Chapter 150: Feng Xiaoqizhang!
There's no such thing as divine calculation in this world, unless that person is the real mastermind and instigator!
She didn't know if the bandits would make a move!
Her men can make a move whenever she gives the order!
Soon Niu Zhuang brought back their reward order!
"Lanxi, for his meritorious service in saving Cao's centurion, is hereby promoted to junior flag officer by the command of the commander."
"Hu Zhu, be the captain of ten men..."
“Xiao Fang…”
In addition to their promotion, Niu Zhuang was also promoted and became a squad leader.
Each general led fifty soldiers, and each squad leader led ten soldiers.
Shen Lanxi is currently serving as a junior flag officer, a position of the seventh rank, which is also a soldier with an official rank.
Niu Zhuang: "Commander Tian said that we are ordered to wipe out the bandits before the beginning of spring. If we succeed, we will be rewarded; if we fail, we will be beheaded!"
Shen Lanxi: "We obey!"
Niu Zhuang was seriously injured and fell ill in bed after returning, handing over the responsibility of suppressing bandits entirely to Shen Lanxi.
"He's faking illness to deliberately shift the task of suppressing bandits onto us. If we fail, he'll pin the blame on us!"
Wei Dongzhu had seen this routine countless times in the military camp.
Shen Lanxi sneered: "If he didn't have a brain, wouldn't he have been conscripted by the main force long ago?"
"Did the lord say he was faking illness?"
Shen Lanxi reminded her, "It's them!"
Besides Niu Zhuang, there were several others who, like him, were left to guard the military garrison due to injuries. And coincidentally, all of them had leg injuries. What a coincidence!
Xiao Fang angrily said, "Seeing him smiling at us, I thought he was a good person, but it turns out he's just a cunning soldier!"
Shen Lanxi said coldly, "I will not offend others unless they offend me; if they do offend me, I will surely kill them!"
"Does my lord have any plans?"
Shen Lanxi looked at everyone and said, "You and I are both officials now, and each of us can command ten soldiers. Since Niu Zhuang has entrusted me with full authority, the fifty men under his command, plus the ones under mine, will give us a total of sixty soldiers to command. All of us together can command two hundred soldiers without any problem."
Wei Dongzhu's eyes flickered, and he immediately said, "The Dayutun garrison was completely wiped out by bandits, so they must be recruiting soldiers there. If we can join forces with them, we can at least gather three hundred soldiers!"
Shen Lanxi nodded, thinking to herself that he was indeed a veteran of war.
"Go and tell Niu Zhuang to ask Tian Maofeng to request assistance from the military garrison in Dayutun!"
"yes!"
Shen Lanxi stared at them: "Within ten days, you must assemble a team with basic offensive capabilities!"
Feng Wu: "Instead of looking for outsiders, we should look for our own people!"
Shen Lanxi felt the same way; after training all this way, it was time to see the results!
"Go to Hongliutun and bring half of the women from Liuzhao Village over, then recruit soldiers through Zhang Liao!"
Feng Wu understood her meaning and immediately set off back to Hongliu Village.
"These bandits come and go without a trace; the government and the garrison have no information about them whatsoever. Xiao Fang, spread the word that the government will be transporting a batch of grain to Baihe County, and it will arrive soon!"
Xiao Fang raised an eyebrow: "Does my lord intend to lure them out?"
Shen Lanxi nodded: "Finding them is like looking for a needle in a haystack, so I have no choice but to have them come to me!"
Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly retreated.
A day later, Zhang Liao arrived with his men.
Shen Lanxi calmly looked at the young men of the Shen family. Her gaze passed over them and saw familiar faces, all of whom were strong young men who had been exiled together.
"Hu Zhu, Liu Yanhui, take half of the men to Dayutun. Make sure you enter the Dayutun military garrison and take control of the area as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
"The rest of you, divide into ten groups and train the new recruits!"
"yes!"
Five days later at noon, a grain transport team slowly entered the area where Dayu Village and Baihe County meet.
A young man with a fair complexion leaned against the grain, holding a stick, and closed his eyes to rest.
Amidst the clatter of hooves, a sudden hawk's cry pierced the air, causing the horse to stamp its feet and shake its head uneasily.
"My lord, they've arrived!"
Wei Dongzhu took out a mask and put it on his face. He gently pulled on the reins, and the carriage began to slow down.
"Stop the car and rest for a while!" he called out.
"yes!"
The ten large trucks behind stopped, and everyone on board jumped out to rest!
The two groups of people, hidden on the snow slope, slowly buried themselves in the snow, blending in with the white snow.
In the distant mountain valley.
"Boss, look! Ten cartloads of grain! If we steal this grain and resell it, we'll be rich!"
"We're thinking of selling it. With this grain, we won't have to work so hard this winter!"
"Damn it, you guys don't know anything. A few days ago, we raided Dayu Village and the Baihe County military garrison, and we only managed to find a few bags of grain. I heard there's a war in the south, and they've taken all the grain. Even if we loot a lot of gold and silver, we still won't be able to buy grain. We'll have to save it for ourselves, and if we can't finish it, we'll sell it!"
"Yes, yes, yes, what the second-in-command said makes perfect sense!"
The leader squinted and pursed his lips, saying, "We'll make our move once they've eaten and drunk their fill!"
"Alright, our boss is the kindest of all. Let them live a life of plenty!"
"That kid's just a suck-up!"
Smoke curled from the chimneys, and the grain transport team quickly ate and drank their fill.
Suddenly a rustling sound came from not far away, and then a group of people rushed over with weapons in hand!
Shen Lanxi sat calmly by the fire, her long stick stuck in the snow beside her, unmoved by the wind!
Just as the first bandit rushed to the carriage, a chilling sound rang out.
"kill!"
Wei Dongzhu raised his right hand, and the soldiers hidden on the right side of the snow slope instantly crawled out of the snow, some running downhill, others slipping and sliding!
"Oh no, an ambush!" the second-in-command shouted.
The leader calmly replied, "Don't worry, even if there are ambushes, they still can't outnumber us!"
Wei Dongzhu drew his spear and shouted, "Two taels of silver for a human head, and a pound of rice!"
These words immediately energized the soldiers rushing down the slope on the right. They brandished their weapons and charged at the bandits as if their lives depended on it!
Wei Dongzhu even led the Wei family army to steal the horses of the bandits and engage in a fierce battle with guns.
One gunshot and one horse flew; they specifically targeted horse bandits on horseback.
The people on the snow slope to the left couldn't hold back their excitement after hearing Wei Dongzhu's shouts.
"Lord Xiao, when are we going to charge in? A head is worth two taels of silver and a pound of rice, enough for my whole family to live on for a month!"
"Yes, sir, let's charge in! If we don't go now, they'll have wiped out all the bandits!"
The main problem is that killing one means one less person. If we don't leave any of the people on the right snow slope, what will they take home?
Xiao Fang lowered his voice: "Military orders are absolute. If you disobey military orders, I will cut off your heads right now!"
Upon hearing Xiao Fang's words, those who were itching to make a move fell silent.
Not only them, but Xiao Fang was also itching to rush up.
But he couldn't; killing bandits wasn't a military order given to him!
Suddenly, Xiao Fang saw someone run away.
He immediately declared, "Let's sneak up behind them and wipe out their base!"
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