Kou Zhong's human sword merged with the rice in the air, trying to protect himself, and passed by the wrong body. The latter was thrown to the side of the road like a kite with a broken string.
With a loud crash, the wooden board that sealed the door of a shop broke through and he fell inside. His feet were bent outside the hole, making people feel that he had no physical sense at all.
Canopy!
Although Brother Ku used his crossed axes at the same time, Xu Ziling punched with all his strength, but he was knocked off his horse.
Xu Ziling got on his horse and grabbed a spear with his backhand, turning it into thousands of spear shadows and attacking Ku Ge who bounced from the ground.
Brother Ku was killed by him so much that he was sweating profusely. He rolled to the ground to avoid it.
Kou Zhong then took advantage of the remaining power of killing Mi Fang and fell on the back of an empty horse. He galloped left and right and killed the remaining 70 or so enemy soldiers in the city. At this point, all their energy was gone and they fled towards the city gate.
Chen Jiafeng and others' morale was greatly boosted, and a hail of arrows shot down more than ten enemies.
Brother Ku, knowing that the situation was over, jumped up on the back of one of his men, mixed with the cavalry, and fled out of the city.
This battle killed 200 Khitan horse thieves, which also 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 attentiveness like gods.
When the two of them were having breakfast in the shop yesterday, Chen Jiafeng came to their table and lowered his hands and said respectfully: The subordinates have dispersed their men and went around to call on the brothers in the gang to come back to the team.
Kou Zhong said in astonishment: Why are you coming back if you are not my subordinate?
Chen Jiafeng smiled and said: We have already discussed it! From now on, we have decided to follow the two uncles to explore the world. As for calling people here, it is because Yu Wenhua and he are not so easy to deal with the thieves last night.
Kou Zhong laughed and laughed: No matter how many people you call, we are still in a losing situation. Don't mention this again. It's just the two of us. If you want to thank us, pay close attention to Yu Wenhua and what's going on in that area.
Report it immediately when there is news.
Chen Jiafeng had no choice but to leave with a disappointed look on his face.
Kou Zhong sighed: Do we really have to wait here? The situation in Jiangdu must be very urgent, otherwise Li Zitong has no reason not to come and rob a strategic city like Liangdu.
Suddenly, he saw Xu Ziling staring blankly outside the door. He quickly looked around and saw several mules and carriages carrying a group of men, women, old and children passing by along the street.
Kou Zhong felt numb and said: My mother! What are they doing after they come back?
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At dusk the next day.
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling stood on the city gate and stared at the endless stream of carriages and horses on the road entering the city and the residents dragging men and women back to the city.
The number of ships at the pier has also increased from more than a dozen to more than a hundred.
Liangdu, which was originally a dead city, has regained its vitality in just two days.
The number of Chen Jiafeng's brothers increased from more than fifty to five hundred, and they actively and consciously maintained order in the city.
Xu Ziling said dizzy: What should the city guard do now?
Kou Zhong sighed: If you ask me, who should I ask? Just tell me about this cheap city lord.
Xu Ziling smiled bitterly and said: Don't you want to dominate the world? This lunch box is just an exercise.
Kou Zhong said dejectedly: I still have lingering fears about the battle of Jingling. At that time, we at least had a well-trained team to defend the city, but now we have to resort to this ragtag group of Peng Lianghui to kill the horse thieves. Can we still defend the city? Follow them.
There really is no difference between dying.
Xu Ziling said calmly: Then let's try how to train the army! Haven't you been diligently reading Mr. Lu's book on the art of war in the past two days? It's time to apply what you have learned.
Kou Zhong lost his voice and said: Are you laughing?
Xu Ziling pointed to several boys sitting on a mule cart entering the city and said: Look at their faces! Although they are tired from the journey, their faces are still full of desire and expectation. Who wants to leave the city and the place where they are accustomed to?
Where is the home that has taken root? As long as there is hope, we will rush back immediately. And we happened to provide them by accident. I hope you have the heart to force them to leave again?
Kou Zhong said in shock: This is just a misunderstanding. I didn't know that madman was so tired of spreading rumors that they all came back.
Xu Ziling put his hand on Kou Zhong's shoulder and said: "It doesn't matter. Not even Li Mi. Your hands, feet, and bones of Yuwen culture are the oldest. You are determined to unify the world, so start from Liangdu."
Kou Zhong said with a bitter face: Liangdu is just an isolated city. It lacks food and water. It lacks everything. It is difficult to defend it for a long time. The best way is to escape individually.
Xu Ziling sighed: Don't exaggerate that you are retreating in the face of battle. 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 Yu Wenhuagu mobilize to attack us? Cheer up. !You and I have become the only hope for the whole city of Liangdu. How can Yangzhou Shuanglong allow Yu Wenhua to act so recklessly here?
Kou Zhong smiled bitterly and said: It seems that you are the one who wants to conquer the world now, not me! I will accompany you to be a hero! I hope I don't have to die for the city.
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There was a sudden thunderous sound as the horse's hooves stepped on the newly lowered suspension bridge.
More than a dozen knights, led by Kou Zhong, galloped into the city, leaving dust on the road outside the city that was still rising for a long time.
Xu Ziling greeted Kou Zhong, who was in the city's footsteps, at the city gate and rode with him towards the governor's palace in the heart of the city.
Kou Zhong said solemnly: "Yu Wenhua Guzhen personally led his troops to secure the line. He already knew that the two of us were supporting the overall situation. He boasted to his subordinates that Haikou would cut the two of us into five pieces to sacrifice to the flag."
Xu Ziling's eyes shot out the fire of Qiu She and sneered: How many soldiers and horses does he have?
Kou Zhong said nonchalantly: The number should be between 15,000 and 20,000, with Yuwen Zhiji and Yuwen Wudi as deputy commanders. Ruoyi Linglongjiao taught him the method of observing the dust, which only the five thousand soldiers of Yuwen Wengu were able to train. The rest of Su's elite soldiers are recent recruits.
Then he asked in a low voice: What new exhibitions are there in the past two days?
Xu Ziling said calmly: There is an old friend waiting for you in the General Manager's Mansion. It will be clearer if she comes.
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When Kou Zhong walked into the lobby of the General Manager's Mansion, Ren Meimei, the beautiful lady in charge of Peng Liang Huisan, who was as elegant as before, greeted him with a smile.
Kou Zhong was overjoyed and said, "It's great that the third master is here! This place can be handed over to you."
Ren Meimei said angrily: If it were not for the two of you to host such a cheap thing, I wouldn't be interested in coming.
Chen Jiafeng stood by and said with a smile: Sit down again! Sit down again!
After sitting down, Xu Ziling said: The third leader arrived this morning and brought hundreds of brothers, increasing our military strength to 3,000.
Ren Meimei shook her head and said: Please don't call me the third boss anymore. The Pengliang meeting is over. Now it's up to you!
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling turned to the former in astonishment and said: Where is Mr. Nie from your association going?
Ren Meimei looked gloomy and said: The head of the Liang Du family was injured by Yu Wenhuaji in the first battle and was still unable to recover. Recently, he died of old injuries and new injuries in the Ku Ge battle ten days ago, so the Peng Liang Society is finished.
Kou Zhongdao: You are the third in charge!
Ren Meimei smiled bitterly and said: You also know how much I weigh?
To avenge the dead brothers. Who doesn't know the names of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling now?
Kou Zhong asked: How is the situation in Pengcheng?
Ren Meimei said: Pengcheng has been reduced to ruins by the Khitan thieves and it will take only a few years to recover.
Kou Zhong said in astonishment: That's bad! I also want to repeat Li Mi's old trick of defeating Yuhuagu and evenly distribute the military strength between the two cities. If he attacks any city, the people from the other city will go to hold him back. But if Pengcheng becomes ruined. This plan will not work.
Ren Meimei said: Didn't you have a glorious record of defending Jingling for more than ten days? Although Liangdu's troops are weak now, their morale is high and everyone is united. Yu Wenhua's military strength is far less than that of Du Fuwei at that time. The morale is low. We are not right.
No chance of winning.
Kou Zhong said dejectedly: Xu Yuanlang's men took away all the grain and grass in the storage warehouse. If we are cut off from the supply of grain and grass, we can only last for three days.
Ren Meimei said: I have a way to do this. Our Pengliang Association 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 at least a few months.
Both of them were in high spirits at the same time.
Chen Jiafeng interjected: Please tell me, your subordinates. No one is more familiar with the situation of the nearby mountains and rivers than us. Can we choose dangerous places to ambush the invading enemy troops? As long as we can burn Yuwen Wenji's food and grass, our chances of winning will be greatly increased.
Kou Zhongdao: Yuwen Wenhua is a man who is accustomed to fighting and knows the art of war. He will not ambush us so easily and burn our food. We must find other ways.
Xu Ziling smiled and said: We may still have a savior.
The three of them looked at him in astonishment.
Xu Ziling said calmly: 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 God-given opportunity of the battle between Dou Jiande and Xu Yuanlang to seize Liangdu in one fell swoop and then followed the canal to attack Jiangdu. Therefore, he cared about Liangdu the most.
The person in charge should be Li Zitong. As long as we are willing to stick our fingers and guarantee, he will send manpower to help us no matter what.
Kou Zhong slapped the table and said: This is a wonderful plan. Li Zitong will never be afraid that having Liang Liang in our hands will be beneficial to him. We will use a two-pronged approach to strengthen city defense, transport grain and train troops, and at the same time send people to Jiangdu to subdue Li Zi.
Who is better to send troops?
Ren Meimei said: Neither of you can leave Liangdu. Our Pengliang Society has always had some friendship with Li Zitong, so let me be a guest!
Kou Zhong slapped Xu Ziling on the shoulder vigorously and said: "It's all because of your clever brain. Let's fight with Yu Wengu until the end to teach him whether to come back or not."
Xu Ziling's eyes flashed with a murderous intent that he had never seen before, and a smile as cold as ice escaped from the corner of his mouth.
The blood debt has finally come to be paid with blood.