Chapter 708 What are you fighting? Sit down and talk
Fang Xuedu was picked up by Fu Xuan, Meng De and other leaders ordered him to be imprisoned. Even the thieves who had followed Fang Xuedu to hide in the chain village were also ordered to be guarded and prohibited from moving around. However, this was not the case.
It can be regarded as fulfilling some of Fang Xuedu's wishes. After all, now he does not need to be hunted down by the army and taken to the government office for sentencing and execution.
But even if all the forces in the Green Forest are hostile to each other, the people in the Taihang Mountain Chain Village are still strong men after all. They don't know Xiao Tang's plan to act on both sides of the government and Green Forest, so under normal circumstances, their relationship with Xiao Tang
The relationship is still like a cat and mouse.
"...Second brother, you are usually the most meticulous in your calculations. Do you think the army will really come to attack our village?" After Fu Xuan pondered for a while, he asked Meng De who was standing aside.
Meng De frowned and thought for a while, and said: "It's possible that Fang Xuedu just wanted to protect us, so he lied to each other. But now the army is about to suppress the river east and attack Tian Hu. Since we are gathering in the mountains and forests,
He also commanded more than 10,000 troops and was entrenched behind the Wei Sheng Army on Hedong Road. It was also an important location leading to other states. In the eyes of the government, it could also be said to be a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh. In order to avoid future worries, Xiao Tang planned to pull it out.
It's not impossible to get rid of our thorn..."
Fu Xuan nodded, he sighed again, and said: "When I was still living in Hebei, I heard that the Xiao family was concentrated under Xiao Tang's rule, and there were many heroes from the world to help. At first, Xiao Tang reported to the government and planned to
When the imperial court was asked to send troops to attack the southern Hebei army that Zhang Di had gathered, some of his confidants once advised him that since they were all well-known in the world, if he led the officers and soldiers to attack the people hanging out in the green forest, they would inevitably be punished by the world.
Others criticized him, but at that time Xiao Renxia once said, "People are divided into good and evil, and officials are divided into pure and dirty, let alone rivers, lakes and green forests." Later, it spread through the mouths of his close followers in the market town, and that sentence can be said to be deeply rooted.
Win my heart...
After Mingzhou Zhang Di was also captured alive by Xiao Renxia on the border of Hedong Road and was later escorted to the government to be executed and beheaded, his name Xiaojiaji took in a large number of Hebei people who were displaced by bandits and taught them how to
There is a way to survive. From that time on, I also knew that Xiao Renxia was different from the usual sanctimonious and abusive officials who exploited the people. Now he leads the army to Hedong on official business, just as he did when he conquered the bandit gangs in Hebei and appeased the refugees.
.But I never expected that one day I would become a bandit that he might come to conquer."
Liu Ze then snorted coldly and said: "Brother, although Xiao Tang is extravagant, we brothers must not be afraid of trouble and avoid disaster. If Xiao Renxia respects us and comes to get acquainted, we will naturally be good at wine and meat.
It’s good to entertain him, but if he asks for anything, he will try his best to help. But if he really doesn’t care about the friendship between Jianghu and Jianghu, and leads his army to attack us, we can just use swords, guns, bows and arrows to greet him!"
After Jiao Wentong listened, his pair of thick, dark eyebrows that looked like two silkworms frowned even closer. Jiao Wentong was nicknamed Tiedan, and he was usually a desperate person in battles, but he
When I heard that several leaders were very likely to start a war with the army led by Xiao Tang, they couldn't help but hesitate and said: "I can't help Xiao Renxia to attack the people in the green forest, but he will kill the good guys and the bad guys all at once! Brother,
When we visited our former residence in Hebei in the past, Qingzhou on Jingdong East Road was also adjacent to Hebei. Didn't we also learn about the strongmen on Erlong Mountain and Qingfeng Mountain?
At that time, Lin Chong, the leopard-headed instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army, was Xiao Renxia's sworn brother, and the green-faced beast Yang Zhi heard that when he was still serving in the Bianjing Palace Commander's Mansion, he also took orders in front of Xiao Renxia's tent. I heard that they were in
After Tokyo Bianliang was framed by the powerful old thief Gao Qiu, he killed people in the prison camp of Cangzhou and fled, joining the gang in Erlongshan. According to rumors in the world, Xiao Renxia also secretly sent people to rescue them. Now Lin Chong and Yang Zhi
Quan Yu, who was gradually making a name for himself in the green forest, was praised by ordinary people after hearing that the two mountains of people helped the strong and the weak, but after all, he was also a strong man in the green forest. Xiao Renxia could let it go and even helped Lin Chong and Yang
Zhi, let’s ask ourselves: He always behaves with no regrets, why does he insist on being our enemy?”
When Meng De saw this, he sighed and said: "The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. It is said that those who are struck in the green forest are those who are in the rivers and lakes and cannot help themselves, like Xiao Tang, who holds important positions in the court.
Do you think you can do whatever you want? The strongman who has come to level the Hedong Road now is not asking him to go through the border of Shandong. Our soldiers and horses occupy key areas of the terrain, and the officers and soldiers will definitely attack us and others.
As a threat, even if Xiao Tang is a benevolent and righteous hero, other generals and officers must persuade him to quell the green forest troops in Tongtian Gorge. In addition to peace of mind, how can the people in the government be like Jianghu Caomang who can rely only on trust and spirit?
Resolve disputes?"
"this......"
Jiao Wentong heard what Meng De said was reasonable and could not refute it. He turned to look at Fu Xuan and said, "Brother, are we really going to meet Xiao Renxia in battle now?"
Fu Xuan pondered for a moment, and then quickly returned to his usual bold and fierce appearance. He said in a deep voice: "First of all, guard the important roads in the village to prevent the officers and soldiers from coming to spy! Although I respect Xiao Renxia, but it involves
How can we sit back and wait for death when there are tens of thousands of brothers and their families in Huanhuan Village, including the elderly and children?
There are a wide range of trees and plants in the mountains, including peaches, apricots, plums, persimmons, chestnuts and other fruits and vegetables, as well as domestic chickens, ducks, pigs, geese and other livestock, as well as various birds and animals in the mountains. Food rations are also sufficient, and even the army closed the mountain.
We can also fight with them. Taking advantage of the dangerous mountains, we can use wood, cannons, rocks, hard crossbows and strong bows to resist the enemy. Even if a large number of officers and soldiers come to suppress them, we are not afraid of them! Although we never intend to help that evil thief Tian Hu,
I don’t want to have a big fight with the government and the army at this time of year, but if the government and the army really send troops to provoke us, don’t blame me, the heroes of the Taihang Mountain Chain Village, for being ruthless! But... if I have a choice, I
I really don’t want to form a deadly feud with that Xiao Renxia.”
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In the next few days, several leaders, including Fu Xuan, Meng De, Liu Ze, and Jiao Wentong, led their close associates to rectify the defense of the village. They ordered their soldiers to take strict precautions and guard the dangerous peaks leading to the chain village.
Even the old, weak, women and children could feel the atmosphere of being faced with a formidable enemy, and could not help but feel panic. When they heard that the army was very likely to come to encircle and suppress the village, many people cursed angrily, saying that the dog officer was really going to kill the people.
Pressed to death, the Hedong thieves failed in their campaign, so they had no choice but to surrender here and become strong men in the green forest. However, before they could live a peaceful life for a few days, the army came to break their peace and tranquility.
calm life.
It is said that thieves are like combs and soldiers are like grates. Many people who live in the chain of villages in Tongtianxia are used to seeing soldiers harming people at every move. They say they are arresting bandits, but instead they first blackmail the people's livestock and livestock.
Gold and silver, they stretched out their hands to tie them up and send them away. However, when Tian Hu really led the thieves to wreak havoc everywhere, the officers and soldiers were scared to death and were unable to resist the thieves' burning, killing and looting. Some in the army even used cruel methods to kill good people.
Pretending to take credit, against them, these helpless and well-protected people showed their butcher's knife...
It was the green forest soldiers and horses of the Taihang Mountain Chain Village who took them in. These people who had no way of finding a way to survive hated Tian Hu for being cruel, but they also hated the government and military departments for bullying and oppression, but they did nothing. Therefore, even if the government and military really wanted to encircle and suppress them,
All the soldiers, refugees, and those old and young who were forced to a dead end in the entire chain village really planned to risk their lives against the officers and soldiers, and at worst, they would all be destroyed!
However, a few days later, there was still no movement from the government and the army. When Fu Xuan and other leaders were planning to make a detailed discussion and consider how to deal with the Imperial Guards commanded by Xiao Tang, they heard reports from their subordinates.
, a man came to pay homage to the mountain, and he said he was a close confidant of Xiao Tang.
