Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

After seven or eight days like this, Zhao Zhen worked hard with everyone every day and practiced various martial arts. On this day, Zhao Zhen had just had lunch and was playing with Cheng Wan'er and the other four in the room when he saw Zhao Xing approaching: "Master, Mr. Wu Yong, the military advisor, is waiting in the hall."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen put on his shirt, grabbed a feather fan, said hello, and hurried out of the house.

After seeing Li, Zhao Zhen looked at Wu Yong, Liu Tang, and Shi Xiu and said, "Three brothers have worked hard, will the journey be smooth?"

Wu Yong said: "Thanks to the sacrifice of brothers Liu Tang and Shi Xiu, otherwise there would have been twists and turns."

"Oh? Let me explain in detail."

"I went to Qingzhou and first contacted two brothers, Li Zhong and Zhou Tong. Under their recommendation, I met Song Gongming. This man was a benevolent man. Hearing that we came to deliver the armor as agreed, I was We are very polite. It's a pity that Ren Yuan heard that it was Brother Jiao Ting from the county who won, and he instigated Ma Yuan and others to make things difficult for us."

Zhao Zhen said: "Ren Yuan is too narrow-minded and is not a good man."

"Who can say otherwise? This guy relied on a group of disciples to compete with the Qingzhou army and made a lot of achievements. Song Gongming relied on him, so he was so unscrupulous and embarrassed us in public." Liu Tang said.

With that said, the three of them told Zhao Zhen about the transaction in Qingzhou.

When he arrived at the border of Qingzhou, Wu Yong did not go to Qingfeng Mountain where Song Jiang was stationed, but first went to Taohua Mountain where Li Zhong and Zhou Tong were. Since the sneak attack on Qingfeng Village, Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, was afraid that Song Jiang and his gang would split up and go down the mountain, and the villages in each village would not be able to resist the enemy. Instead, he asked him to plunder people, grain and grass and go up the mountain to strengthen the nature. Therefore, he did not dare to unite his troops to attack Qingzhen Mountain. Only Yuntianbiao was left to attack Qingzhen Mountain, and Huang Xin of [Zhensanshan] was stationed in Qingfeng Village to guard against Qingfeng Mountain. Qingzhou was ruled by soldiers and horses [Thunderbolt Fire] Qin and Ming Dynasty garrisoned the state capital.

Li Zhong and Zhou Tong now feel that they are riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off. Although they have become bandits and robbed their homes, they just want to be free and easy kings of the mountain, and they never want to provoke the government and the army to encircle and suppress them. After all, in today's world, the gentlemen of the states and counties are happy on their own, and few are willing to contribute to state affairs.

When Wu Yong and his party came to the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain, they were met by a gangster who went up the mountain to deliver a message. Li Zhong and Zhou Tong went down the mountain wearing their clothes. When they saw it was Wu Yong, Li Zhong said: "I have been looking forward to it for a long time. Finally, the military advisor I was looking forward to will come again. Please come up the mountain."

Wu Yong called Liu Tang and Shi Xiu to come forward. They all cut their whisks on the roadside and accompanied each other to the Juyi Hall. After everyone said their courtesy, Wu Yong was modestly allowed to sit in front of him, followed by Shi Xiu, Liu Tang, and others. Li Zhong and Zhou Tong were five heroes. The host and guest treated each other and sat down for a banquet. Only three or five confidants were left, and the rest were sent out.

Li Zhong spoke first: "I didn't listen to the military advisor earlier, and now I've ended up in this situation. Now I feel very regretful."

"If he leaves and spreads the news, it will show the unloyalty of my two brothers." Zhou Tong also said.

Wu Yongdao: "The senior officials also heard that Qingzhou was not at peace and that there were many caravans coming and going, so they sent people to investigate. Hearing that the troops here were unprepared, they asked the two brothers to pass on the message to the leader of Song Village. The officials will naturally remember the merits of the two brothers. If things cannot be done in the future, the two brothers can also go to Liangshan County to live. "

After hearing this, Li Zhong and Zhou Tong quickly thanked him.

Wu Yong continued: "Brothers, how is this battle going now?"

Li Zhongdao: "Thanks to Song Gong's plan to attack the east and west, he allowed us to hold on to the front line of Qingzhen Mountain. He personally took [Optimus Prime] Ren Yuan, [Dwarf Tiger] Wang Ying, [Mao Tou Xing] Kong Ming, Du Xingxing] Kong Liang gathered his heroes and attacked Qingfeng Village overnight, killed Liu Gao, plundered a large amount of money, grain and grass, and recruited many villagers to the mountain, thus stabilizing the situation. "

"We have formed an alliance based on blood. The four mountains of Qingfeng Mountain, Taohua Mountain, Baihu Mountain and Qingzhen Mountain jointly respect Brother Song Gongming of Qingfeng Mountain as the master of the village. Qingzhou Prefecture divided its troops for defense, and we each returned to the village. Only the money and food of each village were available. Half of them were sent to Qingfeng Mountain and deployed by [Iron Fan] Song Qing.”

Liu Tang said: "Among the heroes in the village, which one has the strongest martial arts? What is the strength of the troops in each village?"

Zhou Tongtong: "This has never been compared. There are four in Qingzhen Mountain: [Jin-scaled Python] Ma Yuan, [Fei Lian] Huangfu Xiong, [Ghost Jian Chou] Lai Yong'er, and [Li Jue Dalang] Helian Jinming. I have competed with Lai Yong'er, and his martial arts skills are comparable to mine. I heard him say that Ma Yuan is the best in the mountain."

"This Ma Yuan once fought against Yunlong under Yun Tianbiao and never took advantage of him. [Iron City Wall] Zhou Xing and [Black God Killer] Wang Bochao stepped forward to rescue them, but were killed by Huang Xin and Yun Tianbiao. After that, they hit Qingfeng twice. During the village, [Optimus Prime] Ren Yuan and [Zhen Sanshan] Huang Xin fought. After thirty rounds, the winner was still undecided. [Dwarf Tiger] Wang Ying stepped forward to help. Huang Xin, who was forced to defend the village, could not Dare to leave the stronghold."

"As for the soldiers and horses in each village, my place and Baihu Mountain have the fewest, with only more than 700 people. Qingfeng Mountain has the most, with no less than 4,000 people. Qingzhen Mountain is the most dangerous, and there are now 3,000 people."

Wu Yong and others nodded after hearing this, and said in their hearts: It seems that Song Gongming has a stable foothold.

Li Zhong said: "Nowadays, only Yuntianbiao is still in the stronghold at the foot of Qingzhen Mountain. He occasionally makes provocations. Ma Yuan followed the orders of his brother Song Gongming and stayed at the stronghold without fighting. Due to its dangerous terrain, he prepared many hammers. Cannon stones, gold juice in gray bottles, prepared at dawn and night, I don’t know how many weapons and armor the military advisor has sent.”

Wu Yong said: "Weapons such as swords, spears, and halberds are fine. The county can make them. However, armor is slow to make. First, there are not enough armor craftsmen, and second, there is not enough iron and cowhide. According to the agreement, we brought 500 sets of leather armor, most of which were captured on the battlefield. In addition, we brought 30 sets of iron armor, 500 Pudao, and 1,000 spear heads, all of which are good items that have been tempered for 30 years."

Li Zhong and Zhou Tong looked at each other after hearing this. Li Zhong said: "With this batch of equipment, Brother Gongming will definitely be happy. I will send someone to tell Brother Song Gongming first. How about we go to Qingfeng Mountain tomorrow?"

Wu Yong said: "Okay, let's see what the leader of Song Village says first."

That day, the five heroes drank happily in the hall. At night, the little minions who went to Qingfeng Mountain to deliver the message returned, and Song Jiang came to Taohua Mountain to trade tomorrow.

Wu Yong listened and had no objection. During the banquet, Wu Yong accidentally mentioned the birthday gift. Li Zhong and Zhou Tong were shocked to hear that the birthday gift was worth no less than 200,000 strings of money.

On the second day, at the time of Si Pai, Wu Yong met Song Jiang, the famous "Timely Rain" in Shandong and Hebei, in the meeting hall of Taohua Mountain. Also coming with him were Ren Yuan, "Optimus Prime", Ma Yuan, "Golden Scale Python", Lai Yong'er, "Ghost Seer", and Kong Liang, "Only Mars".

After receiving a letter from Li Zhong yesterday, Song Jiang sent people to Qingzhen Mountain and Baihu Mountain to deliver the letter, and discussed overnight. Today, he came here to meet Wu Yong and others for a deal.