Yuan Xin gave a start, but she did not look as upset as before. All she did was give a bitter smile. “It has nothing to do with you. His misunderstanding of me didn’t happen over these few days. It’s just one more thing out of many about me that he has misunderstood.”
It was quite beneficial to be able to learn profound martial arts as soon as he joined the group and even receive guidance from a group of experts from the Green Forest. As bandits who had licked the blood of others through their blades, martial arts was a skill that could potentially save their lives. Everyone wanted to improve their skills.
Zhou Jing waved his hand and continued,
“Currently, we’re using the Small Wind Lake as our base, but it’s just a temporary measure. Our end goal is to occupy Yueshan Lake, but now is not the time to move towards it. Brother Sheng Rong, you understand the nearby situation best, so we still need you to tell us the distribution of the 22 generals on the waterway under Fan Zong’s banner. Let’s take down the nearby water bandits first and expand our territory.”
“Understood.”
Sheng Rong was solemn.
At this moment, Fang Zhen thought for a moment and suddenly asked, “Second Brother, Fan Zong doesn’t know that we’re here. Why don’t we let Brother Sheng Rong request to see Fan Zong? We’ll pretend to be followers and capture him when we approach Fan Zong. To capture the bandits, we’ll capture the leader first. It’s just like in Tiger Head Mountain. Wouldn’t that be faster?”
Zhou Jing touched his chin and pondered,
“I’ve also thought of this plan, but the situation in Huyang is different from the Lu River. The water bandits’ territories are too scattered. Although it’s convenient to take down Fan Zong directly, we can’t make a name for ourselves. Even if we replace this person, most of the water bandits under him will not submit to us.
Instead, they will seek refuge with two other people among the remaining flood dragons in Huyang. In this way, we will become an empty commander with no troops. We can only subdue the troops of Fan Zong’s headquarters and can’t command the water bandits everywhere, with the danger that our territory will be surrounded by the other two flood dragons.
At that time, if we want to go out and subdue others, we will definitely attract the other two to attack us from both sides. We will be restricted and it will not be easy for us to build.”
Duan Yunfeng’s eyes flashed as he replied,
“I see. Brother Chen wants to subdue many water bandits first and pretend to occupy this place. Then, you can lure Fan Zong to gather his troops to attack. At that time, you can defeat the other party on the battlefield. Not only can you capture Fan Zong, but you can also capture many water generals under him. From there, you can defeat them in one go and subdue a large number of water bandits in one go. You can also become famous in one battle?”
“Something like that.”
Zhou Jing nodded. Duan Yunfeng understood his intentions.
