Two days have passed since Zhang Rui's enthusiastic encouragement.
The personnel of each team are training hard and intensely. For this reason, the food consumption of the village has accelerated a lot.
That morning, it was still the same morning run as always. However, at the request of most people, the distance was extended from the original three kilometers to five kilometers.
Originally, Zhang Rui was worried that some people might not be able to stand it if it rose too high, but they all gritted their teeth and persevered.
After breakfast, Zhang Ruiben let them rest for half an hour. However, many people only rest for a quarter of an hour before consciously practicing martial arts. There are also some people who wanted to be lazy and rest for a while, but seeing everyone else working hard, they felt too embarrassed to be lazy here.
Today is the last day left before the martial arts assessment Zhang Rui mentioned. So everyone was racing against time to practice hard. After all, no one is willing to give up on the assessment without working hard, not only for the reward, but more importantly for the honor and the opportunity for future promotion.
Looking at his subordinates who were so self-conscious, Zhang Rui was very pleased. It's not a waste of your hard work.
At the same time, Zhang Rui inevitably thought a little anxiously:
"Why haven't those bandits come back yet? The longer time passes, the harder it will be to block the news about Zhilianshan."
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"Brother Six." At this time, Li Tiechui from the sentry station at the foot of the mountain came quickly to Zhang Rui and said
"What's wrong? What's going on?" Zhang Rui asked in a mood
"Yes, Brother Liu, we found a group of people coming not far from the mountain. According to the identification of Pang Liu (the bandit who defected) who was on sentry duty with me, they should be Zhong Wuliang and Guo Jiatang." Li Tiechui reported.
"Okay, I'm finally back." Zhang Rui was very happy. Now as long as he takes down this group of bandits, the pressure will be relieved.
So Zhang Rui summoned all his men and prepared to set up an ambush.
After Liu Muxiu went out to buy heavily in the past two days, almost all the bandit suppression teams were equipped with weapons, saying goodbye to the previous embarrassment of using farm equipment as weapons.
Each sword and shield soldier is equipped with a sword and shield. Pikemen all have spears at their disposal. Each archer has a bow and at least thirty arrows, and each of them carries a short sword that can be used for self-defense in close combat. Each scout has a bow and arrow and a steel knife.
Look at these men, those sophisticated weapons. Zhang Rui knew that this was what he relied on.
"It's a pity that there is no armor. I don't know if there will be casualties. It would be great if we could have iron armor and cotton armor. I don't know if those guys in Green Camp dare to sell armor. I'll let Liu Muxiu ask next time." Zhang Rui looked at everyone and still felt a little worried.
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To set up an ambush, it is necessary to make it appear that everything in front of you is really unchanged.
All the people on guard outside were replaced by the former bandits, and even the people on guard at the gate were replaced.
"Everything is just waiting for them to come in. As long as they don't know the news, let's close the door and beat the dogs. I don't believe that I can't defeat bandits like you with such hard work." Zhang Rui had arranged everything and waited calmly.
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"Second brother, it went so well this time. It seems that your prestige in the village will be improved again." Guo Jiatang said to Zhong Wuliang, who was in a good mood at this time.
"Fourth brother is honored. There is no prestige or prestige with the eldest brother. They are all brothers. If it hadn't been for fourth brother's help this time, things would not have gone so smoothly." Zhong Wuliang said modestly, but he still covered it up. Can't stop smiling.
"Second brother, be humble. You helped me, and you planned the whole process of paying the ransom. Brother, I was just helping with errands!" Guo Jiatang said flatteringly again.
"My brothers don't say so much. I want to have a good time when I go back this time. After I have slept enough, I invite my brothers to go to a brothel in the county to play with women. I heard that there are some good people coming to the brothel this time. This time, the fourth brother must give the second brother some face, and not compete with the second brother for money." Zhong Wuliang said with a lewd smile.
"Then, the fourth brother will thank the second brother first this time."
"Brother, what's the point of thanking you? It's true." As he said that, Zhong Wuliang turned back to the bandits who were following him and said, "Brothers, work harder. Now when we get back to the village, we can drink a lot of wine and eat a lot of meat. Everyone will You can divide the money."
"good…"
“Thank you, Second Master”
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Zhong Wuliang's words made the bandits following him excited, and they finally reached the stronghold where they could relax.
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"Who are those two over there?" Zhong Wuliang asked, looking at the two people who were watching.
"It seems to be someone from Lao Wu." Guo Jiatang looked at it and said
"Go and bring them two here." Zhong Wuliang said to the people approaching him.
The two people who were on sentry duty were soon brought to Zhong Wuliang.
"The second boss, the third boss."
The two of them greeted Zhong Wuliang and Guo Jiatang with fists clasped at the same time.
"Yeah." Guo Jiatang responded.
"Snapped."
"Snapped."
Before both of them understood what was going on, they each received a slap on the face from Zhong Wuliang. They could only cover their faces and look at Zhong Wuliang in confusion.
I saw Zhong Wuliang scolding the two of them with an angry look on his face: "Are you two fucking dead? Didn't you see me coming back with the fourth master? You won't come here to say hello? You guys don't understand the rules."
"Forget it, second brother. Don't be so angry. Just let Lao Wu teach them a lesson later. It's not worthwhile to be angry with such a newcomer." Guo Jiatang said comfortingly to Zhong Wuliang.
"Fuck you, you two losers. Get out of here..." As he said that, Zhong Wuliang kicked them both to the ground and cursed them.
The two of them rolled away quickly as if they had been relieved. This caused the bandits behind Zhong Wuliang to laugh. When the two left, they could vaguely hear Zhong Wuliang's cursing voice and Guo Jiatang's comforting words to him.
There is no harm without comparison, thinking about Zhang Rui's respect for them, and then thinking about the deeds of these bandits. The two of them didn't know where to throw away the uneasy feeling of guilt. They were just glad that they followed Sixth Brother.
In this way, Zhong Wuliang showed great authority all the way to the mountain gate.
At this time, they also opened the gate. Looking at the open door, Guo Jiatang suddenly felt a little worried. This was very strange to him, so he said to Zhong Wuliang
"Why are all the people on guard duty today from Lao Wu?"
At this moment, Zhong Wuliang, who had just finished gaining prestige, was in a good mood. He didn't think too much about Guo Jiatang's words, and replied: "Maybe they think people from Lao Wu are easy to bully!"
"But shouldn't there be our old brothers at the third sentry point?" Guo Jiatang continued to express his doubts.
"Why else? It's probably because that guy went to Juyi Hall to gamble again. Fourth brother, don't think too much. He's back here, what else can he do? Besides, we've already taken care of the government affairs." Zhong Wuliang said with an indifferent expression, then ignored Guo Jiatang and walked straight into the village.
Upon seeing this, the bandits behind Zhong Wuliang also followed Zhong Wuliang and walked into the stronghold.
"That's right. What's wrong with me today? It seems I'm overthinking it."
Guo Jiatang looked at the people who entered the village and didn't think much about it. He followed everyone's footsteps and walked inside.
They had just turned the corner and could not see their figures. The two gatekeepers kneeling outside quietly closed the door.
