Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 318 Lu Fang Guo Sheng
Zhao Zhen and Yang Xiong waited in the hall for an hour. Zhao Ji came in and said, "Sir, the people are here and have been ushered into the parade ground."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen walked out of the hall with Yang Xiong.

On the parade ground, there were two groups of people standing on both sides, each with more than a hundred people, and each surrounding a young warrior.

The team on the left, with crimson flags, all wear red clothes and red armor. The warrior in front stands beside a rouge horse, holding a crimson painted square halberd. He wears a trident crown, a gold ring and jade ornaments, and a flowered robe with brocade flowers. His armor is covered with thousands of fire dragon scales, and his belt is tied with a red agate.

The team on the right all had white flags and white clothes and armor. The warrior in front stood beside the white horse of Dayuan, holding a Han silver square painted halberd. On his head was a trident crown with a ball of auspicious snow on it; on his body was iron armor with thousands of dots of frost. The light of his white silk robe shone through the sun, and the color of his silver flower belt deceived the bright moon.

After seeing the two teams of soldiers, Zhao Zhen thought to himself: The soldiers are majestic, the ranks are neat, and the generals are heroic. No wonder Wu Yong came to report it in advance. If he hadn't told him in advance, I would have thought they were the elite imperial guards.

The two looked at each other, put down their weapons, stepped forward and bowed. The red-clad Lü Fang spoke first, "Sir, I am Lü Fang, and my ancestors are from Tanzhou. I always like to imitate Lü Bu, so I learned to use this Fang Tian Hua Ji. People call me [Little Wen Hou] Lü Fang. Because I sold herbal medicine in Shandong, I lost my capital and could not return home, so I occupied Duiying Mountain with these fellow men from the same village. Recently, I have been fighting with this brother [Sai Rengui] Guo Sheng. We are equally capable, and we have fought for many days without a clear winner. Recently, I heard that you are recruiting heroes here, so I abandoned Duiying Mountain and came to seek refuge. I hope you will accept me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Sheng on the right also spoke up: "I am Guo Sheng, a native of Jialing, Sichuan. I learned this Fangtian halberd from the commander of the local army, and I am very proficient in it. People call me [Sai Rengui] Guo Sheng. Because I was selling mercury, I was caught in a storm in the Yellow River and my boat capsized. I couldn't return home. I heard that there was a hero in Duiying Mountain who was good at using a halberd, so I went to challenge him. However, our martial arts skills were equal, and neither could do anything to the other, but we felt a sense of mutual respect. A few days ago, brother Lu Fang wanted to send Duiying Mountain to me, so I asked him about it. I heard that he was coming to seek refuge with the great official, so I followed him too. I hope you will take him with you."

Name: Lü Fang (Hero, Earth Assistant Star)

Nickname: Little Wenhou
Race: Terran

Reputation: 50 (towards the Lord of Shadow Mountain Stronghold)

Occupation: Xiangyong

Secondary occupation: merchant, strongman

Level: Level 3 and Level 7 (Strength 46, Commander 30)

Attributes: Strength 47, Constitution 48, Agility 30, Spirit 23
Skills: Fighting Level 2 (competition, physical fitness +2), Cavalry Level 3 (horse combat, physical fitness +3), Highway robbery Level 3 (highway robbery, agility +3), Accounting Level 1 (hand-held accounting, spirit +1)

Commander Skill: Fighting General Level 3 (Fighting before the battle, boosting morale, morale +3 if successful.)
Martial Arts: Halberd (Minor Achievement, Use Halberd-type Martial Power +5, Twenty-one Style Wenhou Halberd Method)
Equipment: Vermillion-painted halberd (Level 4, made of blood-yang iron, sharpness +2, firmness +)

Mount: Rouge Horse (Level 1)
Monthly salary: 10 dollars

Name: Guo Sheng (Hero, the Earth Blessing Star)

Nickname: Sai Rengui
Race: Terran

Reputation: 50
Occupation: Xiangyong

Secondary occupation: Merchant
Level: Level 3 and Level 7 (Strength 46, Commander 30)

Attributes: Strength 48, Constitution 47, Agility 30, Spirit 23
Skills: Fighting Level 2 (competition, physical fitness +2), Cavalry Level 3 (horse combat, physical fitness +3), Accounting Level 1 (hand-held accounting, mental fitness +1), Boating Level 1 (driving a boat, strength +1)

Commander Skill: Fighting General Level 3 (Fighting before the battle, boosting morale, morale +3 if successful.)
Martial Arts: Halberd (Minor Achievement, Use Halberd-type Martial Power +5, Twenty-four Postures of White Tiger Halberd)
Equipment: Cold Dragon Silver Halberd (Level 4, made of silver cold iron, sharpness +2, firmness +) Mount: Dayuan White Horse (Level )
Monthly salary: 10 dollars

Zhao Zhen held one man's arm with one hand and said with a smile: "With two brave men like you, there is no need to worry about the prosperity of Liangshan. I will hold a banquet today to welcome you two brothers."

As he said this, he asked Zhao Ji and others to temporarily place the warriors brought by Lu Fang and Guo Sheng in the barracks next to the parade ground. Zhao Zhen took Lu Fang and Guo Sheng to the hall.

After greeting each other again, Zhao Zhen pointed at Yang Xiong and said, "This brother is known as [Sick Guan Suo] Yang Xiong in Jianghu. He is the jailer of Jizhou's two courts. He arrived only one day earlier than you two brothers. Today I am going to take him to various places in Liangshan. It's just right for him to accompany you two brothers."

The three of them left in the hall, and Guo Sheng asked, "How did the military commander come from the north?"

Yang Xiong then told the story of how he killed his wife in anger, met Gongsun Sheng on the road, and came to surrender together.

Lu Fang said, "I heard that there is also a hero called [Timely Rain] in Yuncheng County, and now he has also become a bandit in Qingzhou. Although Duiying Mountain is next to the post road and there are many merchants coming and going, it is not a dangerous mountain. I originally planned to seek refuge in a big camp, but I heard that there is no distinction between people of different backgrounds here, and many bandit heroes come to seek refuge. I think that Duiying Mountain will not last long, and there are Guo Sheng brothers robbing it, so it is better to leave it and come to you, wouldn't it be better?"

Everyone laughed after hearing this.

Yang Xiong said, "Now that Song Jiang has become a bandit, he is short of soldiers and armor. Now he has to buy armor from you, the great official. How can it compare to what you have here?"

Lu Fang and Guo Sheng also nodded repeatedly.

"After learning all these martial arts, who among us would be willing to achieve nothing? This is the way the world is. We have skills but no connections, so we have to wander around in the city. Compared with the great official, we are inferior to the bandits." Guo Sheng sighed.

Zhao Zhen said: "Song Gongming has a great reputation. I talked with the military advisor and he might be planning to recruit the enemy. There is no need to talk about him. Brother Yang Xiong has already decided on his position. Brother Lu Fang and Brother Guo Sheng, do you two have any ideas?"

"It all depends on your orders, sir." Lu Fang said.

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said, "I see that both of you are good at horse fighting, and half of your men are cavalry. How about you two become deputy cavalry commanders first, and be stationed in the South Camp on a daily basis, so that it will be convenient for us to fight each other on a daily basis?"

After hearing this, Guo Sheng and Lu Fang were delighted and thanked Zhao Zhen again and again.

Zhao Zhen continued, "Today I have seen the troops you two led, and they look like a strong army. Send them all to Wanzi City for a month of training. When the time comes, the cavalry will still be assigned to you two, but the infantry will be disbanded and divided into different armies. Brother Yang Xiong will be assigned to the Black Tiger Temple Town, and he will also select 300 infantrymen to form a battalion with the 200 soldiers led by Du Qian and Song Wan."

After hearing this, the three of them all bowed in thanks.

"You two have been traveling all the way today, please go and take a rest. I will welcome you tonight, and let Zhao Ji accompany you three brothers around in the next few days."

Then, he asked Zhao Ji to take Guo Sheng and Lu Fang down to choose a house to rest first, and like Yang Xiong, he also assigned two servants to serve them. Afterwards, Zhao Zhen called Zhu Fu and ordered him to prepare a banquet.

(End of this chapter)