Shanxi, northern.

And the general (Li Zicheng), who had just been beaten by Sun Chuanting's family in Daizhou, was going from north to south, preparing to return to the Jinzhong region.

"Report! Officers and soldiers surrounded them in a big way. A scout ran in front of the general and reported loudly: "Zhang Zongheng, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, and the generals Bai An, Hu Dawei, Li Bei, He Renlong, Zuo Liangyu and other soldiers are 8,000 soldiers. ”

"Xu Dingchen, the new governor of Shanxi, commanded 7,000 soldiers such as Zhang Yingchang, Gou Fuwei, Shiji, Po Ximu, and Ai Wannian."

"The officers and soldiers have set up a huge encirclement and are coming around us."

After hearing this, the general frowned and did not speak.

Li Guo next to him said in a low voice: "Uncle, what should we do?" ”

General Chuang frowned and thought for about ten seconds, but it didn't take much time, and he had a plan in his heart: "Send someone to inform Boss Zijin Liang and Boss Chuang Wang, and let them come east and follow our team." We are pioneers and march into the Taihang Mountains. As long as we enter the Taihang Mountain, it will be impossible for the officers and men to find us. ”

Li Guo: "Uncle, there are few people in Taihang Mountain, what are we going to eat when we go into the mountains?" ”

Chuang General: "Of course we won't stay in the mountains for a long time, after entering the mountains, immediately go south along the Taihang Mountains, and slowly fight all the way." Let's set the big goal in Henan. Strive to move to Henan at the end of this year, or early next year. ”

"Henan?" Li Guo: "Why do you want to go to Henan?" ”

"It's not easy to mix up here in Shanxi." The general sighed, and took out another report from the imperial court that had just been intercepted: "Look, the news of the imperial court." The Yellow River is broken at the mouth of Mengjin, and the water is thousands of miles away, making the people unhappy, and gathering for thieves. Hehe, this situation is just right for our activities. As long as we go to Henan, we will be able to replenish a large number of new forces immediately. ”

Li Guo suddenly realized——

"In front of you is the Three Gorges of the Yellow River, not far from Mengjin!" The white kite is giving a loud order: "Everyone cheer up, it's almost there." ”

"The old boatman, who is familiar with the water, sail to the front to lead the way."

"Hold the helm!"

The rescue team in Gaojia Village is crossing the Three Gorges of the Yellow River.

The scenery here is beautiful, and there is no more worry than the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, but at this time, no one has the mood to enjoy the scenery, and everyone is full of strength and rushes forward at the fastest speed.

God admires the face, the rain has stopped, the wind has stopped, and the summer sun has climbed into the sky.

This is a great opportunity!

White Kite: "Turn on the solar panels and charge the batteries as you rush forward." ”

The canopy on the roof of the boat was pulled open and the solar panels lit up.

While replenishing energy, the fleet continued to move forward, passing through the Three Gorges of the Yellow River and advancing forward......

High slopes.

The water has not receded, but the people gathered on the high slope will not be able to hold on.

For several days in a row, it was raining, there was no food, and there was not even a cauldron for boiling water, so I could only drink rainwater or scoop up the muddy river water to drink.

Many people are already hungry and in a trance.

Jiangcheng's group of people have been doing business for many years, and they have some dry food on them, so they are a little more prepared than those ordinary people who temporarily fled and hid uphill. But they don't have enough dry food to feed a few hundred people, so they can only take care of themselves.

After a few days, hundreds of people on the slope basically lay down, only Jiang Cheng and his ten subordinates still had a little bit of mobility.

He was a little worried, the water thieves ......

However, the things in this world are what they are afraid of and what they are afraid of.

The gang of water thieves who were forced to retreat by him a few days ago are here again.

It was still the dozen boats, or the fifty or sixty thieves, who rowed to the bottom of the high slope arrogantly, looked up at the group of people in Jiangcheng on the slope, and didn't speak, just watched.

Jiang Cheng's heart sank.

Just when he felt desperate, the cotton thread Tianzun on his chest suddenly spoke: "Don't be afraid, just hold on for a while, just hold on for a while." ”

Jiang Cheng was overjoyed: "Tianzun? Here you go again. ”

Cotton thread Tianzun smiled: "It's here!" Rescue is also coming, just let go of your hands and feet, and resist this group of people. ”

Jiang Cheng was full of momentum, stretched out his hand into his arms, took out the last mouthful of dry food, threw it into his mouth, and while chewing, he yelled at the water thieves: "Come on, let the horse attack." ”

"Folks, who still have some strength, pick up the sticks."

"Just hold on a little longer."

Jiang Cheng yelled: "One more moment! We will be able to climb into the world from the eighteen layers of hell, get up, get up. ”

The people, who were so hungry that their feet were vain, got up with great difficulty and picked up the sticks.

A cruel smile appeared on the face of the water thief: "Little ones, you are ready to attack the slope, after attacking it for a while, all the men will chop and feed the fish, and the women will play slowly." Let them know what will happen if they go against us, hahahaha. ”

The pirates pulled the boat to the edge of the slope and jumped up the slope with a brush.

The slope of the high slope is not large, not even 45 degrees, and the people on the slope have the strength to smash a few stones down, which does not affect the actions of the water thieves at all, and a group of water thieves screamed and rushed up.

The wooden sticks raised by the common people were all weak, crooked, and useless.

Jiang Cheng had no choice but to rely on his ten men to resist, and the waist knife in his hand was waved, and he exchanged two knives with the water thief in front.

I didn't eat enough for a few days, and the strength in my hands was not enough, and the waist knife was almost bounced off, so I could only rely on willpower to catch it.

I only heard the sound of weapons clinking around me for a while, and some people let out screams, and then ...... A strange sound was suddenly heard in my ears.

"Bump!"

It's loud, it's deafening.

It's the sound of firecrackers.

Then, the fierce water thief in front of Jiang Cheng fell down with a pop.

The civilians, who were not involved in the battle, looked in the direction where the sound of the fire was coming from......

I saw a medium-sized flatbed boat sailing in the distance, with a very shallow draft, no sails and no pulp, but it could soar fast on the calm water.

On the bow of the boat stood a middle-aged man in white clothes, holding a firearm in his hand, and the mouth of the gun was still smoking.

He shook the gun in his hand very neatly, shook the paper and gunpowder residues in the gun, then reached into his pocket, felt something out, shoved it into the gun, and then lifted it up again.

"Bump!"

Another water thief fell in response......

Jiang Cheng was overjoyed and roared: "Tianzun's rescue is here!" Hahaha! Rescue is coming! ”

The common people have been listening to Jiang Cheng's story about Xuan Tianzun for the past few days, and they would have believed it, but now they see the reinforcements looking so fairy-like, and those who don't believe it also believe it.

People who were originally so hungry that they were almost dying suddenly burst out of the last potential of the human body.

The wooden stick in his hand waved wildly, forcing the water thieves to retreat again and again.