Chapter 52 Expanding the Land
Zhao Zhen is seated. On the chairs on the left are Guang Hui, Jiao Ting, Bao Xu, Han Bolong, and Tao Zongwang, all wearing iron armor. On the chairs on the right are Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhao Ji each wore leather armor. After sitting down in two rows, Zhao Zhen said: "Brothers, tomorrow we will dispel the fog and open up the territory. I don't know what will happen by then. Brothers, be prepared. There is no chance of a fight."
Everyone said yes. , Zhao Zhen said: "We share the same loyalty and we are brothers in peacetime. However, the battle formation is not a trivial matter. I hope you brothers will abide by it and do not violate it, which will hurt your loyalty. If there is any reason to disobey, you will be punished according to military law. , I will never forgive you lightly. "
Guang Hui said: "A snake can't survive without a head. In battle, it is natural to follow the orders of my brother and point eastward, facing mountains of swords and seas of fire, not avoiding the arrows." Everyone responded.
Zhao Zhen said: "Since the brothers have no objections, we will assign duties today. If there are changes tomorrow, we will all act according to the order.
Tomorrow, the three brothers Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, and Ruan Xiaoqi will each lead a two-masted multi-oared boat, seven or eight water transport troops, and ten water ghosts. They will prepare fork nets, long poles, etc., and then send the water ghost soldiers Four people, driving two fast boats, responded. I leave all matters on the water to the three brothers, so be careful. "
The three heroes of the Ruan family crossed their arms and responded.
Zhao Zhen then ordered: "The infantry is divided into three teams. The first team is led by Bao Xu, followed by Tao Zongwang, who leads seven heavy sword soldiers. There are ten warrior heroes and six sergeant heroes, who are brave and determined to attack the enemy. The second team, Guang Hui, was led by General Han Bolong, who led 28 sergeants to protect the Chinese army. The third team, Jiao Ting, led by Zhao Ji, had nine thick-backed swordsmen and six long-stick soldiers. They were the escort team of the Chinese army and the reserve team of the entire army. ”
After hearing this, everyone took their orders and rested for the night.
The next day, they ordered their troops and horses, made food at the fifth watch, waved flags and drums, and headed straight to the foggy place in the north. Bring three kinds of animals, pigs, cattle and sheep, and burn a lot of paper to offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth.
World Log
Consumption of luck three will expand the territory, and the water surface area will be expanded by one mile.
Consume forty-eight points of luck to eliminate the sixteen-mile fog area.
The boundary of Xixi Village is connected with the boundary of Shuibo Liangshan.
The changes in heaven and earth have attracted the attention of the strong men in Shuibo Liangshan.
Everyone looked at the suddenly widened view. Although they were well prepared, they were still stunned for a moment.
Zhao Zhen observed carefully and found that there was no danger coming, but he did not feel that preparations were pointless. Instead, he let out a breath and felt relieved. There was no need for a fight or casualties, which was exactly what he needed. He was not completely ready for the battle.
Zhao Zhen did not hesitate and immediately ordered the camp to be set up. At the same time, he asked the Ruan brothers to send out fast boats to scout around. At night, Ruan Xiaoer captured a fast boat and two grass bandits.
Zhao Zhen did not dare to delay and interrogated him overnight. Zhao Zhen saw the two prisoners kneeling in the tent with their hands tied behind their backs. There were whip marks on their bodies, and they had obviously been tortured.
Ask: "Where are you from? What are you doing here?"
The two men looked at each other, lowered their heads, and said nothing. Bao Xu shouted from the side: "What, do you still want to suffer some more?"
The man on the left trembled slightly and said: "General, we are fishermen in Shuibo Liangshan, and we have been here for generations. Good people, this place is inconvenient to communicate with the surrounding areas and is isolated by fog. In recent years, this place has been occupied by several strongmen. We and others have no way to report to the officials, so we all followed the thieves one after another. Today, the fog suddenly disappeared, and several leaders on the mountain discussed it. Come and investigate, the two of us were selected to investigate the situation, and were captured before we even got ashore."
Zhao Zhen pointed to the person on the right and said to Zhao Ji: "Pull this person away. Go down and ask separately."
Zhao Ji picked up the man and pushed him out of the tent. Zhao Zhen asked again: "How many strong men are there in the water pool, and what are their conditions?"
"Report to the general..." Zhao Zhen saw the man's eyes rolling around and interrupted: "Think it over before you say it. If the two of them are sorry to come, they will cut down the sacrificial flag."
"Small sentence It's true, there are three larger grass bandit gangs in Shuibo Liang Mountain, Scarface, Slender Monkey and Mangy Turtle, each with seventy or eighty people. The three of them are fighting with each other, and no one can do anything to the other. The two of us belong to Leyong. The turtles mostly robbed on the water, and Scarface and Slender Monkey mostly did business on land. There were more than 20 strong men, and I don’t know how many were in groups of three or five. There are always five hundred people."
After that, he kowtowed and shouted: "General, spare my life, I am willing to serve the crime."
Zhao Zhen said: "If you cooperate. , I'll spare you of course, I'll ask you again, which one of these people has the best martial arts?"
He hesitated and said: "General, I really don't know, I have seen him let go of a man with a mane-headed turtle? Yes. Two years ago, a large three-masted ship entered the Liangshan berth. The Mangy-headed Turtle led us to intercept it. There were more than 20 people guarding the ship. We waited for a long time and were unable to attack it. He jumped on the boat, used a steel fork to scatter the guards, and took over the boat. As for Scarface and Slender Monkey, after listening to the mangy turtle's drunken bragging, no one could escape the advantage of these two people in a fight with him. , he is a hero in the water and is too lazy to fight with them.”
Zhao Zhen said: "Well, what is your name?"
"General, the villain's name is Li Erdan."
Zhao Zhen asked the sergeant in the tent to loosen Li Erdan's bonds, and asked again He said: "Li Erdan, do you know what the relationship between these three people is?"
Li Erdan's expression softened and said: "General, the mangy-headed turtle rarely goes up the mountain. I have never heard of it. Who has a good relationship? I heard that Scarface and Shouhou often fight. There is a ruins of Wanzi City on this mountain, and many houses remain. It was originally Shouhou's territory, but Scarface and his people later took it away, and so on. The relationship between the two is not good.”
“How many villages are there on the mountain?”
Li Erdan said: "Little ones rarely go up the mountain. I only know that Scarface occupies Wanzi City and Slender Monkey occupies a village in the back mountain."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen knew what he was thinking and asked: "What if you Are you willing to lead the way and promote you into the army to get rid of your identity as a bandit?"
Li Erdan gritted his teeth and said: "General, I am willing."
Zhao Zhen let the two villagers. Ding took Li Erdan down and entertained him with good wine and meat.
After a while, Zhao Ji came back. Zhao Zhen listened to the results of the inquiry and compared the two sides. There were very few differences, except for one difference. The mangy-headed turtle once stood up for Slender Monkey and fought with Scarface. At twenty, Scarface knocked him to the ground, thus forming a grudge. Only a few of the mangy turtle's confidants knew about this matter, and Wang Santu also listened to what his confidants said after drinking.
The three groups had attracted the attention of the Jeju government because of their long plundering. Last time, officers and soldiers came to encircle and suppress them, but they suddenly withdrew again for unknown reasons. I heard that many people were killed in Shijie Village.
The three of them had just formed an alliance. When they saw the fog dissipating today, they thought it was an encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers, so they sent people to find out the news at night.
Hearing this, Zhao Zhen was completely relieved and only asked the Ruan brothers to patrol the lake and search for spies, so as not to let anyone find out the truth. He can use this to plot the mangy-headed turtle water village.
(End of this chapter)