Dong Ping definitely did not have the chance to watch the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Otherwise, he would compare himself to Cao Cao. Why would a group of people jump out to surround and block him at every critical moment?
He had never fought with Chong Lin before, but at his level, he could basically see through the other party's foundation at a glance.
Lin Chong sat on his horse and held his spear upside down. His imposing manner made people feel unconfident.
"Dong Ping, dismount and accept your surrender. Lin Chong will guarantee your survival!”
His tone was a little arrogant. Although he could tell that Lin Chong was not someone to be trifled with, Dong Ping was also angry. He could not be bothered to talk nonsense and raised his spear as he rode his horse and charged over!
Chong Lin smiled and waved his spear. Hundreds of archers appeared behind him. They were all elites personally trained by Zhe Bie!
A rain of arrows flew over, but Dong Ping managed to block them with great difficulty. The soldiers behind him were in a difficult position, and dozens of them fell in an instant.
Seeing that he was still a few dozen steps away, Chong Lin shouted and rode his horse forward, thrusting his spear at Dong Ping's throat!
The spear was like a swimming dragon, fast as lightning! Even though Dong Ping was mentally prepared, he was still scared by Chong Lin's spear and broke out in a cold sweat!
It was too fast! He didn't even show any signs of movement, but the tip of the spear was already in front of him!
Dong Ping was a person who understood the situation. After a few moves, he understood that it was almost impossible to defeat the other party. There were still pursuers behind him. This was not the time to linger in battle!
With a wave of his two spears, Dong Ping found an opening. He couldn't care less about the government troops behind him and galloped away.
Lin Chong did not chase after them. He only called out to his subordinates to surround the government troops. After chopping melons and vegetables, hundreds of the 2,000 soldiers fell in an instant. There were still 300 to 500 people who were quick-witted and ran away.
The battle ended very quickly. The remaining 500 - 600 people saw that they could not escape, so they obediently threw their weapons on the ground and knelt down with their heads in their hands.
Wang Lun had been worried that Dong Ping's underestimation of the enemy had ended the first counter-encirclement of Mount Liang. Not only Wang Lun, but even Lin Chong and the others were surprised, but they also felt more excited. So the soldiers were only so-so.
That night, Wang Lun still rewarded the three armies. However, after the feast, he was not in a hurry to argue with Shangguan Wan 'er because he realized a problem.
Where should he go after Liangshan?
Although he had the banner of enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens, he was still a bandit. As Mount Liang grew stronger, Wang Lun's responsibility became heavier and heavier. Back then, he had provoked Gao Qiu for Lin Chong, so Mount Liang had inevitably stood against the Imperial Court. One could imagine that the Imperial Court would pursue him relentlessly.
Fortunately, Mount Liang had a natural barrier of 800 miles of water. This natural barrier was enough to withstand an army of 100,000. However, natural barriers could not defeat human strength. The infinitely intelligent humans would eventually trample all of this.
What Wang Lun wanted to do now was to unite the entire Water Lake. It was not a unity on the surface, but a sense of belonging between life and death.
To put it bluntly, this sense of belonging was built on their understanding and expectations for the future.
The next morning, Wang Lun did not sleep. Instead, he gathered all the leaders of Liangshan. He needed to give everyone a goal and a sense of belonging.
"Everyone, after going through West Creek Village, Lone Dragon Gang, and the encirclement and suppression of Eastern Peace Prefecture, everyone should understand that we have already gone through life and death with Mount Liang!”
Wang Lun's words were a little vague, but many people still understood.
Ruan Xiaoqi was the first to jump out." Brother, ever since I went up the mountain, I have never thought of going anywhere else. Brother, just say the word, and I will not be raised by my parents if I frown in the water or fire!"”
Wang Lun laughed and scolded," If you want to swear, don't bring your mother in. Don't you know what kind of person Little Seven is?"”
Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere became much livelier.
"What I mean is that all of you must understand that ever since we established our stronghold on Mount Liang, we have always been thinking of muddling along. Now, it's different. It's not that Wang Lun has deep ambitions and selfishness, but that the Imperial Court no longer has any room for you and me.”
"Brother, the Imperial Court is muddle-headed, the officials are rampant, and the people are dissatisfied. Brother, if you call for it, we can set up an independent regime. We can discuss the merits and demerits of the Zhao family and enjoy the prosperity of the region.”
Mi Mo's words were a little rough, but the truth was as such. Even the steady Lin Chong nodded repeatedly.
Wang Lun swept his gaze across the crowd. Lin Chong had been forced to go to Liangshan. If it weren't for Wang Lun, who knew what his family would be in now? The three Ruan brothers were fishermen who had been exploited ruthlessly and hated the government. Mi Mo was a hunter, so he had the same deep feelings as the Ruan family.
Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui, and Zhu Fu had long since fallen from grace. They didn't want to clear their names for the rest of their lives.
As for Zhe Bie, Lu Wenlong, and Shangguan Wan 'er, they were all summoned characters. If Wang Lun said to go to hell, the three of them would probably not even have the thought of choosing how to die. They would just do it at any moment.
At this point, Wang Lun understood that the general trend had been formed, and it was time to move on to the next step.
"The stronghold is growing stronger day by day. We have obtained a lot of silver from attacking Lone Dragon Gang, enough to last Liangshan for several years. As for food and weapons, we don't have to worry about them. Yesterday, I asked Brother Song Wan to do a count of the stronghold soldiers. There are more than five thousand veterans and four to five thousand young and strong people.”
Everyone nodded their heads. Although it sounded impressive to be the king of a mountain, there were not many people who could have such a formation. Everyone could not help but heave a sigh of relief.
"Today, I will be arbitrary. As the saying goes, there is no square without rules. From today onwards, my Liang Mountain will show its flag and recruit heroes from all over the world!”
Everyone was stunned and instantly cheered. When the voices quieted down a little, Wang Lun smiled and continued,"In that case, I will arrange the positions of everyone. I hope that all of you will be careful and not do anything that will make things difficult for me!”
Everyone said that they didn't dare and stood up solemnly.
"From today onwards, my Liangshan Stronghold will form an army. The main army will have five thousand people and the reserve army will have five thousand people. Wang Lun will not belittle himself and will take over as the Liangshan Stronghold Chieftain.”
Wang Lun was not playing around. What recommendation? To put it bluntly, for Liangshan to have what it had today, if he did not ascend the throne, it would be difficult for others to talk to him.
"What are you talking about? If it wasn't for her brother, who would dare to sit in this position?”Mi Mo was the first to shout, and everyone else echoed.
"Thank you, brothers, for your favor. Then I will assign you your duties!”
"Leopard Head Lin Chong will be the commander of my mountain stronghold cavalry unit! 5,000 soldiers!"
Chong Lin bowed respectfully.
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