Looking at the letter in his hand, Ye Ying couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly. The imperial court actually thought so highly of the Flying Eagle Society that it actually sent the Mad Lion Army, one of the three major iron armies in Daning, to deal with him.
"Young man Ye, I didn't expect you to create such a big business in such a short period of time. But I like it. The stronger you are, the more I like it when you torture me." A bearded man looked at a report in front of him and said with a sinister smile.
At this time, it was approaching the end of the year, and Ye Ying did not tell the bandits in the village that the officers and soldiers were attacking again. He just called together some important leaders in the village and held a meeting to let them prepare accordingly in advance.
Since defeating the army of Songzhou Camp, the power of the Flying Eagle Society has been greatly improved. The three nearby counties of Yuhe, Heishan, and Caoping are no longer able to compete with the Shanzhai, so they have taken measures to deal with the infestation of the Flying Eagle Society bandits. The attitude of turning a blind eye.
There was even a situation where the officials of these three counties knew clearly that bandits were coming to the county town to do business, but they pretended not to know and allowed the bandits to come and go freely, so as not to annoy the bandits on the mountain, they went directly down the mountain to attack the county town.
However, even if the bandits of the Flying Eagle Society come down from the mountain, they will generally not do anything illegal, let alone bully the people. Even the government can rest assured about this.
The only people who are worried about the bandits of the Flying Eagle Society are the businessmen and local rich people, because the bandits of the Flying Eagle Society punish bad businessmen and evil-minded rich people. These people have been able to live so well for so many years and have done some unscrupulous things. They are really afraid that the Feiying Bandits will one day blame them on themselves, because there is a precedent for this.
Under this idea, the landowners and businessmen all changed their strategies. When the harvest was bad, they reduced the rent, and the people bought daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt at lower prices.
For these rich people, it is better to earn less than to anger the bandits and serve you a pot.
The beneficiaries of these things were all poor people. In this way, the people who benefited from the benefits recorded this debt of gratitude on the heads of the Flying Eagle Society bandits.
I don’t even know when, from the mouths of people in nearby counties, I encountered the phenomenon of bullying others or doing evil. The common people no longer thought about reporting to the officials, but wanted to tell the heroes of the Flying Eagle Society. Not to mention, this would really scare some people.
The government officials didn't dare to interfere, and the people were very supportive. Every time the bandits of the Flying Eagle Society went down the mountain to do their work, it became much smoother. For example, this time when buying new year's goods, businessmen from all over the country reduced the prices to the lowest when they met the Flying Eagle Society bandits. Some people even took the initiative to send things to Fuhu Mountain.
It’s Chinese New Year, and although Fuhu Mountain is covered with snow, it can’t stop everyone’s joy. Lanterns and colors are everywhere inside and outside the village, and everyone is beaming when they meet.
"Tiedidi, you kid, don't run around, be careful of your firecrackers blowing up people!" Gan Xiang shouted anxiously as she chased a little guy running around.
After Tiedi arrived at Feiyinghui Village, Ye Ying always treated him as a younger brother and even hired a scholar from the village to teach him how to read and write. This guy is quite smart. He learns the things he is given very quickly and remembers them for a long time.
But there is one thing, this guy is really naughty. He jumps up and down all day long, which often makes everyone in the village restless. Ye Ying usually didn't have much time to take care of him, so Gan Xiang took on the responsibility of taking care of him.
Today, a bandit who went down the mountain to buy things brought back a bunch of firecrackers, but Tiedi was so happy that he led a group of half-grown children on the mountain to make a lively noise in the snow.
Ye Ying, who was wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, stood not far away, and his wife Fan Lingyan was also beside him. The two of them looked at the children playing in the field with happy smiles on their faces.
In the past few months, the couple had some conflicts of opinion over the treatment of Chen Zhi's people, but in the end it didn't lead to a big mistake. There was no overnight grudge between the couple, and they had a tacit understanding not to mention the matter again.
The New Year is a happy event. Everyone gathers together to talk about happy things. Even Qi Jiao and Shan Fu who were far away in Feixing Valley also came back. The brothers got together and spent this happy time together. The upcoming war after the year was temporarily forgotten in their minds.
However, time also has its cruel side. Time passes day by day, and soon even the Lantern Festival has passed, which means that this year is completely over.
There is another more important thing that reminds everyone in the village, that is, the newly appointed Guangwei General Zeng Yi, with the 30,000 soldiers he carefully selected from the Mad Lion Army, has already embarked on the road to the Flying Eagle Club.
According to the information received by the village, in addition to the Guangwei general Zeng Yi, Zeng Yi also took the position of Zhaowu captain. The general who served as the vanguard in this operation was also an old friend of Ye Ying. It was the man who hated Ye Ying. The former deputy commander of the new army camp, Sima Chi, was the one who drove Ye Ying out of the new army camp through his connections.
Under the operation of the family, Sima Chi successfully took over the position of Zhaowu captain left by Zeng Yi, and immediately approached Zeng Yi and actively asked to participate in this bandit suppression operation. For Sima Chi, when he went to annihilate the Flying Eagle Society this time, making military exploits was secondary. The most important thing was that he had to kill Ye Ying with his own hands.
Sima Chi has been looking for traces of Ye Ying over the years. For this guy who doesn't know how to praise, Sima Chi has always wanted to give him some color. More importantly, if he avenges Sima Mingyu, his status in the family will be greatly improved, and then no one will look down on his collateral descendant.
The defeat of Sima Mingyu was a huge blow to the Sima family. In last year's competition between the younger generations of Jinling City, the Sima family even ranked unprecedentedly among the six major families because of the absence of Sima Mingyu, a core disciple whom they focused on training. The last seat.
This incident made the elders of the Sima family furious, and they hated Ye Ying for killing Ma Mingyu. The patriarch announced within the family that whoever killed Ye Ying could become a core disciple of the Sima family. nourish.
For these reasons, Sima Chi took the initiative to get the vanguard's assignment. As soon as the team started, he rushed non-stop to Fuhu Mountain where the Flying Eagle Club was located.
In Sima Chi's view, the Flying Eagle Association is just a group of bandits composed of farmers. There is no way they can compete with the Mad Lion Army, one of the three major iron armies in Daning. The credit for killing Ye Ying must not fall to others. On human head.
"Sir, the Wutuo River is ahead of us. After crossing this river and driving for more than thirty miles, we can reach Fuhu Mountain. Otherwise, we will camp by the river today." While we were walking, a young general When he came to Sima Chi, he bowed and said to him.
This young general was none other than Zhao Hu. After Ye Ying left the new barracks, Sima Chi extended an olive branch to Zhao Hu. Zhao Hu was quite knowledgeable and quickly joined the Sima family camp.
This Zhao Hu has a calm personality and strong ability to handle things. He quickly gained the trust of Sima Chi. He has made a lot of contributions to the Sima family over the years, but of course he cannot stand the cultivation of the Sima family.
With the help of the rich resources of the Sima family, Zhao Hu's kung fu progressed rapidly. He is now a third-level martial artist, and has become the battalion commander of the Endeavor Battalion. He can also be regarded as a figure with some real power in the army.
"Okay, let's set up camp by the river today, have a good rest, and rush to Fuhu Mountain with full energy tomorrow." After listening to Zhao Hu's suggestion, Sima Chi readily agreed.
"Okay sir, I will ask the brothers to find more boats in nearby villages later, and then find a few experienced old people to understand the situation in the river and ensure that we can cross the river quickly and smoothly." Zhao Hu added He said something to Sima Chi, then turned and left.
Watching Zhao Hu leave, Sima Chi showed a look of relief on his face, with a hint of pride.
In the past two years, because Zhao Hu was too close to Sima Chi, even Qi Jiao, Shan Fu and others who had a good relationship with him in the past had objections and began to alienate Zhao Hu.
This situation made Sima Chi very satisfied. Under this kind of betrayal and separation, Zhao Hu would rely more on the Sima family so that he could firmly control this talented young man.
Of course, there is another more important reason for Sima Chi to reuse Zhao Hu. He and Ye Ying grew up together, and he knows Ye Ying very well, which is a good help for him to get rid of Ye Ying.
In order to better win over Zhao Hu, Sima Chi even had someone buy a house for Zhao Hu in Jinling and take his parents there from Kaoshan Village. Of course, there is another reason, which is to better control Zhao Hu in his own hands.
The next day, shortly after dawn, Sima Chi ignored the strong wind blowing on the river and ordered the entire army to set off, preparing to cross the Wutuo River as quickly as possible and then rush to Fuhu Mountain.
The water surface of Wutuo River is very wide, and the green trees and red flowers on both sides and the white clouds dotted in the blue sky are reflected in the river water into a beautiful picture of water and sky.
But at this time, Sima Chi had no time to appreciate this rare beauty. All his thoughts were on rushing to Fuhu Mountain, capturing Fei Ying and killing Ye Ying with his own hands.
"Hahaha...hahahahaha..." Seeing that the ship had passed the center of the river and was only a stone's throw away from the other side of the river, Sima Chi didn't know what he thought of and suddenly burst into laughter.
"General, why are you laughing?" Several generals on the side couldn't help laughing curiously when they saw Sima Chi's appearance.
"I laugh at Ye Ying's lack of wisdom, and Zhuge Ying's reputation is empty. If I use troops to lay an ambush on the other side of the river, and when we reach the center of the river, attack halfway across the river, won't our army suffer losses? Disastrous?" Sima Chi turned to look at the generals and said with a proud smile.
"The general is really wise. If we fight with the general, we will be invincible." After hearing Sima Chi's words, a general on the side laughed and made a series of flattering noises.
However, God seemed to be waiting to slap Sima Chi in the face. As soon as Sima Chi finished speaking, a large number of people suddenly appeared on the opposite bank of the river that had been silent. These people are dressed in different styles and appear to be tall, short, fat, thin, men, women, young and old.
Looking at their weapons, there are all kinds of weapons. From these signs, it is not difficult for everyone to judge that these people are a group of bandits.
After these bandits appeared, they did not say hello to the officers and soldiers in the river, and immediately launched an attack.
Rows of long arrows were shot, throwing spears were thrown one after another, and there were torches soaked in tung oil. What frightened the officers and soldiers in Jiangzhong even more was that these bandits actually had catapults and rapiers.
The officers and soldiers who had not yet reacted immediately became the targets of the bandits' attacks. It was impossible that the screams and shouts quickly became one.
Some officers and soldiers had arrows in their bodies and sat on the boat groaning in pain; those who were shot by crossbows were basically shot through their bodies at once; those whose bodies were on fire couldn't bear it and simply jumped into the river... The worst thing was Those who were shot by those throwing guns could only twitch and wait for death.
"Turn the bow of the boat, turn the bow of the boat, and get back quickly..." Sima Chi no longer felt as carefree as before. He shouted at the top of his lungs, with a ferocious look in his eyes.
