The millions of Black Mountain bandits occupying the valleys of the Taihang Mountains were divided into dozens of divisions, the largest ones were tens of thousands and the small ones were thousands. They all took Zhang Yan, the general of the Pacific Army, as the leader, and Yang Feng, the captain of the Black Mountains, as the deputy.

Since receiving the imperial edict from the court, Zhang Yan did not take it seriously. The bandits of the Black Mountains had dozens of Qu Commanders, and each of them had great autonomy over the headquarters. Although Zhang Yan was the leader of the alliance, he wanted to do major things and wanted to communicate with each other to persuade him, and did not have much jurisdiction over the other Qu Commanders.

Therefore, Zhang Yan was unable to interfere with the robbery of the Taiyuan Duwei He Bai's team for the hiring. The three million yuan betrothal gift was not much, but it was not much, and it was enough to buy more than 10,000 stones of food. For Xiaoshuai, who had thousands of people, it was enough to provide food for several months. If they wanted them to spit out what they had eaten into their mouths, there was no door.

Besides, the Taiyuan Commander He Bai is just a commander with a mere 2,000 stone. He has a few private troops in his hand, and is afraid that he will do anything! If he is willing to come, he will not be able to order several Black Mountain bandits to teach him a lesson, so that the county magistrate of his county should not underestimate the Black Mountain Army.

Therefore, Zhang Yan just sent someone to send the imperial edict from the court to Huanglong, Wang Dang and Guo Daxian, who were likely to do this, and let them watch it and do it themselves. The three black bandits couldn't help but look at each other, what a bullshit thing was. So after asking routinely, when they learned that there was no such thing, they stopped paying more attention.

In Jinyang City, Taiyuan County, He Bai suddenly burst into laughter after receiving the imperial edict from the court, patted Luo Pei on the shoulder and said, "Zengzhi is indeed a talented person with a strange strategy. A mere strategy made He kill two birds with one stone. Not only did he get the court to seek revenge across the border, but he also let the court know my reputation for bravery."

It turned out that after He Bai decided to send Le Peng as the envoy to hire an envoy, Luo Pei came to the door to ask for a meeting and said that He Bai would have some effort. So He Bai roughly explained the matter of having a grudge against the Black Mountain bandit Guo Daxian and asked him to come up with a plan. Unexpectedly, Luo Pei came up with this plan to kill two birds with one stone for a while.

First, he sent people openly through Jingjing Pass to let the subordinates of Changshan King Liu Song know about his huge sum of money to send him to the job. Then he split with Le Peng into two, and Le Peng continued to send him to the job secretly, while Luo Pei stayed in Changshan Kingdom to set up his efforts.

Especially through the hands of Changshan King Liu Song, he told the court and the Black Mountain bandits that he was in Heishan, and it was natural for He Bai to go out to seek revenge. Even if He Bai sent troops to destroy one or two Black Mountain bandits, it would not cause great panic among the Black Mountain bandits, nor would it cause the hatred of the huge Black Mountain bandits.

But unexpectedly, Luo Pei forced Changshan King Liu Song to be too much, making Changshan King Liu Song hold a grudge against He Bai very much, and he praised He Bai in front of the court, and even tried his best to eliminate the dangers of He Bai, which was to praise He Bai.

However, this is a bad thing and a good thing. He Bai's reputation was only regional in nature before. He could be called the famous general of Taiyuan, He Bai, who was the same level as the famous general of Hanoi Fang Yue. Now, after being recommended by a vassal king of a country, he has suddenly become a famous general in the prefectures and counties.

Just like Yan Liang and Wen Chou, before he fought against Dong Zhi Alliance, he was just a well-known general in the county. After being praised by the leader Yuan Shao, he suddenly became a famous general in Hebei. In terms of reputation and force, He Bai is probably at most at the same level as the current general Lu Bu. He is not yet at the same level as Yan Liang and Wen Chou's later level, let alone the Five Tiger Generals and Five Sons Generals.

To be honest, there are many benefits, especially for connections. People who are famous all over the world, whether they have real talents or are inconsistent with their names, will be respected and sought after by countless people who are unclear. They will have great effect in attracting talents, seeking help, improving positions, and persuading others.

To put it simply, reputation is equivalent to charm. A person's charm is almost the same as the size of his success. As long as he is a true name and has great ambitions, plus his perseverance, he will definitely achieve great things.

Luo Pei bowed and said, "The Lord Duwei is too proud. Although this strategy is beneficial to the Lord, he has also offended King Changshan, which may be detrimental to the Lord in the future."

He Bai waved his hand and said, "It's just a useless vassal king. If you offend me, you will offend me. What's the matter?"

A hint of clarity flashed in Luo Pei's eyes, and he bowed and asked, "The Chief of the Duke has obtained the order to go out to seek revenge freely. I wonder when will the troops be sent? His subordinates can also serve as Chief of the Chief of the Duke."

He Bai smiled and said, "You can ask someone to erect a wooden sign outside Puwu City, Changshan, and wrote: Seeing that the road of heavy snow is difficult to walk, you will take revenge after the snow melts in spring."

Luo Pei's eyes flashed with light and he said repeatedly: "The plan of the Duwei is really a trick in the slowdown. If you use the surprise tactics, Guo Daxian's thieves will definitely defeat it in one fell swoop."

He Bai couldn't help but look at Luo Pei in surprise. This person was very smart. He saw through his own strategy of borrowing Cao Cao to pacify Wuhuan at first sight. It seems that this person was a great talent in history who followed Wang Yun to die in Chang'an. Fortunately, he was summoned by himself in advance and exempted the Chang'an future. He could make a difference in his command in the future and show his talents. At present, Luo Pei was just right for his talent as a staff officer.

Within a few days, a huge wooden sign was trenched ten miles outside Puwu City in Changshan. After learning about it, the bandits of the Black Mountain couldn't help laughing and laughed loudly. The bandits of the Black Mountain did not know that the imperial edict allowed He Bai to seek revenge freely was He Bai's own meaning, and they thought it was the court or the King of Changshan to shirk it.

When people seek revenge at that time, most people pay attention to revenge immediately. However, He Bai said that after the snow melts, it will take at least three months later. He Bai might have been so angry at that time. The Black Mountain bandits and He Bai had no blood feud to kill their close relatives. At most, they just robbed some money. He Bai may not want to spend more troops, food and grass to seek revenge, and it is more likely that he will be left alone. The Black Mountain bandits did not think about He Bai.

At the end of November, the light snow that had been falling and stopping began to turn into heavy snow. When the heavy snow fell in the north, it was a scene of the silence of the world and the death of thousands of people. Several old men at Jingjing Pass surrounded a corner at the top of the city, chatting and laughing while roasting the fire.

In this cold winter, no one came from Bingzhou or went to Bingzhou. Therefore, most of the guards guarding the pass went home to rest, and only a few old soldiers who were honest and had no family were still guarding the pass.

"Where are the people guarding the pass? People from Bingzhou ask for the path to pass the well."

An old man seemed to hear such a cry, so he stood up and looked down at the gate. He saw several light horsemen wearing white cloaks and thick felt hats under the gate. Even the war horses sitting down were covered with thick felt blankets.

The old servant asked strangely: "Where are you a cavalry in Bingzhou? Why did you cross Taihang during the snowy season and come to Jizhou Well Trail?"

A cavalryman at the gates replied loudly: "I am a cavalryman under the command of the Taiyuan Duwei, and I have brought the letters of the contact between the Duwei and the King of Changshan. The matter is urgent, so I hope my brother can be more comfortable."

The old soldier and his companions who heard the sounds beside him couldn't help but smile. It seemed that the Taiyuan Commander was really troublesome to the ordinary mountain king. This was the time when the mountains were covered with heavy snow, but he even sent people to cross the mountains and ridges to Changshan.

The old man sighed. No matter how big or small the matter is, all the noble people will break the legs and feet. It seems that the cavalrymen under the lockdown are connected with the brothers and the others. The old man does not want to make things difficult for the cavalrymen under the lockdown, so he greets, "Brothers, please open the door."

He Bai was robbed of the betrothal gift, and it was almost everyone in Changshan. This month, there were letters between the Taiyuan Duwei Mansion and the Changshan Prince's Mansion, and several old soldiers did not suspect that he was, so they slowly went down to the city and opened the door.

Just as the door was closed, a few inches opened, a cavalry from Taiyuan jumped off his horse and went forward to help push the door. The old man called out anxiously: "Slow down, slower, this door has been disrepaired for a long time, so be careful."

However, the Taiyuan cavalrymen increased their strength regardless of neglecting and finally opened the door completely. The old man immediately felt a bad feeling. He only needed to allow one person and one horse to enter the door. How could he have to open the door completely? In such a heavy snowy sky, once the snow outside the city poured into the door, it would be difficult to close it.

Before the old soldiers could ask, two cavalrymen immediately rushed inward, and another cavalrymen shouted with an order in his hand: "According to the Taiyuan Duwei, this pass is temporarily requisitioned by us. Anyone is prohibited from leaving the pass and going east. Do you accept the order?"

The old man and several companions burst into hearts. Looking at the three cavalrymen with ring swords in front of him with bad eyes, he couldn't help but feel anxious. Resist? It's impossible. These old man is almost fifty-year-old, so how could they be the opponents of the three young and strong cavalrymen in front of him?

So the old man asked carefully: "What a command from the Taiyuan Commander?"

The cavalryman glanced at the old man and asked, "What do you think?"

The old man suddenly felt aroused, the door was closed and the other party was deceived by him again. What was the intention of him? If it were a thief, he would have probably already fallen to the ground. So he bowed his hands and said deeply: "The old man respects the orders of the Taiyuan Duwei."

The cavalry nodded with satisfaction and asked, "How many people are there in this pass? How many people are there on the other pass wall?"

The old soldier bowed and replied, "Sir Hui, it's so cold inside the pass. Most of the guards and guards have returned to Jingjing City twenty miles away. There are only one or ten people in Guanzhong. There are five people on this wall, and there are also five people on the wall on the east side."

The cavalry nodded and said, "The Lord Duwei is waiting for the marquis five miles outside the pass. You five can go to see each other and welcome the Lord Duwei. We and the three of you will be guarding this gate for the time being."

"Ah?" The old soldier was surprised. The Taiyuan Commander was also here. In the heavy snow, he, a nobleman, came in the snow. What did he do here? Yes, it was avenge. I didn't expect the Taiyuan Commander to be so impatient.

No, no, what happened to that wooden sign? The old man who was so sophisticated suddenly felt enlightened. It seemed that the Black Mountain bandits were in trouble. As a member of the ruling class of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the old man naturally would not worry about the safety of the Black Mountain bandits, and he could not say that he was still happy.

The old man immediately responded, "I'm going." As he said that, he greeted a few companions and went to the outsiders in the snow together.
Chapter completed!