Water Margin people

Chapter 546
"Chengzhi County, you can't say so absolutely. We are eliminating thieves for the people. Baixin should give some food and grass. If it is in Zhujiazhuang, I will take care of the food and grass for this army."

Zhu Chaofeng said, he is not an official, he can represent the people.

"What's more, the food is not just borrowed but not returned. Waiting for the thieves to return, the food will be returned to the townspeople."

Without waiting for Zhang Shuye to open his mouth, Zhu Chaofeng continued, food is the most important thing now, the soldiers of Dongping Mansion and Dongchang Mansion may be able to endure it for two more days, but the farmers of Zhujiazhuang can't bear it, many people are already full Complaining, clamoring to go back to Zhujiazhuang, unwilling to be an enemy of Liangshan.

"What you said is also reasonable, but you still have to discuss it with the people to borrow food, don't be like a thief!"

Although Cheng Wanli felt that this was not good, but there was no food in the army now, if he let it go, if there was a mutiny, the consequences would be far more serious than borrowing food.

"Yes!"

Dong Ping was overjoyed, he cupped his fists at Cheng Wanli and went down.

"Cheng Zhifu, thieves have never done this before, we are like this, how can we be worthy of this official uniform?"

Zhang Shuye looked at Cheng Wanli and said.

"There is no way to do this. Tell the people that after repelling the thieves, this year's tax will be reduced or exempted."

Cheng Wanli said to a Yuhou.

"Since Zhangzhi County is not willing to borrow food, is there a way to retreat from the enemy?"

Cheng Wanli looked at Zhang Shuye. Although he had some complaints about Zhang Shuye now, he knew Zhang Shuye's ability very well, and he could only rely on Zhang Shuye to defeat the enemy.

"Let's break out tonight! This place is forty miles away from Dongping Mansion. If you break out by force, you can always go back."

Zhang Shuye said.

"How sure are you?"

Cheng Wanli was a little moved, looked at Zhang Shuye and asked.

"Thirty percent, we have 1 people, and we should be able to return to Dongping Mansion if we forcibly broke through and paid 7000 to [-] casualties."

Zhang Shuye said, if Liangshan had not had more than [-] cavalry, it would have increased by [-]%.

"Is it only [-]%!"

Cheng Wanli was disappointed when he heard that, the success rate is a bit low, he now has 1 soldiers and horses.

"Cheng Zhifu, we are not surrounded by soldiers. Those in Zhujiazhuang are all peasants. Without systematic training, they will not be of much use in a big battle."

Zhang Shuye whispered to Cheng Wanli that they seemed to have a lot of people on their side, but in fact their fighting power was far inferior to that of Liangshan, otherwise they would not have been besieged in Anshan Town.

"My lord, the thieves use flying arrows to send messages!"

A soldier ran in from outside and presented a letter.

"Hmm! What!"

Cheng Wanli was impatient at first, but when he saw the handwriting on the envelope, his face changed drastically. He taught his daughter's handwriting by hand, and he has seen it since he was a child.

Everyone looked at Cheng Wanli suspiciously, not knowing why the magistrate suddenly lost his composure, they all stared at the letter in Cheng Wanli's hand, wondering what the thief had written in his heart.

"This... Ni... son!"

Cheng Wanli looked at his daughter's letter of persuasion, and was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped up. He gritted his teeth and said, "He is in a hurry. It's useless to have a daughter. He turned his elbows outward. Now he is helping a thief to persuade him to surrender. This father is simply not good." dutiful son.

Cheng Wanli stared at the letter in his hand. After a short period of rage, he was worried again. His daughter had been studying in the back hall since she was a child, and she rarely had contact with outsiders. Now she was kidnapped by thieves. The hand of the thief is at stake, the tragedy is needless to say, when he thinks of this, how can he sit still as a father.

"Assemble the soldiers and horses, go out to kill the enemy tonight!"

Cheng Wanli shouted at the crowd.

"Master Zhifu, this..."

Everyone wondered why Cheng Wanli, who was hesitant just now, became so furious now.

"Master of the prefect, don't be provoked by the thieves. The thieves are best at fighting at night. If you go out, you will definitely fall into the trap."

Zhang Qing clasped his fists and said, "Cheng Wanli raised his troops in anger, which is a big taboo for military strategists."

"Prefect, what did you write in the thief's letter?"

Everyone looked at Cheng Wanli suspiciously, and they were even more curious about the letter.

"It's nothing, just a mocking letter!"

Cheng Wanli stuffed the letter into his sleeve, his daughter's letter must not be known to everyone, his own reputation is small, but his daughter's reputation is great, if everyone knows that her daughter was kidnapped by thieves, her reputation will be ruined up.

Seeing that Cheng Wanli's anger had subsided, everyone no longer struggled with the letter.

"Master Zhifu, this is Zhuge Kongming's aggressive method against Sima Zhongda. You must not fall into the enemy's plan."

"Master Zhifu, it's better to fight the thieves after dawn."

Everyone opened their mouths.

"Then send troops tomorrow!"

Cheng Wanli was so upset now that he got up and left.

Everyone thought Cheng Wanli was still angry and didn't take it seriously. Only Zhang Shuye frowned and thought, thinking that the letter was not simple.

Outside Anshan Town.

"Boss Sun, will my father come out?"

Cheng Wan'er looked at Anshan Town and asked Sun Lei, her letter had been sent in for a long time, but Anshan Town hadn't moved yet.

"It's not that easy! Prefect Cheng is the head of a prefecture, and now he leads tens of thousands of people, how could he leave the city and surrender because of your letter."

Sun Lei shook his head with a smile and said, he didn't even think about Cheng Wanli surrendering like this, and if he wanted to come out, he would lead someone to kill them to save them, he was here tonight to listen to the news in the town.

"Brother, let's start!"

Pang Wanchun said in a low voice with sharp ears.

Everyone held their breath and listened to low-pitched cries and curses, mixed with the barking of dogs and the crowing of cocks.

"what is this?"

Cheng Wan'er looked at Sun Lei and the others suspiciously, not knowing what they were listening to.

"The town has already sent troops to rob food."

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"Soldiers to grab food!"

Cheng Wan'er looked at the town in disbelief, she could hear the voice clearly, she didn't want to believe that her father would do such a thing.

"The prefect Cheng's army has run out of supplies, what should we do if we don't start with the townspeople?"

Sun Lei said.

"Brother, if you go back and forth like this two or three times, there will probably be a rebellion in the town."

Wen Huanzhang listened to the voice and said, the resistance of the townspeople is still very fierce, there will definitely be conflicts between the government and the army if the food requisition is not going well, and now that Liangshan's army is out, the townspeople will definitely take refuge.

"Almost, Anshan Town is not big at all, and the food stored by the common people can't last long for a 1-strong army."

Sun Lei nodded and said, Anshan Town has only a few thousand residents, how can it support an army of more than 1?Excessive searches may lead to civil uprisings, which is what he wants Zhang Shuye and Cheng Wanli to see.

"Tomorrow, the prefect of Chengcheng should lead troops out to fight. Brothers, get ready."

Sun Lei looked at the crowd and said.

"Brother, don't worry, we will definitely capture Cheng Zhifu alive."

Everyone laughed and said, since Sun Lei had promised not to kill Cheng Wanli, they would naturally want to catch him alive.

The crowd dispersed, but Cheng Wan'er's face was full of worry. The "vicious" thieves in front of her were always untrustworthy.

"Miss Cheng, don't worry. Although my brothers speak rudely, they will do what they say."

Sun Lei comforted Cheng Wan'er with a smile. Everyone's words just now were full of laughter. They all thought that he was interested in Cheng Wan'er, but in the ears of Cheng Wan'er, a woman who had never seen a sinister person before, it became a malicious joke.

(End of this chapter)