When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
Liu Xin wiped off the blood stains on his body with his robe, and sat on a stone. The stone still slightly burned his buttocks, but the physical exertion was too great, and Liu Xin couldn't care less.
There was a patch of shade above the head, and one of the four officers and soldiers was clever enough to plait a straw hat from the nearby weeds. Later Gou Liangyu, covered in blood, stared at him, so he knitted two more hats. Leng Peijun's body wasn't much better, it was covered in blood, so the officer and soldier were quick to braid it without Leng Peijun's words.
The remaining three officers and soldiers were not so lucky. They fled all the way and were exhausted, but they still had to clean up the battlefield for the three saviors.
Just half an hour ago, Liu Xin's three cavalry fought against more than ten cavalry. In one charge, the opponent lost three cavalry, and in the second charge, the opponent lost five cavalry. Liu Xin angrily beheaded two people, but Gou Liangyu exploded and beheaded two people as well. The third time was no longer a charge. The Liangshan Tianlao star fled in a hurry with the remaining troops, but was easily caught up by Liu Xin's subordinate Baoju.
Little brother, what kind of breed are you? The uncle is a precious horse. If you run, can you run away?
At that time, Liu Xin felt that this was what his Baoju was thinking, because the Baoju led him to easily pass the Liangshan Tianlao Star, then continued to run forward, and finally turned a corner in front and came back, making that Liangshan Tianlao Xing faced Liu Xin's attack and didn't even have time to say his final begging for mercy.
As for why he kept calling that Liangshan Tianlao star, it was because Liu Xin didn't remember the other person's name.
This guy spoke with a local accent, and his voice broke when he yelled. It was impossible to hear what name he announced, but Tianlao Xing was easy to remember, as anyone who has read Water Margin knows.
I learned from Leng Peijun that this Liangshan Tianlao star seemed to be one of the Liangshan bandit leaders. He was a fugitive from the Hanzhong military horse farm and was good at raising horses.
No wonder the cavalry led by this guy still has some flavor, which is slightly different from the rabble outside.
After the battle, Liu Xin asked Gou Liangyu to find the four officers and soldiers. After questioning, he learned that the army and horses from Hanzhong launched an attack on the mountain where the bandits gathered early this morning.
A thousand officers and soldiers thought they were sure of victory, but they were attacked by bandit cavalry and surrounded on all sides. The officers and soldiers were defeated. After the four of them escaped, they were chased by the people led by Liangshan Tianlao Star. They were playing cat and mouse all the way.
But it was also because of this that the four of them were given a chance to survive and met Liu Xin and the others.
Liu Xin sighed, looked at the three officers and soldiers cleaning the battlefield, and said to Leng Peijun who had won the lottery: "I don't know who the leader of the officers and soldiers is. He is too impatient, underestimates the enemy, and has bad luck. If he If we can attack later, maybe the fourth-class men will go back, and there will be other possibilities for this battle."
Dan Si is a thousand households, a Dacheng state with adequate strength. It's nothing in the imperial capital, but in the Jianghu, wow, meet the big boss!
Leng Peijun was chewing grass roots with a look of despair on his face. He had the least number of kills among the three, with only three kills, but he was the only one who suffered a loss. He was hit in the thigh by a bandit's dagger, which was simply a skin injury. , it will be fine after the bleeding stops.
Now half a day has passed since the morning battle, and everyone over there has already returned to their homes, so Liu Xin is not in a hurry. He will just finish cleaning up the battlefield and rush to Hanzhong.
They now have enough horses and can change horses on the road. If they work hard, they can reach Hanzhong by night.
Seeing that the battlefield was almost packed, in fact, it was just some weapons, armor and the like that were packed away. This group of bandits wear a variety of clothes, basically leather armor, and the armor is made up of scattered parts, but when put together it can look like two and a half sets. The key is the weapons. These weapons cannot be left outside. It will be troublesome if they are picked up by the people. As for the corpse, it was naturally kept to feed the wolves.
After patting his robe, Liu Xin stood up, stretched his body and said, "Let's go, hurry up and try to get to Hanzhong today."
After taking action on the road and saving people, he could no longer keep a low profile. He simply entered the city openly, and then secretly went to the military horse farm to complete the key tasks.
The Hanzhong army returned with a great defeat, which should attract some people's attention. This was one of the reasons why he rushed over in a hurry.
The four officers and soldiers did not reveal their identities, and they did not dare to ask. They had just experienced life and death, so why did they care about these things.
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Time goes back three quarters to an unknown mountain
This originally unknown mountain now has a name, Dragon Mountain!
This name was given by Qiu Shaoyan, the leader elected by the bandits himself. He was a burly man who liked to go bare-chested and reveal a protective look on his face.
At this time, Menglong Mountain was full of shouts and shouts. For no other reason than this morning, at dawn, the army launched an attack on them.
The little bandit leaders were all frightened like quails, and one even died of fright on the spot. In fact, this is understandable. Most of these bandit leaders are brave and ruthless street gangsters from various places. Their lives are hard and they can no longer survive. After hearing some rumors in the world, they roar when they see injustice on the road and turn into bandits. .
How many real green forest heroes are there?
Later, under the leadership of Qiu Shaoyan and Wen Renzui, more than 300 riders charged down the mountain and dispersed the ranks of the officers and soldiers in one fell swoop. Part of the reason for achieving such results was that the cavalry took advantage of the situation from top to bottom. Another part of the reason is that the officers and soldiers did not expect that a mere group of bandits would actually have cavalry.
Although most of this group of cavalry are riding mules and donkeys.
After being dispersed, the officers and soldiers were no longer such a terrifying presence. More than three thousand bandits, large and small, rushed down the mountain howling. Seeing that the situation was not good, the officers and soldiers retreated directly.
It created the illusion that the bandits were invincible.
In fact, although the official army suffered losses, they were not serious. Except for the loss of dozens of people under the first wave of cavalry, they later successfully retreated with the loss of more than a dozen people.
The officers and generals were mainly worried that if they fought forcefully, the officers and soldiers would suffer too much loss.
When it comes to conquering bandits, it's your duty to win. If you lose, you'll lose your head. If you win but the loss is huge, then congratulations. You've saved your life but lost your official position.
Therefore, this decision is the optimal solution for the officers and generals.
When Dan Si, Zheng Xiao and seven second-generation nobles rushed back with more than twenty confidant guards, the bandits were already celebrating.
Dan Si asked some bandits and found out the whole story. He automatically ignored the boasts of the bandits. When the officers and soldiers saw them, their faces turned pale with fear, their legs trembled, and they ran for their lives like crazy.
However, after some understanding, Shan Si also found the real reason for the defeat of the army.
"The temporary leader of the bandits is Qiu Shaoyan, and he also has a brother named Wen Renli." Dan Si sat in a cave, explaining this battle to other second-generation nobles and why the army was defeated.
Well, this cave is their stronghold.
In the mountains, the big bandit forces live on the top of the mountain and live in wooden houses. The ordinary bandit forces are on the mountainside, looking for caves to live in. Some small bandit forces usually have famous names, such as the Third Young Master of Donghe, the Shama Family, etc., but they are only qualified to find a clean turf, or simply sleep in a tree and return to before evolution overnight.
"What does these two people have to do with the defeat of the army?" Zheng Xiao asked. He didn't know what these two names represented.
Shan Si pointed to the northeast and said in a deep voice: "These two people are the leaders of Liangshan Shuibo in the cave. Qiu Shaoyan of Tiantuixing and Wenrenzu of Tianlao The members of the Liutian Gang Star are among the most powerful in Liangshan, and have their own magical powers. For example, Qiu Shaoyan has the power of the gods and is very brave. Wenren Lize is a fugitive from the Hanzhong Military Horse Farm and is good at raising horses. That impact The cavalry in the official position was probably his work. After losing the opportunity, the official army chose to retreat in order to reduce losses."
Zheng Xiao knew that Shan Si was from the Jianghu and was quite familiar with these Jianghu figures. In the end, he also analyzed the choices made by the officers and soldiers in a reasonable way. If it were him, he would make the same judgment.
"In other words, not only have we fallen into a den of thieves, but we no longer need to count on the external forces that should have been working together internally and externally!" Zheng Xiao sighed.
Dansi also straightened his back, looking at the increasingly dazzling sunlight outside the cave, feeling helpless.
Because Shan Si was born bold and strong, he and Qiu Shaoyan hit it off instantly. In the entire mountain, there were not many people who could withstand Qiu Shaoyan's polite greeting punch, and only Shan Si could return the same courtesy.
So a carnival started on the mountain, and Qiu Shaoyan also found someone to look for Shan Si together.
Shan Si and Zheng Xiao looked at each other and decided to go together.
At this time, in the clearing formed by cutting down large tracts of forest on Menglong Mountain, more than a dozen crowds had gathered. A group of bandits in various strange clothes were holding earthen bowls, drinking turbid wine, and some were gnawing on freshly roasted food. There were bamboo rats, some were holding corn cobs, and some were gnawing on corn cobs.
Seeing this scene for the first time, Zheng Xiao's eyes were full of puzzlement and confusion.
Qiu Shaoyan's people were leading the way, and Zheng Xiao asked Shan Si in a low voice: "Why do the people here look like refugees?"
Shan Si glanced at it and said matter-of-factly: "They are refugees!"
Zheng Xiao was speechless for a moment. The bandit party in his imagination should be a group of thick and hairy men gathering together to eat meat and drink alcohol. Then you can hear dirty jokes, obscene words, or drinking everywhere. After getting drunk, several strong men took advantage of the drunkenness and acted recklessly. Then the leader shouted loudly, stared with eyes like silver bells, and his beard was stained with alcohol. With a wave of his hand, someone took a machete and chopped off the troublemaker. , and then get a lot of applause...
Well, Zheng Xiao knew that he might have listened to too many books or read too many novels. Now this scene of people in a disaster area really couldn't be associated with the image of the bandits who had just defeated the government army.
But at this time, he could also understand why Dan Si thought that he and twenty or thirty people could defeat the bandits by cooperating inside and outside when the army attacked.
Because these bandits are really... so downtrodden.
Just when Zheng Xiao lost his mind, a roar from the green forest came just like what he imagined.
"Brother Shan, you are finally here. I couldn't find you so early in the morning. But you didn't see me brother. I showed off my power and killed those official dogs and fled, hahahaha!"
Zheng Xiao followed the sound and saw a burly man with a bare upper body and bulging muscles. The heart-protecting hair on his chest had grown all the way to his neck and clung to his face. He was sitting on a big tiger-skin chair, holding a wine jar in his hand. The beard was full of liquid, and the whole person looked dirty, but there was a horrible smell.
This fits the image of the bandit leader in Zheng Xiao's mind.
The next moment, Dan Si walked forward with the same laugh, picked up a leader who was blocking the way and threw it aside. The leader just glanced at Shan Si in fear and then retreated to the other side, while the others He laughed loudly and cheered for Dan Si without caring.
"Boss Qiu, didn't I go down the mountain to look for my brothers? It's a pity that I missed Boss Qiu's brave appearance of killing the enemy. I will punish myself with three cups!"
Zheng Xiao watched Shan Si punish himself with three drinks, then picked up the wine jar and drank it down, three jars in a row.
Watching this scene made Zheng Xiao's scalp numb. He is also a good drinker, but he doesn't drink like this. And you have a good capacity for drinking. One cup is actually a jar, but you should at least not leak so much. Drink one jar and leak another jar. , what kind of way of drinking is this? Don’t you think it’s a waste?
Of course, Zheng Xiao's thoughts were just his thoughts. Dan Si was so forthright and only attracted compliments and applause from the people around him.
Qiu Shaoyan glanced at Zheng Xiao and saw that he was tall and burly, and he was wearing a cloth that had been changed in advance and was stretched out tightly. He believed what Shan Si said. With a look, his men invited Zheng Xiao to drink at another place. Eat steamed buns. As a newcomer, he has not yet demonstrated his abilities, so he naturally does not receive Qiu Shaoyan's attention.
After sitting down, Zheng Xiao's hanging heart was finally relieved. He subconsciously took the steamed bun handed over from somewhere. There was a dark handprint on it, which was very clear.
Knowing that he couldn't arouse others' suspicion, he bit it without saying a word.
Shan Si had already talked to him about the situation on the mountain before coming. Qiu Shaoyan was the leader elected by all the bandits at the moment. He was brave enough to rule the roost on the mountain, but he was simple-minded and had nothing to worry about. The most important thing to pay attention to is Wen Rensu. The latter is a very shrewd person. Dansi was able to join because he speaks the language of the world and is a real man in the world. But even so, Wen Renzuo had been tested several times overtly and covertly. If Shan Siben hadn't come from a martial arts background, he might have exposed his flaws.
Shan Si can avoid being exposed, and the generals under him are also from martial arts backgrounds, so they will not be exposed either. But people like Zheng Xiao can't do that. A group of second-generation nobles, how can they know the rules of the world?
Therefore, Shansi's initial plan was to sneak up the mountain and stay on the side, waiting for the officers and soldiers to come and kill them, and they would cooperate inside and outside.
But in this situation, they can only take one step at a time.
After a banquet, everyone dispersed before the sun became fierce. Shan Si and Zheng Xiao returned to the cave, one burping with wine, the other burping, and feeling nauseated and twitching from time to time.
Entering the cave, a group of second-generation nobles gathered around him. Zheng Xiao felt his stomach was turbulent again. He had never eaten so many black buns since he was born. Just when I was about to gag, I heard Dan Si's voice:
"I just heard something and I have an idea about it."
It turned out that Zheng Xiao had been enduring it, forcefully eating the turbid wine and black steamed buns, and did not notice the situation on Shan Si's side.
At the end of the banquet, it seemed that someone came to deliver a secret message, and then Qiu Shaoyan left. The banquet ended not long after.
Dan Si, who was next to Qiu Shaoyan, heard this secret message.
"Wen Rensu is dead, and his death is unknown!" Shan Si's words were shocking.
"Wen Renzui's men came to report. Wenren Renzuo led his personal guards to pursue the officers and soldiers, but they did not return. So his men went to search and found their bodies on the plain ten miles away. Weapons, armor, and horses are all missing, and it is possible that they were ambushed by the army."
Shan Si recounted what he heard, and then solemnly said: "Now may be our best chance. Once Wen Rensu dies, the cavalry he has entangled with will be useless, and almost all the personal guards he brought will die. Outside, there is currently no one commanding the cavalry around Qiu Shaoyan, which also laid the foundation for a plan of mine."
"What's the plan?" Zheng Xiao asked.
"Beheading operation!" Shan Si looked at the second generation nobles with a twinkling light in his eyes.
On the mountain, the second generation of nobles can only rely on Dan Si. They obey Shan Si's words, and even a prick like Shi Wenbin dare not say no.
Shan Si was an action man. He took advantage of the scorching sun that was scorching the earth and almost everyone hid in the shade. He took his generals, Zheng Xiao and his guards and sneaked up the mountain.
Several guards of the second generation of Xungui stayed on the mountainside, waiting for them to leave after the beheading was completed.
From the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, there is a simple road opened up specifically for transporting materials up the mountain. Otherwise, the people in the mountain will starve to death just relying on manpower. Because the real focus of the bandits is to protect the position above the mountainside, there is no way up.
Regardless of whether they succeed or not, Shansi and others will go down the mountain along the mountain road. The person who meets them will wait on the mountainside with their horses. When they reach the mountainside, they can leave on horseback.
As for the rest of the second-generation nobles, they had already descended from the mountain in advance when Dan Si and the others were going up the mountain. They are of little use and more likely to become a liability.
On the top of the mountain, Qiu Shaoyan was furious and incompetent. Wen Rensu was the strategist and think tank of this trip and the real core of the team. And he is just a spokesperson who fits the image of a big leader in the minds of bandits. Now that the core of the think tank is gone, Qiu Shaoyan has actually lost his position.
If the affairs here fail, it will only be a trivial matter. With Qiu Shaoyan's ability, he still has the confidence to escape back to Liangshan.
The key was to face the military advisor's questioning, which made his heart tremble.
Since the birth of Tian Kuixing, the leader of Liangshan, the twenty-five forces in Liangshan have basically been divided into three factions.
Tianzi Camp is the leader, Iron Wing Fort is the second, and the Four Gods Association is the last.
Among them, Tianzi Camp has the top three bosses ranked in Juyi Hall, Tiankuixing, who is the most powerful, and Tianjixing, who is known as Liangshan Military Advisor. The forces that Qiu Shaoyan and Wen Rensu belong to are both members of Tianziying.
At the same time, Tianziying is also a force that advocates outward expansion. It wants to gather bandits from all over the world and carve up the world for self-reliance.
As for the Iron Wing Castle, which was no match for the Tianzi camp, there were three father and son members of the Luo family, Tianxiongxing Luo Sheng, Tianmengxing Luo Xuan, and Tianwei star Luo Qi. The Luo family was originally a wealthy family in the world. After being suppressed by Emperor Wu's city, they entered Liangshan and rose to prominence with their strong strength. What he advocated was the court's recruitment, and there were several forces under his command.
As for the Four Gods Association, it is composed of Tianxianxing, Tianyongxing, Tianyingxing, and Tianguixing, the four great masters who rank at the forefront of the thirty-six members of Tiangangxing. Acting as a peacemaker between the two forces is considered a neutral faction.
This time, Qiu Shaoyan and Wen Ren came all the way to Shaanxi just to tangle with a group of bandits for the sake of their funeral. Similar measures were carried out simultaneously in several places across the country where bandits were rampant.
Before departure, military advisor Yu Kong had already threatened that the loser would suffer a very tragic fate unless he never returned to Liangshan. However, when Liangshan becomes more powerful in the future, he will also issue a wanted order.
"Wen Rensu, you Bawazi, why are you dead? Damn it, damn it!" Qiu Shaoyan was furious and tore at his scalp.
At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside the door: "Boss Qiu, it's me, Dan Ding. I have something important to discuss with you, boss!"
Qiu Shaoyan frowned, wondering why no one came to report, but he was simple-minded and had no other concerns, so he stepped forward and opened the door.
There was a flash of cold light at the door. Qiu Shaoyan reacted quickly and hurriedly used an iron bridge to avoid the attack. He jumped to the ground, then rolled a few times. When he jumped up, he still kept retreating.
Two people broke in at the gate, it was Shan Si and Zheng Xiao.
Dansi's reputation is not known in the world, but his reputation for foresight and foresight is well-known in the world, so Dansi is transformed into a single person.
"Brother Shan!" No matter how slow Qiu Shaoyan was, he should have reacted now. His eyes turned red and he shouted these three words through gritted teeth.
Shan Si looked at Qiu Shaoyan coldly and said contemptuously: "You alone are qualified to call me brother?"
Both of them are veterans of the world. Qiu Shaoyan has been a bandit for more than ten years, and Dan Si has been involved in the world since he was a child. Therefore, there is no unnecessary chatting and nonsense. With a glance, the two of them took action at the same time.
Qiu Shaoyan was experienced and stepped aside, picking up his mace.
He turned around and swiped it down hard with his mace.
The mace is known as the number one weapon on the battlefield. No matter how hard you try, it will be defeated with force!
But Qiu Shaoyan's mace came down lightly, and Shan Si easily dodged it by turning sideways, and at the same time withdrew his hand from Qiu Shaoyan's forehead.
The mace fell to the ground with a clang, and Qiu Shaoyan's huge body first knelt on his knees, and then fell straight forward.
Zheng Xiao stared at this scene blankly. Shan Si's movement speed was so fast that an afterimage appeared in his eyes. In his eyes, the latter disappeared for a moment. When his eyes caught it again, Dan Si's hand had already slapped Qiu Shaoyan's forehead. He didn't know how powerful this palm was. Qiu Shaoyan had a large dent in his forehead, his brain was smashed, and he died instantly.
I secretly sighed in my heart that Shan Si was already the most outstanding figure among his peers. In the big martial arts competition in two months' time, Shan Si would become the existence that attracted everyone's attention.
Then the thought came again, and Zheng Xiao became excited. Now, he had achieved military glory!
That's right, if you kill the enemy chief, this mob will definitely be in chaos. If the officers and soldiers come again, they will be able to quell it easily. Returning to the imperial capital, this was regarded as a proper military achievement. The first merit was naturally Shan Si's, but he came with Shan Si, so it was regarded as a secondary merit.
As for the others, they are just here to get gold plating. They have no credit but hard work. When the time comes, they will probably give a symbolic representation, and the total may not be as much as his secondary merit.
I was still happy in my heart, Shan Si over there had finished everything, Qiu Shaoyan's body was missing a head, and he would probably be even more brainless in his next life.
Because of their quick movements, Qiu Shaoyan's movements did not attract the attention of others. Qiu Shaoyan and Zheng Xiao left with the guards and generals and hurried down the mountain.
It was already a moment later when someone discovered the body of the guard at the door of Qiu Shaoyan's house and Qiu Shaoyan's body without his head.
There was chaos on the mountain, and at this time Shan Si and others had already reached the mountainside. The chaos on the top of the mountain drifted down with the wind and reached the ears of Dan Si, Zheng Xiao and others. They looked at each other and smiled.
"Let's go, set off for Hanzhong, and find the army to come and sweep the Dragon Mountain!"
【August begins! Fight again]
