Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 435 82 Bingyan controls strong Chu-3

The leaders of the water bandits were speechless for a while, Zhao Xingde looked down at Lu Mingyu, and sighed: "Lu Zhuangshi, get up first, and untie the rope for me." "Ah!" He slapped his forehead, "Damn it, damn it!" He hurriedly stood up, took out the short dagger at his waist, first cut the rope for Zhao Xingde, hesitated for a moment, looked at Zhao Xingde, and continued to untie the others.Because the movement was too fast, no one else had time to stop it, even if they were confused, they didn't dare to stop it abruptly.

"Brother Lu, the origin of these people is unknown, we must not let the spies of the officers and soldiers go!" A water bandit said urgently.

"The origin is unknown!" Lu Mingyu sternly said, "This is Mr. Zhao Yuanzhi. I'm lucky enough to meet you face to face. Come and see me soon!"

As he said, the short dagger in his hand kept cutting the ropes binding Du Chuijiao and others one by one.The sergeants were bewildered by the arrogance, and as soon as their hands and feet were free, they gathered around Zhao Xingde, watching the bandits vigilantly.

The pirates turned pale with shock, and some whispered: "Zhao Xingde?" Sir?" "Didn't he die at the hands of the Khitan people?" Someone even asked Ai Ai expectantly: "He, he, Mr. Yuanzhi, he is the former military adviser of the Holy Cult that the leader of Fang announced to the world?" Looking at Zhao Xingde and the others His gaze also changed from hatred and contempt at the beginning, to three points of admiration, three points of suspicion, and the rest were all expressions of shock and disbelief.

"Come over and see me!" Seeing his subordinates hesitate, Lu Mingyu couldn't help urging him sharply, "Heavenly Killing Star, come over to Mr. Yuanzhi to make an apology!"

Seeing the leader greet him, Xia Mao'er walked forward with a face full of displeasure.Xia Mao'er has always been fierce, and it was his idea to intercept this merchant ship.Although Xia Mao'er has heard of Yuan Zhi's name, but the real Zhao Xingde is in front of him, he is not a person who can call wind and rain, spread beans into soldiers, and has three heads and six arms, so he feels a little bit dissatisfied in his heart.As he walked forward, he secretly said: "Being famous is worse than meeting each other. Brother Lu is delusional. When I throw him to the ground and make a big fool of himself, he won't have the face to put on airs and make a fool of the audience." My brother's kneeling." He changed his mind, his eyes showed a fierce light, he lowered his head, as if he had listened to Lu Mingyu's words, he walked in front of Zhao Xingde in an orderly manner.

Seeing that Xia Mao'er was honest, Lu Mingyu said he was obedient, Zhao Xingde saw his eyes flickering, bowed his head and came over, secretly wary.Sure enough, Xia Mao'er took a step in front of Zhao Xingde without any warning, and suddenly rushed towards Zhao Xingde, grabbing his shoulders with both hands like cattail palms, thinking that he could throw Zhao Xingde to the ground with just one pull.Lu Mingyu's face changed suddenly, but it was four or five steps away, and he couldn't stop it.Fortunately, Zhao Xingde was well prepared, he moved forward instead of retreating, the edge of his right palm slashed Xia Mao'er's cheek, the strength of the three-stone bow is so amazing, Xia Mao'er was knocked to the ground by this blow, he couldn't make a surprise attack, and still Before he recovered, Zhao Xingde took a step forward and stepped on his neck.These two times became hasty, the rabbit ups and downs, all in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Xingde stepped on Xia Mao'er's neck, Lu Mingyu said "Stop!" before he yelled, he saw that Xia Mao'er was defeated instead, his throat was trampled by Zhao Xingde, his face was flushed, and he almost suffocated.Lu Mingyu hurriedly changed his words: "Be merciful! Although Xia Mao'er is a bit reckless, he is not a 'traitor' person. Please spare his life, sir." Other water bandit leaders also gathered around, and some people followed suit: " Please be merciful, sir. Spare his life!" Although no one dared to do anything, Du Chuijiao and the others nervously surrounded Zhao Xingde.

Seeing this, Zhao Xingde retracted his feet.Xia Mao'er got up from the ground, coughed twice, and looked at Zhao Xingde with fear in his eyes.Xia Mao'er was hit hard, only he knew how powerful it was.From just now until now, my mind is still dizzy.If Zhao Xingde had not hit him on the face with his palm, but had hammered him with his fist, he would have broken his nose bone immediately.So Lu Mingyu sternly ordered him, "Don't make an apology to Mr. Yuan Zhi!" Xia Mao'er didn't dare to disobey again, came over in a regular manner, and kowtowed to Zhao Xingde to make amends.Zhao Xingde didn't take it seriously and forgave him the crime of sneak attack.At this moment, Xia Mao'er regained consciousness a little bit, and muttered in his heart: "It turns out that he is not a frail scholar."

Xia Mao'er was known for his bravery among the water bandits, and he came to see Zhao Xingde convinced.The other people also put away their other thoughts. People in the green forest respect strength, and now they looked at Zhao Xingde with a hint of admiration.Zhao Xingde did not accept kneeling and worshiping, he just wished to meet each other, everyone saw that he was approachable and approachable, not unattainable, they were overjoyed.Zhao Xingde is famous all over the world and his whereabouts are elusive.To be able to meet him, and even call him a brother, even in the hearts of many pirates and thieves, they secretly feel lucky.Also witnessing Zhao Xingde knocking down Xia Mao'er face to face, this is also a big anecdote, enough for them to brag to others for a long time.Lu Mingyu even ordered a big banquet, and he personally accompanied Zhao Xingde back to the nearby general village on the boat.As for the merchants who were hijacked on the same boat, thanks to Zhao Xingde's blessing, all the water bandits made a gesture of intimidation, and even the boat and the people were released.

Since the defeat of Fang La, the water bandits around Dongting Lake have not been completely eliminated.Previously, Wang Yan's army defeated Fang La and wiped out the bandits in the southeast.The only thing is, because most of the troops in the southeast camp are from the north and are not familiar with water warfare, the embers of thieves on the water are still alive.Afterwards, the imperial court changed commanders, and Liu Yanqing was busy appointing his confidantes, excluding Wang Yan's subordinates, and also had selfish desires to play tricks on himself.As a result, the power of Dongting water bandits gradually recovered, and many bandits who could not survive on land came to join the gang.After the southeast Xiying army marched north and news that the Liao army was about to invade the south came, the southeast prefectures and counties fell into chaos, and the water bandits in Dongting Lake became even more powerful.

Lu Mingyu is the leader of the thirteen water bandits in Dongting Lake, and he has dozens of leaders, big and small. There are more than 5000 people in the thirteen villages, and there are tens of thousands of people including the old and weak, women and children.And he is only one of the big ones among the Dongting water bandits, and there are two or three other big bandits who are similar in power to him.Lu Mingyu thought carefully, and built the general village in a place densely covered with grass and mud by the lake.When the water rises in spring and summer, the aquatic plants also grow wildly. Without a guide, there is almost no waterway.However, when the aquatic plants withered in autumn and winter, the water receded around the stockade and there were patches of mud, and it was very easy for the large ships of the army to run aground.Ding Zhuang in the village still cultivated the fields in spring and summer, and devoted himself to fighting in autumn and winter. While going out to plunder prefectures, counties and villages, he claimed to be doing justice for the sky, and at the same time guarded against the officers and soldiers attacking the village while the water was shallow.

Lu Mingyu took out all the good wine in the village. He personally accompanied Zhao Xingde and the others with a few leaders of the water village, pushing glasses and changing glasses. The scar said: "To tell the truth, Mr. Yuanzhi, this is the imprint left by Mingyu's assassination of the army for exposing the post ten years ago. Back then, he was furious and didn't want to be so wronged and ashamed, so he gathered a group of like-minded brothers. Willing to be this bandit and grassroots bandit," he sighed, "over the years, in the name of acting on behalf of the heavens, although I have killed some "treacherous" and evil people, but because of livelihood, the blood of innocent people, I got a lot of stains on my hands, too late to regret it." He made a slip of the tongue after drinking, and the faces of the other village owners were a little embarrassed.In front of Zhao Xingde, he felt a little ashamed.

Seeing the pain in his eyes, Zhao Xingde also empathized with him, and comforted him: "The national crisis is at hand, and the Khitan soldiers are about to go south. Brother Lu, you should cheer up, even if there was something wrong in the past, in the future, you will kill more Liao bandits on the battlefield, and wash them clean with the blood of Khitan bandits. It's gone." As soon as he finished speaking, a gleam of light appeared in Lu Mingyu's eyes, he put the wine bowl on the table, and said loudly: "If Mr. Swear to follow me to the death, even if I am heartbroken." Seeing this, the leaders of several water villages nearby couldn't help but understand, and shouted loudly: "I will follow Mr. Zhao!" "I will regard Mr. Zhao as our leader!"

There was a loud commotion at the main table, and the Juyi Hall fell silent immediately.Everyone in the village looked towards this side, some were dumbfounded, some were excited, and some whispered: "Are you going to be recruited?" "Mr. Zhao is a former military adviser of the Holy Cult, Brother Lu wants to serve him as the master!" "Fart, the dog emperor was taken down by the Liao thieves. I heard that Mr. Zhao is the clan, and the Lu League mainly supported him as the emperor. We are all heroes!" Come down." Du Chuijiao and other sergeants were secretly surprised.They exchanged glances with each other, they didn't expect that General Zhao's reputation in Song Dynasty was so resounding, even the bandits who met for the first time changed from evil to good, and sacrificed their lives to help each other.

Zhao Xingde looked at the expressions of Lu Mingyu and others, his face was full of sincerity, and there was no feeling of falsehood.These water bandits have never met him before, they are just motivated by morality, so they are willing to follow with their wealth and life, which really moved Zhao Xingde from the bottom of his heart, he nodded, and said kindly: "Since you brave men have the heart to serve the country, Mr. Zhao should do his best It's done. Now Mr. Chen Shaoyang and the town's leader Yue Jiedu are training soldiers and horses in Ezhou, preparing to fight to the death with the Liao army. Zhao is willing to recommend him, let..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Lu Mingyu said eagerly: "Mr. Zhao, could it be that he dislikes this class and only pushes him to the police station in Ezhou Town." The other leaders of the water village also showed disappointment on their faces.Zhao Xingde originally thought that Chen Dong was the official of the imperial court and Yue Fei was famous, so if they were to take in these pirates who wanted to serve the country, they would not humiliate these strong men.Seeing this situation, he couldn't help being taken aback.At this time, some of the water bandits below shouted: "Even if you are recruited, you won't be with Yue Diao'er!"

Lu Mingyu's face was a little embarrassed, and he explained in a low voice: "Mr. Zhao didn't know something. A few years ago, General Yue followed Wang Jieshuai to sweep the southeast. No one in the southeast knows that. It's just that swords have no eyes, and in a war, casualties are inevitable..." At this point, Lu Mingyu hesitated for a moment, and then changed his words, "General Yue's army is strict, and the orders in the army I'm afraid the brothers in the village can't stand it."