The news that the counties under the jurisdiction of Yunzhou were attacked by the Liangshan strongmen at night spread far and wide. More than a dozen places were attacked, and the government wanted to hide it, but it couldn't. In just a few days, it spread outward from the state.

Hundreds of officials and civilians were killed, and thousands were injured.

More than a dozen landlords were exterminated, and all their wealth was plundered by strongmen.

The local army and the Hedong border army of 3,500 men and horses could not even defeat the Liangshan Caokou.

After a lot of news spread, it was discussed by people, whether it was a village market town, or a county capital, streets and alleys, restaurants and teahouses.

How many leaders did Yangshan have, and the newly emerging Yangshan Eighteen Taibao were mostly mentioned. How many strongmen are there in Liangshan, how powerful they are, and they are rumored to be evil. It will never harm ordinary people, eliminate harm for the people, eliminate violence and peace. People from all over the surrounding areas of the 800-mile water park who couldn't survive came to vote one after another.

The Yunzhou army was incompetent, and Shuibo Liangshan became a topic of conversation for a while.

A team of dozens of people pushed the Taiping cart through the wind and snow. They are burly and dressed in red, standing out in the wind and snow.

"Everyone work hard, and we will arrive at our destination in half an hour at most." The first young man in a red robe shouted loudly. He didn't ride a horse, but he carried a cold and shining Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand.

Dozens of people in the team are strong men, everyone carries knives, and there are knives in the car. As a caravan in the field, it is essential to be fully armed.

Especially when you come to this chaotic place in Shandong!

In the past few months, who doesn't know about the case of Liangshan, Erlong Mountain, Taohua Mountain, and Qingfeng Mountain? There are many large and small hills, and strong people push them.

This caravan naturally did not dare to be careless, and everyone cheered up. However, when they saw the big man at the front of the team, everyone was full of confidence.

This man is strong in martial arts, and a Fang Tian painting halberd throws away dozens of people and is not close to him. All the way north from Tanzhou, how can a strongman resist?

With him, the team is absolutely safe.

A young man in the red robe next to him shouted angrily: "Brother Dafang, that group of Liangshan heroes is really fat, and they borrowed grain from more than ten landlords overnight, hey, I don't know how much gold and silver they robbed?" This group of strongmen is quite powerful, and the Yunzhou officials and soldiers suffered heavy casualties, killing five or six hundred people. The Hedong double-speared general was also beaten and fled. ”

The chatter of the young man caused the rest of the team to join the discussion.

"Second stunned, a terrible bird, the court must be furious and send troops to encircle and suppress."

"That's it, you see, when the spring of next year comes, there will definitely be a large number of soldiers."

"Don't you hear that there are at least three or five thousand people? I think the government is enough. ”

"Stunned, if you have the strength to push the cart, we will definitely make a lot of money by selling this batch of medicinal materials."

"That is, I haven't heard others say that Chaojiazhuang is fair in business, and no one dares to cheat. It is said that medicinal herbs, fierce fire oil, these things are more expensive. ”

"Have you heard? Chaojiazhuang has been declaring war with Yangsan, and there have been many collisions, and the other party has been defeated and retreated, and the Jeju territory is relatively peaceful. ”

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This small caravan was full of discussions, and it was obvious that it was going to Chaojiazhuang to sell crude drugs. Braving the wind and snow is difficult to move, but not slow.

When they saw an abandoned temple on the side of the road, the team chose to rest. Three or five tranquilis form a circle, indicating that the team has a lot of experience.

"There are many strong people in Shandong, everyone is vigilant, and we can't be careless." The red-robed young man holding Fang Tian's halberd stood on the car to command and remind everyone.

"Hahaha, you can rest assured if you are generous, come and bake the fire."

"Chaojiazhuang is more than ten miles away at most, and there should be no strong people."

"There is money to sell the medicinal herbs, Lao Tzu must go to the city for a visit."

"What, you want to fool around in the city again?"

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The caravan men lit several bonfires in sheltered from the wind and half-crouched on the ground to roast the fire. Set up an iron pot and boil hot water from local materials, and put the dry food on the fire to roast. Someone took a few wine bags only to find that they had long since dried up and were empty.

Apparently the caravan is not doing very well!

It's true, the cold winter and the moon are all running outside, except for the caravan, which is a poor ghost. However, this group of men in red teased each other and entertained themselves.

However, it was also at this time!

"There is a situation, everyone prepare." The red-robed young man's face changed, he grabbed the Fang Tian painting halberd on the ground and jumped up, looking to the left.

Before the words fell, the rumbling sound outside the dilapidated temple came from far and near. Only then did the other men in the team react and each took his own weapon. Knowing that there were a lot of people coming to the sound of horses' hooves, everyone watched the movement outside vigilantly!

Then what caught everyone's eyes made everyone even more nervous.

A tidal wave of cavalry roared from afar, all riding tall horses, armed with sharp blades, wearing armor and robes, all dressed in black, with solemn faces and uniform movements. Run quickly and orderly into the distance.

This turned out to be a cavalry!

"Damn, be on guard, the situation is not right, run away!" The red-robed young man's eyelids jumped wildly, and his face was full of unwillingness, but he gritted his teeth and commanded the people around him.

It's no wonder that young people are making a fuss, it's really a popular saying among traders these days that I'd rather meet a strong man than see an official army, and these officials are the best at knocking on the bone and sucking the marrow. It is indispensable to be blackmailed with money, but they are on the verge of running out of ammunition and food, and where there is money to spare, these medicinal materials may not be saved.

Most of the caravan was veterans, and they were annoyed to know this. said, "How can there be officials and soldiers here, it's really bad luck or something." You can still fight when you encounter a strongman, but you can't beat it when you encounter hundreds of cavalry.

Many people secretly prayed that they would not be discovered.

But the more he was afraid of something, the more he came, and the scout found out about the situation, and the cry came from afar: "Military advisor, there is a caravan in this ruined temple." ”

The red-robed young man heard this, and saw twenty or thirty horsemen approaching this side. I couldn't help but curse secretly and told my companions to get ready. The crowd was nervous.

These horses were really miraculous horses, and in a matter of moments, they arrived outside the ruined temple. It's just that he didn't break in, a young man wearing a brocade robe with a slightly yellow face looked at the people inside with a nervous face, and hurriedly waved his hand.

"Don't be nervous, I'm waiting for the Chaojiazhuang guards, welcome the caravan here."

When everyone in the caravan heard this, they were relieved to see the Chaozi flag fluttering. In my heart, I was amazed at the strength of Chaojiazhuang for the hordes of cavalry.

The degree of elite far exceeds that of the local army.

The red-robed young man ordered everyone to put down their swords and saluted everyone outside: "Everyone, please, I'll come from Tanzhou and take shelter from the wind and snow here." ”

"All the strong men have come from afar, hard work!" The yellow-faced man nodded with a smile, looked at the dry cakes on the bonfire and hurriedly ordered: "Come on, bring some of our dry food to the caravan, everyone, I'll take my leave." ”

With that, he arched his hand and led the people to catch up with the team in front. Several big men brought a lot of dry food for the march, handed it to the people and left.

This group of cavalry comes and goes as fast as it comes!

After the caravan was stunned, they came back to their senses and were already far away.

"What a good man Chao Tianwang's subordinates." The red-robed young man looked at the tall horse, and remembered the rumors on the rivers and lakes, and was very eager to get acquainted with Chao Gai.

He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he was pulled back to his thoughts by the exclamations of the crowd.

"Ouch, the dry food for the march is quite abundant, including jerky, peanut cakes, and dough cakes." The caravan opened several large packages, and the voices of joy continued.

When they knew about the internal military dry food in Chaojiazhuang, they were amazed. The peanut sesame cakes are sweet and delicious, the jerky is the best pork jerky, and even the dough cakes are a bowl of noodles when they are boiled in water a few times.

The taste is very good, which makes everyone praise Chao Gai and Chao Jiazhuang.

Everyone had a hearty meal, and after resting, they were ready to set off. They all wore robes and hats to sweep away the snow on the carts.

It was at this time that the cavalry returned, with a rumbling sound. Compared with the previous scale, the scale is larger, and there are many vehicles in the middle, and there are even old and weak women and children on it, and there is a faint laughter of children.

This time, the people in the caravan were no longer nervous, and they also understood that the Chaojiazhuang team had hurried over to pick up people, but now most of them were returning the same way.

Anyway, on the same road, everyone in the caravan unanimously decided to follow behind the Chaofu guards. I was going to wait for the team to pass and keep up, but suddenly something changed.

"Huh? How did these people give birth to red robes and red robes, and where did this caravan come from? ”

In the procession, a big man riding a black horse was talking to a few people around him, and he accidentally saw the caravan outside the ruined temple suddenly stopped. Beside him, a tall black horse without reins followed.

Dozens of horsemen next to him reined in one after another, obviously this person's status is not low.

Look carefully at the two black horses, the person on the horse, who can it be if it is not Chao Gai?

Yes, just half an hour ago, the fleet stopped at the nearest pier to Yuncheng, and Chao Gai led the team to abandon the ship and go straight to Chaojiazhuang. I didn't send someone in advance because I wanted to surprise Comber, Wu Yong and others.

However, there were more than 100 village shops within the boundaries of Jeju, and the mighty team was naturally discovered, he was recognized, and the carrier pigeon sent back the news. Wu Yong notified the government to prepare, and Xiao Jiasui personally led the team to greet him.

When Chao Gai saw this group of strangely dressed caravans, he felt very familiar and thought in his mind. Suddenly, I saw a red-robed young man holding Fang Tian's painting halberd, and asked tentatively: "Red-robed and red-robed, military advisor, but you sell medicinal herbs?" ”

"I didn't ask this, I'm from Tanzhou!" Xiao Jiasui replied with a smile next to him.

"Hahaha, from Tanzhou, that's right, there is another hero." Chao Gai was overjoyed, turned the horse's head and walked over. Behind him, Xiao Jiasui, Han Shizhong, Guo Sheng, Sun An and others hurriedly followed, and twenty or thirty people were hula and cheer like stars and moons.

Why is it here again? Everyone in the caravan was a little stunned when they noticed the abnormal movement. I wasn't nervous, but I was a little stunned when I saw this posture.

The red-robed young man was strong in martial arts, and his hearing was even sharper, not to mention that he could hear it clearly, but he heard some vaguely, and saw the yellow-faced young man who had given him a line of food before to accompany him sideways, and then thought of the battle to pick up people, he suddenly realized, isn't it the one who has returned?

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