When the Liangshan Bandits Run Out of Food, We'll Deal With Them!
The soldiers did not travel quickly.
Firstly, most of them were infantrymen. Secondly, they felt that the Liangshan bandits would be easily captured by their army. There was no need to be too anxious.
They were marching like this when one evening, they suddenly came to report.
"Reporting, Regiment Commander, the bandits of Liangshan have appeared on the other side of the river.”
Huang An's spirit was lifted. He led He Tao, Zhu Tong, Lei Heng, and a group of personal guards to ride past the crowd and quickly came to check.
He saw a small stream in front of him, and on the other side of the stream, he could vaguely see many people. Clearly, they were the Liangshan bandits.
Zhu Tong was quite familiar with the terrain of this place and immediately said,"Regiment training envoy, the Liangshan troops should be planning to set up camp and prepare to fight again tomorrow!”
The sky was getting dark, and even if Huang An looked into the distance, he could only see vaguely. He asked in confusion,"How can you tell that the Liangshan bandits want to set up camp on the other side?”
Zhu Tong cupped his hands and said," Your Excellency, I know the terrain here quite well. The stream in front of us is called the Stronghold Head River. Although the water level of the Stronghold Head River is not high, it is more than ten feet wide and half the height of a person.”
"If the Liangshan army wants to take the initiative to attack, they must cross the river.”
"When the time comes, our army will wait for fatigue and stand on the shore to kill. The Liangshan army will definitely be defeated.”
"Therefore, I am sure that they will set up camp and wait for the weather to clear up tomorrow before thinking of a way to cross the river.”
Huang An looked at Zhu Tong approvingly and smiled."Not bad, not bad.”
"I wouldn't dare. I'm counting on you, sir.”Zhu Tong hurriedly said modestly.
Huang An nodded. Soon after, he could not help but laugh out loud.
"Could it be that this Liangshan Great Master is a good-for-nothing?”
"We didn't want to attack Liangshan because it was a natural barrier that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. That's why we planned to invade the villages near Liangshan and force the Liangshan bandits to appear.”
"You're still like this, you're going to form an army formation and face off against our government troops.”
"Hahaha, wouldn't these bumpkins be slaughtered by our army?”
Everyone burst into laughter and joined Huang An in mocking Liang Shan.
After laughing for a while, Huang An ordered," Send people to guard this place. We must prevent the bandits from crossing the river at night to attack us. The rest of you, set up camp here."”
Before he finished speaking, He Tao, who was at the side, hurriedly said,"Regiment training envoy, I just saw a village nearby. Why don't you go to the village and set up camp? It also saves you the pain of being exposed to the wind and sun."
"Oh? It's a good thing to have a village." Huang An's eyes lit up.
"This village next to us should be Zhaitou Village," Lei Heng introduced.”
"Alright, in that case, send thirty people to keep an eye on this place. If we really cross Mount Liang, there will be a huge commotion. Thirty people will be enough. The rest…go to the village and camp.”
Huang An said this very loudly, so the soldiers could hear him.
Instantly, there was a tsunami.
He Tao was even more familiar with these three things. He quickly led his people into the village first.
Soon, he kicked open the door of the house. There was only an old man and an old lady in the house.
When they saw He Tao and this group of soldiers, they were so scared that they trembled.
"You don't need to panic. I'm the official army sent by the Jeju Prefecture to exterminate the bandits of Liangshan.”He Tao said.
The old man and the old lady nodded submissively, but the fear in their eyes could not be contained.
"We've come this far and we're tired. Hurry up and bring up the chicken, duck, fish, and meat at home. Only when we're full will we have the strength to fight the Liangshan bandits and ensure your safety.”He Tao said.
The old man and the old lady immediately knelt down.
"My lord, I don't have any extra food at home. I don't even raise chickens, ducks, fish, and so on.”
"Milord, the little ones don't have much to eat. If it wasn't for the help from Liangshan, they would have starved to death by now.”
"What are you talking about?" He Tao was instantly furious.”
"We went through so much trouble to protect you from the bandits. Now, we just want some food from you, and you actually refuse?”
"Could it be that you don't put us in your eyes?”
"Men, search!"
The soldiers who followed He Tao here were quite familiar with this. Before He Tao could give the order, they had already started to move.
These people were very meticulous in their search, searching inch by inch.
In just a short while, the old man and the old lady had turned the house upside down and broken a lot of furniture.
However, his family was really poor. They didn't even have corn, let alone meat.
In the end, they only found a dozen copper coins and half a bag of sweet potatoes.
He Tao looked at it and frowned. He was very dissatisfied, but there was indeed nothing left. He then said to the old man and old woman who had fallen to the ground in fear,"How are you going to fill our stomachs with this little thing?”
"If I can't fill my stomach, how can I help you fight the bandits of Liangshan?”
"Seeing that you are really poor, I won't probe further. However, you have to prepare money as military supplies. When we leave tomorrow, you have to hand it over!”
"Otherwise, it's treason!"
After threatening them, He Tao led his men to another place.
At this moment, the entire village was in chaos. The 2,000 soldiers entered the village and robbed everything. Unfortunately, the village was really poor. After looting, they did not get anything.
Huang An couldn't help but frown when he heard the news.
He did not expect that the village would be so poor. Up until now, they had only plundered some sweet potatoes and some copper coins. There was no meat such as chicken, duck, or fish.
He said," Brothers, don't worry. When we defeat the Liangshan bandits tomorrow, we will chase them all the way. We will pass by many villages. Those villagers will definitely not be as stubborn as the villagers of this village. They are kind and will definitely take out countless gold and silver to finance us as military expenses.”
The soldiers 'eyes lit up.
As for whether the villagers were kind or not, it was not important!
As long as there was military expenditure!
At this moment, the sky was covered with dark clouds. A light rain fell, and the rain gradually became heavier.
Zhu Tong had a certain understanding of the weather here.
"Milord, I'm afraid this rain will last for three to five days."”
"No worries!" "We've brought ten days 'worth of rations. What about the next three to five days?" Huang An waved his hand.”
He immediately ordered the cook to cook. The soldiers took out their rations and handed them to the cook.
The chef cooked it in a big pot, added vinegar cloth and salt, and soon, a big pot of rice was out.
Everyone was already hungry after walking all the way. Although the food was not sweet, they still ate with relish.
As commanders, Huang An and the others were naturally treated better.
However, there was only some bacon. He held a ceramic bowl with mushy food inside. With the bacon, he ate it very sweetly.
"I wonder if the Liangshan bandits across from us can fill their stomachs?" He Tao said proudly.”
Huang An immediately laughed out loud. He had killed many bandits and had a deep understanding of the Grass Bandits. He knew that if the Grass Bandits were to defend the Mountain Thieves, they would be able to eat half their fill.
However, the Liangshan bandits had come from afar, so they must have brought rations with them.
However, their rations were provided by the county magistrate of Yuncheng County. What could a mere Liangshan have?
"I reckon that eating some grass and roots for the first two meals will make me half full."”
"It's hard to say what happens after that."
"Now that you mention it, I don't want to fight immediately. In a few days, when Liangshan's food is exhausted and the people and horses are exhausted, we can easily break through it in one move!”
The group of people immediately agreed.
"Poor bandits of Liangshan. I waited in the warm house and ate the food, but they could only starve in the rain.”
"That's right. When the Liangshan bandits run out of food, we'll deal with them.”
"Haha, now I think that if a gust of wind blew the fragrance of our food across the river, the Liangshan bandits would probably surrender.”
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