When Xiao Tang calculated how to use Zengtou City to maximize his own interests, and ordered his leaders to send people to give three stones of grain and grass to the extremely poor families in Zengtou City, and one stone of grain and rice for each ordinary household, he ordered all the people and horses, and escorted nearly 2,000 captives and captured money, money, grain, livestock, and horses back to the Baozhu Temple of Erlong Mountain.

Originally, Zengtou City, which called the Green Forest Soldiers and Horses to break their hometown, was full of fear in the hearts of the strongmen of the mountains, but now Xiao Tang led the army to liquidate the Zeng family father and son, and immediately returned to the mountain, and the rest of the farmers were still planted in the fields as usual, and the horses were raised as usual (when Xiao Tang withdrew the army, he still left 300 horses in Zengtou City, and planned to call Xiao Jiaji to report to the government to send the horses under his name to the Zengtou City Ranch in the name of expanding the horse land, so as to gradually annex Zengtou City), except that there is no big owner to control the city's affairs for the time beingAll life seems to be the same......

Of course, Xiao Tang did not intend to let go of the prisoners of war who still had to resist until they rushed into the streets of Zengtou City, and most of these people were also escorted out to sea in batches and transported to Baozhou, Liaodong to serve as hard labor, just as the official army went out to organize the captured prisoners of war into official slaves.

Since Xiao Tang served Zengtou City as a strongman in the green forest, although the local people accepted the grain and grass given by Xiao Tang, most of the villagers still chose to stay away from those mountain strongmen who had just killed their owners. But first, the people of the two mountains of Qingzhou defeated the officials and troops of Jingdong Prefecture who went to encircle and suppress, and then the soldiers and horses of the five mountains jointly broke through Zengtou City, which is one of the best places in Hebei, and Xiao Tang's identity in the green forest has become more and more loud, so it will still attract many men who are fighting in the rivers and lakes, as well as homeless people who are mixed in various places to vote.

The people who choose to join the forces of Xiao Tang Lulin are mainly divided into three situations, the first is a poor life and a desperate person, in order to be able to fill their stomachs, in order to find a place to live, they don't care about the poor homeless people who join the thieves; the second is a rough and idle man who has a strong reckless habit, has no wives and children, and values the righteousness of the green forest and the reputation of the rivers and lakes; The third is that there may be lawsuits, and they have been bullied by cool officials and bullies, gritting their teeth for hating the officials who are indiscriminate, and they are unwilling to endure dirt and dirt for the rest of their lives to be obedient ant people.

In fact, the reason why most of the strongman leaders who were born in the grass among the one hundred and eight generals of Liangshan in the original work can also be summarized into the above three points. As long as it is in Hebei and Shandong, it is undoubtedly the best choice to go to Erlong Mountain, which is undoubtedly the best choice to unite several cottages, and there are famous characters on the rivers and lakes such as the flower monk Lu Zhishen, the leopard head Lin Chong, and the blue-faced beast Yang Zhi.

Therefore, not only in Zengtou City, but also from the surrounding state capitals, counties and towns, the brave and strong people who are willing to defect to the cottage under Xiao Tang Lulin have reached about 3,500 people, and Xiao Tang is still relatively satisfied with this number, after all, he did not openly pull up the anti-flag against the government, and now the environment of Song Land is also completely different from the corner of Liaodong in Liaoguo, where rebels are frequent. It is impossible for Xiao Tang to force all the villagers to either be their own people, or to be strongmen in the cottage because they broke Zengtou City.

Anyway, those farmers who will never devote themselves to the green forest, Xiao Tang can still use it if he takes the white road.

After all, this is the first time that Xiao Tang's henchmen and brothers in the five cottages of Erlong Mountain, Qingfeng Mountain, Shiliang Mountain, Bear's Ears Mountain, and Funiu Mountain gathered together, but he was busy slaughtering livestock in the village and arranging a feast for the head of the ghost Cao Zheng, he not only ordered his minions to prepare pigs, sheep, chickens, geese, fish, and ducks, but also slaughtered three cattle with his own hands, and was busy for three or four hours. This is enough to prepare all the delicacies and dishes, and arrange a feast to treat the brothers of the mountains.

At the banquet, Lu Zhishen and Zhu Ji, Hua Rong and Han Shizhong, Yang Zhi and Tang Bin and other brothers chatted hotly, and Zhu Wu and Xi Sheng talked about the art of war in the alley, and Shi Jin blushed and picked up the bowl again, and was about to fight with Teng Ji and Teng Jian brothers, Chen Da and Yang Chun next to them also stood up immediately, and they all shouted that they wanted to come to drink with Shi Jin and the heroes from Jingxi Road, Lin Chong couldn't help but shake his head and smile when he saw it, and greeted Ma Jin and Ma Xian, and drank all the spirits in the bowl......

Push the cup and change the lamp, and the light is staggered.

Xiao Tang saw that the henchmen and brothers present were chatting in groups, and it was no different from the happy scene of the green forest heroes who were unwilling to go with the flow and gathered in the mountains and forests in the big village to drink wine and eat meat. This also made Xiao Tang's heart spontaneously give birth to a sense of comfort and comfort, and he did his best to secretly recruit heroes from all over the world in the green forest, this kind of pride in getting together with countless brothers and putting his heart to heart was something that Xiao Tang would never experience when dealing with Zhao Ji and those powerful ministers in the Jingshi court.

Life is full of spirit, and who will talk about fame.

Xiao Tangxin said that he may not be born a character who likes to pursue fame and fortune in the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, whether it is Liang Shijie's weight in the Daimyo's Mansion to stay in the Si Shun Shui, or in Bianjing by Song Huizong Zhao Ji's favor and official position is getting higher and higher, and even when getting along with Wang Huan, Han Cunbao, Han Duanyan, Li Heng and other colleagues in the DPRK and China, Xiao Tang will always have a feeling of being stuck in his throat and not spitting out unpleasantness. While you are still acting in the green forest, you must also cherish the days when you can still be honest and straightforward......

Xiao Tang drank all the wine in the bowl again, although the wine was slightly up, but he was still very conscious, now the six fathers and sons of the Zeng family have all died, and the troubles that may cause him to be exposed in the Song Dynasty have been removed, and Erlong Mountain and Qingfeng Mountain have also repelled the Jingdong Road officials and troops who came to encircle and suppress, and now the cottage should be said to be in a period of stable development.

However, even if the green forest cottage in the Song Dynasty does not have to worry about provoking the imperial court to send a conquest army to invade in a short period of time, the situation in the eastern Liaodong region is now chaotic, and the rebels from all walks of life and even the Liao State went to suppress the crusade army, maybe when will it be found that there is another force secretly developing in Baozhou and the coastal area of Liaodong, although the leaders of the nomadic tribes in the north such as Yilacheng seem to be very loyal to themselves, but the other army guarding Baozhou is not their own descendant army, with the change of the situation in Liaodong, That pharmacist Guo, who regards profit-seeking as a common thing, may come up with something else......

The dispatch of Jingxi Road Qunhao, who commanded the Ji Shan Army, to Baozhou is also imminent.

Xiao Tang thought in his heart, he suddenly got up, and said aloud to his henchmen who were drinking happily in the main hall of Baozhu Temple: "Thanks to the unity of all the brothers, our army was able to win two great victories one after another, and now Wei Dingguo, Shan Tingqi, Yu Baosi and other brothers gather together for righteousness, or a good day for the Wushan brothers to gather and drink, today you brothers will drink happily, not drunk and homeless!" ”

After the group of heroes drank the spirits in the bowl together, Xiao Tang poured a full bowl of wine, and said: "I have already said before I gather with all my brothers, we gather in the green forest, not just to gather in the mountains and forests, but all those who conspire here are good men who coexist and are loyal to their hearts, and they also want to make achievements in this world!" I want to pass through Liaodong, and send the brothers of Shiliang Mountain, Funiu Mountain, and Bear's Ears Mountain to Baozhou, and this time I will gather with my brothers, and I am also going to practice for the brothers of Jingxi Road and Jinghu Road! This bowl of wine, I'll do it first as a respect! ”

After Yuan Lang, Xi Sheng, and the leaders of the three mountains in Jingxi listened to it and drank the wine in the bowl, Yuan Lang took the lead and said aloud: "Brother, rest assured, my brothers on Jingxi Road will never live up to my brother's trust!" ”

He also grinned and shouted: "It is said that all the clans outside the Guanxi are fierce and good at fighting, but I am also a person who only likes to fight tough battles!" My brother is tickling me and scratching my itch! ”

Just as the rest of the leaders of the three mountains in Jingxi also echoed loudly, Han Shizhong, who had been half-smoked, suddenly stood up, and he smiled at Xiao Tang: "Xiao Renxia, after breaking that Zengtou City, you also plan to allow me to make an errand among the soldiers and horses under your command, but I don't know if I can do it now?" ”