Kan Leng ?
Li Yu looked at the young man in the distance, holding a long sword, looking majestic. He strode over, bowed to Li Yu and said, "Kan Leng thanks the general for saving his life. If the general had not come to help, I am afraid Kan Leng would have been killed by the chaotic army."
"Brother Kan is a good martial artist. Even without Li Yu, these chaotic soldiers can't do anything to you." Li Yu jumped down from his warhorse and said, "Brother Kan has been through a lot. I'm afraid he is not from this village! Brother Kan fought bravely for someone he didn't know. He is a chivalrous man. Li Yu admires him."
"Kan Leng doesn't deserve it. The general who came here from Hongnong and defeated the imperial army successively is a real hero." Kan Leng had obviously heard of Li Yu's reputation, and a hint of admiration appeared on his face. His martial arts were good, but if he could travel thousands of miles and defeat so many enemies, he, Kan Leng, really didn't have this ability.
"Haha, it's all thanks to the efforts of you brothers." Li Yu laughed loudly, called Wu Yunzhao and others, and introduced Kan Leng. Everyone was also surprised by Kan Leng's martial arts and was happy to make friends with him.
"Little Second Brother Li Youcai pays respect to the general." At this time, the gate of the fort was opened. Old Man Li led the villagers to pay respect to Li Yu. He was relieved when he saw that Li Yu's cavalry did not forcefully attack the fort after defeating the chaotic army.
"Don't be polite, old man. Li Yu came from afar. I heard that there were countless rebels between the Yangtze River and the Huai River, and the people were living in misery. That's why I marched thousands of miles to the Yangtze River and the Huai River. I didn't expect that before I entered Liyang County, there were rebels attacking villages. Alas!" Li Yu sighed, "I don't know when we can put down these bandit troubles."
Li Yu never thought that he was a bandit or a rebel and had no moral justification at all. Old man Li showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and so did Kan Leng beside him. In terms of status, Du Fuwei was worse than Li Yu. Li Yu's father was at least a minister of the court, while Du Fuwei was just a sheep thief and even a bandit.
Old man Li glanced at Li Yu, then saw the soldiers outside the village. He felt relieved when he saw that these soldiers were cleaning the battlefield and singing war songs. They had no intention of coveting hundreds of villages.
"General, you have come from afar and saved my life. Why don't you come to the manor to rest for a while?" Old Man Li said to Li Yu, "I will also ask everyone in the manor to kill chickens and sheep to reward the general's men?"
"Haha, old man, I have nearly 10,000 subordinates. Our village is too small, and we cannot cause trouble to the villagers. Forget about the reward. However, we haven't captured Chao County yet, so it's difficult to go in and out. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to send some brothers to buy some food back. How about that?" Li Yu laughed. Lijiazhuang might have some assets, but it was almost impossible to reward an army of more than 10,000.
"Ah!" Old man Li groaned after hearing this. He didn't expect that Li Yu had so many people under him. If he had to pay, he didn't know how much he would have to pay!
"Shentong, take a dozen brothers and go to Chao County with the warriors in the village to buy some wine and meat." Li Yu saw Gu Shentong in the crowd and shouted, "Buy more and give some food to the villagers."
The Beggar Army was short of men and food, but not short of money. They destroyed countless bandit dens and robbed countless amounts of money along the way. Except for the money given to the Gu family, some of the money was taken with the army and distributed reasonably.
"Yes." Gu Shentong did not dare to delay and quickly rode his warhorse to get the money.
"General, this, this is not allowed. How can you ask the general to pay?" Old Man Li's face changed and he quickly shook his head. He had never seen a reward for the army that required the army to pay.
"Father, my beggars are all from the poor common people. Although we have spears in our hands now, we will not bully the common people! My beggars will not take a single needle or thread from the common people for free. This is an iron rule. If anyone breaks it, don't blame me for being ruthless." Li Yu smiled and said, "Of course you have to pay for food."
"What a good man, what a good man." Old man Li couldn't help but nod repeatedly after hearing this. Regardless of whether what Li Yu said was true or not, just based on Li Yu's attitude, he knew that Li Yu was not a simple person.
Kan Leng who was standing next to him sighed slightly after hearing this. He had come from the land of Qi and Lu to the area between the Yangtze River and the Huai River. He had seen countless local tyrants and evil gentry along the way, as well as many rebel armies, but none like Li Yu's Beggar Army, which had strict military discipline and treated the common people very kindly.
"General Li is going to enter Liyang this time too?" Kan Leng couldn't help but feel a little worried when he thought that Du Fuwei had already occupied Liyang.
"Of course it is like this. Brother Kan also knows that I, Li Yu, am a rebel in the eyes of the court. I still have more than 10,000 brothers under my command, so I have to find a place for them to settle down. Liyang has fertile land and abundant products. The power of the court around it is relatively small, which is just the right place to raise troops." Li Yu smiled and said, "Now in Liyang, Du Fuwei, Miao Haichao, and Zhao Pozhen are dividing the entire army, fighting and attacking each other. Liyang is a beautiful place, but now the people are living in misery. Li Yu will never allow this to happen. Liyang should restore peace and let the people live and work in peace."
"Young Master." Kan Leng opened his mouth and was about to ask a question when suddenly a sound of horse hooves came from afar, and he saw a strong man riding a warhorse and galloping towards him with a sledgehammer in his hand. What surprised him even more was that behind the strong man, countless troops could be vaguely seen approaching slowly. These troops marched slowly in neat steps, but it was this kind of pace that gave people a lot of pressure, making them breathless, as if they were facing a ferocious beast from ancient times.
"This?" Kan Leng opened his mouth wide. He had seen many rebel armies, but he had never seen such an army. They were neat and uniform, walking in a line, holding spears in their hands, and slowly approaching.
"This is my beggar army." Li Yu was very proud. After such a long march, their combat awareness had improved a lot, but they had made unexpected achievements in terms of military appearance. From the outside they looked like elite soldiers. This was an army forged in blood and fire.
Old Man Li was also a big mouth. Compared with the bandits just now, the army in front of him was the real elite. He suddenly had a strange thought in his mind. Everyone hopes to be blessed by a strong army. So did Old Man Li.
"General, I plan to move Lijiazhuang to Liyang. I wonder if you can accept it?" Old man Li suddenly stepped forward and said.
Li Yu was stunned at first, but soon smiled and said, "Welcome. Li Yu likes open-minded people like my father-in-law."
Kan Leng had mixed feelings as he watched from the side. He came to seek refuge with Du Fuwei, but he did not expect that before he even entered Liyang, the people outside the city were thinking of seeking refuge with Du Fuwei's enemies. At this time, he could not help but feel a little suspicious.
Can Du Fuwei really control Liyang?