Chang Yuchun shouted and broke out toward the west. There was an ownerless horse in that direction. Zhao Desheng saw his intention and stepped to block his way.
Chang Yuchun struggled to survive, but Zhao Desheng was unable to stop him. Li Er and others hurriedly followed him, and five or six people fought against him at the same time.
Chang Yuchun used a spear to make it airtight and blocked all incoming attacks. However, he could not break out. He was like a besieged beast, roaring frequently and wailing in despair.
Qin Lingjun had already pulled up the bowstring and aimed at Chang Yuchun's neck. Just when he was about to let go, Zhang Yangquan shouted from behind: "Don't kill him!"
Qin Lingjun moved his aiming head down slightly, and with a "swish" sound, the arrow hit Chang Yuchun's right leg.
Zhao Desheng took advantage of the situation and opened his spear. Li Er shot him in the left leg. The others swarmed up and captured him.
The crowd escorted Chang Yuchun to Zhang Yangquan and Qin Lingjun. Zhang Yangquan got off his horse and said loudly: "Chang Yuchun, are you willing to surrender?"
Chang Yuchun raised his head and said: "If you want to kill, just kill, no need to say more!"
Zhang Yangquan stared at him for a moment and said slowly: "You followed Liu Ju, robbed houses, killed people and set fires, how can you still be considered a hero? I saw your bravery, so I gave you a chance to change your ways!"
Chang Yuchun was stunned for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said: "A man has a clear distinction between grudges and grudges. Liu Ju saved my life. Shouldn't I repay his kindness?"
Zhao Desheng admired Chang Yuchun's martial arts and persuaded him: "Brother Chang, you have sacrificed your life for Liu Ju several times just now, but you were abandoned by him. You have repaid his life-saving grace, and no one will say that you are ungrateful. It is better to abandon the secret and turn to the bright side.
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Chang Yuchun was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head.
"If I leave him at this time, I will trap him to death!"
Zhang Yangquan wondered: "Why is this?"
Chang Yuchun said: "Zhang Mingjian has long been dissatisfied with Liu Ju's secret development of strength. He only tolerates it because he wants to use him to recruit more people. If I am not by his side, he will be harmed by Zhang Mingjian!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "Then do you plan to follow Liu Ju and rob families and homes for the rest of your life?"
Chang Yuchun was silent for a while and said: "When I was about to starve to death, Liu Ju gave me five steamed buns. I secretly swore at that time that no matter what he did to me in the future, I would keep him safe for five years." p>
"Then how long have you been with him?"
"It's been three years."
Zhang Yangquan raised his voice and said: "If I say that I am willing to wait for you for two years to fulfill your vow, will you be willing to join Longtan Village after two years?"
After hearing this, everyone was surprised.
Chang Yuchun was stunned for a long time, cupped his hands, and said word by word: "Two years from now, no matter whether Longtan Village exists or not, no matter where you are, Chang Yuchun has traveled thousands of miles and will definitely return to his command!"
The monkey said: "Hey, what are you talking about? Aren't you cursing our Longtan Village?"
Zhang Yangquan raised his hand to signal the monkey to shut up, stepped forward to support Chang Yuchun, and said happily: "How about waiting for two years to get a strong general like you?"
Chang Yuchun bowed again, pulled out the arrow from his leg, declined Zhang Yangquan's offer to heal his wounds, found a horse, and rode away.
Zhang Yangquan and the Qin sisters led the team to recover the bodies of the brothers who died in the battle, and then escorted the convoy of Shangshui Village and Zhao Desheng's family to Longtan Village.
Zhao Desheng brought people to surrender and was directly appointed as a centurion by him. Along the way, Zhao Desheng had a good chat with Li Er and became good friends.
Li Er called the monkey again and introduced him to him.
When we arrived at Longtan Village, it was already dusk, and the twilight was getting darker. Guo Niansheng was informed first, and he led many people to wait at the foot of the mountain. On the entire way up the mountain, there were village soldiers holding torches to light up.
A convoy of more than 2,000 people began to go up the mountain one after another.
Zhang Yangquan stood at the foot of the mountain and thought to Qin Ling on the side: "Second Village Master, you take two hundred cavalry and return to Qianhu Station immediately. We have robbed Zhang Mingjian of a village, and he will not let it go!" p>
Qin Lingsi touched the head of the horse beside her and said, "Humph, are we afraid of him?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "You may not know that Zhang Mingjian now has more than a thousand cavalry. If we really fight, we won't get any advantage!"
"What!" Qin Lingsi's mouth opened in a circle, she was stunned for a long time, her eyes shone and she said, "Where did he get so many horses?"
Qin Lingjun glanced at her sideways and said, "He recently got a lot of gold and silver from the Zheng family, and merchants in the west of the city also paid him protection fees. He used all the money to buy horses from the Zheng family!" p>
"How come I don't know about this?"
Qin Lingjun crossed her arms and said: "Who told you to always regard yourself as a bole? You only go to the horse market to look for thousand-mile horses every day!"
"Isn't that just to save more good horses for the village?"
Qin Ling held the riding whip with both hands angrily, gritted her silver teeth and said, "I'm so angry. I wake up early every day and finally buy a dozen good horses for the village at a low price. He actually got more than a thousand horses in one go!" Turning around and glaring at Zhang Yangquan: "Why don't we learn from them and ask businessmen for protection money!"
Qin Lingjun scolded: "You are talking nonsense again. You have finally improved the security in the city and maintained the stability of the commercial market. Do you want to waste all your efforts?"
Qin Lingsi blushed and pouted: "I, I'm just a little worried. Zhang Mingjian is so powerful that we can't even defeat him, let alone capture Jiangdu!"
Zhang Yangquan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Zhang Mingjian is really bold and careful in his actions. Normally, if you have just been ordered to be installed by the General Manager's Office, you should be careful to avoid being jealous of the General Manager's Office. Fortunately for him, he actually forced a strong man with great fanfare.
, has not yet been questioned by the General Manager."
Qin Lingjun frowned and said: "Does it mean that he also has capable people under his command, and he is sure that the Tartar Prince will not doubt him because of this?"
Qin Lingsi snorted and said: "I don't think he thinks that much at all. He only thinks about expanding his strength. The Tatar prince only cares about pleasure, how can he think about so much!"
Qin Lingjun lightly touched Zhang Yangquan's arm with her arm: "Military advisor, I agree with what the younger sister said next. Should we also start recruiting troops secretly?"
Zhang Yangquan hesitated for a moment and said: "Let's wait a little longer. If my prediction is right, Boluo Buhua will take the initiative to let us recruit troops within this month. There is no need to rush."
Qin Ling thought: "Then let me bring more people back to Qianhu Station. If Zhang Mingjian really brings the cavalry to cause trouble, we must be prepared!"
Qin Lingjun did not refute her sister this time.
"Zhang Mingjian has expanded his army to more than 3,000 people, including more than 1,000 cavalry. We only have 1,000 people in the city, which is really inappropriate. Why not bring all 800 people in the village for reinforcements?"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "There is no need to bring people there. Although we have not recruited troops, we can still deal with Zhang Mingjian. Second village leader, please bring people back to the city immediately. If Zhang Mingjian is found to be causing trouble tomorrow, you will do this..."<
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The words were divided into two parts. After Liu Ju fled back to Ximen Qianhu Station, he immediately complained to Zhang Mingjian. He only said that when he was patrolling in the western suburbs, he saw the Beimen Army coming to rob the villagers and had a fight with them.
Because the opponent had more cavalry, we lost the battle.
Zhang Mingjian listened without saying a word, glanced at Liu Ju and said, "Brother Liu Ju, where is Chang Baihu?"
Liu Ju said angrily: "Brother Chang was killed by them in order to cover my retreat!"
Zhang Mingjian narrowed his eyes, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.