After a day of repairs in Nandianzi, Song Biao led the team to Niujiapu at noon the next day.

Niujiabao was first built during the reign of Gandusi in the Ming Dynasty. During the construction of the fort, a piece of gold nugget shaped like an ox's horn was dug out, so it was called Niujiapu. Later, it was gradually called "Niujiabao" due to a slip of the tongue. It was abandoned during the Tongzhi period.

, it has been under the control of Liu Tongpao for more than 20 years.

This fort is located at a three-way intersection, built against the mountains, backed by Laotong Ridge, with Heigouzi on the west and Dongchagou on the east. The Heigou River in Heigouzi flows in front of Niujiabao, forming a natural

The moat, fourteen miles north of Heigouzi, is Tai'an Village, Heigou Village, Dongchagou is only two miles long, and Beidianzi is on the north side.

Nandian, Beidian, and Heigou together have 6,000 acres of land, which is almost equivalent to an agricultural township. These areas are Niujiabao's sphere of influence, and Hunjiang County Government has no control over them.

Because it had been the headquarters of the Green Camp of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and Han Dynasty before, this fort has been repaired several times and built against the mountain. It occupies more than 30 acres of mountainous land and can garrison more than a thousand troops. It has a solid foundation and has two layers of gables inside and outside. The outer wall is high

About two meters high, the ground is made of stones, and the inner wall is four meters high and built with blue bricks.

The ancients were very particular about city building and garrisoning. Laotongling, which Niujiabao relies on, is not the highest in the surrounding area, but the terrain is extremely dangerous. As long as the fort is defended, the enemy cannot even think of advancing half a step. There are roads leading to Tai'an Township and Beidianzi on both sides.

The ravine intersections are also covered by Niujiabao artillery fire, and even the intersections leading to the rear on both sides can be firmly guarded with only rifles.

In the fort, Hu Dalin and his more than 120 brothers were squatting on the school field. Their rifles and guns were also seized by Zhang Yahu's team, and they were also thrown on the school field. The pile of more than a hundred guns

There are only a few dozen old Murata 18-style guns, and the rest are shotguns, large blades, and long guns. There is even a Qinglong Yanyue Sword. It is estimated that some grandson came to the mountain to vote for his name and temporarily left Guan Er.

I snatched it from my temple.

The atmosphere of worshiping Guan's second brother by bandits in the Northeast is far less intense than that of thieves and bandits in the Central Plains. Their recognized patriarch is Patriarch Bodhidharma, which is quite strange.

Niujiabao has a total of fourteen cannons, eight of which are self-cast earthen bronze cannons, and the other six are second-hand cannons bought from the Japanese last year. Those second-hand field cannons were all seized in Nandianzi.

Bronze cannons are placed on the wall.

Song Biao led the brothers from the caravan all the way to the school grounds. He glanced at everyone calmly and indifferently, and then said loudly to the bearded men in front of him: "I, Song Biao, am a man of rules. To serve under me is to

I know that beards always have their own rules, and all kinds of slang are endless, but you have to understand one thing here. If you want to follow me, you will no longer be a simple beard. I have three

The iron rule, the first one, subordinates must resolutely obey the superiors, you are my subordinates now, you must absolutely obey my command, I tell you to go east, no one is allowed to go west; the second one, no one is allowed to rob homes and homes.

, you are not allowed to burn, kill and loot, let alone rape women and harass the people; Article 3, always remember that you are Chinese, and we will kill anyone who violates China. I will give you two choices, if you are willing to follow me, if you are willing

Those who abide by my three iron rules, please stay and follow me. I will find a good way out for you. Those who should be officials will be officials, those who should be military commanders will be military commanders, and those who can't do anything can go home and farm.

Become a rich peasant. If you don't want to follow me, I'll count out a sum of money and send you away from the village. From now on, you can each find your own way out!"

The brothers in the caravan were very excited when they heard these words, but the bearded men were different. Everyone had long been accustomed to doing evil. When they heard such words, they looked at each other, and no one knew whether to leave or keep them.

Seeing the silence among the brothers in the village, not giving face to Master Biao, Hu Dalin hurriedly shouted: "Brothers, our chance to be good has come! Don't you know what Master Biao is capable of? It scares the shit out of your mother's pants.

Damn it, how many heroes in the world are better than our Master Biao? From now on, as long as we follow our Master Biao, even the court will take the initiative to recruit us, and we will be on the right track!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a tall young man suddenly stood out from the group of bandits squatting on the ground. He looked about 24 or 25 years old and was almost 1.85 meters tall. He was very majestic standing in the crowd. This man

He has a handsome appearance and good facial features, but there is a red spot the size of a silver round on his left cheek, which should be a birthmark from birth.

He stepped forward, clasped his fists with Song Biao and said: "Master Biao, you are a true hero, a master in the world. The little leopard is willing to follow you. From now on, as long as you give the order, I can beat him."

, I'll cut his head off for you, if I can't beat him, I'll cut off his head for you, no problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, more than twenty people immediately stood up, clasping their fists and saying, "Master Biao, the young ones are willing to follow you!"

Song Biao glanced around and saw that these people all spoke roughly the same Shandong dialect. They should be fellow villagers who defected to Liu Tongpao together. He immediately said: "Okay, just follow me. I will never treat you badly."

Hua Baozi clasped his fists again and said, "Thank you, Master Biao, for your appreciation!"

At this time, Hu Dalin quietly approached Song Biao and said: "Master Biao, these twenty or so people used to be Shandong thieves. They defected to Liu Tongpao last month as cannon heads. They are all good soldiers when charging into battle.

They also practiced their legs well."

After hearing this, Song Biao also looked at Hua Baozi and the others.

Hua Baozi and others got up together, and one after another groups of brothers got up to agree with each other. Liu Tongpao did not bring cannon when he led the team to pursue Song Biao, but the two artillery teams stayed behind. There were more than fifty people in these two groups.

They all practiced cannon fire in the village every day, because they were usually under the control of Hu Dalin, so they immediately stepped forward and defected.

Shopkeeper Ma of the Nandianzi Inn was also in the crowd. He was the spy in Niujiabao Village, the big spy in charge of intelligence. Of course he knew that Song Biao and his gang were pretty good, and he had bought so many crotons.

In the end, he didn't care about laxatives and took the people ashore early.

He is a great spy, with more than a dozen men under his command, and some other spies are outside and dare not come back now.

In the end, people No. 127 were basically willing to continue to follow Song Biao, including the female bandits. Some of them really didn't want to be bandits because they were forced to do so, and some were too old and just wanted to stop.

, about a dozen people took the opportunity to receive a severance package and left.

When the people were gathered together, Song Biao said nothing and asked Zhao Tingzhu to register everyone's name. It was clear where they were from and what name they were from. This matter was very taboo. People usually go up the mountain to become bandits.

Most people will not tell others their real names, they are all nicknames.

Song Biao didn't force it, just give him a name, and he could redefine it later when the situation stabilizes.

Since most people were willing to follow suit, Song Biao asked shopkeeper Ma to prepare the noon meal, make it hearty, and find a way to kill two pigs and a dozen chickens. He asked Hu Dalin to lead the way, and throughout the Niu family

Inspect the fort to see the layout of the entire fort, and also personally inventory the warehouses in the fort.

He really doesn't lack money, food, or guns right now, he just lacks people and ammunition.

The problem of ammunition is easy to solve, as long as the brothers' rifles are temporarily replaced by Murata Type 22, and then we can find ways to find firearms and ammunition that can be used for a long time.

Liu Tongpao had been in Niujiabao for twenty years, and the management of the fort seemed too casual, far away from the kind of militarized camp required by Song Biao, but the foundation was still very solid, especially with the abundant wealth, which provided Song Biao with

The foundation of 40,000 kilograms of rice and 1,400 acres of land was left. Over the years, a lot of construction work has been carried out in the fort. After several repairs, a deep well of more than 20 meters deep was drilled to solve the drinking water problem of the brothers. There are more than a dozen blue brick houses.

The child looks even more generous.

Suddenly occupying such a good territory and having the foundation of his own career, Song Biao was naturally very satisfied. He knew that starting from Niujiapu, he would no longer be a rootless weed.

He has his own territory.

He knew that all his great deeds would start from here.
Chapter completed!