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But Zhao Zhen listened to [Ghostface] Du Xing's words and replied: "I heard Brother Shi Xiu talk about this man before, and he praised him so much. I think he is a good man. Brother, I'll leave the hard work and leave in a while. How about a trip to Jizhou?”

Du Xing said: "So as I wish, I can be a deputy chief in the county now, and I can be considered promising. I was about to thank my benefactor, but I am just recruiting for this. I can't guarantee whether it will succeed or not."

Zhao Zhen said: "That's okay. I'm going to the north to buy some horses. I have a brother going with you. It's just a way to visit Yang Xiong. If brother Yang Xiong is comfortable, it doesn't matter if he stays there."

Several people talked again, and Zhao Zhen said: "Brother and brother Duxing have been working hard on the road. Let's go home early and rest today. When the two brothers come back next time, I will host a banquet in honor of them."

After hearing what Zhao Zhen said, the two hurried home.

Zhao Zhen then said to Zhu Wu: "Brother, since the scholar is not here, I would like to trouble you brothers in the army."

Zhu Wudao: "Don't worry, senior officials. There is no general in Jingyang Town now, and there is no need for me to counsel the military aircraft in Dulonggang. I am planning to go to Wanzi City in the past few days to watch Coach Zhang train the new soldiers."

But it is said that Wu Yong took two heroes, Shi Qian and Wang Dingliu, and more than 20 fine sergeants on fast horses. Each of them led a pack horse to cover himself up. He also brought a hundred plain knives and ten sets of leather armor. , came to the border of Qingzhou and headed towards Peach Blossom Mountain.

After more than one day on the road, Wu Yong and others arrived at the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain. A group of minions had already reported to the mountain.

As he was looking around, he saw the sound of gongs and drums on the mouth of the mountain in front, and three to five hundred minions flashed out from the side of the hillside. Two heroes gathered in front of them, each holding a weapon in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Where did the birds come from?" ”

Shi Qian stepped forward on his horse, raised his hands and said, "Are we facing [Tiger General] Li Zhong and [Little Overlord] Zhou Tong?"

Li Zhong stepped forward and said, "It's me and I. I wonder what kind of heroes you are in the world?"

Shi Qian said: "We are under the command of the high official Zhao Zhen of Liangshan County. The former was given a piece of thousand-year-old peach wood by you two. Now, on the order of the high official, I will send some armor and weapons to the two heroes to enhance their prestige." "

After hearing this, Li Zhong and Zhou Tong rolled off their saddles, dropped their weapons, and stepped forward to fight with Wu Yong and others.

After saluting, Li Zhong said: "I don't want the military advisor to come face to face, so I will miss you from a distance."

With that said, Li Zhong and Zhou Tong led Wu Yong and his party up the mountain, killed cattle and sheep, arranged a banquet, and took care of Wu Yong and others.

At the banquet, the two of them thanked Zhao Zhen again. Li Zhong said: "Li Yundou came to recruit me before. Because of our loose tempers, the two of us rejected the high official's good intentions. I never thought that the high official would not take it seriously and still treated me as a slave." Please keep this in mind. Please return to the county and thank the officials for their kindness."

Wu Yong said: "What's the matter? Senior officials are most generous with their wealth. Although we can't get together, we still want to get to know each other. This time I came to Taohua Mountain to give some weapons and armor to the two brothers, but there was something else. I need to inform the two brothers.”

Zhou Tongtong said: "Why do you need the military advisor to go there in person? Let me send you a letter here."

Wu Yong said: "This matter is unusual, it is better to talk about it face to face. In the past few days, a group of forbidden troops has been transferred to Qingzhou, and the leader is named Yun Tianbiao. This man is very powerful in martial arts and has five hundred machete hands. He is a high-ranking official. I think this person is coming here to destroy all the strongholds, so he asked me to inform the brothers and be careful. If the brothers have contact with other strongholds, they can also go and let them know."

Zhou Tongtong said: "He is only one person. How dare he come to annihilate us? Even Qin Ming, the commander of the army and horses, does not dare to come directly to the mountains to catch us. Besides, there are mountains everywhere here, and the stockade has enough food for one or two years. "Yong, guard the stronghold, don't be afraid of him attacking."

Li Zhong said: "Brother, since the high-ranking officials have come to report, I will go to various villages and just say a word. Military advisor, I wonder what the martial arts level of this guy Yun Tianbiao is?"

Wu Yong was afraid that the two of them would slack off, so he said: "Brother Lu Zhishen once watched him use weapons from a distance, and his martial arts skills were not outstanding. He used a Qinglong Yanyue steel sword weighing eighty-one kilograms, and rode a Dawan white horse. He was very handsome. Because I couldn't deal with the senior officials in my family, and I was no match for the senior officials, I took the path of Captain Tong Guan and came to Qingzhou to suppress the bandits. After all, this happened because of the senior officials. I thought that the two brothers were also loyal men. , I’m here to report back to you two.”

Sure enough, after hearing Wu Yong's words, Li Zhong and Zhou Tong said seriously: "Thank you for your concern, sir. We must be careful these days."

While they were drinking and drinking, the five people at the table each talked about political affairs. After resting for a night, Li Zhong sent two teams to Qingfeng Mountain and Baihu Mountain on the next day. Wu Yong also sent Shi Qian and Wang Dingliu to follow them separately.

After the two teams left, Wu Yong asked: "I heard that there is a Muslim mountain here. Why don't you go and tell me where it is?"

Zhou Tong said angrily: "The military advisor doesn't know that this Qingzhen Mountain is the largest place on the ground in Qingzhou. Ma Yuan and six other people occupied it, gathering many troops and claiming to have over 10,000 troops. Not to mention robbing families, what's more, If you don’t follow the moral principles of the world at all, even a small mountain like me will be bullied by him.”

Wu Yong said: "We are all heroes in the world, why do we do this? Since Qingzhenshan is so shameless, let's just ignore him."

Li Zhong and Zhou Tong were afraid that Wu Yong would be bored on the mountain, so they led Wu Yong to watch the scenery in front of and behind the mountain.

After walking for a while, Wu Yong secretly shouted in his heart: "It really is a Peach Blossom Mountain, with a strange appearance and steep surroundings. There is only one road to go up, and there are weeds all around."

At night, Shi Qian and Wang Dingliu returned to the mountain with the Taohuashan gangsters and told Wu Yong about the situation in the two cottages.

Shi Qian went to Qingfeng Mountain and met the leader of the stronghold, [Jinmaohu] Yan Shun. When Yan Shun saw Shi Qian, he heard that he was under the command of [Xiao Mengchang] Zhao Zhen of Liangshan County, so he couldn't help asking a few more questions, and his words were meant to be close.

After hearing this, Shi Qian hurriedly said the good things about Zhao Zhen, and there were many heroes in the county, and they trained soldiers every day and competed with spears and sticks, which made him very happy.

After hearing this, Yan Shun made up his mind to join Zhao Zhen with the whole stronghold. Shi Qian comforted him, "Brother, don't worry, there are two brothers coming this time. [Living Flash] Wang Dingliu went to Baihu Mountain, and the military advisor [Zhi Duoxing] Wu Yong is still in Taohua Mountain. I will go back and report it, and ask the military advisor to talk to you in detail. So many people, across states and prefectures, it is not a trivial matter."

After hearing this, Yan Shun said to Shi Qian, "Brother, wait here, please ask the military advisor to come here quickly to discuss."

After that, he invited Shi Qian to drink three cups of wine, and rewarded the Taohua Mountain minions who were sent outside the courtyard. Sent everyone down Qingfeng Mountain.

Kongming and Kongliang from Baihu Mountain also met Wang Dingliu and his gang. After reading Li Zhong's letter, they didn't take it seriously. Seeing that Wang Dingliu was thin and didn't look like a hero, they sent Wang Dingliu and others down the mountain.

The two brothers said, "I only heard rumors in the martial arts world that [Little Mengchang] Zhao Zhen has a great reputation. We don't want to recruit such a thin hero. I'm afraid he doesn't have much martial arts. Since Yun Tianbiao is not a match for Liangshan County, I don't think he is that powerful."

Wang Dingliu is a meticulous person. Naturally, he saw that Kongming and Kongliang didn't take it seriously. Thinking about the job he didn't do well along the way, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

As they were walking, a big man flashed out of the forest and shouted, "I opened this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to pass through here, leave money to buy your way through. If you know what's good for you, leave money quickly, otherwise your life will be in danger."