"Big brother, Master Wu, you can get on the boat with peace of mind. Fighting on this water, our three brothers are enough to deal with those officials! Ruan Xiaoer patted his chest with a confident expression.

Chao Gai heard that there were at least four hundred officers and soldiers on the other side, how could he be relieved, and persuaded: "Xiao Er, the other party has a large number of people, and the enemy should not be underestimated, so let's go to Liangshanbo with us and seek Wang Lun's help." ”

Wu Yong sneered: "Brother, we all know that Wang Lun is narrow-minded and timid, do you think he will help us resist those hundreds of officers and soldiers?" ”

"This ...... But I really can't rest assured that only the three Ruan brothers will go! Chao Gai's face was full of sadness, he looked at Zeng Hao, and asked, "Master Wu, do you have any high opinions?" ”

"Don't worry, with a few of us, it is enough for that group of officers and soldiers to go and never return." Zeng Hao looked calm.

In the original work, Chao Gai and his party relied on the three Ruan brothers and Gongsun Sheng to repel thousands of officers and soldiers, so Zeng Hao believed in their strength very much.

"The master has figured out a way to deal with it?!" Chao Gai excitedly grabbed Zeng Hao's hand.

“…… No, but I just pinched my fingers, and the fortune is on our side, so I believe in the three Ruan brothers. ”

Ruan Xiaoer, who was already confident, heard Zeng Hao's words, and his self-confidence swelled even more, and said to Chao Gai: "Brother Chao, look, Master Wu said that God is on our side, what else do you have to worry about?" It's too late to worry about it! ”

At this time, Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang stood up to say that they would join the war, and Wu Song and Lu Zhishen also stood up to participate in the war at Zeng Hao's signal.

Chao Gai saw that the popularity of the people was so high, and with Zeng Hao's words of encouragement, he no longer hesitated, and decided to fight with the brothers, while Zeng Hao, Wu Yong and other people who were not good at martial arts got on the boat and left first.

When Zeng Hao and the others were halfway through the big boat, the hundreds of officers and soldiers in dozens of small boats finally caught up!

For a time, the vast lake was crowded with all kinds of boats that were rowing or rocking.

He Tao stood at the bow of a small boat at the front, looked at the big ship that was heading towards Liangshan in the distance, and sneered: "Do you think that if you hide in Liangshanbo, I can't do anything about you?" Today, by the way, the group of thieves in Liangshanbo will also be served! ”

He was just about to order the boatman to row faster, when suddenly a song came from among the reeds to the west:

"Fishing is a life, and there are no seedlings or hemp. The cool officials and stolen officials were all killed, and they faithfully repaid the Zhao official family. ”

He Tao looked over for the song, only to see a small boat rowing out of the reeds in the distance, and only one person was standing on the boat.

Seeing this person, an officer and soldier beside He Tao immediately pointed at him and said, "Lord Envoy, this person is Ruan Xiaoer!" ”

He Tao's face tightened, and his voice was cold: "The person who wears the sin dares to be so swaggering in front of me!" Archers ready! ”

Behind him, he rowed forward quickly in the archer's boat, and the archer aimed at Ruan Xiaoer in the distance and drew his bow and arrows.

"Put! Kill it all! ”

The archers immediately let go of the arrows in their hands, and for a while, the rain of arrows in the sky shot towards Ruan Xiaoer!

Ruan Xiaoer had no fear on his face, laughed loudly, and then jumped into the water and disappeared.

"Chase!" He Tao pointed to the place where Ruan Xiaoer disappeared and ordered loudly.

The officers and soldiers immediately turned the bow of the boat and surrounded Ruan Xiaoer's boat, but Ruan Xiaoer could not be found at all.

At this time, Ruan Xiaoer's singing voice came out from the reeds again: "The old man grew up in Shijie Village, and he was born to kill. First beheaded the head of the envoy, and the Jingshi dedicated to Zhao Wangjun! ”

"Your Excellency, he's there!" One of the people next to He Tao pointed to the reeds and said.

He Tao looked over and saw Ruan Xiaoer coming in and out by the reeds, constantly provoking.

He Tao was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and immediately singled out more than a dozen officers and soldiers with good water characteristics to go into the water to arrest Ruan Xiaoer.

With a few plops, more than a dozen officers and soldiers struggled to swim towards Ruan Xiaoer.

Ruan Xiaoer, who was by the reeds, was afraid that the officers and soldiers would not be able to catch up, so he deliberately stayed where he was, and when the officers and soldiers were about to approach, he plunged into the water and swam into the reeds with agility.

More than a dozen officers and men immediately followed suit.

It didn't take long for the sound of fierce slapping on the water from the reeds, interspersed with a few screams.

Because the reeds were too lush, He Tao, who was guarding outside the reeds, couldn't see the situation inside clearly, so he could only ask loudly if the officers and soldiers sent over had caught Ruan Xiaoer.

The reeds soon quieted down, none of the more than a dozen officers and soldiers responded to He Tao, and the water surface gradually floated bright red.

He Tao felt bad in his heart.

Sure enough, Ruan Xiaoer swam out of the reeds again, and said to He Tao with a smile: "Your Excellency, you officers and soldiers are useless, and I haven't had a good time, they all sink to the bottom of the lake." ”

"Shoot the arrows! Shoot him for me! He Tao jumped like thunder.

But it didn't work, and before the arrow could be shot, Ruan Xiaoer swam into the reeds again.

"Paddle the boat over! Catch up with that Ruan Xiaoer! He Tao yelled at the boatman.

The boatman reminded him: "Your Excellency, the harbor on the reed side is numerous and narrow, and I have never been there, and I am afraid of ...... if I rush in."

Before the old boatman finished speaking, He Tao grabbed him and said with a hideous expression: "Row in for Lao Tzu!" Otherwise, I will say that you have fornicated with thieves and put you in prison! ”

The boatman dared to refuse again, and immediately rowed the boat into the reeds according to He Tao's instructions, and the rest of the officers and soldiers followed closely behind.

He Tao and others searched around in the reeds, but they never found Ruan Xiaoer.

At this time, Chao Gai appeared on the shore and shouted at He Tao: "I heard that the envoy is going to arrest me, Chao has been waiting here for a long time. ”

was repeatedly provoked by Chao Gai and others, and He Tao was so angry that he was angry: "Moor all the boats to the shore!" All of them for me to go ashore and grab the cover! ”

Because the port where He Tao and the others are now located is very narrow, and only two ships can be allowed to run in parallel, so the small boats can only be carried on top of one by one, and the officers and soldiers in the back step on the small boats in front all the way ashore.

He Tao was the first to go up to the shore, immediately pulled out his dangling waist knife, shouted at Chao Gai, "The thief is gone", and rushed over, followed closely by dozens of officers and soldiers behind him.

Chao Gai did not stay where he was and waited for death, but turned and fled into the grove next to him.

He Tao chased him in.

As soon as he rushed into the woods, he suddenly threw an iron Zen staff in front of him, and Lu Zhishen's roar came: "Eat a Zen staff from the Sprinkle family!" ”

Since He Tao was appointed as an envoy, he had some ability, and immediately arched the bridge back, which was able to dodge the Zen staff waved by Lu Zhishen.

But several officers and soldiers around him didn't have the ability to do this, and they were suddenly smashed by the iron Zen staff and their faces were covered with blood, and they flew out screaming miserably.

When he got up, He Tao immediately rushed forward with his waist knife and fought with Lu Zhishen.

The officers and soldiers behind him also shouted and surrounded Lu Zhishen.

Seeing that Lu Zhishen was outnumbered, several heroes rushed out of the woods at this time, namely Na Wusong, Liu Tang and Chao Gai.

Although there are only four people on Lu Zhishen's side, all of them are strong in martial arts, and they are all masters who can defeat one against ten, plus the grove is not suitable for large-scale battles, so they rushed down several times, but He Tao's side was killed and retreated.

Seeing that the situation was not good, He Tao immediately turned his head and ran out of the grove, and then shouted to the other officers and soldiers: "Don't fight them in the grove!" Exit first! ”

When He Tao and the others rushed out of the grove, there were originally dozens of officers and soldiers, but now only more than ten were killed!

Seeing that Lu Zhishen and the four of them rushed out waving their weapons like the Grim Reaper, the defeated He Tao dared to fight again at this time, and hurriedly ran to the small boat moored on the shore, wanting to leave by boat.

When he ran to the shore, he was dumbfounded—the boats, which were intact just a moment ago, were all overturned in the water, and the ones behind were even more ablaze, and bursts of black smoke poured into the sky.

The originally clear water is now dyed bright red, and some officers and soldiers can be seen swimming desperately in the water in the distance.

It turned out that when He Tao led people to chase Chao Gai them just now, the three Ruan brothers who were ambushed in the water cooperated with Gongsun Sheng to surprise the officers and soldiers who had not yet landed.

The narrow waterway in the reeds, coupled with the large number of officers and soldiers who could not stretch out, faced with the surprise attack of Gongsun Sheng and the four people, they were powerless to resist, and those who died died and fled, and suffered heavy casualties.

He Tao saw the scene in front of him, and finally understood why there were no reinforcements to follow just now.

Seeing that Lu Zhishen and the others were about to catch up, He Tao ordered the officers and soldiers around him to stop him, while he himself jumped into the water and wanted to swim out of the reeds.

But before he could swim in the water, a pair of hands grabbed his feet and pulled him down with all his might!

He Tao struggled desperately in the water, but it was useless, but it made the lake water choke into his mouth and nose faster.

He couldn't breathe, and his consciousness began to blur......

At this point, the hands finally let go of him and fished him out of the water and threw him to the shore.

The owner of the hand stomped on his stomach again, helping him spit out the water that had choked in his throat before he could breathe air again.

"Your Excellency, do you still want to arrest me?" Chao Gai's teasing voice came.

When He Tao opened his eyes, he saw Chao Gai, Wu Song and other eight people surrounding him, looking at him with mocking eyes, and the more than ten officers and soldiers had already been knocked to the ground.

He Tao immediately got up from the ground, knelt down in front of Chao Gai and kept kowtowing, and begged for mercy in his mouth: "Good man, I also had to come to arrest you by the order of the above, I can't help myself!" I still have an eighty-year-old lady at home, I am going to die, she has no one to support, I beg the heroes to spare my dog's life! Please!! ”

"Heh, this will know to beg for mercy, just now I saw that you raised your knife to kill very fiercely." Liu Tang sneered.

"If you want to sprinkle the family, just slaughter him with a knife, I'm too lazy to listen to him talk so much." Lu Zhishen said in a rough voice.

He Tao was suddenly so frightened that he trembled, his head knocked even louder, and he didn't dare to stop even breaking his skin and bleeding.

In the end, Chao Gai did not kill He Tao, but was ready to take him back to Zeng Hao for disposal, and the others had no opinion on this.

Soon, they took two small boats and took He Tao to Liangshanbo.