Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 301 Dry Tree Mountain

The two foodies have big appetites, a roast goose weighing seven to eight catties, the two stand at the entrance of the town and agree to get up, the goose bones are thrown on the ground, stray dogs come over, pick up the bones carefully and run away, dogs are also afraid of evil people, know These two are not easy to mess with.

After the two finished eating, Li Kui said: "My good brother, it's not a problem for you to wander around like this. The boss is old enough to find a job. Come with me to see my brother. How about asking for a future for you with my old face like Tie Niu? "

Jiao Ting asked, "Which brother are you going to see?"

"Of course it's Brother Chai Zhuang, who is resting by the river. The big goose wrapped in lotus leaves was bought for my brother." Li Kui said.

"Okay, thank you very much."

Jiao Ting followed Li Kui to the river, and the bison came over and said, "Tie Niu, what did you buy?"

Jiao Ting saw what kind of person it was, only the teeth were white, it would scare the hell out of him at night, it was too dark.

Li Kui shook the roast goose in his hand and said, "This is for my brother, and I don't have any share for you."

Bison was not angry either, he knew Li Kui was like this.

When Chai Lin saw that Li Kui had returned, he was followed by a big man, this man was dressed in rags, similar to Liu Tang back then, he should be a vagabond.

Li Kui came over and first handed the roast goose to Chai Lin, saying, "Brother, this is the roast goose I bought for you."

Chai Lin turned cold, and said: "Tie Niu, you have broken rules. If I accept your roast goose, what should the other brothers do? Our township soldiers only use talents. We don't care about this kind of thing, so pay more for it." Yes, let Jie Bao reimburse you."

"Fifty Wen." Li Kui said.

Xie Bao took the money and gave it to Li Kui, and the matter was over.

Chailin asked, "Who is this brother?"

Li Kui introduced: "Jiao Ting from Zhongshan Prefecture, the ancestral sumo wrestling technique of 36 ways to catch the dragon, is very skilled. If I hadn't practiced with Brother Wu Song, I would definitely not be able to beat him."

"Oh, it turned out to be brother Jiao Ting. We were lucky to meet you, but I didn't expect to meet you here." Chailin said.

Jiao Ting said, "Master Chai knows me?"

"Brother Jiao Ting's ancestral sumo technique, how could I not know about it? Brother Ma Ling introduced you and originally planned to send someone to invite you, but I didn't expect to meet you here. It's really a pleasure to meet you." Chailin said.

Li Kui patted Jiao Ting on the shoulder and said, "Brother Jiao Ting wants to come to our Chaijiazhuang for a meal, brother is welcome."

"Welcome, welcome, welcome to join." Chailin said.

Seeing that Chai Link accepted him, Jiao Ting immediately said: "Jiao Ting pays homage to brother."

Chai Lin helped Jiao Ting up and said, "Brother Jiao Ting, please get up quickly. I think you and Li Kui are very close, so how about letting you be Li Kui's deputy general?"

Jiao Ting said: "Thank you brother, Jiao Ting will definitely repay it with death."

"Brother Jiao Ting, you are welcome. Come here. Here is 20 taels of pocket money. Put it on your body. If you encounter something you want to buy, you can buy some." Chailin said.

Jiao Ting wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. He was called faceless, and he threw himself into people everywhere, but no one took him in. He never thought that he would give 20 taels of silver to meet a brother today.

Chai Lin said: "Xie Bao, take two people to buy some roast goose and cooked food, let's all celebrate the joining of Brother Jiao Ting."

"Yes." Xie Bao took the order and went.

Jiao Ting was somewhat cautious, and Chai Lin said: "Brother Jiao Ting, don't be too nervous. Although there are many rules in the army, there are no special rules. Apart from sumo, how are you with guns and sticks?"

"Brother, villain sumo is a family tradition. In addition, he also knows some big knives and big axes, but he is not proficient in it." Jiao Ting said.

Chai Lin nodded: "Sumo is basically not used in battle, you have to practice more with long and short weapons."

"Brother, don't worry, I have Tie Niu and Bison to teach him, and within three months, he will be able to practice in custody." Li Kui said.

"Okay, that's great." Chailin said happily.

Seeing that Jiao Ting's clothes were worn out, Chailin took a beautiful dress from the salute and handed it to Jiao Ting, along with a short knife, saying, "You change into these clothes. Our uniform is easy to identify. This short knife is very sharp." , and collect carefully."

Jiao Ting saw that the clothes were brand new, and the dagger was actually made of snowflake iron.

Li Kui said: "This short knife is valuable, but you don't want to sell it for wine."

Jiao Ting said: "Even if I starve to death, I can't exchange the treasured sword my brother gave me for wine."

After eating and chatting for a while, Chai Lin found out that Jiao Ting's sumo wrestling is really powerful, other than that, he can use short knives and waist knives. Taking life seriously is very similar to Li Kui, it is still possible to be a lieutenant general.

Early the next morning, I had breakfast early, hurried on my way, and arrived at Lieutenant General Kushushan before noon.

The trailblazers in front came to report and said: "Report to the owner, the dry tree mountain is ten miles ahead, and you can already see the little bandits looking around."

Chailin said: "Keep vigilant, keep moving forward, hide all the long weapons, and try to pretend like a caravan, if they don't come out, it will be difficult."

"Yes."

Dian Zhengnan and Li Kui explored the road, while Chai Lin and Zhu Wu rode in the middle, and everyone else drove with their mules. There are more than 50 people, pulling more than 100 mules, and the mules are full of goods, which is still very attractive.

After another six or seven miles, there was a mountain of dead trees in front of me. The hill was neither big nor high, more like a ridge. For some unknown reason, many of the trees on the mountain were dead.The trade route from Dezhou Prefecture to Gaotang Prefecture passed under the Dry Tree Mountain, which is why Bao Xu occupied the Dry Tree Mountain.

Suddenly a gong sounded, and there was shouting from all around. A group of ragged bandits rushed out. The leader was an ugly man.

In Bao Xu's hand is a big sword about 1.5 meters long, which weighs three or four catties, which belongs to the epee sword.

All the guards didn't mess up at all, and took out the wheel firecrackers in a neat and orderly manner.

There are not many bandits in this group, only about seven to eighty people, and they have all kinds of equipment and everything.

Then I heard Bao Xu shout: "I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. If you want to pass by here, stay here to buy road money."

Chai Lin clasped his fists and said, "The head of the family invites you, how do you pay for this money?"

"According to my court's practice, the tax is collected at the rate of [-]. If you have a caravan of [-] mules, you only need to leave [-] mules and the goods to pass," Bao Xu said.

Chai Lin was quite puzzled, last time his uncle's caravan was snatched away at once, why did he change the rules when he came here?
"Hero, don't you want them all? Why do you only need five mules?" Chailin asked puzzled.

Bao Xu said: "You think I'm stupid. Look at the dozens of people around you. The people in front of you and behind you are all strong men. Each one is stronger than the other. No one is easy to mess with. If you really want to grab me, I can't beat you. So just five mules will do."

"Hahaha, this leader is quite interesting." Chailin laughed, and everyone laughed too. It was indeed very interesting.

Li Kui said: "Brother, I think this man is very interesting. I will meet him in the past. If he wants to know him, I will accept him. If he doesn't know him, I will kill him."

Chai Lin said, "Okay, be careful."

Jiao Ting said: "They have a lot of people, I will follow you."

With a pair of axes pinned to his waist, Li Kui passed with Jiao Ting.

Li Kui was overjoyed as soon as he passed by. It turned out that this man had deliberately pretended to be so ugly, with his hair disheveled, but in fact he was quite good-looking.

Li Kui laughed and said, "My name is Li Kui, nicknamed Tieniu. His name is Jiao Ting. What's your name?"

"My name is Bao Xu, nicknamed Sangmen God."

"Brother Bao Xu, you're not ugly, why are you pretending to be ugly?" Li Kui asked puzzled.

Bao Xu said: "That's why you don't understand. Being a bandit has to pay attention. You have to be able to rob things, but you can't kill too many people. Then you need to be ugly. It looks fierce. The caravan is scared when they see it. Obediently gave the money and things. If I look handsome, I would have already been dragged into the door-to-door son-in-law, so how can I be a bandit."

"It's quite reasonable, but you bandit has done it right. A few days ago you robbed my brother and uncle's goods." Li Kui said.

(End of this chapter)