Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 641 Losing
But when Lu Zhen saw Lei Heng kill the captain Liu Wu in just three or five moves, he was nervous. He had wanted to hide his identity, but now he couldn't care less.

After all, although the weapon he used was rare, it was not uncommon. As long as he was not caught in the act, no one could say anything.

It's better than capsizing in a ditch and dying here.

He thought that the person stationed here was Xu Ning, and if he could kill this man, he could explain the past when he returned. However, he never expected that Xu Ning had never met a big man with a broadsword, who came out and killed the army leader Liu Wu with one sword.

At that moment, Lu Zhen shouted, "Grandpa [Guoshanfei], I will not kill nameless people. Can you tell me your name?"

Lei Heng saw that [Guo Shan Feng] had no real ability, and thought that this [Guo Shan Fei] was probably just a show-off, so he laughed and said, "You bastard, the one who killed you was [Chapter Tiger] Lei Heng, the Liangshan arrest envoy."

As he said that, Lei Heng rushed towards Lu Zhen to kill him.

After hearing this, Lu Zhen realized that he was just a capture officer. He shouted loudly and hit him with the nine-section copper stick in his hand.

When Lei Heng saw the stick coming, he raised his sword to meet it. The sword and the stick fought together.

The two fought for more than twenty rounds. Lü Zhen saw an opportunity and shouted, "Hit him." He hit Lei Heng with a stick. Lei Heng dodged and was hit on the arm. Lei Heng screamed, dropped the knife in his hand and ran away.

It turns out that the Nine-section Linked Staff is the most difficult weapon to practice, but once mastered, it is the most difficult to resist. In addition, Lü Zhen is extremely powerful. Lei Heng underestimates his enemy, so how can Lü Zhen not succeed?

When Lü Zhen saw this, he was about to go forward and kill Lei Heng to avenge himself. When the county lieutenant Zhang Wen on the top of the city saw this, he shot at Lü Zhen who was chasing him with a yellow birch crossbow that he had prepared long ago.

Lü Zhen was a skilled martial artist. When he heard the bowstring sound, he jumped to the side and swung the nine-section staff in his hand in front of him, knocking away the incoming crossbow arrow.

When the soldiers on the top of the city saw this, they shot down with their bows and crossbows. A soldier who had already supported Lei Heng rushed into the city.

Seeing that there was no chance left and the crossbows on the city wall were firing more rapidly, Lu Zhen cursed, picked up Liu Wu's body, and led his troops away.

At dawn, Zhang Wen came to visit Lei Heng, and Lei Heng came out to meet him with his arms hanging.

Zhang Wen saw it and handed over the machete that Lei Heng had left behind. Then he asked, "Master Lei, how is your injury?"

Lei Heng said: "Fortunately, he hid quickly. It's nothing serious. He just needs to rest for a few days."

Looking at the broadsword in his hand, Lei Heng asked, "Why didn't you ask him to take the sword away?"

Zhang Wen said: "This Guo Shan Fei was only concerned with taking Guo Shan Feng's body with him, and the knife was left there. Today at dawn, I sent someone to drop a basket down the city wall and pick it up."

Lei Heng said, "This fellow came here with a mask on, I'm afraid he's afraid of being recognized. I'm afraid the group of people yesterday were just the vanguard to explore the way, and there are more people behind. County Lieutenant Zhang should report to the governor Huyan as soon as possible and dispatch the troops of the military commander Xu Ning to guard. Don't let the bandits succeed."

Zhang Wen heard this and asked, "Master Lei, why do you want to transfer Xu Dujian?"

Lei Heng said: "The one who fought with me yesterday, [Guo Shan Fei], his strength and martial arts are not necessarily much better than mine, but his weapon is very powerful and difficult to resist. His weapon can be long or short, soft or hard, except for the hook-and-sickle spear, other weapons will be at a disadvantage."

After hearing this, Zhang Wen immediately dismissed Lei Heng and went to the county government office to find the magistrate Qiu Hao to explain the matter.

In Yizhou Prefecture, Hu Yanzhuo heard that Cheng County was attacked and Lei Heng was injured. Qiu Hao's request for help in the official document specifically mentioned Xu Ning to lead the troops.

Hu Yanzhuo hurriedly called Xu Ning. After reading the document, Xu Ning said, "My hook-and-sickle spear can break the nine-section staff. I will go to Cheng County right away."

Hu Yanzhuo said, "Now the bandits in the mountains of Yizhou are about to be wiped out. The mountain troops led by brothers Jie Zhen and Jie Bao cannot return for the time being. Brothers, you are leading the troops alone, please be careful." Xu Ning said, "Don't worry, brother Lei Heng is still there. There are only 500 to 700 bandits. I will only lead one army. If there is any change, please ask the commander to mobilize the troops."

At that moment, Xu Ning mobilized his troops and galloped all the way to Cheng County.

Two days later, Xu Ning, Lei Heng and local officials of Cheng County gathered in the Cheng County government office.

Xu Ning asked, "Everyone, what is the situation now?"

County lieutenant Zhang Wen said: "Since the bandits invaded the city that day, we have not seen any trace of them since then. I sent people to follow the bandits' footprints, but they were moving back and forth in the mountains, and we could not find their lair."

Xu Ning said, "Since this guy is wearing a mask, he must be a local mountain dweller."

Lei Heng said: "Not necessarily. The first person who fought me that day used a broadsword, which was obviously a military skill. The second one used a nine-section staff, which is not something a mountain dweller can learn."

Xu Ning said, "When I came, Commander Huyan had already ordered everyone to strictly guard the city. Now the bandits have gone to who knows where, which is really troublesome. County Magistrate Qiu, you can rest assured. The city gates will be opened an hour later and closed earlier every day. Tell all villages to keep an eye out for suspicious people. I will stay in the city for the next few days and wait for the two militia commanders Jie Zhen and Jie Bao to return before leaving."

After hearing this, Qiu Hao nodded repeatedly.

For three days in a row, Xu Ning rode a fast horse to Yizhou Prefecture every day to report the news, but there was no sign of any disturbance in Cheng County. Xu Ning and Lei Heng both thought that the bandits had just come to Cheng County, and when they saw that they could not gain any advantage, they fled to other places.

It was midnight again that day. Xu Ning and others had already gone to bed. Suddenly, they heard a gong sound from the top of the city wall. It turned out that the soldiers guarding the city saw a large group of people coming up the mountain again.

Xu Ning and Lei Heng both put on their armor and went up to the city.

Looking at the flickering torches on the mountain from afar, Lei Heng said, "Captain, just like last time, they came down from the mountain in the middle of the night with great fanfare. I'm afraid it's the same gang of thieves from last time."

After hearing this, Xu Ning said to Lei Heng, "I'm looking forward to it. Today is a good day to deal with this group of bandits. Brother Lei Heng, are you good at this?"

Lei Heng shook his arms and said to Xu Ning, "Don't worry, Commander. My bones weren't injured to begin with. I'll be fine after a few days of rest."

Xu Ning said, "Brother, if this group of bandits runs into the mountains, it will be very troublesome. Why don't we wipe them out today?"

Lei Heng heard this and said, "Just give your orders, Chief Supervisor."

"Brother, look at the number of this group of bandits, there are only about 500 to 700 people. I will give you 1,000 soldiers and horses. You go out of the city from the north gate and ambush at the foot of the mountain. If I win here, this guy will definitely flee back to the mountain. Then, your ambush troops will come out and I will drive my troops to kill him. He will die here."

"If we can't win here, when the bandits attack the city, my brothers can lead the troops to attack from behind, and I can go out of the city to support them, and we can also defeat them."

After hearing this, Lei Heng bowed and accepted the order, and led the 1,000 imperial guards assigned by Xu Ning to take a detour to ambush.

As the two had expected, the group of people who came was none other than Lu Zhen's group led by the Nine-headed Bird.

They came up from the lake again tonight.

When they reached the city, Lü Zhen went out first with his face covered, pointing at the top of the city wall and shouting, "Lei Heng, get out of the city quickly. Today I will make you a dead tiger from a winged tiger."

(End of this chapter)