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Because he couldn't escape, Du Chong asked his confidant Zhu Dian to lead the army to help.In this way, on the one hand, it allows Zhu Dian to avenge himself and him, and on the other hand, it also allows Zhu Dian, his confidant, to share some military exploits, so that he can be promoted and reused.
The leading general from Lingzhou, Hebei was Shan Tinggui, "General Shengshui", the training envoy of the regiment, and Wei Dingguo, the general of Shenhuo, stayed in Lingzhou to maintain local law and order, and did not come with the army.Because this battle was in the waters of Liangshanbo, the "Holy Water General" Shan Tinggui, who was familiar with water and good at water attack, brought his troops to Dongping Mansion.
Of course, Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, and Zhao Mingcheng, the prefect of Laizhou, could not lead troops here, but sent their generals.
"Thunderbolt" Qin Ming, the military commander of Qingzhou, wanted to go to Liangshanbo again, but unfortunately, he just got the news that Hu Yanzhuo, the Huaiyang Army on Jingdong East Road, was defeated by Song Jiang's bandit army.
In order to prevent Song Jiang's bandit army from Huaiyang army jumping north along Yizhou to Qingzhou to cause chaos, Qin Ming personally led the army to station in Qingfengzhai to defend the southern border of Qingzhou.For this reason, he and the prefect Murong Yanda sent only one general to lead the troops, and handed them over to the "Zhen Sanshan" Huang Xin who was in Jeju to command.
Zhao Mingcheng, the magistrate of Laizhou, sent Liu Wu, the governor of Laizhou soldiers and horses.This person is not someone Ximenqing knows, Ximenqing only found out that he is from Laizhou Ye County military officer Zhuang, he learned martial arts since he was a child, and after joining the army, he became a military officer in Laizhou.
Ximen Qing remembered that Brother Xu Wen was from Ye County, Laizhou, so he decided to ask him about Liu Wu's details, and then figure out how to make friends with him.
Although Ximen Qing was not familiar with this Liu Wu, but Liu Wu learned of Ximen Qing's name from the prefect Zhao Mingcheng, and respected Ximen Qing very much.He told Ximen Qing and the others that before he led the troops to set off, the magistrate had specially asked him to say that Ximen Qing's senior officials were unparalleled in their wisdom and tactics, and had repeatedly defeated the bandits in Liangshanpo. , He obeyed the words of the military adviser Ximen Qing and the officials.
The statement of Liu Wu, the Laizhou Military and Horse Superintendent, also reassured Ximen Qing, who had no idea of his nature, for the time being.As long as this Liu Wu can follow his own strategy and not act on his own, he will not add chaos to the coalition forces and poke a basket when encircling Liangshan Po bandits.
The general from Qizhou is naturally Ximen Qing's good brother, Xin Zan who has been promoted to the training envoy of the Qizhou regiment.
This Xin Zan and Ximen Qing are married to Jin Lan, and they are the adoptive fathers of each other's sons. The closeness of their relationship is unmatched by others.With Xin Zan here, the Qizhou army is equivalent to Ximenqing's pro-army, and it is the most reliable army.
The generals gathered together and reported the number of reinforcements they had brought.Cheng Wanli, the prefect, saw that Dongping Mansion had assembled an army of [-], and decided to launch an attack on the bandit Chao Gai.
Chapter 568 Wu Yong's Scheming
The news that the imperial court dispatched soldiers and horses, built warships, trained water troops, and prepared to attack Liangshanbo on a large scale naturally couldn't hide the news from the robbers on Liangshan.After Wu Yong, the military strategist, received the reward for his meticulous work, he invited all the brothers in the village into the Juyi Hall to discuss with the village owner Chao Gai the strategy of retreating the enemy.
Chao Gai, the owner of the village, "Tuota King", and Wu Yong, the military adviser, "Zhi Duo Xing" sit in the middle. "Two Spears" Dong Ping, "Punching Eagle" Li Ying, "Winged Tiger" Lei Heng, "Sage Scholar" Xiao Rang, "Jade Arm Craftsman" Jin Dajian, "King Kong in the Cloud" Song Wan, "Iron Fan" Song Qing and the eight leaders of "Yufangan" Meng Kang sat on the left and right sides, all looking at the map spread out on the table by the military advisor Wu Yong.
Of the ten Liangshan bandit leaders in Juyi Hall, only Dong Ping is from Shangdang County, Hedong, Meng Kang is from Zhending Prefecture, Hebei, and the other eight are all locals from Dongping Prefecture, Jeju and Yunzhou, which are next to Liangshanbo. The terrain around Liangshanbo is very familiar.Although Dong Ping is from Hedong, he has served as the military supervisor of Dongping Mansion for many years, so he is no stranger to the management of Dongping Mansion.
Military strategist Wu pointed to the map, and told the leaders one by one the intelligence he had obtained from his careful investigation, where the officers and soldiers stationed their troops, and where they built their warships, all of which were circled on the map.
"Tuota Heavenly King" Chao Gai listened to Wu Yong and said with a cold snort, "A mere [-] officers and soldiers want to attack my Liangshan Dazhai. That dog officer Cheng Wanli is wishful thinking! My eight hundred miles of Liangshan Po are surrounded by mountains and rivers. The waters of Shenzhen and Hong Kong are covered with reeds and grass. It is not a navy that is familiar with the terrain. How can it be so close to my Liangshan Dazhai? Not to mention the patchwork of [-] troops, even if a [-] troops come, they will all be buried. Fish belly!"
Wu Yong said with a smile: "Although Brother Chao Gai is right, you must be careful! Brother Meng Kang, now that Brother Li Jun is not in the cottage, are you sure you can defeat the official army on the lake?"
"Jade Banner Pole" Meng Kang is in charge of the navy at this time, and he is also good at shipbuilding. It is time for him to speak on this matter.Hearing the question from military advisor Wu Yong, Meng Kang hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, military advisor! My Shanzhai water army has been trained by brothers Ruan's family and Brother Li Jun for several years, and is proficient in water warfare. In the fishing villages around Liangshanbo, there are only a few small fishing boats. Even if all the officers and soldiers are recruited, they are useless. They are definitely not my opponents for the Liangshanbo navy. As for the warships built by the officers and soldiers, they cannot be completed overnight."
Hearing Meng Kang's words, Chao Gai couldn't help but think of the three brothers of the Ruan family, and sighed, "It's a pity that all the brothers of the Ruan family were killed by the officers and soldiers in Jiangzhou, which made my village lose several navy generals! So far Thinking about it, it still hurts."
The three heroes of the Ruan family were originally recruited by Wu Yong. They were the closest old brothers to Wu Yong. Their deaths made Wu Yong lose a few confidants in Liangshan.Didn't Chao Gai's sigh at this moment bring back painful memories for Wu Yong?
But at this time, we were discussing the military plan, but it was not the time to remember the old man, so Wu Yong turned to persuade Chao Gai and said to him: "Brother, don't be so sad. There are no Ruan brothers in the cottage. Fortunately, there are still brothers Li Jun and Meng." Brother Kang, let my Shanzhai navy grow stronger and stronger. I think the spirit of the Ruan brothers in heaven will also protect our Liangshan army to defeat the powerful enemy."
"Iron Fan" Song Qing was in charge of the supply of grain and grass in the cottage at this time. He said from the side: "Brother Chao Gai, Brother Wu Yong, after my cottage captured Dongping Mansion and Jeju, I moved a lot of money and food back to the mountain. Now the people on the mountain The reserve is enough for our army's [-] soldiers to eat for a few years, so why worry about the officers and soldiers besieging the lake? Although the [-] officers and soldiers are numerous and powerful, it is futile if they cannot attack our Liangshan Mountain. When they run out of food and grass, they will retreat Army. This Liangshanbo and the surrounding counties are still my brother's world. My younger brother thinks that we might as well wait for work at leisure and just guard this Liangshan."
Dong Ping boasted at the side: "All the officers and soldiers are mediocre, how many people can resist the two guns in my hand? Although the officers and soldiers have [-] people, it is impossible to block the eight hundred miles of Liangshanpo. Brother Chao Gai , Brother Wu Yong, you arrange boats, send me and thousands of people under my command to the lake, and kill them by surprise! Aren’t those officers and soldiers building boats by the lake? Wait for me to burn them clean!”
"Popping Eagle" Li Ying's manor was taken over by Ximen Qing, and his confidant "Ghostface" Du Xing was hunted and killed by the army again, which made him harbor a grudge against the officials of Dongping Mansion and Ximen Qing, and kept waiting for opportunities to retaliate. "Winged Tiger" Lei Heng also became angry after losing to the young Yue Fei in Yuncheng County, and wanted to save face through a victory.Therefore, the two of them are now hard-line main fighters, and they both speak out in support of Dong Ping's strategy of taking the initiative to attack and destroy the shipbuilding docks of the government and army.
Wu Yong saw that Dong Ping, Li Ying and Lei Heng were all striving for a fight, and he thought to himself: "How come Li Ying and Li Daguan are just like Dong Ping and Lei Heng, they have become warriors? The officers are at the lakeside Shipbuilding, how can we not be prepared for our army's surprise attack? Dong Ping will definitely fall into the trap of the officers and soldiers if he kills so recklessly! But now the three brothers who are leading the army in the cottage have to rely on these three martial arts brothers, and I can't face to face. The refutation hurt the morale of the three of them."
Wu Yong thought about it in his heart, but his face remained calm. He shook his fan and said to Dong Ping and the others: "The brothers are right. If they can burn down the newly built warships of the government and army, they will not be able to fly even if there are millions of them. Come to my Liangshan Dazhai. However, in order to win the first battle, Xiaosheng must first send some agents to infiltrate the shipbuilding pier, and after finding out what is true, he should cooperate with the outside and let them cooperate with a few brothers to destroy the official army's pier."
Dong Ping and the others heard that Wu Yong did not veto their request to fight, but only had to postpone for a while, and they said to Wu Yong contentedly: "Brother Wu Yong has a great plan! We all listen to the orders of Chao Gai and Wu Yong."
Wu Yong turned his head to Chao Gai again and asked, "Brother, do you have something to say?"
Chao Gai said with a smile: "Sir, you have a plan, so follow your plan! Sir, shall we just sit and guard on Liangshan, waiting for the officers and soldiers to show their flaws?"
Wu Yong glanced at Song Qing quietly, and thought to himself, of course it's not okay to just stay in the sky above Liangshan and consume food.This time our army has raised the flag of rebellion, alarming the court.Now my cottage and the imperial court are at odds, and the officers and soldiers will not retreat on their own just because they consume too much food and grass.Fortunately, when Brother Song Jiang went to the expedition, I left Song Qing on the mountain, besides, Mrs. Song is also in the cottage now.With the two of them around, when the cottage was in danger, Brother Song Jiang had no choice but to save him!To break the siege of the officers and soldiers, it must fall on Brother Song Jiang!
How did Song Qing know that Wu Yong was so scheming that he had already taken himself and his old father as hostages to restrain his elder brother Song Jiang.Wu Yong's idea was to urgently recruit Song Jiang from the Huaiyang Army to return to the army, attack Xuzhou and Jeju, and join forces with Liangshan to defeat the coalition forces of the official army.
More than ten days later, Song Jiang received a secret letter from Chao Gai and Wu Yong, asking him to lead his army back to help.After reading the letter, Song Jiang was silent for a long time, and then he invited Chai Jin and Jiang Jing, showed the letter to them, and asked them, "What do you think, brothers?"
Chapter 569 Xiaoyi Black Saburo
After reading the appeal letter sent by the military commander Wu Yong, Chai Jin, the "little whirlwind" and Jiang Jing, the "magic fortune teller", looked at each other, both of them had their own concerns, and fell silent.
Song Jiang sat on one side, frowning and sighing, but secretly watched the expressions of Chai Jin and Jiang Jing.
After Song Jiang split up with Chao Gai this time, he led an army southward, attacking the prefectures and seizing the government along the way, famous in Shandong and Huainan, and never encountered any major setbacks.
Not long ago, he commanded an army to defeat Hu Yanzhuo, the imperial conquest army, at the shore of Luoma Lake. The troops were in full swing, threatening the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River.
At this time, Song Jiang was in a high-spirited time, and the ambition in his heart inevitably expanded.
On the other hand, the Chao Gai army who stayed in Liangshanbo, although they were defeated first and then won, they subdued Dong Ping, the soldier and horse governor of Dongping Mansion, and captured Dongping Mansion, but then they lost several battles. , and handed over the Dongping Mansion and Jeju to the government and army, and could only be trapped in Liangshanpo.
Comparing the two, the pride in Song Jiang's heart gradually rose, and it was inevitable that he had other thoughts in his heart.
Now the Song Jiang army is suppressing the Huyanzhuo army in the territory of the Huaiyang army. After preparing to defeat the field army of this official army, it will unscrupulously invade the Lianghuai area again and establish its own regime.
Today's Liangshanbo cottage is nothing to the ambitious Song Jiang.Let Song Jiang lead the troops back to Liangshanbo, and go to the cottage to be a bandit deputy village master, Song Jiang is really unwilling.
However, there are things that can be done but cannot be said.As for Song Jiang, who bears the golden signboard of "Timely Rain, Hu Baoyi, Xiaoyi Black Saburo" on the rivers and lakes, now Liangshanbo is in trouble, and his father and brothers are on that mountain, how can he support himself and not lead the army? save?
If Song Jiang couldn't say anything, he could only rely on the two brothers Chai Jin and Jiang Jing to "speak out".
Seeing that the two were silent, Song Jiang asked Chai Jin: "Mr. Chai, the current battle situation is complicated and confusing. Song Jiang has little talent and learning. He is really at a loss. I don't know what to do. I hope the senior official can give Xiao Ke some advice."
Seeing that Song Jiang asked him a question, Chai Jin had no choice but to answer. He said, "Brother Song Jiang, our army can't retreat! This time we went south, our army was as powerful as a broken bamboo. We even conquered six or seven military states, and our army strength expanded to several Thousands of people, it is time to open up the foundation! Brothers heard that Fang La in the Jiangnan area rebelled, with hundreds of thousands of troops, and it is about to sweep the entire Jiangnan. The dog emperor's army hurriedly went south to fight Fang La's army, and there was no time Dong Gu. Now is a golden opportunity, our army only needs to defeat Hu Yanzhuo's stubborn army, and then we can go south to occupy Lianghuai Road and win a place for future hegemony in the world."
Chai Jin went south this time, recruiting troops along the way, using his reputation to entice many people to join the Liangshan Po bandit army headed by Song Jiang, and his reputation in the army grew day by day.Now it's not only Song Jiang's ambitions that are inflated, Chai Jin is even more ambitious.
Chai Jin only had good friends with Song Jiang in Liangshan, but he had casual friends with Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and others, and he didn't have much friendship.Therefore, Chai Jin was really unwilling to give up the affluent Lianghuai area and return to the army to break the siege of Chao Gai and Wu Yongjun.
As for Song Qing and the old lady Song?Chai Jin knows himself as a good brother.If Song Jiang really respected his father, he wouldn't have listened to his old father's words and befriended so many gangsters.
When he murdered and set fire with Huarong, Yanshun and others in Qingfeng Mountain, did he ever think about the old Mrs. Song at home?
The so-called "Xiaoyi Black Saburo" is nothing more than a reputation gained by pretending in front of outsiders when it doesn't matter.
Now Liangshanbo is besieged, and Chao Gai, Wu Yong and others are in danger, which may not be a bad thing for Song Jiang, the deputy village owner.As long as Chao Gai dies in this battle, Song Jiang will be able to control the power of the Liangshan Army, integrate all his brothers, and no longer be subordinate to others.
As for Chai Jin with a different ambition, it would be best if Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Gongsun Sheng all died, then he could become the leader of the Liangshan Army after Song Jiang, and he could just take advantage of the situation and spread his wings. soar.
Of course Chai Jin understood that Song Jiang was burdened by the reputation of "Xiaoyi Black Saburo", so he couldn't directly say that he would stay in the Huaiyang Army and not return to rescue Liang Shanbo.Otherwise, Song Jiang, as the commander-in-chief of an army, can decide to return to Liangshanbo to show his filial piety, so why invite him and Jiang Jing to discuss?
Song Jiang couldn't say what he couldn't say, but Chai Jin had no scruples.Therefore, when the old brother Song Jiang asked him for advice, Chai Jin immediately expressed his opposition to returning to the army.
Hearing Chai Jin's words, Song Jiang was secretly happy, but his face was still full of sadness.He turned his eyes to Jiang Jing, the military adviser of his army, the "magic fortune teller", and asked him: "Brother Jiang Jing, what Officer Chai said is not unreasonable. For the sake of the future of the brothers in the Shanzhai, we You should stick to this place, defeat Hu Yanzhuo's army, and create a foundation for me in Liangshanbo. But I, Chao Tianwang and Wu Xuejiao have a deep sense of loyalty and love like brothers. Now that Chao Tianwang is in trouble, how can I not help him out of trouble?"
Although the "magic fortune teller" Jiang Jing is a failure in the imperial examination, after all, he has read poetry and books, and his knowledge is different from those reckless men who can only wield knives and swords in Liangshanpo.Jiang Jing is often by Song Jiang's side, and he has already seen the true nature of Song Jiang's brother.
When attacking Zhujiazhuang, the "Nine-Tailed Turtle" Tao Zongwang brothers rescued Song Jiang's brother from danger by lifting a heavy gate.But in order to escape for his own life, Brother Song Jiang abandoned Brother Tao Zongwang without hesitation.The so-called profound loyalty is just to deceive those unscrupulous quacks.