When the rooster crows three times and the sky reveals the white of the fish's belly, the people in the Zhuangzi have already begun to move.

It is far from the prosperity of the south of the Wu Dynasty, and the Dulonggang area, all of life is nothing more than life. There is not much entertainment, the farmers work in the fields, the women in the village make knitting women, and when the farmers are slack, they hang out with each other and gather in front of a certain family to enjoy the coolness, which is the daily life of the vast majority of farmers in the Wu Dynasty, day after day, year after year. On the Dulonggang side, if you say a little more, that is, in order to protect Zhuangzi, the villagers will be organized to do war training, and many times, the fierce folk customs are also fought from these trainings.

The formation of Dulonggang and Wanjialing was originally similar to a bandit village. First, the gangs that ruled the place gathered, and then the number of people gradually increased, and the area was close to the trade routes, and a new order was gradually established, and no longer using the methods of looting and killing people to attract the attention of the government, but began to collect protection fees and do some gray income business. Even if they will fight with others, it is only because of the struggle and protection of the territory, Shandong, especially near Liangshan, these things are inevitable, and most of the villagers, under the premise that the situation is a little too peaceful, returned to farming.

The terrain of Dulonggang is unique, and there are also many workshops in the three Zhuangzi, employing Zhuang people to work. Although they are not as prosperous and professional as the big cities, these small workshops can meet the living needs of 20,000 or 30,000 people in Dulonggang on the one hand, and be self-sufficient, and on the other hand, they can also produce and interact with the outside world to obtain huge profits. For example, some salt and iron businesses that are strictly controlled by the government. On the Dulonggang side, you can hoard and operate by yourself, as long as you don't do too much, your life can be considered moisturizing.

The usual farming life, practicing martial arts to defend the village, plus all kinds of things to make money and do business, are the three things that go hand in hand in Dulonggang. Of course, in recent times, due to the growth of Liangshan's momentum, Zhuang Min's drill has become the most important thing. Dulonggang up and down. They were already nervous, and when they woke up in the morning, they could see the villagers starting to practice under the command of the sect leaders.

Hu Cheng walked through the bluestone road in front of him and arrived at the grain field. I saw my sister who was scolding Zhuang Min. She crossed her waist with one hand. He raised his head with a smile and said, "The one with the seed will come and fight with me!" The quarrel with him was Liao Sibao, the son of the head of Zhuangzhong, who had grown up with his sister and himself since childhood, and had a similar quarrel. It's not the first time.

The mouth was noisy and shouting, but of course the fight did not start. This girl has been powerful in martial arts since she was a child, and now she is taller than the average man, with two sun and moon swords behind her back, and her knife skills are sharp, and few people in Zhuangzi are her opponents. Liao Sibao will not fight her, in fact, Sibao is mostly interesting to her sister, Sanniang is beautiful, and playing a child who grew up in a small area is somewhat interesting to her, but it is in vain to beat her.

Among several Zhuangzi, among the young people, Zhu Biao of Zhujiazhuang can slightly suppress Sanniang, and after Sanniang was promised to Zhu Biao, everyone has nothing to say.

"Okay, Baosi, don't quarrel with her, take everyone to practice. Sanniang, you too, you know how to quarrel early in the morning......"

As an elder brother, Hu Cheng persuaded him in the past, and the two sides gave him face. People in the village, quarrels are common, if after getting married, all kinds of meat talk about men and women are even more unscrupulous, and the girls have not yet married, which is still good, and everyone will not quarrel too much. After this little farce, my sister and brother walked aside, raised their chins and asked, "Who is that over there?" That one...... A boy in business? ”

Following her gaze, on the side of the grain field, several people were doing simple exercises there, not from their own village. The young man in the middle, dressed in a beautiful dress that was almost showing off, was also looking over this way, his hands were on his hips, his buttocks were twisted, and his body was twisted like noodles, looking a little vicious, and then he waved his hand to say hello, and Hu Cheng also arched his hand.

"Yes, the Lei Feng and Lei Gongzi who came here the day before yesterday came to talk about business."

"What is he doing, weird? I heard that I know martial arts? ”

"He said that he would, and a few guards around him were not bad, but it seemed that he was just a guy who had been practicing with the master for a few years, a big family in the capital. Say what...... has a nickname called Mixed Yuan Thunderbolt, and it is estimated that he has practiced a few palm moves...... When he came, he said that he was interested in the war here, and said that he wanted to follow and see ......"

"Do these city boys think this is fun? I gave him a hand. The young woman named Hu Sanniang squinted her eyes and looked over there, "However, if you come here at this time, could it be sent by Liangshan?" Why did you put him in the village......"

"Not really." Hu Cheng shook his head, "Yesterday, I confirmed with the people in the government that the young master of the Lei family has a background." The day before yesterday, I spent more than 6,000 taels of silver on the Zhu family's side, all of which were to buy things and place orders. His family asked him to run the business, but what he was most interested in was fighting, but although this kid was not good at martial arts, and it was a bit muddy when it came to fighting, but he had a family history, he was very good at business, and when he talked about it in Lijiazhuang yesterday morning, Uncle Li Shi was full of praise. ”

The three Zhuangzi in Dulonggang are headed by Zhujiazhuang, because Zhu Chaofeng has the most overall situation, but when it comes to doing business, Li Ying, the owner of Lijiazhuang, is quite powerful. The new Lei Feng Lei Gongzi has been convinced by Zhu Chaofeng and Li Ying in business, and yesterday afternoon he was invited to Hujiazhuang's side, and Hu Taigong asked him for advice on the improvement methods of several workshops, it is said that big places such as the capital have used new methods, and this young man is indeed quite convincing when talking about business matters.

"It's just that after a few words of business, he will talk about martial arts and wars, and talk about what we should do when Liangshan fights. It's really unlucky, and it's a mess, I really want to beat him, because Uncle Li said that he is a genius in business, let us learn from the experience, I couldn't help it. I don't know how Zhu Biao's kid saved his hands when Lu Dao was on Zhujiazhuang's side. ”

Among the three brothers in Zhujiazhuang, Zhu Biao's kung fu is the highest, although he is his future brother-in-law. But Hu Cheng and others all knew that he had an arrogant personality and a hot temper, and it was not easy for this boy to be so indebted, it was not easy for him not to be beaten.

said a few words on this, Zhuangzhong's armed forces and business are two separate forces, Hu Sanniang didn't pay much attention to this after all, and changed the topic. Then he talked about Liangshan, although the atmosphere was a little tense at the moment, but to say that they would really call, at least for Hu Cheng and Hu Sanniang, it seemed a little far away. They grew up here. He has also participated in the fire fight of hundreds of people. But Liangshan clearly rebelled, and with the strength of tens of thousands of people, he tried his best to fight, and it was really a war.

"I wish the head of the Luan Tingyu Luan sect on the other side of the family to come back in the next few days. I just thought it was possible to go to war. ”

"The terrain of our Zhuangzi is good. There are also quite a few people. These bandits really dare to fight, see if I don't cut off dozens of their heads with the sun and moon with two knives! ”

"Just be careful, last year Zengtou City was beaten really badly. But our Dulonggang is not a vegetarian, if he really wants to fight, he will let them know the benefits and harms. ”

When the brother and sister said this, they didn't pay attention to the rich boy and the others over there. At that end, Ning Yi, Wang Shanyue, Su Wenyu, the Qi family brothers and others were also stretching their muscles and talking at the same time.

"Brother Lei, you say...... Interested in a girl, is that Hu Sanniang? You're really tall......

Ning Yi was starting to play slow Tai Chi: "I'm also a little disappointed, it's pretty and beautiful, but it looks like a village girl......"

Wang Shanyue, who had a plain face, sat on the stake on the side, he actually looked a little more beautiful than Hu Sanniang, and looked at him boxing: "This Hu girl is strong in martial arts, and she is ranked first in Dulonggang, she has promised to be married to Zhu Biao, the third son of Zhujiazhuang, and you almost fought the day before yesterday...... I want to remind you that this Zhu Gongzi's true biography of the head of the Luan sect can go through hundreds of moves in the hands of the head of the Luan sect without defeat, if you are interested in this girl, you have to think twice. ”

Scholars and scribes often promise themselves to be romantic, and Wang Shanyue's family history is a lot of knowledge, so he opened his mouth to warn at this time. Ning Yi nodded while punching: "Zhilu Dao, it is estimated that the martial arts of Lin Chong's gang are not too much different, that is, ...... It's about the same level as these people, the three Qi brothers, can they beat it? ”

Qi Xinyi said: "Between the two and the middle...... If it is Fang Shuchang, we may be worse...... In short, it is difficult to win, and maybe you can hold on undefeated. ”

"Oh, then Brother Wang should be very powerful, right?" The leader of the wolf thieves has strong martial arts and comes and goes like a rumor who is frightened, Ning Yi has heard it, no matter what, such an evaluation seems to be able to reach a draw with Lin Chong, but after asking, Wang Shanyue said: "My martial arts are not high, you misunderstood." He paused, "Since I was a child, I have been weak since I was a child, and there are always some things that are half the result when I practice martial arts, and if I really fight, let alone Zhu Biao and Hu Sanniang, even Zhu Long and Hu Cheng are them, I may not be an opponent......"

"Huh?" Ning Yi was stunned, and then shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "But it's okay, I'm just curious, after reading it, it's nothing." ”

"Why are you curious?"

"Secret." Ning Yi laughed. Although he doesn't know much about the affairs of Liangshan in the Water Margin, of course he has heard the name Hu Sanniang, it is said that the martial arts are strong, beautiful and sad, and when he saw Zhujiazhuang, he wanted to come and take a look. It's just that I've seen it at this time, but I think it's just the daughter of an ordinary village chief, and she looks pretty good, she is more confident than ordinary women, and she is not too rude. But really speaking, it's like a taller Guo Fu.

It seems that Hu Sanniang, who has not been raped by that lewd dwarf and has a healthy family, is a little less charming......

This is just a small pastime on the way to do business, and Ning Yi will not take it too seriously. In his opinion, the timing of this time is good, and the intelligence from the government and the underworld shows that Liangshan is ready to fight around Dingshuibo at the end of the war, and the war may break out at the end of this month.

After staying in Dulonggang for two days, Ning Yi also went to Wanjialing, and also met the head of the Ji family in Wanjialing on the grounds of "talking about business", but speaking of which, compared with Dulonggang, the scale of Wanjialing is only about 60% of the strength of Dulonggang. After this simple meeting, Ning Yi returned to Dulonggang, and asked Qi Xinhan to follow Su Wenyu to Jeju City and contact the government to spread some simple rumors.

Wang Shanyue followed all the way, but she didn't quite understand what Ning Yi was going to do. The rumors he asked the government to release were simply "Song Jiang wants to negotiate with the government to recruit peace", and there were not too many operations and arrangements. The credibility of such rumors is extremely low, compared to the Secret Investigation Division, the efficiency of the government in this area of Liangshan is amazingly poor, and even if the rumors are spread all over the world, it is impossible to shake it into the interior of Liangshan.

On the other hand, on the contrary, Ning Yi's means and plans for discussing business with Dulonggang and Wanjialing are extremely reliable. Ning Yi basically came up with a smuggling plan that ran through Shandong, and Dulonggang and Wanjialing were an important part of it, if they could ensure that the roads were unblocked, and then combine with the merchants in the capital, they would be able to make great profits. Even some commodities can be processed in Dulonggang and Wanjialing. The plan could even vaguely expand northward. If Luliang Mountain is opened, you can also cross the border in and out of the Liao State, and make huge profits by operating salt, iron, tea and other things.

Wang Shanyue's family history is not feasible for some things. Just think about it and you can see it. A few days later. He was a little skeptical. Did Ning Yi really come over and want to do business? When he lived in the inn in Dulonggang, he asked directly.

"If you have the heart to deal with Liang Shan, you should gather all the strength around you. Dulonggang, Wanjialing, and even the surrounding villages can be united now. You have prepared the identity certificate of the government, these days, why are you only talking about doing business, not dealing with Liangshan? When the fight really starts, I won't have this chance......"

In a few days, in addition to walking around Dulonggang and Wanjialing, Wang Shanyue basically said that the information of the heroes on Liangshan was for Ning Yi to summarize, and this night he said this doubt, and in the light, Ning Yi, who was eating peanuts and sorting out the information, also clapped his hands.

"It's not time. Brother Wang also knows that Dulonggang, although it is washed a little whiter, they don't have a good impression of the government, or in other words, everyone who knows what kind of virtue the government is. Wu Ruiying had fought with Liangshan before, and he was defeated very facelessly. When they came over, Kang Yuma and Qin Xiang told me that it was not impossible to force them to send troops, but at most, they would gather 20,000 people and fight once. When everyone spares their lives, even if it is the best state, there are 20,000 people in Wuruiying, plus 156,000 in Dulonggang and Wanjialing...... Even if you get together a total of 40,000 people, you don't want to contribute, it's still meaningless. ”

"Then according to Brother Ning's calculations, Wurui Ying will definitely spare his life, Dulonggang and Wanjialing may be beaten if they are forced to the extreme, but in that case, it doesn't mean much, if they are beaten to the remaining thousands of people, even if they are desperate, they will not be able to take Liangshan. Rather than let them be defeated individually, wouldn't it be better if they could strengthen their momentum and maintain the current situation? ”

"I don't want a stalemate, I want to break up Liangshan." Ning Yi shook his head, looked at Wang Shanyue, and then clicked on a small map next to him, "Wanjialing and Dulonggang are not broken at the first time, these two places are their own homes, and they will definitely contribute to the defense, as long as they have contacts with each other, they will be able to defend for ten days or half a month." ”

"Ten days...... Half a month? Wang Shanyue frowned, "Can you turn the situation around?" ”

"Maybe we can destroy Liangshan." Ning Yi smiled, "There are no other great forces around, it must be necessary to take advantage of the situation, I don't have time to wait for them to fight Jeju, so for now, this should be the only chance." Of course...... I'm not very sure, see the walking steps. ”

Wang Shanyue thought about it for a long time, Wanjialing, Dulonggang, these places are where Zhuang Min's life lies, and if you want to keep it, you will definitely be able to guard it for a while. But...... Liangshan has now swelled to more than 50,000 people to 60,000, with more than a dozen of them, at most more than 40 people, ten days and half a month to turn the situation around and destroy Liangshan? What the hell is this guy thinking......

"That'...... What's next? ”

"Actually, it's nothing." Ning Yi closed his eyes and thought about it, then shook his head, "The rumors over there have been released, and your people should be coming over soon, now...... That is, waiting for the fight to start, and the only thing to ensure is ......"

He smiled: "When the fight starts, we have to ...... in the Zhuangzi"

Wang Shanyue thought for a while: "Then I'll wait and see." ”

After getting up and going out, he shook his head, wolves and thieves are all over this place, good people and evil people are terrified, but for Liang Shan, he is also at a loss. And the incident in front of him, this person, really made him feel indescribably weird and incomprehensible.

It's only six or seven days, and it's hard to say exactly how this person feels. When facing outsiders, he looks a little messy, but he does calm down the scene in some way, and when everyone is alone, he has been sorting out the Liangshan information he said here, comparing and modifying it with the information he had before, arranging what others should do, racing against time and being meticulous. He seems to be younger than himself, but at that time, he gave people an indescribable sense of oppression, and he had seen such momentum in his grandfather and teachers. On your own side...... I could tell that he was doing things seriously, but I couldn't tell what he was thinking.

When the news came from the capital that someone would be in charge of Liangshan affairs in the future, he had thought about how the other party would deal with the matter. For example, the mobilization of the forces of the government and the army, and the combination of the forces near Shuibo in the vertical and horizontal directions, and so on, the matter is bound to be trivial and difficult, and the situation is huge, but it still needs to be solved, and the duration will definitely be very long. But the current events did not appear in any of his speculations.

He did arrange things that needed the cooperation of the government and the army, and he used the people around him, because after staying here for a while, it was possible to really make the army and the government move, and even arranged a follow-up if nothing could be done. But these were not the center of his plan, and he didn't seem to want to force the army and the government to deal with Liangshan excessively. And in just seven days, there are only forty people at hand, and he is ready to face Liang Shan directly.

After the war, if you stay in Zhuangzi and Liangshan breaks through Dulonggang, you may not have a chance to escape.

It is estimated that in only three or five days, there may be a war to start, and then, it seems that there is only waiting left. For a while, Wang Shanyue was a little skeptical, whether she should make a decision at this time that she might be here with her life, although the letter written by the teacher did ask her to fully cooperate with this person's actions......

Thinking about this, he was slightly puzzled, but he didn't know what to do, and not long after he left the room, a black shadow walked in the darkness outside, and then knocked on the window of Ning Yi's room.

On May 23, the night was as dark as ink. Looking back and forward, there are only five days before the big battle that is not difficult to guess and seems to have no suspense...... (To be continued......)