Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 308

Mount Tai.

Strictly speaking, Zang Ba and his men are called "Taishan thieves" and "Taishan bandits" by the world.

But they are not like those bandits in Water Margin. They just built a few grass-head camps on the mountain, and then planted a big flag to uphold justice.

But in fact, it's not.

Although the main area of ​​activity of the Taishan Bandits is in the mountains and seas of Qingxu and Xuzhou, the place where they started is not their hometown of Xuzhou.

But it started in Taishan County in Yanzhou. The name Taishan Bandit did not come from Taishan, but from the name of Taishan County.

As for Zang Ba, he did not come from a small family, but was a representative of the local wealthy families like Che Zhou, Yu Jin, and Li Dian.

It's just that Zang Ba's luck can't be called bad, but it can't be called lucky either.

When Zang Ba first started his business, he was still under the banner of the Rebel Army, thinking of helping the court against the Yellow Turban Army, so as to take this opportunity to embark on an official career.

The family behind him could also take this opportunity to transform and begin to transform from a wealthy family to a noble family.

Unfortunately, God doesn't do what people want.

Zang Ba led the rebels and the Yellow Turban Army to fight to the death, but when he turned around, he found that the officers and soldiers without food, grass and baggage actually looted his hometown.

As a big local family, the Zang family naturally couldn't escape being accused of "fornication with thieves and bandits".

All the family property was confiscated and entered the army.

After getting the news, Zang Ba could only take his brothers who started with him eastward to find a way out. It was impossible to go home, but the idea of ​​seeking an official position and revitalizing the family business still supported Zang Ba.

They gathered hard towards the banner of Hanting.

Then?

Then he was tricked into a bloody mess by Tao Qian's people.

At this point, Zang Ba's enthusiasm for defecting to the government, or to be precise, defecting to the Han Dynasty, was completely extinguished.

The original Taishan Rebels also officially transformed into Taishan Bandits.

The mountain and sea area at the junction of Qingxu and Xuzhou has become their natural barrier.

The Taishan generals headed by Zang Ba thus entered the stage of troubled times and became a considerable independent force.

However, with the gradual increase in fame, many troubles followed one after another.

Whether you want to accept it or not, there are some things that you cannot avoid.

Horses eat grass and people eat grain.

And Zang Ba is now having a headache with the biggest problem.

That is, the food and fodder of the Taishan Army once again failed to make ends meet.

"Brother, there is not enough food in the army. If this continues, at most two months, the brothers in the army will run out of food."

Yunzhong Mountain, this is a relatively unknown hill, where Qingxu meets Qingxu.

Contrary to what Zhuge Jin thought, Zang Ba, who had been active in Taishan County and Mount Tai all year round, had long since conquered Xuzhou by Yuan Tan.

So they transferred people from the mountain road and moved directly to the Qingxu line.

There is no other reason.

Although Taishan County is the hometown of Zang Ba and Sun Guan, the second-in-command of the Taishan generals.

However, after years of fighting, there are not one out of ten people in Taishan County. Even if they stay in Taishan County, the Taishan bandits will not get much help.

On the contrary, because it is too eye-catching, it will arouse the dissatisfaction of Yanzhou's new owner Yuan Shao, and he will launch a large-scale attack.

Even if the Taishan group of bandits had a bit more combat power than the previous Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan, how strong could they be?

"The times are different. I understand the soldiers and horses of these princes. The more they fight, the stronger they become. The more they fight, the stronger they are."

Zang Ba sighed and patted Sun Guan on the shoulder.

He led his brothers to abandon the so-called "great foundation" in Taishan County and dragged his family to the mountain and sea at the junction of Qingxu.

At first, everyone thought that the eldest brother finally figured it out and wanted to rely on all the princes.

But I didn't expect that the eldest brother would stop at Yunzhong Mountain again, as if he wanted to continue his business here.

The hearts of the Taishan generals couldn't help but whispered.

If a fool mixes in among a group of smart people, it will definitely be the fool who suffers.

But when a smart person mixes in among a group of fools, it is the smart person's turn to be sad.

Zang Ba is that smart guy.

He can see many things clearly, but his brothers can't understand them, even if he breaks these truths into pieces and talks about them.

They were all confused.

So Zang Ba became more and more taciturn, and his temperament became more and more dull.

But this dullness fell in the eyes of Taishan generals, but it became a sign that the eldest brother was becoming more stable, mature and unpredictable.

On the contrary, the awe of Zang Ba increased a little.

Zang Ba was dumbfounded for a moment.

However, such an ending is not bad for him, at least the Taishan generals will not understand the orders he issued, but they will actually carry them out.

This alone has surpassed the control that many princes have over their generals in this era.

However, even though he has gained control, Zang Ba still needs to worry about a problem.

"Aguan, do you know why I stopped at Yunzhong Mountain?"

Sun Guan heard the words with bitterness on his face, and said helplessly:

"Brother Xuan Gao, don't be a fool anymore. If you have something to say, you can go up to the mountain of swords and go down to the sea of ​​fire. Brothers are fine, but let me guess if you say something like this. You are not a brothel girl. Let me guess." What kind of energy is this!"

Zang Ba twitched the corners of his mouth, and wanted to smile wryly, but he couldn't laugh because of the depression in his heart. He shook his head, pointed at the magnificent scenery of Yunzhong Mountain in front of him, and said:
"Although this Yunzhong Mountain cannot be compared with Mount Tai, it has one advantage over it, that is, the terrain is not steep and gentle enough, and even though it is on a mountain, the climate is still suitable."

Zang Ba stepped on the soil under his feet, and regardless of his identity, he squatted down and dug out a handful with his hands, and handed it to Sun Guan:

"Look at this dirt."

Sun Guan subconsciously showed a bit of disgust, but it quickly dissipated. He curiously took the ball of soil, stared at it for a long time, and finally woke up like a dream:

"Brother, what do you mean, you want to farm on Yunzhong Mountain?"

Seeing that Sun Guan finally understood what he meant, Zang Ba finally showed a smile on his face.

Of all the generals in Mount Tai, one counts as the other, and that is Zang Xuangao, whose background is not very good, the so-called local wealthy family.

The family still needs to work in the fields themselves, but the food is better than that of ordinary farmers, and you can still see meat and fish on weekdays.

You can even hire famous teachers to learn martial arts.

So Zang Ba, Sun Guan and other Taishan generals have some experience in soil classification and fertility.

And Sun Guan, who thought he had realized that Zang Ba had brought them to the boundary of Yunzhong Mountain, was even more excited at this moment.

For the rogues, even though the Taishan bandits have always claimed to be the Taishan army, whether they are outsiders or themselves, they all know that they are like a bright mirror.

These people are bandits.

As for these bandits and bandits, especially those who brought their families with them.

The ambition to conquer the battlefield and dominate the troubled times and become a prince is not suitable for them.

Compared with these ambitions, the generals of Mount Tai would actually prefer to be a big landlord and live a comfortable life instead of being on the mountain today, waking up every morning to face a life of bedding soaked in water vapor.

(End of this chapter)