Volume I, The Decree of the King, Chapter 36, The Princes of the Eighteen Roads

The scuffle at the intersection did not last too long before it was stopped by the officers and soldiers of Yancheng.

The bandits killed and injured dozens of people, and the other side also lost most of their horses.

The leader of the general, took off his helmet, reached out and touched the crack in the armor around his waist, and there was some pain in his flesh.

It took all his savings to build this armor, and he wanted to come over to make a career and make a fortune, but before he could succeed, he encountered a bastard blocking the road, Tang Qiu felt like a fist had been smashed on cotton, and he was very depressed.

The other party obviously made a passive move, because the sword had not been slashed at the vital point, otherwise it would not have been shattered.

Liu Xiaoyi also stopped, panting and standing in the middle of the crowd: "You all stop for me! Stop fighting!" roared at the bandits around who didn't stop.

"This young man, I was embarrassed just now, and I was offended. Tang Qiu held the long knife and clasped his fists in salute.

"You're also going to Yancheng, just rely on these cavalry?" After getting closer and looking closely, the armor of these cavalry was different, some of them seemed to be patched together, and they were scuffling with each other, and they were mostly tricks that did not enter the stream.

The general who took the lead still has some real skills, could it be that the new army recruited by Yancheng is such a good thing?

While talking, a group of soldiers rushed out of the other side of the path, all wearing green turbans and holding spears, approaching in an orderly manner.

After Tang Qiu saw the banner embroidered with the word "Cao", he hurriedly flashed to the side: "Gong Cao, you can come early enough." ”

The leader was about forty years old, dressed in bright silver armor, carrying a sword, and did not stop, "Brother Tang, hurry up, everyone is basically together." ”

The afterglow of his eyes glanced towards Liu Xiaoyi, obviously a little disdainful.

The five hundred men he brought with him were the elite of the elite compared to these disheveled bandits.

Tang Qiu stomped his feet, reorganized the team, and walked towards the city with Liu Xiaoyi.

On the one hand, I am curious about why Yancheng recruited new troops, and even such stragglers can go together, and on the other hand, the direction of Yancheng is exactly the only way for me, and there is only one way to go to Tianwang Road.

In the melee just now, Hu San showed his might, cut off two war horses, kicked down three people, and followed Liu Xiaoyi with a ruddy face at this time, thinking about saying two beautiful words with a thief's eyebrows.

He had long been worried about the recruitment of new troops in Yancheng.

The four major salt merchants went out of Sichuan to pay for road expenses, grain and grass, and Yancheng County ordered the support of the town, and Cui Ying, the third son of the general of Zhengdong, set up a banner of rebellion and recruited new troops to seek great causes.

On the surface, it is a rebel army, but in fact, Tianwangdao wants to take the opportunity to go out of the mountain and carve a territory in troubled times.

This great faction of rivers and lakes, which was established in the deepest part of Yanliang Prefecture, had long been fed up with the desolation around it, and planned this operation for decades, even tying the generals of Zhengdong to the chariot at any cost.

Cui Ying originally wanted to take the 3,000 men and horses of his headquarters back to Tianwang Road, but the cities and counties of Yanliang Prefecture were actually occupied for a while, and if he wanted to pass, he had to kill back this way.

These new troops recruited are actually cannon fodder on the periphery, but they never thought that the heroic post of the princes of the Eighteen Roads would cause a lot of movement in this river and lake.

There are four or five larger teams, and there are more than a dozen smaller teams, but this team is also put together.

The gates of Yancheng were wide open on all sides, and all kinds of flags swarmed in, and from last night to this afternoon, the small Yancheng was crowded with knives and guns.

In just a few days, the entire inside and outside of Yancheng was under martial law, and the small city, where not many ordinary people lived, became a military fortress preparing for war.

On the huge school field, there are thirty or forty different flags fluttering in the wind, and the teams that have walked in one after another have ensured that they are lined up as neatly as possible.

Old God Cui Ying sat on the Taishi chair of the school field, looking at the flags in the courtyard, and felt very satisfied.

He originally wanted to recruit some cannon fodder and leave Yancheng, but he never thought that there were still a few teams with good strength that could be integrated and absorbed.

"My father didn't let me participate, but he was still worried that I would be reckless, I was twenty-five years old, and it was time for him to rest and rest!"

After drinking a cup of tea, Cui Ying got up and came to the entrance of the Dianjiang platform, and shouted loudly: "All the heroes and heroes of the hot and cold! Today, I, Cui Ying, conform to the way of heaven, raise the banner of rebellion, save the people from fire and water, and help the community to fall into the general!"

The horns sounded one after another, and the war drums of the four corners of the watchtower were bursting, and there was really a taste of soldiers on the battlefield.

"The eighteen princes of the new army, the first way is the three thousand soldiers and horses of my Cui Ying headquarters!"

"The second road, Yancheng County Government Duan Hongyan, led the headquarters of five hundred soldiers and horses!"

"The third way, the Heavenly King Dao is difficult to be knighted, and he leads his headquarters with eight hundred soldiers and horses!"

"The fourth road, Zhao Ge, a righteous man in Yancheng, led two hundred soldiers and horses from his headquarters!"

"On the fifth road, Cao Wenzhao, a wealthy merchant in Yancheng, led his headquarters with 1,000 soldiers and horses!"

"Sixth Road, Liu Wenye, a wealthy merchant in Yancheng, led his headquarters with 1,000 soldiers and horses!"

"On the seventh road, Meng Wenxing, a wealthy merchant in Yancheng, led his headquarters with 1,000 soldiers and horses!"

"On the eighth road, Wang Wenzuo, a wealthy merchant in Yancheng, led his headquarters with 1,000 soldiers and horses!"

"On the ninth road, Huang Shuqi, a righteous man from Shilipo, led two hundred soldiers and horses from his headquarters!"

"On the tenth road, Cao Renbing, a righteous man from Shilipo, led three hundred soldiers and horses from his headquarters!"

"On the eleventh road, Xue Yong, a righteous soldier in Shenzhou City, led five hundred soldiers and horses from his headquarters!"

"The twelfth road, Li Ba, the lord of Cangshan Dazhai, led the headquarters of eight hundred soldiers and horses!"

"The thirteenth road, Cangshan Qingfeng Guanguan is the main drama Huchen, leading the headquarters of 1,000 soldiers and horses!"

"The fourteenth road, the chief of the Shuhe River, Meng Junce, led the headquarters of the troops and horses to one and a half!"

"The fifteenth road, Zhang Ren at the bow of the Shuhe River, led the headquarters of eight hundred soldiers and horses!"

"The sixteenth road, Wang Ping, the lord of the Pingtian Valley, led the headquarters of 1,000 soldiers and horses!"

"The seventeenth road, Tang Jiazhuang Tang Qiu, led the headquarters of five hundred soldiers and horses!"

After the three-way drum beating, a total of seventeen roads were shouted, which made Cui Ying's face a little unbearable, and the heroes of the eighteenth princes posted for half a month, but this one way was missing.

After sweeping around, he found that there were still a bunch of people in different clothes in the corner who did not have a team, so he hurriedly asked the pawn next to him: "Who brought the person over there?"

The pawn shook his head and went to inquire with the Lingqi.

This road of soldiers and horses was the bandits brought by Liu Xiaoyi, and after following Tang Qiu's team into the battlefield, he found that there were still hundreds of infantry waiting here.

Hu San's gang of thieves stayed in the mountains and forests on weekdays, where had they seen such a scene, they had long been happy, and they scattered and chatted everywhere.

"Which of you is in charge?" the pawn finally got in, not knowing who to ask.

Liu Xiaoyi raised his hand and said, "I am, what's the matter?"

"I don't know what to call it, how many soldiers and horses are there?"

Soon, a temporary order flag was raised at the end: "The princes of the Eighteenth Road, Liu Xiaoyi, the righteous soldier of Sanshan City, led more than 300 soldiers and horses from the headquarters!"