After interrogating some prisoners in succession, Wang Mi had to believe that these bandits were indeed too poor to have any money.
However, although the captured food was small, it could still sustain consumption for several days, and after having hundreds of bandit prisoners, Wang Mi had a new idea.
After asking a few old bandits, Wang Mi learned that there are several groups of bandits in the nearby mountains who each occupy the mountain as king. The total number of people is two to three thousand, and they are all farming on weekdays. If there is a chance, At that time, they would go down the mountain to plunder, but the bandits' fighting power was worrying. When they came out to bully the weak villages and towns, they had to hide away from the powerful ones who had a little bit of power.
After Wang Mi thought about it for a while, he felt that these thieves in the mountains could be put to good use.
Later, Wang Mi told all the prisoners that he was Wang Mi, the flying leopard who roamed Qingzhou. From today on, they are Wang Mi's subordinates. As long as they obey, from now on, all the gold and silver in the powerful manors under the mountain will belong to him. them.
Although these bandits were nesting in the Tailai Mountains, they had heard about the rebellion in nearby Qingzhou. They knew that a group of Tianshi Dao rebels from Donglai County, led by Liu Bogen and Wang Mi, crisscrossed Qingzhou in a few months and captured Arrived in Linzi.
The leader of this stronghold even had the idea of going to seek refuge, but he was worried that the imperial army would counterattack in the future, so he did not dare to go and seek refuge.
The thieves were shocked when they found out that the murderer in front of them was Wang Mi. Seeing the desolation of Wang Mi and his party, they all guessed that they must have suffered a defeat at the hands of the imperial army and fled to this remote place. Tai Lai Shan.
However, the situation is stronger than the people. The force of Wang Mi and hundreds of people just overwhelmed these bandits. For these prisoners, there is no difference between being a bandit or a rebel. It is just a change of leader. And no matter how you look at it, Wang Mi, the leader, is much stronger than the former boss who is now lying on the ground like a corpse.
Led by a few quick-thinking bandits, all the bandits knelt on the ground and swore a poisonous oath to express their loyalty. They would follow Wang Mi and fight hard on the road to rebellion.
Wang Mi selected a few bandits who were smart and familiar with the surrounding geography and asked them to serve as his guides. He was going to inspect the surrounding situation first, and then decide what to do next.
After two days of inspection, Wang Mi had a detailed understanding of the general situation around Tailai Mountain.
He immediately made a plan to wipe out several small powerful families around him. Although these families were not powerful, they all had high-walled courtyards and many children in the clan. All of them were bandits. Someone that I don't dare to mess with.
Wang Mi just wanted to make a name for himself through this battle, and then use it to gather the strength of the surrounding bandits for his own use.
After hearing that Wang Mi planned to attack several wealthy manor houses around them, the newly surrendered bandits burst into cheers. For these powerful landowners who had a large amount of food and treasure hidden in their homes, these bandits had long been salivating. .
However, before, firstly, there was a gap in strength, and the bandits were also afraid of these well-fed tribesmen. Secondly, the former leader of this village was cautious and unwilling to provoke these troublesome ideas. He just wanted to be a peaceful bandit.
Now, with the "Flying Leopard" Wang Mi and his hundreds of powerful soldiers, it seems very simple to deal with a few small rural tyrants.
Some bandits have even begun to fantasize about how they will have a great time in the manors after breaking through these powerful manors. They want to eat meat, drink wine, and ride white and greasy ladies on fragrant couches.
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Donglai County, Luxiang, Dongyangli.
The terrain here is low hills and gentle slopes common in Dongnae County. Between several low hills is flat farmland. The green millet in the farmland has turned slightly yellow due to the drought for more than a month.
On the low hills on the west side of the large farmland, a large red flag was flapping in the morning wind. Under the flag, Liu Yu was riding a horse and looking up into the distance. On a hill to the east of the farmland, , a neat horizontal formation stood quietly in place with its back to the rising sun and facing west.
The battle agreed upon by Liu Yu and Ju Peng was here.
At this time, both sides had just arrived at the agreed battlefield. Although they had already lined up, both sides wanted to rest where they were for a while and recover as much as possible from the physical exertion caused by the march.
The sun this morning is still so bright.
Liu Yu turned his head and looked around. Behind him, the troops also lined up in a horizontal formation were bathing in the golden sunshine, which seemed to have a somewhat sacred meaning.
However, this situation was just wishful thinking. Liu Yu knew that facing the east and facing the dazzling sunshine was actually at a slight disadvantage, so he was not in a hurry. Instead, he hoped to wait a little longer for the sun to rise again. So as to avoid the dazzling sunlight.
A rapid sound of horse hooves came from far and near.
Two cavalry generals holding flags quickly arrived in front of Liu Yu.
"Report to the general, the enemy has no hidden troops and horses in the valley behind."
After the scouts confirmed that there were no hidden troops behind the enemy's formation, Liu Yu felt a little more at ease.
The enemy formation on the opposite side was clearly visible. Liu Yu estimated that the number of enemy troops was about 8,000. According to Han Ling, who was more familiar with the surrounding situation, he concluded that the enemy could almost be seen in full force.
Liu Yu left a very small number of troops behind to protect the families and luggage of the refugees. Only less than 4,000 troops arrived on the battlefield.
"Okay. Go down and drive the enemy's horses out from both wings."
Liu Yu continued to stare at the enemy's movements on the opposite side, and the enemy seemed to show no signs of attacking immediately.
Although the difference in strength between the two sides was enough to double, due to the broken terrain, the frontal width of the attacks launched by the two sides was almost the same. The powerful coalition led by Ju Peng was only slightly wider than Liu Yu's army.
According to the terrain, Liu Yu determined that the direction in which he could best deploy his troops to attack was to attack his center and left wing. There were many rivers and ditches behind his right wing, which was not conducive to marching and deploying his troops, so the enemy would definitely not be able to attack his right wing. .
However, the broken terrain behind the right wing is also not conducive to Liu Yu's army's maneuvers. This is almost a dead end. If his center and left wing are squeezed back, the entire army will be crowded and fall into terrible chaos and failure. .
Therefore, regarding the choice of this battlefield, the enemy's Ju Peng and others should have already planned and thought of using this terrain to annihilate themselves.
Ju Peng must have been thinking that at the last moment, the whole army would attack, contain his right wing and center, and heavily move his troops around his left wing to give him a thunderous blow. Then the defeated left wing would retreat and trample on each other, fighting to death. Surround and kill them all.
Thinking of this, a trace of ridicule appeared on Liu Yu's face. In order to achieve such an effect, Ju Peng would definitely launch an attack with twice or even three times the force of the left wing.
However, Ju Peng's thinking is too simple. If he wants to win against himself, it is impossible without ten times the force, and Ju Peng cannot have ten times the force.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu looked back at the rear of the left wing. In a valley behind a hill, nearly two hundred soldiers and horses were resting. They hid their flags, and it was impossible for the Ju-Peng coalition forces on the opposite side to see them. .
These two hundred cavalrymen will be the key for Liu Yu to defeat Ju Peng and defeat Ju Peng's fatal right hook.
