Chapter 374 Niutoushan
Zhao Zhen and others marched in a hurry. After meeting Liu Guang in Jingmen Town, they went directly to the border of the fog without stopping. Sacrifice to heaven and earth, and only spend 4 points of luck to connect the boundary of Niutoushan and Jingmen Town.
It was at noon time, Bai Sheng called out: "Look, officials, there seems to be smoke on the mountain."
Following the direction Bai Sheng pointed, everyone looked together. Dong Laodao said: "Sir, that's where the Taoist temple is."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen immediately asked the sergeants to set up their positions. It turns out that a new group of thieves has recently arrived in Niutoushan, and the leader is called Li Erseng. This Toutuo was originally the first building of Baijue Temple. Wu Qian, the head abbot of the temple, returned to secular life, converted the temple into a manor, and raised a daughter-in-law. Most of the monks in the temple followed suit.
Li Erseng and Wu Qian relied on their martial arts skills to bully men, women, and farmers, and they also gained a reputation in the world. Abbot Wu Qianlian's ability to soar and jump earned him the name "Flying Centipede" in the world. Li Erseng is even more proficient in the Sixteen-Position Shaolin Crescent Shovel Technique, as well as the powerful kung fu of sweeping legs and double flying kicks. He is known as "Iron Foot Tou Tuo" by people in the world.
These two men committed crimes in Baijue Temple and accidentally killed the county magistrate's brother-in-law. The county magistrate mobilized troops and raided Baijue Temple at night.
Most of the comrades in the temple were killed, and Wu Qian and Li Monk each brought some of their cronies to break out. Monk Li gathered some bandits and shackles along the way. Passing by Niutoushan, he fell in love with this Taoist temple and occupied it as a place to stay.
This is also where Dong Laodao originally mentioned the murder.
However, it was said that it was noon time, and the sound of the fog dissipating naturally alerted the gangsters in the Taoist temple.
Li Erseng ordered two elite minions to go down the mountain to investigate. The rest of them took their swords and guns and prepared to go down the mountain to fight.
After a while, two minions went up the mountain to report: "Master of the village, there are more than 200 foot soldiers at the foot of the mountain. Judging from their attire, they look like officers and soldiers. They must be intercepted and killed by us."
Li Erseng listened and laughed loudly: "I have found out that the abbot has now defected to Song Gongming in Qingzhou. I am worried that my armor is not complete. When I left, my face was not good. There are only more than 200 officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain, and we are waiting for nearly 500 people. Today, all the brothers stepped forward and killed this group of officers and soldiers. In a few days, we will go to Qingzhou and join the world-famous "Timely Rain" Songjiang, and we will live happily ever after."
Listen to the thieves and bandits. , raised their swords and guns, and cheered, as if they had seen the good days ahead.
The crowd gathered around Li Erseng and came down the mountain. Zhao Zhen was also ready, and the two sides confronted each other at the foot of the mountain.
Li Erseng carried the iron crescent shovel and roared, "How dare you tease grandpa with such a shameless thing? If you don't give up your sword and gun, grandpa will spare your life for waiting. If you dare to say no, Let your head be as big as this pine tree."
As he spoke, Li Erseng raised his crescent shovel and hit the pine tree on the side. With just one blow, the pine tree was as thick as an arm.
The minions behind him saw him and started making noises.
On Zhao Zhen's side, he had already angered a hero beside him, and he heard Jiao Ting shout: "Official, watch me take his head from his neck."
Jiao Ting stood up. Pu Dao was about to go on an expedition when a hero intervened and said, "Brother Jiao Ting, please rest a little. I came to Liangshan County and haven't done much yet. Let me make a profit today."
After saying that, [Sai Meng Ben] Yan Shude took out the seventy-two kilogram black gold machete in his hand and went straight to [Tie Jiao Tou Tuo] Li Erseng.
Li Erseng saw it and shouted loudly: "Come and give me a name, I will not kill the unknown people."
"Thieves, thieves who can't be killed! How dare you We are setting up a camp in Liangshan County. I will not spare you today. Remember, the person who killed you is Yan Shude, a subordinate of Zhao Zhen’s command, Yu Hou.”
I don’t even ask. Li Erseng, who was opposite, straightened up his sword and ran straight over. When Li Erseng saw this, he was also angry. He hated Yan Shude for being rude and stared angrily. He also used the crescent shovel in his hand to greet Yan Shude.
The two of them were under the sun, going back and forth, the black gold machete shining with cold light, and the iron crescent shovel filled with cold air. But see: vicious, majestic, thunder roaring and wind blowing, golden light flashing in the murderous aura.
The two fought for more than ten times, only to hear Yan Shude shout: "Here."
I saw a head rising into the sky, and Li Erseng's body fell to the ground. When Zhao Zhen saw it, he pulled out his sword and pointed forward. When Jiao Ting, Bao Xu, and Bai Sheng saw it, they each held out their sharp swords and rushed forward with their soldiers.
Seeing that the opponent had lost [Iron Foot Tou Tuo], everyone was horrified. If you are smart, turn around and run.
The four led the sergeants from both capitals and dispersed the bandits by chopping melons and vegetables.
Then, with a surge of force, the Taoist temple on the mountain was also knocked down.
After the war, after some statistics, hundreds of bandits were killed together with their leaders, and nearly 200 were captured. The rest were driven into the mist.
After interrogation, Zhao Zhen found out that the leader of the thieves killed by Yan Shude was the leader of Baijue Temple. When he heard that another bandit leader had defected to Song Jiang in Qingzhou, Zhao Zhen didn't care, but just made a note of it in his mind.
Looking at the messy Taoist temple, Dong Laodao couldn't help but curse. Zhao Zhen said: "My dear, this Niutoushan will be included in Jingmen Town in the future, and the sergeants will also come to inspect it from time to time. Two old men will guard this Taoist temple to pay respect to the gods. During the inspection, the soldiers can also come to rest."
< br>Liu Guang listened and nodded in agreement.
Seeing that the food in the Taoist temple was ready, Zhao Zhenrang tied up all the prisoners, and all the soldiers came forward and served the food. The rest of the meal was divided among the prisoners.
Then, two leaders were left behind, and the rest of the prisoners were supervised by half of the soldiers and sent to the military camp in Jingmen Town for temporary custody. Bai Sheng and others took the soldiers who had taken off their armor to explore around Niutoushan.
Zhao Zhen stayed in the Taoist temple and, together with Dong Laodao, visited the Taoist temple inside and out. Zhao Zhen also followed Dong Laodao and worshiped sincerely the three saints enshrined in the main hall.
After looking at the place that turned out to be a vegetable garden, Zhao Zhen found seventeen good horses, one of which was a second-level black horse. In the side hall, some grain, grass, cloth, silk, gold and silver were found.
When Bai Sheng came back, Zhao Zhen also calculated the results of the battle. Among other things, through the explanations of the two bosses, he found a copy of "Shaolin Crescent Moon" from Li Erseng's room in [Tie Jiao Toutuo]. The kung fu secrets of "Shovel", together with the third-level iron crescent shovel, and the second-level Wuzui horse, can be regarded as a fruitful harvest.
Bai Sheng only took a rough walk around Niutoushan, and he didn't find any useful things aside from spiritual plants.
After cleaning up, Zhao Zhen supervised the prisoners and took Ruan Xiaoer's fleet back to Baishi Valley.
The prisoners were sent to the mine in Heihu Temple Town, under the supervision of Yang Xiong, and the charcoal dug out was exchanged for food.
Here Zhao Zhen rewarded the accompanying sergeants according to their recorded merits.
(End of this chapter)