Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 113 How much ability do you have?
Dulonggang is near the official road, and Zhujiazhuang is even closer to the official road. Merchants and travelers coming and going from the south and the north are mostly willing to stop here.

Therefore, people come and go in Zhujiazhuang every day.

Another group of people came today, led by a Confucian scholar, who seemed to be the master of the house, followed by five or six men, who seemed to be servants.

There are several hotels in Zhujiazhuang. I found one, went in, sat down and ordered some food and drinks.

Then he heard people around him talking about the murder that happened in Zhujiazhuang the day before.

Seven or eight lives lost, a dozen injured to varying degrees, how can this not be a big topic?
The scholar seemed to be interested as he listened, and asked questions from time to time.

After finishing their meal and drinking wine, they walked around Zhujiazhuang and headed towards the official road. After walking for a while, they entered the forest nearby.

There were people waiting for them in the forest, as many as forty or fifty people, and the leader was Song Jiang, Song Gongming.

Then Song Gongming asked, "How did the scholar go about his investigation this time?"

Wu Yong replied, "Zhujia Manor is indeed quite powerful. The outer wall of the manor is also high. There are at least a thousand farmhands coming and going inside. There are also quite a few people dancing with spears and clubs on the parade ground."

Song Jiang frowned slightly, thinking that the matter was not that simple, so he asked again: "I don't know where Brother Qian was imprisoned at that time..."

Wu Yong stroked his beard and said, "I have found out the truth about this matter. There is nothing complicated in the village. There is only a place where people are detained, which is just to the east of the parade ground."

"Next to the parade ground?" Song Jiang frowned even more. This time he wanted to get in and out quickly. The place where people were detained was next to the parade ground, and there were many people dancing with guns and sticks on the parade ground.

This makes it even more difficult.

Then Li Kui said, "Brother, why do you have to be so embarrassed? I, Tie Niu, have two axes and can kill people everywhere. I can kill people in and out just like I saved you. Can't we kill people in Jiangzhou too? Can this place be compared to Jiangzhou city?"

This time, Song Jiang did not refute anything, because what Li Kui said made some sense. As long as they caught the enemy by surprise, they would inevitably have to fight back.

Just look at how to kill...

It would be best if they could sneak attack the place where the people were being held without anyone noticing. Before the people in Zhujiazhuang could react, they would have already left the village, mounted their horses and left...

Wu Yong spoke up: "In this way, all the brothers will go to the manor to stay overnight in batches. When it is almost dusk and the sun is setting, when everyone in the manor is returning home and the manor gate is not yet closed, all the brothers will work together, rob people, and leave immediately. In this way, Zhujiazhuang will not react so quickly and can just ride out of the city..."

Song Jiang nodded: "I think the scholar's plan is not bad."

“Let’s do it!” Li Kui responded immediately, holding a big axe in both hands, eager to try.

Wu Yong immediately said, "Tie Niu, you and Brother Gongming will not go in. You stay here to guard Brother Gongming and the horses."

"Huh? How can I, Tie Niu, not go!" Li Kui immediately became unhappy.

Wu Yong looked at Song Jiang with a smile. In this situation, he would first be afraid of Li Kui, who looked like a black buffalo and had a ferocious look. It was obvious at first glance that he was not a good man, which made people suspicious and alert.

He was also afraid that Li Kui would be difficult to manage, act impulsively and disobey orders.

Song Jiang also smiled bitterly: "Tie Niu, listen to what the scholar said. You and I are here to guard the horses and provide support. If the people from Zhujiazhuang come to kill us, you should go forward to stop them."

As soon as Song Jiang opened his mouth, Li Kui stopped stirring.

Song Jiang turned around and saw Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu at the front, the only ones with grateful looks on their faces.

Hua Rong was beside him, also waiting for orders, Yan Shun, Zheng Tianshou, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Ou Peng and others, as well as Yang Lin and some strong minions...

With such a lineup, Song Jiang was very confident. He had heard that the three brothers from Zhujiazhuang were excellent in martial arts, and he also heard that there was another instructor, Luan Tingyu, who was very skilled in spear and stick.

He also knew that at this time, Luan Tingyu and the eldest son of the Zhu family were in the army of Dongping Prefecture, and the second son of the Zhu family had recently gone to Yanggu County to serve as a soldier in the wing army. Only the third son of the Zhu family, Zhu Biao, was guarding the manor.

Song Jiang looked at the heroes around him, and Zhu Biao was of course no problem. As long as Zhujiazhuang did not gather hundreds of people to attack in an instant, Song Jiang had confidence in the many brothers around him.

Even if they come in groups of several people, they can just kill everyone and it will not be difficult to break out.

Song Jiang looked around again and said, "Brothers, follow the plan and listen to the scholar."

Wu Yong began to give orders, letting a few go first, then a few more, and then slowly going into the village to prepare.

When most people had left, only Wu Yong and Hua Rong were left. They were the last to go, and even Hua Rong followed Song Jiang's instructions and stayed close to protect Wu Yong.

Before Wu Yong left, he sighed to Song Jiang: "This village is actually not difficult to attack. If we can get one or two thousand soldiers to break the village, we won't have to worry about it for three to five years..."

Song Jiang also had a look of pity on his face, and said, "If Su Wu wasn't in Dongping Prefecture, how could he not come to fight? Now there are more and more people in the mountain stronghold, it's time to really break through one place, otherwise, I'm afraid it won't hold out for long."

Wu Yong nodded, "Yes, we should choose a place. We should discuss it carefully when we return to the village. These days, many brothers have been robbing everywhere. The money and food they have robbed are just a drop in the bucket. If we can break into a provincial capital, it would be great."

Song Jiang frowned and thought for a while: "If we want to accomplish great things, it is only a stopgap measure to only seek out those small gentry and small wealthy families. When will we be able to strengthen the army? When will we be able to compete with Su Wu... Let's finish this task today, and then go back to the stronghold and discuss it again."

Wu Yong nodded and left with Hua Rong.

Li Kui on the side also complained: "Brother, next time something like this happens, you must let me go. My axe kills people the fastest."

Song Jiang smiled and nodded: "Well, I agree with you. Next time, you will be the vanguard."

"Okay, okay, brother treats me Tie Niu better." Li Kui was easy to coax and his face was full of smiles at just one sentence.

About forty or fifty people entered Zhujiazhuang in batches. They were not conspicuous and they carried weapons, so no one paid attention to them. Zhujiazhuang was a place where people came and went, and it often received people from the martial arts world. The village had a strong martial arts culture and even liked to receive people from the martial arts world, who were mostly generous.

At this moment, outside the Zhujiazhuang mansion, there were some men standing guard.

There were several big men sitting in the main hall of the Zhu Family Manor mansion. The one sitting in the front was Su Wu.

Zhu Biao did not sit down, but paced back and forth at the door of the hall, waiting for someone to come and talk to him, then he would become very excited and run quickly into the hall.

Before he even came close, he just spoke first: "The general is really as good as a god. Here he comes, really here."

Su Wu smiled and nodded, looking at Yan Qing who was standing beside him. Yan Qing also looked very pleased with himself: "A few bandits are nothing to my uncle."

Of course, the news was brought back by Yan Qing, which once again verified Zhu Gui.

This is Su Wu's biggest test for Zhu Gui. After this test, he will have more trust in him, and Zhu Gui will have no choice but to go down this path.

Even Zhu Gui had betrayed Song Jiang and Wu Yong this time, so he had no other way to go, otherwise, the outcome would be predictable.

Su Wu did not have no backup plan. Even if Zhu Gui did not give him the news this time, Su Wu knew that the people from Liangshan would definitely come to rescue him, but they were not sure about the time.

If Zhu Gui's information was wrong, he would be imprisoned in Dongping Prefecture in two days.

Then Zhu Biao asked, "General, should we take action right away? Or... wait until they take action first?"

Su Wu replied: "Just wait until they make the first move..."

Zhu Biao was a little puzzled. At this moment, the thieves were scattered everywhere, so he could just defeat them one by one. Why were they waiting for them to gather together?

But the general had made the decision, so it was not appropriate to ask any more questions.

Su Wu didn't say much. The reason was very simple. He just wanted to cover up for Zhu Gui.

If they took action right away, even the dumbest person would know that the news had been leaked in advance. What's more, Song Jiang and Wu Yong knew that there must have been an insider who leaked the news.

If they waited for Song Jiang and the others to take action first before reacting, even if Song Jiang and Wu Yong became suspicious, they would not dare to be sure. It was the time when Song Jiang was winning people's hearts, so it would be inappropriate for him to conduct a large-scale investigation of his own brothers.

Su Wu also knew that if he continued to use Zhu Gui as a chess piece, it would not last long. So after this test, he would not use him if possible, and would use him at the critical moment.

He had to cover up for Zhu Gui, so Su Wu thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Erlang and Lu Da brothers, take some people with you, avoid people, and go to the place where Shi Qian is being held. After you get there, change into official clothes and pretend to be the officials from Dongping government office who are here to pick up someone, and wait for the thief to come..."

Wu Song stepped forward: "Understood!"

In this case, Song Jiang was unlucky and happened to meet an official from the Dongping government office, who was quite brave.

Su Wu then spoke: "There's no need to alarm the farmhands in the village. As for Master Luan, you can take Zhu Biao and his brother and chase them down and fight them... Kill as many as you can..."

This makes sense. Luan Tingyu suddenly came back. How could it not be reasonable?

Luan Tingyu stepped forward and bowed: "Yes, sir!"

Zhu Biao followed suit: "Understood!"

Su Wu nodded and said, "As for the others, follow me and go out from the north and wait. Let the bandits leave the village first. This gang of bandits is not ordinary and is quite fierce. We should prevent them from getting cornered and hurting the people in the village. Let's see where the bandits go after they leave the village, and then we will chase them there!"

Zhu Biao nodded immediately: "Okay, okay, that's great. General, you treat people like your own children. I would like to thank you!"

Zhu Biao was obviously also worried. He was worried that these thieves were really vicious and would just rush into the residents' homes, killing innocent people and taking hostages. He was also worried that the general was only concerned with making achievements and would not care about the lives of the people in Zhujiazhuang at all.

However, Zhu Biao did not know that Su Wu had no intention of catching Song Jiang and others in one fell swoop. Song Jiang was not like Dong Ping and Li Kui. Song Jiang's behavior was too predictable, not to mention that there was Zhu Gui as his accomplice.

Now, Su Wu is becoming more and more calm.

"Let's make the plan now, and you all go." Su Wu waved his hand and stood up. He was neither wearing armor nor official clothes, but wearing a Fan Yang hat and holding a spear. He just looked like a man of the world, and then he went out of the village to the north.

Just wait until dusk.

Just look near the parade ground, forty or fifty people are slowly gathering from all directions.

When everyone gathered together, there was no conversation, only Mr. Wu nodded slightly.

It was the time when people were going home and there was no one on the parade ground.

All I saw was a group of forty or fifty people suddenly gathered and rushed towards a house. The two farmhands guarding the door saw a group of ferocious people rushing towards them, and they ran into the house without even looking back.

Yang Xiong was overjoyed. He took the lead, with a machete in hand, and was the first to rush to the door.

I only heard someone shouting, "Where are the bandits? Grandpa has been ordered to pick up a prisoner. Are there any bandits who are trying to kidnap people?"

"They are rushing in." The servant also shouted anxiously.

The man who was shouting in front turned around and saw Yang Xiong staring at him. Yang Xiong was about 20 to 30 steps away and took the lead: "Give me your life!"

Just the day before yesterday, Yang Xiong was at Zhujiazhuang, facing the large and powerful Zhu family with only a broadsword. He stabbed and knocked down more than a dozen of them on the spot and fought his way out of the village, which shows how strong his martial arts skills are.

But the official also had a huge broadsword, and he came to greet them, and said with a smile: "There really are thieves coming to rob people."

Suddenly, two men started fighting with their swords, and there was a clanging sound and sparks flew everywhere.

Yang Xiong was immediately shocked. The day before yesterday, he was still stabbing back and forth here with his sword, but why was it that today, after just one stab, he was retreating?

Taking a closer look, I saw that the man was strong and healthy, with a handsome appearance, young, and a smile on his face.

I also heard the official say: "The thief still has some skills..."

Yang Xiong was furious, and swung his broadsword again. With a clang, his body staggered again, and his arms and palms were numb.

Yang Xiong's face was full of disbelief. How could the officials in Dongping government office be so powerful?
"I'm here to help you!" Shi Xiu, a desperate man, came with a spear and was about to assassinate the young and strong official.

But the gun just went out, but came back again.

I only saw a man coming out of a side room next door, with a voice as loud as a bell: "I'm here to take a look too!"

Shi Xiu also looked in front of him and raised his head. His first thought was, is this the Maitreya Buddha enshrined in the temple?
The second feeling is that it is not Maitreya Buddha, but Arhat Subduing the Dragon!

Yang Xiong only looked at the two people in front of him, one on the left and one on the right, blocking the courtyard leading to the house, as if blocking the road tightly.

However, there were quite a few people behind these two people, including the farmhands of Zhujiazhuang and quite a few officials who looked like yamen runners.

Behind Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu, a large group of people followed them in. At this time, even Wu Yong came in and shouted, "Hurry up and fight them in."

Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu stood in front, clenching their teeth and charging forward with their spears and machetes.

There were only two large Pu swords in front of them. The Maitreya Arhat suddenly said, "Erlang, I will go first, you hold the fort!"

This person was naturally Lu Da. He stepped forward and swept his big broadsword across. No matter whether it was a spear or a broadsword, there would only be a sound of collision. No one could move forward, and everyone was retreating.

Lu Da walked forward and swung his machete again.

Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu could only go to block, and behind them, Yang Lin, the Golden Leopard, and Ou Peng, the Mo Yun Golden Wing, all came to help.

There was only a clanging sound, and Luda was still able to move forward, as if he was fighting against everyone alone, and no one could do anything to him.

Wu Yong, who was standing at the door, only watched these few times and said, "Not good, not good..."

Hua Rong, who was standing by, immediately said, "Scholar, this group of officials is really powerful..."

There was a voice from Yan Shun: "Xuejiao, we have to go. Do I know that person?"

"Who is he?" Wu Yong asked immediately.

"He is the former head of Erlong Mountain, Lu Dalu Tixia. He is a trusted general under the tutelage of Mr. Xiaozhong from the Northwest, and his martial arts are truly incomparable to ordinary people." Although he was not familiar with him, Yan Shun still recognized this former neighbor.

"Why is he working in Dongping Prefecture now?" Wu Yong frowned in confusion.

Looking at the fight going on in front, Lu Tijie was the first one, swinging his huge broadsword back and forth. Even if there were several people fighting him, they couldn't get any strength out of him.

"I don't know either. Since he came to pick someone up, we just happened to meet him. We came at the wrong time..." Yan Shun said.

"Go, go quickly!" Wu Yong was really decisive and resolute. He gave the order and turned around and left.

If we delay here, even if we succeed in robbing the person, once everyone in Zhujiazhuang reacts, hundreds or even thousands of villagers will surround and intercept us. How can we survive?
"Brothers, let's go!" Hua Rong also shouted, and hurried away to protect Wu Yong.

Just now, everyone rushed in with great momentum, but after just a moment, they left in shame.

If it were a large army battle, it would definitely not be like this. However, today, I just want to take the enemy by surprise and get in and out quickly.

Seeing everyone turned around and ran, Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu, there was no way they could stay any longer, so they turned around and left as well.

As soon as I went out, I heard someone shouting, "There really are bandits coming, stop them quickly."

There weren't many people blocking the way, only about twenty or thirty.

Wu Yong said, "Kill the generals."

The only people closest to Wu Yong are Hua Rong and Yan Shun. Hua Rong will not leave his side easily, so Yan Shun has to go and block them.

Seeing a man coming up to him with a spear in his hand, who looked to be in his forties or fifties, Yan Shun thought that this man was too old and not very good at martial arts.

How could Yan Shun know that the person in front of him was Luan Tingyu?
He just stepped forward with his spear and thrust it forward. The man's spear only made a slight knock, and Yan Shun's spear was deflected. The spear then stabbed forward again like a swimming dragon.

In a flash, in an instant, Yan Shun was terrified and quickly rolled to the ground.

The man with the iron spear was in the upper hand and showed no mercy, chasing after him and stabbing him.

Yan Shun rolled over twice before he stood up. He raised his gun and tried to withstand the lightning-like blow from the iron spear.

Looking behind him, brothers came out one after another, and Yang Lin, the Golden Leopard, also came to help, with a broadsword in hand, blocking several attacks.

In this way, Yan Shun finally stood up, already terrified, with only words coming out of his mouth: "Go, go, go, brothers, go."

Then I saw a man riding a horse coming, followed by 20 to 30 people running on foot, shouting loudly: "I am Zhu Biao, how dare you come to my Zhujiazhuang to make trouble, where are you going, thief!"

Zhu Biao rushed over on horseback first, and the one who came to block him was Hua Rong, the Little Li Guang. Hua Rong was not only a strong archer, but also a skilled wielder of the spear.

Even though Zhu Biao came on horseback, he saw Hua Rong leap high and sweep away with a spear, very quickly.

Zhu Biao originally wanted to stab, but he didn't expect Hua Rong's spear to be faster, so he quickly turned his spear back to block. As soon as he blocked it, his body shook and he almost fell off his horse.

The horses staggered away...

Zhu Biao turned around to look at Hua Rong and was shocked. This thief was much more powerful than he had imagined.

He also thought that it was fortunate that the general came early and made preparations in advance, otherwise Zhujiazhuang would not be able to stop this group of thieves from charging and killing people today.

The scholar Wu Yong in front was somewhat calm, and gave orders in a decisive manner: "This way, this way."

Everyone just walked quickly and looked behind them. They saw someone chasing them, but there were not many people, only about a hundred or so.

However, among the pursuers, there were some very powerful ones who were difficult to resist.

Then he heard Lu Da shouting behind him: "It's so unpleasant, this is just the last round of fighting!"

Because Lu Da was fat, he couldn't run very fast.

Erlang was very fast and had already passed him. He said with a smile, "Brother Lu Da, just watch me chase him."

Lu Da also nodded and said, "Erlang, hurry up and chase them. We must kill as many thieves as possible."

Wu Song's steps were very fast and he soon caught up with a man. It was none other than Yang Xiong, who had been leading the way just now and was now the rear guard. He started to chop him with his broadsword.

Yang Xiong had no choice but to turn around and block with his broadsword.

Wu Song grinned, looking neither smiling nor fierce, and said: "You still have some skills."

Yang Xiong was also a straight man. He could hear the mockery in Wu Song's words and drew his broadsword with his sword: "Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

"Okay, okay!" Wu Song tried to block with his broadsword, talking continuously.

With one move, Yang Xiong gritted his teeth and stepped back, leaving dents on the ground.

Wu Song came again. The huge broadsword seemed very light in his hand. His moves were simple. He just chopped and chopped again.

Yang Xiong was obviously unable to withstand the attack. His veins bulged, his eyes popped out of their sockets, and his arms trembled.

If others didn't look back, how could Shi Xiu not look back? Seeing Yang Xiong in such a situation, Long Qiang immediately turned around and said, "I'm here to save you!"

But seeing that the tall Arhat was about to catch up again, Yang Xiong immediately shouted: "Brother, hurry up."

Shi Xiu is a workaholic, how could he leave?
Shi Xiu's spear also came, and Wu Song was already fighting two people alone, but he shouted: "Brother Lu Da, it's my turn this time."

"Erlang, you go ahead and do your best. I will chase you further." Lu Da really did not want to join the battle.

No one looked back, so Lu Da just kept chasing forward.

In front of him, Wu Song was fighting one against two, rushing back and forth, attacking left and right, but he was at ease, and even said: "This time it's good, you two can't get away."

(End of this chapter)