Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 335: Mantis? Yellow Bird?

However, Shi Qian and Duan Jingzhu looked at the tavern from afar and saw the wine flag was put down. Soon a group of people rushed in and pushed twenty or thirty carts out. They knew that Song Qing and his gang from Qingzhou had succeeded.

Shi Qian said softly, "No wonder the military advisor said that Lai Yong'er is so cunning. He took all the money without any soldiers. Let's follow them and see where they go so that we can report back to the military advisor."

As he was speaking, Duan Jingzhu looked ahead and suddenly shouted, "Shut up!"

Shi Qian followed Duan Jingzhu's gaze and saw three men dressed as traveling merchants carrying loads into the store. The two thought that a quarrel was about to break out, but they saw the three men abandon their loads and run out quickly. The three men did not go down the mountain, but went straight to Huangnigang.

Shi Qian and the other two knew that someone was watching this place.

The two men did not dare to stay any longer, so they turned around quietly and ran towards the valley where Wu Yong was hiding.

The three people who entered were none other than [Poison Fire Dragon] Yang Lie and his two minions. When the three entered the restaurant, they saw Yang Zhi and his gang lying all over the floor, half of them covered in blood, and obviously dead.

Yang Lie shouted, "What's going on? Where is the shopkeeper? Go away, go away, or you'll get into trouble."

A small thug said, "Isn't it the group of Qingzhou merchants we just encountered who did this? Brother, let's go quickly. With so many lives lost, once the lawsuit is involved, there's no telling when it will end. Not only will it delay business, but it will also cost a lot of money to handle."

Yang Lie nodded: "There must be an insider in this situation. Let's go quickly." With that, the three of them put down their burdens and walked away quickly.

On the floor of the hotel, many people were stumbling around. Although they couldn't get up, struggle, or speak, they were still conscious.

After listening to what Yang Lie and the other two said, everyone had their own thoughts.

Back to Song Qing and his gang, no one expected it to be so smooth, and none of the prepared backup plans were used.

On the way, [Ghost Seer] Lai Yong'er complained to [Fei Lian] Huangfu Xiong that he shouldn't kill people. [Iron Fan] Song Qing said: "Don't blame me, we should first transport this batch of wealth back safely."

Lai Yonger said, "That's right. Brother Huangfu Xiong is leading the way, and we will follow. We will hurry up in the next three days. Once we enter Shandong, we won't be afraid of these people chasing us."

Huangfu Xiong said: "It would be better to kill all these people, so that we can keep the secret for a few more days."

"Brother Song Gongming's order is to spare the life of [Green-faced Beast] Yang Zhi. After all, he is the descendant of Lord Yang Ling and has a great reputation in the martial arts world. In the future, we will recruit heroes from all over the world, so it is natural not to harm his life. Now that things have come to this, there is no need to mention it again. As long as we can send the money back, with this money, we can recruit soldiers and occupy Qingzhou."

Huangfu Xiong heard this and took the lead, leaving the convoy behind in no time. Song Qing, Lai Yong'er, Kong Ming and Li Zhong escorted the convoy to Qingzhou.

[Poison Fire Dragon] Yang Lie and his two companions hurried all the way, arriving at the valley where [Golden Haired Hound] Shi Wei and [Life-Snatching General] Deng Tianbao were hiding half an hour earlier than Song Qing and his companions. They told Shi Wei and the other two what they had seen, and then the three of them gathered all their troops, removed the bells from their horses, and dressed in soft clothes. They lay in ambush on the roadside, waiting for Song Qing and his companions to pass by before they could attack them.

Not long after the three of them were ready, they saw a man walking along the road at a lightning speed. Yang Lie whispered, "This fast-moving guy is called Fei Lian Huangfu Xiong, the leader of the Qingzhou gang."

After hearing this, Shi Wei nodded and asked his minions to get ready.

Soon, Song Qing and his men arrived, and with a shout of force, seventy or eighty of the minions mounted their horses and rushed out from the roadside. As they ran, they shouted, "Hey, guest, if you know how to handle things, leave some money for the passage."

Although Song Qing and others were shocked, they remained calm and took weapons from the car. There were more than 20 crossbows on the car, and they shot at Shi Wei and his gang.

Although Shi Wei's group were riding horses, they were not wearing helmets or armor, only battle robes. They saw the opportunity early and lay on their horses, waving their weapons randomly. In a hail of arrows, they still shot down seven or eight people, and killed three or five horses. Song Qing and his group hid behind the chariot, shooting out with crossbows desperately. For a time, they blocked Shi Wei's momentum.

Shi Wei was furious and gave an order, asking [Life-stealing General] Deng Tianbao to take half of the men and go around behind Song Qing. The two teams worked together to move forward, and there was no fear that they would not be able to break through Song Qing's convoy.

Lai Yonger saw this and shouted, "Who is this brave man who is cutting off the road? We are the trusted brothers of Song Jiang from Shandong, and we are all brave men of the green forest. Why do you have to embarrass us? Let us go, and we will have an explanation in the future." Shi Wei saw that he had lost about 20 people, and he knew that the Qingzhou gang was not easy to mess with, and he was afraid that too many people would be lost. But he was unwilling to let go of the property in front of him.

Shi Wei shouted, "My brothers have long been eyeing this birthday gift. Now that you have gotten there first, we brothers will be laughed at by the heroes of the world. Leave half of the money today, and everything will be fine. If you say no, I will show you the truth."

Lai Yonger shouted, "Let us discuss this for a while, and then we can reply to the hero."

Li Zhong and Kong Ming were ordered to be on guard separately. Lai Yong'er said to Song Qing, "Brother, it's clear that this situation cannot be resolved peacefully. We have carriages and horses, and they have cavalry. We can't get rid of them easily. They can outlast us, but we dare not outlast them. We may have to spend money to avoid disaster."

Song Qing looked anxious. After hearing what Lai Yong'er said, "Brother, what do you mean? Just tell me."

"For now, I'm afraid I can only give him half of the money."

Song Qing looked up and said, "Forget it. This is the only way now. I'm just afraid that he won't keep his word."

Lai Yonger understood what was going on and shouted from behind the carriage, "Brother, this is ill-gotten gains. We are willing to give you half of it. I am afraid you may not keep your word. Please tell us your name and let one of my brothers go. If you go back on your word, someone will tell us and Brother Gongming will definitely avenge us. You must also break an arrow as a pledge."

After hearing this, Shi Wei was afraid that he would force Song Qing and his gang to struggle to death, so he shouted: "I will never change my name, and I am [Golden Haired Hound] Shi Wei. Leave half of your money and I will let you go. If you tell me any lies, I will chop you to death with a knife or an axe."

As he said this, he picked up an ownerless horse and rushed over. Lai Yonger called Kong Ming over and said, "Brother, you ride on the horse and catch up with Brother Huangfu in front, and meet us in front."

After hearing this, Kong Ming said nothing, mounted his horse and rushed out.

Seeing that Kong Ming had gone far away, Lai Yonger shouted, "Brother Shi Wei, make way. We will leave a carriage behind and another one two hundred steps away. All the brothers should stop riding horses and stay behind one by one. Don't rush over."

Shi Wei snorted, but finally agreed.

It took a quarter of an hour to push all ten carts back. Yang Lie said, "Brother, don't you want the other half of the money?"

Shi Wei sneered, "Having half of this money is worth all the planning. Besides, didn't you reveal at the hotel that these people are from Qingzhou? Just as he was about to go back, someone along the way would surely see him and his group. When that happens, Liang Zhongshu would naturally ask for troops to suppress them. It would be better for us to enjoy our wealth and luxury."

Yang Lie and Deng Tianbao said in unison: "Brother is still the best."

Shi Weirang cleaned up the battlefield, unloaded the gold, silver and jewelry from the carts, packed them up, and loaded them onto idle horses. Ten carts were piled together and burned along with the corpses.

After dealing with the aftermath, Shi Wei and others mounted their horses and headed north towards Yanshan.

All of this was naturally seen by Wu Yong and his fellow heroes who rushed over after hearing the report from Shi Qian and Duan Jingzhu.

Lin Chong asked, "Military Advisor, give me some advice, what should we do?"

Wu Yong asked, "I have never heard of this man named [Golden Haired Lion] Shi Wei. Which of you brothers knows him?"

Lin Chong said, "I heard of him when I was in Cangzhou. He was originally a private businessman. Because he raped his sister-in-law when drunk, his brother asked people to arrest him. He simply killed his brother and fled to the Salt Mountain to become a bandit. Later, there was a [Poison Fire Dragon] Yang Lie, a [Life-Snatching General] Deng Tianbao, and a [Iron Spear] Wang Dashou who went to the mountain. The four of them gathered many people and horses, robbed houses, and the government could not stop them."

"Then we will go and show our power."

(End of this chapter)