Dong Cheng, Shen Ji, and Geng Gong led the thief army back, and Suo Chao originally wanted to lead the army to fight with him, but was persuaded by Xiao Tang. After all www.biquge.info, in addition to worrying about losing both, since the southern Hebei army dispatched tens of thousands of thieves this time, if several thieves were alarmed to gather in Kongsongzhuang, it would still be difficult to match Xiao Tang's Xiangyong and the three hundred forbidden army cavalry.

After another two or three hours, when Xiao Tang's eighteen cavalry reported that the thieves from all walks of life had raided Zhuang Town, a village under the rule of Qing 1 River County and Liting County in Enzhou, they had already turned back to Dazhai in Zhaozhou, Xiao Tang said goodbye to Pan Taigong, and Suo Chao led the army back to the Daimyo's Mansion.

"In my opinion, the thieves have developed momentum and can no longer be allowed to sit on the throne. Otherwise, when will I be able to get peaceful on the north and north roads of my river? How could the people be happy? On the way, Suo Chao said indignantly to Xiao Tang.

Xiao Tang nodded silently, now that he has killed more than 200 thieves who have joined Zhang Di, he has completely torn his face with the leader of the Southern Hebei Army, if that Zhang Di is indifferent to Xiao Tang's actions, I am afraid that the prestige he has just established will be gone.

But in the face of 30,000 bandits in southern Hebei, Xiao Tang was able to mobilize the market towns and towns, dart masters, and strong tenants. Because although Xiao Tang wanted to train the brave soldiers of the township, he also did not want to affect the civil production under his rule because of the expansion of the army.

According to the military system of the Great Song Dynasty, the local tyrants and landlords from all walks of life formed a township society, and were selected by lottery according to the proportion of household registration and Ding Zhuang, and each of them was composed of local armed forces according to the sequence of capital protection, big security, and protection. This phenomenon was extremely common, and according to the instructions of the imperial court, the township soldiers and village warriors were also responsible for repairing the city, transporting grain, catching thieves, and coordinating with the forbidden army to guard the border. At its peak, the total number of roads in Shaanxi 1 West, He1 North and Hedong can reach 420,000.

For example, the Dulonggang Zhujiazhuang, Hujiazhuang, and Lijiazhuang in the Water Margin jointly counted 120,000 military horses, and 75,000 people and horses in Zengtou City, and they all dared to argue with the already powerful Liangshanbo, at present, Xiao Tang's financial resources in the Daimyofu, Zongcheng County, and Xiaojiaji are only stronger than those in Zengtou City and Zhujiazhuang, and it seems that he really needs to expand the scale of the armed forces under his rule.

When Xiao Tang and Suo Chao had just left the border of Enzhou and were not far from Zongcheng County, they suddenly saw dust flying in front of them, and there were faint shouts of killing. Xiao Tang, Suo Chao, Hua Rong and others hurriedly led a group of cavalry to investigate, but saw that it was Lu Junyi who had just killed a group of thieves.

Xiao Tang immediately slapped his horse to meet him and asked, "Brother Lu, why are you entangled with thieves here?" ”

Lu Junyi's face was angry, covered in blood, and he was relieved when he saw that it was Xiao Tang who came. He snorted heavily and scolded, "The thief is rampant! Originally, I sent 20 Taiping cars, and I was about to take my porter to go north to buy merchant goods, but when I passed through this place, I bumped into this gang of thieves, and I couldn't help but kill me and rob my car! Where did the virtuous brother come from? ”

Xiao Tang replied: "Zhang Di of Zhaozhou led the thieves to defeat the official army of Enzhou and plundered everywhere, I heard that a gang of thieves went to Kongsongzhuang in Qing 1 River County to wreak havoc, so he and the deputy commander of Sima Junsuo and others left behind led the troops to rescue, kill the thieves, and then came back." ”

As soon as the two parties verified, Xiao Tang learned that the bandits who attacked Lu Junyi's caravan were also a small group of people who had just joined Zhang Di's men. The rabble of the southern Hebei army, when the troops were sent to loot, all the troops were like mad dogs that bit people everywhere and grabbed food, breaking the Enzhou forbidden army made them arrogant, and on the way back to Zhaozhou, this group of thieves happened to meet Lu Junyi who was holding a convoy, how could the fat in the mouth be let go? But I didn't expect it to provoke the head of this jade unicorn known as Hebei 1 Three Uniques.

Lu Junyi said angrily: "Brother Xian, the thief is powerful and lawless!" Today, they are fighting the idea of Jizhou and Enzhou, the prosperous and rich land of the Daimyo's mansion, and they are only afraid that the thieves will swallow the elephant and come to earn our homeland. ”

Xiao Tang replied: "What Brother Lu said is very true, since the thieves have become a success, the governors of various state capitals will no longer be on the sidelines. I am about to go back to the Daimyo's Mansion to discuss this matter with Liang Zhongshu, but during this period of time, the states on the north and east roads of He1 are not peaceful, and Brother Lu must be cautious if he goes to business again. ”

How do you know that after listening to Xiao Tang's words, Lu Junyi's handsome face added layers of anger, and he shouted: "What's the matter? I see those thieves and men like mustard! When he didn't mess with me, I wanted to catch those grass thieves, but the thieves provoked me first!

When I catch the thief, I will be relieved of the Beijing master, please be rewarded, and I am showing the martial arts I have learned in my life to the world, and I am not in vain to be a man's husband! The virtuous brother has already formed a grudge against that gang of thieves, but whenever he calls me to go with him when he is plotting with that gang of thieves, he will also teach him to see my methods! ”

When Xiao Tang saw Lu Junyi's expression, he knew that he had moved the real fire, and this jade unicorn deliberately kept a distance from the government, and was only closer to him Xiao Tang. But Lu Junyi relies on his own skills, has his own pride, and is very hostile to the strongman who falls into the grass.

For example, when Wu Yong designed to earn Lu Junyi to Liangshan, he pretended to be a fortune teller and tricked Lu Junyi into saying that he could go to Tai'an Prefecture, thousands of miles southeast of the Daimyo's Mansion, in order to resolve the disaster of blood and light. When Lu Junyi took Li Gu and others to the inn not far from Liangshan, the shopkeeper Xiao Er kindly reminded Lu Junyi that he only had to pass through Liangshan quietly, so that the heroes of Liangshan would not go down the mountain to find him trouble.

But how did Lu Junyi do it? He erected four bamboo poles on the Taiping chariot and wrote on the white silk flag: Generous North 1 Jing Lu Junyi, far away to carry goods out of the hometown. As long as he catches the strongman, he was a man at that time.

At that time, Liangshanbo had gathered 90 heroes and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, Lu Junyi still relied on his unparalleled guns and sticks, dared to be so provocative in Liangshan's territory, threatening to catch the strongman leaders he met one by one, and now he was bullied by some groups of thieves, how could he not make this jade unicorn gnash his teeth and vow to argue with Zhang Di's thieves to the end?

Xiao Tang comforted Lu Junyi and said: "Brother Lu has the ability to cover up extravagantly, how can I not know? It's just that the matter is big, and I still have to discuss and think about it with Liang Zhongshu and the confidants and brothers in the house, but if there is something that needs Brother Lu's help, I will visit the house and ask Brother Lu to help him......"

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Back in the mansion, Xiao Tang convened a group of henchmen to discuss how to deal with Zhang Di's southern Hebei army in Zhaozhou, and then he heard Yang Xu worried: "Not only in Zhaozhou, but now dozens of Zhuang towns in Ci, Xiang, Xing, Hebei, and Enzhuzhou have been looted by thieves, and many tenant farmers are unbearable to be bullied, and they take refuge in the Daimyo Mansion. ”

Xiao Tang nodded and said: "The people have suffered from bandits and displacement, but anyone who can settle in the market town must give full assistance, and in order to compete with that Zhang Di, it is necessary to strengthen the manpower and expand the number of villagers." ”

Shi Xiu listened and said: "But big brother, Zhang Di has tens of thousands of horses under his hands, since he has made a confrontation with the donkey bird this time, there is a way that the tiger is difficult to defeat the wolves, if the thieves really attack, it is difficult to resist the enemy with only the eighteen sharp horses, dart martial artists and Jizhen Township Yong." ”

Xiao Tang replied: "I have my own plans for this matter, and now Zhang Di is powerful, not only the states of He1 and North Road have suffered from it, but also the Song Liao Field and the commercial road and river transportation have also been harassed by thieves. If this gang of thieves is not eliminated for a day, no matter the state officials, businessmen, or ordinary people, they will not be able to live in peace!

Therefore, I plan to persuade the remaining Xianggong Liang Zhongshu to write to the imperial court, and send troops to arrest him, so as to sweep away the thieves in Zhaozhou and wipe them out! ”

Yan Qing, Xu Guanzhong, Hua Rong and others listened to it, and they all secretly said in their hearts that this method was feasible. Although the thieves of the southern Hebei army did not lead the thieves to attack the Daimyo Mansion under the jurisdiction of Liang Shijie, but Zhaozhou was close to the Daimyo's Mansion, and tens of thousands of thieves invaded the surrounding state capitals under their noses.

What's more, the north-south trade route was affected by the thieves in southern Hebei, which also suffered greatly for Liang Shijie. When his uncle Liang Zimei was acting in the Daimyo Mansion on He1 North Road, he was also famous for arresting thieves and suppressing criminals, and now he only needs to play a piece of paper and ask the imperial court to mobilize the forbidden army and soldiers to clear his immediate troubles, so why not?

When Yang Lin, Zheng Tianshou, Shi Yong and others heard this, they showed hesitation on their faces, looked at Xiao Tang together, and stopped talking.

Xiao Tang saw the faces of Yang Lin and the others, and opened his mouth to ask, "What's wrong with a few brothers listening to this method?" ”

Yang Lin sneered and said, "I also know that the young master and Zhang Di are in such a situation, and there must be a break." It's just that in the past, when we dealt with the people in the green forest, most of them were based on harmony. The identity of the young master's commander left behind, pulled out a few strongmen in the cottage, and has taught some heroes in the rivers and lakes to have a lot of complaints, and now if he instigates Liang Zhongshu to mobilize the army to conquer and suppress, I am afraid that the reputation of the young master in the green forest ......"

Zheng Tianshou said: "Although the birdmen in Zhaozhou are arrogant, they are also colleagues in the rivers and lakes, and among them, they are forced to fall into the grass by traitors and dog officials from all walks of life, and I don't know how many." Although the young master and the southern Hebei Kou took over Liangzi, but the affairs of the rivers and lakes, the rivers and lakes, if the young master asks the officials and soldiers to suppress the heroes of the green forest, he is afraid that in the future, the heroes of the rivers and lakes will scold us for bullying others. ”

Before Yang Lin voted for Xiao Tang, he teamed up with Deng Fei to do business without capital, and people such as Zheng Tianshou, Shi Yong, Sun Erniang, Zhang Qing and others were born recklessly, or those who had strong habits in the rivers and lakes were born with a sense of rejection of the government.

And at the moment, Zhang Di had no intention of clashing with Xiao Tang, so he heard that Xiao Tang planned to persuade Liang Zhongshu to write to the imperial court to send a large army to recruit and suppress the people in the green forest, and teach his subordinates to take the rules of the rivers and lakes very seriously.

Xiao Tang snorted coldly and shouted, "You guys are so confused! People talk about good and evil, and officials distinguish between turbidity, not to mention the rivers and lakes and green forests? Among the heroes who were cornered and had to fall into the grass, those who were in a turbid realm but could still keep their loyalty alone, I Xiao Tang respected him to help him, and I was just happy in my heart without a trace of complaints! But you have also seen with your own eyes how the murderous Ji Nankou in Kongsongzhuang is, and what are the moral rules with this murderer who has done all the evil things!?

For example, at the end of the Jin Dynasty, Zhang Chang and his ilk supported the little official Qiu Shen as the emperor, recruited rabble murderers, and recklessly greedy wolves. The gentry and the common people, but there are those who are not recruited and do not believe in him, they are all wiped out! Do you say that it is a green forest hero who resisted the tyranny of the Jin Dynasty, or is it to make matters worse and trap the people in fire and water? At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the forced labor was heavy, the people were not able to make a living, and the people who started the incident were Zhu Cang's kind of people who were addicted to children's meat, and Liang Shi all colluded with the Turks and betrayed the country. Or is it inferior to a beast? At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Huangchao and the government were sentenced to peace, claiming to have killed eight million, and there were even more minions such as Li Hanzhi and Qin Zongquan who were fierce and cruel, and they burned and plundered in Suokezhou County!

Which of those people is not a character in the green forest road? The greedy dog officials looted the people's fat and people's ointment, and they still had to set up a name. When you saw the murderer and the murderer licking the blood in the green forest, sharpening his sword and pointing to the good people, did you say any moral truth? If the heroes of the rivers and lakes are all chivalrous and chivalrous, then I would rather not have a reputation in the green forest! ”