Lu Junyi went north from the east of Yunzhou, about sixty miles from the western line of Song Jiang's army heading north. After Song Jiang and Lin Chong's army in Juye County joined forces, he headed north along the east bank of Liangshanpo.

This time, Song Jiang's army went north and fully learned the lesson of Chai Jin's ambush. He sent at least hundreds of spies to divide them into more than ten teams to search within three miles of both sides of the official road, leaving soldiers to stand guard to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of loopholes.

In addition, the 40,000 troops heading north was not fast. They gave up running and tried to walk north as much as possible. This benefit was that they compressed the length of the team and compressed the originally at least ten long teams to only five miles, so that the army could quickly assemble and counterattack when attacked.

The team marched very slowly. It took a day and a night to enter Yunzhou. At noon, the team rested in a wilderness. At this time, the wheat was green and yellow. Song Jiang ordered the army not to trample on the wheat fields. It seemed that the summer grain harvest this year would be very good.

Yunzhou and Jeju are heavy grain-producing lands on Jingdongdong Road. The land is fertile and the water source is sufficient. As long as the harvest is good, it can support the 100,000 troops of Liangshan. Now Jeju has been forced to give up, and Song Jiang can only count on Yunzhou's grain-producing.

Lin Chong found an opportunity to approach Song Jiang and whispered: "I received a report from the soldiers before that not long after we retreated north, the army of Zhong Shidao rushed east. I was very worried that their target would be Deputy General Lu!"

Song Jiang sighed, "I'm very worried too! So before I retreated north, I sent someone to deliver a letter to Deputy Supervisor Lu, asking him to go north with us immediately. Last night, I sent soldiers to check the situation. There is no response yet, so there should be news by the evening."

Song Jiang said nothing, and he did everything he should do, and he had done his best, leaving Lin Chong speechless.

After a while, Lin Chong said again: "I want to lead the seven thousand troops of our headquarters to pick up Deputy General Lu, I hope my brother agrees!"

Song Jiang's face suddenly became very ugly. Lin Chong's 7,000 men are elite troops of the Liangshan Army, how could he hand them over to Lu Junyi?

At this time, Wu Yong smiled and said, "General Lin's mood is understandable, but the goal of the seven thousand troops is too big. If General Lin must go, I suggest taking two thousand troops there."

Song Jiang narrowed his eyes, worthy of being his confidant, and Wu Yong said this just right.

He showed a very embarrassed look and finally nodded reluctantly, "If I only brought two thousand people, I can agree."

Lin Chong was determined to pick up Lu Junyi, but Song Jiang only allowed him to take two thousand people to go there. His other five thousand people would be in danger of being annexed by Song Jiang. However, he could hand over the army to his two deputy generals: Zou Yuan and Zou Run brothers. I wish Song Jiang would not dare to do too much.

He immediately clasped his fists and said, "Then it's a matter of just one word. Bei Zhi led two thousand troops to pick up Deputy Commander Lu, and handed the rest to the Zou brothers. I also asked the elder brother to take care of him."

"Don't worry!"

Lin Chong hurried back to the headquarters, and Song Jiang and Wu Yong looked at each other meaningfully. Since Lin Chong took the initiative to hand over the five thousand troops to him, how could he not bear it?

Just as Lin Chong led his army away, Song Jiang asked someone to find the Zou brothers and said to the two gentlemen: "I am very worried that Li Yanqing will launch a large-scale attack on Xucheng. Wang Ying's ability to defend the city is very weak. I heard that the two generals are good at defending the city. I want to ask the two brothers to take the lead and help Wang Ying defend the city. What do the two generals think?"

The Zou brothers looked at each other, and Zou Yuan bowed and said, "We will lead our troops to Xucheng!"

Song Jiang shook his head, "Xucheng's troops are enough. Don't lead troops, just bring a few followers. This way, riding a horse north will make it faster."

The Zou brothers were stunned, and for a while Zou Yuan said, "But General Lin just entrusted the army to us."

"It's okay, it's okay for me to help him lead troops for the time being. When he comes back, I will hand over the army to him."

The Zou brothers were still hesitating, and Li Kui said angrily behind them: "Brother is the lord of Liangshan, and the military orders are like a mountain. Is he just fart to you?"

Song Jiang's face sank, and he angrily scolded Li Kui and said, "The reckless man must not be rude!"

He smiled and said to the Zou brothers, "Do you still believe me?"

His face was filled with smiles, but his eyes were cold and a hint of murderous intent. The Zou brothers had no choice but to bow and say, "Abide by the orders!"

"Very good, you set out now, and I have sent someone to get your horses and entourage."

Song Jiang did not give them a chance to return to the army at all, and forced the two brothers to ride north and force the Zou brothers to leave. Song Jiang immediately said to Dai Zong and Li Kui: "You go and take over Lin Chong's five thousand troops, who dares to refuse to accept it, and behead them immediately!"

"Abide by the order!"

Dai Zong and Li Kui took people there in a hurry. Song Jiang and Wu Yong looked at each other, and they raised their heads and laughed together.

The Liangshan army has implemented a division system since the Chao Gai era, and each commander has its own army. This is also the historical origin of the merger of the 18th Liangshan bandits. Although Song Jiang has vigorously promoted reforms in recent years, the effect is not good. Everyone is unwilling to give up their core army, and Song Jiang can only compromise.

Therefore, when Xucheng had a conflict between the main generals, Song Jiang secretly ordered Wang Ying to seize power instead of directly ordering Chai Jin and the other two to hand over the army to Wang Ying. This is the reason. The eight thousand troops were the troops of Chai Jin and the other three, and Song Jiang had no right to deprive them of them.

After Chai Jin and the other two rushed back to complain, Song Jiang pretended to be deaf and refused to preside over the justice of the three. Of course, he could not return the army to the three.

This time, taking advantage of Lin Chong's opportunity to rescue Lu Junyi, he once again annexed Lin Chong's five thousand elite troops.

In the past, Juyi's career went smoothly, and everyone had their own territory, and could eat meat and drink, and everyone was happy. Now Juyi's career has been frustrated, and everyone can only eat meat in one pot. If you have one more bite, it means he has one less bite, and the conflict begins to arise, but the conflict between the Liangshan Army has only just begun.

Lin Chong was worried that Lu Junyi would be in trouble, so he led two thousand soldiers to run eastward, only running for more than ten miles. Suddenly, the sound of horns came from the woods on both sides. Lin Chong was shocked and urgently ordered the soldiers to gather and prepare for combat.

At this moment, a dark arrow shot slowly. Lin Chong hurriedly raised his shield to greet him. With a "bang!", the arrow shot into his shield, with great power. Only then did Lin Chong realize that it was an iron arrow.

‘Bronze bow and iron arrow!’ Lin Chong suddenly knew who the other party was.

I saw a large group of cavalry coming out from the mountains and forests on both sides, with thousands of people on both sides, and the general on the left was holding a bronze bow in his hand, which was Li Yanqing.

Li Yanqing received the 800-li fast-paced express from Zhong Shidao and led two thousand cavalry to come overnight. He happened to meet Lin Chong who led his army to pick up Lu Junyi.

Li Yanqing urged him to step forward and whispered loudly: "Senior Brother Lin, where is this going?"

Lin Chong's scalp was numb. The other party was two thousand cavalry, two thousand infantry, and he was attacked in a state of being attacked. If the other party ordered an attack, his two thousand troops would inevitably be wiped out.

However, since the other party calls himself his senior brother, perhaps they still have a glimmer of hope.

Lin Chong had known that his master Zhou Tong had collected several closed disciples in Tangyin in his later years. His master also passed on his bronze bow and iron arrow to Li Yanqing. This was the first time he had seen this famous junior brother. He stepped forward and reluctantly clasped his fists and smiled: "Thank you, my junior brother, for showing mercy under the arrow. Since we brothers do not want to fight each other, why not let me go?"

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Senior Brother is going to pick up Lu Junyi! But there are only two thousand people, so what can I do if I pick up? It won't change the overall situation. It's better to go back quickly. Perhaps it can stop Song Jiang from seeking his senior brother's five thousand army in time."

Lin Chong was secretly surprised. Li Yanqing actually knew that he had seven thousand divisions and their intelligence was so accurate. No wonder the Liangshan Army was passive everywhere.

Lin Chong sent a subordinate to return the iron arrow to Li Yanqing. He sighed, "Although the two thousand troops are useless, loyalty should be the priority among brothers. How can I not go?"

Li Yanqing stared at him for a moment, then ordered him to go around, "The whole army retreated to the woods!"

‘Woo’

The low trumpet sounded, and the two thousand cavalry slowly retreated back to the woods, which was to let Lin Chong's army live.

Lin Chong was overjoyed and said anxiously: "Continue to accelerate!"

The two thousand troops stepped apart and ran faster, and soon they gradually faded away.

Li Yanqing looked at the back of Lin Chong's army as he was leaving and shook his head. His mission to go south this time was not to annihilate the enemy's living forces, but to destroy the food and supplies of Song Jiang's army.

At this time, Wang Gui led a team of cavalry to come and reported urgently: "Qizhuan Commander, we did not find that the enemy had logistics food, grass and supplies, and there was nothing in their team?"

Li Yanqing was stunned. How could he have no food and supplies? He pondered for a moment, suddenly woke up and called out: "Not good!"

Li Yanqing immediately ordered, "The army heads north immediately!"
Chapter completed!