Two days passed by in a hurry.
In the past few days, the entire Heishan Village has been enveloped in a tense atmosphere.
Even the old, weak, women and children in the village noticed something was wrong, and all of them were trembling with fear.
The bandits were nervous, wearing armor and swords every day, and were fully armed.
At noon, in a house on the top of the mountain, Lei Han was sitting absentmindedly in the living room eating wine with his clothes open.
Now that the cottage is closed and a curfew is imposed, he has cut off contact with the outside world and can no longer deliver news to Jinan Prefecture.
Ever since he secretly accepted the recruitment, he has been more active than Zhang Shuye.
He didn't want to be a bandit for another day.
Now, all Lei Han could think about was how he would look after putting on the crimson official robe.
It has been a hundred years since the reign of Zhao and Song Dynasty, and the common people and scholars have long forgotten Zhao Dachenqiao's act of rebelling against Huangpao and taking over the world from the orphans and widows of the Chai family.
The orthodoxy of Zhao and Song Dynasties has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"If you are a good bandit, why do you want to rebel?"
Lei Han twisted a broad bean and threw it into his mouth, a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.
He was originally the leader of a village in Lushan, with five to six hundred brothers under his command, and he lived a pretty happy life.
In the past two years, Li Heihu led people to attack the door, but failed again and again, so Lei Han wisely chose to surrender, and he and his brothers were taken in by Li Heihu.
There are currently nine heads of Heishan Village, and most of them are like him. They were subdued by Li Heihu and forcibly merged into Heishan Village.
These heads have as many as five or six hundred brothers and as few as two or three hundred brothers.
After being merged into Heishanzhai, Shanzhai's strength increased greatly and it became the well-deserved boss of the entire Jingdong Road Green Forest Road.
The name of King Li Tianwang of Montenegro is becoming more and more famous.
And Li Heihu didn't treat him badly. After being merged into Heishanzhai, he firmly occupied the fourth position, second only to Mr. Sun Zhi and Yin.
And the rewards and punishments are clear, and the rewards that should be given will not be less than a penny. There will be a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. Life is more carefree than before.
Although she is a woman, her boldness is not inferior to that of a man.
Therefore, Lei Han was still very convinced of Li Heihu at first.
However, she should never have any thoughts of rebellion.
Is this so easy to create?
If it was as strong as Fang La, wouldn't it still be wiped out?
After learning that Li Heihu was going to rebel, Lei Han's mind changed.
Although Green Forest Road pays attention to the word "righteousness", it is not as important as one's own life.
"The master has given orders, all masters should go to Juyi Hall immediately!"
At this time, there was a shout outside the house.
Lei Han's hand holding up the wine glass stopped and his eyes flashed.
After taking a sip of the wine in his glass, he stood up and quickly walked out of the house.
After arriving at Juyi Hall, several other heads had already gathered.
Seeing Li Heihu wearing iron armor and fully armed, his pupils shrank suddenly.
Sure enough, Li Hei looked around at the crowd with his phoenix-like eyes and ordered: "All the leaders, please gather your brothers and gather at the outer village of Panlongling in a quarter of an hour. Those who fail to arrive in time will be killed!"
Something happened!
Everyone was shocked.
Lei Han didn't show it on his face, but a strange feeling arose in his heart.
This incident was too sudden, like child's play.
Seeing the confusion and shock on the faces of several other heads, including King Li Tianwang, he knew that they, like him, had not received the news in advance.
"Got the order!"
Everyone clasped their fists in response, then turned and walked out the door.
After watching them leave, Li Heihu asked: "Are you sure there is a spy in the village?"
These words exploded in King Li Tian's ears like thunder.
A trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and he clenched his big hands.
Fortunately, Li Heihu and Mr. Yin did not look at him.
"uncertain."
Mr. Yin shook his head and said sternly: "But Zhang Shuye is not a mediocre person. We all know that spies are planted in surrounding counties. It is impossible for him to not think of it."
"That's true."
Li Heihu nodded and agreed.
King Li Tianwang swallowed, suppressed the fear in his heart, and pretended to be concerned: "Since there are spies in the stronghold, why don't you wait for a while to find out the spy, and it won't be too late to start trouble again."
"Time has not waited for me, this opportunity is rare."
Mr. Yin smiled slightly and said confidently: "Even these leaders don't know about our plan. Even if there are spies in the village, what can we do?"
The incident happened suddenly and time was tight, so the spies had no time to spread the news.
King Li Tian was secretly glad in his heart. If Lei Han and himself had not been recruited, he would have easily taken over Jinan Mansion as they planned.
This Mr. Yin is really clever and clever. No wonder Li Heihu values him so highly.
At this moment, Li Heihu ordered: "Mr. Yin, you should also go and prepare."
Mr. Yin understood and turned around and left the Juyi Hall.
After he left, only Li Heihu was left in Juyi Hall.
Li Heihu turned around and said, "Is your anger gone?"
"..."
King Li Tian was silent and his eyes averted.
He was worried that Li Heihu might find out something, so he was so uneasy that he dared not speak.
Seeing this, Li Heihu just thought he was still angry and said softly: "It was my fault that night, don't take it to heart. I have been strong-tempered since I was a child. After all, in this bandit den, if I am not strong, how can others?" You will obey me. I will try my best to restrain myself in the future so as not to lose face in front of others."
King Li Tian was stunned for a moment, his face full of disbelief.
He never imagined that Li Heihu would say these words.
Although he still sounded strong, it was the first time that Li Heihu could take the initiative to surrender.
For a moment, King Li Tianwang had mixed feelings in his heart, he was both moved and remorseful.
At this moment, he regretted why he had suddenly agreed to Lei Han and accepted the imperial court's offer a few days ago.
"lady……"
Li Tianwang's lips moved, and heaven and man were at war in his heart.
"Um?"
Li Heihu raised his eyebrows.
"I...take care of yourself."
In the end, Li Tianwang did not dare to say it.
He was afraid that Li Heihu would kill him with a knife after learning the truth.
"I saved it, let's go."
Li Heihu nodded and quickly walked out of the Juyi Hall with his sword in hand.
Looking at her back, Li Tianwang looked complicated, and then followed her.
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In the outer village of Panlongling, more than three thousand bandits in iron armor stood quietly.
In front of these infantry, there were 800 cavalry.
These eight hundred cavalrymen are Li Heihu's greatest support and foundation.
Most of the three thousand infantry were brothers of several other leaders.
The remaining more than a thousand bandits were Heishanzhai's own men. Originally, these people should have been handed over to Sun Zhi's command.
Unfortunately, Sun Zhi was seriously injured and was still recuperating, so Li Heihu could only hand it over to King Li Tian.
Getting on his horse, Li Heihu ordered: "Open the stronghold!"
Creak!
Accompanied by a heartbreaking sound, the two heavy village doors slowly opened.
"Set off!"
Li Heihu waved his hand and took the lead in setting up his horse and driving out of the village.
There was no exciting pre-war mobilization or detailed combat arrangements, just a simple departure.
Lei Han was riding on a horse, followed by brothers No. 500 and 600.
At this moment, he had countless questions in his mind.
Where's the food?
The army of nearly 5,000 people did not prepare food and other logistics. Each person only brought one day's worth of dry food.
Secondly, Heishan is more than two hundred miles away from Licheng in Jinan Prefecture.
Even if they drive non-stop, it will be tomorrow morning when they arrive at Jinan Mansion. By then, people will be exhausted and horses will be exhausted. Let alone fighting, they may not even be able to hold a knife.
As long as Zhang Shuye is not a fool, he can easily defeat them by just lying in wait in the dark.
He could think of such a simple truth, and it was impossible for Mr. Li Heihu and Mr. Na Yin not to think of it.
That's why it seems weird.
After walking for a while, Lei Han suddenly discovered that the direction they were traveling was not Licheng in Jinan Prefecture.
But, Gaoyuan County!
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…
Gaoyuan County is under the jurisdiction of Zizhou.
It is close to Boxing County in Qingzhou, and because it is close to Jishui, it has developed well in recent years with the help of water transportation.
At this moment, the port adjacent to the county seat was filled with cargo ships of all sizes.
It is said that a foreign official in the county is planning to make a big deal, so he has rented dozens of cargo ships at high prices in the past few days.
In the county town, in a private room of a restaurant.
The county magistrate Gaoqiong and the chief clerk Duan Min are having wine with others.
The person entertaining the guests was called Mr. Li, and he was a wealthy businessman. As for the specific business, few people in the county knew.
Picking up a piece of ice fish and throwing it into the wine glass, Gao Qiong picked up the wine glass, shook it gently, and said slowly: "You go back and tell Li Heihu that there are rebellions everywhere now, and ask him to be more honest recently and not give me anything." Adding chaos to the county.”
"The county magistrate is relieved, I am from the province."
That member Li laughed out loud.
Duan Min and Gao Qiong on the side looked at each other and suddenly said: "At present, there is still a shortfall in the county's Ding body money, about 50,000 guan. You Heishanzhai will pay this money in advance for the time being, and I will pay it back to you later." "
It is said to be an advance payment, but everyone knows that it will not be paid back at all.
Mr. Li's smile did not fade and he responded: "A certain family will donate 50,000 yuan in a few days."
Seeing that he agreed so readily, Duan Min felt a little regretful, he should have asked for more just now.
Just as he was thinking about how to get some more money from Heishan Village, he heard Member Li say: "This time the big boss invited two people from a certain family to the banquet because he wanted to borrow something."
Hearing this, Gao Qiong and Duan Min were both stunned.
"What does he want to borrow?"
"Borrow two of your heads!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold light flashed through.
Soon, the box door was opened from the inside, and Mr. Li walked out, covered in blood, carrying two heads.
At the same time, there was a cry of killing coming from the direction of the county government office and the city gate.
I don’t know how long it took before the shouts of killing subsided.
A bandit quickly walked into the restaurant and reported: "The county government officials and archers have captured them all, and the city gate has been captured."
Li Yuanwai casually threw it away, and the two heads hit the ground with a thud and rolled to the feet of the bandit.
"Hang these two heads on the pole and tell the people in the county to stay at home and keep them safe. Otherwise, when the army in the village arrives, they will massacre the city!"
"Got the order!"
The bandit picked up the head and quickly left the restaurant.
The two heads were hung high on bamboo poles and paraded through the streets.
The heads of a county magistrate and a bookkeeper are extremely shocking.
The people in the county were frightened and frightened. Some wanted to escape from the city, but when they saw that the city gate was closed, they had no choice but to retreat.
Time passed little by little.
Until the sun sets in the west, the sound of horse hooves can be heard from outside the city.
"The boss is here!"
The bandits guarding the city gate shouted.
The thousand-jin gate was raised, and as the city gate opened, Li Heihu took the lead and stepped into the county town.
Li Yuanwai immediately stepped forward and reported: "The great master, Gao Qiong and Duan Min have been executed. The subordinate officials and archers in the county have also been controlled. We are waiting for the great master to be punished."
"Just kill him."
After giving an understatement, Li Heihu ordered: "Take a rest for half an hour, open the county granary, and carry ten days of grain to the ship."
It was only at this time that Lei Han and other leaders understood Li Heihu's plan.
Travel lightly and take Gaoyuan County first.
After taking a short rest, we took the food from the county granary and then took a boat down the Jishui River to reach Licheng in the middle of the night.
Starting from the village and then attacking Licheng County at night, it took no more than ten hours.
Moreover, soldiers can maintain their spirits on the ship and ensure their combat effectiveness.
What a good plan!
The whole plan is interrelated, and its essence is just one word.
quick!
Soldiers are valuable and quick.
It was so close that even if Zhang Shuye knew that they were going to take Licheng County and made arrangements in advance, he would not be able to react.
(End of chapter)
