Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 144: Just watch the two leaders display their power!

While the camp was being set up, Su Wu took Shi Jin, Zhang Qing and others to Zengtou City, while Lin Chong stayed behind in the army.

The Liangshan bandits withdrew their camp, and Su Wu rode his horse all the way through the trenches and barricades to Zengtou City. When the government troops came to rescue, the city of Zengtou naturally opened its gates to welcome them.

Only an old man was seen standing in front of the line, bowing and greeting: "I am Zeng Nong, and I want to thank General Su for leading the troops to help me!"

Zeng Nong, the father of the Zeng family, has five sons, known as the Five Tigers of the Zeng Family, as well as the head teacher Shi Wengong and the assistant teacher Su Ding.

Everyone came to pay their respects, and Su Wu also bowed in return. After a few polite words, everyone went to meet Su Wu and headed towards the Zeng family mansion.

It is true that the Zeng family is from the Jin Dynasty, but this person has been in the Song Dynasty for a long time. When he came, there was no country of Jin, and even Aguda had not yet risen.

It was only six or seven years ago that Wanyan Aguda actually gathered 3,000 people to rise up against the Liao Dynasty, and the name of the Great Jin Kingdom has only been around for five or six years.

It was only in the last two or three years that Wanyan Aguda truly integrated the Liaodong area with the people.

So, why is Zeng Nong, the father of the Five Tigers of the Zeng Family, a Jin citizen?
From analysis, Zeng Nong was most likely from Liaodong and had been here for many years. Judging from the accents of Zeng Nong and his sons, this son must have grown up in the Song Dynasty or even been born in the Song Dynasty.

In the past, Xu Zengnong was the Han people who moved to Liaodong from the Liao Kingdom, and then fled from Liaodong to the Song Dynasty to settle down and start a business.

Now the land of Liaodong belongs to the Jin Kingdom, so it is said that Zeng Nong is a Jin citizen, and now the reputation of the Jin Kingdom is gradually spreading.

Or maybe people deliberately said this about Zeng Nong in order to add more fame to him.

Or maybe Zeng Nong did it on purpose. As a foreigner and a powerful country, Zeng Nong wanted to gain some diplomatic benefits by sticking to them.

After all, at this time, Song and Jin had no hostility, and even their interests were the same.

Sitting in the hall of Zeng's mansion, Su Wu asked with a smile: "I heard that Uncle Zeng is a Jin citizen?"

Zeng Nong laughed out loud: "No, no, I was born in Liaodong and came to the Song Dynasty 20 or 30 years ago. I heard that the land of Liaodong now belongs to the Jin Dynasty, so others say that I am from the Jin Dynasty."

Twenty or thirty years ago, Wanyan Aguda was still hunting in the forest. Where did the Wanyan Jin come from? Could Zeng Nong be the Wanyan Jurchen in the forest at that time?
At that time, the total population of the Wanyan Jurchens, including men, women, young and old, was probably around 1,000 to 2,000.

Su Wu looked Zeng Nong up and down and didn't think he was that kind of person, so he smiled and said, "You're from the Jin Kingdom, great..."

Things are pretty good now. Once the news of the Sea Alliance is spread, Zeng Nong's identity as a Jin person will be even better. Then when the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty attack Liao from the north and south, Zeng Nong's identity will be even more popular.

Be it the government or the imperial court, when they heard that they were from the Jin Kingdom, they would surely treat them well, right?
When I turned around, Song and Jin went to war. I don't know if it was embarrassing at that time...

Or did Zeng Nong really have to stick to the Jin people at that time?

As for this matter, if it happened in a story, it wouldn't be a big deal, after all, Zengtou City would be wiped out by Liangshan.

But now, in front of Su Wu, this is a problem. Zengtou City is still there, and he can really live to see the complete rise of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty and establish a real empire.

At this moment, the tiger skin of the Jin Dynasty was useful, but at that moment, the tiger skin of the Jin Dynasty became the target of public criticism.

Su Wu knew all this, but the old man Zeng Nong naturally didn't know.

Su Wu looked at the Five Tigers of Zeng Family again, and they were indeed big, strong and sturdy. He then took a closer look at Shi Wengong.

He is tall and strong, holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand. He looks like a mighty figure at first glance. This is the man. In the story, he is very skilled in martial arts and no one can beat him. Only Lu Junyi from Hebei can slightly surpass him.

Chao Gai of Liangshan was injured by Shi Wengong. His wounds did not heal for a long time and he died.

Now the people of Liangshan come to fight again, and they are seeking revenge out of the sense of brotherhood, which is really very brave.

Zeng Nong then said, "Please forgive me for laughing at you, General. My last name is Zeng. I am also a Han Chinese. I was born in Liaodong, so I can be called a Liao Chinese. But now I am a Jin Chinese. I have been in Song for so many years and have established this foundation. My sons also grew up in Song, so they are all Song Chinese... Those words about Jin Chinese are just nonsense spread by farmhands, just for fun."

Zeng Nong said this because he was afraid that General Su would be unhappy in front of him. General Su was a general of the Song Dynasty who had come all the way here to rescue us. If he still talked about Liao people and Jin people, how could General Su be happy?

General Su's reputation is now very great in Jingdong and Dongdi, and we must not let him be discredited.

After hearing these words, Su Wu couldn't help but have some thoughts about this old man Zeng Nong.

Just a speculator...

Let’s not talk about Zeng Nong. If the Song Dynasty wanted to contact the Jin people, they had to go out to sea by boat. How did Zeng Nong become a Jin person? Where were the Jin people? How could Zeng Nong still contact the Jin people at this moment?
Did Wanyan Aguda know that he had such a large group of troops in the Song Dynasty?

If he had known that Wanyan Aguda had risen to power with such difficulty and could not even gather 3,000 men, would he not have asked Zeng Nong to bring his men to join the army?
Or, three or five years ago, Aguda couldn't even get all his weapons ready, so he had to ask Zeng to get food and iron and work hard to deliver them?
How could Zeng Nong be so rich in the heart of Shandong? Then wouldn't Laizhou, Dengzhou and other places be full of Zeng's big ships?

Aguda obviously didn't know this Zeng Nong.

But we must guard against such speculators! Who knows, this guy might really try to get close to the Jin Kingdom someday.

But we can never expect this old man Zeng Nong to have any sense of family and country.

Thinking of this, Su Wu felt that he might have come too early, and he should let the people from Liangshan capture Zengtou City first.

On second thought, Liangshan is now too far behind in land warfare. Zengtou City has money, food and people. Liangshan is most likely unable to take it down.

trouble……

These days, Su Wu has been planning things for Liangshan, mostly for profit, and all he got were benefits.

But now I know that it will also bring trouble.

Zengtou City is a trouble. The five sons of the Zeng family may be okay. After all, they were born and raised in the Song Dynasty and are no different from Song people. As long as they are not really desperate, they will not easily turn to the Jin people.

But the more Su Wu looked at this old man, the more he felt that he might take advantage of the situation in the future and would actually surrender to the Jin army if the Jin army really rose to power.

But I also think that in that era in history, under the iron hoof of the Jurchens, even the Song people surrendered to the Jin Dynasty in large numbers...

After all, strength determines many things.

The human heart is such a troublesome thing.

Thinking of this first, Su Wu looked up and said directly: "I came here for three things."

Zeng Nong smiled and bowed: "General, you came so fast to rescue us. This is a great favor. We will remember it in our hearts and will repay you one day. Now, we will just listen to your orders."

That's a good attitude.

Su Wu nodded: "The first thing is to defeat the bandits. The second thing is that now that the bandits have retreated, it is the time for the imperial army to destroy Liangshan, and it is a good time to recruit people. I will recruit good families in Zengtou City to join the army."

Su Wu first said two things to see Zeng Nong’s reaction.

Zeng Nong immediately replied, "Very well, very well. The Liangshan bandits attacked us without any reason before, and they wanted to rob our Zengtou City of our money and grain. They attacked us again this time, and it is because of our deep hatred. Our Zengtou City and Liangshan are already sworn enemies. Who doesn't know General Su's reputation for suppressing bandits? As long as the common people and farmhands are willing, the general will recruit them no matter who they are."

Zeng Nong was a different person from the common people and farmers of Zengtou City. The common people and farmers of Zengtou City were not much different from the three villages of Dulonggang.

Su Wu said, "Let's talk about the third thing. I see that my uncle has five sons, all of whom are skilled in martial arts. As for the Zeng family's inheritance, one person will be the leader in the future, and one person will guard the inheritance. How about the others pursue their own careers? My army is now quite powerful. Whether it is a lieutenant or a general, they can all be obtained based on their abilities."

Su Wu's idea was very simple. He wanted to get some of the Five Tigers of Zeng Family to serve in the army. This was the same method he used to deal with the three villages of Dulonggang.

Needless to say, the benefits also serve to call on the people and farmers of Zengtou City to join the army. Recruiting soldiers is a matter of mutual consent. Spending a lot of money and providing treatment is one thing, and the other is appeal.

The most important thing is to keep the Zeng family under control for the time being, and hope that old man Zeng does not live that long, then everything will be fine. If old man Zeng really lives a long life, anyone who wants to take advantage of the situation in the future will have to be cautious.

If it really doesn't work, I'll have to do something secretly to this old man.

Anyway, just grasp it first.

In fact, I have another thought. It depends on whether the five tigers of the Zeng family are united or not. The Zeng family really has a legacy to inherit. Let's see whether they fight for it or not. It doesn't matter if they don't fight. If they fight, it's also good...

After Su Wu finished speaking, he went to see the Five Tigers.

The five people actually looked at each other several times and stared into each other's eyes.

I only heard the old man say: "General, the third thing is not difficult. I have many sons. If I really send two or three of them to ask for a future, it will be no problem. If they really have military merits and get the position of lieutenant or general, wouldn't that be a good thing?"

The Zeng family's consideration of interests is actually no different from that of the three villages of Dulonggang. Now Su Wu is appointed as the deputy general manager of the two routes of the Jingdong army. If the family has a son who has influence and power in the army, it would be doubly good.

Therefore, Su Wu's method is old, but the effect is still significant. Moreover, the crisis is right in front of us, and the enemy army is still waiting outside the village...

Seeing Zeng Nong's straightforward answer, Su Wu also smiled and said one more thing: "I have heard that Shi Wengong, a teacher in Zengtou City, is an excellent martial artist. The enemy is right in front of us. This is the time to use his life. I should borrow his military skills and fight bravely to kill the enemy. What do you think?"

Zeng Nong naturally went to look at Shi Wengong who was holding the Fang Tian Huaji first.

Shi Wengong stepped forward and answered: "General, I heard that Chao Gai died after returning to the mountain stronghold after being shot by my arrow. So, the hatred between me and Liangshan is irreconcilable. I am willing to die in front of your horse. I only hope that you will do your best to wipe out the bandits in Liangshan."

Shi Wengong had thought this matter through clearly. He killed Chao Gai with such hatred that as long as Liangshan was not destroyed, he would never have peace in his life.

I am afraid that Liangshan will never be destroyed...

Now that General Su is doing his best to suppress the bandits, how can Shi Wengong not do his part?

"Very good. Then please send a group of soldiers out of the city to join my army. Brother Zeng should also send two of them. This way, we can communicate with the inside and outside and pass on military orders. Teacher Shi, you should serve me first and work hard to wipe out Liangshan Marsh."

Su Wu had already stood up and entered Zengtou City, where several things went smoothly.

Shi Wengong was also borrowed to serve under his command. As for how to keep him, we will talk about it later. There are many ways. The simplest one is to find a real military official position for Shi Wengong who has made great contributions.

At that time, let's see whether Shi Wengong wants this serious career or is really willing to return to the rich man's home and be a gun and stick teacher.

At that time, even two or three of Zeng's sons were serving in the army. I think Shi Wengong was most likely reluctant to give up this official position and future.

Su Wu thought clearly, so he came quickly, spoke quickly, and left quickly.

Su Wu stood up and everyone hurried to see him off. Su Wu was not in a hurry and left first, waiting for the Zeng family to slowly discuss who should leave the city...

After returning to the camp, Su Wu did not rest. He took Lin Chong, Shi Jin, Li Cheng and a hundred others and headed towards the Liangshan camp.

Riding around the camp on horseback is a form of reconnaissance, and this way you can get a direct understanding.

It also let Zhu Tong, Lei Heng and others know that Su Wu had come in person.

This camp is very well built, not as good as the previous one. The trench outside the camp must have taken a long time to dig, it is deep and wide...

The camp was also in good order. Not to mention the fighting capabilities of Zhu Tong and Lei Heng, they were originally government troops, and their improvement now was extraordinary.

This camp is really difficult to attack.

If we fail to wipe out Liangshan early and let it go, it won't take too long before this group of bandits in Liangshan become powerful.

No one in this world is stupid!

After a round, Su Wu rode back. It was a tricky situation. He brought two thousand light and heavy cavalry, but they were not here to attack. So he didn't want to fight an attack.

Then I turned around and looked at Zengtou City again...

Or, come up with some tricks?

Give it a try? It doesn’t matter if the thief doesn’t fall into the trap, but if he does, he will make money.

Go back and think about it carefully... Even if it is a small plan, you must think it through and act accordingly.

In the Liangshan bandits’ camp, inside the central army tent.

At this time, Zhu Tong and Lei Heng were also having a headache. There was another person in the big tent, named Xiao Rang, nicknamed the Saint Hand Scholar.

Now, Xiao Rang, who is the tallest among the short ones, has become a military strategist, because he is really a scholar. Besides calligraphy, he is also good at clerical work. He is responsible for all the clerical matters in Liangshan. He is also knowledgeable and has read history books and military books.

With no one else available, Song Jiang and Wu Yong could only send Xiao Rang to act as a counselor. This time he came here together with Zhu Tong and Lei Heng to offer advice and suggestions.

Zhu Tong was the backbone of the group, so he spoke first: "Alas... why did Su Wu come here in person? Didn't Brother Gongming and Wu Xuejiu say that Su Wu would never come here? They just told us to focus on attacking Zengtou City..."

This is a complaint and a grumble, and it is also a panic. Zhu Tong also has some psychological trauma towards Su Wu. He has dealt with Su Wu before, and he is very smart in planning and doing things.

If Su Wu really came, Zhu Tong would have to fight him, and he would start to panic.

Lei Heng had also seen how Su Wu planned and acted, and he frowned in worry: "Yes, now it's like this, what should we do? We can neither advance nor retreat."

The two men complained about coming and going, and both went to see Xiao Rang. As two warriors, they had to look to the scholar for a solution. It was like those on Liangshan Mountain, where most of the strategies came from Wu Yong.

Xiao Rang said, "Don't worry, leaders. We have made sufficient preparations for the attack on Zengtou City. The village has sufficient food and grass, so we can fight for a long time. The soldiers that Su Wu brought are only two thousand, and they are all cavalry. The people under our command are all the elites carefully selected from the village. It is no problem for us to defend the village."

Zhu Tong just said: "Alas... But this is not a long-term solution. The food and grass are sufficient for the time being, but it is not as abundant as the money and food in Zengtou City..."

Xiao Rang said again: "Don't worry, don't worry. Why did Su Wu only bring 2,000 people? It's because our army is in the east and south, so Su Wu will go to rescue them. If there is a problem in the southeastern prefecture, Su Wu will have to come back to help immediately. Don't worry... Zengtou City can be defended for a long time, but Su Wu certainly can't stay for long. He just needs to guard the camp tightly and wait for changes!"

Zhu Tong felt relieved when he heard this, and nodded, saying, "I just want to thank the people of Liangshan for their support and success in this matter!"

Lei Heng also nodded: "Yes, after we capture Zengtou City, we will go back and defend Liangshan by land and water, and then we can recruit them..."

"Two leaders, the matter of recruiting the people will definitely be accomplished!" Xiao Rang was serious. The matter of recruiting the people was too important for the three of them.

Xiao Ranghe came up the mountain to seek amnesty. As a scholar, he just wanted a position in Emperor Zhao's family.

Not to mention Zhu Tong, he really had no other choice, so he joined the gang. All he wanted was to live honestly, and any official position was secondary.

As for Lei Heng, he also wanted to become an official.

But Xiao Rang suddenly said, "Two leaders, most of our troops are elite now. The government troops have come from afar and their numbers are small. They are setting up camp right now, so they must be less prepared. Why not..."

Zhu Tong and Lei Heng were stunned when they heard this.

Xiao Rang continued, "How about we take advantage of Su Wu's unpreparedness and attack him? If we win, wouldn't the crisis be resolved? If we don't win, we can harass him and let him know how powerful we are, so that he will be more afraid of us in the future? How do you think?"

When Zhu Tong heard this, he subconsciously waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, Mr. Xiao, you don't know how powerful Su Wu is. His Puma Army can gallop in the midst of thousands of troops. Don't take any risks."

Xiao Rang seemed a little disappointed when he heard this and immediately turned to look at Lei Heng.

Lei Heng also shook his head repeatedly: "Don't take risks, don't take risks, Mr. Xiao, the plan is a good one, but this plan cannot be used in front of Su Wu..."

Xiao Rang was even more disappointed, but he had no choice. The power in the army was not in his hands. He could only sigh: "That's fine, it's right to be cautious and prudent..."

Xiao Rang was obviously somewhat unhappy. If it was a good plan, why not use it? The art of war and military books were just like this. How could we not attack the enemy when he was not yet stable?

Just looking at the two people in front of me, they seem to lack courage!

I just think that Wu Xuejiu is in the mountain stronghold, and he can carry out the military orders...

Xiao Rang stood up, walked out of the tent and looked into the distance. Not far to the south, he saw the two thousand government troops slowly setting up a small camp. Xiao Rang sighed repeatedly, thinking that it was an excellent opportunity for a battle that was missed.

Suddenly, I saw a group of soldiers coming out of Zengtou City. There were four to five hundred cavalry and seven to eight hundred infantrymen. They were walking on the path between the trenches and chevaux de frise.

Xiao Rang hurried back to the big tent and said, "Two leaders, come out and see..."

Zhu Tong and Lei Heng also came out to see.

Xiao Rang said, "Two leaders, the people of Zengtou City have dared to come out. Why don't you lead your troops to intercept them? We must defeat them in one strike, so that the people of Zengtou City will never dare to go out again. Even if they send food and money to the government troops, they will not dare to do so openly."

Zhu Tong and Lei Heng looked at each other, and then went to look at the government army camp.

Zhu Tong waved his hands again: "No, no, if we go to attack the people in Zengtou City, Su Wu will definitely go to rescue them. He has three horses and runs very fast. If he leaves easily, it will be difficult for him to come back..."

Lei Heng also said: "Yes, yes, although our subordinates are all carefully selected elites, Mr. Xiao doesn't know that Su Wu's subordinates are even more brave and valiant. We know ourselves and the enemy, so we are cautious and prudent. We just need to defend the camp firmly. As long as we don't lose, we can still win..."

Xiao Rang sighed again. Could it be that the military books and strategies were written incorrectly?
Are we really going to allow the people of Zengtou City to come and go so openly? Are we really going to allow the government troops and Zengtou City to make peace so easily?
Zhu Tong was thoughtful and understood it. He said, "Mr. Xiao, all the strategies are correct, but there are differences in strength. The strategy should be adapted to local conditions..."

Xiao Rang said nothing, just watched the group of people from Zengtou City slowly go to the government army camp.

As for Su Wu, he was sitting in the central military tent.

As for the people who came, there is no need to talk about Shi Wengong. Let's look at the other two people, one is Zeng Kui and the other is Zeng Sheng, who are the fourth and fifth of the Five Tigers of the Zeng Family.

After several introductions, it turned out that the fourth brother was a man of both civil and military talents, practicing martial arts and studying.

Shi Wengong personally came to praise the fifth brother, saying that he had extraordinary martial arts skills. Looking at the fifth brother Zeng Sheng's physique, he found that he was indeed not bad, actually over 1.9 meters tall, with a very strong physique, and he also looked fair and handsome.

As for the more than one thousand people who came, Su Wu did not bring any auxiliary troops this time, so he would use the auxiliary troops.

Su Wu thought a lot and said directly: "I have a plan, please cooperate with me..."

Shi Wengong naturally bowed and said, "Just follow the general's orders."

"Good... This plan, whether it works or not, let's give it a try first..." Su Wu said, looking at everyone present, including Lin Chong, Shi Jin, and Zhang Qing.

Su Wu began to explain slowly and in detail...

After Su Wu finished speaking, Zhang Qing was overjoyed: "General, what a good plan!"

Lin Chong finally spoke up: "Brother, you are here to do embroidery this time."

Su Wu smiled and said, "Small tricks are mostly minor methods. They are not used in normal times, and there is no occasion for them. They may not work this time. Anyway, give it a try. After all, in the battle, the method of opening and closing is the safest. Only when it does not cause any harm can you try some small tricks. You must never take small methods as the main ones."

Lin Chong replied, "Brother, I will remember your teachings." Zhang Qing also said, "I am not afraid of being laughed at by the general. This is my first time to fight in a serious battle. The general has taught me carefully, and I will remember it in my heart."

"Okay!" Su Wu nodded and looked at Shi Wengong, Zeng Kui and Zeng Sheng standing beside him.

Shi Wengong smiled bitterly: "According to the general's plan, I will offend you all, really offend you all."

Shi Wengong stood up and bowed to apologize.

Lin Chong laughed loudly: "Let's go out of the camp. Brother Shi, if you have any ability, just use it!"

As they spoke, everyone left the small village and went directly to the open space outside the village.

A Shi Wengong and a Lin Chong were already riding their horses on both sides.

It's nothing but a competition.

Just look at the two men riding horses against each other, one with a fine steel spear, the other with a Fang Tian Ji. With a few clangs of the horses' thrusts, they were already gone after a few moves.

In the distance, the horse reined in, turned around, and came again!
Lin Chong said from afar: "Brother Shi, your martial arts are amazing."

Over there, Shi Wengong came quickly and said, "Commander Yang is even more extraordinary."

Su Wu knew that Shi Wengong was rare in the world in horse fighting, and Lin Chong was even more unbeatable in horse fighting. When the two fought together, it was like a head-on confrontation.

Each of them used all their skills and the fight was fierce.

Su Wu also watched carefully, and learned as many moves as he could. What he learned in daily life could never be as real as a real fight like this.

There's a lot of fighting here.

Over there... the bandit camp is not far away. Xiao Rang, Zhu Tong and Lei Heng are right in front of the big tent. How could they not see them?
"Hey, a fight has started." Lei Heng was the first to see it.

Zhu Tong also went to see them and identified them: "One is Shi Wengong from Zengtou City, who is the other one? Judging from his appearance and clothes, he must be a general of the government army."

Lei Heng looked carefully and said, "I don't recognize that officer..."

From a distance, they could see the two men fighting in front of the government army camp. Zhu Tong sighed, "Oh... what great martial arts!"

"What great martial arts! I guess he's showing off his martial arts to us!" Lei Heng also said that the better the enemy's martial arts were, the more nervous he would feel.

Xiao Rang was also watching, but he couldn't figure out what was going on. He didn't understand what was good or bad, so he just asked, "Are the two really fighting?"

Zhu Tong replied: "It was a real fight."

Lei Heng also said: "Both of them are outstanding people, and the fight is full of dangers."

"Hey..." Xiao Rang nodded, looked again, and asked, "Who will win?"

"I can't tell!" Lei Heng replied.

Zhu Tong also said: "If these two people fight for more than a hundred rounds, I'm afraid it will be hard to tell who will win. How come there is no such a brave general in Liangshan, but he, a city like Zengtou, has such a master."

Xiao Rang watched what was going on and asked, "Did Shi Wengong really not hold back at all?"

Zhu Tong replied, "I never held back. How could I hold back when fighting against such a skilled warrior? If I'm not careful, I'll be dead."

"Shi Wengong really doesn't understand the ways of the world at all..." Xiao Rang said.

Lei Heng replied: "In the army, one's ability speaks for itself."

"No, no..." Xiao Rang said again.

Just look at the fight, it's so exciting, I don't know how many eyes it attracted.

After more than a hundred rounds, it was just a matter of time before the two horses got to the other side. The spears and halberds were fighting each other continuously, and the horses had already passed each other. Suddenly, Shi Wengong changed his tactics. Without looking back, he swept the end of his halberd backwards.

The government army general was careless and tried to block with his spear, but he seemed to be out of strength and was a beat too slow, and was knocked off his horse by the end of the halberd.

Zhu Tong was surprised and said, "Shi Wengong won even in this way!"

"The moves are outdated, so Shi Wengong has changed his moves. The general has been fighting for a long time and is weak..." Lei Heng commented.

Xiao Rang said, "Shi Wengong is really unsympathetic..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the defeated general stood up without any formalities, mounted his horse, and rode away, entering the camp alone. The people watching the battle were all stunned on the spot, looking around...

Xiao Rang immediately said: "Look, look, you have offended someone... Zeng Tou City originally wanted to ask for help, why offend him?"

Zhu Tong and Lei Heng were also a little stunned. What was going on?

Looking at the empty space at the entrance of the government army camp, there seemed to be some dispute, with people pointing their hands at each other, although I couldn't hear what they were saying...

But then Shi Wengong suddenly got on his horse and rode away, heading straight back to Zengtou City.

"Hey...haha...what did I say?" Xiao Rang laughed.

Zhu Tong and Lei Heng were even more stunned, and there was a sequel.

Although one couldn't see clearly from a distance, one could clearly see the difference between the people of Zengtou City and the government troops. Some people from Zengtou City kept bowing and clasping, as if they were apologizing.

The government troops still seemed unhappy and turned around to go back to the camp.

The people of Zengtou City were helpless. They bowed and saluted several times. When they saw the government troops returned to the camp and left some money and food, they also returned to Zengtou City. About a thousand people were returning.

Xiao Rang laughed again: "Shi Wengong relies on his great ability and is really unruly!"

Zhu Tong was confused: "Whether in the army or in the martial arts world, ability is everything. A winner is a winner. The generals under Su Wu can't afford to lose."

"Well, most of Su Wu's subordinates are arrogant and brave generals. It's normal that they can't afford to lose." Lei Heng nodded.

Xiao Rang immediately came to ask: "Two leaders, will Su Wu withdraw his troops and leave because of this matter?"

Zhu Tong waved his hands and said, "No, no, Su Wu is not such a narrow-minded person."

Xiao Rang was a little disappointed and asked again: "How about we attack the people returning from Zengtou City now?"

Zhu Tong still waved his hands: "No, no, Su Wu will definitely come to rescue..."

"Is Su Wu such a magnanimous person?" Xiao Rang was disappointed again.

Lei Heng replied: "Su Wu is also known for his righteousness. How could he ignore his reputation? Even if he is unhappy, he will not just ignore it..."

Xiao Rang suddenly looked terrified and pointed at the government army camp: "The drums are beating! The drums are beating! What's going on? The government army camp hasn't even been fully set up yet, why are they beating the drums to gather the troops?"

Zhu Tong was shocked: "I'm afraid they are coming to fight. Quick, quick, beat the drum too."

Zhu Tong’s words were correct. A moment later, two thousand light and heavy cavalry rushed out of the camp and headed towards the Liangshan camp.

The heavy cavalry lined up outside, and the light cavalry galloped around the camp. In an instant, arrows rained down from the camp, and there were also sporadic rockets.

The light cavalry were causing trouble with their arrows, while the heavy cavalry were lined up ready for battle.

Zhu Tong shouted, "Fight them, put out the fire, don't leave the camp."

There were several rounds of shooting, with the light cavalry coming and going in all directions, and from time to time someone in the camp was hit by an arrow and cried out in pain.

There was a fire, but it was not big and it was not difficult to put out.

Just allow the government army's light cavalry to come and go and shoot, and you must not leave the camp. Looking at the heavy cavalry in formation, if you go out you will surely be hit head-on.

Lei Heng also said: "Su Wu was angry with Shi Wengong, so he will take it out on us?"

Zhu Tong said with a bitter face: "It's okay, it's okay. Just let them shoot as many times as they can. As long as they can't break into the camp, it's okay."

Xiao Rang's face was full of helplessness: "I can only passively take the beating like this."

As long as the government troops had vented their anger and returned to the camp, everything would finally be peaceful.

Xiao Rang had anticipated this: "I'm afraid it will come again at night..."

Zhu Tong nodded: "Just be prepared."

As expected, Xiao Rang had predicted. At night, the government cavalry came again, shot at them for a long time, and then left.

However, no one knew that in the middle of the night, the government troops in the rear camp took advantage of the scouts to shoot at the enemy camp, and under the cover of darkness, hundreds of armored cavalrymen left the camp.

On the second day, as soon as the government troops had finished sleeping and eating, the cavalry came again and started shooting again.

In the afternoon, it comes again, it’s just a shot anyway.

It was about to get dark again, and Xiao Rang just said, "I'm afraid it will come again at night."

Zhu Tong also replied: "Of course it is as Mr. Xiao expected."

Sure enough, they came again at night, but no one knew about it. Another hundred or so riders took advantage of the chaos and darkness to leave from the rear camp.

On the third day, the cavalry did not come during the day.

A young general came and shouted and cursed outside the camp. He shouted and cursed for a while and said: "If you bandits surrender directly, my general will guarantee your lives. If you don't surrender, I will break into your camp one day and make sure that not a single piece of armor remains on you!"

After shouting this several times, the young general became bored, shot a few times, and then rode back.

Xiao Rang was in the central army tent and said, "Su Wu can't do anything to us. He doesn't want to attack the camp by force because he knows that our camp is difficult to attack."

Lei Henglai said: "Even if they are outnumbered, how can we attack with only 2,000 people..."

Zhu Tong frowned: "Logically speaking, Zengtou City should also send people to help..."

Xiao Rang shook his head: "How can we send people to help? Climb the village wall in person? Does Zeng Tou City have the ability to do that? You said that Su Wu's men were brave, and I believe it, but how many such brave men can Zeng Tou City have?"

Zhu Tong nodded: "That makes sense. We can just drag it out... and wait for the situation to change."

The government cavalry came again, running around, shooting a few shots, and then going back.

I'm somewhat used to it. This is all the government troops are capable of.

Come again in the afternoon, come again at night...

Early in the morning of the fourth day, a team of government troops was seen heading towards Zengtou City on fast horses. Not long after, the team came back.

Not long after, another team of fast horses came out from Zengtou City, went to the government army camp, and came out again after a while and went back to Zengtou City.

Then I saw the fast horses on both sides coming and going several times.

Zhu Tong watched carefully and asked, "Mr. Xiao, why are they coming and going like this?"

Xiao Rang stroked his beard and smiled: "Of course we are talking about business. If we go back and forth once or twice, then the matter is easy to discuss. If we keep going back and forth, I'm afraid it's difficult to discuss..."

Zhu Tong asked again: "Mr. Xiao, what do you think they are talking about?"

"What else is difficult to discuss? First, it's nothing more than money and food. One side wants more, while the other side is bargaining and unwilling to give. Second, it's nothing more than war. Su Wu will never let his elite troops fill the trenches and climb the walls of the village. Of course, Zengtou City will send a large army to fill the trenches and climb the walls of the village... Zengtou City is guarding the fortress, and it seems that they don't want to suffer heavy losses. Maybe they don't trust the government troops... Haha... It's nothing more than these things."

Xiao Rang stroked his beard, looking calm and composed.

Lei Heng was overjoyed when he heard this: "That's great, that's great..."

Zhu Tong frowned: "This kind of communication, is there any evil plot?"

Xiao Ranglai replied: "We just need to guard the camp and don't care about his evil plot."

I only saw the two groups of horses coming and going countless times in the afternoon.

Suddenly, we saw the government troops were breaking camp.

Xiao Rang was stunned and thought he had seen it wrong, so he asked the two men, "Are the government troops moving out of camp?"

Zhu Tong looked at it carefully, but was not in a hurry to answer, as he wanted to see it clearly.

Lei Heng has already spoken: "We are moving camp, we are moving camp."

Zhu Tong then nodded: "It looks like they are really moving camp."

Xiao Rang was overjoyed: "It's been four days, and the situation has finally changed. The situation has changed. I'm afraid Su Wu will abandon Zengtou City and go to other places for help. Haha... Zengtou City is caught in its own trap!"

Lei Heng nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right. Zengtou City is not a prefecture of the imperial court. If it is destroyed, it is not the fault of the government troops. If the prefecture is destroyed, Su Wu will be in big trouble. The people of Zengtou City want to offend the government troops. They are reluctant to give up their money and food, and the farmhands are reluctant to give up their money. Haha... They are just playing tricks on themselves!"

But Zhu Tong said something different: "Could it be that Su Wu is cheating? Will he go and come back at the right time?"

Xiao Rang waved his hand and said, "If this is really a small trick, it will not be difficult to detect. Just send people to follow the government troops from a distance and see if they retreat far away. Once the government troops really retreat far away, we will attack Zengtou City again."

Zhu Tong nodded and said, "This is the safest way. Su Wu is not an ordinary person. We must be on guard."

"Zengtou City has tied itself up in a cocoon! Even if I were Su Wu, I would be too lazy to save them." Lei Heng said.

Zhu Tong still frowned: "When you are sure, don't rush. Let's see if Su Wu really retreats."

Seeing the government troops leaving the camp, Zhu Tong hurriedly sent people to follow them from a distance.

Even on the high wall of Zengtou City, many people suddenly appeared and watched from afar, and a team of fast riders were sent out, as if they were going to chase the government troops.

Zhu Tong was really resolute at this time, and he immediately said: "Quick, quick, go and intercept the fast cavalry from Zengtou City."

"I'll go myself!" Lei Heng was a very courageous person. He immediately jumped on his horse beside the big tent and rode away.

Then they saw a group of bandit cavalrymen, about three or four hundred of them, rushing out of the camp. The team of fast horses that came out of Zengtou City immediately turned around and ran back to Zengtou City.

As soon as Lei Heng came back, he laughed loudly: "You guys from Zeng Toushi are like frightened birds. Look at me, you run so fast."

Xiao Rang was also laughing: "Once we are sure that the government troops have left, Zengtou City will be in our pockets."

Zhu Tong still frowned. He was a meticulous person and would not act rashly unless he was sure that the government troops had left.

Just wait until the person who went with you comes back to report.

Zhu Tong was extremely anxious and waited until the afternoon of the next day before someone came back to report.

"Reporting to all the leaders, the government troops rode their horses at full speed overnight and have already traveled more than a hundred miles."

Xiao Rang and Lei Heng were overjoyed.

But Zhu Tong still came to ask: "Can you see it clearly? Can you really follow and watch it?"

The man replied, "I saw it clearly. Although the government troops had cavalrymen who were far behind and could not get close, I followed them all the way. When I came back, I even climbed to the top of a mountain and looked far away. There were thousands of government troops, all heading south, and no one turned back."

Zhu Tong wanted to ask again: "Are there still people watching over us?"

"We've left seven or eight men behind, and more than thirty horses. By now, the government troops are probably two hundred miles away. If the government troops really turn back, there will definitely be fast horses coming back to report, and they will definitely come back faster than the government troops!"

Zhu Tong finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this and nodded: "It's safe..."

Xiao Rang smiled and said, "Give the order!"

"No rush, wait one more day. Zengtou City can't escape, so let Su Wu stay away from him." Zhu Tong was really cautious.

Although Xiao Rang was a little disappointed, he was not angry: "Then wait another day."

Just wait one more day and wait for someone to report back, and you will find that the government troops have really gone far away and no one will turn back.

Zhu Tong was relieved after hearing this and shouted: "Beat the drums, gather the troops, and attack Zengtou City again."

Zhu Tong shouted very loudly, as if he was releasing and venting his suppressed emotions.

Xiao Rang was also happy, and so was Lei Heng. Lei Heng just said, "This time, Zengtou City is already like a frightened bird. I will go first! This time we must defeat it in one blow."

Zhu Tong also said: "I will go there myself to support the battle."

Xiao Rang bowed his hands and said, "Okay, okay, the two leaders will definitely make great achievements this time. I will sit in the center of the army and watch the two leaders show their might!"

Just then, we saw six or seven thousand elite Liangshan bandits starting to form a battle line out of the camp, with flags flying like clouds, and the ranks were really well-organized.

At first glance, it is truly majestic.

The drums were beating loudly, and the marching footsteps were clicking and in unison.

From this perspective, they really are a pretty good army.

(Brothers, I really am not a fast writer. In one hour, I can write at most 3,000 words, and normally I can write a little over 2,000 words. One chapter can write a little over 10,000 words. It takes me about five hours just to write. I really try my best. This update volume actually exceeds that of most authors on Qidian. It is true. You can criticize me for other things, but you cannot criticize me for not updating enough. It is really unfair.)
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