Shijie Village.
He Tao was lucky enough to survive, but he was scared out of his wits. He hid in the camp and asked Zhu Tong to strengthen the patrol nearby to prevent Liangshan from robbing the camp.
When the villagers of Shijie Village learned of He Tao's defeat, they were extremely shocked. When the news reached Yuncheng County, the county magistrate, Shi Wenbin, was even more dumbfounded.
Shi Wenbin cursed He Tao in his heart. The main force hadn't even arrived yet and they had already lost close to 200 people. Moreover, they were ambushed by the Liangshan bandits.
If the other states and counties knew about this, wouldn't they laugh their heads off?
However, Shi Wenbin did not dare to ignore it. He quickly asked the county captain to recruit another 200 local soldiers and led them to Shijie Village overnight to prevent He Tao and the others from causing any more trouble.
On the other hand, this group of people included Chao Gai, the guardian of Dongxi Village. He originally didn't want to get involved, but County Officer Liu's words were very strict, so he could only bring fifty people.
Baozheng was a village official in the Song Dynasty. Every ten households were a guardian, and a guardian was set up. Every 50 households for a big guarantee, set up a big guarantee long; Each of the ten guardians was a capital guardian, with a capital guardian and a deputy guardian.
However, village officials like Bao Zheng were not part of the imperial court's system. They were only appointed according to their wealth and reputation. Those elected were all the big families of the village.
During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi implemented the Baojia Law, so there was Baozheng. The purpose was to let the people receive training in normal times and accept assignments in wartime.
However, with the death of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty and the failure of Wang Anshi's reform, the Baojia Law was now only a shell.
As Yuncheng County sent more troops to Shijie Village, the frightened Patrol Inspector He Tao could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After these two hundred local soldiers settled down in the camp, Chao Gai immediately went to find Zhu Tong. The two of them were old acquaintances, and together with Song Jiang, Lei Heng, and the others, they were actually a group of interests.
"I didn't expect Xu Fengwu to be so bold. First, he broke into Xihou Village. This time, he even took the initiative to attack and set up an ambush for Patrol Officer He.”
In the tent, Chao Gai and Zhu Tong were sitting together, discussing Xu Fengwu.
Zhu Tong shook his head and said,"I heard that the person who ambushed us this time was the Xu family's teacher, Shi Wengong. If he wasn't riding a bad horse, how could Patrol Officer He still have the life to come back?”
Chao Gai smiled." I've heard of that Shi Wengong too. It's said that he has amazing martial arts. It seems that the rumors are true!" Now that Liangshan has won for a while, I'm afraid their morale is high. Coupled with the natural danger of the water, I think even if Huang An comes, he might not be able to do anything.”
Zhu Tong agreed with Chao Gai and said,"How can a mere thousand prefectural soldiers wipe out Mount Liang? As long as that group of thieves hid on Liangshan, Huang An could only watch helplessly. In my opinion, only if the Imperial Court sends out more than ten thousand elite Imperial Army soldiers can we wipe out this group of bandits like pouring boiling water on snow.”
Chao Gai smiled disdainfully and said,"The Imperial Court has to personally order the mobilization of more than ten thousand elite Imperial Army soldiers. Would our Ren Zhizhou dare to let the Imperial Court know that a group of powerful bandits had appeared in Jeju? Did he still want the black gauze hat on his head?”
Chao Gai's current lack of good feelings towards the court was due to the law of plundering the land. His Chao Family was not spared either, and over a thousand acres of land had been plucked away.
After learning that Xu Fengwu had killed Kuo Tian's envoy, Chao Gai had applauded him more than once, which was why he was so reluctant this time.
Of course, Chao Gai's family was rich and had a salt smuggling business, so he wouldn't be hurt, but he would definitely feel pain. However, he didn't plan to go up the mountain and become a weed.
After all, they were not at the end of their rope.
Zhu Tong couldn't disagree with what Chao Gai said, but he felt that it wasn't appropriate to talk about his superiors. It wouldn't be good if someone heard him, so he immediately changed the topic.
Just like that, three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Huang An, the regiment commander of Jeju, finally brought two battalions of soldiers to Shijie Village. In addition, there were also local soldiers and local soldiers, allowing him to gather a thousand people.
The moment Huang An arrived at Shijie Village, He Tao, Liu County Lieutenant, Zhu Tong, and the others hurriedly went to pay their respects. Huang An was also quite polite. He knew that in order to exterminate Liangshan, he still needed the help of these people.
However, when Huang An heard that He Tao had been ambushed and lost nearly two hundred men, his expression immediately turned extremely ugly and he immediately reprimanded He Tao.
He Tao could only smile apologetically and say,"Regiment training, we have 1500 people now and we have prepared all the ships. I don't know when we will attack Liangshan.”
Huang An glanced at He Tao indifferently and said,"Why are you so anxious? Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. Bring a group of people and follow me to the lake to take a look.”
"Yes, sir!" He Tao and County Lieutenant Liu responded, each bringing fifty men with them as they carried Huang An towards the lake.
The camp was right beside Shijie Lake, which was connected to Liangshan Lake. It took Huang An and the others fifteen minutes to reach the edge of Liangshan Lake.
Huang An rode on a yellow horse and looked into the lake. He could see Liangshan from afar and saw the vast reeds around him. He couldn't help but feel surprised.
"What a dangerous place. No wonder those bandits dared to rely on it. I only have 1,500 people. How could I dare to kill my way into this lake?”
Huang An immediately muttered in his heart. Although he was not a good general, he still had some basic knowledge. When he saw how steep Liang Mountain Lake was and how there were seven to eight hundred bandits, how could he break in with just his few troops?
However, if they didn't attack the water lake and encircle the Liangshan bandits, how would Ren Qingrong answer to them?
Huang An coughed lightly and glanced at He Tao, County Lieutenant Liu, and the others. He said,"This Liangshan Lake is dangerous. Now that the bandits are entrenched here, do you have any plans to defeat the enemy?”
He Tao and County Lieutenant Liu stared at each other. How could they have a plan to defeat the enemy? They thought that Huang An thought too highly of them.
At this moment, Zhu Tong stepped forward and said,""Reporting to the regimental training envoy, I have some suggestions.”
Huang An noticed Zhu Tong earlier and immediately asked,"What's your name? With your appearance, you look just like the valiant King Wu 'an of the late Han Dynasty.”
The valiant Wu 'an King was Guan Yu, and the second master Guan was conferred the title of Martial Saint during the Qing Dynasty.
Zhu Tong immediately replied," My name is Zhu Tong. I'm the head of the horse army in Yuncheng County. Because I have this long beard, the people in the county call me the Beautiful Beard Duke.”
"What suggestions do you have?" Huang An nodded and asked.”
Zhu Tong said," As you can see, the terrain of Liangshan Lake is dangerous. It's easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we attack rashly, the bandits will only need to lay an ambush in the reeds to make us return empty-handed."”
"I think this group of bandits is very arrogant. The day before yesterday, when Patrol Officer He arrived here, they broke through Liangshan Town. Now that Sir has personally led troops here, the Liangshan bandits will definitely not be indifferent.”
"We only need to defend the camp. If the bandits dare to come out of the water, you only need to lead the troops to attack and we will definitely win. If the bandits don't come out, we can think of another way.”
Huang An could not help but be overjoyed when he heard that. He said,"It's indeed a good idea. As expected of that brave and courageous King Wu 'an.”
Huang An agreed so readily because what Zhu Tong said coincided with what he was thinking. To put it bluntly, he didn't want to take the risk of entering the lake.
What if the Liangshan bandits don't come out?
Huang An already had an idea in his mind. He heard that Shijie Village was the bandit leader's hometown, so there must be some who had been in cahoots with the bandits. At that time, he only needed to catch a few and behead them.
As for whether these people were really guilty, Huang An did not care. As long as they could report to the Zhizhou, it would be fine.
With a plan in mind, Huang An couldn't help but be in a good mood. After walking around, he brought He Tao and the rest back to the camp.
Not long after, he saw an old man walking over. He was holding two large goats in his hands. He looked very fat.
Huang An's eyes lit up. He immediately ordered his guards to snatch the two goats and prepare to roast them for dinner.
The old man was a local villager, and his family was not rich. When he saw a group of government troops coming towards him, he subconsciously wanted to make way. Who knew that a few soldiers would rush over and snatch his goat.
"General? Why did you snatch my goat?" The old man turned pale with fright. He gripped the rope that was holding the goat tightly and begged.
"Old man, you don't know how to appreciate favors. General Jun came all the way here to Shijie Village to help you annihilate the Liangshan bandits. So what if he ate two of your goats?”
"Our regiment commander is very kind. He only wants two goats and doesn't want you to sell your children.”
"Why are you so talkative? Could it be that you're the spy of that Liangshan thief?”
These prefectural soldiers cursed and pushed the old man to the ground. They took the two goats and happily came to Huang An to claim credit.
"Let's go back to the camp!"
Huang An nodded in satisfaction and said to He Tao,"My men are working very hard. Go inform the villagers and ask them to prepare good wine and meat. If my men are not full, how can they fight?”
"Don't worry, I'll definitely do it well!”He Tao was in a hurry to please Huang An, so how could he not agree?
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