Water Margin Survival

"Report! On the main road to the north, more than 20 riders are driving one person, coming here!" I saw a scout rushing back to the army, and reported to a general who was watching the training of his subordinates on the roadside .

When the general saw this, he looked in the direction he was pointing, and indeed he fled desperately. Seeing the dust flying behind him, there was no doubt that there were soldiers chasing him. A close follower immediately urged the horse to catch up.

"Where did you find the abnormality?" The general asked the scouts calmly as he walked.

"If you go back to the general, it's more than ten miles to the north!" The scout clapped his hands and replied.

"Why didn't you fire the arrow? Instead, you chose to catch the news by yourself?" the general replied.

"Small man... I am afraid that the arrows will startle these two groups of people and miss a major event, so I rushed back to tell you! My friend, please stay where you are and continue to monitor the situation on the road!" The scout panicked, fearing that the general would blame him.

"Well done! A scout is not just an eye, especially when the news cannot be sent back in time, but also a brain that can think and think. Only when everything is considered, can a scout reassure the general! By the way, What is your job now?" the general asked.

"The villain is now the detainee!" The scout was full of excitement, but he still remained calm and replied respectfully.

"Tell your military envoys (hundred generals, equivalent to the head of the infantry), just say what I said, let you lead ten generals first!" He waved his hand, but his thoughts turned to the inconvenience of the scout's communication means. It seems that when he has time, he should talk to his brother about this matter. He has a lot of experience and knowledge, and maybe he has a good way to solve this problem.

The general was in deep thought when the fleeing man had already arrived. He saw the face of the man blocking the way. As if he had met a savior, his tense nerves suddenly relaxed. Unable to bear the strength, he staggered and bumped off the horse.

Seeing this, the general hurriedly got off his horse, helped the man up, and said, "Master Hu, why are you so panicked?"

The person who came was Hu Cheng who escaped alone. Seeing that the other party still remembered him, he immediately said happily: "I don't want Chief Hao to remember the villain! To make a long story short, the villain Zhuangzi asked the officers and soldiers to break, and someone chased me so far!"

Hao Siwen nodded, asked his two relatives to help Hu Cheng, and asked the scouts to go back to the mountain to report the news, while he got on his horse, bent his bow and set up an arrow, and watched the pursuers rushing to take aim.

Those 20 or more riders are no better than Jingdong's local garrison, and they are elite soldiers in Tong Guan's eyes anyway. At this time, seeing someone holding an arrow on the opposite side, they immediately spread away and made evasive movements. The man fired two arrows in a row, and saw that the bowstring sounded, and the arrows all hit the enemy's body, but the two men did not fall off their horses, but accelerated to escape.

Hao Siwen shook his head when he saw this, and suddenly remembered Tang Bin's joke with him, roughly saying that his arrow skills were just right, if it was too bad, it would be too embarrassing for "proficient in all eighteen martial arts", if it was too good, Gong Wang will definitely be shot to death, and the cottage will lose a leader. It is still the same as it is now, neither good nor bad.

Except for the two cavalry who escaped from the arrow, the rest of the cavalry did not flinch, but still charged here. Hao Siwen saw that these people were all gunners in the horse army, and they were not equipped with bows. Before, collided with these people.

Hao Siwen's entourage knew that their master was interested in coming, so they didn't come forward to disturb him. They all reined in their horses to sweep the formation for him. They saw Hao Siwen stabbing left and right among the twenty or so riders, every time he fired his gun and closed it, One of the riders must fall down, Hu Cheng was dumbfounded, remembering the scene of meeting in front of the village gate that day, he couldn't help feeling scared at this moment.

Hao Siwen killed half of the twenty or so riders, and the rest saw that the situation was not good, and when they were about to retreat, they were stopped by Hao Siwen's personal followers. They all dismounted and surrendered. Hao Siwen asked people to dismount their armor and weapons, and led more than 20 captured horses to the mountain.

Hu Cheng got rid of the pursuers, and hurriedly stepped forward to thank him, saying: "The two who ran away were Zhu Long and Zhu Biao from Zhujiazhuang. They led the officers and soldiers to Xiaorenzhuang. My father ordered the servants to be killed, my sister fell to the enemy, and the villain was desperate, so I came here to join Liangshan, and I asked Chief Hao to help guide me up the mountain!"

Seeing this, Hao Siwen didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly led Hu Cheng up the mountain, and when he arrived at the intersection of Li's house, he saw Qin Ming and Huang Xin who were training on the flat ground outside the shop, Hao Siwen explained the details, and asked Huang Xin to take care of his subordinates on his behalf, Huang Xin agreed with a smile, Hao Siwen didn't have any worries, and led Hu Cheng up the mountain diligently.

A few people crossed the big lake and came to the golden beach, just as Wang Dingliu was arranging the boats, Hao Siwen asked him why, Wang Dingliu said with a smile: "My brother is going to pick up Teacher Xu, and I asked my younger brother to arrange the boats! "

Hao Siwen was stunned when he heard it. After Xu Ning completed the task of delaying the attack on the Qing government army, he stayed in Erlong Mountain. By the way, he taught them how to train soldiers for several horse army leaders in the cottage. This is what his brother told Chao Gai before. OK

"Where is brother now?" Hao Siwen asked hurriedly.

"At brother Mengkang's place, watching the progress of the ship!" Wang Dingliu replied.

Hao Siwen bowed his hands to Wang Dingliugong, and took Hu Cheng to the shipyard. After walking for a long time, he finally saw Wang Lun standing in front of a [-] ship, listening to Meng Kang's introduction. Hao Siwen led Hu Cheng over, surprised in his heart, stopped Meng Kang, came forward, nodded to Hao Siwen, and greeted Hu Cheng again.

When Hu Cheng saw Wang Lun, his eyes turned red, and he knelt down and said, "The villain's family is in danger. My father has been killed, so I ask the king to send troops to rescue me. The villain is willing to go to Dazhai and repay it with my life!"

Wang Lun hastily stepped forward to help Hu Cheng up, and said, "Please tell me in detail, which group of people trapped your Zhuangzi, and what is the situation at this time?"

Hu Cheng hurriedly told the story from the beginning to the end, and Hao Siwen said angrily: "An old man in a hospital bed, they can do it! It's still an official army of the court, I think it is worse than a bandit!"

"Since Lingmei has fallen into Dong Ping's hands, this matter must not be delayed. If it is too late, there may be accidents!" Wang Lun looked at the anxious Hu Chengdao, and then he ordered Jiao Ting: "Instructor Lin is leading the training on the north bank of Shuibo. My military order tells him to prepare his troops for battle, and you tell Lu Fang and Guo Sheng to set up their own barracks and follow me on board to fight! Send someone to notify the three military advisers!"

Jiao Ting took the order to go, Hu Cheng saw that Wang Lun made a decisive decision without any delay, felt deeply in his heart, and wanted to bow down again, and said: "In the past, the villain offended my brother a lot, I don't think my brother doesn't care, now he is dedicated to helping and waiting for him. The villain saved my sister, and I am willing to serve Dazhai with her, even if I am a pawn in my brother's tent, I feel at ease!"

Hu Cheng didn't make many appearances in the original trajectory, so Wang Lun didn't know much about him, he only knew that he was average in martial arts, but after several encounters before, Wang Lun found that this person had a stable personality and was relatively mature. , but the most surprising thing is that this person is still a sea merchant, and there is no leader similar to him in the cottage at present.His joining this time not only filled the shortcoming of the lack of talents in the cottage, but also brought his sister Hu Sanniang to the cottage by the way, but isn't it a beautiful thing that kills two birds with one stone?

At the beginning, he had the idea of ​​inviting the brothers and sisters to go up the mountain, but because of various objective reasons, he never mentioned it in the end. He didn't want to ask Er Zhu to lead the army to break the Hu family village this time. Everyone has their own destiny. It seems that they The fate with Liangshan starts from this moment.

"Brothers and sisters come to cast their votes, and make my cottage flourish! I'm just leaving aside the polite words, and everything is to save Lingmei!" Wang Lun said, and Hu Chengjian nodded repeatedly, and everyone walked to the golden beach. On the road, I met Xuan Yuan and Yuan Lang who were leading a team. Seeing this, the two rushed forward to say hello, and then heard Xuan Yuan say: "Brother Military Advisor, where are you going in such a hurry? Eh, this one is a stranger, but I haven't seen you yet." Pass!"

Wang Lun smiled and introduced Hu Cheng to Li Ji and Yuan Lang, and then briefly talked about the affairs of Hu's family village. Mi Ji said angrily: "Brother Hu Cheng, who I let go, the government is looking for trouble with him, but it's not that they don't take care of him." Do you care about Liangshan? Brother Military Advisor, needless to say, you must ask me to go with you!"

Seeing what he said, Yuan Lang stepped forward and said, "My little brother has the most bows in the battalion. I used this crossbow to fight the horse army. I also had experience once. I hope my brother will allow my battalion to participate in the battle!"

Seeing that the two of them, especially Yuan Lang, were solemnly asking for a fight, Wang Lun thought about it for a while, nodded and agreed, and then told them to go to other camps to borrow the magic arm bow for the time being. Wang Lun's "Shangfang Sword" went happily, Wang Lun smiled, and asked Jiao Ting to urge Lu Fang and Guo Sheng to gather troops, and he brought Hu Cheng to the Golden Beach, and asked Wang Dingliu to dispatch the boats while waiting for his own The pro-army and the Yuan camp assembled.

At this time, a small boat came up on the lake, and a tall and thin man stood on it. Seeing that Wang Lun was on the golden beach, the man jumped into the water and waded forward to report to Wang Lun, regardless of waiting for the boat to dock. : "I just got the news that Dong Ping, the Metropolitan Supervisor of Xiqing Mansion, led an army of one thousand horses, and broke through the Hu family village, and Hu's eldest son disappeared..."

I saw that he was talking, but saw the person next to Wang Lun, and said in surprise: "When did Master Hu go up the mountain?" Then he sighed and said, "The news from my younger brother is late again!"

Last time, the Yunzhou Hotel's intelligence error almost put Liangshan's army in a passive position. Fortunately, Hao Siwen seized the opportunity, so there was not much loss.In terms of this matter, Zhu Gui just employed improperly and was not strict in discipline, but he still took the initiative to receive the military law, first received a meal of military sticks, and was punished by suspending rewards for half a year.And after this time, all the staff of the Yunzhou Hotel were changed again. According to the degree of personal dereliction of duty, after being punished, they were transferred to other positions, and even three people directly involved were sent to raise pigs.It has played a great warning role for the personnel of the entire intelligence system.

It was Zhu Gui's second conviction at this time, and one could imagine the fear in his heart. Wang Lun saw that his face was full of shame, and persuaded him: "You are only half an hour behind Brother Hu Cheng, which is very rare! Who got the news? You're going to Chief Pei to give him credit!"

Hearing what Wang Lun said, Zhu Gui felt much better, but his face was slightly hot, and he was embarrassed to answer, but he heard Hao Siwen say: "Brother, according to my younger brother, if there is something urgent, it is really not fast. After all, the fastest horse has its limitations as a way to convey information!" Seeing him tell the example of the scouts in his camp just now, he looked at Wang Lun, wondering what he could do.

After hearing Hao Siwen's exclamation, Wang Lun wondered if Song Ting didn't raise military pigeons on a large scale at this time?Just looking at Hu Cheng, who was restless, Wang Lun knew that it was not the time to talk about it in detail, so he lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said to Zhu Gui: "Brother, I will entrust you with a big matter in this way. Said you search all over the village to see if there is anyone who is proficient in raising pigeons!" (To be continued.)