Chapter 47 Suppressing Bandits
Yan Xing thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. Zu Xing is just a group of mountain bandits and has little combat effectiveness. However, the terrain on the mountain is complex and we are not familiar with the formation, so it won't be very advantageous for us."
The environment is an important factor in determining the outcome of a war.
Lu Chenyang said calmly: "I'll draw it for you."
Yan Xing: “???”
Lu Chenyang turned and walked to the table on the side, picked up a pen and started drawing a topographic map on the paper.
Yan Xing was shocked: "How did you know?"
Lu Chenyang said without looking up, "I observed the structure of the mountain stronghold when we were captured, and I also took note of it when they sent us down the mountain."
Is that all he can remember? Yan Xing had been trained in memory by the Duke of Zhenguo since he was a child. As a general, memorizing topographic maps is the most important skill.
But he didn't expect that Lu Chenyang could do it too? !
And I only walked there once, and it was in the mountains, where the rocks and trees were all the same.
Lu Chenyang was locked up when he was in the mountains, so even if he saw something, it was limited.
But he can design and reason.
"Their camp is set up here, and there must be a door at the back for them to retreat conveniently." Lu Chenyang said to Yan Xing.
"This is the south, where the forest is even denser. I heard from the locals that no one has ever entered the mountains behind, so there might be a back-up plan." Lu Chenyang added.
Yan Xing nodded and said, "But don't forget, Zu Xingwei is just an ordinary citizen. He has never been a soldier. He came here with the support of the Shen family. Their stronghold will not be built too complicated."
With this topographic map, he was confident that he could capture the stronghold.
Yan Xing asked curiously, "How far do you plan to go?"
Lu Chenyang smiled faintly. "If you can keep them alive, keep them alive." She still had a lot of construction work to do next year and needed people to do the hard labor. "Don't be soft on those who are resisting stubbornly. The lives of our brothers are more important."
Yan Xing's heart moved. What had the Shen family done to offend him?
Yan Xing nodded: "I understand."
Yan Xing immediately began to formulate a battle plan. Tingshu, upon learning of this, could not help but mutter, "My Lord, how come I find you so obedient to Lord Lu?"
The Crown Prince is not so filial to the Duke. How sad the Duke would be if he knew this.
Yan Xing gave him a cold look and said, "If you have nothing to do, come along and get information about the army. There's no such thing as a freeloader in the military camp. It's not easy for Lord Lu to prepare food and fodder for us."
Lu Chenyang gave them all the food and fodder he collected from the Shen family, and exchanged the silver for food and fodder, without keeping any for himself.
I heard that Lu Chenyang hadn't eaten meat in the past month except for the day of Chinese New Year, and he only ate eggs for Zhao Xi.
Tingshu immediately stopped talking. He felt that his master was really partial.
Yan Xing spent half a day formulating a battle plan and one day breaking through Zu Xingwei's camp in Fairy Mountain.
The battle was easy and pleasant, and more than 270 bandits including Zu Xingwei were captured alive.
Lu Chenyang's worries were unnecessary, as no one was willing to resist.
Those who become bandits are just trying to survive. Who would fight them to the death?
When Yan Xing returned, he took all the prisoners of war around the city and proudly announced that the bandits in Fairy Mountain had been wiped out.
This is a blatant slap in the face of the Shen family.
This is the result Lu Chenyang wanted.
The Shen family, when the servant went in to report the matter to Shen Baicheng, Shen Baicheng was so angry that he fainted.
Shen Zhanpeng and Shen Shiqian came to visit immediately after receiving the news, but were stopped outside by Shen An.
Shen An glared at Shen Shiqian: "It's because of your poor performance that the old man was so angry that he fainted. The old man doesn't want to see you now!"
He then started coughing again.
Shen Shiqian stared at Shen An expressionlessly, and Shen An's heart tightened inexplicably.
Chen Zhanpeng said, "Qian'er, you should go back first. You still need to take care of the aftermath at Fairy Mountain."
Shen Shiqian returned to the study and slammed his fist hard on the table.
At this moment in the county government office, Lu Chenyang was interrogating Zu Xingwei with Yan Xing. Xu Zhenghui and the other yamen runners were watching, and they inexplicably felt that this scene was a bit...scary.
That’s Fairy Mountain. The dreaded bandits from Fairy Mountain were wiped out just like that?
Everyone looked dazed.
Lu Chenyang looked at Zu Xingwei with an indifferent look in his eyes: "Boss, we meet again. It's been a long time since we last met, and I missed you a lot."
Zu Xingwei said, "If Lord Lu wants to make a plan for me, he can just send someone to tell me that I will come down the mountain to meet you. Why do you have to kill all the brothers in my village?"
Lu Chenyang chuckled. "I call you Boss, and you really think you're a hero? You're a bandit, and I'm the magistrate of Yanquan County. I'm the official, and you're the bandit. It's only natural for me to suppress the bandits on behalf of the people of Yanquan County!"
Zu Xing was choked.
He said bitterly, "Master Lu, I can be killed or chopped up as you wish!"
Lu Chenyang said: "I won't kill you, but you can't escape punishment alive."
Zu Xingwei looked at him in confusion.
Lu Chenyang said, "Come here, escort the prisoners away and parade them around the city every day!"
Zu Xingwei was startled and immediately shouted, "Master Lu, please give me a quick death!"
Parading around the city, isn't that just trampling on the Shen family's face? And it's the kind of thing that's rubbing back and forth. He might as well be dead.
But this is Lu Chenyang’s purpose.
Shen Shiqian has touched his bottom line this time!
Lu Chenyang originally thought that after what happened before, the Shen family would know the situation and stop opposing him.
He didn't mind turning a blind eye to the Shen family, but now it seems that the Shen family doesn't know when to quit.
Then he must take action against the Shen family.
Lu Chenyang's fingers tapped the table unintentionally, his face full of contemplation.
Yan Xing, who was sitting on the side, looked at him in a daze. At this moment, Lu Chenyang had an inexplicable charm that made people almost unable to take their eyes off him.
Zu Xingwei couldn't stand being dragged out for parades a few times anymore. The people vented their dissatisfaction with the Shen family (who were not good people anyway). Zu Xingwei had never been humiliated like this.
Zu Xingwei shouted loudly that he wanted to see Lu Chenyang, and Lu Chenyang actually saw him.
"Lord Lu, please give me a quick death!" Zu Xingwei said in a hoarse voice.
Lu Chenyang looked at him with a cold gaze, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Zu Xingwei was filled with indignation and gritted his teeth, saying, "If I had known this would happen, I would have killed you on the mountain that day!"
Lu Chenyang sneered: "Do you dare? Does your master dare? You deserve this fate! It's all your own fault!"
Zu Xingwei screamed in his heart. These officials said they understood his difficulties, but it turned out they were two-faced and none of them could be trusted!
Lu Chenyang thought for a moment and then said, "However, if you truly repent, I can give you a chance."
Zu Xingwei looked at him warily. Lu Chenyang would not give him a chance for no reason. What did Lu Chenyang want to do?
Lu Chenyang said, "You were an ordinary citizen before. If you hadn't been unable to make ends meet, how could you have turned to banditry? But you're just an ordinary person, and you can't even make ends meet. How could you have the ability to gather so many people to become bandits with you? Who is secretly supporting you? Who are you following orders from? As long as you are willing to reveal the mastermind behind this, I can show mercy."
Zu Xingwei was shocked. This meant he wanted to betray the Shen family!
Lu Chenyang’s target is the Shen family!
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