Chapter 311 Lobbying up the mountain (1)
When Sun Tu led his army to stay in Bodeng County, the news that his Qingzhou soldiers broke through the Baihu Mountain bandits and killed all the Jurchen bandits had already spread to everyone in Qingzhou Prefecture. Even these two great news spread quickly. It won't take long for everyone in the entire Shandong to know his achievements.
Such a rare battle result naturally made ordinary people happy. Over the years, they have had enough of the harassment and bullying of bandits who robbed the mountains and became kings. Especially after learning that half of Boden County was destroyed and hundreds of innocent people died, the Jurchen bandits were killed, they felt that Sun Tu was the savior of everyone, and Sun Dujian's reputation was raised to an unprecedented level in Qingzhou. Not to mention the people in Qingzhou, the people in the small counties and villages nearby would give a thumbs up when they mentioned Sun Dujian, and praised them with respect for a long time, and their reputation had become successful.
Of course, not everyone is happy to hear such good news. At least Murong Yanchao in Qingzhou City was stunned for a long time after receiving the good news sent by Sun Tu. After the people around him were all behind, he was even more trembling, not knowing whether he was shocked or afraid.
Now Sun Tu has even surpassed his prefecture as the prefect. It won’t take long for the people in our residence to know that there is Sun Dujian but not that he is also the prefect of Murong. What’s even more terrifying is that once Sun Tu returns to victory, his momentum will be greater, and he, who has been squeezed by him and can only shrink into the government office, will have no chance to turn around.
Not only that, once Sun Tu really wiped out all the bandits on the other two hills in Qingzhou Prefecture, I am afraid that even the court would look at him with admiration. Even if he could really sue Tokyo, he would probably not have any effect. Once he confirmed his failure, Taifu Liang would completely give up on himself. For those ten years of hard study and years of hard work, everything he gained from his hard work will be taken away...
"No, I must not let such a thing happen!" The panic in my heart made Murong Yanchao finally plucked up the courage: "I can't let the situation develop like this anymore, I must find a way to save myself. That Han Benshan, yes, it's him. As long as he can convince another force to join forces with me, I will no longer have any worries. I must eradicate Sun Tu as soon as possible!"
There was never a moment when Murong Yanchao was as frightened as this time, and there was no moment when he could make him so eager to eliminate an opponent. Sun Tu had already posed a great threat to his career and even his life. If he didn't take action, he would not be able to save his life in the future.
But all this was about to fall on the unknown Han Benshan. Murong Yanchao couldn't even find his figure now. After calming down a little, he felt sad again. He was supposed to be covering the sky in Qingzhou City, but now he was unable to even take the initiative to save himself. He needed a remnant of the horse that was like a fish that escaped the net to save himself...
Han Benshan only learned about this news when he was lingering at the foot of Erlong Mountain. Compared to Baihu Mountain, Erlong Mountain is larger and more particular. It is not easy for him, an outsider to go up the mountain to see the leader Deng Long. It was not until he was rubbed at the foot of the mountain for several days before they allowed him to go up the mountain empty-handed.
It was also in the small town at the foot of the mountain where all the bandits were controlled by the mountain, Han Benshan heard about Sun Tu's killing of the Jurchen people. This made him lose his mind for a long time before he let out a breath of turbid air and followed the minion who came to pass the message to lead the way to Erlong Mountain.
When he was at the foot of the mountain, he could already see that the mountain was not only high and steep, but it felt like he could not open the pass. But when he followed the minion step by step along the mountain road that only two or three people walked side by side, and after seeing the three extremely dangerous terrain and several levels built accordingly, he realized that the Erlong Mountain was indeed the most difficult mountain village in Qingzhou, or even the most difficult to break in Shandong.
With the easy-to-defense and difficult-to-attack terrain here, coupled with the defensive power of nearly 2,000 people, it is probably impossible for the official army to capture the mountain village without mobilizing 20,000 to 30,000 horses. However, the impression along the way made Han Benshan both happy and worried. It was so happy that the strength of this team was indeed far greater than that of other mountain bandits and bandits. If they could be motivated, their confidence in success would be greatly increased. And what was worried about was such a solid mountain village and such a large family business, would Deng Long, who was called the Golden-Eyed Tiger, be told to take the risk of going down the mountain to fight Sun Tu?
With a little nervous mood, Han Benshan walked into the lobby that was still hanging on the "Baozhu Temple" but had long become a parody hall. At this time, in the lobby that was large enough, there were more than a dozen or twenty big men sitting or standing on both sides, all looking at him with strange eyes. In the innermost part, on the tiger-skin chair under the golden statue of the Buddha with kind-eyed eyes, there was a sturdy man with a big body and lightning-like eyes. This person was Deng Long.
By the way, the Erlongshan Baozhu Temple was originally just an ordinary temple, but the incense was not bad in the past. But a few years ago, the local abbot kindly took Deng Long and others who looked dressed as monks into the mountain gate, which led to a Buddhist catastrophe - dozens of monks in the temple were all massacred, and then the Buddhist pure land became a nest of bandits. After a few years, with his skills and martial arts, Deng Long actually managed a huge family business, and he himself became a terrible thief who was afraid of everyone in Qingzhou.
Deng Long, who is famous, was indeed full of momentum. After seeing Han Benshan come in, he didn't rush to speak, nor did he want to ask him to sit down. He just swept his bright eyes back and forth on his face. After a while, he said: "Ghost Knife Han Benshan, we have heard of your name, and we also know that you were a person in Jeju before. However, your group of people had overturned the boat before, and I heard that even your boss, Hu Mingzong, was killed. You came up the mountain to see me this time, but do you want to join me Erlong Mountain?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the counterfeiters around him laughed, and some even said disdainfully: "We have heard of your ghost knife for a long time, but we have never seen each other in person. I, Erlong Mountain, are mostly heroes, but there is no waste."
"Yes, you can be defeated by a group of guys who passed by from nowhere. It's enough to see that your previous names were praised by others. It seems that your ghost sword is just like this..."
Han Benshan's face did not show anger because of their sarcasm, and he still had a neither arrogant nor humble smile: "Han has some ability, in fact, you can try it out. But before that, I want to make an explanation that in addition to being willing to surrender, I am also here to warn you to Master Deng. Do you know that Qingzhou is no longer the same now. The Qingzhou governor has already sent troops to wipe out all the villages in the territory. If you don't wake up any longer, you don't want to take action first, but you're afraid that the fate of Baihu Mountain will be your role model. At that time, it will be difficult for you to live like Han."
“Bold!”
"presumptuous!"
"Don't let your mother goofy fart!"
For a moment, the leaders on both sides shouted fiercely, obviously they could not accept this statement. Even Deng Long's face also turned gloomy: "Han Benshan, do you know what you are talking about? Are you scaring our brothers with the government? Even if the Qingzhou official army did defeat the Confucius brothers in Baihu Mountain this time, they would not have the intention to attack my Erlong Mountain. My Erlong Mountain brothers have thousands, but there are more people than Liangshanpo. One Qingzhou Prefecture can't do anything to us!"
"It's hard to say." Han Benshan sneered: "Do you know who the Qingzhou governor Sun Tu is? What have you done before?" Seeing that everyone was confused, he replied: "He is not an ordinary person. When he was still an ordinary citizen, he helped the Yuncheng County official army wipe out a local hamlet with hundreds of people. When he later became an official, he even started a massacre in Tokyo and Jiangzhou. Many heroes in my green forest died, so that he could get rid of a commoner who was nothing.
Become the Qingzhou governor today. This time, he set his target on the top of your three mountain villages. Baihu Mountain has been captured by him. Next is Taohua Mountain, and it is your Erlong Mountain's turn. Do you think Erlong Mountain's soldiers can defend it in many places? Will the official army be inferior to you in terms of military strength? And I also heard that Sun Tu has several masters under his command, all of whom are fighting against a hundred. If he really fights head-on, I can guarantee that you will definitely be defeated. By then, the entire Erlong Mountain will be destroyed by his hands!"
It is said that what you know best is not your close friends but your enemies. Han Benshan can be considered to have put this statement into practice. In order to deal with Sun Tu, he had been exploring the other party's past many times in the past, so he could only say a lot at this time.
After hearing this, Deng Long's face finally became solemn: "Even so, what's the use of saying so much? Can you just work with us to deal with Sun Tu?"
Seeing that he said this, Han Benshan was sure and knew that he was moved. After laughing, he said, "No matter how arrogant Han is, he can't say such things. The reason why I dare to go up the mountain today is naturally because someone can cooperate with the village leader to deal with Sun Tu together."
"But who is it?" Deng Long was really curious this time: "Are Li Zhong and the others in Taohua Mountain?"
Han Benshan immediately shook his head: "There are only a few soldiers in Taohua Mountain, and it cannot threaten Sun Tu at all. The one who can deal with him is Murong Yanchao, the prefect of Qingzhou City. He hates Sun Tu to the core. As long as you have the intention of cooperation with the village leader, we can join forces inside and outside to kill Sun Tu in one fell swoop!"
Chapter completed!