Chapter 72 The Water Bandit (Part 2)
On February 27, Leng Qian sneaked into the water village again with a letter recruiting Pei Donglai.
Walking on the street of the water village, Leng Qian pulled a water bandit by chance and took it to the alley next to him, and said mysteriously: "Hey, brother, have you heard of it?"
The water bandit was confused, "What did you hear?"
"What? You don't know yet. My cousin's fourth aunt's nephew works under the second leader. He secretly told me that the second leader will do a big deal this time." Leng Qian said in surprise.
"Hey, brother, tell me quickly, what are the second leader going to do?" Sure enough, gossip is human nature, both ancient and modern, both men, women, young and old, all of them are like this.
"I will tell you quietly, don't tell others, otherwise it will be implicated by my cousin's fourth aunt's nephew, and I will be in trouble." Leng Qian continued to tempt. Only hard-won news can make people accept it.
"Okay, okay, I promise not to tell others, brother, please tell me!"
Leng Qian deliberately looked around and saw that there was no one else, and then lowered his voice and said, "Let me tell you, our second leader is dissatisfied with the great leader covering the third leader. He wants to advise the soldiers this time and wants to be the great leader himself."
"Ah? It's true, the second leader has such courage?"
"Hey, don't believe it. Our second leader, you are not afraid of heaven or earth, you can't do anything. Do you still remember the attack on the official army last year? That's what our second leader led us to do." Leng Qian did very well in preparation.
"Brother, what you said. Alas, in this way, the people below us will suffer again."
"Who said no? I secretly told you because you are destined to be with me. We have to prepare early, otherwise we will be regarded as scapegoats in a confused manner." Leng Qian said emotionally.
"Yes, yes, thank you brothers for telling me, I promise not to tell anyone."
"That's good. Remember, don't tell others." Leng Qian emphasized again.
After Leng Qian left, the hero who claimed to never tell others turned around and told the third son of his second uncle's family the news. After that, he still swears: "Remember, don't tell others."
The third son of the second uncle's family turned around and told the second boy of the old Wang family next door. He spread it through ten, ten to hundreds. So, in less than half a day, the entire village spread. People gathered together in groups of three or three, whispering mysteriously, and did not forget to say something after that: Remember, don't tell others.
When the Black Dragon received the news, it was already eleven o'clock in the morning. Two hours had passed since Leng Qian spread the rumors. In the Water Village Gathering Hall, the Black Dragon sat on the throne with a gloomy face and said coldly: "Second brother, second brother, you have indeed come to this point."
At the bottom of the Juyi Hall, there was a dog-headed military advisor sitting in the water village. He frowned and said, "The boss, this matter is a bit strange. If, I mean, if, the second boss really wants to do this, how could the news leak out in advance? This is too unreasonable."
The black dragon's face froze and said in a uncertain light: "What the military advisor means is someone deliberately spreading fake news to sow our relationship?"
"I'm just guessing. But I still have to be on guard against it."
"Who would it be? Is there such a motive?" Heilong asked.
The military advisor looked stunned and dared not speak.
The black dragon waved his hand and said impatiently: "What do you mean by the military advisor? But it's okay. It's time to do it, so what are the taboos?"
"Then I will speak out boldly. The Imperial College thinks that the third leader is the biggest suspect."
"What? You mean Donglai, how is this possible?" Heilong was surprised at the military advisor's answer.
Since it has been explained, the military advisor no longer hides the words, "Yes. The boss, think carefully. If you compete with the second boss, who will be the biggest beneficiary?"
Heilong thought for a while and said uncertainly: "Can it be Shanhai Town to the east? If we have internal strife, Shanhai Town will also be the biggest beneficiary. They have such motivations."
The military advisor nodded and said confidently: "I have thought that it may be done by Shanhai Town. But according to the spies, everything in Shanhai Town is as normal and is not prepared for us at all. I guess they are still immersed in the festive atmosphere of the New Year, and they don't even know our existence."
Heilong obviously still didn't believe it, and he still trusted Pei Donglai very much. He got up and walked around the hall, frowned, and tried hard to see the fog in front of him.
"You think this farce was a smoke bomb released by my second brother. The purpose was to make me doubt Donglai. In this way, he would win in chaos." Heilong's mind flashed with a flash of inspiration and blurted out.
The military advisor was shocked. After thinking about it carefully, there was really such a possibility. The second leader called himself a water snake, who was the cold-blooded and cunning worshipping snakes. This thing is really a bit like his style of doing things.
Seeing the military advisor silent, Heilong knew it. It seemed that he had really grasped the key to the problem. He said coldly: "Second brother, second brother, you are really an ungrateful wolf who can't feed. Since that's the case, don't blame the ruthlessness of being the eldest brother. Give instructions immediately and capture the water snake immediately, regardless of life or death."
"As for the order!" The military advisor did not dare to neglect, so he immediately left the Juyi Hall and dispatched troops to dispatch troops.
As the base camp of the water village, Juyitang always houses a squadron of water bandits, including 30 elite water bandits and 70 ordinary water bandits. The squadron is responsible for the security work of Juyitang and obeys the orders of the great leader Heilong.
However, just when the Black Dragon was still discussing countermeasures in the Juyi Hall, the Shui Snake had already taken action first. He knew his elder brother too well. No matter whether the news was true or false, there would be no place for him to stay in the Shui Village from now on. Since that's the case, why not take advantage of the situation and fight.
As the second leader of the Shuizhai, Shuis directly controlled two squadrons, including 60 elite Shui bandits and 140 ordinary Shui bandits. These troops were usually stationed in the Shuizhai military camp. After receiving the news, Shuishe immediately arranged his confidant to transfer these troops out of the military camp in batches and gathered in his house.
At 11:30 in the morning, the Shui Snake led his confidant troops to set out from the house and headed straight to Juyi Hall. The vast army made the non-combat members of the Shui Village feel anxious, and the rumors in the morning have become reality.
When Shuishe's troops arrived at the gate of Juyitang, the military advisor was leading Juyitang's troops to go to Shuishe's house to catch the rebels. So, two groups of people met in front of Juyitang's gate.
When the Black Dragon got the news, he arranged for people to go out from the back door and go to the military camp for help, and quickly rushed to the front door. Seeing the confrontation in front of him, he sneered and said, "Second brother, you really have a strange intention. Why, you want to replace your elder brother so quickly?"
Shui Snake also smiled coldly, "Brother, don't talk about the second brother. Since the eldest brother doesn't trust me so much, then the only one who is younger brother is sorry."
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Heilong took a step back and said, "Second brother, as long as you dismiss the troops back to the military camp, I promise to be free from the past, what's going on?"
At this time, a confidant walked to Shui Snake and whispered: "Second leader, I think the boss is delaying time. We should attack immediately, otherwise it will change later."
The water snake nodded and sneered: "Brother, don't pretend. Everyone has it, attack!"
Judging from the strength comparison, the troops on the Shui Snake side were twice as good as Juyitang, and they were completely superior. However, the Black Dragon side relied on the arrow tower, city fence, deer antler and other defensive fortifications arranged by Juyitang, and for a while, they stabilized their positions and the battle situation was in a stalemate.
Thinking that once Pei Donglai led the other two squadrons in the military camp arrived, the scale of victory would tilt again. The Shui Snake gritted his teeth and went into battle personally, and was determined to break through Juyitang as quickly as possible. As long as the black dragon was captured and killed, even if Pei Donglai came, it would be useless.
Two flowers bloomed, each showing one branch. After successfully spreading the rumors, Leng Qian of the Military Information Department immediately went to Pei Donglai's house.
According to convention, Pei Donglai would only stay in the military camp in the afternoon. If there was nothing to do in the morning, he would usually stay at home. After all, there was a big difference between the water bandits and the regular army. He did not have the habit of getting up early to train every day, and most of them were disorganized. This is also the reason why the water snake was able to successfully transfer the troops out of the military camp, otherwise, it would have been noticed by Pei Donglai.
As an outsider, Pei Donglai had no relatives in the water village, and there were only three or four servants in the house. Leng Qian sneaked into Pei Donglai's study very smoothly, and he was discovered by him.
"Who?" Pei Donglai asked alertly in the study.
"Hello General Pei, I am the messenger of Shanhai Town. I will bring my greetings from my elders."
The study room was silent for five or six minutes before a voice came out, "Come in!"
Leng Qian breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked into the study. He was ready to escape at any time just now. In the study, a middle-aged general sat in the middle, holding a military book in his hand. He looked at Leng Qian who was pushing the door in cold eyes, "You are so bold that you dare to break into the water camp and walk into my house so blatantly."
Leng Qian said calmly: "I dare not be praised by General Pei, and I will be willing to disturb him. Please forgive me. My elders cherish the talented people. I heard that the general is here and sent his subordinates to come to visit." As he said that, he took out the letter written by Fan Zhongyan from his arms and handed it to Pei Donglai.
Pei Donglai opened the letter and saw it. After reading it, his face was shady and silent for a while, before saying, "I already know your wishes. It's just that Pei was deeply grateful to the boss for saving his life and had to repay him. Pei would never do anything to betray the copycat. Please come back, and I won't stop you."
Chapter completed!