The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 74 Deploying troops and dispatching generals, the great war will begin ([-])
"Pengju, Yizhong, what do you two think of the combat effectiveness of the Liangshan army?" Zhao Gou returned to the Tai'an barracks and sat on a chair, with Yue Fei, Yang Yizhong, Zeng Xiaoyun and others sitting below him.After everyone was seated, Zhao Gou went straight to the point: "Compared with our army's combat effectiveness, what's the difference?"

Yang Yizhong was born as a general, and he followed his grandfather and father. He has seen the importance of military discipline. Only he knows what it is. Yue Fei can only judge by feeling.I saw Yang Yizhong said in a deep voice: "When the two of us went to Qingzhou City, we saw that the Liangshan Army's equipment was good and bad. I'm afraid it was the equipment captured by capturing the city. Some soldiers didn't wear armor at all, and even the spears in their hands It’s all like a farmer’s use.”

"After careful inspection, my subordinates found that they were not as disorganized as the grass bandits, but they were strictly disciplined. It must be that some of the Liangshan Army were generals. Except for the equipment, the mental outlook of the others was different. Three steps, one guard, five steps, one sentry .It can be seen that the man manages the army well."

"If the generals of the Liangshan Army have a single round of fighting power, Song Jiang is just a civil servant and has no power to restrain a chicken. However, his courage, courage, and foresight are rare. I guess from my subordinates, these people are willing to submit to him As for Wu Yong, the military standing beside him, he never spoke a word from the beginning to the end, and seemed mysterious. The others are all well-known heroes in the Jianghu, and their martial arts are naturally not bad. If our army Among them, no one can resist Lu Junyi and others, even if it is a confrontation, it must be a tough battle, and it needs a long-term plan."

Zhao Gou nodded, looked at Yue Fei again, and continued, "Although I don't have the background of Brother Yang, it's the same in my opinion. These people value love and righteousness, and keep their promises. At that time, both of us thought that we were going to die in the There, they were released again, presumably deliberately to let us bring out the situation of the general, and they are still fearless. If it is a one-on-one, there are too few generals available in our army, and if we encounter a few of them, we will not be able to resist. "

Zhao Gou said in a deep voice: "In this way, they captured Jinan Mansion and Daming Mansion, and also attacked Heshuo and Jingdong East Road armies in a few months. , then there are fewer people in our army who can really fight, they have 36 in total, and besides Song Jiang and Wu Yong, there are 34 more."

"Even if the martial arts are high or low, it is still a great danger. We must find a way to deal with it. There is a certain reason for their troops to attack in several ways. Now, they already know that I am in the Tai'an army, and they will inevitably withdraw the scattered troops. Those who can withdraw will be transferred back to Qingzhou City. At that time, our army and the Liangshan army will have a real confrontation. However, the generals in our hands alone are not enough to compete with them. We must mobilize the army again. .”

Zhao Gou turned around and looked at Zeng Xiaoyun, and said, "Master Zeng, you should write a letter immediately and send it to General Zhang Shuye, ordering him to mobilize the vanguard of the Huainan Army, take a boat from Shuyang to Haizhou, and then head north all the way to Qingzhou City. We must tell General Zhang to act carefully, not to let the wind leak, and when we reach Haizhou, we will gather the Huainan army and attack the Liangshan army in one fell swoop, and we must not let them go south to continue their aggression."

Zeng Xiaoyun bowed and said, "No!"

Zhao Gou looked at Wu Lin and said, "You go with Mr. Zeng. Be sure to protect Mr. Zeng and deliver the letter to General Zhang. Your elder brother is also a general. General Zhang must know each other, and there must be no harm. Question. If General Zhang doesn’t obey my orders, he can use your power to kill the generals in battle, so be sure to defend Haizhou City, and then obey orders.”

Wu Lin replied: "No!"

Zhao Gou asked the two of them to leave first, and then looked at Hou Meng, the Minister of the Household Department, and said, "Master Hou, please go to Dongping Mansion and tell the generals of the West Road Army to pass on my military order to order them to order the soldiers at three o'clock tomorrow." Ma, join me in encircling and suppressing the Liangshan rebels, I wonder if Master Hou is willing to go?"

Hou Meng replied: "The next official will definitely complete the task!"

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Master Hou is loyal to the king and the country, and he is indeed a loyal minister! In addition, I will send Niu Gao to go with you and let him protect you well. There is no room for delay in this matter. You and he will set off immediately."

Niu Gao and Hou Meng left happily, Zhao Gou looked at Hou Meng's sickly body, and sighed: "Take care of yourself, I hope you are fine!"

Originally, Zhao Gou wanted Hou Meng to go to the Huainan army camp, but the journey was far away, and Hou Meng's body might not be able to bear it, so he had to let Zeng Xiaoyun go.When Hou Meng came, his body was already weak, and he has been coughing continuously in recent days, and he is not easy to get better.If it is not a last resort, Zhao Gou is not willing to let Hou Meng, who is already in his seventies, go.Only Niu Gao and Wu Lin were not enough to convince the crowd, and their injuries did not allow them to fight against Liang Shan's generals. Even if they were unwilling, they could only obey orders and go to convey the military orders.

Zhao Gou ordered Yue Fei, Liu Qi, Yang Yizhong and others to be the vanguard, and all the soldiers of the Tai'an Army also received Zhao Gou's order to work and rest in unison, and to eat and drink enough.The next day, Zhao Gou led an army to Qingzhou City. The Taizhou Army had more than [-] troops, and the West Road Army had [-] troops. The two armies were combined.

That night, an important person came to Zhao Gou's camp. He was his brother, or his master.Lin Chong, who had disappeared for many years, reappeared in front of Zhao Gou, which surprised him and said, "Coach Lin, why are you here? Sit down quickly!"

Lin Chong also looked at Zhao Gou with a smile, and said, "How are you doing these years, junior?"

Zhao Gou nodded and said with a smile: "If it weren't for the teaching of Teacher Lin, how could I, Zhao Gou, be where I am today! Where did you go all these years, Teacher Lin? It really is a great help to our army. I wonder if your marksmanship can be compared with Senior Brother Lu?"

Lin Chong said in a deep voice: "No! At the beginning, my senior brother and I learned the art together, and his marksmanship is slightly better. If you want to entangle him for a while, there must be no problem. I have been hiding in the mountains and forests all these years. In the middle, I have never appeared. However, I know that my brother must have written to me, asking me to go to Liangshan. If you hadn’t reminded me, I think we would be enemies when we meet.”

"I was in the mountains, and I learned that you have returned from your studies, and you have become the envoy of the Privy Council, the second rank of the official residence, and came to conquer the Liangshan army. I came alone, and luckily caught up. In addition, I have something to tell With you. I just wonder if Master has mentioned it to you?"

Zhao Gou asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

Lin Chong replied: "In the Liangshan Army, besides Senior Brother, there are several other disciples of Master. Master must have mentioned it to you. Senior Brother's talent is the highest among us. His marksmanship has no fixed moves. It is easy to come by, it is the spearmanship created by the master, learned and carried forward by the senior brother, which makes his spearmanship really unique in the world, even the master is inferior to him, in addition to the spearmanship, the brother also knows the stick technique, which is also the master True biography. It’s just that senior brother was born in a wealthy family with a lot of money. He didn’t bother to be an official in the court, so he returned to his hometown. Later, he was sued for some things, and he was finally exiled to the army and was almost beheaded.”

"In the end, he was rescued by Shi Xiu and others. In a fit of anger, he became a bandit and went to Liangshan, becoming an important general in the Liangshan army. In addition to the senior brothers, there are also Jiuzhilong Shijin and Xingzhe Wusong who are also master's disciples. They The two were disciples accepted by the master later, Wu Song had a violent personality, was fond of drinking, got into a lawsuit, and violated the rules of the master, and made a living as a performer, the master expelled him from the master in a fit of anger, even if he was not a registered disciple."

"Wu Song learned the master's skills, and he was born with arrogance. He never went back to see the master. After that, he was forced to go to Liangshan after a lawsuit. As for Jiu Wenlong Shi Jin, he also angered the master. He changed from a personal disciple to a registered disciple. And , the master strictly stipulates that the two of them are not allowed to call him a teacher to the outside world, and they are not allowed to say that they are their master."

"Jiuzhilong Shijin, with nine green dragons tattooed on his body, is easy to fight against injustice. He used to be a disciple of Wang Jin, the head of the imperial army, and he only studied the art for half a year. Later, the master saw that he was talented and intelligent, so he accepted him as a disciple and taught him the stick method. Unexpectedly, Shi Jin was so bold that he not only sworn brothers with the bandit leader in Shijiazhuang, but also killed the officers and soldiers with them. The master was so angry that he almost killed him with his own hands. If the senior brother didn't stop him, Shi Jin would have died long ago, and because of this incident Master was implicated, he was excluded in the court, and in the end he simply returned home!"

Zhao Gou suddenly realized, he remembered Zhou Tong mentioned some things, those words said that besides Lu Junyi, a brother from the same school in Liangshan, there were also Wu Song and Shi Jin.It's just that the reason I haven't mentioned is that the two of them have failed Zhou Tong's expectations, and I understand in my heart why only Lu Junyi wrote the letter, and the other two are disciples, why they dare not write the letter, because they know that they have done something wrong matter.

Therefore, Lin Chong unexpectedly appeared in the barracks, and Zhao Gou also let him go with the army, officially declaring war with the Liangshan army.

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