Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 52 Expanding the Land
  Zhao Zhen is taking the seat. On the chairs on the left are Guang Hui, Jiao Ting, Bao Xu, Han Bolong and Tao Zongwang, all wearing iron armor. On the chairs on the right are Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhao Ji, each wearing leather armor. . The two rows sat down, and Zhao Zhen said: "Brothers, tomorrow we will dispel the fog and open up the territory. I don't know what will happen by then. Brothers, be prepared. There is no chance of a fight."

Everyone bowed their hands and said yes, and Zhao Zhen said: "We have the same loyalty and are brothers in ordinary times. However, the battle formation is not a trivial matter. I hope you brothers will abide by it and do not violate it, which will hurt your loyalty. If you disobey for any reason, you will be punished. Rule them according to military laws and never forgive them lightly."

Guang Hui said: "A snake can't move without a head. In the battle formation, it's natural to follow the orders of my brother and point east to east. There are mountains of swords and seas of fire. They don't avoid the arrows." Everyone responded.

Zhao Zhen said: "Since the brothers have no objections, we will allocate duties today. If there are any changes tomorrow, we will all act accordingly.

Tomorrow, the three brothers Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, and Ruan Xiaoqi will each lead a two-masted multi-oared boat, seven or eight water transport troops, and ten water ghosts. They will prepare fork nets, long poles, etc., and then send the water ghost soldiers Four people, driving two fast boats, responded. I leave all matters on the water to the three brothers, so be careful. "

The three men of the Ruan family crossed their hands and responded.

Zhao Zhen then ordered: "The infantry is divided into three teams. The first team is led by Bao Xu, with Tao Zongwang as his deputy. They lead seven epee soldiers, ten warrior heroes, and six sergeant heroes. They will attack the enemy with all their strength and tenacity. The second team Guang Hui was the main general, and Han Bolong was the deputy. He led 28 sergeants to guard the central army. The third team, Jiao Ting, led Zhao Ji, with nine thick-backed Pu sword soldiers and six long stick soldiers, forming the central army. The escort team is also the reserve team of the entire army.”

After hearing this, everyone took their orders and rested for the night.

The next day, we gathered our troops and horses on time, made food at the fifth watch, waved flags and drums, and headed straight to the foggy place in the north. Three animals, pigs, cattle and sheep, were put on the table and a lot of paper was burned to offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth.

world log
  Consume the third element of Qi Luck to expand the territory, and the water surface area will be expanded by one mile.

Spend forty-eight points of luck to eliminate the sixteen-mile fog area.

The boundary of Xixi Village is connected with the boundary of Shuibo Liangshan.

The changes in heaven and earth attracted the attention of the powerful people in Shuibo Liangshan.

Everyone looked at the suddenly widened view. Although they were well prepared, they were still stunned for a moment.

Zhao Zhen observed carefully and found that there was no danger coming, but he did not feel that preparations were pointless. Instead, he let out a breath and felt relieved. There was no need for a fight or casualties, which was exactly what he needed. He was not completely ready for the battle.

Zhao Zhen did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the camp to be set up, and at the same time asked the Ruan brothers to send fast boats to scout around. At night, Ruan Xiaoer captured a fast boat and two grass bandits.

Zhao Zhen did not dare to delay and interrogated him all night. Zhao Zhen saw the two prisoners kneeling in the tent with their hands tied behind their backs. There were whip marks on their bodies, and they had obviously been tortured.

Asked: "Where are you from? What are you doing here?"

The two men looked at each other, lowered their heads, and said nothing. Bao Xu shouted from the side: "What, do you still want to suffer more?"

The man on the left trembled slightly and said: "General, we are fishermen in Shuibo Liangshan. We have been good people for generations. It is only because of this that it is inconvenient to communicate with the surrounding areas and it is isolated by fog. In recent years, this place has been occupied by several strongmen. , I waited for the reporting officer to find no way, so we all followed the thieves one after another. Today, the fog suddenly cleared, and several leaders on the mountain discussed coming to investigate. The two of us were selected to investigate the situation, but we were captured before we even landed ashore. .”

Zhao Zhen pointed to the person on the right and said to Zhao Ji: "Pull this person down and question him separately."

Zhao Ji picked up the man and pushed him out of the tent. Zhao Zhen asked again: "How many strong men are there in the water pool, and what are their conditions?"

"Report to the general..." Zhao Zhen saw the man's eyes rolling around and interrupted, "Think about it before you think about it. If both of you are sorry to come, we will cut down the sacrificial flags."

"The small sentences are true. There are now three larger groups of grass bandits in Shuibo Liangshan, Scarface, Slender Monkey and Mangy Turtle, each with seventy or eighty people. The three are fighting with each other, and no one can do anything to the other. We The two men belonged to the Mangy Turtle, and they mostly plundered on the water. Scarface and Shouhou mostly did business on land. There were more than a dozen, more than 20 young men, and five or six strong men. As for the group of three or five people, I don’t know. How many are there? There are always three to five hundred people."

After saying that, he kowtowed and shouted: "General, please spare my life. I am willing to do meritorious deeds."

Zhao Zhen said: "If you cooperate, I will naturally spare you. Let me ask you again, which of these people has the best martial arts?"

After a moment of hesitation, he said: "General, I really don't know, I have seen the mangy-headed turtle fighting with others. Two years ago, a three-masted ship entered the Liangshan berth, and the mangy-headed turtle led us to intercept it. There were also two people on the boat. We were surrounded by a guard of more than ten people for a long time, but could not attack. The mangy-headed turtle took advantage of the situation and jumped onto the boat. He used a steel fork to disperse the guard and seized the boat. As for Scarface, and Slender Monkey, listening to the mangy-headed turtle bragging after drinking, no one can escape the advantage of these two fighting with him, he is a hero in the water, too lazy to fight with them. I really don’t know about the others. "

Zhao Zhen said: "Well, what is your name?"

"General, the villain's name is Li Erdan."

Zhao Zhen asked the sergeant in the tent to loosen Li Erdan's bonds, and then asked: "Li Erdan, do you know the relationship between these three people?"

Li Erdan's expression softened and he said: "General, the mangy-headed turtle rarely goes up the mountain, and I have never heard of him having a good relationship with anyone. I heard that Scarface and Slender Monkey often fight, and there is a Wanzi City on this mountain. There are many remaining houses in the ruins, which were originally the territory of Slender Monkey, but were later taken away by Scarface and his men, so the relationship between the two was not harmonious."

"How many villages are there on the mountain?"

Li Erdan said: "Little ones rarely go up the mountain. I only know that Scarface occupies Wanzi City and Slender Monkey occupies a village in the back mountain."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen knew what he was thinking and asked, "What if you are willing to lead the way and promote you into the army so that you can get rid of your status as a bandit?"

Li Erdan gritted his teeth and said, "General, I am willing."

Zhao Zhen asked two villagers to take Li Erdan down and entertain him with good wine and meat.

After a while, Zhao Ji came back, and Zhao Zhen listened to the results of the inquiry. After comparing the two sides, there were very few differences, except for one difference. The mangy-headed turtle once stood up for Slender Monkey and fought with Scarface. At twenty, Scarface knocked him to the ground, thus forming a grudge. Only a few of the mangy turtle's confidants knew about this matter, and Wang Santu also listened to what his confidants said after drinking.

The three groups had attracted the attention of the Jeju government because of their long plundering. Last time, officers and soldiers came to encircle and suppress them, but they suddenly withdrew again for unknown reasons. I heard that many people were killed in Shijie Village.

The three of them had just formed an alliance. When they saw the fog dissipating today, they thought it was an encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers, so they sent people to find out the news at night.

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he was completely relieved and asked the Ruan brothers to patrol the lake and search for spies, so as not to let anyone find out the truth. He can use this to plot the mangy-headed turtle water village.

(End of this chapter)