Chapter 228 Chapter Thirteen

"choke"! The clear sound shocked the audience. Kou Zhongren's knife merged into one, and Mi Fang, who was trying to protect himself in the air, missed him. The latter threw it to the side of the road like a kite with a broken string. , and his feet are bent out of the hole, making people feel that he has no physiology. "Top"! Although Brother Ku punched Xu Ziling with all his strength at the same time with the crossed axe, he was forcibly knocked off his horse. Xu Ziling got on his horse's back, grabbed a long spear stabbed from the back with his backhand, turned into thousands of spear shadows, and attacked Brother Ku who bounced from the ground.

Brother Ku was so killed that he was sweating.Roll away. Kou Zhong took advantage of the prestige of beheading Mi Fang, and landed on the back of an empty horse. He rode the horse left and right, beheading everyone he met. To the city gate. The morale of Chen Jiafeng and others was greatly boosted, and a rain of arrows shot down more than ten enemies. Brother Ku knew that the situation was over, he jumped on the back of one of his men, mixed with the cavalry, and fled to the outside of the city. This campaign beheaded 200 Khitan horse bandits, and made Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling famous and shocked the world.

When they got up the next morning, Chen Jiafeng and others treated them with respect and thoughtfulness. When the two were eating breakfast at the shop yesterday, Chen Jiafeng came to their table, bowed his hands and said respectfully: "The subordinates have already dispersed their staff, calling for the brothers in the gang to come back to the team." Kou Zhong said in astonishment: "You are not my subordinate, why are you coming back?" Chen Jiafeng smiled and said: "We have already discussed it! We decided to follow the two uncles to the world. As for calling people here, it is for Yu Wenhuaji. He is different from the horse thief last night. He is not so easy to deal with."

Kou Zhong couldn't help laughing and said: "No matter how many people you recruit, we will be defeated but never won. Don't mention this matter again, dealing with Yu Wenhua and it's just the two of us. If you want to thank us, then pay close attention to Yu Wenhua As for the movement in that area, report it immediately when there is news.” Chen Jiafeng had no choice but to leave disappointed. Kou Zhong sighed: "Are we really going to wait here? The situation in Jiangdu must be very urgent, otherwise there is no reason for Li Zitong not to come and grab such a strategic city like Liangdu."

Suddenly, he saw Xu Ziling staring outside the door, and quickly looked around, only to see a group of men, women and children in mules and carriages passing along the street. Kou Zhong's scalp was numb and he said, "My mother! What are they doing back here?" dusk the next day. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling stood on the gate of the city, staring blankly at the caravans and horses on the road entering the city and the residents returning to the city with men and women. The number of ships at the pier also increased from more than ten to more than one hundred. Liangdu, which had been turned into a dead city, returned to life in just two days.

Chen Jiafeng's brothers increased from more than fifty to five hundred, and they were actively and consciously maintaining order in the city. Xu Ziling said in a daze, "Master City Guard, what should we do now?" Kou Zhong sighed: "You ask me, who am I going to ask? Come and tell me about this cheap city owner." Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said, "Aren't you going to fight for world hegemony? Let this be an exercise." Kou Zhong said dejectedly: "I still have lingering fears about the battle of Jingling that day. At that time we had at least one group of well-trained garrison troops, but now we have only Peng Lianghui's mob. It's okay to kill horse thieves. Defending the city? It is no different from asking them to die."

Xu Ziling said lightly: "Then let's try how to train the army! Haven't you been working hard on Mr. Lu's art of war these two days? It's time to apply what you have learned." Kou Zhong lost his voice: "Aren't you joking?" Xu Ziling pointed to the little boys sitting on a mule cart going into the city and said: "Look at their little faces! Although they are exhausted from the exhaustion of the boat and cart, their faces are still full of longing and anticipation. Who would want to leave the house?" What about the nearby city and the homeland where they have taken root? As long as there is a little hope, we will rush back immediately. And we accidentally bumped into them and just provided them with this little hope, do you have the heart to force them to leave again?"

Kou Zhong said in shock: "It's just a misunderstanding, I don't know that lunatic spread rumors everywhere, and they all came back because of exhaustion." Xu Ziling put his arms around Kou Zhong's shoulders and said, "It doesn't matter what it is, even Li Mi is not your hands and feet, Yu Wenhua bone is considered the oldest one, anyway, if you want to unify the world, you start from Liangdu." Kou Zhong said with a bitter face: "Liangdu is just an isolated city. It lacks food, water, and everything. It is difficult to guard for half a day. The best way is to escape separately."

Xu Ziling sighed: "Don't exaggerate, you call it retreating, have you forgotten that there is Pengcheng? With the help of people from the Pengliang Society, it is really easy to govern these two cities. How many people can Yuhuagu send to attack? Us? Cheer up! You and I have become the only hope for the entire city of Liangdu, how can Yangzhou Ssangyong allow Yu Wenhua to come here to act recklessly?" Kou Zhong smiled wryly: "It seems that you are the one who wants to fight for the world now, not me, alas! Let me accompany you to be a hero! I hope you don't die in the city."

The horse's hooves stepped on the suspension bridge that had just been lowered, making a sudden thunderous sound. Under the leadership of Kou Zhong, more than a dozen knights galloped into the city, leaving dust still rising for a long time on the road outside the city. Xu Ziling greeted Kou Zhong at the gate of the city, and accompanied him on a ride towards the governor's mansion in the center of the city. Kou Zhong said with a serious face: "Yu Wenwen really led the army here in person. According to the informant, he already knew that the two of us were fighting to support the overall situation. He once boasted to his subordinates that he wanted to divide us two into five horses." Sacrifice the flag."

Xu Ziling shot out the flames of hatred in his eyes, and said with a sneer, "How many soldiers and horses does he have?" Kou Zhongruo said nonchalantly: "It should be between 15,000 and 20,000, with Yuwen Zhiji and Yuwen Wudi as deputy commanders, if you follow the method of observing the world taught by Linglongjiao, there are only 5,000 relatives of Yu Wenhua's bones. The soldiers are well-trained elite soldiers, and the others are recruits who have not been recruited recently." Then he asked in a low voice, "What's new in the past two days?" Xu Ziling said indifferently: "An old friend is waiting for you at the General Manager's Mansion. It will be clearer from her." Kou Zhong stepped into the lobby of the General Manager's Mansion, and Ren Meimei, the third head of Peng Liang Hui's family with the same demeanor, greeted him with a smile. Kou Zhong was overjoyed and said: "It's good that the third master is here! This place can be handed over to you." Ren Meimei said angrily: "Then there is such a cheap thing, if it weren't for you two to host here, I wouldn't be interested in coming." Chen Jiafeng smiled and said: "Sit down and talk! Sit down and talk!" After sitting down, Xu Ziling said: "The third family just arrived this morning and brought hundreds of brothers with them, increasing our military strength to 3,000." Ren Meimei shook her head and said: "Please don't call me the third master, the Pengliang meeting is over, now it's up to you!" Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling confronted each other in astonishment, the former said: "Where is Mr. Nie from your association?" Ren Meimei's expression darkened and said: "In the battle of Liangdu, the head of the family was injured by Yu Wenhuaji, and he has not recovered. Until the recent battle with Brother Ku, new wounds and old troubles were intertwined, and he died ten days ago, so Peng Liang Hui is finished." Kou Zhongdao: "And you are the third master!" Ren Meimei smiled wryly and said: "You all know how much I weigh, but the situation is different this time. With the help of the two young masters, we can avenge the death of our brothers. Now who doesn't know the names of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling." Kou Zhong asked, "How is the situation in Pengcheng?" Ren Meimei said: "Pengcheng has been reduced to ruins by the Khitan thieves, it will not recover in a few years." Kou Zhong said in astonishment: "That's bad! I want to repeat Li Mi's old trick of defeating Yu Wenhua, and distribute the army evenly between the two cities. If he attacks any city, the people from the other city will hold him back, but If Pengcheng becomes a broken city, this strategy will not work." Ren Meimei said: "Didn't you have the glorious record of defending Jingling for more than ten days? Although Liangdu's troops are weak now, their morale is high and they are united. Moreover, Yu Wenhuaji's military strength is far behind Du Fuwei's at that time. Morale is low and we have no chance of winning." Kou Zhong said dejectedly: "When Xu Yuanlang's people left, they took all the food and grass in the storage warehouse with them. If the supply is cut off, our food and grass can only last for a few days!" Ren Meimei said: "I have a solution for this. Our Pengliang Society has accumulated a large amount of grain and grass in several towns between Liangdu and Pengcheng. As long as it is transported into the city, it can last for at least a month." Both of them cheered up at the same time. Chen Jiafeng interrupted and said: "Your subordinates, please speak more. No one is more familiar with the situation of the nearby mountains and rivers than us. Can you choose a dangerous place to ambush the incoming enemy army? As long as you can burn Yu Wenhuaji's food and grass, We can increase our odds.” Kou Zhongdao: "Yu Wenwen is a person who is used to fighting and knows the art of war. He won't ambush us so easily to burn food. He must think of another way." Xu Ziling smiled and said, "We may still have a savior." The three looked at him in astonishment. Xu Ziling said indifferently: "The reason why Yu Wenhua wanted to seize Liangdu so much was because he knew that Dou Jiande was not easy to mess with, so he took advantage of the golden opportunity of Dou Jiande and Xu Yuanlang's battle to capture Liangdu in one fell swoop, and then follow the canal to attack Jiangdu. So The person who cares most about Liangdu should be Li Zitong, as long as we are willing to hook our fingers, we can guarantee that he will send people to help out." Kou Zhong slapped the table and said: "This plan is excellent. Li Zitong will never be afraid of us. The beams are all in our hands, which is beneficial to him and harmless. Let's take a two-pronged approach, one side strengthens the city defense, transports food and trains troops, and the other side Send people to Jiangdu to persuade Li Zitong to send troops, who will go?" Ren Meimei said: "Both of you must not leave Liangdu, we, Peng Lianghui, have always had some friendship with Li Zitong, so let me be a lobbyist!" Kou Zhong patted Xu Ziling on the shoulder vigorously and said, "It's because you are smart enough, damn it, we'll deal with Yu Wenhua to the end, and teach him whether to come back or not." Unprecedented murderous intent flashed across Xu Ziling's eyes, and a frosty smile escaped from the corner of his mouth. The debt of blood has finally come to be paid in blood.