Great Wei Nengchen

"These corrupt officials have falsified and altered the accounts. Most of the money and food you hand over every year are filled by them!"

"There are also these big families, local tyrants, and evil monks who bully men and women, charge land rents, and dare to lend usury. I don't know how many innocent people have been killed."

"I am the demon king of the world. I gather heroes and heroes to do justice for the heavens and eliminate violence and peace. Today, I will remove these scourges for the people of this city!"

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In Yuan'an City, in front of a temple, there were more than [-] people kneeling, all tied up and covered with scars. Among them were local officials, wealthy families, bullies, and several bald monks.

Surrounded by some bandits with black and gray faces and skins wrapped in animal skins, they suddenly attacked last night and killed the county magistrate, county lieutenant, and hundreds of garrisons in the city, and then searched inside and outside the city to arrest those who were more angry. They were all arrested, and this public trial meeting was held.

At the same time, they set up a fire, killed some of the looted pigs and sheep, ate meat in large chunks, drank heavily, and even weighed and divided gold and silver. The standard bandit style - go there, eat there, there is today, no tomorrow!

However, if you observe carefully, you will find that when these people eat and drink, they never leave their weapons and horses. They are ready to fight at any time, and they have mobile sentries around them. They are very vigilant. Like a well-trained army.

The leader was a young man, eight feet tall, with a tiger's back and a wolf's waist, his small face was smeared with black pot ash, and he was wearing a black blindfold.

Many people gathered under the stage, including men, women and children. Facing these kings of the mountain, instead of being afraid, the people showed anticipation, and some secretly swallowed their saliva!

"Practice justice for the heavens, eradicate violence and protect the good - kill!"

"Kill!--Kill!"

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After the speech, the "devil king of the world" waved his hand, and his subordinate soldiers raised the ghost knife and chopped off more than 30 officials and wealthy households. Their heads fell to the ground, and blood spattered!

They brought out some land deeds, house deeds, and deeds of selling their lives, and burned them all. Finally, they distributed the looted money, clothes, and food to the common people in the audience, as well as black maltose, which was specially distributed to children!

"Thank you, Great King, thank you Hunshi Demon King!"

"Do justice for the sky, we also want to do justice for the sky, and kill all these wicked people who oppress the people!"

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The people are simple, and whoever benefits them will get loyal support. After the money and food are distributed, some young men will immediately stand up and want to join the bandit team, and together they will do justice for the heavens, and eat and drink by the way!

Jingzhou was originally a prosperous place, and the people had no worries about food and clothing, and lived and worked in peace and contentment. However, during the war a few years ago, countless cities were turned into ruins, and countless people died. Although Yuan'an City was not ravaged by the war, the people, livestock, money and food were expropriated. , the days are miserable!

Since Liu Bei ruled the five counties in the south, he has achieved a lot politically and promoted many policies that benefit the people. However, he defended Cao Jun in the north and attacked Jiaozhou in the south. Now he is going to march into Yizhou. Suspension of conscription, taxation, food collection... The burden on the people is extremely heavy.

Especially in the past two or three years, Buddhist monks have gone to Jingzhou and Jiangdong one after another in the past two or three years, and then occupied houses and rebuilt temples, occupied good land as temple property, and collected a lot of incense money. Our days are getting worse day by day, almost to the point of starvation!

After these bandits entered the city, they killed officials, big households, and monks to vent their anger on the common people, and distributed property and food, especially the slogan of "doing justice for the heavens, eliminating violence and peace", which is very in line with the hearts of passionate young people, so they came here one after another Occupation.

Besides, there is nothing wrong with being a bandit. I have never heard an old saying: "If you want to be a high-ranking official, you must kill and set fire and be recruited." Nowadays, many generals have worked in this promising industry!

For example, Xu Chu, Cao Cao's confidant and beloved general, once gathered the clan's children and built a fort in his hometown to defend himself.

There is also Gan Ning, the general of Jiangdong, who gathers rangers, holds sharp knives, and gallops across the river, specializing in robbing passing merchant ships. Because he likes to decorate sails with Sichuan brocade, he is nicknamed: "Jinfan Bandit!" '

Today I joined the bandit and became a bandit. How can I know that after a few years, I won't be able to sit on high-ranking officials, ride on fine horses, and have wives and concubines in groups?

"All of them are good men. My Majesty can assure you that you will never regret it. Each of you will get a handy weapon. Go over there and eat meat and drink!"

"Drinking, eating meat, I haven't seen meat for several years!"

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Under the temptation of wine and meat, some people who were hesitant at first also signed up to join the gang one after another. There were as many as two to three hundred people. If the old and weak, women and children were not accepted among the bandits, the number would have doubled several times!

After accepting the new members, the Demon King of Confusion walked back, and several small bosses followed immediately, and entered a back hall of the temple, with guards left at the door!

"Where are the other groups of people? Are they all here today?"

"Reporting to Major General, the messenger has been dispatched long ago, and by this afternoon at the latest, several groups of people will be here!"

"Very good. After all the troops are here, let's make a big deal. It's best to hold off the big-eared thief for a few more days. Master's army has surrounded Nanzheng City, and they are about to pacify Hanzhong and march into Bashu!"

"promise!"

After entering the house, several little bosses performed a military salute, and their movements were uniform. The 'Devil King of Confusion' also took off his blindfold, revealing a pair of piercing eyes, and wiped the black ashes on his face. It was Xiao Yi's second son. Disciple - Hao Zhao!

It turned out that while Xiao Yi was attacking Hanzhong, he asked Hao Zhao to lead thousands of Xuanjia troops, stationed near Wancheng and Xiangyang, and harassed the southern part of Jingzhou, in order to delay Liu Bei's entry into Sichuan and reduce the number of troops entering Sichuan.

The problem is, after the war between Jing and Xiang, Cao and Liu both shook hands and made peace for the time being for their respective interests, and signed a non-aggression covenant. In the name of the court, Cao Cao canonized Liu Bei as Jingzhou Mu and Yicheng Township; Then pay tribute to the court to show the meaning of surrender!

It is true that the two sides are at war now, but there is no real war. If Cao Jun attacks the southern part of Jingzhou, he will inevitably be stigmatized as "going back on his word and not keeping the covenant". !

Who is Hao Zhao, the direct disciple of the ghost-faced Xiao Lang, who has been with him for nearly ten years. He hasn't mastered Wen Tao and Wu Lue yet, and he is black-bellied but ruthless, so he came up with a good idea!

He divided the Xuanjia Army into more than ten teams, all of whom did not use Cao Ying's flags and armor, but transformed them into Kings of the Mountain, and they all took on various bandit names: Drilling Mountain Leopard, Guoshanfeng, Black Heart Wolf, The sky is full of stars... Hao Zhao claims to be the devil incarnation!

Next, the southern part of Jingzhou will be unlucky. The kings of the mountain will gallop across the river immediately, killing officials, robbing caravans, or raiding the barracks and setting fire to the fields.

However, there is also a way to steal. Hao Zhao and others only kill officials and big households, but do not harm innocent people. After each successful robbery, they also distribute some property to the common people, so that their reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and the number of people is also increasing. , the entire south of Jingzhou is not at peace,

If Liu Bei sent a large army to conquer, the bandits would break up into pieces, hide in the deep mountains and old forests, and go around in circles. When the officers and soldiers were exhausted and had no choice but to retreat, they would gather together to chase and fight fiercely.

Hao Zhao naturally learned such cunning tactics from his master. He also has a set of formulas: "When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we fight; Support, and finally surround the city with the countryside! '

The master also said that this set of tactics is exquisite, the weak can defeat the strong, from small to large, and it is easy to capture the southern part of Jingzhou. Even if it sweeps the entire world, it is very possible!

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Gossip less, the book is back to the main story, that afternoon, bandits from all walks of life gathered one after another, exceeding the number of ten thousand people, half of them were the Xuanjia Army, and most of them were the people who had just joined!

At the same time, after repeated discussions and checking the map, Hao Zhao decided on the target of attack - Yiling!

Yiling is also located in the west of Nanjun County. It controls Bakui at the top and Jingxiang at the bottom. It is also the dividing point between the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Because the water is here and the mountains are mausoleum, it is named "Yiling". It is known as the gateway of the Three Gorges. say!

Recently, the Liu Bei Group has assembled heavy troops in Jiangling, ready to join the battle for Yizhou, and their marching route must be up the river, advancing by land and water, along Zhijiang, Yiling, Yufu... all the way into it Berkshire, and then turned to Chengdu City!

Yiling is an important part of it, and it is also an important road for water and land transportation. It has already stockpiled a large amount of ordnance, grain, grass, and medicinal materials for Liu Bei's army to march westward, and there are thousands of ships!

Yuan'an City is only a little over a hundred miles away from Yiling. If you can take advantage of the unpreparedness and surprise soldiers to attack and burn the hoarded supplies, you can delay Liu Bei's army's westward advance.

The master used a golden eagle to send a message saying that as long as Liu Beijun is held back for another month, he will be able to lock the battle in the southwest, so Hao Zhao decided to take a risk and lead his men to set fire to Yiling!

Chapter 1495 Liu Bei Enters Sichuan ([-])

The distance between Yuan'an City and Yiling City is more than a hundred miles, and there are hilly areas in the middle, with ups and downs, dense forests, and good concealment. This is why Hao Zhao dared to attack. If it was a flat terrain, he might have been made dumplings. up!

After more than 1 bandits gathered, they prepared sufficient dry food, then traveled across mountains and ridges, stayed overnight, and tried to hide their whereabouts as much as possible, and finally arrived near the destination on the morning of the third day.

"Surrounded by water on three sides, one side is facing mountains, the entrance is small, and the belly is big. This kind of river bend terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is easy to be blocked by people. There seems to be a problem with the dense forest on both sides. This is a bit troublesome! "

After the men and horses arrived, Hao Zhao did not rush to attack, but climbed up a hillside to investigate the situation of Yiling City and the surrounding terrain.