Let’s talk about this Lingzhou city, which has been famous for producing tabby cats since ancient times, so it got a common name, called Cat City.
Although it is a prosperous and prosperous place, it is at the time when the country is using its military.
Years of wars and famines have continued.
On one side, the government is urging expropriation and exploitation, and on the other side, thieves and bandits are looting everywhere.
Many villages and towns nearby have been looted.
The people are impoverished.
Most of those geese households who make a living by fishing and hunting geese have no way to support their families and have become bandits one after another.
But once the war started, the land was thousands of miles away.
Apart from the refugees fleeing in groups in the wilderness, there were no merchants or wealthy households passing by, and there was nowhere to kill the rich and help the poor.
There are only two ways out for the Yandos.
One is to follow the old rules handed down from ancient times.
If you want to be an official, you will kill people and set fires and be recruited.
The whole group will be recruited as a group of heroes and then contribute to the country and follow the government to suppress the bandits; the other is That is to join the Taiping Army to rebel.
In short, no matter where you throw yourself, you can't escape the charge.
The only blame is that your family has not caught up with the good times.
As a Yanmin at the bottom of society, you are living in troubled times.
You will either die by a knife or a gun.
Weighing it carefully, after all, the first way is justifiable and has food and salary; while the second way is to punish the unforgivable sin of the nine tribes.
In addition, the Taiping Army worships God, and Lingzhou worships the Cat Fairy.
Customs are different from water and fire, and ordinary people simply cannot accept this concept.
After discussion among the Yanhu people, the young and strong men joined the government, along with their leader Lao Yantou, and exchanged their lives for some money and food in the battle to support the old, weak, women and children of the family.
After the death of Lao Yantou, Yanying was leaderless, short of food and pay.
This group of people were originally from thieves in Huangtiandang, and they were always afraid of the suspicion of the government.
They were about to mutiny and leave the city, but at this time Master Ma sent Zhang Xiaopian'er will be the camp officer.
Zhang Xiaobian'er resorted to various means to make money and accept the offer with his heart.
As expected, the reckless people in Yanying were extremely grateful and were willing to follow his orders.
Everyone set up incense to form an alliance according to the rules of the green forest.
Although they just planted weeds to make incense and drank from the clear spring for wine, this ancient ritual was left by the sages and passed down to future generations.
The fragrance will last forever. , the sequence goes through the elders and younger ones, the emperor, the queen, the earth, the cat fairy grandfather is on top, a person’s head is knocked on the ground, they swear blood, and they become brothers of life and death.
Those green forest thieves who formed gangs have always respected the leader of the thieves in Dongting Lake, Hunan Province.
When joining the gang and placing incense, they would recite a poem in praise of everlasting victory as evidence.
At that time, even the soldiers and generals in the Green Camp army secretly followed this example, let alone the local armed forces such as regiment training.
That's why it was said that the officers and bandits were originally from the same family.
How could they see and listen to the song of sworn brotherhood: When orders are given in Yanzi Camp, brothers who are destined to listen clearly understand them.
Today is an auspicious day for the ecliptic, and we will come to the wilderness to form a bond.
Discover the famous mountain Xiujin Tower, the terrain is majestic and the weather is high.
The heroes from the north and the south gathered together, and all the heroes came.
The chief and deputy battalion officers were invited first, and the twelve sentry posts marked their names.
He ordered people to patrol the mountain to look for the wind to see if there were any spies.
Then build the alliance altar so that we can identify with our compatriots through sworn friendship.
Burning incense on the head marks the cycle, and Yang Zuo made this appointment in the year of the year.
Leave behind a handful of fragrance for generations, and future generations will become more loyal to their compatriots.
Burning two handfuls of incense to pay homage to the peach garden, the eternal loyalty is still awe-inspiring.
What does the curse of the blood alliance look like?
A black ox and a white horse are offered to the sky.
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Burning three sticks of incense is Liangshan, and brothers exchange lives for each other.
We are here to form a sworn brotherhood and to work together to emulate the ancients.
This means that we must learn from the ancients to make a sworn brotherhood that is inseparable, life and death.
When people in ancient times made friends, the most important thing was a promise.
Unlike people in the current world, who only knew how to make friends verbally.
At first, when they had wine and meat, they were like glue, but later when they encountered difficulties, they turned against each other and became ruthless.
The people in the same camp followed the ancient custom and worshiped each other, and they were naturally very happy.
Although in terms of age, Zhang Xiaobian'er is not ranked among everyone, but as Yanying camp officer, everyone respects him, even those who are older than him call him third brother.
Zhang Xiaobian'er recognized it in a daze, became brothers with everyone, and drank and drank together.
It turns out that the wind and rain bell rose from the ancient well of the Pagoda King, and the tower clouds over Lingzhou were rolling.
Clouds were really everywhere, and fog was pouring in all directions, causing heavy rains for days.
The rain was as heavy as a hanging river pouring into the sea.
The rivers were full and countless low-lying ravines were submerged.
Lingzhou City was not flooded due to its higher terrain, and the Taiping Army, which was besieging the city outside, was short of food and grass.
They originally planned to dig trenches to trap the city, but in fact they were still preparing to dig tunnels and blow up the city.
Heavy rains continued for several days, and most of the gunpowder was damp and unusable.
Seeing that the army's food and grass had been exhausted, and they were no longer able to evacuate the city, they had to gather their troops and prepare to withdraw from the siege.
Governor Ma Tianxi saw the movement of the Cantonese bandits on the top of the city.
He knew that the bandits had broken off several battles one after another.
In addition, there was no food and grass, so they would retreat in panic.
If there were a large group of officers and soldiers to intercept them on the outside, the Tuanyong in Lingzhou City would take the opportunity to go out of the city to attack. , a pincer attack from inside and outside will definitely kill him without any chance of replying.
However, several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have fallen, and there are no other officers and soldiers around to mobilize.
Lord Ma also knew that it was precisely because Lingzhou City could not stand alone and the Cantonese invaders could come whenever they wanted, so they must have neglected to take precautions when retreating, so he planned to send several elite battalions to go around and ambush them on the road.
However, Admiral Lao Tuhai refused to agree.
Lingzhou's soldiers were limited in courage and could only hold on to the fortified city.
They could not easily send out a single soldier to fight against the Cantonese invaders.
Otherwise, the city defense would be unstable.
If Lingzhou was lost due to greed for credit, , the court blamed him, but he couldn't afford it.
But Admiral Tuhai then said that Fu Biao and the flag soldiers could not move lightly, but Chang Mao Ni was so arrogant that if the officers and soldiers allowed him to retreat calmly, wouldn't it be encouraging the thieves?
In my opinion, our Lingzhou geese The battalion is brave and good at fighting.
We might as well send this battalion out to intercept and kill Changmao.
Ma Tianxi knew that Tuhai was not only narrow-minded, but also greedy and perverting the law.
He was only interested in profit.
He often used various pretexts to plunder money everywhere to fill his own pockets.
He was really fat.
He once sent people to transport several large carts of property back to Beijing, but they were robbed by thieves in Yanhu on the way.
Therefore, he had a grudge against this group of people and regarded them as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh, and he had long been determined to get rid of them.
And then quickly.
As the ancient saying goes, "an egg cannot strike a stone, a snake cannot fight a dragon."
How can a mere battalion of brave soldiers deal with tens of thousands of Guangdong invaders?
A common man, and if he can achieve a surprise, the outcome of victory or defeat is still unknown.
After some planning, Yan Ying was ordered to bring more firearms.
They would have a day off today and have a good meal of wine and meat.
In the evening, they were asked to leave the city from Shuimen in the rain and fog at night, and then go around to Huangtiandang to hide and wait for Guangdong.
When the bandits passed by, they intercepted and killed them.
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Everyone in the Yan camp received the order, and everyone knew that there would be a fierce battle in the coming day.
However, Yan Hu were mostly brave people who never feared life or death.
After eating and drinking, they were busy arranging their equipment.
Only Li Si and others were accompanying them.
Zhang Xiaobian'er was still drinking.
Sun Mazi and Li Si were both heroes.
They drank several bowls of wine together and drank them all in one gulp.
They also talked about martial arts over the wine.
They were both dissatisfied and started to compete with each other on the spot.
Zhang Xiaobian'er had a shallow taste.
"Three cups of bamboo leaves passed through his heart and two peach blossoms came to his face."
After only two or three bowls of wine, he was already swaying and unable to sit still.
But Yan Ling'er and several sentry officers beside him kept urging them to drink, especially Yan Ling'er, who could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.
He raised his glass and pushed it to Zhang Xiaobian'er and said: "Third brother, I'm in a good mood today, you might as well have more."
Eat a bowl.”
Zhang Xiaowei'er's eyes were dazzled and his ears were dazzled, and his tongue was half shortened.
Knowing that if he drank more, the third master would return to his place, he quickly raised his hand to push the wine bowl in front of him.
But he drank too much, and maybe he pushed it to Yan Ling'er's chest.
It didn't feel right when he touched it, so he grabbed it casually, squeezed it a few times, and said vaguely: "Look My dear brother is neither fat nor fat, so why do you have such a pair of nice breasts?"
Yan Ling'er was frightened and ashamed, her face flushed with embarrassment.
She quickly pushed Zhang Xiaowei'er's hand away from her body.
Her eyebrows immediately stood up and she pulled out her sword.
This was exactly what "E Mei turned into a Chan Juan blade, and she wanted to kill."
There are frivolous people at the table."
The two sentry officers on the side saw that the momentum was not right and immediately stood up to stop her.
Yan Pai Li Si also knew that his girl was very capable of killing people.
She would kill people if she raised her hand and gave five orders.
She would kill a living person just by staring.
He hurriedly stopped with Sun Mazi and shouted: "My little aunt, today is the day."
On this great day of our sworn friendship in Yanying, how can you use a knife or a gun?
How dare you be rude to the third brother?
Do you think you don't take me as your brother seriously?
Put away the knife quickly."
Zhang Xiaobian'er was originally very drunk.
He was frightened by the bright sharp blade in front of him and woke up more than half of the time.
He looked at Yan Ling'er carefully and suddenly realized that he was ashamed.
He didn't realize that this young man was a beautiful girl disguised as a man.
Little lady.
The most taboo thing in the green forest is for a coquettish sister to bully a younger sister.
This is a sin of three-pointedness.
If someone chops her to the ground on the spot, there is nothing to complain about.
Even though he, Mr.
Zhang, had boasted about being a hero just now, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to vent his anger or fart.
Yan Pai Li Si saw that this scene was not embarrassing, so he quickly smoothed things over.
He said that he had long heard that there was a strange storyteller in Lingzhou City, who could tell all kinds of big books about public cases, and everything he said was very pleasant to listen to, and he could also predict good and bad luck.
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The fortune of rise and fall.
Our Yan camp is going out of the city to kill the enemy tonight.
The battle is fierce and dangerous, and life and death are uncertain.
It is still early in the sky.
Since we have had a drink, I might as well go to the street to have fun and listen to the gentleman tell a few stories.
Then ask him about Yanying's sharpness when he goes to fight here.
Zhang Xiaobian'er didn't get what he asked for, so he quickly said that it was just what he wanted, and immediately went with everyone.
This is exactly what "if you want to know the past and present, you must ask wise and far-sighted people."
At this time, the Cantonese invaders besieged the city, and every house in the city was closed.
No one was in the teahouse, so they had to go to the storyteller's house to look for him.
The group of people walked through the streets and alleys, and finally came to a small, clean and elegant courtyard.
They went up and knocked on the door, and a boy came out to ask why they were there.
Zhang Xiaowei'er and others explained that they wanted to talk to the storyteller.
After paying for tea, they were led into the hall, and everyone took their seats on both sides according to their positions.
Not long after, the storyteller came out to meet him.
I saw this gentleman, who was only about forty years old.
He had a short beard under his chin, a fair complexion, and a thin body.
He claims to make a living by telling stories about ancient times.
He occasionally tells people's fortunes, and his yin and yang are always accurate.
However, he never uses the four pillars and five elements, let alone divination.
He only needs to observe the words and colors to know the progress, retreat, life and death of the person coming.
When others asked him where he learned such skills, he only said that he had to be knowledgeable about the past to understand the present.
He had lectured a lot, so he would naturally be able to understand the rise and fall of creation in the world.
Yan Ying sneaked out of the city to ambush the Cantonese invaders.
It was a military secret and could not be leaked easily.
Besides, Zhang Xiaopian'er believed that he had the guidance of the old ghost in the forest.
How could he believe what a storyteller said.
But since I came here to have fun, I couldn't help but get some luck, so I directly asked the storyteller if our Yanying camp were to fight on the battlefield, what would be the sharpness of the soldiers and armor, that is, to ask him the signs of victory or defeat.
Unexpectedly, the storyteller was surprised when he saw Zhang Xiaowei'er.
He was stunned for a long time, and his face changed color.
He said, "I'm rude.
I don't dare to show off my knowledge in front of the officials and elders."
After that, he will serve tea to see the guests off.
Yanpai Li Si had the temper of a thieves and was ready to light a fire.
How could he stand such neglect by a market storyteller?
Hearing this, he flew into a rage, slapped the table and stood up.
He pulled out his knife and cursed: "I don't know how to deal with this."
Although you have not grown up, you are still a man with two ears.
Haven't you heard of the great name of our battalion officer, Lingzhou Master Zhang San?
Look, grandpa cut off your two useless ears."
The storyteller was unmoved at all.
He was also a very stubborn person, with an arrogant look on his face.
He sneered and said that he was never willing to speak lies, but what happened to Zhang Yingguan was extraordinary and could not be explained.
If you dare to say it, you will die.
Now, if we use force to force each other, then it is up to you whether to kill or cut into pieces, and the death will be more neat.
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It's exactly: "Just because he calculated all the things in the world, he caused a murderous disaster."
If you want to know what clues this storyteller has discerned, and how big the disaster is, he is allowed to fight to death and refuse to speak out.
Let's listen to the golden coffin.
The mausoleum beast will decompose next time
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