There are two official roads from Henan to Huguang, one from Luoyang to Ruzhou, into Nanyang, and through Xinye to Xiangyang. The other is from Xuchang through Yuncheng, into Runing Mansion, and then through Xinyang, Wuyang Pass, across the Dabie Mountain, along the Baiquan River valley, directly to Wuchang.

Among these two roads, the one in Nanyang is easier to walk, and the one in Runing needs to cross the mountains and mountains, and the bandits are rampant, so there are fewer people walking, and small groups of people dare not cross the border at all.

Suiping County is located on the official road leading from Runing to Huguang, where the transportation was originally convenient and the business was prosperous, but with the activities of the Tukou in Dabie Mountain and Funiu Mountain, the business road was not passable, and the county gradually declined.

Since Li Zicheng went out of Shangluo Mountain, igniting the fire of war in Zhongzhou, the official army was defeated in successive battles, and the imperial court was unable to defend the place, the gentry and heroes of Henan have formed villages to protect themselves, and the whole Henan is a picture of the Yellow Turban thieves in the late Han Dynasty.

The government was too late to deal with Li Zicheng, so naturally they were powerless to manage them, and after a long time, these powerful and local bandits evolved into separatist forces.

Liu Hongqi is one of these separatist forces, and in addition to him, there are also Han Jiadi of Xuzhou and Li Jiyu of Dengfeng, these people are all powerful forces of secession, but some of them are not convinced, and some are nominally submissive.

Liu Hongqi used to be a smuggler of salt, rampant in the Runing area, and later the bandits were in turmoil, and the trade route was cut off, so he led a group of people to rise up and build a village on the mountain.

He was originally just an ordinary thief, but when Ding Qirui went north to unblock the siege of Feng, he drained Runing's troops, but not only did he not break the siege, but he also returned defeated, and even he was imprisoned and dismissed, so he gave Liu Hongqi a chance.

Taking advantage of the emptiness of Runing, he took the opportunity to go out of the mountains and occupy Suiping County, which made his power expand rapidly, with more than 100,000 people.

After the strength grew, Liu Hongqi's ambition also grew, and he had long regarded Runing as a thing in the plate. But he didn't want to bite the gold halfway, so he actually grabbed Runing in front of him, which made Liu Hongqi's eyes red.

In the dark night, in the Ya of Suiping County, the wine and music are open, the hall is brightly lit, and there is a person sitting on the right seat, it is Liu Hongqi, the head of Kou, who is about thirty years old, with a burly figure, big shoulders and a round waist, and a face of horizontal meat.

At this time, he was drinking and having fun with his subordinates, "Three masters, you did a good job this time, come, drink this bowl of wine." ”

"This is all arranged by the big boss, I just follow orders, and I don't dare to take credit." A lean man picked up his glass and drank it all.

The atmosphere in the lobby was very warm, and an old man with a goatee below said with a melancholy face: "Big boss, this Gao Yihuan is Li Zicheng's general, let's rob his armor, what if Li Zicheng comes to take revenge?"

It was Liu Hongqi's military advisor who spoke, his name was Yang Dongqing, and he was an old talent in the county.

"Haha~" Liu Hongqi disagreed, picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "The military advisor is too worried." Li Zicheng is busy fighting with the Zhu family for the world, how can he stand out for a general, you put your heart in your stomach. ”

Yang Dongqing was still a little uneasy, "It is said that the person who ambushed Zuo Liangyu in Yuncheng is Gao Yihuan, he can defeat Zuo Liangyu and occupy Runing." The old man felt that he was not simple, and the big boss should not grab those armors. ”

"The Yuncheng ambush is Li Zicheng's general Zhao Yingyuan, Gao Yihuan is a captain, at most he will fight, why should I be afraid of him!" Saying that, Liu Hongqi's eyes became cold, and he smiled: "I don't just want to rob Gao Yihuan's things, I also want to drive him out of Runing." At present, whoever has soldiers in this world can be the king and hegemon, I will take Runing, and then give Li Zicheng a soft conduit, will Li Zicheng still embarrass me? If he embarrasses me, Lao Tzu is not afraid, we can take refuge in the Ming Dynasty! ”

Liu Hongqi raised his wine glass and laughed: "You say, is this the reason?"

"The boss is right." Many thieves in the hall raised their wine glasses one after another, and responded with a laugh: "That is, as long as our soldiers are strong and strong, there will be no food anywhere!"

For a while, the hall was full of laughter and laughter, and the atmosphere was very warm, but at this moment, a leader in broken armor ran into the hall and hurriedly reported: "Big boss, it's not good, Runing's Gao Yihuan, it's time to call."

As soon as the words came out, the laughter in the hall stopped abruptly, and the wine glass that Liu Hongqi brought to his lips froze in mid-air.

"What did you say?" Liu Hongqi seemed to have heard a joke, "You said that Gao Yihuan wants to beat me, does he have that strength?"

"The big boss, Gao Yihuan released the news, saying that we hijacked his vehicle and wanted to kill us, so let the big boss wash his neck and wait for him to cut it."

"What are you talking about, straight lady thief, Li Zicheng and Inspector Ding didn't say this, Gao Yihuan is something, dare to ask Lao Tzu's head, he has such a big breath." Liu Hongqi smashed the wine glass on the shore of the table, stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "Where is that turtle grandson?" Watch Lao Tzu slaughter him! ”

Liu Hongqi knew a little about Gao Yihuan, and knew that he was only a lieutenant before, a thousand people, and he relied on sneak attacks to get Runing.

This made Liu Hongqi very unconvinced, and he didn't take Gao Yihuan in his eyes. The thieves in the hall are also full of righteous indignation, they are in Suiping, the officials and the army and the rogues don't care, this Gao Yihuan is so angry.

Everyone scolded in the hall, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of them, whether Gao Yihuan can beat it, even if they lose, go to the mountains with a cat, what can Gao Yihuan do with them.

"Back to the big boss, Gao Yihuan is now gathering people in Runing, and he hasn't left yet, but the rumor has already spread, and the whole Runing knows what Gao Yihuan is going to fight." The boss reports.

Hearing this, Liu Hongqi became even more angry, and before the Turtle Sun people moved, he dared to say cruel words.

"Big boss, Gao Yihuan let out his words, but the centaurs are still nesting in Runing, what does this mean?" A strong man, standing up with a wine bowl, asked with a smile.

"I think this guy feels that he has no face to be robbed by us, so he deliberately put some cruel words, trying to get back a little face, but in fact, he didn't plan to beat us." Another man stood up and laughed and said, "We are backed by the mountains here, and the officers and soldiers don't beat us, will he beat us?" ”

Liu Hongqi waved his hand, "I don't care if he comes or not, since Gao Yihuan has let go, I won't give him some color to see, the heroes of Runing still think that Lao Tzu is afraid of him." ”

"Pass my orders! Lao Tzu ordered people to teach this guy a lesson. Liu Hongqi smiled and said: "Didn't this guy say that he was going to beat me, Lao Tzu beat him first, and see that he still has the face to stay in Runing······"

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