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Chapter 122 Li Chengdong Arrested
Li Chengdong and Wang Zhi narrowly escaped death, fell out of the city, and swam across the moat. They were as embarrassed as chickens, but they didn't care too much, for fear of killing the pursuers in the city. Familiar with the terrain in the area, he drilled the mountain forest path and ran until dawn in one breath. He left Fengyang City for more than a hundred li, and finally he couldn't run anymore and rested in the forest.

When the panting was evened out, the two cursed in pain, "Mr. Hun, Huang Chuangzi, I count you as cruel!"...

No wonder the two scolded their mothers. Once upon a time, both of them were military officers with thousands of troops. From the official to the commander-in-chief, their ranks were equivalent to the second-rank military officers of the imperial court. Li Chengdong had more than 2 horses, and Wang Zhi also had 2 horses. In the meantime, the two of them became polished commanders and rebellious officials and thieves hunted down by the officers and soldiers.

Thinking of the fierce battle last night, the two of them nearly lost their lives, and they couldn't help gnashing their teeth. There are nearly 6000 people. If you count more than [-] people including those old troops, just leave the house like this?Hunjun, I don’t want to serve you anymore. Although my uncle and wife are in trouble, Xuzhou is still in our hands. There are still [-] troops there. We don’t want Xuzhou anymore. We will take the team to Shandong to surrender to the Tartars. Enmity is impossible, it is impossible to occupy the mountain and become king!
When Li Chengdong left Xuzhou this time, he left behind his younger brother Li Chengliang to lead [-] troops to guard Xuzhou. Now there is only one place in Xuzhou to go to. He was smug again.

But now Lian Zhanma is gone, and the general has no horses like broken legs. From here to Xuzhou, there are still hundreds of miles to go. It takes two feet to measure the year of the monkey. Besides, after the court settles Fengyang, it must be cleaned up next. Xuzhou is here, without further delay, we must rush to Xuzhou as soon as possible.

But they also had a way. They went to a nearby village and snatched two donkeys. After a short walk, they passed a market and snatched two more horses. Although these horses were not their handy mounts, they were not even war horses. No, no special training, no saddle yet, but the two of them will get by.

After running for another two days and two nights, in the early morning of the third day, the familiar Xuzhou City appeared in the sight of the two of them again, especially Li Chengdong felt at home.

However, the two looked at each other, they were too embarrassed. In order to cover their identities, the armor on their bodies had been taken off and thrown away, and the clothes on their bodies had not been changed for several days, emitting an unpleasant smell, and the dust on them The blood was covered, and looking at the faces of the two of them, they were red and green, except for mud and sweat, because these days they were afraid of falling into the hands of the army, most of them went to the mountains and forests, and they didn't even dare to live in the store. I haven't washed it for several days. I rely on looting to get food and clothing, and sleep in the mountains when I'm sleepy. It's like a man and a beast.

But now it’s all right, they’re going home soon, the two of them ignored it completely, and arrived at the bank of the moat outside the west city of Xuzhou. Because it’s not yet time to open the city, the two of them rode nondescript horses and shouted to the top of the city, telling the soldiers to hurry up. city.

But there was no movement at the city gate for a long time, and then a member of the city, the general, called back and asked who they were, and made the two of them so angry that they couldn't go up and tear up this short-sighted thing. With such negligence, it would be reasonable for this member of staff to not know him, Wang Zhi, if he was a general and official with a small job title, but it wouldn’t be the case that even he, the Xuzhou General Soldier, wouldn’t know him too!
Li Chengdong was so angry that he couldn't speak, Wang Zhi became angry and cursed at the top of the city: "Blind dog, open your dog eyes and look again, Mr. Li Chengdong, the general soldier of Xuzhou, is here!" , So-and-so is Wang Zhi, the commander-in-chief, we came from Fengyang, so why don't we open the city to meet us quickly, when will we wait!"

The boy in the city rubbed his eyes in surprise, then turned his eyes and quickly replied: "The two masters are scolding rightly, it's because the villain is blind, please wait a moment, and open the door to the two masters immediately." City." After saying that, Ya Jiang disappeared at the top of the city.

But Ya Jiang said it nicely, the two waited for a long time, the city gate was still closed, the two waited patiently, until the sun rose three poles, and finally when the opening time on weekdays passed, the city gate was still closed , the suspension bridge hangs high.

Wang Zhi was so angry that he cursed again, "Damn it, did this kid fall asleep? After entering the city, find out who he is, I must shave him!"

Li Chengdong is different from Wang Zhi, his heart has calmed down, this general must have gone to the inside, and soon his younger brother will have to open the city gate, and lead people out of the city to greet him, wait, wait again After a long time, just when Li Chengdong couldn't wait any longer, the top of the city creaked, the suspension bridge fell, and the city gate opened wide.

Li Chengdong and Wang Zhixin felt a little more at ease, but the general who came headed by this team was not Li Chengliang as they had expected, but Jiang Cheng. Gao Jie's wife Xing guarded Sizhou, why did she come to Xuzhou, oh, by the way, the uncle and his wife were ambushed in Yizhen and Sizhou one after another, it is estimated that Sizhou will not be safe, he fled from Sizhou to Xuzhou, It should be like this.

After the two found an explanation, Jiang Cheng led his men across the moat, reined in the horse several steps away from the two, and clasped his fists in his chest: "Second lords, you can be counted back, why did you get dressed like this? We are late to welcome you, please come in quickly."

"Where's Cheng Liang?"

"Oh, General Li has an occasional cold and is recovering from his illness. He ordered me to go out of the city to meet him. Please, sir. Come, and change horses for the two masters!" Jiang Cheng said, and gave his subordinates a wink.

Jiang Cheng's soldiers understood, and surrounded Wang Zhi and Li Chengdong.

But Li Chengdong is not an idiot. He has already seen the flaws at this time. One is that his brother Li Chengliang has always been in good health and can carry a tripod. How could he be sick?In addition, the man in front of him is completely new to him. When he left Xuzhou, the confidant generals, partial generals, and guerrillas who stayed with Li Chengliang were used to assist Cheng Liang in defending Xuzhou, and none of them came to welcome him at this time. However, the eyes of Jiang Cheng and the others were a little strange, and it took him a long time to open the city. All these things could not but make him suspect that something happened in Xuzhou.

Thinking of this, he kept his composure, and made a sudden attack on the soldiers approaching him, chopping a commander off the horse with a knife, because he didn't have a saddle, he rolled off the horse immediately, then stamped his feet on the ground again, and jumped away He got up and fell on the general manager's horse.

Sitting down, the horse suddenly changed its owner. With a neigh, the front hooves were raised so high that Li Chengdong tightened the reins and stabilized his body. Li Chengdong's sudden move surprised the soldiers who surrounded him. Even Wang Zhi was a little surprised. Dazed, why did the master suddenly kill someone?
After Li Chengdong sat down firmly, he pointed the blood-dripping sword at Jiang Cheng and shouted sharply: "Are you cheating?"

Jiang Cheng immediately laughed out loud in a daze, "Master is worthy of being the master, his eyes are really ruthless, to tell you the truth, we have already surrendered to the imperial court, we are soldiers of the imperial court, of course we have to eat the salary of the imperial court. Doing business for the imperial court, will the uncle and the master come to a good end if they oppose the court like this? If you are sensible, get off the horse and give the head, your majesty is a benevolent emperor through the ages, maybe you will spare the master's life if you soften your heart, if not, I can use a small rebellion up!"

(End of this chapter)