Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Chapter 297 Willing to Lead the Battle

After discussing with Zhou Tong, Yao Daweng and Yue He, Ximen Qing called Jiao Ting and Brother Qiao Yun back to Yue's Village to reconcile with himself and Jiang Zhong.After everyone arrived, Yue Fei was asked to be the guide, and they rode horses around Yuejiazhuang several times, surveying the topography and landforms of the surrounding villages.

After all, Ximen Qing was highly educated in his previous life. He learned a lot of geography when he was studying, and he often pondered travel maps for traveling on a daily basis. Therefore, he accumulated some skills in drawing simple maps.

After returning to Yuejiazhuang, Ximenqing drew a topographic map of the surrounding area of ​​Yuejiazhuang, and called Zhou Tong, Yue Fei and his three brothers, who were leading the army, together to discuss how to hide and ambush and where to set up battlefield and so on.Gradually, a pocket-shaped encirclement formed on the map.

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After Kong Yanzhou met with Ximen Qing and made a plan, he left Yuejiazhuang and headed westward, bypassing Tangyin County, then crossed half of Tangyin County, entered the Moushan mountain area, and went straight up the mountain to return to the Mushan village.

The chieftain Liu He, Ma Fang, Tao Jun, and Jia Jin, three leaders are drinking in large bowls and eating large pieces of meat in the Juyi hall to celebrate that Ma Fang has borrowed food from Wei County in the past few days and grabbed a lot of food, and returned with a full load .

Tao Jun and Jia Jin lost troops and lost generals in Tangyin County, but they got nothing. Their confidantes also died, and there were not many left.On the other hand, Ma Fang, whether he went to Linlu County or Wei County, could easily succeed.Comparing the two, Tao Jun and Jia Jin were really disheartened and sour in their hearts, unable to hold their heads up in front of the Dazhai Lord Liu He.The two looked at Ma Fang who was proud of the spring breeze, and could only squeeze out a smile and say some compliments.

Hey, who made himself so unlucky that he didn't know what to do when he went down the mountain, but he chose such a difficult bone as Yuejiazhuang?snort!Now all of this is caused by that hateful Niaoyue family village!After Kong Tou led them back to the mountain, the masters must kill them at the Bird Village, and kill all the men, old people, and children in the village for chopping melons and vegetables!The rest of the ladies, grab them up the mountain and enjoy them slowly!

Tao Jun and Jia Jin slanted their bodies, while drinking, they hated Yuejiazhuang, imagining how they would go down the mountain to take revenge.

"Four elder brothers, my younger brother is back!" Kong Yanzhou's figure appeared outside the gate of the Juyi Hall. Before he entered the Juyi Hall, his voice reached Liu He and the others.

"Brother Kong is back? Come in and have a pot of wine first! The brothers and I are talking about it, saying that Brother Kong has been away for so long, and he should come back to the mountains. Don't you think it's a coincidence?" Tao Jun was preparing for Yuejiazhuang. When he heard Kong Yanzhou's voice, he immediately stood up and warmly greeted Kong Yanzhou.

"Brother Kong has worked hard all the way! Come, come, let's eat a few pieces of meat and drink a few bowls of wine to relieve fatigue!" Liu He, who was like a bear, dropped the big bone in his hand and said to Kong Yanzhou.

"Brother, is this freshly roasted mutton? Brother, I could smell the aroma from outside the hall. It really makes me wish I could swallow a whole lamb." Kong Yanzhou strode to his high chair and sat down, took the small The mutton leg that I handed over, I ate it on my own.

Several leaders in the Juyi hall looked at Kong Yanzhou with a calm demeanor, their eyes shone brightly, thinking about each other.

After Kong Yanzhou devoured half of the leg of lamb, Ma Fang raised his wine bowl and said to him: "Brother Kong, this is the good wine that I snatched from Wei County when I went down the mountain this time. You want to taste it too? Brother The next time I go down the mountain, can I find out the reality of the Yue Family Village?"

Kong Yanzhou ate two big bowls of wine, and praised: "Good wine!" After putting down the wine bowl, he said to Liu He and Ma Fang, "Four brothers, brothers, I will go down the mountain this time and take the front and back of Yuejiazhuang. After walking through it all, the reality of Yuejiazhuang is in the belly of my brother. Four brothers, if you want to take down Yuejiazhuang now, it's like picking something out of a pocket!"

"Brother Kong, tell me, what are you doing?" Liu He leaned forward after hearing what Kong Yanzhou said, staring at Kong Yanzhou and asked.

Seeing that the four bandit leaders were all looking at him, Kong Yanzhou chatted to them while drinking and eating meat.

Kong Yanzhou told Liu He and the others that the people in Yuejiazhuang who knew martial arts were all old people and teenagers, but there were not many young and middle-aged people who could fight.

The sharp archer that Tao Jun and Jia Jin met that night was Zhou Tong, a townsman from Hedong Village, a neighboring village of Yuejiazhuang.Zhou Tong is nearly eighty years old, old and weak, although he is good at archery, but after fighting Tao Jun and Jia Jin that night, he got sick when he got home, and he is still lying on the bed, asking someone to serve soup.

And the group of archers defending Yuejiazhuang is a group of teenagers who Zhou Tong was invited to teach in Yuejiazhuang. These people are headed by Yue Fei, the son of Yue He, the owner of Yuejiazhuang.Losing their master Zhou Tong, the group of teenagers are now like a mess of loose sand, and there is nothing to worry about.

Kong Yanzhou told Liu He that when Zhou Tong fell ill and no one in Yuejiazhuang was in charge of the overall situation, it was the best time to go down the mountain and destroy Yuejiazhuang.It happened that the villagers had harvested a new season of grain, so they sent more people down the mountain to loot the Yonghe Township where Yuejiazhuang was located, enough to feed the cottage for several years.

After listening to Kong Yanzhou's words, Ma Fang secretly stared at Tao Jun and Jia Jin.Tao Jun and Jia Jin had already had too much wine, but their faces turned even redder.Thinking that I brought more than 100 brothers down the mountain, but was defeated by an old man and a group of young men, Tao Jun and Jia Jin were both thick-faced and dark-hearted, and they were ashamed at this time.

The arrow wound on Jia Jin's back was still aching, and the person who shot him was a dying person, which made Jia Jin unable to sit still.He jumped up, threw the wine bowl in his hand on the ground, smashed it to pieces, and yelled: "What an old bird, Zhou Tong! The master didn't go to grab your Hedong Village, you old bird dare to hinder me, Mou Shan A good man will do justice for the heavens! I, Jia Jin, swear I will not be a human if I don’t crush you old bird to ashes!"

Tao Jun also stood up with a gloomy face, and said to Liu He: "Brother, you give me and my fourth brother two hundred brothers, and I will go back to Yuejiazhuang to take revenge!"

Tao Jun and Jia Jin jumped out to fight at this time, one because they heard that they were defeated by old people and children, which made them deeply ashamed and humiliated, and the other was because they heard that the archer they feared most was seriously ill How could they, who are so weak, miss this opportunity?

Seeing that he had successfully provoked the anger of Tao Jun and Jia Jin, Kong Yanzhou also put down his wine bowl and stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Brothers, I, Kong Yanzhou, have never borrowed money or food from the village since I entered the village. This time I I would like to give the two elder brothers the lead in destroying Yuejiazhuang, killing that old Zhou Tong, and looting Yonghe Township! From now on, let’s see which village in Tangyin County dares to oppose me, Moushan Dazhai?”

"Okay! Three brothers, you take three hundred brothers down the mountain. This time, Tangyin County will be turned upside down, and let them know the majesty of my hero in Moushan!" Like a giant bear that wants to eat people.

Chapter 298 Imitation Treasure Armor

Ma Fang, the second leader of the Mushan bandits, was originally interested in defeating Tao Jun and Jia Fang's Yuejiazhuang, and wanted to lead troops down the mountain. Seeing that Tao Jun and Jia Jin were eager to revenge and save face, he did not compete with them. downhill.

Tao Jun and the others rested in the cottage for a day. After recovering their energy, they neatly dressed, lit up three hundred minions, carried knives and guns, and led the horses, and went down the mountain majestically.

Kong Yanzhou put on the red armor and walked in the front of the team, which was really dazzling.

Wearing a black iron armor, Jia Jin approached Kong Yanzhou and asked him: "Brother Kong, you wear such a gorgeous armor, you are not afraid of being targeted by the opponent's sharpshooter, can I give you an arrow?"

Kong Yanzhou smiled and said: "Hahaha~ brother, if that old thief Zhou Tong wants to shoot me, he has to get up from his bed first! Brother, I'm afraid we haven't killed Yuejiazhuang and Hedong Village yet, that old thief Zhou Tong The thief bird died, so that my brother could not get revenge. That old thief bird is seriously ill, brother, how can I be afraid of him!"

Jia Jin laughed and said, "Brother Kong is right! Haha, I have to hurry up, don't let the old thief Zhou Tong die. This time, the brothers all wear shields, and the group of Yuejiazhuang will only The little thief who shoots arrows will never think about rampant in front of us again!"

Tao Jun behind Jia Jin sneered and said: "The old thief Zhou Tong insulted me too much. Even if he died before I arrived at Yuejiazhuang, I would dig him out of the grave and set his bones in ashes! Only in this way can he die." The hatred in my heart!"

Hahahaha~ After hearing Tao Jun's words, Kong Yanzhou and Jia Jin laughed evilly together.

Before the team led by these three men went down the mountain, Kong Yanzhou, who was wearing a red armor, was discovered by several spies sent by Ximen Qing at the foot of the mountain.The spies got into the woods and rode quietly eastward.

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"Brother Ximen, this armor of yours fits so well! As expected, Brother Tang Long specially made it for you and asked me to bring it here. I'm afraid this armor can already catch up with what you said, Tokyo Bianliang City Here, the 'Golden Gunner' Xu Ning's family heirloom, right?"

The person who spoke was Jiang Zhong, the "God of Jiang Men". He was standing on the newly built martial arts arena, watching Ximen Qing try on Tang Long's imitation golden chain mail with yanling rings.

When Hu Sanniang and Luan Tingyu received a letter from Ximen Qing, asking them to arrange for Jiang Zhong to lead troops to Tangyin County to suppress bandits, Tang Long handed Jiang Zhong a pair of armor that he specially made for Ximen Qing, and asked him to bring it to Tangyin County. Yin County came to defend Ximen Qing when he went into battle.

Today, Ximen Qing wanted to practice riding and fighting skills, so he put on this pair of armor and came to the martial arts arena.

Ximen Qing jumped a few times wearing this armor, got on the horse again, rode the horse at a gallop, and returned to Jiang Zhong and the others after a few laps, jumped off the horse excitedly and said: "Brother Tang Long is really good at craftsmanship! This armor is as good as Xu's." Brother Ning's golden chain mail with goose feather rings is like the golden chain mail armor, which is light and stable when worn on the body. If what Brother Tang Long said can't penetrate swords and arrows is true, then this armor can be said to be the same as Brother Xu Ning's treasure. Armor is quite good! Brother Jiang, after returning to Yanggu County, I will ask Brother Tang Long to build a pair of armor like this for you and all the brothers."

Jiang Zhong listened, laughed loudly and said: "With Brother Tang Long's good armor, I am not afraid that my virtuous brother will be injured when fighting with the robbers. Otherwise, if my virtuous brother loses a few hairs, I will go back I'm afraid that my sister-in-law will chase me down with two knives! Hahaha~"

Ximen Qing smiled and said: "Brother Jiang, Sanniang is pregnant now, how can she wield a knife and a gun? Life and death are fate, wealth is up to heaven, if I lose in the hands of robbers, I can't blame others! However, I have You guys are good brothers, how could you lose to those bird robbers?"

Jiang Zhong also said with a smile: "Don't worry, my brother, I'll be by your side. If any lifeless thief dares to approach my brother, I'll break his neck! Brother, this matter is over, I'll get it later." I rushed back to Yanggu County earlier. Those ladies of yours are all pregnant with your brother's flesh and blood, and they will give birth in a short time. Brother, you can't wander around and worry your sisters-in-law!"

Ximen Qing heard the words and said: "Brother Jiang, I don't care about the seriousness of this matter. The matter of the bandit Mou will be settled within ten days. After the bandit is wiped out, I will return to Yanggu County immediately. I intend to stay at home. Accompanying the ladies for a year and a half, if there is nothing important, I will not go out again."

Jiang Zhong said: "It's so good, there are still a few sisters-in-law in my brother's family who are eager to see through, waiting to give birth to a fat boy for you! Hahaha~"

Ximen Qing laughed along with Jiang Zhong when he heard the words.Speaking of those delicate little ladies, Ximen Qing's heart was a little bit ready to move again.

While the two were chatting and laughing, the spies sent by Ximenqing to Mushan returned to Yuejiazhuang on horseback.After they asked where Ximen Qing was, they immediately came to the martial arts arena and quietly reported to Ximen Qing that the Mushan bandits had gone down the mountain.

"You can see clearly later, how many robbers came down from the mountain?" Ximen Qing asked.

"When the robbers were still on the mountain road, I counted them from a distance. There were about [-] people, all leading horses, forming a long team." The spies replied.

"Okay! You have worked hard, go back to the manor to rest first, and I will reward you a lot later!" After Ximen Qing let the spies leave, he said to Jiang Zhong: "That Kong Yanzhou is really powerful, and this time he killed more than half of the robbers. They have all come down the mountain. It is time for me to sprinkle water to purify the road, and prepare to welcome these distinguished guests from Mount Mu."

An hour later, Zhou Tong, Yao Daweng, Jiao Ting, Qiao Yunge and others who got the news gathered at Yuejiazhuang, and after discussing the distribution of tasks, they each got busy.

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"Brother, it's less than half a day's journey from here to Yuejiazhuang. Should I rest here and wait until sunset to set off and sneak attack Yuejiazhuang in the middle of the night, or just kill them in the daytime?" Jia Jinle Stop the horse and ask Tao Jun.

Tao Jun pondered for a while, but he didn't answer Jia Jin, but asked Kong Yanzhou: "Brother Kong, you have been to Yuejiazhuang a few days ago, do you think it is better to attack Yuejiazhuang during the day, or sneak attack at night?" ?”

Kong Yanzhou replied: "The two elder brothers, the younger brother thinks that Yuejiazhuang should be attacked during the day. Although a sneak attack at night may catch them by surprise, but after the previous battle, Yuejiazhuang is also on guard. I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed in a sneak attack at night. The people in Yuejiazhuang are more familiar with the terrain of the village than we are. Instead, I wait in the open and they are in the dark in the night battle. Just like the previous battle, it is really not good for us. Why don't we just kill them in the daytime? The group of teenagers in the village can no longer hide in the dark and deal with us. I have three hundred people in Moushan, how can the little people in Yuejiazhuang be able to compete? In this day, even if they want to escape, You can't hide from the eyes of your brothers, so you can guarantee that Yuejiazhuang will be killed!"