Chapter 207 Qin Ming: I'm OK Again

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the brothers will go their separate ways.

When together they are a fire; when apart they are a sky full of stars.

Yinmachuan, the bridgehead of the Liao Kingdom, Sanshan in Qingzhou, the second base of Shandong, and Dulonggang, the dagger that stabbed into Dongping Prefecture, are all the foundations that Liangshan cannot give up.

Needless to say, the heroes went up to the office together and broke willow branches to see them off.

That day, "Hornet Needle" Huang Wenbing came to report: "Brother, the layout against Zong Ze has been completed. Brother, are you going to take him down now, or wait a while?"

Zong Ze must be captured.

With such a powerful figure in Shandong, how could I rebel?

Therefore, he could not be allowed to destroy Chen Xizhen's Yuanbi Village, and he could not even be allowed to gain power and be valued by the court.

Although Cao Jie wanted to take advantage of the crisis in Yuanbi Village to capture Chen Liqing, he knew what was more important and said immediately: "No need to wait any longer. Let someone falsely accuse Zong Ze of improperly rebuilding the Shenxiao Palace in Dengzhou and dismiss him from his post."

"Brother is very cunning. One sentence is more powerful than a thousand troops. It's a pity that old man Chen Xi really doesn't know the current situation."

Huang Wenbing praised him a lot, but Cao Jie knew how much Liangshan paid to bring Zong Ze down.

In the past two years, bribes alone have consumed 30% of Liangshan's business profits in the Liao Kingdom.

Of course, the corrupt officials cannot take the money away, so they are just asked to keep it for a period of time.

"Brother Wen Bing, you must not be careless with Zong Ze. You must collect all the information about him. If there is any unusual movement, report it to me in time."

"Don't worry, brother. I am not familiar with the affairs of the underworld. But I, Huang Wenbing, believe that I have some skills in dealing with local officials."

"Good! Wu Xuejiu and you complement each other. I feel at ease with you two military advisors here."

In Yizhou, Shandong, Zong Ze had been training his troops for two months, with Sun Li as his assistant, and was ready to go.

As soon as the imperial court's food and money arrived, they would make a concerted effort to wipe out Yuanbi Village.

Zong Ze was not only training his troops, but also preparing food and wages.

No matter how elite the soldiers are, without food and money to boost their morale, they can only exert 50% of their combat power.

But he didn't know that the enemy was not in Yuanbi Village, but in the imperial court!
At this moment, Qingzhou, Shandong.

"Thunderfire" Qin Ming was standing in front of Governor Murong, and his apprentice "Zhen Sanshan" Huang Xin was also standing aside with a sullen face.

"Commander Qin, give me a definite answer. Can we suppress Erlong Mountain, Taohua Mountain, and Qingfeng Mountain?"

Murong Yanda paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and the long wings on his official hat swayed slightly.

Qin Ming certainly would not destroy his prestige, and he clasped his fists and said, "Sir, as long as there is enough food and money, the destruction of the Three Mountains is just around the corner."

Food and money! Food and money again!
Murong Yanda suddenly became furious. He sat down on the armchair again and said after a moment of silence, "30,000 dan of grain and 18,000 taels of silver. You must destroy the three mountains for me before Yizhou is pacified."

Huang Xin, who was standing aside, suddenly brightened up his eyes.

But Qin Ming knew that the funds donated by the landlords and officials of all sizes in Qingzhou for suppressing bandits definitely exceeded 100,000 taels of silver.

Even if we use this to suppress the bandits, it's less than 30% of it.

Qin Ming was annoyed. He wanted the horse to run fast but not eat grass. It was so shameless to take away 70% of the funds donated by the people for suppressing bandits.

But he dared not show it on his face, he bowed his head and clasped his hands, and said in a deep voice: "Sir, if Qin Ming cannot destroy the three mountains, bring your head to me."

"Commander Qin, speed is of the essence in war! Whether I can get promoted this time depends on you."

"I will go through fire and water for you, sir."

Qin Ming felt very upset. He wanted to get promoted and make money at the same time. What a jerk! "Okay! Commander Qin, you know that if Yizhou is pacified first, then we won't get the credit. As long as we take down the three mountains in advance, I have plenty of ways to get you credit."

Seeing the big cake drawn by the dog official, Qin Ming bowed again: "Sir, since speed is of the essence in war, I hope you can allocate food and money as soon as possible."

"Okay! You take my order and go get the food and money today."

Murong Yanda wrote the transfer order immediately and was in a very good mood.

As long as he has this great achievement and has connections in the palace, he will have no worries about not being promoted.

The prefect of Qingzhou has had enough of his job and there is no more money to be made from him.

After leaving the government office, he returned to the camp.

Huang Xin, who could no longer hold back, said hurriedly, "Master, the prefect is willing to spend so much money on suppressing the bandits. This time, we will surely be able to wipe out the three mountain bandits."

"Humph, the lion's share went into his pocket a long time ago. But 30% is not bad."

Qin Ming began to put on his armor, took out his mace, and said in a deep voice: "I have always believed that Hua Rong of Qingfeng Village is the bandit's accomplice, but unfortunately I have never been able to find his loophole. Don't make a big fuss this time. Now lead your soldiers to get food and money, and then go straight to Taohua Mountain."

"The Taohua Mountain is the weakest. You surrounded them but didn't destroy them. I will surround them and attack their reinforcements. I will kill them by surprise."

"Yes! Master!"

"It's called a position during combat!"

"Yes! Commander Qin!"

There was no big reaction after receiving 30,000 dan of grain, but when 18,000 taels of silver were placed on the parade ground, the regular soldiers under Qin Ming were excited.

The white money is so tempting!
Money can make the devil work hard, and money can also make soldiers risk their lives.

It took a long time to queue up to receive the money.

But this must be done. Who would risk their life for others without getting paid?

Of course, it is impossible to give out all the silver. Only 30% will be given out. The remaining 70% will be rewarded based on military merit after the bandits are wiped out.

Qin Ming is actually quite prestigious in Qingzhou.

After receiving the silver, the soldiers under his command sharpened their swords, waiting for the order to follow General Qin to earn military merit.

Seeing the soldiers getting enthusiastic, Qin Ming was overjoyed, and couldn't help laughing: "The army's morale is working, the army's morale is working!"

Immediately, Qin Ming waved his arm and gave another short speech.

Prefect Murong, who was watching from the side, was also very happy. He took the prepared wine, meat and dry food and went outside the city to wait for the reward for the troops.

However, Governor Murong first hurriedly steamed buns in a temple outside the city, set out large bowls, and strained some wine.

According to the plan, each person would have three bowls of wine, two steamed buns, and one pound of cooked meat.

Just as we were preparing the food and the water hadn't even started to boil, we saw the army leaving the city.

When looking at the horses, they were marching in a fairly orderly manner, with flags flying and a strong momentum. After all, "Thunderbolt" Qin Ming was born into a family of military officers, so he also had his own way of training soldiers.

But I saw: rows of flags like fire, and spears and halberds like hemp. The formation is divided into eight trigrams and long snakes, which is really frightening. The spears are shaking with green and purple flames, the flags are fluttering with embroidered red clouds, and the horses are coming and going in a mess. The world is full of murderous aura, and success or failure depends on who.

Qin Ming turned his head and glanced at the soldiers behind him, his mouth corners raised, his beard trembling, he thought to himself: In the previous battles, we were short of food and money, our morale was low, and we were urged by the prefect to attack the mountain stronghold, using a short force to attack a strong one, which led to this defeat.

Now that I have sufficient food and money, my morale is high, and I have also figured out the geography of the three mountains, why should I worry about not being able to accomplish anything?
Wa hahaha!!!

(End of this chapter)