There are a lot of bandits in Taohua Mountain, but their attack on Youzhou City failed. A wave of those who were unwilling to surrender left. There are more than a thousand people left, and most of them seem to be honest, not what Li Feng wants.

A brave and ruthless person.

But everyone came, and Li Feng accepted them all for the time being.

"Transport all the grain back to Youzhou, and don't waste the pig and sheep heads on the incense table. Take them all back."

Wei Ze arranged for the veterans to be moved. When he turned around, he saw Li Feng whispering something to Chen Da and the others. When he went over to hear it, he found out that they were asking about Qingfeng Mountain.

"The terrain of Qingfeng Mountain is dangerous, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Taoist Qingfeng has many capable people and strangers, and there are also some strange weapons in the walled city, making it extremely difficult to attack."

"Do you know the origin of Taoist Qingfeng?"

Both of them shook their heads: "Taoist Qingfeng has always behaved differently from us and has not had much dealings with us. The last time he attacked Youzhou, he promised a lot of benefits to impress us."

After Chen Da finished speaking, Du Biao poked him and added: "Before, we were obsessed with profit and were deceived by Qingfeng Taoist to attack Youzhou. In fact, it was not our original intention."

"That's right, it's Taoist Qingfeng who tricked us."

Li Feng smiled and ignored them.

"Your Majesty, all the grain has been counted. There are more than 8,000 stones in total, as well as seeds and nogan. The gold, silver and jewelry are missing."

"Look, this is how we live at home. I ordered people to transport this batch of grain back to Youzhou and give it to Liu Ji to take care of. Tell him to select the seeds and distribute them to the people for planting."

"General Wei, after your hard work, how about you accompany me to Qingfeng Mountain?"

Wei Ze cupped his fists and raised his hands: "I will obey the prince's order."

Li Feng looked at Chen Da and Du Biao: "You two also come with me?"

At this point, Chen Da and Du Biao had no way out. They immediately clasped their fists and expressed their willingness to go through fire and water for Li Feng.

"I don't need you to go through fire and water. Chen Da, haven't you been a soldier before? Take the troops from Taohua Mountain and follow behind to Qingfeng Mountain."

Chen Da went to give the order, which caused a noise from the Taohuashan bandits. The reason why they surrendered was that they did not want to fight, but they still wanted to fight after surrendering.

The bandits were in an uproar, and Wei Ze's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he quietly gestured to his men to surround the bandits in Taohuashan, and deal with them immediately if they made the slightest move.

Li Feng jumped onto the incense table and said loudly: "This time you will go to Qingfeng Mountain to suppress the bandits. You will all become official residents of Youzhou, and each of you will be assigned five acres of land. If you want to join the army afterwards, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver and be incorporated into the city guard."

military."

"In this battle, if you kill one person, you will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver, and you will be exempted from taxes for life."

After Li Feng finished speaking, he jumped off the incense table. He now understood why the ancient emperors personally led the expeditions and why the soldiers' combat effectiveness was so high. The emperor could promise land and silver, but the general could not.

The bandits' morale was greatly boosted after receiving the promise, and they howled with excitement.

Wei Ze was a little worried: "Your Majesty, these bandits are wild and untamable. Do you really want to incorporate them into the Youzhou garrison?"

"The wild ones will be tamed, and after this battle, those who will survive will definitely be the elite."

Listening to Li Feng's remarks, Chen Da couldn't help but feel chills in his body. This prince was more ruthless than him.

The bandit-suppressing army increased by a thousand men, but also detached a part of the cavalry to escort the grain back to Youzhou City.

Chen Da and Du Biao also mounted their horses, following behind Li Feng and Wei Ze.

Suddenly Li Feng asked: "Chen Da, you served well in the army, why did you become a bandit?"

Wei Ze was also curious and looked back at Chen Da.

Chen Da smiled bitterly, glanced at Wei Ze and said, "Does General Wei remember the encounter with Hundi five years ago?"

Wei Ze shook his head: "Five years ago, I was still in Beijing, not in Anxi Military Town."

"Do you still remember Peng Chenliang?"

"Are you a soldier of General Peng?"

Chen Da's face was full of resentment: "Five years ago, the Turks invaded. Peng Chenliang was ordered to take the back route and burn the Turks' grain. Unexpectedly, the Turks had already taken precautions."

"Peng Chenliang immediately retreated when he found out. It was me who came forward with my people to complete the task. But when he came back, Peng Chenliang shamelessly took my credit for himself and sent people to assassinate me. I cannot use Cai Luocao as a bandit."

Li Feng looked at Wei Ze: "General Wei, is this something?"

Wei Ze's face was full of astonishment: "I don't know. I was not in Anxi Military Town at that time. General Peng has always been taciturn and calm. How could he do such a thing."

Chen Da sneered and said: "If he hadn't done this, why would I have left hundreds of households alone and gone up the mountain to become bandits?"

Wei Ze stopped talking.

Li Feng flicked his riding whip and said: "I will find out about this matter. If it is true as you said, I will seek justice for you. Du Biao, what about you, why did you become a bandit?"

Du Biao said: "There was a severe drought a few years ago. My family couldn't pay taxes, and my parents were forced to death by officials. I had no choice but to become a bandit."

Li Feng sighed: "They are all miserable people."

Chen Da and Du Biao disagreed. You were born rich, a relative of the emperor, and you grew up in fine clothes and fine food. How could you know the sufferings of the rest of us?

"What about Dong Chao? What's his reason?"

"Dong Chao was newly married. His wife was attracted by the local gentry. After she was forcibly abducted, the government protected the gentry. He killed local officials and gentry in a rage. He met us when he was confused."

Li Feng stopped talking. This is an era of cannibalism.

At night, the troops came to the foot of Qingfeng Mountain, and the scouts along the way came to report that Qingfeng Mountain did not know the situation in Taohua Mountain, and there was no strict warning to the outside world.

During the attack on Peach Blossom Mountain, Wei Ze did not show any strength at all and felt very humiliated, so he volunteered this time.

"Your Majesty, Qingfeng Mountain is not on guard. We take the opportunity to attack and catch them off guard."

"No rush, just wait and see."

Wei Ze thought that Li Feng underestimated his ability, so he said anxiously: "In the end, the general will not be able to take Qingfeng Mountain. I am willing to accept the punishment."

Li Feng smiled and said: "I am not your direct superior, and you don't have to treat me like that. I feel there is nothing wrong with this matter. Chen Da and Du Biao said that Taoist Qingfeng is a very meticulous person."

"It doesn't make sense that he doesn't know about such a big movement like ours. I'm worried that he has set an ambush inside."

Wei Ze still didn't believe it: "Your Majesty, please let me have a try."

Li Feng was speechless. How could this idiot be so arrogant?

"If you insist on attacking, bring five hundred bandits and spread the attack as far as possible. If you encounter an ambush, retreat quickly."

There were only five hundred bandits. Although Wei Ze was a little unhappy, he still didn't think there was an ambush on the mountain. He just thought he was being too cautious.

Wei Ze immediately ordered five hundred bandits and quickly marched to Qingfeng Mountain Stronghold. At this time, there was still no movement in Qingfeng Mountain.

Weize drew his bow and shot an arrow, hitting the bandit who was standing guard at the door.

"kill."

Without any unnecessary words, Wei Ze gave an order and the bandits quickly poured into Qingfeng Village.
Chapter completed!