Lin Yu's life of traveling through time

Judging from Lin Yu's previous strength in destroying the Hu cavalry alone, the two brothers Zhang Chenglong and Zhang Chenghu might not be his opponents even if they joined forces. What's more, Zhang Chenghu was seriously injured, and it was already a struggle for him to exert only 50% or 60% of his full combat power.

However, the battle between the two sides did not end in one move. Instead, it was very exciting, with both sides enjoying the attack and defense against each other.

This situation lasted until after dozens of rounds, when Zhang Chenghu was exhausted and exposed his weakness. Lin Yu seized the opportunity and knocked him to the ground with the hilt of his sword.

Zhang Chenglong managed to hold on for more than ten rounds, but was ultimately defeated.

The bandits thought about how easily Lin Yu had defeated hundreds of enemies in an instant, and then saw that their two leaders had been able to hold out for dozens of rounds at the hands of such a ruthless man, and they accepted their unwillingness. They considered it an honorable defeat and not a disgrace.

"I am Zhang Chenglong and Zhang Chenghu, your subordinates, and I am here to pay my respects to you, my lord." These two men were also bachelors. They accepted the defeat, dusted themselves off, and directly bowed their heads in submission.

"Please stand up quickly, both of you. I see that you are both very skilled in martial arts. Would you consider joining my Lin Family Army and fighting with me for a share of the world in this troubled times?" Lin Yu stepped forward and helped the two of them up with a smile.

Wow, this guy Lin Yu made a big promise and established the Lin family army in just a few words. This smile is definitely that of a wolf grandmother!

Zhang Chenglong and Zhang Chenghu exchanged a glance, with a flash of bitterness in both of their eyes. The fight just now looked quite exciting with many back and forth attacks. Only the two of them knew that they had tried their best, but their opponents always easily resolved their attacks. Their swordsmanship and skills were strange, and they could be seen clearly but not defended. However, every time at the critical moment, Lin Yu would defend himself a little, which allowed the two of them to hold on for dozens of rounds.

He sighed, "We are willing to follow our lord, and we will do anything for him." The two Zhang brothers figured it out and knelt down again to express their loyalty. After all, Lin Yu had given them enough face. They were all grown men, and if they didn't know what was good for them, they would be ungrateful.

Lin Yu finally felt relieved and said, "Since you two have followed me, I should be honest with you. To be honest, I have put a lot of effort into you two."

The Zhang brothers looked at Lin Yu in confusion. He continued, "I'm sure you two have a lot of guesses about the situation in Daliang City. When I took over Daliang City, there were only eighty-one people left, including me."

"What? Eighty-one people? Then... there shouldn't be others?" Zhang Chenghu asked in surprise.

Lin Yu sighed and said, "Yes, eighty-one people. This is the result of my active rescue efforts after entering Daliang City, including the starving people on Mantou Mountain. The original officials of Daliang City have either left or died, and only Li Cunshu is still here."

"These damn officials, if I meet them again I will tear them into pieces." Zhang Chenglong clenched his fists angrily. There used to be old friends he was familiar with there, but now everything is gone. The other bandits who were once residents of Daliang City didn't know whether they were lucky or unlucky.

"So, I, Lin, would like to apologize to you two. The Lin Family Army consists of only eighty-one of us. Would you still be willing to join?"

The Zhang brothers and Mr. Ji were both in disbelief at Lin Yu's actions, with a hint of complexity flashing in their eyes.

Mr. Ji was even more astonished. He had never seen such a frank recruitment, which was completely different from the bluffing displayed by those self-proclaimed heroes. Although bluffing was also used in their strategy against them, who could say it was not clever!

"My lord, you..." Mr. Ji hesitated to speak. He was obviously moved by Lin Yu's honesty, but he was worried whether this was just a clever strategy.

"Hahaha, Mr. Ji, do you think you recognize me, Lin, by calling me Lord?" Lin Yu smiled faintly, his eyes sincere. "Mr. Ji, I understand your concerns. But the reconstruction of Daliang City requires everyone who is willing to contribute. Although I, Lin Yu, am not a saint, I hope to face the difficulties with you and create a better future together."

"My lord, we two just accepted the loss of the bet. Since we have already acknowledged our master, we will never regret it."

"Okay, okay, it's a blessing for Daliang City and the Lin family army to have you join us. Get up quickly, gather everyone, and let's go home." Lin Yu pulled the two of them up and said loudly.

Lin Yu had to admire his own thick skin, and he immediately labeled the person as the Lin Family Army. He was thick-skinned enough to have his own reasons for starting a business with nothing. That was a good strategy for his own poor entrepreneurial journey.

"Going home?" The Zhang brothers couldn't help but feel excited when they heard this.

Although their Longhu Village is very close to Daliang City, they have been wanted by all major government agencies since they became bandits. The minions under them can sneak into the city because they are unfamiliar with them, but it is impossible for the two of them to go back home. Now Lin Yu's words about going home have really aroused the homesickness of the people in Longhu Village.

"As you command." After the two men bowed and accepted the order, Zhang Chenglong asked his younger brother Zhang Chenghu to return to the mountain stronghold to command the troops to pack up and prepare to return to Daliang City.

Zhang Chenglong walked to Lin Yu's side and said, "My lord, Daliang City is definitely out of food right now. My Dragon and Tiger Village doesn't have much else, but we definitely have enough food. If you need it, I'm willing to give away all my food."

Lin Yu was very pleased to hear this. It was rare for him to have such a kind heart. However, he shook his head and said, "No need for that. I have already said that I will not take any gold, silver, money, food or other things from the village. I will never break my promise."

"But... these foods..." Although Zhang Chenglong was excited about Lin Yu's keeping his promise, he also had concerns. What should the people in the city do without food?

"That belongs to everyone." Lin Yu patted Zhang Chenglong on the shoulder, glanced at the bandits who were busy moving their property on a large scale, and said, "I know a little about what the officials of Daliang City did in the past. You are looting out of helplessness. Since I have made a promise, I will not break it. If I take over Daliang City and become your lord, I will be able to ensure that my people have enough food to eat."

Zhang Chenglong was excited but still puzzled when he asked, "Since my lord wants to fight in troubled times, the population problem is that, together with the people of Longhu Village, there are 3,000 people in total, which can be regarded as supplementing the population problem of Daliang City. However, there are only about 2,000 combat-capable people left. If so, how will we support our soldiers?"

Lin Yu laughed heartily and looked at Zhang Chenglong with admiration. "We can only say that we are just starting out, so there are no taxes. This will not be determined until Daliang City reaches a certain scale. As for supporting the army, we don't have to rely on our own people to support it."

"Huh?" Zhang Chenglong stared with a pair of confused eyes, very puzzled. If this army doesn't support itself, who else can support it? You know, fighting for the world is expensive. He just felt that it would be extremely difficult for their lord in Daliang City to fight for hegemony.

If Lin Yu knew what he was thinking, he would show him the explosives and firearms in his treasure bag. In this world and this era, there are no weapons with such great lethality. Everyone is still fighting with cold weapons.

That is to say, Lin Yu has not yet accumulated enough capital, otherwise why would he come to Zhao'an Mountain Bandits in every possible way. He is just waiting to gather an army to fight and support the war and recruit people at the same time. If he doesn't have it himself, can't he just rob others?