Jeju has jurisdiction over four counties. The state is located in Juye County, at the southern end of Liangshan Lake. The people call it Jeju City.
The Jeju Zhizhou's name was Ren Qingrong. After receiving Shi Wenbin's official document, he was also slightly shocked. He did not expect that someone under his rule would dare to kill the imperial court's envoy.
Immediately, Ren Qing Rong called for He Tao, the envoy in charge of arresting the bandits.
Ren Qingrong said," He Tao, a murderer has appeared in Yuncheng County. He killed the special envoy of the imperial court and a government official. He also injured a governor of the county and fled to the Liangshan River. I order you to immediately go and arrest the murderer."”
When He Tao heard that the murderer had escaped into the lake, he quickly said,"Lord Prefect, Liangshan Lake stretches for eight hundred miles, surrounded by deep waters and a group of bandits gathered on the mountain. Without a large army, who would dare to go there to capture the bandits?”
"There are bandits in Jeju. Why didn't you report it to me?”Ren Qing Rong frowned.
In ancient times, the most basic duty of a local official was to educate the local people and maintain the stability of a region. Now that a group of bandits had appeared in Jeju, it was Ren Qingrong's dereliction of duty.
If the imperial court were to pursue this matter, Ren Qingrong would definitely be the first to be held accountable. Shi Wenbin had just taken office, so he couldn't possibly be the scapegoat.
"Lord Prefect, after all, Mount Liang is at the northern end of the lake, a hundred miles away from Jeju City. I only recently found out.”He Tao quickly found an excuse to excuse himself.
"In that case, I'm afraid we'll have to mobilize the provincial imperial guards.”
Ren Qingrong snorted lightly, then sent someone to call the Military and Horses Supervisor Chen Yinglong and the Regiment Training Envoy Huang An over.
Not long after, a military officer walked in and bowed to Ren Qingrong.""Huang An, commander of the Jeju Military Regiment, greets the Zhizhou Lord.”
Ren Qingrong looked at Huang An and frowned.""Why did you come alone? Why didn't I see Governor Chen Yinglong?”
Huang An replied," It's good for you to know that last month, Governor Chen obtained a good horse. However, this horse has a very strong temper. When Governor Chen was riding it, he accidentally fell off the horse and injured his leg. He is currently recuperating at home.”
Ren Qingrong was speechless and could only say,""Now that a murderer has appeared in Yuncheng County and killed the special envoy sent by the Imperial Court to search for Tian, you should immediately go with He Tao to arrest him.”
"This general will obey!" Huang An was stunned for a moment before he was overjoyed. He exclaimed that the heavens had opened their eyes and allowed such a great merit to fall on his head.
In the Song Dynasty, ever since Song and Liao signed the Chanyuan Alliance, only the northwest was at war with the Xixia all year round. The other places had not heard of weapons for a hundred years.
If a general like Huang An wanted to be promoted, he would have to rely on a strong backer. Otherwise, he could only slowly endure it. If he could eliminate that group of bandits this time, wouldn't it be a chance for him to be promoted and make a fortune?
Immediately, Huang An asked He Tao to lead a hundred soldiers to Yuncheng County first to gather the local soldiers there to prepare for the expedition against the bandits. He himself would lead two battalions of prefectural troops and arrive soon after.
As Huang An and He Tao's troops moved, Ren Qing Rong also issued an official document, ordering Shi Wenbin to prepare provisions to receive the arrival of the Prefecture's troops.
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the waters moored on Liangshan.
Ever since they broke through Xihou Village that night, they had gained a lot of money and food, causing the entire Liangshan to rejoice.
Xu Fengwu wasn't stingy either. He ordered people to slaughter livestock and held a feast as if it was the new year. The entire village ate until their mouths were covered in oil.
On the other side, he gave the 300 strong men who went out to fight this time ten strings of copper coins each, five strings of copper coins for the rest of the minions, and a hundred taels of silver for the leaders. The rest of the materials were stored in the warehouse.
The Nguyen Trio also sat on a chair in the hall, behind Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui.
After such a celebration, Liang Shan's morale was greatly boosted, and they were completely convinced by Xu Fengwu.
Xu Fengwu, however, remained clear-headed. He had asked Zhu Gui to gather information and no longer engage in the illegal business. As a result, he received the news as soon as He Tao arrived in Yuncheng County.
In the Hall of Righteousness, Xu Fengwu sat at the head of the table, while Shi Wengong, the Nguyen Trio, Du Qian, and Song Wan sat on his left and right.
Zhu Gui was standing in the middle of the hall and reporting," Brother, after He Tao arrived in Yuncheng County, he first gathered the local soldiers in the county and went to Shijie Village to set up camp. Then, he recruited local soldiers from the surrounding villages. There are currently more than 500 people.”
"Other than that, I've also found out from my spies that Ji Prefecture City has also sent two battalions of prefectural troops. The one leading the troops is that regimental training envoy Huang An, and he will arrive at Shijie Village in a few days.”
"When these two groups gather together, they will charge towards our Liang Mountain.”
When everyone present heard Zhu Gui's words, such as Shi Wengong, Du Qian, and Song Wan, their faces all turned solemn. However, the three Ruan brothers had looks of disdain.
Xu Fengwu smiled and said," There are at least 700 to 800 soldiers in the two battalions. Including He Tao's men, this is an army of more than 1,000 people. They really think highly of Liangshan."”
In the Song Dynasty, a battalion had a maximum of 500 soldiers. However, during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, it was popular for the army to eat empty pay. It would be good if a battalion had 70 to 80 percent of the soldiers.
Moreover, the prefectural army was nominally a local regular army, but in reality, they were the handymen of the various prefectures. They were mainly responsible for building cities, repairing roads, clearing wasteland, and so on. They did not train normally and rarely had combat missions.
In Xu Fengwu's eyes, they were just a bunch of handymen and craftsmen who were eyeing the military title.
Seeing Xu Fengwu talking and laughing, the tense atmosphere seemed to have dissipated.
"So what if there are a thousand people?" Ruan Xiaoqi shouted. If they dare to come to Liangshan Lake, I'll kill them one by one. I want to see how many heads these damn government troops have!”
" Brother, we'll let our brothers hide in the reeds. If the government troops dare to attack, we'll make sure that they won't be able to return!"”
Xu Fengwu smiled and said,""If we hide on Liangshan and wait for the government troops to attack, it will seem like we are afraid of them and destroy my Liang Mountain Lake's momentum. This is not my character! I plan to teach He Tao and the others a lesson before Huang An's army arrives.”
Everyone's eyes lit up. Ruan Xiaoqi quickly asked,""Brother, what plan do you have? Just tell your little brother to go through fire and water!”
"This is my plan…" Xu Fengwu smiled.
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