Shen Jingbang had just arrived in Jiuxian Town and was very surprised by the performance of the Little Tigers. He was a close associate of Li Jiyu, the leader of Yuzhai Village, one of the three major bandits in Henan. Last year, Li Jiyu was defeated by Gao Qian, a Ming army guerrilla, and his vitality was severely damaged.
Zhong took the opportunity to seize a lot of territory in Yuzhai, and the two sides became enemies.
This time Pingfengzhai was defeated by "Master Li" who had recently become famous. Li Jiyu naturally wanted to retaliate with others. He sent one of his most trusted brothers, Shen Jingbang, to lead his troops with gifts.
, carrying pigs, sheep and soju, and holding his big red post to pay homage to Li Laiheng.
Using posts to meet friends is not a rule in the green forest, but a trend among the scholar-bureaucrats. Li Jiyu used a trick to conquer the Shaolin Temple and separatize the Dengfeng area. He boasted that he was powerful and arty, and he learned many habits of the upper class. He gave Shen Jingbang
In his post, he claimed to use the humble title of "waiter", which was the custom of the scholar-official class at that time in communicating with peers.
Considering Li Jiyu's status and prestige in the green forest community of Henan, treating Li Laiheng like this was considered a sign of respect.
Li Laiheng heard that Yuzhai sent people to contact the Little Tigers, and he also paid great attention to it. He had already figured out the pattern of Henan Green Forest from Li Hao and Pu Xiangzhen, and knew that Li Jiyu was one of the three major bandits in Henan, and was related to Pingfeng
There was a deep grudge between the village and Dazhong. This time Li Jiyu sent an envoy to Jiuxian Town to contact the camp, and he showed his courtesy for nothing. He thought it must be related to the attack on Pingfeng Village.
After Li Laiheng received Li Jiyu's popular post, he saw that Li Jiyu wrote "waiter" and felt that this person was difficult to deal with. The leader of Yuzhai Village was obviously not a violent and arrogant person like Yu Dazhong.
Rather, he is a ruthless character who is able to show off his body and be shameless.
Naturally, he was very polite to Shen Jingbang, the envoy from Yuzhai, and personally went to the towns and villages in Jiuxian to greet him.
As one of the leaders of Henan Green Forest Road, Shen Jingbang has been dealing with local poles for many years. He has met many big and small owners and is familiar with their lives. He knows that Yu Dazhong likes to say a saying called "Marrying every night.
"Celebrate the New Year every day", and although Li Jiyu is not as arrogant and extravagant as Yu Dazhong, his enjoyment of life is no worse than that of an ordinary country squire.
Before Yuzhai occupied the Shaolin Temple, even the famous monks and abbots of the Shaolin Temple relied on the monk soldiers to dominate. These monks relied on the armed forces. There is also a saying, "If you have a daughter, you can plant water and irrigate the land, and if you have a good wife, you can plant well."
Land, a man with a bad wife will have bad land, and a man without a wife will have no land.”
He thought that even though the legendary "Master Li" was a benevolent and righteous man who was very different from Henan Zhanzi, what he heard was false and what he saw was true. He had not seen it with his own eyes, so he still refused to believe it. Shen Jingbang thought to himself, the rumors said this
It may not be a big problem that "Master Li" is better than the pole, but how good can it be? He feels that at least it will not be as good as the people in the city say.
But when Shen Jingbang saw Li Laiheng with his own eyes, he was simply surprised.
First, although "Mr. Li" is called Gongzi, Shen Jingbang did not expect him to be so young. He looks like he is eighteen or nineteen years old at most, maybe not yet. Such a guy with a hairless mouth can actually
Should Yu Dazhong, the most ferocious and ruthless of the three major bandits in Henan, suffer such a big loss?
Second, Li Laiheng's clothes are so simple. Not only Li Laiheng, except for Li Hao, the leader of Lijiazhai, who is wearing a brocade robe, and Pu Xiang, the leader of Chaoyang Village, who is wearing a silk Taoist robe, all the Shaanxi people are without exception.
, were all dressed very simply. Bai Wang wore new cotton clothes and looked a bit like a local; Gao Yigong and Hao Yaoqi were dressed almost like farmers.
What about Li Laiheng himself? Except for the hat that resembles the leopard-headed Lin Chong in Water Margin, he is really plain and unlike a big leader.
As for Li Laiheng, who is handsome, elegant and easy-going, he is known as "Mr. Li" after all, which did not surprise Shen Jingbang.
Shen Jingbang ordered his men to give a gift list to the Little Tigers and the coalition generals, and said with a smile: "Brothers, we captured and killed more than 400 bandits from Pingfeng Village in Jiuxian Town. This news immediately caused a sensation in Henan Prefecture and the generals.
Green Forest Road in Nanyang Prefecture. People say that 'Master Li' is a true soldier of benevolence and righteousness, specializing in fighting against dirty bandits like Dazhong."
Li Laiheng glanced at the gift with the corner of his eye, and vaguely saw that it said food, wine and meat, and a certain amount of silver. He immediately smiled and told Hao Yaoqi to take someone to collect the gift, and then said: "Where are you talking! Yuzhai Village
We have all heard of Master Li Jiyu's name for a long time. This so-called 'Master Li' is just a foolish folk legend. How dare I call myself that! We are also disrespectful of the elegance of the leader of the village, and we are ashamed of it."
Master Puxiang added another sentence next to him, saying: "The leader of Li Jiyu Village is a famous hero in Henan, but Mr. Li has descended from the Tiangang Star. This is definitely not a rumor."
Shen Jingbang was moved when he heard this. He also knew the legend of Longsha Prophecy which was very popular in Henan Province recently. Hearing the Taoist priest Puxiang tell it so wisely, he believed it quite a bit.
However, the person who believed this the most was not Puxiang Zhenren or Shen Jingbang, but Li Hao. After all, Li Laiheng originally concocted this rumor because Li Hao and the people in Lijiazhai were in low morale. Therefore, after the Longsha prophecy came out, Li Laiheng went out to instigate it.
Li Hao was bewitched for three or four days.
Now, when Li Hao heard the word "Tiangang Star", his eyes lit up with golden light. He wished he could immediately pick up his gun and mount his horse, follow Mr. Li to kill Pingfenzhai and capture the devil Yu Dazhong. As for how vicious and cruel Dazhong's methods were,
He just doesn't care and follows Tiangang Star. How can he still win the battle?
Not long ago, the coalition forces set up an ambush in the valley near Jiuxian Town, and after annihilating part of the miner army sent by Dazhong, they took advantage of the situation and captured the town. Since the Henan disaster, the government has left the Xiong'er Mountain area alone.
Due to the situation, the wealthy households and gentry in the old counties and towns either formed strongholds to protect themselves, or moved to Luoyang to live. Therefore, Li Laiheng did not spend much effort to occupy this dilapidated small town after being looted by Yu Dazhong.
town.
After everyone welcomed Shen Jingbang and others into the town, Shen Jingbang was even more surprised: because the town was looted and burned by the miner army, almost all the residents were wiped out. Now the people in the town are all coalition soldiers. But the strange thing is that,
There were nearly two thousand soldiers and horses, but Shen Jingbang didn't even see a woman.
He asked in surprise: "Not to mention Mrs. Yazhai, how come you haven't even seen a woman?"
After Li Hao gave a wry smile, he answered Shen Jingbang's question and said: "Young master Li said that they are not the kings of the mountain, so they are not allowed to take the wife of Yazhai. Not only are their men and horses not allowed to take women with them, even Pu Xiang's and I's men and horses are also under the control of the young master."
Mr. Li has repeatedly issued orders and orders that women cannot be included in the army."
Li Jiyu Yuzhai's military discipline is considered the best among the three major bandits in Henan, second only to Xiaoyuanying, the most famous rogue bandit in Henan. But Shen Jingbang also knew that when Yuzhai sent troops, they not only often brought women with them for fun, but also plundered them.
The girls in the villages they passed were called "flower tickets". After having fun, the village had to pay for them to redeem them. Just because Yuzhai was not as easy to kill as Pingfengzhai, it was called well-disciplined.
In comparison, Mr. Li is indeed a "soldier of benevolence and righteousness"!
Of course, Li Laiheng strictly controlled military discipline. In addition to the soldiers and horses trained in Shangluo Mountain like the Little Tiger Squadron and the Chuangying Headquarters, they still had great opinions on the village soldiers like Li Hao and Pu Xiangzhenren. It's just that the wind direction of Xiong'er Mountain is now.
Regarding Li Laiheng, everyone was also afraid of the strength of the Little Tigers and had some scruples, so they could only suppress their opinions.
After Shen Jingbang exchanged a few words with Li Hao, he understood the situation. He felt that this was a point worth noting. If the Little Tigers had any disputes with their Yuzhai in the future, he might be able to suggest that Li Jiyu start from this point.
Divide and win over Li Laiheng's allies.
After dinner, Master Puxiang also complained to Shen Jingbang, saying that Li Laiheng's military discipline was too strict. This group of Shaanxi people had only two ways to stop killings, one was to parade through the ears, and the other was to cut off the left hand. They were all born out of
Among the military laws of the frontier armies of the Ming army, only the military laws of the frontier armies have been empty talk for a long time. However, Li Laiheng strictly enforced military discipline in accordance with the regulations.
Li Laiheng was still unaware of Shen Jingbang's little thoughts. When he saw that Li Jiyu had sent an envoy here to contact the coalition forces, he thought there was an opportunity and he might be able to bring Li Jiyu's Yuzhai over and besiege Pingfengzhai together.
After all, although many of Yu Dazhong's vassals have been cut off, Pingfeng Village has deep ditches and high fortresses, and Li Hao also said that the grain in the warehouses can be used for several months or even a year. Li Laiheng did not want to cause too many casualties in attacking the village.
, and don’t want to spend too much time besieging the city for a long time, so it is necessary to add more chips.
In the old county town, Gao Yigong, Bai Wang, and Li Laiheng's subordinates Hao Yaoqi, Fang Yiren, and Zhang Pili are now busy gathering supplies and armaments. The coalition soldiers are all waiting for the moment, and one group is about to attack the stronghold.
Li Laiheng, Li Hao, and Pu Xiang accompanied Shen Jingbang, observing the coalition military situation and persuading him to ask Li Jiyu to send troops to participate in the siege of Dazhong after he returned to Yuzhai.
After listening to everyone's persuasion, Shen Jingbang already had a plan in his mind, so he replied: "Leaders and village owners, don't worry. When I return to Yuzhai, I will report everything I saw."
He paused for a moment, took a look at Li Laiheng's face, and then continued: "Actually, Yuzhai and Pingfengzhai have had a deep hatred for a long time. When we heard that Young Master Li had suppressed the bandits in Pingfengzhai in Jiuxian County, we were all happy. This village
The leader of the village has already made plans to join forces with the others to attack Pingfeng Village. But last year, we suffered a loss at the hands of the official guerrilla Gao Qian, who damaged many soldiers and horses, and could not send too many troops..."
"We are going to send a hundred people to support the leaders."
When Li Laiheng heard this, he felt disappointed in his heart. He knew that characters like Li Jiyu and Shen Jingbang were people who could not see the rabbit before the hawk. They only wanted to share in the feast after the defeat of Dazhong, but did not want to participate in the hard work of the previous battles.
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However, even if Li Jiyu sent only one person to participate in the battle, it would have shown his attitude. This attitude is very important, and it will completely reduce Yu Dazhong's prestige in Xiong'er Mountain to zero.
"The owner of the village is elegant and has Lai Heng's heart to understand!"
Li Laiheng clasped his fists, but what he was thinking about was that since he entered the camp, he had participated in the siege of Zhuxi County overnight, the capture of Shanyang County in half a day, and the siege of Yiling.
But during the Battle of Zhuxi, he was just a pawn; when he conquered Shanyang County in half a day, it was Li Zicheng who directed the battle; even when he flew into Yiling, he followed Liu Zongmin.
Since I entered the camp, I have never really attacked a heavily defended stronghold.
Although Pingfeng Village is not an important town, it is a suitable place for you to try out the current success of the Little Tiger Team.