Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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"Wonderful! Wonderful! The two brothers made the first contribution to my village! This time, the shipyard of the official army was burned down. In less than two months, it will be difficult to build a good warship to threaten my Liangshan Dazhai. With these times On that day, our army should be able to run rampant on Liangshanbo, attack Jeju City without any worries, and join Xuzhou occupied by Brother Song Jiang and the others! The two brothers worked hard in the middle of the night, and went back to the house to rest. After the battle, we We will discuss meritorious deeds with the village master!" Wu Yong clapped his palms and laughed.

After Song Qing and Song Wan bid farewell and left, Wu Yong, who hadn't closed his eyes all night, was completely sleepy. He looked at the map with the lamp in his hand, his eyes rolled, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The next day all the leaders in the cottage woke up and learned that the strategist's plan had succeeded last night and that the warships of the officers and soldiers had been burned, and they all came to the Juyi Hall excitedly.Military advisor Wu Yong had already sat upright, waiting for everyone.

Seeing all the leaders gathered, Wu Yong assisted the village chief Chao Gai to issue general orders one by one, and first sent the two leaders Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian to lead the Jeju city guard Huang Xin to the south, and then sent the two leaders Lei Heng and Li Ying to lead the troops respectively. Go to intercept the official troops in the direction of Yuncheng County and Wenshang County.The leader of the water army, Meng Kang, dispatched a boat to send the four leaders' men and horses to sneak ashore.

After the four leaders set off with their own troops, Wu Yong, together with the village owner Chao Gai and the leader Dong Ping, selected elite soldiers and strong generals to go to the Liangshanpo Lake outside Jeju City to ambush. Only when Huang Xin went south and the city was empty, Take Jeju City in one fell swoop.

This Liangshan Dazhai was left to the two leaders, Song Qing and Song Wan, to guard it. "Iron Fan" Song Qing sits in Dazhai and is responsible for the supply of money and food when the army goes out, while "King Kong in the Cloud" Song Wan guards the water village in Jinshatan when Meng Kang is out.

After all the leaders were assigned, they boarded ships with soldiers and horses and sailed to Jeju City, Yuncheng County and Wenshang County respectively.

When "King Kong in the Cloud" Song Wan also went to the mountain village, the only leader left in the huge Liangshan village was "Iron Fan" Song Qing.

Song Qing drove all the young people out of the Juyi Hall, closed the door, and sat alone in the lobby looking around.Suddenly, he stood up from his seat, took a few steps to Wu Yong's chair and sat down, imitating Wu Yong's shaking his head, and sneered, "Mr. Private School is nothing more than that."

After a while, Song Qing looked around, walked to the chair of the village owner Chao Gai, and sat down.

Chapter 576 The Fake Song Jiang Recruits the Real Yellow Letter

Jeju, named for its location near the five waters of Wenwen, Si, Yi, Kuang, and Ji, is located in Juye and governs four counties of Juye, Jinxiang, Rencheng, and Yuncheng.

The name of Juye County is closely related to Jishui and Onozawa.Dayeze, also known as Juyeze, is the ancient name of today's Liangshan Po. Five miles away from Juye, it is a huge lake formed by the alluvial water of the Yellow River.Juye County got its name from the ancient name of Liangshan Po, Dayeze.

Liangshanbo, with its criss-cross branches, lotus and reeds, water and sky, and dangerous terrain, has always been a place where peasant uprisings gathered. The rulers of the Five Dynasties and Later Zhou Dynasty first established Jeju City in Juye in order to suppress the peasant uprising army in Onozawa. .

Since Jishui and Onozawa are connected, Juye, which is located in Onozawa, has become a crucial area for water transportation and strategic position.After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, Jishui was unimpeded and water transportation was greatly promoted. Jeju, located in Juye, became one of the most developed cities on the east and west roads of Beijing.

Precisely because it is located in an important place for water transport, Jeju once again became the target of Liangshanbo robbers.

The two leaders, "Holy Scholar" Xiao Rang and "Jade Arm Craftsman" Jin Dajian, were ordered to lead two thousand rebel troops to sneak across Jeju City from the junction of Juye County and Rencheng County. Within the county.

Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian selected a few young men of suitable stature from the bandits under their command, and dressed them up as leaders such as Song Jiang, Chai Jin, Xiang Chong, and Li Yan. Called to the west and killed outside Jinxiang County.

There is only one county lieutenant in Jinxiang County leading an army of three to five hundred to maintain law and order, how dare he fight against the army of Liangshanbo robbers?Seeing the banner of the giant bandit Song Jiang on the East and West Roads in the distance, the county lieutenant got on his horse and led dozens of cavalry to abandon the city and escape.The rest of the soldiers of the Xiang army also fell and scattered, opened the city gate and fled in all directions, leaving behind the frightened civilians in the county town who were crying for their parents.

Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian led troops into Jinxiang County, but they failed to catch up with the county captain and his party.

Since the entire territory of Jinxiang County was occupied by the Song Jiang army last time and the magistrate was killed, the new magistrate has been delayed on the road because of the chaos and thieves, and has not yet taken office.The military commander Wu Yong asked Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian to arrest the officials of Jinxiang County and send a letter to Huang Xin, the guard of Jeju City. How did he know that none of the county magistrates and county lieutenants in Jinxiang County got it.

In desperation, Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian had no choice but to arrest two small officials from the county government office, and tied up two large Lizheng households outside the city who were unable to escape in time, and asked them to bring their surrender letters and send troops to suppress these people. All the way to Jeju city.The family members of the four fell into the hands of the thieves, and they dared not disobey the thieves, so they had to obediently enter Jeju City to deliver letters for the thieves.

At this time in Jeju City, the county lieutenant of Jinxiang County had fled to report to the city guards, telling Huang Xin and other generals that Song Jiang, a bandit from Liangshan Po, suddenly led his troops into Jinxiang County of Jezhou from Xuzhou in the south. Please Huang Xin Beware of others.

Huang Xin was discussing with several generals in the magistrate's yamen, and the four Jinxiang county magistrates and Li Zheng sent by the bandits came to Decheng with a letter of surrender from the bandit Song Jiang, asking to see the guard general Huang Xin.

After Huang Xin put the four people in the magistrate's yamen, the four of them kowtowed to Huang Xin to plead guilty, saying that it was not because they were willing to do things for the thieves, but because the young and old in the family were held hostage by the thieves, they had no choice but to go through this. I also hope that the general will forgive me.

"It's not good for the general to protect the place, and let you fall into the hands of the bandits and be humiliated by the bandits. What crime are you waiting for? Get up and speak!" Huang Xin said to the four people kneeling in front of him.

Seeing that the general Huang Xin is a man who knows things well, the four felt relieved, got up from the ground, took out the thief's letter, and handed it to Huang Xin respectfully.

Huang Xin opened the letter, and saw that it was written on it was the commander-in-chief of the Liangshanbo Heavenly Army, "Shandong's timely rain calls for protection of righteousness", Song Jiang Song Gongming and all his heroes Xiao Yu, the guard of Jeju City, and the Qingzhou Army and Horse Supervisor "Zhi Sanshan" Huang Letter: The Song court lost its way, causing the people all over the world to boil with resentment and change their minds.I heard that the Fangla uprising in the south of the Yangtze River has occupied the southeast.It can be seen that the way of heaven is innumerable, and the death of the Zhao family is justified, and it cannot be brought back by human power.My Liangshan Po Celestial Army follows the destiny, rises according to the situation, and recruits heroes from all over the world to do justice for the sky, punish the people and punish crimes, who in the world will not follow?The commander of our Heavenly Army, Song Gongming, entered the Huaihe River with his horse, and heroes from both Huaihe Rivers rushed to serve in front of our Heavenly Army tent. In ten months, a hundred thousand tigers gathered.Song Ting didn't know the fate of heaven, so he sent general Hu Yanzhuo to fight against my Liangshanpo heavenly army.In the battle of Maling Mountain, our heavenly army was enraged by a thunderbolt, and their corpses lay hundreds of miles away.Among the officers and soldiers, who else can take a blow from my Liangshanbo Heavenly Army?Today, our heavenly army returned to the north, and all the officers and soldiers blocking the road were defeated at the touch of a touch, and they were approaching your small town of Jeju.I hope that General Huang Xin will know where the destiny is, and that he will dedicate the city to surrender, and it will not lose the honor of being a pawn in front of Song Gongming, the commander of our heavenly army.If you persist in your obsession, when our heavenly army arrives, we will definitely turn Jeju City into ashes, and the people in the city will bleed and drift away.The guard of Jeju City, Qingzhou soldiers and horses, "Zhen Sanshan" Huang Xin, also cannot escape the punishment of Liu Gao, the Zhizhai Zhizhai of Qingfeng Village, who cut his belly and heart, cut his flesh and bones!Life and death, misfortune and fortune are all in one thought, General Huang must not be mistaken, think carefully!Think carefully!

This nonsense letter of surrender written by Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian, where it is not to ask Huang Xin, the guard of Jeju City, to surrender, is clearly wantonly teasing and humiliating Huang Xin.After Huang Xin surrendered, he could be a pawn in front of Song Jiang's horse, and Liu Gao's tragic death in the past was to deliberately stimulate Huang Xin, the "Sanshan Mountain".

"Songjiang dog thief! You bullied me too much! I will definitely catch the traitor Song Jiang and tear him apart!" Huang Xin raged and tore the letter in his hand to pieces. Army decisive battle.

When the four people from Jinxiang County saw Huang Xin's face suddenly changed, they all backed away in fright, their bodies were like sifting chaff, and their hearts were filled with bitterness.This time, if he was killed by the Huangdu prison for no reason, and the young and old in the family would not escape the murderous hands of Song Jiang's bandit army, who would he tell his grievances to?

Huang Xin saw the earthy faces of the four people, calmed down a little, and said to the four of them: "Don't be afraid of the four of you, this general is not a person who kills indiscriminately, this time it has nothing to do with the four of you. Since you When the family is still in the hands of the thief, I will let you and the other four go back. You and I will send a message to the thief, Song Jiang, and ask him to wash his neck and wait in Jinxiang County. Don't run into Huainan. In a few days, the general will personally lead an army to chop off his head!"

The four people from Jinxiang County retreated tremblingly under the glaring eyes of a group of military academies in the magistrate's yamen as if they had been granted amnesty. They did not dare to stay in the city for a while, and fled to Jinxiang County after leaving the south gate.

After the four people had gone far away, Huang Xin spat to the north, turned his head and smiled at a general beside him: "Brother Qiao, the high official Ximen guessed right, that dog thief Wu Yong really came to attack me with an aggressive general." Law!"

Chapter 577 I'm Actually an Undercover Agent

In Shouzhang County, Dongping Prefecture, at the estuary at the junction of Jishui and Liangshanbo, more than [-] warships lined up on the lake, and each warship had hundreds of well-armed and capable soldiers on board.

Ximenqing, Xu Wen, Wang Jin, Jiao Ting, Wang Dingliu and others stood on the largest warship, looking at the sparkling lake in the south.

This murderous army of more than 5000 people was not an official army of the imperial court, but a private army transferred by Ximenqing from Ximenbao, Yanggu County.

In order to confuse the bandits in Liangshanbo, Ximenqing ordered the Sanzhuang of Dulonggang, which is the closest to Shouzhang County, to stand still and put his troops on hold, but Wang Jin, the deputy capital instructor of Ximenbao, led five thousand elite soldiers to sneak into Dong'e County.

When Ximenqing learned that the Liangshanbo robber Wu Yong would send people to set fire to destroy the shipyard, and then go south to attack Jeju City, he immediately asked Wang Dingliu to take the newly built warships down the Jishui River to Dong'e County to meet Wang before he marched. Come, prepare to take advantage of the emptiness and attack the Dazhai of the Liangshanbo bandits.

"King Kong in the Cloud" Song Wan led his men to set fire to a few unbuilt warships, a pile of timber planks and many grass sheds.Although the flames turned the sky red that night, allowing the Liangshanbo robbers to be seen from as far away as Liangshan in the lake, in fact the warships in Ximenqing's hands were all intact.

Let the robbers set fire to the shipyard, just to confuse the eyes and ears, so that the robbers such as Chao Gai and Wu Yong can go south to Jeju with peace of mind.

The reason why Ximenqing used his own army to capture Liangshan instead of letting the warships carry the Dongping government army was naturally because of the huge wealth accumulated by the robbers on the mountain over the years.The way Ximen Qingli came to help the government suppress bandits is to give up the honor and military exploits to the government, and keep the bulk of the wealth to himself.

Because this shipyard was originally built by Ximen Qing with funds and help from the magistrate Cheng Wanli, and Cheng Wanli also promised that Ximen Qing would use the stolen goods captured by the bandits in Liangshan after the war to compensate Ximen Qing.Therefore, Ximen Qing could easily control the warships he built to transport his troops.

The prefect Cheng Wanli is also a smart person, and his daughter and Ximen Qing have already made a marriage agreement.In the battle to wipe out the bandits in Liangshanbo, it was inconvenient for me to come forward to reap the benefits at this time, so I just handed over to my son-in-law Ximen Qing to reap the benefits.

The son-in-law is earning a lot of money, yet he still doesn't know how to respect himself, his father-in-law?

Therefore, Ximenqing and Cheng Wanli hit it off and dispatched all the imperial court officers and soldiers to Jeju to fight the Chao Gai bandit army, but handed over the "heavy task" of raiding the Liangshan bandit's lair to Ximenqing's rebel army.

On the lake, the sun was shining brightly and the wind was blowing from the north. It was a good time to dispatch the water army. More than 5000 people were gearing up and looking at the warship where Ximen Qing was, waiting for the order of the attack from the officials of Ximen Qing.

In the anticipation of everyone, "Flower Arm" Lu Xiaoyi hurriedly boarded the warship of the official Ximen Qing, rushed to the official's side, and reported the military situation to him.

On the warship, after listening to Lu Xiaoyi's report, Ximen Qing said to the crowd: "Chao Gai and Wu Yong have already come out to attack Jeju City. It's time for our army to dispatch!"

After hearing this, Xu Wen and Wang Dingliu immediately issued an order to command the fleet to set sail and head straight for Liangshan.

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At the foot of Mount Liang, in the Liang Shanshui village by the golden sand beach, "King Kong in the Cloud" Song Wan is hosting a banquet for Meng Kang and several of his naval leaders.

Early in the morning, Meng Kang took advantage of the dark sky and took the navy to smuggle Chao Gai, Wu Yong and Dong Ping's [-] main force to the lakeside reeds in Juye County, Jeju, where they hid themselves.In order not to startle the snake, Wu Yong asked Meng Kang to take the water army back to Liangshan Golden Beach to anchor when the patrol team of the government and army found the boats on the lake, and then went to Juye to meet them at an agreed time.

After seeing Meng Kang and his party return, Song Wan, who stayed behind in the water village, immediately prepared a table of rich wine and meat to comfort Meng Kang and his several naval leaders.

Everyone was playing games and drinking, and when they were getting excited, they suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums outside the house, and the sound of people was noisy.I saw a young sailor stumbled into the house, shouting loudly: "The officers! The officers are coming! There are so many warships!"

Meng Kang was shocked when he heard this. Didn't the warship of the official army be burned by the two brothers Song Wan and Song Qing?Where did many warships emerge?

Meng Kang and Song Wan hurried out of the house, looked out from the gate of the water village, and saw dozens of brand-new warships on the lake with sails, oars, and drums beating, flying toward Jin The beach water village came to kill.

"Little ones, get on board and fight!" Meng Kang is an expert in shipbuilding, and when he looked at the warship, he judged that at least [-] officials and soldiers were coming to kill him.

Now Liangshan Bo is out to attack Jeju City, and there are only 3000 to 1000 young people staying in the cottage, and half of them are infantry guarding the three checkpoints. The navy in his hands is only more than [-] people, and the warships are not as good as the officers. The army is obviously outnumbered.