"You what? You're kidding me?"
"What a joke! How much hatred could there be between you and me? I think there must be some grudge. I respect Gan Xingba as a hero, and I believe I can make things clear." I felt very calm.
"Are you alone?"
"How many people do you and I need to take?" I said jokingly, "I'll take 20,000 people with me, and eat you guys a few times and bankrupt you. Then it will be easy to defeat you. Go back and prepare. We'll set off after lunch... Do you have any seriously injured people?"
"If you give me a weapon, anyone can kill me now."
"Is our hatred big?" I smiled. I felt that at that moment I was truly the image of a completely innocent boy, without any affectation.
"... You are definitely the weirdest person I have ever met." He said this as he turned to leave.
"You are not joking, you seem to be serious." It seemed that Zheng Ge was also a little confused. Of course I had to explain it to him and please him, so I think this reason is another one of the better ones I made up.
"My sister-in-law is pregnant, and only your Jiang family has this child. Our two armies are facing each other like this, and we can't gain any advantage in a fight. You are the commander of the three armies, and you can't afford to make any mistakes. You should go to negotiate peace and surrender, or I should go. I can't ignore my brother's difficulties, unless I die or that difficulty is your family affair. Don't worry, Brother Zheng, I'll leave first." I feel that my ability to make up excuses has been enhanced as I want to copy, learn and use them now.
"This... We have been fighting with them for many days, and this hatred cannot be resolved like this." It seems that Zheng Ge cannot be persuaded by these few sensational words.
"But it's almost the end of the year, and we can't hold on any longer. If we continue to stand still, our supplies and military rations will be greatly consumed. I'd better give it a try. At least they still owe me a favor. Even if they fail to recruit me, I think I can return safely."
At least doing their work took up my lunch time, but I am a punctual person, so when I was on the road, I didn't even have lunch.
I planned to deal with Jinfan's problem first, and then come back to deal with Xiang. Xiang was indeed seriously injured.
I was walking on the road with dozens of Gan Xingba's men, and they should be leading me. I also brought my Tianlang, not to protect the people on the road, but once I was on the road, it seemed wrong if I didn't have it in my hand. I don't know when I developed this habit, but I guess it can't be changed.
But Zheng Ge must have his own ideas, so he hesitated for a long time. I felt it when I entered Yuzhang. This time he weighed the pros and cons for a long time before deciding to let me go. I guess he felt that this plan was not as sure as mine.
Indeed, this is probably the best opportunity. Gan Xingba's brothers are in our hands. We treated them well and sent them back personally. Besides, there is really no deep hatred between us. I feel bored when I think about fighting for such a long time. After all, the wounded in the battle are real civilians.
"Brother Su Fei, can you tell me about your brother Jin Fan? I respect Brother Xing Ba very much... Is that okay?"
"Okay." Su Fei laughed. I also felt that my tone at that time was like a child who wanted to hear a story and was pestering an adult, so I laughed too.
"Gan Ning and I were neighbors when we were young. My father was a teacher, and his family was a fisherman. We were about the same age and we were quite close, but my father didn't like Gan Ning very much. He thought he didn't like studying, but preferred fighting. In fact, I know that Gan Ning is not like that. His family is very poor. If his father hadn't insisted that he study and hoped that he would have a good future, he wouldn't have asked to go to school. At night, when I was reviewing my homework by the window, I often saw Gan Ning fishing under the moon. Early the next morning, he would go to the market to sell it, so Gan Ning was often late, and you can imagine that memorizing things was also very difficult for him. The rich children in the class didn't study all day long, and they thought of ways to bully the children of poor families. How could the poor children dare to fight back, but Gan Ning dared. Moreover, Gan Ning was strong from the beginning, and soon those rich bastards didn't dare to move, and later they thought of ways to frame Gan Ning and let my father punish him."
Su Fei sighed, "I was too weak at that time. I didn't dare to do anything. I could only sneak to see him at night, tutor him, and apply medicine to his hands. Although my father beat him, Gan Ning never hit my father. He was still polite and respectful. Over time, my father gradually changed his opinion of him."
"When he was about fifteen, he had grown quite strong. Whenever there was any heavy work in our house, he would come and help without being asked. I was a little bolder by then, and I told my father about his affairs. Then my father really treated him well and suggested that he take the civil service examination and try to get a position like a clerk. Although the salary was low, it was better than working day and night as a fisherman with no stable guarantee."
Su Fei paused for a while, and I knew the key part was coming. "My father funded him with some money and asked him to take the exam with me. I originally thought that according to Gan Ning's personality, he would not be able to do such a thing that I would be angry with, so it would be best if he did not pass the exam, but I didn't expect that he would be in trouble before the exam. However, this time it was for me. I used to be submissive and timid. Except for Gan Ning, I would not speak a complete sentence to others, and I would stutter. As a result, I was laughed at by the people sitting next to me in the restaurant because I stuttered to talk to the restaurant. The people sitting next to me also kept imitating me. Finally, Gan Ning couldn't listen anymore and asked them not to laugh at others. The gang didn't buy Gan Ning's account at all and continued to imitate like this. As a result, Gan Ning went to beat them. I thought they were just a group of ordinary idlers, but I didn't expect that they had already joined the Xia Mansion, Yuzhang Xia Mansion, and we were in trouble. However, that Mr. Xia originally wanted to recruit him because he was strong. But Gan Ning didn't want to be with them, so he refused."
"What a man." I couldn't help but shout out.
"Yes, but later we were often besieged and harassed. Gan Ning made a prompt decision and we set off to leave Yuzhang overnight and walk home. But the Xia family did have some magical powers and actually caught up with us again. This time, if Gan Ning hadn't pulled me off the cliff, I'm afraid we would have died like this."
"There was a river under the cliff, but Gan Ning's legs were still broken. This time, I didn't know where I got the strength to carry him on my back and set off. Later, we met a kind-hearted caravan that gave us a ride home. The doctor in the caravan also reconnected his legs."
"We thought that everything was over. The Xia family was really powerful and they even tracked us down. Gan Ning was not at home that day, and Uncle Gan was beaten to death by them. My father was so angry that he went to file a complaint, but the government took the money from the Xia family and detained him."
"So what happened next?" I felt he paused for a long time, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay. Gan Ning climbed into the prison at night and rescued my father. Later, we became bandits." His ending was very hasty. I don't know why. I guess that time was very miserable and he didn't want to mention it.
"Brother Su Fei's temperament has also changed a lot!" I wanted to say something happy.
"Yeah, shouldn't it be possible? When I was robbing someone, I was stammering and couldn't speak. Is that okay?" He replied with a smile.
"I have good news for you." I told them about the confiscation of the Xia family and their "innovation".
"Ah, why was I so noisy outside a few days ago? Good, good, good..." He said so many good in one breath.
"But can you please tell me why you came to rob me, and why you fought with us for half a year."
"Originally, we didn't have the strength to fight against you. We were just a bunch of bandits. But last year, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans from the north arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. That's when our strength increased greatly, and we dared to make some big moves."
"Oh, then... some questions. How many battles have you fought with us?"
"We've only fought a few battles. They seem to be avoiding us all the time. We don't want to provoke them casually, so we will only fight them if we meet them." He seemed a little guilty, which made me feel a little strange.
"Oh." I cursed in my heart. So that's why. The people of Yuzhang have never told me the truth.
"Then why did you come to rob me?"
"Gan Ning received news that you were going to pass by our place, and according to you, you were a murderous devil who fed on humans, so he wanted to get rid of this harm for the people. However, as soon as you got on the boat that day, I felt that we were wrong. How did you see through us?" He seemed to be worried, but he tried to act as natural as possible.
"Your flags are in disarray. Our Jingzhou officials may not be able to fight, but they will know the etiquette well. And, you, you are outstanding, and we in Jingzhou are desperately short of people. So, you are such a capable person and a good commander, but you are not valued and are just an adaptation officer. It's not credible." But think about it, if it was really Brother Zheng who sent someone to pick me up, then it would be considered a great honor, but I think saying this would be easier to win him over.
"You and Jinfan will come to me in Jingzhou, right?" I invited him again. The last time I invited him, he was drawing his sword to kill me, but this time, I was sincere.
"Let's discuss it later." He paused. I thought I should meet Gan Xingba first.
When they reached the water's edge, Su Fei whistled towards the lake, and soon saw a small boat paddling through the reeds.
"The wind is strong on the river and we can't spread out the sails. Who of you wants to cross the river?" The boatman asked us, which made us feel strange.
"Bring the big ship with brocade sails here, we have distinguished guests."
"Please wait a moment."
"Incognito." Su Fei turned to me and said, "He saw you among us and was afraid that you were holding us hostage, so he asked questions in jargon. If I had a distinguished guest and took him away first, it meant that there was indeed a problem, so he went to find someone."
"It's troublesome, but it's a good idea. We should learn to use this method in the future." I became interested in the jargon: "But you actually have distribution right under our noses, which is really amazing."
However, now I feel that Brother Zheng is not a good person either, and he must have some ulterior motives. I laughed as I thought about it, making them confused.
But I already felt it, I guess Zheng Ge just wanted to delay the fight and then squeeze the money out of the big households. This is too bad, I thought and laughed viciously, leaving them confused again.
It didn't take long before we got back on the boat. They were also very interesting. They stomped their feet a few times on the boat, as if they were a little uncomfortable with the calmness of the ground.
After two days of traveling, we finally arrived at Gan Xingba's water stronghold. I had a really happy time during these two days. They all liked my Tianlang very much, especially knowing that it was made of pure silver. Many people said in a serious tone that it made me laugh. What good things are there in the thieves' den? They are gone in a short time, which made me laugh. To be honest, I like their personalities very much. They are indeed simple and lovely.
When I entered the water fortress, just like on the boat, many people came to ask about my life and what was going on. They didn't show much hostility towards me, but just whispered to each other.
Their water fortress was more like a refugee camp, but it was relatively neat and clean, and there were many women hanging around.
Gan Ning came out with an old man. When Su Fei saw him, he immediately rushed forward and quickly knelt down to support him. "Father, I am sorry to have made you worry."
"Glad you're back." The old man had a kind face and a good look that made people feel good at first sight. However, he seemed to have some difficulty in moving and it was difficult for him to help his son. But Su Fei followed his father's help and slowly stood up. The people around him didn't make a sound and watched quietly.
"This is Xie Zhi, Marquis of Ping An Fengyun. He is the one who sent us back." After Su Fei stood up from the ground, he hurriedly introduced me. Actually, there was no need for introduction, as everyone was paying attention to me. Maybe it was because I was more handsome and heroic. I felt that my ego had been rising recently.
Gan Ning came over. He was still dressed as a fisherman, but his heroic spirit made me feel his uniqueness. He looked me up and down and said, "You are indeed a trustworthy person, but why?"
"We trust each other, right? Besides, do I really have such a big grudge against you?" I smiled, and I must point out that it was a very frivolous smile.
"Okay, come over and have a drink!" I like it, it's so concise and clear.
"Brother Xie, I, Gan Ning, really admire you. You trust your opponent so much, and you come to my camp alone. You are so brave. It is really hard to find someone better than you. I respect you."
I always thought I was a good drinker, but their bowls were really big. This made me feel uneasy when I picked them up. But I still drank it all in one gulp.
"Good boy, I like you, come again." This fisherman uncle was really enthusiastic. I got drunk as soon as I arrived.
I don't know when I woke up, I only know that when I woke up, my clothes were changed and my head hurt. After I stood up, I wanted to find some water. These past few days have been really dizzy. I just saw Gan Ning and they got him drunk. This is really too much.
Fortunately, they were thoughtful and gave me a large water jar so that I could drink my fill.
The person outside the door heard the noise, came in and looked at me, and said, "Thank you, sir. Please take a rest. I will go and call Brother Gan."
I snorted, took another big sip, and sat down feeling satisfied.
"Thank you, brother. You're awake. Okay, come here and let's drink some more." I quickly waved my hand.
"Brother Gan, please forgive me and take a seat. I have something to say to you."
"You." He sat down as he was told.
"Why don't you all join me in Jingzhou?" I was very frank and said this for the third time.
"We'll talk about this later. You haven't eaten for two days. Come with me for dinner first." He also perfunctorily answered me in this way.
"No, Brother Gan, to be honest, you are not real thieves. Don't think I'm a playboy. I'm also from an ordinary family. I've heard a lot about you from the market recently, and Brother Su Fei also told me about you. Although we are government troops, we are different from those who exploit the people. All we want is to let the people live a good life. That old thief named Xia has been dealt with by us..."
"I know this. Feidi told me."
"So, let's not fight anymore. Many of you are former Yellow Turban warriors, and our Jingzhou army is almost entirely made up of Yellow Turban surrenders."
"I know that, too."
"You have a problem? Tell me straight away. I won't beat around the bush."
"I vote for you? Or should we go have dinner?"
"Gan Xingba, if you are a man, tell me why?"
"Brother Wen Zheng, there's no need to hide, come in too!" He was helpless and laughed strangely, which surprised me.
It was indeed Jiang Zheng who came in. I must have been very confused.
"Son, do you understand now?"
"You are so bad." I think I understand.
"We are led by our Yellow Turban soldiers. Brother Wen Zheng, like you, came to my camp alone and explained the pros and cons to me. He has already made me surrender Jingzhou. However, we still have to put on a big show to make him gain a firm foothold here. And those people in the north will not come to care about us. They think they can watch a good show in which Jingzhou shows off its strength." From the tone of their voice, I felt that they were indeed my people of Jingzhou.
"Then why did you come to rob me? And why did you rob me so hard? So many of my brothers died in vain." I felt that I was extremely angry.
"This was beyond our expectation. Brother Wen Zheng was in Hulin Town next to my camp at the time. As soon as he sent out the fleet, he came alone at night to see if there would be any unexpected incidents, because he received news that you were robbed along the way, so he was worried. You know, you were in a hurry at the time, but the fleet that came to pick you up was still nearly a day away, so there was no time to pick you up immediately. We were on the south bank of the river at the time. Brother Zheng, as soon as he received the news about you, he sent a message to us, so we pretended that they were going to pick you up, but we also received news that someone would pretend to be you to deceive my Jinfan fleet and use this as an excuse to frame Jingzhou for colluding with the rebels so that they could take the opportunity to go south. In fact, we just wanted to see if you were real, we would secretly send you halfway on the river to be picked up by Wang Lian who set out later. If you were fake, we would let Jinfan and Xiang rob and kill the fakes halfway. But the result was not quite what we thought... You actually saw through us. As a result, one ring is wrong, and the following rings are wrong."
"Then why didn't you tell me?" I almost yelled at Brother Zheng.
"Only a few people know about this. Even the teacher doesn't know, and other people on the battlefield don't know either. You are a straightforward person with a loud voice. I am afraid that if you leak it out, it will be difficult to deal with. So, we put on a show together for you to see."
"No wonder Master's wife left, because there are indeed no wounded soldiers here." I slowly understood everything, "Brother Zheng came here because he was afraid that I would ruin his plan. How could everyone find us in such a vast swamp? Why didn't I feel surprised at the time? Wang Lian and Li Zhen, those two bastards, were on the river and they were really serious when they talked to me, what a bunch of bastards." I was really furious.
"I want to eat!" I felt like I was being fooled, and finally I felt a little hungry.
When I came out, I remembered what they said just now. I actually slept for two days. Outside the door, they put on my Lingxi armor. They told me that I was drunk that day and vomited everywhere. They changed it for me. Not far away, someone was waving my Tianlang for fun. No wonder I always feel something is wrong recently. Although it feels smooth, I always feel something is wrong in my heart. It turns out that they are working together to trick me.
In the end, I was the fool. But I have to admire Brother Zheng. He came up with this idea, and he was so bold. How come all my classmates are so strong? It seems that I am really lucky. Otherwise, how could I climb up? Now even I think I climbed up.
That night, I didn't drink and kept concentrating on eating. They kept teasing me. Gan Ning was a little surprised by the kick I made when we were fighting, and asked me how I thought of it. However, he was very angry because the hammer hit his leg, and that was the place where he broke his leg before. Recently, the humidity was high, which made him feel uncomfortable. Don't mention him, I still feel a dull pain in my foot.
Zheng Ge left overnight. He told me to stay here for a few more days and then go back secretly. After half a month, Gan Ning can come to "surrender" openly. Because everyone is going to celebrate the New Year, there is no need to make trouble. We can also go back to Jingzhou.
However, something happened before Zheng Ge left. One of our personal soldiers came to deliver a letter, but it was actually a letter to Gan Xingba.
We were outside the tent when we heard Gan Xingba's hearty laughter from inside the tent: "My sister-in-law is so considerate. There is business coming to us again. She actually sent the Xia family father and son to Poyang, and they even withdrew from Poyang. Isn't this too contrived? Haha. Tell the brothers that as soon as Brother Zhengxian leaves, we will go and invite the Xia family father and son to set off."
I thought to myself, this is not good. Wang Lian has done this before, and he wants me not to tell Brother Zheng. They must have colluded with Gan Xingba, and they sent them here in batches, allowing Jinfan and the others to take revenge again and again.
But this time... I stole a glance at Zheng Ge, and his face was indeed livid. I thought we were in trouble this time.
"Brother Zheng, please be careful on the way back." I spoke loudly to ask them to quiet down as they were still laughing and talking with great interest about how they had dealt with those corrupt officials last time.
As expected, there was no more talk inside. Zhengge quickly opened the door curtain and went in, and I quickly followed him in. The personal guard didn't know where to hide, so he stood there with his head down. Gan Xingba quickly said something nice.
"Come back with me!" Zheng Ge seemed to be very angry, but he turned around and said a few words to Gan Xingba politely: "The Xia family has a grudge against you for killing your father. I won't stop you this time, but next time, don't let my wife do this." He bowed and left, taking the soldier who leaked the secret with him.
"Come back in a few days. Brother left first." These are the words Brother Zheng left me.
"My sister-in-law is in trouble this time." As soon as they left, Gan Xingba sat down on the ground, looking a little dejected.
"No, I guess it's Brother Zheng who is in trouble." I expressed my different opinion. I think Brother Zheng's temper and his courage are no match for my lovely barbarian sister-in-law.
"I think so too. It's okay for my sister-in-law to do this. Why doesn't he allow it?"
"have no idea."
However, despite my worries, Gan Xingba and Su Fei still went out. They asked me if I wanted to go too, but I thought I'd better forget it, to avoid getting disfigured and causing trouble. When they left, they handed the village over to me to manage, and I was quite happy. Life as a pirate might be interesting.
However, they came back early the next morning. I was only the pirate leader for one night and was sleeping the whole time, which made me feel really bad.
They brought back the heads of the father and son, and Gan Xingba ordered people to build an altar to sacrifice to his father who died unjustly. I felt very refreshed, and I couldn't understand why Zhengge was so stubborn and refused to give in.
The old man also came out and used his walking stick to hit the father and son on the head a few times.
The sacrifice was over, nothing happened, everything returned to normal. Some of them were still playing with my Tianlang, and some were still wearing my Lingxi skin to dress up as animals. They really had a childlike innocence and were having so much fun.
I also felt the rare tranquility. I just sat there basking in the sun, casually greeting people passing by, and even wrestling with Gan Ning. But I seemed to have played too hard, and my back was pierced again. I almost forgot about the wound on my back, and it was a bit bitter this time. In the end, I could only sleep on my stomach that night, but I felt that the lower part of my body was not very comfortable with the bed. And I felt a little embarrassed just thinking about it, and my pussy was wet.
My birthday is less than a month away, and that day will be the day I learn about my life experience and my wife, whom I have never met.
I woke up very early the next day because I didn't sleep well.
I came out to stretch my body, and then I hurt my back again. It was really troublesome. My Tianlang was sent back by them and placed on the weapon rack outside the door, with my armor next to it. But I don't need these things for the time being. The patrolling soldiers in the camp greeted me. One of the leaders, Gan Ning and Su Fei, took people out again and asked them to obey my orders.
I am so happy that I finally become the leader of the pirates again.
But I didn't know what to do, which made me feel a little depressed. And the pain in my back kept coming, so I didn't have the mood to give orders.
So I ordered everything to be as it was, and soon the kids were playing with my armor and weapons again, and they seemed to think that lifting my weapons was a good way to show their strength. And I was obviously helpless.
Suddenly, there was a loud sound of horse hooves. I asked if it was Gan Ning and his men coming back. They definitely weren't, because they were going out on a ship today. I told everyone to be on alert. I had a bad feeling. Such loud horse hooves should be cavalry, but if it was the army, where did they come from, which part? I thought Zheng Ge wouldn't be so bored that he suddenly changed his mind and came here to suppress the enemy, right
There were chaos in the camp. Gan and Su led the main force out. Now the camp was empty. Brother Zheng would not be so sinister. I tried to calm everyone down, but I was a little panicked.
The flag appeared, bypassing the high ground in front of the camp, and about 2,000 cavalry suddenly appeared in front of the camp, and then rushed towards us. The big flag had a "leaf" and a "tube". I was even more confused.
The camp, young and old, all took up their weapons and prepared to fight. The children quickly returned my weapon to me.
But I could recognize the general from a distance, Brother Pei Yuanshao! That's my sister's army! I quickly informed everyone and told them not to be nervous. I quickly led a horse forward to greet them.
I galloped out, holding the Tianlang, but wearing ordinary civilian clothes, which must have looked very out of place. Thinking of being scolded by Brother Pei, I ran straight over.
"Brother Pei, Brother Pei, how are you?" But I guess he couldn't hear me, because my voice was really insignificant compared to the deafening sound of horse hooves.
I don't know why, but Brother Pei rushed towards me as soon as he saw me and slashed at me with his knife!
I was so shocked that I hurriedly blocked it. What happened to Brother Pei? He was using so much force. If I didn't block it, I would be killed immediately.
"Brother Pei, what happened? You don't even recognize me. I'm your brother Xie Zhi."
He had already raised his sword, but stopped abruptly. He looked at me for a long time and let his horse carry him around me. I felt very strange. Could it be that he had amnesia and had forgotten me
"Xie Zhi, Zirui? Second General." He asked a few questions uncertainly.
"Of course, Brother Pei Yuanshao, you wouldn't have forgotten me, would you?" I looked behind him, "Where's my sister?"
"She's still behind, but I'm not Pei Yuanshao, my name is Guan Hai." This surprised me, but at least he was no longer hostile to me. He also stopped the army behind him. Another young general came over and said, "Brother Guan, what's wrong? Do you know this person?"
"You are not kidding me, are you? Since you are Guan Hai, why do you look exactly like my Brother Pei?" I asked with a smile. I was sure that this guy was playing dumb.
"I'm not kidding you, we are brothers. My elder brother is dead! I was the one who killed him. Ye Jian, he is Yin Ling's younger brother, Xie Zhi, the Marquis of Ping An Fengyun." He finished speaking calmly, with a true sadness revealed on his resolute face.