: Recruiting the Horse Thieves

Xujiatun is located 80 miles east of Datong, and dozens of families with the surname Xu live in the village.

There is a private courtyard under the old locust tree at the east end of the Tun. The courtyard is a little old, but the three caves have just been repaired, and the yard is clean and there are a few rows of green green onions planted in the corner.

When it was almost dawn, a fast horse rushed into Xujiatun like lightning, heading straight to the small courtyard at the east end of the town, then stopped, and turned over from the horse's back and jumped off a strong man. The strong man tied the horse on the old locust tree, untied a bag of rice from the saddle, and came straight to the gate of the courtyard.

The gate of the courtyard was not framed, and it opened with a slight push. A smile appeared on the strong man's face.

After entering the yard and framed the gate, the strong man hummed a little tune and came straight to the cave in the middle. These three caves were opened from the inside. The cave in the middle was equivalent to the living room. The strong man stretched out his hand and pushed it gently, and the door opened, and the smile on the strong man's face became more and more ambiguous.

However, the strong man soon realized that the situation was wrong.

He had just stepped into the cave, and suddenly a fire broke into it. The fire broke into another mutton fat torch. Under the red flame, the strong man saw the situation in the cave. He saw a chair in the middle of the cave, and a young man in brocade robe sat upright on the chair.

Behind the young man with brocade robe stood two strong men, one with a beard and the other with a striking scar on his face. However, they were only wearing thin straight and thin in winter, with their exposed arms and muscles twisted, and their necks were so thick that they gave people a feeling that they were difficult to cut off. You could tell at a glance that they were ruthless characters.

"It's you!?"

The strong man was shocked, turned around and left.

It was almost time for the strong man to leave the door, two figures flashed out of the gate like ghosts, both of them were holding a crossbow in their hands. The black arrow cluster had already aimed at the strong man's throat. Almost at the same time, two figures flashed out from each door leading to the caves on both sides, and they were holding a crossbow in their hands.

All his ways were blocked, and six crossbows were aimed at the strong man's vital body at the same time. No matter how powerful he was in martial arts, he would not dare to act rashly.

"Since you come, you can rest assured." The young man in the brocade robe sitting upright on the chair smiled, "Since you have already come, why should you hurry to leave?"

The strong man slowly turned around and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"

The young man in brocade robe shook his head and said, "Those words seem a bit unfair. Since we are all acquaintances, why pretend to be unfamiliar?"

The strong man's expression was stiff and he remained silent.

The young man in Jinlang smiled and said, "Tao Cheng Zhang, Futuyu has only been separated for a few days. I didn't expect you and I to meet again. What's even more unexpected is that you and I will meet here."

"I really didn't expect it." The strong man said coldly. "It turns out that the famous General Wang Wang Dahero is just a thief!"

Since it has been seen through, the strong man simply admitted his identity.

"Shut up!"

"presumptuous!"

Scarface standing behind Wang Pu shouted loudly with the bearded man.

Wang Pu reached out to stop the two of them and asked calmly: "What does this mean by foot?"

"What does it mean?" said the strong man in a deep voice, "Then I want to ask you General Wang, how did you do Feng'er's three children?"

Wang Pu smiled and said nothing. Just with a move, the two servants blocking the right passage turned sideways and made way. When the curtain was lifted, a pretty woman in a civilian hugged two children, one big and one little one, walked out from inside. When the two children saw the strong man, they immediately ran over and cheered, and the woman in a civilian also called out to the master in a pretty voice.

The strong man looked at the woman in a civilian and two young children with concern and asked, "Feng, how about they did not do you three, right?"

"No." The woman in a civilian shook her head and said, "General Wang just sent some food and charcoal to our family."

"Dad, there's sugar."

"There is also a red headband, which is so beautiful."

The little boy and the little girl surrounded the strong man and continued to say something.

The strong man's expression finally eased. The hostility in the air seemed to fade a little. Wang Pu smiled and said, "Captain Zhang, now we can sit down and have a good talk, right?"

The strong man touched the little heads of the two children and said, "General Wang, what do you mean?"

Wang Pu looked at the beautiful woman in a cloth and the pair of children with pink makeup and jade-like makeup and pecking beside the strong man. He asked without answering, "Teacher Zhang, you really plan to continue like this. You have never thought of giving Feng'er a name to make the mother and the mother live a better life. It is safer and more comfortable?"

The strong man remained silent, and the beautiful woman in a common man looked at him with a look of resentment.

Wang Pu said: "It is a pleasure to be a thief who beats the family and robs the house, and there is no need to be a bird's breath from the government. But this is a shameful act after all. The government cannot let you go. The government always wants to wipe out you. Do you have the heart to let Feng'er worry about you all the time?"

The beautiful woman in a common man looked at the strong man and her eyes became more and more resentful. Wang Pu's words simply reached her heart.

Wang Pu slowly stood up, and his tone suddenly became stern: "Although you are fighting a slogan of killing the rich and helping the poor, but not all those who died under your knife were rich and unkind, but more of them were innocent young, young, women and children. The murderous gods you committed were angered by, and everyone was able to kill them!"

The strong man suddenly changed his expression and his spirit suddenly tensed.

Wang Pu's tone became more and more severe, and he continued: "If we usually lead our troops to kill you bandits, we must kill them. But now in a chaotic world and the court is in need of employment, we will make an exception to give you a chance to change your mind and become a new person!"

The strong man's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and a few beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead in the cold sky.

Wang Pu said again: "This general came here without armor or soldiers. He only brought a few confidant followers. He just didn't want too many people to know about this, just to give you a chance to be a new person! If you are willing to be a new person, I will come to me in the north camp in the city three days later! If you don't want to, then wait for this general to lead the troops to wipe out you."

After saying that, Wang Pu waved his hand and said loudly: "Let's go!"

Scarface and the bearded man walked out guarding Wang Pu. When he passed by the strong man, Scarface suddenly stretched out his right hand, and two walnuts were placed in the palm of his palm. When the strong man was not sure, Scarface suddenly closed his five fingers and clenched it into a fist. Then a terrifying sound of shattering sound came. When Scarface spread his palms, the two hard walnuts had turned into pieces of debris.

The strong man suddenly changed his expression and thought to himself that this person's martial arts is definitely not inferior to him. If other followers also had the same martial arts as him, it would be easy for General Wang to capture him today!

Seeing that Wang Pu was about to walk out of the cave, the strong man suddenly said, "General Wang!"

Wang Pu paused and asked without looking back: "What do you think of Leader Zhang?"

The strong man clasped his fists and said, "It's important. The villain has to discuss with the leaders of the thirteen other places, but no matter what the final result is, the villain will definitely go to the north camp in the city to find you!"

Wang Pu turned around and said in a deep voice: "Then see you in the camp in three days!"

Datong, guarding the eunuch's mansion.

Zhen Youcai had seen Zhang Zi'an with a polite ceremony. The two of them took their seats. Zhen Youcai said, "I am here to report to you by the general's order. The mutiny in the north camp of the city has been temporarily controlled, but you also know that this is only temporary. If the problem of owing wages cannot be effectively solved, they will still mutiny again."

"We know this." Zhang Zi'an hurriedly said, "so I have to ask Mr. Zhen to send a message to my son-in-law for our family. I have to ask him to help our family overcome this difficulty."

"Since the general has agreed, he will definitely help." Zhen Youcai said, "But, you must hurry up and do something, otherwise, even if my general has great skills, I am afraid that he will not be able to fight against naturalization. I cannot take back the gold, silver and treasures you need."

Zhang Zi'an hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhen, please speak."

Zhen Youcai said: "I have already discussed with the general. The time for sending troops to Mongolia is set on New Year's Day, because after New Year's Day, it is the first month in the customs of our Han people. The first month is a festive month. It is only suitable to visit relatives and friends, not to fight. The Mongolians would never have imagined that we would send troops at this time!"

Zhang Zi'an smiled flatteringly and said, "Gao, Mr. Zhen is really tall!"

Zhen Youcai whispered: "Now there is more than a month left before New Year's Day. Daddy, you must urge the three weapons workshops to seize the time to build the two firearms that my general told me. In the past month, at least 500 new muskets and 5,000 Dragon King Cannons must be created!"

Zhang Zi'an hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhen. Our family will urge them to do their best. If the three weapons workshops in Datong are not enough, our family will ask the other four weapons workshops in Shanxi Town to help. In any case, we will build 500 new muskets and 5,000 Dragon King Cannons before New Year's Day."

Zhen Youcai clasped his fists and said, "Then I'll be a blessing in my father-in-law."

"What are Mr. Zhen?" Zhang Zi'an hurriedly said, "Now the prince and you are helping our family. Our family is helping you, but we are still helping ourselves, so why do you thank you?"

Zhen Youcai said: "Then I will say goodbye."

Zhang Zi'an said: "Sir, walk slowly."

"Father-in-law stayed."

Zhen Youcai bowed again with his fists, turned around and left.

Watching Zhen Youcai's figure go away, Zhang Zi'an's face turned gloomy, and he turned around and said sharply: "Where is the person coming."

A little eunuch responded, bent over and walked to Zhang Zi'an, and smiled charmingly, "What are the instructions for godfather?"

Zhang Zi'an took out a lacquer letter from his sleeve and told him: "There is a 600-mile rush here. You can arrange for someone to send it to the palace immediately. Remember to present it to the ancestors!"

"Yes, my son will do it now."

The little eunuch responded, turned around and left.

"Come back." Zhang Zian frowned, "We haven't finished speaking yet."

The little eunuch hurriedly said, "Godfather, you said."

Zhang Zi'an said: "When the letter is sent out, you can go to the weapons workshop to send a message and ask a few in charge to come to our house tonight."

"Oh." The little eunuch responded and said, "Was the son going?"

Zhang Zian waved his hand and said, "Go."

The hillside of the mountain, the mountain temple.

Due to disrepair over time, the mountain temple has long been dilapidated.

There were fires in the temple, and thirteen men were surrounding the fire to keep warm. Monk Zhang, who had just met Wang Pu in the morning, was among them. Thirteen people gathered together but didn't say much. It seemed that they were waiting for people. At this moment, a sudden sound of horse hooves sounded outside the temple.

Monk Zhang suddenly stood up and shouted: "Captain Cheng is here."

The other twelve men also stood up and followed Monk Zhang to welcome the temple. As soon as everyone left the temple, they saw a man leading a black horse along the path towards the mountain. The man was thin and tall, wearing a black uniform, wearing a bear's fur cloak, and slapped a wrist guard with copper nails on his wrist, giving people an extremely tough feeling.

"Sorry." The man greeted Monk Zhang and others, held his fists and bowed, "Let you wait for a long time."

Monk Zhang said, "Now the leader Cheng is here, everyone has arrived, let's talk in the temple."

Everyone responded, followed Monk Zhang into the mountain temple and sat around the fire. Monk Zhang then said, "This time, Monk summoned everyone to the mountain temple with Feiyu's edict. There is something I want to discuss with everyone."

"What's the matter?" someone asked, "Is there a deal again?"

Someone immediately objected: "Didn't we promise General Wang in Futuyu that we will not steal the people of the Ming Dynasty from now on? A man should have a lot of words and we cannot do anything to go against our word! We cannot control what other places do, but our fourteen families will only be allowed to steal the Mongolians in the future."
Chapter completed!