Chapter 3 East Gate (Ten Upper)

The distance of five miles is not long, but it is not short. Kankan walked for an hour, and the shadow of a village faintly appeared in the long night. Following the imperial court's order to clear the wilderness, the people in the village were forcibly moved into Guantao County as early as spring. So there was no one in the huge village, and only a few abandoned old dogs stood under the weedy eaves and barked hoarsely at uninvited guests.

They are still defending their homeland. But soon, they paid the price for this mantis arm as a car. Several hungry and red-eyed minions rushed over and chopped the watchdog over with a random knife. Although their corpses are old and thin, they can be boiled into broth, which can fill the stomachs of a dozen hungry people.

Someone burst into the compound and searched every room, hoping to find some food or possessions left by the owner. Others vented their fear and anger at defeat on dilapidated thatched houses, tearing down walls and windows, and wantonly vandalizing. The finally neat team was chaotic again in an instant, with figures and ghosts shaking in the dark. Zhang Jin said that he didn't have the heart to restrain military discipline at the moment, so he just stared at Cheng Mingzhen and asked, "Where is the rope bridge?" Hurry up and bring everyone over!"

"It's just west of the middle of the village, right across from the abandoned stupa!" Cheng Mingzhen thought about it and responded in a low voice.

"You follow me! Old knife, you send someone to guard the bridgehead first! Zhang Jincheng suddenly flashed a cold light in his eyes, and his hand quickly reached to his waist.

Hao Laodao immediately rushed towards the village with more than ten riders. At the same time, Zhang Jincheng's personal guards also quietly surrounded Cheng Mingzhen. Regardless of whether there is a bridge in the village or not, after getting out of danger, Zhang Da Boss must give an explanation to the brothers.

Finding that the atmosphere was not right, Du Juan hurriedly lifted the reins, and sandwiched Cheng Mingzhen in the center with his cronies. This action made Zhang Jincheng very dissatisfied, and he couldn't help frowning, and scolded in a low voice: "Juanzi, what are you doing here?" This kid is not all the way with us at all! I can't afford to keep a hound in the wolf's den, once I let him know the location of the old camp......."

"He's the one who brought us to the bridge!" The Jade Rakshasa Cuckoo blushed and argued loudly. "It was he who saved our brothers regardless of life and death. Before everyone crossed the river, Zhang Erbo killed the leader first. If this word spreads, how will we raise our heads in the future on the entire Hebei Green Forest Road? ”

Hearing the argument between the two, the other leaders also gathered around. Some people loudly accused the cuckoo of not committing the crime, while others shook their heads with a wry smile and said that they could not help the cuckoo. Yang Gongqing and Wang Dangren's subordinates held the mentality that it was none of their business, and they were happy to see how Zhang Jiajun quarreled into a pot of porridge.

Zhang Jin said that he was so embarrassed to see him, and he held back for a while before he found himself under the stairs with a blushing face, "Who said I was going to kill him." I'm just guarding against him and deliberately deceiving people. The brethren are holding on with all their breath, if this kid is talking nonsense......"

"I've never told a lie to the big boss!" Before Zhang Jincheng finished speaking, Cheng Mingzhen immediately defended himself loudly. "Under the Pavilion Tao City, I haven't said nonsense. Lin County's order promised that the big boss was not lacking in any grain and copper money. And in the subsequent negotiations, Guantao County has not had time to reply, and the big boss has already ordered to attack the city at night! ”

"Shut up!" Zhang Jin said that he couldn't accept Cheng Mingzhen's reversal of black and white, and scolded him sharply. The first batch of grain and grass materials shipped out of the city was indeed exactly the same, but Guantao County had to keep its promise in order to delay time. If it weren't for the sake of the other party's commitment to keep his promise, he had already entered the city early yesterday morning, and with the city wall of Guantao County as a barrier, how could the official army succeed in a sneak attack?

Cheng Mingzhen shrugged his shoulders, his face full of disdain. Zhang Jiajun broke the contract first, which is a fact that no one can deny. Although he knew that Lin County's order did not intend to fulfill all the agreements, it was something that had not happened yet, and it could not justify Zhang Jin's claim that he tried to sneak attack Guantao County last night.

This contemptuous gesture completely angered the leaders. Before Zhang Jin could say that he had an attack, Yang Gongqing had already pulled out his blade again, "I will remove this scourge for the big boss, whoever dares to stop it will not be able to get along with my Yang Gongqing!" ”

"Giggles!" The Jade Rakshasa cuckoo laughed and trembled, "There is a kind of you one-on-one!" As long as you don't take your brothers, I will not help. If you want to bully more and less on Zhangjiajun's territory, you Yang is shameless, we can't be embarrassed with you! ”

As the words fell, she waved her hand behind her. More than a dozen cronies immediately bent their bows and arrows, and Leng Sensen's arrows unceremoniously locked the way for Yang Gongqing and the others.

Cheng Mingzhen, who walked side by side with the cuckoo, knew that the more he retreated at the moment, the more he had no way to live. He took a few steps away from the war horse and reached out to tear off the Mo knife from behind his back. "Master Yang, please advise!" In times of crisis, politeness is as much a weapon as pride, and it can hit the enemy to the greatest extent.

This time, it was Zhang Jincheng's subordinates' turn to see the excitement, and everyone got out of the way, waiting for Yang Gongqing to step forward and behead Cheng Mingzhen under the horse or be cut down by Cheng Mingzhen. This is a green forest, not an official government. The rules of the green forest are that the strong are kings, and the set of rules of the government has been weakened to the limit here!

Fighting alone, Yang Gongqing really has no certainty of victory, and he is so angry that he jumps like thunder, "Girl, take your subordinates out of the way, I was fascinated by the little white face, and the face of the green forest road was about to be lost by you!" ”

"Don't let it!" Du Juan's face was so red that he was almost dripping blood, and he was still guarding Cheng Mingzhen's side, "Zhang Jiajun's land, it's not your turn to give orders surnamed Yang!" “

"You dead girl who eats inside and out!" Yang Gongqing beckoned and ordered his brothers to step forward and push Du Juan and the others away.

"Whoever moves, I'll kill him first!" The cuckoo did not show weakness, and as soon as the whip was raised, more than 100 cavalry immediately drew their swords at the same time. Some minions who were originally subordinate to Du Scar's command were afraid that Qidang would suffer in the conflict, and they also came forward with their guys. In an instant, Yang Gongqing and his minions were trapped in the center, forming an absolute trend of bullying more and less.

At this moment, the sky was gradually brightening, and almost everyone saw the embarrassment on Zhang Jincheng's face. If he speaks out to stop the cuckoo, I am afraid that the bane of division within the Zhang family army will be planted from now on. If he doesn't open his mouth to relieve Yang Gongqing, the two sides of the conflict will continue to stalemate, and the one who gets the cheap in the end will definitely be the traitor Cheng Mingzhen.

Just as he was struggling to ride the tiger, a series of hurried horses' hooves sounded in the village. Hao Laodao rushed back, and shouted loudly as he ran: "The bridge is still there, the bridge is still there." Big boss, hurry up and lead people across the bridge, there is smoke and dust rising in the distance! ”

At this juncture, whether it is to let Yang Gongqing die in the hands of Cheng Mingzhen, or to support outsiders to suppress his own seven-master Du Juan, it is not in line with Zhang Jincheng's interests. With Hao Laodao's steps, he just got off the donkey down the slope, "Don't mess around." Say something after crossing the river. The brothers who don't have horses to ride go first, and the old knife and the cuckoo are broken! ”

"Yes!" All the minions agreed, and ran to the west of the village. It is safe to escape the canal, and only at the moment of life and death can a fool have the heart to watch the excitement.

As soon as the surrounding crowd dispersed, Yang Gongqing also lost the motivation to continue to work hard with Cheng Mingzhen. With a cold snort, he inserted the weapon back into his waist for the second time. There is a way that a good man does not suffer immediate losses, and after crossing the canal, there are many opportunities to clean up this kid. It is impossible for all the brothers under his command to be killed by the officers and soldiers, as long as half of the part that escaped comes back, he is not afraid that this kid will fly to the sky!

As for the evil lady Cuckoo, she will not be able to escape from Uncle Yang's palm sooner or later. The reason why Yang Gongqing responded to Zhang Jincheng's call to join forces with him to attack Guantao this time was because of the beauty of Mu Qi's cuckoo. I thought of taking the opportunity to pick this wild golden lotus, but I didn't expect to lose my wife and lose my soldiers.

When there was no place to vent his anger, Cheng Mingzhen's voice sounded from behind him again, "The big boss is slow, the bridge is too narrow, let the cavalry cross the river first to rest." The foot soldier will pass again! ”

"Brothers, this time you can hear clearly, what kind of intentions is the surname Cheng!" Without waiting for everyone to think clearly about Cheng Ming's true intentions, Yang Gongqing immediately provoked loudly. The survivability of cavalry is much higher than that of foot soldiers, and even if they do not cross the river, the enemy may not be able to catch up. With a chance to survive, the surnamed Cheng didn't let the slower-running foot soldiers go first, but suggested giving priority to the cavalry who were easy to get out, instead of trying to push everyone into the fire pit, what else could he do for?

The number of foot soldiers who fled to the edge of the canal was much higher than that of the cavalry, and as soon as they were instigated by Yang Gongqing, they immediately became emotional. Seeing the opportunity to get rid of the young man's name, Zhang Jincheng also changed his face, pressed his hand to his waist, "choked", and raised the horizontal knife himself.

"Second uncle!" Without the courage to fight with the big boss, the cuckoo closed his eyes tightly, and tears rolled down his cheeks. "What else do you have to say this time?" She heard Zhang Jincheng's cold laughter, and then heard the minions shouting angrily, "Kill him, kill him!" Kill this little bastard! ”

After that, it was not the expected scream, but a hearty long laugh.

"Haha, haha, hahaha!" Until a long, long time later, the laughter of young people still echoed in her heart like sunshine.

Note 1: In the text, Guantao and Ping'en both belonged to Hebei in the Sui Dynasty, and they were separated from each other by the Grand Canal. Juluze, also known as Daluze, is at the junction of Xiangguo County and Zhao County and Xindu.

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