On the morning of the sixth day of November, the team successfully arrived in Cangzhou.

rented a vacant land near the wharf and set up camp, and asked Ergou and Wang Anshan to take people to receive the grain they had purchased before, including the batch of big heads sent by Shen Tingyang, Xu Changqing took Li Youwei, Wu Sanmei, Gu Hengbo, and Kou Baimen to wander around the wharf with great interest.

Cangzhou has been the hometown of martial arts since ancient times, and the people are fierce, especially in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, it reached a peak, and many people have emerged, including those well-known masters.

In later generations, Xu Changqing passed by Cangzhou countless times, but he never had time to get out of the car, come here to really take a look and take a look.

At this time, with this kind of opportunity, Xu Changqing will certainly not let it go.

It must be known that the quality of Cangzhou's military resources is very good, and Xu Changqing, the chief military officer of the Shandong Left Association, can choose one or several small bays in Cangzhou as a supply point, and naturally he can also operate conscription from Cangzhou.

Xu Changqing also wanted to take this opportunity to have a good understanding of the people's livelihood in Cangzhou.

However, after only a short walk, Xu Changqing and several girls were in a bit unpleasant.

On the docks, there are people in rags, beggars can be seen everywhere, and children and daughters are sold from time to time.

Except for the laborers working on the docks, including some officially controlled areas, the order is not bad, and the rest of the place is full of gossipy bastards, changing their methods to exploit those who do small business, and fights and brawls occur from time to time.

Whether it is the inspection of the yamen or the garrison of the wharf, it seems that this has long been commonplace, and it is ignored at all.

Xu Changqing originally wanted to take the girls to taste the local snacks, but in this state, he could only give up.

Even if Xu Changqing can clear the field of a small stall, it is impossible to invite all the stalls.

You can't be eating breakfast here and seeing that someone is not far away and all the feces and urine are beaten out, right? Xu Changqing doesn't have this kind of fetish.

"Xu Lang, there's nothing to shop here, let's go back."

Li Youwei was the first to speak at this time.

Xu Changqing also forgot when this girl's name for herself changed, but it felt pretty good.

Wu Sanmei also had no intention of competing with Li Youwei at this time, and said in a low voice: "Brother Xu, I'm also a little tired." ”

Gu Hengbo and Kou Baimen also looked at Xu Changqing with blank eyes, they didn't like it here.

Xu Changqing nodded and beckoned the girls to leave, but his brows furrowed.

Cangzhou is not a poor place.

Not to mention the grain and rice warehouse, but the quality of the land should still be good, these days on the boat, Xu Changqing has been observing the fields on both sides of the canal.

But at this time, Cangzhou, which is so close to the capital, is like this, and it is conceivable that those places where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the conditions are even worse.

Back at the camp, let the girls rest, She Yidao went to prepare breakfast, Xu Changqing couldn't help but sigh deeply.

In the past few years, Daming has either been a drought or a disaster, and there is almost no day of peace.

But the control of the imperial court is not effective, and the local area is intertwined, and it is not surprising that there are some scenes of evil and evil.

At this time, even if Xu Changqing tried his best to win the battle of Songjin, it was still a somewhat unstoppable scene of the end of the world......

Just after breakfast, Ergou and Wang Anshan came back.

However, even though there were seven or eight thousand people in Xu Changqing's camp, there was still a bit of a shortage of manpower.

The main reason is that Shen Tingyang is too real, there are 12,300 carts of grain he sent alone, plus the ones Xu Changqing bought, it is close to 2,000 carts.

The strong labor among the artisans was still too thin, and it was a little reluctant to push only the chicken carts at their entrance, and it was impossible to use any more hands to push these heavier grain carts.

Xu Changqing thought for a while, and was about to hire some laborers from Cangzhou, which could be regarded as finding a way to live for these poor people, but Ergou walked over quickly and said in a low voice: "Shuai, when we just went to pick up the grain, we heard a ...... Not-so-good news? ”

"Oh?"

Xu Changqing frowned slightly, "Tell me." ”

Ergou hurriedly said in a low voice: "Shuai Ye, I don't know who released the news, saying that our team has hundreds of thousands of taels of silver at this time." I heard that the horse thieves and bandits on the ground around us have been active in the past few days and have been eyeing us. ”

Xu Changqing nodded slowly, his brows furrowed even tighter.

When chatting with Shen Tingyang a few days ago, Shen Tingyang also emphasized this matter, these days, there is no real peace anywhere.

Especially in the plain and mountainous areas where Nanzhili and Shandong meet, there are many old horse thieves, many of whom are the remnants of Kong Youde's ministry after the 'Wuqiao Mutiny'.

These people, Shen Tingyang, couldn't speak, and robbed him of his goods several times.

In the end, Shen Tingyang could only pinch his nose and admit it, and regarded it as a headless public case.

Xu Changqing really didn't care much about this before, he even slaughtered Huang Taiji, and he was afraid of a few horse thieves and bandits?

However, at this time, combined with the situation in Cangzhou, coupled with the news from Ergou, Xu Changqing couldn't help but be imprudent!

Warehouse is enough to know etiquette.

If this man is poor and crazy, there is really nothing they dare not do.

"Ergou, this matter, you watch carefully! You can spend some money and buy more locals to get more accurate information! ”

"Yes!"

When the second dog left, Xu Changqing asked people to get paper and pencils, wrote a letter to his mother Yang, and asked them to come to Cangzhou as soon as possible.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Changqing wrote another letter to Old Taishan Wu Xiang, informing him of the situation here and asking him to send some family members to help.

At this time, although Xu Changqing's reputation was a powerful Ming, there were very few really usable soldiers, and most of the blood and bones were in the capital to protect the Yang family and his party.

This is also the key reason why Xu Changqing refused Xu Shengyuan's 3,000 people to accompany him.

If things can't be controlled and they rashly absorb the people of the Xu family, then it won't be fun in case of an accident later.

And this kind of thing is certainly not suitable for proliferation.

He Xu Changqing is loyal and righteous, the chief military officer of the Shandong Left Association, and the first fierce general of the Ming Dynasty, can he be frightened by bandits?

However, even if the bandits are hateful, it is the person who released the news who is even more hateful!

Really.

Literati never use knives to kill!

……

The seventh day of November.

Xu Changqing released the news in Cangzhou early in the morning, and hired 4,000 strong men and people in Cangzhou at a super high price, at a price of one or two or five dollars per month, to push these nearly 2,000 grain trucks.

This immediately caused a sensation in Cangzhou City.

It must be known that at this time, the monthly salary of the soldiers of the Guanning Army was only one, two or four.

Ergou and Wang Anshan also took the opportunity to go deeper and look for opportunities.

……

November 9.

The four thousand people have basically been hired, and although the main force of the Yang family has not yet arrived, the more than 200 pioneers led by Zhao Qiliang and the more than 100 domestic slaves of the Wu family have already arrived.

The leader of the Wu family is none other than Wu Sanfu!

Xu Changqing's news made Wu Sanfu, who had been suppressed and almost suffocated, also greatly boosted his spirit, and suddenly came back to life.

Although the more than 100 domestic slaves he brought were all thirty or forty years old, or even forty or fifty years old, and many of them were still disabled, they were all veterans of the Wu family's hundred battles, and the bones and blood in the bones and blood, and the sons and nephews were basically the pillars of the main force in Guanning at this time!

Moreover, they also brought thirty turtledoves and more than forty bird guns, which greatly strengthened Xu Changqing's thin firepower.

And just when Xu Changqing was accompanying Wu Sanfu to lunch, Ergou and Wang Anshan got important information!

This news was first spread by a man named Ma Harrier.

This harrier is not an old bandit, but a 'newcomer'.

This guy has only been in the first few years, and has been active in the plains and mountainous areas at the junction of Nanzhili and Shandong, with five or six hundred people and hundreds of horses, and his strength is not weak.

Ergou and Wang Anshan have just captured a horse harrier alive in Cangzhou's internal response, and they have gotten deeper news!

"Handsome man, although this horse harrier has only become famous in the past few years, this person is ruthless and extremely vicious, and behind him, there is a person nicknamed 'Ghost Hades' to support him.

This ghost king is said to be the origin of the thousand generals under Kong Youde, who has been rooted in Nanzhili and Shandong for more than ten years, and when he was the strongest, he had broken through several county seats, and there were thousands of people under his command. However, in the past few years, he seems to have disappeared and has not been heard from.

Hypocritically guessed, this horse harrier is very likely to be a puppet pushed out by the ghost king of Hades, or he is his subordinate! ”

Ergou explained carefully to Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing nodded slowly, things were really complicated.

I have to say that some people may not be able to do the right thing, but the hands and eyes are really heavenly!

"Keep watching, and try to find out more details! Remember, don't startle the snake! ”

"Yes!"

……

Just when Xu Changqing was carefully planning and patiently waiting for the main force to gather.

Dozens of miles southeast of Cangzhou, in an inconspicuous small village, four or five thousand bandits and horse thieves have gathered, filling this small village in a small ravine.

Most of them come from the surrounding areas, known as the 'King of the Thirty-two Roads', and many of them are even villagers who usually become bandits at night.

At this time, they were having a meeting in the lobby of the landlord's house in the village.

As for the landlord and the other villagers in this small village, they have already been killed.

"Fuck it, what kind of bullshit loyal, belongs to the eighth king, right? He has been shrinking in Cangzhou City and doesn't dare to come out! Every day, people eat horses and chew lavishly, and they spend all our silver. ”

"This stinky little milk baby, I don't know what kind of shit luck I had, and I picked up a slave chieftain. Change Lao Tzu, don't say anything uncle, Lao Tzu has already mixed with Hou Ye! No, it's the prince, it's not right, it's the prince! ”

"Haha, Huang Daji, you eggless pickle is not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue! Others don't know what dog material you have, can Lao Tzu still know? What about the prince, crawling on the ground, right? ”

"Blind Zhang, you don't want to fucking live, wow, come out and practice with the masters?!"

"Practice and practice! Are you still afraid of you? ”

"Okay, shut up Lao Tzu!"

"Well, it's ......"

In the midst of the noise, as the gloomy man on the main seat, wearing a tigerskin hat and a hideous scar on his face, spoke, the whole hall fell silent at once, and everyone did not dare to disobey his might.

This person is the head of the 'Thirty-two Road King' at this time, and the new bandit leader Ma Harrier.

Ma Harrier has not been around for a long time, but he is ruthless and kills people like hemp, and it is said that he has a big foundation, not only can he speak in the capital, but also the Tartars of the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, although the bandit leaders were all rebellious, no one dared to touch his horse harrier's brow.

Ma Harrier was also very satisfied with everyone's attitude, and nodded slowly, the dragon head, there should be the majesty of the dragon head.

After a moment, he cleared his throat and said in a low voice: "Everyone, I have received accurate information, the milk baby surnamed Xu should be able to join him tomorrow in the back team in the capital." It is estimated that the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, they will leave Cangzhou and set off!

Oh yes, I heard that in the team of the milk baby, there are not only the two eldest ladies of the Wu family in Ningyuan and the Li family in Shanhaiguan, but also two Oiran from Nanjing.

You are all well-known good men, do you want to sleep with that eldest lady, or sleep with Oiran? ”

The slightly quiet hall was suddenly filled with excitement.

After a while, the bald man Huang shouted: "Damn, my old Huang has lived for more than 30 years, and I really haven't slept with a young lady from a big family, let alone this kind of eldest lady of the Jiangmen family!" Master Ma, when it's done, you, really let us sleep with that eldest lady and Oiran? ”

"Master Ma, can you take this seriously?"

"Master Ma, you are our leader, don't wait to fool people!"

“……”

The atmosphere was instantly stirred up.

Looking at the excited and restless crowd, the corner of Ma Harrier's mouth showed a smile that was under control, and said coldly: "Who is my Ma Harrier, don't you know it?" That must be a mouthful of foam and a nail! As long as it happens, I promise, those two eldest ladies and Oiran will have a part in everyone! However, when the time comes, you have to show Lao Tzu your true skills! Bad seeds without eggs, Lao Tzu doesn't want them! ”

"Don't worry, Ma Ye, just take a look!"

"Master Ma, I'm blind and leave my words here, if anyone is cowardly, there is no XX to give birth to a son!"

"Haha, I didn't expect that our Lao Li also slept with the eldest lady and the Oiran!"