Fangyuan flew down from the horse as lightly as a bird, trotted forward a few steps, fell on the spot, then stretched his neck long, and put his mouth into the flowing stream greedily.

Drink water.

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Immediately afterwards, a huge shadow enveloped him. When he turned his head, he saw that his own horse had also raised its huge head and was drinking water right next to him!

People and horses are all thirsty in this hot weather.

After drinking until his stomach was plump and round, and filling his skin bag with water, Fangyuan sat down relaxedly, took off his straw sandals, and put his feet in the cold stream. This time he felt even more comfortable.

The heat all over my body disappeared without a trace along with the gurgling flowing stream.

After about a stick of incense, more people and horses appeared on the road Fangyuan had just come from.

Fangyuan stood up, put on her straw sandals, waved and shouted to everyone.

He is the scout of this team.

And this team is a fairly well-known team of horse bandits in Henan.

They are running around everywhere, robbing officials as well as ordinary people.

Killed the rich and robbed the poor,

Kill people and get more goods.

Anyway, just to feel comfortable.

But now the good days are coming to an end.

Just because the Zhao army had nothing to do with them, it doesn't mean that the Liao people had nothing to do with them either.

The Liao people's grip on Hebei and Henan was getting tighter and tighter, and they were given two options: surrender and be reorganized, or die.

People still treat people with courtesy first and then attack with force.

He actually sent someone to deliver the letters to them one by one.

Although the content of the letter is very rude.

The boss of Fangyuan's team readily agreed to join the army. From then on, he was cleansed of his revolutionary nature and would never do evil again. In the end, he even gave the messenger two gold cakes, making the man leave with satisfaction.

Of course there are some who are stubborn.

Fangyuan knew that there was another group of horse bandits that was bigger than theirs and had more people. The bandit's nickname was Gust of Wind. They arrogantly made the messenger into a kite and flew it into the sky, and then continued his moneyless business.

Then, he fell headlong into the trap of the Liao people.

It was only then that Xiufeng knew that the one who wanted to deal with him was actually the Pishi Army of the Liao Kingdom.

He suddenly had a severe headache, but he didn't regret taking the medicine.

Except for those who died on the spot, the rest of the team of more than 100 people were put into leather bags and then trampled on by Liao horses, turning them all into a pulp.

It's scary to think about it.

Fangyuan trotted to the side of the leading black-coned horse, stretched out his hand to grab the horse's bit, and looked up at a guy in his early thirties sitting on the horse who looked like a scholar and looked nothing like a horse bandit: "

Brother, we are not far from Zhoujiapu. Let us all have a rest. People can stand this weather, but horses can’t stand it either!"

The leader waved his hand and said: "Everyone, take a rest and wash yourselves and your horses to make them look fresher. Everyone is looking slovenly. They don't look like heroes at all, but more like

Some beggars!"

Everyone stood up and dismounted while laughing loudly, "Brother, we are going to seek refuge with the Zhou Family Fort, not to visit our son-in-law. What's the use of cleaning up? What the Zhou Family Fort wants to see is also our ability, right?"

Although his mouth is teasing, his body is still very honest.

It can be seen that the words of the leader are very effective for them.

This leader's name is Hu Fei. Even though he looks polite and elegant, in fact, he is very good at both horsemanship and planning. In the past few years, there has been a turmoil, and many heroes have suddenly emerged.

But it fell like a comet, but their team remained standing.

He has always kept the team at the size in front of him. If it is too small, it will be easy to be swallowed up, and it will not be easy to hunt good prey. You must know that good prey basically has a certain strength. But if it is too big, it will be easy.

Drawing people's attention, pigs are too fat and can easily attract butchers.

"Boss, I never figured it out! We are going to join the army anyway, so why go around in a circle and go to Zhoujiapu first?" Fang Yuan wrung out the water from the handkerchief and handed it to Hu Fei.

In his hand, he asked softly.

"To live!" Hu Fei smiled and patted Fangyuan's head. He liked this clever little scout very much. At a young age, his equestrian skills were already superb, and his archery skills were also impressive. When he grows up,

If his arm strength becomes stronger, he will definitely become a marksman.

Fangyuan was startled: "Are you saying that if we go to join the army like this, we will be slaughtered?"

"Not really!" Hu Fei found a shady place to sit down and said, "It's just that we will be torn apart by them and assigned to different teams."

"That's not possible!" Fangyuan said: "We came together, of course we have to be divided together!"

"When you are under someone else's roof, do you still have to make the decision?" Hu Fei said with a smile. "If you dare to cause trouble, military law can easily kill you."

Fangyuan couldn't help but his face fell.

"If you are dispersed, you won't have anyone to take care of you during the battle. You might even be sent out to do some missions that you never go back to!"

"That's exactly the truth!" Hu Fei said with a smile: "So we have to find a backer first! The strength of Zhoujia Fort is very important. I also have an old relationship with their fort master and have already made an appointment."

"I didn't expect that even Zhou Family Fort would not be spared this time!" Fangyuan shook his head and sighed: "They are really powerful and capable of pulling out two to three thousand soldiers!"

Hu Fei chuckled: "When the emperor is angry, blood will flow and pestles will flow, and two strong forces will fight. We people are just a small boat in the vast ocean. No, no, no, Zhoujia Fort is a small boat, and we can only be regarded as a leaf. For

If we have more hope of survival, we can only stick to this small boat."

"But brother, this little boat may not be able to survive it!"

"At least it's better than we hoped!"

The mountain rain is about to come and the wind fills the building.

Hu Fei had already smelled the bad smell, but he couldn't avoid it. He could only try hard to find a place that could provide some shelter from the wind and rain.

Although the big men said they didn't care, they actually made themselves tidy. It's not like they had never been to Zhoujiabao, which was a wealthy family.

Moreover, the boss also told them along the way that there were a lot of people going to Zhoujiapu this time, and they didn’t necessarily all want them, they always had to pick and choose. Although everyone was very confident in their abilities,

But since the boss has said it, I still have to give him more face.

If you have enough face, you can occupy a good position in Zhoujiabao, which will give you a little more confidence in your future survival.

We are all people who have been bleeding on the knife's edge for many years, and we can still clearly distinguish the severity.

The sun was setting slightly in the west, and everyone was on their way again.

If one had to walk a few dozen miles on both feet, it would take at least a day, but for horse thieves like them, it would only be a matter of hours. This is the reason why everyone saves their horsepower and is unwilling to let go.

However, they were still shocked when they saw the tall fortress wall of Zhoujia Fort.

Because outside Zhoujia Fort, no less than a thousand people had gathered.

It seems that there are quite a few smart people.

Under the current situation, the bandit can no longer continue, so he can only find a thick thigh to hold him.

Furthermore, Zhou Shuguang, the master of Zhoujia Fort, is also a very loyal person in the world.

Zhoujiapu in Xinzheng, within a hundred miles of the surrounding area, is really famous for its power.

Even when the Liao invaded Tokyo and raided everywhere, they could not capture Zhoujiabao. The Liao army generals who led the army at that time only took one look at the size of Zhoujiabao and led their troops away.

He just wants to make money, but he doesn't want to spend all his energy trying to break the turtle shell.

On Hebei Road, they didn't have much to do with those simple turtle shells, and the outer turtle shell in Zhoujiabao looked like a tough one at first glance.

At that time, Daliao's army was only thinking about getting rich and getting more money to go home. Who would be willing to gnaw on such a hard nut?

This was a big surprise to Zhou Jiabao, who was waiting carefully.

Going further back, the Liao people withdrew their troops and Cui Ang came to power.

Cui Ang sent an envoy to recruit Zhou Shuguang to join the court as an official, but Zhou Shuguang politely declined.

Later, Cui Ang was finished and replaced by Qu Zhen. Zhou Shuguang was still unwilling to enter the court as an official.

However, he had a lot of money for the taxes that Yue needed to collect, and he also organized people to conscientiously complete the corvee service.

Both parties are at peace with each other.

Neither Cui Ang nor Qu Zhen wanted to provoke such a powerful local man.

As long as everything is okay on the whole, then everyone can live in peace.

On the borders of Hebei and Henan, there are actually quite a few such powerful tycoons. Especially in Hebei, there are more, and the tycoons in Hebei are not related to the Han families of the Liao Kingdom in Youyan.

For unclear connections, the situation becomes more complicated.

"Brother, we are really opening the door to convenience, are we going to accept these people?" Zhou Shuqiang stood beside Zhou Shuguang, looking at the men sitting with piles of weights under the fort, his brows furrowed deeply.

"These people are all bandits, how can they have any rules? In fact, our fort can form two thousand infantry, and the cavalry can also pull out hundreds of people. The imperial court may grant you the official position of commander. When the time comes,

Wouldn’t it be better to spend money and food and recruit some people with innocent wealth?”
To be continued...