"The Jinting Lake Water Bandits are actually just a general term. They are composed of many small groups of water bandits, and they are not affiliated with each other. They even compete for territory, property, and women's fire..."

In the small cabin, Xu Ting talked happily against a map.

The Xu family has been rooted in Kanze Prefecture for more than ten years, so naturally this information has been there.

"These water bandits are mostly refugees who fled from all over the country. They gather on a certain lake island and have also been reclaimed, but they are mainly plundering! Some have even established villages!"

In fact, due to restrictions on resources, terrain, reclamation, etc., such villages are not large in scale, with only more than 1,000 people at most.

No matter how much, the ecology and plundering income of the island in the lake cannot be supplied, so it must be diverted.

"What we are going to attack this time is the water bandits on Heiguam. This group of bandits once captured Heize County, killed twenty-seven people, and robbed a large family..."

Xu Ting frowned a little.

When the water bandits come ashore, they will naturally kill and loot. However, most of the countryside’s wealthy households have built luxury houses with high walls. This can be broken, which means that either the water bandits are brave or there are capable people inside.

"Come here, bring Hu San!"

He clapped his hands, and the two soldiers immediately stepped forward with one person in hand.

The man's cheeks were dry, haggard, and his body was also ragged. He was obviously the lowest-class poor.

Of course, all the soldiers present were soldiers in the army. I immediately saw a hint of rebelliousness and cruelty in the eyes of this man, and his fishy smell on his body, and his identity was immediately revealed.

"Shui Bandits?"

A few people looked at each other and their faces became happy.

"Haha...yes, they are the water bandits, or the water bandits on Black Guam!"

Xu Ting touched the steel ring on his hand and said casually: "Tell me what you know to you, and then give me some guidance. After that, you will be rewarded with great rewards, and your previous case will be written off! How about it?"

Although most of the water bandits are refugees, there are exceptions.

Hu San is from Heize County, but he committed a crime and had a criminal record. He was wanted, so he naturally had to join the water bandits to survive.

As soon as Xu Ting took office, he immediately controlled his family and waited for a while, and indeed captured Hu San.

With the handle in hand, Hu San was not at all tough. At this time, he looked up and felt a little vibrant on his face: "What is the sir... true?"

"Hehe... our young master is the young master of the Fucheng family. Will he deceive you a troublemaker?"

Before Xu Ting could speak, a personal soldier next to him sneered.

He is the eldest son in the family, and safety issues are the top priority. This personal soldier is all good at being a good man and is good at military formations. He is not wearing leather armor, but more advanced chain mail.

This kind of armor is connected by iron rings, which is light and flexible, but has a defense power that is higher than that of ordinary leather armor. It is very costly. In the army, it may not be able to have it from the ninth-grade deputy team leader.

But here, everyone regards it as ordinary.

As a chief general and a personal soldier, this is how he should be treated.

Just like these five people, they have armor and swords, and they can't be able to kill hundreds of people!

Therefore, Xu Ting had no concerns about this rebellion.

However, strategic preparation is still needed and must be fully supported.

"Mr. Xu?"

Hu San took a breath: "Okay... I believe you this time!"

There seemed to be a flame in his eyes, and he said what he had said before: "Our boss, named Lu Jia, entrenched in Hei Guam, built a village with seven or eight hundred people and three boats! One hundred and twenty strong men were composed into twelve auspicious... Also, I know the waterway, and I can take you there!"

"Okay, take him down and give him wine and meat!"

Xu Ting was very satisfied after hearing this.

Although there is a water diagram, you still need to be aware of this subtle work of grasping the direction.

After all, there is no reference on the lake surface. If there is no old hand at the helm, a slight difference may lead to a thousand miles of mistakes. This is also the reason why the water bandits can be free to this day.

...

Hu San was indeed very cooperative and gave instructions on the waterway. One day later, a small island appeared in front of Xu Ting.

"Well, it looks very clean, probably not Snake Island or something..."

Xu Ting set up a pergola with his hands, looked far away, and then sucked his nose, smelling the air, and was satisfied.

There are no less than thousands of islands in Jinting Lake. Some islands are completely dead silent. Some island species reproduce and become paradises for animals. It is said that there are only a few, all of which are full of various snakes, which are very scary and extremely dangerous.

Of course, the island in front of me doesn't look like it, nor does it have that special smell of fishy smell.

"grown ups!"

At this time, several squads surrounded him: "With ships moored on the other side of the island, what Hu San said should be true. What should we do? Log in secretly and attack around?"

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Ting frowned: "Send spies first to see how many boats they have?"

At this time, a Taoist priest on the ship played a role.

A white bird flew up on his shoulder, hovered around in the sky, then fell down, chirping.

"Sir, there are three things that are undoubtedly!"

After a moment, the Taoist priest immediately reported.

"Very good, I remember you for your merit!"

Xu Ting was overjoyed.

Although this Taoist priest did not practice many magical techniques, he could understand animal language. Although he only had an ordinary white bird, he was always in trouble with surveillance. His father always valued him and was treated as a guest official.

At this time, I was sent out for myself.

This is the foundation of the aristocratic family!

With these, as long as the commander is not too stupid, there is no reason to fail!

"How is it? Sir, are you going to attack?"

Several people were eager to try.

"What's the sneak attack?"

Xu Ting walked a few steps and immediately made up his mind: "We have excellent soldiers, abundant leather and armored weapons, and large iron ships! Even more unexpectedly, there are only three broken ships on the opposite side. Can you still be prepared? And... you and I are not familiar with the terrain on the island, and it is really unwise to rely on one person!"

"We are soldiers, they are thieves! What other conspiracies do officers and soldiers need to use to fight the thieves? They can directly use the banner and kill them... They only have these three ships. As long as they occupy the dock, where can they escape?"

Although this plan is simple, it is a dignified army and great power that is full of a sense of ingenuity.

'In this first battle, I would rather win clumsy than lose clumsyly. If you want to get it, you will be foolproof!'

In Xu Ting's heart, he said silently to himself.

"Promotion flag!"

"Prepaw gun ready!"

"Accelerate, rush over!"

...

After hearing this arrangement, the young man below did not object.

After all, they also knew that the dock did not have much strength at first sight and could not be the opponent of their hundred people.

What's more, there are patrol soldiers and Taoist priests behind them.

This elite force alone is actually enough to complete the suppression.

After mastering overwhelming strength, morale will naturally be greatly boosted.

"kill!"

Suddenly, two large iron ships approached fiercely, and immediately alerted the dock.

It is said to be a pier, but it is actually just a natural safe haven. Some rough buildings are built and can barely berthed boats.

The three very old fishing boats seemed to have undergone some modifications. At this time, they lazily leaned against the shore, and a large number of old fishermen climbed up and down, repaired sails, and cleaned the bottom of the boat.

At this time, when two ships rushed towards him, the flag on it was the government, and the commotion immediately began.

However, the ship is inconvenient to operate. Even if you have seen the enemy, it will not be a short time to start the fishing boat to meet the enemy, let alone lack sailors.

Therefore, when Xu Ting rushed over, he saw the three ships starting at a loss, but even the sails were difficult to rise, and a large number of sailors fled, and he couldn't help laughing.

After all, it was a bandit soldier, and the situation was unfavorable, and the one who was facing the government was naturally the one who was running.

If you really have to say nothing and try your best to come up, you will have a brain problem or a dead soldier.

"Enter the ship, even if it sinks, don't give them one!"

What Xu Ting wanted was to catch it in one go, and he immediately said.

"The fish cannon is ready to... let it go!"

As the distance got closer, a slammed iron boat began to roar.

A fish cannon prepared on the bow of the ship was actually a whistling crossbow, and a spear flew out suddenly.
To be continued...