Chapter Twelve: The Heavenly King Wields Troops in Zengtou City
Fan Rui led his two sworn brothers to capture Zhongmu County. The county magistrate Le Weiyu was chopped into eight pieces in the melee, and his bloody head was hung on the head of Ximen City. It turned out that the imperial court allocated Fan Rui 100,000 soldiers and horses, and five
Ten thousand people were stationed in the city, and 50,000 people were brought out by Fan Rui to garrison outside the city. Now the three brothers of Fan Rui were the dominant force in the city, and there were no other officers and soldiers who refused to surrender. Fan Rui killed the old troops of the county magistrate Le Weiyu and the county captain Cao Ling.
Kill them all, cut down the "Mingjing hangs high" sign on the yamen, and issue an order - those who are willing to go and serve the Green Forest Army will stay, and those who do not want to fight can also disarm and return to their fields!
Fan Rui killed all the three or four thousand people originally stationed in the city to avoid future troubles. Among the 100,000 people, excluding the seven or eight thousand casualties in the defection battle, the remaining number was only over 90,000.
More than 30,000 people did not want to leave their homes, so they took off their armor and left, leaving only 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses in Fan Rui's hands. Xiang Chong and Li Gun counted and rectified the soldiers and horses, and Fan Rui immediately wrote a letter and sent a quick horse.
When he was sent to the camp of the Green Forest Army, Shi Jin and others were also happy when they heard this.
Fan Rui sent soldiers and horses to blockade the Fuku County government office to appease the people, and settled all the complicated matters in the city that night. At dawn the next day, the three of them left the city together until Shi Jin entered the village, where they prostrated themselves on the ground. Shi Jin helped the three of them up.
, please go and sit down in the tent. When the three of them met Shi Jin, they did not believe him at all. They confided in each other and told their stories of their lives. The three of them asked all the leaders to go to Zhongmou City, kill cattle and horses, and take care of Shi Jin.
Enter the commander-in-chief and many generals, and reward the three armies for their service.
During the banquet, Fan Rui learned that it was Ruyunlong Gongsun Sheng who was setting up the formation to cast spells that day. He was immediately happy and held the wine glass in front of him to pay homage. Gongsun Sheng also raised his glass to greet him. As the two drank from each other, they discussed some issues.
Fan Rui was even more interested in Gongsun Sheng's way of practicing magic. Gongsun Sheng was also happy to see that Fan Rui had excellent character and valued friendship. The two met like old friends, and Gongsun Sheng also felt that it was fate.
This man regained his potential, and he had the intention of accepting a disciple. It was just a banquet, and Fan Rui happily accepted Gongsun Sheng as his teacher. From then on, Fan Rui followed Gongsun Sheng day by day, and Gongsun Sheng gradually taught the "Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Zhengdharma"
with him.
Everyone was overjoyed. After eating the food and wine, they led the oxen and horses, set up camp, loaded up their luggage, gathered their troops and horses, and entered Zhongmou City together with Fan Rui and others.
After talking about Shi Jin's attack on the city and territory here, let's go back in time and talk about the situation of Liangshan and other brothers on the other side.
Since Song Jiang openly broke with Liangshan, completely tearing apart the remaining face between him and Chao Gai, Chao Gai sought revenge on Song Jiang for all his old grudges. At that time, Song Jiang had already hidden himself in the imperial court.
The hem of his skirt fell down. However, Song Jiang took away Li Kui, Hua Rong, Huang Xin, Yan Shun, Zheng Tianshou and others, as well as five or six thousand soldiers and horses. This made Liangshan, who had experienced the battle of Yuncheng, even more powerful.
weaken.
On the one hand, Chao Gai used a banner to recruit capable and righteous people, and on the other hand, he sent out handwritten letters through his former friends in the world of martial arts, asking some reclusive masters to come out. And this Lu Junyi was one of them.
Chao Gai and Lu Junyi had only been friends for a long time. They had frequently exchanged letters when they were in Shijie Village. However, in terms of ability, Chao Gai preferred this righteous man. After Chao Gai's hard work, Lu Junyi was a little shaken, and
Later, he had a dispute with local officials over real estate matters and was framed. Thanks to Lu Junyi's personal entourage, a man named Prodigal Yan Qing rushed to Liangshan to report the news. Chao Gai hurriedly sent Shi Yong, Shi Xiu, and Yang Xiong with five hundred
The gangster disguised himself and sneaked into the city to rob the prison. His name was Lu Fang. Guo Sheng led two thousand soldiers and horses to meet him outside the city. After a bloody battle, he rescued Lu Junyi and went up the mountain. He survived. In addition to being grateful,
Lu Junyi even planned to fully assist Chao Gai.
Lu Junyi commanded Yan Qing to quietly move his family back to the mountain with a hundred and ten capable men. Just as the heroes' army and horses had arrived at the dock of Liangshan Mountain and were about to make the transition, they saw a big man on the road by the reed bank looking at Lu Junyi.
bye.
In the darkness of the sunset, Lu Junyi hurriedly dismounted from his horse to support the embarrassed man, and asked: "Who is this hero? How do you bow to me when you see him?"
The man stood up and looked at Lu Junyi with red eyes and said: "The villain's surname is Duan and his double name is Jingzhu. Have you forgotten?"
Duan Jingzhu? Lu Junyi suddenly remembered that this person Duan Jingzhu, because of his red hair and yellow beard, was called "Golden Retriever Dog" on the road. His ancestor Guan was from Zhuozhou. He made a living by stealing horses in the north.
Lu Junyi also found this person through his friends in the world, and wanted to buy a good horse and BMW from him to give to Shi Jin as a meeting gift. Who would have thought that when Lu Junyi and Duan Jingzhu met for the first time, Duan Jingzhu
Then he told him a piece of news. It turned out that at the beginning of this winter, Duan Jingzhu went to the north of Qianggan Ridge and saw a good horse.
One foot long, hoof to spine, eight feet high. The horse can travel a thousand miles in a day. It is famous in the north and is called "Zhaoye Jade Lion Horse."
Jingzhu wanted to steal it, but there were seventeen or eight golden soldiers guarding the herds. Duan Jingzhu couldn't say hello, so he returned to Zhongyuan. He thought he didn't have all the people, so he was summoned by Lu Junyi. At that time, Lu Junyi heard that it was
Zhaoye Jade Lion Horse was overjoyed at the time. Not only did they find the manpower for Duan Jingzhu, but they also gave them gold and silver to use. They decided to price the horse at one hundred and fifty taels.
"Isn't this Brother Duan? Why is he in such a mess?" Lu Junyi was shocked: "Is it possible that the stolen horse was lost?"
Duan Jingzhu was in rags, and his hair was all thorny. He looked down and saw that he was no different from a beggar. Duan Jingzhu sighed, and said as if he was full of grievance and resentment: "Jin Bing was kidnapped by the little boy.
A few people diverted the horse away, but the horse was stolen without any damage. I wanted to bring the horse as a gift to the leader as a sign of my intention. Who would have thought that when I arrived in the southwest of Lingzhou, I passed by Zengtou City.
When he was young, he was snatched away by the "Five Tigers of the Zeng Family". The villain begged him for it, saying it belonged to Lu Junyi of Liangshan. Unexpectedly, the fellow not only refused to give it, but instead scolded us up and down Liangshan Mountain with filth. Those swear words, the villain
They didn't dare to say anything. Not only that, but they came to chop with knives. Most of the brothers who were traveling with them were hacked to death by them. The little man was so agile that he risked his life to resist the killing, so he escaped. I am here to tell you."
When Lu Junyi heard this, he felt angry and said: "In that case, you don't have to blame yourself. Come back to the village with me and we will discuss it again." Then he took Duan Jingzhu with him and got off the boat together to the golden beach.
Go ashore.
King Chao Tian and other leaders brought Lu Junyi and others to the Juyi Hall, and Duan Jingzhu also paid homage to many leaders of the village. Lu Junyi went up the mountain. This was a happy event, so King Chao ordered the drums to be played and held a celebration banquet.
Chao Gai saw that many men and horses had been added to the village, and heroes from all over were coming to look for the wind. Therefore, he called Li Yun and Tao Zongwang, who had defected to the village a few days ago, to supervise the work and build more houses and fences on all sides of the village. Today, Lu Junyi took his family up the mountain. Chao Gai
A spacious and comfortable house had been prepared for them a long time ago, and Lu Junyi and others were accommodated there.
At the banquet, Chao Gai looked at Duan Jingzhu carefully and saw that although this man was now thin and thick, he also had an unusual appearance. Chao Gai had heard earlier that Duan Jingzhu was good at horse-drawing and he could be said to be a great talent in the world.
Chao Gai liked this skilled man, so when Lu Junyi asked Chao Gai for instructions and told Duan Jingzhu about joining the gang, Chao Gai agreed without any hesitation.
When Duan Jingzhu saw it, he quickly knelt down and worshiped Chao Gai and Lu Junyi again. Lu Junyi talked about the Night Shining Jade Lion Horse again. Everyone learned that it had been robbed when they returned, and everyone was angry and annoyed.
We were born as bandits in Liangshan. I didn’t expect that anyone would dare to rob our bandits’ goods. This was obviously a provocation! Chao Gai immediately sent a few clever horse scouts to Zengtou City to find out the whereabouts of the horse.
Those minions went away for four or five days and came back to report to the leaders: "There are more than 3,000 families in Zengtou City. One of them is called Zeng Family Mansion. The ancestors of this family were originally from the Kingdom of Jin, and the old man who heads the family is named
Elder Zeng gave birth to five children, who were named the Five Tigers of the Zeng family: the eldest son was called Zeng Tu, the second was called Zeng Mi, the third was called Zeng Suo, the fourth was called Zeng Kui, and the third was called Zeng Kui.
Five of them were called Zeng Sheng. In addition, there was Shi Wengong, a gun and stick teacher, and Su Ding, an assistant gun and stick teacher in the manor. In Zengtou market, six or seven thousand people gathered, set up a stockade, and built fifty
The remaining vehicles were stuck in the car, and they swore that they were incompatible with our Liangshan Green Forest Army. They made it known that not only would they capture all the leaders of our village, but they would also personally capture and kill the Green Forest Army one by one. The thousand-mile jade lion horse was now killed by that
The gun and stick teacher Shi Wengong rode. In addition, there was something abominable about that guy, and he even wrote a few poems that made the children in the market sing: Shake the iron bell, and all the gods and ghosts will be frightened. The iron cart is locked with iron locks, and it goes up and down.
There are sharp nails. Sweep the green forest army in Liangshan, exterminate Chao Gai and kill Shi Jin! Capture the jade unicorn alive, capture the wise stars alive! The Zeng family gave birth to five tigers! They are famous all over the world! This ballad has been widely circulated in Zengtou City, and no one can sing it.
It’s really unbearable!”
After Chao Gai heard this, he was furious and said: "How dare this beast be so rude! I must go through this myself! If I don't catch this beast, I swear I will not return to the mountain!"
Lu Junyi said: "My elder brother is the master of the mountain stronghold and should not be touched lightly. My younger brother has just gone up the mountain for the first time and has not made any achievements. I am willing to go on this trip."
Chao Gai looked away and said: "I don't want to take away your credit. You just went up the mountain today and had a good rest after a long journey. Now Zeng Tou Shi has raised his tail to the sky and dared to go against the will of heaven! Furthermore, he dared
I have spoken out to humiliate my second brother Shi Jin. No matter what, I have to go through this in person, for the sake of Liangshan and green forests, for my second brother, and for myself. I will let my good brother go there next time.
" Seeing that Chao Gai was determined, Lu Junyi stopped trying to persuade him.