October 11 of the second year of Chongzhen, night. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Qin Shuhuai rode his horse and galloped, all the way north in the dense forest.

He wants to go to Liushi Academy to present to Chongzhen the detailed plan for Houjin's entry into the customs, and more importantly, he wants to get Chongzhen's authorization to let him lead the Jianghe Gang to deploy defenses.

Although there are only 3,000 people under his command, they can't stop the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry at all. However, as long as it is used properly, it is very possible to delay the Houjin offensive and even win a few small-scale battles to buy some time and space for the division of the Qin King in various places.

Let Da Ming save a breath of vitality, he will turn north and pacify Liaodong with more strength.

And he must make enough political capital to pave the way for greater ambitions in this incident that affects the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty.

The wind whistled past my ears, and the moonlight shone through the trees and dappled onto the ground. There was silence, only the sound of horses' hooves.

His eyes flickered, as if he had returned somewhere, so quiet, that one forgot his sorrows.

Huangpi Village ...... Qi's family, the old village chief, the simple and lovely villagers, and Qing'er who are waiting for him to go back......

Are you fighting for them?

When this battle is over, it's time to go back and see them.

After taking a breath of cool air, I suddenly felt funny again, when did I become so sentimental?

"Whoosh!" In the darkness, a dark arrow shot coldly.

Qin Shuhuai raised his hand and swung the dark arrow aside with his strong true qi, and then stopped and looked around.

Suddenly, a masked black shadow emerged from the depths of the dense forest, and his hands suddenly struck with claws.

Qin Shuhuai was not in a hurry, his right hand slammed on the opponent's wrist to block the claw, and then his left hand slammed out into a fist, heading straight for the opponent's abdomen.

The man hurriedly flashed sideways, withdrew three or four feet away, and then kicked his feet, and quietly jumped up, his hands flew in four palms, like a palm becoming ten thousand palms, with Qin Shuhuai's cultivation, he couldn't see which palm was false and which palm was true.

Qin Shuhuai knew that he had met a master, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately jumped up from his horse, flew over the opponent's head, and when he made a mistake, he condescended to the next side and kicked at the opponent's head.

The speed of the person who came was extremely fast, and he immediately rushed out with a punch and hit the arch of Qin Shuhuai's foot. The fists and feet intersected, making a muffled sound of "boom", and the two true qi collided fiercely, and the strong wind dispersed.

Qin Shuhuai landed on the ground and felt bursts of yin pain coming from the arch of his foot, so he hurriedly mobilized the pure Yang's Yijin Jing True Qi to resist.

The man took a few steps back before he stood still, his right hand trembling slightly.

Suddenly, the man jumped up quietly, but instead of attacking, he stepped on the branches of the tree and walked away like the wind.

Qin Shuhuai chased after him without hesitation, thinking that this person should not be difficult to chase, it is better to catch him and see if he can ask something. If there is an ambush, you should be able to withdraw safely with your own light skills.

After chasing for a short time, when he was about to catch up with the man, he found that the man had quietly fallen.

It was a small open field in the middle of the woods, and there was a bonfire on the ground, and a ragged old man was roasting a fat chicken on the fire.

Lao Minghua saw Qin Shuhuai, and said with a smile, "Gang Master Qin, the chicken is roasted, I'll wait for you." ”

Qin Shuhuai frowned, and his heart was from the beggar gang again, as if he hadn't seen it last time.

So he quietly fell, and shouted at the old man, "The old man is called Hua, you don't have to fight so much for dinner, right?"

By the light of the fire, I took a closer look at this old flower, and saw that he was thin, ragged, unkempt, and looked like a complete beggar, but between his eyebrows was a dissolute and uninhibited and chic worldly extraordinary bearing, and he couldn't help but glance at him again.

The old beggar said, "The Qin Gang Master is busy with affairs, so naturally he has to invite a little grander." With that, he tore off a chicken leg and threw it over, saying, "Come, try the craftsmanship of the old flower." ”

Qin Shuhuai took the chicken leg, but he didn't eat it.

The old beggar smiled and said, "What's the matter, Gang Master Qin is afraid that the old beggar will be poisoned?"

Qin Shuhuai also smiled, "Qin Mou is looking at the old man to call flowers and not give wine to drink." There is meat but no wine, that is the way to eat flowers. There is wine and meat, and that is the screaming flower. ”

The old beggar laughed loudly, "Haha, interesting! interesting!" took a gourd from his waist and threw it to Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai opened the gourd, raised his neck, but only touched it with his lips and wine, then put down the wine jug and said, "Good wine!"

The other party's origin is unknown, Qin Shuhuai naturally will not pretend to be a wild and uninhibited hero, and eat what others give him without thinking. If he was really as prodigal as the characters in the novel, he would have died a hundred times.

The wine was also "drunk" and the face was given, so he asked, "I don't know what Your Excellency is called?"

The old man said with a bulging mouth, "Nan beggar, Wang Datong." ”

Qin Shuhuai was slightly startled, Wang Datong had naturally heard of it, this person was the leader of the southern faction of the beggar gang, and he could be said to be the boss of the southern beggars. Since the beggar gang split up in the north and south, the northern faction has established itself as a gang, and has its own gang leader and elders, but the southern faction has never considered itself a complete gang, so it has not elected a gang leader, and the main person in the gang is this leader in charge.

The southern beggar is south of the Yangtze River, and this Wang Datong has come all the way here for a purpose.

Qin Shuhuai smiled faintly and said, "It turns out that Your Excellency is the leader of the Southern Beggar's Stick, and he is disrespectful. I don't know what you're doing looking for Qin late at night?"

Wang Datong devoured the chicken, and said vaguely, "Naturally, there is something to find you, you wait, I always tell Hua to finish eating this chicken first." ”

Whoosh, three times five divided by two, a chicken went down, and then stared at the chicken leg in Qin Shuhuai's hand and said, "Do you want to eat it?

Qin Shuhuai shook his head and threw the chicken leg over.

Wang Datong munched again.

After eating chicken legs, Wang Datong wiped his greasy hands on his body, and then said, "I heard that Chen Cripple from the Northern Beggars negotiated a deal with you?"

Qin Shuhuai was slightly stunned, thinking that it seems that there are still many undercover agents of the southern beggars among the northern beggars.

Then he smiled and said, "It's true, what's wrong?"

Wang Datong said with some disdain, "Gang Leader Qin, you are not righteous. The two scattered people of the Demon Sect have contributed to you, and now they are locked up in the North Beggars and tortured, but you don't care. ”

Qin Shuhuai smiled faintly.

In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to care, it's that he really doesn't have time to care. Li Daliang's cultivation is unfathomable, and he must not be his opponent, not to mention that he doesn't know where the real Sanjiang Spring Moon Picture is, even if he knows, he will never steal it. If you want to get that picture, it takes time and energy to plan, and you don't have time at all.

In short, nothing matters to him now, the most important thing is to make a difference in the next "self-change". As for the situation of the two scattered people and the old man one by one, he was not worried at all, these two people were members of the Demon Sect, and he didn't dare to do anything to them. The northern beggars are facing the threat of the southern beggars, and if they form a mortal enmity with the Demon Sect, they will be killing themselves. Therefore, it can almost be concluded that in addition to not being able to wander around at this moment, the northern beggars must be serving them with good wine and food, and helping them heal their wounds, and there is no such thing as "torture". This is one of the reasons why he is not in a hurry.

However, since Wang Datong came to the door, it means that he has a way to save the two scattered people one by one. If I can rescue them, this is not a small favor, maybe they can help themselves in the future.

Regarding the question of whether the Demon Sect would not help him, Qin Shuhuai had actually thought about it a long time ago. The Demon Cult wants to overthrow the imperial court, but they are not ready yet, and if the imperial court collapses too quickly, it will not do them any good. Because after overthrowing the imperial court, if they want the world to be peaceful, they still have to fight the rebel peasant armies in Houjin and Ping, and if they are not ready, they are naturally more willing to let the imperial court do these things first. If the imperial court can defeat both of these forces, this will be in their fundamental interests.

Therefore, to put it bluntly, the Demon Sect will not let Da Ming perish easily now, and he doesn't want Houjin to enter the Central Plains and find a stronger opponent for himself. Therefore, it is possible to say that the Demon Movement Cult can help itself on a small scale.

The two scattered people and the old man one by one are the best link between themselves and the Demon Sect, if they can be rescued, it is very possible to say that the Demon Sect will help them.

Thinking of this, he said, "Wang Zhang's stick teaches a lesson." So, do you have a way to help me get those two old friends out?"