Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 67 The Five Tigers Arrive
"Okay, second brother, you're injured, don't get excited. We underestimated the enemy before. We didn't expect that Huangshui Township would produce such a group of powerful people, who are a hundred times stronger than those crappy county lieutenants. If we had defended the mountain stronghold from the beginning, we wouldn't have suffered such a disastrous defeat. Unfortunately, we underestimated the enemy, gave up the strategic location, and took the initiative to go out of the stronghold to meet the enemy, exposing our weaknesses. How could we not be defeated?"

After all, Gu Lian had been fighting with many other strongholds and government offices for many years, so he quickly summed up the problem, and the other people were also very convinced after hearing it.

"Brother, tell me what we should do now? We will listen to you!"

Gu Lian rolled his eyes and thought for a long time.

"Alas, there is only one way to go now, and that is to unite with the Five Wolf Village. Now we are all on the same boat, and no one can escape. We must unite against the enemy to have hope. Otherwise, it won't be long before we will be defeated one by one by the Yellow Water Village, and there is no need to say more about the outcome by then."

The other three immediately lowered their heads and remained silent.

To be honest, they and the Five Wolfs Stronghold had kept to themselves for many years. They usually focused on Yu County and seldom went to Langdiao County to plunder. There were no conflicts between them, but now that they were suddenly going to unite, they were a little nervous.

But no matter how nervous I was, after thinking it over, I really couldn't think of a better solution, so this was the only way.

"Then let's decide it this way. Originally, the second brother was quick-witted and was the most suitable person to discuss this matter. However, now that the second brother is injured, we have to trouble the fourth brother to go. The three guys in the Five Wolf Village are not stupid. We can still see the relationship. At most, they will extort some food from us. As long as it is not too excessive, you can make the decision yourself. Just think of it as losing money to avoid disaster."

Gu Lian gave the order, and Gu Tian clasped his fists and accepted it. After that, they discussed some other things, and then helped the second and third brothers back to their room to rest.

However, what they did not expect was that after Liu He and others left their Wuhu Village, they immediately went straight to Wulang Village and used the same method to anger Dou Quan and the other three.

Zhu Ye was slightly injured, so Liu He sent Guan Yu to fight.

Dou Quan was smarter than the five brothers. He did not go into battle himself, nor did he stop two of his brothers from going into battle. Instead, he sent out several of his men with outstanding skills, but they were all cut into two by Guan Yu, shocking everyone. After that, Dou Quan quickly closed the gate of the village and guarded it with bows and arrows and caltrops. Liu He and others also retreated.

Zhu Ye was very strong, so his injury was not serious. He only needed a few days of rest after a simple bandage. However, the two mountain strongholds suffered heavy losses and were filled with worry.

"Brother, let's unite with the Five Tigers. It seems that we can't deal with this militia on our own. Brother, don't hesitate!"

Dou Quan's two brothers, Yan Heng and He Da, pleaded with their eldest brother. They were already frightened by Guan Yu's sharp swordsmanship and the strict military appearance of the militia.

Dou Quan didn't say anything, but just tapped the corner of the table with his fingers and closed his eyes slightly.

Seeing that he didn't express his opinion, the two became even more anxious.

"Big brother..."

"Well, stop arguing..." Dou Quan waved his hand, and the two didn't dare to say anything more.

After a long time, Dou Quan's eyes suddenly opened, and a gleam of light flashed.

"Well, I also know that the union of the two villages is indeed imperative."

When the two heard this, they were overjoyed and stepped forward, expressing their willingness to be the messengers.

Dou Quan shook his head and said, "Don't worry. Let's just wait. I think the Five Tigers must have suffered a loss. Let's wait here for them to come to us. If they need our help, wouldn't it be a good opportunity to ask for some money and food?"

The two looked confused, but Dou Quan was too lazy to explain to them and just told them to obey. In Dou Quan's eyes, Liu He and his men were indeed strong, but his own Five Wolfs Camp was not a pushover. Although the other side had taken some advantage, his defense was tight, and the other side would definitely be unwilling to give up after retreating.

The most likely outcome of being unwilling to accept the result is going to Wuhuzhai.

Based on such considerations, Dou Quan specially sent several scouts to investigate. In the evening, the scouts came back and reported that the entire Wuhu Camp was in mourning clothes. After careful investigation, it turned out that the five kings were killed by the militia, and two other kings were also injured. The losses were much more serious than those of his Wulang Camp.

After receiving this information, Dou Quan became more convinced of his judgment.

As he expected, at noon the next day, the gatekeeper came to report that the four kings of the Five Tigers Village came to visit with several followers.

"Haha, big brother is really smart! I admire you so much!" Yan Heng and He Da flattered him.

Dou Quan also seemed very proud. He waved his hand and asked the soldiers to invite Gu Tian to meet him in the meeting room.

Gu Tian walked to the door, motioned several followers to wait outside, and walked in alone.

"Three leaders, Gutian greets you!"

Gu Tian came in, stood up straight and clasped his fists. After all, they were all peers and there was no need to perform formalities.

"You're welcome, Chief Gu. Please take a seat!" Dou Quan said politely.

After the other party sat down, Dou Quan asked, "Our two strongholds don't usually interact with each other. I wonder what instructions the four kings have for my Five Wolf Stronghold today?"

Of course, he was asking this question even though he already knew the answer. The other party had to speak out himself before he could make a big profit from him.

Upon hearing this, Gu Tian's face turned red, then he lowered his head and sighed.

"I will not hide it from you three and will tell you the truth. In recent years, Huangshui Township has trained militias. In a few days, they broke through the Lianghe and Hongye mountain strongholds. Now they have 400 to 500 soldiers. I'm sure you three know about this, right?"

Dou Quan nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I know that. The stronger the Huangshui Township is, the more trouble we will have with the Five Wolfs. Fortunately, your Five Tigers usually stay in Yu County. I think the militia team of Huangshui Township should not be a threat to you, right?"

Dou Quan's question made Gu Tian's old face blush again.

"This... well... to be honest, the militia came to our Five Tigers Camp yesterday, and my fifth brother was beaten to death by one of the boys. The four of us brothers fought against the boy together, but were also defeated. My second and third brothers were seriously injured. The strength of the militia is so strong that it's outrageous!"

Gu Tian's words shocked Dou Quan and the other two.

The scouts sent out before only heard that the five kings of the other side were killed by the militia, but they didn't know that the five of them were picked like this by one of the other side. After all, how could the scouts in this kind of mountain stronghold have such professional abilities?
Although Dou Quan and his companions were well aware of the strength of this militia team, it now seemed that the opponent's strength was even greater than they had expected.

"Hiss... How could the other party be so powerful? We originally thought that they were just a group of spontaneously organized farmers. We didn't expect that we had seriously underestimated them."

Dou Quan acted as if he was extremely surprised, but his surprise was only three-tenths real, the other seven-tenths was just an act.

(End of this chapter)