In this battle, in addition to those whose hooves were lost, Liangshan gained more than 900 good horses. Hu Yanzhuo's hard-earned vests and iron armors all changed hands.
Most of the five thousand people captured before and after eating big fish and meat in Liangshan for a few days were willing to become thieves. Most of these people were trained hard by Hu Yanzhuo. If the border troops are not included, they can be regarded as elites. It enriched Liangshan's combat power.
The rest wanted to let go, but were afraid that they would reveal that Liangshan had acquired many heavy cavalry. Cao Cao discussed with Chao Gai and others and ordered them to go to the back mountain to open up wasteland and cultivate land. They agreed that in addition to food and accommodation, they would be paid ten guan wages a year. After three years, they would be released home.
Those people couldn't help but be grateful at the thought that they still had wages to earn. Although they couldn't help but feel homesick, they had no choice but to settle down and live in the mountains. As for whether there will be a good baby of one or two years old after returning, I don't dare to hope for it at the moment.
In addition, Song Jiang personally went to the rooms of Baisheng General Han Tao and Tianmu General Peng Qi, and talked with them for a long time. In the end, they became sympathized with each other. The two generals followed Song Jiang to Zhongyi Hall to pay homage to Chao Gai and Cao Cao, and then they took the two top positions on Liangshan Mountain. , located after Wang Aohu and before Kong Ming and Kong Liang.
Chao Gai was delighted to have General Song join him, and quickly arranged for people to go to Chenzhou to move Han Tao and his family to the mountains for reunion. As for Peng Qi, she was alone and her feet were wherever she was, which saved a lot of trouble.
In a day or two, all the chores were settled, and finally it came to the stage that Chao Gai and other heroes loved to see most - a big banquet and a whole mountain celebration.
The banquet rules on Liangshan Mountain are unique. On the first day, Chao Gai hosted a banquet, on the second day, Song Jiang hosted a banquet, and on the third day, Wu Yong hosted a banquet. The seats were arranged one after another. It can be said that everyone is the host. , everyone is a guest, eating meat and drinking wine every day. When the wine is on the head, he brags about his awesomeness. Everyone claps their hands and praises his awesomeness and brags loudly. It is really endless happiness.
Cao Cao originally wanted to return to Yanggu, but he couldn't leave now. If you eat Chao Gai's banquet but not Song Jiang's, do you look down on Song Jiang? Even if you look down on him, even Wu Yong looks down on him? Anyway, as long as you eat one meal, you won't be able to get away from the next one.
Here in Liangshan, all the heroes were eating, drinking, and enjoying themselves, but one person seemed to be alone and frustrated.
who?
The double whip is called Yanzhuo.
This guy was defeated in Yuncheng County and fled. He didn't dare to stop for a moment. He ran for three hundred miles in one breath and saw a county seat. When he got closer, he saw that it was Laiwu County.
Along the way, we were faced with a shortage of people and horses: a general with two whips and a horse gifted by the royal family, both covered in stinking sweat and panting with their tongues hanging out.
Hu Yanzhuo looked behind him and saw that there was no pursuer. He thought to himself that since I have this horse, it would be difficult for thieves to chase me even if they had wings.
So he calmly dismounted, took off his armor and tied it to the horse. He led the horse into the county town. He wanted to stay in a hotel, but he was short of money. As a last resort, he found a pawnshop, took off his gold belt, and exchanged it for seven or eight taels of silver.
Go out and find an inn, let the waiter take the BMW to feed it, buy a few bowls of wine, and drown your sorrows alone.
After drinking two bowls of boring wine, he suddenly remembered a bright way: "Yes! Murong, the magistrate of Qingzhou, when we were all dandies, we had an acquaintance. Why don't I go and join him? His sister, Concubine Murong, has a lot of favors. Please He opened up the joints for me, so I can lead my troops to attack Liangshan to take revenge, so that I can make up for my mistakes."
The calculation was settled, so we relaxed and slept, and set off early the next morning. After a day's journey, we didn't reach Qingzhou, but the sun was already fading, and the people and horses were very thirsty.
Quexi saw a wild shop, so he hurried over, fetched a bucket of water from the water tank, drank the horse, then tied his hand to the big tree in front of the door, took off his armor, took off the saddle, and put them all by the door. .
He went into the shop and sat down by himself, put his whips on the table, asked the bartender to bring some wine and meat, had a meal and a drink, and saw that it was already dark outside. He didn't want to walk at night for a while, so he called the bartender and brought some broken silver to him. "I'll stay here overnight to feed my horse, and I'll leave early tomorrow morning."
The bartender said: "Guest, it's okay to stay overnight, but there are two difficulties. The first is that I don't have a good bed tent here, and the second is that there is a Peach Blossom Mountain nearby. There are five to seven hundred minions on the mountain, so I'm afraid they will come and cause trouble."
Hu Yanzhuo chuckled and said: "I am a man who sends out troops and unleashes horses, but there is a corner where I can fall asleep. As for Peach Blossom Mountain, have you seen my pair of whips? He will come with his whole gang, how can he be against me?" Improper courage?"
After saying that, he asked the bartender to get some bread to eat, then he boiled water and burned his feet, led the horse to the yard behind the house, made a bunk in the shop, lay down in his clothes, put his whips at hand, and after a while Then he fell asleep.
Around the middle of the night, the bartender was crying for his father and mother, shouting for Chuang Tianqu. Hu Yanzhuo stood up in surprise, raised his whip and rushed out, shouting: "Is there a thief coming?"
The bartender cried loudly: "The little man got up and went to the grass. He saw that the fence was overturned and my husband's horse was gone. Look at the torch three or four miles away. It must be a horse thief."
Hu Yanzhuo came from Liangshan, but everything went wrong, and now his horse was stolen. The anger in his heart was so intense that he wished he could smash Peach Blossom Mountain to pieces with a whip.
If you take a step forward and chase after you, you will be blind, but how can you catch up? After chasing for a while, I looked ahead and saw a dark hole. I didn't know where the torch had gone.
He shuffled back to the wild shop step by step, his eyes were hollow, and he couldn't help but shed a few drops of manly tears: "Oh, such a miserable life! This horse is a gift from the emperor, but losing it is a big sin."
The bartender was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see it, so he came up with an idea: "My husband, don't be discouraged. Tomorrow I will go to the prefectural government office to report it. If the magistrate is willing to send officers and soldiers, he can get the horse back."
Hu Yanzhuo nodded after hearing this, and kept up his energy until dawn. He gave the bartender all the money he had exchanged for the gold belt, and hired him to use a pole to pick up clothes, armor, and saddles. The two of them walked to Qingzhou and came to the front of the mansion. , saying it was "an old friend from Tokyo is visiting." Magistrate Murong hurriedly invited him in to take a look, and was surprised: "I heard that the general captured the Liangshan Po grass bandits, how did they get to me? And in such a mess?"
Hu Yanzhuo sighed and told his previous story. After hearing this, Magistrate Murong comforted him: "Although many people and horses were killed, it was not the general's fault. The thieves were full of tricks and had many fierce generals. He was originally a junior member of the imperial court." I underestimated them. I have a plan, please consider it, General."
Hu Yanzhuo said hurriedly: "Young general, I am all ears."
Magistrate Murong rubbed his beard and said: "Brother, in Qingzhou, there are many bandits who invade. Originally, a strong general could suppress them, but this person did not learn how to imitate him and became a bandit. The general might as well lead the army and horses of this state to attack Peach Blossom Mountain, The grass bandits in Erlong Mountain, on the one hand, have recaptured the royal horse, and on the other hand, they have made great contributions, so I will go to the general to plead my case, and then ask my sister-in-law to say some kind words. If the Holy Heart feels pity, I can teach the general to lead the troops to take revenge."
After hearing this, Hu Yanzhuo felt grateful and said, "I am deeply grateful to you for your kindness and kindness. I swear that I will die in repayment." Magistrate Murong then asked Hu Yanzhuo to go and rest for the night, and asked him to reward the bartender with the money and let him go back.
After staying for three days, Hu Yanzhuo had regained his strength and spirit. Magistrate Murong sent some two thousand horse infantry to lend him, and also lent him his own green-maned horse to ride on.
Hu Yanzhuo saluted and thanked him, mounted his horse, and led the two thousand troops to Taohua Mountain with great momentum.
It is said that there are two kings sitting in Peach Blossom Mountain. The first one is "Tiger Fighter" Li Zhong, and the second one is called "Little Overlord" Zhou Tong. Previously, a gangster stole a horse and returned to the mountain. Seeing that it was a BMW, these two couldn't help but get excited and celebrated for days. Unexpectedly, the joy brought sorrow, and suddenly the gangster came to report: The Qingzhou army and horses are coming!
That Zhou Tongxiong stood up boldly and said: "Brother, don't worry and drink, wait for the younger brother to retreat the officers and soldiers."
After saying that, he fired up a hundred capable men, wielded a green gun, rode a black horse, and went down the mountain with great momentum.
When the two armies met, they formed a formation at the foot of the mountain. Hu Yanzhuo rode out first and shouted: "The strong thief is still free from restraint, please give me back my BMW!"
Zhou Tong chuckled and said: "Since you know that I am a strong thief, why are you asking for a horse from me? Forget about gossiping, my name is "Little Overlord" Zhou Tong, and his subordinates will not kill unknown generals. You will avenge your life first, and then come and take it. die."
Seeing his sonorous words and looking forward to Zixiong, Hu Yanzhuo couldn't help but take a closer look: This Zhou Tong was not wearing any armor either, only wearing a gorgeous dress with flowers and palace brocade. He was tall and broad-faced, with broad shoulders and long arms. He really looked like the majestic King of Chu back then!
He couldn't help but beat the drum secretly: "Zhou Tong looks like this and is also called the Little Overlord. Doesn't he have the courage of Xiang Yu? Even if he is not as good as him, he will definitely not be inferior to Sun Ce in the late Han Dynasty! Hey, how can I have such a hard life? I have practiced hard in the cold and summer. With this martial arts, I expected to have a bright future, but unexpectedly, I found enemies everywhere along the way."
Refusing to show weakness, he sneered: "What a little bully, I've never heard of it! This general is a direct descendant of Hu Yanzan, the founding Iron Whip King, and is known as the Double Whip Hu Yanzhuo."
Zhou Tong laughed loudly: "Okay! You are the queen of a famous family. Killing you will not disgrace the floating green sinking gun in my hand! Suffer death!"
With a roar, the horse charged out.
Hu Yanzhuo took a deep breath and secretly said cruelly: "If I can't defeat him, I'll die here!"
In an instant, the two horses clashed, and Hu Yanzhuo whipped up like a wild thunder. He hit Zhou Tong with several whips, causing Zhou Tong's tiger's mouth to bleed. He screamed repeatedly, flicked the horse's head, and fled up the mountain.
Hu Yanzhuo never expected that this dignified little overlord would turn out to be a parallel importer! He was able to win so easily. He was stunned for a while before he finally realized: "That's all. I was killed by those people from Liangshan and was so crazy. His skills are what a man in the green forest should do!"
In an instant, the long-lost self-confidence came back like a tide, and he shouted: "Where are you going!" and Sama gave chase.
Zhou Tong looked back and saw him chasing after him. His liver and gallbladder were split, and he shouted: "My friend, if you are not afraid of an ambush, come and chase me!"
These words sound familiar!
Hu Yanzhuo frowned, feeling that this matter was not simple! Then I remembered, didn't Lin Chong also say the same thing when he faked defeat? My heart trembled, and I immediately stopped chasing.
Zhou Tong got his life and fled back to the village. He immediately ordered his minions to close the gate of the village and roll logs and rocks. He was ready at any time. He quickly found Li Zhong, stretched out his bloody hands and cried out in pain: "Old dog Murong didn't know where to find someone." General, you are really extravagant! He wielded two bronze whips and almost killed my younger brother in one encounter. Brother, we are no match for him together. If he attacks the mountain, what should we do?"
After hearing this, Li Zhong was frightened, thought for a moment, and said decisively: "Since it is so powerful, it is unthinkable, so I had to write a letter and ask people to climb down from the back mountain and rush to Erlongshan Baozhu Temple. I beg the flower monk and the green-faced beast to come here to save my life."
Zhou Tong was surprised when he heard this and said, "Have you forgotten that the great monk beat me hard? The two of us were magnanimous and kindly invited him to drink. However, he took away many gold and silver wine vessels. This guy didn't let you and me take notice at all." Here, how can you come to help?
Li Zhong waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I know this monk well. He is a good and upright person. He hates being bullied. As long as I send you a letter asking for help, he will definitely come."
After that, he asked someone to get paper and pen, wrote a letter in a hurry, asked a confidant to hide it in his arms, slowly climbed down the back mountain, and rushed to Erlong Mountain for help.
There are different teachings: Fang provoked the anger of the tigers in Liangshan, and also attracted the two dragons from the state capital. I have worked hard for half my life to become a master of art, and I just wish I could show off my talent.
(End of chapter)
