Chapter 74 Reason
Above the surging rivers, dozens of boats carried more than 200 soldiers upstream. On one of the big ships, a flag with the word "Liu" was inserted and dancing in the wind.
At the head of the big ship, Zhou Shun, Zhang Gui, Chen Da and others stood surrounded by Liu Feng.
"I heard that you are just robbing ordinary villages, why did you accumulate so much wealth?" Liu Feng was of course moved by the wealth of two or three thousand gold, but now thinking about it, he was a little confused and couldn't help asking.
"Food. The north is war-torn, and the food is scarce and the price is expensive. We have robbed Jingzhou for several years, and it is not difficult to accumulate wealth of two or three thousand gold," Zhou Shun replied.
The wounds on his and Zhang Gui's bodies had been simply treated, and even changed their clothes. Except for their slightly pale face, they didn't look like a wounded person at all.
"So that's it." Liu Feng said suddenly.
Although it was going upstream, it was always faster to go by water than to land. When the weather was about to turn dark, Liu Feng and others came to Du Island.
The gate of Du Island's village was closed and the water pirates could be seen defending. It can be seen that the news of Zhou Shun and his team's defeat did not spread.
After the ship approached, Zhang Gui stood at the bow of the ship and ordered the thieves to open the village door.
Although Liu Feng and others were dressed as an official army, Zhang Gui's prestige still allowed the thief who were responsible for the garrison to open the village gate happily and welcome Liu Feng and others into the village.
After entering the village, Liu Feng couldn't help but be amazed at the defense of the island.
This island has only two exits. As long as a small number of troops are invested, the purpose of defending the island can be achieved. Moreover, the island is also very large, and at least a thousand people can survive.
It is a very good stronghold for guarding this water system.
After entering the island, Chen Da immediately took over the defense with his army, while Zhang Gui took Liu Feng and others into the warehouse. He opened boxes for Liu Feng, and there were countless gold inside.
Without Liu Feng's instructions, Xu Tian immediately took the soldiers up and counted them.
Looking at his officials, counting the wealth that originally belonged to Zhang Gui and Zhou Shun. Liu Feng felt a little embarrassed, and coughed softly, and said to Zhang Gui: "Take me to the living room."
"No." Zhang Gui didn't feel that since these things were presented to Liu Feng, they were Liu Feng's things. He responded and immediately took Liu Feng to the living room.
After entering the living room, the two invited Liu Feng to sit on the side, and the two of them sat on both sides.
The decoration in the living room was quite normal. The only thing that surprised Liu Feng was that there were women serving him in this place.
Seeing a few fair-skinned and gorgeously dressed women bent over and poured tea and water for him, Liu Feng slowly understood.
"These are all women under their subordinates. If the lieutenant likes..." Seeing that Liu Feng took a few glances at his women, Zhang Gui said with a smile.
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhou Shun.
"How could the lieutenant care about your women?" Zhou Shun gave Zhang Gui a wink, and then explained to Liu Feng: "We are water thieves. Over the years, we have robbed many villages, and gradually we have family members and a small family."
"No need to explain, you have been here for four or five years. It's not surprising that there are some forces on your hands, and there are more women." Liu Feng waved his hand and signaled Zhou Shun not to explain more.
After Liu Feng said this, the living room fell into a brief silence. After all, the three of them had just met and even fought for a fight.
If you don’t understand each other, you will naturally not have much to say.
In the silence, the beautifully dressed women also felt pressured. After pouring tea for Liu Feng and others, they became blessed and immediately retreated.
However, after a brief silence, Zhou Shun glanced at Zhang Gui, who was stunned and then nodded slowly.
"Sir, I have something to tell you." Zhou Shun sighed when he saw Zhang Gui nodding and raised his fist to Liu Feng.
"Say." Zhou Shun was so solemn, Liu Feng couldn't help but purify his appearance and raised his hand and said.
"At that time, when Cao Gong fought against General Zhang, although General Zhang resisted, Cao Gong's power became stronger and the threat became greater and greater. The general was afraid, so he followed Jia Xu's plan and surrendered to Cao Gong. But because he killed Cao Ang, Dian Wei and others in Wancheng, the general was suspicious. So he ordered us to stay on Du Island with a batch of baggage, which was a way out." Zhou Shun looked at Liu Feng and slowly made the reason why he and the two of them were stationed on Du Island.
After hearing this, Liu Feng immediately thought of what Zhou Shun and the others said before, Zhang Xiu had not contacted them for several years. When he thought about it, he immediately guessed the reason.
It must be that Zhang Xiu had gained a foothold on Cao Cao, and was afraid that the matter of leaving a way out because of suspicion of Cao Cao was exposed, so he no longer contacted Zhou Shun and others.
After Zhou Shun finished speaking, he looked up and saw Liu Feng listening quietly. He smiled bitterly again, "Actually, we also know that the general has established a firm foothold in the north, so our existence is equivalent to being redundant. But after leaving the general, we feel that we are a masterless soul. We have no place to return, so we try every means to rob gold and silver. After enough supplies, we set off north to meet the general. We offer gold and silver, hoping that the general can accommodate us."
Speaking of this, Zhou Shun and Zhang Gui were both depressed one after another. It was just that they wanted to return to their former master, but it was really difficult.
Liu Feng was a little shocked, but he felt the hardships.
An old general wants to return to the old master. But for the old master, this old general is already dispensable, or even a hazard.
This is still very harmful.
Zhou Shun and Zhang Gui have been robbing their property for many years. It is almost impossible for them to return to their former master.
"You are redundant people to Zhang Xiu, but you are indispensable to me." Liu Feng slowly raised his fists at the two of them and said solemnly.
Zhou Shun and Zhang Gui looked at each other, and Zhou Shun raised his fist to Liu Feng and said gratefully: "Thank you for your love, but we both want to say more than that."
As he said that, Zhou Shun looked up at Liu Feng. This man who was not old but was struggling to survive. He raised his fist and said, "The supplies we brought were quite large back then. Although some leather armor, spears, bows and arrows have been used up over the years. But there are still two hundred pairs of iron armor left, and they are hidden in the nearby rivers."
When Zhou Shun said this, he undoubtedly had devoted all his life to Liu Feng, including loyalty, wealth, and their attachment to Zhang Xiu.
"Two hundred pairs of iron armor?" Liu Feng changed his calmness and suddenly stood up. He said in a lost voice.
Chapter completed!