In August, the heat of midsummer gradually receded, and the cool autumn quietly arrived.
Outside Yuncheng County, red banners were spread out on the verdant land.
At a glance, there were endless carts filled with supplies. Countless people were gathering and loading bags of grain.
The commoners were busy and did not dare to be idle for a moment, sweating profusely.
The supervisor carried a knife and waved his whip. They chatted and laughed with each other, patrolled, scolded, and whipped each other.
Not far from here, groups of soldiers were gathering. Their weapons and armor clanged. On one of the general flags, there was a very eye-catching 'Chen' character embroidered.
Jeju Military Supervisor Chen Yinglong was riding a tall horse. He was wearing a vermilion painted mountain armor, a phoenix wing helmet shining with golden light, and a beast head belt around his waist.
Because of Huang An's example, Chen Yinglong didn't dare to be careless in this expedition to Liangshan. He believed that he had made thorough preparations.
He first selected two hundred elites from the two battalions of the prefectural armies in Jin Xiang and Ren City and filled them into the Imperial Army. Then, he recruited young and strong local soldiers to fill the vacancies in the four battalions.
All of this was done by Chen Yinglong while he was recuperating.
When he learned that Huang An had failed to encircle Liangshan and had even been beheaded, Yinglong Chen was first shocked, then filled with endless disdain.
Chen Yinglong cursed Huang An in his heart for losing his army and humiliating his country. He had actually died at the hands of a group of bandits, making the other states and counties laugh at the Jeju government army.
However, Chen Yinglong didn't underestimate the enemy. He knew what kind of place Liangshan Lake was, so he had prepared two battalions of Imperial Army and four battalions of prefectural soldiers.
There were a total of 3,000 soldiers, not including the commoners who transported the rations and a portion of the thieves.
How many of those Liangshan bandits were there?
Now that he, Governor Chen, had stepped out, it was like pouring boiling water on snow. Wouldn't this group of bandits be completely wiped out?
Chen Yinglong brought his personal guards, the commanders of a few battalions, and the arresting envoy He Tao into the city.
Previously, when they were conquering Liangshan, He Tao was first defeated. Then, along with Huang An, they were attacked by the Liangshan soldiers at night. In the end, they risked their lives to escape with Zhu Tong and the others. At that time, they were scared out of their wits.
However, there was a saying that time was the best medicine for healing.
Now that more than two months had passed, the fear in He Tao's heart gradually dissipated and was replaced by shame.
He was a dignified arresting envoy, but he was actually scared out of his wits by a group of bandits. If it wasn't for Huang An taking the blame last time, his job as an inspector would have ended.
Thus, this time, the governor of the prefecture's military forces had personally made a move. He Tao naturally wanted to avenge his previous humiliation.
Yuncheng County Yamen.
The county magistrate Shi Wenbin, the county captain, the general judge, the head of the horse army Zhu Tong, and the head of the infantry army Lei Heng came together to welcome the governor Chen Yinglong.
Previously, Lei Heng had been injured by Xu Fengwu because of Kuo Tian, so he had missed the good show last time. This time, he was just as agile as Chen Yinglong.
Lei Heng was angry. He was injured by Xu Fengwu. Not only was his body in pain, but his spirit was also slapped in the face.
After everyone sat down, Shi Wenbin smiled and said,"This time, thanks to Governor Chen personally stepping out, the bandits on Liangshan have finally come to an end.”
Chen Yinglong sat upright with a reserved smile on his face."Shi Zhixian is too polite. Last time, because I was injured, I did not participate in the encirclement and suppression, but that group of thieves showed off their might.”
"Now that the 3,000 troops of the prefecture have arrived, we can capture these thieves in one fell swoop and return peace to the people of Jeju.”
Shi Wenbin chuckled." You're right, Governor Chen. I wonder how you're going to deal with this group of thieves?" You need to know that Liangshan has 800 miles of water, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.”
" It's fine." Chen Yinglong waved his hand." As long as the county magistrate has prepared the ship, leave the rest to me."”
Shi Wenbin didn't understand military affairs, so he could only say,""Since that's the case, I'll leave it to Governor Chen.”
" Yes." Chen Yinglong nodded." But for this expedition to Liangshan, the county magistrate will need to send more people in addition to preparing ships. I'll need them sooner or later."”
Shi Wenbin smiled." That's not a problem. I have two city leaders here, both of whom are highly skilled in martial arts. In addition, there are 300 local soldiers and local soldiers. Please do as you wish."”
Chen Yinglong looked at Zhu Tong and Lei Heng and couldn't help but nod to himself. He thought that they were indeed good-looking, but he didn't know if they were really as the magistrate said.
Thinking about it, the two little heads didn't have much ability and were just bragging.
Chen Yinglong thought to himself and nodded.""Since everything is ready, the army will rest in Yun City for two days before heading to Shui Po.”
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Liangshan Lake, Juyi Hall.
Chen Yinglong led the state capital's army out of Jeju City, and the information was delivered to Xu Fengwu.
There were a total of six battalions of the Imperial Army, and they were all fully organized. There were a total of three thousand soldiers, and with the addition of the officials and soldiers, there were at least three thousand five hundred.
In addition to all kinds of grain and baggage, if this battle was fought well, Liangshan would be able to eat their fill.
All the leaders sat down. Even Bian Xiang, Shan Shiqi and the others who had just come up the mountain were sitting in the hall.
Xu Fengwu first named Zhu Gui and asked him to explain the situation of the government troops to everyone. Then he said to everyone,"This time, the state government army has invaded again. How do you think we should face the enemy?”
As the boss of Liangshan, Xu Fengwu had to be dignified and decisive. However, on such a big matter, he had to ask for the opinions of his brothers. He had to be humble and make others like him.
As soon as he said that, many people's gazes landed on Lu Zhishen.
Before Lu Zhishen became a monk, he was a proper military officer and had fought with the Xixia people in a bloody battle. Moreover, during the two days of sparring, everyone was convinced of him.
It could be said that the current Liangshan was just a grass-roots team, and Lu Zhishen was one of the few professionals.
"Master Lu, tell me about it first," Xu Fengwu said with a smile.”
Lu Zhishen nodded and cupped his fists."Fort Master, brothers, in my opinion, the prefecture has more than three thousand soldiers and horses, and they have all the provisions and armor.”
"But the government army also has a weakness, and that is that they don't repair their weapons all year round. Even if the governor sharpens his spear at the last minute, the soldiers are not spearheads, and it is impossible for them to become elites in an instant.”
"I think that we should rely on the lake to guard it for a few days. During this time, we will send people to provoke them. If they dare to enter the lake, we will let the Ruan brothers teach them a lesson.”
"If they don't dare to come in, we'll just send people to scold them. If we continue to be so anxious about the morale of the government troops, we'll wait until the governor is in a bad mood. Then, we'll set up an ambush and lure the government troops into falling into our trap.”
"Grandmaster, this is a brilliant plan!" Xu Fengwu could not help but praise.
Lu Zhishen was indeed from the western army. In the blink of an eye, he had thought of a good idea.
It must be known that the Northwest Imperial Army and Xixia had been in love and killing each other for almost 80 years.
From the time of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, Li Yuanhao broke away from the Song Dynasty and became independent. The two sides had fought countless wars of all sizes.
The Great Song went from losing to winning, then losing more and winning less. Finally, the Great Song gained the upper hand.
The valuable battlefield experience was exchanged for countless failures and the lives of countless soldiers.
In Lu Zhishen's eyes, compared to the Xixia people, the official army of Jeju was nothing. Moreover, the quality of the Liangshan army was first-class even in the western army.
If not for the fact that the Liangshan army had just been formed and their equipment was inferior to the government army, Lu Zhishen would have directly pulled the army ashore and confronted the government army head-on.
Let's see who's the real paper mache.
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