The battle in Shijie Village did not last long.
About half an hour later, the Liang Mountain minions had razed the entire camp. The government troops quickly gave up resisting. They captured more than 300 people and killed about 200. The rest all fled.
When Xu Fengwu counted the captives, he realized that Huang An was not captured, which made him very unhappy.
Not only that, He Tao, County Lieutenant Liu, Zhu Tong, and the others were also not caught.
Just as Xu Fengwu was feeling depressed, he saw a few small boats sail over from Shijie Lake. The three Ruan brothers were at the front.
Ruan Xiaoqi waved her arms and shouted,""Brother, look who we caught.”
Just as Xu Fengwu was feeling slightly surprised, he saw the Ruan brothers 'boat dock. Then, Second Ruan carried a person who was tied up and walked straight to him.
Xu Fengwu immediately looked at the man and saw that he was wearing armor. It was the equipment of a middle-ranking officer in the Song Dynasty. He immediately understood the identity of this person.
Xu Fengwu laughed and asked,""Are you Huang An?"
How could Huang An dare to admit it? He hurriedly said,"Hero, spare me! I'm not Huang An, I'm his assistant. Please spare me, I still have an eighty-year-old mother…"
Xu Fengwu couldn't be bothered to listen to his nonsense. He immediately found a prefectural soldier to identify him and exposed Huang An.
Instantly, Huang An's face turned pale as if he had lost his parents. He begged for mercy,"Hero, please spare my life. I swear that from now on, I will never go against Liangshan again.”
Xu Fengwu sneered and did not waste any time talking to Huang An. He immediately ordered his men to strip off Huang An's armor and cut off his head. Then, he erected a flagpole and hung Huang An's head on it.
The Ruan Brothers, Du Qian, Song Wan, and the Liang Mountain lackeys were all extremely excited when they saw Huang An's head hanging high up in the air.
This was a proper military officer, the regimental training commissioner in charge of a provincial army. He was different from ordinary soldiers. Now that his head had been chopped off, it was a huge shock to them.
Damn it, I've already killed a regiment commander, so what if I kill another governor?
It could be said that Xu Fengwu's killing of Huang An had a huge impact. Just for the Liangshan minions, it made them less afraid of the government troops.
Then, Xu Fengwu had a sudden impulse and called for a large piece of white cloth. He wrote a line of words on it with Huang An's blood-The murderer is Xu Fengwu!
The murderous words hung directly beside Huang An's head, causing the blood of the people of Liangshan to boil as they applauded.
"Big brother is really clean and efficient. We really enjoyed watching him cut down this bird regiment with one saber move.”The Ruan brothers immediately shouted, and the minions also cheered.
"How did you catch Huang An?" Xu Fengwu asked with a smile.”
The second son laughed." After we set the fire, we hid in the forest in the distance. We planned to chop off a few heads if any soldiers escaped. Who knew that this bird regiment would run into us and be captured by us.”
Ruan Xiaoqi said disdainfully," These government troops really can't take a beating. The moment we appeared, Huang An's soldiers ran away and threw their leader to us."”
Xu Fengwu found it funny and said,""This time, you've captured Huang An. It can be said that you've done a great service. I've already said that whoever catches Huang An will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver.”
The Ruan brothers and the other small fries who had set the fire were overjoyed after hearing this. If they were to split the 1,000 taels of silver equally, each of them would get at least 50 taels.
The Ruan brothers felt that going to Liangshan was the right choice. In this short period of time, the rewards they received far exceeded the rewards they had earned from fishing in the past.
"Thank you, big brother!" The Ruan brothers thanked him in unison.
Next, Liang Shan began to count the results of the battle. Although more than half of the camp had been burned down, they still obtained a lot of loot.
There were more than 50 mules and horses used to transport supplies, 600 stones of grain, hundreds of weapons, including more than 100 bows, and more than 50 pieces of armor.
Xu Fengwu valued these military bows the most. The bows and arrows on Mount Liang were all used for hunting. There was a clear difference between them and military bows.
With this batch of military bows, the Liangshan archers could be said to have changed their weapons.
Other than the spoils, there were also casualties. Although the night raid went smoothly, more than fifty people were injured and seven died in battle.
Not all the soldiers were cowards, there were a few brave men.
Those who died in battle would naturally be compensated according to the regulations set previously. Those who were injured would also have to be treated well.
Then, Xu Fengwu asked Du Qian and Song Wan to distribute the grain they had seized to the villagers. Now that Liangshan was not short of food, and there were still prisoners to be escorted, it was better to do them a favor.
The villagers of Shijie Village all recognized Xu Fengwu. When they heard that Liangshan was going to distribute food to everyone, they all came out of their houses.
Some of the bolder ones went up to Xu Fengwu and scolded the government troops for being bastards. They snatched all their chickens and ducks and begged Xu Fengwu to give them justice.
Xu Fengwu knew that the villagers had been harmed by the government troops. Some chickens and ducks were still fine, but some cattle had been slaughtered for food.
Xu Fengwu said to the villagers," My fellow villagers, all of this happened because of me. Later, I'll get someone to give each family ten strings of money. It'll be my compensation to everyone."”
The villagers were stunned when they heard that. They had only been complaining at first, but who knew that Xu Fengwu would be so generous? Not only did he want to give them food, but he also wanted to give them money.
"Little official, we don't have any other intentions. We can't do this!”An old man hurriedly said.
"Uncle Zhang, this matter is settled. In the evening, the money will be sent to Shijie Village. At that time, the villagers will come to collect the money.”Xu Fengwu comforted.
There were only about 200 households in Shijie Village, and each family was given ten strings of money, which added up to only about 2,000 strings of money. Compared to the recent harvest at Liangshan, this was simply a drop in the ocean.
"Brother is so generous. The villagers are blessed!”The Ruan brothers agreed with this. After all, they were all villagers, and he could not bear to see the villagers being harmed by the government troops.
After comforting the villagers, the minions had finished counting the results of the battle. It was time to return to Liangshan.
While they were counting the results of the battle, Xu Fengwu had already sent people back to the village and asked Zhu Gui to lead his men to meet them. At this time, Zhu Gui had already arrived at Shijie Village with his men.
Everyone loaded the spoils of war and captives onto the ship, and distributed the food to the villagers. Then, they marched towards Liangshan Lake.
Tonight's battle was over, but the impact of the matter had just begun to ferment.
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