Chapter 119 What Did I Do Wrong? !
Luo Guangquan rode on a horse and led six battalions of two thousand soldiers to the north gate.

However, when they were halfway there, they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the front.

In the darkness, a group of Ming cavalry rushed out and attacked them.

Luo Guangquan's expression changed and he shouted, "Shoot!"

But the cavalry had already rushed to within thirty feet, and some of the rebels had just drawn their bows when the Ming cavalry had already rushed to them.

The long-handled iron gun fired with tremendous force, and the rebels in the front row were instantly dispersed.

However, this team of Ming cavalry was soon surrounded by a large number of rebels, causing their speed to drop significantly and they could not charge forward at all.

Luo Guangquan gave the order again: "Spearmen, assassinate!"

A group of rebels armed with three-meter-long spears rushed out and fired at the cavalry on horseback.

In order to avoid the attack, the cavalry had to dismount from their horses and engage in close combat with the rebels. Behind them, more and more Ming troops continued to pour out and join the battlefield.

Luo Guangquan still wanted to organize, but found that his loud voice had no effect among the crowd of thousands.

Seeing that the street was in chaos, Chen Fu had to pull Luo Guangquan and retreat first.

They were just running below, while Ou Zanghua and his group were jumping and chasing them on the roof.

Everyone jumped from the roof to the street and stopped Luo Guangquan and his group.

Ou Zanghua looked at the hundreds of people on the opposite side and said indifferently: "Luo Guangquan, Chen Fu, you have no way to escape, put down your weapons and surrender!"

Luo Guangquan paused, then sneered and said, "Oh, now all the cats and dogs are blocking my way? Go ahead!"

Following his order, the guards in cloth armor rushed forward with spears in hand.

Zuo Lengchan drew out two swords, one long and one short, and led the Songshan disciples to meet the guards without fear.

The moment he got closer, Zuo Lengchan swung his sword in his right hand and a personal guard raised his gun to block.

But Zuo Lengchan just made a feint with his sword, then slashed across with the dagger in his left hand, killing one person in the blink of an eye.

Then, he continued to rush forward, slashing out with both swords at the same time, instantly killing another bodyguard who was coming towards him.

With the help of this force, Zuo Lengchan turned his body, and made continuous spinning and slashing movements, swinging his long sword and short sword, killing several people before he was stopped by a personal guard leader who was holding a shield and a long sword.

The head of the personal guards stared at Zuo Lengchan and shouted coldly, "Humph! When did the leader of the Songshan Sect become a running dog of the imperial court?"

"The traitor must be killed by everyone!" As soon as Zuo Lengchan finished speaking, he slashed with the long sword in his right hand. After being blocked by the opponent's shield, he suddenly threw out the short sword in his left hand.

The leader of the guards obviously didn't expect this move, and before he could react, the dagger pierced his arm.

However, Zuo Lengchan held the long sword in both hands, jumped up and slashed down with the sword.

There was a dull "bang" sound. Although the leader of the personal guards raised his shield to block in time, his strength was no match for Zuo Lengchan.
He was forced to kneel on the ground by the sword!
Zuo Lengchan stretched out his left hand, grabbed the dagger, and slid it smoothly, directly cutting the neck of the leader of the personal guards.

Then Zuo Lengchan didn't show any reluctance at all, holding the sword in both hands and continued to attack in the direction of Luo Guangquan.

Luo Guangquan and Chen Fu were shocked when they saw this scene. Although Xiaocheng was not as skilled as them, they were surprised that Zuo Lengchan could kill him within three moves.

Chen Fu sighed and said, "Xiaocheng got married half a year ago, but he didn't want to."

"Then avenge Xiaocheng!" Luo Guangquan picked up his iron spear and rushed to the battlefield. Chen Fu sighed and followed closely behind.

Ou Zanghua's eyes were always on Luo Guangquan and Chen Fu. When he saw that the two men showed signs of fighting, he immediately grasped the scabbard with one hand and threw it forward, then used his lightness skills to pass through the crowd, with the tip of the sword pointing directly at Luo Guangquan.

Luo Guangquan swung his spear, cleared the scabbard, and suddenly dodged Ou Zanghua's straight thrust by leaning sideways. Chen Fu behind him just happened to shoot an arrow at him.

Ou Zanghua paused and turned his body to the side, in line with Luo Guangquan's height, and successfully avoided the arrow.

Luo Guangquan held the spear across his back and thrust it horizontally at Ou Zanghua.

Ou Zanghua thrust out his sword, and the spear tip collided with the sword tip, splashing a flame. Luo Guangquan instantly put away his spear and followed up with a move called Spear Turning and Cloud Shifting.

With a crisp sound of "ding!", Ou Zanghua held his sword horizontally to block, and directly withstood Luo Guangquan's attack with his rich internal energy. Chen Fu wanted to shoot an arrow from behind to launch a sneak attack, but he didn't expect that the arrow he shot this time was intercepted by someone halfway.

Zuo Lengchan cut the arrow off with a sword in his right hand, then kicked off and rushed forward.

Chen Fu sighed and decisively chose to slip away. How could a mere archer like him fight in close combat with a swordsman?
Zuo Lengchan was stunned for a moment. Is this guy really a traitor?

In the center of the battlefield, without any external interference, Ou Zanghua was able to concentrate more on dealing with Luo Guangquan.

If we only talk about strength, Luo Guangquan is superior to Ou Zanghua. He swept his gun horizontally, and after Ou Zanghua bent down to avoid it, he instead knocked away an internal traitor's bodyguard who accidentally squeezed into the battlefield between the two of them.

Ou Zanghua swung his sword diagonally, using the Huifeng Luoyan sword technique - Flying Together.

Luo Guangquan leaped up to avoid the attack, and then used a move to split Huashan down. After being avoided by moving sideways, Luo Guangquan changed to holding both hands flat and stabbing quickly, using Zilong's spear technique: A hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix!

In an instant, the gun tip turned into several shadows like a peacock spreading its tail.

Lean back to dodge, dodge sideways, lean forward to dodge, raise the sword to cancel, bend the arm to block, lean back left and right to dodge continuously, dodge sideways, use the sword horizontally to cancel, and lean forward to dodge!
Not to mention Luo Guangquan, even the soldiers from both sides who were watching the battle were shocked.

In just one breath of time, he dodged all of the 749 stabs.

Ou Zanghua took advantage of Luo Guangquan's distraction and stabbed his spear handle with his long sword, and then with a wave of left and right, he directly knocked out his iron spear.

Luo Guangquan still wanted to resist, but Ou Zanghua pressed his acupuncture points directly, and then he swept his leg, knocking him to the ground, pointed the tip of the sword at his throat and shouted: "The bandit leader has been captured alive by me, why don't you lay down your weapons and surrender?!"

The guards paused, and the Songshan disciples took the opportunity to surround Ou Zanghua with their swords pointing outward.

"This official? You use the Hengshan sword technique. How can you be an official as a gangster?" Luo Guangquan fell to the ground and asked with a smile while looking at the young Ou Zanghua.

Ou Zanghua said calmly: "I am from the Hengshan School, but it does not affect my participation in the imperial examination. I am currently an editor of the Hanlin Academy and the deputy envoy of Jiangxi Province."

"Oh, the third place winner who was talked about a few days ago is you!" Luo Guangquan reacted and showed an expression of understanding.

"Why are you rebelling?" Ou Zanghua asked, seeing that Luo Guangquan did not seem to be an impulsive person.

"Because I can't survive!"

The underworld and the underworld were inseparable, so Luo Guangquan was happy to communicate with Ou Zanghua, so he asked with a smile: "Master Ou, have you ever seen collusion between officials and businessmen?"

"A year ago, a tea merchant came to our county. He bought a piece of mountain from us, saying he wanted to plant tea trees. He hired a lot of people to help him turn the soil, weed, and deal with stones. They worked half a day every day and were paid seven copper coins."

"Originally everyone was just looking for something to do, but half a year later, someone dug up gold nuggets in the mountains."

"Everyone was in high spirits. The young and old in the county joined in and finished the remaining work in just two days. However, only a very small number of people managed to dig up gold nuggets, and my brother was one of them."

"Originally it was just a happy event for a few families, but the tea merchant colluded with the county magistrate and said that my brother had stolen his gold!"

"My brother is just an ordinary farmer. He thought it was better to have less trouble than more, so he took out the gold nuggets and returned them to the tea merchant."

"But the tea merchant said that what he lost was gold and my brother returned the copper nuggets, and he wanted my brother to compensate him for the gold. The crooked judge didn't ask any questions and ruled that my brother should pay compensation."

"My brother and those who dug up the gold had no way to defend themselves. Even selling their houses and land was not enough to pay the compensation, so the whole family had to sign a contract to sell themselves. My 60-year-old mother died of illness due to overwork, my little nephew also died of exhaustion in the tea mountain, and my niece was sold to Yanliu Lane. When I rescued her, she was already dead. She was only 14 years old!"

Luo Guangquan stared at Ou Zanghua and asked, "Master Ou, let me ask you, if you were me, what would you do?!"

Ou Zanghua was silent for a while, then half squatted down, looked at Luo Guangquan and said: "You must have missed something, for example, before the gold was dug out, you worked for half a year and still didn't finish the project. This means that someone didn't want to finish the project so quickly, because if the project was completed, there would be no income."

"As you said, only a very small number of people have dug up gold. If the tea merchants had pointed you out, you could have gotten away with refusing to pay. But why did you confess so quickly? I guess it's more likely that someone who participated in the gold digging but didn't get any has pointed you out in the county government office."

"That's why you allowed your subordinates to burn, kill and loot after Ruizhou Prefecture was captured. You hate those who have pointed fingers at your brother, and your subordinates hate those high-ranking scholars and wealthy families. You two hit it off immediately."

"So much so that after we entered the city, we didn't see many courtyards still inhabited."

"Now, you ask me, what would I do if I were you?" Ou Zanghua said calmly: "I would also kill corrupt officials and corrupt businessmen, but I would not vent my anger on others."

"So I approve of your belief and style in revenge for your family, but I oppose your behavior of wantonly expanding the scope of harm without regard for the consequences."

At this time, teams of soldiers came up and surrounded the guards. Li Chengxun, the prefect of Nanchang, rode up on horseback and shouted, "I am Li Chengxun, the prefect of Nanchang. You should quickly lay down your weapons and surrender. The court will treat you leniently."

(End of this chapter)