Chapter Eighty-Seven: Defeat

"Several warehouses were knocked down, and the other party retreated to the house in the back and hid in it to release cold arrows. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info"The subordinates of the king of the mountain, surnamed Wang, came back to report to the king and Mr. Liu. In order to dispel the doubts of several other mountain kings, the strongest of them did not send people to participate in the attack, but only sent some people to watch the battle. These people are ready to pass on the situation of the war.

The king asked, "Who is still attacking now, why is the fighting so quiet?" ”

"Several of the kings' men are fighting for the spoils of war, and they are guarding their territory from others, and the kings are arguing about who will be the first to rush in." "The kings are staring at each other and are reluctant to organize any more attacks, and they have sent people out to summon their men who are guarding the various intersections to prepare to carry their things. ”

"Isn't there anyone going to attack the guards?" Mr. Liu asked.

"No, due to the uneven distribution, now several kings have stopped attacking and sent more men to take care of what they have grabbed." The subordinate shook his head, "In order to reduce casualties, the kings only sent some people to keep an eye on those guards, and did not attack. ”

"What's going on? Why are the king's men gathered outside the fence? Mr. Liu pointed at the crowd crowded near the camp with a horsewhip, "Why don't you let the king's people in." The subordinate did not answer, but looked up at his king. For Mr. Liu to call himself "King" in front of his subordinates, to give himself a face, the King of the Mountain surnamed Wang felt very satisfied, he said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Liu and this king are brothers, we should treat Mr. Liu the same as this king, not to mention that this king also wants to know why our people can't get in." ”

"The king's men did not participate in the attack, and those who had already entered did not want us to share in the spoils, so they sent people to block the entrance and prevent our men from entering."

Mr. Liu said to the king of the mountain: "Since those kings are wary of the king, the king might as well transfer people back, so as not to have conflicts with his own side and let others benefit." There were also two camps, which contained enough to satisfy the king's appetite. ”

The king, surnamed Wang, nodded uncontrollably, and said to his subordinates: "So many people are crowded in a camp, not subordinate to each other, but each has its own thoughts, beware of each other, our people should not mix, pass on my orders, and withdraw people." ”

After his subordinates left, King Shan said to Mr. Liu, "Mr. should have other intentions, right?" ”

Mr. Liu replied: "The other party is about to fight back, but our people are suspicious of each other, draw the ground as a prison, each occupy a piece, almost infighting, the other party will not let go of this opportunity, when the time comes, one side is united, one side has its own thoughts, who wins and who loses, it is self-evident." ”

Uncle Wei asked his entourage, "Have all the extra weapons been destroyed?" ”

"As the gentleman commanded, the bows and crossbows cut off the tendons of the oxen and threw them into the fire and burned them. The swords were buried. ”

Uncle Wei took a deep breath: "Gather everyone, let's go pick up the brothers opposite, and then retreat to the camp behind." ”

"Is it left to the thieves?"

"The other party is so desperate, he always has to leave something for them, so that they will not be annoyed and angry, and they will chase after us, and they will let us live."

Uncle Wei looked at the guards standing in line: "Later, the old man will take the lead, you will follow, don't be afraid, don't stop, let's go pick up the brothers in front of us, and then retreat to the camp behind." Did you hear me clearly? ”

Everyone responded in unison: "Hear clearly!" ”

The old man drew his saber: "Rush with me." ”

Due to the fact that the bandits had thrown some canisters of fire oil at the site, a section of the fence had been burned down, creating a gap. Uncle Wei rushed out first and went straight to the camp opposite. Under the attack of the bandits, several large gaps had formed in the fence of the camp opposite, and Uncle Wei led his men to rush in. Wei Zhong led the guards to rush up from the barracks. had the audacity to want to intercept it, but as a result, he suffered heavy casualties under the attack of Wei Zhong and Uncle Wei. Several mountain kings have gathered their own men to protect the territory they occupy. I don't know who shouted, "There is no one in the camp opposite." These mountain kings immediately divided their men and went to grab the territory. As a result, it was a step late, and Mr. Liu and Wang Dawang's men, who had been prepared, took the lead in occupying the entire camp, and Wei Zhong and Uncle Wei also converged and retreated to the barracks guarded by Wei Zhong.

Being able to meet Wei Zhong, Uncle Wei seemed very happy: "Who shouted that sentence just now, very smart, and there will be a lot of rewards when I go back." "It's a pity that no one has stepped up. Uncle Wei said to himself: "Could it be that the thief shouted it himself?" ”

Wei Zhong interrupted Uncle Wei's thoughts: "Brother sent a message and retreated into his camp tonight." ”

"Give up here too?" Uncle Wei asked, "Conquering two camps in one day, not only are our faces gloomy, but it is also difficult for the Wang family boy to explain." ”

Wei Zhong asked his entourage to retreat: "You can't blame us for this. Originally, everyone had to guard against being a Yang bandit, but I didn't expect to come to the green forest hero. It's like we have a stick in our hands to defend against wild dogs, and as a result of a pack of wolves, of course we have to run away. ”

Uncle Wei thought about it, and didn't dwell on this question, but asked, "Did you send a letter to Dangyang?" ”

"Not only Dangyang, but Ruoxian and Bian County also sent people to report the news." Wei Zhong walked to the window and looked at the thief who was moving things not far away, "Brother also said that he burned down the barracks when he retreated. ”

"What's the use of burning the barracks, just burn down the warehouses to be happy." Uncle Wei spat out.

"We must give the thief some sweetness, so that we can live, otherwise the thief will be furious, and the result will be unpredictable. Besides, we have to come back, if it is burned, we have to clean it, which is more troublesome, and it can save a lot of money by letting the thieves empty. The boy of the Wang family didn't say that as long as the person was fine, it would be fine. It depends on whether the Wang family kid is one in word and deed. ”

"How many casualties have you had here?" Uncle Wei asked.

"Six were killed and more than 20 were injured, mainly because of the fierce points at the beginning. Later, we abandoned the warehouse and retreated, and most of these thieves focused their energy on grabbing the territory, and only defended us. I can also see that these thieves belong to different mountain kings, and they all hope that others will contribute and benefit themselves, so that we can live until now. Wei Zhong pulled out the matching words, "I originally thought that I would be able to live a peaceful life here with the Wang family, but I didn't expect to have to work hard with others, the world is unpredictable." ”

When Wang An learned that he was robbed by bandits in Lankouju's warehouse, he was eating, but Taishou sent someone to call him: "When Yang came to report, more than 3,000 bandits were robbing Lankouju. This official remembers that you piled up all the money and grain transported from Nanyang in Lankouju, but is there such a thing? ”

Hearing that Lankouju was robbed, Wang An's face turned pale, and he felt that his heart was dripping blood, it was millions of dollars of materials, he trembled a few times before stabilizing his body: "But there is such a thing, in order to act cheaply, the Ming Mansion allows Dangyang to be in charge for a year." ”

Seeing Wang An's expression, Wu Jianglong asked, "How much grain is stored here?" ”

Wang An snorted for a moment and replied, "About three or four million dollars of money and grain?" ”

Wu Jianglong was also surprised, he didn't expect this guy who asked for money from him to be so rich: "So much money and food? ”

Wang An had already returned to normal and replied: "As the New Year is approaching, it is necessary to distribute food and salaries to officials, people and soldiers, in order to lower the price of salt and grain, another batch of rice noodles and salt has been transported, and in order to prepare for spring ploughing, another batch of farm tools has been transported, so Lankou has hoarded more goods. ”

Wu Jianglong said in a businesslike tone: "How does Dangyang Chang plan to deal with this matter?" ”

"There are more than 300 guards in Lankou, but I am afraid that it will last less than two days, and there are 200 soldiers in Dangyang County, who have more than enough self-protection, and the attack is insufficient, and we have to guard against bandits taking advantage of the fire to rob, so the lower official asked the Ming government to send troops to support."

"How many people do you need?"

Wang An calculated in his heart that he wanted too many people, and solemnly really made trouble in Jiangling, but he was afraid that Chang'an and Taishou would hold him accountable in order to reduce Wu Jianglong's guilt, and if he wanted too little, Wu Jianglong would think that he was perfunctory. After making up his mind, Wang An saluted and said, "Xiaguan needs five tun troops. ”

"Five tuns, five hundred people, will it be too little?" Wu Jianglong asked.

Wang An gritted his teeth and replied: "The troops of these five tuns are used to defend the county seat of Dangyang, in case someone takes advantage of the fire to rob them. And the subordinate general personally led the troops to pursue the bandits and retrieve the money and food. ”