Chapter 46 Entering the Camp
In fact, Ren Yun's name is indeed Xigou. He was named by his husband at his request.
Xigou came from Juyang County near Leize. He was picked up from the border and brought back to the water village.
At that time, he was already dizzy from hunger, and when he woke up, he was already at Shui Zhai Chu Temple. If an old soldier named Ren hadn't felt sorry for him and kept him as an auxiliary soldier, Xigou wouldn't have the rest of the story.
Xigou was very thin and long at first. Later, I don’t know who called him Xigou first. The nickname spread because it was too appropriate.
But in the following years, I don’t know whether it was better to work and eat in the kitchen temple, or whether it was just the way it should be. The thin dog grew stronger and stronger.
Later, Ren Juntou used his previous relationship and promoted him to Qianzhai to become a regular soldier.
After years of being around, he has the skills and is smart enough. This thin dog can also pull up a group of water bandits, and they will gather in the countryside from time to time.
Later, when Laojun Ren died and had no family, Xigou asked someone to change his name to Ren Yun.
But no one in the village cared about his new name and still called him Xigou. A dog is a dog, no need to change its name.
After the thin dog killed the two thieves and stabbed all the disobedient ones to death, he had the flags lowered and formally surrendered to General Shi down the slope.
Zhang Chong never expected that the water bandits on the slope would surrender. He rushed down the slope to show off his force, just to negotiate with the bandit leader.
He knew that his troops had not yet been fed and could not fight for a long time. He also knew that these bandits were just guest soldiers, and now that the real master was on the run, they had no reason to fight with him here.
Therefore, Zhang Chongyaowu wanted both sides to stop their troops, but who knew they actually surrendered.
Yang Mao, who was next to Zhang Chong, was suspicious when he saw this:
"Captain Qu, are the water bandits on this slope trying to trick you? Are they surrendering before we fight?"
Zhang Chong also had concerns. He had observed the troops before and knew that these water bandits were not weak soldiers, so he somewhat agreed with Yang Mao's view.
Just when the two were hesitating, Xue's wall door opened wide behind them, and a cow boy led an ox and rushed over with Du Man on board.
The cow boy is Tian Jun's younger brother, Tian Xiaoyong.
Previously, Duman wanted to ride an ox out of the wall, but he couldn't ride it. He was afraid that he would not be able to handle the animal well, so Tian Xiaoyong volunteered and asked Duman to lead the ox out of the wall.
Duman had a bumpy journey, detouring from the right side of the formation to the front of the formation. When he arrived at Zhang Chong, he was out of breath. He gasped and said:
"Qu~Qu Kuai, the thieves on this slope are really surrendering. I can see it clearly from the wall. This group of water pirates are fighting among themselves and have just killed a group of people. This must mean that they must surrender and kill all the ones who don't surrender." Please don't hesitate to discourage the strong man."
When Zhang Chong heard this, he understood immediately, and then he rode to the front of the formation to meet the leader of the thief.
As Duman guessed, the dog was restless at the moment.
At the bottom of the slope, the thin dog who came down with only three people was frightened when he saw that General Shi did not respond for a long time below.
He immediately remembered a scene, that was the former leader of the Leize water bandits, Daqukui, who was later beaten up and left with only his confidants, wanting to surrender to Cheng Yangling.
But the heads of these latter people were hung on the city gate tower.
Yes, I'm so stupid. Why didn't I think that General Shi would kill prisoners? Thinking of this, sweat trickled down from the thin dog's forehead.
At this time, several of his confidants said a few words to each other, all of them felt that it was too dangerous and they should go back first.
The thin dog couldn't stand it any longer, so he turned around and ran back. If not for Zhang Chong riding over, Xigou might have really returned to the battle.
Seeing Zhang Chong coming alone, the thin dog stopped running away.
To be honest, he was quite curious about General Shi. After all, who doesn’t love a hero who can kill generals and capture flags?
Zhang Chong came on horseback and saw Xigou from a distance. He was the one who was proficient in the ring-headed sword technique when he was observing the formation.
Twenty steps away, Zhang Chong dismounted and walked quickly towards Xigou.
Do you know how the thin dog felt at that time?
"A dragon walks like a tiger, but it's like a god, and the energy of hope is captured."
It's just that Xigou is not so educated. He only said: "This is a hero."
Therefore, before Zhang Chong walked in, Xigou knelt down, no longer daring to look at Zhang Chong, and just bowed:
"Ren Yun, the leader of thieves, has learned about the power of the king today. Please calm down the anger of Thunder and be willing to lead his troops to beg for surrender."
Zhang Chong picked it up, bent down and patted the dust on his knees, rubbed his back and said warmly:
"Ren Jun, you can understand the righteousness and abandon the sword. It's too late for me to rejoice, so how can I be resentful?
Look at everyone behind me who is not my brother. If anyone is broken, it will hurt me.
Now that there is no need for swords and swords, the two pieces of furniture have become one. How can I not be happy about it?
Moreover, you and I are not outsiders. You are a thief and I am a bandit. If we catch each other and fight here, wouldn't it make the powerful men in Chengyang laugh at us?
So, don’t be uneasy. From now on, you and I are family. ”
Seeing the thin dog nodding from time to time, Zhang Chong took the opportunity to say:
"Ren Jun, why don't you take me into your army first, and let me meet the heroes of Lei Ze."
When the thin dog heard this, he panicked. He immediately thought for Zhang Chong and advised:
"I dare not hide it from General Shi. Because of the surrender, I have just fought with the leaders of the other two divisions. Now the people in the army are very angry. I am afraid of rebellion and ignorance of destiny. How can I do it if I enter the camp alone."
Zhang Chong laughed, took the thin dog's arm, and said:
"Ren Jun, since we are brothers, how can we speak the same language? I treat everyone with sincerity, and everyone will treat me with sincerity. I, Zhang Chong, act with complete sincerity."
After saying that, without waiting for the little dog to say more, he half pulled and half led him up the slope with the thin dog on his arm. Xigou had no choice but to follow, but his heart was full of fire, and he secretly thought that if there was something he couldn't bear to say, he would have to protect General Zhou Zhou even if he had to sacrifice himself.
If not for anything else, it’s because of General Shi’s sincerity.
Several people entered the Leize water bandit camp on the slope. It was said to be a camp, but in fact it was just an area of tents, which were set up haphazardly and without any order.
At this moment, a small group of two hundred people were crowded at the entrance of the curtain area. They looked eagerly at a man holding their Kui and walking over.
They all guessed that this person might be General Shi, the General Shi they saw before, beheading generals, seizing flags, and pursuing death in the north.
Zhang Chong looked at the group of water bandits in front of him and felt nervous, but he knew that he could not lose his temper at this moment, otherwise all his previous efforts would be wasted.
He took a deep breath, held the dog in his arms all the way, and entered the crowd.
At this moment, Zhang Chong was extremely grateful for his golden finger.
Thanks to it, Zhang Chong patted the person all the way and said that the bow was used well, or beat the person on the chest and said that the person was a good man.
Everyone was different, how did General Shi know this? They knew that what Zhang Chong was referring to was correct, and they were all recognized as fierce bandits among thieves.
These warriors who were beaten by General Shi already admired heroes in their hearts, but now they were praised by Zhang Chong in front of everyone. Their moods were so excited that they followed Zhang Chong all the way without realizing it.
If you can overlook the Leize water bandit camp, you can find that the tough ones among these thieves have surrounded Zhang Chong in several circles and almost become Zhang Chong's entourage.
In this way, Zhang Chong chatted with the water bandits while walking, asking the man where he came from and why he entered the water.
Zhang Chong also said that he was originally a farmer's son, and he was transported by water, but he was raped by the powerful and forced to lead everyone to survive.
This suddenly drew into the relationship with the water bandits, because many of these water bandits also suffered from this.
It's not that they are thieves, but the world forces them to do so.
Zhang Chong was so excited that he asked someone to hold a maza for him and tell the story of his journey among the water pirates.
There were Chen Huan and other countrymen who could not bear the insult and rebelled angrily, and there was Sun Tingzhang who did not know why the world was corrupted. His sacrifice and last wish were sold to the powerful Tian Dayong, and how his father and younger brother died.
Gradually, cries came. These people and stories were not just these people and these things. They were the experiences of all poor men in the world.
When Zhang Chong talked about killing Li Jin again, sixty-five people fled to the river and made an oath in the forest.
All the water bandits clapped their hands together again, wishing they could join Zhang Chong and other righteous men in accomplishing great things.
And when Zhang Chong finally said that they distributed food to the Qiu people in the surrounding settlements, allocated land to Xue's guests, and hanged all the unwilling Xue and his party members from the locust tree, the whole camp burst into thunderous joy.
They found the real leader, a leader who could lead their poor men to survive.
But there was a lot of noise here, but Zhang Chong's tribe down the slope was living like a year.
Seeing Qu Kui entering the camp alone, they were already embarrassed to just sit down below, but Zhang Chong never came back after leaving, which made them even more restless.
At this moment, Ding Sheng had walked back and forth at the front of the formation for more than ten times. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and asked Yang Mao for help:
"Tuen Lieutenant, let Daqi go up with everything. The leader of the channel has not come down for so long. He must be held captive by these grassland water bandits."
Yang Mao frowned, unable to make a decision for the moment.
He was under tremendous pressure at the moment, and he didn't know whether Zhang Chong was safe or in danger. But he still has sense and knows that no matter what the situation is, they must never use troops.
At this point, he directly persuaded Ding Sheng:
"Daqi, we must not use troops at this moment. If Qu Kui is in control of the situation now, if we use troops here and the water pirates hesitate, Qu Kui will be in danger.
And if his leader is already behind bars, he will be in even greater danger if we mobilize our troops.
Under the current situation, it is better to calm down and see what happens on the slope. ”
Du Man is a military think tank. Now that he has said this, everyone can only endure it no matter how hard it is.
But fortunately, after a while, a group of people came down the slope. They pushed several carts and had wine, meat and some corn and firewood.
They walked to the front of the formation, and one of them asked:
"I don't know who is Mr. Du. General Shi asked us to bring some food to everyone. General Shi said that everyone should eat well first, and then set up camp at Sandaoling for the garrison. He also said that there would be no more food at night. After returning to camp, rest in our camp.”
As soon as they heard that Zhang Chong would not come back at night, people like Ding Sheng and Zhang Dan were so anxious that they even pulled out their knives.
What else is there to say? Qu Kui must have been detained by these water bandits.
But fortunately, Duman Neixiu came back to it after just thinking about it. He hurriedly stopped the reckless men and said to the group of people on the opposite side:
"I'm Mr. Du. Come over here with the cart." After saying that, he asked someone to help.
Then, seeing that everyone was still hesitant, he pointed out:
"Qu Kuai is such a sophisticated person. No matter how dangerous he is, how can he reveal the true nature of our army to these bandits? It must be that Qu Kui has already subdued the thieves and sent people to bring grain when he saw that we had not eaten.
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Even having Qu Kui stay there reassures them. Don't worry, it's okay. Everyone makes a fire to cook, and then we go to Sandaoling on the right to camp. ”
After hearing Duman's words, everyone was convinced.
That night, Zhang Chong stayed at Leize camp on Zuopo, and the soldiers devoted themselves to their lives.
(End of chapter)