Chapter 0046 Xie Yingdeng
Xiejiazhuang is located at the junction of Lu County and Runan, but compared to Runan, it is closer to Lu County. Xiejiazhuang is very famous within a radius of hundreds of miles. The owner of the manor, Xie Ke, Xie Yingdeng, is a well-known hero in the surrounding area. He has superb martial arts and unparalleled archery, and has won a great reputation. The young and strong people around him admire his reputation and follow him all day long.
But this situation changed half a year ago. One of Xie Yingdeng's brothers got a tiger skin and sent it to Lu County to sell. Unexpectedly, he met the son of Cheng Hao, the county magistrate of Lu County. After trying to force the sale in vain, the son of the county magistrate had Xie Yingdeng's brother killed on the spot. Xie Yingdeng was furious when he heard this, and he gathered everyone to seek revenge, but was defeated by Fan Jin and others. Later, the two sides were engaged in constant fighting.
After all, Lu County had a large number of people, and Xie Yingdeng suffered a lot of losses. Later, every time he was defeated, Xie Yingdeng hid in Runan. Fan Jin and others could not enter, and could only watch Xie Yingdeng live freely. Sometimes, Xie Yingdeng even led people out to harass them. Now, Fan Jin and others are miserable.
In the martial arts training ground in Xiejia Village , some young men were practicing martial arts, and not far away, a young man was drawing his bow and shooting an arrow. A hundred steps away, a ribbon was hanging on a willow tree. Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded, and a sharp arrow broke through the air. The ribbon in the distance fluttered down, and cheers suddenly rang out around them. Shooting down a ribbon from a hundred steps away was not an easy task.
"Brother Xie, good trick." Most of the young men around were young people, and they admired this kind of brave man the most. This was one of the reasons why everyone followed Xie Yingdeng.
Xie Yingdeng, however, had a calm expression. This method was nothing. He believed that his martial arts could still be improved. He said, "Xiao Hu is back. Brother Xiao Mu's revenge must be avenged. It has been half a year and we still don't have Cheng Hao. I am afraid that Brother Xiao Mu will not rest in peace in his grave. I am going to attack Lu County again. What do you think, brothers?"
"Since big brother wants revenge, we will naturally follow him." Everyone shouted loudly, and the entire parade ground was united.
"Brother, brother." A war horse was galloping in the distance, and a young man jumped off the horse. His movements were clean and neat, like flowing water, showing his extraordinary skills.
"How is it? Is there any movement in Lu County? Fan Hu." Xie Yingdeng shouted when he saw the person coming. He couldn't wait any longer and decided to take action as soon as possible.
"Brother, it's a big deal. There's an army heading towards Lu County. Rumor has it that it's the army of Duke of Chu Yang Xuangan. They're probably only a dozen miles away from Lu County now." Fan Hu said loudly, "I heard that this army is called the Qihuo Army. It's led by Yang Xuangan's son-in-law Li Yu. He's brave enough to defeat ten thousand men. He fought his way from Hongnong to Lu County, defeated Yuwen Shu, and captured Hongnong, Hancheng, Yiyang, Yichuan, and Luhun Pass. Now they're heading straight for Lu County. Rumor has it that even the world's number one master Yuwen Tianbao is no match for him."
Fan Hu showed excitement on his face and said, "Brother, this is a good opportunity. We can also take advantage of it to seize Lu County, kill Cheng Hao, and avenge Xiaomu."
"Hmph, whether it's Yang Xuangan or Cheng Hao and the others, they are not good people, let them fight each other." Xie Yingdeng thought for a while and said indifferently: "However, after the Qihuo Army leaves Lu County, the soldiers in Lu County will probably be almost killed by them. At that time, we can go to Cheng Hao to settle the score."
"Brother, I heard that this beggar army is not simple. They came from Luhun Pass and killed many corrupt officials along the way. They even distributed the land of those landlords to ordinary people. It's rare, rare." Fan Hu said loudly: "What I am worried about is that if they really break into the city, I am afraid Cheng Hao will be the first to be killed."
"If that's the case, I, Xie Yingdeng, will definitely come to your house to express my gratitude." Xie Yingdeng said loudly, "But I'm afraid they are all birds of a feather. The Duke of Chu is also from an aristocratic family, and the Beggars' Army can't be much better."
Everyone nodded after hearing this. Xie Yingdeng glanced around and said, "However, no matter what, we must prepare early. If Qihuojun does not attack Lu County, we will fight on our own. This time we must capture Lu County and avenge Xiaomu."
"Yes, big brother, we will all listen to you." The hundreds of young and strong men around nodded.
Outside Lu County, Li Yu rode a warhorse and came to the city with Cen Wenben, Yang Ruoxi, Yang Qing'er and others to check the city defense of Lu County. Lu County was the only way for the Qihuo Army to go south. Now the choice before everyone was whether to bypass the city or attack the city.
"Although the city of Lu County is not high, it is easy to attack. We can take it down within one day, but the losses will be heavy. According to the news, the person following us is Yin Shishi, who has 30,000 soldiers and horses. The losses here are too great. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with Yin Shishi!" Li Yu was a little worried.
"If we go around the city, it will take a certain amount of time, and we have tens of thousands of people consuming a lot of food and grass every day. At this time, General, we have no choice but to break through a place, seize its food and grass, and then take more people with us to expand our strength. " Cen Wenben shook his head and said, "This is drinking poison to quench thirst, the general has no choice but to do it."
"Then let's fight!" Li Yu nodded. Only then did he know why Li Zicheng and others were bandits at the beginning. They had to become bandits, just like Li Yu. Faced with this situation, Li Zicheng had to become a bandit and had to coerce many people, just like a snowball, constantly expanding his strength. Even if this strength was like a castle built on the beach, he had to do it.
"We need to be fast. All the troops should move forward, but the cavalry should still be careful of Yin Shishi." Cen Wenben suddenly laughed and said, "The walls of Lu County are dilapidated. As long as the command is proper and the soldiers are not afraid of death, we can capture Lu County soon. The general defeated Yuwen Tianbao. I think Yin Shishi has received the news by now, and may not dare to attack the general."
Li Yu suddenly smiled, knowing that Cen Wenben was comforting himself. Whether Lu County could be captured as soon as possible was also a big deal.
"General, General, General Pang Jue has brought you a gift." A cavalryman came galloping behind him with a look of joy on his face.
"Gift, let's go, sir, and see what kind of gift Pang Jue brought me." Li Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he smiled and called everyone to go to the camp. He had a hunch that Pang Jue would bring him a surprise this time. Lu County might be opened because of this.
