stubborn thief

Chapter 69

Before reaching the old temple village, Liu Chengzong saw the herd.

Thirty or forty horses, all with saddles on their backs and weapons on them, and donkeys and mules, twice as many as the horses, were led by the shepherds to the river to drink.

Liu Chengzong didn't dare to go any further, he led his horse on the hillside and carefully observed these people.

Eleven shepherds, all young or strong women, were still wearing dirty winter clothes, padded jackets or leather jackets.

They have at least a sword and a simple shield, some with bows and arrows, some with spears.

Each of the shepherds drove two or three horses, four or five donkeys and mules, and when the big animals had drank by the river, they took a walk around the ruins of the old temple.

It looks like, on guard.

very militarized.

Li Wanqing ran up the hillside and lay beside Liu Chengzong, his eyes constantly wandering over the ruins of the old temple village and Liu Chengzong.

Looking at the old temple village, his eyes were a little frightened.

Looking at Liu Chengzong, his eyes were full of envy.

If I don't envy anything else, I envy Liu Chengzong's red-haired mount.

Hongqi will lie down, and he will lie down on his side after taking the command to the hillside.

Li Wanqing's horse is an idiot. He can't lead it to the hillside. He can only get up after finding a tree stump at the bottom of the hill.

He whispered: "Tiger general, this is your home? It looks like a thief."

"It's not my home. I've been thieves before. I bought this."

Liu Chengzong said, stretched out his hand and waved around: "The fields you see now are all mine."

"I'm a thief!"

Li Wanqing's eyes widened in disbelief: "You are so rich, why do you still do this?"

"It's not my money. My brother, my eldest, and the former soldier Paoze went bankrupt and bought the land under my name."

Liu Chengzong felt useless when he mentioned this place, waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it, if it weren't for His Royal Highness King Qin, I still don't know how to live... It might be the guest's horse."

While they were talking, they saw several people walking out of the ruins of the old temple.

The first three were Cao Yao, Liu Chengzu, and a man he didn't know, with four men in armor and knives guarding at the back.

The three people pointed at the country, Cao Yao pointed at the land first, and then pointed at Liu Chengzu with a smile.

Liu Chengzu waved his hand and said something to the man, just in time to see Liu Chengzong standing up on the hillside.

All three looked here.

Liu Chengzong and Li Wanqing led the horse over, and when they were far away, Cao Yao laughed and said, "Lion, I'm talking about you."

Having said that, he stepped forward and pulled up Liu Chengzong to introduce: "Team Zhang, this is Chengzong, nicknamed Lion; Zhang Wu of Yuhebao, named Zhang Tianlin, Qingjianguotianxing, and now leads the team in Yanchuan."

Zhang Tianlin was of medium height, with a three-way beard, and her face was unkempt with vicissitudes. Her eyes were very bright. She folded her fists and said with a smile, "The great man of Yan'an, the tiger general, is polite."

Liu Chengzong also returned the salute and said, "I have seen Zhang Guan team, and Brother Cao has been looking for you for a long time."

After that, he pulled Li Wanqing, who was a little timid, and said, "Three brothers, this is Li Wanqing, who shoots down the sky."

Liu Chengzu was not interested in their greetings.

He was more concerned about the plain-colored mid laner in his brother's official robe, and the neckline was covered in mud and blood. He frowned and asked, "Lion, are you injured on the road?"

"It's okay, it's not my blood."

Seeing that he didn't elaborate, Liu Chengzu didn't ask any further questions, but said, "The road is not peaceful, so I'll take a few people on the road in the future."

They walked to the village together. The ruins of the old temple village were rebuilt by Lu Bin and others, and there were several courtyards where people could rest.

Inside and outside the village are all Zhang Tianlin's people, and in twos and threes in the yard, armored warriors set up a bonfire to drink and eat meat.

Cao Yao told Liu Chengzong that Zhang Tianlin brought 32 people with him this time.

There are 22 shepherds like those outside the village, and there are ten armored ones like this in the village.

A soldier and two companions, riding two or three horses, four or five donkeys and mules, are considered a group.

There are more than 300 people in Tianxing Headquarters, all of them look like this, very formal.

Entering the yard, people chatted about what they had seen after leaving Yuhe Fort.

Zhang Tianlin was quite envious of the few people and smiled: "I'm not as comfortable as you, I left early and deserted, thinking that the outside is better than the inside of the fort, but it is actually not as good as the inside of the fort.

A bowl of fermented skin can make people die. The common people are going crazy with hunger, and the soldiers are also going crazy. The family land is taken by others.

The government didn't investigate, anyway, it was suppressed, and the officials were forced to beat him until he couldn't bear it, and he couldn't fight back. "

He waved his hand in front of him: "At most, there are 2000 people under him. I don't know how many people there are. Today this person votes for me to have a full meal, and tomorrow he dies and runs away, and a newcomer will come."

In Qingjian Zhanzhai, building an earthen fort was useless, it collapsed as soon as the artillery bombed it, and the dead scattered as soon as it was beaten to death. "

He spread his hands and pointed to his head: "Later, when I use my brain, we still don't know what the officers and soldiers are like? He has three horses and seven steps, and I have three horses for one person. All good girls ride on mules."

He pointed to the soldier sitting in the yard, and said to the four: "Don't nest, if you want to kill me, run with me for three days first. If you can jump three hundred miles, I will fight him."

Zhang Tianlin laughed, raised her index finger and swung it in front of her: "So far, I haven't met an official who can run three hundred miles with me."

Everyone laughed, except for Li Wanqing, who was not familiar with military affairs, everyone had a bitter taste in their smiles.

Zhang Tianlin's marching speed is not fast, so many horses, donkeys and mules can walk out of this speed completely by relying on the soles of their feet.

The dignified regular army of the imperial court was starved to the point that the army was no match for the thieves.

Even if they are on the opposite side, several former frontier soldiers are not happy.

Liu Chengzong asked, "Captain Zhang, what are your plans for coming to Yan'an this time?"

"I've done the work, I'm done, I'll leave tomorrow."

Zhang Tianlin smiled at Liu Chengzu and said, "I'm here to find out about the dispatch of troops from the Yan'an Prefecture, your brother told me that the prefect has not raised any funds, and will not be able to dispatch troops for a while.

But I guess it's not over. From Fugu to Yanchang County, there are more than a dozen leaders who can be named. They are too violent. "

Then he said a lot of names, starting with Wang Jiayin, Wang Zuohang, and Monk Wang, and said a string of names.

Counted together, there are 4 to [-] people, which has reached a scale that the Shaanxi capital cannot ignore.

"The imperial court still has to send troops sooner or later. The prefect's yamen doesn't give you salaries. The guards go to war with us when they are hungry. They will find ways to get food on their own. You'd better be careful."

After Zhang Tianlin said this, the hearts of several people sank.

Liu Chengzu said, "According to the management team Zhang, it was around the beginning of autumn?"

"Yes, now we can only see God, if it rains, the world will be peaceful. Otherwise, tens of thousands of people will make Qin Di uneasy."

After saying this, Zhang Tianlin scolded: "The thief, there is no more chicken."

Liu Chengzu was silent about this, what should come will always come, and there is no way to hide.

Cao Yao looked at Liu Chengzong: "Should we buy some horses too?"

Liu Chengzong said, "Think about it with me!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)