Zhu Gui, Chen Xing, and the others followed Ruan the Second to a few thatched cottages by the stone tablet lake and met his wife and children.
Not long after, Ruan Xiaoqi arrived with Ruan Xiaowu.
Ruan Xiaowu was wearing a ragged headscarf with a pomegranate flower by his temples. He was wearing an old cloth shirt, revealing the blue tattoos on his chest. He looked like a leopard.
Ruan Xiaowu was very excited and quickly went forward to greet Zhu Gui, Chen Xing, and the others.
After everyone sat down, they discussed for a while. Ruan Fifth and Ruan Seventh went to pick up their mother, while Second Ruan and his wife packed up.
When everything was ready, the sky was already dark. San Ruan brought his family and followed Zhu Gui and Chen Xing to Liangshan by boat.
At this moment, Xu Fengwu was in the Hall of Righteousness, greeting the few lackeys of Xihou Village.
The leader was a muscular, dark-skinned, typical farmer named Xie Gensheng. He could be considered the leader of this small group.
Xie Gensheng originally had a happy family, but because Xie Baozheng killed his parents and took away a few acres of his family's fertile land, he took his wife and children to Liangshan.
When he heard that this new Fort Master was going to attack Xihou Manor, Xie Gensheng told him everything about the situation in Xihou Manor without hesitation.
After a while, Xu Fengwu drew a simple map of Xihou Village according to Xie Gensheng and the others 'descriptions. On it, he marked out the various entrances and exits of the village, as well as the location of Xie Baozheng's house.
"Chieftain…Chieftain, if we can break through Xihou Village this time, please don't hurt anyone else.”Although Xie Gensheng hated Xie Baozheng to the bone, he knew that every debt had its owner, so he didn't want to implicate the others in Xihou Village.
Xu Fengwu smiled and said,"Don't worry, I'm not someone who kills innocents. When we catch Xie Baozheng, I'll let you take revenge."”
"Thank you, Chief!" Xie Gensheng and the others hurriedly thanked him.
Xu Fengwu dismissed them. After a while, Zhu Gui came in with the Ruan brothers.
When the Ruan brothers saw Xu Fengwu, they quickly went forward to greet him. The second son couldn't help but say,""Little official, I've long heard that you went to Liangshan, but I didn't expect you to become a Fort Master!”
Ruan Xiaoqi said," I've long heard that Wang Lun is narrow-minded. He doesn't have much talent and magnanimity. How can he be the leader of this stronghold?" A small official is the most suitable."
Xu Fengwu laughed and gestured for the Ruan family to sit down. Then, he said,"The three of you are willing to go to Liangshan to gather together, which is giving me, Xu Fengwu, face. From now on, you and I are brothers.”
The Ruan brothers were overjoyed when they heard this and bowed again."Greetings, big brother!"
Xu Fengwu helped the three of them up and said,""The three of you have outstanding martial arts skills. Why don't you sit in this hall and take a seat?”
Ruan Little Five and Ruan Little Seven were overjoyed, but the second son said seriously,""Big brother, the three of us have just ascended the mountain and have yet to make any contributions. How can we sit on the same chair? I heard that brother wants to attack Xihou Zhuang. Why don't we wait for us to make a contribution? At that time, this seat will be justified.”
Ruan Little Five and Ruan Little Seven immediately came to a realization and said,""Second brother's words make sense. It won't be too late to sit on this chair after we've made some contributions.”
Xu Fengwu's eyes flashed with admiration.""Alright then, I've already ordered people to slaughter pigs and sheep so that our brothers can eat and drink to their fill. We'll attack Xihou Village tonight, and that'll be the time for you to make a contribution.”
"I definitely won't disappoint you!" The Ruan brothers answered loudly.
After that, the three brothers arranged their families and got to know Du Qian and Song Wan.
That night, a banquet was held on Liangshan. The minions received Xu Fengwu's money and did not reject the new Fort Master.
The hall was bustling with activity, and no one could see the blade lights and blood shadows during the day.
……
It was already late at night, the time when people slept the most.
Xu Fengwu led Du Qian, Song Wan, the three Nguyen brothers, Chen Xing, Chen Sheng, and ten other followers, as well as three hundred well-built lackeys that he had carefully selected, and began to move under the night sky.
Xu Fengwu wanted to bring Shi Wengong along, but considering the safety of his parents, he still let Shi Wengong stay in the village.
Moreover, Shi Wengong didn't even need to take action to attack Xihou Zhuang.
In the vast lake, torches were lit up. Xu Fengwu and the others left the Golden Sand Beach in boats of different sizes like a long fire dragon.
Mount Liang was at the northern end of Liangshan Lake. This place was connected to two rivers, the Ji River and the Wenshui. After an hour, the fleet entered the Wenshui.
That Xihou Manor was five li by the Wenshui River.
Not long after, the fleet docked by the river. Everyone got off the boat one after another and extinguished the torches so as not to alert the enemy.
According to the plan, Xu Fengwu and the Ruan brothers would lead 100 minions, while Du Qian and Song Wan would each lead 100 minions to attack the three entrances of Xihou Manor.
Du Qian and Song Wan were feigning an attack, while Xu Fengwu was fighting for real. Once Du Qian and Song Wan attracted their attention, Xu Fengwu and the others would use all their strength to break through the stronghold.
After a simple formation, Xu Fengwu and the others began to move separately. With Xie Gensheng and the other people from Xihou Manor, they were able to find their way even though it was pitch black.
Xu Fengwu led the Ruan brothers, Chen Xing, Chen Sheng, and the rest of his followers, as well as a hundred lackeys, towards the main entrance of Xihou Village.
Soon, a wooden gate appeared in front of everyone. On both sides were stone walls that were as tall as a person and more than 100 feet long. There were a few torches lit on them, but there were no local soldiers patrolling the night.
Xu Fengwu called Xie Gensheng over in a low voice and asked,""Why aren't there any night patrols up there?”
Xie Gensheng smiled and said," Fort Master, even the government army can handle such a difficult task like patrolling the night, let alone the local soldiers in the village. I'm afraid they have already found a place to sleep."”
Xu Fengwu suddenly understood. At the same time, he found it funny. How could he have forgotten about this? The imperial and prefectural armies of the late Northern Song Dynasty were really rotten.
In the original novel, Water Margins, Liangshan defeated the government army many times, not only because of the protagonist's halo, but also because the army of the Song Dynasty was really terrible.
In history, the Great Song and the Jin Kingdom had signed an alliance agreement to attack the Liao Kingdom and take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
At that time, it was only a matter of time before the Liao Kingdom was destroyed. In the end, the Great Song's 150,000 troops were defeated by the Liao Kingdom's 10,000 soldiers.
The Song army did not train during the day and did not patrol at night, let alone these local soldiers. Could it be that they were more self-conscious than the Song army?
Xu Fengwu shook his head and smiled. Then, he asked,"We didn't seem to hear any barking along the way.”
Xie Gensheng quickly said," I forgot to tell the Fort Master. Some time ago, Old Dog Xie's grandson was bitten by a dog. In a fit of anger, he ordered people to kill all the dogs in the village.”
"Even the heavens are helping us!”Xu Fengwu wanted to laugh out loud.
Hearing Xu Fengwu's words, the lackeys who were originally nervous heaved a sigh of relief.
"Dang dang dang-"
At this moment, the urgent sound of a gong broke the silence of the night.
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