While this group of people were devouring their food, they looked around with vigilant eyes, as if they would immediately run away if there was any sign of trouble.
Lu Feng came and sat down in front of the village chief and asked, "Old man, can you tell me what happened?"
"Alas." The old village chief sighed heavily.
"Sir, you know that banditry is rampant in Daxia now, and ordinary people like us are suffering from the attacks, and our lives are already unsatisfactory."
"We heard before that the imperial court finally sent troops to suppress the bandits. Everyone felt that the banditry problem could be eliminated. We have been looking forward to it day and night, but it can be said that a team of officers and soldiers has arrived."
"But we never thought that these officers and soldiers did not destroy the bandits that invaded our village. Instead, they were beaten to pieces. They were so embarrassed. In the end, we watched them leave with disappointment."
"The officers and soldiers lost the battle and left, but the bandits came. They completely ransacked our village and killed many of our villagers. But, sir, our disaster is not over yet..."
Speaking of this, the old village chief burst into tears.
"The bandits who robbed our village are completely gone, but the officers and soldiers who lost the battle are back. They lost the battle and had no way to report to the superiors. They could only point the butcher's knife at us and take the lives of our villagers. Xiang Shang's head pretended to be a bandit to claim credit from above."
Having said this, Lu Feng already understood the whole thing.
From time to time, the cries of the surviving villagers could be heard in his ears, which made Lu Feng even more furious.
"Straight bitch!" Shi boldly yelled angrily and slammed his fist on the ground, making a small crater in the hard ground.
"Brother, those officers and soldiers are simply beasts, a hundred times more cruel than when I first committed evil. Brother, let's kill those beasts right now."
Lu Feng asked him to calm down first, "Old man, do you know where those officers and soldiers went?"
The old village chief shook his head, but soon a villager shouted: "I know. When I hid in the haystack to survive, I heard them say that I would go back and receive the reward from Captain Wu Ming."
Wu Ming? Lu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, remembering that among the previous generals who were ineffective in punishing and suppressing bandits, Wu Ming performed well and was awarded by the court.
Now Wu Ming is leading troops to suppress bandits in the Laolao Mountain area in the west.
"If we people weren't lucky, we might have become dead souls."
After the surviving villagers had filled their stomachs, Lu Feng asked them to walk in the direction of Kaiping County. When they arrived in Kaiping County, someone would naturally accommodate them.
"Let's go to Lao Lao Mountain."
Lu Feng waved his hand and led the people to set off.
Judging from the map, Laolao Mountain is not close to where Lu Feng is now. It would take about two days to get there.
In the evening, we found a suitable place to rest before traveling during the day.
Without much rest along the way, Lu Feng and others successfully arrived at Laolao Mountain two days later.
"The mountains here are quite steep." Yao Yuehua looked around and said.
"Master, we haven't seen a single officer or soldier this whole way, so will Wu Ming take people to other places?" Qing Yi said.
"Probably not." Lu Feng shook his head.
He sent spies to search for Wu Ming's whereabouts.
In less than half a day, the spies came back and reported that Wu Ming led his soldiers and horses to fight against a group of bandits occupying the other side of the river on the east side of Laolao Mountain.
The group of bandits built their stronghold against the hill on the other side of the river, and with the river as a natural barrier, Wu Ming and others could not gain an advantage for a while and could only stalemate each other.
After hearing the news, Lu Feng immediately led people over.
Wu Ming was helpless in the face of such cunning bandits and had a headache.
The river blocking the way is too wide and deep, and it can only be crossed by boat, or by strong masters forcibly crossing the river.
He couldn't find a powerful master. If he took a boat, he would be attacked by arrows from the bandits on the opposite side. Everyone would die before they could get past, which was of no use.
When Wu Ming felt a headache, a soldier ran into the tent.
"Sir, the inspector is here."
"Inspector?"
Wu Ming immediately thought of the man who was deeply favored by the emperor, and asked quickly: "Hurry up and welcome in."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Feng's voice sounded outside.
"No need, Lieutenant Wu."
After saying that, Lu Feng walked into the tent.
As soon as Wu Ming saw Lu Feng, he walked up to him and said respectfully, "General, I have met the Inspector."
Lu Feng nodded, "How is things going?"
"Sir, the bandits on the other side of the river are too cunning. We cannot launch an effective attack. Moreover, it is impossible to bypass the river. We can only remain in a stalemate at the moment."
Wu Ming also knew that Lu Feng had taken the imperial court's orders and supported various troops in suppressing bandits.
"Captain Wu, in addition to supporting you this time, I also need your help with something."
"Your Majesty, Inspector, please speak your mind, but you will do your best."
"Captain Wu, you and your men set out from the capital and suppressed bandits all the way to here. Did you commit any fraud?"
Wu Ming heard what Lu Feng said and didn't know why. "The general will always work hard and never dare to forget his mission."
"Is there any act of killing a good person and taking credit for it?" When Lu Feng said this, he kept observing Wu Ming's reaction.
But Wu Ming's reaction didn't look like he was lying.
His reaction was exactly the same as that of someone who was wronged, "Why do you say that, sir? The general has never done this before."
"It's okay if you don't, Lieutenant Wu." Lu Feng looked around the tent, "But I heard that some of the people you led killed good people and took credit."
"Sir." Wu Ming said with a serious face: "You have to pay attention to evidence when speaking. I don't know who you are talking about."
At that moment, Lu Feng said the name of the village.
"Whoever led the people there to suppress the bandits in the first place, let him come over."
Wu Ming did not hesitate and immediately asked his men outside the tent to call the people who went to that place.
This is a captain.
"Let me ask you, did you wipe out the bandits when you went there?"
The captain said: "Of course, sir. In order to destroy those bandits, I lost many brothers. Your Excellency has also seen that we have brought back the heads of those bandits. How can we still be false?" "
Wu Ming looked at him, "Then why did the Inspector say that you killed a good person and took credit for it?"
When he said this, the captain's body suddenly trembled and his eyes became a little panicked.
"I didn't. This is an injustice."
"Unjustly accused?" Lu Feng sneered a few times, stepped forward and looked into his eyes, "You say it again?"
The captain was afraid in his heart.
"I want to ask you, if I really have wronged you, then I will ask Lieutenant Wu to go there personally to see if there are only ruins left or if the villagers can live and work in peace and contentment. Do you dare?"
