Chapter 103 Wang Lun: Chasing Tigers and Devouring Wolves
Chapter 103 Wang Lun: Drive away the tiger and swallow the wolf
The autumn sun is like blood, the mountain wind is howling, and the sound of killing on Dulonggang is loud.
In front of Dazhai on the main peak of Liangshan Mountain, Wang Lun, a scholar in white clothes, stood at the top of the peak with a frightened look on his face.
Touching Tian Duqian and Yunli Jingang Song Wan stood behind him, their faces also not good-looking.
The movement on Dulonggang opposite had already alarmed Liangshan.
Wang Lun saw Wang Lin's Fuhu Army coming out in three directions, waving flags and shouting for bravery and fighting. In less than half an hour, the Zhujiazhuang Castle, which was said to be impregnable, was breached.
After the Zhu family and his son were all executed, the thousands of villagers died, some fled, and some surrendered. From then on, the evil forces of Zhujiazhuang, which had been in confrontation with Liangshan for a long time, disappeared.
Originally, Wang Lun should be happy.
However, as cunning and cunning as he is, he has something else in mind at the moment.
"Two worthy brothers, where is Lin Chong?" Wang Lun said lightly.
Du Qian smiled bitterly: "Brother, Coach Lin only hides in his residence and eats wine. After eating, he gets extremely drunk and then sleeps until the next day. It's like this every day. It's nothing like this."
Wang Lun sneered: "Eating from Liangshan but not doing anything for Liangshan, what's the use of keeping such an arrogant person who just eats and drinks? If it weren't for Chai Daguan's sake, I should have put this person away long ago.
I'm going down the mountain."
Song Wan said in a dull voice: "What the eldest brother is saying is that Lin Chong is indeed tired. Later, I will go and give the eldest brother's order and order him to come to the village to be on duty!"
Wang Lun shook his head: "No need."
Wang Lun then pointed to Dulong Hill: "Now Wang Lin's Fuhu Army, together with the people from Hujiazhuang and Lijiazhuang, has captured Zhujiazhuang. The Zhu family and his son are dying, and Zhujiazhuang is such a big piece of fat.
It’s really a shame that it fell into Wang Lin’s hands!”
Du Qian hesitated and said, "What do you mean, brother?"
"Then Zhujiazhuang has been running the village for decades and has made a lot of money. It's such a pity that Wang Lin got it for free. I don't think it's better..."
Wang Lun rolled his eyes and said calmly: "Wouldn't it be better to let Lin Chong lead two thousand troops to rush down the mountain and take advantage of the chaos to get a share of the pie for me, Liangshan?"
Song Wan was stunned, shook his head and said: "Brother, that's not right. Wang Lin is so brave. Even Luan Tingyu was defeated by his horse. He has so many fierce generals under his command, and there are also heroes like the green-faced beast Yang Zhi and the prodigal Yan Qing.
If his army obeys his orders, we Liangshan troops will definitely get into trouble if we go to swim in this muddy water."
"So what if Wang Lin is brave? Isn't Lin Chong known as the coach of the 800,000-strong Imperial Army in Tokyo? Isn't he still unable to defeat a mere young man who is not as weak as a champion?"
Wang Lun shook his feather fan and took some time to relax and said, "Go and ask Coach Lin to come, and I'll talk to him face to face!"
Du Qian held up his hands, not daring to disobey, and directly called Lin Chong to come up.
Lin Chong smelled of alcohol.
Wang Lun couldn't help but frown, but he forced a smile and said, "Has Coach Lin been living a happy life these days?"
Lin Chong slightly cupped his hands and said, "Sure enough, I've met the king's leader."
Wang Lun pointed to Dulong Gang from afar, "Instructor Lin knew that in the past two days, the army had come to attack Zhujiazhuang. At this time, Zhujiazhuang had been captured, and the Zhu family and his son were killed."
Lin Chong raised his eyebrows but remained silent.
Wang Lun added: "Instructor Lin also knows that our village is actually quite poor, with little food and few houses. As more and more people come up the mountain, our financial resources are becoming more and more stretched. Then Zhujiazhuang is a piece of fat, and we are here
You can't just watch someone swallow your mouth..."
Lin Chong sneered in his heart, but said calmly: "If you want Lin Chong to do anything, please ask the leader to speak out."
Wang Lun laughed loudly: "Instructor Lin is superb in martial arts, but the Tiger Army at the foot of the mountain actually only has two thousand people. They will definitely be severely injured in a bloody battle with Zhujiazhuang. If Instructor Lin is willing to lead his army to rush down the mountain at this time,
We will definitely be able to bring Zhujiazhuang's wealth, silk, food and grass up to the mountain, and also solve the village's urgent need. Everyone in the village will be grateful for Coach Lin's kindness!"
Lin Chong pondered for a moment, "I wonder how many troops Chief Wang can give Lin Chong?"
"How about two thousand?"
Lin Chong handed over his hands with emotion: "But Lin Chong has been up the mountain for a long time and has not made any contribution to the village. Since the king has a mission, he should go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Wang Lun laughed and said, "Two worthy brothers, please bring us some good wine to support Coach Lin!"
Lin Chong ordered his troops and went down the mountain.
Of course he knew that Wang Lun had bad intentions. It was a lie to snatch Zhujiazhuang's property from the army, but it was true that he was asked to fight Wang Lin's Fuhu Army and both sides would lose.
But Lin Chong knew that he was in a situation at this moment. He had to go and had no choice.
If he doesn't go, Wang Lun will have enough excuses to drive him down the mountain.
Du Qian sighed: "Brother, if Lin Chong goes here, the chance of winning is at most 30%. We are pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth, but I am still worried that Wang Lin will take advantage of the situation to attack Liangshan again."
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Wang Lun's mouth: "No. Brother Du Qian, the reason why I asked Lin Chong to stir up a fight is because I was worried that Wang Lin would covet our Liangshan Dazhai next time. Lin Chong's march this time, can he
Of course, winning is the best, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't win. If he can do it, he will counterattack before death, and he must fight with the army to kill both sides. In this way, Wang Lin will no longer be able to plot against me."
The corners of Du Qian's mouth twitched, and he made a vicious plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf. This was to make Wang Lin, the tiger, fight to the death with Lin Chong, the dragon. I'm afraid in Wang Lun's heart, it would be best for Lin Chong to die.
It's better to go down the mountain.
What a pity for heroes like Lin Chong and countless copycat brothers.
Song Wan was straightforward and didn't think much about it.
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I wish the village will cease to exist.
Wang Lin ordered the villagers who were fleeing across the mountains and plains not to pursue them but to let them go. Those who resisted would of course be killed on the spot without mercy.
The final count showed that there were about a thousand people who surrendered, and the number of die-hards who died under the joint efforts of the Fuhu Army and the two villages was actually not many, only one or two hundred people, and most of them escaped and scattered.
According to the agreement, everyone returned to Lijiazhuang.
After all, labor force is the productivity in these years.
Zhujiazhuang's land and manor and other fixed assets belong to Hujiazhuang, and the floating wealth in the village belongs to Fuhujun.
The Zhu family's father and son have been operating and collecting money for decades, and the amount of assets in the village is astronomical. According to preliminary statistics, it must be four to five million yuan.
But the Hu family and the Li family didn't suffer either.
Especially the Hu family, Zhujiazhuang has hundreds of hectares of fertile land, thousands of houses, and dozens of shops in the county and prefectural cities. In this way, the Hu family has actually gotten a big advantage.
However, Yuncheng County officials did not gain any benefits.
The problem is that all the aftermath work has to be done by the county magistrate Shi Wenbin.
Wang Lin privately gave Zhu Dianlei Heng a hundred thousand coins each.
He also gave Shi Wenbin a bag of gold and silver wrapped in furoshiki, but the county magistrate refused to accept it.
Wang Lin knew that he was a scholar-bureaucrat with high ethics, so he didn't force it.
Hu Cheng and his son were so happy that they took over Zhujiazhuang's assets. Li Ying was also satisfied and took people back to Lijiazhuang. There were countless uncultivated fields in his village, but what he was lacking was labor force.
Wang Lin ordered 10,000 guan of money to be used to reward the soldiers, and the rest was put under Yue Fei's control to be used for future military expenditures needed to expand the army, improve logistics supplies, and train troops, to make up for the shortfall allocated by the court.
After all, if the Fuhu Army wants to train into elite soldiers in the future, it will be a bottomless pit of money.
Yue Fei, Yang Zhi and others greatly admired him.
Everyone thought that Wang Lin would take the Zhu family's belongings for himself, but they didn't expect that he would turn all the proceeds into military expenses and confiscate them.
In fact, since Zhujiazhuang was captured in the name of exterminating bandits, the proceeds must be turned over to the court. Instead of giving them to the corrupt officials in the court, it is better to turn them into military expenses for the Fuhu Army on the spot and use them as expenses for recruiting soldiers and horses.
The soldiers of the Fuhu Army were very happy, and each of them received a large reward.
The commander-in-chief, Wang Lin, was dedicated to serving the public good, which gradually made these veterans feel awe.
Even Luan Tingyu, who had just surrendered, looked at Wang Lin with admiration in his eyes. If the officials of the Song Dynasty were as ambitious as Wang Lin to save the country and acted selflessly, why would the Song Dynasty have so many thieves and bandits everywhere in their country and make the people miserable?
Yan Qing hurriedly entered the tent, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, I'm here to report that a troop of horsemen and horses came down from Liangshan Mountain. There are almost two thousand people. Under the banner of Leopard Head Lin Chong, they have already arrived at the post."
Lin Chong?
Wang Lin was stunned, then laughed again.
"It seems that the people in Liangshan are taking advantage of the situation and the autumn wind is coming."
Wang Lin chuckled: "This must be the idea of Wang Lun, the scholar in white, not Lin Chong."
Yang Zhi was furious: "My dear brother, these Liangshan thieves are so impudent that they dare to make enemies of the army. I will lead a battalion of soldiers and horses to rush down the mountain to meet the leopard-headed Lin Chong."
Yan Qing also clamored: "Why don't our army take advantage of the situation to capture Liangshan, which can be regarded as a great contribution to the imperial court."
Tang Huai, Niu Gao and Wang Gui all agreed and were gearing up to fight the incoming troops from Liangshan.
They have just joined the army and have won a new victory. They still want to be greedy for military glory. This is actually human nature.
Wang Lin secretly glanced at Yue Fei, who shook his head in thought: "Teacher, I have seen the terrain of Liangshan Mountain in the past two days. It is steep and complex, and there are eight hundred miles of vast water as a natural barrier. Our army has no water force or ships, so we can attack by force.
Liangshan, that is asking for death."
Wang Lin smiled, nodded and said: "Liangshan, don't touch him. At least it's not the right time yet."
Wang Lin thought to himself that Liangshan cannot be moved for the time being, otherwise Chao Gai and Wu will use these people to live somewhere in the future.
In addition, and more importantly, he also hoped that Song Jiang could hold high the flag of righteousness in Liangshan in the future, attracting heroes from all over the world to join him, and demonstrate a folk power that cannot be underestimated.
When Liangshan takes shape and becomes a climate, he will come to harvest the fruits of victory.
In his long-term plan, Liangshan Dazhai was actually his cattle and sheep.
When the time comes, why not replace Song Jiang and gain an army for nothing?
In Liangshan now, Wang Lun, the scholar in white, is the only one who calls the shots, and he cannot arouse Wang Lin's interest at all.
Sooner or later, Wang Lun will be Lin Chong's target.
As for Lin Chong... A faint smile appeared at the corner of Wang Lin's lips. He waved his hand and said: "Yue Fei, organize the army, let's go meet Lin Chong, the instructor of the 800,000-strong Imperial Army in Tokyo!"
"No!" Yue Fei took the order and came out.
Hu Sanniang hurriedly walked into the tent.
Everyone realized what was going on, and quickly clasped their fists and handed over their hands, and exited the tent one after another.