The sky was already dark, and the inside and outside of the courtyard where the guests of the Thirteen Bad Villages lived were still filled with fire and smoke. The soldiers of the water village had sealed the exit of the courtyard with bows and crossbows, and the troublesome guests could not rush out, but the cursing in the courtyard was getting louder and louder.

In order to avoid harassing the family, the courtyard for entertaining guests was separated from the residence of ordinary villagers, and this courtyard was built according to the maximum number of guests during ceremonies such as succession and alliance, and originally had only about 50 rooms. Who would have thought that in just over half a month, more than 3,000 people would come here. The rooms are cramped and simple, these Jianghu men have nowhere to live, ordinary guests can only live in grass huts, everywhere is messy, feces and urine are flowing everywhere, and the smell is stinking. The hinterland of these thirteen consecutive villages is vast, and many people want to move to other places to live temporarily, but they are stopped by the people in the water village, and they have long held back their anger. Yesterday, Zhao Xingde was stabbed, several guests were also poisoned and injured, so that most people were a little uncomfortable, but in the middle of the night it was found that the thirteen Lianlian Village regarded their gang as spies.

In the midst of the noise, a rough voice was particularly loud, "His grandmother's, if you don't make it clear, Lao Tzu will burn this bird place with a fire!" This voice caused others to laugh loudly, and they echoed with bursts of echo: "Burned the Thirteen Kings and Eight Nests!" "Burn, burn!" "Big scar on the head! Don't dare to do it is a grandson! Many of these guests are dead, fearing that the world will not be chaotic, and the scolding and intimidation are higher and higher, except for the foul language greeting the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of the master's family, and occasionally a huge burst of laughter suddenly erupts.

"Fourth Brother Xia, do these turtle grandsons really dare to set fire?" Zhu Cheng, the small leader of the guard, turned a little pale, and he looked at the northeast with a little weakness. I secretly regretted that I shouldn't have coveted the big place, so I asked for a courtyard near the guest house. The grass and trees in the village are overgrown, and the lake is quite windy these days, and once the villains set a fire, the fire may not be able to stop. I remembered that there were seventy or eighty-year-old parents at home, four dolls, and only one woman to take care of them.

"They dare!" Xia Mao'er's eyes widened, she spat sideways, and said viciously, "His grandmother's!" He stretched out his hand and drew the blade at his waist and beckoned, "Come in with me to see which turtle grandson dares to set fire!" His team of Zhaiding immediately responded. Zhai Ding is not as fierce as him, and he is not afraid of death, at this time, if anyone is weak-hearted and does not agree, he has to be louder, and he will be punished by Xia Si's master.

At this time, Lu Mingyu and Zhao Xingde were hurrying over. Both of them stayed up almost all night, their eyes bloodshot. Still more than a hundred steps away from the level, Lu Mingyu's brows furrowed, and he couldn't help but curse in a vague whisper.

"Lu Mingyu come out!" "Are you harboring evil intentions?" "We've all been earned!" "Lao Tzu has long seen that the poison scheme surnamed Lu wants to dominate the Jingxiang Waterway!" "The one who assassinated Mr. Yuanzhi, I think it's the person from the serial village!" "His grandmother's, there is a kind of don't want to rely on crossbow arrows and see the truth with grandpa underwater!"

Hearing the bursts of foul language, Zhao Xingde's face sank slightly. Of course, these reckless heroes also have a lot of enthusiasm, but they are also comfortable and undisciplined. In the future, if you want to fight a decisive battle with the Liao army, the order and prohibition should be the top priority. He frowned and thought about it, and at the same time, he had already come to the front of the checkpoint, and Zhu Cheng, who was holding a crossbow arrow in his hand, saw Lu Mingyu and hurriedly said loudly: "Chief leader, there are some turtle grandsons in there who are clamoring to burn the village, Fourth Brother Xia has already brought people in to arrest him, but there are few of us......" He couldn't say it, but anyone could guess that there were two or three thousand heroes from all walks of life gathered in this guest courtyard, and Xia Mao'er and others not only did not take advantage of it, but fell inside.

"What?" Lu Mingyu's face turned pale, and he said sharply, "Pass the order, gather the whole village, and prepare iron artillery." If there is any damage to Leader Xia, or if these people dare to make a second attempt, they will be killed by me! Although he was born as a Confucian scholar, he has been in the grass for nearly ten years, and he has been a gangster. The most taboo thing for the people on the boat is to set fire, Lu Mingyu couldn't help but scold, "The guts are fat!" Dare to set fire to my thirteen chain villages, Lao Tzu wants to see if your fire is powerful, or Lao Tzu's artillery is powerful! ”

When Zhu Cheng heard that he was going to use artillery, he said with a happy face: "Obey!" "The secret way, this is the domineering of the thirteen chain villages.

Although Lu Mingyu fell into the grass, his knowledge was much greater than that of other water cowards, he knew the power of artillery in Zhao Xingde's article, and immediately did everything possible to buy off the Xiang army, and made three good artillery pieces from the Yuezhou city defense. Zhu Cheng was on duty in the general village, and he had seen the power of artillery test firing, if he bombarded ordinary houses, he would collapse with a bang, don't look at those turtles and grandsons shouting happily, and later the artillery and crossbow arrows will be killed. The courtyard of the guest house was crowded with people, to see who dared not cry and beg for mercy.

"Chief Lu," Zhao Xingde's face changed suddenly, "The heroes of the southeast are gathered here for the great cause of resisting Liao. If you fight with each other. Wouldn't it make the relatives hurt and the enemies happy! His voice was a little hoarse, "Let Zhao go in and persuade one or two, so that the two sides can turn the conflict into a jade silk." ”

"Mr. Zhao!" Shi Jingkui hurriedly said, "Your injuries have not healed, and you can't take any more risks!" Du Fujiao also said: "These gangsters are ruthless, the general takes pity on them and puts his heart to heart with them, who knows if they will take revenge?" ”

"I have made up my mind," Zhao Xingde's face was slightly cold, and he said hoarsely, "These people are here for the great cause of resisting Liao, how can Zhao make the heroes of the world chill!" He turned to Lu Mingyu and bowed his hand, "Please wait for a while, Chief Lu, and Zhao will go back when he goes." When he said this, Lu Mingyu became embarrassed, he was already Zhao Xingde's henchman, who knew that when things came to the end, his temperament came up, and he was used to being the chief leader of the thirteen serial villages, so he actually made his own opinion.

Lu Mingyu was also a scholar, and knew that this kind of behavior was a great disrespect to Shangguan. He felt remorseful in his heart, and immediately bowed down and said, "Mr. Zhao, forgive the sin, it is Lu who is good at it." He hesitated for a moment, and then persuaded, "Sir is tied to the hope of millions of people in the southeast, and he must not go to danger himself." In case there are assassins again......" Zhao Xingde shook his head, looked at the guest house in the distance and said, "Zhao is just a puppet. He patted Lu Mingyu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "The heroes of my Great Song Dynasty always account for the majority of those who are loyal and righteous. If this is a dangerous place, then what is the battlefield where the two armies clash? ”

Seeing that Zhao Xingde was very persistent, Lu Mingyu had to send a few capable subordinates to escort him in. Du Fujiao and several other sergeants also followed. On the other hand, the soldiers and horses in various parts of the village were still concentrated, and three iron barrel cannons were also pushed out of the warehouse, and the muzzles of the black holes were lined up and aimed at the largest guest room courtyard. In case things change, they will first use artillery to fire a demonstration into the sky to force these bandits to send Mr. Zhao out, and at most promise to give them away from the village. If anyone dares to harm Mr. Zhao, Lu Mingyu is determined to kill all these people and pay for Mr. Zhao's life.

Although the thirteen chain villages are just a stream of water, compared to other gangster villages, they can be regarded as wishful and orderly. After Zhu Chengchuan ordered it to go down, the leaders and small leaders immediately began to concentrate on Ding Zhuang in the village, preparing to fight with the troublemakers. Everywhere in the water village was the sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping, the farmers who ploughed the fields put down their hoes, the fishermen who fished put down their nets, and the small boats patrolling the periphery also rushed back. The old and weak women and children were full of uneasiness, watching Ding Zhuang and the others holding swords and shields, shuttle darts, three-strand forks, bows and crossbows, and other blades, and gathered in groups.

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A thin layer of mist shrouded in the water, a boat dropped its white sails, and gently rocked on both sides of the boat, sailing slowly on the surface of the lake. The boat went to the depths of the aquatic weeds, and it was hazy and unclear under the water, so the boat had to stop. The depth of the lake here is different, and if you are not careful, you will run aground.

"General Yang, will this water thief really come out to speak?"

"Don't worry, my lord, as the saying goes, one mountain does not allow two tigers, this is the lair of water thieves, like the hill of a tiger, let's stop here, they will definitely not wait to ignore it, and after a while, someone will come up to speak." It's better than risking to wander through the water and grass. ”

Chen Dong nodded, suppressing the anxiety in his heart. "Yuan Zhi, Zhao Yuan Zhi." He muttered. Hearing that Zhao Xingde was recruiting heroes in this area, Chen Dong immediately put down the Ezhou matter first and rushed to Yuezhou to meet Zhao Xingde. There are many things that he has to discuss with Zhao Xingde first. Yue Fei had no choice but to send Yang Zaixing with a hundred Zhen National Army to escort Chen Dong over.

If Zhao Xingde came for Kansai, Ezhou could form a strong reinforcement. Although the Science Society regards Zhao Ke as Zhengshuo, it does not exclude cooperation with Xia Guo and cooperates to resist Liao, which is beneficial to both sides. Since ancient times, it is rare to attack the southeast from Shuzhong. Therefore, the southeastern scholars' worries about Xia Guo were far less intense than those of Xijing Xingying, but they relied more on their thoughts.

At this time, the lake wind was quite cold, and Chen Dong stood on the bow of the boat, but he seemed to be unaware. He was full of thoughts, only to see the water ripples from the hull of the ship spread out in circles, disappearing into the tangled water and grass. The depths of the desolate water and grass were still silent, and after the soldiers shouted a few times, they fluttered and startled flocks of gulls and herons, but no one answered.

Facing this dead and silent water, Chen Dong pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind, "I can't wait any longer," he commanded, "Put down the boat, since Zhao Yuanzhi is here, I will go and see him in person!" ”