Upon seeing this, County Magistrate Zhao said excitedly,
"I will serve the people of the whole county. Thank you very much, Mr. Nie."
"No, Qi Huan, how long will it take for the troops at Hukou Pass to get here?"
"Replying to my lord, considering their distance, they will probably arrive at the county seat in the evening the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, if you have enough time, let's tell everyone that we will suppress the bandits tomorrow."
Nie Chen put down the wine bowl in his hand and said to the other bandit leaders,
"Everyone, you may think that being a bandit is a happy and free life, but I believe that everyone is not born a bandit. They are all farmers, workers, businessmen and other people at the lowest level of society. I have never heard of anyone who is an official. Run away and become a bandit.
Because you all come from a lower class background, I believe you also understand better the sufferings of the people at the bottom.
I know that you robbed homes, robbed food and people, all because you couldn't survive, so I don't blame you.
But you must understand that the people you hurt are also poor people like you.
I think it is better to make people love us than to make people fear us. I don’t believe there are inherently bad people in this world.
When we go to a place, the feeling is different whether the people are fleeing in all directions or waiting in the street to welcome us.
Now that you have joined the army, there are no more bandits in the countryside, and the people can live and work in peace, plant more land, pay more food, and everyone can have enough to eat.
When the county is at peace and trade resumes, more money can be made, more taxes can be paid, and brothers can get more military pay.
This is a virtuous cycle. Everyone will be more open and better, instead of making the people more and more miserable. After all, in the end, the people will no longer grow food, so who can you rob? "
"My lord is right!"
All the bandits expressed their admiration.
"Come, let's have a drink together, make achievements, and stabilize the world!"
"Make great contributions! Stabilize the world!"
After a night's rest.
Nie Chen left the camp behind and asked people to take care of the food and grass, and then went to Jinshan Village with 10,000 people and the baggage.
At the same time, he also called the more than 20 bandit leaders and the county magistrate Zhao Dezhu, just to show them how the regular army fought.
There is no boss, no Wang Hao, no Liang Peng. This is the first time Nie Chen personally directs the battle, so he is fully prepared.
He himself was a bandit, so he knew the dangers of attacking the bandits' stronghold. As early as last night, he sent the Shadow Guard to explore the terrain.
When he arrived at the bottom of Jinshan Mountain, Nie Chen looked up and saw that Jinshan Mountain was not too steep and there were several mountain roads to go up the mountain.
And standing at the foot of the mountain, you can see the location of Jinshan Village at a glance.
The village above doesn't even have a wall, it's just a standard bandit's crotch pulling behavior.
However, in order to prevent the enemy from setting up an ambush and attacking our army with rolling logs and stones, Nie Chen still sent scouts to explore the route first.
In Jinshan Village, a group of masters were eating and drinking. The leader was a rough man who was drinking from a big bowl.
I drink in the early morning because I have nothing to do.
Jin Ming was originally a bully in the village. He gathered a group of gangsters and collected protection fees everywhere. Later, he accidentally discovered iron ore on Jinshan Mountain, so he gathered a group of villagers who were desperate for their lives. They mined and sold money while recruiting people, and they did more and more. big.
Later, when he got rich and became more powerful, with his bravery, no one dared to disobey him, and this was how Jinshan Village was established.
In today's life, when you have food, drink, money to spend, and when you have nothing to do, you can go to the mountains to snatch women for fun, even the king of heaven and I would not enjoy it.
Recruitment?
Do you want me to be your dog?
What a bullshit joke, only a fool would be willing to recruit me.
However, Jin Ming was not a fool. After hearing about Nie Chen's achievements, he was more careful and won over the people from the other three cottages. After strengthening himself, he felt that he was almost able to deal with the officers and soldiers, so he started to live a life of drunkenness and dreams again. Life.
At this time, the second master put down his wine bowl and asked,
"Hey, Boss Jin, the county magistrate said that if we don't recruit people, Nie Chen will send an army to attack us. Is this true or false?"
Hearing this, Jin Ming sneered and said,
"Hmph, that Nie Chen, I also respect him as a hero. He was born as a bandit, and he can rebel and become a county guard. He is a person.
But respecting him and submitting to him does not mean that I am willing to submit to him.
We are all bandits and can be considered brothers on the road.
He has become the county guard. If I don't attack his city, he shouldn't attack our village. We just don't offend the river.
But if he really dares to send officers and soldiers to attack us, then I have to let him know how powerful I, Jin Ming, am. "
"Brother, I heard that Nie Chen has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. What if he really attacks us?"
"Hmph, tens of thousands? Liu Hu also has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Why doesn't he come to attack us?
Because he has to guard the pass and be wary of the enemy. He has merit in defeating the enemy, but it is thankless to defeat us. What is his purpose?
This Nie Chen has barbarians to the north, King Pingxi to the west, and King Andong to the east. These tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are not enough for him. He has no time to attack us. He is just scaring us.
Even if you come, the most you can do is let Mr. Zhao bring the bandits who are trying to recruit him to fight. Don’t you know what those cowards are like? I can destroy them with three strikes, five strikes and two divided by two. "
"Brother is wise!"
"Big brother is domineering!"
"A toast to my brother!"
At this moment, a minion suddenly ran outside and shouted loudly,
"Master, it's bad, more than 10,000 officers and soldiers are attacking the mountain!"
Hearing this, the wine that Jin Ming had not swallowed suddenly spurted out, and he was stunned and said,
"What? An army of ten thousand? Where did the army of ten thousand come from? Who is leading the army? Did you see it?"
"I can't see clearly. Wuyangwuyang is full of people, and they are flying the Nie flag. It must be Nie Chen's main force coming over!"
"Made, what does Nie Chen mean? People who have been bandits come to suppress bandits? People who have been wet in the rain have to tear other people's umbrellas?"
"Gather the brothers, fight with them, and let the dog officers and soldiers know how powerful we are!"
"Walk!"
The bandits anxiously came out of the house with knives in hand, gathered together, and came to the outside of the village shouting.
It didn't matter what they saw, the sight in front of them made their scalps tingle.
I saw a large, dark mass of officers and soldiers, lined up neatly along the hillside, rushing towards them.
The terrain of Jinshan Mountain is not steep, and there are not many trees on the hillside to block it. Nie Chen directly let the army spread out and march forward in formation.
At the front are the shield soldiers, then the spearmen, and the crossbowmen, and then the archers.
I saw the bandits rushing down in a mighty manner.
Nie Chen smiled at the bandit leaders around him and said,
"Everyone, today I will show you how a real regular army fights."
