In fact, Ren Yun's name is indeed Xigou. He was named by his husband at his own request.
Xigou came from Juyang County near Leize. He was picked up from the border and brought back to the water village.
At that time, he was already dizzy from hunger, and when he woke up, he was already at Shui Zhai Chu Temple. If an old soldier named Ren didn't feel pity for him and kept him as an auxiliary soldier, Xigou would not have the rest of the story.
Xigou was thin and long at first, but later on, I don’t know who called him Xigou first, and the nickname spread because it was too appropriate.
But in the following years, I don’t know whether it was better to work and eat in the kitchen temple, or whether it was just the way it should be. The thin dog grew stronger and stronger.
Later, Commander Ren made use of his previous connections and promoted him to Qianzhai as a regular soldier.
After years of working together, he has the skills and is smart enough. This small dog can also pull up a group of water bandits, and they will roar into the countryside from time to time.
Later, when Laojun Ren died and had no family, Xigou asked someone to change his name to Ren Yun.
But no one in the village cared about his new name and still called him Xigou. A dog is a dog, and there is no point in changing his name.
After the thin dog killed the two thieves' leaders and stabbed all the disobedient ones to death, he had the flag raised and he formally surrendered to General Shi down the slope.
Zhang Chong never expected that the water bandits on the slope would actually surrender. He marched down the slope to show off his force, just to negotiate with the bandit leader.
He knew that his troops had not yet been fed and could not fight for a long time. He also knew that these bandits were just guest soldiers, and now that the real owner was on the run, they had no reason to fight him here.
Therefore, Zhang Chongyao wanted both sides to stop their troops, but who knew they actually surrendered.
Yang Mao, who was next to Zhang Chong, was suspicious when he saw this:
"Qu Kuai, are there any tricks on the water bandits on this slope? They surrendered before we even fought?"
Zhang Chong also had concerns. He had observed the troops before and knew that these water pirates were not weak soldiers, so he somewhat agreed with Yang Mao's view.
Just when the two were hesitating, Xue's wall door opened wide behind them, and a cow boy led an ox and ran towards Duman.
The cow boy is none other than Tian Jun's younger brother, Tian Xiaoyong.
Previously, Duman wanted to ride an ox out of the wall, but he couldn't ride and was afraid that he would not be able to handle the animal well, so Tian Xiaoyong volunteered and asked Duman to lead the ox out of the wall.
Duman had a bumpy journey, detouring from the right to the front of the formation. When he arrived at Zhang Chong, he was out of breath. He gasped and said:
"Qu~Qu Kuai, the thieves on this slope are really surrendering. I can see it clearly from the wall. This group of water pirates are fighting among themselves and have just killed a group of people. They must have killed all those who wanted to surrender."
Please don’t hesitate to make a strong man feel discouraged.”
When Zhang Chong heard this, he understood immediately, and then rode his horse to the front of the formation to meet the leader of the thief.
Just as Duman guessed, the little dog was restless at the moment.
At the bottom of the slope, the thin dog who came down with only three people was frightened when he saw that General Shi did not respond for a long time below.
He immediately remembered a scene, that was the former leader of the Leize water bandits, Daqukui, who was later beaten up and left with only his confidants to surrender to Cheng Yangling.
But the heads of these latter people were hung on the city gate tower.
Yes, I'm so stupid. Why didn't I think that General Shi would kill prisoners? Thinking of this, sweat trickled down from the thin dog's forehead.
At this time, several of his confidants said a few words to each other, all of them felt that it was too dangerous and they should go back first.
The thin dog couldn't stand it any longer, so he turned around and ran back. If Zhang Chong hadn't come over on horseback, the thin dog might have really returned to the formation.
Seeing Zhang Chong coming alone, the thin dog stopped running away.
To be honest, he was quite curious about General Shi. After all, who doesn't love this kind of hero who can kill generals and capture flags?
Zhang Chong came on horseback and saw Xigou from a distance. He was the one who was proficient in the ring-headed sword technique when he was observing the formation.
Twenty steps away, Zhang Chong dismounted and walked quickly towards Xigou.
Do you know how the thin dog felt at that time?
"A dragon walks like a tiger, but like a god, the energy of hope is captured."
It's just that Xigou is not so educated, so he only said: "This is a hero."
Therefore, before Zhang Chong walked in, Xigou plopped down on his knees, no longer daring to look at Zhang Chong, and just said:
"Ren Yun, the leader of thieves, will know your power today. Please calm down the anger of Thunder and be willing to lead his troops to surrender."
Zhang Chong picked it up, bent down and patted the dust on his knees, rubbed his back and said warmly:
"Ren Jun, you can recognize the great righteousness and abandon swords and soldiers. It's too late for me to rejoice, so how can I be resentful?
Look at who is behind me and who is not my brother. If anyone is broken, it will hurt me.
Now that there is no need for swords and swords, the two pieces of furniture have become one. How can I not be happy about it?
Moreover, you and I are not outsiders, you are a thief and I am a bandit. If we catch each other and fight here, wouldn't it make the powerful men in Chengyang laugh at us?
So, please don’t be uneasy, from now on, you and I are a family.”
Seeing the thin dog nodding from time to time, Zhang Chong took the opportunity to say:
"Ren Jun, why don't you take me into your army first and let me meet the heroes of Lei Ze."
When Xigou heard this, he panicked. He immediately thought of Zhang Chong and advised:
"I dare not hide it from General Shi. Because of the surrender, I have just fought with the leaders of the other two divisions. Now the people in the army are very angry. I am afraid of rebellion and ignorance of destiny. How can I do it if you enter the camp alone?"
Zhang Chong laughed, took the thin dog's arm, and said:
"Ren Jun, since we are brothers, how can we speak the same language? I treat everyone with sincerity, and everyone will treat me with sincerity. I, Zhang Chong, act with complete sincerity."
After saying that, without waiting for the little dog to say more, he half pulled and half led him up the slope with the thin dog on his arm.
Xigou had no choice but to follow him, but his heart was full of fire, and he secretly thought that if there was something he couldn't bear to say, he would have to protect General Zhou Quan even if he had to sacrifice himself.
If not for anything else, it’s because of General Shi’s sincerity.
Several people entered the Leize water bandit camp on the slope. It was said to be a camp, but in fact it was just an area of tents, which were set up haphazardly and without any order.
At this moment, two hundred people crowded together at the entrance of the curtain area. They looked eagerly at a man holding their leader and walking over.
They all guessed that this person might be General Shi, the General Shi they had seen before, beheading generals, seizing flags, and chasing people to the north.
Zhang Chong looked at the group of water bandits in front of him and felt nervous, but he knew that he could not lose his temper at this moment, otherwise all his previous efforts would be wasted.
He took a deep breath, held the dog in his arms all the way, and entered the crowd.
At this moment, Zhang Chong was extremely grateful for his golden finger.
Thanks to it, Zhang Chong patted this person all the way and said that he used the bow well, or beat this person on the chest and said that this person was a good man.
Everyone was confused, how did General Shi know this? They knew that what Zhang Chong was referring to was correct, and they were all recognized tough ones among thieves.
These warriors who were beaten by General Shi already admired heroes in their hearts, but now they were praised by Zhang Chong in front of everyone. Their moods were so excited that they followed Zhang Chong all the way without realizing it.
If you can overlook the Leize water bandit camp, you can find that the tough ones among these thieves have already surrounded Zhang Chong in several circles, almost becoming Zhang Chong's entourage.
In this way, Zhang Chong walked and talked with the water bandits, asking the man where he came from and why he entered the water.
Zhang Chong also said that he was originally a farmer, and he was transported by water, but he was raped by the powerful and forced to lead everyone to survive.
This suddenly led to the relationship with the water pirates, because many of these water pirates also suffered the same fate.
It's not that they are thieves, but the world forces them to do so.
Zhang Chong was so excited that he asked someone to set up a maza for him, and told the water pirates about his journey.
There were Chen Huan and other countrymen who could not bear the insult and rebelled angrily. There was Sun Tingchang who did not know why the world was corrupted. His sacrifice and last wish were sold to the powerful landowner Dayong, and how his father and younger brother died.
Gradually, cries came. These people and stories were not just these people and these things. They were the experiences of all poor men in the world.
When Zhang Chong continued to talk about how he killed Li Jin, sixty-five people fled to the river and made an oath in the forest.
All the water bandits clapped their hands together again, wishing they could join Zhang Chong and other righteous men in accomplishing great things.
And when Zhang Chong finally said that they distributed food to the Qiu people in the surrounding settlements, allocated land to Xue's guests, and hung all the unwilling Xue and his party members from the locust tree, the whole camp burst into thunderous joy.
They found the real leader, a leader who could lead their poor men to survive.
But there was a lot of noise here, but Zhang Chong's tribe down the slope was living like a year.
Seeing Qu Kuai entering the camp alone, they were already embarrassed to just sit down below, but Zhang Chong left and never came back, which made them even more anxious and uneasy.
At this moment, Ding Sheng had walked back and forth in front of the formation for more than ten times. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and asked Yang Mao for orders:
"Tuen Lieutenant, please let Daqi go up with you. Qu Kui hasn't come down for so long. He must be held captive by these grassland water bandits."
Yang Mao frowned, unable to make a decision for the moment.
He was under tremendous pressure at the moment, and he didn't know whether Zhang Chong was safe or in danger. But he still had sense and knew that no matter what the situation was, they would never use troops.
At this moment, he directly persuaded Ding Sheng:
"Daqi, we must not use troops at this moment. If Qu Kuai is in control of the situation now, if we use troops here and the water pirates hesitate, Qu Kui will be in danger.
And if his leader is already behind bars, if we mobilize our troops, then his leader will be even more in danger.
Under the current situation, it is better to calm down and see what happens on the slope."
Du Man is a military think tank. Now that he has said this, everyone can only endure it no matter how hard it is.
But fortunately, after a while, a group of people came down the slope. They pushed several carts and had wine, meat and some corn and firewood.
They walked to the front of the formation, and one of them asked:
"I don't know who is Mr. Du. General Shi asked us to bring some food to everyone. General Shi said that everyone should eat well first, and then set up camp at Sandaoling for garrison. He also said that there would be no more food at night.
After returning to camp, rest in our camp."
As soon as they heard that Zhang Chong would not come back at night, people like Ding Sheng and Zhang Dan were so anxious that they even pulled out their knives.
What else is there to say? Qu Kui must have been detained by these water bandits.
But fortunately, Duman Neixiu came back to his senses after thinking about it for a moment. He quickly stopped the reckless men and said to the group of people on the opposite side:
"I'm Mr. Du, please come over here with the cart." After saying that, he asked someone to go and help.
Then, seeing that everyone was still hesitant, he pointed out:
"Qu Kuan is such a sophisticated person. No matter how dangerous he is, how can he reveal the true nature of our army to these bandits? It must be that Qu Kui has already subdued the thieves and only sent people to bring grain when he saw that we had not eaten.
Even having Qu Kui stay there is to reassure them. Don't worry, it'll be fine. Let's live and cook, and then we'll camp at Sandao Ridge on the right."
After hearing Duman's words, everyone was convinced.
That night, Zhang Chong stayed at Leize camp on Zuopo, and the soldiers devoted themselves to his life.