Fenggaocheng, Taishan County, Qingzhou is closest to Julu County in Jizhou, so Zang Ba returned here earlier than other brothers, but after returning here, he suddenly realized that his family had no longer moved to Donghai County in Taishan County.

Zang Ba was a little amused and crying because he planned to go home to see the current situation of his father and two younger brothers, and then decide to go out to find the teachings of good teachers and improve his personal martial arts literacy. However, he did not expect that his habit of living in Taishan County for many years made him unable to adapt for a while, and he returned here again by chance.

Because he made great contributions in Guangling County to suppress the rebellion, Zang Ba's distant uncle Zang Min, who was the governor of Yangzhou, had submitted a report to the court for their black-feathered crows. This also caused Xuzhou Prefecture to finally revoke the reward for the two thousand taels of silver for Zang Ba, otherwise Zang Ba would not dare to sneak into Taishan County.

But facing the homeless Taishan County, Zang Ba wandered around the city for half a day but didn't find any place to stay. Therefore, after visiting a few brothers who had been together, he left the city, but he didn't expect that as soon as he left the city gate, he was blocked by the group.

"Are you... Leader Xu?"

Zang Ba originally thought that the other party was a thief who saw him on the road alone and had a malicious intention, but he did not expect that the other party was an old acquaintance. After he looked carefully, he saw with a little surprise that the middle-aged man who looked at him with a smile was Xu Xun, the leader of the Taishan Army who had made great efforts in the rescue of his father Zang Jie incident.

"Xuan Gao, don't look bad!"

Xu Xun waved to Zang Ba with a smile, and behind him, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and Chang Xi, who had met before, also greeted Zang Ba with different expressions.

Not seen in more than a year, Xu Xun, the leader of the Taishan Army, had a little less heroic energy at the time, his temples were a little gray, and he couldn't help but cough repeatedly when he spoke, which made Zang Ba feel very sorry that this hero who had fought for Ma Yan, the commander of Taishan County, was now old enough to such a field. On the other hand, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, and Chang Xi, the four pawns of the Taishan Army at that time had undergone great changes. Not only did they become much stronger, but their eyes also became bright, and they obviously became confident because they gradually began to make their mark in the Taishan Army.

"How did Chief Xu come here?"

Seeing that it was an old acquaintance, Zang Ba believed that the other party would not harm him, so he was less vigilant and more enthusiastic. Because now that his family members were not in Fenggao City, Xu Xun's Taishan Army can be called his old friendship as if he was like a guest. Even Zang Ba was considering whether to visit the Taishan Army and Xu Xun while he finally returned to Taishan County. But after thinking about it carefully, Zang Ba gave up. Because after half of the Taishan Army was lost, Xu Xun led the remaining brothers to hide in Taishan. Even Zang Ba did not know where they would go. This means that even if Zang Ba wanted to visit Xu Xun, he might not be able to find them.

But unexpectedly, Xu Xun came over and found him by himself, which surprised Zang Ba very happy.

"I'll do some business in Fenggao."

Xu Xun was also happy. Seeing that Zang Ba was confused, he replied with a smile.

When he said this, Zang Ba's expression suddenly became strange. Thinking about it, you must know that because of the old Taishan Prefect He Yingbing County Commander Ma Yan, Xu Xun and his Taishan Army suddenly became local thieves in Taishan, especially after Zang Min tried to clean up the charges of Zang Ba and others. Xuzhou Prefecture even added all the charges and hatreds that killed the prefect of this county and the county Commander were on Xu Xun and Taishan Army. At this critical moment, Xu Xun dared to appear outside the city with a swagger, which really made Zang Ba admire him very much.

As if he saw Zang Ba’s confusion, Xu Xun smiled and shook his head and explained, "Xu knows what Xuan Gao is thinking... Indeed, countless people hate Xu in Fenggao City. However, there are many people who know the grievances and grievances that happened back then. In addition, Xu spared no effort to communicate with the officials in the city over the years. I believe that although Xu's wanted order was still posted on the sign at the gate of the city, the county government would no longer regard us as a thorn in the eye that must be removed..." He blinked and joked with a narrow face, "Why did Xu say that he was also the commander of Juping County back then. Although he was not as close to Xuangao's connections, he would not be unable to survive in Taishan County no matter how much he said."

Zang Ba was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Xu Xun was referring to the fact that his wanted order in Xuzhou Prefecture had been revoked. Although he did not agree with Xu Xun's statement, Zang Ba did not explain much, because according to the heinous crimes committed by the Black Feather Crow in Taishan County, if it were not for the Yangzhou Governor Zang Min, who was Zang Ba's distant uncle, Zhang Huang and others would have absolutely no chance to join the Guangling Army and make meritorious service. From this point of view, what Xu Xun said was actually not a big mistake.

"Is Leader Xu doing business with the city?" After reassuring, Zang Ba asked him the most puzzled doubt.

"Ah." Xu Xun nodded after hearing this and said with a little melancholy, "After all, my Taishan Army has thousands of mouths waiting for dinner. If you can't find a way to make some money on your own, I'm afraid the arrogant guys under your command will part ways."

"Don't care about this?" Zang Ba did not believe that Taishan County and County Government would watch the Taishan Army's thief army growing stronger in the territory.

Hearing this, Xu Xun showed a strange smile on his face and said mysteriously, "This is the benefit of connections... In the first case, our Taishan Army had no cases of harming other officials and the people except He Ying and Ma Yan. Therefore, in this year, Xu had met many local officials and wealthy families one after another... I believe Xuan Gao also knew that this Taishan Army was not a strange army in our Taishan Army. Guishan south of Mount Tai, Liangfu Mountain in the south of Fenggao City, Linle Mountain, and Mengshan further south. Those mountain kings who occupy the mountains and become kings are not better than Xu."

Zang Ba was stunned when he heard this, and then suddenly woke up and asked in surprise, "Does the county government intend to use thieves to control thieves?...Well, what Ba means is the county government intends to support the Taishan Army to attack the thieves on the other mountains?"

Xu Xun was not concerned about Zang Ba's mistake of comparing the Taishan Army as a thief, and nodded and said in a deep voice, "When my Taishan Army established an army, he made a rule: only rob the rich and not rob the poor households; only rob the goods and not kill people. Compared with those thief troops... the county government naturally favored us. Not to mention that we are no longer robbed the big households now..."

"Don't plunder the big ones?" Zang Ba was even more surprised.

As if they saw the shock in Zang Ba's heart, Xu Xun was a little proud and said with a smile, "Xuan Gao didn't know that although our Taishan Army suffered a disaster last year, it finally gained a foothold in the north of Taishan. The wealthy families in the nearby families dare not commit lightly. Therefore, if they had a caravan that wanted to travel, they would offer a considerable amount of money in advance and beg our army not to rob. If I can wait for the money that is enough for Hukou, I will naturally abide by my faith. Over time, I have a tacit understanding with the rich and wealthy people in the city and nearby, and I will not ask my brothers to stare at the main road day and night to see if there are any caravans passing by to rob them."

When Sun Guan heard this, he couldn't help but say funny, "It's not just that. When some rich caravans wanted to go south, they asked our brothers to send someone to escort their caravans. Isn't this? Our Taishan Army has become a thorn in the eyes of those bandits."

Zang Ba was stunned when he heard this. He did not expect that the Taishan Army, which once made a living by looting local wealthy caravans, has now transformed into an alien army of employment. Not only was it hired by local wealthy caravans, but even the county government of Taishan County also wanted to support them to flatten the other mountains.

Seeing Zang Ba being surprised, Sun Guan and others were also a little proud. After all, the Black Feather Crows left a deep impression on them at the beginning, and now they are gradually making their way out in the Taishan Army. However, Zang Ba's appearance seems to have not changed much compared to the beginning, which inevitably makes them feel a little satisfied.

"I wonder what Brother Zang is doing outside this year?" Yin Li said in one sentence.

It’s a pity that I’m destined to be disappointed when facing Zang Ba and Yin Li.

"It's nothing." Zang Ba, who saw Yin Li's small calculations, smiled slightly and said lightly, "At the end of last year, my brothers from the Black Feather Crow arrived in Guangling. He joined the Guangling Army and went south to quell the rebellion. He was lucky. In addition to Zhang Huang, the leader of my Black Feather Crow, who served as Du Bo and made merits that were promoted to a general. My brothers and several others had all gotten into the position of a uncle..."

Yin Li was stunned when she heard this and shouted, "How is that possible?!"

Zang Ba glanced at Yin Li and said slowly, "Or what do you think we will cleanse up the crime?"

Yin Li was speechless and her face turned red, which made Chang Feng, who was beside him secretly feel grateful, for not jumping out to show off to Zang Ba.

Because they are all brothers who have friendship, Sun Guan, who has always valued friendship, doesn't care about the embarrassment of his brother Yin Li. On the contrary, he felt a little funny. After taking a narrow look at Yin Li, he couldn't help asking, "Brother Xuan Gao, why do you leave the army?"

"At that time, there was a conflict with several soldiers from the Danyang Army and killed a few by mistake..." Zang Ba shook his head, as if he was not going to explain in detail.

[Danyang Army…]

Sun Guan and others looked at each other, knowing that the reputation of the Danyang Army was well known to the whole country, Zang Ba's words immediately shocked them.

"What about after this?" Xu Xun also became interested and asked coldly.

Zang Ba's expression of a little lonely expression seemed even more depressed when he heard this, and he sighed and said, "After this, our brothers went to Luoyang..."

"Luoyang?!" When he heard about Luoyang, Sun Guan and the other four jumped up and stared at Zang Ba with wide eyes.

No wonder, after all, compared to the country boys who had not yet had the chance to leave Taishan County, Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, was like a palace in heaven, and they could not help but be jealous of it.

"Is Luoyang big?"

"Is it fun?"

“Are there many people there?”

"I heard that everyone there is rich..."

Sun Guan and the other four surrounded Zang Ba and asked each other in a verbal manner, and there was no other intention to show off in front of Zang Ba.

Even Xu Xun was shocked when he heard this. You must know that although he had never been to Luoyang, he had heard that Luoyang was not a good place, but it was also the place where people could train people the most. After all, there were mixed with dragons and tigers, and there were heroes from all over the world. Therefore, those who could escape from Luoyang even if their martial arts literacy had not improved, their horizons were no match for them, such as "countrymen".

Thinking of this, Xu Xun's eyes moved slightly, and the thought that had been rising for a long time in his heart became more and more active.

"Xuan Gao, since you have come to Mount Tai, why not stay at the place where I am waiting for a few days?"

Xu Xun invited Zang Ba with great affection.

Zang Ba originally planned to continue traveling to find famous teachers, but in the end he could not withstand the enthusiastic invitation of Xu Xun and Sun Guan, and was almost forced to mount the camp of the Taishan Army.

On that day, Xu Xun summoned the Taishan Army brothers who had met with Zang Ba and held a banquet to entertain Zang Ba. This was called Zang Ba and was very flattered.

Xu Xun, who was already drunk, seemed to be intrigued and pulled Zang Ba to the martial arts venue in the camp. He seemed to be planning to compete with Zang Ba for martial arts. In addition to the four guys including Sun Guan, there were many other good brothers from Taishan Army who were interested.

Zang Ba was very helpless about this. You should know that with his current martial arts, even if Xu Xun came on stage in person, he might not be able to walk a few moves in his hands, let alone a country boy like Sun Guan who is brave but has no chance to learn even if he has a strong body and a gun.

"Just play casually." Xu Xun's eyes became more and more amazing, because he could see that Zang Ba was not afraid of war, but felt that he was not fighting, which shocked Xu Xun. He wanted to know how much Zang Ba, a country boy who was also from Mount Tai, had grown to this point.

Xu Xun was not disappointed. Although Zang Ba, who was forced to play on the field, was just a temptation to play casually, it was not something Sun Guan and others could resist. Even if the unwilling Taishan Army brothers took turns to fight, they could not force Zang Ba's true strength.

Even when Xu Xun, the leader, ended up in an instant, Zang Ba easily won without using his rigid body and guns, which made Xu Xun feel very moved: If Ma Yan, the county commander of Taishan County, was an insurmountable mountain in his eyes, then Zang Ba has now become a steeper ridge that is even more vague than that mountain. Such a hero is probably enough to dominate Taishan County.

However, compared with the worship of Taishan Army and others, Zang Ba himself had nothing to be proud of. After all, after seeing the terrifying strength of Chang Hu, Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo, Tang Zhou, Tian Jian, Earth Sword Huo, and even the half-immortal body, Zang Ba's vision was no longer limited to Mount Tai's only county, and his vision was broader and broader.

"Have Xuan Gao thought about what's next?"

After waving his hand to disperse the unsatisfied subordinates, Xu Xun pulled Zang Ba and walked in the camp with only two people. He tentatively tested Zang Ba's next plan. After all, he also heard that Zang Ba and others' black feather crows were believed to have suffered some hardships and the brothers were temporarily separated, otherwise Zang Ba would not have returned to Mount Tai alone.

Zang Ba did not hide it and said truthfully, "Next, I plan to visit the famous teacher."

Xu Xun was surprised when he heard this and said in surprise, "Xu is far ahead of Ma Yan at the beginning..."

"Is Ma Yan?" Zang Ba smiled faintly, then a little bitterness appeared on his face, and he shook his head and said, "If Ma Yan resurrected at this time, he appeared in front of me, Black Feather Crow brothers, I believe that no one of my brothers could cut him off his head without using a few tricks, but so what?... What we meet this time is not an enemy of Ma Yan's level!"

[That level…]

Xu Xun, whose force is not as strong as Ma Yan, feels a little embarrassed when he hears this, but he takes a closer look at Zang Ba's appearance and believes that this is not what Zang Ba uses to show off. After thinking about it, he couldn't help asking, "Is the opponent strong this time?"

"Strong!" Close your eyes and recalled the terrifying strength of Tang Zhou. Huihui, the loser and even the fifth palace Yuan and others. Zang Ba, who is still in fear, clenched his fists involuntarily, gritted his teeth and said hard, "Incomparable strength!...I believe that looking at the world, those people are enough to rank in the top five!"

Xu Xun was shocked when he heard this. He finally realized what the difference between him and Zang Ba is now: when his vision was still confined to a county in Taishan County, Zang Ba's eagle had already flown to the sky and stared at the whole world with his sharp eagle eyes.

"What happened...what happened?" Xu Xunliu asked bitterly.

You should know that he originally wanted Zang Ba to become the leader of the Taishan Army. After all, after the battle with Ma Yan, he was seriously injured. Although he survived by chance, his martial arts level has been declining due to physical relationships. In addition, he has to work hard on the Taishan Army's livelihood. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that Xu Xun now has no confidence to lead his brothers to defeat the bandits on the other mountains.

But what surprised him was that Zang Ba is no longer the country boy of the past. Zang Ba, who has been to Luoyang and has improved his horizons, may no longer be the big man who can be worshipped underground in his small temple of Mount Tai.

Zang Ba did not notice Xu Xun's loss, perhaps because he had been holding it in his heart for a long time, so he was eager to find a detailed explanation, so he told them all the huge setbacks that their Black Feather Crow suffered, including Tang Zhou, Huihui, Sailing Er, and the identity of the fifth palace Yuan.

At first, the few people were fine, but when they heard that the fifth palace Yuan was actually the national master of the Han Dynasty, Xu Xun was shocked. His face, which was slightly pale because of regret, suddenly turned red again, his eyes slightly turned, and he had the idea of ​​convincing Zang Ba.

"Is it the national teacher of my Han court?" Xu Xun deliberately looked shocked and said in disbelief, "That's not... If your brothers and others want to avenge the fifth palace, wouldn't it be equivalent to being an enemy of the entire Han Dynasty?"

"..." Zang Ba opened his mouth, speechless, his face full of gloom and helplessness. After all, what Xu Xun said was exactly what he and the other brothers were most worried about.

When Xu Xun saw Zang Ba's expression, he knew that he had the right bet. He struck while the iron was hot and continued, "In this case... In Xu's opinion, if you wait to find the fifth palace Yuan to avenge you, I believe that the opponent will not be the only one of the fifth palace Yuan and the other three. I am afraid that the court will send troops to arrest you... If there is no certain force, I am afraid that you will not be the opponent."

"Strength?" Zang Ba was stunned when he heard this.

"Isn't it?" Xu Xun suppressed the joy in his heart and said seriously, "According to what you said, you only have six brothers in the Black Feather Crow. It's not like the only ones who will go to the battle when the court sends troops to arrest them, right? ... At that time, I'm afraid that you will be captured by the court's soldiers before you even see the enemy."

"The leader Xu means..."

"The king is against the king, against the general, against the general, against the soldiers... The fifth palace Yuan is the national teacher of the court. I believe that he will naturally be supported and protected by the court. If you wait for Jieshi, it will naturally be a fierce battle of war. Without your own powerful military power, how can you compete with the soldiers and horses of the court?... It seems that you are still young, just focusing on enhancing your own strength. Do you really feel that if your own strength is strong, you can defeat thousands of troops?"

Zang Ba was a little moved when he heard this. After all, although they had considered taking action against the fifth palace Yuan before, it was equivalent to being an enemy of the entire Han Dynasty, they did not carefully consider whether the court would send troops to capture them. If the court sent 10,000 elite troops as Xu Xun said, the court sent 10,000 elite troops, only the six Black Feather Crow brothers could they really fight against these thousands of troops?

After thinking about it for a while, Zang Ba couldn't help but hesitate and asked, "What Chief Xu meant is... we should form an army to deal with the encirclement and suppression of the court at that time?"

"Of course!" Xu Xun's joy became even stronger.

Zang Ba's expression became even more bitter when he heard this. Although he also felt that Xu Xun was justified, it was easier said than done. Now, he was penniless and famous, how could he form a team army?

"I'm afraid... it's not easy."

Seeing Zang Ba's face full of bitterness, Xu Xun knew that he had said enough. After a smile, he lowered his voice and said, "Why is it not easy? There is a military force in front of Xuan Gao, but it's not clear. If Xuan Gao can train them and lead them to fight in all directions to increase their experience, I believe that even the elite troops of the court will keep it safe in the future..."

Zang Ba was shocked when he heard this. After a while, he woke up and looked at Xu Xun in surprise and said in surprise, "Captain Xu means..."

Xu Xun patted Zang Ba's shoulder heavily and said firmly, "Yes, Xu... wants to entrust the Taishan Army to you!"
To be continued...