Jeju, Shandong, Chaojiazhuang.

At the end of the second half of the first month, the wind is still blowing, and the weather has not yet warmed up!

"Fight against the strongmen of Liangshan and protect my wife and children!"

"Pick up the gun, pick up the knife, and fight the strongman to the end!"

"Protecting our home starts with me. Train hard to destroy the invading enemy. ”

……

On the top of the taller buildings of Chaojiazhuang, there are big red banners everywhere to suppress bandits. Some militiamen, poorly dressed and armed with sticks, shouted slogans for training. The Chaozi flag fluttering in the city, everyone is high-spirited, and everyone is determined.

The whole Zhuangzi is full of enthusiasm for suppressing bandits!

The angel team from Bianliang City has been coming for more than half a month!

Chao Gai, the main owner, is not at home, and I don't know when he will return and can't be contacted. Headed by Liu Gechang, Cai Gan, and Zhao Dujian knew the situation but could only wait. I didn't want to be too bored, so I wandered around Chaojiazhuang.

They are a big man who is used to staying in Bianliang City, and they are also picky when they see a lot. I thought it was just a large market town with high walls, but it was not surprising.

I never thought that it would be a good place to walk around the city!

Chaojiazhuang claims and registers 50,000 or 60,000 people, which is similar to Yuncheng on the surface, but in fact, there are 178,000 people with the floating population.

With so many people gathering, clothing, food, housing, transportation, and various industries came into being. Street shops, restaurants, teahouses, Goolan tile houses, etc., there are other places, everything is not falling, three streets and six cities, people come and go, extremely prosperous!

At the entrance of the trading area, the tiger imprisoned in the iron cage is amazing, and there will be many people watching every day, preaching the deeds of Chao Tianwang. The new drama in the Goolan Washer, the small song cross talk, etc., have countless fans.

The leg fighting game is simple and fun, and you can see naughty children everywhere, and old people jumping on one leg. There are also soccer balls similar to Kemari, which kick back and forth on the playground. can dazzle the big man from Bianliang City, and he is amazed.

Not to mention that Pavilion Chief Liu felt that it was full of freshness, even Zhao Dujian with a cold attitude and Cai Ganban with cold eyebrows also felt that Chaojiazhuang was quite interesting. I deliberately tried it myself, and I had a lot of fun after getting started.

It's just a day or two fine, but after a long time, I feel a little boring!

Knowing that waiting is not a solution, it is better to return to Bian Liangcheng as soon as possible to resume his life. In the end, it was Liu Gechang who thought that Chaojiazhuang's determination to suppress bandits was extremely firm. asked Wu Yong and others to convey the edict, leaving the holy decree to lead the team back.

In addition, Cai Gan's office, Zhao Du saw that the lord who read the holy decree returned home. Even if the one hundred and twenty people in my heart are unwilling, I have to follow.

As for the two or three thousand sets of good leather armor brought from the armor warehouse of Bianliang City, the strong bow and crossbow and other equipment were left behind to fund Chaojiazhuang to suppress bandits.

The angel team ate a closed door and went home!

"Hmph, if you want to reach out to Chaojiazhuang, then wait to be cut off!" The four major military divisions of the Chao family army stood on the city wall and looked into the distance, with a sneer on their faces.

As one order after another was issued, the city's pretense of being seen began to recover. The 1st Infantry Battalion and the 2nd Cavalry Battalion returned to the barracks one after another. Breweries, garment spinning and other workshops began to greet the caravans, transporting goods......

Usually you can't see it at all, but after this hiding, you will call people back. The trading area is completely open, and the shops are open, and it is more prosperous and lively. That kind of leisure state is gone, only the scrappy construction.

"I hope I can delay a little longer!" Wen Huanzhang shook his head with a smile. As long as he is given three to five months, the infrastructure of Yangsan will be completed, the land will be transported and the land will begin to take shape, and the island will be gradually utilized.

"Don't worry!" Xiao Jiasui patted him on the shoulder, and smiled in his chest: "How can the way to make money allow others to interfere?" Those eunuchs are more attentive than we are! ”

"Hahaha, this is called someone in the court!"

"Hey, there's all that stuff in the court!"

A few resourceful men talked and laughed on the city wall, and sighed for a long time.

"A few military advisors, I just arrived, and my brother has sent back the news!" At this time, Saburo Shixiu climbed the city wall, took three steps and made two steps, came to Wu Yong and others, and handed over the note in his hand.

Several people let out an "oh", formed a circle, and looked at the few words on it. Although it was very brief, the good news relieved everyone.

"Well, then let the second battalion and the fifth battalion of the Ma Army pull to Jizhou."

"There are many horses mentioned above, and two more infantry battalions will be sent to turn into merchants."

"The Jurchens have made abnormal moves, increase recruitment!"

"If you're all right, sign the order!"

Wu Yong smiled and led people to the sentry box on the city tower, took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone to write down the order. After signing by himself, Xiao Jiasui, Wen Huanzhang, and Li Zhu wrote their names one after another, and then handed them over to Shi Xiu to send someone to give them.

This is when Chao Gai is not at home, all important orders, such as troop transfers or combat missions, can only take effect if at least three military divisions sign the daimyo at the same time.

The news was transmitted to Liangshan, and the second battalion, the fifth battalion of the horse army, and several battalions of infantry happily packed up their bags and applied for baggage to prepare for the mission. However, the 1st Battalion and the 2nd Battalion Navy had already taken the lead in recruiting large ships.

In addition, Lu Zhishen, Shi Xiu, Xu Ning and other generals were also busy recruiting soldiers. Since it has not yet been exposed, this operation has been carried out in secret. The wave that was originally brushed down has now relaxed the requirements to absorb into the army.

Although Chao Gai is thousands of miles away, there is a flying pigeon that can give orders remotely!

Chaojiazhuang, a huge war machine, is quietly running!

……

Around the time of Shen, the weather was a little gloomy!

On the Xunyang River, a few old trees on the bank are bare-branched, and the crows are particularly desolate. Next to the dry reeds, a fishing boat sways in the water!

A fierce-looking man with a meaty face in the cabin looked at a letter: "Brother, listen to the advice of the younger brother!" The bowl of rice on the river is not at ease. Now my brother and I are here to command 2,000 men and horses, 180 warships, training when we say training, patrolling when we say patrolling, what kind of majesty? Now, the old lady is also in the family compound, and she is very happy.

But he always talked to his brother, don't do bad things again, and the prodigal son turned back. The younger brother saw other people's brothers in a pile, the three heroes of the Ruan family, the four Jiao of Taihu Lake, but I Zhang Shun was alone, but I have brothers and eldest brothers......"

The man didn't know how to read, but he could recite it dozens of times, and he sighed helplessly from the beginning to the end, and from the end to the end.

He is Zhang Heng, the elder brother of Baitiao in the waves, who is famous in the surrounding area!

Seven-foot body with triangular eyes, yellow hair, red hair and red eyes, there is a reputation on the Xunyang River, and the waves are like water monsters. Leaping like a whale.

The evil water and wind are not afraid, and the dragon is terrified everywhere. The heavens are all about harming living beings. The small lonely mountain lives down, and the ship fire is open.

In the past few days, he has been in trouble, and some time ago someone found him and handed him a letter, and read the contents of the letter several times before leaving. Vigilant by nature, he deliberately asked a friend who had died to confirm.

Who doesn't want to live a better life?

He Zhang Heng also thought, but he knew that the sin was deep!

Zhang Heng, a native of Jiangzhou, grew up at the foot of Xiaogu Mountain, and worked as a boat captain in the Xunyang River, nicknamed Boat Huo'er. He and his younger brother Zhang Shun dominated the Xunyang River, often killed people and robbed money when ferrying to the heart of the river, and later, Zhang Shun went to Jiangzhou to sell fish teeth, and he was alone on the riverside ferry as a private businessman.

Over the years, there have been not a hundred but eighty people killed!

Although he is only fierce when he does it, he will also feel his conscience uneasy afterwards. Even the thought of going to hell to suffer in the future will wake up in a dream.

When Zhang Heng received the letter, he wanted to go to his brother, but when he thought about it, he had done a lot of evil, would he be turned around by King Chao to settle accounts with him afterwards, and his brother was alone, so he couldn't speak at all.

Thinking of this, he kept hesitating and tangled, wanting to go, but he didn't dare! Now he took out the letter again, and muttered, thinking about whether to go or not to go?

"Boatman, please ferry my mother and mother across the river!"

Zhang Heng was entangled again, and suddenly heard someone outside the boat shouting to interrupt him. He folded the letter and put it in his arms, leaned out half of his body and looked out.

There were two people standing on the riverside, carrying packages on their backs, their faces covered with wind and dust.

A young man with a large figure and a handsome face supported an old woman.

"Brother, I'm tired of ferrying my mother and son across the river."

"Okay, get on board and take shelter from the wind." Zhang Hengcong nodded from the young man, got out of the cabin, picked up the oars and rowed to the shore. Greet the mother and son.

In the past few days, I don't know how many times I have said this sentence! Or a free ferry, perhaps a discovery of conscience, or a subtle atonement for the past.

In short, when I met rich guests, I didn't do business.

The handsome young man said "yes," and helped the old mother into the boat, put the package with the clothes on the wooden plank, and helped her to sit down, and took out dry food and bamboo tubes with water one after another.

"There's hot scalding, hot rice on board." Zhang Heng said a word and began to hold the boat.

"Thank you, brother." The young man smiled gratefully. Then he entered the cabin, and after a while, he served the old mother with rice and hot water.

"You're from out of town?"

"Yes, the younger brother's surname is Xu, this is the mother, and the food money is also considered to be paid back to the elder brother."

"No need, you guys are in a hurry, the last few days, free ferry."

"Oh, brother, aren't you going to ferry......"

The young man also took a bowl of rice and chatted with Zhang Heng, between questions and answers. Maybe the old woman was not in good health, or she choked on eating too quickly, coughed constantly, the rice bowl was unstable, and the rice soup was all over the body.

Seeing this, the young man hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks and waited for a while to wipe them for the old lady. Seeing that Jiang Feng was a little big, he took out his robe and put it on for his mother, busy before and after.

"Son, it's really useless for my mother to be old, and your father died early, without the help of his brothers. Going all the way south from Hebei to here will exhaust you. ”

"Mother, Hugh wants to say this, give birth to me and raise me, my son should be like this." The young man's nose was sour and his eyes were red, and he picked up the bowl to feed his mother.

And Zhang Heng, who was rocking the oars at the bow of the boat, looked at this scene, and his posture was a little stiff.

The old woman's words reminded him of what his mother had told him: "Son, when your brother grows up, he can help you everywhere." ”

That is when he is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his younger brother Zhang Shun is only twelve years old. I remembered that I was simple and kind at that time, but I learned badly from others, and so far, I can't turn back.

"Let's go, I'll let it go!" Zhang Heng thought of his past experience, remembered that King Chao Tianwang was generous and righteous, paid money to compensate the families of the victims, and reused himself without blame for the past. In the end, I thought of my brother's loneliness and my mother's expectations, and finally made up my mind to go to Chaojiazhuang!