"This is He Tao?"
Xu Fengwu looked at He Tao, who was tied up like a dumpling, with a playful expression.
To be honest, He Tao was caught by a farmer and sent to Liangshan. This made Xu Fengwu very happy, so he specially sent someone to send some money and food to that family as a token of gratitude.
Xu Fengwu was happy not because he had captured He Tao, but because he had seen the support of the people.
The human heart was indeed made of flesh!
Liang Shanpo enforced justice on behalf of the heavens, and the ones who benefited the most were these poor people. When the people benefited, they loved Liang Mountain from the bottom of their hearts. They would even capture the government troops and give them to Liang Mountain.
If it had been a little longer, two or three years later, the foundation would have been more solid, and the people of Jingdong would only recognize Liangshan and not the imperial court.
"Who else could it be but this fellow?" Du Qian said with a smile.
At this moment, the arresting envoy, He Tao, was pale as a sheet, as if he had lost his parents. Especially after seeing Xu Fengwu, he was scared out of his wits.
"Big Boss, spare me! This time, the conquest of Liangshan was all done by the Jeju government. I was only following orders!”He Tao's head was pounding like garlic as he desperately begged for mercy.
Xu Fengwu laughed and asked Du Qian,""What bad things has this fellow done?"
"This little brother has asked. This fellow usually accepts bribes and does things that go against his conscience.”Du Qian said honestly.
"Since that's the case, then bring him back to Liangshan and let him work as a laborer!”Xu Fengwu waved his hand and said.
"Thank you for sparing my life, Big Boss!"
This sentence made He Tao feel as if he had heard the sound of nature. He was constantly rejoicing in his heart. Fortunately, he had not done any great evil in the past. Otherwise, he would not have been able to keep his life today.
As long as he could keep his life for the time being, it would be fine. If he lost his life, everything else would be over.
"Take him to the ship and escort him back to the village!”Du Qian called over two lackeys and looked at He Tao with disdain.
He had heard about what happened in Liangshan Town. Zhu Tong and Lei Heng were still fighting for their lives, but this guy was the first to run away. Although this was a good thing for Liangshan, it did not stop him from despising him.
After He Tao was taken away, Xu Fengwu asked,""Brothers, are you ready?"
Du Qian nodded and said," Everything is ready. The first, second, and third battalions have all put on their armor. The other two battalions have also finished resting. In addition, there are 500 government troops who have just surrendered.”
Xu Fengwu nodded and said," Alright, everything that needs to be moved has been moved. Tell the brothers to line up. Let's go to Yuncheng County."”
"Yes, sir!"
Du Qian nodded. Then, he revealed some hesitation.
Xu Fengwu glanced at him and said,""If you have anything to say, just say it.”
Only then did Du Qian say," Brother, my martial arts skills are average. I'm not good at fighting, and I don't know a few words. I don't know how to fight. I'm afraid that I'll harm these brothers, so I want to resign from the Second Battalion's position as a major and focus on logistics in the future."”
"Do you really think so?" Xu Fengwu asked.”
Du Qian nodded and said," I know my own limits. In the past, the village lacked manpower, so I could only take over." Now, Master Lu, Bian Xiang, Liu Tang, Shan Shiqi, and the other brothers are all stronger than me. I'll leave the battle to them.”
"Alright then, I'm thinking of building a supply camp. You'll be in charge of it in the future," said Xu Fengwu.”
"Thank you, big brother!"
Du Qian immediately heaved a sigh of relief and then said,""Actually, Brother Song Wan also has this intention.”
Xu Fengwu nodded." In that case, let's announce it together when we get back to the village."”
"I'll listen to you!" Du Qian hurriedly replied.
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"County Lord! County Lord!" County Officer Liu hurriedly walked into the main hall of the county office.
Shi Wenbin raised his head and saw County Lieutenant Liu sweating profusely. He couldn't help but frown and ask,"What's wrong?"
County Lieutenant Liu wiped his sweat and said anxiously,""This is a disaster! It was a disaster! The government troops were defeated by the Liangshan bandits, and Governor Chen died on the battlefield!”
"What?!"
When Shi Wenbin heard this, he was shocked and dropped the brush in his hand. He looked at County Lieutenant Liu in disbelief and asked,""The army was defeated? Where did this news come from?"
"It's a few Imperial Army soldiers who fled outside the city," County Lieutenant Liu said."They said that yesterday morning, Governor Chen was ambushed by bandits who harassed him at night. After the thieves killed Governor Chen, they pretended to be government soldiers and opened the camp gate. Then the entire camp was broken through.”
"How could this be!"
After Shi Wenbin heard this, his face turned pale. He slumped into the chair and muttered to himself, unable to believe that this was true.
"County Lord, what should we do now?”County Officer Liu asked with a sad face.
Shi Wenbin's entire body quivered. He had been a county magistrate for several times, but he had never encountered such a situation. He immediately said subconsciously,"Get people to quickly close the city gates to prevent bandits from attacking the county.”
"Yes, sir!" County Lieutenant Liu gave the order and left in a daze.
Following that, Shi Wenbin's hands trembled as he wrote down a document. Then, he ordered his men to speed up and send it to Jeju City.
After doing all of this, Shi Wenbin seemed to have fallen ill and his entire body was weak.
"Why am I, Shi Wenbin, so unlucky? I came to Shandong to be the county magistrate and actually encountered such a huge bandit!”Shi Wenbin wanted to cry.
Not long after, the city gates of Yuncheng County were closed. All the officials in the county went up to the city walls to patrol. This caused the originally peaceful county to be covered with a layer of dark clouds.
With the previous experience, the commoners began to guess if the government troops had suffered another defeat. Otherwise, why would the city gates be closed?
However, these were just guesses. County Officer Liu sealed the news and did not dare to leak it at all, afraid that it would cause panic among the people.
That evening, Zhu Tong and Lei Heng also brought dozens of people back to Yuncheng County with miserable expressions.
Then, the news of the government army's crushing defeat swept through the entire county like a gale.
It was supposed to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the weather was neither hot nor cold. However, at this moment, Yuncheng County seemed to have been placed in the middle of winter, and countless people were trembling.
Soon after, someone spread the news that Liang Shanpo's army was heading towards Yuncheng County.
This time, it was like poking a hornet's nest. Some of the big families could no longer sit still. That night, they packed up their things and prepared to go out to hide.
Of course, most people were hoping for luck. They thought that no matter how rampant the bandits were, they would not dare to attack the county.
Then, Liang Shanpo's army really arrived.
A total of 2,100 soldiers, including 500 who had just surrendered, were lined up in a row outside Yuncheng County.
"County Lord! The Liangshan bandits are attacking!" County Lieutenant Liu scrambled into the county office and cried to Shi Wenbin.
"What?!"
When Shi Wenbin heard this news, his legs instantly went limp.
Song Jiang wiped his sweat. He was also shocked by this news. His reaction was no less than when he heard that the government army had suffered a great defeat and that Chen Yinglong had been killed.
No matter how smart and capable Song Jiang was, he was just a small official. How could he have experience in something that even Shi Wenbin had never experienced?
However, Song Jiang had been in the martial arts world before, so he was more courageous than ordinary people. He immediately said,"Lord County Lord, we should head to the city wall now to boost the morale of the army and the people.”
"You're right. Let's go to the city wall first!"
Shi Wenbin finally came back to his senses. Regardless of whether he wanted to go or not, he had to bite the bullet.
Immediately, Shi Wenbin led County Lieutenant Liu, Song Jiang, and the others to the top of the city wall.
When they looked out of the city, they saw that other than the 500 surrendered soldiers, the Liangshan soldiers were all neatly organized. They stood like javelins and wore the armor of the government army.
Even though they were more than a hundred steps away, Shi Wenbin and the others could still feel the invisible killing intent.
If not for the two apricot yellow flags, Shi Wenbin and the others would have thought that this was an elite Imperial Army.
" This…This…" Shi Wenbin was so shocked that he couldn't speak. How could these Liangshan bandits be so elite? They were far inferior to even the imperial guards of Jeju.
Song Jiang was also shocked. The strength that Liangshan had revealed was completely beyond his imagination. Xu Fengwu was only from a wealthy family, so how could he be such an elite soldier?
Song Jiang shivered and couldn't help but think,""With such a huge bandit in Jingdong, the world will be in trouble from now on!”
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