The Diancang faction has become famous in recent years, and everyone and the two heroes are very happy to see each other, talk freely about wine, and have their own intimacy. When everyone talked about the war after the battle, they were all enthusiastic, and they all said that they would use the Hongyi cannon to bombard Nurhachi into the western sky.

On the second day, the troops were mobilized, and Zheng Hengzhou saw that the guards who drank together last night were all in good spirits and were on duty seriously. The assignment of tasks by the white grass, if the command is determined, is quite the style of a general. He invited Zheng and Mao to him and instructed: "The appropriate scout reported that someone was found in Xianghe City, who may be a spy of the Black Dragon Gate. The brother wanted to ask the two of them to go and investigate. "Zheng and Mao got the order, and they rode their horses first.

Not long after coming to Xianghe City. Zheng Hengzhou showed his waist card and cleared the customs immediately. He inquired about the news from the guards at the city gate, and the guards said: "The commander of the Shicai Jinyi Guard instructed that there were Houjin spies gathered in the small capital garden in the east of the city, and asked us to inform the later chief." Zheng Hengzhou asked the location of Xiaojing Garden and rushed with Mao Duxin.

The small Beijing Garden is a garden set up by Shen Yuanwai, a large local household. At that time, Zhu Li, the king of Yan, swept the north, set himself up as the king, saw the beautiful scenery of the Xianghe River, and wanted to establish the capital here, but later due to the lack of building materials, only built a city that was ten times smaller than the capital. Xianghe City is small and small, and the city gate planning is still in accordance with the pattern of the capital, so it is known as the small capital. This Shen Yuan is a vassal and elegant, and a big lotus garden was set up on the outskirts of the city, named Xiaojing Garden, which was a major scenic spot of Xianghe at that time.

Zheng Hengzhou and Mao Duxin came to Xiaojing Garden, only to see a large number of officers and soldiers coming and going in the garden, tying up all the people who were playing and pressing them at the door. Zheng Hengzhou frowned, went to identify himself, and asked to see the officer leading the team. In order to facilitate the affairs of his subordinates, all his cronies hang a hundred household waist cards. The officer leading the team is a thousand presidents, and it is said that he is Zheng Hengzhou's commander.

However, the Jinyi Wei Baihu is unusual, and as soon as Mr. Qian came up, he bowed and stammered. It turned out that as soon as the Xianghe garrison heard that there was a Houjin spying, they immediately sent troops to search the garden in an attempt to compete for merit. Zheng Hengzhou shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself how powerful the Black Dragon Gate spy was, and how ordinary officers and soldiers could find out. This time I scared the snake, but I was afraid that the spy would have gone far away.

Zheng Hengzhou ordered to untie the shackles of the people, and asked them one by one, and when he heard that there was no Liaodong accent, he immediately ordered them to be released. It didn't take long for all the detainees to shine, and Zheng Hengzhou was worried about Mr. Qian's face and asked him to continue to search the garden. Just thinking about how to start next, a beggar suddenly came over and whispered: "Zheng Zhutou, the villain has something to report." ”

Zheng Hengzhou took a closer look, recognized it as the old beggar of Baoding Mansion, and was overjoyed, pulled the old beggar Wang aside, and said, "Old Wang, why did you come to Xianghe?" ”

Wang Lao beggar said: "This matter is a long story, that day Zheng Zhutou escaped from Baoding and arrived in Hejian Mansion, and Fan Chang of the gang at that time sent someone to Baoding Mansion to inquire about Zheng Zhutou's character and martial arts. Since then, Zheng Zhutou has made great contributions to the gang, and the old beggar also feels deeply honored.

After the Wuchang Mansion Martial Arts Conference, the Fan Gang Leader learned that Zheng Zhutou was going to the capital to heal his injuries, and sent someone to inform me to take care of them along the road. After I knew that Zheng Zhutou was going to escort the foreigners' cannons to Shanhaiguan with the army, he immediately notified many people along the way to pay attention. Yesterday, the Xianghe gang reported that when I saw people from the Black Dragon Gate walking around the city, I immediately rushed to preside over it overnight. ”

"The Black Dragon Gate people in Xiaojing Garden just came to inquire about the news, and as soon as the people from the government arrived, they withdrew. At the moment, someone in this gang is following them, but we have already found the location of the Black Dragon Gate. There were bandits gathered in Xiangshan, about 20 miles northeast of the city, and the Black Dragon Gate bought them and used their cottage as a base to plot the destruction of the Hongyi cannon. It's a pity that there are no masters in the gang here, so they can't infiltrate the Xiangshan Cottage to investigate the enemy's situation, and even the number of opponents is unknown. If you want to know their plan, Zheng Zhutou will have to go through it himself. ”

Zheng Hengzhou nodded. "This place is not far from Jingshi, and there are garrisons in Xianghe City, and the bandits are not very powerful. The question is how many people have come to the Black Dragon Gate......" He pondered for a moment, made up his mind, and said to Mao Duxin: "Believe, I will go to Xiangshanzhai with Wang Lao to investigate the enemy's situation." You go back and inform Bai Qianhu and ask him to set up the army outside Xianghe City tonight, and lead the masters of Jinyi Wei to meet at Xiangshan Cottage after nightfall. If the situation changes, I will ask the beggar to help the disciples inform you. ”

Mao Duxin was ordered to go. Zheng Hengzhou and Wang Lao Beggar walked to the north of the city, and on the way, Wang Lao Beggar recruited two more beggars to help his disciples go along. Zheng Hengzhou requisitioned three official horses with the defenders at the city gate, and the four of them went out of the Xianghe, quickly whipped their horses, and arrived at the foot of Xiangshan in a short time. They tied their horses to trees and hiked up the mountain. There are bandits stationed at intervals along the mountain road, but these sentinels are already familiar to the beggars. Wang Lao beggar avoided the mountain road, led the march between the mountains and forests, covered up for most of the hour, and finally came to Xiangshanzhai.

Xiangshanzhai is located in the col, there is a big village gate at the bottom of the mountain road, there are still two lookout platforms next to the door, the appearance is very bluffing. Inside the gate, the bandits cleared a large open space, and there were nearly twenty small wooden houses, and there was a three-story main village at the back.

According to the scale of the building, Zheng Hengzhou estimated that about 100 bandits lived here. At this moment, nearly forty bandits were practicing their sword skills in the open space, and the rest of the personnel were scattered everywhere, some were on duty seriously, and some were lazy and confused. These bandits have a strong physique, poor swordsmanship, and most of them have low martial arts.

Zheng Hengzhou observed carefully and found that except for the head of the sect who trained the bandits and the sentry in a high platform who looked like Black Dragon Gate people, the rest of the Black Dragon Gate people did not show up. Zheng Hengzhou stared at the main village and thought about it. I saw that the sun was gradually turning westward, and it would soon be dark. He turned around and gave orders to the beggars.

"Please ask the two brothers to go down the mountain the same way and pick up the Jinyi guards. After meeting them, pick up the thieves on the mountain road along the way, and come here to meet us. The two beggars had to be ordered to leave. He turned to the old beggar Wang and said, "The old man is waiting here, and I will go down to investigate." After saying that, he lowered his body and covered the mountain pass.

The gate of Xiangshanzhai seems to be very strong, and it can hold out for a while to resist the officers and soldiers. It's a pity that both sides of the gate rely on steep slopes for natural defense, but they are not dangerous enough. Ordinary officers and soldiers may not be able to climb over, and it will not be useful to meet martial arts people who have a little root in light skills. After dark, even if you swagger down the steep slope, it is extremely difficult for the people in the cottage to notice. Zheng Hengzhou waited quietly in the long grass, and when the sky was dark, and before the gate of the village was in front of the lamp, he left the grass, crossed the gate from the steep slope above, and gently borrowed strength from the uplift on the slope, picking a place where no one was sliding down the steep slope.

He hid the shadows of the wooden houses one by one, and finally came to the vicinity of the main village. The main village is guarded by bandits on all sides, and it is not easy to sneak in. Zheng Hengzhou went around to the back of the main village, picked up a stone, saw the direction and threw it vigorously, and the sentry thief fell to the ground in response. Zheng Hengzhou hid the thief behind a big stone, and then jumped up and went up to the second floor of the main village. He hid under a silent window, pushed it open and jumped in, and unknowingly toured the whole main village.

When he returned to the old beggar, Bai Caozhi's men and horses had already arrived. He left half of his cronies in the camp to guard the Hongyi cannon, and brought the other half of the masters to come, a total of 18 people, all of whom were strong in martial arts. In addition, he brought a hundred musketeers to guard the mountain road in case anyone took advantage of the chaos to escape. Zheng Hengzhou asked Bai Caozhi, Mao Duxin and several cronies to surround him and inform him of the situation in the village: "There are 86 thieves in the village and 23 people in Heilongmen. At this time, the lights in the cottage had been lit, the brocade guards were condescending, and Zheng Hengzhou pointed to the field and explained the distribution of bandits to everyone. After the assignment was completed, he said to Bai Cao: "Brother Bai, the leader of the Black Dragon Gate who planned this matter is Wei Zhongxian's righteous son Ke Tianao. ”

Bai Caozhi's expression turned grim, and he said: "This person knows the inside story, so he must be captured alive." ”

The masters of the Jinyi Guard were positioned, Bai Caozhi and Zheng Hengzhou took the lead, blended into the village from the steep slope, quietly climbed the wall, and lightly touched the bandits standing guard on the wall. The people on the lookout heard the sound and were about to turn around when two quick arrows were already shot from the grass. One of the sentries fell to the ground, and the sentry on the other high platform was a man from the Black Dragon Gate, who saw the opportunity very quickly, and turned to catch the arrows with his bare hands. He opened his mouth to shout, Zheng Hengzhou had already jumped from the wall to the high platform, and pointed out his dumb hole. The Black Dragon Gate people couldn't make a warning, and immediately raised the bow and arrow in their hands and stuck it at Zheng Hengzhou. Zheng Hengzhou dodged sideways, and then kicked him off the high platform. The Black Dragon Gate man fell straight to the ground and died on the spot.

Zheng Hengzhou jumped back to the wall, came to the door with Bai Caozhi, gently opened a gap in the wall, and let the masters of the brocade clothes enter the village. According to the assignment, the troops divided the road, and marched towards the main village in the shadows, and the bandits were constantly leveled along the road. The bandits are mediocre in martial arts, how can they be the opponents of the masters of the Jinyi Guard? The lucky ones are knocked down, and the unfortunate blades cut their throats. In less than a meal, all the bandits located outside the main village lay flat. The masters of the brocade clothes guard sub-station the doors and windows of the main village. Bai Cao shouted, and everyone broke the door and window at the same time.

This was a surprise, and the Black Dragon Gate people were caught off guard, and several people were killed on the spot. The rest of the Black Dragon Gate people drew their swords one after another and responded calmly. For a while, the swords and swords were shadowed, and the cheers were loud and loud, and the killing was so lively. This time, the Black Dragon Gate entered the customs to do business, and all the people sent were good players in the door, and their strength was not under the masters of the Jinyi Guard.

However, Bai Caozhi had fought with the Black Dragon Gate many times, and had already thoroughly understood their martial arts, and before leaving Beijing, he had already dismantled the subtleties of the Black Dragon Gate's martial arts to a group of henchmen. This time, the Black Dragon Gate was restrained everywhere, and it didn't take long for several people to be killed. The number of people on both sides increased, the strength and weakness were judged, and the people of the Black Dragon Gate were timid, and several people fled towards the door. The musketeers were now guarding the door, and as soon as they saw someone escape, they immediately shot and killed.

Ke Tianao originally planned to lead the Black Dragon Gate people and the Xiangshanzhai bandits to attack the Ming army at night tonight, taking advantage of the chaos to ignite the gunpowder escorted by the army, and then destroy the Hongyi cannon.