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Zuo Xiaoliang's decision to join Zhao Han was not hedging his bet.

Both the Huang family and the Zuo family belong to the Ji'an family.

The Huang family in Huangjia Town and the Zuo family in Huangba Village are just remote branches of the big clan.

Zuo Xiaoliang's hometown is in Huangba Village, on the other side of the river from Wuxing Town, and the villagers spontaneously rioted to divide the land. At this time, Zhao Han had already taken over, and Zuo Xiaoliang was so poor that he only had a few acres of land left, so he escaped the catastrophe.

As for Zuo Xiaocheng, who defected to the governor, his hometown is Yongyang Town.

It belongs to the front line, and the west, north and south sides have all been occupied by mobs. Because of the prosperity of business and the relatively fertile land in Yongyang Town, the farmers can live on for the time being, so there has been no killing of landlords.

But the gentry were still afraid, and quietly summoned their clansmen and domestic slaves to train soldiers, always on guard against peasants who would rise up.

Zuo Xiaocheng and Zuo Xiaoliang didn't know each other at first, until both of them were admitted as scholars, and they knew that they were clan brothers just by their names, so their relationship quickly became close.

When the Xuanhua city rioted one after another, the two of them were taking an examination in Nanchang city.

Both candidates failed in the exams, and when they returned to their hometown together, they learned about the situation, and they made an appointment to go to Wuxing Village to investigate the truth.

After some inquiries, Zuo Xiaocheng was inexplicably terrified, and hurried to Ji'an to see the governor Xie Xuelong.

Zuo Xiaoliang, however, had mixed feelings. He continued to observe Zhao Han's administration, and gradually became convinced by it.

His family was already very poor, and he couldn't get enough to eat during the rural examination, so it was Zuo Xiaocheng who gave him some meatloaf. He was a scholar at the age of sixteen, but he failed in the township examinations again and again, and the imperial court canceled the preferential treatment, which made Zuo Xiaoliang very disappointed.

Zuo Xiaoliang felt that Zhao Han might succeed!

"Hey!"

Fei Ruhe slapped the knife on the table, sat down and said, "Is there going to be a war?"

"I don't know," Zhao Han said with a headache, "the mobs in the lower reaches are looting ships, and no merchant ships dare to come over, so the news will naturally not spread. I have already sent the boat to Fucheng, and I hope that the mobs will not rob me, otherwise our spies None of them will come back."

"It's time to fight," Zuo Xiaoliang said suddenly, "My clan brother has already gone to join the governor. He knows what Wuxing Town is like. As long as the governor is not stupid, he will definitely send troops to attack, but he must first fight the mob downstream. .”

Fei Ruhe glanced at Zuo Xiaoliang: "Which one is this?"

Zhao Han said: "Zuo Xiaoliang, with a great character, a scholar and a gentleman."

"Heh, finally a scholar has defected." Fei Ruhe smiled and asked Zuo Xiaoliang, "Will you lead troops to fight?"

Zuo Xiaoliang shook his head: "No."

Fei Ruhe said bluntly, "That's a civil servant, and we are not on the same side."

Zuo Xiaoliang smiled back and didn't care about this fellow.

Zhao Han said to everyone: "Li Jiaguai must be taken down, troops will be dispatched immediately tomorrow, and relevant personnel will follow. You all go back and make preparations!"

Lijiaguai is a large village, and even a market town has been developed. It is located in Jiziwan of Heshui, and the land is very flat and fertile. There are mountains to the north, and mountains on the other side of the river, which is the must-attack place for the governor to send troops.

Now it is occupied by a group of mobs. After killing the landlord, they turned into new landlords and formed gangs to suppress the tenants.

What's even worse is that these guys use Zhao Han's signboard and keep saying that they follow "Mr.

If Xie Xuelong led troops to attack, those idiots who occupied Li's abduction would most likely join the governor directly and help the officers and soldiers come to fight Zhao Han.

The next day, troops were dispatched.

Eight hundred soldiers marched along the river, and grain and grass were transported in small boats—Zhao Han was too poor to afford large boats for transporting troops, so he had to build some small boats for transporting grain himself.

Zuo Xiaoliang followed Zhao Han, looking at the army of beggars behind him, he felt very strange emotions in his heart.

Moso bamboo, yellow bamboo, pot lids, kitchen knives, sickles, scissors... Can such a team fight against officers and soldiers?

However, he is very energetic and energetic, hundreds of times better than the officers and soldiers Zuo Xiaoliang has seen!

The one named Chen Maosheng, I heard that he used to be an actor. Walking in front of the team at this moment, leading everyone to sing a little song together, the soldiers laughed happily from time to time.

Shouldn't marching be solemn and solemn?

Zuo Xiaoliang doesn't know soldiers, and some don't understand the situation. He still needs to slowly integrate into the group.

The banner of Zhao Han's coach was carried by a man named Liu Zhu.

There was no pattern on that big flag, just a piece of indigo cotton. This is the color of civilian clothing, because indigo dyeing is cheap and can be worn by traffickers and pawns, and can be used to represent ordinary people.

The herald is even more interesting. It is normal to have a few command flags on the waist, and it is normal to hang a copper gong, but he even carries a suona on his back.

This herald used to be a folk musician, who played the suona for weddings and funerals.

I heard that when the suona blows, the whole army charges.

Is this bragging for yourself?

Or do you want to mourn the enemy?

Huang Shunde's feet hurt from walking, he was the chief secretary in the army, he didn't dare to stop complaining, he could only limp and jump forward.

"It's only been a few miles, and your legs are broken?" Zhao Han joked with a smile, but suddenly became serious, "Train with the soldiers from now on!"

"Follow the order!" Huang Shunde said quickly.

He was a good boy, but he was forced to work with mud legs, which can be regarded as forced prostitution.

However, the transformation is not bad, and it no longer contradicts Zhao Han's policy, but the thought of recruiting security has not been completely erased.

"Brother Dashan," Huang Shunde moved to Zuo Xiaoliang's side, "You are a scholar, and you used to be a granary student, why did you come here to join Mr. Zhao?"

Zuo Xiaoliang asked back, "What about you?"

Huang Shunde immediately said: "Of course I admire Mr. Zhao's demeanor, admire Mr. Zhao's virtue and majesty, and believe that Mr. Zhao can accomplish things."

Zuo Xiaoliang said: "Me too."

"Uh..." Huang Shunde couldn't answer, the conversation was dead.

When he finally came to the border of Lijiaguai, the herald took out his trumpet and played a ditty to attract the attention of the people in the village.

There were too many villagers waiting, so Chen Maosheng immediately stepped forward, led his men and women, and shouted the slogan of Datong Society, which means that everyone has land to cultivate, food to eat, and clothes to wear.

"Mr. Zhao is here, we are saved!"

Countless villagers rejoiced and actively followed the team, and some people ran to lead Zhao Han.

Zuo Xiaoliang saw all this in his eyes, and four words came to his mind: Welcome to Master Wang!

The group of mobs who occupied the Lijiaguai were frightened by the 800 army, most of them hid in the landlord's mansion, and a few cleverly fled directly into the mountains.

Zhao Han divided the 800 soldiers into four groups and surrounded the mansion.

Just thinking about how to attack, the people of this village suddenly brought up ladders and offered to help them build them against the wall.

Therefore, the wolf soldiers held up the moso bamboo with branches to interfere with the sight and movement of the enemies inside the wall. With a pot cover in one hand and a sickle or kitchen knife in the other, the rattan soldiers quickly climbed the ladder and climbed over the wall, and sat on the wall to cover the spearmen coming up.

Zhang Tieniu didn't care so much, he climbed to the top of the wall in twos and threes, and jumped down with an ax in his hand.

Seeing that no one was stronger than him, Fei Ruhe jumped down with his saber in hand.

These two killers were outnumbered, and they drove the enemies all over the courtyard. Our army's morale was immediately high, and regardless of the battle plan, they jumped into the yard one after another.

After a stick of incense, the battle is over.

Zhang Tieniu came over with a head in his hand, smiled and looked at Zhao Han, as if he was waiting to be praised.

Zhao Han glared angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "Your military salary for this month is gone, and you will be punished for serious demerits!"

During the march and war, there is military pay.

Zhang Tieniu was at a loss, and said aggrievedly: "We won."

"Military judge, tell him!" Zhao Han was too lazy to talk nonsense with this bastard.

Li Xiangui, who was born as a schoolboy, ran over in an instant and said, "Captain Zhang Tieniu, you made two mistakes this time!"

Zhang Tieniu scratched his head in worry, and said confusedly: "I made a mistake, and I made two mistakes?"

Li Xiangui recounted item by item: "First, this battle focuses on military training, training soldiers to cooperate in actual combat. This is a military order issued before departure. You have destroyed the actual combat training! Second, there are military regulations that prohibit beheading." In terms of merit, you are holding a human head in your hand!"

Zhang Tieniu was stunned, speechless for a moment.

Zhao Han looked at the wounds on his arms and ribs, and said with contempt again: "You are actually injured, and you have suffered two wounds against a group of village tyrants. You are so brave and brave!"

Zhang Tieniu explained, "It's all minor injuries."

Fei Ruhe suddenly appeared, and said with a smile, "I have all my feet, and I don't have a single injury."

"You also remember a big mistake!"

Zhao Han was very angry, and directly swears: "You are the captain of a big brigade, commanding Lao Tzu's pacesetters, and you actually dropped your own soldiers and jumped into the yard by yourself to hack. In the end, no one can see No, your soldiers can’t find where the chief officer is! If you go to the battlefield, you will leave the soldiers like this? Just like you, don’t do big things, go back to your hometown and become a bandit!”

Fei Ruhe hesitated to speak, but in the end it was his own fault, and sighed, "It was my fault. I lost my mind and forgot about my soldiers."

Crowd, Zhao Han was anxious.

Don't look at the usual practice, I haven't met officers and soldiers yet, I just beat a group of village tyrants, and each of them shows their true colors!

Zhao Han no longer cared about these two people, and said to Zuo Xiaoliang: "You follow Chen Maosheng, Fei Chun, Huang Fei, and Huang Fei to learn how to do things. First open the warehouse to release grain, attract villagers to register and make a book, and those who don't register will receive There is no food. The household registration is completed, and then the land is cleared and divided according to the household registration. Be careful when dividing the land, there are people stealing, raping and cheating. After dividing the land, we will play "The White-haired Girl" again, public trial these bullies, hold a complaint meeting, and preach our Datong thought."

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely learn how to do things." Zuo Xiaoliang was very modest. Although he knew the routine, he still didn't show any impatience.

Zhao Han said again: "When the government affairs of Li Jiaguai are finished, I will personally introduce you to the Datong Association."

Zuo Xiaoliang clasped his fists and said, "We will do our best!"

At this moment, the spies who were sent to Fucheng came back halfway by boat, and frantically ran to report: "Sir, the officers and soldiers are calling, and there are 60,000 troops. The leaders of many villages and towns ahead invite you to take charge of the overall situation. Said to join forces to deal with the government's suppression."

"The 60,000 army of farts," Zhao Han couldn't help complaining, "The governor, the magistrate, and the county magistrate sold their butts together, and they can't even get together the food and grass for the 60,000 army!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Everyone laughed happily. They were nervous at first, but they were amused by Zhao Han's words.