"Brother, my reputation has been ruined. How can I take off my reputation as a good wife? From now on, the young lady and the young daughter-in-law will not run away from me when they see me."
Sun Lei sighed as he went upstream in the boat. In order to go to the east of the river, he had sacrificed too much and his reputation was ruined.
"Brother has devoted himself to the great cause, and everyone in the village understands!"
Xiao Jiasui cupped his fists at Sun Lei and said.
"People in the village know it, but outsiders don't. Now the whole Shandong is probably spreading rumors that I kissed a married woman!"
Sun Lei shook his head helplessly and said, good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. From ancient times to the present, gossip and scandals have always spread the fastest. The young and energetic bandit leader and the talented official daughter who is already a wife, how exciting and long-tongued they are. Women don’t even beat the gongs and drums for publicity.
"Isn't it bad for me to use a woman like this? First I caught Murong Yanda, and now I'm using her reputation. Isn't this a pure scumbag?"
Sun Lei still felt a little guilty.
"Brother, you can't say that. As soon as my brother shows up in Hedong, the rumors will be self-defeating. This is my brother. If it were another Jianghu copycat who breaks Qingzhou Mansion, the result for her will not be good."
Xiao Jiasui said, just because Liangshanbo didn't rape women, it didn't mean that other cottages wouldn't do the same. From this point of view, Li Qingzhao was already very lucky.
The boat soon turned into a tributary.
"elder brother!"
Li Zhu was already waiting with his people.
"How is the situation in Hedong?"
Sun Lei looked at Li Assistant and asked.
"I just got the news that Tian Hu has lost three more counties, and now he is relying on the dangerous mountain passes to hold on!"
Li Assistant spoke.
"Is the way of cultivating a teacher so stable?"
Sun Lei was a little confused. It had been ten days since the last time he got the news. With Zhongshi Dao and the Western Army attacking Tian Hu, they would not only capture three counties in ten days.
"According to the information received, it seems that Zhongshi Dao does not have many soldiers and horses, and he is not in a hurry to advance."
Li Assistant spoke.
"Master Lu?"
Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen, who had been silent for the whole time. Lu Zhishen had been in the Zhongshi Taoist Army.
"Even if the troops are insufficient, they will not fight so slowly. The Western Army has been fighting against the Xixia people and has rich combat experience. Thirty thousand people are enough to sweep Tian Hu."
Lu Zhishen shook his head and said, Zhong Shidao was from a military family. How could he, who is now the soul of the Zhong Family Army, not be able to defeat a group of homeless bandits?
"Either there is a conspiracy or there is something wrong within the army."
Sun An spoke.
"It's a pity that Shi Qian and Taoist Master Ma are not here, otherwise they could be sent to explore the truth."
Sun Lei touched his chin and said.
"Brother, I would like to go and find out the truth!"
Qiao Daoqing waved his hand and said, "Although he is not good at investigating, his martial arts skills are enough to deal with any changes."
"Then Taoist priest Qiao will go first."
Sun Lei nodded. Qiao Daoqing had been walking in Hedong for many years. It shouldn't be a big problem to go and investigate.
Sun Lei only brought Xiao Jiasui, Li Zhu, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Sun An, Qiao Daoqing, Tang Bin, Zhang Qing, Hua Rong, Hao Siwen, Wei Sheng, Shi Xiu, Jiao Ting, Ou Peng, Deng Fei, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng plus ten thousand elite troops.
Sun Lei didn't know what the combat effectiveness of the Western Army was, but the lineup he brought plus the troops and horses should be enough to compete with one or two. He only came to Hedong to fulfill the covenant support, not to be the main force. It was enough to save Tian Hu, but it was not necessary. Fighting for Tian Hu's family fortune in Liangshan.
"The land in Hebei and Hedong is so desolate."
As Sun Lei walked along, he couldn't help but sigh, Hebei and Hedong have been densely populated places since ancient times, but along the way, Sun Lei only saw deserted fields, deserted villages, and not many people at all.
Sun Lei was not hiding during the march. They were all wearing Forbidden Army armor this time. Gao Qiu, the captain of the transportation brigade, was competent enough. He dug a hole and ran away, leaving behind all the military flags, armor, ordnance, and men and horses.
Now Sun Lei was walking on the road with his people, carrying the Forbidden Army flag, wearing Forbidden Army armor, and riding Forbidden Army horses. Even when they passed two county towns, they didn't cause any commotion. They all thought it was the imperial imperial army's mobilization.
Nowadays, uprisings are everywhere in the world, and the court's troops are mobilized frequently. Even if the county magistrate is suspicious, he dare not come forward to check the documents. Generally, local officials are unwilling to provoke the imperial guards. They wish that the imperial guards passing through the border would leave as soon as possible and not enter the city to ask for food and grass to fight the autumn wind. .
"In the past few years, the land east of Hedong has either suffered severe droughts or floods. However, the imperial court not only failed to allocate funds for pensions and tax exemptions, but also intensified exploitation. Otherwise, how could Tian Hu have responded to a hundred people's calls and gathered half a million refugees in a short period of time."
Xiao Jiasui sighed. The chaos in the world is not only caused by some people rebelling and causing chaos, but also caused by the inaction of the higher-ups and the officials forcing the people to rebel.
"This should be Weizhou, right?"
Sun Lei looked at the mountain forest in front of him and said. At this time, they were reaching a three-way intersection.
"Thirty miles further along this road is the capital of Weizhou. This detour can lead to Huixian."
Xiao Jiasui looked at the map in his hand and said.
"Bypass the state capital to save yourself trouble."
Sun Lei said, they are pretending to be the imperial army now, and it's okay to scare the counties along the way, but when they get to the state capital, they won't be able to hide it anymore.
"To be honest, the terrain in the east of Hedong is much better than ours. The Taihang Mountains alone stretch for thousands of miles with erratic ups and downs. You can find grass on any hilltop."
Sun Lei said with emotion that he had this idea when he and Lu Zhishen left Hedong. The Taihang Mountains are very suitable for falling grass, but the terrain in Shandong is much worse. Even the peaks of Mount Tai are limited.
The army marched for another day, and suddenly a scout came to report while marching, saying that a large group of troops and horses appeared in front.
"It seems that he encountered Tian Hu's men."
Sun Lei opened his mouth and said that the imperial court sent Zhongshi Dao to lead the Western Army to attack Tian Hu. The assist direction was on the Fenyang and Linfen lines. It was impossible for a large army to appear in Weizhou.
Five miles further, Sun Lei finally saw the so-called "big army".
"This is really... so... tacky!"
Sun Lei was speechless as he looked at the large army. Except for the leaders who were wearing armor and holding sharp knives, the rest were holding hoes and poles and some short knives, and were wearing ragged clothes. However, there were quite a lot of them. There are more than ten thousand.
The army on the opposite side was startled by Liangshan soldiers and horses. They were going to fight against Hui County, but they didn't expect to encounter a group of elite officers and soldiers on the way. Just looking at the stern armor and the cold shining weapons, they Just thinking about it, the hoes and poles in their hands are no match for the standard ordnance.
"Where did the dog officer army come from, dare to stop the Jin King's army!"
Zhang Xiang rode out on horseback and pointed at the army on the opposite side and shouted. He was also a little unsure. The information he collected was that there were only a few hundred soldiers in Huixian County. How could such an elite group be killed halfway?
"Where is Tian Hu? My brother wants to see him!"
Lu Fang came out of the formation holding Fang Tian's painted halberd and pointed at Zhang Xiang and shouted.
"How dare you call Lord Jin King by his name, you are seeking death!"
Zhang Xiang was furious. Now that Tian Hu has become king, he has built a palace, appointed civil and military officials, internal ministers and foreign generals, whose names cannot be easily called.
(End of chapter)
