Zhou Tong hurriedly escaped Hu Yanzhuo's pursuit and returned to the stronghold with his minions, where he met Li Zhong in the lobby.
As soon as Li Zhong saw Zhou Tong's miserable appearance, he was panting heavily and couldn't even drink a drop of water. He hurriedly came forward to help him and asked: "Are you okay, second brother, this is..."
Zhou Tong waved his hands and complained: "Brother, the leader of the army is Hu Yanzhuo. His martial arts is really strong. Let alone one of me, even ten of them can't stop him. Fortunately, he was able to escape up the mountain. If he had taken one step slower, I'm afraid he would have died." I can’t see my eldest brother anymore, but that guy is camping in front of the mountain. If he finds out what is true and false about us and comes to the camp to kill him, what will he do?”
Zhou Tong is not a self-effacing person on weekdays. When Li Zhong heard this, he knew that Hu Yanzhuo was really powerful. Let alone Zhou Tong, even ten of him could not stop him. So Li Zhong seriously Asked: "How many troops and horses did they bring this time?"
"Alas," Zhou Tong sighed and said, "If it's one or two thousand people, it's easy to say, but that guy brought ten thousand horses."
"Ah," Li Zhong couldn't help but turned pale when he heard this, and the words "It's better to kill a chicken with a bull's knife" suddenly came to his mind. However, these words could not be used here, and he did not say it at the moment, but Hu Yanzhuo's 10,000 soldiers and horses But it was like a stone blocking Li Zhong's heart. Li Zhong originally wanted to follow the original plan to welcome the officers and soldiers into the mountain stream, ambush the troops and kill them with boulders, bows and arrows. However, these 10,000 troops could not do this. Well, Li Zhong only has a thousand wanderers at his disposal, who are far from being a match for the Forbidden Army.
"What should we do," Zhou Tong said, "or... let's return the horse to him."
Li Zhong didn't answer. He sat down on the chair, pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "He won't bypass us even if we give him a horse. There is only one way now, which is to join the Green Forest Army."
"Will the Green Forest Army take me in?" Zhou Tong asked with some doubt.
"How could it not be possible," Li Zhong said: "Shi Jin also started from Luocao on Erlong Mountain to conquer the world. Speaking of which, this is called like-minded."
"But we have no one to recommend us. If they don't accept us, wouldn't we be exposed to the swords of the officers and soldiers?" Zhou Tong had doubts in his heart.
Li Zhong thought for a moment, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he said, "Do you remember that there was a monk passing by us, called Hua Monk Lu Zhishen?"
"Remember, it's that guy..."
"Hey," Li Zhong stopped Zhou Tong's words and said, "I heard that Lu Zhishen, the flower monk of Baozhu Temple in Erlong Mountain, is now a general in the Green Forest Army. Why not write a letter and send a minion to him to ask for help? If the crisis is solved and we enter the green forest, we might as well give him some offerings at the end of the month."
Zhou Tongtong said: "I know how many heroes Shi Jin has under his command. I'm afraid that the monk will remember what happened in the past. Not only will he not come to rescue him, but he will also try to put things in Shi Jin's ears. By then, the officers and soldiers will not be able to kill us, the people of the Green Forest Army." Also looking for trouble,"
Li Zhong smiled and said: "No, no, that monk is also a straightforward person. If people go to him, he will definitely lead his troops to rescue me."
"Even if it is as my brother said, there are now more than a dozen cities under the rule of the Green Forest Army. We have no way of knowing where he is now. By the time we find him, Hu Yanzhuo will have already come to the mountain. ," Zhou Tong said: "We might as well just go to Shi Jin with his troops and horses in his name. Shi Jin is in Xianyang. We say he is Lu Zhishen's brother. Even if Shi Jin doesn't accept us, he will not die. I took my life from you,"
Li Zhong thought about it and nodded and said: "My second brother is right, let's do it like this." He immediately wrote a greeting note and sent two young men who knew what to do sneakily down from the back mountain. , we took the road and headed to Xianyang first.
[Xianyang·Juyi Hall]
"Who is Kong Ming and Kong Liang?" Shi Jin sat in the Juyi Hall with a bowl of tea in his hand. He didn't even take a sip of the tea until it was almost cold, because Wu Yong brought this The news is attractive enough and exciting enough.
Wu Yongluo said with a delighted smile: "These two are the sons of Kong Taigong at the foot of Baihu Mountain. The eldest is called Mao Touxing Kong Ming, and the second is called Du Xingxing Kong Liang. The two brothers competed with a rich man in their hometown. In anger, he killed all the good and humble members of his family. Now that the Chang'an magistrate could not find him, he sent his uncle to death row. Now the two brothers secretly gathered three to four thousand people in Chang'an City. , planned to meet us in the city, captured the city, and saved his uncle's life,"
"What are their plans," Shi Jin asked.
Wu Yong said: "There are eight gates in Chang'an. Kong Ming and Kong Liang secretly made an appointment with the Bacheng Gate on the east wall. The officers guarding this gate are familiar with their brothers and are willing to be internal agents of our Green Forest Army. When the time comes, we can divide Several groups of soldiers and horses are preparing to attack from the Zhicheng Gate and Zhangcheng Gate in the west. Hu Yanzhuo is currently moving to the Niushou Mountain area and is not in the city. The defenders in the city are not very capable. When the time comes, they will definitely mobilize the soldiers and horses in the city. Go to the west city to vigorously deploy defenses. We can take the opportunity to secretly dispatch troops and horses to the east city. Kong Ming and the officers and soldiers on the city will open the city gate. At that time, they can rush into the city in one fell swoop. Kong Liang set fire to several grasslands in the city. Come, lead the righteous men in the city to rise up together, cooperate inside and outside, and capture Chang'an in one fell swoop."
Shi Jin nodded and said: "That's very good. Just be careful and let the news leak out. If you can earn the domination of the city gate, you won't have to use Ling Zhen's guys. It turns out that I'm still struggling. If I use artillery, it's a pity. Enter the city gate." After saying that, Shi Jin smiled.
At this time, a minion ran in quickly and reported: "Commander, there is a messenger outside who claims to be from Niu'er Mountain."
"Niu'er Mountain," Shi Jin and Wu Yong looked at each other, guessing that this must have something to do with Hu Yanzhuo, and immediately invited the man in.
But after a while, the man from Niu'er Mountain came in to pay homage to Shi Jin and presented Li Zhong's letter of greeting. Shi Jin opened it, read it, and gave Wu Yong the letter of intention to surrender to read.
Shi Jin asked: "The officers and soldiers surrounded your stronghold. How did your master bring the troops down the mountain?"
The gangster said: "There is a sliver of sky in the back mountain. You can barely get down the mountain, but... the mountain path is very small and can only accommodate one or two people."
"Hu Yanzhuo is not an idle person. You are only a thousand men and horses, and you are far from the opponent of the Forbidden Army." Shi Jin thought of this and ordered his surroundings: "Invite brothers Lin Chong and Yang Zhi to come to the Juyi Hall."
The two waiters left quickly, but within a moment Lin Chong and Yang Zhi came to Juyi Hall. Shi Jin ordered: "Hu Yanzhuo brought 10,000 soldiers to Niushou Mountain. The head of the mountain is sending someone now." I'm asking for help from soldiers and want to surrender to me, Green Forest. Now you two will go out for me and bring 10,000 soldiers and horses to rescue them."
"Here," the two generals received the order, and without further ado, they went down to gather their troops and prepare to go straight to Niu'er Mountain.
"Slow down," just when the two of them were about to walk out the door, Shi Jin suddenly added: "Don't hurt your kindness. If he doesn't want to, let him go and be more face-to-face."
After hearing this, Lin Chong and Yang Zhi naturally understood who Shi Jin was talking about. They smiled and said, "Brother, I will do this if I don't tell you."
Shi Jin nodded, and the two of them immediately took the order. Shi Jin sent someone to take the men from Niushou Mountain down to have a rest, and discuss the matter of Chang'an with Wu Yong.
【Niu Er Mountain】
Li Zhong and Zhou Tong were about to go down the back mountain with their minions. However, the road was really narrow. Before so many people could retreat, they heard a noise at the bottom of the mountain. Whistling minions rushed up the mountain to report. It was said that the officers and soldiers at the bottom of the mountain began to move up the mountain.
Li Zhong was shocked when he heard this. He knew that if he came down like this, he would definitely be unable to escape. He asked Zhou Tong to continue down the mountain from the back mountain with his troops. He took the 800 minions who had no time to go down the mountain to the front mountain and tried their best to go down the mountain. After holding back the officers and soldiers, Li Zhong mounted his horse, rubbed his spear, and led the soldiers to see the officers and soldiers approaching, and immediately killed them down the mountain.
When Hu Yanzhuo heard that there was a massacre on the mountain, he hurriedly led his troops and horses, blocked the road and formed a formation, whipped his horse and came out to kill Li Zhong.
Li Zhongzu was born in Dingyuan, Haozhou. His martial arts were inherited from his family. He made a living by using guns and sticks. People saw that he was very strong and strong, so they called him a tiger general. His name was so majestic that he killed people in such a condescending manner. He came down the mountain to fight with Hu Yanzhuo, but how could he be defeated by Hu Yanzhuo? The two fought for more than ten rounds. Li Zhong was beaten by Hu Yanzhuo's pair of steel whips all over his body. His scalp was numb, and he was no longer his opponent. The minions under his command were killed to pieces by the Forbidden Army, screaming in agony. Li Zhong knew that his power was weak, and if he continued like this, he would definitely destroy his family. Now that Thirty-Six Stratagems were the best, Li Zhong reluctantly used his weapons to attack the horse. Then walked up the mountain.
Seeing that his ability was low, Hu Yanzhuo rode up the mountain, intending to kill the guy under his horse in one fell swoop, then go up to the stronghold and set off a handful of bird fire to completely mix up the bandit's nest, but just after he chased a At the foot of the mountain, a shout of killing suddenly erupted from the mountain. Hu Yanzhuo was shocked. When he looked up, he saw many huge rocks and trees rolling down the mountain. It turned out that the little overlord Zhou Tong had not heard Li Zhongcong's words. Hou Shan went down the mountain to look for reinforcements. He knew that Li Zhong was no match for Hu Yanzhuo, so he lurked in the middle of the mountain. When he saw Hu Yanzhuo coming after Li Zhong, he sent his men to clear away the huge rocks and trees on the mountain. Smashed down.
When Hu Yanzhuo saw this, he hurriedly returned to his horse and went down the mountain. As soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, he saw a shout from the officers and soldiers in the rear team.
Hu Yanzhuo asked: "Why are you shouting?"
One of the soldiers replied: "General, look, a large army of horses is coming this way."
Hu Yanzhuo heard this and looked far into the distance. Sure enough, there was a troop of soldiers and horses galloping towards this side. When he saw where the dust started, he saw a general with a gun in front of him, riding a white horse. He was the one who had fought before. Lin Chong, the leopard-headed man, came over and killed him in a moment. He stopped his position and shouted loudly on his horse: "Where are the officers and soldiers from? They dare to come here to scare people?"
Hu Yanzhuo rode out and shouted: "Stop talking nonsense, just let the horse come over. This time I will give you a good beating, and it will relieve the anger in my heart."
Lin Chong rotated his spear, Hu Yanzhuo danced his two whips, and the two horses crossed each other, shouting from both sides. The two of them fought until they were forty or fifty, and they couldn't decide the winner. Hu Yanzhuo secretly cheered: "The coach of the 180,000 Forbidden Army, his reputation is indeed well-deserved. I was careless." After the fight lasted for more than two hundred rounds, both sides announced gold medals and then retreated to rest for a while.
Hu Yanzhuo stopped for a moment and had just finished the killing. Now he couldn't bear his temper. He rode out into the battle again and shouted: "Coach Lin, come out and decide the outcome with you again. Let's see who you are."
When Lin Chong, the leopard leader, was about to mount his horse, Yang Zhi called out: "Brother, rest a little, let's watch the restaurant catch this guy." After saying that, he immediately wielded his sword and came out to fight with Hu Yanzhuo.
The two fought for one hundred and forty-fifty rounds, still no winner or loser.
Hu Yanzhuo thought to himself again: "This guy is very capable and has a very solid foundation. He is not a side sect that fools people."
Yang Zhi also saw that Hu Yanzhuo was very skilled in martial arts, but after the fight between Hu Yanzhuo and Lin Chong just now, Hu Yanzhuo was no longer as quick as before. Yang Zhi did not want to hurt him, so he only used his eight-point skill to fight for a while and then gave up. After finding a flaw, he turned his horse back and ran back to the main formation.
Hu Yanzhuo also turned his horse's head, as if he had a tacit understanding, and did not pursue him.
Just rest and kill for a while. By this time, it seemed that life and death no longer mattered. Hu Yanzhuo felt an extra pity for the hero in this competition. Until the sun set on the west mountain, both sides retreated their troops. Lin Chong discussed with Yang Zhi. "We have just arrived here. It is not appropriate to approach the stronghold. We should retreat twenty miles and come back to fight tomorrow." He led his small group of men and went to the stronghold through the nearby hills. Li Zhong and Zhou Tong also came down from the back mountain. Come to the big tent and bow down, surrender to the green forest, and join forces together.
Hu Yanzhuo withdrew his troops and sat in the tent. He heard the spy report that there was no one on the mountain, and the thieves took the opportunity to get away. It suddenly dawned on him that he couldn't help but feel puzzled. He thought in his heart: "I expected to kill him here." He was so powerful that he had taken down this group of grass bandits and had a good reputation. How could he know that Lu Lin was coming to join forces again? In the face of such an opponent, the horse given by the emperor could not be taken back. How could I be so unlucky?" said Hu Yanzhuo. I was so melancholy here that I slept until the middle of the night. I saw Hao Lianrong, the prefect, sending someone to rush into the camp and call out: "Tell the general to lead the troops back quickly to protect Chang'an."
Hu Yanzhuo heard the sound and looked panicked when he saw the messenger. The messenger said: "The general is not good. The Green Forest Army attacked the city in large numbers at night. The people in the city rebelled everywhere. The prefect was afraid that the treasury would be lost, so he sent a special order to invite the general. Return to the city to guard the city." Hu Yanzhuo was shocked when he heard this. He quickly put on his armor, led his troops and horses, and returned to Chang'an overnight.
While running along, not even half of the Green Forest Army was seen. The camp that was originally stationed twenty miles outside the mountain was nowhere to be found. It turned out that the Green Forest Army had already left at some unknown time. If it hadn't been for the prefect who sent someone here. Wouldn't it be better to wait until tomorrow to make the deployment? Hu Yanzhuo sighed helplessly and rushed towards Chang'an.