The million Black Mountain thieves who occupy the valleys of the Taihang Mountains are divided into dozens of parts, with tens of thousands of large ones and thousands of small ones, all of whom are led by Zhang Yan, the commander of the Ping Yan Zhonglang, and Yang Feng, the captain of the Black Mountain School, as the deputy.

Since Zhang Yan received the edict from the court, he did not take it seriously. There are dozens of Qu Shuai in the Black Mountain Thieves, each of whom has great autonomy over the headquarters, although Zhang Yan is the leader of the alliance, if he wants to do big things, he must also contact each other to persuade him, and he does not have much jurisdiction over the other Qu Shuai.

Therefore, Zhang Yan was powerless to interfere with the looting of the team sent by He Bai, the governor of Taiyuan. The dowry of three million yuan is not too much, but it is not too much, and it is enough to buy more than 10,000 stones of grain. For Xiao Shuai, who has thousands of people, it is enough to feed the people of the headquarters for several months. I want them to spit out what they eat in their mouths, and there is no door.

Besides, Taiyuan Governor He Bai is only a captain of more than 2,000 stones, and he can have a few private troops in his hands, so I'm afraid that he will do something! If he is willing to come, he must not order several Montenegrin thieves to teach him a lesson, so that the county guard of his county will not underestimate the Montenegrin army.

Zhang Yan just sent someone to pass on the edict of the court to the three departments of Huanglong, Wang Dang, and Guo Daxian, who might do this, and let them watch and do it themselves. The three Black Mountain thieves couldn't help but look at each other, what kind of bullshit is this. So after a routine inquiry, when I learned that there was no such thing, I didn't care about it anymore.

In Jinyang City, Taiyuan County, after He Bai received the edict from the court, he immediately laughed, patted Luo Pei's shoulder and said with a smile: "Zengzhi is really a talented person with a lot of scheming, and he has a strategy to make something out of nothing, so that He kills two birds with one stone, not only got the court's permission to seek revenge across the border, but also let the court know that my courage is famous." ”

It turned out that after He Bai decided to send Le Peng as the envoy, this Luo Pei came to the door to ask for a meeting, saying that he also wanted to make some effort for He Bai. So He Bai roughly said that he had a grudge against the Black Mountain thief Guo Daxian, and asked him to come up with a plan. I didn't want Luo Pei to die two birds with one stone after a short time.

First, he sent people through the Jingjing Pass to let the subordinates of Liu Song, the king of Changshan, know that he had sent a huge amount of money to the office. and then split into two with Le Peng, Le Peng continued to send the job in secret, and Luo Pei stayed in Changshan Country to do it.

Especially through the hands of Liu Song, the king of Changshan, to show the court and the Black Mountain thieves that he succumbed to Montenegro, and it was natural for He Bai to go out to seek revenge. Even if He Bai sent troops to destroy the Black Mountain Thieves one or two, it would not cause a big panic among the Black Mountain Thieves, let alone He Bai summoned the hatred of the huge Black Mountain Thieves.

It's just that I didn't expect Luo Pei to persecute Liu Song, the king of Changshan, too much, so that Liu Song, the king of Changshan, hated He Bai very much, and praised He Bai in front of the court, and even bent on exterminating He Bai's troubles in Black Mountain, with the intention of killing He Bai.

However, this is both a bad thing and a good thing, He Bai's reputation was only regional in nature, and he can be called Taiyuan famous general He Bai to the outside world, and Hanoi famous general Fang Yue is at the same level. Now, after being recommended by the vassal king of a country, he has suddenly become a well-known general in the state and county.

Just like Yan Liangwen Chou, before the alliance against Dong, he was only a well-known fierce general in the county, and after the praise of Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, he suddenly became a famous general in Hebei. In terms of prestige and force, the current He Bai is only afraid that he is at most the level of Jizhou General Pan Feng, and he is at the same level as the current flying general Lu Bu. can't reach the level of Yan Liangwen Chou's later, let alone the five tiger generals and the five good generals.

When it comes to prestige, there are many benefits, especially for connections. A person who is famous in the world, whether he has real talent or does not match the name, there will be countless people who do not know the respect and pursuit. It is very effective in recruiting talents, asking for help, promoting positions and persuading others.

To put it simply, prestige is equivalent to charm, and the level of a person's charm is almost equal to the size of his success. As long as you live up to your name and have great ambitions, coupled with tenacity and perseverance, you will be able to achieve great things.

Luo Pei bowed his hand and said: "Lord Duwei has a good reputation, although this policy of his subordinates is beneficial to the adults, but it has also greatly offended the king of Changshan, and I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the adults in the future." ”

He Bai waved his hand and said: "It's just a useless vassal king, if you offend, you will be offended, what does it matter." ”

A hint of clarity flashed in Luo Pei's eyes, and he arched his hand and asked, "Lord Du Wei has been granted the edict to leave the country freely to seek revenge, I don't know when he will send troops?" It's good for your subordinates to serve as a counselor for Lord Lieutenant. ”

He Bai said with a smile: "You can make people set up a wooden sign outside Puwu City, Changshan, and write on it: Seeing that the road is difficult to travel in the heavy snow, you will take revenge after the snow melts in spring." ”

Luo Pei's eyes flashed, and he bowed again and again: "Lord Duwei's plan is really a clever plan in the plan to delay the army, and if you use the raid tactics, Guo Daxian's thieves will definitely break it in one fell swoop." ”

He Bai couldn't help but glance at Luo Pei in surprise, this person's wisdom was good, and he saw through his strategy of borrowing Cao Cao to pacify Wuhuan at a glance. It seems that this person is a great talent who followed Wang Yun to die in Chang'an in history, fortunately, he was recruited by himself in advance, avoiding the difficulty of Chang'an in the future, and he can make a difference under his command in the future and show his talents. For the time being, Luo Pei's position as a staff officer is just right.

Within a few days, a huge wooden sign was set up ten miles outside Puwu City, Changshan, and the black mountain thieves couldn't help laughing and laughing loudly after learning about it. The Black Mountain thief didn't know that what the edict said about allowing He Bai to seek revenge freely was what He Bai himself meant, and thought it was the intention of the court or the king of Changshan to shirk.

When people seek revenge, most of them pay attention to immediate revenge. But He Bai said that when the snow melts, it will be at least three months later, and He Bai may not be so angry at that time. The Black Mountain thief and He Bai did not have a blood feud of killing their relatives, at most they only robbed some money, maybe He Bai did not want to spend more soldiers, horses, food and grass to seek revenge, and it was more likely that it would be like this. The Black Mountain thieves didn't care about it.

At the end of November, the light snow that had been falling and stopping began to turn into heavy snow, and as soon as the heavy snow fell in the northland, it was the scene of silence in the sky and the earth and the extinction of thousands of paths. Several old soldiers from Jingjing Pass gathered around a corner of the city, chatting and laughing while roasting the fire.

In this cold winter season, there is absolutely no one who comes from the state or goes to the state. Therefore, most of the guards and guards who guarded the pass went home to rest, and only a few honest and unburdened old soldiers were still guarding the pass.

"Where are the gatekeepers? And the state came to ask for the well path. ”

An old soldier faintly seemed to hear such a call, so he stood up and looked down at the pass, only to see several light horsemen wearing white cloaks and thick felt hats, and even the horses sitting down were covered with thick felt blankets.

The old pawn felt strange and asked: "Where are you waiting for the cavalry in Bingzhou, how did you cross Taihang in the heavy snow season and come to Jizhou Jingjing?" ”

A cavalry officer under the gate replied loudly: "I am a cavalry under the command of the Taiyuan Commander, carrying the letters exchanged between the Commander and the King of Changshan, the matter is urgent, and I hope that the elder brother will be accommodating." ”

The old pawn and his companion who heard the sound beside him couldn't help but smile dumbly, it seems that this Taiyuan Lieutenant is really an indomitable ordinary mountain king trouble. This is the season when the mountains are closed by heavy snow, but they still send people to come to Changshan over the mountains.

The old pawn sighed, this noble people's things, no matter how big or small, all have to break people's legs and feet, it seems that the knights under the gate are connected with the same illness as the brothers. The old pawn didn't want to make it difficult to pass the cavalry, so he beckoned: "Brothers, open the door." ”

He Bai was robbed of the dowry, and there was a lot of uproar, and everyone in Changshan knew about it. In the past month, there have often been correspondence between the Taiyuan Governor's Mansion and the Changshan Palace, and several old soldiers did not suspect him, so they slowly opened the door of the city.

The door had only been opened a few inches before a Taiyuan rider jumped off his horse and stepped forward to help push the door. The old pawn hurriedly called: "Slow down, slow down, this door is in disrepair, be careful." ”

The Taiyuan cavalry increased their strength regardless of it, and finally opened the door completely. The old man immediately felt bad, and only needed to allow one person and one horse to enter the customs, how could he completely open the door? On a snowy day like this, once the snow from outside the castle pours in, it is difficult to close the gate.

Without waiting for the old pawn to ask, two cavalry soldiers immediately rushed inward, and another cavalry soldier shouted with a command in his hand: "According to the order of the Taiyuan Governor, this pass is temporarily requisitioned by us and others, and no one is allowed to go out of the pass to the east." Do you receive orders? ”

The old pawn and several companions suddenly felt in their hearts, and looked at the three horsemen holding ring knives in front of them, and couldn't help but feel uneasy. Revolt? It's impossible, these old pawns are all old men in their fifties, and how can they be the opponents of the three young and strong horsemen in front of them.

So, the old man cautiously asked, "Is it really the order of Lord Taiyuan Commander?" ”

The horseman squinted at the old pawn and asked, "What do you think?" ”

The old pawn suddenly had a spirit, the door was closed, and the other party had no intention of deceiving himself again. If it is a thief, I am afraid that my head has already fallen to the ground. So he bowed his hand deeply and said: "The old man respects the order of the Taiyuan Governor." ”

The cavalry nodded with satisfaction and asked, "How many people are still in this level?" How many people are on top of the other wall? ”

The old pawn replied: "Go back to my lord, the bitter cold in the pass, most of the guards and guards have returned to Jingjing City twenty miles away, and there are only ten people waiting for me in the pass." There are five people on this wall, and five people on the east wall. ”

The knight nodded and said, "Lord Duwei is waiting five miles outside the pass, and the five of you can go together to meet and greet Lord Duwei, and this gate will be guarded by the three of us for you for the time being." ”

"Huh?" The old pawn was taken aback, the governor of Taiyuan actually came? In this snowy weather, he and a high-ranking official and nobleman even braved the snow? What has he done here? Yes, revenge is coming. I don't want the Taiyuan Governor to be so impatient.

No, no, what's going on with that wooden sign? The old and sophisticated old man suddenly brightened up in his heart, and it seemed that the Black Mountain thief was in trouble. As a member of the ruling class of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the old man naturally did not worry about the safety of the Black Mountain thieves, and he couldn't say that he was still happy in his heart.

The old pawn immediately responded: "The old pawn is going." As he spoke, he beckoned a few companions and braved the snow to walk towards the gate together.