The boss of the end of the world travels through ancient times to pamper his little husband
Chapter 144: Night Visit to the Bandit Lair
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep except the officers and soldiers on duty, Li Shao secretly walked out of the camp and headed towards Botu Mountain.
The traps along the way and the checkpoints and walls set up by the bandits were nothing to Li Shao, and he easily sneaked into the bandits' base camp.
However, this group of bandits are quite alert and they would station people to guard the lookout towers and checkpoints at night.
Li Shao toured the bandit's lair right under the noses of the bandits on duty, and got a rough idea of the number and general situation of these bandits.
There were about five hundred bandits in this group, all of them strong and young men.
The warehouse was filled with all kinds of weapons, food, and gold, silver and jewelry that were looted from somewhere unknown.
Li Shao roughly estimated that the food would be enough for the entire bandit gang to eat for a year or so. No wonder they were not in a hurry even when they were surrounded in the mountains.
Then he walked towards the main house.
When he approached, he saw that the light was still on in the room, so he hid by the window and looked inside through the gap. He saw three men sitting in the room discussing something.
Sitting in the main seat was a sturdy middle-aged man with a scar on his face running from the corner of his eye to his chin, making him look very fierce.
Sitting on his left was a fat man with a simple and friendly look. He looked more like a businessman than a bandit.
The one on the right is a young man with a fair face, but his slanted eyes make him look very sinister.
According to the officials from the county government, they had captured some bandits before, but after torturing them, they found out that even they did not know the real names of the three bosses, and they all called them the big boss, the second in command, and the third in command. They must be these three people.
At this time, Du Liang in the room said with some concern: "Brother, Jing Xiangting has sent troops to encircle us again. In the past few days, I have observed through the lookout tower and found that the commander who came this time is extraordinary and a tough guy."
"They set up camp not far from the foot of the mountain, and they didn't attack. Every day, they sent people to guard all the entrances to the mountain and destroy traps in the mountain. I always feel that..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zheng Lei, "Second brother, what's wrong with you? Are you worried about a bunch of good-for-nothings? You also said that they only know how to guard at the foot of the mountain. Let them go. In a few days, I will lead a group of brothers to launch a sneak attack and show them how powerful I am."
"Also, I heard that the commander is some newly crowned martial arts champion. Has he ever led troops or fought in a war? And he wants to suppress us! What a joke! When we brothers followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to suppress bandits and kill enemies, he was playing in the mud!"
"Third brother, I, I always feel that the commander gives me a very dangerous feeling, so we should be cautious in everything we do."
Zheng Lei couldn't help but sneer, turned to Xu Shuo and said: "Brother, look at the second brother, he is really old, he has lost his arrogance, and now he is actually scared by a rookie!"
"Besides, even if the commander is a capable person, he is only one person. What can he do?!"
"The terrain of Botu Mountain is dangerous. There is only one main road that can accommodate carriages and troops, and we are guarding it. There is still so much food in the warehouse. As long as we don't want to go down the mountain, no one can do anything to us."
Du Liangcai was not angry when Zheng Lei said this to him. Instead, he looked at his elder brother Xu Shuo, wanting to see if he supported his idea.
What disappointed him was that Xu Shuo obviously didn't take Li Shao and the others seriously, and said nonchalantly: "Third brother, what you said makes sense. Second brother, you don't have to worry so much. I don't think those people are anything to be afraid of."
"If they are willing to defend at the foot of the mountain, then they can do so. We can wear them down like this until they lose all their energy, and then suddenly launch a surprise attack and kill them all without leaving a single piece of armor behind."
Du Liangcai still felt something was wrong, "But..."
Zheng Lei was getting a little impatient. "Second brother, please stop complaining. I'll ask the brothers below to throw some small fireballs at them from time to time in a few days to show them how powerful we are."
Xu Shuo nodded after hearing this, "Old Third is right."
Seeing that both of them said so, Du Liangcai didn't know what to say, and suddenly remembered something else, "Oh, by the way, I received a secret letter from Xiangzi a few days ago, saying that Prince Rui wanted to recruit us, the old subordinates of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, to avenge His Royal Highness."
Zheng Lei sneered after hearing this, "Revenge for His Highness? I think he wants to use our power to seize Jing Xiangting's throne and become the emperor himself! He's dreaming! If we help him take the throne, the first people he will kill will be us."
"Besides, he himself is in trouble. When he failed to seize the throne, he abandoned His Highness and fled for his life. This villain! Now he actually wants us to help him. He is really ignorant!"
Xu Shuo also nodded in agreement, "Yes, I don't know where he is hiding now. Besides, although he was a member of His Highness's party, His Highness is dead now, and we are no longer his friends."
"Second brother, it seems that Xiangzi wants to follow him. Don't contact him anymore."
"I understand, big brother." Du Liangcai nodded, but he didn't think so in his heart. His Highness was already dead, and they, the old subordinates, were no longer generals, but just a group of bandits who were hated by everyone.
Being a bandit has never been the right path, but the current emperor cannot tolerate them. If they can follow Prince Rui and help him ascend the throne, they will have the merit of following the dragon, and then they will still be themselves as before.
Moreover, because of their meritorious service to the emperor, King Rui would not kill them easily, otherwise who would dare to work for him?
But the eldest brother and the third brother both disagree, so it seems that we can only take it step by step.
Li Shao outside the door listened with great interest. He didn't expect that these three bandit leaders had some background.
The Prince Rui they are talking about should be the Fourth Prince who is on the side of the Crown Prince. When the Emperor succeeded in seizing the throne and killed the Crown Prince, Prince Rui managed to escape with his life but is now on the run.
I really didn't expect that the generals who used to fight in the battlefields to kill enemies and suppress bandits have now become bandit leaders who wantonly kill civilians. It's even more hateful.
Li Shao did not rush in to kill them, but turned around and went to the warehouse. He planned to set a few more fires and burn all their food.
He wanted to see if they could still sit still without a grain of rice.
Fear, anger and hunger would force them to cross the village wall and go down the mountain to die.
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