Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 147 I peed...

The four gates of Dongping City had already been closed. Lu Da and Zhu Wu had already led their troops to the city wall to watch. The figures of the enemy's cavalry and scouts could already be seen outside the city.

In the government office, Tong Guan and Cheng Wanli sat together.

Cheng Wanli was extremely flustered, but he did not dare to show it in front of Tong Guan. He just tried his best to look calm.

Tong Guan sighed and said, "Alas... It's like this again. These thieves are really good at scheming."

Obviously, this was not the first time Tong Guan had encountered this situation.

Cheng Wanli comforted him, "Don't worry, Prime Minister En. The bandits are just a mob. There are nearly 3,000 elite soldiers in the city. Ziqing has already made arrangements. There is no need to worry."

Tong Guan nodded: "Well, it's good that I'm safe. How can a person not be afraid? At that time, I was gritting my teeth to rush forward, but now, I don't have to grit my teeth to rush forward. Speaking of it, I am really a little panicked in my heart, but these soldiers from Dongping Prefecture are trustworthy. Well, let's go and take a look..."

Cheng Wanli was stunned when he heard this: "What is En Xiang going to see?"

"Of course I'm going to see the thief." Tong Guan had already stood up.

Cheng Wanli said quickly: "Why bother... Your Excellency is so important, why bother to go to such a dangerous place? What if... What if there is a stray arrow or something like that? It's really unimaginable..."

"Pengyuan, you...sometimes you should learn from me to grit your teeth and take a look. It's nothing, but the soldiers will feel more at ease when they see you and me. You know the truth... Let's go..."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Wanli, who had maintained a very good expression just now, finally showed a bit of panic, but he was helpless and followed Tong Guan out.

He got on the carriage and climbed up to the city wall.

Na Luda didn't seem surprised either. He had heard the story of Tong Guan when he was young. It seemed that he knew Tong Guan would come, so he just went to the city wall to meet him.

Tong Guan stood at the firing slit on the tower, looked around, and asked, "Commander Lu, what is the military situation?"

Lu Da was not nervous, and just said: "The Yanggu County reported that a lot of bandits are coming north. The cavalry sent out also reported that at least four or five thousand people came from the south and will arrive soon. There may be more behind. I think there may be many bandits on the way. They will arrive in one or two days."

Tong Guan nodded: "Ziqing also said that the number of Liangshan bandits is not 50,000, but about 30,000 or 40,000. Ziqing is fighting those who went to the north, and those who went to the south will all come. I think the number is more than 15,000... There are already bandits surrounding Yanggu, and the number of those coming to Dongping Prefecture is about 10,000..."

"The Prime Minister is wise!" Lu Da just kept praising.

Tong Guan looked at Cheng Wanli and asked, "Pengyuan, tell me..."

Cheng Wanli swallowed his saliva. What else could he say? But he had to say it. After thinking for a while, he spoke: "The elite bandits of Liangshan are in the north, and they have to leave people to guard the mountain stronghold. The bandits who want to come to Dongping Prefecture are mostly a mob."

Tong Guan smiled with relief: "Pengyuan, very good, you are also making rapid progress..."

Cheng Wanli was overjoyed when he heard this, and smiled: "It's all thanks to your good teaching."

"I haven't really taught you anything..." Tong Guan smiled and shook his head.

"Although En Xiang never really opened his mouth to teach, the students knew everything he said and did. Just by looking at En Xiang, the students benefited a lot."

Cheng Wanli took his words to the extreme.

Tong Guan waved his hands: "You... nevermind, Ziqing must be from the north?"

Cheng Wanli's eyes were firm: "Of course it is. I think it will arrive soon."

At this moment, Cheng Wanli's trust in Su Wu was beyond words.

Tong Guan came and said: "Not so fast...it will take at least three days."

Cheng Wanli's face slightly changed, and Lu Da immediately said, "Don't worry, my two lords, I am here, and there are elite soldiers in the city. Ten thousand bandits, let alone three days, even ten days or a hundred days, this city cannot be broken. It is a foolish dream for the bandits to want to break into the city."

Tong Guan nodded slowly: "Of course it is so!"

Lu Da looked at Tong Guan again, then at Cheng Wanli, and was still afraid that the two gentlemen would worry, so he said, "Gentlemen, you can wait here for another hour, at most one hour..."

"Huh?" Tong Guan turned around.

"I have a plan with Zhu Yuhou. There are many elite soldiers in the city. When the bandits arrive and have not yet established a firm foothold, Zhu Yuhou will take command in the city while I attack to destroy the bandits' morale."

Lu Da bowed and said that he wanted to show it to Tong Guan and Cheng Wanli so that he would feel at ease.

Tong Guan only looked Lu Da up and down and said: "Okay! Let's see Commander Lu kill the bandits."

Cheng Wanli was shocked and said, "Well...it's better to defend the city."

Tong Guan turned around and smiled: "Pengyuan..."

"The students are here!"

"I guess you haven't really seen a battle yet?" Tong Guan guessed.

"Students are ashamed."

"Just see it once, just see it once from the top of this city wall. It will be different when you see it with your own eyes." Tong Guan has had this disciple for a long time, and this is the first time he has actually taken a private lesson.

But Tong Guan really didn't dislike Cheng Wanli.

"Okay, okay..." Student Cheng Wanli just nodded.

Tong Guan asked Lu Da again: "How many troops will Commander Lu bring?"

"Three hundred!" Lu Da said in a sonorous voice.

"Okay, let's watch Commander Lu charge into the battle." Tong Guan seemed really looking forward to it.

Cheng Wanli was even more anxious, and he kept looking at Lu Da, fearing that this general under Su Wu's command was only interested in being outstanding, and that he would end up with nothing...

Three hundred men, going out to fight five thousand bandits, this is...

I didn’t expect that En Xiang would actually agree.

Cheng Wanli couldn't say anything, he was just worried. He even thought, since we already have the advantage of high walls, why bother to go out of the city?
"I will go and recruit the troops and prepare them first!" Lu Da bowed, went down the city wall, and only went to recruit one hundred armored cavalry and two hundred light cavalry.

The main reason was that Su Wu left very few cavalry and horses in the city, so he just counted them like this.

Then all the soldiers and even the auxiliary troops in the city were transferred to the city walls. Although the elite troops in the city had been trained for a long time, there were actually many new recruits. Lu Da did this for another purpose, which was to boost the morale of the troops, especially the new recruits.

This had to be done. This was the decision he made after repeated discussions with Zhu Wu, and it was also approved by Tong Guan.

As long as Luda is busy, the hour will pass in a moment.

There were really four or five thousand bandits who came at first, a huge group. From a distance, they looked like a really large group. They set up camp three or four miles outside the city.

The leader, Mo Yun Jin Chi Ou Peng, was originally a military household, and now he was one of the big leaders in Liangshan.

He also knew that Su Wu's army was not there, and Su Wu himself was not there either. There were not many soldiers in the city, and all of them were elite troops.

He also knew that there was a very important official from Tokyo in this city, an official who could follow the emperor around.

In fact, it was also an opportunity. Ou Peng led hundreds of riders to the outside of the city, not for any other reason, but it was the right time to show off his might and also to let the high officials around the emperor recognize him. This was very important.

Ou Peng rode forward, looking very impressive in his armor. He pointed a large rolling knife at the tower and shouted, "Cheng Wanli, you dog official, you oppress the good, bully the people, take bribes and pervert the law, and do all kinds of evil things. We can no longer tolerate you, so we have risen up. We are here to repay the emperor and get rid of the harm to the people. Why don't you open the city gates and come out to die!"

There really was Cheng Wanli on the tower. He was stunned. What was he talking about? When he took office, he thought about getting some money to return to Beijing. But he hadn't had time to do it yet?

As for the others... he hasn't done any of them.

Cheng Wanli quickly cupped his hands and said, "Sir, please do not listen to the thieves' frame-up."

Tong Guan smiled and said, "Just say something back to him!"

Cheng Wanli nodded, walked to the firing slits on the tower, and replied earnestly: "Listen carefully, I am Cheng Wanli, I have not been in office for too long, I have always been conscientious, and have never let down the emperor or the people. Just ask the people of Dongping Prefecture, has my prefecture ever committed any crime? You bandits are lying, nothing more than deceiving the people and plotting treason, the ten unforgivable crimes, just wait for the day, I will strangle all of you bandits to thank the emperor for his grace!"

After he finished speaking, Tong Guan came to praise him: "That's a good point."

Cheng Wanli was actually flustered, but he managed a smile: "What the student said came from the bottom of his heart, and every word is true."

Ou Peng at the foot of the city was also stunned. He didn't seem to expect that Cheng Wanli was really on the tower. He didn't care about that anymore and just kept cursing: "You dog official, you usually pretend to be a decent person, but in fact you are full of thieves and prostitutes, full of conspiracy and calculations, and all you do is to force the good people to rebel. If you are a dog official, if you are not removed, my Song Dynasty will never be well. Only we are loyal to the king, and we should kill all the corrupt officials in the world!"

After hearing these words, Cheng Wanli was so angry that he was pacing on his heels. It would be fine if he really did these things, but didn’t he?

Cheng Wanli was furious. He pointed at Ou Peng outside and said anxiously to Tong Guan, "En Xiang, these bandits are really talking nonsense. They are really... lawless. They are really... not killing them is not enough to appease the public anger. They should be killed, they should be killed!"

Even as he spoke, the finger he pointed out was trembling.

Tong Guan also laughed, laughing loudly, and said, "Pengyuan, you are not panicked anymore, which is good. Being scolded does have a miraculous effect."

"Ah..." Cheng Wanli was stunned.

Tong Guan said again: "Say two more words to him."

Cheng Wanli seemed to understand that the Prime Minister had good intentions. He cleared his throat and continued to curse: "You bandits, you do not work, you love leisure and hate work, you rob everywhere, you are the parasites on the people, you burn, kill and rob, which is intolerable. This time, I, following the order of the court, am determined to suppress the bandits. I swear to kill you all and restore the peace and prosperity of the Song Dynasty."

The people below the city immediately responded: "You dog officials, treacherous officials, if it weren't for you dog officials who exploited the people and deceived the emperor, wouldn't our Song Dynasty be a land of fish and rice everywhere? Wouldn't the people live a good life? The reason why the people live so hard is because of you dog officials who are corrupt and pervert the law. If we just kill you dog officials, our Song Dynasty will be a paradise on earth."

Cheng Wanli was so angry that he jumped up, raised his hand and pointed again, turned around and said to Tong Guan: "En Xiang, did you see it? The thieves are so cunning, they really bewitched people. No wonder there are so many people following the thieves. They should be killed, otherwise the world will be in chaos!"

Tong Guan smiled and shook his head: "You, go home tonight and think carefully about your words, otherwise, next time you meet bandits, you won't be able to scold them..."

"My Lord, you are right. Only by killing all these bandits can I get rid of the hatred in my heart!" Cheng Wanli was so angry that he gasped for breath. He had never been framed like this in his life.

But the thief general came back and said, "We are leading the army to fight today, which has nothing to do with others. We are only here to purge corrupt officials. You soldiers and civilians, just open the city gates and let us in to eliminate the harm to the people. We will not harm a single hair!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, the city gate actually opened...

The thief general Moyun Jinchi Ou Peng was very happy. Was his words really effective? Was there really such a loyal and righteous person who wanted to eliminate harm for the people?
It can also be seen that Cheng Wanli is indeed a corrupt official. He has done countless things that have angered God and the people, so that the people of Dongping Prefecture have long been filled with resentment and the military morale has been low.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a sudden roar from the city gate, and a group of armored knights rushed out in an instant.

Ou Peng was stunned at first, then he saw the fierce knight rushing out and heading straight towards him!

Ou Peng quickly realized that they were here to attack him. Did that corrupt official get so angry that he sent troops out of the city to attack him?

There weren't many, only about three hundred. Ou Peng only took a quick look and although there were only a hundred or so riders, he was not afraid.

Without Su Wu, the elite troops were all gone, who else could be in Dongping Prefecture? "Brothers, follow me and kill!" Ou Peng raised his big rolling knife and rode to meet them.

Hundreds of riders immediately rushed up and charged towards the government troops to fight.

The two sides were originally close to each other, and in a moment they were only a dozen steps apart. The government army rode in front, strong and tall, and looked extraordinary.

This was the man that Ou Peng was targeting. Ou Peng was born into a military family and had learned a lot of martial arts. As long as he could capture this general, the government army would lose all its courage and would inevitably be defeated.

The large rolling knife in Ou Peng's hand went out, and the burly general on horseback also came over with a huge broadsword.

That sturdy general was too sturdy and looked very powerful, but Ou Peng knew that those who looked very powerful usually had poor martial arts skills and were slow in movement. They only relied on weapons to win.

Let's show this guy what martial arts prowess is!

Ou Peng had already made up his mind that he would engage the enemy as soon as he rode his horse. He even had the mind to take a look at the city wall. He already knew that Cheng Wanli was on the city wall, and perhaps the high-ranking officials of the emperor from Tokyo were also there. Now was the time for him to show his abilities.

If he really recruits him in the future, how could that senior official not remember Ou Peng's bravery? How could he not promote him?
As soon as he looked back, the burly soldier in front of him raised his big broadsword high. Ou Peng immediately took out his rolling knife, and the broadsword was raised high. He just jumped sideways on his horse to avoid it, and the rolling knife in his hand went horizontally, definitely cutting the guy in half at the waist.

The horses galloped fast, and the swords were even faster.

In an instant, he was about to lose his way. Ou Peng tilted his head and moved sideways, slashing away with his sword.

The huge machete chopped down with great force, but Ou Peng actually managed to dodge it. The machete chopped down right beside his shoulder. Ou Peng was delighted, but suddenly he felt his body and mind pause. Where was the machete that he had chopped out?

What just happened?

The burly general seemed to swing his arm and hit him, and the arm guard on his forearm hit the side of the rolling knife...the knife was knocked away?

Ou Peng felt dizzy and then he realized that something was wrong. He had fallen from grace.

马呢？

Instead, he saw a horse, half of a horse, and the horse's heart, liver, spleen, and lungs. Countless amounts of blood gushed out.

Ou Peng hurriedly tried to stand up again, but suddenly he realized that half of his waist and right leg were missing.

"Ah!!!!" Ou Peng screamed and wailed at this time!
He looked around, but could see nothing. He only saw countless horse hooves trampling, some even stepping directly over his body. He also saw countless people falling off their horses.

His vision gradually blurred. Ou Peng wanted to look around and shout again...

The world turned into darkness...

On the city wall, Cheng Wanli stared in amazement as he saw the commander Lu Da leading his troops out. Before the battle, Cheng Wanli's heart was in his throat. After the battle, Cheng Wanli's mind went blank.

All he saw was the commander Lu Da, riding his strong horse, slashing left and right with the huge long-handled sword, causing people and horses to fall to the ground. Neither the people nor the horses were left intact.

Killing was just a piece of cake, and it was really not far away. The whole field was full of broken limbs and arms, and blood was everywhere...

"What a good general!" Tong Guan praised.

Cheng Wanli came back to his senses and said, "Well done, he deserves to be killed. That talkative thief deserves to be killed the most. It would not be too much to cut him into pieces!"

Just look at Lu Da going into battle. He is truly invincible. None of the bandits he encounters can match him, and not a single one of them can stay on his horse and escape.

Naruda was really like a killing machine, just chopping along the way.

In a moment, the horses of both sides passed each other. It was unknown how many thieves there were. Only those who were still on horseback could be counted, about twenty or thirty.

Cheng Wanli was very excited: "Big victory, big victory!"

Tong Guan also nodded: "Su Wu's management of the army is truly extraordinary. From the generals to the soldiers, all of them are elite!"

But Cheng Wanli was suddenly stunned again, raised his hand to point at Luda: "He he..."

Just because Lu Da was moving forward for a while, his horse and steps did not slow down at all, and there were thousands of bandits in the distance, and Lu Da was riding his horse to charge.

Tong Guan was also slightly startled, and just raised his hand: "Be at ease, just wait and see."

"He is actually going to charge towards thousands of bandits?" Cheng Wanli seemed a little bit unbelievable.

Tong Guan said, "When two people meet in a narrow road, the bravest will win. Lu Da is very brave, and his soldiers are even more courageous. Although there are only 300 cavalrymen, it is not wrong for them to charge like this. The enemy has not yet established a firm foothold and their formation is in disarray, so we can really charge them."

Cheng Wanli thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be that... Su Wu was also like this when he went into battle in the past?"

Tong Guan nodded: "What kind of general you have, what kind of soldiers you have. Look at those 300 knights, not a single one of them is slow on horseback. I think it's not the first or second time. In the past, Su Wu must have often charged into the battle like this. Only in this way could he lead such an elite army."

Cheng Wanli's heart tightened, and he felt inexplicably uncomfortable. Su Wu rarely told him the details of the battle formations. Even if he asked him, he would just talk about it casually and at most talk about how to plan and command...

I never thought much about it before, but now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I really understand how Su Wu fought bravely and died bravely...

Just look at Lu Da and his three hundred riders. In a moment they have already charged into the group of several thousand bandits. It is already a little far away and it is difficult to see clearly. All you can see is that group of people suddenly rushed into the group of bandits in front of them, riding their horses at full speed.

Tong Guanlai sighed: "I haven't seen such a scene in many years..."

Cheng Wanli had no more words, but just stared there intently. His heart was already beating in his throat, but there was still a feeling of discomfort in his heart.

I stared at the three hundred riders rushing from north to south, and then from afar I saw them rushing back from south to north. It was like a fine needle piercing tofu, and it seemed like not much time passed, back and forth.

came back……

Cheng Wanli seemed to have recovered his breath and let out a long sigh... He turned his head to look at the benefactor Tong Guan, and then looked at the three hundred riders returning quickly.

On the wall corridor, someone shouted: "Open the door, open the door, the commander is back!"

Cheng Wanli looked again and saw that the thousands of bandits were like a flock of sheep. They were scattered to the left and right just now, but now they gathered in the middle. However, no one really came to chase them.

At this point, Cheng Wanli spoke up: "You're back, you're back, what a warrior!"

But when he got closer, Lu Da stopped his horse, laughed happily, and pointed at him: "That's the big thief, take him away."

Mo Yun Jin Chi Ou Peng no longer looked like a human anymore. His body was covered with dents and one of his legs was still attached to his waist. He was dragged backwards into the city.

Lu Da walked up the stairs with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, and the steps made a dull sound.

Entering the tower again, Lu Da stepped forward with a bow and said in a clear voice: "My two lords, I have accomplished your mission!"

Tong Guan was already praising: "Good, good, good!"

Cheng Wanli even said: "Commander Lu is a real warrior! He is brave and valiant in killing the enemy, and he is courageous in leading the troops to fight!"

Lu Da smiled and waved his hands, saying, "This is nothing. I only went back and forth. My brother often does this. He goes back and forth countless times in the midst of thousands of troops until his horse is exhausted! He has won many great victories in this way!"

Tong Guan laughed loudly: "It's not easy for General Su to lead such a good group of soldiers. They are all brave and courageous generals. They are all pillars of our Song Dynasty!"

Cheng Wanli couldn't laugh and could only sigh.

"My two lords, I will go and hang the body of that big thief outside the city!" Lu Da bowed.

Tong Guan nodded and said, "Okay, go and do your work. I'm going back to the government office."

Everyone left the city wall, and Lu Da went about his business.

Tong Guan took Cheng Wanli down the city wall and got into the car.

Inside the carriage, Tong Guan said: "He is a good son-in-law. There is no such man in the Song Dynasty. If you don't make a decision on this matter, I will return to Beijing after the war is over..."

Cheng Wanli immediately replied: "Your Excellency knows that I am willing to do this at this moment, but my good daughter has been spoiled since she was a child... I don't know how to say it... I'm afraid that if I say something wrong, it will turn out to be a bad thing."

Cheng Wanli was really upset and hated himself for being too indulgent in the past. Even at this moment, he still felt sorry for his good girl.

"I have already said that about Ziqing's marriage. If it doesn't work out here, I will look for one somewhere else. If I can't find one in the capital, I will look for one in the northwest. There should be a girl among the big and small Zhong families. Just wait for me to talk seriously, and they will be willing..."

Tong Guan spoke slowly... and looked at Cheng Wanli with a hint of smile on his face.

"Ah... Don't worry, Prime Minister. I will definitely ask about this matter again. Once this matter is settled, I will feel relieved. Please give me two days!"

Cheng Wanli bowed and felt ashamed.

"It's up to you..." Tong Guan nodded. This matter was no longer just Cheng Wanli's. There would be many battles in the future, and Su Wu would be tied up in a car.

The marriage must be made, and this favor must be given to Su Wu. Tong Guan knew that dying for the sake of others was always difficult!

Tong Guan came again and asked: "I really saw a battle this time. How was it?"

Cheng Wanli answered seriously: "It does make people panic. If you take a breath, you can't take a second breath, but..."

"Just say it..." Tong Guan raised his hand as usual.

"It makes one's blood boil and it makes one feel very refreshed. Even if that chatterbox died on the spot, it would really make one feel happy!" Cheng Wanli said sincerely.

No matter how much he has read, no matter what level of scholarship he has achieved, men always have a passionate side. How could today's experience not arouse some passion in him?
"Let me tell you something..." Tong Guan suddenly said.

"That's what you ordered, Prime Minister!" Cheng Wanli listened attentively.

"It was my first time on the battlefield. I didn't have to fight in person, let alone ride my horse to charge into the battle. But when I was on the horse, my legs were trembling and I was sweating profusely. I felt like turning around and running away. Haha..."

Tong Guan himself laughed out loud.

Cheng Wanli looked at Tong Guan and immediately bowed deeply, "Thank you for your teachings today."

Tong Guan just waved his hand and said, "I didn't finish my words just now. I'll tell you more... It was at that time that I was sitting on the general's platform. I heard the Dangxiang drums beating and the horses galloping. What do you think happened?"

"What's the matter?" Cheng Wanli listened carefully.

There were no three people in the car, Tong Guan whispered in her ear: "I peed..."

Cheng Wanli was shocked when he heard this, he couldn't believe it.

"It's true!" Tong Guan sat up straight and laughed.

Cheng Wanli didn't dare to answer, he just sat there blankly.

(Brothers, yesterday I wrote a little less, so I got up early to make up for it with one chapter, which is also over 6,000. I feel relieved and have not slacked off... I'll count it as half an extra chapter...)
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