A certain person is the Heavenly Killer Li Gui.

Chapter 23 Head-on confrontation
Li Gui leaned back on the large seat, crossed his legs, glanced down at the groveling visitors, and snorted.

"Huang Sicheng?"

"never heard of that!"

"Who is worthy of being called my brother?"

Yanshan's face changed, as if he was about to get angry, but he forced himself to endure it, and changed his words to persuade:

"If the master of Dazhai wants to do great things, he must recruit heroes from all over the world. We are unworthy, so we can use the bones of horses worth a lot of money to attract talents to join us."

"Hey! You can actually write essays! Why don't you take the exam for the top prize?" Li Gui laughed.

"The ancient people bought the bones of a thousand-mile horse with a lot of money, not the bones of a rogue horse!"

"Purchasing thousands of dollars for the bones of a rogue horse will not attract heroes. It will only make people laugh at you as someone who was taken advantage of!"

"The phoenix will not stay in the hen's nest, and the dragon will not live with the snake. If all the leaders of the village are losers like you, how can anyone be willing to come back?"

Yanshan was a leader on his own mountain, and he was always respected and feared by others. After being so humiliated, he was suddenly shocked and angry, and his words could not help but become a lot stiffer.

"Master Li killed the magistrate of Yishui County. He was a wanted criminal by the court, but his identity was well hidden and the government never heard about it."

"But I don't know, if someone goes to the government to make an appearance and let them know who is in charge on Yushan Mountain, what will the great masters do?"

The threat in Yan Shan's mouth was obvious, but Li Gui refused to take it. He smiled coldly, with murderous intentions on his face.

"Haha, you told me that I have been training troops recently, so where does this come from?"

"If it's not for the imperial army, could it be because of you guys?"

Yanshan was shocked, cold sweat dripped down his face, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

"Go down the mountain and tell that guy named Huang to wash his neck and wait for us to chop him off!"

Before the surrounding soldiers could catch up, Yanshan pissed himself off and fled in despair.

But after Yanshan escaped back to Lianhua Village, he explained the situation clearly to several brothers, and then advised:

"Brother, Li Gui has a grand plan. He won't be satisfied just by unifying Yishui. He is afraid that he will really recruit the imperial army. Who can stop him then?"

"If my brother is willing to listen to my younger brother's advice, he might as well abandon this village and take away the gold and silver. Wouldn't it be much safer if we change the state capital and start a new business?"

Before Huang Sicheng said anything, the second master said impatiently:
"Third brother, don't let that Li Gui fool you. If he really wasn't afraid of the imperial army, he wouldn't have fled to Yushan Luocao and directly occupied the Yamen in Yishui County. Wouldn't he be happier?"

"He also said that his plan is very big. Is it possible that he still wants to be emperor?"

"Don't even look at it. Is there any green smoke coming from his ancestral grave?"

All the leaders started laughing.

Yanshan hurriedly continued to persuade: "Brother, I don't know. I saw that there are complete sentries on that mountain, and there are all kinds of flags, gongs and drums. It is said to be a cottage, but more like a military camp. It is really not something we can deal with."

When everyone heard the words, they all fell silent.

Of course they knew how their own village was. It was not much better than Sushan Village and Penshan Village. Since the two villages couldn't stop them, they couldn't either.

After a while, another leader came up with a plan: "Of course our Lotus Village alone is no match for Li Gui. We might as well contact other cottages and join forces to fight together."

Everyone was refreshed and agreed.

"That's right, Li Gui just robbed some weapons and armor from Li Daguan's shop. In terms of number of people, there are only a hundred. With several of our cottages joining forces, there are thousands, so the chance of winning is not small."

"At that time, get some wooden shields to stand in front of, and then beat ten of them one by one. Why are you afraid of him?"

"Since we know that he is coming to attack, we can set up a trap along the way and let the ambush soldiers escape, which will increase our chances of winning by a few percent."

Everyone was talking to each other, talking at once, and began to discuss the matter of the joint military confrontation, and all the words from Yanshan's mouth were ignored.

It's not that they don't believe Yanshan's words, it's just that it's hard to give up good money. The leaders in the village are reluctant to flee. If they seize the opportunity, they will use it as a life-saving straw and hold on tightly.Yanshan tried to persuade him a few times, but seeing that it was useless, he could only give up, went back, packed his things, and sneaked down the mountain while no one was watching at night.

The next day after arriving, Li Gui once again summoned his soldiers, taking those men who had not married as the main force, and happily went to Lianhua Mountain.

In the middle of the journey, he suddenly heard the sound of wooden whistles in front of him. Li Gui waved his hand hurriedly to stop the team. From a distance, he saw Li Laoqi and a few scouts, fleeing like a desperate man. Behind him, many thieves were hurrying. Reluctant to chase.

"Straight thief!"

"How dare you ambush grandpa!"

Li Gui spit heavily, waved his hand, and ordered the formation to form.

This time, the soldiers were much more familiar with it. They quickly formed their formation and moved forward with their guns raised.

After Li Laoqi approached the battle formation, he went around to the flank and hid in the formation, and then breathlessly reported:
"Brother, be careful. There are many thieves ahead. At a rough glance, there are hundreds. Don't underestimate them."

When the pursuers got close, they saw the forest of spears and did not dare to pursue them any more. They just patrolled nearby and waited for the large troops from the rear to arrive.

"Thieves and birds!"

"A bunch of people dare to offend Grandpa Huwei!"

"Little ones, have you seen the group of birds in front of you?"

"A bunch of people who are trying to sell their heads but have nothing but military merit!"

"If you stab one to death, you will have a mother-in-law!"

"Keep formation and follow me forward!"

Li Gui drew out his sword, led his soldiers, and strode forward. The rest of the spearmen followed closely behind him in unison with the sound of drums.

The pursuers were the bravest men in the various villages. They also had steel swords and wooden shields in their hands. When they saw Li Gui and his own soldiers, they rushed up first. They were not afraid because of the large number of people. Dozens of them came up to catch them. Fight.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they met, the leader was cut in two by Li Gui with his shield, and blood spurted onto Li Gui like a fountain.

"How dare you confront grandpa with some junk?"

Li Gui cursed angrily, brandished his two swords, and penetrated into the bandit formation.

His whole body was drenched in blood, and he looked like a ghost, moving freely and without any enemy.

Taking advantage of his power, the soldiers behind him followed closely, like sharp arrows, leaving corpses everywhere in their path.

The leaders were horrified and hurriedly backed away, shouting:

"Shield!"

"Use your shield quickly!"

"Stop him!"

The ordinary thieves who came from behind raised their wooden shields, which they made in succession, and pushed them to the front layer by layer to withstand the impact.

Li Gui's momentum slowed down slightly, and the spearmen behind him had arrived.

"prick!"

Following the general's command, a dense array of spears came down.

Although the thieves have many shields, they are not trained and have many flaws. There are loopholes everywhere, and they can't block the intensive piercing.

After one round, the thief fell to the ground on the spot. Even if he was not dead, he was rolling and wailing on the ground, losing his ability to fight.

The thieves were all a mob, and their morale was completely lost. They were able to fight with the wind, but when they discovered that the wooden shield was useless, they immediately collapsed on the spot.

(End of this chapter)