Yang Banhou asked his soldiers to count the number of bandits killed. There were fifty-six in total, and sixty-two were not killed.
At this time, the sixty-two bandits were standing on the ground and did not dare to move.
Everyone was nervous and afraid of being killed. Li Zhen put away the three-pointed thorn and swept his eyes across the bandits, as sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to see through the hearts of all the bandits. He withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice: "My officer. Now I will give you a chance. Whoever takes the initiative to answer the questions raised by me, I will spare his life and let him return to the village."
"I'll come, I know the situation."
"He can't. I know more. I've been following the village leader for several years."
"I know I know."
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An individual bandit raised his hand enthusiastically and responded loudly. These bandits are not saints, nor are they stubborn scholars. They have no brains. As long as they can survive, there is nothing they can't do. Every one of them is jealous. Looking at Li Zhen, he wanted Li Zhen to choose him and save his life.
Li Zhen pointed at a soldier casually and said, "Come out."
The bandit who was pointed at was trembling with excitement. He immediately stood up and stood in front of Li Zhen politely. He said respectfully: "Master, I know a lot of things. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask." Ask, the villain knows everything and says everything."
Li Zhen asked: "What is the name of the owner of the mountain stronghold and how many bandits are there under his command?"
The bandit answered honestly: "Reporting to the official, the leader of the village is named Zhao Tianbiao. He has been in the mountain for twelve years and has thousands of brothers under his command. There are also many brothers' family members in the village. If all of them are included, There are no less than three to five thousand people. Official, this mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is impossible to capture it."
Li Zhen continued to ask: "What are the weapons of the bandits in the village?"
The bandit replied: "A team of three hundred people uses blunderbuss, and the rest use steel knives."
A flash of gloom flashed between Li Zhen's brows, and he felt that it was a bit tricky. If the three hundred bird cannons were trained properly, they would be a moderate force. In addition, the mountain was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it was not impossible to defend it.
"How much food is there?"
After a long silence, Li Zhen asked again.
The bandit replied seriously: "My lord, you have asked the right person this question. I understand clearly. The leader of the village said he was afraid of being surrounded by people. He has been hoarding food for these years. Even if he is surrounded, There is no problem in half a year. There are still springs and prey in the mountains, which are enough to sustain us for more than half a year. Sir, some people have thought of ways to surround us, but they have failed without exception. Don't think of this method."
When he said these words, the bandit felt a little proud.
He heard all this news from various channels.
After Li Zhen heard this, his expression suddenly darkened. He had been thinking about how to capture the bandits, and also thought of mobilizing soldiers from nearby counties to encircle and suppress them. After hearing what the bandits said, he immediately knew that people had been prepared for such a method. It's not feasible. Since we can't besiege, we can only win by using surprise troops.
Li Zhen had an idea in his mind and asked: "What is the name of the nearby county seat and who is the county magistrate of the county government?"
The bandit replied: "The name of this mountain is Moyunling. The nearby county is Renhua County. The county magistrate is an old man named Wang Shou. He has been the magistrate of Renhua County for more than ten years. He is the local emperor of Renhua County."
After listening, Li Zhen already knew the information he needed.
He waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
The bandit was stunned. He didn't expect that Li Zhen really fulfilled his promise. The bandit was surprised, but he couldn't let go of this opportunity. He turned around and ran towards the forest and disappeared into the forest without looking back.
Huang Qiang said: "Commander, why did you let him go?"
Li Zhen explained: "One more is not more, and one less is not a lot. It is better to let him go. After he returns to the village, he will publicize my story and let the bandits know about me. Maybe they will know about me." Finally, he came and surrendered of his own accord."
Yang Banhou smiled and suggested: "Commander, why not go back to Guangzhou first and then deal with these bandits."
He also listened to the questions answered by the bandits and thought that it would definitely take time to exterminate the bandits.
It cannot be accomplished overnight.
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "Since we have encountered bandits, we must think of ways to solve it. We will go to the county seat of Renhua County and settle in the county seat. Then we will summon Wang Shou and mobilize the soldiers from the county seat to attack. When the time comes, we will find a familiar person. The people on the mountain road served as guides, attacked Moyunling, killed Zhao Tianbiao, and then returned to Guangzhou."
Although Li Zhen was anxious to exterminate the bandits and went to Beijing to accompany Zhi Lan as she waited for her childbirth, he understood that eradicating the bandits would not happen overnight. What should be done must be done well, and the bandits he encountered must be dealt with.
Yang Banhou received the order and escorted the bandits towards Renhua County.
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Moyunling, in the village.
King Chai Tian returned to the stronghold with the remaining defeated soldiers and headed towards the hall.
The leader of the village, Zhao Tianbiao, is sitting in the hall with a serious expression. He is a tall and thin middle-aged man, about 1.85 meters tall, with thin cheekbones, a straight nose, thin lips, slightly sunken eyes, and a twinkle in his eye. When he was exhausted, he looked at King Chai Tian who was kneeling in the hall and said in a deep voice: "Who dares to attack the brothers of the leader of this village?"
King Chai Tian replied: "Master of the village, there is an official named Li Zhen passing by with soldiers at the foot of the mountain. There are more than 20 of them. These more than 20 soldiers all have fine guns and fine horses. I thought that the leader of the village was getting married this month, so I wanted to make a big deal and make money to give gifts to the leader. If I had high-quality war horses and dozens of guns, this problem would be solved. However, the soldiers under Li Zhen's command are powerful. Not only did he not take advantage, he was also beaten to a pulp by Li Zhen."
As he spoke, Chai Tianwang was very disappointed.
Zhao Tianbiao clenched his right hand into a fist and asked in a deep voice: "The person you provoke is Li Zhen, the governor of Guangdong."
"Yes, he is the governor of Guangdong."
When King Chai Tianbiao heard that Zhao Tianbiao recognized him, his face showed joy and he nodded in agreement.
The corner of Zhao Tianbiao's mouth twitched slightly, and his expression suddenly froze. He was sitting on the chair, feeling like needles pricking his buttocks, and he was restless. Zhao Tianbiao was not as ignorant as King Chai Tianbiao. As the leader of Moyunling, he was in charge of thousands of people. He must have known all kinds of news. Li Zhen had made a great reputation in Guangzhou, and it was impossible for Zhao Tianbiao not to know about it.
If Chai Tian Wang offends Li Zhen, it means he offends Li Zhen. Will he get any good results?
Zhao Tianbiao had a headache and didn't know how to solve Li Zhen's matter.
With Li Zhen's strength, if he raises his troops to attack, Moyunling will be completely wiped out, and no one will survive.
When he thought that his people had offended Li Zhen, Zhao Tianbiao became so angry that he reached out and grabbed the tea cup on the table next to him, threw it directly at King Chai, and cursed: "You are the first to follow me and turn yourself into a bandit." You've been here for more than ten years, and you still don't have the ability to read people's emotions. You're simply a fool. The person below is the governor of Guangdong, and you still want to rob. You've swallowed your ambition."
King Chai Tian dodged the flying teacup, scratched his head, and said with a puzzled look in his eyes: "Zhao Master, what kind of official is the governor? Is he as big as the magistrate of Renhua County?"
"you you……"
Zhao Tianbiao was completely speechless and turned to stone.
King Chai Tian continued: "It doesn't matter whether he is Li Zhen or Zhu Zhen, as long as you take action personally, you will definitely solve Li Zhen's problem. Besides, you have already offended Li Zhen, and you can't escape even if you want to, so you might as well do something big." , to celebrate the village owner’s marriage.”
At this time, the bandit who had previously answered Li Zhen walked in. With a shrewd look on his face, he clasped his fists and said, "Master of the village, Li Zhen is escorting some of his brothers towards the county seat, and is expected to mobilize soldiers to besiege Moyun Ridge. "
Zhao Tianbiao said in a deep voice: "The beam is knotted and cannot be untied."
King Chai Tian said stubbornly: "I only recognize the leader of the village, please give the order, let's get rid of this Li Zhen."
Zhao Tianbiao also began to think about a solution. In fact, he was a bandit and Li Zhen was from the government. The two sides were inherently antagonistic and difficult to resolve. Besides, he was not an ordinary bandit. With what he had committed and what he had now, There is no way to withdraw from the network of relationships, and reconciliation is impossible. The only way is to get rid of Li Zhen.
When this thought came to mind, Zhao Tianbiao felt that he was close to going crazy.
A little bandit actually wanted to kill Li Zhen.
However, the situation has reached this point and he can no longer stop.
Zhao Tianbiao made a move with his hand and said: "Follow me."
King Chai Tian followed Zhao Tianbiao towards the back hall. The two of them sat down in the back hall. Zhao Tianbiao said in a deep voice: "Li Zhen has gone to the county seat. He will probably mobilize troops to attack Moyunling. As the saying goes, to strike first, you can take the small road and rush there quietly. The county seat of Renhua County notified the county magistrate Wang Shou to kill Li Zhen. As long as Li Zhen dies quietly without even sleeping, Guangdong will be in chaos, and we will still be the emperor of the country."
Zhao Tianbiao had a sinister air all over his body, which was very scary.
After receiving the order, King Chai Tian immediately left to carry out Zhao Tianbiao's order.
Zhao Tianbiao watched King Chai Tian leave, sighed, quickly gathered his thoughts, put a smile on his face, and walked briskly towards the back mountain. There were many women, children, old and weak living in the back mountain of Moyunling, all of whom belonged to Zhao Tianbiao's brothers. My wife, children, and parents are even sparsely populated deep in the back mountains, and few people come and go.
However, there is a house here.
Outside the house, a woman wearing white clothes sat.
The woman has a melancholy face, with long black hair hanging on her back. Her beautiful eyebrows are frowned, and there is a touch of sadness on her stunning face. If Li Zhen were here, he would be able to recognize that the woman in front of him is the one who left Guangdong. Fang Su heard the sound of footsteps and knew that the village leader Zhao Tianbiao was coming. She immediately got up and walked towards the house.
Zhao Tianbiao walked outside the house and sighed again when he saw Fang Su closing the door.
This situation is really a headache.
He met Fang Su at the foot of the mountain, and Fang Su was in a coma at the time.
When Zhao Tianbiao saw Fang Su's beautiful face and the hint of sadness and sorrow on his face, his heart suddenly melted. He fell in love with Fang Su at first sight and wanted to marry Fang Su. When Fang Su woke up, he was extremely attracted to Zhao Tianbiao. Grateful, but after Zhao Tianbiao expressed his feelings, Fang Su ignored Zhao Tianbiao at all.
Such a result made Zhao Tianbiao quite helpless.
In fact, with Zhao Tianbiao's martial arts, he can completely suppress Fang Su and take tough measures, but he really likes Fang Su and is determined to impress Fang Su and win her back as a beauty.
Repeated failures failed to discourage Zhao Tianbiao.
Zhao Tianbiao still couldn't talk to Fang Su. He stopped outside the door for a long time, then turned around and prepared to leave.