The arrival of Huang An's troops at Shijie Village naturally couldn't be hidden from Liang Shanpo's minions.
In the Hall of Loyalty, Zhu Gui reported to Xu Fengwu,""Big brother, the scouts from the mountain stronghold have reported that Huang An, the regiment commander of Jeju, has led about a thousand troops to meet up with He Tao at Shijie Village.”
"A thousand troops?"
"It seems that besides the two battalions of prefectural soldiers, there should be many local soldiers and local soldiers." Xu Fengwu pondered for a moment and said.”
Zhu Gui nodded." Just as brother thought, Huang An's men and horses have different flags. Apart from the Jeju prefectural army, there is also a group of local soldiers and local soldiers."”
"In addition, after they came to Shijie Village, they recruited commoners and robbed the villagers of their chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep, causing the people of Shijie Village to complain.”
"Indeed, a dog can't change its ways!"
Xu Fengwu sneered. There were countless villages around Liangshan Lake. Why would the villagers rather endure the harassment of bandits than report it to the government?
This was because once the state government's soldiers arrived, the first to suffer would be the villagers. Not only did the villagers have to offer livestock and wine, but they also had to serve them well.
The soldiers caused chaos among the people, but they might not be able to exterminate a few bandits.
As such, how could the commoners be willing to let the government troops come? How could they be here to catch the thieves? They were clearly the thieves themselves.
Everyone present knew the nature of the government troops. Du Qian and Song Wan couldn't help but shake their heads, and the Ruan brothers cursed.
"Now that the government troops are here, do you have a plan to defeat them?" Song Wan asked.”
Xu Fengwu smiled and said," Huang An is leading a group of soldiers with messy banners and different organizational structures. In addition to the original prefectural armies, local soldiers, and local soldiers, there are now hundreds of civilians. I don't believe that Huang An can command them as he pleases.”
"If there is even the slightest disturbance during dinner, do you think these government troops will panic?”Xu Fengwu smiled at the crowd.
Everyone present also came to a realization. Ruan Second said,""Brother, you mean a night raid? We are most familiar with Shijie Village, so leave this matter to us.”
"Not bad!" said Ruan Xiaowu. These damn government troops were running amok in Shijie Village, and he was going to make sure they never returned.”
"I was going to let you do it!" Xu Fengwu said with a smile. These government troops are robbing the people and livestock. Tonight, they will probably eat and drink to their heart's content. We will wait until they are full before we act in the middle of the night.”
"Before that, I made a little thing. You guys go and try its power tonight.”
"I wonder what good thing big brother made?”Second Ruan knew that Xu Fengwu had been fiddling with some bottles and jars for the past two days, but he didn't know what he was doing.
"I was just about to show you. Follow me.”
Xu Fengwu stood up and said to Zhu Gui,"Continue to have the scouts monitor Huang An and the others and report to me every two hours.”
"Don't worry, brother!" Zhu Gui nodded and turned around to leave.
Xu Fengwu led Shi Wengong, the three Nguyen brothers, Du Qian, and Song Wan to a rocky beach in the south of the mountain. The two brothers, Chen Xing and Chen Sheng, were already waiting there.
"Young Master!" The Chen brothers immediately came forward to welcome him.
"Go and take out the things and let the leaders take a look.”Xu Fengwu ordered with a smile.
" Yes," the Chen brothers replied. They carried a bamboo basket over and lifted the linen cloth on top. They saw that there were porcelain bottles inside. The mouths of the porcelain bottles were long and thin, and they were all stuffed with a strip of cloth. The strip of cloth seemed to have been soaked in oil.
Xu Fengwu took out a lighter and picked up a bottle. He lit the cloth at the mouth of the bottle with the lighter and then threw the bottle out.
Pa!
The porcelain bottle fell on the rocky beach and immediately broke into pieces. The liquid inside also flowed out. In an instant, it was ignited by the flames on the cloth and burned fiercely.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, a large area of flames was ignited on the rocky beach.
Everyone was surprised when they saw this. Shi Wengong blurted out,"Chief, could it be that the bottle is filled with kerosene?”
In the current Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial court had long used oil as a raw material to produce alchemical fire oil. There was a detailed record in the " Military Classics General Guide."
At the northwest border, kerosene was a common war resource used to defend against foreign invaders.
Therefore, in the Northern Song Dynasty, although kerosene was not cheap, it was not a rare item.
Xu Fengwu nodded and said,"Not bad. What do you think of this Molotov Cocktail?"”
Ruan Xiaoqi picked up a bottle and looked around. She said happily,""Big brother is really amazing. He actually thought of such a sharp weapon!”
Du Qian was also pleasantly surprised.”
The rest of the people also praised Xu Fengwu's wonderful idea. With such a weapon, tonight's night attack would be even more secure.
Xu Fengwu smiled faintly when he saw everyone's surprised expressions.
This Molotov Cocktail appeared around World War II and was also known as the Molotov Cocktail. Its recipe was well-known. Not only was it easy to use, but it was also very powerful. Its fierce flames could not be extinguished by water.
Of course, the Molotov Cocktail in the later generations mostly used composite fuel, while Xu Fengwu used kerosene. He did not know if there was a difference in power, but it was fine as long as it could be used.
The kerosene was already in the village, and the porcelain bottle was seized from Liangshan Town.
Xu Fengwu had been thinking about how to deal with the Jeju prefectural army. When he was checking the supplies, he saw kerosene and porcelain bottles and immediately thought of Molotov Cocktail.
Moreover, Xu Fengwu felt that Molotov Cocktails were easy to use and affordable. It was not difficult to make them. They could be equipped in large quantities, provided that there was enough kerosene.
After letting everyone see the Molotov Cocktail, Xu Fengwu found a piece of sand and drew a sketch on it. He said to the three Ruan brothers,"When we move out tonight, I'll lead the troops to the west side of the government troops and ambush them. You guys go around to the east side and use Molotov Cocktail to set fire to the government troops.”
When the Ruan brothers heard this, their expressions relaxed. Second Ruan patted his chest and said,""Don't worry, big brother. We are very familiar with Shijie Lake.”
" With this Molotov Cocktail," Ruan Xiaowu added," we only need to bring 20 to 30 people. What's so difficult about burning down the entire bird stronghold?"”
The Ruan brothers knew Shijie Lake like the back of their hands, and they were also familiar with the waters, so they were very confident.
"Good! Whether or not we can defeat the government troops tonight will depend on how well you set the fire.”
Xu Fengwu was also very confident in the Ruan Brothers. This was not because they were powerful, but because Huang An's soldiers were not disciplined enough.
A night raid was not only ineffective against a disciplined army, but it would also lead to an ambush. There were countless examples of this.
However, Huang An's troops were clearly not this strong, so Xu Fengwu was at least 90% confident.
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