Set Off to Exterminate the Liangshan Bandits!
The soldiers had finally arrived!
Chen Ye wasn't flustered at all. He had already made ample preparations and was waiting for the soldiers to arrive. At this moment, he ordered the messenger to call Lin Chong, Shi Bao, and Du Qian over.
When the three of them heard that there was going to be a war, they were as excited as rabbits.
Soon, they arrived at the Hall of Reunion.
At this moment, another messenger came to report.
"Reporting, Chief, a man came down from the mountain. He claims to be Chao Gai from East Stream Village and said he was delivering a letter for someone.”
Chao Gai?
Chen Ye was stunned for a moment.
This person was naturally familiar. Although he was not one of the 108 heroes in the Water Margins, that was because he had died early. Otherwise, the 108 heroes of Liangshan would have become 109.
Moreover, if Chao Gai was here, he would still be the number one person in Liangshan. The 108 heroes of Liangshan would not have died or been crippled, and not many of them would have ended up well.
"For whom?"
Chen Ye asked.
"Chao Gai didn't say, and he didn't plan to come up the mountain.”
"He also said that because he was not familiar with Liangshan, he had not been able to find the way to send the news up the mountain. There was some delay, and he asked Chief to atone for it.”
Chen Ye nodded and took the letter.
The envelope was sealed with wax.
This was a method used in ancient times to prevent peeping. It was a method of melting wax and dripping it on the seal of the letter to harden the seal in front of it to prevent it from being opened!
Chen Ye opened his mouth and looked through it. He was instantly dumbfounded.
This was a letter from Song Jiang!!!
The letter stated the name of the soldiers who came to invade Liangshan this time, what kind of army they were, who was leading them, how many people came, how much food they brought, how strong their combat strength was... and told Chen Ye to be on guard.
Chen Ye had already obtained most of the information from Zhu Gui's Dragon Gate Inn, but there was a small portion that Chen Ye did not know.
However, Song Jiang himself was the Yuncheng County Security Department. To the officers and soldiers, he was considered a high-level traitor.
The information he gave was too detailed.
This was definitely helpful to Chen Ye's army this time, but Chen Ye was still dumbfounded for a long time because he really couldn't understand.
Why?
He had killed Kong Liang and Kong Ming, and destroyed the Kong Family Residence.
Now, Kong Village had become a subsidiary village of Liang Mountain.
Song Jiang was Kong Ming, the master of Kong Liang and his brother. His relationship with the Kong Family was not ordinary!
Logically speaking, Chen Ye should be Song Jiang's enemy!
But now…
He actually sent a letter?
What did the Song family mean?
Chen Ye thought about it for a moment. He had a rough idea in his mind, but he wasn't sure. However, he remembered this matter. Now wasn't the time to be too entangled in this matter, so he temporarily put it aside.
He looked at Chong Lin and the others.
Seeing Chen Ye's expression, Chong Lin immediately became excited.
He cupped his fists and said," Chief, I, Lin Chong, will definitely wipe out all the enemies outside of Mount Liang in this battle. I will never let those dog soldiers take a step into Mount Liang's territory."”
Shi Bao wasn't a fool. Hearing Lin Chong's words, it was obvious that he was going to take care of everything.
He hurriedly said," Chief, I've just arrived at the stronghold. I've made great contributions. Please let me lead the troops to be the vanguard. If I don't kill those soldiers and throw away their helmets and armor, you can take my head."”
Then, Chong Lin and Bao Shi started arguing.
They all wanted to rush forward and be the vanguard.
Du Qian, who was at the side, was very calm at this moment.
After Chen Ye redistributed the responsibilities of everyone, he had changed from an official combat member to a logistics commander. Therefore, he no longer had the chance to charge into the enemy's formation.
Moreover, after Shi Bao arrived, Du Qian had witnessed Shi Bao's martial arts.
Good heavens, this burly man who came out of nowhere was actually on par with Chong Lin in martial arts!
No matter how he looked at it, he was still a tiger general!
With these two people around, he only needed to be in charge of logistics.
Chen Ye waved his hand. After the two of them stopped fighting, he said,"This time, the army is different from the past. Firstly, we have to keep the enemies outside of Mount Liang, so we have to travel a long distance to the front lines.”
"The second is that there is an endless stream of soldiers, and our Liang Mountain is still weak.”
"If we win this time, the Imperial Court will definitely send more people next time. Therefore, this time, my request is not a small victory, not a victory, but a great victory.”
After a pause, Chen Ye continued,"This time, I will still personally lead the troops."”
"Du Qian!"
"Yes!"
"How are the logistics preparations going?"
"Reporting to Chief, all the supplies have been prepared. A logistics transport team of more than 3,000 people has also been established. The food, meat, bows, weapons, armor, and military doctors needed for the battle are all complete.”
At this point, Du Qian said with a smug expression,""Chief, Mount Liang doesn't have to worry about food and drink now. When everyone heard that someone had come to Mount Liang to fight, they were very angry. Countless people rushed to sign up and wanted to contribute to Mount Liang.”
"Many commoners have donated money, food, and supplies. It can be said that the supplies I have prepared are enough for our Liang Mountain Army to fight for three months.”
Chen Ye nodded in satisfaction.
Since they wanted to develop, it was best to suppress them financially.
"Gather the troops and set off!”
……
At this moment, outside Yuncheng County, Huang An and He Tao were leading their troops and preparing to set off.
In addition to their 1,500-strong provincial army, Yuncheng County had also sent 500 government laborers, led by Zhu Tong and Lei Heng, to fight alongside them.
A total of 2,000 people were gathered!
It was spread out majestically and had an extremely imposing manner.
The county magistrate had sent Song Jiang to reward the army.
It was mainly to provide food and fodder.
Although the Ji Prefecture had sent troops, all the food and drinks were given to Yuncheng County. The county magistrate knew that he was suffering, but he did not dare to refute. After all, this was the way things were now.
Considering that if he succeeded in exterminating the bandits, it would be considered a meritorious deed for him, so he gritted his teeth and paid a huge price.
After Huang An and He Tao let the soldiers collect their supplies, they were all beaming with joy.
During this period of time, it was very hard to march and fight.
Putting aside the bloodshed and sacrifices, the day and night journey, just the supply of resources was extremely normal.
If tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people were sent out, it would actually be fine for the generals because there were soldiers in charge of chores to set up tents, pack up grain, and cook. For commanders and generals, the food they cooked would still include wine and meat.
However, two thousand people would definitely not receive such treatment if they went to battle.
Other than a few who were assisting in combat, the rest were all combat personnel.
Therefore, he could only bring his own rations!
And the rations that they usually brought were mostly dry food such as minced meat cakes, miscellaneous cakes, and wrinkled rice!
These rations were not only delicious, but they could also be swallowed to ensure his stamina.
However, this time, the county magistrate gave everyone ten days 'worth of dry rations!
Apart from that, he also prepared a lot of vinegar cloths and salt cloths.
The so-called vinegar cloth was made by soaking ordinary cloth in vinegar and then drying it. When it was used, it was cut off and placed in water to boil. It was eaten with dry food. This way, the dry food would have more flavor and would not be so difficult to swallow.
The salt cloth naturally had the same effect.
The county magistrate was able to prepare enough vinegar cloths and salt cloths. It could be seen that he had really invested a lot this time.
But that was not all. They even prepared some cured meat!
During the march, meat was very rare. Not only was it expensive, but it was also inconvenient to carry around. Moreover, it was easy to spoil. It was simply unimaginable for a small army of two thousand people like this. However, the county magistrate was very generous and gave them some cured meat.
It could make it more fragrant when eating.
Huang An and He Tao were a little excited.
"With such abundant resources and such a majestic army, a mere Liangshan Mountain can be destroyed with a snap of a finger!”
"Brothers, let's go!"
"Exterminate Liangshan!"
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