In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
Chen Yinglong didn't move, waiting for the thieves to give themselves away. Who knew that these thieves would be so calm and hide in the lake?
"The Governor is wise and mighty. Now that he has personally led his troops to attack, those thieves have long been frightened out of their wits.”
"That's right. After hearing the name of our Superintendent Chen, even if those thieves were given a few guts, they wouldn't dare to come out of the water.”
"Hehe, I heard that the leader of the thieves is called Xu Fengwu. There's a 'Feng' in his name. How can he compare to the 'Dragon' in our capital?”
In the main tent, a few commanders gathered together and flattered Chen Yinglong.
There was a reason for their eagerness. The position of team trainer was still vacant. If they could make Chen Yinglong comfortable and get his recommendation, wouldn't their position be secured?
Chen Yinglong, who was sitting at the head of the table, felt extremely comfortable hearing everyone's flattery.
However, other than feeling comfortable, he also started to feel a little anxious.
Ren Qingrong had been enraged by the failure to exterminate the bandits in Huang An, so Chen Yinglong had ordered him to eliminate this group of bandits before he set off.
In these two to three months, the commotion caused by Liang Mountain was not small, and countless large families suffered greatly.
If people talked about it, they would not say how powerful Liangshan was. They would only think that the government was incompetent and that the government troops were idiots.
As a result, in the eyes of the common people, the officials of Jeju became a joke.
Countless eyes were watching the government army's extermination this time around Liangshan Lake. If Chen Yinglong continued to drag things out like this, Ren Zhizhou would probably be dissatisfied.
Sure enough, at this moment, a guard came in and reported to Chen Yinglong,""Lord Governor, Zhizhou Ren sent a handwritten letter.”
Chen Yinglong's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly took the letter and opened it. His expression quickly turned ugly.
It turned out that Ren Qingrong had been keeping an eye on this side. When he learned that Chen Yinglong did not move, he was instantly unhappy and immediately wrote a letter urging Chen Yinglong to advance.
After reading the letter, Chen Yinglong said to everyone,""The Zhizhou knows that we have been doing nothing, so he wrote a letter to urge us to send troops. Do you have any good plans to suppress the bandits?”
Everyone immediately looked at each other. What other good plan could they have? It was nothing more than to charge into the lake.
But the problem was, who would dare to take the lead?
Seeing that his subordinates were silent, Yinglong Chen sneered. After sweeping his gaze around, he said to Commander Wu,"Commander Wu, you are usually very resourceful. This time, I will send you as the vanguard to lead the troops into the water to scout the path. Do you have any objections?”
"I…I will obey!" Commander Wu squeezed out a smile, but it was uglier than crying.
"Alright then, hurry up and reorganize your troops. Once you successfully charge in, I'll lead the army to follow. That way, we can break through the thieves 'nest in one fell swoop.”
Yinglong Chen smiled at Commander Wu and said,""At that time, I will consider you as the first merit. I will also recommend the vacant regimental training commissioner to the Zhizhou.”
Hearing Chen Yinglong's generous reward, Commander Wu gritted his teeth and said,""I will definitely do my best to kill the thief."
With that, he strode out of the tent.
As the government troops moved, the spies of Liangshan who were hiding in the dark immediately spread the news to the mountain.
In the Hall of Righteousness.
Xu Fengwu looked at the information in his hand and said with a smile,""That Director Chen finally couldn't hold it in any longer.”
"Just in time. Our brothers have long been impatient. This time, we'll kill him and make him fall.”Ruan Xiaowu immediately shouted.
"How are the preparations of the troll army?" Xu Fengwu asked.”
" I've already prepared it," said Ruan Second." I'm just waiting for Brother's order."”
Xu Fengwu nodded and said," Liu Tang, Yang Lin, Yuan Zhongliang, listen up. I order you to each lead a group of men and follow the Ruan brothers to ambush in the reeds."”
"Understood." Liu Tang, Yang Lin, and Yuan Zhongliang immediately responded.
Xu Fengwu stood up and said with a smile,""Since the guests are here, let's take good care of them!”
……
On the side of the government troops.
After preparing for an hour, Commander Wu brought a battalion of soldiers to Shui Po.
As the reed marsh got closer and closer, Commander Wu was also very nervous. He shouted,"All of you, cheer up. There might be thieves hiding in these reeds.”
It would have been better if he didn't say this, but the moment he said it, the soldiers panicked even more.
Most of the time, the prefectural armies of the Great Song did not participate in military operations and naturally did not train. Their main job was to build roads and bridges, transport grain, and reclaim wasteland.
To put it bluntly, the prefectural army was a group of farmers wearing armor.
Such an army had never been on the battlefield, let alone seen blood. How much courage could they be expected to have?
Just like that, Commander Wu led the troops into the reeds.
In this patch of reed marsh, the wide places were twenty to thirty meters, and the narrow places were only a few meters. It was twisted like a maze, and the surrounding reeds were very lush, so it was easy to get lost.
Commander Wu looked at the reeds and could not help but swallow. Who knew if there was anyone hiding inside?
After walking for about fifteen minutes, there was no other movement except for the wild birds that were disturbed from time to time. This made everyone gradually sigh in relief.
Commander Wu also felt relieved, and then boldly urged the soldiers to speed up.
"Damn it, if I can kill my way to Golden Sands Beach, I will definitely take the credit and become the regimental commander!”Commander Wu thought happily.
There was a saying that extreme joy begets sorrow.
Just as Commander Wu was daydreaming, the soldiers arrived at a narrow river and a sharp whistle sounded.
Commander Wu was shocked. Before he could react, a rain of arrows shot out from the reeds on both sides.
"Ah!"
"It's the Liangshan bandits!"
"There's an arrow! Be careful!"
The sudden attack caused the entire battalion to fall into chaos.
They did not train much. When they were suddenly attacked by the enemy, the first thing they thought of was not to counterattack, but to find a place to hide in panic.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Counterattack!" Commander Wu hugged his head and lay on the ship, screaming in horror.
"Don't save. Shoot all the arrows and let these government troops have a taste of their strength!”
Second Ruan was hiding in the reeds. He wore a red scarf on his head and held a steel knife in his hand. Next to him were Fifth Ruan and Seventh Ruan.
The three brothers all revealed excited smiles.
"Damn it, you actually dare to take the initiative to come in. Do you really think our Liang Mountain is an inn?”Ruan Xiaoqi sneered.
They were hiding in the reeds and relying on the cover of the lush reeds. Unless the government troops personally came in to search, how could they be identified with the naked eye?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The arrows that had just been made were shot out as if they were free under the orders of Ruan the Second.
At such a close distance, even an ordinary hunting bow would have great lethality.
A battalion of soldiers and horses was crowded in this narrow waterway. The minions did not need to aim at all. They could shoot people with their eyes closed.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
The soldiers cried for their parents and screamed. In just a short while, they had lost dozens of people.
However, as the saying goes, a dog will jump over a wall when it is anxious.
After the initial panic, some brave soldiers began to pick up their bows and arrows to counterattack.
Right at this moment, long bamboos stretched out from the reeds. They were all equipped with iron hooks, and each of them was more than three meters long.
These people were led by Yang Lin. With his order, the minions held long hooks and hooked the official soldiers on the ship before dragging them into the waterway.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Like dumplings being thrown into the water, the soldiers were dragged into the water. Regardless of whether they knew how to swim or not, in this panicked situation, they all flopped in the water and kept shouting for help.
At the same time, Liu Tang and Yuan Zhongliang were also riding on a carriage, each leading 200 soldiers and horses to surround them from behind.
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