What Lu Liang said in front of many people in You County when he beheaded Er Maozi still had some effect.
The next day.
When Lu Fang, Han Feihong, Lao Xiao and the Chaling sergeants gathered at the county government office to prepare for an expedition to suppress the bandits, it was obvious that there were too many people in the county government office.
Many officials and government servants came here to work again.
Probably between the iron rice bowl and the benefits provided by Lu Deye and his gang, they chose the iron rice bowl.
They are all smart people.
Without this iron rice bowl, they have no use value. They know what is the foundation for their livelihood.
But this has nothing to do with Lu Fang.
He didn't care what choices these petty officials made. Anyway, he didn't intend to rely on these petty officials to do anything.
Lead the Chaling Army officers and soldiers out of the west gate of You County.
Although it was still early, there were still many people on the street. Along the way, countless people stopped and watched.
Yesterday, Lu Liang killed nearly a hundred bandits at the gate of the county government office. Such a thunderous method frightened the people of You County.
Where has there been such a big battle before?
Some people are even worried that this will completely anger the bandits, and then they will come to the county town.
Of course, the vast majority of people still applauded and applauded.
Under the west city gate, there were actually several soldiers guarding the city. When they saw the Chaling Army arriving, they immediately stood up straight.
Lu Fang's eyes swept across their faces, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he swaggered out of the city.
All the way to the foot of Tadong Mountain, less than five miles away from Heyao Village.
Han Feihong led his soldiers to wait at the foot of the mountain, while Lu Fang took Lao Xiao to find the old farmer from yesterday.
This time, I don't plan to use any tricks. I just roll those people on Monkey Mountain and attack them head-on, but they can't stop them.
It’s still the same field.
Lu Fang saw the old farmer and his sons working in the fields again.
"Old man."
Lu Fang shouted.
The old farmer turned his head and looked over, with a somewhat puzzled look on his face. Then he walked up to Lu Fang and asked, "Why is the young master here again?"
Lu Fang chuckled and said: "Of course they are here to suppress the bandits. I have brought the Chaling Army officers and soldiers. You can lead us up the mountain now!"
"You guys are late!"
But the old farmer said: "Those bandits just left this morning! Even the people in Xiahe Village followed them."
"Um?"
Lu Fang frowned, "Leaving?"
The old farmer said: "Isn't it because the county government made some rumors?"
Lu Fang shook his head.
I have some speculations in my mind.
Do the Grounder Monkeys know that they are coming to destroy them?
This shouldn't be possible.
He led the Chaling Army and came straight here as soon as they left You County. Even if someone tipped him off, there was no reason to be so fast.
"When did they leave?"
"It must have been more than two hours. Just after dawn, someone saw them leaving. There was a long team, and they were also driving horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts."
Everything has been moved?
This is a change of hills...
Lu Fang frowned and said nothing.
It is unlikely that the news will leak out. After all, he, Han Feihong, Lao Xiao and others are the only ones who know the plan to suppress Tadong Mountain.
That is, the Grounder Monkeys and their gang had originally planned to leave Tadong Mountain.
But why is this so?
"Old man, why don't you take us up the mountain to have a look?"
Lu Fang said again.
The old farmer hesitated for a moment and then nodded, "Okay!"
Then he crawled out of the field.
"I'll take this young man to the mountains for a look. Don't be lazy."
He turned around and gave instructions to his sons, then led Lu Fang forward.
On the way, he said to Lu Fang again: "You haven't asked the young master about any positions in the county government?"
Lu Fang said: "The county magistrate is my biological brother."
The old farmer was very surprised.
When will the county magistrate's brother also be responsible for suppressing bandits?
Then he added: "I don't think those bandits are going to come back to Tadong Mountain in a short time. If you want to know where they are, you might as well go to Xiahe Village and ask."
Lu Fang nodded.
The Ground Monkeys have a very deep relationship with Xiahe Village. This is indeed a method.
"They probably went to other mountains. They killed two groups of bandits in succession. These guys are afraid of being defeated by us. Boy Fang, it's just your bad luck that you came a little late."
At this time, Lao Xiao suddenly spoke up.
Lu Fang was stunned and looked at Lao Xiao, "Old Xiao means that they will unite?"
Lao Xiao said: "If I were a bandit, I would do this."
Lu Fang fell silent.
If so, that's not good news.
He didn't call Han Feihong and others, and just followed the old farmer up the mountain.
When I found the cottage belonging to the Grounder Monkeys, it was already empty. Not to mention the food, grass and weapons, even the bedding had been taken away.
It seems that they have really moved away from Tadong Mountain.
Lu Fang cursed secretly.
It turned out to be empty.
Some of them went down the mountain in low spirits and met up with Han Feihong and the others.
Went to Xiahe Village again.
The old farmer only pointed out the direction for them and did not dare to lead the way. Apparently he was afraid of being targeted by people from Xiahe Village.
Of course Lu Fang would not embarrass him and gave him a reward of ten taels.
This made the old farmer very grateful.
For him, this is undoubtedly a large amount of money. It can even add two daughters-in-law to the family.
Xiahe Village is about the same size as Heyao Village.
There are only a few dozen households.
The scenery is pretty much the same.
There are about a dozen people working in the fields outside the village, but not many young people can be seen.
It seemed that the old farmer was not lying. There should be many young men in Xiahe Village following the monkeys.
The arrival of Lu Fang and his gang naturally caused many people to stand up and watch. Han Feihong and the others were all wearing leather armor.
Even without the flag, it is still quite eye-catching.
"You, come here!"
Lu Fang waved directly to a farmer not far away.
The farmer scratched his head and hesitated.
In fact, after they saw the Chaling Army, their expressions changed slightly.
Han Feihong stood in front of Lu Fang and pulled out half of his saber.
The farmer quickly ran over and bowed to Lu Fang repeatedly, "What are your orders, Master?"
Lu Fang said: "This is Xiahe Village?"
"Exactly, exactly."
"Take me to see your Muramasa."
"This...is there something going on?" the farmer asked.
He looked about forty years old and a little thin.
Lu Fang only said coldly: "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask. Just lead the way."
"Let's go."
Han Feihong said lightly.
The farmer had no choice but to climb out of the field and lead Lu Fang and his group toward the village.
After walking a few steps, he turned back. There was some unconcealable worry in his eyes.
Others don't know, but he himself is from Xiahe Village. How can he not know the situation in Xiahe Village?
Thinking back to the fact that the ground monkeys hurriedly recruited the young people from the village up the mountain last evening and took them away again early this morning, I naturally felt uneasy.
Could it be that the Grounder Monkey already knew that these soldiers were coming?
If so, they won't be in big trouble when they go to Hecun, right?