In front of Lijiazhuang, more than 10,000 soldiers stood quietly in the square in front of the village, a black mass. From generals to soldiers, some were wearing black armor, leather armor, or black bamboo armor. The army stood there like a black beast, and a murderous atmosphere filled the sky.
Old Man Li and his companions stood on the fort, looking at the army in front of them with horror on their faces. They had seen the chaotic army and the garrison in Chao County, but compared with the army in front of them, there was a world of difference. He said to Li Hu beside him: "This is a strong army. Although there are only more than 10,000 people, they are all elite soldiers like wolves and tigers. Whoever dares to block them will surely die. See! If we have such an army to protect us, why do we need to worry about the chaotic bandits?"
"What the old owner said is very true. Although General Li is a rebel, the troops under his command are all elite soldiers. I heard that they risked their lives and fought their way from Hongnong. They were invincible all the way and no one could stop them." Li Hu was eager to try. At this time, even he wanted to join in and charge into battle.
Li Yu, who was far away, had no idea that his gathering of a large army had caused such a great shock to Lijiazhuang. He waved his hand and the army set out. Wu Yunzhao of the vanguard camp was selected as the front vanguard, followed by Li Gu's Xuanwu camp. Li Yu himself led the central army and the Qinglong camp followed, with the Baihu camp and the Suzaku camp as the rear army, guarding the old camp's troops and horses and the baggage as they slowly marched towards Chao County.
In Liyang County, Du Fuwei and Fu Gongju were studying the current situation. Li Yu's army was about to enter Liyang County. Du Fuwei originally planned to join forces with Miao Haichao and Zhao Pozhen, but was rejected by the two. Li Yu's army had less than 20,000 people, and its strength could not be compared with Miao Haichao and Zhao Pozhen, so the two did not take Li Yu seriously at all. They even thought that Li Yu would attack Du Fuwei first and eat Du Fuwei, because among the three, Du Fuwei had the least strength.
"Foster father, there is a man named Kan Leng outside, claiming to be your fellow countryman, and he came to see you!" A handsome young man wearing chain mail strode in. He was one of Du Fuwei's adopted sons, named Fang Hong, the eldest of more than 20 adopted sons, good at using long spears, and a silver spear dominated the army, and Du Fuwei loved him deeply.
"Kan Leng? It's him. Come on, please come in, no, I'll go myself." Du Fuwei was stunned at first, and soon he was ecstatic. He had heard of Kan Leng's name, a rare warrior in Qizhou, and he had met him once before. He didn't expect that the other party would actually chase him here. He couldn't help laughing.
"Kan Leng, I didn't expect that he would come to us. God bless the steward! The steward wanted to adopt him as his adopted son at the beginning, but Kan Leng had an old mother at home and couldn't do it. Unexpectedly, he finally came to the steward for help." Fu Gongju also had an impression of Kan Leng.
"Let's go, Chief Secretary. Fang Hong, go call the brothers to come and meet Kan Leng. In terms of martial arts, although your martial arts are good, they are still a little worse than Kan Leng." Du Fuwei laughed out loud after hearing this. He looked very happy. He pulled Fu Gongju out, but did not notice that Fang Hong's face was gloomy. In the end, he lowered his head and followed behind Du Fuwei.
Outside the General Manager's Mansion, Kan Leng was leading a yellow horse, holding a long sword, and wearing armor. He stood there, looking very majestic. Seeing this, Du Fuwei was even happier and couldn't help laughing.
"Kan Leng, long time no see, you look much stronger now."
"Junior Kan Leng greets the general ." Kan Leng's eyes lit up when he saw the heroic and imposing Du Fuwei, and he quickly stepped forward and bowed to the ground. He had not seen Du Fuwei for many years, and seeing Du Fuwei now reminded him of the past when Du Fuwei taught him martial arts in his spare time.
"Okay, okay, I'm glad you can come." Du Fuwei stepped forward to help him up, patted Kan Leng's shoulder and said, "I have been worried about you all these years. Now that you are here, I feel much more relieved. Qizhou is plagued by bandits, and I was worried about your safety there. Now that you are in Liyang, I have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under my command, and I can protect you by staying here."
"Thank you, Mr. Butler." Kan Leng was very touched.
"My dear brother, I am jealous. Our godfather has never treated us brothers like this!" Fang Hong saw how Du Fuwei treated Kan Leng, and a strange look flashed across his handsome face. Behind him followed more than 20 young men, each of whom was young, heroic and handsome. No wonder they caught Du Fuwei's eye and were adopted as his adopted sons one after another.
Du Fuwei glanced at Kan Leng, with a hint of hope on his face. If he could adopt such a person as his adopted son, it would be the best thing. However, he could not say this. He glanced at Fu Gongju, who nodded and shook his head. Du Fuwei sighed. It would not be possible to adopt such a person as his adopted son in a short time. However, the good thing was that the other party had already surrendered to him. As long as he showed a little kindness, he would definitely be able to make him return to his heart.
"Kan Leng, you've come just in time. Another enemy is coming. This is the best time for you to make achievements on the battlefield." Du Fuwei laughed loudly and pulled Kan Leng and said, "In terms of martial arts, there are very few people in the world who can beat you. This time, I have to rely on you to fight the enemy."
"General, are you talking about Li Yu?" Kan Leng was stunned and smiled bitterly.
Du Fuwei and the others were stunned when they heard this and stopped immediately. Fu Gongju suddenly realized and said, "Kan Leng came from Qizhou and must have passed by Chaohu. He must have known about Li Yu."
"I not only know Li Yu, but I have also met him once. If Li Yu hadn't rescued me in Lijiazhuang, I'm afraid you generals wouldn't have seen me." Kan Leng said solemnly, "Just now the general said how good my martial arts are, but in fact, there are many people in Li Yu's begging army who are better than me in martial arts. Not to mention the commander Li Yu, the commanders of the selected front camp Wu Yunzhao, the Qinglong camp Xie Yingdeng, and the Xuanwu camp Li Gu are all better than me in martial arts. Although the number of the begging army is relatively small, they are well-equipped and well-trained. They are not simple."
Du Fuwei and others' faces changed when they heard this. They thought that Du Fuwei and Fu Gongju knew Kan Leng's character and knew that Kan Leng would not exaggerate the strength of Li Yu's army.
"General Kan is probably trying to boost the morale of others and destroy his own prestige! Li Yu was chased by the imperial court from Hongnong to between the Yangtze River and the Huai River. He was exhausted and in a miserable state. If all his men were brave men, they would have captured Wancheng and entered Guanzhong long ago. Why would they travel thousands of miles to between the Yangtze River and the Huai River?" Fang Hong couldn't help but retort.
"Fang Hong, don't be so rude. Kan Leng is an honest man. Since he said that there are many experts in Li Yu's army, it must be true. It seems that we have to be careful." Du Fuwei glared at Fang Hong.
"Yes, godfather." Fang Hongjun blushed and lowered his head to admit his mistake. But there was a hint of gloom in his eyes.