Zang Bafu looked at each other."Lord Prefect, we can't stay on Mount Tai any longer. My father and I want to escape to Dong Hai County. We'll talk about it after a few years when the situation is over.”
"So you and your son are preparing to flee to the ends of the world and hide your identity.”Xu Tian analyzed. The two of them nodded. Xu Tian continued,
"If that's the case, why don't you follow me to Donglai? I've just taken over as the prefect of Donglai and am lacking some helpers. I wonder if you're willing to serve the court.”
Lacking some helpers, Zang Ba and his son looked at Dian Wei and Li Dian. Any one of them was stronger than them.
He glanced at the 500 strong men again. They had 500 soldiers even before they took office. How could they lack manpower? What a joke.
He instantly understood that Xu Tian was trying to help them. He was afraid that they would be embarrassed and not accept it, so he deliberately made an excuse. He could not help but have a better impression of Xu Tian. He replied excitedly,"If the Prefect requests, I dare not serve with my life.”
Instead of fleeing to Dong Hai County and hiding from place to place, it was better to work under the prefect of Donglai. It would be better for him to have a proper background, so the father and son agreed without much consideration.
It was the kind that was sincere and loyal.
"Ding! Congratulations, master, for subduing Cang Ba. You have received 3 points of charm!”
"Good! Since that's the case, the two of you go to the river to clean up and change into clean clothes.”Xu Tian was in a good mood after taking Zang Ba in. He did not expect to pick up such a fierce general on the way.
While Zang Ba and his son were packing up, Xu Tian summoned Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Zao Zhi, Lu Qian, Mao Jie, Man Chong, Li Qian, and Li Dian for a meeting.
"After Fei County, we can go north to Langya County and enter Qingzhou. I want to go west to Mount Tai and Juping to find a good person before returning to Qingzhou.
I'll take Xuan Gao to the west, and you guys will continue to head north to Donglai. When I'm not around, you guys will take Zhicai as the leader and listen to his orders.”Xu Tian slowly expressed his thoughts.
No one had any objections.
They had a new understanding of Xu Tian 'ai's talent.
He had just taken in the Zang father and son who had killed the Taishan prefect, so he was rather curious about this talented person who had gone to Juping to find him.
Soon, the main group continued to set off. After passing Fei County, Xu Tianxian bade farewell to the Cai sisters and Diao Chan before leaving the main group.
The brigade headed north out of Taishan County and soon arrived at Langya County. After passing through the Jiwu Mountain in Langya County, they would soon reach Qingzhou.
The main group had to pass through the border between Xuzhou and Qingzhou, where mountain bandits ran amok all year round.
Just as the group was moving forward, a group of bandits from the outside laid in ambush on the mountain.
"Report! Boss, the target is here. There are about 500 people and two carriages.”
The leader of this group of bandits had a ferocious face and only had one eye. He was commonly known as One-eyed Zhang Xinggui.
He had about three thousand subordinates, which was considered big in the territory of Qing Xu State. They often traveled between the two states.
They would go from one state to another.
"It's been half a month. It's really hard to earn the reward this time!”The one-eyed Zhang Xinggui was not excited. Instead, he looked unhappy.
If it weren't for the generous reward, he would have long gone to the North Sea Kingdom to cause trouble. Who would be willing to stay in a place where there was not a single hair on the border of the two states for half a month?
Therefore, their appearance was not a coincidence. They were waiting for Xu Tian and the others.
As for who killed Xu Tian and the others, it had nothing to do with One-eyed Zhang Xinggui.
He was paid to do things, and he had obtained the leniency of some people in the government. In order to continue living freely in the future, the one-eyed Zhang Xinggui patiently lay dormant for half a month.
During this period, they did not have any ill intentions when they encountered two merchant groups passing by.
"Little ones, get ready. Just charge down and kill them all. Kill them all and leave no one alive.”The one-eyed Zhang Xinggui gave the order, and the bandits immediately began to shout.
"Boss, what if it's a woman?" one of them asked.”
"Women, hahaha, of course, for our brothers to play with. We'll kill them after we're done!”The one-eyed Zhang Xinggui licked his lips, a vicious look in his eyes.
This decision immediately received everyone's approval, and they became even more excited.
Soon, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and the others arrived at the foot of the mountain.
"Kill them!"
One-eyed Zhang Xinggui gave the order and all the bandits charged down with their weapons.
"Not good! There's a thief."
Li Dian was the first to notice it, and he was shocked.
His uncle, Li Qian, drew his sword and said,"Fight the enemy!"”
As the owner of the Li Village, he was a local tyrant. He started his career by fighting and killing. Moreover, he was the oldest and had seen more bloody battles. He immediately instructed.
This wasn't the first time the 500 paladins had fought with others. They immediately drew their swords or spears to meet the enemy.
"Yayaya, come if you don't want to die. I will chop you up.”Dian Wei also had a fiery personality. He raised his two short halberds and took the initiative to meet the attack.
With one halberd, he sent a bandit charging at him flying. With another halberd, he cut off the arm of another bandit and charged into the crowd of bandits.
Li Qian frowned slightly and said to his son, Li Zheng,""Zheng 'er, bring 100 people to protect the gentlemen and ladies.”
Li Zheng was also a hot-blooded youth. He wanted to follow Dian Wei out, but was stopped by his father. He could only unwillingly lead his men to protect Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Zaozhi, Mao Jie, Diao Chan, Cai Yan, and the others.
After instructing Li Zheng, Li Qian said to Li Dian,""Dian 'er, I'll take the left, you take the right!"
"Understood, Uncle!" Li Pawn nodded and led 200 men to defend on the right, while Li Qian led 200 men to defend on the left.
At this moment, the bandits arrived and instantly engaged in close combat.
Ping, ping, ping, peng. Golden sounds interweaved.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The bandits were ferocious, but Li Qian, Li Dian, and their five hundred men were not to be trifled with either. They were equally valiant.
Although their side had fewer people, they were all strong in martial arts. In a head-on clash, they did not suffer any losses and instead killed many bandits.
However, these people had not gone through any military training, and they were all fighting in a casual manner. The bandits on the mountain all rushed down, and very soon, they were fighting and fighting.
They could not resist the enemy outside.
This was also the reason why Li Qian had his son Li Zheng lead a hundred men to surround the carriage.
Because if they started fighting, they wouldn't be able to care about Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and the others.
The first to be frightened by the bloody battle was Diao Chan and the Cai family.
Cai Yan tightly hugged his sister and bit his lips. Diao Chan also retreated to a corner of the carriage. Fa Zheng took out a short knife and placed it horizontally in front of him to prevent the bandits from coming up.
Even the mountain tiger Wang Cai stood under the carriage, ready to pounce at any time.
Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and the others were also extremely nervous. They did not expect to encounter such a big bandit when they were about to enter Qingzhou. Their right hands were tightly holding the Noble Sword. When necessary, they would also fight with the bandits.
On the other hand, Man Chong and Lu Qian had grave expressions as they drew their swords and walked out of Li Zheng's protective circle.
"You two gentlemen?"”
"Don't worry, Bojie," Man Chong said coldly."Our martial arts skills are stronger than yours. How can a mere thief hurt us?”
After saying that, Full Pet swung his sword and rushed out. He stabbed a bandit who was charging at him to death, then turned around and killed another person.
Lu Qian stood at the back and raised his sword. He kicked a bandit away and slashed the neck of another bandit.
These two people might seem like famous strategists, but their swordsmanship and martial arts were extraordinary. They were existences that could both write and fight.
On the other hand, Dian Wei charged into the bandits with his two halberds. He was like a tornado, killing wantonly. Like a bulldozer, he directly crushed over and killed all the bandits that rushed over.
For a moment, the bandits all retreated, and they were so frightened that their imposing manner fell by a layer.
"Die, ugly ghost!" When the one-eyed Zhang Xinggui saw that a killer had charged out of the crowd he was ambushing, his face instantly darkened as he raised his saber and slashed over.
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