Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

After everything was discussed and agreed upon,

Liangshan's main camp

Then he began to pack his things.

Preparing to leave Huaixi!

Those who left before them

It was still the troops from Huaixi!

They came rushing over with great momentum.

In the end, however, he left dejectedly like a drowned dog.

A group from Huaixi,

Naturally, morale was low.

Everyone's frustrated...

Chapter 1173 Mangdang Mountain

The people of Huaixi, having fallen on hard times, left.

On the other hand, everyone on Liangshan was all smiles.

Although dozens of people were injured or killed this time as well.

But in general,

Everything went relatively smoothly.

The Malaysian and mainland armies packed up their camps and prepared to withdraw.

Ruan Xiaoer and Zhang Shun led their naval soldiers,

The cargo ship that sank in Liangshan was salvaged.

Although the pig iron on the ship had been soaking in water for more than ten days,

They've all become covered in rust.

But throw it into the furnace and refine it again.

They can still be used in general.

After everything was arranged,

Liangshan then set off back to the marsh.

Up and down,

Whether they were leaders or soldiers,

Everything was filled with joy and celebration.

Because right at the moment of departure,

Zhao Yuan has already informed the army.

This time, Huaixi paid Liangshan 200,000 strings of cash in compensation.

In addition to the compensation that can be given to the dead and wounded soldiers,

They will also set aside 100,000 strings of cash.

A reward shall be given to the entire army!

In total, each soldier would receive about ten strings of cash.

It doesn't sound like much, but at this moment,

This sum of money is enough for a family of three to eat and drink for three or four months.

The navy returned to Liangshan Marsh by water.

Zhao Yuan led the cavalry and infantry forces.

After a day of marching,

But we arrived at Mangdang Mountain once again!

The mischievous Fan Rui once again invited Zhao Yuan and the others to visit Mangdang Mountain.

This time Zhao Yuan did not refuse.

After the army set up camp at the foot of Mount Mangdang,

Zhao Yuan, accompanied by a group of personal guards,

Six or seven other leaders went up Mount Mangdang.

Mangdang Mountain is located at the border of the prefecture and county.

Although the mountain is not particularly steep,

But it is still quite steep.

Fan Rui and his two companions captured the mountain stronghold.

It was built in a valley in the Mangdang Mountains.

The area is surrounded by broken walls.

There is only one narrow path in and out.

It can be considered an excellent location for building a village.

The mountain stronghold on Mangdang Mountain was also built quite spacious.

After all, before,

Fan Rui and his two companions also gathered two or three thousand soldiers here.

Even among the bandits of Shandong,

This is considered one of the larger villages in the area.

"good,"

Zhao Yuan and his group walked around the mountain.

"This is also a place with excellent feng shui."

"The place where Emperor Gaozu of Han slew the white snake."

Zhu Wu laughed,

"It certainly looks much more spiritual than our Shaohua Mountain."

"Chief Zhao, Military Advisor Zhu flatters me,"

Fan Rui shook his head and said,

"Although this Mangdang Mountain looks quite nice,"

"but....."

"what happened?"

Zhao Yuan asked curiously,

"Brother Fan Rui, is there anything troubling you?"

"Chief Zhao is unaware of this,"

Fan Rui explained,

"I originally wanted to cultivate Taoism,"

"When we first arrived in Mangdang Mountain,"

"I just want to find a quiet place to cultivate properly."

"Who knew that we had only been in the mountains for a short time..."

"That's when they encountered people being exploited by the government,"

"Unable to make ends meet, they had no choice but to lead the villagers into the mountains to evade taxes, so they met the two brothers, Xiang Chong and Li Gun."

"The three of us hit it off immediately, and so we built a village in the Mangdang Mountains,"

"I originally thought I could live a peaceful life in the mountains,"

"Who knew that after we established this stronghold,"

"And the number of poor people coming into the mountains to seek refuge is increasing,"

"Chief Zhao, you've all seen what's going on in these mountains,"

"There are many rocky plots, but few good ones,"

"It's simply impossible to feed thousands of people by farming..."

Chapter 1174 Joining the Party at Mangdang Mountain

"We had no choice but to go out and rob and plunder."

Fan Rui said,

"But Chief Zhao has also seen the situation around Mount Mangdang,"

“None of the villages are wealthy,”

“Recently, the government’s exploitation has become increasingly severe.”

"This has led to more and more people coming to Mangdang Mountain to seek refuge with us!"

"If this continues, we'll be out robbing and pillaging every day,"

"I'm afraid it won't be able to support so many people in the mountain stronghold."

"so what?"

Zhao Yuan asked with a smile.

"Chief Fan, if you have something to say, please speak frankly!"

"Chief Zhao, my two brothers and I have been hearing about Liangshan's great reputation for the past six months,"

The mischievous devil said somewhat embarrassedly,

"We used to be arrogant, thinking that the lake was so vast,"

"If we defeat Liangshan and take over the marshland,"

"Perhaps this will be able to settle the population in Mangdang Mountain."

"I witnessed the power of Liangshan firsthand this time,"

"We now realize that what we thought before was truly like a frog in a well, with a limited perspective!"

"Chief Zhao!"

The mischievous demon king Fan Rui glanced at his two brothers, Xiang Chong, the eight-armed Nezha, and Li Gun, the flying great saint.

The three of them then knelt down before Zhao Yuan.

"The three of us want to lead the people of Mangdang Mountain,"

"Let's all join Liangshan!"

"We hope Chief Zhao will accept this!"

"Haha, please rise, all three of you!"

Zhao Yuan quickly helped the three of them up one by one.

“All three are heroes,”

"Since you want to join my Liangshan,"

"Why would I refuse!"