"Hehe, brother, you've misunderstood. It's a hidden thief, a hidden hidden thief.”That person explained with a smile. Only then did Meng Yi react.
"Oh, brother, you've misunderstood. However, I don't know anyone here. Brother, can you introduce me to the sect?”
" Brother, no, I forgot. I'm under Chief Zhang of Texas. There aren't many mountains in Texas, but there's a forest. Chief Zhang and his brothers are stationed there."
Meng Yi knew that Dezhou was a large plain, but there might be bandits hiding in the forest. He did not know anyone, so he could only become Chief Zhang's subordinate for now.
"Alright, I'll bring my brothers to pay respects to the mountain." Hidden Thief didn't say much and pulled Meng Yi along.
Chief Zhang's camp was near the periphery, but there were about 3,000 people in this camp. Liu Bei, the county magistrate of Pingyuan County, only had 3,000 soldiers. He did not expect that a thief in Dezhou would have so many people under him.
The Hidden Thief seemed to be very familiar with the people here. Everyone greeted him warmly when they saw him. Meng Yi thought that this Hidden Thief's status among these bandits was probably not low.
The two of them entered the tent in the middle. It was noisy inside, and there was a lot of meat on the table. The man in the middle had a murderous look on his face, and there was a long scar on his face. He was grabbing a lamb leg and eating it, and his mouth was greasy. Meng Yi guessed that this was Chief Zhang.
" Oh, it's our Brother Yin. Come, sit down and eat together." Chief Zhang was very enthusiastic about the hidden thief.
"Big Brother Zhang, this is my new brother. He wants to pay his respects."
"Greetings, Chief Zhang." Meng Yi bowed.
"This brother is a new sprout, right? "We brothers don't have those stupid rules. We eat and drink when we need to. Come and have a bowl." Chief Zhang was very enthusiastic.
" Thank you, leader. I'll do as you say." Meng Yi picked up a big bowl of wine and drank it in one gulp. The taste of this Han Dynasty wine was very light. It was far from the Erguotou that Meng Yi drank in his previous life.
"Brother, you have a good tolerance for alcohol."
The group of people looked at Meng Yi. One had to know that people in the underworld liked to drink. His alcohol tolerance was naturally popular.
"From what you said just now, you seem to have studied?”
"I won't hide it from you, Chief. My brother did study for a few years, but he was bullied by a noble family. My big brother had a bad temper and killed him in a fit of anger. My brother is wanted everywhere, and I hope Chief can take him in.”Meng Yi was lying through his teeth, but it was quite effective. In this era, there were almost no commoners who had not been bullied by the aristocratic families.
"Brother, what are you talking about? Look at us brothers, which one of us isn't carrying a murder case?”Chief Zhang pointed at his brothers and said.
"Thank you, Chief Zhang!"
" Alright, brother, you'll follow me from now on. If there's food for me, there's food for you." Chief Zhang was very generous. Meng Yi was also hungry, so he didn't pretend anymore and started to eat freely.
This made him feel quite curious. After asking a few people, he found out the background of this hidden thief.
It turned out that this hidden thief usually farmed at home and did not shout about killing. However, his skills in opening the door and picking locks were extremely brilliant. He usually robbed from big families and did not hide anything. He would send the surplus to these bandits. After all, who did not have difficulties? This was why these people in the underworld respected him so much. Even Zhang Yan had praised him.
After another two days, Meng Yi asked around for news about Zhao Yun. However, these were all bandits from outside. The city gates were closed, and they could not enter the city. Naturally, he did not obtain any news.
At this moment, a lackey came to look for him. It was Zhang Daqian.
Meng Yi quickly went over and asked. He found out that Zhang Yan was coming. Meng Yi was in Zhang Daqian's team. These bandits were lined up neatly to welcome Zhang Yan's arrival. They were not inferior to the emperor's pomp.
The overlord of the underworld was still an overlord after all.
Surrounded by tens of thousands of people, Zhang Yan rode on a white horse and led the way. Beside her was a beautiful woman, Zhang Niujiao's daughter, Zhang Qian. Three steps later, the leaders of the other four sides appeared. They were Zhang Leigong, Zhang Baiqi, Yu Jugen, and Li Damu.
"Greetings, Chief!" The group of bandits bowed, and their momentum was astonishing. Meng Yi took a rough look and estimated that there were more than 100,000 people, including the Black Mountain Thieves brought by Zhang Yan.
" We are all brothers from the underworld, there's no need to be so polite." Zhang Yan cupped her hands. Behind her, Zhang Qian and the four leaders also cupped their hands.
"Today, we brothers are drinking and chatting. Tomorrow, the army will head to Pingyuan County to attack Liu Bei.”As soon as Zhang Yan said that, there was a wave of responses from below, all of them shouting that they wanted to attack Liu Bei.
After the welcoming ceremony, Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Bandits were stationed in the middle while the other bandits were stationed in the surroundings. Meng Yi also returned to Zhang Daqian's tent.
Zhang Daqian brought everyone to drink in the tent as usual.
Coincidentally, at this moment, a lackey came and asked Zhang Daqian to meet up with him at the main camp. Meng Yi knew that his chance had come.
"Chief Zhang, I'll go with you. I'm educated, maybe I can help you."
One had to know that there were more boorish people in this era. Scholars had a lot of status. After all, who didn't need to write a letter or read a letter?
"Alright, brother. You've been buried here. Let's see if there's a chance to introduce you to the Chief later. Come with me."
"Thank you, big brother." Meng Yi chuckled and followed Zhang Daqian to the main tent. There were about a dozen people, and they were probably the leaders of this generation.
" Brother Zhang, please take a seat." Zhang Yan stretched out her hand, and a lackey brought a table over. Zhang Daqian knelt down on it. Meng Yi stood behind Zhang Daqian. There was definitely no seat for him here, but Meng Yi didn't want to sit either. In his opinion, it was better to stand than to kneel.
The meeting began. Zhang Yan was the first to speak."Thank you for your help this time," Zhang Yan bowed.
"Chief, what are you talking about? Which of our brothers in the eight counties and four countries of the Ji Province is unwilling to serve you?"
"Yes, Chief, you're welcome."
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"Previously, I asked Wang Meng to intercept Liu Bei, but who knew that he would miss. Liu Bei has already returned to the plains, and we don't have much rations left.”
Meng Yi smiled. Zhang Fei was quite reliable.
"Right now, our army is 130,000, and Liu Bei has less than 20,000. However, those Guan and Zhang are extremely brave, so we cannot underestimate them.”Before Zhang Yan could finish, a leader stood up and shouted,"Don't worry, Great Leader. My Bohai Sea has two heroes, one is Yan Liang and the other is Wen Chou.”
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