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At night,
Shi Qian and his men then retrieved it from the secret room.
They burned the entire town to the ground.
The soldiers of Liangshan then waited outside for the enemy to come to them.
They utterly crushed the government troops in one fell swoop!
If the plan succeeds.
Even if this small commercial town is burned down,
Liangshan didn't feel any heartache either.
After all, modern houses,
They were all built with wood.
Even if all these houses were burned down,
To rebuild it,
It won't take much time.
But Liangshan didn't expect this either.
After yesterday's defeat, Jingyang Town
There were even people who used money to rent old and weak soldiers.
Then they come back with another crazy move.
Liangshan sacrificed such a small town.
Their purpose was naturally to target the large army under Huyan Zhuo's command.
If only the one or two thousand elderly and weak people in Jingyang Town take the bait...
So this trap needs to be set up.
Wouldn't that be a huge loss?
After eavesdropping for a while,
Shi Qian dared not delay any longer.
They then carefully climbed out of the window.
They then headed straight to the back of the town.
After walking along the shore of the lake for a while...
Seeing a dense thicket of reeds not far away,
Shi Qian quickly whistled twice.
After a while,
A small boat emerged from the reeds.
After connecting with Shi Qian,
They rowed back to the reed beds.
And in the center of this reed thicket
They were actually waiting for Zhao Yuan, Xu Guanzhong, and Zhu Wu.
There were also many Liangshan soldiers.
"Brother, the Yun family father and son from Jingyang Town are here again,"
Shi Qian quickly relayed the information he had overheard.
She told him everything.
"I never expected that after we wiped out the troops in Jingyang Town yesterday,"
"That fellow actually wrote an IOU and borrowed another two thousand old and weak soldiers from other prefectures."
"The vanguard of the government army this time was made up of these old and weak people who were pieced together from various sources."
"What is Huyan Zhuo doing?"
Zhao Yuan was somewhat surprised.
"With the elderly and weak in local prefectures, where is the fighting force?"
"In my humble opinion, Huyan Zhuo sent Yun Tianbiao with these old and weak people ahead, probably intending to use them to ambush us,"
Zhu Wu pondered for a moment and said,
"The troops in Jingyang Town have a rear base, and nine times out of ten, they also have elite soldiers from the government,"
"If we rashly attack the old and weak in Jingyang Town,"
"There's a high chance we'll be surrounded by government troops."
"Huyan Zhuo learns this very quickly,"
Xu Guanzhong laughed,
"Isn't this the same method we used to ambush the government troops yesterday?"
"Fortunately, this time, we have a bigger appetite than just the vanguard of the government troops,"
After Zhao Yuan finished laughing,
Looking at Shi Qian, he gave him instructions.
"Everything is proceeding according to plan. Tonight, we'll set fire to the town and burn it down."
Shi Qian asked with some concern,
"But brother, what if the government troops don't all enter the town..."
Chapter 759 Everything is Ready
"With such a well-built town in place, the government troops shouldn't overlook it,"
Xu Guanzhong laughed,
"After all, building a camp for an army of over 20,000 isn't an easy task,"
"Even if General Huyan is cautious by nature, he will definitely send half of his soldiers to garrison the town,"
"Then have the remaining government troops set up camp outside the town."
"Even so, it's enough for us."
"That's true,"
Shi Qian nodded.
They then discussed it further.
After the process of setting fire to the town at night...
Shi Qian then boarded the small boat again.
After leaving the reeds,
They returned to the shore of Liangshan Marsh.
Then they slipped back to the town.
They returned to the tavern once more.
It was hidden in a corner on the second floor.
While keeping an eye on Yunlong and the others downstairs,
They waited for the government troops to walk into the trap.
.....
The reeds here,
After Shi Qian left
Zhao Yuan also prepared to leave.
Relying solely on a large fire,
It was clear that they were unable to defeat Huyan Zhuo and his government troops.
at this time,
Liangshan gained 5,000 cavalrymen.
There are also six thousand infantrymen.
Because of concerns about getting too close,
They would be discovered by government spies.
They all stayed on the north bank of the marsh.
Liangshan was originally used to treat plague.
And in that camp that was built!
Zhao Yuan's side needs to go over.
He personally directed tonight's battle.
The strategist Zhu Wu was with him.
And Xu Guanzhong,
They remained in the reeds on this side of the lake.
They observed the movements of the government troops on the shore.
"Chieftain,"
Seeing that Zhao Yuan and his group were about to leave,
Xu Guanzhong, still worried, gave some instructions.
"If the government troops haven't entered the town, it's best not to launch a direct attack."
"With this vast expanse of water, even if tonight's plan fails,"
"We also have other ways to deal with the government troops later."
"Do not worry,"
Zhao Yuan nodded.
"You need to be careful here too,"
"Whatever you do, don't let the government troops find out!"
"Don't worry, Chieftain, we will be careful,"
Xu Guanzhong responded.
Then Zhao Yuan and Zhu Wu went together.
Build a small boat
Head directly north along the lake.
Half an hour later,
Zhao Yuan and Zhu Wu arrived at the north bank.
The leader who participated in this battle,
Lin Chong, Bian Xiang, Xu Ning, Sun An, Qin Ming, Huang Xin, Lü Fang, Luan Tingyu, Luan Tingfang, Shi Jin, Li Kui, and others were already waiting there.
"Brother, have those damn officials from the government arrived yet?"
Upon seeing Zhao Yuan's small boat dock,