Chapter 152

  The swift horse arrived at Qingniu Mountain, and Xu Shenji delivered the letter into the hands of Cheng Dairen.

  "The great master, from Youzhou."

  "Oh." Cheng Dairen took over the letter and casually asked: "Where is he now?"

  "I had him wait at Flying Tiger Fort, he said he wanted to wait for the master's response."

  Cheng Dalai opened the letter and roughly scanned it.

  "What did you write in the letter, Master?"

  "Let's take a thousand soldiers and go help them conquer Fow Tiger Mountain." Cheng Dalai casually threw the letter into the fireplace.

  "This...” Xu Shenji said: “The head of the household, we can't send troops to him, it's clear that he wants us to fight each other. But if we don't send troops, I'm afraid he'll come and attack us directly. This... this... what should we do, head of the household?"

  "When you eat a date from someone's garden, you should help them pull out a tree. That's the rule of the Jianghu. Now, they want us to return the tree." Cheng Dalai waved his hand: "Someone, bring paper and pen for me."

  Xuan paper unfolded, brush dipped in thick ink, paused for a moment, pen fell on the paper, and wrote a letter to Li Shanlian with a swoosh.

  Honorable Military Strategist...

  Xu Shenji brought the reply from Cheng Dalai to Feihu Fort and handed it over to that soldier. Strangely, after receiving the letter, the soldier mounted his horse and left without saying a word.

  What's the hurry? I was going to treat you to a meal. Xu Shenji shouted at the other person's back: "Not even staying for dinner?"

  Pang!

  He walked even faster.

  The horse did not stop, returned to Youzhou City overnight, and handed the letter over to Li Shan.

  Li Shan-yen brewed a cup of tea and sipped it while reading the reply letter from Cheng Da-lei.

  Honorable Military Strategist:

  Is this the letter written to me by Li Jun, the military strategist who plans in secret and leaves no strategy untried? I showed it to the horsemen of the mountain stronghold, I showed it to the cooks of the mountain stronghold, I showed it to all my brothers together, and still they did not dare believe that the military strategist would personally write a letter to me. Every sentence contains supreme wisdom, every word is a supreme saying to me, I read them one by one, turning them over and over again, I want to paste them on the wall, so that my descendants will know that their ancestors also had such glory, received a handwritten letter from the military strategist

  Li Shan's hand trembled as he held the tea, and his body was covered in goosebumps. He finally understood where Pei Xizhi's nonsense came from.

  He continued looking down.

  Since surrendering to the King of Youzhou, I have been living in glory every day. Even eating has become more flavorful and walking has become more energetic. I can climb five floors without getting out of breath. Such kindness, yet Xiong Lao Da does not cherish it. When the mountain stronghold brothers found out, they all vowed to take revenge together, swearing not to rest until they have settled the score with Xiong Lao Da. One thousand brothers are ready to set off at any moment, awaiting the military advisor's orders.

  Li Shan-yen nodded, this Cheng Da-lei speaks although corny, but seems to be quite sensible, as for the corniness... probably just entered officialdom, still doesn't know how to flatter, a bit too forceful.

  However, there are over 5,000 people in the mountain stronghold, with more than 3,000 being old, weak, women and children. Now that it's cold and frozen outside, the mountain stronghold lacks clothing and food, and everyone is struggling to survive by peeling tree bark and digging up roots. If they go out to fight, there will be no one left in the mountain stronghold to peel tree bark and dig up roots. Of course, for the sake of doing things for the King of Youzhou, everyone has a responsibility. Some old people have already prepared ropes, and would rather take their own lives than become a burden on the King of Youzhou. But I think that the King of Youzhou is kind-hearted and will not let this happen. Therefore, I want to borrow some supplies from the King of Youzhou, and the list of supplies is attached to this letter.

  Li Shan-yen only then noticed there was another piece of paper in the envelope. He pulled it out and opened it on the table.

  One hundred thousand kilograms of rice

  Li Shanyan was startled, Cheng Dairen seemed to have gone mad with hunger, his mouth wide open like a lion's.

  Two thousand pairs of gloves

  One thousand pairs of military boots

  Five hundred war horses

  One hundred iron bows, one million feathered arrows

  ……

  Li Shan-yen couldn't swallow a single mouthful of tea. He thought that Cheng Da-lei, due to the mountain stronghold lacking grain, wanted some rations to get through the winter, which was reasonable in both emotion and logic. But the list of supplies that Cheng Da-lei had drawn up... Are you planning to attack Youzhou City?!

  This can't be self-deception!

  Li Shan-yen thought for a moment and then took this letter to the Wang Mansion where Yang Long was staying overnight.

  Yang Long stopped reading the letter and remained silent for a long time.

  "Has he gone mad!"

  "I... also can't quite understand what he's thinking, so I'll specially report it to the city master and let him decide."

  Yang Long thought for a moment and said, "If he doesn't want to send troops, it's also reasonable. After all, they are his own people, and naturally, he wouldn't want us to use them. I just don't know what attitude he has in his heart... In that case, there are still several hundred pairs of military boots in the warehouse. Send someone to deliver them to him. Tell him that once he kills Xiong Lao Da, we will replenish the other supplies."

  "Really want to give him supplies?" Li Shan asked.

  "Let's just try and see if he'll send troops out; I'm not rich enough yet to use my own money to feed mountain bandits."

  Yang Long stopped pacing in the room and suddenly asked: "What's the situation like on the Fow Tiger Mountain side?"

  "Lu Tie has gone to take care of this matter. He took a thousand soldiers and added the bandits from the Green Forest Road, totaling two thousand people. There should be news in these two days."

  "The terrain of Fow Tiger Mountain is complex, mostly mountain ridges, not easy for cavalry to attack. Luo Tie's bravery is there, but his strategy is not good, you should pay more attention to things on that side."

  The Haizhen Fort is ablaze with activity, and Yang Long has not stopped for a moment. Preparing provisions and training soldiers are ongoing every day. Attacking Fuhu Mountain is considered a major event at the moment, which also serves to train troops.

  That day, Luo Tie led two thousand soldiers, and they marched to Fow Tiger Mountain in a mighty and majestic manner.

  In Luo Tiejun's opinion, Fuhu Mountain was just a motley crew. Wherever his great banner went, he could kill the enemy without leaving any remnants.

  As a result, they suffered a crushing defeat.

  Taking advantage of the terrain, Fowu Mountain lured the enemy to advance deeply, splitting their troops and defeating them one by one. Two thousand soldiers abandoned their armor and fled, with less than a thousand escaping back to Youzhou City.

  Xiong Lao Da has been able to act tyrannically and benevolently within the borders of Youzhou for so many years. Outsiders think he's just a roughneck, but if he were really just a roughneck, could he have survived this long?

  Boss Bear is clever.

  Yang Longtan originally wanted to show his face in this battle, but as a result, not only did he show his face, but also his butt was exposed, and there were hardly any pants left.

  Looking at Luo Tie standing in front of him, if it weren't for the fact that he was the son of an old friend, Yang Long would have truly had the intention to cut him down with one slash.

  You're really a disappointment. I wanted you to show your face in public and take on important responsibilities, but instead you've made me lose face completely.

  Yang Longtan was furious and demoted Luo Tie from a deputy general to a horseman in charge of transporting grain. Whether he could rise again would depend on himself.

  After all, there was still a bit of old friendship between them, so Yang Long gave Luo Tie another chance to get back on his feet.

  After Luo Tiejun's defeat, Yang Long personally led the troops and still had a thousand soldiers and horses, including the remnants of Luo Tie's original army.

  Within one day, Yang Long gathered his troops and stopped at Fow Tiger Mountain.