The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

The footsteps were getting closer and closer.

Accompanied by the sound of metal friction as the blade was unsheathed.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Liu Sanlang stopped pretending to be unconscious and suddenly jumped up, threw the table to the other side. Taking advantage of the gap when the other party was resisting, he grabbed the other person's neck and threw him against the wall, knocking the man unconscious.

Then he drew his sword and walked towards the people at the door.

Zhao Renzhi was lying in ambush in the opposite tent. When he heard the sound, he immediately drew his sword and formed a pincer attack with Liu Sanlang, surrounding the few people.

After officially entering the battle, Liu Sanlang seemed like a completely different person, and he became very decisive.

Last time he let these people escape and left no one alive. He will not make the same mistake again this time.

The first thing was to remove the jaws of these people, so as not to give them the chance to commit suicide.

Every time he attacked, he used the back of the knife. His moves looked fierce, but in fact, these people would not die for a while.

After a while, the ground was covered with debris.

A soldier quickly came over, tied the man up and threw him into the tent.

"The show is about to begin, right?" Zhao Renzhi said as he walked.

"The spies we sent out haven't returned yet, which means we're still far away. We just need to proceed according to the plan," Liu Sanlang replied.

He suddenly discovered that among the kidnapped people, there was someone he knew.

"Deng...Deng..." Liu Sanlang thought for a long time but couldn't remember the man's full name. It had been so long that he had forgotten it.

After a while, he could only shake his head and give up thinking, calling the man by his nickname: "Deng Lao Er, why is it you? Why are you here?"

"Huh, didn't expect that, did you?" Deng Lao Er spat out blood foam and said hatefully.

"Aren't you from Lin'an? Why are you coming to the north to get involved instead of staying in the south?"

Liu Sanlang was really curious. The south was much better than the north. Who would give up their good life and run to the north to suffer?

"I am in this situation now because of you. When I left Lin'an, I said that I must avenge my brother. Unfortunately, I only met you and not your brother-in-law"!

Seeing the resentment in this man's eyes almost overflowing, Zhao Renzhi asked, "Brother Liu, do you know this person?"

"That's right," Liu Sanlang nodded and replied, "This man is the younger brother of the one my fifth sister-in-law was engaged to in Lin'an. But before they could get married, he died, and my father-in-law's family broke off the engagement. Morally and logically, we did nothing wrong. I don't know why he holds such a deep hatred for us. Sigh!"

"At this point, you still think you have done nothing wrong," Deng Lao Er sneered.

Liu Sanlang took two steps closer and asked seriously, "What's wrong? Your eldest brother's death has nothing to do with us. It was his own fate. You know this better than anyone else. You just don't want to admit it. You put all the blame on others. That way you can feel better, right?"

After a pause, Liu Sanlang continued, "As for what you said about Wu Ya not observing mourning for your eldest brother, there were too many such incidents during those years of war. The dead are dead, but the living must continue to live. You can't let the living be buried with the dead, right? You're just being too stubborn!"

"After not seeing you for a few years, you have become much more eloquent. It's true that it's good to lean on a big tree for shade. Now you are all doing well. Pah!" Deng Lao Er said "Pah" fiercely.

Then he sneered, "You really think our people are all pushovers? Haha, let me tell you, your good days are almost over. Even if you win this battle, what good will it do? You can't go back to Kaifeng!"

Zhao Renzhi and Liu Sanlang looked at each other with surprise in their eyes when they heard this.

"Speak clearly, what do you mean?" Zhao Renzhi shouted sternly.

Unfortunately, Deng Lao Er gritted his teeth and refused to reveal a word no matter what, looking as if he was ready to kill or chop him up as you please.

The same was true for the other people, their teeth were very tough.

At this time, the spy came to report that the enemy was twenty miles to the north and would arrive soon.

There was no time to torture them. Zhao Renzhi and Liu Sanlang threw the tied-up people into a secluded corner and then quickly set up an ambush.

In less than half an hour, a large number of enemy troops arrived, roughly estimated to be more than 5,000 people, dressed in rags as usual, very much in the style of the Bai Chao Army.

Because they had set up an ambush in advance and had the advantage, Zhao Renzhi thought that this war would be as simple as the previous ones. He could just ride a horse, wield a sword, charge into battle, and reap the enemy's heads.

But this time it was different. After learning that they were ambushed, the enemy camp was in chaos for a while, and then quickly entered combat mode.

Fierce and tenacious, fighting and retreating.

That ruthlessness reminded Zhao Renzhi of the enemy troops he encountered on the front lines before the establishment of the Xin Dynasty.

This time, it feels right!

Before he could pay attention, the opponent's spear suddenly stabbed at him. The moment the tip of the spear penetrated the flesh, it was like piercing a layer of fat. Pushing further in, it was like piercing the bone, and when the bone passed through, it was like piercing the chest cavity.

Zhao Renzhi quickly took up his knife to block.

Seeing that he was injured, more people immediately surrounded him. That's how it is on the battlefield, they take advantage of your illness to kill you.

Liu Sanlang noticed this scene from a distance and without thinking too much, he rode his horse over to rescue them.

It’s not that he has deep feelings for Zhao Renzhi, but he knows that it’s best for both of the two main generals not to make any mistakes on the front battlefield, so that they can discuss with each other if anything happens.

Moreover, Zhao Renzhi is well-read and has many ideas. Having him around is like having multiple think tanks. If it is not absolutely necessary, Liu Sanlang will definitely save him.

This is the big picture.

In the chaos, the warhorse stepped on someone's arm or thigh, and only heard the sound of bones breaking with a "crack".

The blood splattered on the enemy's face even blurred his eyes.

When everything was over, all you could see were corpses strewn across the ground.

The men below wanted to take advantage of the chaos to pursue, but Zhao Renzhi and Liu Sanlang stopped them in unison, saying, "Stop chasing!"

Liu Sanlang ordered the military doctor to come and bandage everyone.

Those who can move clean up the battlefield.

He took a long knife and went to interrogate a few prisoners.

Zhao Renzhi covered his chest and stood up and said, "I'll go with you!"

"You are so badly injured, take a rest!"

Zhao Renzhi shook his head. "Actually, swords, spears, or any other weapon won't hurt the moment they penetrate your body. The military doctor has already bandaged me. It's nothing serious. Let's go!"

"Are you also worried..."

"That's right, I suspect this is a trap. They have woven a big net and are just waiting to catch the turtle in the jar, just like us this time. But the difference is that this net is too big. Once we really fail, we may not be able to march north again within a few years," Zhao Renzhi was very worried.

"We both think alike, but I think there is still a chance to save it," Liu Sanlang said in a deep voice.