In the meeting hall.
Cries of alarm rang out continuously.
The two Qiao brothers were the same.
Wang Xiong wiped the coal off his hands and said in a deep voice,"Zhou Jin, immediately arrange for the people to mine the coal and start forging armaments.”
"Here."
Zhou Jin said excitedly.
"My lord, the Red Cliff flag has been completed!" Zhao Yi stood up and said.”
"Yes."
Wang Xiong nodded.
Liao Hua rose to his feet and said,"My lord, the Red Cliff Army has four thousand soldiers. They are divided into four battalions, eight turns, and sixteen camps. I think we can attack Tongshan and Shaxian."”
"No rush."
Wang Xiong frowned.
Liao Hua smiled bitterly." My lord, last month, a group of pirates occupied the Dreamy Cloud Swamp. If we don't attack Shaxian and Tongshan, the Red Cliff camp will run out of food and supplies this winter."”
"Water thieves?"
Wang Xiong was shocked.
The Heavenly Mountain was indeed a treasure.
However, it was still a land of mountains and valleys, and it was difficult to guarantee the livelihood of nearly ten thousand people.
Therefore, in the past, the entire camp relied on the Dreamy Cloud Swamp to intercept merchant ships on the river. But now, the Dreamy Cloud Swamp was actually occupied by someone?
"Yes."
Liao Hua's eyes flashed with resentment as he said,""Rumor has it that this group of pirates came from Ba County of Yizhou. They originally wanted to join Liu Biao, but they were rejected, so they settled down in the Dreamy Cloud Swamp. If they didn't force them, General Wang Meng wouldn't have gone to the river to rob ships.”
"Yizhou pirates."
Wang Xiong suppressed the guesses in his heart and said in a deep voice,"Is the leader Gan Ning?"
"I don't know."
Liao Hua smiled bitterly." They carry bows and arrows, bird feathers on their heads, and bells on their bodies. When they go out, they travel in beautiful boats. That's why they're called the Jinfan bandits."”
"Heh."
"It really is him."
Wang Xiong's eyes were filled with smiles.
"My lord."
"I request to fight."
Liao Hua, Huang Qi, Zhou Jin, and Zhao Yi all stood up and shouted.
The Jinfan Bandits occupying the Dreamy Cloud Swampland was equivalent to cutting off the Red Cliff Camp's supplies, so they were naturally enemies.
"No rush."
"Liao Hua, send someone to Gan Ning the day after tomorrow. We'll fight him at the Dreamy Cloud Swamp at night on the seventh of the seventh month. The loser will be sent to his camp," Wang Xiong said after a moment of thought.”
"My lord, please reconsider."
Liao Hua's expression changed drastically.
"Don't worry."
Wang Xiong waved his hand.
"Here."
Liao Hua reluctantly agreed.
Huang Qi respectfully said," My lord, the young children in the camp have been reorganized in the past few days. There are more than 500 people under the age of twelve. When will the school begin?"”
"Tomorrow morning, gather the youngest sons in front of the flag." Wang Xiong's eyes were like torches as he said in a deep voice.”
"Here."
Huang Qi shouted.
" Tonight," Wang Xiong said again," go find Qiao Rui and tell them to get ready to teach the students."”
"Here."
Huang Qi raised his eyebrows.
Teaching, this was something they had never thought of.
During the period of the Yellow Turban Army, everyone was determined to live in peace. They swept through the prefectures like locusts. After entering the mountains to become bandits, they were even more miserable, just to survive.
It had only been a few days since Wang Xiong took over the camp, but the changes in the roots were visible to the naked eye.
The meeting ended.
Everyone was busy again.
The Red Cliff Army prepared for the Jin Fan bandits.
The exploration team led by Zhou Jin was not willing to fall behind.
"Young Master."
Da Qiao was full of worry." My father is also sad about General Wang Meng's death. If this teaching fails, can you let the Qiao family off?"”
"Yes, I am."
Xiao Qiao pleaded.
"Haha."
Wang Xiong stood up and walked to the back hall, smiling lightly as he said,"The Red Cliff Army doesn't have a choice, and your Qiao Clan doesn't have a choice either. Those who advance live, and those who retreat die.”
"Hey."
The two Qiao brothers looked at each other.
Their eyes were filled with sorrow and helplessness.
They had been in the Red Cliff camp for nearly ten days, so they naturally understood what this place was.
The so-called Red Cliff Army was just a group of bandits that were transforming. They were not the imperial court's army, nor were they warlords.
Battles and killings, life and death were already decided.
It was night.
The camp was brightly lit.
The young children of the various large wooden villages were hopeful.
Only the descendants of the aristocratic families had the qualifications to read and write.
Now, they were about to take this step, and the one who gave them the right was the Master of Red Cliff.
On this night, Wang Xiong's name and body became an existence that could not be disobeyed in the camp.
Rows of wooden stockade.
The lights flickered.
The members of the Qiao Clan gathered together.
Qiao Shun's expression was downcast." Clan Head," he said bitterly," are we really going to teach these Mountain Bandits how to read tomorrow?"”
"Yes, I am."
"This group of boors is too much."
"Mountain bandits actually want to read and write?”
The entire wooden stockade was in an uproar, and their voices were filled with disdain.
In this era, being literate was the privilege of the gentry.
They didn't even accept scholars from poor families, let alone bandits.
"Forget it."
Qiao Rui sighed and said," We don't want to join forces with them in prison. We just want to teach them how to read. Besides, the sage said that the way of university lies in showing virtue, being close to the people, and stopping at the best. We hope to teach them kindness."”
"Here."
Everyone agreed helplessly.
It was a last resort to cut off the head with a knife.
Otherwise, with their pride, how could they be taught so easily?
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