readytorunbook Chapter 580 Justice
Chapter 580 Justice
Chapter 580 Justice
Sheng Liang frowned and asked in confusion, "Big brother, what do you want me to do?"
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "I'll give you 500 labor camp trainees. You take some men and block the border between Yinfeng Village and Jinfeng Village. Don't let the people from Yinfeng Village cause trouble in Jinfeng Village tonight."
Sheng Liang quickly said, "Brother, it's just a small village. If you give me 500 men, I can destroy Yinfeng Village. Why don't you let us attack?"
Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment and explained, "When two countries go to war, it's similar to two people fighting. You need to have a legitimate reason for the war. You can't bully others, because if you do, you'll be looked down upon. So, we need to make the people of Yinfeng Village make a mistake, and then we'll punish them."
Sheng Liang nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite. "What's wrong with bullying people? Didn't you say, brother, that as long as you have big enough fists, you can bully anyone, and no one will dare to interfere? How can bullying people be looked down upon?"
Wang Wenzhou looked at Zheng Bin and said, "Old Zheng, tell the villagers in your village that starting tonight, none of them should stay at home. Don't take anything with you. Stay in tents. I've already had someone find an open space not far from the village and set up the tents. They have everything they need there."
Zheng Bin asked in confusion, "Why is that, sir?"
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "I think the people of Yinfeng Village suffered a loss at the reservoir and will definitely retaliate. Let them enter the village to loot and burn houses. Only by causing us huge losses can we have a legitimate reason to force Dangtu County to cede territory and pay reparations."
"Yes, sir!" Zheng Bin nodded repeatedly.
Empress Zhou looked at Wang Wenzhou thoughtfully. "My darling, stop messing around! It's just a fight between two villages, why are you making such a fuss about ceding territory and paying reparations?"
Wang Wenzhou instructed, "You all split up and act separately."
"Yes!" The group accepted the order and left.
Wang Wenzhou beckoned to Li Hechen and said, "Li Hechen, take the special forces battalion and sneak to the reservoir to monitor them. Whether it's us or them, it's best if no one dies."
"Yes!" Li Hechen nodded. He could be considered the head of the Hanshan government office now. He understood Wang Wenzhou's intentions. In any case, once someone died, it was a big deal.
After everyone left, Empress Zhou looked at Wang Wenzhou and asked in confusion, "Boxin, why did you mobilize so much manpower and resources?"
Wang Wenzhou hugged and kissed Empress Zhou, then solemnly uttered nonsense, saying, "Although our country is vast, we will fight for every inch of land. It is not too much to use any amount of manpower and resources to defend our territory!"
"Hmph!" Empress Zhou snorted coldly and said irritably, "Stop talking nonsense, tell me quickly, what is the reason?"
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "It's actually very simple. I just want the people of Hanshan to know what kind of disaster they will face if Hanshan is occupied by the enemy one day!"
"Sigh..." Empress Zhou sighed. That rascal Wang Wenzhou, he really had no good intentions! What? Hanshan has been occupied by the enemy? Who is this enemy? Is it the Emperor, or the court?
Empress Zhou thought for a moment and then said, "The villagers of Yinfeng Village are also citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Don't you think about them? Your recklessness is like child's play to you. After you're done, you can go home, wash up, and sleep with your girl. But for the villagers of Yinfeng Village, it will be a disaster! They will not only lose their homes, but they may also lose their loved ones!"
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, since ancient times, there has never been a righteous side in war! Take the conflict between these two villages for example. Neither village has much fertile land. The reason they are fighting over the ownership of that river is to irrigate their fields, harvest more grain, and make their lives better. Before I came to Hanshan, the two villages fought every year, and several people died every year."
Wang Wenzhou continued, “In my opinion, the population and fertile land of these two villages are just enough for the villagers of one village to live happily. If I were not in Hanshan, the two villages would continue to fight, and the villagers of both villages would continue to live in poverty. Until one day, one village would drive the other away and seize all the fertile land. In fact, the reason why the two villages fought was that they wanted to live a better life.”
Empress Zhou nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, but you can't drive away Yinfeng Village just so that the villagers of Jinfeng Village can live a better life!"
Wang Wenzhou hugged Empress Zhou and kissed her, saying with a smile, "Sister-in-law, survival of the fittest, that's how the world is! No matter it's a country or a nation, there will be times when we are bullied. If we don't want to be bullied, we have to be strong. Hundreds of years ago, the Song Dynasty was beaten down by the Mongols and eventually destroyed. Later, after our Great Ming Dynasty was established, we got our revenge and beat the Mongols down. If our Great Ming Dynasty hadn't been able to drive out the Tartars, perhaps we would all be calling ourselves Yuan people now."
Empress Zhou was at a loss for words.
Wang Wenzhou continued, "When a country or an individual is powerful, it would be foolish not to bully others! When they are weak, those who bully them will not respect the elderly and care for the young, thinking that they are old and therefore should not be bullied."
Empress Zhou shook her head with a wry smile. She really couldn't refute Wang Wenzhou's nonsense. He even had the audacity to bully people!
At this moment, Zheng Yu was giving a pre-battle pep talk.
The able-bodied men of Jinfeng Village and three hundred labor camp students stood in the open space at the entrance of the village.
Zheng Yu shouted, "Fellow villagers! Brothers! Today's battle is ours to win! We must take back our reservoir! We'll scare those bastards from Yinfeng Village so they'll never dare to mess with Jinfeng Village again!"
"Long live Jinfeng Village!" the crowd shouted.
Zheng Yu said passionately, "The magistrate said! If anyone unfortunately dies in battle, they will be a hero of Hanshan, and their name will be engraved on the Hanshan Heroes Monument. And brothers, don't worry, whether you die in battle or are wounded, you will all receive subsidies from the Hanshan Charity Foundation. For Hanshan, for Jinfeng, brothers, follow me!"
After Zheng Yu finished speaking, he led his men and swaggered towards the reservoir.
Feng Yuanbai is the son of the village chief of Yinfeng Village. This time, he took the lead and led the villagers to occupy the reservoir. That night, he led more than 50 strong men to guard the reservoir and prevent those bastards from Jinfeng Village from getting close.
Suddenly, the guards came to report that a large force from Jinfeng Village had arrived.
Feng Yuanbai quickly woke up the sleeping men and shouted, "Brothers, those bastards from Jinfeng Village are here again! Follow me and drive them away!"
In no time, the two groups clashed.
Zheng Yu not only brought a large number of people, but the labor camp inmates were all fully armed, each carrying a shield in one hand and a stick in the other. Wang Wenzhou had instructed them beforehand that the labor camp inmates should be at the forefront of the fight to minimize casualties.
Before the villagers of Jinfeng Village could even step forward, the people of Yinfeng Village were surrounded by the 300 labor camp members. Before long, they were beaten until they were begging for mercy.
"Fuck you!" Feng Yuanbai squatted on the ground and cursed, "Zheng Yu, you're being unreasonable! You actually called the authorities! You bastards from Jinfeng Village, you're not men at all! If you've got the guts, let's fight one-on-one!"
"Pah!" Zheng Yu said irritably, "Throw them all into the reservoir!"
"Yes!" In a short while, Feng Yuanbai and the others were all thrown into the reservoir.
The two villages are located next to a river, and the villagers all grew up by the river and know how to swim. Feng Yuanbai and the others wouldn't drown, but the problem was that it was already autumn, and the temperature difference was huge—it was hot during the day but very cold at night. Feng Yuanbai and the others were so cold in the water that their teeth were chattering.