Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

"I'm going to find that Shuo Shu for food!"

Wei Dingguo's face turned livid, and he turned around to go out. The man behind him grabbed him and said, "What's the point of going? If you tear up your dignity, you won't be able to stand this guy wearing your little shoes."

"There's no point waiting until the future. You and I have no choice but to come back if we leave the city like this today." Wei Dingguo flicked his arm, ran out and flew onto his red fire rouge horse. He looked back at Shan Tinggui and said: " Brother Shan, please check the situation in Zengtou City first, brother, I will go and come back."

After saying that, he hit the horse and ran away. Shan Tinggui stretched out his hand behind him and shouted "Hey!" "Hey!" twice. When he saw that he was running far away, he stamped his feet and muttered: "This is nothing!"

After complaining for a while, this man did not hesitate. He asked the army scouts to go to Zengtou City to keep an eye on him, and asked the army logistics officers to check the stored food. Then he ordered the soldiers to go back to their barracks to rest, but they were not allowed to leave their bodies with swords and guns. Be prepared to leave at any time.

But then it was Wei Dingguo's turn to wait, and he was like food and grass. He couldn't wait on the left and couldn't return on the right. It wasn't until the sky darkened that the guards reported that Wei Dingguo had returned.

The Holy Water General was overjoyed and hurriedly went out to greet him. When he saw the Divine Fire General, he gritted his teeth and ran back on his rouge horse. When he jumped off the horse, he staggered involuntarily.

"What's going on?"

Shan Tinggui was shocked and quickly stepped forward to support him. In the faint light of the sky, he saw sweat on Wei Dingguo's forehead and cheeks.

"Damn it..." Wei Dingguo supported Shan Tinggui's arm with his backhand, biting out a sentence between his teeth: "Put me in before we talk."

Shan Tinggui had no choice but to use his arms to borrow strength from his partner to enter the big tent. Watching Wei Dingguo carefully sit down, his face twitched with pain. There was a hidden guess in his heart, and he looked at it in disbelief: "But that huge figure Did a rat do it?”

"It's that guy!" Wei Dingguo looked resentful, turned sideways and sat on his seat, spitting on the ground: "I asked him for food, and the guy said he was getting rich, and urged me to send troops as soon as possible. There is not enough food and grass. How could I be willing to do it, but this guy said that I was cowardly and actually had me beaten with ten sticks? The people in the county government were also won over by this guy, and the ten sticks were beaten hard. If I hadn't thought of letting him I sacrificed my life for him, I'm afraid these ten blows will kill me."

Shan Tinggui's face turned livid when he heard this. He walked from left to right, then from right to left, holding his hands behind his back. He stopped and kicked the seat in front of him: "What a fight!"

When a soldier came in, the two of them stopped talking. They watched him wait to light the candle, and then ordered him to get some medicine and asked him to leave.

Wei Dingguo opened his mouth at this time to comfort Shan Tinggui: "The military order has been issued, and it won't happen without fighting. You and I are subject to its control. If we don't send troops, I'm afraid this person will take advantage of the situation and disaster will come."

Shan Tinggui frowned: "Why did he do this?"

"I was trying to figure out some ways when I came back." Wei Dingguo sneered, looked at Shengshui General and said: "Liangshan came from the border of Lingzhou to attack Zengtou City, but he didn't attack Lingzhou County for such a long time. I think he didn't do it. With the intention of capturing the city, you and I——"

He gestured back and forth between himself and Shan Tinggui: "It's just an excuse for him to embezzle food and grass, including this bandit suppression. He never thought that we could defeat this Liangshan bandit. He just used this matter as an excuse to rush you and me." If you go to war and lose, you and I will bear the responsibility, and the food and fodder can be reported as battle losses, and then it will go into his pocket as if it were true."

"Wait a minute -" Shan Tinggui raised his hand, with confusion on his face: "Hello, he is not afraid that we will be defeated... Is Liangshan taking advantage of the situation to attack? How can we defend it without troops or generals?"

"That's why I only give you this little food and grass." Wei Dingguo sneered, then took a breath of cold air and adjusted his butt: "This is only enough for you and me to take our troops and horses for two or three days. If there are more soldiers, we will be hungry." Belly, if it’s missing, the butt won’t be able to carry it, and this guy is still full of energy.”

Shan Tinggui was speechless, and after a while he said, "How can this be a good thing?"

"Let's take it one step at a time." Wei Dingguo snorted and stood up: "We will discuss it later when the scouts turn around." However, that night, the scouts seemed to have disappeared without any news coming back.

……

The wind blew through the banner, and characters embroidered with gold threads swayed on the top of the city. In Zengtou City, villagers sat at home with sad faces. Many families with relatives killed hung up white streamers, and the sound of crying could be heard from time to time.

In the Zeng family compound, the main room is now occupied by people from Liangshan. People walk through the brightly lit hall from time to time. Money and food have been packed. There are many soldiers walking around copying and writing. Xiao Haili stands next to Lu Bu with a grin on his face. Next: "Chief, there are nearly a thousand war horses. This is the first time I have been so rich."

Lu Bu took a sip of tea, looked at him, and said with a smile: "You look like you are worthless. Did you see fewer horses in Liao than here?"

"That's different." The Khitan man shook his bald head, his eyes shining: "The Liao land is in the past, and now I can be regarded as fighting for myself. Besides, although there are many horses in the Song Dynasty, there are very few who can be war horses. I got nearly a thousand horses at one time, which is like a huge fortune."

"It's a good thing to have more horses, but the cavalry has to keep up." Lu Bu put down the tea cup and tapped the table with his hand: "Although there are many people from the Song Dynasty, there are very few who are proficient in riding skills. Zhe Moyou is also from the northwest. many."

"Don't worry, leader." The bald man rubbed his head and grinned: "I'm here to train them and make sure they are able to ride well within two or three months as long as they are alive."

"Don't oppress too much." Lu Bu glanced at him: "Too many deaths will be detrimental to the morale of the army."

"I know."

While the two were talking, they saw Ma Ling's figure running in quickly from outside. He came closer and said, "Master, we have captured some spies from the army and are now in custody."

"How did the officers and soldiers move so fast this time?" Lu Bu looked up at Ma Ling and stood up: "It seems that I won't be able to sleep well tonight."

"Master, I'm afraid I can still have a good sleep." Ma Ling scratched his hair: "I just interrogated a few people, and they all said that the army was short of food and grass. The army has not yet set off, and I have asked Du Lisan and Tang Erhu to lead it. The scouts go and keep an eye on them, and they will turn around if anything happens."

Lu Bu nodded and thought for a moment: "If we send a few more teams to keep an eye on it, it won't be a trick of the Song Army to confuse us."

"I'll make arrangements right away." Ma Ling nodded and turned around to leave.

"If there is no movement from the officers and soldiers tonight..." Lu Bu turned around and patted Xiao Haili: "You will be busy waiting for the cavalry army tomorrow. Please go down and have a good rest."

"Don't worry, chief." Xiao Haili nodded in agreement.

Lu Bu turned to look at Yu Cheng and said, "Go and inform Guiying that Shan Shiqi and Dong Xian will have a rest tonight, and the other three troops will take turns to be on duty. We will set off early tomorrow morning."

Looking at the village soldiers walking around holding torches outside: "I never like to be passive."

Yu Cheng nodded and walked out quickly. (End of chapter)