The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 390
It is said that Mu Xu had been waiting in Liangshan for more than half a month, and finally received the news from Beijing, but said that the Emperor Daojun was going to hold the Luotian Dajiao recently, praying for the prosperity of the country and the people, and good weather. It will take ninety-nine and eighty-one days, during which time no weapons should be used rashly.

When Mu Xu heard about this, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he immediately dispatched troops to attack Dongchang Mansion.His party was ready and planned to raise troops immediately, when he met the butler sent by Chai Huangcheng.

After reading the letter, Mu Xu asked the housekeeper for details, and then summoned all the leaders to the Juyi Hall.When everyone came together, Mu Xu first explained the whole story, and finally said,

"Master Chai has a great kindness with me in Liangshan, and we must save him when we are in trouble."

Zhu Wu got up and asked, "The village master's intention is to postpone the dispatch of troops to Dongchang Mansion?"

Mu Xu shook his head and said, "No, what I mean is to divide the troops into two groups, one for me to rescue Chai Daguan, and the other for one of the two military divisions to lead troops to attack Dongchang Mansion."

The idea of ​​sending others to lead the army has been in Mu Xu's mind for a long time. He wants to conquer the world in the future, how could he go there in person every time he sends troops, so it won't be strange if he doesn't exhaust him to death?So simply take this opportunity to take a look at the quality of Liangshan's generals.

Xu Guanzhong asked Ying to say, "Brother Zhu went out with the army before, so it's Xu's turn to go out this time."

Mu Xu glanced at Zhu Wu, seeing that he had no intention of objecting, he said, "Okay, then this matter is settled, let's discuss how many troops each will send? Brother Lehe, tell me how many soldiers we have in Liangshan now. horse."

"Yes, Zhaizhu!" Le He saluted Mu Xu first, then turned around and punched the leaders, and talked eloquently, "At present, I have [-] soldiers and horses in Liangshan, including three infantrymen. Ten thousand eight thousand, ten thousand sailors, eight thousand horses. Forty-five thousand people stationed in this stronghold, five thousand people in Dulonggang, too..."

"Hold on, there's no need to say more later." Mu Xu interrupted Lehe's words, apparently unwilling to let him reveal too much.After all, Huarong's whereabouts are the top secret of Liangshanbo. Except for a few people in the decision-making circle and Du Qian and Song Wan who are in charge of deploying military supplies, only the Xie brothers who were sent by Mu Xu a few days ago know.

After all, Le He was young, and he also realized at this time that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly bowed to Mu Xu as an apology.

Mu Xu waved his hands lightly, and said loudly, "As the saying goes, saving people is like putting out a fire. I will take three thousand cavalry as the front army, one step ahead. Two brothers, Lehe and Shan Shiqi, will lead five thousand infantry as the rear army , and then follow."

Speaking of this, Mu Xu was about to ask Xu Guanzhong how many troops he wanted, when he saw Lin Chong go out to pay homage, "Brother, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture is Gao Qiu's younger brother Gao Lian, please take Lin Chong there."

"This..." Mu Xu couldn't help hesitating a bit. There was actually a reason why he arranged this way. The Qingfeng Flying Stone is really powerful. Except for Lin Chong, Shi Wengong and Liao Liao, other people will fight against him. Big loss.

But Gao Tangzhou is not the case, there are no powerful characters at all, and Gao Lian is not as magical as the original book said, there is some magic in him, this is what Mu Xu personally confirmed with Gongsun Sheng before.

Gongsun Sheng personally told Mu Xu that the Taoist arts in today's world can only prolong life and improve health, observe the stars and measure the universe, such as calling the wind and calling the rain, and spreading beans into soldiers, which is absolutely impossible.

Thinking about it is right, then Zhao Ji claims to teach himself the Taoist Emperor, and he has given himself many Taoist titles. He respects the Taoist sect very much. If there are really masters who know magic, why don't you see them turning the tide in the Jingkang Incident?After all, if Taoism wants to meet an emperor who is so obsessed with cultivating Taoism, it will have to wait until Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty hundreds of years later.

Xu Guanzhong smoothed things over for Lin Chong, "The owner of the village should take Coach Lin. There is only one Zhang Qing in Dongchang Mansion right now, so there is no need for so many brothers to go."

Mu Xu thought for a while, and finally agreed, but he still said, "Just this one time is not an example!"

Lin Chong bowed to Mu Xu and Xu Guanzhong each, and hurriedly backed away. Then Mu Xu reminded, "Although Zhang Qing's martial arts skills are good, it's nothing to be afraid of. It's the one-handed flying stone that makes people appear and disappear, and is designed to hit people on the face and upper body. The key point, you have to be careful."

Xu Guanzhong pondered for a while and asked Tang Longdao who was sitting there, "Can Brother Tang make a batch of visors and wrist guards for the brothers who are going on the expedition?"

Mu Xu's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "The military commander's discussion is very good, so you won't be afraid of the flying stone." After speaking, he also looked at Tang Long.

Tang Long patted his chest and replied, "Brother, military advisor, don't worry, the family ancestor once made a visor for General Mian Nie, and this craftsman also knows how to do it, let alone the wrist guard."

"Okay, thank you brother." Mu Xu praised, and then asked Xu Guanzhong, "How many troops will the military commander need for this trip, and which brothers will he bring?"

Xu Guanzhong stroked his beard and replied, "Eight thousand infantry, two thousand horses, [-] horses are enough. The generals who follow the army..." He glanced over the faces of the leaders who were eager to try, and finally clicked on Lu Zhishen , Luan Tingyu, Shi Wengong, Shi Jin, Sun Li, Sun Xin, Ruan Xiaoqi, and Li Jun are eight leaders.

Seeing the disappointment on the faces of the people he didn't count, Mu Xu reassured, "Okay, everyone, take it easy and don't be impatient. The imperial court will send soldiers to attack next year at the latest, and there will be room for everyone to use their strength."

After finishing speaking, he begged Zhu Wu, "Entrust the military adviser with all affairs in the cottage, if you encounter difficult matters, you can send someone to report to me!"

Zhu Wu solemnly replied, "The village master will go on his own, Xiao Ke must guard the mountain gate well, and wait for the village master and brother Xu to return triumphantly."

That night, because of another expedition, Mu Xu specially invited the three concubines to one place, had dinner together, and talked about the matter of leaving tomorrow, the three concubines couldn't help feeling unhappy.

Li Shishi said, "We are living a good life now, and the people on the mountain live and work in peace and contentment. Why do the officials fight and kill all day long?"

Mu Xu smiled wryly and said, "You don't know my worries. I'm like sailing against the current. If I don't advance, I will retreat. I don't dare to slack off!"

Zhao Yuannu frowned and asked, "Are the officials worried about the imperial conquest?"

Mu Xu sneered, "From the moment I decided to do something big, I didn't pay attention to the court of Zhao Song. My future opponent is someone else."

Having said that, Mu Xu felt that the three girls were his bedside people, so he simply speculated about what would happen in the next ten or twenty years.

The three girls turned pale when they heard that, Hu Sanniang asked in disbelief, "Is that Jurchen barbarian really so powerful?"

Mu Xu nodded and said, "Several times more powerful than the Khitan people, and more barbaric. Let's just imagine, the Song court can't even deal with the Liao country, how will we deal with the even more brutal Jin country Jurchen in the future?

So everything I do now is to prevent the Jurchen from going south, so that my Central Plains land will not be reduced to a smelly place again. "

The girls didn't understand the lofty aspirations of their own officials until today after hearing Mu Xu's heartfelt words, and they were speechless for a while.After a while, seeing that the atmosphere was really heavy, Li Shishi hurriedly changed the subject and said,

"Let's not talk about that, when are the officials going to accept Baoyan girl? She is crazy about you, and my brother is also working hard for you. If you keep her cold like this, it will be unfeeling!"

Zhao Yuannu echoed with jealousy, "Master, what you said is right. It is better for the officials to accept Sister Baoyan before the expedition, so as not to let her continue to worry about it."

"You guys wait for me to leave tomorrow, and tell me that after I triumphantly, I will welcome her in." After hearing what Li Shishi and his wife said, Mu Xu also felt that there was no way to delay this matter any longer, so he gave promise.

"Why don't the officials speak for themselves?" Zhao Yuannu asked puzzled.

Mu Xu smirked and said, "I'm going to go to war tomorrow morning, and I want to comfort the three virtuous wives tonight, how can I have time?"

"Pooh!"

"lecher!"

"shameless!"

When the three girls heard the words, their faces turned red and they began to drink coquettishly in unison, but Mu Xu didn't take it seriously, instead he let them fight with great interest.

After arguing for a while, thinking that Mu Xu would look for them later, Li Shishi and Zhao Yuannu made excuses one after another and went back to wash and dress up.Hu Sanniang deliberately lagged behind, seeing that there was no one else, she pleaded with Mu Xu,
"The women's battalion of Nu's family and Mrs. Gu has been set up, and they have been practicing for more than two months. Why don't the officials take us to the expedition together?"

(End of this chapter)