The government troops were attacked at night in Shijie Village. More than half of the thousand prefectural soldiers, local soldiers, and local soldiers were killed. The camp was burned down, and even Huang An himself was beheaded.
As He Tao, Zhu Tong, Chao Gai, and the others escaped, the news spread like wildfire. The first people to know were the nearby villages.
Hearing that Huang An had been beheaded, some busybodies plucked up their courage and ran to Shijie Village to take a look.
In the end, when he saw the big head and the white cloth with blood words written on it, even the bravest man was scared to the point of turning pale.
On the other hand, He Tao and the others had fled all the way to a village thirty miles away. When they learned that Huang An had been beheaded, they were all shocked by the news and planned to send people back to Shijie Village to take a look.
However, they had just escaped, so how could they dare to go back? There were only a hundred of them, and the rest of the soldiers had run off to somewhere unknown.
County Officer Liu thought for a moment and had no choice but to get someone to ride the only horse he had and rush to Yuncheng County to report the situation to the county magistrate, Shi Wenbin. Then, everyone rested on the spot.
It wasn't until noon that the soldier returned to Yuncheng County and told Shi Wenbin the news.
Hearing that the prefectural army of the prefecture had been defeated and that Huang An might have been killed by the bandits, Shi Wenbin's shock could be imagined. Cold sweat dripped down like raindrops.
After calming down for a moment, Shi Wenbin did not summon any more local soldiers. Now that Huang An's thousand men had been defeated, what was the use of sending another one or two hundred?
Immediately, Shi Wenbin wrote a document and sent Song Jiang and a few other officials to deliver it to County Officer Liu, asking him to bring back Huang An's body.
Shi Wenbin had been an official for more than ten years, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. In fact, he was also at a loss at this moment.
After Song Jiang received the official document from the magistrate, he quickly brought three officials and rode out of Yuncheng County.
Song Jiang was also shocked. Previously, when He Tao was ambushed by Liang Mountain, he thought that He Tao was careless. Who knew that Huang An would be killed by Liang Mountain in less than a day?
"When Wang Lun was around, how could these bandits be so fierce? This Xu Fengwu is actually this amazing?" Song Jiang took a deep breath. While his heart was pounding, he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.
Just as Song Jiang left the city, the news of the battle in Shijie Village had spread.
Liangshan Lake was not just a large lake. In addition to the Jishui and Wenshui, the southwest was connected to the Guangji River, which flowed directly to Bianliang in Tokyo. It was also connected to the Grand Canal.
Liangshan Lake was the crossroads of land and water in the four directions. On this day, there were countless merchant ships coming from the south and going from the north.
Previously, Liangshan Lake had plundered Liangshan Town, causing the merchants to not dare to continue forward. On the surface of the Jishui and Wenshui rivers, countless merchants and traders were stranded.
The merchants had been hoping that the official army would arrive and wipe out this group of bandits as soon as possible. Who knew that on the first day, the prefectural army of Jeju would arrive and the next day, they would receive news of their defeat.
Especially when they learned that the regiment trainer Huang An had been killed, the merchants were all dumbfounded. The entire Liangshan Town was in an uproar.
Huang An had 1,500 prefectural soldiers, local soldiers, and local soldiers under his command, but they were actually attacked by the Liangshan bandits. He was even beheaded by the bandits. This was simply laughable.
According to the description of the busybody, Huang An's head was hung high up with a white cloth hanging beside it. The murderer was Xu Fengwu!
The head and the white cloth hung there, and no one dared to take it down.
The merchants were all frightened by what they heard. These bandits were too cruel. They even dared to kill the generals of the imperial court. Did they really not put the Great Song Imperial Court in their eyes?
However, after the initial shock, the merchants were thinking about how to pass through Liang Shan Po.
One had to know that every day of delay meant spending one more day's money, and he would earn less money.
If he delayed any longer, the goods would probably end up in his hands.
However, the bandits had just defeated the government troops in Shijie Village, and most of the merchants did not dare to take the risk. However, some of the more courageous ones planned to sneak over at night.
Soon, it was already midnight. Song Jiang and the three officials finally found He Tao and the others after running around for half a day. Then, they handed the document to County Lieutenant Liu.
When County Officer Liu saw Shi Wenbin's letter, asking him to return to Shijie Village and bring Huang An's corpse back, he immediately felt uneasy.
"The Liangshan bandits are extremely cruel. How can we go to Shijie Village?”County Lieutenant Liu was on the verge of tears, but Shi Wenbin had personally given the order. How could a county lieutenant like him not go?
More than a thousand soldiers from the prefecture had been defeated, so they had to find someone to take the blame. Now that Huang An was dead, if County Lieutenant Liu dared to refuse, the higher-ups would definitely not mind making him the first target.
But at this moment, County Lieutenant Liu was really scared out of his wits by Liang Shanpo.
Song Jiang was just a small security officer, and he didn't dare to force the county captain, so he could only comfort him.
Zhu Tong stood up and said to County Lieutenant Liu,""Don't worry, county captain. Now that the thief has won, I'm afraid he will go to the village to celebrate. I'm willing to escort you there.”
County Officer Liu was overjoyed. He grabbed Zhu Tong's arm and said,""I was just waiting for Zhu Du to say this.”
After all, Zhu Tong had martial arts skills and was one of the eight supercats in the original novel. With this bodyguard, County Lieutenant Liu was naturally much bolder.
Immediately, Zhu Tong picked fifty soldiers and escorted County Lieutenant Liu back to Shijie Village.
Song Jiang heaved a sigh of relief and turned around to see Chao Gai. He immediately went up to him and said,"Seeing that my brother is fine, Song Jiang feels at ease.”
Chao Gai pulled Song Jiang to the side and said,"Last night, I, Chao Gai, had an eye-opener. That Xu Fengwu really dared to lead a few hundred men to sneak attack a thousand government troops in the middle of the night.”
Although Chao Gai had been very calm last night, now that he thought about it, he felt a lingering fear. If he had been careless, he would have been caught in the chaos.
Song Jiang sighed and said,""It's true that Liangshan has won a great victory, but Xu Fengwu should never have killed regimental training envoy Huang An. He was a general of the Imperial Court! In this way, the matter would be blown up!”
Chao Gai laughed coldly." That Huang An got his soldiers to rob the livestock of the villagers when he arrived at Shijie Village yesterday, causing the people to be restless. It would be nice to kill such a stupid official!"”
Song Jiang's expression changed. He quickly looked around and found that there was no one around. Then, he said,"Brother, be careful with your words. You can't say this to outsiders. It won't be good if others hear it.”
"We've known each other for many years," Chao Gai said,"and we're trusted brothers. What's there to hide?" If it was anyone else, I wouldn't have bothered to ask.”
"That's good!"
Song Jiang nodded." Now that the state government's army has been defeated and Huang An's head has been chopped off, I'm afraid that Jeju will not be at peace."”
"It's nothing more than sending out the Imperial Army to encircle and suppress them. Even if they can't defeat Liang Shan Po, they only need to hide in the water. What can the Jeju Imperial Army do?" Chao Gai replied.”
Song Jiang said," That's right. Moreover, it will probably take a few months for the state capital to mobilize the Imperial Army. Brother, you should prepare some money and send it to Liangshan Lake to seek temporary peace."”
"And why?" Chao Gai asked immediately.”
Song Jiang replied,"Elder brother, you might not know this. The military supervisor of Jeju City injured his leg last month. I'm afraid he won't be able to recover in three to four months. Otherwise, the Imperial Army and the prefectural army would have been mobilized to encircle Liangshan Lake.”
Chao Gai rolled his eyes." He's a military supervisor, but he can fall and hurt himself riding a horse. This military officer of the Great Song is quite interesting."”
Song Jiangyu smiled and said," For the safety of the Song Family Village, I also plan to prepare some money and give it to that Lake Lord Liang Shan for a period of peace."”
"It's just some money. What's it worth? I also wanted to meet this Chief Xu.”Chao Gai laughed.
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