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Xiang Chong said loudly.
"Row!"
Shi Jin chuckled.
He ordered his henchmen to release Fan Rui.
Then he just followed behind the three of them.
They followed them as they walked towards Zhao Yuan.
.....
Seeing Shi Jin escorting Fan Rui and the other two over,
Zhao Yuan jumped off his horse immediately.
He walked towards the three of them.
"Brother, it's best to be careful,"
Jiao Ting, accompanied by his personal guards,
He still wanted to protect Zhao Yuan.
But he was rejected outright.
"Don't worry, these three aren't the kind of despicable people who would resort to underhanded tactics,"
Zhao Yuan first spoke loudly,
Seeing that Jiao Ting was still unwilling to leave,
He could only say in a low voice,
"Alright! With my martial arts skills, even in close combat..."
"Do you think that even if the three of them attacked together, they would be no match for me?"
Jiao Ting then remembered,
Although he always led his personal guards to protect Zhao Yuan
But to be honest,
He went up with his personal guards.
I'm afraid they can't even beat Zhao Yuan.
However, even though they moved aside...
Jiao Ting, however, still kept his personal guards scattered around Zhao Yuan.
And he himself,
They kept a close eye on Fan Rui and his two companions.
They were afraid that they might suddenly pull out a hidden weapon and launch a sneak attack.
"So you are the Demon King of Mangdang Mountain?"
Zhao Yuan walked up to Fan Rui and asked in bewilderment,
"We Liangshan don't seem to have any grudges against you, do we?"
Why did you ambush us?
Fan Rui simply snorted coldly.
“You are all cavalrymen, and you are all wearing the armor of the government troops,”
"We thought you were government troops coming to conquer us,"
"Of course we won't sit idly by and wait to die!"
"Government troops?"
Zhao Yuan turned his head and looked at the armor on the soldiers' bodies.
When they previously defeated Huyan Zhuo's more than 20,000 imperial troops,
Liangshan naturally seized a large amount of clothing and armor.
Although the armor and clothing of the local imperial guards were of extremely poor quality.
But the troops under Huyan Zhuo's command,
Back then, they were the imperial guards of Bianliang (Kaifeng), the capital of the Eastern Capital.
Conquering Liangshan
It was another instance of avenging Gao Qiu and Cai Jing.
All the clothing and armor were rare and exquisite pieces from the government offices.
Compared to the armor they made themselves on Liangshan Mountain,
They are all much more exquisite!
Therefore, this march into Xuzhou
To avoid alarming the local government.
If it causes other trouble,
Zhao Yuan then ordered all the soldiers to wear the armor of the government troops.
But unexpectedly, this provoked the wicked devil of Mangdang Mountain!
"It's a misunderstanding,"
Zhao Yuan snorted coldly.
"Then I just had someone shout a message,"
"Why are you not only not holding back, but continuing to charge towards me?"
"Hmph, how were we supposed to know if you were telling the truth or not?"
Fan Rui sneered.
"Besides, even if you're not government troops, so what if you really are from Liangshan?"
"So we can't hit you?"
"We can't just kneel down and surrender as soon as you announce your number, can we?"
"If word gets out, how will the three of us survive in the martial arts world!"
"Just for this?"
Zhao Yuan was somewhat amused and exasperated.
Although he could be considered an outlaw on Liangshan Mountain...
But after all, he can't be considered a true江湖人 (jianghu person).
For the face-saving behavior of bandits,
Sometimes it's really hard to understand!
At this time,
Luan Tingyu and Qin Ming also came over.
"How are the casualties among the soldiers?"
Zhao Yuan asked the two directly.
"Only about thirty were injured,"
Luan Tingyu replied,
"Seven people were seriously injured, but they won't die."
"The rest are minor injuries; they'll be back to their old selves after a couple of days of rest..."
Chapter 1120 Let's just let it go today!
Where are the people from Mangdang Mountain?
Zhao Yuan glanced at Fan Rui and asked.
"This wasn't listed in detail,"
Luan Tingyu replied,
"However, there are at least a hundred dead and injured."
The casualties were actually quite low.
It's also thanks to the huge difference in strength between the two sides that...
Although there are many people in Mangdang Mountain,
But they were almost all infantrymen.
Not only were armor pieces scarce,
Even weapons,
Many of the henchmen were just there to make up the numbers, carrying sticks as well.
Meanwhile, on the Liangshan side...
Not only were they all cavalry,
Armor and weapons were all readily available!
Once the two sides make contact,
Liangshan's advance was naturally unstoppable.
This quickly terrified the people and horses of Mangdang Mountain, who scattered and fled.
The entire Mangdang Mountain,
In terms of combat strength, it's acceptable.
That is, the two or three hundred henchmen surrounding Fan Rui and his two companions.
Although most of these were also without armor.
But at least they were equipped with knives and guns!
It's starting to look a bit like a battle!
"Did you hear that?"
Zhao Yuan stared expressionlessly at Fan Rui and the other two.
"For the sake of that little bit of face, you've lost over a hundred people?"
"A hundred lives aren't as important as your little bit of pride?"
"I....."
Fan Rui opened his mouth,
Seemingly wanting to refute,
But in the end, he remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't speak,
Xiang Chong, standing next to him, immediately stiffened his neck.
He said impatiently,
"Just kill us if you want to. Why are you wasting your breath talking to us like this?"
"that is!"
Lee Gon, who was standing next to him, also spoke up.
"We made a mistake today,"