Liu Yan sat cross-legged on a rock, holding a flat iron wine pot in his hand, and occasionally tilted his head to drink it.

This is Weihu Mountain, his base camp.

In a blink of an eye, he had been up the mountain for five years.

When I first went up the mountain, it was still desolate, but five years were enough to change too many things. Now there are many castles here, mainly the main castle of Weihu Mountain, forming a complete defense system. Three thousand warriors made him the most powerful anti-Zhang Zhongwu force in the Northeast.

Of course, if only these three thousand war soldiers were there, he would not have persisted until today. In addition to these bandits, he also had the family of nearly 20,000 war soldiers.

Starting from the middle of the mountain, large tracts of stone houses, wooden houses and mud houses formed one village after another, and these families lived here.

From the hillside down to the valleys, these people opened large tracts of fields and planted crops. Although the harvest was not as good as the plains, they could not fill their stomachs, but at least they could be self-sufficient to a certain extent.

Over the past few years, as his power becomes stronger day by day, more and more people come to invest. Many of these people are craftsmen, carpenters, stonemasons, and blacksmiths with skills. Anyone with skills can get the same treatment as warriors here. This also makes Weihu Mountain stronger day by day.

Of course, more importantly, he received strong support from the Tang Dynasty's inner guards. A considerable group of craftsmen were sent by the inner guards. These people built the fortifications of Weihu Mountain, created powerful catapults and powerful crossbows, and smelted better cooked iron, thus creating sharper weapons and stronger armor.

Since the beginning of last spring, Neiwei sent sweet potato seeds and sorghum seeds to Weihum Mountain. The two kinds of food seeds have completely escaped the trouble of hunger. Now even the people at the bottom can fill their stomachs with foods that are not picky and have extremely high yields.

When Liu Yan first fled into Weihu Mountain, Deng Jingshan had no idea. After Deng Jingshan took over all the remnants of Liu Siyuan and cleared his influence, more than half a year had passed.

It was not until this time that Deng Jingshan finally knew where Liu Yan was. However, Deng Jingshan did not take Liu Yan seriously and sent an army into the mountain to capture the last fish that escaped the net and then eliminate the roots.

But what Deng Jingshan never expected was that his subordinates returned in a defeat.

Liu Yanxun entered the extremely dangerous Weihu Mountain, and half a year was enough for him to gain a foothold. Every time he defeated Deng Jingshan's bandit suppression troops, his strength became stronger.

After two years like this, Deng Jingshan could no longer cover the cover, so he had to report to Zhang Zhongwu. A total of 20,000 troops entered Weihu Mountain again. That was the most thrilling time when Liu Yan was at the forefront, but it was also the battle to become the leader of the anti-Zhang Zhongwu force in Northeast China, and his prestige increased greatly.

At the most dangerous time, Zhang's troops had already attacked the main camp, but in the end, they failed. Liu Yan, who was fighting back from Jedi, drove Zhang's troops out of Weihu Mountain completely.

Since that battle, Zhang Zhongwu's attitude towards Liu Yan has changed from suppression to comforting him.

Unfortunately, the hatred between Liu Yan and Deng Jingshan is unsolvable. The Liu family was completely destroyed by Deng Jingshan. And Zhang Zhongwu could not give up Deng Jingshan for the sake of Liu Yan.

In comparison, Deng Jingshan controls the entire Liaozhou, while Liu Yan only occupies a Weihu Mountain. In the mountains, this guy is a tiger, but when he leaves the mountain, the tiger will turn into a dog that falls into the water.

After experiencing the brilliant record of defeating the main force of Zhang Zhongwu’s army, Liu Yan suddenly became swollen and even led his troops to attack. However, the result of the attack was very miserable. Without the geographical advantage of Weihu Mountain, Liu Yan was beaten by Deng Jingshan and fell into a state of trouble.

After suffering several losses, Liu Yan no longer launched a large-scale attack to provoke the other party, and Deng Jingshan refused to risk going into the mountain, and the two sides reached a wonderful balance.

But both sides knew that this was just a process. The deep hatred between the two sides destined that one of them could survive in the end. The current confrontation was just to find an opportunity to kill the other party with one blow.

Both sides are waiting.

Liu Yan, who is over 30 years old, has long since lost his youthful recklessness as before. When he understands that the strength of both sides is actually not equal, he seems more patient.

He knew very well that he could never get revenge in his life with his own strength alone. Without external forces, his best outcome would be to end his life in this mountain mountain king.

Of course this is not what he wants.

So he refused to turn to the embrace of the Tang Dynasty's inner guards without hesitation.

Only when the Tang army defeated Zhang Zhongwu and entered the Northeast was the time for him to take revenge.

In the current Weihu Mountain, Fan Jian is his second in command. Of course, Fan Jian is also a general of the inner guard. Liu Yan even married a female inner guard as his wife, and now he has given birth to two children for him.

In addition to Liu Yan, the Liu family has died. Now that there is finally another generation, Liu Yan is naturally very satisfied.

Lent on the rocks and looking at the farmers working hard in the fields with their bare backs, Liu Yan felt extremely deeply missed his hometown in Mozhou.

At that time, he also liked to sit on a high place and watch the tenants at home farming, just like now.

"Erlang is thinking about home again?" A voice came from behind. Liu Yan turned around and saw his wife Yan Wu standing behind him with a girl in her arms. "I have been standing here for a long time, but Erlang didn't even notice it!"

"Come here!" Liu Yan moved to the side and said with a smile. If he decided to marry Yan Wu to express his determination to surrender to the inner guard, but when the woman in front of him gave birth to a son and a daughter, the two of them really felt a bit in love over time.

Liu Yan's first wife came from a scholarly family and was a typical master of greatness. Although Yan Wu was born in a poor family, she received many years of training in the secret camp. Although she was not familiar with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she was also knowledgeable about books and etiquette. More importantly, how could Yan Wu recite poetry and books with Liu Yan in the snowy night and under the moonlight, and could also carry a knife to rush forward when the enemy came. In contrast, Liu Yan felt that Yan Wu was more suitable for himself now.

Yan Wu sat next to Liu Yan, and the little girl stretched out her hand at him: "Dad, hug!"

Liu Yan laughed and took the little girl over and hugged her in his arms. "Where is Dalang?"

"I played too hard for the first half of the day. Now I'm so tired that I'm asleep." Yan Wu smiled and said, "Looking at Erlang's appearance, are you missing home again?"

"Yes, I miss home." Liu Yan nodded: "In Mozhou, our Liu family manor was the largest and best. Compared with now, it was in heaven and earth."

Yan Wu nodded with a smile. Whenever this time, what she had to do was just listen.

"Fan Jian said that when we defeat Zhang Zhongwu, Li Xiang will return our Liu family's house in Mozhou to me. Is this credible?" Liu Yan tilted his head and asked Yan Wu.

Yan Wu smiled and said, "It's nothing in a house. It's just that Erlang and Liu's family are in Mozhou, don't make any decisions about the ten thousand fertile land. The national policy of the Tang Dynasty, each household shall not occupy more than one thousand acres of land."

"As long as you can get the house back, that's enough." Liu Yan said with emotion, "I only have this little thought."

"Erlang will definitely achieve his wish. If someone interferes, I will go to the young master to ask for an explanation and will definitely bring back the house for Erlang. We don't have any other rewards, just want this house." Yan Wu said with a smile: "If we can make some more contributions, then I will speak better then."

"Can you meet Li Xiang at will?" Liu Yan was a little disbelief.

"I told Erlang a long time ago that I came from a secret camp. I am considered the master's direct line!" Yan Wu said: "But I am not the best among those people. I am relatively mediocre. Like Big Sister Head, Yan Jiu and others, they are all top-notch. When I find them, I will naturally see the young master. Big Sister Head and Yan Jiu will definitely help me."

The eldest sister Yan Wu mentioned was Li Mi. This person, Liu Yan, was naturally known for a long time. Even for a person like Yan Jiu, who was not famous outside, Liu Yan also heard a lot of legends about this woman from Yan Wu's mouth.

"I'm just climbing to the top!" Liu Yan said half seriously and half jokingly: "Follow this situation, you young master, you will definitely be the emperor in the future. If I guess well, by the time he takes Chang'an, it will be the time for the Tang Dynasty to die."

"What are Erlang saying?" Yan Wu stretched out his hand and pushed him gently, saying, "Then it must be a turbulent era. If you still have to fight with Zhang Zhongwu, Erlang will naturally earn fame and fortune by his own ability! Erlang, you don't know that this world is very big. Even if the young master unified the world, he would never enter the warehouse and put his horses in the south mountain. I still remember when the young master gave us a lecture, he said that he would insert our flag into all the places where the sun was shining, and to build an empire that never sets! I, but when we were planning to return to Mozhou, he quit his mission and go home to take care of his husband and children! The Liu family still has to rely on you to make a future!"

Liu Yan laughed loudly and reached out to hug Yan Wu in his arms.

Speaking of which, Yan Wu must be much more respectful than him in the Tang people. For Liu Yan, the characters mentioned on weekdays, are probably unattainable for Liu Yan. But Yan Wu is better than this. He never uses these to disguise Liu Yan's face, but instead takes care of his emotions at all times.

"When will the war start?"
Chapter completed!