Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 265 Let’s cheat!

The one called Chen Dali laughed and said, "Chief, wait a moment. I will go and capture those government troops right away."

Chen Dali used a long-handled hammer.

He has always loved listening to storybooks, and he particularly envied those peerless warriors who wielded sledgehammers.

Later, since he joined the Bazhou rebels and became a favorite general of "Mantianxing" due to his bravery, he has been thinking about getting a sledgehammer to play with.

It will be so majestic when you go to the battlefield.

So Chen Dali secretly saved up good iron materials, and after he captured Xiong County, he had someone make two sledgehammers for him according to the script.

He got the sledgehammer and was able to lift it with his courage and strength.

Just a slight swing made my arms sore and weak, and I couldn't use any strength.

Especially when you want to raise the hammer and hit, it will become more and more difficult as long as the hammer head is higher than your shoulder.

What made Chen Dali most uncomfortable was that although the hammer was powerful, it was very slow to deal with.

He is a cavalry general, and when two horses meet, he has to make a quick judgment.

The hammer in his hand was so slow that he inevitably suffered losses a few times.

Chen Dali endured for a long time, but finally couldn't bear it anymore. When he captured Cangzhou, he asked someone to make the hammer smaller so that he could wield it more conveniently.

As a result, after the hammer was reduced in size, Chen Dali soon discovered new problems.

That is because the hammer handle is too short, resulting in insufficient fighting distance, and it is easy for enemies holding long weapons to take advantage of the opportunity to distance themselves and incur free damage.

Chen Dali, who keeps pace with the times, quickly made some changes and had someone change the short-handled hammer into a long-handled hammer.

This will finally satisfy Chen Dali's wish.

When Chen Dali fought against the enemy, he held a small hammer with a long handle and swung it with great ferocity. At the moment when the two horses met, he only needed to smash the enemy with one powerful blow, and the enemy would fall heavily to the ground.

Seeing someone provoking him, Chen Dali was already eager to try and enjoy the feeling of crushing and mowing the grass.

Pei Yuan saw that the enemy had assembled a team of cavalry to fight against them in the dim light, so he said to Ding Hong, "It seems that there is a general in command. We can't fight later."

Then he said to Ding Hong, "Let's divide it up. You take a few people to go around and take a look."

After hearing this, Ding Hong immediately shouted a few times and led a few people to walk back.

At this time Pei Yuan also saw Chen Dali rushing out, and his eyes were immediately attracted by the long-handled hammer in his hand.

In the early days of the Bazhou bandits, because Liu Liu and Liu Qi were wealthy men from Hebei, many martial arts masters came to join them.

Later on, refugees and bandits from all over the place gradually joined in.

Many people don't have much combat skills except for their strength.

The Sun Siniu that Pei Yuan met when he raided the ambush camp last time was such a person.

As soon as Pei Yuan saw the long-handled hammer in Chen Dali's hand, he knew it would be difficult to fight him.

This kind of opponent is completely unreasonable. He starts fighting from a distance. As soon as he meets you, he will hit you on the head with a hammer. By the time you finally dodge and your horses cross, the opponent has already run far away.

If Pei Yuan fought him head-on, the opponent's hammer had a longer handle, and he would be able to gain greater power when swinging it.

With Pei Yuan's short-handled golden hammer, he had no power to resist at all.

Although Pei Yuan was holding a big spear, he was not a combat-oriented warrior. He was only good at killing minions and mowing the grass, but if he fought delicately, he would inevitably suffer losses.

Moreover, Pei Yuan couldn't easily make a deal with such a tough guy. In such a chaotic situation, he couldn't get hurt easily.

Seeing Chen Dali rushing towards him aggressively, Pei Yuan felt a little flustered.

It’s hard to fight, what should I do? !

In a flash, Pei Yuan made up his mind.

Start cheating!

As his mind moved, Pei Yuan took out a bag from his waist, shook his hand and threw it forward.

The bundle spread out in mid-air, and a red cassock woven with gold thread fell down.

The cassock fell a little in the air, and immediately swelled up as if it were inflated.

Then, the cassock in mid-air, which seemed to reveal a bloody mouth, suddenly swallowed Chen Dali who was riding a fast horse.

Chen Dali was horrified when he saw this on his horse. He quickly swung his long-handled hammer, trying to knock the cassock away, but it had no effect at all. Both he and the hammer were swallowed up and disappeared.

The bandits following Chen Dali saw this and were all at a loss.

But the horses had already charged, leaving no time to adjust.

Instead of slowing down, turning the horse around and running back now, it would be better to rush out of the government army's formation and run straight away, waiting for the enemy to slow down, turn the horse around and chase you.

So the two teams of cavalry passed each other at a very fast speed.

Pei Yuan raised the spear in his hand and killed two people in a row, but the cavalry of these bandits only wanted to escape and did not engage in a fight with the Xuzhou cavalry at all. After paying a considerable price, they simply made a circle and fled to the rear of the Bazhou bandits.

Pei Yuan took a quick look and saw that more than ten bandits from Bazhou had died, and two or three of his own men had also been killed.

He suddenly thought, he might as well go out and do nothing in vain.

He immediately rode his horse forward, heading for where the Bazhou bandits were lined up.

"Mantianxing" was a little surprised to see that the enemy cavalry was so brave that they actually rushed straight towards him.

He waved his hand, and immediately dozens of archers came forward and aimed at Pei Yuan from a distance.

Seeing this, Pei Yuan did not force it, but stopped directly out of the range, took off his helmet with great effort, and revealed his face.

He laughed and said, "You guys, do you recognize me?"

The two sides were still far apart and the sky was gloomy. The distance looked blurry and they couldn't see each other clearly.

Although Pei Yuan had never dealt with that "Starry Sky", he believed that that "Starry Sky" should have some impression of him.

After all, when he was in the Bazhou army, there were many turbulent times.

Even top-notch bandit generals like Liu Liu, Liu Qi, and Qi Yanming had to listen to his opinions.

Although people like "Mantianxing" did not have the opportunity to have a close relationship with Pei Yuan, they had the opportunity to meet him in person, so they must have some impression of him.

As expected, as soon as Pei Yuan's voice came out, someone quickly signaled the chaotic army to keep silent.

Then, one of the archers stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "It sounds like an old friend."

Pei Yuan didn't know how Liu Liu, Liu Qi and the others viewed him after they separated.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to test the attitudes of these people, so he smiled again and said, "Then why not make a guess."

As expected, “Starry Sky” paused for a moment, and then continued, “It sounds familiar, but it’s too far away to hear clearly.”

As he said this, he signaled the archers to gather around him and come closer.

Pei Yuan became alert immediately when he saw his actions.

Only a jerk like him would know how much those good brothers who were drinking and chatting happily in the Bazhou Army hated him. Pei Yuan quietly turned his horse's head and prepared to flee to the side.

The "Starry Sky" who had been paying attention noticed Pei Yuan's action. He thought his intention was exposed, so he shouted in a low voice, "Shoot! Shoot quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the archers immediately released their bowstrings and arrows rained down.

Since Pei Yuan was prepared, he would naturally not suffer this loss.

The blood-red cassock suddenly appeared and swallowed all the arrows.

Many Bazhou bandits changed color when they saw this.

Seeing that things had come to this, Mantianxing immediately shouted, "That demon is Zhuge Jianggan. Leader Liu Qi has issued an order that there will be a huge reward for capturing him alive or killing him."

As he said this, he actually swung the knife in his hand horizontally, threw away the scabbard, and rushed straight towards Pei Yuan.

The archers also drew their arrows and wanted to shoot Pei Yuan again.

Pei Yuan felt a little regretful.

It's a pity that his high reputation in the Bazhou army has now become negative.

It seems that only when the Bazhou Army encounters difficulties and needs to exchange salt to overcome the crisis, can the two sides proceed to the next step in a friendly manner.

Pei Yuan wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to capture the "Starry Sky", but now the bandits were rushing towards him like crazy, leaving him no room to display his bravery.

What's more, there is a "big tiger" in the enemy camp. Instead of letting the "big tiger" integrate those bandit troops, it is better to leave the "Starry Sky" and let them disperse their strength.

Pei Yuan sped up his horse and hid far away before the archers launched their second round of shooting.

Then he laughed and said, "Now that you know who I am? That's great. I'll wait for you to come."

As he said this, he rode away on his horse to meet up with the Xuzhou cavalry who had fallen behind.

"Mantianxing" was very good at light body skills. He chased for a while with his sword in hand. When he saw Pei Yuan had retreated to the front of the camp, he said to his subordinates angrily, "Zhuge Jianggan is treacherous and unpredictable. We must not fall into his evil scheme."

After saying that, he led the team back.

When they got back to the bandit group, "Mantianxing" lowered his head and thought for a while, then said to his confidant, "I thought that with 'Xiao Wusong' and his men harassing the troops all night, the government troops should be exhausted, and we can attack the camp today and take it down in one go. But since this person is here, I guess that method won't work much."

After hearing what he said, the confidant of "Mantianxing" couldn't help but wonder, "What does the leader mean?"

"Mantianxing" said calmly, "I have heard a lot about this man. Even several bandit commanders of our Bazhou Army were plotted against by him, which led to the defeat at Xiaohekou."

"Looking at his spirit today, he seems to be quite capable. If we attack rashly, we will definitely fall into their trap."

The confidant saw that what Mantianxing said made sense, so he quickly asked, "What does the leader think?"

"Mantianxing" thought about it, and finally decided that it would be better to be cautious and make full use of the advantages on this side in order to strangle the monster.

So he said to his confidant, "You guys hold the line here while I go ask Tiger General for help. If we attack together, the difference in strength will be enough to foil his plan."

After hearing this, the confidant felt a little dissatisfied with Mantianxing's caution.

The other side only had about a thousand soldiers and not all of them were capable of fighting in the battlefield.

The military strength here is ten times that of the opposite side, so why bother with more effort?

Wait until the vision is a little better, then you can attack the village directly.

only……

If we really have to attack, I will most likely be the one leading the team.

So the confidant agreed decisively, "The leader is very thorough in his work. No wonder the commanders entrusted the affairs here to you."

"Mantianxing" didn't bother to pay attention to the flattery of his confidant. He just hummed casually, got on his horse and took a few people to meet the "big tiger".

The real name of "Big Tiger" is Chen Hutou. In the early days, he gathered a large number of people to join Liu Liu and Liu Qi's team.

This was a rebel leader who was once very active in history, but a mysterious hand interfered with the historical process of the Bazhou rebels, preventing him from standing out from his peers.

The original name of "Mantianxing" was Zhao Xinghe, and he was also one of the earliest people to join the Bazhou rebels.

After the Bazhou rebels grew stronger, those who subsequently defected to the Bazhou army fell into the hands of Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others, and their faction became increasingly powerful.

Early brothers like "Mantianxing" and "Da Lao Hu" were gradually marginalized.

It is for this reason that these people behave in a particularly united way.

After the Bazhou army was defeated in a surprise attack at Xiaohekou by the governor-general Bai Yu, the two quickly joined forces and gathered the defeated soldiers.

However, the two men misjudged the situation and believed that the government troops would soon catch up and attack the main force of the Bazhou Army. The remaining troops in their hands might become victims of delaying the enemy.

So they planned to go around the weak point of the government army and temporarily avoid the sharp edge, so they re-entered Shandong under the slogan of "clearing the court and supporting the virtuous king".

Unexpectedly, the government army just happened to change its commander, and the army stopped in Xuzhou and Huai'an for a long time without any movement.

He and "Big Tiger" actually developed very well.

It was at this time that the people who went to Henan to contact the Bazhou Army returned.

Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others did not want to expose their stupid deeds, but after learning that there was still such a force surviving in Shandong, they were afraid that they would repeat the same mistakes.

So he sent his confidants to tell several powerful leaders the inside story of the defeat at Xiaohekou.

It was at that time that "Starry Sky" and "Big Tiger" overturned their impression of Zhuge Jiang Gan and recognized the true face of this dog thief.

Now that the thief is right in front of him, and there is also Gu Dayong, Mantianxing will keep him here no matter what the cost!
"Mantianxing" left with hatred and soon met another commander "Big Tiger".

When Chen Hutou heard that the bastard Pei Yuan was here, he immediately sent troops to meet up with "Mantianxing" to completely cut off the bastard's life.

……

Pei Yuan wandered around outside for a while and determined the stance and attitude of this group of bandits. He also became more determined about his next plan.

Since I can't use this group of Bazhou bandits, I'll destroy them.

When he returned to the camp, he was immediately greeted by Xiao Yan and Gu Dayong.

The two men first looked at Pei Yuan nervously, and when they saw that he had no injuries, they asked hesitantly, "Just now we were on the observation deck and saw Captain Pei and the leader of the bandit army talking. I wonder what they were talking about?"

Pei Yuan said, "I said I was trying to get close to him, do you believe me?"

Xiao Yan and Gu Dayong both laughed and said, "Don't joke, Captain. If you can't say it, it's no big deal."

Both of them saw it.

Pei Yuan had just said a few words when the bandit leader sneaked up with archers to shoot Pei Yuan.

Is there anyone in this world who is so close to others?

Xiao Yan took the initiative to explain for Pei Yuan, "Captain Pei is extremely powerful, he must have gone to curse."

"There's no need to curse."

Pei Yuan laughed dryly, not knowing how to make them understand how sure he was of attracting hatred.

(End of this chapter)