Zhu Biao followed Lin Chong and led Liangshan's troops to kill the group of officers and soldiers. However, when the previous "teacher" saw that the situation was not good, he couldn't care about the pile of loose sand and led the hundreds of people who were still near the Zhu family compound. Then he fled all the way, running out of the back gate of Zhujiazhuang, panicking and hoping that Yuncheng County would chase him away.
Zhu Biao led a group of people in pursuit, while Lin Chong led his troops to sweep away and kill all the officers and soldiers scattered throughout the Hu family. Seeing that the young people of the Hu family had the support of the people from Green Forest, they were not afraid of those officers and soldiers. , those officials collected the weapons that the officers and soldiers had previously collected from the firewood shed behind the Hu family compound and distributed them to everyone. At the same time, they also found the Hu family manager hanging from a beam in the side room in the backyard. A young man rushed up to rescue him. Before he could untie the rope and let him down, he heard the steward shouting for them to go to the cellar in the backyard to rescue Hu Taigong, Hu Cheng, and Hu Sanniang. When the villagers heard this, they immediately separated. The people went there, and sure enough, deep in the cellars where wine and food were stored, three people who were tied tightly like rice dumplings were brought up.
At this time, Hu Sanniang saw the light of day again. Before she could rejoice, she heard the sound of shouting for death. Looking around, under the dim dusk, the entire Hujiazhuang was reflected in the flames, and the color of the fire was swaying. half of the sky.
"This... what is going on," Hu Taigong has never seen Hujiazhuang have such a disaster as it is now. Looking at the fire and the chaotic shouts and cries, he could not imagine for a moment what is going on. One thing.
A young man from the village said: "The dog officer wants to massacre the village. Although we have no weapons in our hands, we will not risk our lives for the wives and children of each family. The officers and soldiers who were killed were anxious and set fire to it. "
When Hu Sanniang heard this, she became furious. As soon as she was freed from the ropes, she twisted her sore and numb body and gritted her teeth and said: "Where is Pi Guangqiu? Take me there."
While another Zhuang Ding was untying Hu Cheng, he interjected and said, "I just saw Master Zhu Biao leading a group of people to chase him."
"Biaozi is here," Grand Duke Hu said with a somewhat relieved tone.
"Seeing that half of the body was covered in blood, it felt like someone was coming from Liangshan," said the villager.
"The people from Liangshan are here too," Hu Cheng's heart that had just been put down was rising again, but Hu Sanniang was not surprised, but felt a little relieved.
The villager then replied: "A gunman came with a lot of troops and is now fighting to the death with the remaining officers and soldiers outside."
"The one who used the gun," Hu Sanniang didn't know in her heart whether the person who used the gun was Shi Jin who came to visit her that night, or maybe it was the person who rescued her that night.
At this time, the general manager of the Hu family had brought several rescued boys and two horses. The accompanying boys brought Hu Sanniang and Hu Cheng's weapons.
Hu Sanniang held the two swords in her hands and asked Hu Cheng to protect her father. Then she got on her horse and ran out of the front yard. However, she saw that there were corpses everywhere along the way to the front hall. Their arms were broken and the bricks under their feet were covered with dirt. It was dyed a layer of blood, and the walls and window lattice were covered with blood and flesh everywhere. Seeing all this in Hu Sanniang's eyes, the tragic scenes of the fighting could not help but emerge one after another, as if they were all vividly displayed. In Hu Sanniang's mind, Hu Sanniang was gritting her teeth fiercely, but she was so moved by the scene. There were also many Zhuang Ding who fell among them, especially in the front yard. When they left the courtyard, they took a casual look. There will always be familiar faces, pale and dripping in a pool of blood. Although Hu Sanniang is a woman at heart, the tragic scene of the massacre, coupled with the fire everywhere and the heart-wrenching cries of women and children, made Hu Sanniang feel vague and secretly crying. Two lines of tears came.
Hu Sanniang clutched the simple knife in her hand tightly, and rode away quickly. She wished she could go ahead and look for those defeated troops, so that she could chop off their heads as a memorial. However, Hu Sanniang walked around without seeing any officers and soldiers, so she must have The men and horses sent by Liangshan were driven to death. Now, people were panicking to put out the fire. Many unfamiliar faces were mixed in the fire-fighting team. Hu Sanniang guessed that they must be from Liangshan without asking.
When Sanzhuang attacked Liangshan before, the officers and soldiers did not come. This time the officers and soldiers came, but it was unexpected. Instead, Liangshan came to rescue the emergency. Is this irony or retribution... Hu Sanniang thought about it in her heart, and she was free of rein, but she met a man head-on. Man, that man was riding around on his horse, directing people to put out the fire in an orderly manner.
Hu Sanniang came back to her senses from her wild thoughts and took a closer look at this person. She saw that this person was wearing light armor and his words and deeds were very low-key. Despite this, his whole body exuded a temperament that people did not dare to despise. Behind the saddle was On the hanging ring was a spear stained with blood. This must be the leader sent by Liangshan.
And the man also saw Hu Sanniang at this time. In the chaos, the man on horseback was particularly abrupt. When the man came in front of him, he was courteous on the horse. Because Liangshan rescued the emergency, he was kind to their Hu family, so he did not dare to neglect her at the moment. , hurriedly dismounted and bowed, and the man quickly helped him up. The two exchanged polite words. Only then did Hu Sanniang realize that this man was sent by Shi Jin, and the humble gentleman in front of him turned out to be Lin Chong, the instructor of the 180,000 Imperial Army. This made Hu Sanniang look at the man in front of her with admiration.
At this time, Zhu Biao, who was chasing the "coach", also came back with his troops. He met with the two of them, looking quite frustrated. Coupled with the long fight and the many wounds on his body, Zhu Biao made Zhu Biao Biao looked embarrassed and tired, so Sanniang Hu quickly took the two of them and invited them into the courtyard of Hu's family. Taigong Hu and Hu Cheng greeted everyone and quickly asked the servants to clean a side room, and everyone sat down immediately.
Just before everyone's seats were warmed up, another group of people came outside, and it was none other than Shi Jin.
It turned out that after Shi Jin asked Zhu Biao to go, he waited for a long time but no one came. He couldn't help but feel a little worried. Because Lin Chong was very prudent and considerate, he sent Lin Chong with 300 men to see what was going on, but he didn't want to meet him. After such a major event, Lin Chong came in and killed the officers and soldiers. While assigning people to put out the fire, he sent people back to report everything that happened here to Shi Jin. It was after listening to what Lin Chong's men sent back that Shi Jin personally led the way. Come with a small team of people.
Everyone took Shi Jin into the room, just exchanged greetings and bowed, and everyone sat down.
Zhu Biao said angrily: "After chasing for a long time, I asked your 'coach' to get away."
When Hu Sanniang heard this, he was talking about her. She thought that this enemy was always complaining. If she hadn't seen him injured, she would have argued with him. At that moment, Hu Sanniang curled her lips and couldn't help but retorted: "Obviously. Officers and soldiers, who is my instructor?"
"This is my first time in a closed-door pit. I waited outside for a long time before I was allowed in. The guy kept saying that he was the new instructor hired by your family to protect the family. Who would have thought that this guy confiscated my weapon? , I joined a group of people in the front hall to have sex with me, but I chopped them down. Later, they started fighting, and I found out that they were from the government. How could you be so confused that you allowed people from the government to sneak in and cause trouble? "Zhu Biao said this, although his words were harsh, but his tone no longer meant to complain.
Because Shi Jin was present, he had to distance himself from the relationship with the government, and immediately said: "When that group of people came earlier, they did it in the name of the government, because at that time Sanzhuang was facing Liangshan..." When he said this, Taigong Hu laughed. Everyone knew the meaning of the two words, so they didn’t explain it at the moment, just kept it vague, and continued: "I just thought that I was here to protect the family and the courtyard, and I was overjoyed. At that time, I thought I could be saved. Who would have thought, these beasts ..." As he spoke, Taigong Hu gritted his teeth with hatred, seeing that look was really heartbreaking.
Seeing that his father was speaking intermittently, Hu Cheng took over and said, "While I was waiting for him to come in, this guy was fine. But after he met my sister, his expression changed. Later, officers and soldiers took over the garrison. Farmer Zhuang Ding On the pretext that there was no need to intervene, the five hundred villagers of the Hu family were dismissed. Their weapons and armor were confiscated, and then they were sent back to their respective houses. Only then did we know that this person was not from Yuncheng County. The captain was a military captain dispatched by the state government. There was no movement from the government in those few days. It was because Yuncheng County did not dare to send troops, so it was him who was waiting. This guy said his name is Pi Guangqiu,"
Hu Cheng said this, and everyone probably understood it clearly. Hu Sanniang took over the conversation at this time and said: "That man was very polite to my father and brother before, but when he came, he got the news from Yuncheng County that I was The captives were now released intact. Napi Guangqiu felt that there was something fishy here, so he tied us all up. The whole family, including the young boy, was all tied up and imprisoned. I was also interrogated about this matter, and after asking a few questions, an officer and soldier who reported the news came in, whispered a few words, and then left."
"That's when I came," Zhu Biao interjected at this time: "No wonder that guy was so hesitant and refused to let me in easily. But then again, if I had known earlier that this guy dared to tie up Taishan, uncle, If you dare to bully my sister, how can you be polite to him? He would have knocked him over with three punches and two kicks and stabbed him to death." Although Zhu Biao was telling a joke like this on purpose, he wanted Hu Sanniang to laugh, and it was also considered as a way to forgive him for what he had complained about before. "A small apology." However, who would have thought that Zhu Biao, who was usually not very funny, wanted to make a joke at the last moment, and there was no smile on Hu Sanniang's face. On the contrary, Hu Taigong was kind and squinted his eyes with a slight smile. Looking at him, Zhu Biao would not think that the joke was too cold.
Hu Cheng said at this time: "In the final analysis, we have to thank the commander for his life-saving grace."
Shi Jin, who had been just listening until now, had no choice but to speak, and said with a smile: "I don't dare to take the responsibility for saving my life. I'm afraid it will be late and make you suffer." After saying this, Shi Jin changed his subject and said very He asked sharply: "Brother Hu Cheng, you just said that Pi Guangqiu told you that the troops from Yuncheng County did not dare to come here. They waited for the troops from the state capital to come before they dared to take action."
"Yes, Pi Guangqiu accidentally said it when introducing his identity, saying that there are not many people in Yuncheng County, and they are far from Liangshan's opponent. He is the only one who has this ability, so we can rest assured."
Shi Jin nodded, but Zhu Biao was keenly aware of the opportunity. It was like a seed of revenge falling into the gap between the boulders, and began to take root and sprout, an idea that he had never dared to think about before. , at this time, it was growing crazily and spreading in Zhu Biao’s heart...