When the prefecture army arrived at Yuncheng County, Xu Fengwu immediately ordered the Liangshan army to retreat into the lake.
The toll gates originally set up in Jishui and Wenshui were naturally temporarily opened.
When Chen Yinglong learned of this situation, he laughed out loud. He then sent He Tao, Zhu Tong, and Lei Heng to lead 500 officials, local soldiers, and local soldiers to Liangshan Town.
Yuncheng County was about a hundred miles away from Liangshan Town.
The local soldiers led by He Tao and the others were naturally not elite soldiers who could travel a hundred miles a day. It was difficult even to travel fifty miles a day. It was impossible for them to reach Liangshan Town in a day.
On the first day, He Tao and the others had only walked about 20 miles when the officials and local soldiers complained endlessly. They could only find a nearby town to stay.
This time, Jeju had once again surrounded Liangshan. The gentry and landowners around Yuncheng County were all extremely happy. They were just short of beating gongs and drums.
Ever since Huang An's defeat, Liangshan began to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens. Many of the local tyrants and evil gentry around Liangshan Lake were exterminated.
The surviving local tyrants and evil gentry were living a good life every day, and their attitude towards farmers and tenants was much better than before.
Mount Liangshan was like a knife hanging over their heads. If they did not get rid of this mortal danger, their lives would never be comfortable.
Therefore, when these evil gentry and tyrants saw the arrival of the government troops, they were all very enthusiastic. Without waiting for He Tao and the others to speak, hot soup, hot water, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, wine, and delicacies were sent to the army one by one.
He Tao, Zhu Tong, and Lei Heng were all a little dumbfounded. Seeing the gentry's heartfelt joy and love, they felt like they were welcoming the emperor's army with a feast.
"Look, what is the will of the people? This is it!" He Tao slapped his thigh excitedly.
Zhu Tong watched coldly from the side, but he knew very well that these gentry treated them well with good wine and meat to let them encircle and annihilate Liangshan. Otherwise, they wouldn't even bother with them.
The five hundred people had a good meal. The next day, they continued to march. Probably with yesterday's encouragement, they actually walked about thirty miles today.
They were only a day away from Liangshan Town.
He Tao and Zhu Tong had both suffered a loss last time and knew that the Liangshan bandits liked ambushes and sneak attacks, so they kept reminding them along the way, afraid that something would go wrong along the way.
He Tao knew in his heart that if this time was like the last time, he would be ambushed by the thieves before he reached Liangshan Town. His position as the arresting envoy would be over.
But He Tao did not know that his group's whereabouts had long been watched by Liang Shan's eyes and ears.
Xu Fengwu knew who the leader was, how many soldiers he had, and what equipment he had.
In the past two months, Xu Fengwu had spent a lot of money to build the Intelligence Hall. He was personally in charge of it, and Zhu Gui was the first Vice Hall Master.
Now, it seemed that this money was not wasted.
A day later, He Tao, Zhu Tong, Lei Heng and the five hundred men finally arrived at Liangshan Town.
At the same time, Chen Yinglong also led the Imperial Army of the sixth battalion toward Liangshan Town.
However, Chen Yinglong's destination wasn't Liangshan Town. Instead, it was a town called Little Wu Village, 20 miles west of Liangshan Town. This place was also by the lake.
Chen Yinglong didn't go to Shijie Village. He felt that this was Xu Fengwu's hometown. There might be spies from Liangshan or even bandits from Liangshan.
To be on the safe side, Chen Yinglong chose Little Wu Village. It was only 20 miles away from Liangshan Town, and it could form a corner with Liangshan Town.
The army of three thousand soldiers, hundreds of carriages of supplies, and hundreds of ships of various sizes traveled for five days before arriving at Little Wu Manor.
After arriving at Little Wu Village, Chen Yinglong immediately gave the order to set up two camps by the water's edge. At the same time, he ordered the soldiers to patrol the area to search for traces of the Liangshan bandits.
After more than a day, Chen Yinglong's stronghold was finally built.
The main camp consisted of two battalions of Imperial Army soldiers and 1,200 prefectural soldiers. There were also four smaller camps in the north, south, east, and west, each with 200 prefectural soldiers.
Seeing that the camp had been built and the Liangshan bandits had yet to make a move, Chen Yinglong thought for a moment and felt that it was time to scout the enemy.
Chen Yinglong immediately summoned a hundred personal soldiers and brought two Imperial Army commanders to the lake.
A commander surnamed Wu said," Please take a look. The big island in the distance is Liangshan. The bandits are entrenched there. Because of the vast water around them, those bandits are so rampant."”
Chen Yinglong had been in charge of military affairs in Jeju for several years. It was impossible for him not to know about Liangshan Lake.
However, Liangshan was north of the lake, and Jeju City was south of the lake. The land route in the middle was nearly 200 miles. Chen Yinglong did not have the time to go near Liangshan in the past.
Therefore, this was the first time he had come near Liangshan.
He thought that exterminating the bandits this time would be a simple task, but when Yinglong saw the vast lake and the endless reed marshes outside, he immediately cried out in alarm.
" What a dangerous place," Chen Yinglong couldn't help but say." This boundless reed marsh is the thief's hiding place. I'm afraid it'll be disastrous if I go in."”
Commander Wu nodded." You're right, Governor. The reeds are crisscrossed with many branches. If an unfamiliar person goes in, he might lose his way."”
Chen Yinglong was able to become the Military Superintendent. Although he wasn't a good general, he wasn't an idiot either. He immediately understood that he needed a navy to destroy Liangshan Lake.
Of course, Chen Yinglong also had hundreds of ships in his hands. He could also gather his troops and charge into the moor, but he didn't want to do so because he felt that it was too dangerous.
Chen Yinglong was used to living comfortably and didn't want to take risks, so he made the same decision as Huang An.
"The thief is currently hiding in the lake. Let's wait and see. If the thief still doesn't come out, we will lead the army into the lake.”Chen Yinglong snorted and said something ruthless.
"Lord Governor is wise!"
Commander Wu flattered him and said,"I think we should send some soldiers to the lake to investigate the situation. In that case, when our army attacks the water lake, we won't be blind.”
"I'll do as you say!" Chen Yinglong nodded and turned to walk back into the camp.
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