Chapter 9 Gathering Men and Horses
The two tried a few tricks, and they both became angry. Zifan rubbed his body and went up, ignoring Wang Yan's offensive, and used a knife that hurt both of them and cut Wang Yan's face. Wang Yan is not far behind, a chivalrous man, light life and death, how can he back down in front of so many people at this time. reacted immediately, put away the move, and stabbed it straight into Zifan's chest.
Obediently, you have to die. Xu Chu was shocked, jumped over with all his strength with his legs, blocked between the two of them at the last moment, pushed Zifan away with one hand, and slower with the other hand, but it was caught on the sharp blade of Wang Yan's dagger.
Hiss...... It hurts, why is it always me who hurts.
Xu Chu's right hand was cracked in the Yongxi Bridge, and the old injury was not healed and a new injury was added, which was really painful and depressed.
"Stop!" He screamed, regardless of the pain, his wrist flicked, and Wang Yan suddenly felt a strong attack, but he couldn't hold the blade, and was taken away by Xu Chu Shengsheng.
Wang Yan was furious and admired in his heart: this person's movements are fast and powerful, and he doesn't know who is more powerful than the rumored person who wields a knife on the Yongxi Bridge to break the bridge.
But seeing him smile bitterly at Xu Chu: "A certain township has been in the countryside for many years, and he boasts of being strong, but he looks down on the heroes of the world." Then he said: "Dare to ask for the honorable name!"
Before Xu Chu could answer, a slender man behind Wang Yan said in surprise: "Brother Wang, this person seems to be the one who was at Yongxi Bridge that day."
"Oh?" Wang Yan glanced at the slender man angrily, "Li Ergou, it was you who said that he was an official, and it was you who said that he saved Brother Xu Fu, what is the situation?" ”
Li Ergou scratched his head, looked at Zifan and said, "It's no wonder to me, Brother Wang asked me to come to Brother Xu Fu's house to take care of me, and when I was about to help today, I happened to see this person like a fierce ......."
"Brother Ergou, these two people are not bad people, you misunderstood." Mother Xu spoke, and the group of light heroes completely withdrew their hostility, and Xu Chu finally had the opportunity to speak, explain a few words, and talk about the matter.
Wang Yan suddenly bowed down and said, "Two high righteousness, Wang Yan admires." There have been many collisions, please forgive me. ”
Xu Chu waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, everyone is your own family." He said directly that he hoped that they would work together, "Isn't it just that I am a soldier under the command of the king, and now I want to go to Weishui to suppress thieves, and the strong man has good martial arts, are you willing to go with me?" ”
Wang Yan pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Although a certain person is a small person, he is also well-informed, and he has never heard of the extermination of thieves in the county. Military Waiting ...... Is this a joke with the villain? ”
Xu Chu couldn't help but be surprised when he looked at Wang Yan's words. This Wang Yan is only a grass people, maybe he is usually brave and generous, and likes to help the needy, so he has some fame. But looking at his confident tone, it seems that not only these chivalrous young people respect him, but also the lower-level officials around the Changsha are afraid that they are also very jealous of this person and intend to make friends.
In the Han Dynasty, the folk customs were simple, private fighting became the norm, and Guo Xie (the famous heroes of the Western Han Dynasty) and others were in awe from top to bottom.
What he didn't know was that the scholar class of this era also ate this set. The aforementioned Xiahoudun is an example; And He Yan, a celebrity who once commented that Xun Yu has Wang Zuozhicai, is even more representative.
He Yan had a friend named Yu Weigao, and when he was seriously ill and dying, He Wei went to see him, and Yu Weigao had a father's revenge that had not been avenged, so he cried to him. He Yan then personally helped him slash the enemy, and took the enemy's head to Yu Weigao's grave to pay respects, which became a good story for a while.
Xu Fu heard about this matter, and later mentioned it to Xu Chu, Xu Chu sighed: "Xiahou Yuan asked He Bo to kill someone, and he could walk on the street with a swagger; You Xu Yuanzhi killed someone, and he was arrested and asked, is there still fairness in the affairs of the world? ”
That's of course an afterthought.
The Wang Yan in front of him is obviously this kind of chivalrous. To deal with this kind of people, we must pinch their pulse, in layman's terms, face is more important than life.
Could it be that these guys are all Leo? Xu Chu slandered.
"The prince did not order Xu to kill the thief." Xu Chu and Wang Yan looked at each other without flinching.
"Then what is the name of the military candidate?"
"The thieves are cruel and the people are miserable, which is the name of Xu." This is the same meaning as Xu Fu taught him, since there is a thief, he should ask for it, so why bother.
"Brother Wang Yan, when Xu heard Brother Xu Fu mention you, he said that you have the style of a hero to help the needy, and now the people near Weishui are looking forward to us, what are you hesitating about?"
Wang Yan was finally moved, "Be taught!" Then he turned to the man behind him and said, "Whoever wants to come with me against the thief, stand on the left; If you don't want to, stand on the right. ”
The crowd was sensational, most of them were standing on the left, and Li Ergou and four or five others were a little embarrassed and did not move.
"Li Ergou, everyone has their own ambitions, I don't force it. After we leave, Brother Xu Fu's house will be taken care of by you. Wang Yan said.
Li Ergou blushed and agreed, Wang Yan stopped talking to him, and asked everyone to find like-minded people. An hour later, Xu Chu roughly estimated that at least more than 80 people came.
Wang Yan's appeal is not simple.
With so many people gathered, the Xu family couldn't stay for a long time. Xu Chu and everyone said goodbye to Xu's mother, and went to find Xu Fu, and everywhere he passed, pedestrians all looked sideways.
The first step Xu Fu taught him to do was completed perfectly.
The next stop is Yanling on the north side of Weishui.
After the Yellow Turban Uprising, people in many parts of the Central Plains left their hometowns in order to escape the war, so that villages were deserted, and less than one household in 100 households appeared.
This is roughly the case in southern Yanling, if not worse. Because this place has become the stronghold of nearly a thousand thieves, once the official army comes, they will escape into the water; After the officers and soldiers left, they reoccupied it.
In Xu Fu's mouth, these factors became the reason why Xu Chu chose this place as the place for the first battle.
"General......
"Yuan Zhi doesn't want to call a general anymore, just call Xu a brother."
"It's fine. Brother Zhongkang, this is Jiuli Pavilion, when it was prosperous in the past, there were more than 200 households and more than 1,000 people, and now even a vicious dog can not be seen. ”
Xu Chu nodded, and listened to Xu Fu continue: "Twenty miles away from here, there is a Lei Gong Mountain, where thousands of yellow scarves are gathered, which is a great harm to Yanling, but because the government is powerless, it has been entrenched here."
"There are thousands of thieves...... Yuan Zhi, can we take it? Xu Chu asked suspiciously.
Gong Su leaned over without a trace, and said in Xu Chu's ear: "Lord, when I fought against thieves in Runan before, although there were tens of thousands of thieves, only half of them could fight. According to this calculation, there are only a few hundred young and strong warriors in this place, and it is not difficult to deal with. ”
Xu Chu glanced at Gong Su gratefully, his brother is intimate.
As everyone knows, when they arrived, they had already been seen by thieves and spies......
On Lei Gong Mountain, a big man wrapped in a yellow scarf and reclined on the grass ball. The next one knelt down and reported to him the military situation.
"How many?"
"Not much, about a hundred."
"Is there a flag?"
"No, it's not like an official army, it's like a righteous army."
"Rebels!" The big man gritted his teeth, "Qu Shuai ordered us to raise grain and grass, and the time limit is approaching, but I didn't expect such an unknown person to dare to attack!" Pass my order, order 200 brave, and kill the enemy with me at night! ”