Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The first snow of winter has fallen, and the cold wind mixed with snowflakes has fallen to the world. The hexagonal crystals are stacked together, covering the world with a layer of silvery white.

Qiao Lie, who was dressed in fur, was walking on the road in the mountains. From time to time, he pulled the cloak that covered his body into his arms. The cold wind in the past few days has become more and more biting. Last year's winter was a little warmer. I thought this year would be better. Unexpectedly, it was even colder than before.

Brother Liu Min may be busy. With such heavy snowfall, it may be difficult for both the mountain and the mountain to live...

I sighed in my heart, and then clenched the letter in my arms. I received a letter from Bianliang early this morning. All the information has been investigated clearly, and the next step is to deal with it. I just hope that the officers and soldiers will not go crazy and attack in winter, like this The weather is a bit harsher for our side, after all, the court has no shortage of materials and equipment.

Amidst the crunching sound of snow, Lu Bu's study was already in front of him, and he stretched out his cold fingers and knocked on the door.

dong dong dong-

The door opened with a creak, revealing Yu Cheng's childish smile: "Commander Qiao Lie is here, come in quickly."

"You monkey came into the house too."

Qiao Lie smiled and ducked in. The airtight space blocked the cold and humid air. The heat from the brazier filled the room. The aroma of pine oil wafted into the nose, refreshing people.

"If he's still outside in this weather, won't he freeze into a popsicle?"

The sound of joking came, and Qiao Lie turned around the screen. Lu Bu behind the desk was looking at him with a smile. He couldn't help but stepped forward and saluted: "I've met my brother."

"Sit down." After waving his hand, the figure behind the table put down his book and looked at the Taoist in charge of intelligence opposite: "But is there anything important?"

"News came from Bianliang that the personnel to send troops have been confirmed. Yun Tianbiao, the commander-in-chief of the Qingzhou army and horses, is temporarily recruiting envoys. Deng Zongbi, the commander of East Luzhou, Hebei, Xin Congzhong, the commander of Binzhou, Zhang Yinglei, the governor of Kaide Prefecture, and Tao Zhenting, the commander, are all on the list of dispatches. "

"How many soldiers and horses?"

"Qingzhou sent five thousand troops, and the rest were all three thousand. Where there are fourteen thousand, I don't know whether they will mobilize the local braves to accompany the army. After all, the recruiting envoys have the right to do so."

Lu Bu closed his eyes slightly and opened them after a while. There was a strange look in his eyes: "Send more spies out to find out where he is going. If there is a chance, eat one of him first."

The Taoist opposite nodded, and the tall figure stood up: "Ask Bian Xiang to deal with the matter of Wolf Howling Mountain as soon as possible and move it back to the village, and also urge the shipwrights to see the prototype ship he is waiting for, right? , can the family members of those shipwrights be brought here?"

"Everyone has been sent to the village. Don't worry, brother." The Taoist lowered his eyes slightly and flexed his warmed fingers: "Brother Wei Zhaode also sent a letter saying that he has been in contact with Tongzhai on Tongzhou Island. It's just that the other party asked Brother Wei Zhaode to go in person, so I wanted to ask if he is allowed to go."

"I said that I will leave this matter to you two. You don't need to ask me, but just let me know when you have results." Lu Bu said lightly. Qiao Lie nodded for a moment, walked to the Kanyu map, and looked at the drawings. After a while, he turned around and said, "Then let's fight him again so that Song Ting will take a detour when he hears someone."

His eyes were clear, and he seemed to have the spirit of a warrior and an iron horse.

……

To the northeast, dark clouds shrouded the sky, and heavy snow fell on the treetops on Pantuo Road. In addition to decorating the trees, endless snow flakes were also falling towards every accessible place in Dulonggang.

On the city wall of Zhujiazhuang, piles of bonfires were lit in the stone watchtower. Zhuang Yong, the sentinel, squatted in front of the brazier with his neck curled up and his hands folded to warm himself up. On the school field a little further away, the figures who had been training in the past were no longer there. , the huge venue was rarely silent today.

Going further, where the main house of the Zhu family is located, in the hall, a brazier burning pine oil and firewood is spitting out tongues of fire. Weapon racks are placed on both sides, with swords, guns, swords and halberds clearly inserted. People sitting on the left and right sides are looking at Yunlong and Zhu Yongqing were at the top.

On the seat on the left, Yunlong, who was wearing a moon-white boy's shirt, had returned to his original appearance. He looked at the letter in his hand with a smile, chuckled for a while, glanced at Pang Yi and Fu Yu, and looked to the other side. Brother Luan Tingyu, Wang Tianba and others who were sitting folded the letter paper and put it at hand.

"...My father wrote a letter saying that the imperial court has issued an order to send troops to conquer Liangshan in the spring of next year. At that time, I hope that all heroes can help me. When the banditry in Jingdong is quelled, my father will definitely report it to the Ming government and invite all uncles and brothers. achievement."

After speaking, he stood up and raised his hands to the people below. Commander Fu Yu stood up on the left and quickly returned the salute: "I have been waiting for news from the general manager and am willing to do my part to pacify the bandits."

Wei Yangyin on the opposite side narrowed his eyes and said in a ferocious voice: "I came to Jingdong because of the Liangshan incident. If there is a war, I am willing to be the vanguard."

Yunlong was about to say a few more words of encouragement when Zhu Yongqing next to him suddenly said: "Okay, Uncle Wei is indeed a hero. I have discussed with Hui Niang that when the snow stops, we will first cut off the villages attached to Liangshan for the imperial court, lest he wait for There is a tip from Liangshan, I wonder if my uncle is willing to do this?"

Yunlong looked sideways and glared fiercely. Unknowingly, before the boy next to him could speak, he saw the figure below standing up: "This matter has been handed over to me. I will definitely kill all those who are thieves and abandon virtue. So I’ll make some preparations first.”

After saying that, Wei Yangyin turned around and exited, followed by Jin Chengying and Wang Tianba who also stood up and followed behind.

"Wait……"

Yunlong stretched out his palms anxiously to stop him, but the three people on the other side continued to walk as if they hadn't heard. Zhu Yongqing stood up and reached out to hold Yunlong's arm and gently pressed it down: "Cousin, these uncles are all cautious. There is no need to give orders to such people, you and I can just watch what they do."

Luan Tingyu, below, saw this and frowned slightly. He glanced at his brother who was lowering his head and twirling his fingers. He sighed slightly in his heart. He then looked at the three Zhu brothers who were absent-mindedly on the side. .

"Okay, now that I'm in trouble, I hope you can do more to suppress the bandits in the future, so I will..."

The young master seemed to have been criticized one after another, and he was a little embarrassed. He said something hastily and wanted to leave. Unexpectedly, someone snorted coldly: "Mr. Li's arm injury has not healed, and he has to go back to rest."

Yunlong turned around and saw Li Ying, the flying eagle in a crimson robe. He opened his mouth and was speechless. He saw this man stood up and walked out with a grimace, Du Xing, and another man and a woman stood up.

"My sister's internal organs were injured, and she still has pain from time to time, so she went back to rest first." After saying that, he pulled the expressionless Hu Sanniang and turned to leave. Zhu Biao looked at the two figures behind him and remained silent. He lowered his head and wondered what he was thinking.

"You...you guys..." Yunlong was a little short of breath, and his face turned red from holding back. Zhu Yongqing coughed lightly next to him: "Since the injury has not healed, you need to get more rest. Please don't be too harsh on me, cousin."

After looking at the livid Yunlong, he turned to his brother Luan Tingfang and said: "Master, my brother and I want to ask for advice on some kung fu issues, but I don't know..."

"Let's go, my teacher will help you two solve your doubts." Luan Tingfang stood up immediately and looked at his brother: "Is there anything else, brother? If not, I have something to say to my brother."

Luan Tingyu kept frowning, and sighed when he heard this: "I have something to do here, and I will have time to see you later."

The brother opposite didn't say much, bowed deeply and led the two apprentices down. The rest sat in their seats and thought about their own thoughts. The cold wind blew into the hall from time to time, and the burning flames swayed endlessly, just like people's moods. , sometimes high and sometimes low.

……

In the wilderness near the water park from Yuncheng to Shouzhang, the color of the past has been replaced by silvery white. There are few people in this weather. But looking at it now, there is a rut on the road to the village, and scattered footprints in the white It looks even more messy against the background.In a world full of white light, the sound of howling wind and snow blows from time to time, and the voice of someone talking floats intermittently.

The wind and snow fell in the village. A dozen Liangshan field soldiers stood beside a donkey cart loaded with goods. They kept rubbing their hands and stamping their feet. From time to time, they let out a breath of white air on their hands. Someone in the village stepped on the snow and let out a sigh. With the sound of creaking footsteps, the waiting soldiers quickly stood upright when they saw the visitor. The rich Wu Li waved his hand, took out the wine bag from his arms, took a sip, and handed it to everyone: "Drink some to warm your body, we have to go." Next village.”

"Thank you, Commander." A group of men took the wine bags and couldn't wait to share them one by one. Wu Li stood on the spot with his hands on his hips and looked around. More than ten people were coming out of the village. Some of them were wearing thin village wrappers. He looked over at his newly acquired bedding: "Is everyone here?"

A man stretched out his hand to nod the head, and after a while he said: "Commanders, we are all here, 45 people, not a few."

"..." Wu Li looked at the man, opened his mouth, and sighed: "That's all, you can't change your speaking problem."

The man didn't say anything, just patted his head with a smile. Wu Li looked at the people coming back and patted the shaft of the car: "We're all here, let's go to the next village."

"Oh~"

In response to the chorus, the driver spread a small piece of felt on the shaft of the carriage, asked Wu Li to sit down, and then whipped his whip. Amidst the crunching sound of the snow, the group of people left the entrance of the village and headed north.

"Commander, it's so cold that you're not at home. Why did you come out in person?" The driver on the carriage just took a sip of Wu Li's wine. At this time, he seemed to think that this man was easy to talk to, so he took the initiative to chat with him.

Wu Li glanced at him and smiled: "The village is busy now. Brother Deng Fei has gone to the treasury to keep an eye on me. I can't just lie at home and hug my mother-in-law to keep warm like an uncle, right?"

Vulgar words seemed to suit these men's taste, and they all burst into laughter.

"But I didn't expect that the village would be quite concerned about the tenants at the foot of the mountain."

"Yes, it was the same last winter. At that time, Military Advisor Liu Min went down to distribute supplies."

"Now I can't tell which one is kind, the government or the village. This has to be left to the county. The only thing the official cares about is whether you have paid all the taxes."

Discussions came from the group of field soldiers, and Wu Li, who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage, didn't interrupt. He didn't understand why the village was acting like this. They were obviously a group of land-owners, but they acted in accordance with the government. Just thinking about how grateful the villagers were when they handed over winter supplies just now...

It seems pretty good, more interesting than following Tian Hu's robbers.

What I did in that village before... was it too much?
After thinking about it, there was some regret on the face of the former wealthy family member, but in the next moment he forced himself to hide his weakness. He raised his eyes and looked at the road. During the walk, he had reached a forest. Once here, walk for a while and you will reach the next village.

The cold wind blew by, and a vague and strange smell reached her nose. Wu Li, who didn't notice it at first, heard the driver next to her mutter: "Why is there such a strong animal smell? Did someone bring the animals into the forest?"

"What did you say?" Wu Li opened her eyes, turned around and grabbed the coachman's arm: "Say it again."

"This... I have been taking care of livestock since I was a child. There is a smell of horse manure in this forest. I feel strange..."

In his eyes, Wu Li's face became worse and worse, and the coachman's voice couldn't help but become softer and softer. The next moment, Wu Li jumped out of the car and shouted: "Quickly, something is wrong here!"

squeak--

There was a sharp sound, and a loud arrow shot into the sky.

"Enemy attack!"

Amidst the shouts, the somewhat fat man suddenly dwarfed, and several arrows shot into the human body with a scream that cut through the air. Blood spattered, and more than half of the people fell to the ground, with eyes filled with death. Doubtful.

"Run! Run away!"

Wu Li shouted, stood up and took out his wind-splitting sword from the shaft of the carriage. The ground suddenly shook. With Lu Bu's long-term experience, the outsider instantly judged that he was a cavalry, and his expression changed.

Who dares to set up an ambush at the border of Liangshan?Officers and soldiers?

Before he could figure out the situation, a black shadow jumped into his sight. The knight on the horse was dressed in black and had a crude spear in his hand.

Not officers and soldiers!

The wide-eyed Wu Li watched helplessly as the knight killed one person. Blood burst out and rushed towards him. Then more knights rushed out of the forest. Their uniform costumes made people look heavy.

"Go away!"

Wu Li lowered his head to avoid the stabbing spear. He swung the wind-splitting knife in his hand and cut off the horse's hoof. The horse fell to the ground with a neigh. Without even looking at the outside, the man turned around and rushed towards the woods nearby. The speed that was not consistent with his body size made this man The man quickly approached the edge of the vegetation.

"The thieves stop running!"

Amidst the loud shouts, a man stood up on his horse and threw out a spear with a tip that was bent like a snake letter. Wu Li reacted quickly and swung his knife to chop the thrown spear into the forest.

However, it was too late at this time. A rider came up behind him and stabbed out with a long spear. Wu Li just turned to avoid it when the man suddenly pulled out the long sword from his waist and swung it, and a line of blood was drawn on his neck. It bloomed, and the next moment, blood spurted out, and the red liquid with body temperature melted away the snow, leaving a red mark on the white light ground.

The battle was just over tea time, and more than a hundred knights slaughtered all the soldiers in the field. Wei Yangyin, who was breathing heavily, jumped off his horse and picked up the dragon tongue gun. He looked at the dead Wu Li and sneered: "Brother Jin It's good luck that we've made a profit so early."

"It's just luck." He wiped the long sword in his hand clean, put it back into its sheath, and turned to look behind him: "This group of thieves came from here. Maybe there are mountain villages with bandits over there."

"That should be the case." He got on his horse and pointed his dragon tongue gun forward: "Let's go! Let's go to the next village."

The sound of hoofbeats rumbled, and the cavalrymen kicked up snow and dust and galloped away.

……

Also on this night, the flames in the Cangzhou Forage Farm dyed half the sky red. The instructor with a golden seal on his face, wearing a Fan Yangli, walked out with a long spear carrying a wine gourd. As the flames faded, it was vaguely visible that this man had The bloodstains and footprints gradually fade away. (End of chapter)