Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 107: General Guan is General Guan! [2 more]

"If you have the guts, let's fight openly!
"Even if we lose, it's fair and square!

"What kind of hero is that to stab someone in the back?"

Guan Sheng hung the Green Dragon Crescent Blade on the victory hook, and with anger his face flushed and neck thickened, he pointed at Hua Rong and cursed:

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

Hua Rong was so angry that his face turned green, and he refuted confidently:
"Everyone in the martial arts world calls me 'Little Li Guang'. Who doesn't know that I'm a good archer?

"You are ignorant and arrogant, who can you blame?"

In fact, it was only because Guan Sheng was the descendant of Guan Erye, so famous and strict in military discipline, otherwise he would have been defeated.

After a few exchanges of insults, both sides felt that it was pointless, so they each cursed and called off the battle.

Guan Sheng withdrew his troops and asked Xuan Zan, "Where is my brother Hao Siwen?"

"General Guan, something bad has happened!"

Xuan Zan forgot about it after being shot by an arrow. It was not until Guan Sheng asked him about it that he remembered and told Guan Sheng:

"General Hao went to put out the fire, blah blah blah...

"He hasn't returned yet, and the fire over there is getting bigger and bigger..."

"hiss--"

Guan Sheng took a look and saw thick smoke billowing in a certain direction. He couldn't help but gasp:
"My brother must have been ambushed!"

"what?"

Xuan Zan was stunned for a moment before reacting:

"This is bad. Wouldn't this mean we lose both our people and our food?"

"go!"

Guan Sheng and Hao Siwen were like brothers, and without hesitation they gathered more than 500 cavalrymen to rescue people!

"General Guan, you are injured..."

Xuan Zan hurriedly shouted, "Why not treat the wound first!"

"Guan's hand is enough!"

Guan Sheng urged his Red Hare to spread out its four hooves and gallop away without even looking back!

"Boom... Boom..."

Guan Sheng led more than 500 cavalrymen and rushed to the grain storage place, but found that the grain and grass had been burned.

Now, only billowing black smoke and devastation remain, proving how rampant the fire was before...

Where is Hao Siwen?
Guan Sheng's red face turned pale:

Hao Siwen led a battalion of troops to put out the fire, but there wasn't even a body...

Where have all the people gone?

Guan Sheng was not a man without strategy. He immediately became alert, pulled the reins of his horse, slowed down and looked around.

"General, look!"

A military envoy behind him raised his hand and pointed. Guan Sheng looked and saw a poplar forest not far away.

Many government troops were hung on poplar trees, one man per tree. From a distance they looked like a group of hanging ghosts.

These soldiers hanging on the poplar trees twisted their bodies desperately, attracting their attention.

"Beware of ambush!"

Guan Sheng gave a reminder and led the cavalry on thin ice, carefully observing the surrounding environment as they walked.

But there was no ambush along the way, and they arrived at the poplar forest safely.

"dismount!"

Guan Sheng was the first to dismount his Red Hare and instructed his men:

"Be careful of hooks and traps when entering the forest..."

The five hundred cavalrymen under his command were frightened by Guan Sheng so much that their faces turned pale. They took two steps at a time and were extremely nervous.

However, there was no such thing. There were no hooks or traps, and they still entered the poplar forest safely.

Am I overthinking it?
Guan Sheng confirmed again and again that there was no ambush, and then he asked his men to let the government troops go with a strange look on his face.

Five hundred cavalrymen lowered all the soldiers hanging from the poplar trees and first pulled the smelly socks out of their mouths.

"General Guan—" an officer shouted in grievance, "Our general was caught in a tripwire the moment he arrived and was captured alive by the rebels!"

Although Guan Sheng had anticipated this, his heart still sank when he learned the truth:
"Where is your general now?
"Where are the rebels?"

"I don't know..."

The soldier timidly said, "The rebels took our general away and rode away all the horses..."

Another officer interjected, "The rebels let those spineless people who surrendered hang us from the trees..."

Another officer and soldier said something foolish: "The rebels said they wouldn't kill us if we didn't resist, but they didn't kill us!"

You still think that rebels are quite loyal, right?
Guan Sheng frowned and said, "Do you know who the leader of the rebels is?"

The foolish and talkative officer said, "I heard his name is 'Sai Xuande'!"

What bird?

Guan Sheng's phoenix eyes are wide open, and his eyebrows are inverted:

"Sai Xuande"?
This fucking thing is directed at me!

Thinking that Hao Siwen was most likely taken back to Liangshanpo, Guan Sheng had no choice but to command these government troops:
"Go and see if there's any unburned food or supplies!

"Take as many as you can get, and move them all back!"

So Hao Siwen's men, together with Guan Sheng's five hundred cavalrymen, went to the fire scene to search for food.

Guan Sheng was lucky. Although the fire was so big just now, he still managed to collect more than ten stone of rice.

Guan Sheng frowned and ordered the soldiers to pick up many empty rice bags and fill them with sand and soil.

In this way, hundreds of bulging rice bags were collected.

Guan Shengrang put all the rice bags on the horses' backs. Since each horse got a rice bag, the cavalry had no choice but to walk back.

The news of the burning of food and grass had spread throughout the military camp, and when Guan Sheng returned, he found that people were in panic.

Guan Sheng had guessed this result long ago, and specifically asked them to transport the food and fodder to the military camp in a high-profile manner.

It is quite reassuring to see hundreds of bulging bags of rice being carried back by hundreds of horses.

"Didn't they say that all the food and fodder were burned?"

"As expected of General Guan, he brought back so much food!"

"real or fake?"

Just as someone whispered a question, a bag of rice fell off the back of a horse and landed on the ground.

The bag suddenly loosened and the corn spilled all over the floor.

"Look, it's real!"

"Nonsense! General Guan is here, how can it be fake?"

"General Guan is General Guan!"

Even though they knew that more food would be delivered even if the food was burned, the government troops were still panicked.

After all, it takes time to gather food and supplies, and the Liangshan rebels don't care whether they are hungry or not...

But after Guan Sheng's performance, the army was relieved as they had food in hand and their morale was settled immediately.

Guan Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, dismounted his Red Hare, and handed the Green Dragon Crescent Blade to the lieutenant to be sent back to the central military tent.

He led two close followers to Xuan Zan's military tent to discuss with Xuan Zan about rescuing Hao Siwen.

As he stepped into Xuan Zan's military tent, Guan Sheng saw Xuan Zan sitting on a chair with his back to him, looking through documents.

Slow!

It seems like something is missing!
Guan Sheng narrowed his eyes, but couldn't think of anything for a moment, so he strode towards Xuan Zan and whispered:

"Brother, something happened——"

Before he could finish his sentence, Guan Sheng's ankle was suddenly caught by something and he was knocked over!
Then several big men rushed out, pressed him to the ground, covered his mouth, and tied him up!
Guan Sheng was shocked and struggled desperately!

However, what he didn't expect was that these big men were actually stronger than him!

After being tied up, Guan Sheng glared at Xuan Zan:

You traitor!
Xuan Zan stood up from his chair and turned around. Guan Sheng opened his eyes wide in disbelief:
Isn’t it Xuan Zan?

No, why does this guy look a bit like me?
【Don’t worry, there’s more to come】

(End of this chapter)