『PS: The blood pressure has dropped a little. I said that it is high pressure, and the low pressure is still a little high. It is nearly 100 years old. Recently, I insisted on walking after dinner, trying to reduce the low pressure and then pull out the rotten teeth. I have been suffering from a slight pain these days."

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After the Battle of Dashahe, Zhao Yu first took the opportunity to recover Jinxiang, and then divided his troops into two groups. One was led by Cao Wu and Zhou Gong, and headed south to Dongqiang County, and the other was led by him personally, heading east to Kangfu, and heading straight to Renjun.

Renjun is a small county, with a vast territory that is far from comparable to Henan and Yingchuan. There are only a few cities and counties in the county, but due to the many hills in the territory, there are more chaotic mountains here, and the degree of chaos is even greater than that of Jiyin, Dongping and Shanyang.

The Xiaqiu thieves, who had the largest number of people, knew that they were actually from Xiaqiu in the eastern part of Shanyang County, but later they fled to Renjun.

This Xiaqiu Bid is the first target that Zhou Dai and Zhang Zhai are preparing to join forces.

On February 27, just as Zhao Yu led the Jin army to recover Jin Township and immediately marched towards Renjun, Zhou Dai and Zhang Zhai led more than 20,000 remnants across Rencheng and arrived at Fancheng in the north, the stronghold of Dingman, the leader of Xiaqiu thief.

Like Liu Pi a few days ago, Ding Man was very surprised to learn that Zhou Dai led the crowd to join him.

Although Zhao Yu regarded Zhou Dai as a manipulated pawn, Zhou Dai also had a great reputation among the rebel troops of Jiyin, Dongping, Renjun, Jibei and other counties. The reason was that he led the first to attack the county town. The rest, such as Xuchang thieves, Shanyang thieves, etc., were inspired by Zhou Dai and his group to capture the county town, so they began to follow suit.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhou Dai can be regarded as the leader of the second "Yi Zheng Rebellion". Therefore, even Liu Pi, who was growing in popularity, had sold him a little face. Even though he despised Zhou Dai and fled without fighting in front of the Jin army, he still gave him a lot of food.

Dingman's power is far less than Zhou Dai, and there are only a few thousand people under his command, so he is more polite to Zhou Dai.

On that day, Ding Man invited Zhou Dai, Zhang Zhai and others to Fancheng to hold a banquet.

During the banquet, he asked Zhou Dai and his party about the purpose of their visit. After all, Zhou Dai came with more than 20,000 people, and he was somewhat afraid.

However, to his surprise, Zhou Dai had no malice when he came on this trip. He told Zhou Dai: "The Jin court sent Zhou Hu, the commander of Yingchuan, to lead a large army to suppress our all-round righteous troops. This person is also one of the five tigers of the Chen family. Not only are he both brave and resourceful, but his elite soldiers and generals are even more... "

In order to scare Ding Man, he ordered the latter to retreat to Mount Tai with his side. Zhou Dai really blew up a wave for Zhao Yu, and Ding Man was skeptical. After all, the five tigers of the Chen family were famous all over the world. How could Ding Man not know about which five people were? None of them was named Zhou Hu at all.

But listening to Zhou Dai and Zhang Zhai's concise advice, Ding Man's heart also felt a stir.

He was no better than Liu Pi, and he didn't have tens of thousands of people under his command, so he would not arrogantly want to shake the Jin army. However, he gave up the occupied city so much that he felt a little reluctant.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhai revealed a little about Zhao Yu's strategy of guiding them, and said to Ding Man with a smile: "Fancheng is just a poor city, what's the pity to abandon it? If Coach Qu and us join forces to retreat to Mount Tai together, the city of Shandong will be within reach in the future... Isn't Shandong richer than Renjun Yin?"

Shandong Yinfu is well known to everyone, and Ding Man is no exception. He couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this. But when he thought of the right to speak after the two sides joined forces, he hesitated a little. After all, he only had thousands of people under his command, and not all of them were loyal to him. If Zhou Dai plotted him to murder him in a day and seized his troops...

Zhang Zhai guessed Ding Man's thoughts and hinted Zhou Dai with his eyes. Zhou Dai understood and immediately sweared to the sky: "If my brothers are willing to leave their foundation and go to Mount Tai with me, I, Zhou Dai, swear to the sky and will never treat my brother unfairly. In the future, my brothers and two of them will share the blessings and suffer difficulties."

In this era of believing in gods, people generally trust vows. Seeing Zhou Dai's sincere attitude, Ding Man gritted his teeth and finally decided to join Zhou Dai and retreat to Mount Tai with Zhou Dai.

Seeing this, Zhou Dai was overjoyed and formed a righteous brother with Ding Man in front of both sides, and appointed Ding Man as the deputy commander. The two sides' hands were combined into one.

That night, Zhou Dai and Zhang Zhai discussed privately, and Zhang Zhai suggested to Zhou Dai: "Can you call Zhao Bao, Sun Qi and Ding Man escort the grain first to Taishan to gain a foothold, while Qu Shuai and I went north and went to Dongping County to persuade Zhu Wu."

The former was Zhou Dai's confidant, while the latter was the former Chengyang County Magistrate. He decided to flee with Zhou Dai because he was afraid of the court's crime. Both of them were subordinates that Zhou Dai trusted more; as for Zhu Wu, he was the leader of the Xuchang thief, who had a very good relationship with Zhou Dai, and he also joined forces to plot against Fan County and Shou Zhang.

Strictly speaking, Zhu Wu owes Zhou Dai a favor for this.

"Call Zhao Bao, Sun Qi and Ding Man go to Mount Tai together?"

Zhou Dai seemed a little hesitant. He was indecisive, obviously because he was afraid that Zhao Bao and Sun and the others would take the opportunity to seize his position.

Zhang Zhai saw his hesitation at a glance and whispered: "Zhu Wu has a good relationship with Coach Qu, and he owes Coach Qu others favors. As long as Coach Qu brings him over and establishes an alliance, he will definitely not compete with Coach Qu for the position of leader. Coach Jieshi Coach Qu is the chief commander of the charity division of the country, and is well-known. How dare Zhao Bao, Sun Qi and others take the blame?"

After hearing what Zhang Zhai said, Zhou Dai finally made a decision.

The next day, Zhou Dai had some discussion with Ding Man on this matter. As the discussion was made, Ding Man's subordinates suddenly reported to him: "Master Qu, there are detailed reports that a large number of Jin troops appeared in the Rencheng area. He observed the banner and was Zhou Hu, the commander of Yingchuan.

"So fast?"

Even Zhou Dai was shocked and asked subconsciously: "Where is Liu Pi? Isn't he resisting this Jin army?"

In just half a day, the defeated generals under Liu Pi fled north to Rencheng, defected to Zhou Dai and Ding Man, and also told the two of them that Liu Pi was defeated and killed.

Upon hearing the news, Zhou Dai laughed: "Liu Pi overestimated his abilities and refused to listen to advice, and he was indeed defeated."

Recalling the ridicule and humiliation of Liu Pi and his subordinates when they were in Jinxiang County, Zhou Dai felt very happy when he learned that Liu Pi was defeated and died.

While he was happy, he was still scared and said to Ding Man privately: "Fortunately, I listened to Brother Zhang's advice, otherwise I would be the one who ended up in this way."

Turning his head and looking at Zhang Zhai, who looks like a master, Ding Man also felt a little awe in his heart.

Immediately, he said to Zhou Dai, Zhang and Zhai in fear: "The Jin army is so fierce, we must not delay any more, and we should quickly evacuate to Mount Tai."

"What brothers say is very much."

Zhou Dai, who had mocked Liu Pi, also agreed repeatedly.

Looking at these two people, Zhang Zhai smiled slightly.

Sure enough, with the "external force" of Zhou Duwei, his intention to unite with the righteous army from all over the country was indeed smooth...

What? Liu Pi?

That guy is purely arrogant and ignorant, so he should be killed by the Jin army!

On that day, Zhou Dai and Ding Man divided into two groups, and Zhao Bao and Sun Qi, under Zhou Dai, led most of the troops to Mount Tai with Ding Man, and transported the supplies in Fancheng by the way.

During this period, Ding Man originally planned to collect it in Fancheng again. Zhang Zhai considered that it was too ugly and it was likely to cause trouble for the Zhou Duwei, so he persuaded Ding Man: "The Jin army is coming in a fierce manner, so don't delay it anymore. When we arrive at Mount Tai in the future, all cities in Shandong will be the things in our pockets. Why should we be greedy for the small and lose the big one?"

"Brother Zhang said it."

Ding Man nodded repeatedly and gave up the idea of ​​looting Fancheng, and the people in Fancheng also escaped.

The next day, on February 29, Zhao Yu led Chu Yan, Liao Guang, Wang Xun, Zhang Qi and more than 30,000 Jin troops to Rencheng.

He was appointed as the governor of the county and county, and led the county magistrate Chen Gang out of the city to greet him.

When he saw the army under Zhao Yu, the county magistrate Shao Zhongshao held Zhao Yu's hand and said happily: "I have been looking forward to it for a long time, and finally I hope that the strong army of Zhou Duwei will come. I believe that the soldiers under the command of Duwei will be able to wipe out the enemy and return me to the county Taiping."

Only then did Zhao Yu realize that there were many enemies in Renjun, and there was not only one Xiaqiu bandit.

Suddenly, he was also secretly amazed at Rencheng's precarious situation: the county government of a dignified county can only passively defend against a group of bandits.

After all, Ren County is too small and too poor. The several cities in the county have a total population of only a hundred thousand, so how can they afford many county soldiers?

Since you can't afford to support the county soldiers, you naturally can't resist the bandits that can't be resisted by thousands of people, let alone the bandits like the bandits in Shanyang, neighboring county with tens of thousands of people.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu immediately agreed with confidence: "Please rest assured by the governor of Shao County and Chen Duwei. Zhou will definitely clear the enemies of Gui County in one fell swoop and give him peace."

Shao Zhong and Chen Gang were overjoyed and immediately appointed Zhao Yu as a guest of honor. They invited him to enter the city to enjoy the wine and dishes. During the banquet, they also pleased and curled Zhao Yu many times.

In response, Zhao Yu also reciprocates and immediately ordered Chu Yan, Liao Guang, Wang Xun, and Zhang Qi to attack the bandits in Ren County.

At this time, the Xiaqiu bandits, the most powerful in Renjun, had already been taken to Mount Tai by Ding Man. The remaining bandits were bandits with more than a thousand people, and even only hundreds of people. How dare these bandits fight against the Jin army under Zhao Yu?

For a moment, several bandits in Ren County fled. Liao Guang, Wang Xun, Zhang Qi and others spent several days searching for them, full of resentment.

After returning to Rencheng, Liao Guang and others replied to Zhao Yu, helplessly: "The bandits dare not resist our army and fled one after another. We waited for a few days to search, and it was useless."

Looking at Liao Guang, Wang Xun, and Zhang Qi's depressed look, Zhao Yu smiled and comforted him, and then asked again: "I heard that Renjun, Wei Xiaqiu and Nanpingyang are the most severe thieves. Haven't you intercepted the bandits in these two places?"

Liao Guang sighed and shook his head and said, "The news of our army destroying the Shanyang bandits has already reached this side. The bandits have already been scared. I heard that before our army arrived, the leader of Xiaqiu bandits, Ding Man, and Zhou Dai, escaped to Mount Tai together."

Of course, the mistake was not the Taishi Chen, but the court urgently wanted to wipe out the Yishi Jiangdong as soon as possible.

While feeling moved, Zhao Yu said to the county magistrate: "I will deal with the Xuchang thief as soon as possible and ask people to transport grain here as soon as possible."

"The next official thanked Zhou Duwei on behalf of my entire Ningyang city."

The county magistrate bowed and thanked him sincerely.

On that day, Zhao Yu ordered some military rations to be left for Ningyang County, and then continued to lead his army northward.

At the same time, Zhou Dai and Zhang Zhai had already brought a few hundred people to Xuchang in Dongping County and met Zhu Wu, the leader of the Dongping Yishi.

After the two sides met, Zhu Wu was very surprised. In addition to being surprised, he said to Zhou Dai happily: "A few days ago, my brother's subordinates fled from Linqiu to my Dongping. I thought my brother had been killed by Zhou Hu..."

"Shame."

When talking about this, Zhou Dai looked embarrassed: "That day, I heard Brother Zhang's persuasion and dared not compete with Zhou Hu, so I took people to Shanyang overnight... I originally planned to join forces with Liu Pi from Shanyang and Ding Man from Rencheng, and then come back to join Brother Zhu Wu to resist Zhou Hu's Jin army together. However, Liu Pi was arrogant and refused to listen to my advice and stubbornly wanted to fight against the Jin army. As a result, he was defeated by Zhou Hu's battle. Not only were tens of thousands of people dispersed, but even Liu Pi was killed by a Jin general under Zhou Hu..."

"What? Liu Pi died?"

Zhu Wu was shocked when he heard this, and several generals under his command also looked shocked.

Although his Dongping Yishi Master and Liu Pi's Shanyang Yishi Master have never cooperated, they also had letters and exchanges with each other. Therefore, Zhu Wu and others generally knew how powerful Liu Pi's Yishi Master was in Shanyang, no less than his Dongping Yishi Master.

But who would have thought that Liu Pi's gang would be defeated by the Jin army led by Zhou Hu so easily.

"I am worthy of being the 'Tiger Commander'..." Zhu Wu's face was gloomy.

"Tiger Captain?" Zhang Zhai, who was beside him, couldn't help but interrupt.

Zhu Wu and Zhang Zhai were also familiar with each other. Seeing that the latter was interrupted, he explained: "That is Zhou Hu... A while ago, Brother Zhou fled to Dongping. According to what they said, after Zhou Hu captured Chengyang, he was called the "Tiger Commander" by the people of Chengyang. I don't know much about the details..."

As he said that, he ended the topic of not being interested and asked Zhang Zhai: "Brother Zhang and Brother Zhou are here this time, shouldn't they come to join the brothers?"

Obviously, he knew very well that Zhang Zhai was the one who gave the advice.

Zhang Zhai smiled and immediately expressed his intention: "Shipman Qu and Zhang came here this time to persuade Zhu Qushuai to join us and join Mount Tai..."

"You asked me to give up the occupied city?" Zhu Wu asked frowned.

"Yes." Zhang Zhai nodded and said, "The troops under Zhou Hu are strong. Although the Dongping Yishi under Zhu Qu Shuai is not weak, it is not as strong as Zhou Hu... Besides, behind Zhou Hu, the support of Grand Master Chen and the Five Hus of Chen Men, and even the support of the Jin court, once he is bitten, he is afraid that Qu Shuai will win less and lose more."

“…”

Zhu Wu frowned and thought for a moment, then calmly asked Zhang Zhai: "With withdrawing to Mount Tai, you can avoid the encirclement of the Jin army, but what should the brothers in Jieshi have no food or drink?"

Zhang Zhai smiled slightly and said, "This matter is easy. We can borrow food and drink from the counties in Shandong... At present, the Jiangdong Yishi has withdrawn from Shandong, and the Jin army led by Taishi Chen also chased the Jiangdong Yishi south. There are almost no garrison in the whole Shandong now and the garrison is empty. We borrow some food and food from them, and I believe the counties will not refuse."

"You mean, take the opportunity to seize Shandong?" Zhu Wu's eyes lit up.
To be continued...