A daily intelligence report; in chaotic times and famine years, grain is plentiful.

At the foot of Qingfeng Mountain, a group of people were cautiously approaching.

Liang Ming, mounted on his horse, looked around.

At this moment, they are transporting a large number of grain carts, preparing to return to Qingfeng Village.

The grain behind him was the official grain that Chen Mo had seized from the Wang family.

In order to avoid the inspection of local government troops, they deliberately took a longer route and spent more time transporting the grain.

By the time we returned to the foot of Qingfeng Mountain, a full day had passed.

Just then, several figures emerged from the forest.

"Second-in-command? Third-in-command!"

Those few henchmen from Qingfeng Village came out and approached Liang Ming and the others.

Having received advance notice, they came to welcome Liang Ming's return, and their expressions showed a hint of surprise as they looked at the grain carts.

"Second Boss, the government troops near Qingfeng Mountain have all withdrawn!"

One of them exclaimed excitedly.

Previously, government troops frequently patrolled the foot of Qingfeng Mountain.

But in the last two days, the government troops have gradually withdrawn, seemingly having completely abandoned Qingfeng Village.

Upon hearing this news, Cai Sheng's eyes lit up, and he laughed, "Great! Those bastards are finally gone, and we don't have to hide in the mountains anymore."

The brothers behind him were also discussing among themselves, thinking that the government troops were afraid of Qingfeng Village.

At this moment, Liang Ming remained calm, showing no surprise whatsoever.

He had previously learned from the North City that Zhao's army had withdrawn, and that the government's troops had likely gone to besiege Lingtou Village.

Qingfeng Village is indeed safe, but Lingtou Village is likely to suffer.

"Let's go, let's go up the mountain first."

Liang Ming said calmly.

Before long, the grain carts slowly drove into Qingfeng Village.

The village gate opened, and the chief, Xu Yuan, led a group of leaders to personally greet them.

His gaze first fell on the grain cart, and looking at the full load of grain, a smile appeared on his face.

Xu Yuan strode up to Liang Ming and laughed loudly, "Second brother! You really didn't disappoint me; you actually managed to rescue Chen Mo!"

The focus wasn't on Chen Mo, but on the grain Liang Ming brought back.

These several truckloads are enough for the brothers of Qingfeng Mountain to have a few good meals.

The surrounding brothers cheered and praised the second-in-command's abilities.

They thought that this incursion into the North City was a death sentence, but upon closer inspection, the brothers who returned behind Liang Ming were all full of energy and seemed to have suffered no losses whatsoever.

Lin Lang stood at the back of the crowd, his brows furrowed.

Looking at the pile of grain and then at Liang Ming, who was surrounded by the crowd, Lin Lang felt a mixture of jealousy and surprise.

With such tight security in the north city, Liang Ming actually managed to lead a raid on the execution ground and bring back so much grain without paying any price.

Even though Lin Lang didn't want to believe it, he had to admit that Liang Ming was indeed quite capable.

"Second brother, I've wronged you in many ways before. It's wonderful that you're back now. Come on, let's have a couple of drinks!"

Xu Yuan said excitedly.

Everyone gathered in the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness, drinking and chatting happily.

Although the village didn't have much wine stored, they always lived for the moment, and if things went wrong, they would just go down the mountain and rob another one.

"Come on, second brother, let's celebrate your safe return and wish Qingfeng Village a resurgence! Cheers!"

Xu Yuan held the wine, a smile on his face.

Liang Ming waved his hand but did not take the bowl of wine.

He stood up, his expression still serious.

"Brother, I have something more important than drinking."

The noise in the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness gradually subsided, and everyone looked at Liang Ming.

Xu Yuan paused, looking at Liang Ming with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Second brother, is there anything else?"

Liang Ming slowly began to speak: "Chen Mo not only gave us this food, but he also gave me some intelligence."

"intelligence?"

"That's right, the Wang family has a secret granary containing tens of thousands of tons of grain, as well as some other important supplies. If we could just rob those guys..."

Liang Ming paused as he spoke.

After these words were spoken, the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness fell silent.

"The Wang family's secret granary?"

Xu Yuan's expression changed.

"Now the government and the Wang family have sent troops to besiege Lingtou Village. We can take this opportunity to seize all the supplies back."

Liang Ming continued.

"Go to Shannan Town? What if we encounter government troops?"

Someone hesitated slightly before speaking.

Shannan Town is quite a distance from Qingfeng Mountain. If we encounter government troops along the way, we might suffer heavy losses, repeating the same mistake.

"Don't worry, Zhao's army is ready to withdraw from the north city. We can take advantage of the handover between the government troops and seize the granary."

Liang Ming made another suggestion.

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with excitement.

"Rob!"

At this moment, Cai Sheng also shouted.

"Brother, that old dog from the Wang family killed so many of our brothers. Now's the perfect opportunity to avenge them!"

Others echoed this sentiment.

Looking at the excited crowd, even Lin Lang, who had always opposed Liang Ming, couldn't help but be tempted.

Although he was unhappy about Liang Ming's return, he was still a member of Qingfeng Village. If he continued to oppose it now, he would only make everyone unhappy.

"Brother, this time, we're going to gather all the main forces of Qingfeng Village and go down the mountain together. Does everyone agree?"

Liang Ming continued.

Most of the people present agreed, and many looked at Lin Lang.

They knew very well that the fourth leader was dissatisfied with Liang Ming and was afraid that he would stand up and oppose them again at this time.

"Second brother, what are you afraid of? There are only a few dozen of us. Those good-for-nothings from the Wang family can't stop us."

Cai Sheng suddenly stood up and looked at Lin Lang with disdain.

"Since you're all going, of course I have to go too."

Lin Lang also stepped forward.

If he, as the fourth leader, doesn't make a move, Liang Ming's faction will steal all the limelight.

Seeing that the leader had united again, Xu Yuan felt very gratified.

"Alright, that's a good brother! Everyone, get ready, we'll set off tomorrow!"

Xu Yuan was overjoyed.

"Brother, let's set off now, there's not much time left."

Liang Ming urged.

Xu Yuan hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "Alright, it's your decision, Second Brother. Brothers, get your weapons ready, I, the chief, will personally take action!"

"good!"

The brothers of the Loyalty Hall responded enthusiastically.

"But after we loot the granary, there's one more thing we need to do."

Seeing the excited crowd, Liang Ming spoke again.

"What?"

Xu Yuan looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Lingtou Village is likely under siege by the government now, and we need to send a team to rescue it."

Liang Ming replied.

"It's just a village, why should Qingfeng Village have to rescue it?"

Lin Lang frowned.

"Don't forget, we are now allies with Lingtou Village. If Lingtou Village is destroyed, the next place the government will besiege will be our Qingfeng Village."

Liang Ming said in a solemn tone.

"Moreover, the clue about the Wang family's granary was also given to me by Chen Mo. Since that's the case, we can't betray our allies."

He then spoke, looking around at everyone.

The Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness fell silent immediately.

Xu Yuan hesitated slightly and did not make a decision immediately...