Chapter 148: Foothold
"Qu Shuai, the lake you asked me to inquire about, I have already explored it clearly, and it is the same as you said, it is fifty or sixty miles outside of Yichun County."
After Liu Zheng and Zhou Cang met, Zhou Cang began to report to Liu Zheng the news he had found near Yichun County these days.
As soon as Liu Zheng heard Zhou Cang say that he had really found the tourist attraction he was talking about, he became interested at that time.
"Seriously, tell me what's going on over there? Is it the same as what I described to you? ”
"Qu Shuai is like a god, what he said is true, I asked some people in Yichun County, they said that there is indeed a mountain range over there, called Mingyue Mountain, the mountain is high and the peaks are stacked, there is a lake at the top of the mountain, perennial flowing water, there are Baizhang waterfalls flying straight down from the top of the mountain, the scenery is quite spectacular."
"It's that area, where wild beasts are often infested, and it's far away from the county seat, and people are rare."
Before Zhou Cang came to Yichun County to explore, Liu Zheng had already told Zhou Cang some things that he vaguely remembered in his mind in advance.
After all, the so-called tourist attraction called Mingyue Mountain in later generations was still quite famous in the city where Liu Zheng lived at that time, and it is said that it was the place where Chang'e ran to the moon.
Not only are the mountains steep, but the cliffs are very steep. The march from the mountain peak was too dangerous for a large army to pass, and the only way to get in was by boat from the lake.
However, the small river leading from the lake to Poyang Lake is not wide and cannot be navigated by large ships, only small boats can pass, so it is equivalent to not being able to reach the army quickly.
And in this place, the lake divides the various peaks into many small islands, each small island can hide thousands of people.
This kind of excellent location is just right for Liu Zheng to settle down, once he settles in this kind of place, he will spontaneously organize a cottage, and he can temporarily recuperate in this group of mountains and ravines like the Black Mountain thieves.
"Very good, that place is the place we are looking for, as long as we occupy that area, and then build some dwellings, so that we can cultivate on those small islands temporarily, it should not be a problem to be self-sufficient."
"Qu Shuai, that place is really good, but in the past few days, I have heard in Yichun County, it seems that there is already a group of Shanyue people over there, and I heard that those people are still very strong, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."
"Oh? That's better, so that we don't have to build houses, we just have ready-made ones, and we just go over and occupy their territory. ”
When Liu Zheng heard Zhou Cang say that there was a group of Shanyue people who had occupied this place he fancied, not only did he not feel that it was tricky, but he showed a hint of interest.
"Qu Shuai, those Shanyue people, their strength is not simple, they are quite feared in the vicinity, even the Yichun County Order, they have to pay rent to those bandits on weekdays!"
Zhou Cang reminded Liu Zheng again, saying that the strength of those Shanyue people made Liu Zheng have some disdainful looks at first, and at this time he finally faced up to what Zhou Cang said.
"And that kind of thing?"
"Yes, Qu Shuai, I didn't lie to you, when the time comes, we will attack those Shanyue people, and we will know. It seems that the leader of those Shanyue people is called Ou Xing! ”
Originally, Zheng didn't care too much about the names of those Shanyue people, but after Zhou Cangyi said the word Qu Xing, Liu Zheng suddenly frowned.
"Ou Xing, you said that the leader of those Shanyue people is called Ou Xing?"
Liu Zheng frowned, but before he could speak, Su Fei, who was standing not far from Liu Zheng, spoke to Zhou Cang first.
"You are?"
Zhou Cang turned his head and glanced at Su Fei a few times, but he didn't recognize Su Fei.
After all, Su Fei had just joined Liu Zheng's command, and he was still meeting Zhou Cang, so it was normal for Zhou Cang not to know him.
Liu Zheng immediately stepped forward to introduce Su Fei to Zhou Cang.
"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you, Zhou Cang, this person's name is Su Fei, and he was newly joined by us on the way here from Runan County, and we will be brothers working together in the future!"
Zhou Cang didn't ask much about Liu Zheng's introduction, and immediately showed a friendly expression at Su Fei.
Su Fei also gave Zhou Cang a friendly smile, and then continued to speak.
"District Star, this person is very famous in this area, is a very powerful thief, often in Changsha, Jiangxia around the activities, I heard that his subordinates gathered tens of thousands of people, often robbed smaller towns and villages, many times, Jiangxia Taishou wanted to unite Changsha Taishou to exterminate this District Star, but never knew where the nest of this District Star was."
"So, this district star still really has some strength?"
Liu Zheng heard Su Fei's introduction, but nodded again.
In fact, Liu Zheng himself has heard of such a character as Ou Xing.
It's not that Liu Zheng knows much about Ou Xing, but in a certain Three Kingdoms game, this Ou Xing is one of the bandit forces.
Liu Zheng's understanding of him, that is, he knows that he is a bandit, and his strength is not bad, and it seems that in history, when Sun Jian was the Taishou of Changsha, he raised troops to rebel, led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and conquered the city.
It's a pity that the strength is not strong enough, and more than 10,000 people were suppressed by Sun Jian, the Jiangdong Tiger, in just one month.
And then it's cool.
Now, as soon as Liu Zheng appeared in this Yichun County, the first trouble he encountered was this district star.
This person, probably two or three years later, raised troops to rebel, but now, the strength accumulated must be very strong, although Liu Zheng has more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, but Ou Xing occupies Mingyue Mountain in advance, has the advantage of geographical location, and it is not easy to really want to attack it.
"Listening to what you say, the strength of this district star is indeed very strong, and it is not so easy to deal with him."
"Qu Shuai, since everyone is also a person who is fighting against the imperial court, why do you want to kill each other, why don't you offer a prayer post, meet with the stars in that district, and probe the wind, if he doesn't want to be with us, it's not too late to use swords and soldiers."
Xu Huang can see it, and he doesn't want to be the enemy of Ou Xing as soon as he opens here, after all, the strong dragon can't overpower the ground snake.
It's also a good idea to salute first and then soldier.
"Well, what Brother Xu Huang said is true, let's come to a salute first and then soldiers, first take people to camp in a secret place outside Yichun County, and then send someone to send a message to Ou Xing, and we agreed to see him tomorrow."
During the exchange between Zhou Cang and Su Fei and others, Liu Zheng temporarily thought of a way, and did not directly bring people over, but decided to take people to meet with Ou Xing first.