Chapter 20: True Gratitude and False Loyalty
"My lord, have you eaten?"
"My lord, this is freshly cooked porridge, please drink some."
"My lord, this is the wild vegetable that Xiaomin found here, it tastes good, you can taste it."
Wang Zezhi did not really go straight to the Black Tiger Village alone, but went to the deserted village first.
Before he could reach the village, he was spotted by the homeless people.
The people in the deserted village were extremely enthusiastic when they saw Wang Zezhi again, they knew that this person had given them food, and they were willing to protect them.
Wang Zezhi looked at them and was moved, this is a group of people who know how to be grateful, and these people are extremely hardworking.
Even though they wandered for a long time, they still did not change their habit of doing it at sunrise.
Even they have cultivated their vegetable plots here, and some of them are watering the fields, apparently planting something.
The king dismounted, took what they had handed him, and ate it.
He picked up a bowl of gruel and drank it in one go, and then pulled the wild vegetables a few times and ate them into his stomach.
"My lord, drink some water."
Someone was afraid that he would choke, so he brought a bowl of water and handed it over.
Wang Zezhi drank it all without saying a word, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said heroically: "It's delicious, it's delicious, hahaha..."
"What's the matter with your lordship coming to us? If there is something you command, do not hesitate to do so. ”
A scrawny old man, walking through the crowd on crutches, came to Wang Zezhi and bowed slightly.
This old man should be the speaker elected by this group of people, a village must have a speaker after all, this old man can read and hyphenate, and he is the person they elected themselves.
He was a clever man, and he knew something was wrong when Wang Zezhi came.
Wang Zezhi looked at this group of skinny and ragged people, and was a little silent.
He didn't know whether to say it or not, because he wasn't sure if Wen Yi had really stunned everyone in Black Tiger Village.
If it was a trap, this group of people would follow him to death.
"My lord, if you have any orders, the grass people have nothing else, but they have a cheap life.
Adults can afford to look down on us people, and it is already a great gift to give us food, drink, and shelter.
With these, the grass people are willing to follow the adults, even if they ask us to rebel, we are willing to die. ”
Seeing Wang Zezhi's hesitant appearance, the old man knelt on the ground tremblingly, and said sincerely.
After he finished speaking, the sixty-eight people in the deserted village knelt down one after another.
Because this old man is telling the truth, without Wang Zezhi, they will really starve to death.
Even if he didn't starve to death, he would die at the hands of bandits, and if he didn't die at the hands of bandits, he would be captured and die as coolies in some unknown mine, or he would be killed and turned into a human head.
As soon as the old man said at this moment, these people expressed their willingness to follow without hesitation.
"Adult, you say, you tell the villain to do whatever the villain does."
"Your Excellency, you may command."
Wang Zezhi had tears in his eyes, it turned out that he still had someone available.
"Okay, east of Shouyang County, there is a nest of bandits, who specialize in robbing homes and houses, oppressing the good, and now I'm going to destroy them, do you dare to go with me?"
Ah Niu suddenly got up and went back to the house to bring a knife, a knife to catch quickly, and his father's knife.
"Ah Niu is willing to follow the adult."
"I'm willing to follow you."
People on their knees got up and looked around for weapons, some with worn-out hoes, others with kitchen knives and more with sticks.
Wang Zezhi counted it, and as many as forty-three people stood up, thirteen more than before.
He looked at it, and some of them were obviously not young and strong, and should be thirty or forty years old.
"Okay, let's go."
Wang Zezhi rode on a horse, led a group of people, and rushed towards the Black Tiger Village.
Before noon, their group finally arrived at the territory of Black Tiger Village.
He asked the homeless people to stay far away first, and he himself quietly went to the Black Tiger Village not far to investigate the situation.
Because he doesn't want these villagers to die in vain, if he wants to die, he will die himself.
He climbed on a tree and observed carefully for a while, and the entire Black Tiger Village was quiet and silent.
Wang Zezhi looked at the Black Tiger Village, his eyes flashing with excitement.
"Wen Yi really didn't fail me."
He dared to get closer again, and when he came to the door of the stockade, he finally confirmed that the whole of the stockade was stunned.
What pleased Wang Zezhi the most was that the gate was open.
When he saw the bandits of Black Tiger Village lying on the ground, he couldn't help laughing.
In fact, he is also gambling, he bets that Wen Yi has a grudge against Black Tiger Village.
As long as this judgment is correct, then Wen Yi can be trusted.
Now it seems that he made the right bet.
Wang Zezhi rushed back and shouted at the villagers to tie up the entire village.
He was not at ease when he tied them up, and ordered the villagers to pour a bowl of sweaty water on everyone.
The reason why he did this was just in case, one hundred and twenty-two, as long as one or two people broke free from the bondage, he would lose manpower, and he was reluctant to lose one of these lovely people.
Later, he repeatedly instructed the villagers not to drink water, because there was sweat medicine in the water.
After Wang Zezhi arranged these, he locked the gate and walked to the door.
When he walked up to the door, he was taken aback.
It turns out that there are two Franc cannons here, and a small black tiger village has three cannons.
Wang Zezhi was shocked and had a bold idea.
……
In the dirt cave.
While confronting Li Xiaoqixiong and Jiachang, Gutian Ying sent people to Heihu Village to inquire about the situation.
Since the Black Tiger Village is a bit far away, there has been no news for a while.
It wasn't until the afternoon that the spies finally returned.
Not far from the earthen cave, over a small hill, there was a shade cave, and Furuta Camp was sitting at a table with a few of his henchmen waiting for news.
"Xiaoqi, the Black Tiger Village was taken down by the military division, and the military division is drinking tea at the door of the Black Tiger Village at this moment."
It turned out that the Gutian camp was also a small flag, and at this moment a sentry sent out by him rode a horse to report.
After learning the news, Gu Tianying was shocked in his heart, but he couldn't see his expression on the surface.
After a few moments, he turned around and discussed with a few of his henchmen.
"That stinky boy has already taken the Black Tiger Village, what do you think?"
His henchmen were shocked when they heard the news, and they were all dumbfounded.
Gu Tianying looked at the performance of his henchmen, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes.
As long as the news of Wang Zezhi's capture of the Black Tiger Village spreads, then his prestige will not be able to be established at all, and no one will be able to shake Wang Zezhi after that.
But Gutian Ying was unwilling, he didn't want to be subservient.
"In the future, a hairy boy will ride on our heads and, are you willing?"
Gu Tianying crossed his arms and glanced at a few people defiantly, only to see that his subordinates' faces changed slightly, and only one of them frowned and wanted to speak.
"Three tumors, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Gu Tianying looked at the man and said with an unkind expression.
"It's... After all, he is a military advisor, and since he has captured the Black Tiger Village, we should abide by the gambling contract and serve him as the master. ”
The corners of Gu Tianying's eyes jumped, and he said in a harmonious voice: "Well, what you said is very right, very good, very good." ”
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly slammed the head of the three tumors on the table, then twisted his neck, and finally lifted him above his head and threw him under the mound.
When the other people saw this, their faces turned pale in an instant.
They all knew that the reason why this Gutian battalion was able to save so many brothers in every battle was because of his kung fu.
With that body of kung fu, he charged into battle as if he were in a no-man's land.
"I decided to pretend to admit defeat, and then slaughtered the little rabbit cub, occupied the Black Tiger Village, and used the gold and silver treasures of the Black Tiger Village to recruit troops and horses, and become the king of the mountain.
"Very good, very good."
"It's a brilliant plan."
"The little flag is smart."
The rest of the henchmen were scared, and hurriedly agreed, and patted their ass.
When Furuta Ying and his henchmen discussed a plan and went to the earth cave.
In the earth cave, the two sides are still fighting each other, and they are divided into two factions, which are clearly distinguished.
One of the columns is Gu Tianying's brothers, and the other column is Li Xiaoqi's nine henchmen, Xiao Liuzi and two secret sentinels, Xiong Jiachang and his eight security chiefs, Wen Yi, Yu Zhong, the housekeeper, and the old man who has just sobered up.
Xiao Liuzi came back from Yuci and pulled a black coffin and tied it back to a tailor, who was sewing the head of the King of Chaotian at the moment.
The stele was not brought back, so it would take time to carve, just hand over the inscription written to him by Wang Zezhi to the carver.
Xiao Liuzi saw Gu Tianying coming over, and without saying a word, he touched a dagger and stabbed it.
Gutian Ying relied on his kung fu and stretched out a hand to slap him.
Xiao Liuzi was too thin after all, he slapped him to the ground and rolled three times, and he couldn't stand up for a while, and he tried several times before he stood up with a dagger.
Xiao Liuzi looked at Gutian Ying expressionlessly, he held the dagger and planned to attack again.
Furuta waved his hand impatiently.
"Okay, okay, I'm not the kind of person who can't afford to lose, I'm willing to gamble and lose, the military advisor has captured the Black Tiger Village, and I will serve him as the master."
The reason why he made it clear in front of the big guys was because he knew that Li Xiaoqi and they must have gotten the news.
Moreover, the number of people on Li Xiaoqi's side is actually almost the same as the number of people he has gathered, and most of the three-eyed guns and strong crossbows are on Li Xiaoqi's side, so he really doesn't dare to turn his face on the spot.
"Hmph, that's the best." Li Xiaoqi snorted coldly, turned around and continued to look at the tailor and sewing the head.
The tailor was making clothes, and it was the first time he had sewn a human head, and at this moment his face was covered with cold sweat, and he didn't dare to drip on the head of the King of Chaos, so he had to wipe it with his sleeve from time to time.
"In that case, then I should fulfill my promise and go to congratulate the military division, but there is still someone to handle the general flag, so there is Lao Li Xiaoqi."
Gu Tianying clenched his fists and bowed down hypocritically, what he said on his face was high-sounding, but he was vigilant in his heart, he was afraid that Li Xiaoqi would follow him, and in this case, he would lose some brothers even if he took Wang Zezhi.
However, he also prepared for the worst, if Li Xiaoqi followed, he didn't mind fighting to lose both.
As long as he wins, he will be able to use the gold and silver treasures of the Black Tiger Village to recruit troops and buy a comeback.
"Hmph, I'll arrange it for the general flag, so you better think about how to apologize to the military advisor first."
"It's good to say, brothers, bring some rattan, I'm going to go and ask for sin."
"Yes!"
Gu Tianying turned around, grabbed a few rattans in his hand, and swaggered towards the Black Tiger Village with his gathered brothers.
Seeing him leave, Li Xiaoqi glanced at him, shook his head, and continued to be busy with the funeral of the Heavenly King.
But as soon as the head of the King of Chaos was sewn up, someone came in with a shout to report.
"Oh no, no, the three tumors were injured by the Gutian battalion, and he said that the Gutian battalion was going to kill the military division and rebel."
As soon as the people who came to report finished speaking, Yu Zhong, Wen Yi, the housekeeper, and Xiong Jiachang rushed out without saying a word.
Yu Zhong was really moved by Wang Zezhi's words, and he really wanted to follow Wang Zezhi.
As for the rest of the people, it was because they all ate Wang Zezhi's mud pill poison, and when Wang Zezhi died, they couldn't live, of course, they didn't know that the mud pill was a fake poison.
Li Xiaoqi frowned intently, looked at the three tumors with crooked necks and big tongues and blood foam at the corners of his mouth, and asked again.
Sanmazi's speech was a little unclear, but he still talked about the matter intermittently, he just finished talking and his head drooped and lost his breath, the old man went up to check the pulse, and then shook his head and sighed.
"He's long dead, and I don't know how to hold on to it with his last breath."
When Li Xiaoqi heard this, he did not give the order to rescue Wang Zezhi, but there were treacherous waves in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.