Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Qingfeng Village, Huarong Mansion.

"What are you talking about, brother?" Cui came in with a tray, put down the crystal soap, ice and snow Leng Yuanzi and Lu Ming cake, and took out the herbal tea, placing it in front of Lu Bu first.

"My sister-in-law is good at her craftsmanship."

Lu Bu raised his eyebrows. These pastries were made exquisitely and the crystal soap was crystal clear. They were mixed with sugar water and put in the well to stabilize. They tasted quite sweet and could relieve the heat. The other two pastries also had a unique taste. My son, I couldn’t help but nod my head in praise.

"Brother, if you like it, eat more."

Cui's brows were filled with joy when she heard the compliment. She sat next to Hua Rong and looked at her with inquiring eyes. Xiao Li Guang knew his wife's temperament and must still be curious about the conversation between the two of them. He smiled and said: "Brother came this time and helped us solve the banditry problem in Sanshan. From now on, we don't have to have the same headaches as before."

"If Xie Di is good, the officials will be less subject to Liu Gao's idleness." Ms. Cui raised her eyebrows and said with some disgust: "That man looks sanctimonious, but what he does is despicable and dirty. He is so angry. personal."

"I heard someone talking about this person on the way here." Lu Bu looked at the couple opposite him thoughtfully and said, "This person seems to have a rice and noodle business here?"

"This is also a scandal in our Qingfeng Village." Hua Rong looked a little unhappy and sighed: "After parting with his brother last time, this man was transferred here soon to serve as Wenzhi Village. Not only did he perform the duties of a herdsman, but he also took away most of his younger brothers. Responsibilities, except for training and combat, everything else requires this person’s nod.”

He smiled bitterly and continued: "I don't want to hide it from my brother. I wanted to lead my troops to Erlong Mountain to help Qin rule and suppress Erlong Mountain, but Liu Gao kept delaying the delivery of food and grass. I had no choice but to wait, and wait. To go there is to wait until there is a shortage of food and grass, and we cannot send troops."

"But it's too much." Lu Bu frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but squeeze his hands into fists. His eyes were a little sad: "The rations are the lifeblood of the general, and they are controlled by such villains..." Before he could finish his words, Just shook his head.

"It's rare that my brother comes here and doesn't talk about such depressing things." Hua Rongqiang smiled, holding the cup in his right hand and holding the bottom of the cup in his left hand: "In any case, the elimination of banditry in Qingzhou is something worth celebrating. matter."

Lu Bu laughed and raised his glass in response, but he was holding the wine and looking at Xiao Li Guang who was drinking: "Aren't you afraid that after losing three small villages, someone more difficult to deal with will come again?"

Hua Rong put down the empty cup: "No one in Jingdong or Hebei knows how my brother is doing. I don't have to worry about it. I can't say that the people in the village will live more stably in the future."

"What a temper you have..."

Lu Bu sighed with emotion. He didn't know how to evaluate this acquaintance anymore. He just raised his head and drank the wine. He put down the glass and looked down at the refreshments on the table. Then he looked at the couple who were looking at him cordially with smiles on their faces. He suddenly said: "Do you want someone to help you get rid of Liu Gao?"

Cui's eyes lit up, she straightened up, and then relaxed again for some reason.

"Thank you for your kindness, brother." Hua Rong smiled and shook his head: "Xie has enough troubles to worry about. Being angry with such a dirty villain will definitely dirty Xun's hands." After a pause, he continued: " I think I can handle it well."

"That's all, as long as you have confidence."

When Lu Bu saw Hua Rong's polite refusal, he did not force it. However, Xiao Li Guang, who was opposite him, felt that he had offended Lu Bu and was worried that he would feel unhappy. He had nothing to say and said, "By the way, brother, I heard someone passing by Erlong Mountain say some time ago, The original leader of the village, Deng Long, has been annexed by fire, and now the mountain is led by two men who don’t know where they came from.”

"Someone knows about this." Lu Bu nodded: "I sent scouts to Qingzhou to explore the situation in the three mountains. Although I don't know the details of those two people, it doesn't matter just to hide them. It just takes some effort."

"It turns out that the land is..."

……

The mountain wind blows from the forest, making a rustling sound through the treetops. A few birds fly out of the trees, chirping and flying to higher places. The shadow cast across the face of a person with a green birthmark, a figure who is wiping a spear. He looked up at the sky, then lowered his head and focused on what he was doing.

"Why doesn't that guy from Qin Ming come?" The fat figure with a bald head that seemed to be shiny was walking around anxiously: "Sajia is waiting to stretch his muscles with him every day. If he doesn't come, who can Sajia find?" Get started."

"Senior brother, please be patient." Elder Yang Zhi raised his head and looked at the moving figures: "It is impossible to say that he has retreated. He spends food and grass here every day but makes no progress. Senior brother must know that it is not a good thing for him. It’s hard to say that even a piece of paper is a sign of mercy.”

"Then the Sa family will have less fun?" Shaking his head, Lu Zhishen walked to the wall and patted the crenel: "The Sa family knows what you are saying. These pen-wielding turbans don't regard martial artists as human beings. It's a pity that Qin Ming , if I go back today, I will probably be assassinated and sent to the Far Evil Military State. I don’t know if I will be alive when I go there..."

He paused and repeated: "It's such a pity, he is such a good fighter..."

Yang Zhi didn't speak after hearing this, but stopped moving his hands. He was holding the gun in one hand, and put the other hand on his leg and stared at the ground in a daze. He didn't say a word for a long time.

There was silence for a while on the checkpoint. The two of them stood and sat, their expressions a little uninterested. The guards standing around did not dare to interrupt, but they just wondered why the two village leaders were so worried about the officers and soldiers. Isn't it better that the guy is more miserable?

Boom boom boom——

While he was distracted, thunder suddenly came from far away. Several of the men on duty looked up at the sky: "This thunder on a sunny day is really the first time..."

The two people who were distracted suddenly turned to look at the speaker: "What do you mean?"

The man was startled and looked over at a loss. Lu Zhishen didn't wait for the other side to speak. He had heard the roar clearly. His expression changed, and he turned his head and grabbed the crenel and looked outside: "The sound of horse hooves!"

Yang Zhi also stood up and came to Monk Hua's side in a few steps. He looked seriously at the direction where the voice came from: "Reinforcements from officers and soldiers?"

Lu Zhishen narrowed his eyes slightly and reached out to touch his shiny bald head: "No, I will wait for a checkpoint to be built here. Then Qin Ming will not send some bird cavalry to attack us no matter how stupid he is. They must be new troops. , it cannot be said that he is the person to succeed Qin Ming."

Yang Zhi thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Senior brother is right, I just don't know who is coming."

While he was talking, cavalrymen rushed out from the far corner, and then more and more figures appeared in the flying dust. Several flags were flying in the air, and they could not help but float backwards as they marched.

"Du?" Lu Zhishen strangely put his hand on the bluestone at the entrance of the crenellation: "Which army leader in Qingzhou has the surname Du?"

"My little brother doesn't know either." Yang Zhi shook his head, but frowned as he looked across the way: "This group of people are regarded as outposts... But didn't Qingzhou suffer a big loss when they attacked Liangshan and suffered numerous casualties? When did they have such wealth again? ?”

Lu Zhishen rested his arm on the stone, touched his chin and said, "I heard that the bird named Murong is a relative of the Bird King. Why don't you let that bird woman blow the wind on your pillow?" Yang Zhi was silent for a moment, and then said: " Officials should be able to do such things."

"The infantry is coming from behind..." Lu Zhishen straightened up and held a Zen staff in his big hand: "Without Qin Ming's flag... it seems that the battle will be tough."

"Well..." Yang Zhi nodded and stood up with a spear in hand, looking out with a solemn expression.

Horse hooves formed in formation, and the dust raised began to dissipate as the sound of hoofbeats slowed down. In the sight of the two of them, the cavalry over there was gradually approaching and stopped a stone's throw away. The fluttering flags were no longer running. The force of the wind fell down and hung in the air, being held up by the flag bearer. The formation, which was scattered due to running, began to adjust again under the control of the knight.

Lu Zhishen stared at the swaying cavalry troops and used a little force with his fingers. On the other hand, Yang Zhi looked slightly startled. He leaned forward and stared into the distance with his eyes narrowed for a long time. He took a breath and said, "The people below are not officers and soldiers."

"Hmm...huh?" Lu Zhishen was watching the cavalry below. Hearing this, he turned his head sharply: "What do you mean?"

Yang Zhi stared at the familiar figure in the Ma Army team with a complex expression: "The people below are from Liangshan..." He pointed at one of the two people following Du Chu: "That guy..." and pointed at The middle position on the left: "And the fat one, they were both encountered by the Sa family during the conquest of Liangshan."

Lu Zhishen's eyes widened: "Are you really from Liangshan?" He seemed to be asking a question, but his expression was much more relaxed. He held up the crenel with one hand and looked down: "Why did Liangshan come to attack Qingzhou? Tsk, Sajia still wants to come here?" It seems that there is no chance for us to stretch our fists."

When Yang Zhi heard this, he looked at Monk Hua and hesitated slightly: "Senior Brother, what you mean is..."

"Brother Lin Chong joined the gang in Liangshan." The bald man turned around with a somewhat nostalgic look: "The Sa family was the best with him in Tokyo. Now that he intends to take over Qingzhou, if he is stained with blood, he will not look good when we meet him in the future." The monk's robe sleeves were waved outward: "Just join the gang now, so as not to make brothers fight brothers and make outsiders laugh."

"That's fine, I can rest against the big tree so I can enjoy the shade..." Yang Zhi nodded, staring down with his eyes struggling for a while, and finally said: "It's just that senior brother, I feel unwilling to surrender to the Sa family like this."

"Brother, are you planning to join hands with Liangshan?" Lu Zhishen said, the hand holding the Zen staff couldn't help but squeeze the staff, and the expression on his face was a little moved.

"Sajia and the guy below are going to have a fight sooner or later. Instead of having a bad relationship with each other in the future, it would be better to have a fight now."

"It's good, just do it like this."

The loud voice was filled with excitement.

Below, the marching infantry has arrived. Bian Xiang frowned slightly as he looked at the checkpoint. There were cliffs on both sides, with only a gate guarding the middle. If the thieves here were well prepared, it would really take a lot of effort. After thinking about it, he put his big hand forward. Pointing his finger, he ordered: "Send the order and bring all the thunderbolts, fireballs and poison smoke balls to the trapped camp. Instruct the archers of the third battalion not to be stingy with the rockets and suppress the city for me. Then tell Tang Bin that I don't want to Seeing that there were firearms returned, they were all given to me for use at critical moments."

"Yes."

There was an orderly soldier beside him, clasping his fists and hurriedly leaving to convey the order.

Bian Xiang narrowed his eyes and looked at Guan Qiang, and murmured: "Try to fight first..."

Not long after, the soldiers at the rear carried the wooden box over from the baggage area at the rear, and the soldiers in black armor stepped forward to pick it up and put it away.

The blood-red flag was raised. Tang Bin held the snake spear in his hand, took a deep breath, and the spear blade reflecting the sunlight drew an arc: "Enter, seize the level."

The silent figure lifted up the wooden ladder, and someone took out a piece of cloth and began to tie the knife in his hand. Gradually, the speed began to increase. The trotting figure raised the group card, ready to respond to the arrows shot from above. There was an archer in command. Zhong followed quickly, and the sound of footsteps resounded on the mountain road.

"Zhi Niang, are these soldiers from Liangshan?" Lu Zhishen touched his shiny forehead with his big hand and took a breath as if he had a toothache: "Sajia thought he had returned to the Western Army."

Yang Zhi opened his mouth and held back a sentence for a long time: "It looks more neat than the Imperial Army..."

"Forbidden Army?" Lu Zhishen curled his lips disdainfully: "It's quite nice to see those uncles performing acrobatics."

"...It's still possible to join the Fourth Army."

Amidst the muttering retorts, the flower monk didn't know whether he didn't listen or was too lazy to refute. He just leaned out and his loud voice echoed in the mountains: "The brother of Liangshan below, Lu Zhishen of the Sa family, is the sworn brother of Lin Chong, the leopard head. Don't ask. The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple."

Amid the roar, the black-armored figure charging forward did not stop. Bian Xiang, who was behind him, looked at Du Bo and saw a look of surprise and uncertainty in his eyes. Bian Xiang turned around and looked at the level, holding his hands tightly and again. He let go and finally raised his hand: "Ming Jin, let theirs come back first."

Dangdangdang——

The sound of the golden gong was ringing, and the figures running towards the checkpoint suddenly stopped. The shields in front were raised on guard, and the archers in the rear began to retreat.

"Tsk..." Lu Zhi took a deep breath: "He looks less and less like a gangster."

Yang Zhi nodded: "There are no orders. If it hadn't been for the commander-in-chief Ming Jin just now, I'm afraid he would have attacked us even if my senior brother shouted."

Lu Zhishen nodded and shouted downwards: "Brothers from Liangshan, please come forward and tell me, the Sa family will come down soon." He turned around and patted Yang Zhi on the shoulder: "Let's go down and see the largest village in Jingdong." .”

Yang Zhi turned around silently, holding the spear in his hand, then stretched out his hand to straighten the protective sword at his waist, and followed silently.

Not long after, the ink in front of the checkpoint faded away, and the two heavy doors opened with a creaking sound. Lu Zhishen strode out holding his Zen staff, followed by Yang Zhi, who was holding the war horse, with an uncertain expression.

"Brother Du." Bian Xiang took a breath and urged his mount to run forward two steps and look at Du Bo: "How about we go up and have a look and ask whether what that guy said is true or false? If he is deceiving you and me, we can't tell. Teach them what sincerity means."

"It's just what Brother Bian said." Du Bo nodded and looked at the two figures walking out of the checkpoint: "Whether it's true or not, these two are still quite courageous."

Bian Xiang nodded, his horned helmet swaying up and down, and the figure wearing green dragon armor kicked the horse's belly and came over. The two rode side by side, facing the opposite figure. (End of chapter)