It was already dawn, and there was still a smoky smoke inside and outside the courtyard where the guests of the Thirteenth Company destroyed the village lived. The soldiers of the Water Village had already sealed the exit of the courtyard with their crossbows. Those guests who were causing trouble could not rush out, but the curses in the courtyard became louder and louder.

In order to avoid harassing the family, the courtyards that entertain guests are separated from the residences of ordinary village residents. This courtyard was built according to the largest number of guests who congratulate the guests during the ceremony such as succession and alliance. It was originally only more than fifty rooms. Who would have thought that in just over half a month, more than 3,000 people had come. The guest rooms were narrow and simple, and these men in the martial arts world had nowhere to live. Ordinary guests could only live in straw sheds, and they were messy everywhere, with shit and urine flowing.

The smell is so stinking. The 13 Lianhuan Village is vast in the heart of the general village. Many people want to move to other places for temporary residence, but they are stopped by the people in the water village. They have long been angry. Yesterday, Zhao Xingde was assassinated by someone, and several guests were poisoned and injured, which made most people feel uncomfortable. As a result, they found that the 13 Lianhuan Village regarded their own people as spies in the middle of the night. This preventive move, after being added with the troublesome, suddenly made many guests angry.

In the noise, a bold voice was particularly loud, "His grandma, if you don't say it clearly, I will burn this bird place with a torch!" This voice caused others to burst into laughter, and echoed: "Burn thirteen nests!" "Burn, burn!" "I have a big scar on my head! I dare not be a grandson!" Among these guests, there are many people who are desperate, fearing that the world will not be in chaos. The curses and intimidation sounds are higher than that. In addition to filthy greetings to the master's ancestors for the eighteen generations, a huge burst of laughter may suddenly burst out.

"Brother Xia, do these turtle grandsons really dare to set fire?" Zhu Cheng, the little leader of the village, looked a little pale. He looked at the northeast with guilt. He secretly regretted that he should not have been greedy for the big place and asked for a yard near the guest house. The village was covered with grass and trees, and the lake was windy these days. Once the villain set fire, the fire would probably not be stopped. I remembered that there were old parents in their seventies or eighties in the house, four dolls underneath, and only one woman took care of them. Once the fire caught, she was panicked and didn't know what trouble would happen.

"They dare!" Xia Maoer glared at her eyes, turned her head and spitted, and said viciously, "His grandma!" He reached out and pulled out the sharp blade from his waist, and greeted, "Follow me to see which grandson dared to set fire!" His team of villages responded immediately. Villages were not as fierce as him and were afraid of death. If anyone was guilty at this time, he would not agree to be louder, so he would definitely be punished by the head of Xia Si.

At this time, Lu Mingyu and Zhao Xingde were rushing to come. Both of them had been waiting for almost the whole night, their eyes were covered with bloodshot. After more than a hundred steps outside the level, Lu Mingyu's brows frowned and he couldn't help but curse in a vague manner.

"Lu Mingyu came out!" "Do you have any ill intentions?" "We are all thirteen Lianzhai Villages to make a profit!" "I have seen it long ago that Lu, a surnamed Lu, wants to dominate the Jingxiang Waterway!" "I think it is the one from Lianzhai Village who attacked Mr. Yuanzhi!" "His grandma, don't rely on crossbow arrows to see the truth under the water with grandpa!"

Hearing the dirty words, Zhao Xingde's face also slightly darkened. Although these grass-roots heroes were also passionate, they were used to being free and did not obey the rules. In the future, they would fight against the Liao army, and orders and prohibitions were the top priority. While he frowned and thought, he had arrived at the checkpoint. When Zhu Cheng, who was holding a crossbow arrow, saw Lu Mingyu, he hurriedly said: "Chief, there are some turtle grandsons inside that were clamoring to burn the village. Brother Xia has already brought people in to capture them, but we are few..." He couldn't say it every time, but anyone could guess that there were two or three thousand heroes from all walks of life gathered in the guest courtyard. Xia Maoer and others not only did not take advantage, but were trapped in it.

"What?" Lu Mingyu's face sternly, and he said sternly, "Send the order to gather the entire village and prepare iron cannons. If there is any damage to the leader Xia, these people will dare to act rashly again, and they will kill them!" Although he was a Confucian scholar, he has been in the forefront of the world for nearly ten years. The most taboo thing for the people on the boat is to set fire. Lu Mingyu couldn't help but curse, "I'm so brave! I dare to set fire in my Thirteenth Random Village. I want to see if it's your fire or your cannons!"

When Zhu Cheng heard that he wanted to use cannons, he said happily, "Abide by the order!" He thought to himself that this was the domineering aura of the Thirteenth Range Village.

Although Lu Mingyu became a bandit, his knowledge was much greater than that of other water bandits. He learned about the power of artillery in Zhao Xingde's articles, and immediately tried every means to bribe the Xiang army and got three useful artillery pieces from Yuezhou City Defense. The Xiang army collected silver and money, and it was scrapped. Zhu Cheng was on duty in the general village and had seen the power of artillery test firing. If he hit an ordinary house, it would collapse. Don't look at the turtle grandsons who shouted happily, the cannons and crossbows would be killed later. The courtyard of the guest house was crowded with people, and see who dared not cry and beg for mercy.

"Chief Lu," Zhao Xingde's face suddenly changed, "The heroes of the Southeast gathered here to fight against Liao. If they fight each other, wouldn't it hurt the relatives and the enemy be happy!" His voice was a little hoarse, "Let Zhao go in and persuade one or two, so that both sides can turn war into jade."

"Mr. Zhao!" Shi Jingkui said anxiously, "Your injuries have not healed, and you will never take any risks again!" Du Chujiao also said, "These bandits in the world are used to being cruel and ruthless. The general pity them and is heartbroken with them. Who knows if they will repay their kindness with grudges?"

"I have decided," Zhao Xingde's face turned slightly cold and said hoarsely, "These people are here to fight against Liao, and come here to see the reputation. How can Zhao make the heroes in the world feel disappointed!" He turned around and bowed to Lu Mingyu, "Please wait for a moment, and Zhao will go back." He said this, and Lu Mingyu became embarrassed. He already regarded himself as Zhao Xingde's confidant. But when things came to an end, he became more arrogant and became a leader of the Thirteenth Links, so he actually took his own initiative.

Lu Mingyu was also a scholar, and knew that this behavior was a great disrespect to Shangguan. He regretted it and immediately bowed and said, "Mr. Zhao, forgive me, because Lu is good at it." He hesitated for a moment, and then advised, "Mr. Zhao is bound to the hope of the people in the southeast. Never go to the dangerous place. If there are any assassins again..." Zhao Xingde shook his head and looked at the guest house in the distance and said, "Zhao is just a man." He patted Lu Mingyu on the shoulder and smiled, "I, the heroes of the Song Dynasty, always have the majority of those who are loyal and righteous. If this place is considered a dangerous place, what is the battlefield where the two armies confront each other?"

Seeing that Zhao Xingde was very determined, Lu Mingyu had to send a few capable subordinates to escort him in. Du Chujiao and several other soldiers were also accompanied by. On the other hand, the soldiers and horses in various places in the village were still concentrated, and three iron barrel cannons were pushed out of the warehouse, and the black muzzles were lined up and aimed at the largest guesthouse courtyard. If something changed, use the cannons to set off a demonstration to force these bandits to send Mr. Zhao out, and at most promise to send their gifts out of the village. If anyone dares to harm Mr. Zhao, Lu Mingyu is determined to kill all these people and pay his life for Mr. Zhao.

Although the Thirteenth Rank Village was just a water bandit, it was a perfect order compared to other bandit villages in the rivers and lakes. After Zhu Cheng passed the order, all the leaders and small leaders immediately began to gather the Ding Zhuang in the village, preparing to fight with the villains who were causing trouble. There were a lot of noises everywhere in the water village. The farmer who was plowing the fields put down his hoes, the fishermen who were fishing put down their fishing nets, and the boats patrolling the outside rushed back one after another. The old, weak, women and children looked at the Ding Zhuang holding swords, shields, three forks, bows and crossbows and other weapons, and teams gathered together.

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The water was covered with a thin layer of mist. A boat fell down its white sails. The boat rowed gently on both sides and sailed slowly on the lake. When the boat reached the depths of the water, it was hazy under the water and could not see clearly, so the boat had to stop. The lake water here is different in the depths, and if you are not careful, you may be stranded.

"General Yang, can this thief really come out to speak?"

"Don't worry, as the saying goes, one mountain does not allow two tigers. This is the nest of a water thief. When we stop here, they will definitely not take it lightly. If we can't wait for a long time, someone will come up to speak. This is better than taking risks in the water and grass."

Chen Dong nodded and suppressed his anxiety. "Yuanzhi, Zhao Yuanzhi." He murmured. Hearing that Zhao Xingde was recruiting heroes from the world in this area, Chen Dong immediately put down the affairs of Ezhou first and rushed to Yuezhou to meet Zhao Xingde. There were many things, and he wanted to discuss with Zhao Xingde first. Yue Fei had to send Yang Zaixing to bring one hundred towns of national troops to escort Chen Dong over.

If Zhao Xingde came from Guanxi, Ezhou could make a strong support outside the country. Although the Neo-Confucian Society regarded Zhao Ke as the main story, it did not reject cooperation with Xia State and worked together to fight against Liao, which was beneficial to both sides. Since ancient times, the Southeastern scholars rarely attacked the Southeast. Therefore, the concerns about Xia State were far less than those of Xijing Xingying, and they used more thoughts.

At this time, the lake wind was quite cold, and Chen Dong stood at the bow of the boat, but seemed to be unaware of anything. He was full of thought, and saw the water patterns that swept out of the boat spread out in circles and disappeared into the entangled water grass. The desolate water grass was still silent in the depths. After the army shouted a few times, the swelling swayed and shocked the gulls and herons, but no one answered.
Chapter completed!