Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 463: Fight or not? beat

"Tang Bin has met my brother."

Candlelight flickered in the tent, and amid the sonorous footsteps, Tang Bin stepped forward and bowed deeply.

In the simply decorated military tent, Lu Bu motioned Yu Cheng to pour a glass of wine and handed it to Tang Bin, and sat back.

"Why did you come here at this time?" After looking at the face of the person opposite who was hesitant to speak, he narrowed his eyes and said, "But what difficulties have you encountered?"

"Brother Mingjian, you are right to say that it is difficult." Tang Bin smiled bitterly, holding a wine glass in his hand: "In the past two days, I have also paid attention to the situation of the officers and soldiers. The other side stopped at He Cai Zhen, intending to join the two Jiedu envoys behind. Troops and horses are arriving.”

After a pause, Lu Bu looked at him with interest, and continued: "The composition of their army is complex, including the Western Army, the soldiers led by Jiedushi, the Imperial Guards in the west of Beijing, etc. Although the number of them is several times that of our army, their numbers are several times that of our army." The superiors and subordinates are not of the same mind, the quality of the soldiers and generals are high and low, and they do not know the details of my fortress, so they must be my brother's rivals."

Taking a deep breath: "It's also a coincidence. There are also acquaintances among the officers and soldiers... It can be said that they are good brothers there. Together with Tang Bin, they are known as the Three Heroes of Pudong. These two people are both extraordinary in martial arts and are familiar with military books. They are in Shanzhai. If possible, I hope that my brother will be merciful, and my younger brother is willing to surrender the two of them."

The man below put down his wine glass, stretched out his hand to bow, and bowed deeply.

"Swords on the battlefield have no eyes, so I don't dare to respond." Lu Bu shook his head behind the table, stood up gently, walked outside the table, patted Tang Bin on the shoulder, and helped him up: "But I can only agree. If we encounter them, try to save their lives."

"That's enough. Tang Bin would like to thank my brother." Zuo Yi straightened up with a smile on his face.

"You and I are both warriors, so be more relaxed."

He patted Tang Bin's shoulder hard, causing the upright-looking man to scratch his head in embarrassment and said, "Brother has something important to do, so I'll take my leave first."

After saying that, he blushed and walked out. Behind him, Lu Bu looked amused: "When you come back, you didn't even mention the names of the people you asked me to go to?"

Tang Bin's face became more and more embarrassed, and he quickly turned around and said, "It's my fault. Those two people are named Hao Siwen and Guan Sheng."

Lu Bu didn't pay attention, he just nodded and walked towards the back of the table. Tang Bin, who was standing over there, thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Guan Sheng's ancestor said that he is a descendant of Guan Yu, the famous Shu Han general in the past, and he looks very similar to his ancestor. .”

The person walking around suddenly froze and turned to look at Tang Bin: "What?"

……

A ray of golden light bloomed in the east.

Jeju Official Road, ever since the imperial court sent troops to conquer Liangshan, there have been people running here to avoid the war. After the Daming Prefecture's more than 20,000 official troops were destroyed, more and more people abandoned their family properties and went south to seek refuge.

The uneven road raised dust. The wealthy people driving carriages and servants drove away the crowded common people in front of them. The woman holding her baby protected the child and moved aside. The husband behind him who was carrying the bag quickly put down his salute and stepped forward to protect him. There, an old man on crutches and wearing a scholar's robe was cursing that the weed bandits in Liangshan Mountain would be defeated by the imperial court. There were also strong men holding simple knives here, nervously protecting the luxuriously dressed people.

In the distance, an even bigger cloud of smoke and dust rises, flags rustle in the wind, and officers and soldiers wearing crimson colors appear on the road, holding high Xiang and Yang flags approaching with the hoofbeats of war horses.

"Go away——"

"Don't block the road—"

The marching sergeant turned his spear upside down and smashed away the civilians who were preparing to go south to escape the chaos. The sound of wailing continued. The old man covered his head and angrily cursed the sergeant who opened the gourd on him. He was then dragged away by a familiar person. open. "Hmph——" Xiang Yuanzhen was riding on a war horse, with a ferocious face and disdain: "The imperial court is attacking bandits, but these people are running away so fast. Do they have any objections to the imperial court?"

Yang Wen tightened his beard that was fluttering in the wind: "In this situation, you and I are the soldiers. If Daming Mansion hadn't collapsed all the way, these people would not have fled without leaving their homes."

"Pian Yanghu is loyal." Xiang Yuanzhen glanced at him angrily, then turned to look at the advancing army, and the groans of the people in his ears were filtered out: "But this time, we have to put in more effort. Lao Fengliu's debt can't be settled like this, the young people nowadays are really rampant!"

Yang Wen nodded slowly.

In front, Liu Guangguo, who was wearing silver armor and a silver helmet, stood on horseback at the crossing with his younger brother in the same dress. When he saw the army, he quickly rode over to greet him. With the sound of booming footsteps, the army continued to move towards Hecai Town. go.

Next to the military camp outside the county town, large and small military camps stood in the fields and mountains. When Xiang Yuanzhen and Yang Wen came, they followed Liu Yanqing's order and set up villages twenty miles apart, forming horns with each other. , flags of the same color stand up in clusters, looking orderly and murderous.

At the main camp, soldiers were patrolling back and forth. The generals with the Guanzi flag drove their carriages and horses, and hurriedly left with the soldiers guarding the food. When they saw the two Jiedu envoys coming at speed, they quickly stepped aside. In the flying dust, they looked at The people rushed all the way to the Chinese army's tent.

"This junior has been waiting for the two old generals for a long time, and finally the two generals came over." With a smile on his face, Liu Yanqing stood up and left his position to greet them.

Xiang Yuanzhen and Yang Wen, who had just arrived, did not rely on their old age and hurriedly stepped forward to salute respectfully: "Langya Pengcheng Jiedushi Xiang Yuanzhen (Jiangxia Lingling Jiedushi Yang Wen) has met the commander-in-chief."

Upon seeing this, Liu Yanqing smiled with satisfaction, and quickly extended his hand to gesture to the side: "Two veteran generals, please sit down." He turned around and ordered his soldiers: "You two generals have been working hard on the march, go and get some refreshments."

He looked at the two men again and said, "This is supposed to be a banquet to welcome the two old generals. However, drinking is not allowed in the army. We need to have some tea to satisfy our stomachs first."

Xiang Yuanzhen laughed and said, "You're very polite, Commander. It's enough to have some food to satisfy your hunger at this time. There's no need to hold a separate banquet for my two old fellows."

Yang Wen curled his beard and smiled and nodded.

After the greetings were settled, Liu Yanqing returned to his seat and said, "I am worried about the few soldiers at my disposal right now. The arrival of the two of you can make up for the shortcomings."

Xiang and Yang, one of whom was listening, the other stroking his beard in silence, heard Liu Yanqing say: "The Dengzhou navy has not come here yet, but the spies reported that Liangshan built a military camp next to the water bank, between Shouzhang and Yuncheng. The fortress must be waiting for us to attack."

Xiang Yuanzhen and Yang Wen looked at each other with ugly expressions on their faces. They slapped their thighs and cursed: "This is just a provocation. If I don't get rid of you, I will inevitably become a laughing stock in the army and be looked down upon by everyone in the court."

"This is what I mean too."

Hearing this, Liu Yanqing nodded, patted the table and said, "In that case, you two will take your sergeants to rest for a few days. Then I will attack them from both sides together, and we will definitely make the thieves look good."

The two old men didn't hesitate, and they handed over their hands together: "May you honor your command."

A soldier came in with refreshments. Liu Yanqing diligently persuaded the two of them to use it. After another conversation, they were allowed to leave. However, the two veterans did not go back immediately. Go to the military camp.

　Okay. . . I don’t know if I was infected by my daughter, but I also have a low fever, and my whole body is sore. There is supposed to be another chapter. If the fever gets worse later, I will say something, and if I can persist, I will continue to update.

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