Li Zhong's eyes were filled with doubts, and he forced a smile and said: "Brother Lu, this kind of thing is not a joke..."
"Sa Jia has already said that although I am no longer a monk, I will not lie and deceive people at will, let alone use such big words to deceive brothers and friends." Ruda said, his face straightened: "I will tell you the truth, Sa Jia I have been a Duyu Marquis in the Qingzhou Army for a long time, and this time I came here under the orders of Sun Dujian to persuade the people of Taohua Mountain to surrender to the imperial court. I am also doing this out of good intentions!"
"What a bullshit kind of person, we are so blind that we actually treat you as a hero!" Zhou Tong had also reacted at this time, and was furious. As he stood up, he had already picked up the long sword placed beside him. The spear was thrust towards Ruda's chest. He already had an old grudge against Ruda, and now that he found himself being bullied, he became even more furious and couldn't care about anything else.
Li Zhong's heart sank, and just when he was about to shout out to stop Zhou Tong's reckless behavior, Wu Song on the side took action first. With a strong movement of his feet, the long table in front of him with many cups and plates of wine and food quickly flew forward, just in front of Zhou Tong's shot, and he himself had already ejected. He threw himself forward. Although the two sabers at his waist were not unsheathed, murderous intent was already attacking his face.
The momentum of Zhou Tonghan's angry spear was extremely high. With just one bang, he flew forward and poked a big hole in his head. But in this way, the spear he thrust forward was still one of them. slow. In order to avoid the various cups, plates, wine and dishes splashing out from the long table, he moved his body slightly to the side. The invincible and indomitable momentum he had before suddenly dissipated.
At this time, Wu Song had already appeared in front of him. Although Zhou Tong dodged the punch with his left hand in time, the right fist he threw afterward hit his shoulder. This punch was so powerful that Zhou Tong lost control of his body and stumbled out. But Wu Song's offensive did not stop. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the opponent again. He punched out with both fists so hard that Zhou Tong lost the ability to parry. He was hit by several punches and could only He kept retreating, and finally hit the wall of the lobby with a bang, and there was no way out.
But Wu Song, who was already excited to fight, did not stop. Hu Di punched out again, directly to his face. Zhou Tong was so frightened that he screamed, abandoned the spear in his hand, and took back his hands to defend himself. , but after the collision with Wu Song's punch, this defense was immediately opened. The fist the size of a vinegar bowl had already hit the door in front of him, and he could even feel the strong wind from the early stage blowing against his face and causing pain.
"Brother Wu, please be merciful..." Li Zhong didn't react until then and shouted urgently. It was only then that all the other Taohuashan people in the hall jumped up, drew their weapons and wanted to kill together. All this happened so quickly, and before these people had time to respond, the second leader of the village was already cornered.
At this time, among all the people in the hall, only Ruda was still sitting there, not panicking at all, as if all this had nothing to do with him. In fact, he didn't need to panic, because he believed that he and Wu Song were capable of protecting themselves even when surrounded by many Taohuashan bandits, and he believed that Wu Song would not really let things get out of hand.
Sure enough, just when Li Zhong shouted for help,
In an instant, Wu Song's right fist suddenly opened, turned into a claw, and grabbed Zhou Tong's throat. Then he turned around and faced the minions and the boss who were about to pounce. He shouted: "Who dares to come forward!" The fierce momentum frightened these strong bandits, who had seen blood and killed people, to stop immediately, with panic on their faces.
This is the difference between real killer stars and ordinary thieves. Wu Song has hurt a lot of people since he debuted, especially in the past few years, he has killed many people due to various incidents. He dared to kill even the whole family in the prison of a state, and even the ferocious white-fronted tiger with the eye-catching eyes died. Under his iron fists, how could these gangsters who only dared to rob their homes and bully the weak withstand this murderous aura? Not to mention them, even Li Zhong, the leader of the village, was stunned by his sudden murderous intent, and Zhou Tong, who was grabbed by his throat and held in his hand, completely lost his ability to resist.
Luda didn't expect Wu Song's reputation to be so powerful, but as soon as he lost consciousness, he recovered and quickly smoothed things over: "You don't have to be like this, Erlang, we are all brothers. There are many who shout and kill." Are you hurting your temper? Put Brother Zhou down and talk. We are not here to be enemies with them. On the contrary, we worked tirelessly and went up the mountain without avoiding danger for the safety of the lives of these Taohuashan brothers."
Upon hearing this, Wu Song quickly understood the other party's intention. He smiled, let go of his hand, and put Zhou Tong back on the ground, but the murderous aura on his face and body did not dissipate.
Although he and Luda both look like rough warriors, in fact they are both shrewd people. From Li Zhong's reaction just now, it can be inferred that the other party cannot be persuaded so easily, and he wants to make them sincerely surrender. You have to put some thought into it. Intimidation with force is only one aspect, convincing people with reason is fundamental. Therefore, the two of them had to fight each other. Wu Song would be the one with the white face, and Luda would be the one with the red face.
Because they were frightened by Wu Song's performance just now, even though he had let go of Zhou Tong at this time, the others did not dare to act rashly, but carefully surrounded them in Gaixin. Many people focused on Li Zhong and looked at their own family. What decision will the village leader make
Li Zhong had a wry smile on his face at this time: "Brother Lu, what are you..."
"Li Zhong, the Sa family really didn't come here to harm you. On the contrary, I did all this to save the lives of the people on Peach Blossom Mountain. I don't want to see you follow in the footsteps of those in Baihu Mountain. ." Ruda said with a serious and sincere expression at this time: "You just said that since you learned the news that Baihu Mountain was wiped out, you have been feeling anxious and uneasy. I can also tell you the truth. Now Sun Dujian of Qingzhou has great ambitions. He is not just satisfied with destroying one mountain. He wants to wipe out all the bandits in the three mountains in Qingzhou. And after capturing Baihu Mountain, the next thing he has to deal with is you. Peach Blossom Mountain."
Li Zhong's expression changed again, and sure enough... Zhou Tong, who had already somewhat recovered at this time, still said stiffly: "So what, my brothers in Taohuashan are afraid that your officers and soldiers will fail. We have plenty of ways to defend the mountain... "
"You want to compete with my more than a thousand Qingzhou soldiers with just your small manpower? Even if you take advantage of the location, you can only resist for three to five days. Can you
Do you know how many days they held out at Baihu Mountain? Three days later, by the night of the third day, they had begged to surrender. Ruda said solemnly: "Do you think you can be stronger than the people in Baihu Mountain?" Even if you are stronger than them, what's the use? Why don't you let the brothers below be killed in vain? "
After a pause, he said solemnly: "And do you know how Sun Dujian dealt with the Kong brothers? Just because they resisted to the death and caused a lot of casualties to our Qingzhou Army, Sun Dujian actually didn't agree to them He begged for surrender with only one condition: only if the Kong brothers died to apologize, he could spare the rest of the people in Baihu Mountain."
"Is...is this true?" Li Zhong was scared now.
"It's absolutely true. In the end, the Kong brothers were surrounded and killed by their men, and then our Qingzhou Army allowed their surrender. Now you, Taohuashan, are actually trying to resist. If you let our Qingzhou Army have What's harmed is that even if the Sa family comes to intercede for you, the outcome will not be optimistic!"
"He... is Sun Dujian really so cruel?" Li Zhong asked in a trembling voice. At this time, he no longer dared to doubt the authenticity of Ruda's words. After all, the lives and deaths of the Kong brothers were easily known. In addition, Ruda had always emphasized that he would never lie, yet he actually let him believe it. . This reaction caught Wu Song's eyes and made him laugh. It seemed that Luda was more thoughtful than him, and he could actually come up with such a way to intimidate others.
You know, in order to recruit thieves and bandits, the general government will often choose to promise some benefits to those leaders. There are many high-ranking officials with generous salaries. But Ruda was lucky enough to actually make an article about the death of the Kong brothers, and even made up such a specious reason. But now it seems that the effect is really good, and Li Zhong, who was already timid, is becoming more and more uneasy.
Seeing this, Lu Da felt reassured and said: "Actually, it is a good thing to join Sun Dujian at this time. He has already become the governor of a state before he is even crowned, and his future future is limitless. I If you can just follow him, if nothing else, the benefits will be much greater than being a bandit in a poor mountain like Peach Blossom Mountain. Once you die, I hope you can understand the importance of it."
At this time, Wu Song added the last bargaining chip: "Actually, there is no need for Sun Dujian to send troops to attack the mountain now. Brother Lu and I join forces. I dare not say that we can kill everyone on the mountain. Let you It can be done until the casualties are nearly half. And the two leaders of you must be among the dead. Now you still have a choice. If it's too late, hey..." As he spoke, his hand touched the sword at his waist. On the handle of the knife, a murderous aura reappeared, so shocked that Zhou Tong shrank back.
When things got to this point, both Li Zhong and Zhou Tong, as well as other people in the village, had lost the courage to fight to the death. The prerequisite for fighting to the death is to survive, but now it seems that the only way to fight to the death is to die, and it is more important to save one's life.
After hesitating for a while, Li Zhong finally spoke with difficulty: "I... Li Zhong is willing to lead all the brothers in Taohuashan to surrender to the government, and from now on they will obey Sun Dujian's orders..."
With these words spoken, the mission of Lu Da and the two men was accomplished, and the Qingzhou Army conquered the entire Taohua Mountain village without a single blow!