One morning two days later, Brother Wang Meng led the army back to Jiangdu City.
He ordered the army to camp outside the city and took a few people into the city to find Miao Daheng. After learning that the other party had gone to the palace, he went straight to Zhennan Palace.
"Haha, congratulations to General Wang on his triumphant return! It is really my blessing to have a general assist me in guarding Yangzhou Road!" King Zhennan personally led people to welcome him out of the lobby, with a very happy expression on his face.
Brother Wang Meng's face was ashen. During these days, in order to repel the Red Scarf Army, he could only suppress the sadness in his heart.
After the Red Scarf Army retreated, the hatred in his heart did not diminish at all. Instead, it became more intense. He glared at Miao Daheng and said sternly: "Miao Qianhu, can you find out the identity?"
Miao Daheng said hurriedly: "Reporting to the general, Miao has found out that the murderer who pretended to be an envoy and killed your son was a bandit from Longtan Village fifty miles north of the city!"
Brother Wang Meng's eyes were red and he said coldly: "You're not just looking for a scapegoat to offend me, are you?"
Bo Luo Buhua said bitterly: "General Wang, what Miao Qianhu said is true. I have sent people to investigate. The leaders of Longtan Village are two female bandits. One is good at archery and the other is good at wielding two swords.
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Kang Lian hurriedly said: "Among the people who killed my uncle and hundreds of sergeants that day, there were two women, and my uncle was shot to death by one of them!"
Miao Daheng continued: "Suppose the envoys escaped from the city through the north gate, and the horse hoof prints disappeared at a certain branch, and one of the roads in that branch leads to Longtan Mountain!"
Brother Wang Meng roared angrily, unsheathed his sword, stuck it heavily on the stone ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I want to lead an army of 20,000 to surround Longtan Village. Do you need your permission?!"
Boluo Buhua said: "These thieves have gone too far to bully me. Even if the general doesn't mention them, I will send troops to destroy them!"
Miao Daheng said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, General, Longtan Village is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is difficult to deploy a large army. I think it is enough to surround it with three thousand elite troops!"
Brother Wang Meng glared at him: "Besieged? Daheng Miao, I always thought that although you were humble, you were also a talented person, but I didn't expect that you were afraid of mere bandits!"
Kang Lian said in a strange tone: "The general doesn't know something. Miao Qianhu once led 800 soldiers to attack more than 100 bandits in Longtan Village, but failed to defeat them. Maybe that's why he had scruples."
Brother Wang Meng sneered: "There are only a hundred bandits, but you actually asked me to surround them with three thousand elite soldiers?"
Miao Daheng said anxiously: "General, Longtan Village has expanded greatly recently. There are more than 3,000 villagers and more than 1,000 soldiers. We must not underestimate it!"
"Okay!" Brother Wang Meng waved his hand and said: "I don't want to listen to your nonsense! Your Majesty, I will lead the troops to fight against the bandits. I will be rewarded within one day. I'm leaving!"
Polo Buhua said: "Help the general to win!"
Miao Daheng originally planned to tell the other party about the fire gun, but seeing Brother Wang Meng's attitude, he kept silent.
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"Haha, Brother Zhang, if you can help me, please go down the mountain to greet me in person. It seems that you still recognize this big brother, Old Liu!" At the foot of Qingniu Mountain, a one-eyed man wearing a brocade robe hugged Zhang Mingjian.
Zhang Mingjian smiled and said: "What did you say, brother? No matter how capable the green forest heroes in the world are, they can only stay in one place. The only hero who can run rampant in the world is brother Liu Ju!"
Liu Ju was greatly impressed and patted Zhang Mingjian on the shoulder.
"I don't like to be restrained by nature, and I like to be at home all over the world. I am so tired that a bunch of brothers follow me to follow me. Now that I am old and can't run around anymore, I also want to find a place to live and let my brothers enjoy peace and happiness!" Zhang Mingjian grabbed his hand and climbed up, and said with a smile: "Brother, if you don't mind that Qingniu Mountain is small, please stay. In this way, brother will not be bullied anymore!"
Liu Juhu's eyes widened and he said: "Which blind bastard dares to have trouble with my brother? I will lead someone to kill him!"
Zhang Mingjian said bitterly: "Have you ever heard of Mr. Qin Ling of Longtan Mountain?"
Liu Ju laughed loudly: "It turns out to be that bitch. Don't worry, brother, I will bring someone to help you get revenge tomorrow!" He sneered secretly: "This guy can't even fight a woman. It seems that he looked up to him before. Huh, so good.
If you have a piece of property, I won’t be polite to you!”
Zhang Mingjian hurriedly said: "Brother, don't worry, Brother Wang Meng's 20,000 troops have just returned to Jiangdu from Gaoyou. Once he disperses the guards to various places, it won't be too late for us to take action again!"
Liu Ju screamed: "Brother, why do you get less courageous as you get older! Brother Wang Meng is nothing, he dares to mess with me, so I still go with him!"
At this time, he had the intention of annexing Zhang Mingjian, and wanted to show off as a hero in front of the bandits in Qingniu Mountain. As long as the other party obeyed him, annexation would be easy.
Zhang Mingjian was startled for a moment and said: "Brother, Wang Meng has more than 20,000 people under his command!"
Liu Ju looked up to the sky and laughed: "What are good men afraid of? Although I only have three thousand people, they are all good men! Dingyuan's army of more than 10,000 yuan was beaten to disgrace by us?!"
He knew that Brother Wang Meng had just fought a battle with the Red Scarf Army and the army was exhausted, so it was impossible to suppress the bandits immediately.
Besides, they were going to Qianlongtan Village, and Yuan Bing would only watch the fire from across the bank, so how could he intervene?
Thinking of this, he stopped going up the mountain and said with a lewd smile: "Brother, I am a guest from afar, and I don't have any good gifts for you, so I will capture that bitch and send her to your bed!"
Zhang Mingjian hesitated for a moment, and felt that Brother Wang Meng would not be able to intervene among the bandits at this time, so he said: "Okay, then I will go with my brother and snatch the gold back, and you and I will share it equally!"
Liu Jule said cheerfully: "That's easy to say!"
The bandits had a feast at the foot of the mountain, and the two groups of people merged into one place, and 5,000 people headed towards Longtan Mountain.
When he reached the foot of the mountain, Liu Ju raised his head and took a look at Longtan Mountain. He saw that the mountain was majestic and majestic, and he praised: "What a great place!"
Zhang Mingjian looked at his expression sideways and said with a smile: "Brother, this place is better than my Qingniu Mountain. The mountain roads are steep and the top of the mountain is wide. It is a good fortune given by God."
Liu Ju smiled, knowing that Zhang Mingjian intended for him to settle here, but he was a little moved. He waved his hand and said: "Let's defeat it first. Brother Chang Yuchun, you bring a thousand people as the vanguard. I will follow later."
Arrived!"
Chang Yuchun was the most powerful general under Liu Ju. He was tall and strong, and he always took the lead in war. His bravery was unstoppable.
After listening to Liu Ju's order, Chang Yuchun agreed and led an army up the mountain.
Zhang Mingjian saw it and sneered secretly: "Liu Ju, Liu Ju, you don't know how powerful that girl is. You want to conquer Longtan Village with a thousand people and snatch the good things away first? Hum, so what if I let you snatch it!" and
Stop it silently.
When Chang Yuchun's 1,000 people were about to leave, Liu Ju deliberately delayed time and talked to Zhang Mingjian. Zhang Mingjian followed suit and chatted with him with a smile.
After chatting for a while, Liu Ju felt that it was almost done, so he went up the mountain with Zhang Mingjian.
At this moment, a bandit from Qingniu Mountain flew over and said anxiously: "Master of the village, it's not good, the officers and soldiers are coming this way!"
"Where are the officers and soldiers? Miao Daheng?" Zhang Mingjian said in surprise.
"No! It's Brother Wang Meng's army!"
Liu Ju and Zhang Mingjian both changed their expressions and asked: "Where are they?"
The bandit said: "There are five thousand vanguard cavalry, less than three miles away from here, they will be there soon!"
Zhang Mingjian was shocked and confused at the same time. He really didn't understand why the officers and soldiers suddenly intervened in the internal fighting between the bandits.
Suddenly, he suddenly remembered that Qin Lingjun and Miao Daheng worked together to trick him once. Later, when he besieged Jiangdu, Qin Lingjun secretly attacked his base camp and rescued Jiangdu.
"No, that bitch has taken refuge in the government!"
Liu Ju's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier!"
Zhang Mingjian smiled bitterly and said: "I just thought of it. Look, you can see dust in the distance. Brother, what should we do?"
"What else can we do?" Liu Ju said angrily: "They are setting a trap for us, I have been harmed by you! Brothers, retreat quickly, Liu Si, you go up the mountain to inform Chang Yuchun and ask him to come down quickly!
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After saying that, he led his two thousand men and ran away. Zhang Mingjian sneered and left.