Geng Bin started to resume his old business again.
He led more than a thousand young men from Sanguan, and then went into the mountains and forests near Longxi County.
Going up the mountain this time was different from before. In the past, I had no choice but to become a bandit because of lack of food and clothing.
But this time, he was a bandit under orders.
He didn't worry about food at all, because there were people constantly delivering food and grass to him. Jiang Tuo even specially equipped them with hundreds of powerful crossbows for their safety.
Looking at these powerful crossbows, Geng Bin was full of confidence.
"As the... head of the family, what should we do next?" a close servant asked.
Geng Bin thought for a long time, slapped his thigh and said: "Since you asked us to become bigger and stronger, let's kill all the bandits nearby... By the way, what mountain are we in now?"
The guide nearby said: "Thank you, Mr. Qi, this is Jitou Mountain in the north of Longxi County. It is named because the mountain looks like a chicken head."
Geng Bin nodded and looked through the trees at the lush green mountain forest in the distance. It was as graceful as a chicken head and sighed: "This mountain peak is so beautiful. You are so beautiful..."
"The boss, there is a den of thieves nearby. The leader of the thieves is named Hao Santong, and he has hundreds of people... How about we start with him first, kill them, and occupy their camp?"
"How can we learn from Wu Ming?" Geng Bin shook his head and said: "Send someone to deliver a message, saying that we people have come to join him. I hope he will not be ignorant and take us people under his command as soon as possible!"
"ah?"
"Why don't you go quickly?!"
Jitoushan cottage.
Hao Santong was sitting comfortably on the tiger bench, drinking a small drink. Suddenly, a soldier came to report, clasping his fists and loudly saying: "Your Majesty, there is a group of people who want to join our village!"
"Huh?" Hao Santong was stunned for a moment, then showed a proud look. He had been leading his brothers up the mountain for five years, and he had slowly grown from poverty to the current scale, with hundreds of bandits under his command, and dozens of simple houses.
Although I sometimes have trouble eating, I still won’t starve to death.
He was very satisfied with the current situation. He drank some wine, hummed a song, and said: "Our village is not a rag collector, so we don't want any rags. Please find out clearly, this group of people..."
Before Hao San finished speaking, the soldier hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there are more than a thousand young men in total, each holding a weapon!"
"What the hell?!"
Hao Santong was stunned. Could it be that he couldn't keep up with the times? The thieves and bandits have become so powerful these days, and there are actually more than a thousand young men, saying they want to defect to this shabby village of their own?
"Yes, they are all outside, and they have surrounded the stronghold!"
"Fart, where did we get so many thieves in Jitou Mountain?" Hao Santong scolded.
The soldier said in horror: "You don't know, I saw their people standing in the forest. Some of them couldn't stand, and even climbed up the trees. They were so densely packed."
"So exaggerated?"
"It's not an exaggeration at all, I'm afraid you don't believe it!"
Hao Santong didn't believe it at all. Even if all the thieves in Jitoushan were added together, they probably wouldn't be able to make up a thousand young men.
In other words, even if there are a thousand young men, why would they come to Jitoushan?
Is the wind strong here?
"Everyone, let me send them away!"
After a while, Hao Santong saw that there were indeed many young people standing under the mountain stronghold. The leader turned out to be a black bear. No, why was this black bear still wearing clothes? Hey, he was actually talking to the person next to him.
Hao Santong took another closer look. Damn it, he turned out to be a strong man!
Hao Santong was so scared that his legs were weak. What was going on? Did he provoke some big shot? Why did more than a thousand young men suddenly arrive? And the strong man in the lead could probably break himself to pieces with one punch.
"Your Majesty, will you send them away?"
"What the hell!" Hao Santong slapped the man in the face and said loudly: "Why don't you hurry up and invite all the adults up the mountain, and we'll serve you with good tea, wine and food!"
When everyone arrived at the mountain stronghold, Geng Bin sat down on the tiger chair without any courtesy and said carelessly: "We people don't have any ill intentions. We came here specially to join you!"
"I know, I know." Hao Santong sat upright and cramped, and said with a smile.
"The world is too chaotic. It makes sense for us to gather together, even though there are a lot of people, right?"
"I understand, I understand." Hao Santong swallowed unconsciously.
"As we all know, we are farmers and have never practiced any martial arts. We can only use these weapons to defend ourselves. Isn't this very logical?"
Hao Santong looked at Geng Bin's figure, whose arms were thicker than his legs. His face turned pale and he said loudly: "I can trust your character."
Geng Bin comforted: "You don't have to be afraid, we will not annex your village, nor will we do anything bad to you. From now on, you will still be the owner of the village, and I will be your second in charge, okay?"
Hao Santong looked at Geng Bin, who was sitting in the seat, and waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, how can I be qualified to be the village leader? You are our village master, I am just a pawn under you, I can do whatever you say. What are you doing?"
"So? You don't want to be the leader of the village anymore?!" Geng Bin looked solemn and shouted loudly.
"Ah? Yes, yes!"
"Ah That's good!"
Geng Bin did not become the leader of the village, but only the second in charge. However, Hao Santong did not have any real power and had to obey Geng Bin's command in everything.
Geng Bin quickly appeased the bandits on the mountain, and found out the locations of other bandits within a fifty-mile radius. He wrote a letter to them in the name of Hao Santong, with the general idea of forming an alliance so that everyone could advance and retreat together.
Most of the thieves directly rejected this initiative.
Who do you think you are, Hao Santong, that you are worthy of forming an alliance with us?
After careful consideration, Geng Bin decided to send troops. With a thousand soldiers and good equipment, he quickly organized and attacked those strongholds that did not obey orders.
How should I put it? Today's bandits are mostly ordinary people who can't live anymore, so they go to the mountains to find a way out.
Therefore, their combat effectiveness can be imagined.
Some copycat bandits stood in a messy, noisy and undisciplined manner, while others stayed in bed and refused to fight because the weather was too cold.
Some of the two armies had already started fighting. The bandits had no weapons and even had wooden sticks, so they rushed forward with howls and screams. And when the so-called leader is giving orders, he can't find his own bandits at all.
After one battle, thirty-two people were killed, more than twenty of whom died due to trampling.
Geng Bin led Qing Zhuang with great momentum and captured seven or eight mountain strongholds in succession. The remaining cottages also learned the news, readily surrendered, and were directly subdued by Geng Bin.
For a time, Geng Bin's team developed into the largest bandit near Longxi County.
As the leader of the village, Hao Santong saw Geng Bin attack one village after another with his sword raised and lowered, which caused great trauma to his young mind.
And with the continuous success of the cottage, his name, Hao Santong, resounded throughout Longxi County!
He never dreamed that he would have the chance to become the leader of the bandit!
In the lobby, Hao Santong carefully looked at Geng Bin's face and reminded: "Second Master, what should we do next...?"
Geng Bin frowned and scolded: "As the head of the family, you don't think about this problem, but you come to ask me?"
"Then our...our momentum is so huge that it may arouse the fear of the government. Otherwise, let's find a place to hide first, and then come out after the news has passed."
"Humph, the government? What do the officials have to be afraid of?"
Geng Bin shook his head and rejected Hao Santong's proposal.
In the middle of the night, a scout quietly entered the cottage and entered Geng Bin's bedroom unimpeded. He handed him a handwritten letter and told him that this was the governor's secret plan.
After the scout left, Geng Bin looked serious. He opened the handwriting and took a look at it in the moonlight. There were only six big characters written on it.
Kill the local tyrants and divide the land!
