Although I was lucky enough to win the battle, I just took advantage of the Shu army's unpreparedness. If we really want to fight openly and openly, our troops are really no match for them. Now that the Shu army is clinging to the stronghold, we can't Regardless, he followed the troops to Mapan and set up camp relying on the mountains to block the Shu army's march to Sanquan.
To this day, in Sanquan, the two sides, real and fake, big and small, have fought more than ten battles in a row. The Hanzhong army did not lose due to the large number of people. For so many days, both sides used all possible means to steal camps, rob food, poison, and set fires. Therefore, within a radius of dozens of miles, except for the sergeants in the county and the barracks, there was not a single person outside the city who had fled long ago. The entire area was a large battlefield, with more than a hundred small groups of soldiers patrolling and ambushing on both sides. Be careful to prevent enemy infiltration.
However, this kind of patrols and ambushes are all designed for official roads and mountain roads. In the mountains and wild forests, a few people can walk. But if a large army is marching, I am afraid that others will not need to fight, and they can just go by themselves. Dispersed. Because this kind of walking over mountains and forests can only be done by local mountain residents who are familiar with the geography. Therefore, Huang Hai and the four of them were able to take advantage of the loophole and enter the territory of Sanquan.
The four of them stood on the top of the mountain. Huang Hai pointed to a mountain peak in the distance in the southwest and said to the three of them: "To be honest with you three, my home was originally under that mountain. Which mountain can I climb over?" , less than three miles away, there is a mountain peak. Although it is not high, it is very steep. My incompetent clan brother set up a small village on that mountain. It is said that there are nearly a hundred people in his village."
Wang Tong said with a smile: "Haha, I can't believe that such an honest person as Brother Huang would have a bandit brother who opened a mountain and established a cabinet!"
Huang Hai was very embarrassed and whispered. Explained: "Although my younger brother is not a talented person, his village has very good rules. He does not rob homes or rob people. The people in this village are engaged in selling salt and never harass the people."
Zhou Bao stood on Huang Hai's shoulders and said with a smile: "Brother Huang, why do you have to explain? Wang Tong is just teasing you. Brother Huang is such a loyal and upright person. Your clan brothers have had you as a leader since they were young. Even though they are no longer in the same class now, Your discernment is definitely not bad. If you can gather a group of brothers and build a stronghold, you must be a respectable man."
Huang Haidao: "Actually, it depends on my younger brother, although I don't like him. He has been very chivalrous since he was young, and the young men admire him very much. It’s just that the elders in the clan can’t stand him.”
Zhou Can smiled and said, “I will definitely give him a try this time. "Huang Hai said: "The three of them are almost the same age as my younger brother, and they all like martial arts, so they must be very close to each other."
Wang Tong looked to the southwest. Said: "Haha, this seems to be only more than 20 miles away. If you want to see this brother, I'm afraid you have to walk for two or three hours."
Zhou Baodao: "That's not enough. If we take the official route , Smooth, two hours should be about the same. If we go through the mountains and forests, I'm afraid four hours won't be enough. I think it's getting late. There are no roads in the mountains at night.Can't walk. We might as well find a sheltered place, take a rest first, have a good night's sleep, and we'll be here tomorrow. ”
The other three people agreed together, and the four of them walked and searched. Halfway up the mountain, they found a cave. Although it was only about ten feet deep, it was quite dry inside. Zhou Bao looked carefully and found that there was no cave. The traces of the big beasts were close to the stream, which was very convenient. Zhou Bao asked Huanghai Wangtong to pick up some thatch and firewood, and he took Zhou Can with him to shoot some pheasants and hares and wash them clean by the stream. Bring it back. Huang Hai had already lit the fire, and the four of them sat around the fire, putting the wild things on the fire and roasting them back and forth. After a while, the scent of the four people came out. , they were all eating dry food and drinking from the mountain spring, and their mouths were always tasteless. After smelling the smell of the barbecue, they were finally overcooked, so they grabbed a piece of it early, even though it was extremely hot. , but they ate with gusto, and their mouths were full of oil. After several people were full, the game they brought was only one pheasant claw left uneaten, which saved dry food.
The four of them wiped their hands, sat chatting for a while, and arranged their positions for the evening watch. Huang Hai rushed to watch the night watch, but Zhou Bao was unwilling to give in. Huang Hai was forced to watch the first shift, then Zhou Can, and finally Wang Tong. The three of them couldn't compete with Zhou Bao, so they had to obey. Zhou Bao and the others laid out thatch and went to sleep on their own. Huang Hai calmed down and watched the fire.
Huang Hai sat down by himself when he heard Zhou Bao and others snoring. Beside the fire, I also laughed. These little brothers are not only good at skills, but also enthusiastic about people. This forces me to deserve this watch. I am afraid that I feel that I am older than them, and it is too hard to watch the night, right? My family fled to such a villa, and I was really lucky to meet such a group of good brothers and neighbors. If something happened in the villa this time, I would ask my brothers to help the villa no matter what.
In the Yingkou Peak cottage, Huangshan is worried.
It is just a cottage with dozens of houses built on the top of the mountain and several layers of sentries on the mountainside. Although it is not high, the cliffs on three sides are steep and impossible to climb. On the west side of the mountain, there is a ridge that can be climbed up from the bottom of the mountain. On both sides of the ridge, the mountains are also steep and covered with thorns. The back of the ridge is the most The width is only two feet, and the narrowest point is only two feet.
Huang Shan abandoned his family's land and wandered into the world with a few friends, and entered the private salt business, although the profits were huge. , but it is also extremely risky. In addition to being investigated by the government, he and other colleagues often fight against each other because of the salt road. Speaking of which, Huangshan has lost no less than ten lives.
, they are originally people who like to fight and fight, but they are not necessarily evil in their hearts. Although they are all regarded as unworthy sons and grandsons by the tribe at home, everyone still wants to make a fortune in their heart. Wealth and honor wanted to show off to the tribe. Since there was a risk of being reported and arrested by the government when engaging in private salt trading, for the sake of safety and to avoid causing trouble to the tribe, the brothers simply established this village as the foundation. .
In the past few years, the city of Sanquan, as the frontier of Hanzhong's defense against the King of Shu, has been built taller and taller. However, the towns outside the city have become a territory that neither of them cares about. After two years, Most of the salt products outside Sanquan City are trafficked from the village of Huangshan. It's just that in this rural market, the villagers are also poor. Even if they don't have to worry about selling private salt, how much profit can they make? Moreover, the brothers in the village are all local children, so they can't act recklessly. Although this village is, in the eyes of the government, that They are a group of bandits, but in the eyes of the mountain people, this bandit is just a businessman secretly selling salt behind the government's back, and has nothing to do with bandits who kill people and loot goods.
Although the people in the cottage are not cruel to the villagers, they are living a life of licking blood from the knife edge. At the beginning, in Shuzhong, in order to compete for salt goods, they were ruthless After several battles, it was with the bravery of several brothers who were not afraid of death that they destroyed several groups of small salt lords, and then captured a salt road. In two years, he created a name and many villagers. After coming to seek refuge, the village became more and more prosperous, with more than a hundred people in large and small sizes. Even Xi County, Baocheng and other places became the business territory of the village. The brothers were still thinking about it. Looking at their posture, if they work for a few more years, it will not be a problem to save a lot of gold and silver. Then the brothers will quit, return to their hometown, marry, have children, and become rich men. How beautiful that day must be when you are glamorous and respected by others.
The brothers drank and ate meat, and after celebrating the New Year in a lively manner, they began to contact each other for the first business of the year. This family is also a regular customer, and they are talking about a happy new year. Not only is the supply sufficient, but the supply price is only 80% of the usual price. After hearing the reply, several village owners were overjoyed and decided to do their best to make a big splash. Except for a few housekeepers, the rest of the people went out in full force to eat as much as they could.
Not to mention, this time the attack may be due to the strength of the crowd, so there is no hindrance all the way. Huangshan spent all he had and bought 200 pieces of rock salt, and returned immediately without delay.
In this round trip, you will already know where there are obstacles, where there are dangers, and how to get around them. Besides, the county government may not be able to offend these hundreds of people. Even so. Huangshan did not dare to be careless and still sent outpost guards for safety.
The Salt Gang of Yingkou Peak walked nearly a hundred miles in Shu, and the journey was uneventful. This avant-garde leader is the fourth sworn brother of Huangshan. He is the most cautious in his life. Seeing that he is about to leave the middle of Shu, he does not dare to be careless. He is cautious and leads the avant-garde brothers to go ahead.
Looking at the mountain pass, there are cliffs on both sides. Only the road in the valley leads to Hanzhong. The master of the fourth village was about to send people up to check, when suddenly there was a shout from the front: "Who is it?" "Stop"
When the leader of the fourth village looked up, more than a hundred sergeants jumped out from the mountain pass, with their armor and stomach complete, forming an array and blocking the road. The leaders of the fourth village were immediately shocked. If they were caught in this private salt business, it would be a crime of beheading. The Salt Gang sells salt, and whenever they are blocked by the yamen officers, they run away if they can, but if they can't, they just run as hard as they can. ThoseThere are servants, old and young, who are willing to work hard for this official matter, just bluff and scare them away. The people in the Salt Gang also know this, and they usually leave some salt behind, either for the guards to use for business or to share it privately, which can also be considered as traveling money. But when did salt checking become the work of the regular army?
It seems that Yingkou Peak Village is in bad luck. These sergeants are really not here for them. These people originally belonged to a squad of Wang Zongdi's most trusted Chinese army. There must be a day when the army travels, prepares food, fodder, and camps. In order to block the news of dispatching troops, Wang Zongdi directly lined up the elite of his army. No matter whether it was a big road or a small road, they would block all roads. They would detain people and objects when they saw them, and no one or anything would be allowed to flow into Hanzhong.
The captain of the Shu army had just led his troops to this mountain pass. Before setting up camp, he discovered the vanguard of Yingkou Peak and immediately lined up to block the way. The leader of the fourth village is also a smart character. Although he doesn't know why it is officers and soldiers who block the road to check for salt this time, he knows in his heart that no matter what the other party's intention is, as long as the salt goods are blocked by others, it will be a dead end. The leader of the fourth village shouted, led the vanguard, turned around and ran away. While running, he whistled repeatedly.
As soon as the captain of the Shu Military Academy saw that he was revealed, these few people did not even dare to answer and ran away. He immediately guessed that there was a big problem inside. He immediately waved his hand and asked his deputy to lead more than fifty people in pursuit. Go down. He led his own brigade and was still stationed at the mountain pass.
There was only about a mile between the salt gang brigade and the vanguard. The leaders of the four villages were running and giving signals. When the group heard the signal, Huang Shan and other brothers knew that they were being inspected by the government and would inevitably have to fight today, but no one was afraid. It's not that I haven't experienced it before, just rush over. Huangshan took out twenty capable brothers and let several village leaders take charge. He went directly to greet them. He led the team and followed.
The fourth village masters ran back and saw several village masters leading the elites of the village preparing to fight. They quickly shouted: "Second brother, third brother, don't be reckless, the front is not a sergeant, it is an army. "
The leader of the third village said with a smile: "Fourth brother, don't run away. It doesn't matter whether he is a soldier or an army. Isn't that one afraid of death? Just kill him."
The leader of the second village also said. Being cautious, he hurriedly asked: "How many people are blocking the road in front?"
The fourth village leader took a deep breath: "There are more than a hundred people, not official servants, but sergeants with complete armor and stomach. Hurry and find the elder brother "Tell me something."
The second village leader nodded quickly, lined up a brother, and ran back to find Huangshan. He restrained his brothers and prepared to fight against the enemy
A sound of killing came from the direction of the mountain pass. A group of officers and soldiers, with bright armor and neat ranks, rushed towards this side. The leader who led the pursuit was also an experienced soldier. He saw these people running back just now, so the captain asked him to lead the pursuit. The leader knew well that if he only had these few people and his team was fully equipped, he would definitely be unable to catch a few empty-handed passers-by. These guys were giving signals while running, indicating that there was a large group behind them, and they would definitely not be walking empty-handed. I guess even if I wanted to run, I couldn't run any faster. If you go slowly, you can still make it in time, but the queue must not be chaotic, so as not to be taken advantage of.
I saw people from Yingkou Peak, holding knives and sticks, blocking the road. The person who just ran away was also among them. The leader of the team saw a group of teams on the east and west of this station. , snorted coldly, and said to himself: "The mob!", shouted: "Brothers, rush over, but anyone who resists will be killed without mercy." He led the queue and rushed over.
When the leader of the second village saw that the man had rushed over, he spat and shouted: "Where are you, you son of a bitch, who dares to block my way of making money! Brothers, kill!"
Although several village leaders saw that there were more than double the number of officers and soldiers, they were not afraid. They all waved their steel swords and took the lead in charging forward. The more than twenty people selected were all people in the village who had always been brave and brave enough to fight and kill. The leader who never frowned even with a knife on his neck looked at the leader of the village and rushed forward. Who is willing to fall behind? Everyone shouted loudly, wielded swords and guns, and rushed over.
If these people want to fight alone, the elites of Yingkou Peak are definitely much better than the sergeants. However, these sergeants, under the control of the leader, did not disrupt the team even if they were chasing. Now they were facing the enemy in an even tighter formation. With short knives in the front, long spears in the back, and armored stomachs, it's hard to say how protective they are, but at least it's much better than the common clothes worn by everyone in Yingkou Peak. The leader of Yingkou Peak is undeniably brave, but it's a pity that a hungry tiger cannot withstand a pack of wolves.
As soon as they met, they had just killed two people, but the leader of the second village was shot through.