Water Margin: You dog official, you still say you don’t know martial arts?

Chapter 657: Demon Lord Zheng leads his army to Suzhou, Wu Song meets Deng Yuanjue for the first time [2 more]

After leaving Taihu Lake, Liu Gao sent Wang Heng to take Fei Bao back to Suzhou first, and transferred Li Jun and others to survey the terrain.

The task Liu Gao assigned to the navy was to build a stronghold in Taihu Lake during his absence.

As for Wang Heng, he was leaving quickly anyway, so he would still have time to catch up with Liu Gao after he sent Fei Bao to Suzhou.

Liu Gao, Wu Song, Yan Qing and Zhang Bao continued on their journey and when they arrived in Xiuzhou they met a group of people.

Liu Gao saw the billowing smoke and dust from afar, so he told Yan Qing to drive the carriage into the woods on the side of the road.

Liu Gao and Yan Qing nimbly climbed up the tree, hid in the tree canopy and observed the enemy situation from above.

Relying on his sharp eyesight, Liu Gao estimated the number at a glance:

"About 30,000 men..."

Yan Qing asked worriedly: "Master, should we go back?"

"What are you going back for?"

Liu Gao said disapprovingly.

His “eyes and ears open” allowed him to discover an outlier.

The man was tall and strong, with a broad back and strong arms, a face full of flesh and a big beard. He looked like a fierce general.

However, he wore armor inside and a Taoist robe outside.

This incongruous outfit was very conspicuous among the thousands of soldiers.

Liu Gao recalled the generals of the Southern Kingdom and locked onto one person.

The Grand Commandant of the Palace Marshal's Office, Demon Lord Zheng Biao!
Zheng Biao was originally a captain. He was familiar with spears and sticks since childhood. He followed Fang La and became the Grand Marshal of the Palace.

Because he loved Taoism, he took Lingying Tianshi Bao Daoyi as his teacher and learned many magic skills.

But wherever he encountered a fight, there would be clouds following him, so people in the martial arts world called him "Demon Lord Zheng".

In the original novel, both the dwarf tiger Wang Ying and Hu Sanniang died at the hands of Demon Lord Zheng.

Since Liu Gao saw Zheng Mojun, he must be the commander-in-chief of this group of people based on his identity.

Coincidentally, the current head coach of Suzhou is Guan Sheng.

In the original novel, Demon Lord Zheng died at the hands of Guan Sheng.

"no need to worry."

Liu Gao smiled faintly:
"With my second and sixth brothers in Suzhou, this group of people won't cause any trouble."

After the observation, Liu Gao and Yan Qing came down from the tree and called Zhang Bao:
"Go back to Suzhou and report the news.

“Let’s say the enemy commander is Zheng Biao, the Demon Lord of Zheng, who leads 30,000 troops and will arrive at Suzhou soon.

"Teach my second, sixth, and ninth brothers to prepare early.

“After reporting the news, you and Wang Heng came together.

"We are waiting for you at the first hotel in Hangzhou North Gate."

Zhang Bao took the order and left via a shortcut.

After Zheng Mojun's army arrived, Liu Gao, Yan Qing and Wu Song continued on their journey.

A few days later, the three of them arrived in Hangzhou.

Because he had to wait for Zhang Bao and Wang Heng, Liu Gao stayed at the first hotel he entered the city.

After leaving the carriage and the Jade Lion Zhaoye in the hotel, Liu Gao went for a stroll on the street with Wu Song and Yan Qing.

While strolling and eating, they passed by a teahouse. Liu Gao was thirsty, so he went into the teahouse with Wu Song and Yan Qing to have some tea.

That Tea Doctor is a chatterbox, he talks a lot and he is also a know-it-all, it seems like he knows everything.

Seeing that he couldn't stop talking, Liu Gao deliberately asked him:

"Do you know about the battle in Suzhou?"

“Who doesn’t know this?”

When no one responds to Dr. Tea's words, he can talk so much that spit is flying everywhere. Now that someone finally responds to him, how can he let the conversation drop to the ground?
There were no other customers in the teahouse, so he started to show off to Liu Gao:
"Have you heard of Shandong's No. 1 Tiger Minister?

"That's Liu Gao, the governor of Yangzhou!" He is also the general manager of Pingnan. He is ordered by the emperor of the Song Dynasty to attack our southern country!

“I heard that he only brought 5,000 troops to the South Country, but guess what happened?

“Conquer three states in a row!
"He conquered Runzhou, Changzhou, and Suzhou!
"But don't worry, he doesn't dare to come to Hangzhou!"

Liu Gao said: "Why?"

"You must be from the north, don't you know that Hangzhou is the largest city in the world?"

Dr. Tea couldn't help but brag:
"Hangzhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack, with only the east and north being dry roads, the south being a river, and the west being a lake!

"He is the eldest prince, Prince Nan'an, who is in charge of a hundred thousand troops, four marshals, and twenty-four generals!
"The two headed by these four marshals are the most amazing!

"One is a monk from Shezhou, named Baoguang Tathagata, with a surname of Deng and a Dharma name of Yuanjue. He uses a Zen staff made of solid iron, weighing more than fifty kilograms. Everyone calls him the National Master!
"Another one is from Fuzhou, his surname is Shi and his given name is Bao. He is good at using a meteor hammer and never misses.

"He also often wields a precious sword called the Pifeng Sword, which can cut copper and iron, and can break through three layers of armor like a gust of wind.

"I'm just asking you if you're afraid!"

Liu Gao gave a thumbs up: "It's really luxurious!"

At this time, other guests came in. Although Dr. Tea was still not satisfied, he had to go over and greet the guests first.

Wu Song became interested: "Brother, is Baoguang Tathagata the one that Third Brother (Lu Zhishen) fought with?"

Liu Gao nodded: "That's him."

Deng Yuanjue and Liu Gao were just "casual acquaintances", but Liu Gao felt that he and Lu Zhishen were at least "friends of morality".

After returning, Lu Zhishen would always mention the battle with Deng Yuanjue whenever he drank.

"I heard that Baoguang Tathagata is so brave that he can defeat ten thousand men. He fought with my third brother for a hundred rounds without a clear winner!"

Wu Song's eyes were full of longing:
"If I have the chance to meet him, I will definitely ask him for advice!"

In fact, Deng Yuanjue is no match for Lu Zhishen.

Lu Zhishen said that there would be no winner in order to save face for Deng Yuanjue.

After a hundred rounds, Deng Yuanjue was already exhausted. If he continued to fight, he would surely lose due to lack of strength.

It was just that Lu Zhishen was giving face to Deng Yuanjue, so even if Liu Gao knew the truth, he wouldn't want to expose his face.

Even if we see everything but don’t say it out loud, we are still good friends!

Liu Gao smiled and said:

“He is in Hangzhou.

"If fate allows, maybe you'll have a chance to run into 亻..."

"donor?"

A familiar voice sounded outside the window.

Liu Gao was stunned and turned his head to see a monk walking by the window.

The monk, wearing a bright red robe and holding an iron staff, was looking at him suspiciously from outside the window.

Liu Gao turned his head, and the monk saw Liu Gao's face and laughed:

"Donor, it's really you!"

"Grandmaster?"

Liu Gao was stunned:
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear?
The monk walking by the window, wearing a fiery red robe and holding an iron Zen staff, is none other than Deng Yuanjue, the Precious Light Tathagata!
"Isn't this a coincidence? Isn't this a coincidence?"

Liu Gao stood up enthusiastically, took Deng Yuanjue's hand, and turned back to introduce him to Wu Song:

"This master is the Precious Light Tathagata that your third brother often mentions!
"Master, this is Wu Erlang, the sworn brother of Zhishen and I!"

Originally Liu Gao wanted to introduce "Wu Song", but suddenly he remembered that Wu Song was already famous throughout the south of the Yangtze River.

Because of Wu Song's self-disclosure of his identity and Liu Gao's vigorous promotion, there is even a special jingle for him:

With one sword, he can kill one of the Eight Hussars and kill people all over Jiangnan without any fear!
Therefore, when Liu Gao and Deng Yuanjue introduced him, they could only change his name. Fortunately, the name Wu Erlang was not yet well-known.

(End of this chapter)