() The red-haired ghost Liu Tang and the boatman Zhang Heng saw Zhang Shun jumping into the moat. They were not surprised but overjoyed. Knowing that Bai Tiaoshui and Bai Tiaoshui in the waves hurriedly ordered the soldiers to keep an eye on the remaining Liu Tang and Zhang Heng, also called soldiers
After taking the bamboo pole and preparing to salvage it, Liu Tang and Zhang Heng sneered when they saw it and said nothing.
Illusive Demon King Qiao Daoqing just thought it was troublesome, so he stretched out his hand to stop him; he pulled out the sword from behind, pinched the magic formula, and drew it down. Suddenly, there were countless logs two or three feet high floating in the air. With a wave of Qiao Daoqing's sword,
It was smashed vertically downwards in various directions, causing the river to turbulence. After the flattery was sent, Qiao Daoqing directed the log to smash for a while, and then stopped the spell.
Faced with the flattery of the two men, Qiao Daoqing seemed to have a tired look on his face. He put away his sword and remained silent, only giving an order to enter the city.
Liu Tang was stunned and Zhang Heng, Chuanhuo'er, looked at him with relief. The two of them closed their mouths and allowed the soldiers to push them around without making a sound.
"Let's go into the city! See General Sun!" Dai Mei shouted, calling for the soldiers to lead the way.
When they arrived in the city, Sun Qi had already greeted him outside the mansion, freeing up the best house for Qiao Daoqing and Sun An to live in. Just as Qiao Daoqing sat down to talk to Sun Qi, Beicheng guards Niu Geng and Cai Ze sent someone to deliver the news.
Sun An, the palace commander, also arrived.
Sun Qi was overjoyed and went to Beicheng to greet Niu Wenzhong in person. After Niu Wenzhong's death, Sun An, the palace commander, was the highest-ranking military officer of the Jin Dynasty. Therefore, compared to Qiao Daoqing, he should have the final say in terms of face.
Unlike Qiao Daoqing, the palace commander Sun An's face was not as good-looking as those, not to mention the corpse of Mei Yu and the seriously injured Lu Qing accompanying the army.
Sun Qi was frightened and hurriedly asked why. Sun An asked a few words if the Imperial Master had arrived. After hearing this from Sun Qi, Sun An felt relieved and ordered Sun Qi to find a place to set up a memorial shed and put Mei Yu's body in it.
, and ordered people to lift Lu Qing to look for Qiao Daoqing.
Sun Qi complied with the instructions one by one. When Qiao Daoqing heard that Sun An was coming, he ordered the soldiers to open the middle door and put Lu Qing's stretcher in.
Qiao Daoqing had always had some medical skills, but after seeing Lu Qing's injuries, he saw that a large piece of his chest and abdomen had collapsed, and he didn't know how many bones were broken. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked Sun An who did it.
"That monk has a ferocious appearance, and is all dressed in embroidery. He is very vicious, and even among the soldiers, no one could ask for his name." Sun An, the palace commander, shook his head and said, "I guess my martial arts skills are not as good as that of the leopard-headed Lin Chong whom I befriended!"
Qiao Daoqing pondered for a while: "It must be Hua Monk Lu Zhishen. He used to be an official in Weizhou. No wonder he is so powerful! My dear brother, you must be careful when you meet these two people next time."
"Then Lu Qing's injury...can it still be saved?" Sun An asked.
Qiao Daoqing shook his head repeatedly: "Ordinary methods are useless. Unless a master of Zhu Youshu uses the method of transplanting flowers and trees, a wonderful cure can be achieved. But the inheritance of Zhu Youshu has been weak since ancient times, and the method of grafting flowers and trees has been lost long ago. What can be done?
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The two of them sighed for a while, and Qiao Daoqing got up to capture the three generals. It might as well be that someone fell into the water at the suspension bridge. Sun An praised: "With these two people here, it is enough. Instead of those birdmen whose consciences were eaten by dogs,
Come and pay homage to Master Niu Wenzhong! We will start a battle with the Song army tomorrow and capture a few more of him!"
National Preceptor Qiao Daoqing thought so. Sun An saw that he had no way to cure Lu Qing, so he could just ask the soldiers to carry Lu Qing to the military medical office in the city, and he would decide whether he lived or died.
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Just after waking up in the morning, Ximen Qing received a notice that Liu Tang, Zhang Heng, and Zhang Shun were missing, and the gate of the village behind was wide open. Ximen Qing was furious, and he and Dadao Guan Sheng raised the Chinese military tent and ordered all ministries to quickly count the number of soldiers.
Report.
In less than half an hour, the situation became clear. The soldiers led by the three men each left part of the way, and the total number was about 3,000. When Ximen Qing heard the news, he had a problem in his heart, and discussed with Guan Sheng: "This
The three brothers must have been jealous of this effort and sneaked out of the camp. It would be better if nothing happened to them."
Guan Sheng said worriedly: "It took a lot of effort to improve military discipline. The three of them ignore military discipline and are doing a disservice to the army!"
"If you come back without incident, you will be punished according to the law!" Ximen Qing did not intercede on behalf of Liu Tang and others. In his opinion, the three of them had committed old Liangshan habits and violated military discipline this time, and they should indeed be dealt with: "Marshal
Don’t save face for me!”
Guan Sheng knew what Ximen Qing was thinking, and said thoughtfully: "Now we should send out spies to search along the road. If nothing happens to the three of us, we will deal with it later!"
Ximen Qing then ordered people to call Shi Qian, and sent out spies to look for Liu Tang and three other people, as well as the missing three thousand soldiers. When Shi Qian heard that several Liangshan leaders were missing, he went there himself.
It would cause turmoil, so the news was blocked first. When there was news, Shi Qian came to report an hour later: "I met Generals Qin Ming and Sun Li on the east road. I saw Liu Tang and others with my own eyes."
The three of them were captured by the demon Qiao Daoqing, but the soldiers were nowhere to be seen."
Ximen Qing cursed: "These thieves are so bold. Something happened this time, right? All three thousand soldiers must have been killed!"
Dadao Guan Sheng saw that Ximen Qing was scolding fiercely, so he persuaded him in turn: "No matter what, those brothers were captured by the enemy, and they must find a way to rescue them."
"Even if he was rescued, he still had to be punished!" Ximen Qing refused to give up, knowing that the harder he scolded, the less Guan Sheng would dare to punish him. Later, seeing that Guan Sheng's attitude remained the same, he gave up.
When he saw a commotion in front of the camp, Shi Qian came out and reported: "It's the ambushing troops from the North Road who have returned."
When they were young, Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen and others happily entered the Chinese army's tent to report. Suddenly, Ximen Qing and Guan Sheng had strange expressions. After asking, they found out what happened to Liu Tang and the other three people. Their joy suddenly disappeared.
Dadao Guan Sheng still ordered someone to take the merit book and record everyone's merits. After a while, Qin Ming and Sun Li, who were ambushing troops on the east road, also arrived. Seeing the solemn silence of everyone in the tent, they knew that everyone already knew about it and stood silently beside them.
Could it be that those three brothers will soon be beheaded by the enemy and hung at the south gate of Zhaode City?
An ominous thought echoed in the Chinese military tent.
"Then Qiao Daoqing must have some intention to capture my three generals alive."
At this time, Ximen Qing's voice suddenly came to mind in the Zhongjun tent. He had been thinking about this issue since just now.
"Now that Zhaode City is heavily defended, it's probably not that easy to sneak in and get information." Ximen Qing continued: "But I think Qiao Daoqing will come up with conditions soon, so we might as well try to find out what's going on."
Ximen Qing's words were a comfort, and the atmosphere in the Zhongjun tent suddenly relaxed slightly.
Guan Sheng also expressed his support for Ximen Qing's idea. At this moment, a wet man broke in from outside the tent, trembling all over and with thirty-six teeth in his mouth tapping back and forth like a drum. It was Langli Baitiao Zhang Shun.
Everyone was surprised and happy. Ximen Qing saw that Zhang Shun's mouth and nose were a little blue, so he ordered the soldiers to take Zhang Shun down to dry him and put him into clean clothes.
After a while, Zhang Shun came back and had dried himself and changed his clothes. Ximen Qing waved his hand and ordered someone to bring a cup of hot tea for Zhang Shun to drink. Then he asked what happened in detail.
"The demon is so powerful. Illusion can reach the gods. We are helpless and are captured alive."
Zhang Shun went through it carefully, but he was still frightened when he recalled it: "Fortunately, when passing the suspension bridge, the villain found an opportunity, jumped into the moat, broke free from the rope, and did not dare to show his head. He detoured from the bottom of the river to the gate of the south city before daring to get out of the water!"
"Then Qiao Daoqing really wants to exchange you and the other three generals for Qin Sheng, Mo Zhen, and Sheng Ben?" Ximen Qing thought for a while and said, "Then things will turn around."
Dadao Guan Sheng frowned and said: "The three generals Qin Sheng, Mo Zhen, and Sheng Ben are all on duty in Gaizhou Mansion. Even if they are here, it is absolutely inappropriate to use them to exchange generals."
Zhang Shun asked anxiously: "Do you want to see Liu Tang and my brother suffer in front of us?"
"Those three people killed Niu Wenzhong and turned from darkness to light. They are meritorious officials." Ximen Qing shouted: "Even if we rescue the two brothers Liu Tang and Zhang Heng, how will they deal with it?"
When Ximen Qing shouted at Zhang Shun, he felt ashamed and resigned.
"You can rest for now." Ximen Qing nodded and said, "We will discuss it later when Zhaode's letter arrives!"
Zhang Shun retreated, and Dadao Guan Sheng also asked everyone to retreat, frowning and saying: "Qiao Daoqing and Sun An are not good people. Sir Ximen must be careful and careful."
Ximen Qing pondered for a moment and then replied: "No matter how strong the enemy is, as long as the brothers work together and twist into a rope, with the front everywhere, they will naturally be invincible."
"I'm afraid that Qiao Daoqing's illusion skills are unparalleled and cannot be accomplished by human power." Guan Sheng sighed, twisting his beard and saying, "Young general, I heard that there is a Yunlong Gongsun Sheng in Liangshan. He is known to have Taoist magic. Why don't you ask him to break it?"
Ximen Qing played with the Lei Gong Stone hanging on his waist and replied: "To deal with Qiao Daoqing, I am enough. What the general doesn't know is that Mr. Gongsun's dragon is missing. Since he surrendered the demon king Fan Rui in Mangdang Mountain, he is no longer on Liangshan Mountain."
, but practicing hard in Erxian Mountain."
Guan Sheng heard this and said happily: "Do you have a way to deal with it?"
"There are several ways to deal with it, but we have to see how Qiao Daoqing takes action." Ximen Qing chuckled and said, "But as long as I have this thunder stone, Qiao Daoqing will not be able to get anything good from me."
Guan Sheng had always heard that Ximen Qing had a fairy treasure, but he never expected that it was the mutton-fat jade pendant that Ximen Qing wore every day.
Seeing that Guan Sheng was curious, Ximen Qing took a look at him and said: "Except for me, no one else is allowed to touch, otherwise they will be shocked. My third brother tried many times when he had fleas on his drum, and was beaten."
It took several electric shocks before I was convinced."
As Ximen Qing pinched the magic formula, the Lei Gong Stone became brighter and brighter under the gaze of Guan Sheng, the broadsword, making Guan Sheng's beard and hair white. Only then did Guan Sheng realize the power of the Lei Gong Stone, and he said with great joy: "With this fairy treasure,
Why worry about Qiao Daoqing's evil way?"
On a whim, Ximen Qing wanted to tell Guan Sheng some of the benefits of Lei Gongshi. At this moment, someone outside the tent reported.