On the 16th day of the first lunar month, just after the Shangyuan Festival, Yanzhou is still immersed in the festive atmosphere. However, there is a solemn atmosphere in the Jiedu Mansion.

Dong Fujin has returned. Zhu Jin was furious about what Gu Yan and Shao Shude said and almost killed Dong Fujin. Finally, he was a little rational, suppressed the tyrannical emotions in his heart and told Dong to get out.

His wife, Qi, was weak-hearted and shed tears silently on the side, saying, "When will it be the first after so many years of fighting and killing? In the past, Zhu Quanzhong attacked Yun and Yan, and people were in panic. After a few years of stability, the Xia people came again. How can life continue?"

Zhu Jin was furious again when he heard this. He was about to curse people, but as soon as he touched his wife's eyes, he felt ashamed and sighed, "You don't understand. Now in this world, if you are not cruel, you can't survive, and if you don't have power, you can't survive. If I am a little weak, the soldiers in the town can kill me."

The relationship is complicated and the vassal warriors who have been married for generations have no moral integrity. It doesn’t matter who is the governor, just don’t touch their benefits.

Therefore, Zhu Jin's concern is not groundless.

In the second year of Zhonghe (886), the governor of the Taining Army, Zike Rang, loved him bravely and betrothed his daughter to Zhu Jin. Zhu Jin took people to Yanzhou to welcome the bride, secretly hid armored soldiers in the team, and then attacked at the wedding banquet. It was rumored that Zike Rang died on the spot, and there were rumors that Zike Rang escaped and disappeared, but this was not important. Zhu Jin took the opportunity to occupy Yanzhou and claimed to be a descendant. He was twenty years old and had only hundreds of soldiers under his command.

It is ridiculous to say that hundreds of people occupy a large town as a military governor, but Zhu Jin really did it. Although he was the son-in-law of the former military governor, this was a useful one. To put it bluntly, it was just an excuse. The real decisive role was that Zhu Jin was very tactful and accommodated the martial artists of Yanzhen, which greatly benefited them. In the end, they were able to watch the wall and recognized him as the military governor.

But is the position of coach obtained in this way really complete?

Of course it is impossible!

If you have an incorrect position, you will be controlled and enslaved by the martial artists. You will be accommodated and pleased them. It is impossible to fully exercise the power of the governor.

Although Zhu Jin has been vigorously rectifying over the years and the situation has changed, the root cause is that, and he can't get rid of those martial artists in this life. Could it be that he can lead the martial artists from outside the town to kill them? Wang Shi asked the Zhongwu Army to kill all the arrogant soldiers and generals in the Yindaodu of Xuzhou back then, but it was only slightly relieved, and it was useless.

"Besides, the situation has not deteriorated to the point of being uncontrollable." Speaking of this, Zhu Jin's expression was a little excited and said, "Shao Zhe has so many enemies, he will not be delayed on my side for too long. As long as he firmly defends it, there is a way. If the situation changes drastically, there may be a chance."

Qi just shed tears.

What opportunity? Could it be that you still want to conquer the world? Or you can be called the emperor?

"Rou Niang, I heard that your family has a relationship with Fengtian Town in Shence Army. Can you..." Zhu Jin stopped talking.

Qi raised his head lightly, his eyes blurred with tears.

Qi is actually a savage from Bo, Hebei.

The great-grandfather Qi Rong was once the escort of the Jieya of Chengde Army and the envoy of the army and horses in Boye Town. At the beginning of Changqing, Wang Tingcui launched a mutiny and killed the Jieya of Chengde Army Tian Hongzheng, Qi Rong's second son and youngest son were also killed. The riot army arrived in Boye and wanted to slaughter them all. Qi Rong's eldest son Qi Zhiying and the third son Qi Zhie led the Boye army to flee to Chang'an, and since then he relied on the court.

Qi Zhiying had three sons, the eldest was Qikexin, the second was Qikejian, and the second was Qikerang. Qikejian died in the war against Dangxiang. Qikerang had been a general in the Shence Army and later served as the governor of Taining Army.

Qi Zhi'e's son Qi Kejian was once the governor of Fengtian. After Huang Chao's defeat, the imperial court abolished Fengtian Town. Qi Kejian's troops (descendants of the Boye Army) were merged into the Shence Army. Since then, he has lived in vain and has passed away.

Li Maozhen actually came from this line, and many of his generals were from the hometowns of Boye, Shenzhou.

"The Shence Army is so good, what's the use?" Qi cried and said, "Although Qi is a Fengtian clan, he has no soldiers and power. Wang Bian, the governor of Fengtian, has thousands of Huazhou soldiers. What can he do?"

"Guanzhong is empty. If a soldier can cause trouble at this time, the entire territory will be in ruins. Shao Zhe will definitely not be able to abandon Guanzhong and will definitely draw troops back to help." Zhu Jin said anxiously.

Qi just shook his head.

"Bitch!" Zhu Jin was furious and went out directly.

"Master, there is good news." As soon as I returned to the front hall, I saw the yamen general Kang Huaiying and the shogunate judge Xin Wan coming over.

After a while, his two sons, Zhu Yongzhong and Zhu Yongzhen, also came over with a happy look on their faces.

"What good news? But Liu Zhijun is dead?" Zhu Jin asked angrily.

Yan Bao led ten thousand troops to Rencheng, cooperated with the defenders inside and outside, repelled Liu Zhijun and beheaded more than a thousand.

Then the two sides confronted Rencheng, and fought several times, with each other's victory or defeat.

Zhu Jin was very disappointed when he failed to defeat the Dragon and Tiger Army. He used to only know that Liu Zhijun was smart in using troops, but he didn't expect that he could fight a random war in the field.

"Zhu Qiong from Qizhou sent an envoy to report, and An Jinjun from Xingzhou sent an envoy to report, urging us to defend the city and not to fight in a vain." Xin Wan stroked her beard and said with a smile.

"An Jinjun?" Zhu Jin's heart moved. This is Li Keyong's person, he is so familiar with him.

In the past, when they fought against Zhu Quanzhong, Li Keyong sent Shi Junhe, the An brothers, Shi Yan, Li Chengsi and others to help. Shi Junhe was captured and killed by Zhu Quanzhong, and the rest of the people were all back. After so many years, is Li Keyong finally coming to help them again?

"It's really good news, who will be sent this time?" Zhu Jin asked.

"It is reported that it is He Huaibao, Mi Zhicheng and others." Xin Wan replied.

"I know He Huaibao, what kind of person is Mi Zhicheng? How many soldiers are there?"

"I don't know how many troops are. I heard that Mi Zhicheng has outstanding arrows and is a brave general."

"There is nothing to do with the general." Zhu Jin cursed: "Shi Yan and Li Chengsi are also very good at fighting, and it is common for killing generals and robbing the flag. But have you taken advantage of Zhu Zhen, Ding Hui, Pang Shigu and others? There are not many soldiers, this is the most important thing."

Xin Wan didn't know what to say.

"Forget it! Let's hold on first. Xia Thief can defeat Liang Thief, obviously he has some ability." Zhu Jin said irritably: "However, the thief has gone several times, but it is also a problem. I will go to Rencheng again and take Yan Bao back first."

"Master, Xia thieves are numerous and powerful, so you must act carefully." Kang Huaiying advised: "Thirty thousand Tielin Army has not appeared yet, or there is a mystery. Where are they? The Feilong Army said it was attacking Laiwu, but it only went around the city. Now it is plundering food and grass in the countryside, and I don't know where it will go next. General Yan's troops may have been targeted, so it is better to hold on the spot. Rencheng must fight, fight for many years, the city is fully guarded and the food and equipment are sufficient, so it can be defended. With this city, the thieves dare not go deep into Yanzhou all the way."

Zhu Jin thought about it and thought it made sense, but he still said, "No, Yan Bao's troops cannot be misunderstood. You should collect food and grass quickly and recruit land groups. You should move quickly. The brave men in Yanzhou have been fighting for many years, so they can still fight. First, they will conquer five thousand soldiers. After a while, the troops outside the states have arrived, and the troops are stronger, so I will not be afraid of Shao's thieves. He is now fighting at a fast speed, so we must slow down his pace."

"Abide by the order." Kang Huaiying, Hu Gui, Xin Wan and others had no choice but to respond.

Zhu Jin looked at their faces and thought to himself that he had to be tougher, otherwise he would be despised.

After hurriedly returning to the back house, he took out the sword, bow tip and armor, Zhu Jin left surrounded by his personal soldiers. Before leaving, he looked at his wife Qi and saw her sitting there blankly, looking at the jade pendant left by his father Zike Rang, and he felt even more irritable, so he turned his head and left.

*******

In the Laiwu Valley, a large group of people were marching.

On both sides of the mountains, scouts appeared and disappeared. Even in some particularly dangerous areas, some people abandoned horses and mules, climbed up and inspected carefully.

Marching is the time when they are most susceptible to fatal blows, not to mention that they are marching in a dangerous valley.

Taishan, Lushan, and Yishan divide the Shandong in later generations into two halves from west to east. Laiwu Valley is the halter between these mountains. The southwest end valley entrance is 30 miles southwest of Laiwu, and the northeast end valley entrance is in the southwest of Linzi County. The Zi River and Wen River come out of it. The Zi River flows into Qi in the northeast and the Wen River flows into Lu in the southwest.

The valley is a hundred or dozens of miles long, with water flowing in it, and the road is also walking in it. The two walls are connected to the mountains, and the forests are shaded, which is very difficult and dangerous.

Near the entrance of the valley, a group of knights rushed to a high ground. When they approached, they immediately dismounted. The auxiliary soldiers gathered their horses, and the soldiers took off their equipment and formed a formation to defend.

Fortunately, there are no enemies. They are used to doing this and cannot be careless at any time.

After a while, another cavalry rushes out.

Instead of dismounting, they rode their horses and searched.

Liang Hanfeng took the lead and galloped on the empty plain. It felt so good to come out of the mountain!

I heard that when the Hei Shi and Jin Dao Army were fighting, there were a large number of foreign light cavalry assisting him. But the Flying Dragon Army did not need it. Over the years, they had trained more than 2,000 warriors with two-way infantry and cavalry. They could fight in heavy armor during infantry wars, and they also fought well during cavalry wars.

Generally speaking, only people with particularly wealthy families can practice for a long time in the field and cavalry battles.

The source of the soldiers of the Flying Dragon Army is very complicated. A considerable number of them are deserters from Liang and the martial artists in Yunzhen recruited in Puzhou. In the Central Plains, any small landlord family with more than 100 acres of land in their family will do their best to support their children to practice martial arts. They usually practice in infantry battles, but they can do it, but they are far behind in cavalry battles. Now, after several years of hard practice, they have gradually practiced.

After two thousand knights left Laiwu Valley, they rushed forward for seven or eight miles before they stopped and recovered the strength of the war horse.

"Liu Yu attacked Guanggu, and the main force went to Yishui and Daxian Road. He was in Pengcheng, Li Xiaqiu, and took Laiwugu Road." Liang Hanying said: "The people of Qi do not know the troops. They just wanted to reinforce Qizhou and advance to Yunzhou. They thought that Yan, Yi and Mi were all under Youzhen, and their defense was loose, so they would suffer a loss now."

"Deputy envoy, do you want to attack Guanggu?" Du Yuhou Xue Li followed up and asked.

"The troops are divided into two groups, and you can take advantage of them wherever you have the advantage." Liang Hanrong said.

Xue Li really didn't know about this. It seemed that Qi Zizhang had a temporary intention and was too brave.

"We are on the northern line, and we go to Zibo. The military envoy walked from Xuguan Road to Qingzhou." Liang Hanrong further explained: "Two troops sent troops to turn Qizhen upside down."

Xue Li was born in Hezhong, and perhaps because of his different military education since childhood, he particularly admired a foreign general like Qie Zhuzhang. He did not follow the rules in war and was extremely brave. He dared to go anywhere and attacked long distances to support the war. Liang Han was immersed in this style for a long time, and now it seems that he is very bold.

The Flying Dragon Army is also an alien. The military discipline is very poor, the horses and mules are extremely depleted, the soldiers are extremely depleted, and the military is extremely deteriorated, and the military is extremely deteriorated.
Chapter completed!