Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Li Jun glanced at Song Jiang, and thought, Brother Song Jiang, if you can exchange your head for my safety, it would be fine to chop off your head.It's a pity that the officers and soldiers are going to kill them all. If you kill you, we will never get away with it.Now we can only help each other in the same boat, first save you and escape, and then use your name to lead me to wait for that Liangshanpo.

"Brother Song Jiang, don't worry! There is no unparalleled road, brother, I will definitely take you out." Li Jun cheered up and looked carefully at the Xunyang River.

It was also because Li Jun and the others deserved to die. After looking carefully for a while, he found some unusual fishing boats on the river.Those are Tong Wei and Tong Meng brothers!

Li Jun and his gang were selling smuggled salt on the Xunyang River, and they had their own unique contact signal. Seeing the flames now, he knew that his two subordinates, Tong Wei and Tong Meng, must be waiting to meet him.

"Quickly, light up the fire! Send a message to Tong Wei and Tong Meng!" Li Jun directed the private men behind him to light the fire.

Those subordinates were also experienced hands, and immediately after hearing the words, two piles of fire were lit on the edge of the cliff.

"Liangshan bandits are ahead! Xiujiao has taken the bandit Song Jiang away!" Seeing the flames, the officers and soldiers sped up to catch up.

"For the present plan, we have to try desperately! You two, hug brother Song Jiang, and jump into the river with me. You two, protect Brother Mu Hong. Brothers, let's jump into the river and escape. The brothers of the Tong family saw this After the fire, he will row a boat to meet us!" After saying this, Li Jun was the first to jump off the cliff.

Two salt sellers Huojia held Song Jiang on the left and right. Amidst his screams, they jumped down together with the black servant.

Mu Hong didn't have any hesitation at this time, and immediately jumped down.He grew up by the Xunyang River, and he is also a person who knows water.However, Li Jun was afraid that he would not be good at water, so he arranged for the last two Huos to protect him in the river.

Not long after Li Jun and his party jumped into the river, Jiang Zhong led his team to the edge of the cliff. Looking at the dark river under the cliff, he didn't know whether the robbers were dead or alive, so he had no choice but to go back home.

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Brothers Tong Wei and Tong Meng rushed down the cliff in a fast boat when they saw Li Jun's flames on the cliff.After some searching, the Tong brothers finally fished Li Jun, Song Jiang, and Mu Chun out of the river, and brought them back to the big boat in Jiangxin.

After Song Jiang, Li Jun and Mu Chun climbed onto the big ship in embarrassment, they found that the sailors on board were still booing around the two sitting on the deck.Upon closer inspection, it was Liang Shanbo's leader, "Tuota Heavenly King" Chao Gai and "Living Yama" Ruan Xiaoqi.

Seeing him, Song Jiang threw off the sailor who was supporting him, rushed forward staggeringly, threw himself at Chao Gai's feet, hugged Chao Gai's leg and cried, "Brother, is Song Jiang in a dream? It's really a blessing from God and Buddha. Brother is safe and sound! If something goes wrong with brother today, Song Jiang will definitely not be able to live alone!"

Chao Gai was chased by the officers and soldiers, and ran to the riverside with Ruan Xiaoqi. Ruan Xiaoqi found a piece of wood and fled with Chao Gai.Although Ruan Xiaoqi took care of him all the way, Chao Gai, who was not familiar with water, still ate a lot of river water.

It was also Chao Gai's luck. Ruan Xiaoqi discovered the fishing fire set up by the Tong brothers in Jiangzhong, and paddled hard to bring Chao Gai to the side of the big boat, where he was rescued by the sailors.

Chao Gai had just vomited the accumulated water in his stomach and regained some energy. Seeing Song Jiang and the others at this moment, he was really sad and happy.

The happy thing is that Song Jiang escaped unexpectedly; the sad thing is that among the Liangshan brothers who came to Wuwei Army this time, Lin Chong, Liu Tang, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Du Qian, and Song Wan were six. The leaders were all scattered in the chaos, and it is still uncertain whether they are alive or dead.This time Liang Shanbo was really hurt.

As for that traitor Bai Sheng, no matter what, he will be taken back to Liangshan in the future, and his heart will be gutted to pay homage to his dead brother!

Chao Gai looked at the tearful Song Jiang, sighed and said: "Your brother does not listen to what you say, and you have lost today. Forget it, as long as the brothers are safe! For the present plan, we will wait quickly." Return to Jieyang Town quickly, gather up the lost brothers, and evacuate Jiangzhou earlier!"

Chapter 253 Not enough heads

Even though Song Jiang had a thick and dark face, he couldn't help but blush when he heard Chao Gai's words, and he was speechless.This fellow had no choice but to pretend to be sad, keeping his head down and not looking at the crowd.

Ruan Xiaoqi kept staring at the north bank of the river in a daze, listening carefully to the shouts of the officers and soldiers on the bank.Now that he heard that he was going to leave, he turned his head and said: "Brother Chao Gai, there are many brothers who don't know whether they are alive or dead, why don't you wait a little longer?"

Chao Gai replied: "Xiaoqi, brother knows that you are worried about Xiaoer and Xiaowu. But this black light is blind, and the river is vast. Where can we go to find people? The officers and soldiers on the shore must have found us. From time to time, official ships will come to intercept them. If you hesitate any longer, everyone will die here tonight! If the brothers are okay, they will rush back to Jieyang Town to find us. We have to return to Jieyang overnight Town, tomorrow we will send people to the Wuwei Army to inquire carefully."

Ruan Xiaoqi heard that what Chao Gai said was reasonable, and he only recognized Chao Gai as the boss, so he didn't object any more.

Li Jun said on the side: "Brother Chao is right. Staying here at this time will not help the matter. It is better to get out of danger as soon as possible and make plans. On the way back to Jieyang Town, I will let the two brothers Tong Wei and Tong Meng Pay attention to the surface of the river, if you find any brothers who jumped into the river to escape, you must rescue them!"

Chao Gai said again: "As long as the two brothers Xiaoer and Xiaowu can rush to the river, they will be able to escape by themselves with their water skills. I am not worried about my brother. Only Lin Chong and other brothers are not good at water. People are worried. Brother Li Jun, please keep your eyes wide open on the way back, and don’t miss a brother!"

Li Jun replied: "Brother Chao Gai don't worry, brothers don't worry, my brothers Li Li and Mu Chun are also missing now. Brothers have worked hard, please go into the cabin to rest."

After Song Jiang heard this, he clamored again with snot and tears to stay on the deck and wait for the brothers to return safely.After some persuasion by Li Jun and the others, they allowed him to enter the cabin to change his clothes, and then sat down to rest.

Under Li Jun's command, the fleet turned around and sailed upstream towards Jieyang Town, before the ships of the officers and soldiers approached, they highlighted the encirclement and stayed away from the Wuwei Army.

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In the early morning of the second day, outside the north gate of the Wuwei Army, Tongjuan Huang Wenbing and Zhijun of the Wuwei Army arranged for people to set up a pergola early, cooked the meat, steamed the steamed buns, prepared fine wine, and rewarded the officers and soldiers who had worked hard all night there. .

The Ximenqing brothers and the soldiers and horses supervised Wang Zhi after eating wine and meat, and then led his men to carefully check the results of last night's battle.

"White Rat" Bai Sheng smiled meanly, and followed Ximen Qing and the others step by step, helping them identify the corpses and identify the prisoners.

On the grass outside the north gate, more than 100 corpses of Liangshan bandits were neatly placed, and there were [-] or [-] wounded and captured bandits kneeling in a row beside them.In front of these thieves was the head of the bandit leader.

At this time, the heads of "Leopard Head" Lin Chong, "Red-haired Ghost" Liu Tang, "Lidi Tai Sui" Ruan Xiaoer, "Short Life Erlang" Ruan Xiaowu, and "Little Zheban" Mu Chun lined up, using them to lose their luster. He stared strangely at the prisoners kneeling opposite him.

The "red-haired ghost" Liu Tang was killed by Jiang Zhong and Jiao Ting at the north gate of the Wuwei Army, and his head was beheaded by Hong Zhen.

"Leopard Head" Lin Chong was murdered by Du Qian and Song Wan after being defeated by Hong Zhen on the riverside.

"Lidi Taisui" Ruan Xiaoer and "Short-lived Erlang" Ruan Xiaowu were not as lucky as Ruan Xiaoqi. They failed to escape the siege and fled to the riverside. Wang Bao beheaded with a knife.

The "little blocker" Mu Chun, who was shot in the leg, was left by two of his dealers halfway, and then he was hacked to death by the chasing sergeants, and his head was cut off.

Unexpectedly, Song Jiang and Chao Gai still left!Ximen Qing looked at the heads displayed on the ground with regret, and then carefully sized up the ten or twenty captives.

Some of these people confessed that they were young men from Liangshan, while others claimed to be part-time tenants of Mujiazhuang in Jieyang Town, but they were coerced by bandits from Liangshan.

Ximen Qing looked over one by one, and suddenly, a big man with lowered brows and his body covered in mud caught his attention.

"Where are you from? Why are you covered in mud?" Ximen Qing asked the big man.

"The villain is the farmer of Mujiazhuang in Jieyang Town. He is a rough man who grazes cattle and collects firewood for his master. Because of his brute force, he was bewitched by his master last night and was dragged here to violate the king's law by mistake. The villain last night I fell into a mud pit by the river, so I was covered in mud. The villain is convicted, and I hope that you will show your kindness and spare the villain's life." The big man lay on the ground and begged Ximen Qing and the others for mercy.

"Your body really stinks! Come here, wash this guy up!" Ximen Qing waved his hand, and two soldiers came over with buckets in their hands, and poured two buckets on the big man without saying anything. water.

The mud on the big man's face was washed away, revealing the uncut red beard around his cheeks.

Ximen Qing pointed to the big man and asked Bai Sheng if he knew him.

Bai Sheng looked at the man carefully, jumped up and shouted: "Take him down quickly! He is Li Li, the 'judgment judge' Li Li!"

"Bai Sheng, you bird man! The master killed you!" Li Li became furious when his identity was discovered. He jumped up from the ground and threw himself on Bai Sheng.

It's a pity that Jiao Ting and Jiang Zhong were standing next to him. How could this "judgmental judge" Li Li be allowed to commit murder? Jiang Zhong was tall, and he punched Li Li in the face casually, breaking his front teeth and bleeding from his nose.Jiao Ting kicked Li Li's heart, knocking Li Li to the ground.

All the soldiers rushed forward, tied Li Li into a ball, and pulled him out.

Bai Sheng also took the opportunity to jump over, slapped Li Li twice, and cursed: "You are a thief and a bird, you dare to oppose the court! This is a heinous crime that cannot be forgiven!"

"The thief Li Li has verified his integrity, behead him!" The King of Military and Horse Superintendent gave an order, and the executioner who was waiting on the side stepped forward, raised his knife and cut off the head of "Judge for Desire" Li Li.

This villain who opened a black shop on Jieyang Ridge to kill people and eat human flesh finally got his due retribution.

"Bai Sheng, take a closer look, are there any leaders who slipped through the net among these captives?" Ximen Qing asked Bai Shengfen.

Bai Sheng looked at the captives carefully one by one, shook his head at Ximen Qing and said, "These people are all young people, not including those thieves such as Chao Gai and Song Jiang."

"Brother Wang, what a pity! A few bandit leaders escaped. I wonder if the heads of the bandit leaders under their feet are enough to ask for credit from the court?" Ximen Qing asked Wang Zhi, the commander of soldiers and horses.

"These six heads don't seem to be enough! Someone! Pull me up!" Wang Jin waved his hand, and the soldiers dragged two more people up and made them kneel next to Li Li's corpse.