Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 336: Wu Xuejiu returns with a full load, and the two Yuhous plan to escape
After Wu Yong finished speaking, he looked at Lin Chong and the others and said, "Shi Wei's group now has nearly fifty men. We must think of a way to slowly separate them."

Shi Qian said, "Brother Duan Jingzhu and I will rush ahead of him and watch him on the roadside to see if he can drive his troops to chase us away."

Wu Yong shook his head: "If we do this, wouldn't it alert the enemy?"

Tang Bin said: "We will rush over. With our skills, it will be easy to kill this group of people."

Gongsun Sheng smiled and said, "Here is a plan. I will use some magic to bring about a heavy rain, which will block the sight of these people. Then we can rush into the cavalry in the chaos. What do you think?"

Luan Tingfang said: "If so, there is no risk of error."

Wu Yong also said, "That's right. Please ask Mr. Gongsun to do the ritual. Brother Lin Chong, please get ready. When the rain gets heavy, we can rush over and fight."

At that moment, everyone galloped their horses and went around to get ahead of Shi Wei's group. Seeing the group coming from a distance, Gongsun Sheng immediately drew his sword, chanted something, and shouted, "Hurry!"

I saw clouds rising in all directions, fog rising in all directions. Soon, there was a strong thunder and lightning in a mile radius. The rain was pouring down. Shi Wei cursed: "Bad luck, hurry up and go to the cave in front to take shelter from the rain." After that, the horse team accelerated.

Lin Chong held his spear and jumped on his horse, yelling loudly, and rushed forward. The heroes showed their might, brandished their swords and spears, and rushed forward. It was like a tiger among a flock of sheep. The thirty or fifty people had no way to resist and were scattered like flowers and flowing water.

All the heroes rushed forward and killed Shi Wei and his group so hard that they were terrified. In the rain, it was hard to tell what was going on. In the chaos, Tang Bin encountered [Poison Fire Dragon] Yang Lie and chopped him off in half with an axe. The nearby minions saw this and shouted, "The leader is dead."

The minions were already frightened by the shout, so how could they dare to stay? They shouted and scattered, and less than half of the minions who were left fled on their own.

After a while, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. We counted the harvest and gathered the horses. We got more than 30 good horses, and we had 10 horses to carry the goods.

Wu Yong smiled and said, "Now we have finally accomplished our mission. Brother Shi Qian and Brother Duan Jingzhu, you two should not give up your hard work and hurry up. The three tea stalls have all been removed and you should return to the county. We will go ahead and meet up in the county."

After hearing this, Shi Qian and the other two each picked a war horse and rode away.

Wu Yong and nine others also drove horses, loaded with goods, and took a detour to Liangshan Lake.

After Shi Wei and Deng Tianbao met up, they saw that only seven or eight people had followed them, and they looked at each other in silence.

Shi Wei cursed: "Damn it, I lost more than I gained. The birthday gift is gone, and I lost a brother."

Deng Tianbao said, "Brother, I don't know where this evil star came from. The rain is strange, so we should leave quickly."

Seeing that all the minions around him were frightened, Shi Wei had a cold face and rode north without saying a word. He did not dare to say a single harsh word, for fear that someone would come out to kill him again.

Not to mention that the three groups of people dispersed, but when everyone woke up at the rice wine shop, it was already the second watch. Lai Yonger was afraid that he could not knock everyone out, so he gave them enough knockout drugs.

Yang Zhi struggled to get up, but couldn't stand. Xie Duguan and the two guards were drooling, and two of the surviving soldiers in the room also struggled to get up. Yang Zhi asked someone to find some water and poured it on Xie Duguan and the other two.

Xie Duguan woke up and said bitterly, "What should I do? I regret not listening to Yang Tixia's words. I am going to die today!"

The two Yu Hou looked at each other in silence, and all the soldiers were stunned.

Yang Zhi thought: My life is so miserable. I was an escort to transport flowers and stones, but the boat I was escorting was blown over by the wind. Now I have just been appreciated by the Prime Minister and appointed as the deputy escort. I was about to become successful, but I lost the birthday gift. What should I do?
Seeing that everyone looked distraught, Yang Zhi could not help but scold, "It was you two who didn't listen to me and stayed here rashly. Now you have implicated me. How can I go back to see my Lord?"

Xie Du said: "Tiger, now that it has come to this, we need to find a way to remedy the situation. If you have any ideas, please tell us and we will follow them."

The two guards heard this and said, "Yes, yes. Today's matter has been done. If the captain has anything to say, let's discuss it. After all, this place has the mark of Zhou Jin, so we can't blame us all. He didn't know the way, so we are trapped here." Yang Zhi thought: I have entrusted a warrant to take custody of these 21 loads of gold and pearls to Beijing, and the Grand Tutor's Mansion will hand them over. This is all on me. Now that the birthday gift has been lost, I am afraid there will be no way out.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhi said dully, "Just wait till dawn, and go to the local court to file a complaint first, and see if we can find any clues about the robbers. The one who came later is recognized by people in the village. If we can find out his identity, catch the thief, and recover the property, the Prime Minister can reduce some of his guilt."

Kuang Li listened and said, "A few more people came in from behind. I seemed to hear that this group of people seemed to be from Qingzhou."

Another Yuhou Hou Geng also said: "Yes, it is the guest from Qingzhou."

Yang Zhi sighed, "It's hard to say for sure. Tomorrow, please ask the chief to take people to report it. Kuang Li, Hou Geng and I will go around and see if we can find some clues."

Xie Duguan blushed and said, "Captain, we've been busy all day. Let's find something to eat. My stomach is upset."

The two Yu Hou instructed the soldiers to find some steamed buns, cooked chicken, rabbit and other foods in the back kitchen, heat them up and fill their stomachs.

I searched the entire restaurant but found nothing useful.

At five o'clock in the morning, Xie Duguan led three or five soldiers to Nanluo County to file a complaint. Yang Zhi and others also scattered and looked around.

Around the hotel, there were several collapsed grass nests, which were obviously left by people lying on the ground. Yang Zhi looked grim. Judging from the situation, his road had been targeted by someone.

The two guards followed the wheel tracks and found the burnt body on the official road. The guard frowned and said, "There won't be a fight here."

Along the official road, horse hoof prints and wheel tracks were scattered all over the place, as well as many bloodstains and flying crossbow arrows. Judging from the itinerary of the convoy, it seemed to be heading towards Shandong.

The two turned around and walked back. On the way, Kuang Li said, "Brother, if we go back this time, I'm afraid we'll be fired at best, or exiled to a remote military state at worst. We two should make plans early."

Hou Geng looked at the soldiers behind him and said, "The soldiers are greedy, but we can't blame them all. Deputy Zhou, who was the scout, can't be said to have no responsibility. Yang Tixia also issued a letter of apology, so the old manager can't get anything good either."

As she spoke, she lowered her voice and muttered, "Unless someone can take the blame, my husband will definitely punish us one by one."

Kuang Li also lowered his voice and said, "Unless we can convince Xie Duguan, he is an old man in the Xianggong Mansion. With his testimony, we can escape punishment."

Hou Geng said, "Humph, I can't shirk my responsibility. This old man is probably even worse off than the two of us. I'll chase him and talk to the governor about it. I'm not afraid he won't respond. How about you try to deal with Yang Zhi for a while?"

"How about these soldiers? Yang Zhi has done many small favors for them along the way, but I'm afraid they won't accept them." Kuang Li said in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter. As long as we convince the old steward and explain the pros and cons, we won't be afraid that they won't comply."

Kuang Li gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously.

After walking a hundred steps, Hou Geng said, "Brother, lead the troops back first. I will go around to see if there are any clues."

Kuang Li said: "Okay, brother, look into the distance, I'll wait at the hotel."

Hou Geng nodded, turned and entered the woods beside the road, walked around, and went to look for Xie Duguan.

(End of this chapter)